Edith Abigail Purer

"Route One, Escondido"

1940

Beautiful oil on fiberboard painting of fishing boats at the docks of Gloucester by the well known North Fork Long Island artist Caroline M. Bell. Circa 1945. Signed lower left by the artist. Condition is very good. Housed in its original silver leaf over wood frame in restored condition. Overall framed measurements are 20 by 18 inches. Provenance: Sarasota, Florida estate. Biography: Caroline M. Bell (1874 -1870) Caroline Bell was the leader of a group of artists known as the Peconic Bay...

Oil on canvas painting on artist board by the American artist, Jean Leason Hitch. Signed lower right. Condition: good; no restorations. The painting is housed in a massive gold reproduction frame 24 by 22 inches. Jean Leasin Hitch began her artistic career in Melbourne, Australia, under the tutelage of her father, Percy Leason, a professional painter, well-known cartoonist and illustrator. After coming to the United States in 1943, she was appointed curator of art at the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, New York. While at the museum, she also began her restoration career and restored paintings from the museum's collection and other notable historic collections. Jean Leason Hitch was an active member in the Allied Artists of America, American Artist Professional League, Hudson Valley Art Association, served as vice president for the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club in New York, and in 1953, was listed in "Who's Who in American Art." Her work merited numerous awards; including the Kathleen Grumbacher Award, Council of American Artists Society Award, Anna Hyatt Huntington...

Signed lower right dated 1944 Signed verso William Malherbe "The Thetford Hill Vermont" Provenance: Palm Beach Galleries Framed in a gold frame

Oil on board Paddle wheeler "DC", signed lower right "Krista Augustina Nemethy" (of the famed Nemethy family of painters 20th c.) Overall with gold leaf frame 22 1/2 x 28 in Titled ...

John Milton Metheany III (American, 1935-2020), Abstract Forest Clearing, Oil on Board, signed lower right, label to verso, giltwood frame. Image: 23" H x 25.25" W; frame: 24.5" H x ...

Large and expressive, this contemporary mid-century impressionistic Belgian oil painting is titled 'Moulin Flanders', signed and dated 1956. Painted with thick brushstrokes in shades of tan, brown, beige, conch, warm white, russet and sage green. The nearly impasto paint outlines the windmill, traditional house, sailboat and figures. Painted in trending brown and cinnamon tones in a perfect size over the sofa or dominating the hall entry. A true designer choice, mid century contemporary in an impressionist expressive style of a classic landscape. Signed Alfred Van Neste...

Frame size 73x81 cm. Oil on canvas laid on cardboard. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, nephew of the also painter Rafael Benet. He is a di...

A joyous colorful street scene painting depicting the peaceful Lambertville village in New Jersey with much depth and detail. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner and...