Arturo Mercado was born on August 28, 1938, and raised in Austin, Texas. He attended school in the Austin Independent School District and graduated in 1958 from Stephen F. Austin High School. Mercado enrolled in several art classes during his 12 years of education. His mother held on to his early artwork, which he acquired in 2007. After graduation, Mercado married and became the proud father of four sons. He was employed as a manager for nine years in the meat department of a local grocery store. It wasn't until 1967 when Mercado went to work for a liquor distributor, displaying their merchandise, that his interest in art surfaced again. He started painting Texas Hill Country landscapes and displaying his work at the G. Harvey Gallery, also known as the Shoal Creek Gallery. In 1970, Mercado decided to become a full-time artist and began exhibiting his oil paintings at Pacesetter Gallery in Uvalde, Texas. He also had several one-man shows, including shows at Las Pampas Gallery in Pampa, Texas and Sagebrush Galleries in Amarillo, Texas, Mooney Galleries in San Antonio and Santa Fe Trails Gallery in Sarasota, Florida. Mercado joined the art show circuit and participated in the Laguna Gloria Art Show in Austin Texas for 25 years, including one year in which he was a featured artist. In 1973, he shifted from painting in oils to opaque watercolors. However, the subject matter of his artwork remained consistent and included Native American Indians, Texas wildlife, westerns, Texas Hill Country landscapes and snow scenes. Mercado exhibited his work at an annual art show in Waco Texas for several years. He also traveled to Colorado for three years to show his paintings at the Copper Mountain Westfest (Michael Martin Murphy's Copper Mountain Westfest), which was one of the top art festivals in the country. In 1974, Mercado opened an art studio in downtown Austin at the Brown Building and later opened his gallery there under the name of Los Mercados. In 1985, he moved his art gallery under the same name to Wimberley Texas, where he remained in business for 12 years. After that, Mercado relocated his gallery to West 6th Street in Austin Texas and opened a frame shop with his son, Joseph. The frame shop eventually moved to West 5th Street along with the gallery, which included the artwork of his two other sons. In the 90s, he moved the framing business and art studio to his home and had been working out of his home until his passing.
"SPRING MIX" A MIX OF TEXAS WILDFLOWERS
By Arturo Mercado
Located in San Antonio, TX
Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016) Austin Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 32 x 44 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signed "Spring Mix" Texas Wildflowers Biography Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016) ...
Oil
"QUAIL IN THE BUSH" Arturo Mercado (1938-2016) Western Scene
By Arturo Mercado
Located in San Antonio, TX
Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016) Austin Artist Image Size: 6 x 7 Frame Size: 8.5 x 9.5 Medium: Acrylic "Quail in the Bush" signed Biography Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016) Arturo Mercado w...
Oil
Polzeath, surf, Original painting, landscape
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Waves crashing in on the rocks at Polzeath Oil Paint on Canvas 18 H x 23 W x 3 D cm (7.09 x 9.06 x 1.18 in) Sold framed Image size: Height: 15cm (5.91 in) Width: 20cm (7.87 in) Co...
Oil, Canvas
The last rays (old pond)
By Dmitry Spiros
Located in Zofingen, AG
acrylic, canvas 66CM X 88CM (26" x 34.7") 2025 The beauty of the evening light, pond with water lilies fills the picture of elegance, the blue tones add a depth of feeling in the pi...
Oil, Acrylic
$762
H 14.57 in W 14.57 in
Suzanne Winn, Late Summer IV, Original Landscape Painting, Affordable Art
By Suzanne Winn
Located in Deddington, GB
Suzanne Winn Late Summer IV Original landscape painting Oil on canvas Image size: H 30cm x W30cm x D 4cm Framed size: H 37cm x W 37cm x D 5cm Framed in a bespoke, hand-painted wooden...
Canvas, Oil
$304
H 13.39 in W 15.75 in D 1.19 in
Over the estuary, Gwbert, Original Landscape Painting, Oil on Board
By Georgie Dowling
Located in Deddington, GB
An oil painting painted en plein air overlooking the Teifi estuary in Gwbert, West Wales. Oil Paint on Board 34 H x 40 W x 3 D cm (13.39 x 15.75 x 1.18 in) Sold framed SIZE: Image...
Oil, Board
$6,274
H 19.3 in W 15.36 in D 3.94 in
'The Hunting Dog' by Carl Friedrich Deiker (Wetzlar 1836 – 1892 Dusseldorf)
By Carl Friedrich Deiker
Located in Knokke, BE
Carl Friedrich Deiker Wetzlar 1836 – 1892 Dusseldorf German Painter 'The Hunting Dog' Signature: signed lower right 'C.F. Deiker' Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: image size 29 x 2...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,959
H 16 in W 19 in D 2 in
Autumn River Scene of Children Fishing & a Distant Windmill, Oil on Canvas, 1980
By Andrew Grant Kurtis
Located in Preston, GB
Autumn River Scene with Children Fishing and a Distant Windmill, Oil Painting by British Artist Andrew Grant Kurtis M.A. (Lon) B.Des. (Hons) L.S.I.A.D. Art measures 13 x 10 inches ...
