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Interior Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1950s
Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life of Wine & Open Book
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 19th century
circle of Vincent van Gogh
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 12.5 x 15 inches
canvas: 7.75 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: ...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American artist Portrait German lady 19th century Oil painting by J. Eichholtz
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceremonial Portrait of Noble German Lady - amazing discovery of hidden monogram "J.E. 1826" disclosing Great American portraitist Jacob Eichholtz (17...
Category
1820s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Italian genre portrait Middle Eastern beauty at a well 19th century oil painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bedouin girl posing for the painter in late sunlight (sunset). Was painted by Cavaliero Antonio Scognamiglio ca. 1870-1880, most likely in Cairo as similar work of smaller size was i...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cavaliers in Tavern Interior Playing Cards Fine Victorian Watercolor Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'A Game of Cards'
George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924) British
watercolor on board, framed
framed: 10 x 11 inches
board: 9.5 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Cond...
Category
19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Waiting with the Day's Rewards
Located in St. Albans, GB
Signed. Oil on Panel.
Signature lower right.
It is framed in the original antique gold leaf frame.
HENRIETTE RONNER-KNIP
Amsterdam 1821 - 1909 Brussels
Henriette Ronner-Knip is ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life w Bouquet of Dahlias in Vase & Compote of Grapes on Table circa 1955
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Jacques Martin-Ferrières was born on August 6, 1893 in Saint-Paul, France. He studied under the French academic painter Frederic Cormon (1845-1924) and with his father, the notable F...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of one of the aisles of the apse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France
Located in PARIS, FR
Alexis Pierre MILON
(Rouen, 1784 - After 1858)
View of one of the aisles of the apse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left
50.5 x 34.5 cm
1838
Exhibi...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Conversando", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Artsit Ángel María Cortellini
Located in Madrid, ES
ÁNGEL MARÍA CORTELLINI
Spanish, 1819 - 1887
CONVERSANDO
signed "Cortellini" (lower right)
oil on canvas
13-1/4 x 11 inches (33.5 x 28 cm.)
framed: 17-1/4 x 15 (44 x 38 cm.)
Ángel María Cortellini. Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz), 27.09.1819 – Madrid, 1887. Painter.
Ángel María Cortellini was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda on September 27, 1819, to an Italian father and a Spanish and Sanlúcar mother. Contrary to family opinion, he decided to dedicate himself to painting and already, at the age of nine, he was enrolled in a drawing academy in his hometown. They soon sent him to Seville, where he was a disciple of Joaquín Domínguez Bécquer...
Category
19th Century Romantic Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young girl standing at the window
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood
59 x 49.5 x 5 cm
Category
1890s French School Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Signed Nude Woman Interior Portrait Modernist Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist nude interior portrait painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 14L x 20H.
Category
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gallantry Scene in a Tavern, Oil on Canvas Signed Rigot and Dated 1874
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful painting depicting a gallantry scene, an officer and a young lady sitting on a pool table inside a Tavern.
Signed lower right Rigot and dated 1874.
Austrian or German Sc...
Category
1870s Academic Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Petite fille et sa poupée
Located in Washington, DC
Charming example of nineteenth-century genre painting depicting a young girl, her doll, and sewing.
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Dandy a Salon in Paris 19th Century portrait of a young man French painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful depiction of a dapper Parisian dandy, dating from 1848. I love his air of decadence! It is a work by F de Korff, a mysterious French aristocratic portrait artist who had ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Painting french school romantic 19th century oil on canvas Interior of a bakery
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the first half of the 19th century Oil on canvas 45.5 x 60 cm (59.5 x 74 cm with frame) Beautiful 19th century carved and gilded wooden frame Good condition (a few r...
Category
19th Century Romantic Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Swiss academic painter 19th VAUTIER Interior Oil on canvas The spinner woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Benjamin VAUTIER (Attributed to) Morges (Switzerland), 1829 – Dusseldörf, 1898 Oil on canvas 43 x 37 cm (58 x 52 cm with the frame) Beautiful 19th century frame in carved and gilded ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Musician oil painting by Frederick E. Wright
Located in Hudson, NY
This work by Frederick E. Wright is set in an exceptional original Doll & Richards, Boston, frame. The framed dimensions are 16' x 13 1/3" x 1". A hand-written label verso (likely th...
