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Medium: Masonite
The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.”
To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.”
Exhibited
1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas
This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 42" x 2"
About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism.
The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman.
De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
Category
1940s American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil w Tiffany Blue Background
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted Tiffany Blue background, black abstract portrait. Here you ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Yellow Blouse
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Yellow Blouse by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Oil on Masonite, dating circa 1945. Artwork Si...
Category
1940s American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Lovely portrait of a cobbler at work by Max Schneider (German, 1903-1980). The shoemaker is holding a ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Homage to the Spanish Republic 1938 oil painting by Julio De Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
An early work by Julio De Diego embodies the deep love he had for his homeland of Spain, combined with his strong emotions against war. The peacefulness of the couple holding hands l...
Category
1930s Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Studio Interior Scene, Standing Nude, Woman Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Studio Interior Scene of a Standing Female Nude by Notable Woman Artist, Vivian Kinsley Chapin (Am. 1909-1984). Very "Mod" in style and appearanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Abstract Expressionism --Seated Woman Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative abstract painting by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 20th Century). San Francisco bay area abstract expressionist and landscape artist dur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Devil: No Horns, Burning in Hell, African American Harlem Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
In a 1971 interview with Ebony Magazine, Alvin Hollinsworth commented on his African Jesus Christ painting, "I have always felt that Christ was a Blac...
Category
1970s Expressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Shoo the Moos, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1950
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Dimensions: 25.75" x 20.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, July 1st, 1950.
The Post des...
Category
1950s Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted Tiffany Blue background, black abstract portrait with many ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
$464 Sale Price
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Saturday Evening Post Cover, January 31, 1953
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1953
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Dimensions: 42.00" x 32.50"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, January 31, 1953.
The Post d...
Category
1950s Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
St. Atomic oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.”
To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.”
Exhibited
1950 University of Illinois at Urbana "Contemporary American Painting"
1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas
This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 36" x 2".
About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism.
The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman.
De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
Category
1940s American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
Austrian Folk Saying Grace Before Dinner
Located in San Francisco, CA
This work by Austrian artist Ivo Saliger (1894-1987) is an expression of devotion, of a tradition central to Austrian life a century ago. Then, Austria had a strong Catholic heritage, supported by more than six centuries of Hapsburg rule. The subjects of this reverential painting appear to be members of a family wearing traditional Austrian "tracht" or dress. Hands clasped in prayer, they are about to dine together, with the elder parents joined by their grown children and perhaps a spouse. Resolving any doubt in the viewer’s mind about the activity, a crucifix hangs above the gathering in the dining area’s corner adjacent to a painting of the Virgin Mary...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Ceremonial Dancers oil and tempera painting by Julio De Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Artwork measures 48" x 30" and framed 56 ¼" x 38 ¼" x 3"
Provenance:
John Heller Gallery, NYC, circa 1975 (label verso)
The artist's daughter
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL (1990)...
Category
1940s Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
A Charming Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1960s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). With wonderful expressionist brushwork and a vibrant palette, the painting most like...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Woman with Flowers"
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on masonite painting by the well known Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed lower right and dated 1946. In good condition. The painting is framed in a contemporary...
Category
1940s Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Portrait of Woman with Bouquet
By Isolda Hermes da Fonseca
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isolda Hermes de Fonseca
Brazilian, 1924–2004
Portrait of a Young Woman with Bouquet, ca. 1970.
Oil on masonite panel, 24 x 36 inches. Framed Dimension: 34 x 46 inches.
Signed lo...
Category
1970s Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
'Beneath the Stars', Lovers, Moghul, Isfahan, Chouinard, LACMA, Dallas Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Beneath the Stars' by Leon D'Usseau, Jr.
Lovers, Moghul, Isfahan, Chouinard, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Dallas Museum
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Signed lower right, 'Dusso' for Leon D'Usseau, Jr....
Category
1960s Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Masonite
'Female Cupid', Roman Mythology, Venus and Mars, Romance, Lust, Love, Desire
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
After the original by Henrika Langus (Slovenian, 1836-1876) and painted circa 1880. Unsigned.
Framed dimensions: 17.25 x 1 x 15.5 inches.
A charming and antique study of a young, f...
