Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings

Dave Pavelonis Untitled (Valley of the Dolls) Acrylic on canvas 60.5 x 50.75

This artwork "Western Scene" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Western artist Charles Damrow, 1916-1989. It is signed at the lower left corne...

Antique American modernist interior scene with two monkeys. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 39H x 26L.

A painting by Alexander Calder. "Mickey Mouse" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, yellows, and oran...

Lions is an oil painting realized by an unknown artist. Oil on canvas, signed lower right ''Lync...'' (last letter illegible), below dated 1945, patch with retouch on the nose of t...

Olaf Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) California, New York, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas Artist Image Size: 20 x 24 Frame Size: 29.5 x 33 Medium: oil 1946 "Home Corral" California Olaf Wieghorst Without a doubt one of if not the most colorful Wieghorst paintings ever done. Signed lower left. Titled on verso. Dated on verso. In very nice condition. Has been professionally cleaned. Has very fine craquelure in the tree branches and a small spot below the horse that is really only visible if you are extremely close to the painting or with magnification. One of his finest paintings. Also please view my other Wieghorst from the same estate. I have included close up photos as well as photos taken in natural light, spot light and fluorescent lighting. Olaf Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) California, New York, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas Artist Image Size: 20 x 24 Frame Size: 29.5 x 33 Medium: oil "Home Corral" Dated 1946 Biography Olaf Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) Born in Viborg, Denmark, Olaf Wieghorst was a child acrobatic performer from the age of nine when he began appearances at Tivoli Theater in Copenhagen and later toured Europe. He also learned horseback riding working on a stock farm, and horses became a major focus of his admiration and later his painting. In 1918, he arrived in the United States, having worked as a cabin boy on a steamer. He served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry on the Mexican border in the days of Pancho Villa. He later recalled a favorite horse from that period and said that riding through El Paso in 1921, the horse fell on his ankle and broke it. The outfit was heading to Douglas, Arizona, and not wanting to be left behind with his injury, he stayed on the horse which carried him all the way through the New Mexico desert on one of the hottest days of the year. The horse died during the night, having expended all his energy on saving Wieghorst. He later wrote that when the Cavalry discarded the use of horses, "they took the soul out of that great branch of the service" ("Widening Horizons"). He wandered extensively through the West sometimes on horseback, finding work in Arizona and New Mexico as a cowboy. Then he went to New York and served as a mounted policeman until 1944, spending most of his time on a horse named Rhombo patrolling the Central Park bridle paths and saving many people injury from runaway horses. He began painting in his spare time, and he was successful enough that his work was represented by the Grand Central Art Galleries of the Biltmore Hotel. In 1944, he settled in El Cajon, California. His paintings include cowboys, horses, and Indians in landscape, but there is little if any collectible art of his done during his early days in the West. His primary output came after his return to California when he began painting cowboys and horses extensively. He did numerous horse portraits, spending time on ranches studying their unique personalities. He painted celebrity horses including Roy Rogers' Trigger, Gene Autry's Champion and Tom Morgan's stallion. He was a large, powerful, handsome, and very personable man. Source: Kathleen Wade Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988) He arrived in the U.S. in 1918, joining the U.S. Cavalry, & patrolled the Mexico border in New Mexico & Arizona . When he mustered out of the army, he drifted, ending up as a wrangler on the Cunningham Ranch near Alma, New Mexico. By the mid-twenties, Wieghorst was in New York City, working as a mounted policeman - his relationships with the many horses that were a part of his life became the common denominator of his paintings. Living in California by the end of WWII, he began a career that spiraled to success, in part due to his engaging personality. His paintings have appeared in numerous solo & retrospective exhibitions including the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City (1974), The Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona (1981), & the San Diego Historical Society, California (2002). His work was the subject of the 1970 biography, "Olaf Wieghorst" by William Reed...

Whimsical oil on paper painting of a tabby cat resting on a rug and backed by large abstract cat forms, circa 1940. Signed lower left. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whit...

Artist: Ugo Setti, Italian (1915 - ) Title: In Valdumentina Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 23.5 x 31.5 inches Frame Size: 32 x 40 inches

Artist: George Rhoads, American (1926 - ) Title: The Jungle Year: 1968 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 54.5 x 72 in. (138.43 x 182.88 cm)

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, R.A. (1901-1979) The fashion parade signed ‘CF Tunnicliffe’ (lower right) oil on canvas 25 ⅛ x 30 ¼ in. (63.8 x 76.8 cm.) frame 30 ⅞ x 36 in. (78.4 x 9...

