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Gordon B. Coutts (Scottish/American, 1868-1937) A very fine and large orientalist oil on canvas titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier" (Arabic: عاشوراء‎ ʻĀshūrā’ - Urdu: عاشورا‎ - Persian: عاشورا‎ - Turkish: Aşure Günü). Signed and inscribed: 'Gordon Coutts/TANGIER' (lower right), circa 1920. Provenance: The Fisher Art Museum, University of Southern California. Gordon Coutts led a peripatetic career, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he then studied and travelled to Glasgow, London, Paris and Rome before settling in Melbourne, Australia in 1891. In 1896 he moved to Sydney, where he taught at the Art Society of New South Wales, before returning back to Europe in 1899. With the climate of northern Europe detrimental to Coutts' poor health, he moved with his wife, Alice Grey, to the United States where he became a frequent exhibitor at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco. In 1920 he travelled to Tangiers, Morocco where, dressed as an Arab, he passed from tribe to tribe observing the lifestyle, customs and practices of the the village people and Bedouins. The present work depicts the celebration of Ashura. The day of Ashura is commemorated by Shi'ite Muslims; "A day of pain, pilgrimage and pageantry, it is one of the holiest in their religion. The word Ashura means 10, and refers to the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. This is a period of mourning and cleansing, which marks the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad...

Harold A. Laynor abstract oil on canvas with impasto relief in original painted wood two part frame. Work is titled "Stapho”. Predominent colors are light marsala, green, white, and black. Painting without frame measures 54" x 36" From the Invaluable webpage: "Dr. Harold A. Laynor (1922-1991) was a prolific and innovative artist. A graduate of Parson's School of Design, Bachelors and Master of Art Degrees from New York University, he earned his doctorate from the State University of New York at Albany." "A member of the famed Ghost Army of World War II, Harold A. Laynor went on to create a legacy of Art spanning five decades, winning many awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Huntington Hartford...

Roger MUHL (1929-2008) Title : La Seine a l'institut, 1963 Oil on canvas depicting La Seine à l’Institut, Paris, France 1963 Signed lower right Provenance: Private collection, Fra...

Captivating Oil on Canvas Masterpiece by Renowned Artist Clifford Bailey Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of contemporary art with this mesmer...

Large scale abstract painting, oil on canvas, by French painter, Dominique Dehais, 1987. Vivid blues, greens, punctuated by blacks and creams comprise the color scheme. Listed artist...

Vibrantly colored oil painting on canvas depicting a Persian in prayer. Jewel tone colors of turquoise, amethyst and aqua marine with earth tone golds reds and browns. Gilt and carv...

Oil on canvas abstract painting entitled "Everglades", unsigned. Very colorful with much movement in predominantly purple, yellow and green tones. Giltwood frame.

In this listing you will find a Modernist painting titled "Ohrid", painted by a renowned Yugoslav artist Aleksandar Jeremic Cibe. The painting depicts the Old Town of Ohrid, a histor...

Framed oil on canvas abstract landscape of a path leading through a wooded area in a gilt and driftwood frame

In this listing you will find a modernist abstract portrait, titled "A figure", painted by a Yugoslav artist and academic painter Stevan Vlajic. The painting is oil on canvas and it ...

Titled "Margaux", this stunning white Southern Magnolia was painted by Shelly Gurton, a native of Georgia, born and raised in Savannah and Atlanta. She attended the University of Geo...

A charming European 19th century oil on canvas titled "a difficult task" signed H. Fournel. The delightful painting is of an older gentleman by a window putting thread in a needle wh...