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Eduardo Chavez Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painted Metal Tabletop Sculpture Art
Eduardo Chavez Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painted Metal Tabletop Sculpture Art

Eduardo Chavez Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painted Metal Tabletop Sculpture Art

By Edward Arcenio Chavez

Located in Denver, CO

Born in Wagon Mound, New Mexico, he studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center under Boardman Robinson, Frank Mechau, Arnold Blanch, and Peppino Mangravite before serving in Wo...

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20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting
Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting

Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting

By Jenne Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

A leading figure among Colorado Modernists and one of the most important women artists associated with the WPA era, Magafan studied at the Broadmoor Art Academy and worked closely wi...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Eduardo Chavez “Chama” Abstract Bronze Sculpture, 1966
Eduardo Chavez “Chama” Abstract Bronze Sculpture, 1966

Eduardo Chavez “Chama” Abstract Bronze Sculpture, 1966

By Edward Arcenio Chavez

Located in Denver, CO

He studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, where he worked with influential artists including Boardman Robinson and Frank Mechau. His early career included mural commission...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Jenne Magafan "Church in Leadville" 1938 WPA Colorado Watercolor & Ink Painting
Jenne Magafan "Church in Leadville" 1938 WPA Colorado Watercolor & Ink Painting

Jenne Magafan "Church in Leadville" 1938 WPA Colorado Watercolor & Ink Painting

By Jenne Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Along with her twin sister Ethel Magafan, she studied under influential Colorado artists including Frank Mechau and trained at the Broadmoor Art Academy in Colorado Springs.

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor

Lone Horse in Abstract Landscape, Tempera on Masonite, 1960s
Lone Horse in Abstract Landscape, Tempera on Masonite, 1960s

Lone Horse in Abstract Landscape, Tempera on Masonite, 1960s

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Miami, FL

The family soon relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Magafan's artistic training occurred at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center under the tutelage of Peppino Mangravite, B...

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1960s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

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Red Mountain of Glenwood (Colorado)
Red Mountain of Glenwood (Colorado)

Red Mountain of Glenwood (Colorado)

By Frank Mechau

Located in Denver, CO

Original signed framed lithograph by Frank Mechau (1904-1946) "Red Mountain of Glenwood (Colorado)".

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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Wash Day)
Untitled (Wash Day)

Jenne MagafanUntitled (Wash Day), circa 1950

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H 17 in W 12.75 in D 1.25 in

Untitled (Wash Day)

By Jenne Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

There, they worked under Peppino Mangravite, Frank Mechau, and Boardman Robinson. The tuition covered only two months, but instructor Frank Mechau, recognizing their talents, hired b...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Jenne Magafan “Windmill on the Plains” 1940s Colorado Watercolor, Framed
Jenne Magafan “Windmill on the Plains” 1940s Colorado Watercolor, Framed

Jenne Magafan “Windmill on the Plains” 1940s Colorado Watercolor, Framed

By Jenne Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Born in Chicago in 1916 and raised in Colorado, Jenne and her twin sister Ethel Magafan were early protégés of modernist artist Frank Mechau. They trained at the Broadmoor Art Academ...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Untitled (Colorado Farm and Mountains)
Untitled (Colorado Farm and Mountains)

Untitled (Colorado Farm and Mountains)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled (Abstract)
Untitled (Abstract)

Untitled (Abstract)

By Edward Arcenio Chavez

Located in Denver, CO

He studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center with Boardman Robinson, Frank Mechau, Arnold Blanch, and Peppino Mangravite.

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

River's Source (Colorado)
River's Source (Colorado)

Ethel MagafanRiver's Source (Colorado)

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H 36.5 in W 24.75 in D 0.75 in

River's Source (Colorado)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

While still in high school, the twins impressed artist Frank Mechau, and Helen Perry paid for their lessons with him.

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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning

Charles Ragland BunnellSunday Morning, 1951

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H 37 in W 31 in D 1.75 in

Sunday Morning

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Untitled, 1955
Untitled, 1955

Untitled, 1955

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pikes Peak, Southern Colorado Mountain Watercolor Painting, 1960s Landscape
Pikes Peak, Southern Colorado Mountain Watercolor Painting, 1960s Landscape

Pikes Peak, Southern Colorado Mountain Watercolor Painting, 1960s Landscape

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

River at Evening (Colorado)
River at Evening (Colorado)

River at Evening (Colorado)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

While still in high school, the twins impressed artist Frank Mechau, and Helen Perry paid for their lessons with him.

Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Above the Desert (Colorado)
Above the Desert (Colorado)

Above the Desert (Colorado)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

While still in high school, the twins impressed artist Frank Mechau, and Helen Perry paid for their lessons with him.

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1950s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

Kansas City, Missouri, by Night
Kansas City, Missouri, by Night

Kansas City, Missouri, by Night

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Two on the Path
Two on the Path

Charles Ragland BunnellTwo on the Path, 1954

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H 30.75 in W 30.5 in D 0.75 in

Two on the Path

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Near Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Untitled (Near Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Untitled (Near Colorado Springs, Colorado)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

1920s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Summer Day, 1941 Kansas City Skyline, Modernist Regionalist Watercolor Painting
Summer Day, 1941 Kansas City Skyline, Modernist Regionalist Watercolor Painting

Summer Day, 1941 Kansas City Skyline, Modernist Regionalist Watercolor Painting

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting with Orange & Black, 1960)
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting with Orange & Black, 1960)

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting with Orange & Black, 1960)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled (Pike's Peak, Colorado)
Untitled (Pike's Peak, Colorado)

Untitled (Pike's Peak, Colorado)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Abstracted Colorado Mining District
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Abstracted Colorado Mining District

1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Abstracted Colorado Mining District

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1950s Abstract Expressionist Painting: Yellow Gold  Red Brown Orange Blue
1950s Abstract Expressionist Painting: Yellow Gold  Red Brown Orange Blue

1950s Abstract Expressionist Painting: Yellow Gold Red Brown Orange Blue

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting
Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting

Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Perry encouraged the Magafan twins’ talent, exposing them to the work of Matisse, Picasso and Cézanne and introducing them to local artists and architects like Frank Mechau and Jacqu...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lone Horse ( Artist Proof), 1940s American Modernist Portrait of Horse Print
Lone Horse ( Artist Proof), 1940s American Modernist Portrait of Horse Print

Lone Horse ( Artist Proof), 1940s American Modernist Portrait of Horse Print

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Perry encouraged the Magafan twins’ talent, exposing them to the work of Matisse, Picasso and Cézanne and introducing them to local artists and architects like Frank Mechau and Jacqu...

Category

1940s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Mountain Lake (Abstract Colorado Landscape in Green, Gold, Red, Purple, Orange)
Mountain Lake (Abstract Colorado Landscape in Green, Gold, Red, Purple, Orange)

Mountain Lake (Abstract Colorado Landscape in Green, Gold, Red, Purple, Orange)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Perry encouraged the Magafan twins' talent, exposing them to the work of Matisse, Picasso and Cézanne and introducing them to local artists and architects like Frank Mechau and Jacqu...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

Distant Country (Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape: Purple, Gold, Green, Brown)
Distant Country (Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape: Purple, Gold, Green, Brown)

Distant Country (Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape: Purple, Gold, Green, Brown)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Perry encouraged the Magafan twins' talent, exposing them to the work of Matisse, Picasso and Cézanne and introducing them to local artists and architects like Frank Mechau and Jacqu...

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

Eduardo Chavez Postwar Abstraction Bird Motif Oil Painting c 1980
Eduardo Chavez Postwar Abstraction Bird Motif Oil Painting c 1980

Eduardo Chavez Postwar Abstraction Bird Motif Oil Painting c 1980

By Edward Chavez

Located in Denver, CO

He studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center under Boardman Robinson and Frank Mechau, later serving in World War II. After the war, Chavez and his wife, modernist painter Jen...

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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ethel Magafan “Riding the Brahmas” Modernist Rodeo Lithograph Signed
Ethel Magafan “Riding the Brahmas” Modernist Rodeo Lithograph Signed

Ethel Magafan “Riding the Brahmas” Modernist Rodeo Lithograph Signed

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Alongside her twin sister Jenne Magafan, she studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center under influential artists including Boardman Robinson, Peppino Mangravite, and Frank Mec...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Monarch (Colorado)
Monarch (Colorado)

Ethel MagafanMonarch (Colorado), circa 1945

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H 13 in W 14.5 in D 0.5 in

Monarch (Colorado)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

While still in high school, the twins impressed artist Frank Mechau, who subsequently invited them to apprentice with him at his Redstone studio.

Category

1940s American Modern More Art

Materials

Ink

Last of the Snows (Colorado)
Last of the Snows (Colorado)

Ethel MagafanLast of the Snows (Colorado)

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H 30.75 in W 54.5 in D 1.75 in

Last of the Snows (Colorado)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

While still in high school, the twins impressed artist Frank Mechau, who subsequently invited them to apprentice with him at his Redstone studio.

