NY JAZZ #3
By Reza Afrookhteh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frame 64 X 36 inches Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately ...
Canvas, Oil
Jazz Quartet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
K. O. SVENDSEN "JAZZ QUARTET" WOOD, SIGNED SCANDINAVIA, DATED 1958 25 X 27 Inches
Wood
JAZZ SESSION
Located in Los Angeles, CA
R. L. SMITH "JAZZ SESSION" OIL ON CANVASBOARD, SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1956 24 X 18 INCHES Very well painted Jazz scene from the 1950s, in good condition, signed and dated.
Canvas, Oil
JAZZ SEXTET
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RENE VOGELWEITH "JAZZ SEXTET" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, DATED 1949 51.75 X 77 INCHES René Vogelweith 1881-1950 Vogelweith was an artist from the Alsace region of France. ...
Canvas, Oil
Jazz Night
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JEFFERSON TESTER "JAZZ NIGHT" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AMERICAN, C.1940s 20 X 16 INCHES Jefferson Tester 1900-1972 Jefferson Tester grew up in Roseburg, Oregon with his sister Am...
Canvas, Oil
Jazz Bar
By Gunnar Erman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gunnar Erman was a European artist that lived in Southern California for over forty years. Amazing, large Jazz Club Scene Signed
Canvas, Oil
Jazz Cafe
By Francois Chabrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FRANCOIS CHABRIER "CLUB DE JAZZ" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1960 42.5 X 54 INCHES François Chabrier Born 1916 François Chabrier was born in 1916 in Bellizzi e...
Canvas, Oil
Jazz Club
By Francois Chabrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FRANCOIS CHABRIER "JAZZ CLUB" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1950 25 X 31.5 INCHES François Chabrier Born 1916 François Chabrier was born in 1916 in Bellizzi en Campanie. His ...
Canvas, Oil
Jazz Club
By Francois Chabrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large oil on canvas by renowned French artist. Beautiful frame. François Chabrier Born 1916 François Chabrier was born in 1916 in Bellizzi en Campanie. His father was French and...
Canvas, Oil
In Jazz Bar
By Vlasov Aleksey Fyodorovich
Located in Los Angeles, CA
VLASOV ALEKSEY FYODOROVICH "IN MUSIC BAR" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED UKRAINE, C.1980 26 X 35 INCHES Vlasov Aleksey 1952-2008 Honored Artist of Ukraine. Participated in nume...
Canvas, Oil
Club de Jazz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE DE MOUGINS "CLUB DE JAZZ" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1990S 36 X 45 INCHES Pierre de Mougins Pierre de Mougins was born on December 25, 1966 in Antony, F...
Canvas, Oil
Jazz at the Bowl
By George Crionas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
GEORGE CRIONES "JAZZ AT THE BOWL" OIL IN PANEL, SIGNED CALIFORNIA, DATED 1962 25 X 9.5 INCHES George C. Crionas 1925-2004 George C. Crionas was born in Detroit, MI o...
Mixed Media, Panel
Jazz Singer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DANE CHANASE "JAZZ SINGER" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AMERICAN, C.1940 21 X 30 INCHES Dane Chanase 1894-1975 Dane Chanase was born in Palermo, Italy. He studied with George Br...
Canvas, Oil
JAZZ DREAM MAKER-1960
By Frank Escalet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FRANK ESCALET "JAZZ DREAM MAKER-1960" OIL ON PANEL, SIGNED, TITLED PUERTO RICAN, DATED 1985 24 X 18 INCHES Frank Diaz Escalet 1930-2012 Frank Diaz Escalet is a Puert...
Oil, Panel
The Gondola Ride
By Anne Harriet (Sefton) Fish
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Work is in the humorous yet refined swinging youth style that came to personify the Art Deco jazz age. Painting is silk matted and beautifully framed in period antique gold gilt wood...
Gouache, Illustration Board
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