Modern Paintings

Fabulous original mid century modern oil on canvas painting by the well known New York artist, William Katz. The painting is done in a colorful abstraction of sailboats and is signed by the artist lower left. The artist has mixed sand into the oil paint to give the painting a highly textured look. Condition is excellent. Circa 1955. The frame is original with a studded gold edge detailing and with natural wood sides. Frame is in fine original condition. Overall framed measurements are 17 by 29.25 inches. Provenance: A Saint Petersburg, Florida collector. William P. Katz (1926-2003) American William Katz was born in New York, studied at The Art Students League and with Sebastiano Mineo of New York City. For five years he worked and lived in the home that was once occupied by the great American sculptor Gutson Borglum. His works are in many private collections in the United States, Norway, England, Canada and Greece. Best known for sculptures, he also created paintings and designed textiles and jewelry. Alexander Kirkland called him an abstract "figurist-fantasist." He has had one-man exhibits at many galleries including: 1964, Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, FL; 1965, Fordham University...

Nantucket artist Reggie Levine, evolved from his figurative work in the 40's-50's to abstract in the 1960's and later to found object art. Interestingly I see his interest in found...

Carl Linstrum's "Other Side," "Fade," and "Emerge" series of paintings speak to disappearing ecosystems in a time of increasing climate crises, while celebrating the sheer beauty of ...

Choosing to acquire a Swedish mid-20th-century modern Impressionist landscape by Helge Cardell is an opportunity to bring a harmonious blend of artistic innovation and natural beauty...

ETHEREAL STILL LIFE Size: 53.5 x 64.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A soothing and elegant mid-century still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas. The composition captur...

John Emanuel embarking on a series of works using new life models. Unusual for a artist who has over the last 40 years only had 3 previous sitters. Now working with Sarah Jane and Ro...

Ravello , Italy, original painting by Andy Gradwell circa 2005. Watercolour, body colour and pastel on paper. Signed. Glazed hardwood frame: 42.5cm x 52cm painting: 27cmx 37cm Ravel...

Nude in Interior by Maurice Delavier (French mid 20th century) signed and dated 1944 oil on board, unframed board: 18.5 x 14.5 inches inscribed verso provenance: private collection, ...

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

"Woman by Basin" by Philadelphia born modernist and surrealist painter Leon Kelly, is a framed and matted portrait of a female nude. The 22.5" x 17.75" mixed media on artist board i...

Woman with Arms Crossed Mixed media collage-painting on stone chip surface, mounted on fabric, mounted on wood support by the artist, 1955 Signed and dated lower center Image size: 1...

The time when you are young or do not have much experience. Children inspire me. Their ability to transcend a certain rotten situation is astonishing. Play tap in the ruins of a b...

A dreamy young blond woman holding a Bengal cat is depicted relaxing in a deckchair. She gazes upward and outward, pondering—the distinctive marbling of the cat echos the floral back...

Signed lower right, 'Charles Killgore' (American, 1889-1979) and painted circa 1940. (N.B. the artist's last name variant is 'Kilgore). Born in Huntington, West Virginia, Charles Ki...

Vintage underwater still life of a conch shell in an ocean setting signed S. Martin, presented under glass in a painted wood frame.

From "The Quince" series.A pink room that evokes melancholy. I contemplate a juicy fruit, once my favorite, but now it smells rotten. I'll never get over this. I remember his face, his words, his eyes. That day I lost a part of my personality, like a bitten fruit. I needed help and I got it. I was so tired of feeling and just wanted it to be over. Why did this take forever? Why is this still going on? I drew on paper a tattoo of three dots that were on your palm. This tattoo and eyes are the only thing I remember. I go to bed...

Framed drawing with a choice of black or white frame (please write a message to seller of your preferred frame color). Mat opening, width: 11 1/2 " - Mat opening, height: 15 ¼ " Fram...

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

French school circa 1930 Portrait of a young man with blue eyes Oil on cardboard panel 27 x 21.5 cm Bears a signature (illegible) upper right Framed : 34.5 x 29.5 cm

BANANAS Size: 30.5 x 42cm (including frame) Oil on Board A vibrant mid-century modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto board. Sitting atop a table are a myriad of eve...

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

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

"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...

Oil on panel. Extremely well painted. Rare American woman modernsit. Signed. Framed.

Very well painted period cubist still life. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. No signature found.