Category
1880s Academic Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A Wonderful and intimate Mid-Century studio portrait of a yo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Boy with Molotov Cocktail, Russia Invades Germany - Like Norman Rockwell
Located in Miami, FL
This work sells itself. Just look at it and an elaborate explanation is not required. There is virtually no one alive who can paint a picture like Crockwell. Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Signed lower left
Provenance: National Museum of American Illustration , Newport, Rhode Island
Crockwell gives us a complex and inventive composition by showing two wonderful portaits in the foreground and beyond a broken wall...
Category
1940s American Realist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Devil Emerges from Surrealist Voodoo Drum - Sans titre (Diable)
Located in Miami, FL
An image of a horned devil with pointy claws and bat-like wings emerges from a Voodoo drum. He has with arms stretched out like a Christ figure. The drum grows out of a yellow plant-...
Category
1970s Surrealist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mother Elizabeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mother Elizabeth, c. 1930 - 40s, tempera on Masonite, signed and titled upper left, 22 5/8 x 16 inches, artist's name inscribed verso of original frame
Ernest W. Scanes was a Mich...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Tempera
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait, Girl in White Dress, by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Girl in White Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 6 1/2” x 5 3/4”. Oil on Masonite. (Framed size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Charming 1950s Modernist Portrait, Young Girl in Red Scarf by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1950s Modernist Portrait, "Girl in Red Scarf", by Noted Chicago Artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A colorful, intimate and gem-like work, the painting is accompanied...
Category
1950s Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid 19th Century Interior of Stable with Horses, Dogs, and Stable Hand
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid 19th Century painting of a stable's interior with two horses, stable hand, two spaniels, a rooster and ducks from a follower of John Frederick Herring, Sr. (British, 17...
Category
19th Century English School Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Linen
Modern Mixed Media Textured Kimono in Neutral Blush, Collagraph Master Plate #2
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern Mixed Media Textured Kimono in Neutral Blush, Collagraph Master Plate #2
This one-of-a-kind, highly textured, modern mixed media piece of a kimono in blush, warm neutrals is ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Cotton, Masonite, Ink, Acrylic
Victorian Couple with Angel - Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Moody figurative abstract expressionist painting of a Victorian couple with an angel by artist David Rosen (American, 1912-2004), c. 1970. Signed "Rosen" lower right. Unframed. Image size: 30.25"H x 26.38"W.
Born in 1912, Rosen grew up in Toronto, Canada before pursuing arts in the United States. Upon arriving, Rosen settled in New York City and attended the Cooper Union Art school in 1930. While participating in the Federal Arts Project, he worked for the program's mural department until 1941. He also worked with an artist collective, Siqueiros Art Workshop. There, Rosen met fellow FAP artist Jackson Pollack, and together, with artist Phillip Guston, they experimented with new painting techniques and mediums. Art movements are often reactions to the popular styles that precede them, and Abstract Expressionism applied a new and exciting method to Modern Art. Gradually, artists began to break away from an overly-studied, academic approach to painting and liberated their technique. During these workshops, Rosen was introduced to Pollack's groundbreaking "drip painting" before it changed the art world.
As America became involved in World War II, the Federal Arts Project wound down, officially ending in 1942. Around this time, Rosen enlisted as a Merchant Seaman with the U.S Merchant Marines. During this time, he traveled to North Africa and Italy before concluding his service and moving to California where, in 1945, he devoted his full attention to building an art career. Within a couple of years, he landed a major exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1947, and his first one-man show, which opened to rave reviews, was held at Hollywood's Contemporary Art Gallery. The exhibition’s success led to mural commissions from Palm Springs' Hotel del Tahquitz, and he scored more solo shows at West Hollywood's Chabot Gallery.
The early 1950s brought a surge of recognition for Rosen's career, and while his work was certainly still influenced by Abstract Expression, his painting style included elements of Surrealism, Figurative Art, and Cubism. Like his colleague Jackson Pollack, Rosen produced work inspired by drip painting; however, rather than splattering, his drips were the natural flow marks from painting freely without regard for "mistakes." Throughout Rosen's long career, he would acquire techniques from vastly different art styles which made for a varied, eclectic catalog of work.
Rosen continued to build his California art career and settled at a Laguna Beach art colony in 1958. There, he entered his work in the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts and was the first painter to contribute Abstract Art to the event. Rosen would participate in the festival for the next fifteen years. A year after his move, in 1959, Rosen opened his first studio gallery and began a 12-year collaboration with the Laguna Playhouse. For the next two decades, Rosen participated in 17 art exhibitions and 20 solo shows, and received considerable critical praise.