Sunil Das - Horse III - 11 x 9 inches (unframed size) Pastel on Sand Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist pai...

Still life with chicken and mushrooms. Oil on canvas, 50 x 61 cm hunting theme in painting Marc Sterling (1895-1976) Marc Sterling was born in Pryluky, a small town in Ukraine, wher...

Sunil Das - Horse II - 11 x 9 inches (unframed size) Pastel on Sand Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist pain...

Sunil Das - Horse IV - 8 x 10.5 inches (unframed size) Coloured Pastel on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernis...

Sunil Das - Horse I - 11 x 9 inches (unframed size) Pastel on Sand Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist paint...

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The Parrot is an original artwork realized in the 1930s by Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 - Gargnano, 1942). Original Painting on canvas. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. ...

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English mid century oil painting Portrait of a cute Corgi. Paintings of this breed are very rare and very collected. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last...

Original vintage 1960s landscape painting with deer grazing in a meadow in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming by Harold Skene (1883-1978). Golden As...

Georges MANZANA-PISSARRO (1871-1961) Les poissons, 1935 Oil on panel Size : 31 x 38 cm Signed and dated 1935 lower left Title and signed on reserve Provenance : Private collection,...

Melvin Warren (1920 - 1995) Texas Artist Image Size: 18 x 24 Frame Size: 24 x 30 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dated 1964 "Line Shack" Biography Melvin Warren (1920 - 1995) Melvin Charles ...

Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil. Signed lower left. Not much is known about Marco de Marco, but just look at...

"White Pidgeon - La Paloma Blanca" by Philadelphia born modernist and surrealist painter Leon Kelly, is a large scale Modernist Abstract painting. The 40" x 54" oil on canvas is sign...

Original gouache, probably Belgian for matchbox covers. Mid-20th Century.

EMILIO GRAU SALA Spanish, 1911 - 1975 LE CONCOURS HIPPIQUE signed "Grau Sala" (lower centre) signed, located and titled "GRAU SALA / 6. RUE DE CHEVREUSE / PARIS 6 / "LE CONCOURS HIPP...

J. James Akston Surrealism, Bird with Fish, marine scene Acrylic on Board Frame: 9.75 X 8 Image: 4.5 X 3.25 Joseph James Akston was a Polish American sculptor, painter, known for surrealist abstract painting and Aubusson (for Les Ateliers Pinton Frères, tapisserie, Aubusson) tapestry artist. Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1898 he died in Palm Beach Florida in 1983. During the 1960s and '70s the entrepreneur-artist James Joseph Akston adopted a unique Surreal Expressionist style in order to present his private primordial universe and lampoon its denizens, a ribald cast of animal creatures with human foibles. A successful industrialist, he began his career with General Motors foreign operations and then started his own business. Intermittently he studied painting, first with Jerry Farnsworth in North Truro (Mass.) and then with Jose Clemente Orozco in Mexico. In the early 1960s Akston became publisher-editor of a group of art publications which included The Magazine Arts. Initially an abstract expressionist, Akston had one-man exhibitions at the New York Convention Center and the Corcoran Museum in Washington. Since 2015 the record price for this artist at auction is $12,575 USD for Spheres Aux Triangles Aubusson Tapestry, sold at Bonhams New York in 2019. He was a Graduate of Georgetown University. He sat on the board of the Norton Museum. Exhibitions 1976 Hokin Gallery 1966 Gallery 63 NYC 1960 Gallery 63 Rome , Italy Select Public Collections National Museum, Wshington DC Boca Museum of Art Whitney Museum of Art, NYC Museum of Modern Art, NYC Museum of African Art Washington DC (Now part of Smithsonian Museum) Bibliography: 1962 Art...

Unframed Manuel Monedero (n. Seville in 1925 - m. Carboneras (Aracena, Huelva) in 2002) is a Spanish painter. His first exhibition dates from 1961 a...

THE CURIOUS ENCOUNTER Size: 53.5 x 67 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A striking and lively composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1974. The canvas bursts with energ...

Work on canvas Beige wooden frame 41.5 x 44 x 5 cm

Sleeping Cat by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide condition: ...

Kitten Portrait by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 6.25 high by 8 inches wide condit...

Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...

Really impressive early American modernist painting. Oil on board. Framed.

The Huntsman English School, mid 20th century (painted in an earlier style) oil on board, framed framed: 17 x 21 inches board : 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK cond...

Horse in Country House Landscape French artist, 19th century oil on canvas, framed in antique maple wood frame framed: 25 x 29 inches board: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collec...

