Alex Katz Paintings

"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches. Oil on canvas, c. 1960s, Signed lower right. As we list the painting now, the work is currently being cleaned, restored and a hand carved frame is being built. Additional photos will be uploaded as soon as possible. Our gallery, Helicline Fine Art, just launched our new digital exhibition: American Art: The WPA and Beyond. Three dozen paintings, works on paper and sculptures which are available here on 1stDibs. In person viewings can be arranged by appointment at our midtown Manhattan gallery. Provenance: "Winter" was originally purchased by Stanley Byer. Mr. Byer owned homes in Key West, New York City, and Washington, D.C. He purchased the painting from Dunning Auction in 1984 in Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Byer was related to Abraham Weiss from Florida. Saul Babbin, now deceased was a cousin of Mr. Weiss. I purchased the painting from Joy Babbin, Mr. Babbin's wife, now living in from New Mexico. Dale Nichols (1905 – 1995) Artist, printmaker, illustrator, watercolorist, designer, writer and lecturer, Nichols did paintings that reflected his rural background of Nebraska where he was born in David City, a small town. Although he did much sketching outdoors, most of his paintings were completed in his studio and often included "numerology, magic squares...

Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA TILL THE COULDS ROLL BY (Film Set), oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches signed “Richard Whorf” lower right and signed and dated on the verso “R. Whorf/ Dec. 21, 1945. Frame by Hendenryk. ABOUT THE PAINTING This painting is from the collection of Barbara and Frank Sinatra, dated December 21, 1945 (just nine days after Frank Sinatra’s 30th birthday), and depicts the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Culver City backlot during the filming of Till the Clouds Roll By, the direction of the film having been taking over by Richard Whorf in December 1945. It is not presently clear if Whorf gave the Sinatras this painting as a gift, as the presence of the Dalzell Hatfield Galleries label on the verso indicates the painting may have been sourced there. Frank and Nancy Sinatra acquired a number of works from Dalzell Hatfield Galleries during the 1940’s, or perhaps they framed it for the couple. Sinatra performed “Old Man River’ in the film. Sinatra and June Allyson are depicted in the center of the painting. PROVENANCE From the Estate of Mrs. Nancy Sinatra; Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. An image of the Dalzell Hatfield label and the back of the original frame (which we replaced with a stunning Heydenrk frame) are attached. Nancy Sinatra was Fran's first wife. Nancy Rose Barbato was 17 years old when she met Frank Sinatra, an 18-year-old singer from Hoboken, on the Jersey Shore in the summer of 1934. They married in 1939 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Jersey City where Frank gave Nancy a recording of a song dedicated to her titled "Our Love" as a wedding present. The young newlyweds lived and worked in New Jersey, where Frank worked as an unknown singing waiter and master of ceremonies at the Rustic Cabin while Nancy worked as a secretary at the American Type Founders. His musical career took off after singing with big band leaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey...

Oil painting on panel by artist P. Fragiacomo, dating from the 1910s. The work, titled "Sail," depicts a small sailboat in the middle of the sea with a figure on board seen from behi...

One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand painted with acrylic, 3D painting, ink, acrylic gels, texturing mediums, and varnishes over-painting. This body of work focuses on a combination of texture, color, and composition. Each piece is manipulated with a unique surface finish of textures. Irena Orlov’s artwork begins spontaneously and gives expression to personal creativity and insight. Each piece is unique in design. SPECIFICATIONS: - Fine art canvas - Professionally hand stretched over 1 ½" deep wood stretched bars. - Gallery wrapped in sustainable FSC certified wood. - Wire Installed. The edges are painted so there is no need for additional framing. The artwork is ready for display. Artist Irena Orlov. Signed. Certificate for authenticity. About an Artist: Irena Orlov is a Los Angeles-based contemporary multidisciplinary visual artist whose work uses a combination of both traditional and new media. In a blending of traditional and new media, Irena Orlov developed special techniques which continue to give her art a unique look and aesthetic. While the majority of her works are done with mixed media, she also creates with acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolors and pencil. Much of her art has been implemented in renowned hotels, wellness and corporate settings across the world. Exhibitions and Collections: 2021 Resorts World Las Vegas 2021 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI 2020-2021 ACA ART Comes Alive 2020, Cincinnati 2020-2021 Artsy “Digital Winter Exhibition 2020 – 2021”, Art Screen TV 2020 GALLERIA IL COLLEZIONISTA - ROMA, CHRISTMAS ART EDITION 2020 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI 2020 Shibuya Station Exhibition Tokyo III, 2020 2019 Art Comes Alive, ACA 2019, Cincinnati, Ohio 2019 Blink Art Artist Showcase, Cincinnati, Ohio 2019 WhyNotArt, Pasadena, CA 2019 Salal Credit Union, Cafe, Washington 2019 Parcus Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2019 Voyager, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Artworks installed: Spa, Staterooms, Suites, Lounge 2019 Apartment Building, Stairwell, Wilson Mountain view CALIFORNIA 2019 Oasis, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Artworks installed : Bed Spa Staterooms 2019 Leasing Office, Lake Meadow, Chicago Illinois 2019 Freedom Spa Staterooms, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Miami 2019 Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise Line 2019 Parallax Art Fair Kensington, London, UK 2019 4th Annual Jockeys & Juleps Derby Party Fine Art Auction, Southern Reins 2019 Parallax Art Fair Chelsea, London, UK 2018 Red Dot Miami, R.E and Perseus Gallery, Spectrum Miami 2018 2018 Parcus Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2018 21st Beijing Art Expo, China 2018 Museum MIIT, Modern and Contemporary Art, Turin, Italy 2018 The Vatican's Chancellery Palace, Italy, 1st International Itinerary Art Biennale 2018 "Between Dream and Reality” 2018 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Member Artist Exhibit, Los Angeles, California 2018 Artexpo New York 2018 2018 Royal Caribbean Cruise Line 2018 Renaissance Asheville Hotel 2018 Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel, Reception 2018 UC Davis, Student Housing, California 2018 LA Mart, TEMPS on 2, Los Angeles 2018 European Intercultural Activity, The Museum of Art and Science, Milan 2017 The Art Festival at The Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo (di Castel Gandolfo -Musei Vaticani) 2017 The International Exhibition at the Art Italian Institute, Prague 2017 Marriott SFO, San Francisco, CA 2017 Stars of Art 2017, Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy 2017 Stars of Art 2017, Galleria Farini Concept, Bologna, Italy 2017 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Member Artist Exhibit, Los Angeles, California 2016 Ritz-Carlton Osaka, Tokyo, Corporate Collection 2016 "Electron Salon", Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles 2016 “Contemporaries at Uffizi”, Florence: Palazzo Ximenes Panciatichi. Italy 2016 Arttour International. Spectrum Miami 2016 2016 Biennale "Palma d'Oro per l’Arte 2016" Monte Carlo 2016 Galleria Borghese, "Historical Prize for Contemporary Artists", Rome, Italy 2016 "Electron Salon", Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles 2016 Dwell on Design, Los Angeles Convention Center 2016 Tokyo International Art Fair 2016 Saatchi Art, Girlcrest Event/ Lloydcrest Estate, Beverly Hills 2016 "Woman's Art World" Museum of Marrakech, Casablanca, Morocco 2015 Awarded the International Art Award David of Bernini, Grand Gala, Italy Monumental Theatre “G.Paisiello” by International Education of Art and Human Rights Italia in Arte nel Mondo 2015 Awarded the Special Prize for Human Rights, Anne Frank Italy Monumental Theatre “G. Paisiello” by International Education of Art and Human Rights Italia in Artenel Mondo 2015 Hotel Monaco, Washington DC 2015 " Snap To Grid" Los Angeles Center for Digital Art 2015 Stanford University, Student Housing, Stanford, California 2015 1st International Noto Award - Unesco Heritage, "Convitto Ragusa" Museum - Noto, Sicily 2015 Premio Oscar dell...

