Armando Barrios Art

"Spirit" a bold and thoughtful cubist oil on canvas was painted in December of 2001 by African American artist William (Bill) Cooper. William Y. Cooper was a writer, painter, muralist, illustrator, and art teacher. He moved to Western New York in 1954 from Birmingham, Alabama, to pursue work, and Buffalo has been his home ever since. In 1975, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University at Buffalo; he was also a state certified art teacher. Cooper woked primarily in oils and acrylics, but also creates drawings on paper. He has painted several commissioned murals and has had more than fifteen one-man shows in Western New York and Ghana, West Africa, and has participated in more than twenty-five group exhibitions since he began his professional career in 1969. His paintings and drawings address both his African heritage and his experience as an American through symbolism and metaphor. He observes, “I am an Afrocentric artist. My worldview is rooted in an African frame of reference and a deep, abiding sense of the creator from whence I draw my inspiration, strength, and a sense of who I am. The use of symbols allows me to explore literal ideas.” Among Cooper’s published works are two children’s books, 77 Jackson Street, Rear and Nakai and the Red Shoes, and a novel for adults, The Mopane Tree. Cooper founded the Afrocentric Artists’ Collective and ran the organization from 1979 to 1981. In 2013 he was designated a “Living Legacy” artist by the Burchfield Penney Arts Center, the latest in a series of honors which has also included awards from the Arts Council of Buffalo & Erie County, the New York State Council on the Arts, and Alpha Kappa Alpha...

Acrylic and oil on board in the modern form of a stylised African mask on a stand by French artist Créqule. Signed bottom right. The painting is presented in a plain wood frame, unde...

Figurative Portraits French School, illegibly signed and dated 47' circle of Fernand Leger (French 1881-1955) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 38 x 58.5 inches Provenance: private col...

Predominantly recognized as a self-taught painter, he also worked in architectural murals, sculptures, ceramics, prints and drawings. Vigas is one...

Impressive early American modernist opera view interior oil painting by Dorothy Van Loan (1904 - 1999). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size,...

Cubist Compostion by Claude Lion (French, mid 20th century) dated 1954 signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 14 x 22.5 inches canvas: 13 x 21.5 inches condition: very good, p...

Very impressive and a rare early work by Frederick E. Conway (1900 - 1973). Oil on board. Incredibly framed. Signed.

Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.

Abstract Composition by René GUINAND (French, 1892-1983), signed oil on canvas, in a wooden frame Framed: 35 x 52.5 inches Canvas : 34 x 52 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private...

Ecriture (Writing) Oil on cardboard 33 × 21 cm n Écriture, Grégoire Mathias captures an intimate moment of solitude and focus: a woman writing, her head bowed over the page. Execute...

This sophisticated Cubist abstract cityscape oil on canvas is the work of French artist E. Pullman (20th Century). Executed with precision and flair, the composition features a dynam...

This charming pastel painting on paper was designed by Pio Santini (1908-1986) and named "nude with lace". The signature, Santini, can be found in the bottom left corner of the artwo...