Catalog: Fine Art: Paintings (71)

“Texas Autumn” Oil on canvas laid down on board. Signed lower left: Harvey B. Coleman. An American original, Coleman, a listed artist, born in New York, was a self-taught landscape painter who demonstrated his own unique Masterful style. Moving from Chicago, to Fort Worth, Texas then to California in 1927, Coleman’s work was exhibited in the Texas Artists Exhibition in the 1920s and the California State Fair in 1930...

Two striking Master period paintings. First, “Morgen Fuchsjagd” (“Morning Fox Hunt”), Beautiful turn of the Century oil painting on board, signed lower left Fritz Van der Venne – Munchen, the famous outdoor painter from Munich Germany. Seal inverso of the Adrian Brugger Munchen gallery numbered 840. Condition: Paint craquelure prevalent, color maintained...

"Shady Bend" Oil on canvas, signed "R. Gilbert" by Robert Gilbert 1833 - 1921. Dimensions: 30" X 24" without frame, 36" 30" with frame. Outstanding example of California plein air impressionist painting from turn of the Century California.

Evocative patriotic painting, oil painting on board "Bountiful America", Robert Atkinson Fox (1860-1935) (signed "Turner" lower right - one of his 26 known pseudonyms - George W. Turner). Dimensions: 10" X 17". R.A. Fox paintings have fetched over $9,000.

"Irrepressible" black and white wood cut print by Richard Bosman (1944 - Present). 31" X 42". Bosman, Australian, grew up in India, traveled and studied in London, New York is a leading force in Neo-Expressionism. His work is included in the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris; National Museum of American Art, Washington, D. C.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art. Similar wood cut works of Bosman have fetched over $5,000...

"Napfény a fák" (Sunlight Through the Trees) oil on canvas, signed lower right by Janos Laszlo Aldor (1895 - 1944). Dimensions: painting 23.5" X 31" - frame 33" X 40.5". Provenance: the Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, California. Aldor, the famous Hungarian painter noted for his moving portraits and landscapes. The smaller Aldor painting "Playing with a Kitten" Lot 27 sold for $5,266 at Bonhams on Bond St., London on April 22, 2009.

“Vinterlandskap Signerad” (Design on Winter Landscape), signed by Carl August Johansson (1863-1944), is a masterful example of this important Swedish Artist, that brings you right into the striking world of Winter in this Nordic environment. Strong market demand for Johansson’s works include the sale price of $11,034 for Lot 2108 “Vårbacke med skator” at Stockholms Auktionsverk on November 29, 2007. Capture this opportunity to own a Masterpiece at a great value...

Oil on canvas, "Desert Mountain", signed by Darwin William Duncan (1905 - 2002) lower right. Dimensions: 19.75" X 23". Refined California Plein Air painter, Duncan was a member of Laguna Beach Art Association and Museum, California, the Paramount Art Association, Huntington Beach Art Association. Duncan often painted with renowned artists Edgar Payne, Sam Hyde Harris, Karl Albert and Don Miles.

"Mission Chapel Morning" Oil on Canvas. Signed Graciela Perez (1921 - 1998) lower right. This landscape painting of a pueblo mission after sunrise brings a unique feel and mood, typical of this popular plein air painter. Ms. Perez from California painted with her own special style in the California plein air school. Circa 1950s. Dimensions: 23 1/2" X 20" with frame, 15 1/2" X 12" without.

Bring the subtleties of Nature’s Magic into your home with “Rainbow Blossom” oil on canvas, signed lower left – Raymond Knaub (1940 – Present). Dimensions: 16” X 12” without frame, 22.38” X 18.25” with frame. Famous Western Landscape painter, Born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Knaub grew up in Colorado and traveled the Western United States extensively...

"Laguna Cottage" large pastel on canvas, signed by Marco Sassone (1942 - Present) lower right. Dimensions: 32" X 38". Early in his life in Tuscany, Sassone studied a the Istituto Galileo Galilei, then the Accademia in Florence. In the 1960s He moved to Laguna Beach, California...

"Mauna Loa" watercolor on paper, signed by David Howard Hitchcock lower left. Dimensions: 21" X 16.5" without frame. Less iconic Hitchcock pieces have sold for over $80,000.

"Woman with Maze" Bon A Tirer first of lithograph signed and dated 1986 by Rudolph Carl GORMAN (1932-2005). Dimensions: 25" X 36". Gorman was legendary for his drawings, paintings and sculptures of colorful, blanketed, generously sized Native American women from his Arizona homeland.