Category
Late 19th Century Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Georgian Elegant Family in Grand Interior Playing Game of Cards Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'A Game of Cards'
George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924) British
signed watercolor on board, framed
framed: 10 x 11 inches
board: 9.5 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Engla...
Category
19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique English Primitive Dog Oil Painting - Hound in a Stable Interior, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Hound dog stood in a stable
19th Century Primitive By Rambler and initialled RM
oil on board, antique oak frame
framed size: 10 x 12 inches
conditi...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950’s South French Post Impressionist Oil Interior Room Flowers in Window
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
View over the French Riviera
French Post Impressionist painter, circa 1950’s
oil painting on canvas, unframed
painting: 13.5 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
con...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cardinal Painting the Virgin Mary
Located in St. Albans, GB
This painting by Henri Brispot stands out amongst many pieces that he ever painted. It was sold in New York for $20 000 and is a wonderful example of his satirical nature shown throu...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Genre scene Street snake charmer 19th century Oil painting by Lecurieux
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower right - Jacques - Joseph Lécurieux (Jacques - Joseph Lecurieux, 1801-1867). "Rituel du Serpent. Bou Saada" ("Snake Ritual. Bou Saada") - highly informative and masterly painted picture of Algerian street scene by acknowledged and talented 19th century french artist. His genre scenes, his landscapes and his still lifes are particularly remarkable, as well as his engravings. His life nonetheless remains mysterious, but until now his work continues to be studied and appreciated by art enthusiasts around the world. Antique oil painting on wood panel...
Category
1840s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
The Sunflowers
Located in Cotignac, FR
French oil on panel still life of sunflowers in a typical provencal glazed vase by Deldos. The work is signed and dated bottom right and presented in a wood, plaster and gilt frame.
...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A Meal, Charles Van Den Eycken, Brussels 1859 – 1923, Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
A Meal
Van Den Eycken Charles
Brussels 1859 – 1923
Belgian Painter
Signature: Attributed to Charles Van Den Eycken
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimens...
Category
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Doggy Buffet, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1957
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Sight Size 23.50" x 20.75", Framed 29.50" x 26.50"
Original cover illustration for The Saturday E...
Category
1950s Interior Paintings
Materials
Board, Color Pencil, Oil
The Drummer Boy
Located in St. Albans, GB
Drummers were often thought of as young soldiers, joining the Army as young as 12 years old. The idea of young boys marching into battle was loved by the Victorians, and several roma...
Category
1890s Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Terrier Dogs chasing Rat in Stable Barn Interior signed English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Cassell (British 19th century)
signed oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 18.5 x 22 inches
canvas: 12 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: overall...
Category
19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dutch interior scene Peasant girl sewing 19th century Oil painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed bottom right: Jozef Israëls (1824 – 1911). Painting was certified by Pierre Noelmans of Reveil Galerie in Maastricht in early 1970s. Jozef Israëls, was best-known second hal...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch School Interior Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Vicenta Garcia de Paredes
Located in MADRID, ES
19 century, pairs, oil on canvas, probably the most important pairs painted by Paredes.
Category
19th Century Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique French Impressionist Oil Still Life Jug & Plate in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 19th century
Title: Still life of a jug and plate within an interior, beautifully executed work.
Medium: oil on board
Size: 14 x 10.5 inches
...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian landscape View of bay from foothills 19th century Large oil painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed: Augusto Corelli (1853 - 1918). Superbly and professionally painted Italian landscape. A narrow path, an alley hanging over it with centuries-old oaks, a sea bay...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Show Dog Portrait Framed 19th Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school dog portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 9L x 9H.
Category
1870s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman & child in a Welsh cottage
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Alfred Provis
British, (1818-1890)
By the Fireside
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1869
Image size: 10.5 inches x 15.5 inches
Size including frame: 21.5 inches x 26.5 inches
This charming cottage scene by Alfred Provis features a woman preparing supper by a fire with her young daughter. As the mother peels the turnips and places them in the pot, the girl’s attention is drawn to the kitten feeding from a saucer. The dress and hat of the woman bears a similarity to those found Provis’s other scenes of Welsh cottage interiors. The artist was known to have visited North Wales around the time this painting was produced. In 1869, he exhibited a work entitled ‘Interior of a Welsh Farmhouse’ at the Royal Society of British Artists. Given the level of detail in the painting and the fact that it is in such an impressive original frame, it is possible this is the same painting as the one exhibited.
