Clarence Underwood Paintings

Only Ballantine Ale Brews "Brewer's Gold," ad illustration appeared in the major magazines of the day. A magic moment is caught at a peak point of drama. It's the instant of friends having fun. A cold beer from the fridge is offered and it's is acknowledged with a head nod. The woman in the foreground covers her giggling face reacting to a funny comment. The decisive moment is preserved. Sounds like a critique of an art photograph? No, it's an illustrator. This ingenious Infiniti "S" composition simultaneously represents the best of photography and painting. Cartier-Bresson could have captured the precise moment. While Nicolas Poussin could have rendered the complex figural composition. Add to it , a painting technique and color scheme with the quick drama of a post-impressionist. We have a great work of art by an overlooked American illustrator/artist/painter, Mike Ludlow...

The work is mostly black and white to indicate that this is a night scene. On closer inspection, you will see areas of magenta and ivory throughout The publisher's label on verso ide...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "028 - Plein Air-Eldorado Canyon, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a small waterfall in a stream. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary lan...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "015 - Plein Air-Reynolds Park, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a peaceful landcscape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape pain...

A striking Art Deco gouache on cardboard depicting a stylish singer captured in a bold, graphic modernist idiom. The figure—rendered with short red hair, a chic black hat, striped tr...

Architectural Floral Wallpaper Fragment 19th Century Italian hand painted floral design wallpaper lined with linen, in gold leaf wood framed as is.

Fabulous illustration depicts a costume for Mae West in Broadway production of Diamond Lil, 1951.. Gouache on illustration board, image measures 10.5 x 16.5 inches; 15 x 22 inches ...

For those who appreciate good academic painting and drawing, study Pearl Frush. She gets it right. In the present work, Frush paints a perfect face. Not just anatomically, but also i...

Sex and violence take center stage in this mid-1960s men's magazine interior story illustration. This action-packed narrative of a G.I. close-up gun battle incorporates five peak m...

A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design. The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...

French gouache on card, an interior view of an artist's atelier by Claude Gemy. The painting is signed bottom right and is annotated, signed and dated to the back of the card. Prove...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "027 - Plein Air-Golden, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a small cliff on a mountainside. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape ...

Bold French gouache fashion sketch of a flowing wrap dress in deep red with floral detailing. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bor...

An almond-eyed brunette is depicted sitting pensively next to a window. She looks Mediterranean, perhaps Italian or Greek, and has a captivating face that one can fall in love with. ...

Known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, Thornton Utz paints a noir interior story illustration. What makes this work distinctive is the artist's ominously otherworldly, vivid gre...