Christ Preaching to the Crowd French Modernist artist, circa 1960's period oil on board, framed framed: 27 x 31 inches board: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France co...

Oil on hardboard signed R. QUEYRIE, France, 1950s. "Walking the streets". With frame: 55x47 cm - 21.65x18.5 inches - without frame: 46x38cm - 18.1x15 inches. 8F format. Signed "R. Qu...

Henk Jan Sanderman's "WHEN PIGS FLY" invites viewers into a whimsical realm where the impossible becomes possible. This original artwork seamlessly blends sculpture and painting, wit...

"Feel like Flying, Panda" by Henk Jan Sanderman is a captivating ceramic wall sculpture (edition of 8) that captures the essence of flight and freedom with a touch of whimsy. This o...

Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of the "Marine Bubble Gum" diptych. These captivating acrylic paintings invite you to escape into dreamy seascapes where pink skies blend with...

A watercolor painting by Clarence Holbrook Carter circa 1950. Carter's modernist style utilizes strong structural lines and architectural aesthetics to form almost surreal-like scene...

Work on canvas American box in black and silver wood 116.5 x 116.5 x 3.5 cm

Edition of 8 "Break Free Duckling" by Henk Jan Sanderman is a captivating exploration of freedom and liberation, beautifully realized through a stunning fusion of sculpture and painting. This remarkable artwork features a ceramic duckling sculpture breaking free from a bronze cage frame, set against a serene blue canvas backdrop. At the heart of the piece is the charming ceramic duckling, captured in exquisite detail as it emerges triumphantly from the confines of its cage. Sanderman's masterful craftsmanship brings the duckling to life, imbuing it with a sense of determination and vitality. Its pure white feathers contrast starkly against the rich blue tones of the canvas, drawing the viewer's eye to the focal point of the composition. The symbolism of the duckling breaking free from its cage is both poignant and powerful, evoking themes of liberation, resilience, and self-discovery. As the duckling spreads its wings and embarks on a journey of newfound freedom, it serves as a powerful metaphor for breaking through barriers and embracing one's true potential. The bronze cage frame adds a striking visual element to the artwork, with its intricate details and subtle patina lending a sense of depth and texture to the piece. The juxtaposition of the delicate ceramic duckling against the sturdy bronze frame creates a captivating contrast that further emphasizes the theme of liberation. The color scheme of white, black, and blue enhances the sense of tranquility and serenity conveyed by the artwork, evoking the feeling of a clear sky on a bright summer day. The interplay of light and shadow adds depth and dimension to the composition, creating a sense of movement and vitality. Signed by the artist and ready for display, "Break Free Duckling" is a testament to Sanderman's artistic vision and technical skill. This extraordinary artwork is currently available for purchase at Signet Contemporary Art in Chelsea and online. Don't miss the opportunity to own a piece that celebrates the beauty of freedom and the power of self-discovery. Artist Biography: Henk Jan Sanderman is a painter in Hulshorst. In 2013, he changed course. Two engineering titles and twelve years of marketing experience in a commercial environment did not take him where he had to be. That is why he now stands in front of a happy class in primary education and behind the easel. His ideal combination between social interaction and creation, a true "Master Painter". Portraits of Sanderman were already on display in Palet magazine, Atelier magazine, Coda museum, Stadsmuseum Harderwijk and museum De Fundatie. In 2014 Henk Jan was a participant in the television program ' Sterren op het Doek ' and made a portrait of Seth Gaaikema . In 2015, he was asked for the final season of ' Sterren op het Doek ', with Omroep MAX returning the best artists of the past nine seasons. Henk Jan was allowed to make a portrait of Ria Bremer , and she eventually chose the portrait painting that Henk Jan had made. After the experience he gained in making portrait paintings in the master of very realistic...

"Feel like Flying B&W" by Henk Jan Sanderman is a captivating wall sculpture that transcends traditional boundaries with its striking monochromatic palette. This original artwork combines porcelain and bronze to create a stunning depiction of a black and white bunny rabbit with bronze wings, poised as if ready to take flight. At the heart of the piece is the graceful ceramic bunny...

Tony Giles. English ( b.1925 - d.1994 ). Vows Are Spoken Only to be Broken Oil on Board. Signed lower right. Image size 39.6 inches x 29.5 inches ( 100.5cm...