Alfred Provis was a genre painter born on 18 February, 1818 in Chippenham, Wiltshire. He was the son of John Provis, a timber merchant and his second wife Ann Banks. He spent time in London being tutored by the historical and portrait artist John Wood (1801-1870) before returning to Chippenham. He began exhibiting at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1843, continuing to exhibit there regularly until 1886. He made his debut at the Royal Academy in 1846 with a work entitled ‘A Cottage Door...
Category
19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950’s French Expressionist Signed Oil Still Life Lemons Oranges on Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French expressionist artist, 1955
signed oil painting on canvas, framed
dated 55'
framed: 22 x 29 inches
canvas: 15 x 22 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: ove...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French 19th century Still life of flowers in a basket
Located in Woodbury, CT
Lucienne Lemercier was a French painter from the latter part of the 19th century through the early 20th century.
She came from a family of creative people and took to painting at a...
Category
1880s Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Fine Wine
By Benjamin Eugène Fichel
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on panel
Panel size: 7 x 5 inches
Signed and date '1859' lower left
Category
19th Century Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1800's French Oil Painting Elegant Rococo Period Interior Figures Lady Dressing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Trying on the Latest Dress
French School, circa 1800
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 19 x 24 inches
the painting is in overall very good and sound condition
provenance: priv...
Category
Early 19th Century Rococo Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century English Dog Oil Painting Terriers Ratting in Barn Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Terriers Ratting in Barn Interior
English School, 19th century
oil painting on board, framed
framed size: 9.5 x 11 inches
condition: good condition, a few signs of age but basically ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Doubtful Bill" Charles Blauvelt, 19th Century Genre Painting Money Interior
Located in New York, NY
Charles Blauvelt
The Doubtful Bill, 1868
Signed and dated lower left
Oil on canvas
12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Provenance:
Private Collection, Connecticut...
Category
1860s Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Reverie During The Ball", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Rogelio Egusquiza
Located in Madrid, ES
ROGELIO DE EGUSQUIZA
Spanish, 1845 - 1915
A REVERIE DURING THE BALL
signed and dated "Rogelio Egusquiza, 1879" (lower right)
oil on canvas
21-3/4 X 3...
Category
1870s Symbolist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Discouraged (Idleness)
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: Irving R. Wiles
Category
1950s American Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elegant Ladies in Grand Drawing Room Interior, Fine 19th Century British Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: David Wilkie Wynfield, (British 1837-1887)
Title: Elegant Ladies in a Drawing Room interior scene
Medium: oil on panel, framed
Framed: ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Modern Portrait Polka Dot Suit Clown by Joan Tidwell
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man in a Polka Dot Clown Suit - Oil on Canvas
Portrait of a man in a white and red polka dot suit by a Joan Tidwell (American, 1930-2005...
Category
1950s Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Studio Interior
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist oil painting of the artist’s studio interior by American artist Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864-1940). Woodbury was born in Lynn, MA, and sold his first painting when he was fifteen years old and became the youngest member elected into the Boston Art...
Category
1880s American Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Charming Victorian interior scene of a blacksmith enjoying a drink
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very characterful image of a farrier or blacksmith enjoying a drink in an interior.
Alfred H Green (working 1844-1878)
A farrier in an interior enjoying a drink
Signed
Oil on boar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Heinrich Spiess, The Love Letter, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century oil painting by German artist Heinrich Spiess (1832-1875) depicts a young lady reading a love letter. It’s an accomplished work by an artist with a profound admiration for the old masters.
Once again, she’s returned to her jewellery box to unearth a treasured letter from an admirer. Every time surreptitiously tucking it away from prying eyes inside a lockable jewellery box. There’s a chill of excitement as she delicately holds his words with both hands. A shudder of emerging romance, a dream unfolding. She’s not wearing a wedding ring - but for how long?
