Tri-State Area - Paintings

Vintage primitive floral still life on reclaimed wooden panels having a lovely curved top. Found in an antique store in Calabria about 30 years ago.

Eye catching colorful folk art rendering of a religious icon in typical Mexican primitive style on reclaimed wood and found materials.

A folk art wall panel hand painted by an itinerant artist in Sweden in 1837 (dated), depicting the nativity, with the three kings on horseback paying homage to Mary seated on a thron...

Large giltwood framed oil on canvas 19th century style still life of fruit. The oil painting is in great condition with minor wear consistent with...

Oil on panel depicting a man in a horse-drawn carriage by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's ...

Still life painting (Violin, Flowers), Oil on canvas, by Agnes Weinrich, Signed and dated "22", Unframed: 20" x 16", Framed 27.5 x 23". Agnes Weinrich (1873-1946) was an early female, American modernist artist at a time when there was little interest in Modern Art in the USA and when few women were artists. She was a ground breaker in modern art. She was one of the first American artists to make works of art that were modernist, abstract, and influenced by the Cubist style. She was also an energetic and effective proponent of modernist art in America, joining with like-minded others to promote experimentation as an alternative to the generally conservative art of their time. Despite the quality of her work and despite the energy and skill with which she worked both to develop her own talent and to further the progressive movement in American art, Weinrich received little recognition during her lifetime and is only recently being recognized for her leadership as an important female artist bringing the modern movement to the USA. The painting shown is an important example of her mature phase of her work. Exhibitions This is a selective list of exhibitions in which she participated during her life. Its main source is Louise Noun's article on Weinrich in Woman's Art Journal, supplemented by contemporary news accounts in The New York Times, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the New York Evening Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Christian Science Monitor. 1915 onward: Provincetown Art Association 1917: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1917: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia 1917-23: Society of Independent Artists, New York 1919: Art Institute of Chicago 1920: Boston Arts Club 1926 onward: New York Society of Women Artists 1928: Grace Horn Gallery, Boston 1929: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia 1932: Boston Public Library 1936: Harley Perkins Gallery, Boston (solo) 1938: Boston Society of Independent Artists 1938: Washington Public Library, Washington, D.C. 1939: Corcoran Gallery Biennial, Washington, D.C. 1939: Fogg Art Museum Twentieth Century Club, Boston 1939: Witherstine Gallery, Boston 1939: Institute of Modern Art, Boston 1945: Woljeska Gallery, Brooklyn, New York    Detailed Biography: Agnes Weinrich was born in 1873 on a prosperous farm in south east Iowa. Both her father and mother were German immigrants and German was the language spoken at home. Following her mother's death in 1879 she was raised by her father, Christian Weinrich. In 1894, at the age of 59, he retired from farming and moved his household, including his three youngest children—Christian Jr. (24), Agnes (21), and Lena (17), to nearby Burlington, Iowa, where Agnes attended the Burlington Collegiate Institute from which she graduated in 1897.[1][2][3] Christian took Agnes and Lena with him on a trip to Germany in 1899 to reestablish links with their German relatives. When he returned home later that year, he left the two women in Berlin with some of these relatives, and when, soon after his return, he died, they inherited sufficient wealth to live independently for the rest of their lives. Either before or during their trip to Germany Lena had decided to become a musician and while in Berlin studied piano at the Stern Conservatory. On her part, Agnes had determined to be an artist and began studies toward that end at the same time.[1][4] In 1904 the two returned from Berlin and settled for two years in Springfield, Illinois, where Lena taught piano in public schools and Agnes painted in a rented studio. At this time Lena changed her name to Helen. In 1905 they moved to Chicago where Agnes studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago under John Vanderpoel, Nellie Walker, and others. In 1909 Agnes and Helen returned to Berlin and traveled from there to Munich, where Agnes studied briefly under Julius Exter, and on to Rome, Florence, and Venice before returning to Chicago.[5] They traveled to Europe for the third, and last, time in 1913, spending a year in Paris. There, they made friends with American artists and musicians who had gathered there around the local art scene. Throughout this period, the work Agnes produced was skillful but unoriginal—drawings, etching, and paintings in the dominant academic and impressionist styles. On her return from Europe in 1914, she continued to study art, during the warm months of the year in Provincetown, Massachusetts,[1] where she was a member of the Provincetown Printers art colony in Massachusetts,[6] and during the colder ones in New York City. In Provincetown she attended classes at Charles Hawthorne's Cape Cod School of Art and in New York, the Art Students League.[ In 1930 Weinrich put together a group show for modernists at the GRD Gallery in New York. The occasion was the first time a group of Provincetown artists exhibited together in New York. For it she selected works by Knaths, Charles Demuth, Oliver Chaffee, Margarite and William Zorach, Jack Tworkov, Janice Biala, Niles Spencer, E. Ambrose Webster, and others. Although she had led a full and productive life devoted to development of her own art and to the advancement of modernism in art, she did not cease to work toward both objectives. She continued to work in oil on canvas and board, pastel and crayon on paper, and woodblock printing. Her output continued to vary in subject matter and treatment. For example, Still Life with Leaves, circa 1930 (oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches) contains panels of contrasting colors with outlining similar to Knaths's style. Movement in C Minor, circa 1932 (oil on board, 9 x 12 inches) is entirely abstract. It too relates to Knaths's work, both in treatment (again, outlined panels of contrasting colors) and in its apparent relationship to music, something in which Knaths was also interested. Fish Shacks...

Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Contrasting oxen / bulls and flamingos with a castle backdrop creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero's marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style. Singed on verso. Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995 Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist's death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin...

Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for creating fantastical backdrop...

4 small water colors of 19th century children from a Madison Ave. gallery in NYC. Each child has his name written under the image. From a Southampton, NY estate.

Circa 1970 oil on panel depicting a traveling pack of animals by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995). Fine example sho...

Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper. A young prince is seated in a palace courtyard under a canopy receiving a party of noblemen. His ministers stand behind him, wearing peaked turbans with floral patterns, their gestures conveying their welcoming demeanor towards the noblemen. The guests are wearing red and blue turbans...

Austrian School, 19th century, An Orientalist Portrait of a Turkish Sultan. Oil on Canvas, a very high quality painting, realistically painted of a ...

Chinese School, 19th Century A Large Portrait of An "Emperor Holding A Bird" in a landscape. Oil on canvas laid on board. With Chinese style gilt-metal hooks for hanging. 48" high ...

Vintage still life oil painting on board depicting a pitcher and a bowl of lemons on a checkered towel. Nicely done in confident technique with balanced composition, good color, and ...

refined Indian brush painting of a nobleman riding on a horse, intricate detail, ink, color and gold gilt on paper, Conservation framed

Large giltwood framed oil on canvas painting of a young girl with book after the original by William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). The painting...

A 19th century American folk art oil painting on canvas depicting a river scene at dawn with a horse and rider on a bridge over a waterf...

refined Japanese brush painting of samurais and archers in the landscape, a section originally from a handscroll. ink and color on silk. Cons...

(French School, 19th Century) A fine quality Portrait of "A Young Officer" Oil on canvas, in original gilt-wood frame. Portrait of a handsome, young French officer wearing a bl...

This exquisite pair of antique Limoges wall plaques showcases the elegance and artistry of French craftsmanship. Each plaque features a finely enam...

Pin prick watercolour. Antique watercolour painting with pin pricking of a street vendor in double-sided glassed frame. Signed Babette Baronne Roth. Germany, 1785, Dimension: 14....

Transport yourself to the elegance of the 19th century with this captivating Gilt Wood Framed Oil on Canvas Wreath/Flowers and Fruits Still Life Painting. Meticulously created, this ...

A Venetian Work of Art: Mid-19th Century Hand-Painted Artwork with Murano Glass Beads This extraordinary piece of art, created in Venice, Italy, during the mid-19th century, is both ...

A remarkable early 20th-century oil painting by Austrian artist Alwin Arnegger, portraying two elderly Jewish rabbis in quiet repose within a synagogue interior. The work, entitled Z...

Late 20th century giltwood framed oil on canvas still life painting. The oil painting is in good condition. Artist signature left hand corner. The frame is about 17 inches x 15 inche...

Large expressionist landscape painting in enamel on board depicting grasses or flowers against a seaside sunset, circa 1980s-1990s. Well matched with a wide, white, wooden frame. Mea...

Very large mid-20th century Contemporary modern gilt wood frame hanging wall serigraph. The serigraph is in great condition. Pencil signature and number on the lower left hand corner...

This exquisite hand-painted stone by the renowned artist Ilya Schor, created in Provincetown, Massachusetts, during the 1950s, beautifully captures the regal and spiritual essence of...

Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of the Gilt Wood Framed Still Life Flowers & Fruit Oil on Canvas Painting by Christo Charpides (Gre...

Watercolor / painting signed Hugo Scheiber: Budapest (1873-1950). Hugo Scheiber was born in Budapest in 1873. At the age of eight, he moved with his family from Budapest to Vienna. ...

Early 19th century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting featuring basket of fruits and flowers. The painting is in good antique condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Ar...

