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Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape Houses Pastel Painting - Sky Blue

1960s

Ker-Xavier Roussel Lorry-les-Metz 1867 – 1944 Etang-la-Ville French Painter 'L’après-midi d’un faune' Signature: signed lower left and right Medium: pastel on paper mounted on boar...

"Couple on Bench at the Beach" is an original pastel drawing on paperboard by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. This drawing depicts two figures sitting on a bench in front of a body of water. The artist used mostly pastel colors for this piece. 6 7/8" x 9 7/8" art 18 1/2" x 21 3/8" frame Francesco J. Spicuzza, born in Sicily on July 23, 1883, came to America at the age of 8. He supported himself as a fruit peddler until a newspaperman gave him $4 a week to go to school. He attended classes at the Milwaukee Art Students League, where he studied under Alexander Mueller. There he learned to paint in the then-fashionable "Munich School" technique, with detailed realism in heavy browns and grayed-out hues. Spicuzza completed eight grades in four years, and then in 1911, three businessmen advanced him enough money to allow him to study in New York under artist and teacher John Carlson. It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting, developing an impressionistic use of color, form and atmospheric renditions. After a period of grinding poverty, one of Spicuzza's pictures won a major New York competition. It was the first of 60 wins, both in the U.S. and Paris. He became a fashionable painter, and many of the leading collections have his work. Spicuzza's typical works were beach scenes, still life, landscapes and portraits done in pastels, oils, ink, charcoal and watercolors. Much of his work traced the history of Milwaukee in the early 1900s. He was probably best known for his scenes of women and children splashing in the waves...

Les Andelys in the Seine Valley France Landscape Pastel Art. A fine example of the beautiful work of British 20th Century Artist, Lionel Aggett (1938-2009). Signed front and rear, fr...

"The Model #5" is a pastel on paper showing a nude female figure emerging from what appears to be an evening darkening mist where a distant landscape is suggested or perhaps she is e...

Travel notes 2007. Paper, pastel, 22x26 cm The focal point of the artwork is a colorful cityscape, reflecting the artist's impressions and experiences of a particular place during ...

Travel notes 2007. Paper, pastel, 19x23 cm The focal point of the artwork is a colorful cityscape, reflecting the artist's impressions and experiences of a particular place during ...

2007. Paper, pastel, 20x26 cm This artwork conveys the energy and architectural beauty of the urban environment through the artist's use of vibrant colors and dynamic composition. T...

Travel notes Paper, pastel, 19x25 cm The focal point of the artwork is a colorful cityscape, reflecting the artist's impressions and experiences of a particular place during their...

The vision of St. John Paper, pastel, 16x23 cm It presents a colorful cityscape on a dark background, the use of pastels allows for the creation of vibrant colors and a dynamic com...

Venice at night 2007. Paper, pastel, 19 x 27 cm This work portrays a colorful landscape capturing the lively and enchanting atmosphere of Venice duri...