Art by Medium: Masonite

Medium: Oil on Masonite Signature: Signed 'John Falter' Lower Right Sight Size 7.00" x 9.375;" Framed 9.75" x 12.75" This piece was probably created as a preparatory work for a John...

Charles Shepard Chapman Jenny Lake, Wyoming, 1955 Signed lower right; signed, titled and dated on the reverse Oil on Masonite 18 x 24 inches Chapman was born in Morristown, New Yor...

Charles Shepard Chapman Hoback River, Wyoming Signed lower right, titled on the reverse Oil on masonite 15 1/4 x 19 inches Chapman was born in Morristown, New York. He studied at t...

Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...

Medium: Oil on Masonite Signature: Signed Lower Left This piece was published as an illustration in True Magazine titled "Blondin Crossing Niagara" in 1953. Born Jean-François Grave...

Signed lower right, 'Zipin' for Martin Zipin (American, 1920-1991) and painted circa 1960. Displayed in the original, hand-carved giltwood frame. Framed dimensions: 22 H x 18 W x 2 ...

This 20" x 16" oil painting on masonite by Norman, Oklahoma-based artist James Cobb depicts a still life composed of black grapes, two lemons, a small blue and white bowl, and a deep...

Terry Adkins Untitled, circa 1990 Mixed media on masonite 39 1/2 x 55 inches Provenance The artist Jackie Battle, Pound Ridge, New York (gift from the above) Acquired from the above...

PETER PAONE was born in Philadelphia and educated at the Philadelphia College of Art. He has taught at Pratt Institute in New York, The National Academy of Design in New York and sin...

A Captivating, Expressive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Coastal Beach Scene of Portugal by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen (Am. 1918 - 1989). Pen travelled extensively throughout Eu...

"Idle Hours" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan Daniel Celentano (1902–1980) Idle Hours (Study for a larger oil) Oil on masonite, c. 1930s 10 1/2 x ...

After Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin may be Haiti's most significant painter. In the present work, Philomé Obin depicts a familiar Haitian street scene with colorful facades and thre...

On offer is a 1983 painting by the Indonesian artist Kartika. The painting blends her Southeast Asian roots with East Asian imagery. It features traditional Indonesian or Balinese sp...

A Cheerful, 1930s American Scene Landscape Painting of Country Road by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A gem of a painting, exemplifying Chapin's stea...

Oil painting on Masonite realized by the Artist in 1948. Includes a coeval wooden frame. Artist paints the Hotel where he used to live in Paris during those years. Note, title, date ...

Surrealist City Scene by Roberto Soto, Argentinian (1926–1986) Date: 1977 Oil on Masonite, signed and dated l.r. Size: 24 in. x 24 in. (60.96 cm x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 27 inches

After Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin may be Haiti's most significant painter. In the present work, Philomé Obin creates an all-over pattern of harmoniously spaced elements with no ce...

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 8" x 10" FRAMED: 11.5" x 13.5" x 1" SIGNED: Lower Left Artist Statement "This is a small park near my house; I always w...

American painter Paul King was born in Buffalo, New York on February 9, 1867. Mounted in a carved, gold leaf frame. This painting ships from San Diego, CA.

Original oil on masonite painting of a winter thaw in a panoramic farm landscape with haystacks. Signed lower left by the artist. Circa 1950. Condition is excellent. The paintin...

"Strike" American Scene Social Realism 1930s WPA Modern Industrial Landscape Karl Metzler (1909-1995) "Strike" 26 1/4 x 30 1/4 inches Oil and gesso on masonite, c. 1930 Signed and t...

Signed and dated lower right. Lohman studied at John Herron Art Institute, and Cranbrook and Yale for graduate work. Assisted Carl Milles at Cranbrook Academy before becoming Direct...

Initialed lower left, 'J. E. S.' for James Everett Stuart (American, 1852-1941) ), dated 'Sep. 22, 1911' and with the artist's chronology number '1681'. (Please see last image for hi...

In the present work, the artist arranges a series of rockets and support structures in a row to mimic the New York City skyline under hyper-dramatic lighting conditions. It embodies ...

Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...

Jack Bush (1909-1977) is known as one of Canada’s most successful abstract artists. Beginning in the 1960s, he achieved international recognition for his contributions to color-fiel...

Isadore (Isador) Firestone emigrated from Budapest, Hungary which was also part of Austria at one time. The artist grew up in Cleveland, OH.

This painting is signed, dated and titled on the verso Provenance: Private collection, Israel Condition: Good condition. Two small areas of paint missing.

A 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Social Realist painting of a tenement back yard by D.H. Crosby. Artwork size: 24 x 18 inches, oil on Masonite (Framed size: 30 x 24 inches). ...

