American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Estate signed verso. Painted between the years 1916 and 1926. This painting is identified in the Francis Draper Jr. archives as #0-57........... PROVENANCE: The Francis Draper Jr....

Arthur Ernest Becher, 'Early Spring', oil, 1950. Signed and dated, lower right. A fine impressionist landscape, with fresh colors, on heavy illustration board, in very good, original...

"Top of the Hill" is a beautiful, tonalist landscape with figure, oil on canvas, mounted on board by Henry Snell (New Hope, Pennsylvania / Gloucester, Massachusetts 1858 - 1943). The painting measures 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches and is framed in a handcrafted frame, monogrammed by maker. The painting is signed "Henry B Snell...

A beautiful antique impressionist painting by American artist Joseph Varga

"Bridge Over the Neckar, Town of Heidelberg" - Oil on Canvas A beautiful German landscape, by American painter, Betty Brenner (1922-2016), captures the Karl Theodor Bridge and its reflection. Commonly known as the Old Bridge (Alte Brücke), it is an arch bridge in Heidelberg that crosses the Neckar river. It connects the Old City with the eastern part of the Neuenheim district of the city on the opposite bank. The current bridge, made of Neckar sandstone and the ninth built on the site, was constructed in 1788 by Elector Charles Theodore, and is one of the best-known landmarks and tourist destinations in Heidelberg. Brenner, Betty (American, 1922-2016) - Raised in Washington, Brenner attended Cornish School...

Gorgeous, vibrant early 20th century seascape painting of Point Lobos looking toward Monastery Beach, Carmel by Rinaldo Cuneo (American, 1877-1939). Signed "Cuneo" lower right. Presented in a giltwood frame. Image, 11"H x 12"W. Dubbed “The Painter of San Francisco." Well received at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition in 1915. Born in San Francisco, California and raised in the North Beach area, Rinaldo Cuneo was a painter of landscape, still lifes, city views and muralist who, commissioned by the Federal Art Project adminstrators, painted murals in Coit Tower in San Francisco in 1934. His studio and cottage in San Francisco, later in his career, had a panoramic view of the bay from Telegraph Hill. His family were painters including two of his brothers, Cyrus and Egisto Cuneo, and several family members were founders of the Tivoli Opera Company in San Francisco. He served in the Spanish-American War and then studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art with Arthur Mathews and Gottardo...

"Ripening Wheat" by Wharton Esherick is a 30" x 25" oil on canvas American impressionist, Pennsylvania landscape painting. It is framed...

Burano, Italy Color is part of newly released small works from V....Vaughan's collection of recent travels in Italy and France. V....Vaughan painted each of these on location "en plein air" It has an Impressionistic Style as seen in many of Virginia Vaughan...

Estate signed verso. Painted between the years 1916 and 1926. This painting is identified in the Francis Draper Jr. archives as #0-77........... PROVENANCE: The Francis Draper Jr....

"The Spanish Peaks, Southern Colorado", vintage early 20th century original mountain landscape painting by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942). The C...

Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon - Stylized Landscape in Acrylic Stylized landscape by Central Oregon artist Tirzah Lane (American, 20th Ce...

Impressionist-style California landscape with eucalyptus trees growing beside a river and a view beyond towards distant hills. Signed lower left "M. Gilbert" (American, 1867-1945) for Mae Hill Gilbert and painted circa 1940. Born in Illinois, Mae Gilbert was living in Monterey by the 1930s and exhibiting at the Carmel Art Association. Her son, Arthur Hill...

Gerrit Beneker (1882 - 1934) Wellfleet, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, 1926 Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Signed, titled, and dated lower left Provenance: Louis H. Barnett, Fort Worth, Texas In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator. He married Flora Judd, his high school sweetheart from Grand Rapids and they moved to Brooklyn, NY. Gerrit's early passion was to create an art that would inspire and provide honor to the workingman. As such, he had no interest in painting portraits of pretty women, which were so often seen on the magazine covers of the day. Rather he wanted to seek out workingmen on the bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers of NYC, and paint them in their environments. He completed over 150 magazine covers, numerous ads including many for Ivory Soap...

