An American impressionist coastal seascape painting on the rough side of a Masonite panel, 12" by 16" (19" by 22 1/2" in quality gold frame), signed at lower right by artist Erna Gruenbaum. Oddly, considering the quality, there is no listing of an artist by this name. The painting probably dates to the 1950's or thereabouts. The frame has very light wear but retains its value.

VICTOR JOSEPH GATTO: AMERICAN (1893-1965) WORKING THE FARM; Oil on Canvasboard Signed lower right: VJG, with no artistic background or training, started painting at age 45-48. In 1943, he had his first exhibit in NYC and gained instant recognition in the NY art scene as a folk art, naive/primitive painter, His works were exhibited in many major museums, (MOMA,WHITNEY ETC,) and he is listed in numerous art reference books. He painted with vibrant colors, and complex details...

Oil on canvas nocturne style painting of a wave, 24" by 30" (28" by 34" as framed) by listed California artist ERNEST BROWNING SMITH (1866-1951). Smith is a familiar artist on the plein air scene and I believe his works are presently underrated in the marketplace. The artist had a trademark style; often the scenes in my experience are simplified, devoid of figures, and in a limited color palette. This nocturne is executed in shades of blue...

Modernist Painter Esters, Seated Figures oil on canvas 28 x 23“ Beautiful work frame size 34 x 28“ 6500

An impasto oil on copper painting by California artist,Ray Thomas Platt. Born in Texas in 1897,Platt moved to California during the 30's with his wife, artist Beulah Bradleigh Platt. Etched on the back"... Trading Vessel off the Coast of Africa The Schooner Melrose..R.Thomas Platt". There are small two areas with paint loss (left side) otherwise in fine condition. The frame shows light wear. The copper plate measures 11" x 8-1/2", frame, 15" x 18" Listed/Davenports

Oil on masonite double sided unframed painting, 23 7/8" by 19 1/2", signed in orange at lower right "H.H. SHAW", the subject on one side six figures, a man, bare breasted women and children, in an obviously tropical village, the other side three figures, the woman bare breasted. This is a painting by listed American artist HARRY HUTCHINSON SHAW (1897-1989). Shaw is today most closely associated with Florida and Pennsylvania...

Ross Shattuck painting on art board of 2 cloaked figures walking up a hilly desert street, with original frame some minor scuffs. Size sight 15" by 19" and a 3" wide frame 25" by 21" Shattuck studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the PAFA. He moved from New York to Laguna Beach about 1929. During the 1930s he was an art director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and an instructor at the Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles. His paintings include nudes and interiors. EXHIBITED: Gump's (SF), 1940...

Oil on canvas of a square in Paris, larger size at 31 1/2" by 31 1/2", unframed, signed at lower right corner with what appears as "R. Ode". The painting likely dates to about 1960, judging from the clothing of the people in the image. I do not see a listing by this name but am continuing to research. Condition: the painting will need restoration...

An egg tempera on gesso with gilt painting capturing the face of Jesus with piercing eyes.There is gilt loss throughout and chipping at the corners. Sold as is. The board measures 17-1/4" x 14-1/2".

Oil on canvas, 25 1/2" by 18" (32 1/2 by 24 1/2" as framed), apparently unsigned, circa 1930 to 1950, and very probably European (French or perhaps Scandinavian, judging from the stretcher). The painting is something of a mystery, the mysterious hand and spectacles at lower left coming from outside the image area. Almost certainly this was created by a listed artist but without a signature I cannot go further on that front...

Oil on board painting of a farmstead in spring, 17 1/4" by 25", 21" by 28 1/2" framed, signed at lower left by the noted Swedish artist CARL MANSSON (1892-1976). Mansson was a prolific painter of country and farm scenes in southern Sweden. There does not seem to be a lot of biographical information available, but he left behind a body of work focusing on rural scenes of his native land. This example is quite typical of the country paintings, and it displays his evident affection for the land...

Frame that measures 32”x28” This work is perhaps the most loving portrait done by her we have seen. It was done 1910/1920 Bio: Martha Walter (1875-1976), the American impressionist artist, was a student of William Merritt Chase. Martha was born in 1875 in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended High School in her hometown, later continued her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under William Merritt Chase...

Oil on board painting of whitewashed, red tile roof typical California architecture, a garden in bloom in the brilliant sunshine, painted circa 1940 by an anonymous artist. The impressionist technique is outstanding, and I believe that were this signed, we would see the name of a listed artist. Written in old hand in pencil on the reverse of the board is "Pomona College Claremont"...

