An impressive Susan Elias abstract expressionist painting on canvas of morphic forms, signed "S. Elias" on canvas inner stretcher (see photo) . Studied Philadelphia College of Arts, Columbia--MFA. Included in permanent collection of National Museum of Women Artists. Solo exhibits: New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, London & Berlin. Awards: Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award 1964, Cite Internationale Des Artistes, France 1972, Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant 1996. c. 1970...

Rare original French Regence hand carved paintings frame c1880. The outside measurements of the frame are 43 x 36 inches, the inside where the painting would sit is 39 x 37 inches. Some minor edge loss here and there. Shipping extra. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut add 6.35% state sales tax. Buyers outside the USA are responsible for any taxes,tariffs or customs that might apply...

Oscar Kokoschka, 1886-1980, Oil on canvas signed lower right O K. The painting is in good condition and is 20 1/8"h by 14 3/8"w in a 4.25" period frame with outer dimensions of 27 1/8"h by 21.1/8"w. It is from a private midwestern collection. He was the son of a fairly poor Czech goldsmith, was born in Pochlam, Austria and raised in Vienna, the great hothouse of modernism in economic, social and ethnic areas. By the time he was twenty-two he was labeled a "public terror"...

William Trost Richards, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, 1833-1905. This elegant oil on canvas is a classic example for this artist's incredible talent. It is on canvas laid on board , 18" by 20, signed and dated 91, lower right. He was an artist associated with both the Hudson River School and the American Pre-Raphaelite movement. Richards studied in Florence, Rome, and Paris before settling in Germantown, Pennsylvania...

Breton, Jules Adolphe Aime’ Louis, French,(attribution - school of),1827-1906. Gleaners at Sunset, Oil on canvas, 46" by 52" in frame 54" by 62" Described as "one of the primary academic painters of the nineteenth century", Jules Breton painted romanticized subjects in a realist style, especially bucolic scenes of peasants working in fields. Breton's subject matter was familiar to him from childhood...

“Montparnasse (Le Select)” Oil on canvas 28 1/2" x 38 7/8" Framed size: 38" x 48" Born in Riga, Latvia, Russia, his father was a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Riga and his mother a Professor of Literature. They moved frequently and in 1925 the émigré family moved this time to the French "concession" of Shanghai, where Kluge would graduate from the French Municipal High School. By the time he was seventeen, he was a very active member of the Shanghai Art Club...

Indian religious philosophies profess that inspired religious art can help worshipers pass from the material real world called Maya to the unseen spiritual world called Brahman, an all-inclusive eternal state of pure consciousness and bliss away from earthly desires and pleasures.In this particular miniature the Mogul school characteristics are apparent. The Indian representation of the female form is exemplified here with the breast development, the relatively small waist and large curved hips...

Good art has an aesthetic appeal to the viewer. In India, perhaps more than anywhere else, religious art is meant to produce strong emotional reactions of pleasure and satisfaction. This emotional reaction is called rasa. The Art and Orchid Gallery's Indian miniature is hand painted on ivory with very fine details of a Mithuna enjoying an evening and each other with one attendant serving them. It is a romantic situation in the tradition of Krishna-Radha with erotic overtones...

Original oil painting on panel by Henry Kallem (American, 1912-1985), circa 1966. 16" by 12" painting alone. This painting bears an identification label on the verso which states: "Monhegan Series (Chromatic Vision)/ 1966/ Estate Inventory on File: Boston Art Club." Henry Kallem is known as a painter and printmaker...

Original oil painting on panel by Henry Kallem (American, 1912-1985), circa 1965. 16" by 12" painting alone. This painting bears on the verso an identification label stating: "Monhegan Series (Sunrise Sunset)/ 1965/ Estate Inventory on File: Boston Art Club." Henry Kallem was known as a painter and a printmaker. Originally from Philadelphia, he studied with his father Morris Kallem, himself a known painter. Henry's brother is the sculptor Herbert Kallem. Henry worked out of New York wher...

Original oil painting on panel by Henry Kallem (American, 1912-1985) circa 1965. 16" by 12" painting alone. This painting bears on the verso an identification label stating: "Monhegan Series (Sunrise Sunset)/ 1965/ Estate Inventory on File: Boston Art Club." Henry Kallem was known as a painter and a printmaker. Originally from Philadelphia, he studied with his father Morris Kallem, also a known painter. Henry's brother is the sculptor Herbert Kallem. Henry worked out of New York where he...

Original oil painting on panel by Henry Kallem (American, 1912-1985), circa 1966. 16" by 12" (painting alone). This painting bears on the verso an identification label stating: "Monhegan Series (Chromatic Vision)/ 1966/ Estate Inventory on File: Boston Art Club." Henry Kallem was known as a painter and printmaker. Originally from Philadelphia, he studied with his father Morris Kallem, himself a painter. Henry's brother is the sculptor Herbert Kallem. Henry worked out of New York where he w...

Original oil painting on panel by Henry Kallem (American, 1912-1985), circa 1966. 16" by 12", painting alone. This painting bears on the verso an identification label stating: "Monhegan Series (Chromatic Vision)/ 1966/ Estate Inventory on File: Boston Art Club." Henry Kallem was known as a painter and printmaker. Originally from Philadelphia, he studied with his father Morris Kallem, himself a painter. Henry's brother is the sculptor Herbert Kallem. Henry worked out of New York where he ...

Original oil painting on panel by Henry Kallem (American, 1912-1985) circa 1966. 16" by 12" painting alone. This painting still bears an identification label stating: "Monhegan Series (Chromatic Vision)/ 1966/Estate Inventory on File: Boston Art Club." Henry Kallem was known as a painter and printmaker. Originally from Philadelphia, he studied with his father, Morris Kallem, also a painter. Henry's brother, Herbert, was a sculptor. Henry Kallem worked out of New York City and was a membe...

Artist: Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954), American Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 20” x 16” Signed: Signed lower right Date: Circa 1920 Description: This painting depicts a tree lined street and horse and carriage. The pallet is dark and presents a moody, impressionistic feel that is classic Thieme. Lighting effects, for which Thieme is well known, are demonstrated by the late afternoon shadowing seen in the street. Condition: There is a 2” x 3” overpainted area in t...