Laurence Bell

'The Old Oak Tree, Bushey School of Art, British

Signed lower left "John Faulkner, RHA" (Anglo-Irish, 1835-1894), titled, 'Return from the Meadows' and painted circa 1880. A substantial nineteenth century watercolor and gouache s...

Signed lower right, 'Dorothy Garrett' (English, 1908-2000) and painted circa 1955; additionally inscribed verso, 'Griffith'. Born Dorothy Mabel Ellen Herring, Dorothy Garrett studie...

Signed lower right, 'Caswell' for Helen Rayburn Caswell (American, 1923-2018) and painted circa 1955. A substantial, mid-century figural oil by this listed California woman artist who showed her talent at an early age. In Saratoga, Caswell began a successful career as an artist and portrait painter, displaying in galleries in Carmel and teaching artist workshops. In addition to her work as a fine artist and portrait painter, Helen wrote and illustrated over 30 books for children and adults. In 1981, Helen moved to Occidental in Sonoma County where, in addition to continuing to paint and teach, she designed stained glass windows for the Sebastopol United Methodist Church. She was also commissioned to paint numerous murals including at St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco and for the Elizabeth Seton Center in Menlo Park.

Signed lower right, 'Komaromi-Kacz' for Endre Komaromi-Kacz (Hungarian, 1880-1969) and titled, 'Molm'. Born in Komarom, Kacz was initially a pupil of Eduard Ballo, a painter of port...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Tree (P1.31), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.88 cm), Description: Rendered in watercolor...

Landscape watercolor by Allen Tucker of an oak tree. This piece, along with several others, was gifted to Una Brage, a friend of the artist in the 1930s. More about this artist: Allen Tucker, was an architect and painter so influenced by Vincent Van Gogh that he was called "Vincent in America". (Gerdts 291) Robert Henri and Maurice Prendergast were also credited as having an influence on Tucker's brushwork and compositions, the latter decisively. However, as his painting evolved, he did not fit into any tidy slot for description and was known as an individualist not easily categorized in American art history. Tucker was born in Brooklyn in 1866 and graduated from the School of Mines of Columbia University with a degree in architecture and took a job as an architectural draftsman in the architectural firm of McIvaine and Tucker, his fathers business. During that time, he studied painting at the Art Students League with Impressionist John H. Twachtman, but it was not until around 1904, when he was 38, that Tucker became a full-time painter, leaving architecture behind. Many of his early canvases were classically Impressionistic with poplar trees resembling those of Van Gogh and haystacks and corn shocks...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Tree (P5.61), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott's adept...

Title: Old Tree Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 31 x 23.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Year: 2015 Artis...