Oil on canvas laid on board, 14" by 18" (18" by 22" framed), the subject a California low desert landscape with distant snowy peaks, signed at lower left and bearing old pencil notation on reverse "Eug. Frandzen"...

"Snowy Range - Wyoming" 14.5" x 19.5" unframed. Frame 17.25" x 22.25". Mr. Pohl along with his wife was the founder of the La Jolla, California Art Center, Ernest Pohl was a businessman who did pastel and oil painting in his leisure time. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, however by 1915 he had settled in San Diego at 4468 Hortensa Street. His works include desert landscapes of Coachella Valley and Borrego Valley. Exhibition venues include the La Jolla Art Association and the University of No...

Frantesek Kupka, 1871-1957, Opocno. Bohemia, Czech, and died in France. This stunning early mordernist painting is an early and an extremely fine example of Kupka's painting. It is approximately 17"H by 13"w in a 4" frame. It is signed clearly lower right and the entire painting and signature under black light looks good with no in painting. Kupka attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Prague at 17 years old and the Beaux Arts in Vienna. He moved to Paris in 1895 and also won the Prix de Rome. He...

A beautiful orientalist style portrait of an Arab Tribesman is measuring 32”x22” oil By Franz SEDLACEK,an Austrian Orientalist Artist. (21 January 1891 – 1945) was an Austrian painter who belonged to the tradition known as "New Objectivity" ("neue Sachlichkeit"), an artistic movement similar to Magical Realism. At the end of the Second World War he "disappeared" as a soldier of the Wehrmacht near Toruń, Poland. He was declared missing on February 1, 1945 and pronounced dead in 1972.

Cotton Trees 1937 dated Oil on Masonite signed NR Measuring 20x24 inches. Framed in a period natural frame measuring 28x32. Attributed to Nelson Rockefeller

Oil on board painting of autumnal trees, (California sycamores?), hazy mountains in the distance, unsigned, circa 1930's or 1940's. The work measures 9" by 12" and 11 5/8" by 14 1/2" in old probably original frame. The lack of a signature frustrates an effort to identify this talented artist, who might well be listed. The ornate frame is in good condition save for a missing chip at upper left. Painting is a bit soiled consistent with its age. There is a vertical line of soiling or foreign m...

Oil on canvas painting of trees in a tawny dry landscape, 12" by 20" and 1" wide old wood frame, signed at lower left by artist S. J. TUJAGUE. At first I had difficulty reading the signature but some net research showed this to be by an artist apparently at least originally hailing from Louisiana, there being a number of pieces, some still life works, having been auctioned in New Orleans. A famous restaurant in that city goes by this name. From the looks of things the talented artist might ...

A very beautiful and stunning Surrealist Work by the painter Joshua Hilda KATZ, 1938, “Forest Landscape with Figure”. Norm for his dream like tableau the New York Painter was very active in the 1920s and 30s at the height of surrealist Painting. Is it measures 27 x 20“ in its original gold Plein Aire frame

St. Marks Square by Jacques Zucker. 1930. Oil on Canvas. 6 x 8". Frame Size 11 x 12". Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study fine arts at the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. In 1917 he joined the British Royal Fuesiliers under the leadership of General Allenby to liberate Palestine from the Turks. After the first World War he set...

This is an OIL ON CANVAS, SOUTH AMERICAN VILLAGE SCENE. The work is Very Colorful and has the Primitive feeling. Size is 12 1/2" X 16 1/2" with the Gilded Frame. Signed (looks like) P. Gatinna LR. From a Virginia Estate date this OIL PAINTING circa 1925 or third 1/4 of the 20th Century. A Most Attractive OIL on CANVAS.

Oscar Florianes Bluemner (1867-1938), . The painting is 7 x 10 inches. The medium is watercolor and pencil. Provenance: The Estate of Oscar Bluemner's widow, sold to Virginia collector and then to a collector in New Jersey. Art & Antique Gallery, Inc., Worcester, MA. It may have been a preliminary painting for a larger painting titled: "Play of Barns-Red" exhibited at the Owen Gallery in 2001. (size 28 x 30 inches). I spoke with Mr. Owen about this painting to get details. The two titles are ...

The Maid Oil on board 9 ¾” x 15” unframed Max Carlier is one of the great still life masters of Belgium. He was born in Tourcoing, Belgium in 1872 and died in Schaarbeck in Brabant in 1938. Carlier was a painter of the Belgian School who most typically executed still lifes of florals and fruits. He also painted genre scenes and interiors with equal skill. He lived and worked primarily in Brussels, but traveled extensively throughout Europe, especially Italy. Carlier lived and worked in Br...

