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Atherton John

The Bass Season by John Atherton
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Atherton 1900-1952 American The Bass Season Saturday Evening Post cover, June 29, 1946
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20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Cavern 1950 painting by John Atherton
Located in Hudson, NY
Signed lower right: "Atherton", inscribed "John Atherton Original Tempera 7/28/50" on verso
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1950s Modern Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Masonite

Thought Provoking Rock Quarry - Mid Century Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
at the height of America's most important art movement: Abstract Expressionism. John Atherton
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Board

Monroe Street Bridge, Saturday Evening Post cover, June 12, 1948
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Evening Post, June 12, 1948. The Post described, “John Atherton’s cover painting is another page in our
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1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape Abstraction - Mid-Century - Twenty Paintings in One
Located in Miami, FL
At the height of Abstraction Expressionism, overlooked Academic Artist John Atherton created a
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bird in Cage
Located in New York, NY
collection, as gift; by descent, until 2000 Born in Brainerd, Minnesota, John Atherton was an accomplished
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Wood Panel

Landscape in Winter
Located in Miami, FL
At a time when Abstract Expressionism was raging, realist painterJohn Atherton nods his head to the
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1950s Abstract Geometric Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shotgun Hunting Abstract with Shooting Bullseye
Located in Miami, FL
shots. Most likely done for a ad or men's magazine. Signed lower right Atherton. Housed in a rustic
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1940s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair Trylon Perisphere Libertas
By John Atherton
Located in London, GB
Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940. Great Art Deco design by John Atherton
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Rocking Horse Children's Room
Located in Miami, FL
Eye-pleasing example of understated and muted colors. Gouache on masonite Ex-collection the Society of Illustrators Meticulously rendered in a post-cubist manner in subtle earth ton...
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1940s Abstract Geometric Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Mining for Ore, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1947
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Painting Signature: Signed Lower Left Contact for exact dimensions. Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 22, 1947
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1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Guns, rifle and Shells Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
An intriguing and complex composition composed of guns, rifles, ammo and a bullseye. Work is housed in a rustic Heydenryk frame.
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Art Deco Woman in Classical Robes set in Stylized Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
Woman in Surreal Landscape Illustration Published: Woman's Home Companion December 1939, "How to Pray" By Ralph Sadler Meadowcroft Work is Unframed
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1930s Art Deco Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Atherton Twins, Contemporary, Nude, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in Munich, DE
Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

At the Ski Resort, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By John Carlton Atherton
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1945 Medium: Gouache Dimensions: 21.25" x 16.50" Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, February 3, 1945
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1940s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Amber Coil, Hand Built Ceramic Sculptural Organic Form in Subtle Earth Tones
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery, Katheryn Gremley, Curator
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2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Flat and Chat, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
, Vermont; John Atherton and Mead Schaeffer have been Rockwellized, and Rockwell himself occasionally
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1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Dr. Snapp House" Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
building, Government House, Dublin, Ireland; Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Amber Recoil, Abstract Geometric Ceramic Sculpture
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery, Katheryn
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

International Field Meadow Brook Club 1939 by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
, John Mitchell, George Owen Knapp, Peter Cooper Bryce, Col. G. Watson French and F.W. Leadbetter in the
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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

English 18th Century Oak Dresser Base with 6 Drawers & 2 Cabinet Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meeting St. 112 N Jefferson Ave. 612 Winsford Rd. 3552 Main St. 6215 Johns Creek Commons Ste. R105 514 A
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Antique 18th Century English Dressers

Materials

Oak

"Last Light, Landscape at Sunset, " William Keith, California Tonalist, Forest
By William Keith
Located in New York, NY
naturalist John Muir exposed Keith to many remote places and in-depth knowledge of nature. During the 1870s
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Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

La Promenade dans le Jardin by Walter Granville-Smith
By Walter Granville-Smith
Located in Sheffield, MA
Atherton.  Others of his illustrations appeared in such publications as Harper's, Scribner's, Truth and
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Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Original Vintage Travel Poster New York World's Fair Trylon Perisphere Libertas
Located in London, GB
Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940. Great Art Deco design by John Atherton
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

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The Dugout, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Left The present work was published on the cover of the September 4th, 1948 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. An accompanying “Keeping Posted” article abo...
Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Oil

PLAYBOY BUNNY
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Synthetic polymer drawing on paper. Unsigned. Warhol Foundation stamp on verso. Sheet size 31.5 x 23.5 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Cert...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Polymer, Paper

Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circ...
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Early 1900s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Doggy Buffet, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1957 Medium: Oil and Pencil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 23.50" x 20.75", Framed 29.50" x 26.50" Original cover illustration for The Saturday E...
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1950s Interior Paintings

Materials

Board, Color Pencil, Oil

Hidden Corner Donut Shop - Colorful Urban Environment Original Painting
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

Leta and the Hill Myna
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Leta and the Hill Myna" is a painting by American Pop artist Mel Ramos. The work is signed verso "Mel Ramos". Mel Ramos is a California based Pop artist best known for his painting...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Galle Cameo Glass Banjo Vase, c1910
By Gallé
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Galle Cameo Glass Banjo Vase, c1910 Additional Information: Heading : A Galle Cameo Glass Vase of bottle form with slender trumpet neck Date : 1908 - 1914 Origin : Nancy, France ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Glass

MIxed Media Collage Assemblage Abstract Expressionist Painting Female Aviator
By Vera Simons
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an Abstract Expressionist torn and folded paper painted collage. The paper is metallised through some process. they are very luminous and beautiful. it is mounted on heavy ...
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1970s Arte Povera Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Laid Paper

