Giorgio Chiesi

'Still Life, Carafe and Coffee-pot', Italian Modernist, Style of Giorgio Morandi

Signed lower right, 'Gerbino' for Rosario Urbino Gerbino (Italian-American, 1900 - 1972) and painted circa 1935. Displayed in a substantial, carved wood and gilt-gesso frame. Framed dimensions: 33.5 x 3 .5 x 36.5 inches Born in Italy, Rosario Gerbino...

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 lower left, 'Clifford Holmes' (American, 1876-1963) and created circa 1955. Titled, verso, 'Mixed Bouquet' and inscribed with artist's Hayward, California address. The descendant of a pioneer California family, Clifford Holmes first studied at the University of Redlands and, subsequently, at San Francisco State. He later traveled and studied in Europe. Holmes painted in a wide variety of media including oil, watercolor and pastel and his favored subjects included portraits, landscapes and still-lives. Over the course of a long career, he exhibited widely and with success including at the Society of Western Artists, the American Artist's Professional League, the De Young...

Signed lower right, 'Goetz' for Jack Goetz (American, born 1919) and painted circa 1995. Additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'Onions!' A bright and breezy study of white onions in a blue glass bowl contrasted against a Regency-striped material of red, yellow and green against a cream background. Goetz has painted and exhibited with success for many years and continues to paint at the age of 104. Speaking of himself, the artist says: "I studied arts and languages at Santa Monica College, taking classes in oil and watercolor painting, sculpture, ceramics, art history and music. At the same time, I studied with master painter Sergei Bongart. Because he taught many people in the movie business, I had fun meeting and painting with people...

Wonderful mid-century modern oil painting of wheat and fruit by Wanda Faust (American, 20th century), c.1950. Signed lower left corner "Faust." Displayed i...

Philippe Auge (French, b. 1935) Des Fruits Heureux D'Etre Fruits, 1966 Oil on canvas Framed: 10 1/8 x 13 5/8 x 1 in. Signed upper right: Auge Inscribed verso: Philippe Auge, Paris Fr...

Mystery American Artist Untitled, 1930 Oil on canvas 29 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. Framed: 34 1/2 x 28 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. Signed and dated lower left

Untitled (Kitchen Still Life), 20th century Oil on canvas 11 1/8 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 17 x 21 1/2 x 1 in. Signed lower right: Alberti