"High Sierra Pass", oil on canvas, signed by Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873 - 1949) lower right. Dimensions: 21" x 29.5". J W Smith is renowned for his colorful High Sierra mountain views, missions, and marine paintings, and is considered one of California's most important painters. Born in New Jersey, Smith, who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, was a sketch artist for The Cincinnati Enquirer when he sketched his world famous front line scenes from the Spanish-American War...

Outstandingly executed Master Barbizon painting "Bringing Home the Flock" oil on canvas, signed J. B. Mund lower left. Dimensions: 15" X 19".

Oil Painting Anton Gutknecht 1907 - 1988 Landscape 2

Beautiful, signed (lower left corner), "Shepherd's Pause" pastoral landscape oil painting of a shepherd and his cattle by leading 19th Century Dutch artist, Albert Jurardus van Prooijen (1834-1898). This piece came from the Fry Estate of Pasadena, California. Works by Albert Jurardus Van Prooijen are on display in the world famous Groninger Museum in the Nertherlands...

"A Tranquil Afternoon" oil on canvas - a beautiful iconic Laguna Beach seascape, signed by Roy M. Ropp (1888 - 1974) lower right and verso. Size: 24" X 34". Ropp came from Kansas to Laguna Beach in the early 1920s during its zenith in art talent. A town leader he created the world famous Pageant of the Masters and Festival of the Arts of Laguna Beach, California.

"Le Poisson et la Lune" Gouache on paper, signed by Oscar Dominguez (1906 - 1957), surrealist and cubist painter, lower right. Dimensions: 10.5" X 16" (not including frame). Born on the island of Tenerife, this Spanish surrealist joined the avant garde in Paris including Pablo Picasso and Paul Éluard.

"Prima dell'Amore" (Before Love) oil on board, signed and dated 1951 by Alco Pagliacci (1913 - 1991) lower right. 18" X 13". This work displays the powerful mood and color of this Italian visual artist. A similar piece "S. Sebastiani in Tuta" sold for $5,000 at Stair Galleries, New York on December 3, 2011.

"Kabukie Execution" Dyptych oil on canvas, signed by on both pieces by Morris Gaylord Broderson (1928 - 2011) . Dimensions: Two pieces - Large 71" X 26" - Narrow 71" X 7.5". A large grand, powerfully tragic example of one of Broderson's iconic subjects. Broserson, deaf, studied at the Pasadena Art Museum and UCLA. He is know for his ability to draw together moving emotions of tragedy and compassion...

“Coastal Bloom” Oil on canvas, signed by James Arthur Merriam (1880 – 1951). Born in Canada, famous listed artist James Merriam began his art career in Detroit, Michigan in 1897...

“Working Wrangler” oil on board, signed James Colt (lower left). James L. Colt (1922 – 2005) was born James Lee Clutter in Kansas City, Missouri. He changed his name to James Colt in 1977. His work has been exhibited in the National Art Club of New York as a charter member of Pastel Society of America and in the American Watercolor Society shows at the National Academy galleries in New York. He attributes his concentration on the 1870 era in his western paintings to his family history....

"Poseidon Reborn" large oil on board, signed by Alexander Canedo 1902 - 1978, lower right. Dimensions: 24" X 29". Traveling from his native Mexico, Canedo studied at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris and later in Rome. His works have been exhibited in prestigious galleries in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and the Petit Musee, in Paris in 1948. A smaller, lesser, more simple, lesser desirable medium - pencil drawing by Canedo, "Reclining Male Nude" Lot # 26 sold for...

Larger oil on canvas, "Jockey on Mount" In the manner of Henry Stull (1851 - 1913). Dimensions: 21" X 36".

"Windmolens in Zaandam" oil on board, signed by Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller (1855 - 1925) bas gauche. Dimensions: 20" X 15" (not including frame). This piece brings out the Master Dutch Impressionist's unique style, feel, color and ability. Condition - craquelure commensurate with age. Similar works have sold for over $28,000.

"Wood's Hole Harbor" oil on canvas, signed by Roger Hayward (1899 - 1979) lower left. Dimensions: 8.20" X 18". This piece displays Hayward's outstanding talent creating the visceral feel of water. Hayward graduated from the Boston Institute of Technology, moved to California while working as a successful architect designer he continued to paint. He exhibited his works at the WaterColor Society; Bartlett Gallery of Los Angeles; Hatfield Gallery of Los Angeles; and the Pasadena Museum. Rog...