Whatever happened to love letters? Such a pleasing way of conveying one’s feelings.
Heinrich Spiess was immersed in the illustrious world of the old masters from an early age. His father, August Fred Spiess (1806-1855), was a notable draughtsman and produced numerous engravings after eminent Renaissance luminaries. They worked together on various projects. As a child, the young Heinrich would’ve been surrounded by old master prints. Here, we see a subtle nod to the Dutch masters of the 17th century, such as Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) and Gabriël Metsu...
Category
19th Century Academic Interior Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Lovers at the Fountain - Italian 19th Century Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Rome, IT
Amanti alla Fontana - Lovers by a fountain, painting oil on canvas,
Signed left sight.
Measures: cm 70 x 100 frame 118 x 145
Faustini Modesto. Brescia, 27 maggio 1839 - Roma, 23 m...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Realist Flower Still Life Original Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American realist flower still life oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1900. Unsigned. Image size, 10L x 14H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.
Category
1890s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Love lyrics, ' a romantic Italian genre painting by Antonio Paoletti
Located in London, GB
'Love lyrics,' a romantic Italian genre painting by Antonio Paoletti
Italian, Late 19th Century
Panel: height 40cm, width 50cm, depth 1cm
Frame:...
Category
Late 19th Century Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Rehearsal, Victorian Era painting by Francis Sydney Muschamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil on canvas painting measuring 17 x 8 inches by F.S. Muschamp, signed lower right. In the nineteenth century, the Neo-Classical movement bloomed, bringing forth a new style and interpretation of the past. F. Sydney Muschamp...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Cloister of Santa Maria del Paradiso, Viterbo. Attributed to Ditlev Martens
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ditlev Martens was a Danish artist who lived from 1795 to 1864, creating a series of impressive paintings that continue to captivate and inspire viewers today. One of his beautiful c...
Category
1820s Renaissance Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Museum Quality Fruit Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school realist fruit still life oil painting. Oil on board. Unsigned. Framed. Image size, 16L x 16H.
Category
1850s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
A Fine Orientalist Watercolor by Giuseppe Aureli
By Giuseppe Aureli
Located in New York, NY
Middle Eastern Indoor Scene, watercolor of a man and a reclining woman.
Artist: Giuseppe Aureli (1858 - 1929)
Origin: Italian
Date: 19th Century
Medium...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Interior Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Floral Still Life Country Flowers in a Vase by Flemish Barbizon artist in France
Located in Norwich, GB
A gorgeous floral still life which marries the depth and the richness found in the work of the Flemish old masters with the elegance and light of French painting. As you will see, th...
Category
1880s Flemish School Interior Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Fine Antique French Flower Painting, signed oil Beautiful Flowers in Blue Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 19th century/early 20th century, signed by Barthelemy
Title: Profusion of flowers in a deep blue vase.
Medium: oi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
English 19th century portrait of two seated King Charles Cavalier Spaniels dogs
By James Cassie
Located in Woodbury, CT
James Cassie was born at Keithhall near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, the son of a prosperous tea and spirit merchant. Although briefly a pupil of the artist James Giles, Cassie was largely self-taught. He began his career as a painter of animals and portraits, but on moving to Aberdeen he increasingly turned his attention to local seascapes and coastal scenes, especially at dawn and sunset. He favored these outdoor scenes but continued to paint some domestic subjects and portraits throughout his life. In 1869 he moved to Edinburgh and was elected an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy. Shortly before his death in 1879 he was elected an Academician.
This piece is framed in its original frame and the painting is signed lower right and inscribed on the reverse.
From the inscription on the reverse, this painting was purchased from an important house sale...
Category
1850s Victorian Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Confrontation, Charles Van Den Eycken, Brussels 1859 – 1923, Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
Confrontation
Van Den Eycken Charles
Brussels 1859 – 1923
Belgian Painter
Signature: Signed bottom right
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 28 x 21,50 cm, frame size 36 x 30 cm
Biography: Van Den Eycken Charles (alias Charles Duchene) was born in Brussels in 1859. He was an animal painter, mainly dogs and cats and interiors.
He was the son of Charles Van Den Eycken...