"A Young Girl Reading a Book" is a captivating portrait by Swedish artist Gustaf Arnolds. Arnolds was a prolific painter whose roots began in Vingåker and later in Ronneby from his teenage years. His educational journey in art took him through prestigious institutions such as Althins målarskola and the Tallbergska grafikskolan in Stockholm, followed by a significant period at the Konstakademien, Stockholm, between 1904 and 1909. His talent and dedication were recognized early on, earning him a scholarship to Paris, a city that would deeply influence his artistic direction. This particular work, likely painted shortly after his return to Sweden, reveals a profound influence from his time in Paris. It portrays a young girl absorbed in reading a book, a simple yet profound subject that Arnolds imbues with a sense of tranquility and introspection. The background hints at a serene landscape, dotted with quaint houses, a nod to the everyday beauty surrounding us. What sets this piece apart is Arnolds’ technique, reminiscent of pointillism but distinguished by longer, more expressive brush strokes that add a vibrant texture and depth to the canvas. This method showcases Arnolds' unique adaptation of the techniques he encountered during his Parisian studies, particularly during his interactions with Nils Dardel...

Signed lower left, 'Clausen' for Don Clausen (American, 1930-2020) and dated 1974. A self-proclaimed "sculptor of paint," Donald Clausen used tools of his own invention to create co...

ISMAEL DE LA SERNA Spanish, 1898 - 1968 PORTAL VIEW-SAILBOATS IN HARBOUR unsigned oil on masonite 25-1/4 x 22-1/2 inches (64 x 57 cm.) framed: 33 x 30 inches (83.5 x 76 cm.) PROVENA...

A beautiful and evocative painting by Vittorio Tom Novelli, a rare artist from the Roman school of the first half of the 20th century. Signed and dated lower left "Vittorio Novelli '...

Haitian Artist Préfète Duffaut is part of a rare breed of painters who have an instantly recognizable style. This is no easy feat to have achieved. With tens of thousands of painter...

Medium: Oil on Masonite

Uprising - a huge and incredibly powerful and topical painting by Jamaican master painter Barrington Watson (1931-2016). It depicts the 1865 Moran...

"East Sooke Point" Contemporary Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite Vibrant landscape by Jack Duckworth (Canadian, 20th Century). This piece showcases the natural landscape ...

Study of Giovanni Bellini's "Portrait of a Young Man in Red" This is a faithful study of "Portrait of a Young Man in Red," a celebrated oil-on-panel painting by Italian Renaissance ...

This painting is a distinguished example of vintage surrealism by Fabio Lemus, a mid-century artist working in Chile noted for his theatrical and whimsical imagery. The composition f...

Sunrise on the Horizon, Idyllic 1930's Landscape, 20x24, Signed Brilliant 1930's landscape of the sunrise over the horizon illuminating a verdant scene around a body of water by lis...

Signed lower right, 'G. Gyllenhammar' for Gerhard Napoleon Gyllenhammar (Swedish, 1873-1968) and painted circa 1910. A bold, Post-Impressionist figural showing nymphs and satyrs eng...

Dennis Kaven (American, born 1944) Signed: Kaven, (lower, left) " The Great Zerbinis ", circa 1978 "The Great Zambeenies " (Appears to be a phonetic error titled on Merrill Chase...

