Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Robert William Wood (American, 1889-1979) Golden Splendor, 1964 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right Titled verso with artist's stamp Unframed canvas: 24"h x 48"w Image shown w...

A stylized horse is depicted grazing in an abstract landscape. Most likely, the location is Woodstock, New York, where the artist lived. Signed Lower Right; Framed; Note: titled and signed on verso. Ethel Magafan (August 10, 1916 – April 24, 1993) was an American painter and muralist. Magafan was born in Chicago to Greek parents who had recently immigrated to the U.S. The family soon relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Magafan's artistic training occurred at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center under the tutelage of Peppino Mangravite, Boardman Robinson and Frank Mechau, who hired Magafan and her twin sister, Jenne, to assist on mural projects. In 1937, aEthel won the commission to paint a mural in the U.S. post office in Auburn, Nebraska, making her the youngest recipient of such a commission. It would be the first of seven government-sponsored commissions for the artist. Murals "Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1814" E. Magafan, 1943 Under President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, several programs were created to employ Americans during the Great Depression. The Magafan twins worked under the New Deal's Section of Painting and Sculpture, a program that hired thousands of artists to paint murals in public spaces, particularly post offices. Ethel and her twin sister, Jenne Magafan, became widely known for their murals painted during the Great Depression. Ethel received her first of seven Government commissions when she was commissioned to produce a painting for the United States post office in Auburn, Nebraska, titled Threshing.Other murals commissioned by the US Government hang in the United States Senate Chamber, the Social Security Building and the Recorder Deeds Building in Washington, D.C., and in post offices in Wynne, Arkansas, titled Cotton Pickers in 1940; in Madill, Oklahoma, titled Prairie Fire in 1941; and Englewood, Colorado, titled The Horse Corral in 1942.Her final mural, entitled Grant in the Wilderness, was installed in 1979 in the Chancellorsville Visitor Center at the Fredericksburg National Memorial Military Park in Virginia, She was a member of the National Academy of Design. Magafan died April 24, 1993, in Woodstock, New York, at the age of 76. References "Collections National Academy Museum". Retrieved 2017-03-08. "Jenne Magafan". Retrieved 2017-03-08. Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz, Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1984. "Browse New Deal projects by State and City". Living New Deal. Retrieved 9 January 2015. "Ethel Magafan Passes Away". New York Times. No. Obituary. April 29, 1993. Opitz, Glenn B, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book...

Here for your consideration is a fine example of the original work of New York artist. Willard J. Sauter. Oil on canvas painting in excellent condition. No restorations. Signed lower right. Exhibition label from 1968 verso with title (see photo). The painting is housed in its original whitewashed wood frame with inner linen liner. Overall framed measurements are 30 by 36 inches. The frame is in fine condition. Provenance: A Nokomis, Florida collector. Willard Sauter Born: 1912 - Buffalo, New York Died: 2000 - Clinton, New York Known for: Landscape painting, teaching Willard J. Sauter was a noted artist, teacher, designer and lecturer, known for his landscapes paintings in oil and watercolor. He was born in Buffalo, NY, and studied at the Albright Art School with Mildred C. Green (American, 1874-1951) and Florence Julia Bach...

Blue and orange-toned abstract impressionist painting by artist Teen Tyler. The painting depicts a fall scene at The Maple Grove Farm in North Pomfret, South Royalton, VT. Signed by ...

Houses is an original modern artwork realized in 1964 by the artist Claudio Mossino. Mixed colore oil painting on canvas. Includes frame. Hand signed and dated on the lower right ...

Paris under the snow is an original modern artwork realized by Roberto Bertola. Oil on Board. Signed and dated lower right and on the back. Includes frame: 53.5 x 59 cm

Ortisei is an original artwork realized in 1966 by the artist Amelia Cugini Tumiotto. Mixed colored oil painting on board. Hand signed and titled on the lower left margin and on th...

Antonio DeVity Italian, 1901-1993 L'Opera, Paris Oil on canvas 16 by 20 in. W/frame 20 by 24 in. Signed lower right Antonio De Vity was born in Reggio-Calbria in southern Italy. ...

A peaceful place is an original contemporary artwork realized by Dimitri Godycki Cwirko (1901-1987) in 1954. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on the lowe...

George Botti Italian, 1923-2003 Ballon Man Oil on canvas 36 by 36 in. W/frame 42 by 42 in. Signed lower right Barrel George Botti was born on  24 Mar...

View of Venice is an original oil on canvas representing a favorite subject of Virgilio Guidi. It is without frame and in very good conditions. Provenance: Galleria S.Croce n.3379 ...

George Botti Italian, 1923-2003 Family in a Park Oil on canvas 36 by 36 in. W/frame 42 by 42 in. Signed lower right Barrel George Botti was born on  2...

Jules Herve French, 1887-1881 Vue du Paris Oil on canvas 18 by 21 ½ in. Wframe 28 by 31 in. Signed lower left An impressionist French artist whose subjects ranged from rural genr...