Category
19th Century Romantic Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract expressionist, white and yellow mid-century modern geometric painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927-2013)
White & Yellow, c. 1953
oil on canvas
signed lower right, signed and titled verso
30 x 20 inches
Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1950, he was immediately drafted and served for two years in the army as a mural painter. He received his Master of Arts from Kent State in 1961. A frequent exhibitor at galleries and museums and winner of multiple May Show prizes, Andres taught art in the Cleveland Public Schools for 28 years, as well as teaching the University of Buffalo, the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Western Reserve University.
Very little in Richard Andres’ childhood would have predicted his love of classical music, mid-century-modern architecture and certainly not his lifelong passion for art and in particular abstract art. Richard’s father, Raymond, had no more than a third-grade education, and his mother, Clara, was one of thirteen children – only three of whom lived into adulthood and none of whom attended high school.
They lived, when Richard was a boy, in a dingy area of Buffalo, NY in a walk-up apartment situated above a tavern. Raymond and Clara supplemented the income from their factory jobs in the bar downstairs with Raymond playing ragtime on the piano and Clara serving drinks. This often left Richard and his two older brothers at home alone to fend for themselves. The two older boys, Raymond and Russell, were - unlike Richard- rather rough and tumble and entertained themselves with stickball, boxing and the like. Richard, on the other hand, from a very young age liked to draw, or better yet even, to paint with the small set of watercolors he received for Christmas one year. Paper, however, at the height of the depression, was hard to come by. Luckily, Clara used paper doilies as decoration for the apartment and Richard would contentedly paint and then cut up doilies, gluing the pieces together to create collages.
At eight-years-old, he discovered the Albright-Knox Museum (then known as the Albright Art Gallery) and spent several hours a week there studying the paintings. He was particularly fond of Charles Burchfield‘s landscapes, enamored with their ‘messiness’ and thinking that they somehow captured more ‘feeling’ than works he was previously familiar with. For his tenth Christmas, he asked for and received a ‘how-to’ paint book by Elliot O’Hare. Through this self-teaching, he assembled the portfolio needed for acceptance to Buffalo Technical High School where he studied Advertising Arts. In his Junior year, he was encouraged to enter a watercolor painting, “Two Barns,” in the national 1944-45 Ingersoll Art Award Contest and was one of twelve grand prize winners – each one winning one hundred dollars. More importantly the painting was exhibited at the Carnegie Institute Galleries, which resulted in his winning a national scholarship to the Cleveland School of Art (The Cleveland Art Institute).
He flourished at the art school under the tutelage of faculty members such as Carl Gaertner, as well as that of visiting artists such as William Sommer and Henry George Keller. He would say in later years that Gaertner, in particular, influenced his attitude toward life as well as art. “Gaertner,” Andres said, “believed that there was no need to be a ‘tortured artist’, that an artist should rather enjoy beauty, family, and life in general.” Free to spend his days as he chose, he wandered the Cleveland Art Museum for most of the hours he was not attending classes or painting; the remaining time was spent drinking coffee at a local hangout with art school friends – which is where he met fellow Henry Keller scholarship winner, Avis Johnson. Richard was immediately smitten with Avis, but being rather shy, it took him the entire summer of 1948 to build up his courage to ask her out. Over that summer he ‘thought about Avis’ and worked in a diner to save money. He also used the hundred-dollar prize money won in High School to visit the first Max Beckmann retrospective in the United States at the City Art Museum in St. Louis. Over a half century later he spoke of that exhibit with a reverence usually reserved for spiritual matters, “I walked in and it was like nothing I had ever seen before... the color...It just glowed.”
Returning to campus in the Fall, the first thing he did was go to the coffee shop in hopes of finding Avis. He did, and she, upon seeing him, realized that she was also smitten with him. They quickly became known as ‘the couple’ on campus, and a year later, with Richard being drafted for the Korean war, they were quickly married by a Justice of the Peace, celebrating after with family at Avis’s Cleveland home. As a gift, faculty member John Paul Miller...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's French Vibrant Wallpaper Design Of Pink Green and Blue Swirls
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wallpaper design
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed
pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed
painting: 16 x 16 inches
good condition
provenance: from the artists estate, France
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor