Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Emily Nash Smith (American, 1897 - 1983) Signed: Emily Nash Smith (Lower, Right) " Lonely Freight ", circa 1960s (Titled on Verso) Oil on Masonite 24" x 30" Housed in a 2...

Really impressive mid 1900s American school painting of Central Park. An amazing piece with hints of abstraction. Framed. No signature found.

Josep Puigdengolas Barrella (Barcelona (1906 - 1987), was a Spanish landscape painter of the 20th century. The Marqués de Lozoya said of Puigdengolas that ...

"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism. 30 x 24 inches. Oil on Canvas. Signed land dated ’38 lower left. The photograph in the listing depicts the artist's friend who taught drama and about whom the painting is based Painter, printmaker and sculptor, Leon Bibel was born in San Francisco in 1913. He trained at the California School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship to study under the German Impressionist Maria Riedelstein. He worked in collaboration with Bernard Zackheim, a student of Diego Rivera, to create frescoes for the San Francisco Jewish Community Center and the University of California Medical School. In 1936 Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project at Harlem Art...

Still life. 1964. Oil on cardboard, 61x78 cm

Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...

Arthur Armstrong R.H.A. 1924-1996, was an Irish landscape, still life and abstract painter. Studied at the Belfast College of Art, travelled to England, France and Spain all influenc...

Idyllic farm landscape by unknown artist F. Wright (20th Century). A large animal barn is nestled among lush trees, in a large valley. In the distance, a tree-covered hillside wraps ...

Dramatic seascape with a full moon by an unknown artist. The moon is partially obscured by clouds, and the light from the moon reflects in the water below. Purple-blue mountains fram...

Provenance Consigned to the gallery by private collectors Description Marion Kavanagh was a pupil of William Keith in San Francisco who, upon learning of her move to Southern California, urged her to contact Pasadena artist Elmer Wachtel. A romance blossomed and the two were married in 1904. During their marriage, out of respect for her husband, Marion Wachtel painted in watercolor, giving Elmer Wachtel the honor of painting in the more “serious” medium of oil. After the untimely passing of her husband and a period of grieving, Marion took up oil painting in 1930, working both en plein air and in the studio. This masterful plein air painting is a poetic interpretation of the snow-capped mountains in Grand Teton National Park...

Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929 - 2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.

Antique American modernist nocturnal view of the Brooklyn Bridge. Oil on board. Signed verso. Framed.

Only an artist (or a stockholder) could see the beauty in a cobbled-together industrial complex. Rendered by artist N. Robins in muted golds and greens, a typical hodgepodge of struc...

Artist: Abraham Rosenthal, American (1886 - 1963) Title: Rocky Shoreline Year: 1957 Medium: Oil on Canvas Board, signed Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60....

Landscape of Classical Sculptures Overlooking a Lush Country By Robert Franke c.1950s Fantastic original oil painting with a surreal touch by listed artist Robert Franke, (American,...

Signed lower right: Turcato. Includes contemporary wooden frame. One of the earliest examples of the artist’s evolution from figurative subjects to abstractism. Authenticated by the ...

Grey of the river is an original modern artwork realzied by Carlo D'Aloisio Da Vasto (1892-1971) in the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower marg...

Renoir's Garden at Cagnes-sur-Mer (South of France, Cote d' Azur) French Impressionist painter, signed indistinctly verso dated 1955 oil on board, framed framed: 18.5 x 21.5 inches ...

Stunning forest landscape of trees reflecting in water at sunset by Charles Grove (American, 20th Century). Signed "Charles Grove" lower left. Unframed. Image, 24"H x 20"W.

A wonderful oil on canvas by Louis Hayet depicting figures in a cityscape at evening time. Signed and dated 1932 lower left. Louis Hayet had a difficult and itinerant childhood, due to the instability of his father, an amateur artist. He began to draw and produce watercolours from the age of 12. By the age of 20 he produced works with great skill, as demonstrated by his pen drawing Boulevard, Evening, Paris. He made a living in Paris doing various jobs more or less to do with painting. He associated with Camille and Lucien Pissaro...

Signed lower left. On rear: "Corrado Cagli Via Ludovico Muratori 27 Roma o Via Imbonati 17 Milano" "Paese" - hand written by the artist. Painting in which Corrado Cagli, a key exponent of the so called "Scuola Romana...

Gouache on paper This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of California, Berkeley. After...

Merry Go Round Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper size: 20 x 25.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: ...

Signed to the lower right. Titled and dated to stretcher verso. On canvas.

This interesting British landscape oil painting is by noted artist Laurence Henry Irving. Painted circa 1940 it is a Kent harvest landscape of the Rother Valley from Prospect Hill, W...

Mid Century Abstract Stream Painting by Gibbs C.1968 Original oil on panel Dimensions 10" wide x 25" high The rabbet measures 15.5" wide x 30.5" high Please note: The rabbet is i...