Wonderful Oil painting late 20th century American Impressionist, Long Island Sound landscape, with sailing vessels on the horizon. Charles Bertie Hall painted marine scenes, landscapes, and town scenes in both America, Uk, and Europe. He exhibited his paintings mostly in the UK from the mid-1980s The artist has indicated this piece was painted 'En Plein air', or outdoors after a long walk near the Box Hill area of Surrey. This painting was painted from a day out traveling along the Long Island Sound in Connecticut. He would often paint near the Thimble Islands...

Beautiful example by famous American Impressionist. Nice Farm scene with classic Chauncey Ryder greens and trees. Housed in a new hand-carved 22k gold leaf frame. 12x16 inches pai...

A late 19th century, American School seascape showing a lyrical view of sunlit waves flowing in towards a rocky beach. The unknown artist shows excepti...

Outstanding Oil on board a snow-covered Canadian landscape of the Haliburton Highlands near Ontario. Andrew B Phin is a painter, who is listed as a 20th-century Canadian painter of ...

"Horses Feeding" is an Equestrian painting by American Impressionist painter Joseph Thurman Pearson, Jr. The 40.5" x 56.25" oil on masonite ...

"Fishing Boats, Gloucester, MA" is a 25" x 30" oil on canvas, New England harbor scene by Pennsylvania Impressionist painter and New Hope School member Antonio Martino. It is framed and signed "A P...

Edward Dufner (1872 - 1957) Monhegan Island, Maine Watercolor on paper Sight 16 x 20 inches Signed lower right With a long-time career as an art teacher and painter of both 'light' and 'dark', Edward Dufner was one of the first students of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy to earn an Albright Scholarship to study painting in New York. In Buffalo, he had exchanged odd job work for drawing lessons from architect Charles Sumner. He also earned money as an illustrator of a German-language newspaper, and in 1890 took lessons from George Bridgman at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. In 1893, using his scholarship, Dufner moved to Manhattan and enrolled at the Art Students League where he studied with Henry Siddons Mowbray, figure painter and muralist. He also did illustration work for Life, Harper's and Scribner's magazines. Five years later, in 1898, Dufner went to Paris where he studied at the Academy Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens and privately with James McNeill Whistler. Verification of this relationship, which has been debated by art scholars, comes from researcher Nancy Turk who located at the Smithsonian Institution two 1927 interviews given by Dufner. Turk wrote that Dufner "talks in detail about Whistler, about how he prepared his canvasas and about numerous pieces he painted. . . A great read, the interview puts to bed" the ongoing confusion about whether or not he studied with Whistler. During his time in France, Dufner summered in the south at Le Pouleu with artists Richard Emil Miller...

Oil on canvas painting depicting a sunset along the front range of Colorado by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942). Unsigned, has a letter of authenticity from the estate included. Tonalist style landscape painting with large trees painted in hues of green, gold, orange, and brown. Presented in a vintage gold frame, outer dimensions measure 18 ½ x 26 ¼ inches. Image size is 16 x 24 inches. Expedited and International shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: Born Massachusetts, 1858 Died 1942 Born in Franklin, Massachusetts, Charles Partridge Adams moved with his mother and two sisters to Denver, Colorado, in 1876 in an effort to cure the two girls who suffered from tuberculosis. In Denver, Adams found work at the Chain and Hardy Bookstore. He received his first, and only, art training from the owner's wife, Helen Chain. Mrs. Chain, a former pupil of George Inness, provided instruction and encouragement to the young artist and introduced him to other artists in the area including Alexander Phimister Proctor...

"Coastal Scene" is an original oil painting by Chauncey Ryder that depicts a serene, misty seascape. The foreground features a rock formation with patches of green moss emerging from...

