Michael Davis

59th Street Bridge, original realist New York City landscape

The glow of the sunset at the iconic Brooklyn Bridge of NYC radiates out upon the Freedom Tower and the East River. As the renaissance of Brooklyn, New York is blooming, the connecti...

Snow covered trees and grass with paths leading almost everywhere in the grand NYC borough called Manhattan deter most but not those who know that a warm winter day in Central Park only comes along on special occasions. An appropriately attired couple ascend into the park's inner reaches enveloped in sunset colors ready to cause a lullaby of tranquility. The pampered pooch looking on with his walker suggests that the moment needs to be savored as he gazes off into dreams of goings on at the Plaza Hotel, FAO and the forbidden residences that grace the environs. Applying an unusual contemporary style to his impressionist composition, time honored artist Patrick Antonelle...

"Bklyn Transfer, East River Crossing" by Frederick Reimers (1911–1994) This unique, captivating cityscape painting by Frederick Reimers (USA, 1911–1994) offers a dynamic view of the ...

Genre: Modern Subject: Marine Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 20.5" x 24.5" The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subverts expectations. His vision hovers just around the unraveling edge of things, where what is solid and clear becomes ambiguous. He is fascinated, often delighted, by the falling apart. This unexpected, fresh perspective results in oddly affecting pictures of a now long-gone New York. Born Moishe in a town called Dvinsk, Russia (what is now Daugavpils, Latvia), Kish came with his family to New York when he was in his teens. The family settled in Brownsville, and for the rest of Kish’s life Brooklyn remained his home, though he moved from one neighborhood to another. He was close to his parents, who recognized his talent and supported his desire to become an artist. Kish attended the National Academy of Design as well as Cooper Union. His fellow students included many other immigrants and children of immigrants who were particularly receptive to the Modernism coming from Europe. As his career progressed, Kish himself applied different strains of Modernism to different purposes. For him, the story was held above all else. For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a Manhattan glass...