Thad Emory Leland

'In the Paddock', Impressionist Equestrian oil, Monterey, California artist

Circa 1955

Signed lower right, 'G. Bundgaard' for Gunnar Bundgaard (Danish, 1920-2005) and dated '57'. A light-filled, panoramic landscape showing Holstein cattle grazing in a grassy field beneath sun-lit clouds. This listed Danish painter first studied at Copenhagen's Gronvang School where he was particularly influenced by the romantic academic style of Niels Pederson...

Signed lower right, 'Charles Damrow' for Charles Damrow (American, 1916-1989) and painted circa 1940; additionally signed verso on stretcher, 'Chas. Damrow'. An idyllic, South-weste...

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...

Signed lower right, 'Dusso' for Leon D'Usseau, Jr. (American, 1918-1991) and painted circa 1965. A substantial, Modernist oil showing a mare and foal frolicking in a deep chestnut landscape interspersed with foliage and areas of bright color. Born in Los Angeles, Leon D'Usseau began training under the guidance of his father, who was among the earliest fine-art film directors to work in Hollywood. At the age of twelve, Leon was drawing seriously and, at fifteen, received a working scholarship at Chouinard School of Art where he studied under Merrill Gage and Alexander Archipenko. At this early age, he was also employed by Chouinard to teach a line-drawing class. Adopting the anglicized brush-name of Dusso, he exhibited widely and with success including at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1937-40), the California Palace Legion of Honor (1941), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1942), the Laguna Festival of Arts, Los Angeles Artists Association (1945), the California Watercolor Society (1946) and the Audubon Association (1945). Leon Dusso...

Signed lower right, 'Leslie H. Van Nimwegen' (Dutch-American, born 1951) and painted circa 1990. A large oil landscape showing a group of male big...

Chinese School, 20th century; After Ren Renfa (Qinglongzhen, 1255-1328). Signed center right in Chinese with artist chop mark for 'Yueshan Daoren' 月山道人, brush name for Ren Renfa. (Qinglongzhen [now Qingpu, Songjiang, Shanghai Municipality], b.1255; d. 1328). Chinese painter. Under the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) he became an official, rising to the level of Vice-President of the River Conservation Bureau. He was famous for his paintings of horses, which were much admired by both his Mongol and Chinese patrons. In horse painting he followed in the tradition of the Song-period (960–1279) artist Li Gonglin, which was characterized by use of the ‘iron-wire’ line and a minimum of shading. Ultimately, however, Ren’s style can be traced to the Tang (ad 618–907) painters Yan Liben and Han Gan. Ren’s earliest surviving painting is dated 1280, indicating that he was a mature artist by his mid-twenties. Although he worked as an official under the alien Mongol emperors, he was capable of paintings that incorporated clear political messages. The most famous is Fat and Lean Horses (Beijing, Pal. Mus.), in which, according to his inscription, the fat horse...

Early morning by the River Wye, Gloucestershire, October is an original oil painting by Anna Pinkster. It was inspired by time spent sketching on a misty mor...

Bay Arab Horse English House oil on canvas, framed framed: 35 x 45 inches painting: 30 x 40.5 inches provenance: private collection, UK The painting is i...

The Close of Day by Paul Flaubert (1928-1994) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18.5 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition ...

Artist/ School: Dutch School, late 20th century, signed Title: At the Close of Day Medium: oil painting on board, framed framed: 21.5 x 25 inches board: 15.5 x 19.5 inches Proven...

""Cattle Watering" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed painting: 9.5 x 13.75 inches A delightful original oil painting by the 20th century French ...

The Old French Street by Henri Maurice Cahours (French 1889-1974) signed oil on board, framed framed: 29 x 22.5 inches board: 22 x 15 inches provenance: private collection, Provence,...