Julio de Diego

Kachina II

1941

Portrait of a Seated Woman oIl on canvas, c. 1930 Signed on the reverse in oil paint: "Paul W" Created while the artist was a student at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Provenance: Estate of the artist Condition: Cleaned and stretched by Monica Radecki, South Bend, Indiana. The painting is unframed Canvas size: 30 x 24 inches This work created while the artist was in art school. Winchell studied art at the Minneapolis and Chicago Art Institutes in the 1930’s. He went on to teach at both institutions. Winchell studied under the noted artists Daniel Garber and Leon Kroll. Winchell exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Art Institute of Chicago and the Kansas City Art Institute. He retired to a quiet life in Painsville, Ohio. Paul H. Winchell (1903 – 1971) was a printmaker, illustrator, teacher, and gilder according to Crump, 2009 (Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900- 1945, Minnesota Historical Society Press). He was the son of Mrs. Looman Winchell of Shepherd Rd as noted in a 1937 newspaper article (Painsville, O. Telegraph). Winchell grew up in North Perry, Ohio and then studied and worked as an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago. He studied with Leon Kroll (1884 – 1974), Boris Anisfeld (1878-1973), Daniel Garber (1880 – 1958), Charles Woodbury (1864 – 1940), George Oberteuffer...

Woman in a Field Oil on canvas, 1894 Signed and dated 1894, lower right corner Unframed A major exhibition work by this American Expatriate painter. From the linear descendants of th...

Portrait of Young Woman (Self Portrait of the Artist?) Oil on canvas, pre 1963 Signed lower left edge (see photo) also see photo of signature from another work by the artist Newman Galleries label verso (a leading art gallery in Philadelphia, founded 1860 Condition: Excellent Canvas size: 30 1/16 x 18 1/8 inches Frame size: 32 x 20 inches Exhibited: Newman Gallery, Philadelphia Note: Tatiana was a talented portrait painter and baroness from a wealthy and aristocratic Italian family, who married the American artist Cy Towmbly in 1959. Tatiana married Cy Twombly in April of 1959. They had a son, Cyrus Alessandro, made famous in his painting The Age of Alexander, 1959-1960. Tatiana's brother, Baron Giorgio Francehtti, purchased the famous Venetian landmark, Ca' D' Oro, located on the Grand Canal. He formed a major collection of art. The Baron was a backer of the noted Roma art...

Woman with Bouquet (Lady Liberty by Moonlight) Oil on canvas, 1974 Signed and dated by the artist lower center (see photo) Titled in pencil on stretcher, verso Housed in the original wooden frame made by the artist (a simple band of wood surrounding the canvas Condition: Very good, untouched since creation of the work Canvas size: 28 x 27 inches Provenance: joseph M. Erdelac, Cleveland Set in a realm of fantasy, Mary Spain’s work exhibits oddly distorted figures in a child-like manner with an underlying sense of absurdity. Through her toylike and primitive style, Spain created surrealistic dramas that puzzle and entrance the viewer. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mary Spain studied art at Syracuse University and moved to Ohio in the 1960s to teach art at Chagrin Falls...

The White Scarf (Self Portrait of the Artist) Oil on board, 1894 Signed and dated lower left: E M Heller '94 (see image) Framed in a metal leaf Whistler style frame, Frame: 23 x 18-1/2 x 1-5/8" Heller studied with Weir, Whistler, Amen-Jean, Grasset and Rodin. She won a silver medal in 1903. Label verso: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1910 (see image) PAFA Catalog search revealed no mention of the artist A portrait of the artist was painted by Aman Jean, a photo of which is preserved in the MMA Digital Collections See image below Based on the Aman Jean portrait, I believe this is a self portrait of the artist The following is the research that I have been able to uncover about the artist life and colleagues: NYPL search: "Eugenie M. Heller (1868-1952) was an American artist who studied and worked in New York and Paris. During World War I she served on the staff of the American Red Cross." Archive of American Art search: Correspondence with other artists, and a one page autobiographical sketch, 1936. Correspondents include: Edmond Aman-Jean, Jeanne Baraduc, Terese R. Boissiere, Mary Cassatt, Elizabeth Champney, Frank Dicksee...

Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife) Oil on canvas, c. 1940's Signed upper right "A.G. Warshawsky" (see photo) According to the daughter-in-law of the artist, this painting...

Artist Unknown Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 16" x 13" (canvas) 22" x 19" (frame) Framed

Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797- 1861) PHEASANT SHOOTING Oil on canvas Frame H. 38cm x W. 47cm Image H. 30cm x W. 40cm A hunting scene in a beautiful early autumnal wooded landscap...

Guy Pene du Bois' "Two Figures in Courtroom" is a WPA era American scene oil painting created in a realistic style. Modernism at its best The work is framed by Heydenryk. Pène du Bois descended from French immigrants who settled in Louisiana in 1738 and was raised in a Creole household. He was born in 1884 in Brooklyn, NY and first studied with William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art and later continued his training with Robert Henri. Pène du Bois was greatly impressed with Henri's credo that "real life" was subject matter for art and throughout his life a realist philosophy informed his art as well as his parallel career, art criticism. In 1905, Pène du Bois made his first visit to Paris where he painted scenes of fashionable people in cafes rendered in the dark tonalities and impasto associated with the Ashcan School. By 1920, he had achieved his mature style, which was characterized by stylized, rounded, almost sculptural figures painted with invisible brushstrokes. The subjects of his paintings were often members of society whom he gently satirized. In 1924, Pène du Bois and his wife, Floy, left for France where they would remain until 1930. Returning to America showcases pictures the artist produced after this very productive period abroad. After five years of living in France, Pène du Bois was able to observe American life with fresh eyes. His work becomes more psychologically intense and less satirical. In Girl at Table a slender, blond is shown gazing at a small statue that she holds at arm's distance. The meaning is elusive, but a powerful sense of longing is evoked. Similarly, paintings such as Dramatic Moment and Jane are taut with unresolved dialogue. Both pictures depict mysterious interiors in which a lone woman anxiously awaits the denouement of a suspenseful scene. Other pictures, for example, Chess Tables, Washington Square and Bar, New Orleans, recall Pene du Bois's Ashcan origins in their depiction of urban entertainment. During this period, landscape becomes an important subject for Pène du Bois. Girl Sketching...

Artist Notes: There is never a dull moment with this pair of predators out on a sinister prowl. Look at their eccentric fashion and the blend of color splashes, that celebrate the cr...

This licensed Blend Cota oil on canvas painting of Wonder Women - Champion of Themyscria - oil on Canvas is brought to life utilizing Blend's own famous col...

This licensed Blend Cota oil on canvas painting of Ballerina is brought to life utilizing Blend's now famous colorism technique. This painting captures what...