Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Early work by American artist Michael Lenson.

R. L. SMITH "JAZZ SESSION" OIL ON CANVASBOARD, SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1956 24 X 18 INCHES Very well painted Jazz scene from the 1950s, in good condition, signed and dated.

Eugene Tissot was a 20th Century French artist who painted many scenes of Paris with beautiful women and backgrounds of Paris landmarks. This is an excellent example of his with in ...

NATHAN WASSERBERGER "AFTER THE BALL" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AMERICAN, C.1950 24 X 36 INCHES Nathan Wasserberger 1928-2012 Widely collected and admired in Europe and the United ...

PAL FRIED "JEANETTE" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED FRANCE, C.1960 34.5 X 28.5 INCHES Pal Fried, (1893-1976), Hungarian American artist, was born in Budapest and studied at the Hungarian Academie under Professor Hugo Pohl and in Paris under Claude Monet and Lucien Simone. Under Pohl's influence, he executed many portraits, nudes and Oriental scenes in pastel. He was also greatly influenced by the French Impressionist School of Renoir and Degas. His works are listed in the Fine Arts Book. Fried's signature on his paintings was Fried Pal, last name first in the European manner. He is sometimes listed in auction catalogues and reference books erroneously under the letter "P". While traveling in Spain and Africa, Pal Fried widened and enriched his palette, which gave him mastery of light and movement. After returning to Paris, Fried concentrated on portraiture in which he also became a recognized master. He exhibited his work in Muucsarnok in Budapest. In 1947, after WW II, he emigrated to America where he taught at the Academy of Arts in New York and developed his own unique style and technique. In the 1950's and 60's, Pal Fried gained popularity while living and painting in Hollywood. He made the rounds and often painted high society women and celebrities including Marilyn Monroe and the Gabor sisters. In New York, he painted portraits of Herbert Lehman Governor and Senator from New York, Will Rogers and other notables. Fried, an artist of the Hungarian school, worked with pastels and oil paints. He was known for being an important figure painter, and most often depicted beautiful young women, nudes, ballerinas, Parisian society women, western scenes, horse racing, and an occasional seascape. His artwork has gained much deserved recognition and notoriety and has become highly collectible. Many of his paintings hung in the famed Haussner Restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland. Pal Fried died in New York City at his home, 1737 York Avenue...

"PEG RESTING" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, DATED 1951 24 X 20 INCHES Buckley MacGurrin 1896 –1971 Buckley MacGurrin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896 to Irish-American...