Pafa Artists
1986 "A Remarkable Piece of Apparatus" Surrealist Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Vintage Contemporary Surrealist PAFA Artist Mark McCullen
signed verso
dated 1986
titled "A
Category
1980s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$650
H 32 in W 24 in D 1 in
'Still Life with Daffodils', Carmel, California Woman Artist, PAFA, SWA
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1965 by Virginia Sevier Rogers (American, 1916-2015), a listed artist. Stamped verso
Category
1960s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
'Woman Seated', Post Impressionist Woman Artist, Fauve, Carmel, California, PAFA
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Artists and of Artists Equity, she was an active member of California's Carmel Art Association and taught
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
'Happy Hour', PAFA, Philadelphia Artist, Art Institute of Chicago, NAD
By Benjamin Eisenstat
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Philadelphia Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Art Alliance (1962-1968), the Artists Equity (1967-1971) and
Category
1950s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Abstract Figurative Work by Woman Artist and PAFA Alum Elizabeth Osborne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
my watercolors S.P."
Provenance: the artist; Socrates and Rhea Perakis, NJ"
Elizabeth Osborne was
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
$2,500
H 18.5 in W 21.5 in
'Edward', Woman Artist, PAFA, Art Students League, Smithsonian, Art Deco Figural
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
' (1943) and accompanied by the artist's poem.
This early twentieth-century painter, lithographer
Category
1940s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
'Spanish Bridge, Segovia', Woman Artist, Paris Salon, Cooper Union, ASL, PAFA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
associations including the National Association of Watercolor Artists and the National Arts Club. She exhibited
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Laid Paper
$2,850
H 20.5 in W 17.25 in D 0.13 in
'The Artist's Garden', Munich Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, PAFA, Corcoran
By Julius Moessel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'The Artist's Garden' by Julius Moessel, 1943.
Munich Academy, Art Institute of Chicago
Category
1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
H 30 in W 26 in D 0.75 in
'Sheila', Pacific Grove Art Association Exhibit, Woman Artist, LACMA, PAFA, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
husband, the artist Eldon Dedini.
Over the course of her long career, Virginia Conroy exhibited widely
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite, Mica
'Blue Eyed Girl', PAFA, Philadelphia Museum, Pennsylvania Artist, Trompe L'Oeil
By Robert Childers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed center right, in the 53 stub, 'Childers' for Robert Childers (American, 1924-1984) and dated 1954.
Robert Childers first served in the U.S. Navy for six years after graduatin...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert Childers'Blue Eyed Girl', PAFA, Philadelphia Museum, Pennsylvania Artist, Trompe L'Oeil, 1954
$1,450
H 18 in W 14.25 in D 0.75 in
'Trees at Sunset', Large Oil, Philadelphia Museum, Yale, PAFA Op-Ed Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1954. Additionally signed, verso.
A luminous, mid-century landscape by this notable woman artist
Category
1950s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 20 in W 36 in D 0.75 in
'After School', Art Deco, Woman Artist, AIC, ASL, Paris, Salon d'Automne, PAFA
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, she met and married fellow student, the American artist Buk Ulreich. The couple then moved to New York
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pen, Pencil
$5,500
H 11 in W 15 in D 0.25 in
'Still Life of Tea Roses', Woman Artist, Gold Medal, PAFA, New York, ASL, NAD
By Laura Coombs Hills
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Society (from 1892), the Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters, the American Federation of Artists
Category
1910s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Postcard
Sleeping Man (portrait)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
.
Framed measurement: 12 x 16 inches. Mahogany custom frame.
Signed with artist initials and dated lower
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
American Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Landscape Seascape
By Bruce Samuelson
Located in Surfside, FL
and the Percy M. Owens Memorial Award for a Distinguished Pennsylvania Artist, Fellowship of PAFA
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,800
H 14.5 in W 17 in
Vibrant Acrylic on Canvas Surrealist Erotic Flowers Painting Christine McGinnis
By Christine McGinnis
Located in Surfside, FL
employed local artists and recent PAFA and art school graduates, ultimately founding the Rodger LaPelle
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
2002 Vibrant Elephants Oil on Canvas Painting Christine McGinnis Surrealism Art
By Christine McGinnis
Located in Surfside, FL
: 30" X 24"
Christine McGinnis LaPelle, award winning artist, co-owner of Rodger LaPelle Galleries
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
HARBORLIGHTS MUSIC FESTIVAL 1981 Rare Vintage Art Poster Abstract Jazz Musicians
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
his breakthrough collages that would establish his prominent reputation.
- artist bio source - PAFA
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Recent Sales
Self Portrait
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Grimley had a solo show of his ink drawings and lithographs at the PAFA’s Philadelphia Artists’ Gallery
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Window Shopping
By Charles Robert Searles
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Philadelphia, PA based artist. Studied at PAFA, Cresson Memorial travel scholarship recipient.
