Arthur Osver

Red Lead

1947

Abstract, 1971 By Dan Howard (b. 1931) Unframed: 29" x 35" Framed: 30" x 36" Signed Lower Left Influenced by artists of such varying styles as Caravaggio, Rembrandt, De Kooning and Jack Levine, as well as many of the German Neo-Expressionists*, Dan Howard's work often blurs the line between representational* and abstract art*. His experimentation with different canvas preparations, his use of intense colors and his expressive brush strokes have created a myriad of visual combinations in his characteristic larger-sized oil paintings. The result is an emphasis on audience participation and the role of individual interpretation. "I want to make the viewer part of the process. That makes for a richer experience," Howard says. Throughout his career, Howard has been both a dedicated art teacher-administrator and a gifted professional artist. He chaired the departments of art at Arkansas State University, Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Howard has received 100 prizes, awards and honors including the top awards in the three longest running national open painting competitions: Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, Fla.; Butler Institute, Youngstown, Ohio; and Chautauqua Institution, New York. The Omaha World-Herald has acknowledged Howard as "Nebraska's leading award-winning artist." His work is a part of more than 600 public, private and corporate collections including Hallmark Cards, West Law Publishing, United Airlines, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M), Holiday Inn...

Blue with Green and Grey Spots By Carl Holty (1900-1973) Signed Lower Right Unframed: 16" x 20" Framed: 17" x 21" Known for his floating, luminous, highly-colorful forms, Carl Holty...

Carl Holty (1900-1973) "Mountain Wall" 1962 Unframed: 12" x 9" Framed: 19.5" x 16.5" Signed Lower Left Known for his floating, luminous, highly-colorful forms, Carl Holty belongs to...

The Western Plain By Gray Smith (Australian, 1919-1990) Signed Lower Left Without Frame: 20" x 30" With Frame: 24" x 34" Gray Smith was an Australian artist, poet and jeweler who was part of the Heide Circle. While best known as the Australian artist Joy Hester's spouse, his most productive artistic period came later while married to Joan Upward in the '60s and '70s. Smith's modernist paintings often featured isolated figures in Australian outback...

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Dynamic abstract landscape painting in the San Francisco Bay Area Abstract Expressionist School-style by an unknown California artist (American, 20th Century), c.1965. Unframed. Imag...