Dame Elisabeth Frink. English ( b.1930 - d.1993 ). Hawk, 1969. Watercolor. Image size 25.4 inches x 19.5 inches ( 64.5cm x 49.5cm ). Frame size 34.4 inches x 28.1 inches ( 87.5cm x 71.5cm ). Available for sale; this original painting is by Dame Elisabeth Frink and is dated 1969. The painting is presented and supplied in a glazed frame and mount dating from June 1997. This vintage watercolor is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. The watercolor is signed and dated lower right. Previously with Beaux Arts, London and Bath in 1999. Dame Elisabeth Frink was one of Britain’s most important post-war sculptors, an accomplished draughtsman, illustrator and teacher. She was part of the post-war school of expressionist British sculptors dubbed the Geometry of Fear, and enjoyed a highly acclaimed career that was commercially successful, broke boundaries and contributed greatly to bringing wonderful sculpture to public places. She was born on 14 November 1930 in Thurlow, the daughter of a cavalry officer, and brought up in rural Suffolk near to an active airbase. She was brought up a Catholic and educated at the Convent of the Holy Family, Exmouth. She then studied at the Guildford School of Art from 1947-1949 under Willi Soukop and Henry Moore’s assistant, Bernard Meadows, and then at the Chelsea School in London 1949-1953. She taught at Chelsea School of Art 1951-61, St. Martin’s School of Art 1954-62 and was a visiting instructor at the Royal College of Art 1965-1967, after which she lived in France until 1973. Frink first came to the attention of the public in 1951 at an exhibition at the Beaux Arts Gallery, London. In 1952 she represented Britain at the Venice Biennale, being described by Herbert Read as “the most vital, the most brilliant and the most promising of the whole Biennale”. The same year the Tate bought its first work by her, and she began to enjoy commercial success. Thereafter she exhibited regularly and was for 27 years associated with Waddington’s, London. The subjects which Frink was most concerned with were man, dog and horses, with and without riders. Interestingly she seldom sculpted the female form, drawing on archetypes of masculine strength, struggle and aggression. Her work has the recurring themes of the vulnerable and the predatory, in the spirit of an authentic post-war artist. It has been said that she was more concerned with representing mankind that portraits of individuals. The appeal of her work lies in its directness, provoking a frank statement of feeling. The anatomy is often exaggerated or incorrect; the impact growing more out of her interest in the spirit of the subject. Her animals and birds may be drawn from nature but verge on the abstract, conveying raw emotion and character rather than a realistic depiction. Her unique style is characterised by a rough treatment of the surface which embeds each piece with vitality and her personal impression. In her later work even the distinction between human and bird figures becomes blurred. Commentators have noted that the often rugged, brutal and contorted surfaces of her work reflect the destruction and terror of the six-year world-wide conflict that she witnessed as a child. Frink was an active supporter of Amnesty International. In the 1960s and early 1970s Frink produced a notable series of falling figures and winged men. Later, living in France during the Algerian war, she began making heads, blinded by goggles which had a threatening facelessness. Frink produced many notable public commissions, including Wild Boar for Harlow New Town, Blind Beggar and Dog for Bethnal Green, Noble Horse and Rider for Piccadilly, London, a lectern for Coventry Cathedral, Shepherd for Paternoster Square beside St. Paul’s Cathedral and a Walking Madonna for Salisbury Cathedral. In the early 1980s she produced a set of three larger than life figures The Dorset Martyrs which stand on the edge of the old walled town of Dorchester on the site of the old gallows, as a memorial to those who had been executed there ‘for conscience sake’. Frink’s Canterbury Tales was a collection of 19 etchings drawn directly on to copper plates and etched by her. The ‘book’ was issued in three limited editions. Her illustrations have been praised as “amongst the most successful illustrations of the century, encompassing the mood of the text in concise delineations and disarmingly ribald humour”. She illustrated other books with colored lithographs or drawings. Frink was on the Board of Trustees, British Museum from 1976, and was a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission 1976-81. CBR (1969), DBE ((1982), Associate of the Royal Academy (1971), Royal Academy (1977). She was made a Companion of Honour in 1992. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. For several decades Frink exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. In her later years she lived and worked in Dorset where her home and garden became an arena for her work. In 1985 she had a retrospective at the Royal Academy. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. There was a memorial show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Hall in 1994. Today Frink is venerated as one of the great twentieth century British sculptors. Her unique work is represented in the Tate Gallery and major public and private collections world-wide. © Big Sky Fine Art This original watercolor on paper painting of a hawk by Dame Elizabeth Frink...