Rosen's themes were as varied as his evolving painting style, and one of his themes focused on classic characters like Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rosen's close-up portraits of historical and literary figures, illustrated by the piece To Be or Not to Be: Soliloquy From Hamlet, capture the essence of the characters while remaining loose with the painting and even adding a slight cartoon feel. His ongoing Hamlet series, as a complete collection, makes an impact with the diversity of technique. Unlike the loose style of some of his works, the painting Madaam... that he is mad is true is influenced by the structure of Cubism, the flat dimensions of Byzantine Art, and his utilization of mixed media.
After Rosen's death in 2004, the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts sponsored an exhibition of his Hamlet paintings at the Wells Fargo Building gallery. Throughout Rosen's career, he amassed a great deal of critical, industry, and public praise for his work. His beloved town of Laguna Beach bestowed numerous awards that include the Laguna Beach Annual Art Gallery Award and Orange County's Annual Exhibit Award. Rosen's work flourished in California, and he received recognition from the San Diego County Fair, Los Angeles' Miracle Mile...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$2,120 Sale Price
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"Rushelle in the Garden"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...
Category
1940s Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid Century Portrait of the Artist
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century self-portrait by California artist Myrtle Cureton (American, 1909-2000). Signed "Myrtle Cureton" lower left. Artist's Santa Cruz Art League ...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait "Head of a Young Girl"
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait "Head of a Young Girl" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 15” x 12 1/2” (Framed size: 19 1/...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Lonely Girl
Located in San Francisco, CA
No background setting is needed in this painting by Fichtl to reference solitude's impact on the young woman. Loneliness is etched into her features. The choice of a dark coat—is it ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Cover Illustration for 'The Skin'
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Category
1950s Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Basking in the Sun - Mid Century Modern Multicolor Female Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Multi-colored figurative oil painting of a woman in bikini bathing in the California sun by listed California artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). The colorful background is...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Modernist Reclining Female Nude Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist reclining female nude figurative painting by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). This vivid late 20th-century figural piece featur...
Category
20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Tempera
$617 Sale Price
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A Soulful Modernist Portrait
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a portrait of an unknown sitter who is rendered with profound dignity yet lifted from gloomy solemnity by a vibrant and intriguing background. Notably, artist Boris Deuts...
Category
1950s American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Woman on the Couch"
By Josef Zenk
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Josef Zenk (1904-2000)
Josef Zenk was born in New York City in 1904. After graduating from high school, he studied for thre...
Category
20th Century Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 8 3/4” x 6 1/4” (Framed size...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Abstract Allegorical Scene
Located in Indianapolis, IN
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...
Category
20th Century Abstract Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Diminutive Mid Century Expressionist Clown Portrait #1
Located in Soquel, CA
Small portrait of a clown with colorful, expressionist brushstrokes by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M. Blake" in the lower right corner...
Category
1960s Expressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$422 Sale Price
35% Off
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Boy in Blue Scarf" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork Size: 11 3/4” x 9 1/4” (Framed size: 15 1/2” ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). What a character! A little gem of a painting. Artwork size: 8” x 4” (Framed size: 11” ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Hat
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Hat by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork Size: 9 x 6 1/4” (Framed size: 11 1/2” x...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cheerful, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman with Blonde Hair by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 7 1/2” x 5 1/4”, oil on masonite (Framed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Pure Pith", Colorful Acrylic Painting, Text, Comic, Illustration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Pure Pith" is an original artwork by Christian "Patch" Patchell made of acrylic paint on wood and masonite. This piece measures approximately 12"h x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A colorful Southern painting depicting a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Mexican Outdoor Scene with Figures" Expressionistic Style Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the Mid Century by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wond...
Category
1960s Expressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Icing the Cake, Cover of The Saturday Evening Post
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache and Tempera on Masonite
Sight Size 14.50" x 11.25", Framed 20.50" x 17.25"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, June 16, 1945
Category
1940s Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Tempera, Gouache
Lighthouse Keeper, Brant Point
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left ‘Stevan Dohanos’
Medium: Mixed Media on Paperboard Laid Down on Masonite
The present work was published as the cover illustration of the June 26th, 1954...
