Alberto Diaz

'Still Life of Flowers in Pastel Shades', San Francisco Modernist

1965

Signed lower right, 'Nira Moblad' ( American, 1920-1993) and dated 1964; additionally signed verso. A substantial and dynamic, semi-abstracted oil still-life of Lilies and Honeysuck...

Signed lower left, 'Hortense M. Gordon' for Hortense Crompton Mattice Gordon (Canadian, 1886-1961) and dated 1949. Previously with: Dominion Gallery of Montreal (stamp, verso). Phot...

Initialed lower left, 'RCW' for Richard Whitten (American, born 1958) and dated, lower right, in Roman numerals, 2009. Formerly in the collection of the Triton Art Museum, Santa Clara, California. Whitten's early work may loosely be termed geometric abstraction, but he is best known for his later representational paintings that combine his interest in architecture, invented machinery and toys. Whitten is also known for his toy-like sculptures. His paintings and drawings are essentially representational but have strong ties to geometric abstraction. A native of New York City, Richard Whitten first attended the Collegiate School before studying economics at Yale where he received his BA in 1980. He then constructed a personal painting program at Yale where he studied with Gretna Campbell...

Signed lower right, 'Carolyn Miller' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. A substantial, Post-Impressionist oil still-life showing a view of various objects, including yellow orchids informally arranged in a purple vase, set on a table draped with a striped and floral tablecloth. A striking modernist work by this well-exhibited Colorado woman artist. Carolyn Miller first studied at the Art Students League of Denver as a student of Quang Ho, Mark Daily and subsequently, with Stephen Quiller, Richard Schmid, Fran Larsen and Carl Dalio. She has exhibited widely and with success and is the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. EDUCATION BA, Stephen F. Austin University Nacagdoches, TX MFA, University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1988-1997 - Director, Carolyn Miller Artists' Workshops and Retreats, LLC Denver, CO 1974 - Art Faculty, University of Northern Colorado, Denver Extension School Campus Denver, CO 1962-1975 - Art Faculty, East High School Denver, CO PUBLICATIONS July 2008 - Southwest Art Magazine Artist to Watch - Landscape Issue December 2003 - Southwest Art Magazine Artists Painting Food Still Life March, 1996 - The Artist's Magazine "Planning to Paint Abroad" by Carolyn Miller. Advice on preparing for and making the most of your foreign art adventure. Summer 1996 - WATERCOLOR AN AMERICAN ARTIST PUBLICATION "A Positive View of Negatives" by Bonnie Iris EXHIBITIONS 2011 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Lee Youngman Gallery, Calistoga CA 2010 Plein Air Artists of Colorado Annual Exhibition, Saks Gallery 2009 Plein Air Artists of Colorado Annual Exhibition, Allen Award, Saks Gallery May 2009 27th Annual Oil Painters of America Exhibition, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe NM May 2006 Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio TX October 2005 Oil Painters of America Central Regional Exhibition, Snowfire Gallery, Estes Park, CO September 2005 ARTS FOR THE PARKS, Jackson WY May 2005 Denver Botanic Gardens Poster Publication,Denver, Colorado May 2005 Colorado Governor's Invitational, Loveland CO November 2004 - Art & Soul, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO July 2004 Light and Shadow Group Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO May 2004 13th Annual Oil Painters of America Exhibition, Kirkland WA August 2003 Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters Exhibition, Estes Park, CO June 2003 Oil Painters of America Minature Exhibition, Santa Barbra, CA May 2003 12th Annual Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Taos, NM March 2002 Salon International Exhibition-Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX August 2002 Beaver Creek Art...

Signed verso, on stretcher bar, 'Janice Haefner' (American, 1919-2002) and painted circa 1960. A substantial mid-century, Expressionist figural abstraction showing two women seated ...

Incised lower right, 'Gavin' for Boyd Gavin (American, 20th century) and dated 1986; additionally titled, verso, on old exhibition label, 'Painted Trunks...

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...

Right as red, this painting is delicious with color. And that accent of the blue/green leaf is just the perfect accent. Red Floral - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman This masterpiece is...

Abstract Composition French School, 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

Signed Lower Right Bror Julius Olsson “B.J.O.” Nordfeldt (1878 - 1955) Bror Julius Olsson was born in Tullstrop, Sweden in 1878. He immigrated to the United States in 1891, later adopting his mother’s maiden name of Nordfeldt. Beginning his art studies at the Art Institute of Chicago where he was chosen to assist fellow artist, Albert Herter, with a large mural project for the McCormick Harvester Company. In 1900, he was sent to Paris by McCormick to help set up the completed mural at the Paris Exposition. While there, he studied briefly at the Academie Julian before traveling to England to study woodblock printmaking under F. Morley Fletcher. Returning to Chicago in 1903, Nordfeldt would spend the next ten years painting mainly figurative works in an academic style similar to that of the Old Masters. By the mid-teens he had developed a bold dramatic modernist style and divided his time between New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. There, he invented the “Provincetown Print...

In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined painti...

Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021) Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studies ...