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Paul Burckhardt (1880-1961) - 1921 Oil, Walking the Riverbend

1921

A delicate impasto scene attributed to Norman Lloyd (1895 -1983), depicting a colourful row of Parisian houses poised above a town bridge & quiet river embankment. Signed with monogr...

This pastoral landscape painting depicts a serene countryside scene featuring rolling green hills, mature trees, and a winding stream that meanders through the verdant terrain. Sign...

In artist's hand painted frame. signed and dated. Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 23" x 30.25" The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subverts expectations. His vision hovers just around the unraveling edge of things, where what is solid and clear becomes ambiguous. He is fascinated, often delighted, by the falling apart. This unexpected, fresh perspective results in oddly affecting pictures of a now long-gone New York. Born Moishe in a town called Dvinsk, Russia (what is now Daugavpils, Latvia), Kish came with his family to New York when he was in his teens. The family settled in Brownsville, and for the rest of Kish’s life Brooklyn remained his home, though he moved from one neighborhood to another. He was close to his parents, who recognized his talent and supported his desire to become an artist. Kish attended the National Academy of Design as well as Cooper Union. His fellow students included many other immigrants and children of immigrants who were particularly receptive to the Modernism coming from Europe. As his career progressed, Kish himself applied different strains of Modernism to different purposes. For him, the story was held above all else. For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a Manhattan glass...

Style of J. Kleitsch (1882-1931) Landscape of Dirt Road Leading to Barn House Oil on Canvas 20 x 24 unframed, 26.5 x 30.5 framed