Beautiful take on boats at their mooring on a still day. The very slight ripple in the reflections of the masts is masterfully observed and accomplished. A controlled, subdued, almost severe palette, a feeling of overcast, and the surprise of the smokestacks across the bay, all beautifully harmonized into the whole. One of the boats catches ...
Category Archives: American Fine Art
Emil Kosa Jr Seated Nude Study P732
Wonderful work by a master watercolorist. Emil Kosa, Jr. received art instruction and music lessons at a very early age. In the 1920s, Kosa moved to California, but returned to France several times to continue his art education. He received traditional painting instruction from Pierre Laurens and studied non-objective painting with Frank Kupka. After settling in California ...
Edgar Corbridge Precisionist Watercolor of Gasworks P735
Edgar Corbridge began painting after observing a friend work and believes that his lack of formal training while young had a beneficial effect on his work. Corbridge felt his art, "should influence the daily lives of all people not just the habitual gallery-goers." Corbridge began to exhibit regularly throughout the 1940s and 1950s in such ...
Edgar Corbridge Precisionist Watercolor of Depot P734
Edgar Corbridge began painting after observing a friend work and believes that his lack of formal training while young had a beneficial effect on his work. Corbridge felt his art, "should influence the daily lives of all people not just the habitual gallery-goers." Corbridge began to exhibit regularly throughout the 1940s and 1950s in such ...
Emil Kosa Dark Girl Nude Study Watercolor P733
Superbly executed watercolor study. Emil Kosa, Jr. received art instruction and music lessons at a very early age. In the 1920s, Kosa moved to California, but returned to France several times to continue his art education. He received traditional painting instruction from Pierre Laurens and studied non-objective painting with Frank Kupka. After settling in California in 1928, ...
Portrait of Bette Davis by Bill Seay 1950s Pastel and Gouache P730
This is really a knockout, and a beautiful likeness. Bill Seay (1922-2012) started his working life as Billy Seay, child actor, in the late silents and early talkies ("Kid Millions" with Eddie Cantor, "Topaze" with John Barrymore, and "The Unknown" with Lon Chaney and the young Joan Crawford, are the most noted of these films), ...
Portrait of a Mexican Woman: Oil on Canvas P729
An exceptional example of American Realist painting that radiates the relaxation and charm that is Old California. Lovely period colors. Oil on canvas, circa 1933. The artist captures the details of the sitter's Mexican silver jewelry and linen blouse with verve and brio. Purchased from a San Diego estate. Professionally cleaned, has a minor bend ...
K. Teagle Desert Landscape P728
In this beautiful oil on canvas desert landscape,Teagle captures our purple mountains' majesty: Warm magenta, blue and purple hues. Art measures 14 1/2" tall x 18 1/2" wide. Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely ...
Charles Putnam Safford (1900 – 1963) Portrait of a Woman P727
The lighting is somewhat eerie, the treatment fluent, even stylish, and the sitter possesses a truly arresting beauty in this noir-ish period portrait. Oil on canvas. Measures 31" tall x 25 1/2" wide. Born in Logansport, IN on Nov. 18, 1900. Charles Safford ran away from home at age 14 and spent his teens as a hobo. ...
Pirate Illustration Oil on Canvas Board P726
Circa 1925 pirate painting signed ETX. Painting measures 31" tall x 25 1/2" wide. Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We also ship worldwide, and for those transactions we require wire transfers. ...
Marjorie Reed “Bar X Roundup Evening Chow” P725
A very unusual subject from this quintessential artist of the Old West best known for her fascination with stagecoaches. Born in Springfield, Illinois and raised in Los Angeles, Marjorie Reed gained a reputation for paintings of western scenes, particularly Butterfield Overland Stage coaches and other scenes of cowboys, horses and figures associated with the Overland Mail ...
Orpha Mae Klinker: Mexican Fishing Village P724
This beguiling and beloved painter was an integral part of the California art scene. Here her feel for landscape meets her delight in human beings (and animals!) as she brings a village charmingly to life. Art measures 23" x 26 1/2". A painter of the California and Southwestern desert, Orpha Klinker had a long list of ...
Milford Zorne “Baja Shoreline” Watercolor P723
A beautiful example of the artist's work. Milford Zorne remains one of the most admired California painters. His watercolors are especially prized for their combined strength and delicacy. Watercolor painting enjoyed a major renaissance early in the 20th Century in Southern California when a group of artists began using it as a primary medium. Scholar Gordon ...