Americana Amish "farmhouse" oil painting by Harvey Milligan, circa 1950s. Charming character scale and composition (figures are very small). Although n...

Folk Art Still Life, 'Flowers and Chinese Export Porcelain', early 20th century. Oil on canvas with original lacquered frame. A charming painting of cut flowers with antique Chinese ...

19th century Lakeside Camp. Continental. Relined signed 34" x 42" framed Mid 19th century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting featuring a lakeside scene camp. The painting is ...

19th Century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting featuring tableware and fruits . The painting is in good antique condition . Minor wear consistent with age / use . Artist signat...

Gabriel Cohen (1933-2017) French/Israeli, "L'Egypte ancienne..." Naive-style oil painted on sheet metal with a crimped and painted edge forming the frame. The work is a fantastic dep...

English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.

Painting. Acrylic on canvas by Gerard Economos (French,1935-) Gerard Economos is known for his passionate, intensely colored abstract compositions and large acrylic paintings that have been performed live in front of audiences in 12 countries. Economos has had over 88 events over the last 57 years and his work is now in collections in over 34 countries. He started Live Performances with the Greek avante-garde composer and architect, Iannis Xenakis during a Sound Festival; Subsequently he developed the "Une Musique a Voir" (A music to see) concept. 'La Cuisine aux Fleurs' (Cooking with Flowers) was a series of paintings initiated at the request of the renowned French Chef, Raymond Oliver in 1975 who wished to have his recipes illustrated. They have been rarely shown in public. For an illustrated 15 page biography of Economos please contact Thomas Gallery Ltd...

Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled "Intersection" (1969). Boris placed great emphasis on color and psychologically charged di...

Grace Genevra Swank (New York, b. 1892 - d. 1977) "Non Objective" Op Art geometric abstract oil on canvas (ca. 1960s). Composed of concentric circle motif in vivid palette of navy, m...

Folk Art depiction of the USS Constitution composed of cut sea glass mosaic with copper coin decorative accents and hand-painted details on wooden boa...

American abstract oil painting featuring pastel ombre color washes on textured canvas in a wooden frame. (\"Untitled\" Apollo Series, 1...

This charming and rare hand-painted stone by the renowned artist Ilya Schor beautifully captures a serene harbor scene in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The miniature artwork, painted ...

This enchanting hand-painted stone by Ilya Schor is a captivating celebration of joy, festivity, and folk artistry. Signed on the back by the artist and marked with its place of crea...

This exquisite hand-painted stone by renowned artist Ilya Schor is a captivating example of his distinct artistic style, blending Jewish folk imagery with masterful craftsmanship. Si...

Add a sense of fun and a pop of color to any room with this wonderful vintage watercolor of a cartoon dog. This pup features a wonderful expression that is sure to be a conversation ...

Large, mixed media, Folk Art angel is plaster sculpture with acrylic paint on wood cutout with newspaper backing on her wings. The angel is signed and date...

Large impressive Folk Art acrylic painting of a haunting, moonlit, church procession is signed by the Danish born artist and dated 1963. There is one small tear in the canvas as shown. Frame is aluminum and wood. This artist's work also includes our listed Folk Art Angel...

This striking hand-painted stone by the esteemed artist Ilya Schor, created in Provincetown, Massachusetts, during the 1950s, is a remarkable example of his unique blend of abstract ...

"Ottobre in Cantina" Painting, oil on canvas by Italian artist Sergio Agostini, Rome, 1960. Signed on lower left with sticker from original exhibition at Galleria L'88 on Via M...

Pair of Kayo Lennar (French/ American, b. 1923), "Mr. & Mrs. Adam Go to the Beach," oil on canvas, and initialed on lower right. Signed and dated on reverse, unframed. circa 1979 Pro...

This beautifully hand-painted stone by Ilya Schor captures a richly detailed scene infused with warmth, folklore, and storytelling. Featuring a Hasidic man standing on a bridge, the ...

Kayo Lennar (French / American, b. 1923) abstract expressionist oil on canvas painting depicting an abstraction in blue, purple, and green hues, signed low...

Kayo Lennar (French/American, b. 1923), "Promising trips...," collage, 2008, initialed lower right, signed and dated on reverse. Image: 21.25" H x 16" W; f...

"The Adoration of the Magi"oil on wooden panels painting depicting a religious scene.

Don't miss out on a truly unique, once-in-a-lifetime piece of genuine folk art. This endlessly whimsical watercolor features an intriguing playful still life of Johnny Gruelle's icon...

A very early work by Hans Scherfig, circa 1938. Scherfig is recognized for both his artwork and writings in Scandinavia. His paintings depict jungle hab...