JOHN HAYMSON – "BROOKLYN BRIDGE" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed ⚜ Conservation Frame NEW YORK ICON IN VIVID DETAIL This atmospheric oil painting by John Haymson captures the enduring...

"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan The size of the canvas 28 3/4 x 43 1/4 inches. The painting comes directly from the artist's estate. It is signed lower right as well as signed, titled and dated verso. We have available more than two dozen paintings and works on paper from the 1930s - 80s that come directly from the Loew estate. BIO Michael Loew (1907 – 1985) was the son of a New York City baker. After high school, he was an apprentice to a stained-glass maker, and from 1926-1929, he studied at the Art Students League. In 1929, he traveled to Paris, North Africa, Germany, and Italy with a group of artists. When he returned to New York City in 1931, the Great Depression hit Loew unexpectedly, and for the next two years he paid his apartment rent with his paintings. In 1935, he found work with the WPA where he painted murals and partnered up with longtime friend Willem de Kooning in 1939 on a mural for the Hall of Pharmacy at the New York World’s Fair. Their friendship lasted for the rest of their lives. In the mid-30’s he painted in Mexico and the Yucatán documenting the construction of a U.S. Naval airbase on Tinian Island. It was from this airbase that the Enola...

This painting is illustrated in the Catalogue of the 1945 Encyclopedia Britannica Collection of Contemporary American Painting, p.84. Written and edited by Grace Pagano. "Painting ...

Provenance: The Artist. Menikoff collection (friends of the artist) About this artist: Born in Little Italy in 1907, Gregorio Prestopino first set out to become a sign painter as the son of New York City immigrants. Instead, his talent provided a life-changing scholarship to the National Academy of Design, and for five years he studied drawing under C. W. Hawthorne. He spent the summer of 1934 at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. His deep involvement with the colony led him to later serve as its director in 1954. Much of Prestopino’s work was in the vein of social realism. During the 1940s and 1950s he became deeply invested in portraying everyday Manhattan and Harlem scenes. He first became interested in the Ashcan school at the National Academy of Design, and remained committed to an interest in working with urban scenes. His lively treatment of people and events revealed his affinity for sixteenth-century artist Pieter Breughel. Later in his career, he focused on producing images of nudes and picturesque New Hampshire landscapes, and investigated the relationship between color and form. Prestopino exhibited at several biennials at the Corcoran Gallery, at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art. His work was frequently shown at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he was awarded the Temple Gold Medal in 1946 and an additional prize in 1952. He was awarded a National Institute of Arts and Letter Grant in 1961, and in 1972 the National Academy of Design awarded him the Altman Figure Painting Award. Prestopino’s artistic cache skyrocketed when Life magazine published his images from New York’s maximum security institution Green Haven as part of its “Prison Series” in 1957. That same year his paintings and sketches of urban life were featured in the short film Harlem Wednesday. Directed by John and Faith Hubley...

Spring Blue and Pink Flowers Painting Embellished Giclee on Canvas 40H X 60W State-of-the-art HAND EMBELLISHED ∽ MUSEUM QUALITY ∽ DISPL...

"London," an original oil on canvas by Denis Paul Noyer, is a piece for the true collector. Noyer's capture of the architectural details of the surrounding buildings projects from th...

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago Harold Haydon "History of the U.S. Postal Service" 21 x 25 1/2 inches O...

An important Irish Modernist oil on canvas painting by Henry Robertson Craig (1816-1984), titled "Young Bathers", circa 1960. This very beautiful painting of children seated on the...