Modern Paintings

Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...

"Bearsville NY" Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Georgina Klitgaard (1893 - 1976) Bearsville NY 26 1/4 x 36 inches Oil on canvas Singed lower right, t...

This painting was born out of darkness. I painted the canvas black because I didn't want to look inside myself. It's always very painful. The woman's arm appears broken and a bit lar...

Ireland Landscape Rocky Cliffs with Castle on the Northern Irish Sea Coastline, by 20th Century Irish Australian Artist, Henry McLaughlin. Art measures 10 x 8 inches Frame measure...

Really impressive early American modernist painting. Oil on board. Framed.

Waterfall Bearsville NY Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Cubism Georgina Klitgaard (1893 - 1976) Waterfall, Bearsville NY 40 1/2 30 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower...

'Cubist Still Life', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Juan Gris (1887-1927) and Georges Braque's ...

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary David Atkins (1910 – 2012) Subway Train Departure 24 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1960s Signed lower r...

Mid Century Modern Vertical Landscape with Fence in Acrylic on Paper Vibrant landscape by California artist Bertram Spencer (American, 1918-1992). Several large trees rise out of de...

Nicely painted mid century abstracted figurative painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Great color and composition. Nicely framed in a period modernist molding.

Very impressive mid 20th century modernist interior scene. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed with a monogram. Really impressive quality and a great subject.

Work on canvas

WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural James McCracken (1875 – 1967) WPA Landscape 28 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed lower right ...

Painting by Donald Purdy (1924 - 2016). Oil on masonite Measures 25"L x 23"W. Work is behind glass and comes with exceptional antique frame. Acquired from the Schoneman Gallery in NY...

"Introducing "Marine Bubble Gum 2": an enchanting landscape where the pink sky is dotted with majestic shades of blue and yellow, creating a magnificent canvas above the endless ocea...

Antique American modernist abstract landscape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 18H.

Experience the whimsical charm of "Marine Bubble Gum", a captivating painting by acclaimed artist Linda Clerget. This stunning piece transports viewers to a dreamy beachscape where t...

English mid century oil painting Portrait of a cute Corgi. Paintings of this breed are very rare and very collected. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last...

Georgina Klitgaard (1893 - 1976) Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1933 Oil on canvas 18 x 30 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries, New York Harold Ordway Rugg Private Collection, Western New York Georgina Berrian was born in Spuyten Duyvil, New York in 1893. She was educated at Barnard College...

Reginald Marsh Tugboat at Dock, circa 1937 Signed lower right Watercolor and pencil on paper 13 3/4 x 20 inches Housed in a Lowy frame. Provenance: Sotheby'...

A beautiful large oil on canvas still life painting depicting two vases filled with lovely flowers in vibrant colors with a green background. The painting is finely presented in a cu...

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...

Profusion of Flowers European artist, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition

Gladioli Flowers by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 18 x 15 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ar...

French school from the beginning of the 20th century Oil on canvas 34 x 46 cm (53 x 63 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower left "EB / 1914" Trace of signature lower right Very ...

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

This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Blue Lake, c. 1940s, oil on masonite, signed lower right, 20 x 36 inches, label and inscriptio...

Nicely painted mid century modernist view thru a window by Alan Peters. Great color and composition. Framed. Oil on canvas.

Portrait of a Woman after Modigliani (see details verso) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: a few minor scuffs but over...

The Sea by Louis Eugene Glasser (French b. 1897) signed oil on board, framed framed: 22.5 x 29.5 inches board: 17.5 x 24.5 inches provenance: priv...

Nicely painted mid century modern architectural painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.

Fine WPA period painting by Morris Shulman. The painting is oil on canvass measuring 24" x 30". Signed M Shulman and dated '40 at the lower right. Titled verso "Spring Flood." Shul...

Dramatic, monumental oil painting laid to Masonite by George Matthews Harding (1882-1959). Painter, illustrator and muralist, Harding was born in Philadelphia. He was an illustrator ...

Near the sea. Cardboard, oil, 17x27 cm Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not for nothing that the sun always c...

Alan Latter (born 1961) Varnish bottle Signed and dated 2021 Oil on board 13¾ x 10½ inches 14½ x 11¼ inches including the frame A charming still life capturing the artist's working...

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Wire Haired Jack Russell terrier. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the ...

Man with a Glass of Wine -  is a modern artwork realized by the painter Adriano De Laurentis. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Includes frame. Hand signed on the lower margin.

STACKED OBJECTS Size: 61 x 77 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1968 by the established Swedish a...

THE GREEN BALL Size: 66 x 75 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid-century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1966 by the established Swedish ar...

BROWN & BLACK Size: 65.6 x 74.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid-century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1968 by the established Swedish...

FEMALE FORM Size: 75 x 56 cm 29.5 x 22.04 inches (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist nude study, painted in oil onto canvas. In this compo...

YELLOW & GREEN BALL Size: 62.5 x 71.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1969 on the reverse by th...

"Harbor Reflections" is a contemporary American Modern evening seascape. Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her major figurative works was chosen ...

SUBURBAN BLOCKS Size: 63 x 76.5 cm 24.8 x 30.1 inches (including frame) Acrylic on Canvas In this lively painting executed in acrylic onto canvas, the artist explores the essence...

Tree-lined street is a modern artwork realized by Giovanni Antoci. Mixed colored painting.  Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame. 

Very impressive mid 20th century beach scene. Great colors. Nice vintage frame. Oil on board. No signature found. Image size, 12H x16L.

Mid Century Ravello Amalfi Coast Original Oil Painting - Villa Cimbrone La Cripta Wonderful perspective of the Gothic Arches of Villa Cimbrone's Crypt by D. Grillo (American, 20th C...

Flowers on green background is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 2013. Mixed colored oil painting. Includes frame. Signature by the artist and dediation on the lower mar...

Still Life of Flowers on a Stone Plinth European artist, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, south west of England condi...

THE ARM CHAIR Size: 62 x 37 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist composition of an interior scene, painted in oil onto board. Here we have...

"Emerald August" is a modernist painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay . About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: ...

"Dering Harbor Sunset" is a contemporary blue & purple seascape with sailboats. Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her major figurative works was c...

Nicely painted early American modernist landscape by Rita Rogers (b.1936). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Artist Bio: Rita Rogers was born in North Mi...

Red Peonies signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 22 high by 18 inches wide condition: ov...

THE CLASSROOM Size: 53 x 68 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A fun and richly detailed composition in oil, painted onto canvas and dated 1977. This playful oil painting depicts ...

Figure on blue background is a modern artwork realized by Pino Caruso in 1985. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on lower margin. Signature and date on the back. Includes f...

Still life with flowers is an original modern artwork realized by Antonio Mellone. Mixedc colored oil painting.  Hand signed A. Mellone on the lower margin. Includes frame.