Postcard Figurative Paintings

Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844-1931), titled, 'Paris' and painted circa 1880. Titled with inscription, verso, on old backing, ''Taverne Pausset', grands boulevards a Paris". A fine and detailed, cabinet-size oil painting showing an elegant Parisian cafe and bar, the interior lit by luminous, floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows and filled with fashionably-dressed patrons drinking and socializing beneath a haze of pipe and cigar smoke. A minor, period masterpiece, providing an animated view of the city's fin-de-siècle nightlife, and characterised by finely observed and fully-realized figures showing an unusual degree of both social commentary and psychological penetration. Edouard-Jean Dambourgez first studied with Jules Lefebvre and, subsequently, as an engraver and chromo-lithographer under Gustave Boulanger. In 1880, Dambourgez commenced exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français, and, in 1883, was elected a member of the Society. Throughout the 1880's, he exhibited frequently and with success at the major Paris salons including the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Independants and the Salon des Champs-de-Mars. In 1884, he was commissioned by the Louvre to engrave all illustrations for the catalog to the Thiers Collection, recently bequeathed to the Museum. The recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards, Dambourgez was awarded an honorable distinction by the Salon in 1888, and an honorable mention in 1891. In 1888, the critic Albert Wolff recommended his painting, 'A Cheese Shop', for inclusion at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1891, the city of Paris bought his large canvas, 'The Cream and Cheese Market...

Nathan Durfee's (USA) "A Generous Offering" is an original, mixed media painting with acrylic and vintage postcard that depicts a snow scene with a woman, a dog with a blue scarf an...

Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844-1931), titled, 'Paris' and painted circa 1890. A fine and detailed, late-nineteenth century view of a counter of the bustling cheese market...

Xenia Ostrovskaya, born in 1989, is a visual artist from Saint Petersburg. She studied ceramics and porcelain painting at Saint Petersburg State University. This was followed in 2015...

Detailed and vibrant depiction of a kachina dancer by Cliff Bahnimptewa (Native American, 1937-1984). Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Pres...

Nathan Durfee's (USA) "Waiting for the Flock" is an original, mixed media painting with acrylic and vintage postcard that depicts a snow covered landscape with a bird in a ball cap ...

Signed upper left, 'May' for Dan May (American, 1952-2019) and dated June, 2017. After study with Larry Stobie at Oregon College of Education, Dan May exhibited in his galleries 'Th...

Modern pop art diptych with an Egyptian theme by Gary Ermoloff (American, b. 1949). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of other Ermoloff pieces. Presented in new grey mats with foamcore backing. Each mat measures 20"H x 16"W, and each piece measures 19.5"H x 15"W. No frames. Gary Ermoloff (American b. 1949) attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he received his BA in Fashion Illustration. He is a former member of AIGA and a former Board Member...

Combination of several figures in various poses by Robert Moesle (American, b. 1932), (Paralipomenon) The figures overlap in multiple layers, highlighting certain aspects of each person. Careful attention was paid to the texture and folds in clothing. White gouache is used as a highlight. Signed in the lower right corner. Presented in a wood frame with a rose colored mat and anti-glare glass. Card size: 17.5"H x 12.5"W Robert Moesle was born in San Jose, California in 1932. He graduated from San Jose State College and attended The Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University, England. Moesle lives in the Chateau region of France, which he finds to be an ideal location for a watercolorist. Moesle paints outside and enjoys watching the landscape change through the seasons. Unlike most watercolorists, Moesle takes his time painting and tries to capture the feeling of durability in his subjects. Moesle has exhibited his work in shows in London, Paris and throughout the United States. “Figurative painting by Robert Moesle are…lyrical, visionary, softly dream-like… Moesle’s Harlequin Prince offers a memory of early Picasso...

Xenia Ostrovskaya, born in 1989, is a visual artist from Saint Petersburg. She studied ceramics and porcelain painting at Saint Petersburg State University. This was followed in 2015...

With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...

With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...

With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...

With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...

With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...

With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...

Hendrikji Kuehne and Beat Klein Title: Painting People in the Sun Medium: Collaged from Art Postcards Size: 19.75” x 27.5” Year: 2012 Selected Exhibitions: 2018 Graf & Schelble Galerie, Basel "abBild" Sherry Leedy Contemporary Arts, Kansas City/USA: Places to remember Musée jurassien des Arts, Moutier: Une heure dans le Jura (Sticker Book Project) 2017 The Garden of the Zodiac Gallery Omaha/ NE USA "Where do you wanna go from here?" (solo show) Deiglan Art Gallery, Gilfélagið, Akureyri: Temporary Environment (solo presentation) Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Karthause Ittingen, Warth: Menschenbilder (group show) 2016 2016 Graf & Schelble Galerie, Basel "Schauplätze" (solo show) Helvetia Art Foyer, Basel "Assemblage Bricolage Collage" (group show) Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Kartause Ittingen, Warth: "Im Rausch – Zwischen Höhenflug und Absturz" (group show) ZAGREUS PROJEKT, Koch/Kunst/Galerie, Berlin: FOOD raDESIGN-2016, überbeitet und angewandt (installation) 2015 Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery, St. John’s University, New York: Vices Peculiar To These Eclectics: Contemporary Collage (group show) Pavel Zoubok...

Hendrikji Kuehne and Beat Klein Title: Painting a Vanishing Point Medium: Collaged from Art Postcards Size: 19.75” x 27.5 Year: 2009 Selected Exhibitions: 2018 Graf & Schelble Galerie, Basel "abBild" Sherry Leedy Contemporary Arts, Kansas City/USA: Places to remember Musée jurassien des Arts, Moutier: Une heure dans le Jura (Sticker Book Project) 2017 The Garden of the Zodiac Gallery Omaha/ NE USA "Where do you wanna go from here?" (solo show) Deiglan Art Gallery, Gilfélagið, Akureyri: Temporary Environment (solo presentation) Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Karthause Ittingen, Warth: Menschenbilder (group show) 2016 2016 Graf & Schelble Galerie, Basel "Schauplätze" (solo show) Helvetia Art Foyer, Basel "Assemblage Bricolage Collage" (group show) Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Kartause Ittingen, Warth: "Im Rausch – Zwischen Höhenflug und Absturz" (group show) ZAGREUS PROJEKT, Koch/Kunst/Galerie, Berlin: FOOD raDESIGN-2016, überbeitet und angewandt (installation) 2015 Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery, St. John’s University, New York: Vices Peculiar To These Eclectics: Contemporary Collage (group show) Pavel Zoubok...