Canvas, Oil
$100,000
H 35 in W 46 in
Autumn, St Lawrence River - Landscape Painting, 1916
By Alson Skinner Clark
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Alson Clark’s Autumn, St. Lawrence River (1916) is a celebration of seasonal color and painterly assurance, created during a highly productive summer spent along the St. Lawrence Riv...
Oil, Board
$1,250
H 14 in W 20 in D 0.5 in
18th Century Antique Pastoral Landscape Cows Watering Hole Original Oil Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Before us is a European pastoral rural landscape, created by an unidentified master in the second half of the 18th century. In the foreground of the coulisse composition, among spraw...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Australian Sheep Herder and His Chum, Man and His Dog
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Australian, Early-Mid 20th Century Signed: H. S. Jones 1939 (Lower, Right) " Australian Sheep Herder and his Chum ", 1939 (Near Brisbane, Queensland) (Titled on Verso) Oil on Maso...
Masonite, Oil
$1,812Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.34 in W 9.53 in D 0.2 in
Horses with carriage. Oil on panel. 16.1 x 24.2 cm. Signed
Located in Riga, LV
Horses with carriage. Oil on panel. 16.1 x 24.2 cm
Oil, Wood Panel
Midnight City Pulse
By Dmitry Spiros
Located in Zofingen, AG
acrylic, canvas 22" x 47,2", 56cm x 120cm, 2026. Midnight City Pulse - oil on canvas painting, ready to hang Midnight City Pulse is an original contemporary cityscape painting by ar...
Oil, Acrylic
$3,850
H 25.6 in W 31.9 in D 1 in
Crowded Hunting Scene in Wooded Landscape 19th century Oil Painting Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower centre “H. Vernet” presumably leads to French painter Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (1789 - 1863) more commonly known as simply Horace Vernet. “Lost Track” - This captivating...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Sold
H 20 in W 14.5 in D 3 in
"Early Mornin Snow" COWBOY, HORSES, CABIN, LIGHT AFTER G. HARVEY WESTERN
By Arturo Mercado
Located in San Antonio, TX
Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016) Austin Artist Image Size: 20 x 14.5 Frame Size: 30 x 25 Medium: Oil ON CANVAS "Early Mornin Snow" Biography Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016) Arturo Mercado w...
Oil
"Texas Ranch in Snow" #2 Texas Hill Country in Snow
By Arturo Mercado
Located in San Antonio, TX
Arturo Mercado Texas Hill Country Snow Scene (1938 -2016) Austin Artist Image Size: 7 x 30 Frame Size: 16 x 40 Medium: Gouache "Texas Snow" Biography Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016) Arturo Mercado was born on August 28, 1938 and raised in Austin, Texas. He attended school in the Austin Independent School District and graduated in 1958 from Stephen F. Austin High School. He enrolled in a number of art classes during his 12 years of education. His mother held on to his early art work, which he acquired in 2007. After graduation, he married and became the proud father of four sons. He was employed as a manager for nine years in the meat department of a local grocery store. It wasn't until 1967 when he went to work for a liquor distributor, displaying their merchandise, that his interest in art surfaced again. He started painting Texas Hill Country landscapes and displaying his work at the G. Harvey Gallery, also known as the Shoal Creek Gallery. In 1970, he made the decision to become a fulltime artist and began exhibiting his oil paintings at Pacesetter Gallery in Uvalde, Texas. He also had a number of one-man shows, including shows at Las Pampas Gallery in Pampa, Texas and Sagebrush Galleries in Amarillo, Texas, Mooney Galleries in San Antonio, and Santa Fe Trails...
Gouache
"Texas Ranch in Snow" Texas Hill Country in Snow at Dusk
By Arturo Mercado
Located in San Antonio, TX
Arturo Mercado Texas Hill Country Snow Scene (1938 -2016) Austin Artist Image Size: 7 x 30 Frame Size: 16 x 40 Medium: Gouache "Texas Snow" Biography Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016) Arturo Mercado was born on August 28, 1938 and raised in Austin, Texas. He attended school in the Austin Independent School District and graduated in 1958 from Stephen F. Austin High School. He enrolled in a number of art classes during his 12 years of education. His mother held on to his early art work, which he acquired in 2007. After graduation, he married and became the proud father of four sons. He was employed as a manager for nine years in the meat department of a local grocery store. It wasn't until 1967 when he went to work for a liquor distributor, displaying their merchandise, that his interest in art surfaced again. He started painting Texas Hill Country landscapes and displaying his work at the G. Harvey Gallery, also known as the Shoal Creek Gallery. In 1970, he made the decision to become a fulltime artist and began exhibiting his oil paintings at Pacesetter Gallery in Uvalde, Texas. He also had a number of one-man shows, including shows at Las Pampas Gallery in Pampa, Texas and Sagebrush Galleries in Amarillo, Texas, Mooney Galleries in San Antonio, and Santa Fe Trails...
Gouache