1970s Paintings

Graham Dean 1977 Signpost Acrylic on canvas Image size: 78 x 50 inches The painting depicts a time before electronic travel boards, when train times were chalked on blackboards. The...

Medium: Acrylic on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of 'True Confessions' Written by Dunne John Gregory True Confessions, first published in 1977, is widely regarded as a classic American novel. Set in Los Angeles in 1948 and based on the notorious, never-solved Black Dahlia murder case, the story plumbs the depths of guilt and corruption — in the L.A.P.D., the Catholic Church, the construction industry, and in the relationships among them. Like the film Chinatown, which came to the screen three years before the novel, True Confessions illuminates the dark underside of Los Angeles at a time when corruption ran rampant and seemingly without shame. The book’s stature as a classic is underlined in an introduction by the brilliant novelist and screenwriter George Pelecanos, who writes of the author, “with True Confessions, he achieved what most novelists can only hope for. He left behind a work of art.” Indeed. True Confessions works on many levels: as a crime novel, as humor (the story is often laugh-out-loud funny), as an example of masterful writing style, as an emblematic tale of a great American city, and as a novel that explores the human condition with sensitivity and deep understanding. True Confessions revolves around the often testy relationship between two Irish-American brothers, Tom and Des Spellacy. Tom is a lieutenant in the L.A.P.D., a clever detective with a past history of corruption. Tom’s brother, Des, is a Catholic priest risen to the rank of Monsignor and the role of fixer and hatchet man for the aging Cardinal, whom he hopes to succeed. The two brothers come into conflict over their clashing agendas for a corrupt construction mogul who is one of the city’s richest and most powerful men. They have drastically different ideas about how to deal with the man. The author writes with compassion. For example, describing bystanders in a poor neighborhood, he writes, “They weren’t bad people. Just too-little, too-late people. Has-beens, never-weres, never-will-bes.” The novel is rife with unsympathetic characters, but none of them can be viewed as evil. The story opens and closes in the 1970s, when Tom and Des are old men, reviewing the wreckage of their careers. In between, two plots intertwine: Tom’s investigation of the shocking murder of a young woman, and Des’s attempts to strengthen the Church while scheming to position himself as the successor to the Cardinal. The late novelist and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne — he died in 2003 at the age of 71 — came naturally to writing. He was the younger brother of the writer Dominick Dunne...

An acrylic painting by Clarence Holbrook Carter from 1979. Carter's modernist style utilizes strong structural lines and architectural aesthetics to form almost surreal-like scenes. Signed on lower right corner, framed in elegant silver wooden frame. Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 1998) Title: Oil Well...

Artist: Bill Wiman, American (1940 - ) Title: Texas Exotic Year: 1977 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 56 x 59.5 in. (142.24 x 151.13 cm) Frame: 57 x 61 inches

Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...

Medium: Acrylic on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of 'Time and Again' by Jack Finney Time and Again is told in the first person by Simon Morley, a 28-year-old artist wor...

Colorful abstract oil painting on canvas by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Unframed. Titled "An Archbis...

Artist: Lucio Ranucci, Italian (1925 - ) Title: Three Women Year: 1971 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated upper left Size: 25 x 37 in. (63.5 x 93.98 cm)

Paul Rigoulet is a french artist from Nice (Cote d'Azur). He was born 1924 and is an abstract painter. No frame

Paul Rigoulet is a french artist from Nice (Cote d'Azur). He was born 1924 and is an abstract painter. No frame

John Ruthven is recognized as the “20th-century Audubon. In this very detailed and meticulously rendered work the artist depicts a Koala in an iconic and proud pose and a Photoreali...

A striking, large-scale multi-color modernist portrait of Noir fiction writer Cornell Woolrich by Chris Pelletiere (American, B. 1942). Cornell Woolrich wrote the novel "The Rear Window." He studied at the Arts Students League and NY School of Painting and Drawing. Signed on verso with artist's information, and title "Portrait: Cornell Woolrich". Wood slat, basic frame. Image size; 50"H x 50"W. A painter, illustrator, and cartoonist Pelletiere cites his early influences as the pre-code crime and horror comics. " Life in the metropolitan area plays a significant role in my artwork. For many years he made sketches of people in the transit system. Chris Pelletiere is a painter, collage artist, illustrator, and cartoonist. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library and private collections of Stephen King...

