Robert DeVee

'In the Potting Shed', Large Floral Oil, California College of Arts and Crafts

Circa 1995

Signed lower right, 'Van Pitterson' for Lloyd H. Van Pitterson (Jamaican, 1926-1997) and created circa 1985. Additionally, inscribed, verso, 'Pink Balcony'. Born in Jamaica in the West Indies, Lloyd van Pitterson worked in the rum industry for twenty-two years while studying and painting in his spare time. In 1965, he decided to fully commit himself to a career as a fine artist and first studied with Edna Manley, the leading West Indian sculptor...

Signed upper right, "Joffrin" for Guily-Jeanne Joffrin (French, 1909-2007) and painted circa 1965. Photo of the artist in her studio, 1995. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Born in Paris, Joffrin first attended the École Supérieure Sophie-Germain before, in 1928, studying at the École des Beaux-Arts, initially in the studio of Lucien Simon. She continued her studies there for several years in the studios of Jacques Despierre and Lucien Fontanarosa. After receiving her diploma, Joffrin was appointed Professor of Drawing and taught in Paris until 1945, when she began to devote herself exclusively to her career as a fine artist. Over the course of a long career, she exhibited internationally with success including at more than forty exhibitions in France (Paris, Aurillac, Rennes, Strasbourg, Reims, Rodez, Toulouse, Barbizon, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Cannes) as well as in Geneva, Vevey, San Francisco and Tokyo among other cities. The human face was of particular interest to Joffrin and she created many portraits of academic notables including Paul Guth...

Signed lower right 'Engel' for Irma Engel Grabhorn (American, 1908-2003) and painted circa 1955. Born in Badenweiler, Irma Leisinger first studied in Paris with Andre Lhote from 192...

A substantial oil landscape showing a view of a sunlit courtyard with a fountain and blossoming perennials in earthenware pots, and a view beyond towards a neo-classical villa. Signed lower right, "Loraine Balsillie" (American, 1919-2016) and painted circa 1980. Loraine Balsillie first studied painting with Leo Fairbanks...

The Artists Garden by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed measures: 18.5 x 15 inches condition: the painting is in very sound and presentab...

The Potting Shed, Impressionist Landscape, Oil Painting, Signed By British artist Hugh Cameron Wilson (British, born 1885) Signed by the artist on the low...

Artist: Yvette Bossiere (French, b.1926) signed lower corner and verso Title: The Interior Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: ...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Step into the enchanting world of "Gardeners' Corner" by John...