How Sure Can You Be? McCall's Magazine Illustration of Loving Couple
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Sharpe Ross - or Alex Ross. This work is a perfect artistic statement with every formal element in perfect harmony. It's a masterfully balanced composition combined wi...
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1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Hispanic Artist - Spanish Culture - Spanish Souvenir mantilla, peineta, gilet
By Francis Luis Mora
Located in Miami, FL
F. Luis Mora was the first Hispanic member of the National Academy of Design. Spanish Souvenir- mantilla, peineta, by Francis Luis Mora is a painting of beautiful Spanish women in...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Flowers and Fruit"
By Mercedes Matter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Mercedes Matter (1913 - 2001) Best known as a painter of abstract still life and founder of the New York Studio School, M...
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paintings by John Francis Williams
By John Francis Williams
Located in Montreal, QC
Watercolor on paper by John Francis Williams Canadian, circa 1960.
Category

Vintage 1960s Canadian Paintings

Water Let in on a Field of Alfalfa
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed with initials M.P. (lower right); inscribed Article III. "Irrigation" water let in on a field of alfalfa (in the lower margin) Written on back "February of 1902. Hot Springs,...
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Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
By Martin Johnson Heade
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Category

19th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of Four '4' Bar Height Bar Stools Attributed to Maitland-Smith, C. 1980s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Deland, FL
As stylish as they are grand in stature these truly one of a kind barstools are the embodiment of Exotic Luxury. With seats made from thick-cut genuine leather, elegantly sculpted fr...
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Vintage 1980s Philippine Campaign Stools

Materials

Brass

Original 1930s Painting Fortune Cover Proposal. Industrial Modern American Scene
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original 1930s Painting Fortune Cover Proposal. Industrial Modern American Scene Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Steel Mill Fortune cover proposal, c. 1945 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

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1939 New York World Fair - Atherton
By John Atherton
Located in Montreal, QU
According to Sullivan Goss, John Atherton’s commercial and illustrative work was characterized by
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Vintage 1930s American Posters

Materials

Lithograph

Aged Forms
Located in Hudson, NY
One of the artists in the Museum of Modern Art 1943 "American Realists and Magic Realists" John
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Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ronald Mallory Mercury Pressurized Displacement Sphere
By Ronald Mallory
Located in Richmond, VA
The John Klughe Estate. Ronald Mallory's work has been exhibited extensively nationally and
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

17th C Italian Old Master Drawing by Bartolomeo Schedoni Study of Evangelist
Located in Gouda, NL
Bartolomeo Schedoni (Formigine, near Modena 1578 – 1615 Parma) Study of the Evangelist St John
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

19th Century American Renaissance Revival Walnut Table and Desk
By John Breuner
Located in Soquel, CA
by John Breuner Furniture Company, the maker of the fine furniture for the California State Capitol
Category

Antique 1860s American Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

"BOYS, IT'S BREAK TIME" COWBOYS RESTING AFTER RIDING MOUNTAIN RANGES. WESTERN
Located in San Antonio, TX
, Dublin, Ireland; Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific, Stockton, Ca;, University
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1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Walnut Desk Table, 1864
Located in Soquel, CA
1860-70 era by John Breuner Furniture Company, the maker of the fine furniture for the California State
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style More Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Walnut Desk Table, 1864
Walnut Desk Table, 1864
H 29 in W 40 in D 30 in
White Drift
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery, Katheryn
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

White Drift
White Drift
H 12 in W 32 in D 13.5 in
Blue Join
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery, Katheryn
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Join
Blue Join
H 7 in W 18.5 in D 12 in
Portrait of Mrs Bates as a shepherdess, seated in a landscape
By Arthur Devis
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
. Mrs Bates was the sister of Sir John van Hattem of Dinton Hall, near Aylesbury. Early in the 18th
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Join, Hand Built Ceramic Double Bowl Vessel Organic Sculptural Art Object
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
. 2001 Our Last Christmas at Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery
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2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Antique American Modernist Exhibited Large Abstract Cityscape Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting titled "Ghost Town NY" by John Atherton (1900 - 1952). Oil
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage Poster New York World's Fair 1939 Libertas Roman Goddess Globe
By John Atherton
Located in London, GB
Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 30 April 1939-31 October 1940. Great Art Deco design by John Atherton
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

For Freedom's Sake Buy War Bonds, original World War 2 vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
. For John Atherton there was no line drawn between "fine" and "commercial" art. He painted pictures for
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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Western Cowboy Oil on Canvas Spanish American War "Rough Riders" Don Prechtel
Located in Portland, OR
Association, Notre Dame Alumni Association building, Government House, Dublin, Ireland; Holt-Atherton Special
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Etched Drift, Abstract Geometric Ceramic Sculpture
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery, Katheryn
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Recoil
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery, Katheryn
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Recoil
Recoil
H 11 in W 14 in D 13.5 in
White Drift, Abstract Geometric Ceramic Vessel
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery, Katheryn
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hollow Rectangle, Ceramic Vessel
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
Atherton Mill, WDO Gallery, Charlotte, NC. In Transition, Penland Gallery, Katheryn
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Original Vintage Poster New York World's Fair 1939 Libertas Roman Goddess Globe
Located in London, GB
Flushing Meadows Corona Park from 30 April 1939 to 31 October 1940. Great Art Deco design by John Atherton
Category

1930s Art Deco More Prints

Materials

Paper

1939 New York World Fair Poster - Atherton
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This American art deco stone lithographic poster for the 1939 World's Fair was designed by John
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20th Century American Decorative Art

Early Portrait of a Woman
Located in Sheffield, MA
painted in bold white paint on the back of the canvas: "Mr John Atherton's Lady". The word "Lady" is a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Paintings

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