“Morgen Fuchsjagd” (“Morning Fox Hunt”), Beautiful turn of the Century oil painting on board, signed lower left Fritz Van der Venne – Munchen, the famous outdoor painter from Munich Germany. Seal inverso of the Adrian Brugger Munchen gallery numbered 840. Condition: Paint craquelure prevalent, color maintained. Strong demand for Van der Venne works is demonstrated by such whole sale dealer auction prices as $4,056 for “Homecoming from Hunting” Lot 152 Van der Venne oil on canva...

“Breakers”, Oil on canvas - Singed. Anton Gutknecht (1907 – 1988). This piece, large (a full 4 ft. X 2 ft.). Mr. Gutknecht a listed Artist, was born and died in Dusseldorf, Germany. He studied in Dusseldorf, Munich, and Hamburg, and instructed for many years at Vienna's Royal Academy before moving to southern California where he settled for sometime. Gutknecht traveled extensively over the world, painting a wide variety of subjects. His works have won prizes in international competitions i...

"Fight of the Century" iconic oil on board painting of the the come back knockout victory of Joe Louis over Max Schmeling in 1938, signed by Arthur Smith (1897 – 1972) lower left. Dimensions: 24" X 18" not including frame, 28.5" X 22.5" with frame. Arthur Smith from New York, famous leader in the Socialist Realist genre, painted for the Federal WPA Program in the 1930s and 1940s and was also an illustrator for The Ring boxing magazine. This particular painting looks like the historic 1938 ...

“Abend von der winterlichen Jagd” (“Evening of the winter hunt”), Striking turn of the Century Troika oil painting on board, signed lower left Fritz Van der Venne – Munchen, the famous troika painter from Munich Germany. Condition: Paint craquelure prevalent, color maintained. Strong demand for Van der Venne works is demonstrated by such whole sale dealer auction prices as $4,056 for “Homecoming from Hunting” Lot 152 Van der Venne oil on canvas at Palais Dorotheum, Vienna, Austri...

Bring beauty into your home with this sublime De Wolfe still life. “Grapes” oil on canvas, signed by Sarah E Bender De Wolfe (1852 - 1935). Born in Washington, DC, Sarah Bender settled in San Francisco by 1865, married Harold De Wolfe and studied at the School of Design under Virgil Williams. De Wolfe, a member of San Francisco Artist Association, SF Women Artists, SF Guild of Arts, considered one of California’s best still-life specialists, has her work displayed at the Oakland Museu...

"Brain coval foot hand skull head", water colour, gouache, pen & black ink/paper, signed and dated 1987 by Peter Nadin (1954 - present), lower right Dimensions: 18" X 24" (not including frame). This piece is from the Speaker Estate, originally purchased at Christie's New York.

"Warming Beach" Oil on canvas - Singed. Anton Gutknecht (1907 – 1988). This piece, large (a full 4 ft. X 2 ft.) and sweeping in scope makes you feel as though you are right there on the sand. Mr. Gutknecht a listed Artist, was born and died in Dusseldorf, Germany. He studied in Dusseldorf, Munich, and Hamburg, and instructed for many years at Vienna's Royal Academy before moving to southern California where he settled for sometime. Gutknecht traveled extensively over the world, painting a wide...

“Pond Footpath”, Oil on canvas - Singed. Anton Gutknecht (1907 – 1988). This piece, large (a full 4 ft. X 2 ft.). Mr. Gutknecht a listed Artist, was born and died in Dusseldorf, Germany. He studied in Dusseldorf, Munich, and Hamburg, and instructed for many years at Vienna's Royal Academy before moving to southern California where he settled for sometime. Gutknecht traveled extensively over the world, painting a wide variety of subjects. His works have won prizes in international competiti...

"Hampton Dunes" Landscape oil painting on board, signed lower right Leon Moran. Evocative style invites the viewer to feel the oceanside ambience. Born in Philadelphia, Moran established his career in New York. Moran exhibited frequently at the American Watercolor Society and National Academy of Design in New York City. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and the Plainfield Art Association in New Jersey. He received awards from the American Art Society, Philadelphia, and the...

Oil on canvas, "Eucalyptus on the Coast", signed lower right by William Ballantine Dorsey (1942 -Present). Dimensions: 19" X 24" The quintessential plein air painter, Dorsey travelled and trekked the California Coast embracing his artistic inspiration. Comp. for size, medium, subject, quality: "flower fields in eucalyptus landscape" lot # 159 sold at John Moran Auctioneers on June 19th, 2001 for $5,500.

