William Emerson

'Nymphs at Dusk', Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Tonalist Oil, Three Graces, AIC

1910

Signed lower right, 'Carl Warren' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. A lyrical, tonalist landscape showing a view of softly-lit woods with a stand of pine in the foreg...

Signed lower left, 'Pogacar' for Vincent Pogacar (American, 1929-1997) and painted circa 1985. A cabinet-sized study of ocean water breaking against b...

Initialed lower left, 'C.B.' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1925. Framed dimensions: 14 H x 11.75 W x 1 D inches N.B. The artist initials show more distinctly under (365n...

Signed lower left, 'Jonathan Scott' (British, 1914-1995) and titled verso. Provenance: Nancy Moure, Glendale, California Jonathan Scott studied first at the Heatherly School in Lond...

Signed lower right, 'Patricia Cunningham' for Patricia Stanley Cunningham (American, 1907-1984) and painted circa 1965. The first woman to serve as president of the Carmel Art Assoc...

Signed lower left, and lower right, 'Patricia Cunningham' for Patricia Stanley Cunningham (American, 1907-1984) and painted circa 1965. A vibrant, Post-Impressionistic oil showing a view of Paris with two nuns wearing wimples and cornets, one carrying a basket of daffodils, standing beneath the shade of a tree and with a view beyond to the facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame lit by bright sunshine. The first woman to serve as president of the Carmel Art Association, Patricia Stanley Cunningham first studied at UC Berkeley and, subsequently, with Hans Hofmann in Munich and with André Lhote in Paris. While in Paris, in 1930, she wed the American artist, John Cunningham. Settling on the Monterey Peninsula after returning from Europe, Cunningham joined the Carmel Art Institute, of which she became president, the Southwest Artists...

Gorgeous late 19th century Tonalist landscape painting of foothills and oak trees in the style of Willard Leroy Metcalf circa 1900. Inscribed "M" in circle monogram lower left corner and on frame verso. Presented in original rustic giltwood frame. Image size: 6"H x 8"W. Framed size: 8.5"H x 10.5"W. Tonalist are usually intimate works, painted with a limited palette. Tonalist paintings are softly expressive, suggestive rather than detailed, often depicting the landscape at twilight or evening, when there is an absence of contrast. Tonalist paintings could also be figurative, but in them, the figure was usually out of doors or in an interior in a low-key setting with little detail. Tonalism had its origins in the works of the French Barbizon school and in the works of American painters who were influenced by them. California Tonalism was born when the emphasis in California landscape painting passed from the grand landscapes of works like those of Thomas Hill and William Keith's early career, to more intimate views of a domesticated landscape. At the same time, the parallel Pictorialist Photography...

Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith Gorgeous mid-19th century landscape painting by William Keith (American, 1838-1911), circa 1860. This impressive Tonalist landscape, titled "In the Woods", depicts cattle beside a pond in the forest at dusk. Keith uses loose, blended brush strokes and a muted earthy palette to create an atmospheric mood that Tonalism is known for. Signed "W. Keith" lower left. Museum label on verso from Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Presented in an antique giltwood frame. Image size: 9"H x 13"W. With frame measures: 16"H x 20"W x 3"D. Provenance: Mrs. Eugene Patterson; Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Authenticity guaranteed and certificate include. Condition: Very good. Cleaning and restoration required signature to be re-touched, original images pre-restoration available. About the Artist: Brought to New York City in 1850, William Keith was apprenticed to a wood engraver in 1856 working for "Harper's" magazine. In 1858 (or 1859) he visited California for "Harper's" and then after a trip to Great Britain, settled in California as an engraver in 1862. He began exhibiting paintings in 1864 in San Francisco where he opened his studio, after having been taught painting by his wife. The Northern Pacific Railroad...

An early 20th century nocturne by Hudson Mindell Kitchell (1864-1944), Sunset, 1910 features a figure sitting beneath a tree beside a body of w...

The technique of American Tonalism is evident in this oil painting on canvas from the early 20th century/late 19th century. Hues of muted greys cre...

Robertson K. Mygatt (American, 1862-1919) Trees by a Small Pond Oil on panel, 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches Framed: 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (approx.) The landscape painter and etcher Robertson...

Robertson K. Mygatt (American, 1862-1919) Green Field and Barn Oil on panel, 6 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches Framed: 10 x 15 inches The landscape painter and etcher Robertson K. Mygatt was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students’ League with John Twachtman...