The Braggart, 19th Century

View of Pen Maen Mawr, Anglesey in the distance, dated 1864 by Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876) Large 19th Century view of Pen Maen Mawr looking towards Anglesey, oil on canvas by E...

View Of Posillipo from the Riviera di Chiaia, circa 1695 by ANGELO MARIA COSTA (1670-1721) Huge 17th Century Italian Neapolitan School view of Posillipo from the Riviera Di Chiaia,...

Figure In A Landscape, dated 1915 by Sir Herbert Edwin Pelham Hughes Stanton (1870-1937) similar to $20,000 Large 1915 view of a figire in an extensive landscape, possibly near Mo...

The Polo Match, date 1957 signed Chate Large 1957 English view of polo match, oil on board signed Chate. Good quality and condition rare early study of th...

Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...

Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...

Black & White Painting of People in the Sunshine on London Bridge with Tower Bridge in the background. A unique original from leading British Cityscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Part...

Early Morning St. AM 1987 (Impressionist Figurative City Scene by William Clutz) Impressionist Painting of A Man Crossing a Street in Manhattan in the Early Morning Sunlight Colorful Painted by William Clutz in 1987 50" X 40" x 2", oil on canvas This figurative oil on canvas was painted in 1987 by William Clutz as part of a series of works called "Crossings". These paintings were a study of NYC dwellers engaging in the simple, daily activity of crossing the street. Clutz discovers the extraordinary in the ordinary, simply by studying how the sunlight bounces and reflects off the human form. In New York in the early 50's and 60's,, abstract expressionism was the orthodox approach to art at the time. However, Clutz was committed to his personal style that focused on abstracted human figures within urban tableaux. Working in a context of artists who challenged abstract expressionism's popularity in New York, Clutz established himself as a significant proponent of abstract figuration. His paintings focus on human figures within the urban environment, often exposing the transfiguration of his subjects as they travel through the complex light of city streets or summer parks, as shown in two of his early works. Clutz's interest in working from direct observation of urban life was influenced by a long-standing interest in German Expressionism, as well as artists like Henri Matisse, Arshile Gorky, and Nicholas De Stael...