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T.M. Nicholas Rockport Artist "Old Garden Beach" Rockport Landscape Oil Painting
By T.M. Nicholas
Located in Rockport, MA
T. M. Nicholas was born in Rockport, Massachusetts in 1963. He studied privately with his father
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
ROCKPORT, MAINE
Located in Portland, ME
Sherry, William Grant (American, 1914-2003). ROCKPORT, MAINE, 1960. Oil on Canvas, signed lower
Category
1960s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rockport Landscape
By Giovanni Martino
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1931 painting by American artist, Giovanni Martino (1908-1997). Oil on canvas measures 25
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Bradley Wharf, Rockport”
By C. Hjalmar Amundsen
Located in Southampton, NY
the end of Bradley’s Wharf in Rockport, Massachusetts. The artist of the painting is the well known
Category
1960s Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunset, Rockport Harbor
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Milford, NH
University of Idaho, the Los Angeles Museum, the San Antonio Museum and the de Cordova Museum. His paintings
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Front Beach, Rockport
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist New England coastal scene of Front Beach in Rockport, Massachusetts on the
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rockport Artist Michael Stoffa Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Michael Stoffa (American,1923-2001) (Rockport, MA)
"Still LIfe with Oranges"
Oil on Panel, signed
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 18.75 in W 10.75 in D 1.5 in
"A Cape Ann, Rockport, MA pond" - Rockport, Massachusetts, pond, landscape
Located in Rockport, MA
Painting is dated November 1980.
Born in 1923 in New Jersey, Morrell attended the Philadelphia
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paul Strisik Marine Painting American Impressionist National Academy Rockport
By Paul Strisik
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
American plein air painter.
The painting and frame are in excellent condition but could benefit from a
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 13.25 in W 17.38 in D 2 in
"Pigeon Cove" - Charles Movalli Paintings, Popular Rockport Area, Landscape
By Charles Movalli
Located in Rockport, MA
A wonderfully strong example of Pigeon Cove in Rockport, MA. Housed in a 22k gold leaf hand-made
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sailboat in Rockport
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting a boat in the Rockport harbor. The glittering water stands out in this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil, Panel
Sunset Near Rockport Harbor
By Greta Van Campen
Located in New Orleans, LA
. Scenic ocean views and paintings of flowers from her gardens make up the bulk of her new work. She paints
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
An Anthony Thieme painting "In the Morning (Rockport Wharf)"
By Anthony Thieme
Located in Rockport, MA
This a great Thieme of the most desirable scene (motif #1). Has been cleaned and varnished. It's bright and colorful. 12x16 - 18x22 with frame. Frame is brand-new hand-0carved 22...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Autumn in the Valley" - Landscape painting, Colorful, Historic Rockport Artist
By William Lester Stevens
Located in Rockport, MA
Harry Vincent.
Until the 1940’s, Stevens remained in Rockport and the Cape Ann area, painting, teaching
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antonio Cirino painting "In the Cove", Famous Rockport Artist, Historic Artist
By Antonio Cirino
Located in Rockport, MA
Rockport in the 1920’s, where he became one of the founding members of the Rockport Art Association
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Robert Meyers, "View at Rockport", 20x16 Summer Cottage Lake Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "View at Rockport", is a 20x16 oil painting on canvas by artist Robert Meyers. Featured
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Motif #1" Rockport Massachusetts Fishermen by the Seaport Docks Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
fishing shack on Bearskin Neck located on Bradley Wharf in the harbor town of Rockport, Massachusetts
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
“Mending Nets”, Rockport, MA, bearskin neck Seascape of Fishermen working
Located in Rockport, MA
Painting is 13x16 inches w/o frame
"Mending Nets" is a Rockport, Massachusetts marine seascape of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 13 in W 16 in D 2 in
Emile Albert Gruppe Rockport Massachusetts Ex-Christies
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) Motif #1, Rockport, Massachusetts. A cold , rainy and gray
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 37 in W 43 in D 2 in
Landscape painting by Rockport Artist Tom Nicholas b. 1934 "By the Sea, Acadia"
Located in Rockport, MA
Greenshield Grant for two years independent painting.
