Albert Q. Becker

In The Barnyard, Late 19th Century Farm Scene, Cows, Chickens

Unknown Artist Signed: Lower, Right (Dated: 87) " Fauve de Bourgogne ", 1987 Oil on Canvas 18" x 24" Housed in a 2 1/2" Frame Overall Size: 23" x 28 3/4" Very light pressing...

August Laux (German/American, 1853-1921) Signed: August Laux (Lower, Right) " Hide and Seek ", circa 1880 Oil on Canvas 16" x 20" Housed in a 3" Period Ornamented Frame with a 1...

John Farrar (American, 1928-1972) Signed: John Farrar (Lower, Left) “ Pardner ”, 1943 Titled Above Signature (Lower, Left) Oil on Canvas 26 ⅛” x 32 ⅛” Housed in a 2 ½” period ornamented Newcomb-Macklin frame in toned gold leaf, in good original condition. Outside Size: 30 1/2" x 36 5/8" A recent discovery of a painting that appears to be Farrar’s family dog. This was done when he was just fifteen years old. As a teenager in the 1940s, Farrar received much local acclaim in the Washington D.C. art Scene. Words like “Child Prodigy”, “Brilliant” and “Gifted” were used to describe him in the local newspaper. He had a great bout of early success which included developing patrons among Washington DC’s art elite but this was short lived as he was afflicted with schizophrenia and alcoholism as an adult causing him to spend much of his life in mental institutions. In 1942, Farrar won the Washington Times-Herald's outdoor art fair. This painting was executed the following year when he was 15 (1943). That same year he won the top prize at Atlanta University’s third annual “ Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture and Prints by Negro Artists ” with a piece titled “ Queenie ”. Approximately one hundred and fifty works of art were included in the show, representing the best works of more than seventy-five contemporary African American artists. This show included works by Romare Bearden, who was awarded Honorable Mention for his painting “ The Two Genrerations ”. Also included among the exhibitors - Charles H. Alston, Allen Rohen Crite, Aaron Douglas, Fredrick Flemister, Sargant Johnson, Horace Pippin, Jacob Lawrence, Marjorie Wheeler Brown, Hughie Lee Smith, Lois Mailou Jones...

Ed Heck (American, Born 1963) Signed: Heck (Lower, Right) And: Copyright Ed Heck 2012 (on verso) " Lookin' Cool 2 ", 2012 (Titled and Dated on Verso) Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 36" ...

"National Park Yellow, red and orange colors dominate the work, which has a lively and energetic character. • It is painted on a professional canvas with high quality oil paints. • T...

In this painting, I sought to capture the spirit of freedom and the essence of vitality. The horse symbolizes uninhibited movement, its form emerges from a dance of colors that evoke...

"Yellow, blue and red-orange colors dominate the work, which has a lively and energetic character. • It is painted on a professional canvas with high quality oil paints. • The painti...

"In my creation, I've poured my soul into a vibrant dance of colors, an abstract symphony that harmonizes with nature's profound beauty. Brush strokes of oil paint create a dynamic t...