Ray Johnson, 1964. Mail art assemblage collage titled "Ed Brush," composed of cut paper stamped " Ed Brush Collage by Ray Johnson " with a paper cutout, and two mailed covers addressed by Johnson to Ed Brush- one c/o Ray Johnson and one c/o Stanton Kreider- postmarked October 20, 1964, and November 19, 1964, respectively. Mounted on board covered with fabric, board measures 13 x 11 in. Not framed. Signed on Envelopes, Stamped Collage by Ray Johnson Bio from Wikipedia: Raymond Edward "Ray" Johnson (October 16, 1927 – January 13, 1995) was an American artist. Known primarily as a collagist and correspondence artist, he was a seminal figure in the history of Neo-Dada and early Pop art and was described as "New York's most famous unknown artist".[1][3] Johnson also staged and participated in early performance art events as the founder of a far-ranging mail art network – the New York Correspondence School –which picked up momentum in the 1960s and is still active today. He is occasionally associated with members of the Fluxus movement but was never a member. He lived in New York City from 1949 to 1968, when he moved to a small town in Long Island and remained there until his suicide. Early years and education Born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 16, 1927,Ray Johnson grew up in a working-class neighborhood and attended Cass Technical High School where he was enrolled in the advertising art program. He took weekly classes at the Detroit Art Institute and spent a summer drawing at Ox-Bow School in Saugatuck, Michigan, affiliated with the Art Institute of Chicago. Johnson left Detroit after high school in the summer of 1945 to attend the progressive Black Mountain College (BMC) in North Carolina,[4][6] where he stayed for the next three years (spending the spring 1946 semester at the Art Students League in New York but returning the following summer). Josef Albers, before and after his notable sabbatical in Mexico, was in residence at Black Mountain College for six of the ten semesters that Johnson studied there. Anni Albers, Walter Gropius, Lyonel Feininger, Robert Motherwell, Ossip Zadkine, Paul Rand, Alvin Lustig, Ilya Bolotowsky, Jacob Lawrence, Beaumont Newhall, M. C. Richards, and Jean Varda also taught at BMC during Johnson's time there. Johnson decided on Albers' advice to stay at BMC for a final term in summer 1948, when the visiting faculty included John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Willem de Kooning, Buckminster Fuller, and Richard Lippold.[1] Johnson took part in "The Ruse of Medusa" – the culmination of Cunningham's Satie Festival - with Cage, Cunningham, Fuller, Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Lippold, Ruth Asawa, Arthur Penn, and others among the cast and crew. "Because of those who participated, the event has taken on the reputation of a watershed event in 'mixed media'" wrote Martin Duberman in his history of BMC. In the documentary How to Draw a Bunny, Richard Lippold confessed to carrying on a love affair with Johnson for several years. I risk to say, [that at Black Mountain College] 'anything went'—between the students and the faculty ... he would arrive every morning with a little bouquet of wild flowers, and singing. Eventually our relationship became very intimate, so I brought him back to New York ... and obviously, we didn't live together, steadily, because I had my family. We were quite close together until 1974, so that's a long period of time. From '48 to '74, twenty some years. Because it was a very intimate relationship, a loving relationship.[8] New York years Johnson moved with Richard Lippold to New York City by early 1949, rejoining Cage and Cunningham and befriending, within the next couple of years, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, Ad Reinhardt, Stan Vanderbeek, Norman Solomon, Lucy Lippard, Sonia Sekula, Carolyn Brown and Earle Brown, Judith Malina, Diane di Prima, Julian Beck...

This framed oil paint on masonite board by Oklahoma-based artist James Cobb is a landscape painting featuring the summer home of Lee Mullican. Mullican was an American painter, educa...

Vito Tomasello (American, ?-1982). Still Life with Strawberries, 1979. Oil on masonite panel, 10 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches. Signed and dated low...

Brilliant American Illustrator Bob Peak captures the fury and power of a punch to the face with rapid broad strokes of the brush. Combined with a somber color scheme and gestural bru...

Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...

Bertha G. Davis (1911-1997) Untitled, ca. 1960's Oil on cradled masonite panel. 16 x 20 inches; 24 x 28 inches framed. Signed lower left. Artist estate stamp on verso. Vintage custom wormy chestnut frame. A painter of cityscapes, landscapes, and abstracts in Texas, Bertha G Davis was primarily a self-taught artist whose style was influenced by her early life experiences in pre-World War II Lithuania and later Mexico. Her style is expressionistic*, relying on color to denote her profound feelings. She works primarily in watercolor and acrylic with some mixed media*. She is the daughter of Abraham and Dvora Germaize of Vilna, Lithuania and grew up in Jewish ghettos in Vilna, Alita, and Kovno. Davis was influenced by her father who was a decorative wood-worker and carpenter in Lithuania. The family of five daughters and a son escaped to Mexico City in the late 1920’s because of Jewish oppression. The images and emotions she experienced had no outlet. She was known as a beauty, and at age 17 was named Jewish Miss Mexico, barely able to speak Spanish having just emigrated from Eastern Europe. Irving Davis, a merchant from Texas who had also come from Eastern Europe via Cuba, saw her at this event where she was crowned Jewish Miss Mexico, and three days later asked for her hand in marriage. They moved to a small town in Texas, raising a family. Her daughter, Sylvia, was born when Davis was 20 and they were inseparable. As Sylvia became an actress, painter, and sculptor, Davis was amazed at the capacity for creativity. Davis didn’t begin her own artistic journey until she was 47, when her daughter Sylvia Caplan encouraged her to try. She was inspired by this daughter who gave her a drugstore palette of watercolors, paper and brushes and told her to “just try.” Davis did not put down her palette and brushes until her death in 1997. Bertha G Davis was primarily self-taught but maintained a style oriented toward color and texture that reflected her strong feelings. Most of her early work was done while she lived in McAllen, Texas where she was known for her contribution to art and showed her work and the work of other artists at the Bertha Davis Gallery. She studied with Stewart Van Orden, at Pan American College in 1960-61; and was a student at the Art Institute San Miguel Allende, Mexico, 1965. She was also a student of Harold Phenix...