Tom is an Academician of the National Academy of Design
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Impressionist Paul Cornoyer, "Bearksin Neck, Rockport"
By Paul Cornoyer
Located in Rockport, MA
studying at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts under Halsey C. Ives, he began his artistic journey painting
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Fall Landscape", William Lester Stevens: Rockport born artist
By William Lester Stevens
Located in Rockport, MA
Hibbard and Harry Vincent.
Until the 1940’s, Stevens remained in Rockport and the Cape Ann area, painting
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Winter Road" - Historic Rockport Artist, Landscape, Winter Season
By William Lester Stevens
Located in Rockport, MA
Harry Vincent.
Until the 1940’s, Stevens remained in Rockport and the Cape Ann area, painting, teaching
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Rochester, New York', National Academy of Design, Rockport Art Association, Oil
By Milton W. Holm
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Milton W. Holm' (American, 1903-1999) and painted circa 1960.
This notable American Impressionist was a long-time member of the Rochester Art Club and served as...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 24 in W 30 in D 0.3 in
"Dismantled Boat" Anthony Thieme, Cape Ann Impressionism, Gloucester, Rockport
By Anthony Thieme
Located in New York, NY
in Rockport, Massachusetts, an emerging art colony. Like the other Rockport artists, his style was
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Quarry Men, " Striking Art Deco-WPA Depiction of 1930s Laborers, Rockport
By Iver Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Depression Era America. This painting of quarry workers in Rockport, Massachusetts, is an
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Rainy Day" Emile Gruppe, Cape Ann, Rockport, Gloucester, Impressionist
By Emile Gruppe
Located in New York, NY
outdoor painting. Carlson “turned me into a painter,” he later said.
Gruppe helped found the Rockport Art
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Harbor Dawn, Rockport, Impressionism , Seascape, Framed, Texas Gulf Coast
Located in Houston, TX
seen in many of Virginia Vaughan's paintings.
Rockport is a city on the coast of Texas. It's home to
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Other Side of Town (Leading to Pigeon Cove), " Anthony Thieme, Rockport Cape Ann
By Anthony Thieme
Located in New York, NY
1920s, Thieme had married and moved from Boston to Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, an emerging art
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Breaking Waves, Pacific Grove, Monterey', Carmel, Rockport Art Association
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
she encouraged his passion for painting from an early age. He later studied oil painting under Robert
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
H 12 in W 16 in D 0.13 in
'Cape Ann Harbor', Woman Artist, Massachusetts, Rockport, Gloucester, LACMA
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Gloucester and Rockport in a relaxed Post-Impressionist style. The present painting is an excellent example
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 16.25 in W 20.25 in D 0.75 in
View of the piers in Rockport, Massachusetts by Emma Mendenhall, c. 1910
Located in Kenilworth, IL
house number one in Rockport, Massachusetts. Archival mat and mounted under UV filtering glass.
Signed
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 19.25 in W 23.25 in D 1 in
'Rockport Harbor' — Mid-Century Modernism
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Wolchonok, 'Rockport Harbor', gouache, c. 1950. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, modernist
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
"Drying the Sails" Emile Gruppe, Cape Ann, Rockport, Gloucester, Impressionist
By Emile Gruppe
Located in New York, NY
outdoor painting. Carlson “turned me into a painter,” he later said.
Gruppe helped found the Rockport Art
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Sketching Lesson, Oil on Canvasboard, Rockport, Massachusetts, Boston School
By Marguerite Stuber Pearson
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Sketching Lesson "
Titled on verso
(Rockport, MA. - Universalism Church can be seen in, Center of image
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Before That Harvey (Hurricane 2017) Impressionism Rockport Texas Gulf Coast
Located in Houston, TX
....Vaughan has an Impressionistic Style as seen in many of Virginia Vaughan's Texas paintings. She is know
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Rockport Street Scene (Horse and Cart)" by Anthony Thieme, Landscape Painter
By Anthony Thieme
Located in Rockport, MA
Anthony Thieme was a landscape and marine painter and a major figure of the Rockport School of
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Main Street, Rockport, Cape Ann, " Anthony Thieme, Summer Street Scene Landscape
By Anthony Thieme
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954)
Main Street, Rockport
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches
Signed lower right
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"King Street, Rockport" grand street scene by master Impressionist Emile Gruppe
By Emile Gruppe
Located in Rockport, MA
Captivating Rockport Street Scene by Master Emile Gruppe, Renowned Artist of the Cape Ann School
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sunday Morning, 1950s by Joshua Tolford, First Baptist Church, Rockport, MA
By Joshua Tolford
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
", circa 1950s
First Baptist Church, Rockport, Massachusetts
Oil on Canvas
16" x 20"
Housed in a 3
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Before Harvey (Before That Harvey) Impressionism Rockport Texas Gulf Coast Sea
Located in Houston, TX
animal, Texas missions and Gulf Coast paintings. This Painting is of the Gulf Coast town of Rockport
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reynolds Beal Impressionist Oil on Canvas USS Utah Rockport Mass
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Stamford, CT
signed. The reverse bearing the Estate Stamp and Catalog page information. The USS Utah at Rockport Mass
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
'Meeting Hall, Rockport' — Mid-Century Modernist Watercolor
By Nathaniel Dirk
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
of the Meeting Hall in the town of Rockport where the artist often spent his summer months.
