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Portrait of a Young Girl

A sensitively drawn pastel study of a young woman with red hair shown wearing a blue dress and gazing to the viewers right. Signed lower left, 'Sarah H. Hobson' and painted circa 19...

Signed lower left, 'Leon Franks'; additionally signed and titled, 'Portrait of a Girl', on old label verso. A bravura brushwork study of a young woman wearing a floral patterned shirt gazing calmly towards the viewer. A noted portrait and still life painter, Leon Franks studied at the Academie Julian and Grande Chaumiere in Paris and, subsequently, in Los Angeles at the Chouinard Art Institute and the Los Angeles Art Center. Franks additionally studied privately with Nicolai Fechin, Will Foster and F. Tolles Chamberlain. Before settling in Los Angeles in 1936, where Franks continued his education and began designing for the movie industry, he did portraits and decorations for Vancouver theaters. The author of several 'How to Paint' books, including titles 'How to Do Still Life' (1952) and 'Leon Franks on Techniques' (1964), Franks was a teacher. He privately taught several artists, including Vernon...

Signed lower right, 'Zipin' for Martin Zipin (American, 1920-1991) and painted circa 1960. Displayed in the original, hand-carved giltwood frame. Framed ...

Signed lower center, "Mancini"; additionally signed verso and painted circa 1975. Figurative oil in crimson, vermilion, jade, and deep blue, showing a young woman wearing a hat with...

Untitled, 20th Century Oil on canvas 27 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. Framed: 33 3/4 x 26 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right

Harry Sudman is a realist painter and photographer who has worked out of Chicago for over twenty-five years. He grew up on the south side, and currently resides uptown. In the late 1970’s he studied realist painting in a traditional setting at the Atelier Neo Medici in Verneuille sur Seine France under master painter Patrick Betaudier. Upon graduating, Sudman worked for a mural company, painting detailed...

Martha Elizabeth Moore (American, 1913-1982) Signed: Martha Moore (Lower, Left) " Patricia ",c. 1940 (Titled on Stretcher Verso) Oil on Canvas 30 1/8" x 24" Housed in a Period ...

In this painting, a girl is portrayed deep in thought, contemplating the nature of love, creating an atmosphere of tenderness and gentle introspection. Her dreamy gaze reflects her i...