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Original Black and White Graphite Sketch for Mural: Figure on Horseback Drawing
Original Black and White Graphite Sketch for Mural: Figure on Horseback Drawing

Original Black and White Graphite Sketch for Mural: Figure on Horseback Drawing

Located in Denver, CO

Born in 1910, Burkhard studied at the Art Students League in New York under Boardman Robinson and at Columbia University with Frank Mechau—two influential figures in American regiona...

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20th Century American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled (Abstract)
Untitled (Abstract)

Charles Ragland BunnellUntitled (Abstract), 1952

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H 23.5 in W 28.25 in D 0.5 in

Untitled (Abstract)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figure on a Cross, 1940s Framed Futurism Cubism Black White Drawing
Figure on a Cross, 1940s Framed Futurism Cubism Black White Drawing

Figure on a Cross, 1940s Framed Futurism Cubism Black White Drawing

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

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Mid-20th Century Futurist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Birth, Vintage
Birth, Vintage

Charles Ragland BunnellBirth, Vintage, 1944

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H 30.125 in W 24.125 in D 0.75 in

Birth, Vintage

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

1940s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled (Abstract)
Untitled (Abstract)

Untitled (Abstract)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

New York Harbor (Abstract Expressionist Composition)
New York Harbor (Abstract Expressionist Composition)

New York Harbor (Abstract Expressionist Composition)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Untitled (Abstract with Figures)
Untitled (Abstract with Figures)

Untitled (Abstract with Figures)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Composition)
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Composition)

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Composition)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Eduardo Chavez Vintage 1977 Bronze Sculpture "Ouray"
Eduardo Chavez Vintage 1977 Bronze Sculpture "Ouray"

Eduardo Chavez Vintage 1977 Bronze Sculpture "Ouray"

Located in Denver, CO

When Chavez graduated East High School in 1935, he became apprenticed to Frank Mechau who that year had become affiliated with the Broadmoor Art Academy (succeeded a year later by th...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940s Abstract Watercolor Mixed Media Painting by Charles Bunnell
1940s Abstract Watercolor Mixed Media Painting by Charles Bunnell

1940s Abstract Watercolor Mixed Media Painting by Charles Bunnell

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

He thereafter assisted Frank Mechau with his mural for the Colorado Springs Post Office and Mechau, in turn, helped get him transferred to the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) that...

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1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Kansas City Skyline, 1930s WPA Era Modernist Line Drawing, Black & White, Framed
Kansas City Skyline, 1930s WPA Era Modernist Line Drawing, Black & White, Framed

Kansas City Skyline, 1930s WPA Era Modernist Line Drawing, Black & White, Framed

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

He thereafter assisted Frank Mechau with his mural for the Colorado Springs Post Office and Mechau, in turn, helped get him transferred to the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) that...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting in Red, Gray, Green, Black and Yellow)
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting in Red, Gray, Green, Black and Yellow)

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting in Red, Gray, Green, Black and Yellow)

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

He thereafter assisted Frank Mechau with his mural for the Colorado Springs Post Office and Mechau, in turn, helped get him transferred to the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) that...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Bull III, 1960s Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting, Orange, Black, Brown
Bull III, 1960s Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting, Orange, Black, Brown

Bull III, 1960s Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting, Orange, Black, Brown

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

He thereafter assisted Frank Mechau with his mural for the Colorado Springs Post Office and Mechau, in turn, helped get him transferred to the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) that...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Blue Brown Orange Sage Green
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Blue Brown Orange Sage Green

1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Blue Brown Orange Sage Green

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

He thereafter assisted Frank Mechau with his mural for the Colorado Springs Post Office and Mechau, in turn, helped get him transferred to the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) that...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Two Horses, 1960s Framed Semi Abstract Tempera Painting Figural Horses Landscape
Two Horses, 1960s Framed Semi Abstract Tempera Painting Figural Horses Landscape

Two Horses, 1960s Framed Semi Abstract Tempera Painting Figural Horses Landscape

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Perry encouraged the Magafan twins' talent, exposing them to the work of Matisse, Picasso and Cézanne and introducing them to local artists and architects like Frank Mechau and Jacqu...

Category

1960s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Tempera

End of the Meadow, 1970s Abstract Colorado Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting
End of the Meadow, 1970s Abstract Colorado Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting

End of the Meadow, 1970s Abstract Colorado Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Perry encouraged the Magafan twins' talent, exposing them to the work of Matisse, Picasso and Cézanne and introducing them to local artists and architects like Frank Mechau and Jacqu...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

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By Rick Sindt

Located in Chicago, IL

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting
The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting

The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting

By Charles Amable Lenoir

Located in New York, NY

The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926) Oil on canvas 48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.) 58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 108.585 cm) Signed on botto...