ABOUT
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Joseph Margulies, Portrait of a Girl Oil Painting
By Joseph Margulies
Located in Larchmont, NY
, Riverside Drive and other landmarks of New York City. He was also active with the Rockport Art Association
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
"Shell Beach" contemporary impressionist painting of Shelter Island beach-scape
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Traditional Painting at the Rockport Art Association.
She currently has work at the Sloane Merrill Gallery in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Panel, Oil
"Reading" contemporary oil painting of woman with book, painterly stylized
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
2019 She won the Newcomb Award for Traditional Painting at the Rockport Art Association.
She
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Canvas, Oil
Holocaust Memorial Oil Painting Judaica Rabbi Composed of Figures Artists Frame
By Maurice Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
sculpture-abstraction, impressionist landscape painting, diorama.
Born in Lithuania, Maurice Newman settled
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Battle For Yellowstone, Original Oil Painting of Oversized Fictional Bookcover
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
The Battle for Yellowstone is an oversized book cover painting emphasizing a battle between
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Last Ray of Sun", Seascape, Fishing Boats, Cape Ann Cove, Colorful Oil Painting
By Antonio Cirino
Located in Rockport, MA
Rockport, Massachusetts. Strong color, classic sought after subject matter. Oil painting on board is 10x12
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Anthony Thieme Windmill Landscape Oil Painting
By Anthony Thieme
Located in Dallas, TX
,
A very large and formidable oils painting on canvas by Anthony Thieme. The landscape depicting the
Category
1930s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paint
Riders of Pigeon Hill
By Jon Corbino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
expressive images of his beloved Rockport, Massachusetts. A native of Sicily, Corbino came to the United
Category
1940s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Charles Movalli Artist painting "Riverdale Store"
By Charles Movalli
Located in Rockport, MA
Association, the Rockport Art Association, The Guild of Boston Artists, Academic Artists, Hudson Valley Art
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
other characters in this moody, quiet, lovely scene? Not only a wonderful painting, but really captures
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Massachusetts Coastal Painting by Wayne Morrell, Signed
By Wayne Beam Morrell
Located in Larchmont, NY
this time focused primarily murals. He began painting in 1953 with great success and subsequently left
Category
20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 24 in W 27.33 in D 0.5 in
Mae, Original Painting
By Joyanna Margo
Located in San Francisco, CA
paintings. Her Rockport, Maine studio is small and bright, surrounded by flowers and art supplies that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Stoplight, Original Painting
By Joyanna Margo
Located in San Francisco, CA
of the nature around her home in her vibrant abstract flower paintings. Her Rockport, Maine studio is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Men Playing Cards, Painting by Joseph Margulies
By Joseph Margulies
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original Gouache painting measuring 16 x 20 inches by Joseph Margulies. The painting is signed
Category
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Gouache
"Outlook Promising" Naturalistic Figurative Texas Coastal Landscape Painting
By Al Barnes
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic sporting landscape painting by Texas artist Al Barnes. The work features a central
Category
Late 20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Mount Mansfield" Landscape Painting by Charles Movalli (1945-2016)
By Charles Movalli
Located in Rockport, MA
Association, the Rockport Art Association, The Guild of Boston Artists, Academic Artists, Hudson Valley Art
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Marine Landscape done by Charles Movalli Painting "Covered Snow"
By Charles Movalli
Located in Rockport, MA
Association, the Rockport Art Association, The Guild of Boston Artists, Academic Artists, Hudson Valley Art
Category
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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