William S. Butz

Woodstock: Field with Trees in Hilly Landscape

Circa 1920

Frank Waller (American, 1842-1923) Vail Barn, Speedwell Village, Morristown NJ Site of the first public demonstration of the electric telegraph January 1...

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn Oil on canvas, 8 x 11 ½ inches FRAMED: 15 x 19 inches (approx.) Signed and inscribed at lower left: "C. L. FUSSEL...

Thomas Birch (American, born England, 1779-1851) Winter Landscape, Pennsylvania Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches FRAMED: 27 x 33 inches (approx.) Thomas Birch was born in Warwickshire, England, son of the enamel and miniature painter William Russell Birch (1755-1834). He and his father settled in Philadelphia in 1794 and produced popular sets of engravings that documented the city's growth such as The City of Philadelphia (1800) and Country Seats (1808). Thomas Birch began to paint portraits around 1806, and soon gravitated to the subjects that made him famous, landscapes, winter scenes, and marine scenes. Birch also painted numerous winter scenes throughout his career, perhaps influenced by the popularity of sleighing and skating in Philadelphia. His landscapes represented the more rustic tradition of English painting and although the subject matter was either the Pennsylvania of New Jersey countryside, Birch’s imagination was oriented toward seventeenth century Dutch painting as he was influenced by artists Jan van Goyen and Salomon van Ruysdael. Birch frequently exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Artists’ Fund Society, formed in 1835. His art was influential in the later development of the Hudson River School of painting and the style of romantic realism...

Russell Smith (American, born Scotland, 1812-1896) Craig Goch from the Colwin, Wales Oil on canvas, 12 1/8 x 18 inches Framed: 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches (approx.) Signed at lower lef...

Wonderfully vivid landscape of boat in Monterey Bay at sunset. Signed lower right "JSG" monogram. Unframed. Image size: 12"H x 9"W.

STANISLAV KREICS (born on July 1, 1909 in Daugavpils, died on July 1, 1992 in Riga), painter Stanislavs Kreics finished primary school, worked as a photographer in Ilūkste. In the y...

Stones of the coast. oil on cardboard, 80x50 cm Information about artist: Janis Osis (1926.10.IV – 1991.22.VII) His first skills in art got at his uncle – painter A. Stunda. In 1951...

Gorgeous mid century seascape of Big Sur at sunset by California artist Arlene Manley (American, 20th Century), 1962. Signed and dated lower right corner...