"Point Pleasant Fall" is a Pennsylvania Impressionist fall foliage landscape by American painter S. George Phillips. The work was painted in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by the banks of the Delware River. The 25" x 30" oil on canvas painting is signed "S. George Phillips" in the lower right. A magazine illustrator early in his career, Samuel George Phillips (Pennsylvania/New York, 1890 - 1965) later devoted himself to portraiture and landscape painting as part of the Pennsylvania Impressionist School, artists who painted in Bucks County after 1915, and who were much influenced by Daniel Garber. Phillips, a student of Garber's at the Pennsylvania Academy, was described by Pennsylvania Impressionist expert Tom Folk, as one of three Garber students whose work "best represent his influence in Bucks County. His work represents some of the finest adaptations of Garber's style." Other teachers who were influences on Phillips' mostly traditional style were William Merritt Chase, Cecilia Beaux...

LOOK FOR FREE SHIPPING. PRICE NEGOTIABLE Late Afternoon is an impressionist landscape painting that was painted near Brenham and Chappell Hill. Late Afternoon is contemporary oil la...

Beautiful Big Sur stream landscape by California Plein air artist Weaver (American, 20th Century). Signed "Weaver" lower right. Unframed. ...

Beautiful landscape titled "Easter morning Littleton, Colorado" by Denver, Colorado artist Betsy Duzan (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Titled "Easter morning L...

"Ole Swimmin Hole" Southern California Oil on canvas board 1930s Elegant mid century landscape depicting a lake and hillside in summer by well known and collected California artist ...

Vibrant miniature landscape by Kathleen Murray (American, (American, b. 1958). Signed "MURRAY" in the lower left corner, but it is very difficult to read due to the color. "#12 The Landing...

Dana Beach in Grays is an example of the bright colors that Beckner uses in his paintings. Jim Beckner just finished a series of beach paintings. All of them can be seen below and available. The Dana Gray Umbrella series was painted in 20022 in Dana Point , California Denver-based artist Jim Beckner paints like a jazz musician. The blues bop, the oranges swing, and the yellows vibrate. Drawn to the beat of the city, the artist creates expressionistic urban landscapes that show his unabashed love of color. More than anything, his paintings dance with their own energy, and an urban rhythm emanates from his canvases. Beckner was born and raised in Lakewood, CO, a suburb of Denver. Art played an integral role in the family. “My dad was—and still is—a watercolor artist,” he explains. “He does a lot of Colorado landscapes, very detailed, specific, realistic artwork.” Beckner remembers drawing and coloring at every opportunity when he was a child. “Both of my parents recognized that it was something I enjoyed,” he recalls. “I often drew to entertain those around me.” Occasionally, the Beckner family would drive into downtown Denver to eat out at a restaurant. “I always thought the city was an exciting place,” notes the artist. “It had a certain edginess about it.” Those early excursions, and the urban sensibility they fostered in the impressionable youth, would have a profound effect on his burgeoning talent. Encouraged by his parents, Beckner took art classes in junior high school. “I began to realize that I had some skill at drawing,” he says, “that I could see something and then recreate it.” In high school his art teacher was artist Ray Knaub...

Wonderful Impressionist view of St. Marks Square, Venice. Pam Masco was an American from Massachusetts, and a graduate of the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (1976). She was married to the English artist John Heseltine. Her work is in well-known private and corporate collections and has been shown at the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Watercolour Society and other London Galleries as well as in the Provinces. She travelled throughout the U.S.A. and Europe and painted American and European subjects, portraits, landscape and figure compositions, still life and interiors. From 1978 she was involved in drawing, painting, technical painting courses, watercolour and graphic design. She illustrated for major British and American publishers until 1988. Authors include Bruce Chatwin...

Vibrant miniature seascape by Kathleen Murray (American, b. 1958). Signed "MURRAY" in the lower left corner. Numbered "#66", titled "Between a Rock..." and Signed "K MURRAY...

Original oil on board painting by artist Randall Vernon Davey (1887-1964) painted circa 1927. Painting depicts a wood cabin near Estes Park, Colorado. Mt. Meeker, Long's Peak, and La...

Max Kuehne (1880 - 1968) Train Station, circa 1910 Watercolor on paper 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, Illinois Max Kuehne was born in Hal...

FREE SHIPPING Bayou Reflections II is contemporary oil landscape painting on canvas 24 x 30. Bayou Reflections II was painted in 202...

