American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Emil Kosa, Jr., N.A. (1903-1968) Born: Paris, France; Studied: Academy of Fine Arts (Prague), Ecole des Beaux Arts (Paris), Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, Philadelphia Water Color Club, New York Water Color Club. Emil Kosa, Jr. received art instruction and music lessons at a very early age. When he was in his late teens, he had to decide between being a professional musician or artist. He chose art, but his family and instructors believed he could have been a famous musician had he chosen that occupation. In the 1920s, he moved to California, but returned to France several times to continue his art education. He received traditional painting instruction from Pierre Laurens and studied non-objective painting with Frank Kupka. After settling in California in 1928, he worked as a mural artist and operated a business with his father that produced decorative art for churches and auditoriums. When that line of work was slow, he took on portrait commissions and sold fine art paintings through local galleries. In the early 1930s, Kosa became friends with Millard Sheets and with Sheet’s encouragement, began aggressively pursuing a national reputation as a California watercolor artist...

A fine impressionist woodland scene with bather by American artist Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978). Gruppé was born in Rochester, NY, and is renowned for his New England landscapes a...

A fine impressionist landscape of the Palisades on the Hudson River by English / American artist Harry “Hal” Robinson (1867-1933). Robinson was born in Leominster, County Hereford, England. He spent much of his childhood in Liverpool, where his father was a prominent doctor and master chemist. Though American sources often report Robinson’s birth year as 1875, according to his baptism record he was actually born in 1867. He should not be confused with the American artist Harry A. Robinson or the British painter Harry W. Robinson.Hal Robinson arrived in NYC in 1893 and by 1900 had a studio on West 57th Street. Historians suggest that after 1910, Robinson painted at Old Lyme and was influenced by Childe Hassam and Willard Metcalf. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design, at the Corcoran Gallery and at the Carnegie International. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, stamped on verso “Collection of Paul Denz, Branford CT...

A fine winter coastal scene by American artist Henry Martin Gasser (1909-1981). Painter, lecturer, teacher and illustrator Henry Gasser was born in New...

Tod Lindenmuth (1885-1976). St. Augustine, c.1935. Oil on primed panel, 12 x 14 inches. Signed en verso. Excellent condition. Unframed. Biography: Birth place: Allentown, PA Death place: St. Augustine, FL Addresses: St. Augustine, FL/Rockport, MA Profession: Painter, graphic artist, block printer Studied: Chase Sch. A.; & with Robert Henri, Ambrose Webster, George Elmer Browne, W.H.W. Bicknell. Exhibited: AIC; S. Indp. A., 1917-19, 1922-28; PAFA Ann., 1917-18, 1923, 1927-33; Salons of Am., 1922-24; Rockport AA; PAFA (prize); Corcoran Gal. biennial, 1930. Member: SC; A. Gld., St. Augustine, Fla.; Rockport AA; Provincetown AA. Work: PAFA; NYPL; MFA, Houston; Newark Mus.; Pa. State Col.; Allentown Mus. FA; Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris; Springfield Mus. A.; Kansas City AI; LACMA; TMA; Rochester Mem. Gal. A founder of the Provincetown Art Association and one of the original Provincetown Printers, Tod Lindenmuth was a semi-abstract painter and graphic artist who did much to promote modernist styles. Although he was much influenced by Abstract Expressionism, his subject matter was realistic enough to be recognizable. He did linoleum cuts and was one of the first to work with that medium, and towards the end of his life, he experimented with collage. In the 1930s, he had commissions for the Public Works of Art Project and the Works Progress Administration. Lindenmuth was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He studied with Robert Henri at the New York School of Art in Manhattan, and in Provincetown with E. Ambrose Webster and George Elmer Browne. He first exhibited in Provincetown in 1915, and between 1917 and 1928 served on the jury for the Provincetown Art Association’s ‘First Modernistic Exhibition”. He exhibited regularly with the Society of Independent Artists in New York. He married artist and illustrator Elizabeth Boardman Warren...

David Shingler's (NC based) "Logan and Colfax" is an oil painting that depicts the view of Colfax Avenue and Logan Street in Denver, Colorado. This busy intersection is lined with bu...

A wonderful view of New York City from the water by American artist Francis Vandeveer Kughler (1901-1970). Kughler was born in New York City and atte...

