Dister Paintings

Bert Van Bork (German-American, 1928–2014) Walpi #4, 2001 Watercolor, ink, and charcoal on paper Image: 4¾ × 7 inches Framed: 8½ × 10½ × ½ inches Walpi #4 is an original mixed media watercolor by renowned German-American modernist Bert Van Bork, whose celebrated depictions of the Hopi mesas and pueblos rank among the most distinctive interpretations of the American Southwest. Executed in 2001, this intimate yet visually powerful work captures the timeless beauty of Walpi, the historic Hopi village perched atop First Mesa in northern Arizona. Working in watercolor, ink, and charcoal, Van Bork transforms the village's iconic adobe architecture into an expressive arrangement of luminous blues, warm yellows, vibrant oranges, and brilliant pinks. Loose gestural brushwork and confident linear drawing create a compelling balance between abstraction and representation, conveying not only the physical landscape but also the spiritual atmosphere and enduring cultural significance of Walpi. Throughout his later career, Van Bork returned repeatedly to the Hopi mesas, creating an important series of paintings and works on paper inspired by the region's remarkable architecture, dramatic desert light, and rich Indigenous heritage. His Walpi compositions are especially prized for their fusion of European Expressionism with the visual language of the American Southwest, making them appealing to collectors of Southwestern art, American Modernism, and Expressionist landscape painting. Born in Germany, Van Bork studied under Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, co-founder of the influential German Expressionist movement Die Brücke, before immigrating to the United States in 1954. In addition to his distinguished career as a painter and printmaker, he gained international recognition as a filmmaker, earning an Academy Award nomination for EyeWitness: The Legacy of Death Camp Art...

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Barbara Keidel Park XV & XVI - SET Mixed media, pastel on handmade, toned laid paper 1997 Size: 29.5 × 21.25 inches (75 × 54 cm) (each) Signed and dated in pencil (each) Addition...

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This painting reflects the summer sun over Skye on the break of day as the mist lies low in the valleys and the promise of a beautiful day. Using vibrant turquoises to convey the fee...

Max Naylor’s “Ascension” rises through a richly layered garden scene, where towering trees, oversized fungi, curling plant forms, and glowing flowers create a sense of upward movemen...

“Water Blooms 8” — Oil, Acrylic, and Ink on Canvas, 48 x 72 inches "Water Blooms 8" is a monotone abstract painting with richly layered tones of black, greys and bright whites, inks...

"Hibiscus Garden I" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mil...

An original mixed media (Watercolor and india ink) on paper depicting a mountain range at night.

“Bright Blooms 4” - Oil, Acrylic, and Ink on Canvas, 36 x 48 inches “Bright Blooms 4” radiates with a lush vibrancy, where soft magenta blooms and golden hues blend effortlessly wit...

Irene Rice Pereira Composition with Figure, 1951 Inscribed, signed and dated Salford/Pereira 2/51 (lr); inscribed I Rice Pereira/2669 Great Clowes St/Sa...

Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : California Monoprint Materials : Tempera on paper Date : 2008 Dimensions : 36 x 24 x .1 in. Kory Twaddle is a Kansas City based artist and Research A...