Ben Benn

"Woodstock, New York"

1929

Oil on wooden panel painting of the iconic Flatiron building in New York City by the British artist Claude Cahill Cooper. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Circa 1975. The painting is housed in its original ornate gold leaf frame. Overall framed measurements are 23.25 by 19.25 inches. Claude Cahill Cooper (b. 1941) An Impressionist painter, he uses the pointillist method in many of his paintings. . Claude Cahill Cooper was born in London, England to parents who were both doctors. Recognizing his talents in drawing at an early age, his parents enrolled him at the Coventry Art School while he was still attending primary school. In later years he attended the London Art Institute and had his first show a few years later. His works are exhibited in London, Paris, and New York and his typical signature is C.C. Cooper. Flatiron Building, originally Fuller Building, steel-framed skyscraper in New York City that was completed in 1902. It is one of the city’s oldest surviving skyscrapers. The Flatiron Building on Fifth Avenue is significant not only in its unusual appearance but also as one of the key buildings in the Beaux-Arts Classicist movement. Its architect, New York–born Daniel Burnham, is better known for his work and plans in Chicago than in his city of birth. In 1873 he formed a partnership with John Wellborn Root that was significant in creating a group of architects and engineers called the Chicago School. The commercial office tower scheme, named initially after the building’s promoter George Fuller...

Very well executed oil painting of the Bay of Naples showing fishermen netting their catch with a smoldering Mount Vesuvius in the background. Signed R. ...

Oil on board painting of a boatyard in winter in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Signed lower right. Signed, titled and dated 2010 verso. Framed in custom gold leaf gallery frame 19 by 22 ...

Oil on artist board painting by the American artist, Marion Gray Traver. The painting is entirely executed with a palette knife, a familiar tool used by this artist. Signed lower r...

Small well executed oil on card stock mounted to board miniature painting of two treesq on a hillside. Signed lower right “Goodwin 05”. Condition is very good. Artist unknown. The a...

Important large oil on board painting by the New York artist, Paul Wesley. Signed lower right. Condition is very good. Circa 1920. The scene depicts a horse drawn buggy with driver...

French Mid 20th Century oil on board Fauvist view of boats at anchor, probably near Nice in the South of France by Hyppolite Roger. Signed bottom left. ...

French Mid 20th Century oil on board, fauvist view of olive trees in a landscape, probably near Nice in the South of France and the surrounding countryside, by Hyppolite Roger...

French Mid 20th Century oil on board Fauvist view of a landscape, probably near Nice in the South of France and the surrounding countryside, by Hyppolite Roger...

Paris. Oil on cardboard, 42,4x64 cm Paris landscape. View on the river from the top. Colorful painting with yellow-orange trees, dominant color blue

Sunset in Paris. 2006, oil on cardboard, 33x45,8 cm Paris evening cityscape. View on the bridge. Colorful painting with yellow-pink sun, dominant color blue-lilac

Genre: Modern Subject: Figures Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States signed lower left Donald Roy Purdy is an American painter whose work evolved through a range of styl...