A colorful impressionist winter landscape with a covered bridge and oxen pulling logs by American artist James King Bonnar (1883/85- 1961). Bonnar was born in North Adams, MA and lived in Newtonville, MA. Bonnar graduated from the Massachusetts School of Art where his teachers included Joseph DeCamp, and Ernest Major...

A fine impressionist winter village scene with red sleigh by well-known Dutch / American artist Anthony Thieme (1888-1954). Thieme was born in Rotterdam, Holland and, after traveling...

ABOUT THIS PIECE This is a series of oil paintings of English landscapes, painted by the late American artist Herb Kornfeld who spent pa...

Charles Harold Davis (1856-1933) "Gray Brothers" Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Left Canvas Size: 30 x 24 inches Framed Size: 35 x 30.5 inches Born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Charles ...

An impressionist winter landscape of Rockport in winter by American artist William Lester Stevens (1888-1969). Born in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens first studied with Parker Perk...

Carl Iver Gilbert (1882-1959) "A Place in the Sun" Oil on Canvas Signed Image: 10 x 12 inches Framed Size: 15 x 18.5 inches Carl Ivar Gilbert was a...

This impressionist beach scene was painted by contemporary American artist Stephen Motyka (b. 1964). Stephen was born in Rhode Island and started painting ...

A North Shore Massachusetts coastal harbor painting off Cape Ann with a blue boat by American artist Emile Albert Gruppe (1896-1978). Gruppe was born in Roch...

Roy Andersen (b. 1930) "Old High Country Woman" Oil on Canvas 12 x 16 inches 21.5 x 25 inches framed Known as a western painter, Roy Andersen did paintings of Crow, Cheyenne, and Apache Indians. He began his career living in Chicago and New York and working as an illustrator. He did numerous covers for Time Magazine including portraits of Albert Einstein and Prince Fahd. He also did illustrations for National Geographic magazine, and did a stamp series on Dogs and American Horses, and in 1984 and 1985, won Stamp of the Year Award. As a muralist, he has filled commissions for the National Park Service, the Royal Saudi Naval Headquarters, and the E.E. Fogelson Vistor Center at Pecos National Monument in New Mexico. To pursue his talent for painting, Roy Anderson went West, living in Arizona and settling in Cave Creek. In 1990, he was voted official artist for Scottsdale's Parada del Sol, the "world's largest" horse-drawn parade commemorating the Old West. Andersen grew up on an apple farm in New Hampshire and learned about Indian customs from his many hours spent at the Chicago Museum of Natural History. He is meticulous about being historically accurate in his paintings. Of him it was written: "There are no 'happy accidents' in an Andersen painting. He has a knowledge of his subject that is attained only through extensive research. You will not find an Apache medicine bag...

George W. Drew (1875-1968) "Springtime at the Farm" Oil on Canvas 24 x 36 inches (site) 31.5 x 43.25 (framed) George W. Drew was born 21 December 1875 in Massachusetts. He was a member of the Independent Artists Association. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design and they have him recorded as living at 745 Columbus Ave., N.Y. in the year 1898. He also exhibited at the Allied Artists of America, which was established in 1914, Salons of America, N.Y. State Fair, Newark State Fair, Newark Museum and New York Museum of Science & Industry. Although there is little known about the personal life of George W. Drew, his paintings appear on the art market quite often. It is obvious that his work has always been well received because of the numerous exhibitions he has participated in. He is known for his rustic luminous depictions of the Nineteenth Century American Landscape. Like many of the Hudson River Painters...

Billyo O'Donnell (American, 20th C.) "The Grand Canyon" Oil on Panel 22 x 29 inches 32 x 38 inches framed “For more than two decades I’ve been intrigued by the way a painting’s surf...

Paul Cornoyer “Central Park Autumn” c. 1910 Oil on Canvas Framed Size: approx 29 x 35 inches Canvas Size: approx 22 x 26.5 inches Provenance: The Artist to Private Collection, St. Louis thence by Descent Conservation report: Excellent condition. On original canvas, not relined. No in-painting. Paul Cornoyer was born in 1864 in St. Louis, Missouri. He studied there at the School of Fine Arts in 1881. His first works were in a Barbizon mode, and his first exhibit was in 1887. In 1889, he went to Paris for further training, studying at the Academie Julien, and returned to St. Louis in 1894. By the early 1890s, his work was more lyrical and Tonal, and he applied this style to subjects such as cityscapes and landscapes. In 1894, he painted a mural depicting the birth of St. Louis for the Planters Hotel in that city. His activities during the next six years were not particularly profitable, however, and the whereabouts of his St. Louis paintings are scarcely known. One exception is the triptych, A View of Saint Louis, with its strong urban realism. It shows the Eads Bridge...