Graham Dean 1975 Refugee from England ( Memories) Acrylic on canvas Image size: 47 x 41 inches Provenance Nicholas Treadwell Gallery This painting was reproduced internationally, ...

Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost color abstractionists. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expa...

A unique American oil painting depicting two stylized interior views in neon colors.

Beautiful landscape of a Carmel Mission with blooming flowers in the foreground by Virginia Francesca Fry (American, 1922-2012). Presented in a giltwood...

Signed lower right, 'Aming Prajitno' (Indonesian, born 1943) and dated '1970'; additionally signed verso, titled 'Komposisi' and inscribed, 'Jogjakarta 1970'. Previously with: 'Art Gallery Jogja', Jakarta, Indonesia from old gallery label, verso. We are pleased to offer a dynamic and lyrical work from the most sought-after period of this respected Indonesian abstract painter. Born in in Surakarta in 1943, Aming Prayitno first studied painting at the Indonesian Visual Art Academy and, subsequently, at the Royal Academy of Art in Ghent, Belgium. Among the most prominent Indonesian abstract artists of the 20th century, Prayitno was appointed Professor of Art at Jakarta's Indonesian Art Institute in 1970. He has exhibited internationally with success and is the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards including the prestigious national Penghargaan "Raden Saleh...

A substantial linear abstract comprising contiguous rectangles in primary and secondary colors contrasted against a background of scumbled chestnut and aubergine. Signed lower right...

WŁODZIMIERZ KARCZMARZYK (born in 1930) Painter and an architect. He studied at KUL in Lublin, Academy of Fine Arts and University of Technology in Warsaw. Long-term professor of draw...

Artist: Bonnie Kline Title: Untitled Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 46 in. x 46 in. (116.84 cm x 116.84 cm)

Johnny Banks (1912-1988) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 14 x 22 Frame Size: 21 x 29 Medium: mixed media "The Safari Hunt for the Man Eating Tiger" Biography Johnny Banks (1912-1988) In my opinion one of the greatest Texas folk artists of all time. The following information was compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John Willard Banks, black self-taught artist, the son of Charlie and Cora Lee (McIntyre) Banks, was born on November 7, 1912, near Seguin, Texas. At the age of five his parents took him to San Antonio, where he attended Holy Redeemer School until the age of nine, when his parents were divorced and John returned to his grandparents' farm near Seguin. From childhood Banks's favorite pastime was drawing pictures on his Big Chief tablet. He later recalled, "As a kid I used to lie flat on my stomach, drawing and drawing. . . . My mother had to kick me off the floor to sweep." While helping out on his grandparents' farm, Banks completed the tenth grade before striking out on his own. His favorite activities during his youth were singing in a gospel quartet and playing baseball. In his adult years he worked in oilfields and cotton fields, drove a truck, and tended a San Antonio service station. During World War II he joined the army; he held the rank of sergeant and was stationed in the Philippines. After the war he returned to San Antonio, where he worked as a custodian at Kelly Air Force Base, at Fort Sam Houston, and at a local television station. Banks married Edna Mae Mitchell in 1928, and they had five children. The marriage ended in divorce around 1960. In 1963 he married Earlie Smith. His art career began in 1978 while he was recuperating from an illness for which he had been hospitalized. Banks's wife admired her husband's drawings and secretly took several of them to a San Antonio laundromat. There she hung the drawings on the wall, offering them for sale at the price of fourteen dollars. They were purchased and taken to a gallery for framing. Quite by chance, a San Antonio physician and collector of works of art by black artists...

Vibrant Landscape With Mountains View Size: 24x30 framed 30x36 x1 Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After Word War II, she attended the Acade...

A large and impressive abstract oil on canvas by noted Mexican artist Leopoldo Flores. It is intemporal and yet to me also perfectly embodies the 1970s...

