William Lemos

Mount Hood From Clear Lake, Early 20th Century Large-Scale Panoramic Landscape

c.1930

Vibrant tidal pool seascape at sunset at Manresa Beach in Santa Cruz by Cecil F. Chamberlin (American, 1899 -1963), circa 1950. Translucent wave and breaking wave add interest and de...

Substantial and period painting of Yellowstone Falls by an unknown artist (American, 19th-20th Century), c.1880-1898. Unsigned. With a plaque "Yellow...

Southern California Lake. Signed "J Kleitsch," which could possibly be by Joseph Kleitsch. Oil on canvas in a period giltwood frame. Image size, 16"H x 28"L. Joseph Kleitsch was c...

Gorgeous landscape with two cows drinking water in a pond with Mt. Hood in background by listed artist William M. Lemos (American, 1861-1942). Signed "W.M. Lemos" lower right. Presented in vintage gilt-toned frame that shows wear (included as-is). Condition: Good: previously owned and used, with little or no signs of wear and is in good condition. No structural issues. Image size: 29"H x 49"W. Born in New York, Professor Lemos moved to San Francisco in 1887 where he established a studio at 106 Geary Street. He later moved to Santa Cruz in 1896, where he settled, painting murals for many local businessmen and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. As a boy Lemos earned money by wandering the streets and painting on request. Arriving in San Francisco in 1887, he established a studio at 106 Geary. With his wife Mabel, he worked in Los Angeles for a few years in the 1890s. After settling in Santa Cruz in 1896, he painted murals for many local businessmen. When the original Beach Casino was built there at the Boardwalk in 1904, Lemos was the first concessionaire and worked there for nearly 40 years. On his platform in the Casino, Lemos did paintings of redwoods, still lifes, forest fires, beach scenes, and marines. Many of his oils were done on redwood slabs which were popular with the tourists; in the early days these paintings sold for one dollar and up depending on the size of the work. After his vision failed and he was unable to paint, his last years were mostly spent fishing off the Municipal Pier with a friend who baited his hook for him because he could no longer see. In the March 27, 1941 Santa Cruz Sentinel News Lemos reminisced, "Them were the days when the Boardwalk was only twelve feet long and when business got slow I picked up my shotgun and went across the street and shot ducks where the Casa del Rey Hotel now stands." Exhibited: Calif. State Fair, 1885; Mechanics' Inst. (SF), 1889. In: Santa Cruz City Museum; Wawona Hotel (Yosemite). Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" His mother was Julia Lemos, a Chicago artist famous for her depiction of the Chicago fire, “Two of Julia’s children became successful artists. Her eldest son, William, was a naïve still life, landscape, and mural painter. As a young boy in New York, he would wander the streets, earning money for the family, by ‘painting on request.’ At age 26, William moved to San Francisco, California. He opened an art studio and kept it running until he moved to Santa Cruz with his wife, Mabel, in 1896. During this period, he worked as a fresco artist painting ‘murals for many local businessmen.’ Exhibited California State Fair, Sacramento, 32nd annual, per Sacramento Daily Union, September 9, 1885. and article goes on to say “William Lemos and wife, Sacramento – Art school exhibits in which are shown such a variety of designs in decorative art, flower painting, and ornamentation, that one must give time to the examination.” Exhibited Mechanics Institute, San Francisco, 1889. “Lemos and his wife were in Fresno California 1890...