Striking intuitive expressive birds eye view concept painting "al di sopra della lotta" (Above The Struggle") Large oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right by Guido Antonio. Circa 1961. Dimensions: Dimensions: 71" X 56". Strong demand is demonstrated by sale prices including (adjusted for size $15,904) for the smaller, less complex, lesser executed "Relazione Uom-Spazio" Lot # 1147 sold at Tejon, Paris on October 21st, 2007.

"Saloon" watercolor on paper, signed ane dated 1946 by Hugo Robus (1885 - 1964) lower left. Dimensions: 825" X 10.25". Robus, a painter and sculptor, a leader in Modern Art and Cubism, studied at the Clevland School of Art, National Academy of Design in Kansas and the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris. Robus similar painting works have sold for over $47,000.

Titled “Raw Hide” verso, oil on board, signed James Colt (lower left). James L. Colt (1922 – 2005) was born James Lee Clutter in Kansas City, Missouri. He changed his name to James Colt in 1977. His work has been exhibited in the National Art Club of New York as a charter member of Pastel Society of America and in the American Watercolor Society shows at the National Academy galleries in New York. He attributes his concentration on the 1870 era in his western paintings to his family hi...

"Hügel Bauernhof und grün wiese in Appenzellerland" (Hill Farm and Green Meadow in Appenzeller) oil on board, signed bas droite, Kolliker. Dimensions: 16" X 13" without frame. Condition: some repairs - two horizontal cracks and repairs lower and middle - board has been securely stabilized by additional back ribbing - see photos. Strong demand for similar paintings include the sale price of $7,257 for smaller and less valuable Gouache medium painting "Muraltengut with view over Lake Zuric...

“A Glimpse of the Sea” watercolor on board, signed John Reginald Goodman (1878 – 1949) lower right. Beautiful seascape painting invites the viewer to feel the sea breeze in their face and smell the coastal air of the southern beaches of England. Note the sophisticated play of color, light and natural themes – including the rabbit in the foreground and the sailboats in the distance. A great way to commune with nature and celebrate the artisanship of this 19th Century English Master arti...

"Self Portrait" oil on canvas, signed by Conrad Buff (1886 - 1975) at the lower left. Dimensions: 11" X 16" (not including the frame). A rare and deeply self exposing piece by the Master landscape impressionist originally from Switzerland who moved to America and worked with artist icons Maynard Dixon and Edgar Payne.

"August" oil on canvas, signed by Mary Joyce Norton lower center. Dimensions: 40" X 36".

"My Village Gallery" Oil Painting on canvas, signed by Alfred Dupont (1904 - 1982). An evocative piece of Dupont's imagined Continental village gallery. Born in New Jersey, Dupont moved to California and studied at University of California; the California School of Arts & Crafts; the Mark Hopkins Institute in San Francisco, and in Bremen, Germany. Alfred Dupont won numerous awards from the Art Association of Laguna Beach and was powerful force in West Coast Art evolution. Dimensions: 48" X ...

Large Rare one of kind original painting "Secret Flight" Acrylic on canvas on board, Signed dated 1990 hallmarked by Michael Knigin (1942 - 2011) bottom and verso. Dimensions: 42" X 58". Provenance: This piece was purchase and owned by Daryl Hannah because it reminded her of her breakout movie "Splash". Knigin is known for popular valuable lithographs, however it is very rare to find an original signed one of kind painting such as this. Native New Yorker, Knigin graduated from Tyler School ...

“Jungfrau Mountain Stream” Oil on artist’s board, attributed to Albert Bierstadt. Condition: Excellent. Bierstadt born in Dusseldorf, Germany, immigrated to the U.S., studied under Aschenbach and Lessing in the Dusselforf school, maintained a unique style, technique, manner and attention to detail. He traveled and painted in situ through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy as well as the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the American West. Bierstadt made a habit of making numerous studi...

Large striking emotive oil painting "Angel" signed and dated1962 lower right by Eugene Hawkins. Size: 65" X 41".

“Stream Near Falcarragh, Co. Donegal” Watercolor by Frank Egginton (1908 – 1990) Irish Landscape Painter. Strong market demand has been demonstrated for this talented listed artist in recent years. Comparable Egginton sales: $10,537 9/5/05 Lot 50 Whyte’s Auctioneers Dublin; $9,550 5/10/07 Lot 231 Christie’s London 5/10/07; $ 7,650 Lot 10 5/10/07 Lot 231 Christie’s London 5/10/07; $7,450 Lot 116 Sotheby’s Olympia London 11/23/06. Dimensions: 29” X 23” with frame, 21”...

