Enid Smiley born as Enid Ginsberg and later the family name changed to Gilbert. Attended Yale University and found herself designing costumes for plays and operas. In the late 1930s, Smiley approached Macy's, Bloomingdales and other famous New York retailers soliciting her artistic talents. Began visiting Venice Italy in the 1940s. Schooled with Guido Cadorin in Venice and Raphael Soyer in New York. Smiley and her husband became best friends with John and Dora Koch. They are noted in John’s famous painting Cocktail Party. The two couples frequented each other home for dinner gatherings of other famous artists and professionals. Smiley secured a studio overlooking Central Park for several decades. Her artistic style and subjects reflect her natural affection to be alone in her studio and her life. John Koch was instrumental in motivating Smiley over the years to continue to hone her painting skills. Smiley was hesitant throughout her life to exhibit her work. John Koch over years occasionally dropped by Smiley's studio to purchase her oil paintings for his own collection. Levy Galleries in Manhattan consigned several of Smiley's still life oil paintings during the 1960s and had success. A quote from Smiley's journal "I hate painting these still lifes but this is what they buy.” Smiley's artistic talent was rewarded in 1962. Hirschl & Adler Galleries appointed John Koch to select a group of paintings and sculptures for an exhibition titled "The Continuing Tradition of Realism in American Art". Smiley's #81 White Dawn graced the walls of the gallery along with American Masters like Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth.
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Vintage American Modernist Female Artist Italian Venice View Surreal Painting
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist view of Venice by Enid Smiley. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
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A Day in Venice
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by American female artist Enid Smiley. Enid Smiley (1924-2004) American New York. Born as Enid Ginsberg and later the family name changed to Gilb...
Canvas, Oil
$21,187
H 21.26 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
Lively Paris street. 1973. Oil on canvas. 54 x 73cm
By Hiro Yamagata
Located in Riga, LV
Lively Paris street. 1973. Oil on canvas. 54 x 73cm Hiro Yamagata was born near Kyoto, Japan, went to Paris to study art, and considers himself an American artist. In his Los Angeles studio, Yamagata paints minutely detailed scenes of Paris streets, cafes and parks. He captures the essence of the naif style by presenting life in simple terms, and the world in the happiest light. His creative synthesis of photorealist and neo-folk techniques has won countless admirers and collectors. Yamagata's vision is unequivocally cheerful and his imagery is endlessly inventive. He works from a palette of over 100 shades of acrylic paints, and renders in exacting detail with brushes with as small as two hairs. Serigraphs of some of Yamagata's most popular paintings...
Oil, Canvas
Sicilian Farmhouse
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Sicilian Farmhouse', oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (circa 1950s). A dedicated lover of Mediterranean countries and their varied landscapes, this charming and diminutive work by the ...
Canvas, Oil
La Rue Solitaire
By Charles Levier
Located in Sheffield, MA
Charles Levier French, 1920-2004 La Rue Solitaire Oil on canvas 36 X 24 in. w/ frame 45 ½ X 33 ½ in. Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01747 Charles Levier was born in 1920 fro...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22 in W 28 in D 2 in
Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist, Liam Reilly Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 28 x 22 inches This stunning painting captures t...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$4,000
H 28.625 in W 40.625 in D 1.375 in
John Haymson "Brooklyn Bridge" Oil Painting of New York Skyline, circa 1955
By John Haymson
Located in Miami, FL
JOHN HAYMSON – "BROOKLYN BRIDGE" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed ⚜ Conservation Frame NEW YORK ICON IN VIVID DETAIL This atmospheric oil painting by John Haymson captures the enduring...
Canvas, Oil
$918
H 23.63 in W 28.75 in
Barcelona Las Ramblas Flower Market Oil Painting Impressionist Street Scene
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Francisco Carbonell Massabé (Barcelona, 1928) Title: Las Ramblas de las Flores, Barcelona Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions Height: 60 cm Width: 73 cm (23.62 × 28.74 in) Sig...
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
H 32 in W 42.5 in
"Tugboat in New York Harbor" Ernest Fiene, Modernist, WPA, Cloudy Horizon
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Fiene Tugboat in New York Harbor Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches Ernest Fiene was born in Elberfeld, Germany in 1894. As a teenager, Fiene immigrated...
Oil, Canvas
$2,025
H 29 in W 24 in
Large French Contemporary Modernist Oil Painting Figures Playing on Sunny Beach
By Huguette Ginet-Lasnier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Beach Games Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) oil painting on textured canvas 29 x 24 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate in France. The painting is in very good and presentable condition. Color: Pink, green, black and white Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier...
Canvas, Oil
Morning Sunrise, Mid Century Laguna Hills Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century plein air figural landscape of Laguna Niguel, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). The morning sun gli...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$472
H 7 in W 9 in
20th Century French Oil Figures in North African Street Market with Old Pots
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Market Sellers French School, mid/ last quarter 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 7 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, F...
Oil, Canvas
$565
H 10.63 in W 13.78 in
Montserrat Landscape, Catalonia – Post-Impressionist Spanish Oil Painting c.1980
By Joan Palet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 27 x 35 cm (10.63 x 13.78 in) Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed Condition: Excellent Charming small-format landscape by Joan Palet depicting the ...
Canvas, Oil
La Theiere
By Gabriel Godard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gabriel Godard French, Born 1933 La Theiere Oil on canvas 46 by 35 in, w/ frame 48 by 37 in Signed & dated 59 lower right Provenance: The Collection of Tom & Ruth Jones Private Col...
Canvas, Oil
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H 20 in W 28 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Surreal Cityscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
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H 43 in W 34 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist New York City Surreal Street Scene Oil Painting
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape painting by Enid Smiley. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
Self Service Laundry
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by American female artist Enid Smiley. Enid Smiley (1924-2004) American New York. Born as Enid Ginsberg and later the family name changed to Gilb...
Canvas, Oil
Ghost In the Shadow
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by American female artist Enid Smiley. Enid Smiley (1924-2004) American New York. Born as Enid Ginsberg and later the family name changed to Gilb...
Canvas, Oil
The Staircase
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on panel by female modernist Enid Smiley. An exhibiting contemporary of Edward Hopper, Smiley created engaging surrealist portraits of everyday life.
Wood, Oil
Shadows in Central Park
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by Enid Smiley depicting a large oak tree casting shadows in front of Central Park with the New York City skyline in the background.
Canvas, Oil
Tree Lined Path
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern realist painting by American female artist Enid Smiley depicting a path lined with trees which cast a beautiful dramatic shadow on the ground.
Canvas, Oil
Ventian Courtyard
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by listed New York female artist Enid Smiley.
Canvas, Oil
City Builders
By Enid Smiley
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modernist painting by American female artist Enid Smiley depicting busy construction workers in New York City.
Canvas, Oil