Category
1950s Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paper, Mixed Media, Board
“Going for the Mail”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil paint on masonite hardboard by the well known American contemporary artist Michael Budden. Signed lower right. Signed, dated and titled verso. Salmagundi Club exhibition label v...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,500 Sale Price
42% Off
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Red Sweater by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 8” x 6”, Oil on Masonite (Framed size: 11...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Modernist Oil Painting George Schwacha Carnival Circus Big Top Ferris Wheel WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower left corner
Oil on masonite
Dimensions: Frame H 18.25" x W 22.25". Sight H 11.25" x W 15.25
This is a great scene, vintage Americana. Possibly Coney Island in Brooklyn New York City. Done in a mid century modern style with great vibrant colors and loose, adept, brushwork.
George Schwacha, Jr. (1908 - 1986) New Jersey artist.
Known for Landscape painting and snow scenes. He studied Arthur W. Woelfle; John Grabach; Edward Dufner and A. Schweider.
George Schwacha was president of the American Artists Professional League and a past president of the Audubon Artists and Art Center of New Jersey. He belongs to the American Watercolor Society, The National Society of Painters in Casein, and the Philadelphia Watercolor Club. His paintings have been shown throughout the country at museums such as the Pennsylvania Academy, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC and the Birmingham Art Museum, The Butler Art Institute in Youngstown, Ohio the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, as well as in leading New Jersey and New York exhibitions, including the American Society of Arts and Letters. He is listed in Who's Who in American Art and International Directory of Arts.
His work is represented nationally in over 30 museums and public collections including the Newark Museum, Montclair Museum, Birmingham Art Museum, the Isaac Delgado Museum in New Orleans, and the Butler Art Institute. Worldwide he is also represented in collections in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Israel, Scotland and Switzerland.
Seymour Zayon, Bertram Hartman, Hugh Campbell, Frank Herbst, Joseph Newman, Theodore Valenkamph, Robert John McClelland, Nicolai S (Nicola) Cikovsky, Ben Benn, George Howell Gay, Robert Brackman, Vernon Wood...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Woman by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a wonderfully fashionable woman dressed in a red sweater, ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman a Red Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A beautifully executed studio portrait, the painting is oil...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Mexican Landscape Water Scene with Figures and Boat" Expressionistic Style
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the Mid Century by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wond...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
'Young Man in a Yellow Brocade Waistcoat', Paris, Munich, Danish Royal Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Young Man in a Yellow Brocade Waistcoat' by David Monies, 1849.
Paris, Munich, Danish Royal Academy
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Monogrammed lower right, 'DM' for David Monies (Danish, 1812-1894) and dat...
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1940s Other Art Style Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Looking into the Sacred Forest - Mystical Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and expressive figurative work by John Lancaster (British, Born circa 1930). An adult figure looks into the distance, with its back to the viewe...
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1960s Post-Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$2,120 Sale Price
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Large Scale Surrealist Portrait in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Surrealist Portrait in Acrylic on Board
Bold surrealist portrait by Robert William Hinds (American, b. 1926). This piece has a dream-like quality, with the subject stand...
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1990s Contemporary Masonite Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic, Masonite, Stretcher Bars
1970s Modern Figurative -- Madre del Mundo
By Rodrigo Ramirez Pimentel
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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1970s Modern Masonite Figurative Paintings
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Masonite, Oil
$6,000 Sale Price
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"Spring in Central Park" after Adolf Arthur Dehn, Midcentury Modern Manhattan
Located in Soquel, CA
A spectacular mid-century modern Manhattan figurative landscape oil painting, after the renowned artist Adolf Arthur Dehn's 1941 watercolor "Spring in Central Park", by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). In this vibrant and expressive circa 1960 rendition of Dehn's famed painting, New Yorkers are depicted as tiny figures milling about the park in springtime, dwarfed by fluffy pink trees in bloom and the towering New York City skyline in the distance.
Unsigned.
Presented in a wood frame.
Image size: , 29"H x 36"L. Framed: 32"H x 39"W.
This painting is after the prestigious watercolor of the same title, painted in 1941 by Adolf Arthur Dehn (American, 1895 - 1968). The original piece is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It was exhibited at the Met's "26th Annual National Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art" in 1947, and then again at the 1950 exhibition titled "20th Century Painters: A Special Exhibition of Oils, Water Colors and Drawings Selected from the Collections of American Art in the Metropolitan Museum". More recently, "Spring in Central Park" was exhibited at Fairfield University Art Museum for the 2017 exhibition "Adolf Dehn: Midcentury Manhattan".
Visiting, and then living in New York City, Dehn captured the essence of the city in his paintings, prints and drawings of the landscapes of Central Park, and of the city's burlesque and night club scenes...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Masonite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,625 Sale Price
35% Off
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