Lesser Ury

Lesser Ury Pastel "Landschaft mit Weißbirken" ( Landscape with birch trees)

1890-1900

Oil on cardboard, 1960 by Walter Wellenstein ( Dortmund 1898-1970 Berlin ), Signed and dated lower left: Wellenstein 60. Framed. Height: 27.56 in ( 70 cm ), Width: 39.37 in ( 100 cm...

Oil paint on board, 1960 by Walter Wellenstein, Germany. Signed and dated lower left. Verso signed and titled. Framed. Measurements: 31.5 x 25.2 in ( 80 x 64 cm ). Provenance: Son of...

Oil on hardboard, 1967, by Heinz Borchers ( 1898-1972 ), Germany. Signed and dated lower right: Heinz Borchers 67. Framed. 15.75 x 29.53 in ( 40 x 75 cm ) Provenance: estate of the ...

Pastel and carbon pencil on cardboard, ca. 1930 by Hugo Scheiber. Signed lower left: Scheiber H. Dimensions: 14.96 x 12.99 in ( 38 x 33 cm ), Framed: 19.69 x 15.75 in ( 50 x 40 cm ) ...

"Couple on Bench at the Beach" is an original pastel drawing on paperboard by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. This drawing depicts two figures sitting on a bench in front of a body of water. The artist used mostly pastel colors for this piece. 6 7/8" x 9 7/8" art 18 1/2" x 21 3/8" frame Francesco J. Spicuzza, born in Sicily on July 23, 1883, came to America at the age of 8. He supported himself as a fruit peddler until a newspaperman gave him $4 a week to go to school. He attended classes at the Milwaukee Art Students League, where he studied under Alexander Mueller. There he learned to paint in the then-fashionable "Munich School" technique, with detailed realism in heavy browns and grayed-out hues. Spicuzza completed eight grades in four years, and then in 1911, three businessmen advanced him enough money to allow him to study in New York under artist and teacher John Carlson. It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting, developing an impressionistic use of color, form and atmospheric renditions. After a period of grinding poverty, one of Spicuzza's pictures won a major New York competition. It was the first of 60 wins, both in the U.S. and Paris. He became a fashionable painter, and many of the leading collections have his work. Spicuzza's typical works were beach scenes, still life, landscapes and portraits done in pastels, oils, ink, charcoal and watercolors. Much of his work traced the history of Milwaukee in the early 1900s. He was probably best known for his scenes of women and children splashing in the waves...

Artist Commentary: I have painted this scene many times and I could honestly paint it dozens more. Each time I paint it I find new ways to express what I see, be it from a color per...

Artist Commentary: This painting is from a photo reference I took while on an RV road trip through Wisconsin. I've painted this image several times in values of purple and green, wh...

Artist Commentary: Everyone loves a sunny morning but sometimes an overcast morning just feels right and that's how things felt on this particular morning. I knew the sun would even...