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Style: American Modern
Blossom
Located in Columbia, MO
LARRY KANTNER Blossom 2022 Acrylic and collage 8.5 x 6.25 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

In the Window, Ovoid Shapes Floating Through Windows
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) In the Window, 1973 Acrylic and collage on scintilla Signed and dated lower right 30 x 22 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abs...
Category

1970s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

City Scape, Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Green & Brown Structures
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) City Scape, 1978 Acrylic on scintilla Signed and dated lower right 30 x 22 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting....
Category

1970s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Transection No. 3, Ovoid Geometrical Figural Abstract Neon Acrylic Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Transection No. 3, 1972 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated upper right 30 x 22 inches Provenance: Collection of William H. Milliken Cl...
Category

1970s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Terror of History No. 1, Mid-Century Abstract Acrylic & Sand, Blue and Yellow
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Terror of History No. 1, 1962 Acrylic and sand on scintilla Signed and dated upper left 23 x 30 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Departing from the System, Mid-Century Geometrical Abstract Mixed Media
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Departing from the System, 1961 Mixed media on paper Signed and dated lower right 36 x 24 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abst...
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Pinnacle, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Blue & Red Figural Abstract Collage
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Pinnacle, c. 1960s Acrylic and collage on scintilla 22 x 8 inches 23.25 x 9 inches, framed A surrealist mid-century figural abstract p...
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vetriculus Egg, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic and collage painting, Figural Abstract
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Vetriculus Egg, 1965 Acrylic and collage on textured paper Signed and dated lower right 30 x 22 inches A surrealist mid-century figura...
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Torso No. 3, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting, Ohio artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Torso No. 3, 1967 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated lower right 13 x 9 inches 21 x 17 inches A mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Columbine Flower Double Sided, " Ink & Gouache on Paper by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Columbine Flower Double Sided" is an original ink and gouache painting on paper by Sylvia Spicuzza. The Columbine flower is known for attracting humm...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

New York City View
Located in New York, NY
On verso: NY City View / ARTIST: MIRA
Category

20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Houses by the Lane, Bermuda
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower left: H. GASSER
Category

20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Rattle
Located in New York, NY
Oil and charcoal on canvas, 1984. 1220x790 mm; 48x31 inches. Signed and dated in charcoal, upper right recto. Provenance: Babcock Galleries, New York, with the label; estate of the ...
Category

1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

The Lonely Road by William Charles Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
The Lonely Road (1940) Tempera on panel 12" x 16" 19 1/2" x 23 1/2" x 1 1/2" framed Hand-signed "Palmer '40" lower center. Provenance: Midtown Galleries, New York, NY (labels verso...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Panel

Untitled (Nude in front of light house, Lake Erie)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Nude in front of light house, Lake Erie) Oil on board, 1970 Signed and dated lower right (see photo) Estate Stamp verso, No. 359 (see photo) Condition: Original untouched "...
Category

1970s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Springtown Grocer"
By John Foster
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: R. John Foster (1908 - 1989) R. John Foster lived all of his life in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He studied at the...
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Two Women"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
James Lechay was a painter of figures, landscapes, cityscapes and still lifes who played a notable role in the tradition of avant-garde painting in New York and in the Midwest. An ar...
Category

