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Mary Lester

God Bless Our Home, Social Realist Scene, Figurative Americana Interior Scene
Located in Doylestown, PA
. Ambrose and Mary Schmitz Ambrose on January 16, 1879. Lester is known for illustration, genre painting
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Les Bernard 1980s Pendant Necklace in Gold & White with Rhinestone Accent
By Les Bernard
Located in New York, NY
Harold Shapiro of Vogue jewelry, and Lester Joy, thus the name “Les Bernard". Lester Joy was a designer
Category

Vintage 1980s American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold Plate

Vampyre, The Terrifying Lost Journal of Dr. Cornelius Van Helsing Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vampyre, The Terrifying Lost Journal of Dr. Cornelius Van Helsing by Knight, Mary-Jane. Published
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Late 20th Century Georgian Books

Materials

Paper

Untitled (7) Figural Expressionist Nude Charcoal Drawing
By Steven Harvey
Located in Surfside, FL
, Mary Gearhart Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1997 Contemporary Figures, M B Modern Gallery 1997 On Air, St
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Jay Milder, Oil and Volcanic Ash on Canvas, Noah's Ark, 1999-2003
Located in Dallas, TX
the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary Frank, Red Grooms, Bob Thompson, Lester
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20th Century North American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Untitled Abstract Composition, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
his work at the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary Frank, Red Grooms, Bob Thompson
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
York: David Findlay Jr. Fine Art with Mary Abbott, Alcopley, Robert Beauchamp, Byron Browne, Charles
Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
Painters." New York: David Findlay Jr. Fine Art with Mary Abbott, Alcopley, Robert Beauchamp, Byron Browne
Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Rhino Horn Artist "Space Dream, 1973" Figurative Expressionist Abstract
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary Frank, Red Grooms, Bob Thompson, Lester
Category

1970s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vibrant Abstract Rhino Horn Figurative Expressionist Painting
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Provincetown, Massachusetts. He exhibited his work at the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary
Category

1970s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Composition with Heart Jay Milder Rhino Horn Oil Painting
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary Frank, Red Grooms, Bob Thompson, Lester
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Expressionism Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting Bold Colorful Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
his work at the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary Frank, Red Grooms, Bob Thompson
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Provincetown, Massachusetts. He exhibited his work at the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Provincetown, Massachusetts. He exhibited his work at the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
Provincetown, Massachusetts. He exhibited his work at the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
his contemporaries, including Mary Frank, Red Grooms, Bob Thompson, Lester Johnson, Emilio Cruz and
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Israeli Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting Jaffa, Israel Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
his work at the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary Frank, Red Grooms, Bob Thompson
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Landscape Jay Milder Rhino Horn Painting American Pop Art
By Jay Milder
Located in Surfside, FL
the Sun Gallery, with his contemporaries, including Mary Frank, Red Grooms, Bob Thompson, Lester
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

American Neo Expressionist Woman with Monkeys Abstract Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
the important exhibit "Twelve New York Painters." New York: David Findlay Jr. Fine Art with Mary
Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

American Neo Expressionist Woman with Camels Abstract Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
Painters." New York: David Findlay Jr. Fine Art with Mary Abbott, Alcopley, Robert Beauchamp, Byron Browne
Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Located in Doylestown, PA
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Located in Doylestown, PA
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Who's There, Social Realist Scene, Interior with Nude Figure
Located in Doylestown, PA
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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