Dan Young Figurative Paintings

Bold composition of two people on a porch by Majel McHugh Logan (American, 1916-1982). Two people sit facing each other on a porch, backlit by warm sun. The piece is sketchy but confident, with thick brushstrokes adding high contrast shadows and highlights. Although the subjects' faces are undefined, there is nonetheless an expressive quality in their body language. Signed "Majel Logan" in the lower right corner.\ Artist's tag on verso with title. Presented in a wood frame with a gold accent. Frame size: 14.75"H x 16.75"W Canvas size: 14"H x 16"W Majel Logan (nee McHugh) (American, 1916-1982) was born in Utah. After graduation from St. Mary of the Wasatch College in Utah, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She continued to study at Idaho State University before eventually settling in Santa Clara, CA. Although she was a professional artist at the time, she nonetheless continued her studies at San Jose State University in the 1970s. By the mid-70s, she had won 43 awards in state, regional, and local competitions, including Fiesta des Artes (Los Gatos...

Stunning figurative landscape of the Mission San Juan Capistrano by Warren Eliphalet Rollins (American, 1861-1962). Presented in a giltwood frame. "Capistrano" lower right, unsigned. This is a study for a larger painting of the same scene. Image size, 14.5"H x 21"W. For many years Warren Eliphalet Rollins was known as the "Dean of the Santa Fe art colony." He was the first artist to have a formal exhibition there; it was held in 1906 in the old Palace of the Governors. He was a close friend of Carlos Vierra, Gerald Cassidy, Kenneth Chapman, Sheldon Parsons and most of the other famous artists who assembled in the New Mexican capital during the first half of this century. Born in Carson City, Nevada, Rollins was raised in California and attended the San Francisco School of Design where he studied under Virgil Williams. At the completion of his studies, he was awarded the Avery Gold Medal and made Assistant Director of the school. Following his marriage in 1887, he and his wife settled in San Diego, and it was during this period that Rollins became interested in the Indian as subject matter. In search of material, Rollins, his wife, and their two daughters, Ramona and Ruth, traveled through every Western state from the Mexican to the Canadian borders. While in Montana, Rollins painted a portrait of Calamity Jane...

Serene depiction of an Ohlone Mother and Child walking a forest path by Anton Dahl (Swedish-American). Ohlone Mother and child are walking through the North...

Gorgeous turn of the 20th Century Mount Shasta landscape by Anna Carver Bingham (American, 1849 - 1924), 1901. Several deer gather around calm waters that...

1880s Century Original California School Oil Painting of Native Americans Fishing in Sierras by Ransome Gillet Holdredge Wonderful landscape of Sierra Mountains in Hudson River Scho...

Frederick Judd Waugh Risen Moon Signed lower right, Grand Central Art Galleries Inc. label on verso Oil on board 25 x 30 inches Mainly known as a marine painter. Waugh's sea paintings were enthusiastically received; for five consecutive years, he was awarded the Popular Prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition. Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait painter, Samuel Waugh...

"Christmas Morn" Sleigh in the Snow after W.C Bauer, London Oil on Linen 1937 Christmas Morning and a sleigh ride by Mrs. J.B. Anthony (American, 19th-20th C.)...

A contemporary oil painting of a woman standing in a garden. Wearing a printed orange dress, she almost blends into the colorful landscape which surrounds her. Tall wild grass sits i...

Charming and bright mid century California figurative landscape with a female figure walking down a verdant and inviting path by William Hiller (America...

Painted en plein-air at a marina on Long Island. An old time fishing boat is the central subject, view from the bow. A small rowboat rests in the foreground. A couple of fishing shac...

Old House at Capistrano, Laguna Beach Figurative Landscape by California Pioneer Artist Daisy A. Newell Kearns Substantial and historic mid-1930's period...

Once The Master - Mid Century Figurative Landscape "Once the Master" a portrait of a Zuni Master Potter in contrast with the emergent modernism around him. He is beneath an adobe an...