Paul K Smith 1953 Abstract Modernist Oil Painting Denver Colorado Shovel Handles
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
“Shovel Handles” is a striking 1953 semi-abstract modernist oil painting on board by noted Denver artist Paul K. Smith. The composition reflects Smith’s mature modernist style, trans...
Oil
$2,257Sale Price|57% Off
Paul K. Smith Zinnia Flowers Still Life Oil Modernist Studio Painting
Located in Denver, CO
A vibrant and highly collectible American Modernist still life by Paul Kauvar Smith, this original oil on board presents a richly composed studio scene centered on a bouquet of zinni...
Oil
$3,150Sale Price|40% Off
Paul K. Smith Artist Studio Interior Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
A highly collectible mid-century modern oil painting by Paul Kauvar Smith, this rare studio interior offers an intimate view into the artist’s working environment, transformed throug...
Oil
$2,760Sale Price|20% Off
Paul K. Smith New Mexico Adobe Church Oil Southwestern Modernist Painting
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
A highly collectible mid-century modern oil painting by Paul Kauvar Smith, this New Mexico Adobe Church captures one of the most iconic and enduring subjects in Southwestern American...
Oil
1950s Original Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Paul K Smith, Mid Century Art
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
This vibrant and dynamic abstract oil painting by American modernist Paul Kauvar Smith (1893–1977) exemplifies his bold use of color and modernist technique. Executed on board, the c...
Oil, Board
$5,500
Colorado Woman Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modernist Still Life, Fruit
By Ruth Todd
Located in Surfside, FL
Among the Colorado Modernists that she exhibited with were Vance Kirkland, Frank Vavra, Martha Epp, Ardis Sturdy, Roland Detre, Eve Drewelowe, Rita Derjue, Beverly Rosen, Barbara Loc...
Oil, Board
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H 29 in W 33 in D 1.25 in
Paul K. Smith Colorado Hill Town Storm Clouds WPA Modernist Landscape Oil
By Paul Kauver Smith
Located in Denver, CO
A powerful and highly collectible WPA-era Colorado landscape by Paul Kauvar Smith, this mid-1940s oil on canvas captures a dramatic hill town beneath an expansive, storm-laden sky, o...
Oil
Untitled (Colorado Mountain Town)
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage circa 1950 mid-century modern painting by Denver artist, Paul K Smith (1893-1977) depicting rooftops and houses in a mining town in the Colorado mountains.
Oil, Board
Untitled (Colorado Chapel)
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Provenance: Estate of Paul K. Smith About the artist: Paul K Smith studied commercial art and design at the St.
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H 32 in W 17.75 in D 1.25 in
Painted Mosaic, Geometric Abstract: Blue, Golden Yellow, Orange, Green, Purple
By Paul Kauver Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Provenance: Estate of Paul K. Smith Paul Kauver Smith studied commercial art and design at the St.
Oil
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H 23 in W 29 in D 1 in
Colorado Mine, 1940s WPA Modern Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, 18 x 24 inches
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Colorado landscape with an old mine building, trestle, mountains and dark stormy sky, vintage circa 1940 oil painting on canvas by Denver modernist, Paul K. Smith. Painted in colors ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25 in W 31.13 in
Colorado Woman Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modernist Still Life, Fruit
By Ruth Todd
Located in Surfside, FL
Among the Colorado Modernists that she exhibited with were Vance Kirkland, Frank Vavra, Martha Epp, Ardis Sturdy, Roland Detre, Eve Drewelowe, Rita Derjue, Beverly Rosen, Barbara Loc...
Oil, Board
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H 29.75 in W 23.75 in D 1.25 in
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Composition)
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Provenance: Estate of Paul K. Smith Paul Kauvar Smith studied commercial art and design at the St.
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Paul Kauver Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Provenance: Estate of Paul K Smith About the Artist: Paul Kauver Smith studied commercial art and design at the St.
