Paul Altman

1966 naive French landscape oil painting the Nice countryside by Altman

1961

Charles Wittmann (French, 1876 – 1953) Le Pont d’Albi Oil on canvas Signed ‘CH. WITTMANN’ (lower right) 23.3/4 x 28.3/4 in. (60.3 x 73 cm.) Son of Er...

Charles Wittmann (French, 1876 – 1953) Venetian backwater Oil on canvas Signed ‘CH. WITTMANN’ (lower left) 22 x 28.3/4in. (55.8 x 73 cm.) Son of Erne...

Charles Wittmann (French, 1876 – 1953) Notre dame, Paris Oil on canvas Signed ‘CH. WITTMANN’ (lower right) 31.5/8 x 31.7/8 in. (80.3 x 81.2 cm.) Son ...

Charles Wittman (French, 1876 - 1953) The entrance to a Venetian palazzo Oil on canvasboard 11 x 14 in. (27.8 x 35.6 cm.)

Pluie a Venice is painted in Hambourg's preferred palette of muted blue-green, grey, and gold with splashes of ruby red, deep blue, and emerald green. The soft colors work well for beach scenes and rainy days such as the ones portrayed in this painting. The impressionistic scene shows multiple pedestrians strolling down the boardwalk, shielding themselves from the rain with colorful umbrellas that provide pops of color and balance the overcast sky. The background contains a three-masted ship and Piazza San Marco's famous bell tower and Basilica. Hambourg uses the minimum number of brushstrokes necessary to portray ships, seagulls, buildings and people as well as reflections on the glistening sidewalk. The brushstrokes in the sky have an interesting texture that is controlled yet carefree and there is heavy impasto throughout. His portrayal is both realistic and romanticized. Hambourg was clearly influenced by the great Impressionist artists of earlier generations, perhaps none more than the one with a direct connection to his family. Hambourg's wife, Nicole Rachet, was born into a family with a large collection of works by Impressionist master Eugene Boudin. Rachet's grandfather was a contemporary and friend of Boudin's, and a collector of his work. In their later years, Hambourg and Rachet donated over 300 canvases by Boudin and other artists to the Eugene Boudin Museum in Honfleur, France. It was such a large and important gift that the collection bears...

'Middleton Farm, Comrie' represents Saltire Gallerie's Scottish landscape theme, 'A Sense of Place'. This is a contemporary painting (1996, dated verso), in a post-impressionist style by Scottish artist JD Henderson. The artist's signature is in the right lower corner. Including the frame the overall size is 25" high and 29" wide, using oil paint on canvas and presented in a gilt frame. This painting is one of three post-impressionist paintings by JD Henderson currently in Saltire Gallerie. Buy one, or buy two for a discounted price. Make an offer! All three are compatible and would work beautifully together. See 'Sunlit Path' and 'Kirkton Bridge' in the Saltire Gallerie storefront. JD Henderson's work has been exhibited in galleries in Scotland, particularly Glasgow. The post-impressionist style, use of color and emphasis on the subjects of Scottish scenery make this artist stand out among contemporary artists. Stone bridges, rural croft houses...

Impressionist/Post impressionist style painting 'Sunlit Path' by Scottish contemporary artist JD Henderson, gives us this country garden scene dated 1999 (verso), signed by the artis...

Unique work by Norwegian-American Painter Andre von Morisse. The Memory Paintings series are works von Morisse’s started in 2010. Fauvist Contemporary Style. Andre Von Morisse, Chil...