This is a very Attractive OIL PAINTING, OIL On CANVAS by the Artist: CARL BUCK. This work is dated 1935. Size is 20.5" X 26" Framed; sight size 15.75" X 20" both approx. The Canvas has been relined and is in Excellent Condition. From a Maryland Estate of Fine Items. A well~listed Artist.

American artist William Bradford Green (1871-1945). Green was born in Binghamton, NY and studied under William Chase and Arthur Dow, settling in Hartford, Connecticut and became well known for his marine and landscape paintings. This work titled “Gashas” (sic) is oil on canvas 18x30” framed by the artist and also embellished with flowers by him

Oil on canvas landscape, unframed, 14 1/2" by 21", signed at lower right, titled "Sheep Herds" or similar on reverse, the subject a forest with a vaguely defined figure at right, and equally vaguely defined sheep at center left. The landscape composition is almost semi abstract, reminiscent of Albert Pinkham Ryder. The artist, GEORGE THOMPSON PRITCHARD (1878-1962), was a widely traveled man whose reputation is likely muddied by those wide travels, which led to his tackling a wide range of subj...

A work by the noted California plein air artist RALPH HOLMES (1876-1963), featuring a stark arid landscape of the Southwest: a scene from Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah (previously Capitol Reef National Monument), one of Holmes' favorite locales for painting. ***The 24" by 30" (28 1/2" by 34 1/2" in the probably original frame) painting is in need of restoration; there are numerous cuts and tears in the canvas, but it is hardly beyond recovery. I have received an estimate of $120...

This gifted artist was born in the Tyrolean Alps in 1911. He studied in Munich and Viena. Returning to his homeland, he specialized in painting portraits. His subjects were usually sun-browned peasants, depicted with brilliant realism and detail. He has exhibited and has received wide acclaim throughout Europe and the United States. The painting measures 8"W x 10"H framed in a 16.5"H x 14"W gilt wooded frame. Artist's signature, great condition. Shipping is FREE within the U.S.

HENRY ORNE RYDER American Artist (1860-1943). Autumn Landscape Oil on Canvas; Signed: Lower Left "H. O. Ryder" Ryder (occasionally spelled Rider) was born in Salem MA. He studied at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian in Paris. He is listed in several publications including WWW in American Art, Davenport's Art Reference and The Artist's Bluebook

Old Russian painting of a night winter landscape with figures, oil on canvas, 12 1/2" by 18" as framed, signed with Cyrillic letters "P O" or "L O" at lower right. To date I have been unable to match the letters to any particular artist (nor could the Christie's Russian art specialist, when she saw it). The painting is extremely soiled and the canvas very uneven (could be described as sunken in, and the ripples "hardened" over time). Cleaned up and restored to a flat surface, this would be qu...

G. Ralph Smith (b. 1907, Circleville, Ohio,lived Phila,PA) Drawing, c. 1930's 24" x 30" Framed STUDIED: PAFA, 1933-38 Cresson Traveling Scholarship, 1937 EXHIBITED: Columbus Museum of Art PAFA Philadelphia Museum of Art Albright Knox Art Gallery Philadelphia Art Alliance National Academy of Design Butler Institute of American Art Scribner's (solo) New York -Swains Gallery Philadelphia -Woodmere Art Museum Philadelphia COLLECTIONS: Col...

German Artist Richard GESSMAN “Harbor of Hamburg”Oil Measuring 24 x 32“, frame size 29 x 37“ oil on canvas

Emil Ganso 1895-1941 American This is an early painting by American artist Emil Ganso. This painting of a Nude Woman sleeping on the Bed is signed and dated lower right corner, 1934. The painting measures 15X21 inches. Oil on Board. Framed.

By the famous and important American-born artist who lived much of his life in Europe, this is a PAIR of unframed portrait paintings of a middle aged man and middle aged woman, one signed on the reverse "Cucuel" and dated there 1934, the other not signed. The portrait of the man (on the reverse of which is a lightly sketched out female face) measures 30" by 25 1/2" and that of the woman 25 1/2" by 20". These are works by the important San Francisco born artist EDWARD ALFRED CUCUEL (1875-1954)....

An impressionist still life of vase and flowers on a table top in an interior, 23 1/2" by 17 1/2" (29" by 22 3/4" framed), signed at lower right by artist HAIG ALTOUN and dated there 1940. The work is beautifully executed by a trained hand but strangely I do not see a listing for an artist by this name, which is of Armenian extraction. Condition is excellent.