Juanita Schoolfield Desert Landscape P008
Oil on board by Juanita Schoolfield - desert landscape - 9x11". $195. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We also ship worldwide, and for those transactions we require wire transfers. Please feel free to enquire ...
B. J. Ferree (1930-1988) Desert Landscape P009
A wonderful desert landscape by folk artist B.J. Ferree depicting your typical California desert: yucca, saguaro and poppies. Oil on canvas on board measures 10" x 13". $75. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We ...
Frank Berry Standish Oil on Board Landscape / Building P715
Active in California from 1890 until his death in 1944, Frank Standish was born in England and moved to the San Francisco area in 1890 when he was age 30. He had his studio in San Francisco until the 1906 earthquake and fire and then moved to Berkeley where he set up a commercial art ...
“Burlingame Hills” Plein Air Painting by Louis Heinzman P714
A characteristic California scene rendered with charm and skill. The place is identified on the back of the canvas board as Burlingame Hills near Crystal Springs Lakes, and dated 1928-9. Born in Munich, Germany, Louis Heinzman (1905-1982) became known for his serene, sunlit vistas, desert and mountain landscapes as well as portraits. He studied at an early ...
Portrait of Leo Carrilo by Joseph Mason Reeves P072
A portrait of Leo Carrillo by Joseph Mason Reeves. Done in Conté crayon on paper. Conté: Invented in France in 1795 by Nicolas-Jacques Conté especially for drawing and sketching, Conté Crayons are made from a blend of natural pigments, kaolin clay, and graphite. The Conté crayon has been used by many of the world’s greatest artists, ...
Hernando Gonzallo Villa Oil on Canvas Indians on Lone Butte, Santa Fe Poster ? P712
Hernando Gonzallo Villa Oil on Canvas Indians on Butte Sante Fe Poster. A unique oil on canvas By Villa of Indians on Lone Butte over looking a Valley the at Sunset. Beautiful sky and texture. Signed and Copyrighted in the lower left corner which is Indicative of his work for the Santa fe and Southern ...
Fredrick William Becker Nocturnal Adobe New Mexico Oil on board 1888-1974 P144
Fredrick William Becker Nocturnal Adobe New Mexico Oil on board. Circa 1930's. 9 x 12. Lovely Taos Frame. Strong early Image and he rarely did Nocturnals. An itinerant artist, specializing in landscapes and murals, Frederick Becker was born in Vermillion, South Dakota, and lived in New York City, Oklahoma City, Texas, Taos, New Mexico, and California ...
Frank Coburn Orange Grove oil on Board 1862-1938 P711
Lovely painting by Frank Coburn. Oil on Board. 24 x 30. Nice and Bright in the California Expressionist mode. Born in Chicago, IL on July 24, 1862. Coburn began his art career as an ornamental sign painter and remained a self-taught artist except for brief study at the AIC and in St Louis. After moving to ...
Alfredo Orselli (1880 – 1953) 1920s Floral Still Life P710
An amazing large scale oil on canvas of a floral still life by Alfredo Orselli: In its original frame. Art measures 58" x 20". Born in Italy on July 17, 1880. Orselli was a resident of San Francisco in 1919. Shortly thereafter, he settled in Los Angeles where he remained until his death on Jan. 20, ...
Carl T. Jensen (1906 – 1974) 1934 Lakeside Village P707
A beautiful oil on canvas of a lakeshore village by Carl T. Jensen. Born in Holland on July 20, 1906. By 1930 Jensen was working in Los Angeles as a draftsman in an architectural office. He died there on December 22, 1974. Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ ...
Old Arizona Plein Aire Oil on Board P706
A great 1920s plein aire of an old Arizona pueblo: Unsigned. Art measures 12 x 16, frame 16 x 22. Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We also ship worldwide, and for ...
WPA Style Oil on Canvas of a Miner P700
WPA Style oil on canvas of a Miner and his traveling companions, a donkey, and dog. Canvas measures 34" x 24". Call for pricing. We ship using UPS and Priority Mail, but for larger pieces we employ two freight companies we have found to be careful, cost effective and timely in delivery. We also ship worldwide, and ...