Albert Wenk

Early 20th Century Seascape of Capri, Amalfi Coast

1913

"Noah's Ark", Monkeys in Trees w. Crocodiles, Richard DeTreville 1924 San Mateo A lively, large-scale vertical painting of Macaques monkeys in the trees abo...

Old town on the Bay in Baja Mexico Original Oil painting on Linen by Palavicini Old Village in Baja Mexico by unknown Mexico artist Palavicini. (Mexico 20...

Mid Century Dutch Windmill Original in French Impressionist Style Colorful French impressionist style oil painting by F. Simont (Dutch 19th/20th Century), circa 1950. Boat anchored ...

High Sierras Log Cabin Lodge Original Oil Painting by J. Bond Francisco Early 1900s era impasto painting of the High Sierras and a Log Cabin Lodge by California artist John Bond Francisco (American, 1863 - 1931). Well painted landscape of early 20th century California High Sierras will lush green grass and California Poppies. Signed lower right "J. bond Francisco." Presented in a newer, custom, giltwood frame. Image, 12"H x 16"W Frame 23.5"H 19.5"W x 1.25"D John Bond Francisco was born in Cincinnati, OH on Dec. 14, 1863. From an early age Francisco was drawn to both music and art. He studied the violin with Hermann Eckhardt and painting at the Cincinnati Art Academy for several years. He arrived in Los Angeles in 1887 and was so taken with the beauty of the place, he opted to make it his home. He soon continued his studies in Berlin, Munich, and in Paris at Académies Julian and Colarossi under Courtois, Bouguereau, and Robert-Fleury. While in Europe he studied the violin in the morning hours and painting in the afternoon. Upon returning to Los Angeles in 1892, he married and built a home at 1401 Albany Street where he lived for the rest of his life. Combining an art and music career, he helped form the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra in 1897 and served as their first concert master. While teaching music and art at his studio, he made painting excursions into the surrounding countryside, often with his pupil Elmer Wachtel. He combined his Munich technique with that of the Barbizon's influence to produce paintings of California deserts and mountains that held dramatic light and shade contrasts. Later his palette brightened and he leaned more toward Impressionism. Francisco's studio in the Blanchard Bldg and his home were a mecca for both painters and musicians until his death on Jan. 8, 1931. Member: American Artists Club (Munich); Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA; Painters & Sculptors of LA; Athletic Club (LA); LA AA. Exh: Calif. Bldg, World's Columbian Expo (Chicago), 1893; Chamber of Commerce (LA), 1894; Ruskin Art Club (LA), 1902-04; Blanchard Hall (LA), 1907; Alaska Yukon Expo (Seattle), 1909 (gold medal); Hallett Gallery (LA), 1910; Daniell Gallery (LA), 1912; LACMA, 1914; Friday Morning Club (LA), 1915; Biltmore Salon (LA), 1925. In: UCLA; LACMA; Orange County (CA) Museum. Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Out West, Sept. 1913; Graphic, 3-10-1918; Who's Who in the Pacific Southwest...

Mid Century Lake Lucerne, Switzerland Landscape Gorgeous landscape of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland by Gustave Grossenbacher (Swiss, 20th century). The viewer stands at the edge of an e...

Wonderful and vibrant mid 20th-century landscape of Croatian Coast with a sailboat and red-roofed houses by A. Verbitski (translated), ( Russian, 20th Century), c.1950s. Signed lower...

Hasmut focuses on painting figure, portrait and still live and puts a strong emphasis on a composition by transforming all necessary ingredients such as: color, texture and light int...

"Compline is a recent piece, a work honoring New England. It is a culmination of what I developed and experienced from those decades painting and trekking through the northeast in th...

Ulrich Gleiter's (EUR based) "View from my Cottage First days of Spring" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto, plein air depiction of a winter landscape fram...

"Ta Som, Angor Wat" is a plein air oil painting of the Buddhist Temple in Cambodia. The painting has earth tones and was painted in the shade, no doubt to escape the heat while tryin...

Ulrich Gleiter's (EUR based) "Midnight Sun in Finland (Last Snow)" is an oil painting that depicts a snow covered yard with a deck railing and a yellow mi...

Oleg Ardimasov was born on July 24, 1936 in the village of Lermontovka, in the Khabarovsk region of Russia. As a young artist, Oleg studied visual arts under Anfisa Burkova. After n...