Ken Symonds

Ken Symonds - Still life of Sweetcorn and Sweet Peppers - British Oil on board

1970

CAROLYN SERGEANT (1937-2018) Blackberries Signed with initials and dated ‘02 Oil on board 25.5 by 20.5 cm., 10 by 8 in. (frame size 44.5 by 38.5 cm., 17 ½ by 15 ¼ in.) Carolyn Ca...

ELIZABETH TAGGART (Born 1943) An Outside Performance Signed l.l.: TAGGART; signed, inscribed with title and dated 1978 on the backboard Oil on board Framed 12 by 20.5 cm., 4 ¾ by ...

PAMELA MARY SPENCER (1924-2012) The Hen Coop Signed and dated 1946 Watercolour and pencil, unframed in conservation mount only 30 by 28 cm., 11 ¾ by 11 in. Provenance: The artist’s estate. Pamela Spencer was the niece of Sir Stanley Spencer RA and Gilbert Spencer...

WILLIAM S. TAYLOR (1920-2010) The Cello Signed and dated l.r.: W S Taylor ‘60 Watercolour and pen and ink over traces of pencil 29 by 32 cm., 11 ½ by 12 ½ in. (frame size 49.5 by ...

GEORGE BISSILL (1896-1973) Two Soldiers Signed l.r.: Bissill Watercolour and pen and ink on buff paper Framed 38.5 by 28 cm., 15 ¼ by 11 in. (frame s...

GERALD MACKENZIE LEET (BRITISH 1913-1998) A Day at the Seaside – Design for a Mural Watercolour and gouache over pencil, arched top Framed 26.5 by 49.5 cm., 10 ½ by 19 ½ in. (frame size 47.5 by 69.5 cm., 18 ¾ by 27 ½ in.) Provenance: The artist’s estate; Harry Moore-Gwyn Fine Art. Gerald Leet was born in South London and studied at Goldsmiths’ School of Art 1929-1934, the Royal Academy of Art 1934-1937 and later at the Courtauld Institute. As a young man he shared a studio with Carel Weight. His first teaching appointment at Ealing School of Art in 1933 where he met fellow art student Denton...

On verso: Marsden Hartley

EXPECT Size: 43 x 53 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A mid-century modernist style interior still life painting that captures a moment of tranquil elegance, executed in oil onto...

LEMONS & POTS Oil on Board Size: 48.5 x 55.5 cm (including frame) A visually striking and expressive modernist still life composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1949. Th...

John Wenger (1887-1976) celebrated easel painter and stage set designer whose career included 25 solo shows in the USA, Canada, and Europe. He created set designs for such plays as "Ile", "Petrushka", "Funny Face", and Rhapsody In Blue". John Wenger's art is included in many museums in and out of the USA. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for the traveling theater, worked on drop scenes. His mother disapproved of this and tried to keep her son from playing with these "toys." When John Wenger was several years older, he attended Gihnazia, which is equivalent to high school but on a college level. Throughout his education Wenger excelled in visual arts. The staff at the Gihnazia school encouraged him to apply to the Imperial Art Academy of Odessa for a scholarship. At the age of thirteen, John Wenger became a student at the academy. For Wenger, this was his first time away from home and he found it to be difficult for several months. When he came to America in 1903, John earned his living by designing ladies costumes and jewelry at his uncles store in Newark, New Jersey. He then resumed his art studies at Cooper Union and The National Academy of Design. While in New York, Wenger found an interest in how music and theater connected to art. He rebelled against the heavy sets and hard lines of stage scenery...

"Red Bottles on Green" is a contemporary still-life painting that depicts a vibrant arrangement of red bottle silhouettes taking center stage in contrast against the green pastel bac...

Right as red, this painting is delicious with color. And that accent of the blue/green leaf is just the perfect accent. Red Floral - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman This masterpiece is...