Catalog: Fine Art: Paintings: Oil: N. America (28)

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.

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...

“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...

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.

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...

"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...

"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.

"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...

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...

"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.

Rare last work, unusually large (over 40 inches X 30 inches), “Wranglers” Oil on canvas, signed lower right, Lloyd Harting. Recognized as Harting’s last work (some consider this work partially unfinished). Condition: Excellent. Lloyd Harting was born in Little Falls, Minnesota. He attended the College of Engineering at the University of Minnesota, and then studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts...

"Los Ninos" giclee canvas board, signed lower right by Ettore De Grazia  (1909 - 1982). Dimensions: 27" X 27". This unusually large example captures of his unique style of color and feeling. Of Italian heritage, De Grazia was born and lived in Arizona which inspired much of his work. A renaissance maverick from humble beginnings De Grazia wrote books and designed his own gallery, brought appreciation and pride to the world he loved.

“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. He became a leading plein air painter in the California School with subjects including deserts, missions, Yosemite, Monterey, the High Sierra Mountains and Arizona deserts...

“Sunset on Vance Jackson Road” Oil on board, landscape of the countryside around San Antonio, Texas. Signed Alice Chilton lower right corner. The inscription: “Sunset on Vance Jackson Road near Drake’s place” is written verso (see photo) – (referring to the road in San Antonio and the estate of James Frederick Drake (1863-1933), patron of the arts and prominent New York attorney who’s paper’s are kept at the Ransom Research Center in Austin, Texas). This fine work demonstrates...

“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...

"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.

"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. J W Smith ...

"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)...