Presenting a just discovered an Iconic Hollywood original oil on canvas by American artist David Rose(1910-2016.) Rose's formal study of art began in the 1...

Oil on Canvas representing in an abstract way a blue boat. The painter is a french one and originatedin Marseille.

Geometric surrealist composition depicting a totem-like form, composed of colorful surrealist three dimensional interlocking shapes, by Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943). Signed "Clayton Anderson" and titled "Landscape #10 (Fragment Under Grey Sky)" on verso. Signature embossed into lower left edge of paper. Presented in a custom deep box frame with plexiglass. Image size: 20.75"H x 16"W Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and worked with Ben Kimihira, Walter...

Gorgeous oil painting titled "Golden Hillside" by Ervin Darai (American, 1912-1979). Signed lower right. Unframed. Image, 48”H x 37”W. Hungarian-born Darai was a set designer for ...

Artist: Jorge Braun Tarallo, Uruguayan/American (1951 - ) Title: Canoe on Blue Lake Year: circa 1979 Medium: Oil on Canvas Singed l.r. Size: 36 x 48 in. (91.44 x 121.92 cm) Frame: ...

Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Paris Street Scene Year: circa 1960 Medium: Watercolor, signed l.l. Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)

A beautiful painting with a lake landscapes and nymphees by the frenc artist Michelle Raquin (1933-2016) Comes with frame.

Vintage seascape of the California coast by California artist Jac Falcraft (American, 20th century). Signed "Jac Falcraft" lower left. Displayed in a rustic wood frame. Image, 20"H x...

Bold and expressive oil portrait of a modernist nude figure in blue seated in profile with bright yellow flowers by Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986). Signed and dated "Allie Bill Skelton '72" by the artist in the lower right corner. Unframed. Image size: 48.75"H x 32.75"W. Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art...

Impressionist Nude, British Artist, Strong Colours, Original Oil Painting By British artist, Beryl Darton, Mid 20th Century Oil painting on board, unframe...

Impressionist Nude, Stylised, British Artist, Original Oil Painting By British artist, Beryl Darton, Mid 20th Century Oil painting on board, unframed Board size: 24 x 20 inches Fabu...

The Island Inn on Monhegan Island Maine, a beautiful landscape by Richmond Irwin Kelsey (American, 1905 - 1987), 1977. Titled "Island Inn - Monhegan", signed and dated "Kelsey '77" ...

Pop Art influenced painting of geometric shapes. The painting is mainly blue, black, pink and green tones. The canvas is framed in a black frame. Dimensions without Frame: H 24 in x ...

Vibrant abstract painting signed Nylon lower left, circa 1970. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival p...

Gouache on paper Signed and dated, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of Calif...

Artist: Philippe Alfieri, Italian/American (1921 - 2009) Title: Clownesse Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 38 x 32 ...

An acrylic painting by Roy Ahlgren circa 1970. A geometric abstract painting utilizing bright contrasting color blocks in a modern form. Signed verso, unframed. Artist: Roy Ahlgren...

Artist: Lamont Ferguson, American XXth Title: Untitled Year: 1972 Medium: Fused Plastic on Panel, signed and dated l.r. Size: 48 x 48 in. (121.92 x 121...

This acrylic painting on paper was created by New York-born artist Jay Rosenblum. In his art, he seeks to correlate his great love for chamber music sonatas with freely evolving bloc...

Artist: Ramon Santiago, American (1943 - 2001) Title: Past, Present and Future Year: 1976 Medium: Three Oil on Canvas paintings, first signed and dated ...

Wonderfully expressive Bay Area Figurative School piece featuring a silhouette of a couple in a dynamic and colorful sunset landscape scene ...

Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf Martyl was active/lived in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas. Suzanne Martyl is known for abstract western landscape, magazine cover illustration, murals, botanics. Illustrator of the Doomsday Clock. Martyl exhibited infrequently but five one-man shows in Saint Louis since 1936 kept her in the public. She was also represented in many of the National exhibitions. In 1940 she was awarded the first prize in the Midwestern Show at the Kansas City Art Institute and won the hundred dollar purchase prize at the Y.M.H.A., Saint Louis. The following year she was awarded first prize in the annual exhibition of Missouri artists at the Saint Louis City...