Abbott Fuller Graves (1859 - 1936) Sunny Doorway, New England Oil on board 16 x 12 inches Signed lower left Housed in a period Newcomb-Macklin frame Provenance: The artist Mildred Moses, New Orleans, Louisiana (acquired from the above) Private Collection, by descent Abbott Fuller Graves was an American painter and illustrator who specialized in decorative open air garden paintings and floral still lifes. His use of thick brushstrokes, bright colors, and natural light shows the influence of European impressionism. Graves was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on April 15, 1859, the son of James Griswold Graves and Eliza Nicholls (Fuller). Hoping to become an architect, Graves attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology but did not graduate. Graves went to Paris and Italy in 1884 to refine his skills as a flower painter. In Europe, he roomed with Edmund C. Tarbell. After returning to Boston in 1885, Graves became a teacher at the Cowles Art School, where his friend Childe Hassam was also on the faculty. The two painters undoubtedly influenced one another. In 1887, Graves returned to Paris to study figure painting at the Academie Julien. Graves returned to Boston in 1891, and lived in the coastal town of Kennebunkport, Maine, where he taught painting classes in oil and watercolor. He continued to visit there in later years, painting genre scenes featuring farmers, fishermen, firemen and old sea captains of Kennebunkport. Many of his portrayals of small-town life were reproduced on calendars and postcards. After 1891, the majority of Graves's works depict gardens and floral landscapes, some including female figures. Some portray exotic gardens of Spain and South America. In 1891, he opened his own art school in Boston. The school later moved to Kennebunk, Maine. From 1902 to 1905, Graves was employed as a commercial illustrator for magazines and studied at the Académie Vitti in Paris. After 1922, Graves spent his winters in New York...

Wonderful early 20th century California landscape of cypress trees and colorful wildflowers dotting the beautiful Monterey coast, with a glimpse of the deep blue Pacific and a soft lavender hue in the sky along the horizon, by San Francisco artist Bertha Elizabeth Stringer Lee (American, 1869-1937). Signed "Bertha S. Lee" lower right. Displayed in a rustic wood frame. Image size: 7.5"H x 9.75"W. A painter of California landscapes especially in the Bay Area, Monterey, and Lake Tahoe, Bertha Lee...

1920's nocturnal seascape of moonlight shining on breaking waves by Anna Louise Hull (American, 20th century). Presented in a rustic, carved, vintage, giltwood frame. Artists name ad...

Tranquil horizontal landscape of a tree-lined pathway near the coast leading to a quaint cabin by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Uns...

Herman N. Hyneman (1849 - 1907) Elegant Lady in Winter, Trinity Church, New York City Oil on canvas 22 x 15 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Freemans, 2005, Lot 76 Herman N. Hyneman was a noted American portrait and figure painter with ties to both Philadelphia and New York. He was born July 27,1849 to Leon and Adeline Hyneman in Philadelphia. ("Who Was Who in American Art" lists his birth date as either 1849 or 1859, but we have confirmed that the birth date is 1849). Virtually nothing is known about his early years, but given the fact that the family resided in a wealthy section of Philadelphia and the fact that he traveled to Paris to study in the studio of Leon Bonnat when he was but 20 years old, it is presumed that the family was financially comfortable if not well to do. Hyneman exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1879 and 1881, which was quite an accomplishment given his tender age. He returned to the United States in 1882 and after a year in Philadelphia, he established a studio at 58 West 57th Street, New York, NY, where he painted portraits to support himself and scenes of beautiful fair-skinned women walking in the snow to exhibit at major exhibitions throughout the United States. Hyneman exhibited at the the Brooklyn Art Association in 1882, 1883 and 1884 and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1883 and 1888. Beginning in 1882 and continuing up until 1905, he exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design. Despite the fact that he exhibited fourteen paintings at the National Academy over a span of three different decades, he was never elected as a member. In the 1880's his paintings sold for between $100 and $1500, which were substantial sums for that period. Hyneman also exhibited at the Salmagundi Club and the Philadelphia Art Club and was a member of each organization. He won a medal at the American Art Society in 1904 and also exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute. A handwritten label on one of his paintings indicates that he also exhibited in Budapest, Hungary. In 1892, Hyneman married the noted artist Juliet Jolley (aka Jolly), who had previously modeled for him. Thereafter, they shared a studio and on at least one occasion exhibited together. The February 5, 1896 edition of the "New York Times" reported on a "pleasant studio reception" at 58 West 57th Street where the paintings of both Herman and Juliet were shown to members of New York Society including Mr. And Mrs. Edwin Blashfield. At least one of Hyneman's Painting " A Sensation on Wall Street" which depicted a lovely young woman in fur coat with Muff in front of the Stock Exchange, was made into a post card and reproductions of his paintings are known to exist, although not plentiful. At least one etching is known, "Desdemona," which was reproduced in a book by Frederic Stokes. Herman Hyneman...