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H 27 in W 31 in D 1.25 in
Mid-Winter Move, New Mexico, 1930s American Modernist Oil Painting, Red Blue Tan
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on board painting by Paul Kauvar Smith (1893-1977) from 1939 of a single figure with multiple buildings of a small town in New Mexico. Southwestern American Modernist landscape p...
Oil, Board
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$283,934Sale Price|20% Off
H 52 in W 40 in D 2 in
Exotic - Scottish 1920's exhibited 'Glasgow Girl' art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning much exhibited 1920's Scottish portrait oil painting is by noted Glasgow Girl artist Norah Nielson Gray. Painted circa 1923, the model for the painting was Rita McIlrai...
Oil
$800Sale Price|37% Off
H 21.5 in W 25.5 in D 1.5 in
Jon Blanchette East Santa Cruz California Mid-Century Farmhouse Oil Painting
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
An original mid-century oil painting by celebrated California artist Jon Blanchette (1908–1987), East Santa Cruz, California captures the quiet beauty and dramatic atmosphere of the ...
Oil
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 18 in D 2 in
Antique American 1918 Stratford Connecticut Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early American impressionist landscape painting. Framed. Possibly signed verso. Oil on board.
Canvas, Oil
$8,400
H 28.125 in W 32.375 in D 2.375 in
Pathway to the San Gabrielino Trail; Neglected and Protected
By Tim Solliday
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Painted en plein air in the San Gabriel Mountains near the artist's home in the early summer of 2013. Signed "T. Solliday...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000Sale Price|61% Off
H 25.5 in W 37.5 in D 1.5 in
Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache
By Frederick Shane
Located in Denver, CO
A striking 1940s modernist gouache painting by Frederick Shane titled Artists Sketching (California), depicting three artists working outdoors against a sweeping mountainous landscap...
Gouache
$2,500
H 37 in W 31 in D 1.25 in
"Pretty Pickins" Post-Impressionist Colorful Floral Oil Painting on Board Framed
By John Reilly 1
Located in New York, NY
A joyous colorful floral still life painting depicting a bunch of freshly picked flowers placed effortlessly. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner and is a wonderful ...
Oil, Board
$3,500
H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, 1987, Black Family Portrait, Contemporary Collage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. THE FAMILY is a ...
Lithograph
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 29 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 30.5H by 21.5L.
Canvas, Oil
$7,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 38 in W 32 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Period Male Nude Surrealist Masterpiece Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing early American surrealist nude male portrait landscape. Painted by Charles W St Clair. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 24L x 30H. Super detailed and rare!
Canvas, Oil
$1,550Sale Price|51% Off
H 35.25 in W 29.25 in D 1.75 in
1945 WPA-Era American Modern Portrait, Hayes Lyon Mid-Century Oil Painting
By Hayes Lyon
Located in Denver, CO
An intimate 1945 portrait by American Modern painter Hayes Lyon depicting the artist’s wife, Bessy Lyon. Executed in oil on canvas, the composition captures a quiet domestic moment w...
Canvas, Oil
$3,150Sale Price|30% Off
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Landscape 148 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 100x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork signed at the bottom left. Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictio...
Oil, Masonite
$1,800
H 15.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.25 in
A Dynamic 1930s Boxing Match Painting by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic, colorful 1930s painting of a boxing match in Mexico by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Painted during one of the artist's early trips to Mexico, an exceptional...
Canvas, Oil
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 38 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Interior Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
$16,000
H 27 in W 23 in
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century Aaron Bohrod (American 1907 – 1992) Industrial Cityscape 20 x 16 inches Oil on board Signed lower ri...
Oil, Board
$1,650
H 10.75 in W 24.75 in
Bird Abstraction Gouache Painting, Mid-Century Modern, Signed, 1953
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Stephen Harty, Untitled (Bird Abstraction), gouache, 1953. Signed and dated lower left. A fine, meticulously rendered, mid-century, modernist gouache painting, with fresh colors on 1...
Gouache
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