Henry Bacon

Woman in a Field

1894

Portrait of a Seated Woman oIl on canvas, c. 1930 Signed on the reverse in oil paint: "Paul W" Created while the artist was a student at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Provenance: Estate of the artist Condition: Cleaned and stretched by Monica Radecki, South Bend, Indiana. The painting is unframed Canvas size: 30 x 24 inches This work created while the artist was in art school. Winchell studied art at the Minneapolis and Chicago Art Institutes in the 1930’s. He went on to teach at both institutions. Winchell studied under the noted artists Daniel Garber and Leon Kroll. Winchell exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Art Institute of Chicago and the Kansas City Art Institute. He retired to a quiet life in Painsville, Ohio. Paul H. Winchell (1903 – 1971) was a printmaker, illustrator, teacher, and gilder according to Crump, 2009 (Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900- 1945, Minnesota Historical Society Press). He was the son of Mrs. Looman Winchell of Shepherd Rd as noted in a 1937 newspaper article (Painsville, O. Telegraph). Winchell grew up in North Perry, Ohio and then studied and worked as an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago. He studied with Leon Kroll (1884 – 1974), Boris Anisfeld (1878-1973), Daniel Garber (1880 – 1958), Charles Woodbury (1864 – 1940), George Oberteuffer...

Portrait of Young Woman (Self Portrait of the Artist?) Oil on canvas, pre 1963 Signed lower left edge (see photo) also see photo of signature from another work by the artist Newman Galleries label verso (a leading art gallery in Philadelphia, founded 1860 Condition: Excellent Canvas size: 30 1/16 x 18 1/8 inches Frame size: 32 x 20 inches Exhibited: Newman Gallery, Philadelphia Note: Tatiana was a talented portrait painter and baroness from a wealthy and aristocratic Italian family, who married the American artist Cy Towmbly in 1959. Tatiana married Cy Twombly in April of 1959. They had a son, Cyrus Alessandro, made famous in his painting The Age of Alexander, 1959-1960. Tatiana's brother, Baron Giorgio Francehtti, purchased the famous Venetian landmark, Ca' D' Oro, located on the Grand Canal. He formed a major collection of art. The Baron was a backer of the noted Roma art...

Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife) Oil on canvas, c. 1940's Signed upper right "A.G. Warshawsky" (see photo) According to the daughter-in-law of the artist, this painting...

Hippolyte Roques (active 1838-1864) Three Head Portraits of a Young Girl Oil on grey wove paper, c. 1850 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the artist Shepherd Galle...

The White Scarf (Self Portrait of the Artist) Oil on board, 1894 Signed and dated lower left: E M Heller '94 (see image) Framed in a metal leaf Whistler style frame, Frame: 23 x 18-...

Woman with Bouquet (Lady Liberty by Moonlight) Oil on canvas, 1974 Signed and dated by the artist lower center (see photo) Titled in pencil on stretcher, verso Housed in the original wooden frame made by the artist (a simple band of wood surrounding the canvas Condition: Very good, untouched since creation of the work Canvas size: 28 x 27 inches Provenance: joseph M. Erdelac, Cleveland Set in a realm of fantasy, Mary Spain’s work exhibits oddly distorted figures in a child-like manner with an underlying sense of absurdity. Through her toylike and primitive style, Spain created surrealistic dramas that puzzle and entrance the viewer. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mary Spain studied art at Syracuse University and moved to Ohio in the 1960s to teach art at Chagrin Falls...

Walking in the Woods French School, late 19th century signed Maurice Bernard signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 28 inches canvas: 21 x 26 inches provenance: private collection...

Antoine Williams Zarra (1820-1892) was an international man of mystery. When not painting in the rural village of Barbizon and its environs, he was moonlighting as a costume and set ...

Waiting by Jozef Israëls (1824-1911) Oil on canvas 95.3 x 133.9 cm (37 ½ x 52 ¾ inches) Signed lower left, Jozef Israels A monumental painting by one of...

Barbizon Period mid 19th Century oil on canvas English rural landscape by Alfred Vickers, Signed bottom right with old collectors label to the rear stretcher. Presented in fine custo...

Félix Saturnin BRISSOT de WARVILLE (Véron, 1818 – Versailles, 1892) Sheep at the sheepfold Oil on panel Signed lower left 28 x 36 cm Félix Saturnin Brissot de Warville was born in the Yonne, at Véron near Sens, on May 7, 1818. He is the grandson of Jacques Pierre...

Signed lower right "C. Daubigny". As we gaze upon the painting, we are immediately drawn to the foreground, where a small group of women are diligently washing clothes on the banks o...