Category
20th Century Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Best Friends
By Charles Robert Searles
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Philadelphia, PA based artist. Studied at PAFA, Cresson Memorial travel scholarship recipient.
Category
20th Century Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Woman Sitting For Her Portrait, Impressionist Painting
By Walter D. Condit
Located in Surfside, FL
Walter D. CONDIT (1918), born in Passaic, NJ, Painter, teacher, and commercial artist.
Studied
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
American Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Landscape Seascape
By Bruce Samuelson
Located in Surfside, FL
and the Percy M. Owens Memorial Award for a Distinguished Pennsylvania Artist, Fellowship of PAFA
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Suspended Block
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Four Seasons, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Faculty exhibition, PAFA , Philadelphia, PA
Faculty
Category
1990s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Abstract Landscape
By Morris Shulman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, 1942; Annual Watercolor and Print Exhibs., PAFA Ann., 1947-49, 1954; Artists Gal., NY, 1948 (solo
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Exploded Bathroom Views with Spanish Goat (mid-century surrealist painting)
By James Havard
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
artist, Havard attended PAFA in Philadelphia 1961-65. This piece is an outstanding example from the
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
H 20.5 in W 19 in D 0.08 in
Wisconsin Twilight
By John Steuart Curry
Located in Missouri, MO
, PAFA, 1941; prize ($3,000), Artists for Victory Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941 and others
Category
1930s Other Art Style Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Graphite
'Still Life', California Woman Artist, PAFA, SWA
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
A member of the Society of Western Artists, Virginia Rogers studied with Hugh Breckenridge (1934) at
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
'Shoreline', Philadelphia Woman Artist, Art Student's League, PAFA, BMFA, NAD
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Independent Artists (1938), the Boston Independent Exhibition (1938), Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (1938
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
H 7 in W 8.75 in D 0.13 in
'Dinan, Brittany', Woman Artist, Academie Julian, Paris Salon, PAFA, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Paris, 1917.
This Rochester, NY, born artist first studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 20 in W 16.25 in D 0.75 in
'Edward', Woman Artist, PAFA, Art Students League, Smithsonian, Art Deco Figural
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
husband, the artist Buk Ulreich. While in France, she exhibited with success, including at the Salon
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
'Nude Seated by a River', Post Impressionist Figural Oil, PAFA, Woman Artist
By Betty Corson Ellis
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Artists
Reference:
Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Garden
By Henry McCarter
Located in Long Island City, NY
modern artists through his own work as an instructor at PAFA.
Artist: Henry McCarter, American (1866
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman Sitting For Her Portrait, Impressionist Painting
By Walter D. Condit
Located in Surfside, FL
Walter D. CONDIT (1918), born in Passaic, NJ, Painter, teacher, and commercial artist.
Studied
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Seasons, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Faculty exhibition, PAFA , Philadelphia, PA
Faculty
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Kitchen Maid
By Carol H. Beck
Located in Soquel, CA
Gold Medal was awarded for the best painting by an American artist exhibited at PAFA's annual
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Frederick Weinberg, Chess Set and Board, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
, institutions and businesses.
Frederic Weinberg is the PAFA-trained Philadelphia artist whose 1950s oeuvre
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Materials
Marble, Bronze
HARBORLIGHTS MUSIC FESTIVAL 1981 -OUT CHORUS Art Poster, Abstract Jazz Musicians
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
reputation.
- artist bio source - PAFA
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Taos Desert Moon Vintage Black and Grey Monotone Abstract -- "In the Beginning"
Located in Soquel, CA
; California State Fair, Sacramento; PAFA; Society of Western Artists, San Francisco; Springville Museum of Art
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
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Materials
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Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990)
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Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
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$3,000
H 27.25 in W 24.25 in
Travertine Pet Bowl Set Rectangle
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
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Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Travertine
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By Norr11
Located in Paris, IDF
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Materials
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Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,495 Sale Price
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By Aneta
Located in Odense, DK
Charming pair of 1970s "flower" table lamps in pinewood veneer designed by Jan Wickelgren and manufactured at Aneta, Sweden. Both lamps marked by maker.
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
$5,418 / set
H 17.33 in W 9.06 in D 14.18 in
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 16L.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,180 Sale Price
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Located in Madrid, ES
ATTRIBUTED TO LAUREANO BARRAU
Spanish, 1863 - 1957
UNDER THE PARASOL
unsigned
oil on canvas
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framed: 44-1/4 x 35-1/2 inches (112 x 90 cm.)
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Category
1920s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$10,837
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Materials
Paper
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Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
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There is a broad range of pafa artists for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Post-Impressionist, Modern and Impressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the pafa artists that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, gray and blue. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Virginia Sevier Rogers, Betty Corson Ellis, Laura Coombs Hills, Julius Moessel and Nura Ulreich are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much are Pafa Artists?
Pafa artists can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,250, while the lowest priced sells for $950 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.
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