"Bob" Portrait of a Cairn Terrier by Frances Mabel Hollams (British 1877-1963) signed & dated 1946 titled to the lower corner oil painting on wood panel: 14 x 18 inches framed condition: very good and presentable; some spots of surface dirt and abrasions provenance: private collection in the Cotswolds, England. Frances Mabel Hollams (British 1877-1963) was a popular British painter of horses and dogs. Hollams typically painted her subjects on wooden panels with no background, so that the grain of the wood remains visible. She grew up at Dene Park in Shipbourne and later moved to Puttenden Manor near the hamlet of Dunks Green. Hollams studied under the artist Frank Calderdon (1865-1943) and, at a time when most schools did not accept female students, she studied in Paris at the Académie Julian. She was also one of the first female Royal Academicians, exhibiting eight paintings , and in 1899 was elected to the Society of Women Artists. Hollams was married to land agent Charles Lionel Fox who worked for the Fairlawne Estate, Tonbridge, Kent. The Fairlawne Estate was owned by the Cazelet family, who were well-known racehorse owners and trainers. Major Peter Cazalet was the trainer of horses owned by the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother – who used to stay at the estate on visits. Cairn Terrier In the lush green landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, amidst the rugged terrain and craggy cliffs, roamed a tenacious little companion known as the Cairn Terrier. These spirited dogs, with their shaggy coats...

Horse in a Landscape by Major George A Cattley (English, 1896-1978) signed & dated 1961 oil painting on canvas board, 14 x 20 inches framed condition: overall very good and pleasing,...

Charles Walter Simpson. English ( b.1885 - d.1971 ). Dartmoor Ponies, Devon. Oil on Board. Signed lower right. Image size 20.7 inches x 28.2 inches ( 52.5cm x 71.5cm ). Frame size 29...

Mastiff: "Broomcourt Romeo" by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unstretched 5.5 x 7.25 inches (frame 7.5 x 9.25 inches) Delightful ...

Hazel M. Barnett. British. Ponies at Penlan, Swansea, Wales.1967 Oil on Board. Signed. Image size 17.9 inches x 35.6 inches ( 45.5cm x 90.5cm ). Frame size 19.7 inches x 37.4 inches...

Harold Walton Freckleton. English ( b.1890 - d.1979 ). Milly with Minstrel. Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Image size 24.4 inches x 29.52 inches ( 62cm x 75cm ). Frame size 30.7 ...

Watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed. Cute animal portrait!

English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Miniature Poodle Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the 20th century. She also painted flower subj...

Oil Painting: A Pekingese "Lovely Maid of Kyratown" by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unstretched 5.0 x 7.0 inches A delightful ...

Born in 1918 in Fordyce, Arkansas and raised in Louisiana, Fearing first studied art at Louisiana Tech University, and later earned a master’s degree at Columbia University in New Yo...

Horse Riders by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15.5 x 19 inches stamped verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good...

The Sheep Dog French, mid 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 31 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall...

« Noah's Ark" is an unsigned oil painting that transcends the well-known biblical narrative into a contemporary allegory. Within this canvas, an iconic and realistic ark shelters a kaleidoscope of beings paired by species, each carrying its own story within the gaze of its eyes. The artwork’s naive style speaks a universal language, capable of touching both the innocence of a child and the childlike essence within adults. The paired animals...

Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Cats and Birds Composition in Acrylic on Paper How many cats and birds do you see? This striking painting by San Francisco's Bay Area abs...

Very impressive mid century polo field modernist landscape. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.

Oil Painting by Charles Frederick Noble "Brulette (E.C.Elliot) winning the 1931 Oak Stakes"" 1920 - 1931 A Hampstead, North London painter of dramatic racing and hunting scenes and ...

"Nude with Cat" by R. Walker is a charming portrait of a woman and cat posed by a window.

Josep Ventosa Domenech (1897-1982) - Navarcles - Oil on panel Oil measurements 16x22 cm. Frame measurements 31x37 cm.

Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...

Signed lower left, 'Frank A. Brown' for Frank Arthur Brown (American, 1876-1962) and dated 1938. Titled, verso, on stretcher bar, 'Algerian Street', additionally signed, 'Frank A Bro...

ARTIST: Frederick Charles Herrick (1887-1970) British TITLE: "Stylised Horses In A Field" SIGNED: inscribed verso MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 72cm x 56cm inc frame CONDITION: good o...

"Harvest" is a 30 x 25 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant reds and orange, and estate s...