Leo B. Blake (1887 - 1976) Berkshires Winter landscape, Massachusetts, circa 1952-53 Oil on canvasboard 12 x 16 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, Massachuset...

Vintage mountain landscape painting, oil on canvas of horses pulling a Stage Coach along the Front Range of Colorado by Alfred Wands (1904-1998). Autumn trees, golden grass, river and snowy mountains. Presented in a vintage frame, outer dimensions measure 29 ½ x 35 ½ x 1 inches. Image size is 24 x 30 inches. Painting is in very good condition - please contact us for a detailed condition report. Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Alfred Wands graduated from the Cleveland School of Art with honors. Following that, he spent six months in Paris studying at the Academie Julian. In the late 1920's, Wands returned to Ohio to teach painting at the Cleveland School of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Art. In 1930, Wands moved to Denver to direct the art program at Colorado Women's College. He remained at the Women's College for the next 17 years. During his time in Denver, Wands frequently traveled to Taos, New Mexico. He and his family spent eleven summers there between 1930 and 1940. By 1943, he had become the Camp Artist at the YMCA of the Rockies, where he taught summer art classes. He later became the Chairman of their Religious Programs and Adult Advisory Committees. By 1947, he quit his teaching position at the Colorado Woman's College to devote full time to his painting. By 1955, Wands opened his own studio and gallery in Estes Park, Colorado. Known as the "Dean of Colorado Landscape Painters", he served three times as the President of the Denver Artists Guild. He was the Chairman of the Denver Art Commission for 16 years. Wands was a long-time member of the Denver Artists Guild and the Denver Art Commission. He was also a member of the Cleveland Society of Artists, Ohio Watercolor Society, and Chicago Galleries Association. ©David Cook Galleries...

An early twentieth-century, American School oil showing a view of a sailor caulking the seams of a substantial wooden sailing ship with a view beyond towards red-tiled houses beneath...

Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Quilted Land" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an aerial view of farmland with patterns from the roads and sectioned green and pink l...

Colorful plein air oil painting of a Palm Springs desert landscape with highlights of red and yellow under cloudy skies, surrounded by blue mountai...

F.G. Clark Abstract Cityscape 1954 Oil on canvas 26"x14" dark wood frame with silver fillet Signed and dated in paint lower right This exquisite artwork, titled "F.G. Clark Abstract...

Original vintage 1926 signed and framed Landscape Painting by Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968), painted while the artist was studying under Ernest Lawson at the Broadmoor Academy ...

Vintage Colorado landscape painting of Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Near Estes Park by Lyman Bxybe (1886-1980). Shown in summer time with...

Oil on board painting by Sister Mary Norbert from 1938 of a summer mountain landscape with lush trees and a farm house. Colors of green, brown, purple, blu...

Gorgeous 1940s New Mexico village scene with small figures going about daily life among adobe buildings that are iconic of the Southwest, by William “Will” Frates (American, 1896-1969). Signed "Will FRATES" in the lower right corner. Titled "New Mexico Village" and Will Frates" on verso in pencil. Unframed. Image size: 24"H x 29.5"W. William Frates...

Luminous mid century landscape of the sun rising in the Yosemite High Sierras by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Unframed. Image siz...

