Charles Warren Mundy worked for 22 years as a sports illustrator, and in the late 1980s, became a full-time painter of landscapes, still life and figurative works. Among the artists, he credits as inspiring to him are John Singer Sargent, Edgar Payne and Guy Rose. He grew up and continues to live in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he was raised as a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and won a college basketball scholarship, eventually graduating from Ball State University in Muncie. Full of energy, Mundy developed a plan that combined his interest in art with sports and created photo-realistic depictions of sports figures. In the early 1980s, he became the official illustrator for Bob Knight, legendary basketball coach at Indiana University, and he also had contracts for illustration with the Pro Golfers Association, the United States Golf Association, and the National Basketball Association. From those years, his artwork is in many collections, including the Indianapolis 500 Museum. However, he tired of this activity, finding it to be formula painting and less-than-challenging because it lacked spirit. So in 1994, Mundy enrolled in workshops taught by established artists such as Scott Christensen and Dan Gerhartz, and their encouragement and examples freed his creativity, especially for plein air painting. After several of these workshops, he and his wife Rebecca went to France, and since then, they have traveled extensively, including to East Coast locations such as Gloucester and Rockport as well as back to Europe.
In 1998, the couple went to the Rocky Mountains to "recharge his battery" and get distant, panoramic views. Many of Mundy's previous works had been small — six to eight inches — but here he did larger canvases, some of them with dimensions of four feet or bigger. In 2003, CW Mundy earned the status of Master Signature Member from the Oil Painters of America. In 2005, Mundy earned the Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members at the 14th Annual Oil Painters of America National Show.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
Woman Patriots Harriet B. Stowe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton
By Charles Warren Mundy
Located in Soquel, CA
A fresh and contemporary piece honoring charitable, revolutionary and patriotic women in the US, "The American Women" by Charles Warren Mundy (American, b. 1945), provides a nod towards the pop art movement. Pictured in this unique painting are Harriet Beecher Stowe...
Canvas, Oil
Dancer Reflections
By Charles Warren Mundy
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Contemporary impressionist painting. Excellent condition
Oil
Summer Fun - Sand Wagon
By Charles Warren Mundy
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Contemporary impressionist. New
Oil
$210,000
H 15 in W 18.5 in D 1 in
Sur le Bosphone, On the Bosphorus, Orientalist Beautiful Girl in Boat
By Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Located in Miami, FL
The key to this painting's charm is that the subject is a beautiful young woman who is showing her face. She lounges comfortably in a carpeted boat with a lute by her side, running...
Oil
$2,950
H 12.5 in W 15.5 in
English Impressionist landscape with elegant figures having a Summer party
Located in Woodbury, CT
Walter Beauvais (British, 1942–2012) Figures by the Water’s Edge Circa 1980–1990 Oil on board Signed lower left and on the reverse A light-infused and atmospheric composition, this...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,150
H 3.75 in W 4.53 in
American Impressionist sketch of a setting Sun in Aspen, Colorado, with snow
By Charles Bertie Hall
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding American Impressionist sketch of Sun Set in Aspen Colorado Charles Bertie Hall painted scenes all over England, Europe, and America i...
Oil, Canvas
$21,500
H 20 in W 23 in
Early 20th century Modern British Impressionist portrait of a mother and child
By Dorothea Sharp
Located in Woodbury, CT
This exquisite early 20th-century oil on panel by Dorothea Sharp captures the timeless and universal bond between mother and child in a tender Impressionist style. Painted circa 1900...
Oil, Board
$2,400
H 20 in W 36 in
20th century Impressionist City scene of Paris from the Seine
Located in Woodbury, CT
M. Verani Paris Scene, circa 1950–60 Oil on canvas Signed lower left This charming mid-century oil painting by Italian artist M. Verani captures a vibrant scene from Paris, rendere...
Canvas, Oil
$8,820
H 28.35 in W 32.68 in
"Sailboats, Brittany" , France Oil cm. 65 x 54 1930
By Henry Maurice CAHOURS
Located in Torino, IT
Sailboats, Ocean, France , grey, blue, azure,landscape France Henry Maurice CAHOURS (Paris, 1889 – Vence, 1974) He was born in Paris but spent his childhood and adolescence in Amie...
Canvas, Oil
$6,950
H 39 in W 31 in
Italian Impressionist View of the Church of the Madeleine in Martigues, France
By Merio Ameglio, 1897-1970
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mid-Century Italian Impressionist view of the Church of the Madeleine in Martigues, France. A fantastic view in the classical Italian 20th-century Impressionist style of the famous ...
Canvas, Oil
Departure Point
By Julia Whitehead
Located in London, GB
The study of human crowds and moving figures is the main focus of Julia’s paintings. Using a variety of photographic reference material and her own imagination, Julia captures the sp...
Canvas, Oil
$2,450
H 22 in W 18 in
Impressionist mid 20th century still life of flowers in a vase, with poppies
Located in Woodbury, CT
Impressionist mid-century still life of flowers in a vase, with poppies. This is an oil on canvas and is framed in a vintage English frame. The artist was also a restorer and maybe more famous as running a studio of forgers in London, as well as being a respected painter. His most famous pupil was Eric Hebborn...
Oil, Canvas
Irish mid century river landscape, Mulroy Bay, Co. Donegal
Located in Woodbury, CT
Irish mid-century landscape of Mulroy Bay, Co. Donegal. Well painted scene of the Irish landscape with water and mountains. The artist was active during the 1950s-1960s and these s...
Oil
$2,950
H 12 in W 15 in
English Impressionist Elegant ladies having tea in a landscape during the Summer
Located in Woodbury, CT
Walter Beauvais (British, 1942–2012) Elegant Ladies Taking Tea in a Summer Landscape Circa 1980 Oil on board Signed on the reverse A delicately atmospheric composition, this charmi...
Oil, Wood Panel
$135,000
H 36.25 in W 48.25 in
Hispanic Artist - Spanish Culture - Spanish Souvenir mantilla, peineta, gilet
By Francis Luis Mora
Located in Miami, FL
F. Luis Mora was the first Hispanic member of the National Academy of Design. Spanish Souvenir- mantilla, peineta, by Francis Luis Mora is a painting of beautiful Spanish women in...
Canvas, Oil