Evening at Buttermere Oil on canvas 24”x16” w/o frame Alfred Fontville De Breanski was one of seven children born to the prolific British landscape painter Alfred De Breanski (1852-1928).Though his paintings emanate those of his father in palette and subject matter, his landscapes are executed in a slightly less formal style. His main body of work concentrates on the effects of sunlight on the Highland scenery at different times of the day. Between 1905 and 1920, de Breanski painted a seri...

An original American impressionist landscape of a rural home on a river by Edward Redfield. Oil on canvas measuring 20 x 24 signed lower left. In all original very good antique condition with the original frame. Edward Redfield is regarded as the premier painter of the New Hope School of American Impressionism, and, in his time, was considered one of the best landscape painters in the country. He was born in 1869 in Bridgeville, Delaware, and moved to Center Bridge, near New Hope, Pennsylva...

A Beauriful vintage American Impressionist oil painting of a wooded fall landscape by Harry Leslie Hoffman. Oil on artist canvas presented in a quality gallery frame stamped with the artists estate stamp on verso and titled Old Lyme. Oil on canvas board measuring 12 x 16" overall size 18ʺW × 1ʺD × 22ʺH. In excellent vintage condition minor restorations. Artists Biography; Harry Leslie Hoffman was born 16 March 1871 at Cressona, Pennsylvania. He was long associated with the Old Lyme Co...

Oil on canvasboard, 14" by 10" (19 1/4" by 15 1/4" as framed), signed at lower right in red "K. L. Weatherly" and dated there 1940. One of two works by this same artist I acquired at the same time, (the other one also in my shop), this is an impressionistic view of a southern American regional landscape, a swamp or lake with bald cypress and Spanish moss hanging from the trees. Such a scene would normally be encountered in a place like the Louisiana bayous. The artist Weatherly does not seem...

Oil on board painting of colorful flowers in a blue ceramic vessel on a tabletop, 20" by 26" (26 1/2" by 32 1/2" as framed), apparently unsigned, the work dating to probably the years around 1930. There is an old crack at upper right as shown, not especially visible to the casual viewer, and I note some flaking and unstable paint in the lower 1/4 of the painting (see bright yellow underpaint showing through----ask for more detailed photos of this).

Oil on canvas laid on Masonite, 20" by 16" (27" by 23" nicely framed in gold California style frame by Summit Frames of San Diego), unsigned, attributed to the famed American sculptor and artist, JOHN GUTZON BORGLUM (1867-1941). The painting features a large tree such as would be found in a California redwood or sequoia forest. The attribution comes in the form of some cryptic notes on paperwork affixed to the reverse side, and a placard placed on the front side. There is a post-zip code (aft...

Sheila Deutsch, Phila. 20th century.

Oil on canvas.

Circa - 1930's

Reclining nudes.

24" x 30".

Unframed.

Signed on verso.

Good vintage unrestored condition.

Oil on canvasboard, 16" by 20" and 1 1/4" dark stained oak frame, signed at lower left with initial "D", and executed en grisaille (grays, whites, black). This is a work by an accomplished artist, showing what appears to be a solemn funeral gathering, with a minister reading from the bible as a black gravedigger looks on at right. The style of dress of the mourners suggests the 19th century as the period depicted. I thought this might be a work by the major illustrator Harvey Dunn, and ran th...

Oil on canvas painting of autumnal trees with a few houses in the composition at center, 12" by 16" (20 1/2" by 24 1/2" in newer frame), signed at lower right in red and dated 1933 or 1939 by Hungarian artist JANOS LASZLO ALDOR (1895-1944). As the images of the reverse labels show, the artist was apparently misidentified by previous owners, including the Brand Library in Glendale, California. Aldor painted landscapes of his native land, as well as often elegant portraits and nudes. At auction...

Oil on board painting of a Mediterranean-looking coastline, 6 1/2" by 10 1/4" (11 3/4" by 16" framed), unsigned, the luminous sunshine handled with considerable skill. This needs only a signature to propel it to stardom; it's really a shame that the artist did not affix his or her name. I suppose this could be Southern California but the buildings don't match up with any coastal locale that comes to mind. I believe the work could date to the 1920's or 1930's. Condition is very good save for ...

Oil on canvas, 18" by 25" (19 1/2" by 26 1/2" as framed) signed lower left "F. Glyndon". This is a nicely painted landscape of the edge of the forest, with pink blossoms on one of the trees, by FRANK GLYNDON (1847-1937). Glyndon was born in Prague, Bohemia and arrived in New York by ship from Liverpool in 1892. Shortly after 1900, Glyndon lived in Alameda, California. He was known for genre, landscapes, and portrait paintings. Some paintings have recently sold at auction, one, of a night sce...

