Airplanes Paintings

Airacuda Fighter Planes Art Deco Machine Age 20th Century American Modernism Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981) Bell YFM-1 Airacuda Fighter Planes 17 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches Gouache, Airbrush and Ink on Illustration Board, 1938 Signed A. Ross lower right Provenance: Estate of the artist. BIO Arthur Rosenman Ross was a key figure in automotive design at General Motors during America's "Golden Age" of auto design, the 1930's through the 1950s. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago from age 17, exhibiting a special interest for automotive renderings and the female figure. In 1934, he changed his name from Rosenman to Ross, fearing his Jewish ancestry could prejudice his career prospects. At age 20, he turned down job offers from MGM Studios in Hollywood and Duesenberg to work at General Motors alongside the Legendary Harley Earl in 1935. He was hand picked by Mr. Earl and assigned to GM's War and Camouflage Division in 1937 through WW2. It was during this pivotal period in which he executed some extraordinary military aircraft artworks, likely used between GM and America's military aeronautics companies in design preparation for WW2. General Motors played an important role in helping America's aircraft manufacturers preceding and during the war. Just after the war in 1945, Mr. Ross was rewarded by GM, being made Chief Designer of Cadillac, then two years later becoming Chief at Oldsmobile until his retirement in 1959. He was in large part responsible for some of GM's classic Cadillac designs such as the Cadillac Sixty Special, Fleetwood, LaSalle and GM's first concept car, the extraordinary Buick Y-Job. Mr. Ross was an exceptionally charismatic and vivacious man who quite by chance, befriended His idol, Salvador Dali at GM in 1955. They talked about art, cars and girls late into the evening, according to his son, Carter Ross. He had a gift in rendering the erotic arts...

This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....

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FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism Daniel Celentano (1902-1980) "Flight," 26 x 26 inches. Oil on canvas, c. 1940s. Signed lower right. Ori...

The central figure, clad in a NASA bomber jacket, embodies ambition and the courageous pursuit of dreams. Her confident and poised stance contrasts with the dynamic movement of fight...

Shan Fannin's (US based) "F105G Thunderbird" is an acrylic painting that depicts a F-105G Thundercheif. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings vehicles to lif...

5107 Word War II Biplanes

Hand Painted Oil on canvas - graffiti plane - 1/1 original

Title: The Fighter Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This paintin...

Oil on linen Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced b...

This is a one of a kind original oil painting by San Diego artist, Perry Vàsquez. Its dimensions are 50x 16. Please note this painting is not wired and h...

Artist Commentary: My father was a B17 crew member during the war in 1944 and 1945. This bomber is a tribute to his contribution to my freedom. Keywords: B17, Bomber, WW II Plane A...

This artwork titled "Douglas World cruiser, 1924 World Flight" c.1970is an acrylic painting on hardboard by artist Edward (Ed) Diffenderfer b.1928 It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 20.25 x 27 inches, framed size is 23.35 x 30.25 inches. Custom framed in a wooden distressed veneer and silver frame. It is in excellent condition, the frame has a very small scratch restoration, practically invisible. The Subject: Four of these Army Air Service planes left Seattle in April 1924, attempting an around-the-world flight. The Chicago was one of two planes to complete the historic flight after covering 26,345 miles in under six months. About the artist: Ed Diffenderfer was born in 1928 in Stockton, California. Education: Berkeley Schools, California College Of Arts And Crafts. Experience: Instructor Of Illustration, Freelance Illustrator And Painter. Memberships, Collections, Awards: Society Of Illustrators (San Francisco) Bohemian Club; New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago Art Shows, The Pentagon, Library Of Congress, Smithsonian Institution and Air Force Academy...