Large (32” X 24”) dramatic 19th Century French Impressionist landscape“Meules de foin de Bourges à l'automne” (Haystacks of Bourges in Autumn) Oil on canvass signed, bas droite, L. Jean-Pierre. Leover Jean-Pierre, known for his own style of impressionist painting, the French painter has created an evocative rural vision here. Circa 1870s. Dimensions: 24” X 32” without frame, 41” X 32.5” with frame. Includes period label verso from the Salon Berruyer (see photo).

Elegant and artistic “Reclining Nude” by Jan Hoowij – signed upper right demonstrates his evocative master talent. Dimensions: 36” X 24” (39” X 27.5” with frame). Circa 1953. Hoowij, born in Holland and attended the Royal Academy of Fine and Applied Arts in the Hague and the Academie Grande Chaumière, Paris. He later escaped his occupied homeland in 1939 and lived in London and then emigrated to New York then moved to California. His works have been exhibited in Museums thr...

"Le Navi al Forte dei Marmi" (Ships at Forte dei Marmi - Tuscany) oil on canvas, signed by Giorgio BELLONI (1861-1944). Dimensions: 5.5" X 7.5". Belloni studied at the Brera Academy and was from th Lombard Naturalism school specializing in seascapes distinguished by a poetic and evocative atmosphere. A similar Belloni work "Solitudine" Lot 106 sold at Sotheby's Milan on June 12th, 2007 for $25,639.

Bring Nature's beauty and wisdom, good luck and prosperity, as well as the classic artisanship of the Japanese Meiji Period into your home with this fine silk painting of Cranes in their habitat. Includes original Japanese period frame. Cranes are a symbol of good luck and prosperity. Circa 1890s. Dimensions: 21" X 18" with frame, 12" X 9" without.

"Seeufer" (Lakeside) oil on canvas, signed and dated by Helmuth Macke (1891 - 1936) lower right. The accomplished German Expressionist displays his vision and feel for color here. Circa 1921. Dimensions: 15" X 11.5" (not including frame).

"Bloemen Plukken" (Picking Flowers) Oil on canvas, signed by Robert Archibald Antonius Jean Graafland (1875 - 1940), lower left. Circa 1905. Dimensions: unframed 44" X 30". This strikingly lovely large piece is an outstanding example of his award winning style featuring his iconic women in the garden. From Maastricht, Netherlands, Graafland became a leading "en plein air" impressionist painter founding the "Zondagschool voor Decoratieve Kunsten" ("Sunday Art School"). Strong demand for Gra...

“Beach Light”, Oil on canvas - Singed. Anton Gutknecht (1907 – 1988). This piece has the realism and idealism Gutknecht is famous for. Mr. Gutknecht a listed Artist, was born and died in Dusseldorf, Germany. He studied in Dusseldorf, Munich, and Hamburg, and instructed for many years at Vienna's Royal Academy before moving to southern California where he settled for sometime. Gutknecht traveled extensively over the world, painting a wide variety of subjects. His works have won prizes in i...

Elegant and artistic “Parisian Nude” by Jan Hoowij – signed lower right demonstrates his evocative master talent. Dimensions: 29.5” X 23.5” (34.75” X 28.5” with frame). Circa 1953. Hoowij, born in Holland and attended the Royal Academy of Fine and Applied Arts in the Hague and the Academie Grande Chaumière, Paris. He later escaped his occupied homeland in 1939 and lived in London and then emigrated to New York then moved to California. His works have been exhibited in Muse...

French hand-painted porcelain portrait of a woman in carved wooden frame. Dimensions: 8" X 6.5". Circa 1890s.

“Movin'em Out” oil on board, signed James Colt (lower left). James L. Colt (1922 – 2005) was born James Lee Clutter in Kansas City, Missouri. He changed his name to James Colt in 1977. His work has been exhibited in the National Art Club of New York as a charter member of Pastel Society of America and in the American Watercolor Society shows at the National Academy galleries in New York. He attributes his concentration on the 1870 era in his western paintings to his family history. Hi...

"Lakeside Cottonwoods outside Taos, New Mexico" oil on canvas, signed by Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 - 1953) lower right. Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, Joseph Sharp, was one of the first Caucasian artists to visit New Mexico was regarded as the "father of the Taos Art Colony," and was known for his Indian figure and genre painting as well as for exquisitely colorful landscapes. Dimensions: 19" X 23". His works are exhibited at Houston Museum; Orange Co. (CA) Museum; Butler Museum (Youngstown, OH)...