Marjorie Southern

'Still Life of Red Poppies', Mid-century California Expressionist, Woman artist

1966

Initialed lower right, 'A.E.M.' for Anthony McNaught (American, born 1952); additionally signed verso, 'Anthony McNaught', titled 'Still Life with Green Jug', and dated 2019. This California Post-Impressionist artist studied at the Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill...

Signed lower right 'Engel' for Irma Engel Grabhorn (American, 1908-2003) and painted circa 1955. Born in Badenweiler, Irma Leisinger first studied in Paris with Andre Lhote from 192...

Signed lower right, 'A. Minewski' for Alexander Minewski (American, 1917-1979) and painted circa 1950. Born in Detroit, Alexander Minewski left home at the age of 14 to work in the circus. He subsequently worked as a sign painter and a logger. Minewski first studied at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit (1936-1939) and received scholarships that allowed him to attend the Art Students League in New York City (1939-1942). There, he studied under artists including Jean Charlot, Ernest Fiene, George Grosz and Vaclav Vytlacil. During World War II, Minewski joined the army and fought as a combat engineer. Wounded in Burma while fighting with Merrill's Marauders, he spent two years there recovering from his wounds. Following his time in Burma, Minewski studied for two years on the G.I. Bill in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere (1950-1952) and, independently, with Hans Hofmann in New York City (1952-1953). Hofmann was influential on his style and his work shifted away from a moody realism towards a fuller expressionism. In 1954, Minewski began spending his summers at the artist’s colony in Monhegan Island, Maine. While there, he was able to work and collaborate with other artists and friends such as Ted Davis...

A powerful American Expressionist School study of poppies shown informally arranged in a lilac container. A heavily-impastoed oil showing bravura brushwork and demonstrating an elega...

'The Yellow Pitcher', oil on canvas, by Charles Kvapil (1939). A prolific painter of bouquets, the artist created dozens of tableaux with flowers as sub...

'Potted Flowers', oil on canvas, by Charles Kvapil (1933). Potted red geraniums symbolise happiness, good health, good wishes, and friendship. They are ...

Early substantial, expressionist abstract still life by Lee Lippman (American 1926-2020). Bursting with color and movement titled "Still life with onions" ...

In this oil painting, I attempted to capture the vivid textures and luminous vibrancy of strawberries. Using a blend of expressionism and impressionism, I focused on the interplay of...