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Sailboats at Port by Mystery American Artist

20th Century

JJ Nowotny Untitled, 1944 (date partially obscured but appears to be '44) Oil on canvas 24 x 30 in. Framed: 31 x 37 x 2 in. Signed and dated lower right

George Gách (American, 1909-1996) The Old Tree in Glenwood Landing, 1957 Oil on canvas 23 x 27 in. Framed: 26 x 29 1/2 in. Singed lower right: Gách 1957 Provenance: Garden City Galleries, Garden City, NY Includes brochure. Born in Hungary, George Gách, the son of sculptor Stephen Gách (1880-1962), was noted for sculpture, impressionist painting and teaching. His subjects included animals, people, florals, nudes, cowboys, sports and scenes of Long Island, Bermuda, Mexico, Florida and upstate New York. Among his sculpture subjects are portrait busts of prime ministers, governors, corporate presidents and soccer stars. He served as a commercial pilot from 1939 to 1952. and in 1944, was shot down and given up as dead. He was also in prisoner of war camps twice during World War II and then in 1947, was almost imprisoned by the communists in Hungary. Gách graduated form the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest in 1939, and then immigrated to the United States. He located his studio in Roslyn Heights Long Island, and at one point set a goal...

Serene seascape of sailboats in the harbor by Pacific Northwest Artist Ramona Hammerly (American, 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood fram...

In "Harborfront" the artist uses colorful, impressionist brushstrokes to bring a working waterfront to life.