William Charles Palmer

Fish Story oil painting by Williams Charles Palmer

Circa 1944

Signed and titled verso on stretcher "Lea Ancient Revel". Subtitled verso on label in artist's hand: "An attempt to marry ancient mineral matter with people". Exhibited at the 194...

Exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1947) and the University of Illinois Exhibition of Contemporary Painting (1948), this painting by Philip Evergood exemplifies the ...

About the artist: Louis Wolchonok studied art at the National Academy of Design, City College of New York, Julian Academy in Paris, and the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Art. In addition ...

This work epitomizes Prestopino's interest in social realism which captures a quiet interlude in the everyday life of an "everyman." It also provides a contrast for our expectations as we view a tough, blue collar worker, with no one watching, as he sings a melody to the birds. In an original frame measuring 49" x 39" x 3.25" Provenance: Edith Halpert's Downtown Gallery (label verso from 13 w. 113th street, where the gallery was located from 1926 until 1939) Private collection, NYC, c. 1935 By descent About this artist: Born in Little Italy in 1907, Gregorio Prestopino first set out to become a sign painter as the son of New York City immigrants. Instead, his talent provided a life-changing scholarship to the National Academy of Design, and for five years he studied drawing under C. W. Hawthorne. He spent the summer of 1934 at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. His deep involvement with the colony led him to later serve as its director in 1954. Much of Prestopino’s work was in the vein of social realism. During the 1940s and 1950s he became deeply invested in portraying everyday Manhattan and Harlem scenes. He first became interested in the Ashcan school at the National Academy of Design, and remained committed to an interest in working with urban scenes. His lively treatment of people and events revealed his affinity for sixteenth-century artist Pieter Breughel...

Early 20th Century Oil Painting "Fishing" by E. Smette c.1917 Antique oil painting of a group of young friends fishing on the backyard dock. Original oil on canvas. Signed in the l...

The Catch of the Day French artist, circa 1970's signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 29 inches canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very goo...

A finely painted dramatic early 20th-century oil by the artist Georges Higuet (1892-1958) after a classical scene by Flemish painter Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678). Signed and inscribed ...

American School Oil Painting - Fishing Landscape with Seated Old Man, Dog, and Fishing Pole at the Pond, Signed 'Baldwin' Artist Board 10.5 x 13.5 I...