Fiberboard Landscape Paintings

Impressionist style, en plein air landscape painting of body of water in the countryside Harry Orlyk, 5475 Melvile's Pond, 2017 oil on linen mounted to homesote, 18 x 18 inches This...

A fine impressionist pastel painting of the famous Flatiron Building in New York City by American artist Frederick Usher De Voll (1873-1941). D...

Wonderful mid-century landscape of Palm Springs Desert by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed lower right corner. Condition: good; normal edge wear for age. Unframed. Image ...

Gorgeous 1940s New Mexico village scene with small figures going about daily life among adobe buildings that are iconic of the Southwest, by William “Will” Frates (American, 1896-1969). Signed "Will FRATES" in the lower right corner. Titled "New Mexico Village" and Will Frates" on verso in pencil. Unframed. Image size: 24"H x 29.5"W. William Frates...

Harbor scene by Jack Wilson (American, 1919-1988). Signed "JACK WILSON" in the lower right corner. Artist's name ("JACK WILSON"), title ("BODEGA BAY WHARF")...

Bold and expressive landscape painting of Alder trees by Gretchen Hancock (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner. Presented in a silver toned frame that has a "floating" effect. Image size: 23.75"H x 39.75"W Gretchen Hancock grew up in Nebraska and now lives on Vashon Island, Washington, where she uses the natural beauty of the landscape for inspiration. She has been painting for over thirty years, has studied with Edgar Whitney, Millard Sheets, Edward Betts and Arne Westerman...

Beautiful urban landscape of a German city with boats docked along a river by an unknown German artist. Signed "Th. Muschen" in lower right corner. Back of...

Oil painting of three sailboats at the horizon by M. Budlong (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner "M. Bud...

Oil painting of apple trees in bloom with a lake and mountains in the background. Signed "Plein" lower right. Circa 1940. Displayed in a rustic giltwood frame. Image, 24"H x 30"L.

Antique painting of the California coast by Monterey artist Alice Chaine (American, 20th century). Partial signature and date, lower left. The northern California coast is short of good harbors. But at the turn of the century, there were small bays situated between treacherous rocks, referred to as "pot holes," where small lumber schooners could take on lumber by aerial wire slings. Presented in a rustic, vintage wood...

Golden Colorado Falls and Mountain trail by Gordon Victor Provonsha (American, 1909-1956) Son of Archie E. Provonsha and Mary Hermann. Excellent original estate find in as original c...

Beautiful early 20th century panoramic view of a meadow with wildflowers and mountains in the background by Mary (Paxton) Herrick Ross (American, 20th century), c.1910-1914. Signed lower right corner "M.H. Ross" and "Mrs. Schuster" on verso; as a side note Donna Schuster, artist (American, 1883 - 1953) was working on watercolors of the construction of the Pan Pacific Exposition in San Francisco during the time Mary Ross was working there. Presented in a rustic, dark wood frame. Image, 12"H x 17.5"W. On May 4, 1934 the Carmel Pine Cone listed Mary Herrick Ross as one of the “Twelve Women Who Have Helped Immortalize Carmel in the Arts because of her “celebrated” oil paintings of flowers. Among the other “immortals” were Mary DeNeale Morgan, Josephine Culbertson, Jennie V. Cannon, Elizabeth Strong, Laura Maxwell, Jessie A. Botke, Catherine Seideneck, Kate Carew, Jessie Short-Jackson, Ida M. Curtis and Helen C. Brown. Mary Paxton Herrick was born in San Francisco, the first of seven siblings. Her father was a wealthy businessman who, in 1873, helped to establish the San Francisco School of Design. She had learned to draw under her father’s tutelage, and when the School opened in 1874, she was the first student to enroll. Studies were with Virgil Williams who was appointed as the first Director of the newly formed school, and Raymond Dabb Yelland. In the last spring of 1874, at the age of 18, she sold her first painting, “some cherries in a cabbage leaf painted from nature,” at a local gallery. At the San Francisco Art Association (SFAA) exhibitions, almost all of displayed work before 1904 consisted of flower studies. In 1878 she married Colin Ross, and resided in Oakland with an open studio in San Francisco. The couple had two children. She maintained a vigorous schedule of professional showings. In the mid 1890s she was very active with the San Francisco Art Association and School of Design and exhibited at the Annuals of the California Ceramic Club – her painted punch bowls, tankards and “charming” Delft designs were ‘always features of the show.’ By late 1899 she resigned from the Ceramic Club and along with her sister, sold directly from their studio where they frequently taught popular classes on porcelain decoration. She continued to sell painted ceramics from her studio as late as 1904, and also held separate classes in sketching and oil painting. In December of 1899, when the Bohemian Club briefly experimented with allowing non-members to exhibit at the Annual Exhibition, Mary H. Ross was one of only eight women invited to contribute. Her two submissions were florals. An example of her still-life painting is illustrated in California Impressionism by William Gerdts and Will South page 171, plate 157: My Studio Garden…The thick, twisting configuration of reds, yellows, and greens in Ross’s My Studio Garden recalls the dynamic surface effects to be found in works like Joseph Raphael’s In the Orchard (plate 158).” San Francisco Call/1897: “…a master in this branch (florals) of art…” In the early twentieth century Mary Ross painted more landscapes and expanded her venues for exhibition. In the summer of 1905 she sketched in Yosemite and exhibited her watercolors and oils in a temporary San Francisco studio. San Francisco Call/1910: “…marine views along the Cornish coast are equally strong, and all are done with a touch that shows in the artist a warm love of nature, who understands her every mood.” Between 1907 and 1909 Mary H. Ross studied in Europe with her two artist-sisters. On her return the press gave her rave reviews. During the winter of 1909-1910 she rented the Post Street studio of Francis McComas...