20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stars
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated lower right: DALE NICHOLS 1953; on stretcher bar: “STARS” by Dale Nichols
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Way to the home II
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Alexei Borisov (1965) The Road Home II
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Young Woman By a Tree, Oil Painting by Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Young Woman by Tree Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 24 x 28.5 inches
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Self-Portrait, Oil Painting by Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Self-Portrait Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Dimensions: 48 x 30 in. (121.92 x 76.2 cm)
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Two Heads -- 1947
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Byron Browne was an important American modernist painter. Ink, tempera, and crayon on paper Signed and dated lower right.
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Abstract painting of People on the Beach oil on canvas circa 1950-1960 New York
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Aaron Berkman (New York, 1900 - 1929) "Beach" Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Signed lower right: Aaron Berkman Unframed Provenance: Private collection, USA An abstract oil painting o...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mother and Child -- 1949
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Bryon Browne was an important American modernist painter. Signed upper right; signed, dated and situated 'New York' on reverse
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chickens
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Clifford Edgar Jones 1915-1975 American Chickens, 1948. Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches unframed and 34" x 27.5" inches including the frame. Signed at lower right Clifford Jones ‘48’. P...
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Party - oil on canvas - New York City town house at night - 20th century
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches Signed verso Not framed Provenance: Private collection, USA Aaron Berkman was born in Hartford, Connecticut where his parents had been settled since 1...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mother and Child
Located in New York, NY
Chaim Gross is considered to be one of the greatest American Modernist sculptors, and his graphic work is also highly celebrated. Known for his direct wood carvings of animals, jubil...
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Graphite

Happy California Prune Farmers - Female Illustrator - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
Commercial illustration depicting happy California framers for California Prunes. The work is rendered in a charming and highly stylized manner. Unfr...
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Sandwich boy food related theme dark muted color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting was done on cradled wood board signed and dated on back. The rough texture is achieved by adding an pumice like material to the painting ground. It is a companion work ...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Artist's Studio oil painting by Jacob El Hanani
Located in Hudson, NY
This 1983 El Hanani oil painting comes from the estate of Anita Rosen. The overall artwork size is 15" x 15" with the central image area measures 9" x 9".
Category

1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Breakaway bright colored still life vegetables flowers meat humorous yellows
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Canvas on heavy duty stretcher signed and dated on reverse. Part of the artists on going series of what he refers to as restless still life giving animation to inanimate objects. ABO...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Congaree National Park, Modern Impressionism Landscape Painting, Forest, Ltd Ed
Located in Golden, CO
This large limited edition modern landscape painting of Congaree National Park, in South Carolina, is a bold vivid work of contemporary art. The large-scale digital painting, dye-sub...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Mezzolombardo, Trentino, italian mountains, cable cars. grey tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artist, illustrator, and pediatrician Peter Gergely creates love letter to the contemporary Italian landscape
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Latex

Portrait of Bert Lahr - Circus Performer - Modernism
Located in Miami, FL
A recent Kuhn Circus Performer sold for $312,000 at Bonhams, NY Bert Lahr shined in the role of The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of OZ. Here he is depict...
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woman in Horror and Terror at Gunpoint
Located in Miami, FL
Signed lower right. Inscribed on the reverse 'My first color illustration, Nov. 1954.' Work is unframed, Film Noir in paint
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Big News is Always on 42nd Street
Located in New York, NY
Alec Montroy depicts a group of figures standing on a street corner a few blocks from Times Square in his work entitled “ The Big News is Always on 42nd S...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Rescue
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Exhibitions: It's a Man's World, Illustration Art by and for Men: November 14-17 2012, Illustration House NYC Cover Illustration of Complete Northwest, April 1940
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Geese
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Gregory Sumida. “Geese” is a landscape painting, watercolor on paper in an earth-tone palette by American artist Gregory Sumida. The artwork is signed in the lower left...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Woman Baking, Redbook Illustration, Mid - Century
Located in Miami, FL
Signed lower right, unframed - Interior Illustration for Redbook Magazine
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

#15-1979
Located in New York, NY
Signed (on stretcher): Twardowicz Stanley Twardowicz (1917–2008), a one-time orphan, Golden Gloves boxer, professional baseball player and auto worker, emerged from a hardscrabble u...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

New York
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated lower left: A. WALKOWITZ / 1908
Category