Manfred Schwartz oil painting titled "head" a wonderful piece from his early period with heavy influence on this piece by his friend Matisse . The painting is is great condition and its original frame with title on back . Size sight of canvas 19 3/4" by 11.5" . PERMANENT COLLECTIONS The Brooklyn Museum, NY The Chrysler Museum, VA The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY The Museum of Modern Art, NY New School for Social Research Art Center, NY New York Public Library, NY The Newark Museum,...

American Modernism Landscape 1937 Connecticut Artist Oil 22x26” In it’s original frame made by the artist. Unsigned oil on artist board.

Oil on canvas, 12" by 18" (15" by 21" as framed), the subject a subtly rendered impressionist scene of large trees by a wide river, with just scant human activity present in the form of a few figures in a tiny boat in the middle distance, and a structure on the far shore. Executed in a silvery, cool palette of grays, tans and greens, this is a typical work of the well listed Scottish artist ROBERT RUSSELL MACNEE (1880-1952). Macnee was born in Dunbartonshire, and he studied at the Glasgow Scho...

Pre-1940 painting of mountains and waterfall, unsigned, measuring 16" by 30" (19 1/4" by 33 1/2" framed), in the loosely impressionist style popular since the early years of the century. Ideal for vacation cabin or other rustic home. As found---some digs and light scratches are present. See photos.

A vintage still life oil painting of flowers in a white vase against a dark background space, 24" by 18", 32" by 25" as framed, signed at lower right by listed Southern California artist BERTHA TOWNSEND COLER (1865-1948). Coler was born in Ohio and studied with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase in New York City. By 1928 she had moved to Santa Monica, California and for the next two decades was a prolific painter in watercolor and oil, concentrating on portraits and still life, with some lan...

A vintage still life oil painting, unframed, 30" by 24", signed twice at lower right (one, very faint) by listed Southern California artist BERTHA TOWNSEND COLER (1865-1948). Coler was born in Ohio and studied with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase in New York City. By 1928 she had moved to Santa Monica, California and for the next two decades was a prolific painter in watercolor and oil, concentrating on portraits and still life, with some landscapes in the mix. Coler was a member of W...

James House - born Benton Harbor, MI. 1902.

Studied - PAFA, Exhibited - PAFA 1939 - 1946

Dallas Mus. Fine Art, WMAA, MOMA, MMA, author of "Fifty Drawings" - 1930.

This exuberant oil on canvas depicts an abstract figure of a bicyclist after a race [see photo of reverse]

In good vintage condition

Measures app. 28" by 42"

G. Ralph Smith - b. 1907, Circleville, Ohio.

STUDIED: -PAFA, 1933-38 -Cresson Traveling Scholarship, 1937.

EXHIBITED: -Columbus Museum of Art -PAFA -Philadelphia Museum of Art -Albright Knox Art Gallery -Philadelphia Art Alliance -National Academy of Design -Butler Institute of American Art -Scribner's (solo), New York -Swains Gallery, Philadelphia -Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia COLLECTIONS: -Columbus Museum of Art -Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland -Philadelphia Museum ...

Artist Sakari Suzuki landscape dated 1940 Modernist style work measuring 24x30 inches, frame size 32x38” (10 October 1899 – January 1995) was an American artist born in Japan. Suzuki was born in Iwate, Japan. He moved to San Francisco in 1918 to join his father. Sukuzi attended California School of Fine Arts[1] there in 1924. From 1932 until 1936 he exhibited in New York.[2] In 1936 he worked for the Federal Art Project creating murals at the Willard Parker Hospital, which is now demolished...

AMERICAN MASTER ARTIST NORMAN MACLEISH 1890-1975 “MAINE COAST” 1932 oil on canvas , measuring 30” x 36”, in its original 1930s frameNorman MacLeish was born on August 29, 1890, in Glencoe Illinois, to wealthy parents and became a painter and graphic artist. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Pierre Vignal in Paris. MacLeish was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists and exhibited at several venues including the Art Institute of Chicago, the World’s Fair of New York...

Desert scene with distant mountains, possibly a scene in Texas or New Mexico, in oil on artist's board, 8 1/2" by 12 1/2", unframed, signed at lower right "M. Edwards", not dated but likely circa 1920 to about 1940, judging from the technique, soiling and the black board. I don't see a listing for the name but he or she was obviously talented. The painting is very, very dirty and would be a wonderful candidate for a cleaning, which would really transform it. Obviously it needs a frame too, bu...

A very fine Early Nineteen Century Venetian Grand Canal View Oil measurements 16” x 20”. The painting is unsigned done in the style of the English artist, Turner.