Carla CONTRERAS Paintings

Raja Ravi Varma - Laxmi, 14.5 x 10.1 inches Oleograph, Circa (Framed & Delivered) Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian painter and artist. He is considered...

Raja Ravi Varma - Untitled (Vishnu and Lakshmi meeting) Oleograph 14.5 x 10.1 inches, Circa (Framed & Delivered) Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian paint...

Raja Ravi Varma - Untitled (Lord Rama’s reunion) Oleograph 14.5 x 10.1 inches, Circa ( Framed & Delivered ) Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian painter an...

Mixed media figurative work of a Madonna and child. The piece is framed in a gold frame with black accents. Dimensions Without Frame: H 19.5 in. x W 25 in. Artist Biography: Born ...

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 14.25 x 13.25 Frame Size: 20.25 x 21.25 Medium: Mixed Media "The Dance" Biography Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret Putnam left an artistic legacy rare even in the art world. Revered for her innovative techniques and inimitable style prior to her death in 1989 , her renown continues today. She was a 20th century woman with a Renaissance soul who lavished her work with brilliant color, always breaking and making the rules to achieve the desired effect. An explorer, Putnam was basically self-taught; it could not be otherwise because no one had the vision that she had. She worked in oil, watercolor, wax resist, casein, and pastel, exploring new avenues, developing new techniques, combining mediums, and creating a unique style, instantly recognizable, unlike any other. A background in fashion illustration was evident in the color, texture, and design that adorned both male and female figures. In abstract work, there was always a keen but unique sense of design. She worked over 8 hours a day, 363 days a year. Even after becoming partially paralyzed from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig...

Modern abstract painting by Italian artist Adorno Bonciani. The work features two abstract figures on horseback playing musical instruments set against the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella...

Jon Whitcomb was know for is dipictions of Handsome men and glamous women. Most likely for a major newsstand magazine like. Cosmopolitan, McCall's and Pl...

Jogen Chowdhury - Untitled Mixed Media on Paper 11 x 15 inches, 2007 (Unframed & Delivered) In this 2007 painting, Jogen blends abstracted human forms with rich textures and bold o...

Everett Spruce (1908 - 2002) Austin Artist Image Size: 18 x 15 Frame Size: 28 x 25 Medium: Oil on paper / Mixed Exhibited at a University of Texas Faculty art show in 1947 Unsigned Biography Everett Spruce (1908 - 2002) The following, submitted by a researcher of the Ashworth Collection of Native American and Western Art, is from the artist's obituary in the Fort Smith, Arkansas "Times Record" newspaper, October 20, 2002. Everett F. Spruce, well-known artist, teacher, professor emeritus, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2002, at age 94. Everett Spruce was born on a farm in Conway to William E. and Fannie McCarty Spruce. He came to Dallas, at age 17, on a scholarship to study at the Dallas Art Institute, under Olin Travis and Thomas M. Stell Jr. In 1931, he became gallery assistant at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and in 1934 married Alice V. Kramer, a fellow art student. He was one of the "Dallas Nine" group of Southwest artists...

This work is a quintessential protest statement piece depicting an angry mob brandishing powerful fits in the air in gestures of revolt Signed lower right. Daniel Maffia has done a ...

Bijan Choudhury - Untitled - 48 x 60 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : The Marxist orientation did not allow Bijan Chowdhury "...

Bijan Choudhury - Untitled - 48 x 60 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : The Marxist orientation did not allow Bijan Chowdhury "...