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...

JOHN JOSEPH ENNEKING- AMERICAN;1841-1916 NOVEMBER TWILIGHT Oil on Canvas Signed lower right Dimensions; 10.25" x 14.25"; framed; 16" x 20". JJE was one of the most distinguished and successful painters of the late 19th C. He lived most his life in New England, and according to Wikipedia, his "favorite subject is the November Twilight of New England and the half lights of early spring, and late autumn and winter dawn and evening." He always said that his greatest teacher was nature...

Brian Sweetland; Country Road in Winter. Sweetland lives and paints in southern Vermont. He apprenticed under Dean Fausett, founding member of the Souther Vermont Arts Center. He has exhibited in many places includingthe Bosston Copley Society. Dimensions; 19.5" x 20.5" sight ; 26.5:" x 27.5" framed. Very fine condition.