By the great California Impressionist, Samuel Hyde Harris. "Along the River" c. 1930s Oil on Board Signed Lower Left Image Size: 12 x 16 inches Framed...

By the great California Impressionist, Sam Hyde Harris. Image Size: 12 x 16 inches Framed Size: 14.25 x 18 inches Signed and Titled Verso At 14 years...

By the great California Impressionist, Samuel Hyde Harris. "Above the Beach" c. 1940s Oil on Board 12 x 16 (image) 18 3/4 x 23 1/4 (framed Signed Titled Verso At 14 years of age Sa...

By the great California Impressionist, Samuel Hyde Harris. "Lone Pine (Cottonwoods)" c. 1940s Oil on Board 16 x 20 (image) 23 x 27 (framed) At 14 years of age Sam Hyde Harris was already a successful commercial artist. A 1903 letter of recommendation from Andre & Sleigh, stated that, "We have the pleasure in stating that Samuel Harris (aged 14 ½ years) has given every satisfaction during the 8 or 9 months he has been engaged in our Artists Department." After moving to California with his family Harris got a job as painter of signs, billboards and hand-lettered show cards in 1906. He developed a reputation for doing excellent commercial work and opened his own commercial art studio by 1914. His commercial art business received a boost in 1920 when he was hired by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company to work on their poster advertising. He was later hired to do artwork Southern Pacific Railways as well. He began studying painting with Hanson Puthuff in 1906, and continued studying throughout much of his life. As early as 1920 he was exhibiting with the California Art Club. He continued exhibiting his paintings for the next fifty plus years including with the Painters and Sculptors of Southern California, the Pacific Advertising Club Association (1929), the San Gabriel Artists Guild, the Laguna Beach Art Association and many other venues. He won countless awards in hundreds of exhibitions throughout Southern and Northern California. Sam Hyde Harris was "Highly recognizable because of his six-foot-three stature and cigar." He "was known for his jovial personality and his love for his adopted California and her landscape." He preferred painting en plein air to the studio. He loved the outdoors. Harris's paintings employ a progressive composition, pushing the viewers eye to an unexpected place. He taught art classes at the Chouinard School of Art (1935) and for many Clubs and Groups. He met and married Marion Dodge in 1945. They moved to Alhambra in 1946. He bought Jack Wilkinson Smith's "Artists' Alley" studio on Champion Place in 1950. He loved looking at the San Gabriel Mountains from his Champion Place studio. Biography submitted by Maurine St. Gaudens, Administrator, Marion Dodge Harris Estate: Sources: Maurine St. Gaudens, Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick, Gary Lang...

Oil landscape showing a view of Paris and the Seine in wintertime, with mauve and teal branches of bare trees contrasted against a background of ivory and blush with a view beyond to...

Impressionist landscape with a path. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed lower right illegibly. Displayed in a period impressionist frame. Image size, 13"L x 19"H, overall 17"L x 2...

Impressionist fall forest landscape by Catherine Watkins (1861-1947). Oil on board, circa 1910. Unsigned. Displayed in a period frame. Image size, 11"L x 8.5"H, overall...

Purple cove by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Les Anderson owned and operated the Bear Flag Gallery in ...

Impressionist oil painting of a wild sea by Richard Schlecht. Oil on board, circa 1960. Signed lower right, "Richard Schlecht". Displayed in a gold frame. Image size, 2...

A watercolor painting by Charles Burchfield from 1931. A still life botanical painting of a skunk cabbage in natural setting. Signed and dated in lower right, beautifully matted and framed in gold ornate frame. The painting has an excellent provenance through top New York Galleries including DC Moore...

Gorgeous substantial ocean scene of "Near Point" in Carmel, California by listed California painter and Sculptor Harold Shelton (America, b1918), circa 1970s. Vivid blue waves of th...