Keith Parsons

'Nocturne, The River Thames, London'. oil c1950's

1950's

French Impressionist 'View of The River Seine, Paris' oil on panel dating from the mid 20th Century. Fine impastoed technique. Painted in sunlight capturing the reflections of the g...

A fine oil by Scottish artist Anthony S. Campbel. Painted plein air. Very atmospheric, capturing the weather and light effects of the Estuary in misty morning air. Tony Campbell grad...

Derick Mynott (British, 1926-1994) The Thames at Chelsea Oil on canvas 18.1/8 x 24 in. (46 x 61 cm.) Provenance: The Trafford Gallery, Mount Street London

Presenting an magnificent just discovered original oil painting by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010.) "Paris Evening", is an original oil on panel, signed, dated 2003 with an image dimension of 8.25 x 10.25 inches, currently unframed. A biography on the career of Robert McIntosh included below, please contact the gallery for additional information. Robert McIntosh (1916-2010) Robert McIntosh was borth on March 11, 1916 near San Francisco, in Vallejo, California, the second son of Harry and Jesusita Coronado McIntosh. He found his lifelong passion for painting by the time he was ten years old and never swayed from his calling. The family moved to Stockton when Robert was 12. Their home was just six blocks from the newly opened Haggin Museum, filled with a treasure trove of European and American paintings. He became particularly enamored with the fine examples of 19th century French pastoral landscapes. As teens, Robert and his brother Harrison befriended local painter Arthur Haddock who taught them the craft of art and brought them along on outdoor painting trips. Robert also became skilled at drawing portraits that captured the subject's personality. Soon, the sheer joy of expressing himself this way became a consuming interest. When not sketching, McIntosh would wander the stacks of books at the public library, discovering and studying the Masters - in particular, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Whistler. At a Gauguin exhibit at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, Robert discovered a "whole new world of color" and the importance of designing the space in the eternal rectangle. "I envision a frame around everything I see, "he admitted. "The artists' challenge is to put something meaningful, interesting or beautiful in that space." In 1934 McIntosh won a competition for a scholarship to the Art Center School of Design, the first award they ever bestowed. The entire family moved to Los Angeles and a new vista...