George Gardner Symons (1863 - 1930) Winter Scene Oil on canvas 20 x 25 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, St. Louis, Missouri William A. Karges Fine Art Gallery, Carmel, California Private Collection, Washington A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism. His works are cited for their energy and simplicity, and he often did panoramic views. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1861, with the name of George Gardner Simon, but he changed his last name to Symons when he returned from study in England because of concern about anti-semitism. Not much is known about his early life. He first studied at the Chicago Art Institute where he became a close, life-long friend of William Wendt. They painted together in California and then in Cornwall, England in 1898. He also studied in Paris, and Munich and London, and joining a colony of artists at St. Ives, adopted the plein-air techniques of Julius Olsson, Adrian Stokes, and Rudolph Hellwag. He worked in Chicago as a commercial artist, and about 1903 returned to California with Wendt and built a studio in Laguna Beach and became active in western art societies including the California Art Club. He returned often, but maintained his primary studio...

An oil painting of a marina at night. Lamp-posts glow with vibrating energy, creating luminous yellow auras rippling throughout. Tim McGuire is classically...

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (1858 - 1923) Summer Landscape Oil on board 11 x 15 inches Signed lower right Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 5, 1858, Joseph DeCamp began his artistic career in his teens and remained active throughout his life. Although he initially painted landscapes, Decamp became a renowned and respected portraitist. He was famous for his images of men of high society and women within domestic interiors. Decamp began his artistic training in 1873 when he enrolled in the McMicken School of Art and Design in Cincinnati. The head of the school, Thomas Satterwhite Noble, was a European-trained painter whose "insistence on rigorous draftsmanship, true to the academic manner in which he had been trained, exerted a lasting influence on DeCamp." DeCamp studied under Noble for five years, but was also a student of Frank Duveneck at the Ohio Mechanics Institute. He adopted Duveneck's bold, realistic style and many of his paintings executed throughout the 1870s and 1880s reflect this influence. Like most American artists of his generation, DeCamp went abroad to study. In 1878, following in the footsteps of Duveneck and other Midwesterners, he traveled to Munich to attend the Royal Bavarian Academy. Soon after his arrival, however, he gravitated away from the academy and towards Duveneck and eventually followed his mentor to Florence and Venice. During these years, DeCamp focused on landscape and portraiture as his primary subjects. These themes would continue to occupy the artist when he returned to America in 1883. When DeCamp arrived back in the United States in 1883, he first settled in Cincinnati, but soon moved to Cleveland to teach at what is now Case Western Reserve University. He then relocated once more to the Boston area, where he would remain for most of his life. DeCamp began teaching at Wellesley Female Academy and, in the fall of 1885, began as an instructor at the School of Drawing and Painting at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He quickly established himself as one of the leading figures in the Boston art community and became a founding member of The Ten American Painters, formulated in 1897. This group included Childe Hassam, John Henry Twachtman, Julian Alden Weir, Frank Benson, Thomas Dewing, Willard Metcalf, Robert Reid, Edward Simmons...

Charming landscape of lush lakeside landscape titled "View from the Studio" by S. Storm (American, 20th Century), 1978. Signed and dated bottom center and titled on verso. Presented ...

Clouds In The Desert, 1930s WPA era modernist landscape by 20th century woman/female artist, Helen Forbes (1891-1945) dated February 15, 1931. Watercolor on paper, signed lower left, titled verso. California desert mountain landscape watercolor painting in shades of purple, green, and brown. Presented in a custom frame with all archival materials, outer dimensions measure 13 ⅞ x 17 ¾ x ⅝ inches. Image measures 10 x 13 ⅞ inches. Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: An etcher, muralist and painter, Katharine Forbes was born on February 3, 1891 in San Francisco into a pioneer California family. She studied at the California School of Fine Art under Frank Van Sloun where she was awarded a lifetime scholarship in 1914. While traveling in Europe for many years, she furthered her art training in Munich under Hermann Groeber and in Paris under André Lhote. After returning to California in 1924, she studied with Armin Hansen in Carmel. During the 1930s she taught at UC Berkeley, was a resident of Palo Alto, and at one time lived in Death Valley in a deserted inn...

