Paul Greene

"Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts, " Paul Greene, Bright Large New England Scene

Carl Wuermer (1900 - 1981) Late Summer, 1924 Oil on canvas 26 x 28 inches Signed and dated lower right Provenance: McColl Fine Art, North Carolina Known for serene, realistic lands...

Antoine Blanchard (c.1910 - 1988) Boulevard de la Madeleine, n.d. Oil on canvas 13 x 18 inches Signed lower left Provenance: DeBow Freed, Oh...

Born in Russia, the son of Friede (1878 – 1956) and Benjamin Hoffman (1878 – a. 1942). Benjamin was a dealer in mineral and seltzer water and the family resided on Snediker Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, just down the streetfrom the home where George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) was born. This area of Brooklyn, known as Brownsville, “witnessed the development of one of the largest communities of Eastern European Jewish immigrants during the last decade of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20 th century.” Today, little remains of this once thriving Jewish section of Brooklyn, which today houses many commercial and repair businesses. Hoffman studied at the Art Students League of New York, the National Academy of Design and in the art program at Cooper Union. His work at the National Academy received praise, and in 1921 he was awarded the 2nd prize and an honorable mention from the John Armstrong Chaloner Paris Prize Foundation at the National Academy, which allowed the recipient to study in Paris, France for as long as five years. The following year he was awarded the 1 st prize in the competition (with The Reform Advocate running the headline “Young Jew Wins Art Prize”) as well as the Suydam Bronze Medal for his achievements in the Academy’s Men’s Night Class. In 1923 he was residing in Long Branch, New Jersey, when he was awarded 4th place in the Chaloner competition. Early on, Hoffman exhibited his work throughout the city, including in 1925 with the recently organized Society of Independent Artists. He also received several solo exhibitions during the first part of his career, including one at Ferargil Galleries in 1929. In the spring of 1930 a solo exhibition of his portraits, including paintings and drawings, was held at at Babcock Galleries, where a reviewer noted: “Portraiture is obviously Mr. Hoffman’s specialty… his best work is characterized by a sensitive appreciation of character set down in a vigorous decisive statement. Later that same year, in August, he participated in Babcock’s summer exhibition where reviewer Jerome Klein, writing for The Baltimore Sun, felt Hoffman’s and other artists work was already becoming old fashioned, remarking “…if an effort toward accomplishment is to be made, it must be in the language of today. It is for that reason that such contemporaries as Eugene Higgins and Nathan Hoffman, in this show, seem artists of a bygone era…” The onset of the Great Depression appears to have slowed his success, as was the case for many up-and-coming artists. By 1939 Hoffman had become a gallerist in addition to being a painter, operating the collective exhibition space “Sutton Gallery,” which was originally located at 358 East 57th Street. There Hoffman exhibited his own works as well as those created by other prominent New York artists including David Burliuk (1882 – 1967), Charles C. Curran (1861 – 1942), Louis Eilshemius (1864 – 1941), Ann Goldthwaite (1869 – 1944), Maurice Kish (1895 – 1987), Lawrence Lebduska (1894 – 1966), Bradford Perin and Ellis Wilson...

Henry Benson (1930 - 1998) Brooklyn Bridge, East River, 1971 Acrylic on canvas 34 x 28 inches Signed upper left corner: Henry Benson Provenance: Golden Door Gallery, New Hope, Penns...

Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973) Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy, 1928 Watercolor on paper Sight 18 x 23 1/2 inches Signed and dated lower right Louis Wolchonok was an author of ar...

Kamil Kubik (1930 - 2011) The New York Yankees 1998 Baseball World Series Celebration, 1998 Pastel on paper Sight 26 x 19 1/2 inches Provenance: The artist's estate The 1998 New York Yankees were one of the best baseball teams ever, comprising players such as Jorge Posada, Tino Martinez, Chuck Knoblauch, Scott Brosius, Derek Jeter...

Paloma Ripollés Sunset Contemporary Landscape Painting Oil Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 89cm x W 116cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how ...

Jose Luis Florit - View of Barcelona - Acrylic paper glued to canvas Canvas measurements 73x92 cm. Frameless. José Luis Florit Rodero (Madrid,...

St. Mary's Church in Daugavpils. 2009, canvas, acrylic, 50x50 cm Colorful painting with church Painter Osvalds Zvejsalnieks was born on 21 Marc...

Represented by George Billis Gallery. Armine Bozhko works on the crossroads of different cultures- she was born in Ukrainian-Armenian family of writers and diplomats, studied in Re...

Bold and vibrant Fauvist nocturnal landscape with bright yellow Adirondack chair by Allie "Bill" Skelton (American, 1942-1986), c. 1970. Unsigned. Purchased as part of Skelton collection. Unframed. Image size: 48"H x 24"W. Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art...

Boldly colored sunset seascape by California artist Richard "Don" Klopfer (1920-2009). Signed and dated in the lower left corner ("Klopfer 12-98"). Canvas laid down on Masonite. No frame. Board size: 7.5"H x 9.5"W Richard "Don" Klopfer (1920-2009) attended the National Art School in Washington D.C. and the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California. Klopfer was a life-long, passionate visual artist who worked in a variety of mediums, including oil paints, wood and bronze. His gallery "The Flair" was on Pico Blvd West Los Angeles from 1954 to 1980 was a gathering place for artists, friends and collectors. He was recognized for the use of brilliant color in his paintings and for leaving drawings everywhere he went. Klopfer's painting "My Old House" is on permanent exhibition at San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA). He has also exhibited at The Los Angeles County Art Museum, Esther Robles Gallery, Third Street Gallery, Westwood Art Association, Barnsdale Park, and Robert Pyle Gallery. Selected Exhibitions: 1990 - Wild Horse Gallery - San Luis Obispo, CA 1991 - “South County Journey” - El Camino Arti Association Gallery - Pismo Beach...