Janet Ament De La Roche

'Irises', LACMA, MAM Paris, California Post-Impressionist Still Life

Circa 1955

Signed lower right, 'Leah Schwartz' (American, born 1920) and painted circa 1965. A lyrical Modernist still-life showing three ripe peaches in a glazed earthenware bowl. An attracti...

Estate stamp, verso, for Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...

Signed lower right "Sally Mack" (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. Painted on Arches paper. A vibrant, Post-Impressionist still-life showing branches of cherry-blossom...

Stamped verso with Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Cente...

Signed lower right in Kanji 'Sanzo' for Wada Sanzō 和田三造 (Japanese, 1883-1967) and dated 'Year 34' of the Showa Era, 1959 in the Gregorian calendar. Artist, teacher and costume designer, Sanzo Wada worked during a turbulent time in avant-garde Japanese art and cinema. A multi-talented artist who gained early fame as a Western-style oil painter, his career spanned the late Meiji-era through the mid-twentieth century. In addition to numerous prizes and medals for his painting, he received the 1955 Academy Award for costume design for his work in the movie Gates of Hell. He also received awards for his pioneering work on color theory, which he researched and published in the 1920s and is still in use today. Sanzo Wada graduated from the Western-style painting division of Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Studied in Europe 1907-1915; traveled to India and Burma. He was appointed a member of the Imperial Arts Academy in 1927 and taught at Tokyo School of Fine Arts from 1927. According to Shinagawa Kiyoomi, editor-in-chief of the book of paintings in print "Dia Nihon Gyorui Gashuu" by Ohno Bakufu...

Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1968. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...

Gouache on paper sent from France rolled in a tube. The work of Linda Clerget is realized in an impressionist style à la gouache alla prima. The colors are broken and worked in the f...

"Fleurs" is an original watercolor paintng on paper by French artist, Charles Cobelle (1902 - 1994), signed lower right. The painting measures 21.5 x 27.5 inches and is framed to 32...

Flower Sketches by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 19 inches good condition provenance: from...

Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 8.5 x 10.5 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; ...

Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed gouache on paper, unframed dated 1953 painting: 21 x 15 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and sound conditi...

Purple Peony by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 20 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Jos...