Oil on canvas. Signed

"Until Morning Comes" is a captivating artwork by Boluwatife Victoria Lawal that depicts a tender and intimate moment between a man and a woman. In this evocative piece, the couple i...

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

Rabin Mondal - Face 14 x 10 Inches Acrylic on Paper 2018 Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They c...

Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Exhibited at the Butler Art Institute.

"Brothers" by Ademola Ajayi encapsulates the enduring bond shared between siblings with heartfelt authenticity. Inspired by the poignant sentiment expres...

Joseph Edward Hennah Welsh ( b.1896 - d.1963 ). St Catherine’s Chapel, The Fleet, Chesil Beach & Portland from Abbotsbury Hill. Dorset. Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Image size ...

Frederick Arthur Jessup Still Life Arrangement Signed lower left Oil on canvas 18 1/2 x 22 inches Provenance: Findlay Galleries, New York Private Collection, New York

Rabin Mondal - Face 12 x 9 Inches Acrylic on Paper 2012 Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They ca...

Rabin Mondal - Face 17 x 14 Inches Acrylic on Paper 2016 Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They ca...

Signed lower right, 'Patricia Cunningham' for Patricia Stanley Cunningham (American, 1907-1984) and painted circa 1965. The first woman to serve as president of the Carmel Art Assoc...

Rabin Mondal - Face 24 x 21 Inches Acrylic on Canvas 2018 Mondal was a clear observant of the various migrant workers who lived along his house in the conjected Howrah Area. They c...

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 61 x 76.5 x 3.5 cm

Huang Wei Born in 1985 in Baotou, Inner Mongolia; 2011,Graduated from The Department of Chinese Painting of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree; 2014,I graduated from Art College of Xizang University with a master's degree; Now he lives and works in Beijing T3 International Art District. After graduating from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Huang Wei chose to study in Xizang because he was unsatisfied with the procedural education mode. As an ideal and sacred place for many people, Tibet has also provided artistic inspiration for many artists. Huang Wei is not concerned with Tibetan folk customs or landscapes, but with Tibetan unique, faith-based artistic expression. The experience in Tibet was a rare retreat. He was willing to spend time in dialogue with nature as well as with his heart. Through painting, he established an inner field and objected to mountains, water and clouds with his mind. Huang Wei's brushwork does not move restlessly. The rich texture on the picture comes from the countless dots dyeing of the brush tip and rice paper. This technique, which originated from the Traditional Tibetan painting "Thangka", requires a state of extreme silence and numerous repetitions, approaching a state of meditation. This is the classical spirit from Tibet, and in keeping with the spiritual pursuits of the great achievers of the Himalayan region. As his mentor Li Jin...

Amazing and rare 1946 American school painting. Super modern and well painted. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.

Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.

Signed figures in landscape oil on canvas circa 1980 by French modernist painter Andre Hambourg. This beautiful piece depicts families enjoying a day out at the seaside in the height...

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

Carl Linstrum's "Faded Histories" series of paintings speak to disappearing ecosystems in a time of increasing climate crises, while celebrating the sheer beauty of nature through ri...

Oil on canvas. Framed.

Very nicely painted American school modernist still life. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.

Huang Wei Born in 1985 in Baotou, Inner Mongolia; 2011,Graduated from The Department of Chinese Painting of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree; 2014,I graduated from Art College of Xizang University with a master's degree; Now he lives and works in Beijing T3 International Art District. After graduating from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Huang Wei chose to study in Xizang because he was unsatisfied with the procedural education mode. As an ideal and sacred place for many people, Tibet has also provided artistic inspiration for many artists. Huang Wei is not concerned with Tibetan folk customs or landscapes, but with Tibetan unique, faith-based artistic expression. The experience in Tibet was a rare retreat. He was willing to spend time in dialogue with nature as well as with his heart. Through painting, he established an inner field and objected to mountains, water and clouds with his mind. Huang Wei's brushwork does not move restlessly. The rich texture on the picture comes from the countless dots dyeing of the brush tip and rice paper. This technique, which originated from the Traditional Tibetan painting "Thangka", requires a state of extreme silence and numerous repetitions, approaching a state of meditation. This is the classical spirit from Tibet, and in keeping with the spiritual pursuits of the great achievers of the Himalayan region. As his mentor Li Jin...