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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism

By Kyra Markham

Located in New York, NY

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches. Oil on canvas. Signed on stretcher, c. 1940s. Frame is likely original to the painti...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Duke of Wellington's Niece, Portrait of Lady Bagot, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 25 inche
Duke of Wellington's Niece, Portrait of Lady Bagot, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 25 inche

Duke of Wellington's Niece, Portrait of Lady Bagot, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 25 inche

By Sir John Hoppner

Located in Miami, FL

In historical British portraiture, it's who the sitter is that drives the price. In the present work, the sitter is Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole, eldest daughter of William, 4...

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1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Charles Bunnell 1941 “Birth of Mind” Abstract Surrealist Gouache WPA
Charles Bunnell 1941 “Birth of Mind” Abstract Surrealist Gouache WPA

Charles Bunnell 1941 “Birth of Mind” Abstract Surrealist Gouache WPA

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

A rare and museum-quality 1941 original by Charles Ragland Bunnell, 'Birth of Mind' represents one of the most intellectually and emotionally charged works from the artist’s pivotal ...

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1940s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Landscape
Landscape

Marcel Emile CaillietLandscape, 1940

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H 20 in W 24 in D 1 in

Landscape

By Marcel Emile Cailliet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Landscape, 1940, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, signed, dated and titled verso: “Marcel Cailliet ’40 – S.C.” and “Marcel Cailliet Landscape”; likely exhibited at the annual juried st...

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1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.
'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.

'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. Signed.

By Armand Guillaumin

Located in Paris, FR

'Agay, le château et le Sémaphore'. Oil on canvas. +/- 1922 Signed lower right Measurements : 60 x 73 cm. This painting will be recorded in the second volume of the Catalogue Raisonn...

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Charles Ragland Bunnell WPA 1940s Figurative Village Landscape Mountains
Charles Ragland Bunnell WPA 1940s Figurative Village Landscape Mountains

Charles Ragland Bunnell WPA 1940s Figurative Village Landscape Mountains

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

A compelling 1940s WPA-era modernist watercolor by Charles Ragland Bunnell depicting a figurative village landscape set against mountainous terrain, where clustered houses, small hum...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century

By Carlos Lopez

Located in New York, NY

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century Carlos Lopez (1910-1953) "Bounty" WPA Mural Study for Michigan Post Office 19 ½ x 22 ½ inches Oil on B...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Rebecca at the Well

Rebecca at the Well

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: Dr. James Henry Lancashire, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, by 1925; probably by descent to: Private Collection, Cumberland Foreside, Maine, until 2018 This unpu...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel

Boardman Robinson 1930s American Modern Carnival Scene Figurative Gouache Art
Boardman Robinson 1930s American Modern Carnival Scene Figurative Gouache Art

Boardman Robinson 1930s American Modern Carnival Scene Figurative Gouache Art

By Boardman Robinson

Located in Denver, CO

An evocative circa 1930 gouache by Boardman Robinson (1876–1952), Vendor of Masks is a striking example of American Modernist figurative painting from the artist’s important Colorado...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

By Seymour Fogel

Located in New York, NY

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) Mural Study, untitled 11 x 49 1/4 inches (sight) Tempera on board Provenance:...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Board

Sogno D'Oro - Seated Muscular Male Wearing a Loin Cloth, Original Oil on Canvas
Sogno D'Oro - Seated Muscular Male Wearing a Loin Cloth, Original Oil on Canvas

Sogno D'Oro - Seated Muscular Male Wearing a Loin Cloth, Original Oil on Canvas

By Richard Gibbons

Located in Chicago, IL

A muscular male is seated on a chair, his eyes closed and head tilted toward the sky soaking up the warmth of the sun. "Sogni D'Oro", meaning sweet dreams, is set upon an intricate b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

By Arthur Smith

Located in New York, NY

Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972) Untitled (Nude), 20th century Oil on board 11 1/8 x 14 in. Framed: 17 x 20 in. Signed lower right: A Smith Arthur Smith is a listed American pai...

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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Native American Nature Village Community Western 1970's Animals Seasons Signed
Native American Nature Village Community Western 1970's Animals Seasons Signed

Native American Nature Village Community Western 1970's Animals Seasons Signed

By Charles Damrow

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Teepee/Indian Village" is an original oil painting on wood panel by Charles Damrow. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower left. This painting depicts a Native American ...

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1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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