A charming, vibrant, early Mexican rooftop city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet, picturesque view of the rooftops and c...

Gayle Nason, Original Painting “Blessed Traditions” Oil on Masonite. In good condition measures 45x35

American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, Mailing the Letter, where he depicts a woman posting her mail in 1986. An accomplished American Scene painter, Singer success...

Still life is an original modern artwork realized by Ugo Celada da Virgilio in the half of the 20th Century. Original Oil Paintig on Board. Hand-signed b...

Artist: Leonardo Nierman Title: Un Fuego Magico (Variation) Year: 1965 Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed and dated l.r. Size: 24 x 31.5 inches Frame: 28 x 36 inches

Evocative modern figurative painting of a mother and family in a calming but somber palette by Rodrigo Ramirez Pimentel (Mexican, b. 1945), 1973. Imprimatura and impasto reveals artist's first take had mother looking out at world (can be seen when viewed at side angle) with artist ultimately deciding to have mother looking down at what she's carrying with family behind her and one figure looking like angel of death. Signed and dated "R. P. -73" lower right corner. Unframed. Image size: 36"H x 24"W. Born in Zináparo, Michoacán in 1945, Rodrigo Pimentel is one of the most talented Michoacan artists whose career is well known to many specialists in Mexican art. His work is part of the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City and other important collections in Mexico and the world. Rodrigo Pimentel studied at the ENAP, and became a pupil of several teachers who were still struggling for classical academic education: Santos Balmori, Francisco Moreno Capdevila...

“Sistas” is a portrait collection of strong, intelligent women who look capable of taking on and managing whatever life has to hand them. That they are visually beautiful is actually beside the point for Henry has managed to capture in paint their inner beauty flowing from their eyes and features. Henry has sensitively revealed each individual’s personality. These are women you want to know and from whom you want to feel their power. Henry says that, “Painting is like breathing for me. I do so daily and appreciate my gift and ability. Perfection drives me as I create each piece. It must be unique. It must stand out, and is not complete until that special quality is achieved in my eyes.” Being able to create is an essential part of my life. It is an extension of my innermost thoughts and imagination. My primary focus of art is realism--using oils and acrylics. Occasionally, I switch mediums and design and build three dimensional pieces. Working mixed mediums, I use various wood, metal and paint, thus allowing me to achieve the visual effects I am looking for. Many of my pieces have been derived from my attraction to Art Deco and Ethnic designs. I am not satisfied until each piece, regardless of the medium or size, has reached the highest possible level of aesthetic quality and craftsmanship I can give it. I have enjoyed creating art since childhood. While a student at Martin Luther King Jr. high school in Detroit, I created and presented a portrait to then Mayor Coleman A. Young. A scholarship from Center for Creative Studies now the College for Creative Studies afforded me the opportunity to work towards and receive a BA in Fine Arts. Faculty and graduates of CCS include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), John Louis Krieger (American Modern), William Girard (American Modern), and Charles Culver. Mr. Heading understands the joy found in art and how it affects a young person's heart. He has shared his love for art as a mentor/teacher at the Virgil L. Carr Center in Detroit, Michigan. Students not only grew in their art experience, but also exhibited at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Winning the 2013 MI Great Artist Competition was an honor for Mr. Heading. He is thankful to Park West Gallery owner Albert Scaglione and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson for the opportunity. Mr. Heading has been featured on ASPIRE TV, shows at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the National Conference of Artists and other numerous galleries. In addition, he is a book illustrator. His murals create a beautiful focal point and conversation piece on the walls of homes, churches and health care facilities. His art and furniture is enjoyed and treasured by collectors across the United States and Canada. Kohei Suzuki, the former Mayor of Toyota City, Japan has a box designed by Henry. Mr. Heading's work is part of the major TCF Convention Center's permanent collection located in the downtown business district in Detroit, Michigan. His first attempt at mosaic tile was creating a Tiger sculpture to benefit the Detroit Tigers...

Robert O'Meara (American, XX-XXI), Abstract Composition in Green, Oil on Board, with yellow and red details, apparently unsigned, unframed. 10" H x 14" W. Provenance: From a 333 East...

Beautiful mid century impressionist landscape of Colorado River and hills by Wilfred A. Readio (American, 1895-1961), c.1940. Unsigned; purchased as part of collection of artist's wo...

Dynamic abstract expressionist painting by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Oil on masonite. Titiled on verso "Their Feet are Those ...

Charming folk-art inspired landscape of small hillside town that reminds one of Americana and a simpler time. By Lura Eva Pursell (American, 1875-1965), circa 1940. Signed lower left...

Hope Hickman says of her work... I am tormented by aesthetic seduction, by what I can only call the romantic. My practice processes, through haptic intuition, the look of wealth, of...