Vibrant mid century landscape of Mount Whitney by John Alfred Coultrup (American, 1888-1982), Signed/inscribed in the paint "Coultrup" lower left. Presen...

Johann Berthelsen (1883 - 1972) Winter Quiet, Central Park, New York City Oil on canvas 12 x 9 inches Signed lower right; signed, titled and stamped on the reverse Provenance: Private Collection Eastern Gallery, New York Private Collection This work has been confirmed to be authentic by the artist's son, Lee Berthelsen. He was born in Copenhagen in 1883, the 7th of seven sons, to Conrad and Dorothea Karen Berthelsen. The parents moved in artistic and professional circles.  In 1890, his mother brought the children to America, settling in Manistee, Michigan, with her sister's family.  They would eventually live in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a city on the shore of Lake Michigan. As a teenager, Johann was actively involved in choirs and singing groups.  And always, he loved to draw and paint.  Though obviously intelligent and curious, he was too impatient to take well to schoolwork and never went beyond the 5th grade. Although he worked at several trades, Johann's mind and heart were always with the arts.  As his voice matured, his always pleasant sound evolved into a rich and powerful baritone.  Having always wanted to be an actor, at the age of 18, the young man moved to Chicago where he reconnected with an old friend who was studying voice at the Chicago Musical College.    He was awarded the school's Gold Medal on two occasions, and after graduation he earned a job as the lead baritone with the newly formed Standard Opera Company which was owned by the Schuberts. For the next five years, Johann Berthelsen enjoyed a rich and varied career, touring the U.S. and Canada in operas, concerts, Gilbert & Sullivan, and operettas. Despite considerable success, the grueling pace of life on the road was difficult, and in 1910 he joined the voice faculty at Chicago Musical College.   Now, in addition to teaching and performing, he had more time to pursue his other personal interests, especially painting.  He became friends with the artist, Svend Svendsen, a noted landscape painter.  Svendsen's snow scenes especially intrigued him.  Though Berthelsen never formally studied with him, Svendsen would become a major influence in his choice of mood and treatment of light and shadow.  In 1913, at the age of 30, he became the youngest-ever head of the voice department at the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music. In Indianapolis, he began a friendship with the painter, Wayman Adams.  A native of Muncie, Indiana, Adams had studied with William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri in Spain and Italy and had already established a reputation as a portraitist.  Adams and Berthelsen were to remain best friends for the remainder of their lives.  Adams would paint many significant portraits of Berthelsen including a life-sized image of his friend preparing to go on stage. Although he kept a busy schedule producing student performances and personally appearing as a concert artist and actor, Berthelsen now had more free time to devote to his other interests including painting. He had a voracious appetite for knowledge in every field and, on one occasion, he agreed to appear on stage in a minor role so that he could observe the great tenor, Enrico Caruso.  Even years later, he relished the experience and said that Caruso was, in every way, everything a singer could possibly be.  Likewise, he spent hours discussing art with Adams and his other friends. In 1920, seeking to advance their careers, Berthelsen and Adams moved to New York, where both achieved rapid success.  From 1920 through the late '50s , Wayman Adams painted some of his best-known works.  Johann Berthelsen established a private school of singing instruction at the Rodin Studios and attracted a distinguished following, including Howard Marsh who created the lead in "The Student Prince," and Robert Halliday who starred in the original production of Romberg's "The Desert Song."  As a hobby, he created pastels and watercolors featuring New York scenes.  They were exhibited to excellent reviews, and in 1926, he was elected to membership in the American Watercolor Society. Established in New York artistic musical and theatrical circles, his professional reputation grew.  Financially comfortable, fulfilled and happy, the family was a part of the vital New York arts community. In 1929, the heady prosperity of the Roaring '20s dissolved in the Stock Market crash, and the arts were among the hardest hit sectors. With many Broadway theaters...

Outstanding view of St.Pauls Cathedral from the River Thames at Sunset, London, UK Charles Bertie Hall is a painter from England and America. He painted in a loose Impressionist sty...