20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

Portrait
By Joseph Pollet
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right. Description A portrait of a stylized young man dressed in a blue coat with a ruffled white shirt in an artistic background suggest that it may be a portrait of a young actor or performer. About the artist. Joseph Pollet was an important member of the Woodstock Art Colony. He emigrated to NYC in 1911 from Albbruck, Germany (born in 1897) and at age 21 had a promising career as an advertising copywriter. While working, he studied painting and his landscapes were immediately successful in NYC galleries. He studied at the Art Student's League with John Sloan, Robert Henri, and Homer Boss...
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tree Study, Whittier, CA
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Gregory Sumida. “Tree Study, Whittier, CA” is a landscape painting, watercolor on watercolor board in an earth-tone palette by American artist...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

SALVADOR DE REGIL 1954 Portrait of Marian Virginia Schuster - Surrealist Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Marian Schuster was 19 years old in 1954 and attended City College San Francisco where she studied Art. In the old school, Victorian, San Francisco, moneyed household that she was r...
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

L.A. Zoo
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- From Robertson's Artist Statement, "Growing up on the plains of west Texas, I understood the notion of wide, open spaces. The tablet...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Heavy Hauler - Mid-Century Illustration - Children's Books
Located in Miami, FL
Art Seiden was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1923. He received a BA at Queens College and studied for eight years (!) at the Art Students League. Mario Cooper was among his instructors. Up...
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

#15-1984
Located in New York, NY
Signed (on stretcher): Stanley/ Twardowicz Stanley Twardowicz (1917–2008), a one-time orphan, Golden Gloves boxer, professional baseball player and auto worker, emerged from a hard...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Wine Bottle and Bird outside of a Bird Cage in Moody Brown
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated to lower edge 'Paul Rand 11.52'. Collection of the artist - Mounted along upper eduge to matboard, Unframed.
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Modern Dance Female Dancer in Red Dress Jazz - oil paint on board circa 1950s
By Raimondo Puccinelli
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Signed lower right Raimondo (Raymond) Puccinelli (American, 1904-1986). Puccinelli began art training at age 15 at the California School of Fine Art (now the San Francisco Art Institute) and the Schaeffer School of Design. While in Italy in 1927, he studied ancient Italian sculpture (Romanesque, Gothic, and late Renaissance) which affected his future work. After a year of studying in France and Italy with various craftsmen, he returned to San Francisco to assist in the studio of J. Vieira and study under Benny Bufano...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of a Charming Seated Woman Against Maroon Drapes
Located in Miami, FL
Charming portait with Modernest colors. Provenance: Christie's Mercedes Matter, daughter of the artist, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York. Private Collection. Sale: Skinner, Inc...
Category

1910s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Laundry Day. Child hanging cloths in Breeze. Cover. The Household Guest
Located in Miami, FL
The Artist captures a "caught moment" of cloths blowing in the wind. It's being witnessed by an inquisitive bird, while be ducklings and a cute kitty cat accompany her. Signed lower...
Category

1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Archival Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper

December 25th
Located in New York, NY
In his artwork entitled, “December 25th,” Alec Montroy paints a New York City street blanked with snow but illuminated still by the numerous neon signs ab...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thru a Glass Brightly
Located in New York, NY
“Thru a Glass Brightly” by artist Alec Montroy is a view of Times Square from a unique elevated perspective.
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Old Monastery Wall
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower left): WILLIAM S. SCHWARTZ
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wreath of Life, deep midnight Blue with gold leaf tree
Located in Brookville, NY
Frank Olt finds most of his creative images in the landscape. The suggestion of a late night sky with a silhouette on the Arboretum like property that he lives on. The vivid deep blues surround the golden tree with sprays of moonlight coming from the edges. A ceramic and encaustic on panel, mounted for hanging installation.
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Ceramic

Tree with Bare Branches
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Gregory Sumida. “Tree with Bare Branches” is a landscape painting, watercolor on paper in an earth-tone palette by American artist Gregory Sumida. The artwork is signed...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Immutable Torso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Gregory Sumida. “Immutable Torso” is a landscape painting, watercolor on watercolor board in an earth-tone palette by American artist Gregory Sumida. The artwork is sig...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled
By Louis Elle (Ferdinand)
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas, 14 x 12 in.
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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