Johnny Banks (1912-1988) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 13.75 x 20 Frame Size: 20 x 27 Medium: Pen, Pencil, Crayon, Marker "Daddy Playing in the Mud" Biography Johnny Banks (1912-1988) In my opinion one of the greatest Texas folk artists of all time. The following information was compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John Willard Banks, black self-taught artist, the son of Charlie and Cora Lee (McIntyre) Banks, was born on November 7, 1912, near Seguin, Texas. At the age of five his parents took him to San Antonio, where he attended Holy Redeemer School until the age of nine, when his parents were divorced and John returned to his grandparents' farm near Seguin. From childhood Banks's favorite pastime was drawing pictures on his Big Chief tablet. He later recalled, "As a kid I used to lie flat on my stomach, drawing and drawing. . . . My mother had to kick me off the floor to sweep." While helping out on his grandparents' farm, Banks completed the tenth grade before striking out on his own. His favorite activities during his youth were singing in a gospel quartet and playing baseball. In his adult years he worked in oilfields and cotton fields, drove a truck, and tended a San Antonio service station. During World War II he joined the army; he held the rank of sergeant and was stationed in the Philippines. After the war he returned to San Antonio, where he worked as a custodian at Kelly Air Force Base, at Fort Sam Houston, and at a local television station. Banks married Edna Mae Mitchell in 1928, and they had five children. The marriage ended in divorce around 1960. In 1963 he married Earlie Smith. His art career began in 1978 while he was recuperating from an illness for which he had been hospitalized. Banks's wife admired her husband's drawings and secretly took several of them to a San Antonio laundromat. There she hung the drawings on the wall, offering them for sale at the price of fourteen dollars. They were purchased and taken to a gallery for framing. Quite by chance, a San Antonio physician and collector of works of art by black artists...

A. Pavlov (Lithuanian/Russian) " Coast of Batumi ", Abstract Landscape signed Oil on Canvas, 20.50 x 25.50, Late 20th Century, 1979 Colors: Yellow, White, Black, Blue, White, Purple...

Signature: Signed Lower Right and Dated ’76 Medium: Watercolor Illustration on Paper Board

Artist: Gerard Sebastian, Spanish (1930 - 1996) Title: Dinner Table Still Life Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 36 in. x 48 in. (91.44 cm x 121.92 cm) Fram...

Artist: Sandu Liberman, Romanian/American (1923 - 1977) Title: Portrait of an Old Man Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: ...

This beautiful work is a re-imagined portrait of the Maricopa Indian Mat Stams. The image of Mat Stams was circulated in the early 1900's in the portfolio "The North American Indian, volume 2, The Pima. The Papago. The Qahatika. The Mohave. The Yuma. The Maricopa. The Walapai. The Havasupai. The Apache-Mohave, or Yavapai" as an example of his people. The original photogravure was produced by the photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis. This painting pays tribute to Stams' Native American heritage through a small portrait, a large abstract eagle...

Signature: Signed Lower Right and Dated ’76 Medium: Mixed Media on Panel Cover Illustration. The Binghamton Story, a Stribute to J.J Younge Jr.

"Teepee/Indian Village" is an original oil painting on wood panel by Charles Damrow. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower left. This paint...

An original mid century modern abstract painting.

An original acrylic on linen canvas by American artist Martica Miguens. The artist's estate was recently unearthed and acquired by Benjaman Gallery. Miguens was relatively unknown ...

Signed lower left, 'Vera' and painted circa 1975. A bold and vivid Post-Impressionist still-life painted with a bright palette and bravura brushwork. Vera Indenbaum painted and exh...

Ivan Sorokin. Honoured Artist of the RSFSR, People’s Artist of the USSR, Member of the USSR Academy of Arts, Winner of the I. E. Repin State prize.

Peter Collins ARCA (1923-2001) Still Life with Green Apples and Bottle Oil on Board 49x59cm Provenance: The Artist's Studio A stongly-painted image, with a generous use of skilfull...