Modern Luminist, Hudson River School landscape painting on canvas of the expansive view over the Hudson River as observed at the top of Olana, the historic home of Frederic Church "In the Afterglow" by Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, painted in 2021 Horizontal landscape painting, 48 x 60 x 1 inches unframed with white painted sides wired on reverse for easy hanging Artist's signature is located on lower left Acclaimed artist of the Hudson Valley, Jane Bloodgood, takes her painting to a new level with a new work entitled "In the Afterglow". Her interpretation of this very iconic view (observed from the top of Olana, the historic home of Frederic Church located near Hudson, NY) is set during the very quiet moments of a summer's evening when the sun has dipped beyond the mountains. The crystal blue sky illuminates with the sun's setting rays; a golden band of yellow haze otherwise known as "The Venus Belt" is an atmospheric phenomenon only visible shortly before sunrise or right before sunset. The water reflects the pink and purple glow that forms near the horizon; the dusty shadows of trees tower over the water's edge. We marvel at how simply Jane captures a complex phenomenon, evidence of her unparalleled ability to paint light and endow her work with luminosity. Yet this painting succeeds not only in its representation of the actual landscape and the awe produced by the experience, but also in its contemporary abstraction of atomsphere. The big, open blue sky is stacked with the colors of the sunset against the horizon, calling to mind a Rothko or the other great color field painters who achieve mood and depth from singular color. About the work: Painter Jane Bloodgood-Abrams has become one of the area’s most celebrated artists, gracing viewers with her compositions of sky, river, and earth. Being less concerned with documenting specific scenes, Bloodgood-Abrams is focused on capturing nature’s essence, “the deeply profound moments, where there is a connection to a vital energy.” Her process begins with being in nature, where she allows the emotional energy of the landscape to filter through her psyche. The memory is then translated onto canvas after being worked over a period of time with layers of paint that is applied, wiped away, and reworked. The result is a radiantly dramatic remembrance of Bloodgood-Abram’s encounter with “something beyond everyday life”. The artist’s final hope is for these images to evoke remembrances within the viewer's own personal relationship with nature. Artist Biography: Jane Bloodgood Abrams was born in Queens, New York. She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, in 1985. Three years later, she earned a Master’s of Fine Arts at the State University of New York in New Paltz. Now she paints in the Hudson River Valley and the Berkshires. EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts Painting - (cum laude) State University of New York at New Paltz 1988 Bachelor of Studio Arts - (cum laude) College of Saint Rose, Albany 1985 SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2015 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2014 Mark Gruber Gallery, New Paltz, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2013 Christopher Clark Fine Art, San Francisco, CA The Harrison Gallery, Williamstown, MA 2012 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN The Storefront Gallery, Kingston, NY "Beyond the Real" 2011 The Harrison Gallery, Williamstown, MA Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Locust Grove State Historical Site, Poughkeepsie, NY 2010 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2009 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2008 DFN Gallery, New York, NY 2007 Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM The Harrison Gallery, Williamstown, MA Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2006 Mendenhall-Sobieski Gallery, Los Angeles, CA DFN Gallery, New York, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2005 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN 2004 Albert Shahinian Galleries, Poughkeepsie, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2003 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Living Room Gallery, Kingston, NY River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN 2002 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2001 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Artforms Gallery, Albany, NY 2000 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Mark Gruber Gallery, "Romancing the Landscape" New Paltz, NY 1999 River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN 1998 Alan Sheppard Gallery, Piermont, NY "New Traditions" 1997 Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY SELECTED JURIED AND INVITATIONAL MULTI-ARTIST EXHIBITIONS: 2016 Byrdcliffe’s Legacy: An ode to Nature and Place, Kleinert Art Center, Woodstock, NY Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region, Hyde Collection Museum, Glens Falls, NY ARTBAR Gallery, Kingston, NY 2015 The Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY Jessica Hagen Fine Art, Newport, RI 2014 Jessica Hagen Fine Art, Newport, RI “Riverscapes,” The Harrison Gallery, Williamstown, MA "Far and Wide" Regional Juried Exhibition, Woodstock Art Association and Museum, Woodstock, NY 2013 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region, Hyde Collection Museum, Glens Falls, NY Far and Wide" Regional Juried Exhibition, Woodstock Art Association and Museum, Woodstock, NY 2012 "Riverscapes," The Harrison Gallery, Williamstown, MA “The Great Hudson River Exhibition,” Mill Street...

Antique American rare woman artist Hudson River School waterfall landscape by Susan E. W. Fuller (1831 - 1907). Oil on canvas. Signed. Large and impressive painting. Handsomely fr...

A Day in June, Scene Eastchest, New York Edward Gay (Irish, American, 1837-1928) Oil on Canvas Complimented by original frame in great condition Signed and Dated Lower Right Titled a...

George Curtis transcended the typical Hudson River School style with this painting. While in the Hudson River School, painters often created warmer landscapes of the American country...