Federico Cortese

Revenge, Painting, Oil on Paper

2019

This painting is one of several I completed while participating in Palette 22 restaurant's artist-in-residence program. A collage of three bird-like figures inspired this painting. M...

Dancing on the Ceiling is from my Song Painting Series. This piece visually interprets the popular Rodgers & Hart 1930's classic song "Dancing On The Ceiling." :: Painting :: Moder...

John Gilbey Bowles (British, 1929 – 2011) The challenge – fox and hunter Oil on canvas Signed ‘J Bowles’ (lower left) 38 x 38 in. (96.5 x 96.5 cm.) John Gilbey Bowles, a distinguish...

Oil on canvas, signed lower right 11 4/5 x 12 9/10 inches (30 x 32 cm) Gilt frame Nora Summers was a British painter, printmaker and photographer who grew up in an engineering family. She studied at Bristol School of Art before progressing on to the Slade School in London where she developed under the teaching of Henry Tonks from 1907-1910. Her work was often characterised by its serene, still quality, here her landscape captures a forest scene as a poignant documentation of the moment- a fleeting memory, frozen in time. She was predominantly shown in the NEAC as well as the Walker Art Gallery. Summer’s contemporaries were captivated by her striking look and modernist style, many of whom used her as a muse for some of their works such as Augustus John, Henry Lampard, and Walter Russel. After meeting her husband Gerald Summers at Slade, the two honeymooned in Italy where they both worked closely on topographical paintings and etchings of Italian...