Maud Lewis

Winter Logging

1963

Calgary’s Aron Hill creates unique, pop art Inspired by the dynamic form and colour of abstract artists like Jack Bush. This piece in acrylic and ink on canvas combines architectural...

A brilliant mauve opening framed in charcoal burns through the sky in this luminous painting by Jay Hodgins. The artist creates depth and light in the work using multiple layers of a...

This simple graphic painting of a lawn chair beside a lake under a moonlit sky pays homage to the Canadian summer. Painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, historian, and author Ch...

A cloud of white and charcoal rises from a stormy horizon in this emotive acrylic painting by Jay Hodgins. Layers of glossy resin add depth and richness to the work. Integrating enc...

Pachter has often used the tent as a symbol of the country, of military history, and the journey implied by the use of the tent, and of course, the primary symbolism of the pyramid. ...

Stunning rich landscape, painted on panel and sealed with resin. The work speaks to a classic romanticism in the landscape, with a thoroughly modern and contemporary treatment with t...

Signed "Martha Cahoon" lower right. Provenance: private collection, Palm Beach Florida About this artist: Born of Swedish immigrant parents in 1905, in Rosindale, Massachusetts, Martha Farham Cahoon had a highly successful business partnership with her husband Ralph Cahoon...

Additional Information: Provenance: Artist, part of collection of nearly 300 pieces bequeathed to his cousin, Robert “Buddy” Goeltz, thence by descent | Ashcroft and Moore, 4.28.2022...

Additional Information: Provenance: Artist, part of collection of nearly 300 pieces bequeathed to his cousin, Robert “Buddy” Goeltz, thence by descent Ashcroft and Moore, 4.28.2022...

Acrylic paint on canvas Signed and entitled by the artist

"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban The painting measures 65 x 48 inches. We love that in the middle of ...

This retablo was purchased by the gallery in Mexico City. I knew the family that sold this retablo to me. The writing says" Puebla 1940,. It is a prayer to St. George thanking him that his dog saved him from being attached from a snake. He is is thankful that his dog was not bitten by the snake. Bernardino Pantoja This ex-voto is in excellent condition. It is framed behind conservatorship glass. The framed size is 14" x 15". The class should only be cleaned with ammonia free cleaner. An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity; the term is usually restricted to Christian examples. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines decorated with ex-votos. Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame. There are places where a very old tradition of depositing ex-votos existed, such as Abydos in ancient Egypt. Especially in the Latin world, there is a tradition of votive paintings, typically depicting a dangerous incident which the offeror survived. The votive paintings of Mexico...