Vintage Paris School signed original oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed illegibly. Displayed in a period wood frame. Image, 12"L x 16"H.

Ed Bearden Edge of the woods in Fall Oil on canvas Texas, 1974 A Dallas native, Edward Bearden became a painter, teacher, graphic and commercial ar...

Gorgeous California seascape in uncommonly bright colors, depth and textures. Unsigned. Displayed in rustic wood frame. Image, 20"H x 24"L,. Framed size: 23"H x 28"W.

Landscape 1970. paper/watercolor., 28.5x40.5 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet ...

Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 67x76. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of...

Antique European modernist landscape painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Image size, 20.5L x 17.5H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.

Georgina Klitgaard Spanish Moss, Georgia Signed lower right Oil on artist's board 12 x 16 inches Georgina Klitgaard’s art has sometimes gotten lost in the critical propensity to as...

Sweeping mid century landscape of a lone house in an expansive desert scene with colossal mountains in the distance by Alice M. Fink (American, 1880-1968). Signed "Alice M. Fink" low...

Appropriately called the "Mosaic" period for important historical artist Carl Holty, this is a super example! His color use during this time frame was lively as he always used sky b...

White water rapids in a redwood forest creek and a rocky hillside in the background is beautifully captured by California artist Mildred Vejtasa Fenner (...

Rare and interesting mid century Icelandic abstract painting. Oil on canvas board. Signed verso. Image size, 16H by 13L.

Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.

Urban scene in oil. Signed in the lower left. On canvas and stretchers.

Snow, winter, white ,Night LEONID VAICHLIA (St. Petersburg, 1922/2013) Works by Leonid Vaichlia can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japan, United States and in t...

Le Grand Basin des Tuileries. Oil on canvas, 74x93 cm

SURREALIST STILL LIFE Size: 29.5 x 34 cm (including frame) Tempera on board A brilliantly executed and characterful surrealist still life composition, executed in tempera on board, ...

Title: "Mid Century French Original Ink Drawing of Place des Vosges (Paris 1970)" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink on artist paper Size: 19.75 (height) x 25.75...

Wonderful mid century California landscape of Gold Rush's Amador City with iconic stone building and farm by John Britton Matthew (American, 1896 - 1980),...

This work embodies a beautiful color scheme that is evident in the treatment of the sky and the huge cloud structure. that Signed and Dated lower right Original Period Frame On Vers...

This original 1930s watercolor painting by Charles Ragland Bunnell beautifully captures the majestic landscape of Cameron’s Cone near Colorado Springs...

Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967) Les Oliviers, A landscape with olive trees signed "EODV Guillonnet" lower right Oil on wood panel 38 x 46 cm...

Oil on board, signed and dated 1968 verso Image size: 23 x 36 inches (58.5 x 92 cm) Original gilt frame Evan Charlton was born in London. He studied at ...

Finely painted bright and brilliant cubist winter landscape. Framed nicely and signed lower right. Excellent mid century example.

This artwork "Landscape with Tree" c.1950 is an oil painting on hardboard by British/American artist Julius Maximilian Delbos, 1879-1970. It is signed at the lower left corner. The hardboard size is 12 x 10 inches, framed size is 22.25 x 20.25 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Julius M. Delbos, born in 1879 in London, England, was a landscape painter, teacher, and lecturer. He was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York City, in 1945, an Academician in 1948. He was also a member of the American Watercolor Society; the New York Watercolor Club; the Society of Graphic Art; Old Dudley Art Society, London; American Artists Professional League; National Arts Club; and the Century Club...

THE WHITE COTTAGE Size: 33 x 36 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A small but impactful mid century modernist landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas. This painting is a...

Midcentury impasto landscape of Sierra Mountains with stream in foregrounds snow-covered mountains in background. Signed "Lorie '65". Clown is painted on verso. Presented in carved a...

A picturesque ca. 1940s, horizontal farm scene with a barn & silo, created in oil on Masonite, by Artist Francis Chapin. Painting likely depicts Wisconsin or Michigan. Painting is ...

RAFAEL ZABALETA Spanish, 1907 - 1960 PERDICES Y RECLAMO signed "RZabaleta" (lower left) oil on canvas 32 x 39-1/2 inches (81 x 100 cm.) framed: 33-1/4 x 41-1/8 inches (84.5 x 104.5 c...

Moody landscape in neutral sepia tones of a deserted western ghost town by Joseph Bodner (American, 1925-1982). Signed "Bodner" in block letters in the l...

Clifford Holmes 1876-1963 Country Farm Original oil on canvas Dimensions 20" wide x 16" high Signed in the lower left corner Very good vintage co...

Gorgeous landscape oil painting of winter pond by H.A. Brown (American, 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "Brown" lower left...

Alan Stenhouse Gourley, P.R.O.I. 1909 - 1991 Born in Ayr, Alan studied in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Paris, elected President of the Royal Institute...