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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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
$12,807
H 25.6 in W 30.52 in D 0.48 in
Harbor View with Merchants and a Mosque - 19th Century - Painting - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Harbor View with Merchants and a Mosque, Greek-Roman Buildings and Ships on Background. In excellent conditions. Includes a beautiful contemporary wooden gilded frame...
Canvas, Oil
$11,060
H 43.31 in W 33.47 in D 1.19 in
Pair of Battle Scenes - Oil Painting - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Battle Scenes is an oil painting realized by an italian artist in 18th century. 110x85 cm each. Framed. Good conditions.
Canvas, Oil
$10,478
H 19.3 in W 25.01 in D 0.04 in
Landscape with Figures and Herd - Original Oil On Canvas - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with figures and herd is an original oil on canvas realized in the 18th Century by a School Master of Central Italian School. Original oil painting on Canvas. The painti...
Canvas, Oil
$14,553
H 26.38 in W 39.97 in D 0.79 in
River Landscape with Boat and two Figures - Oil Paint - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
River Landscape with Boat and two Figures, realized by an artist active in italy in the mid-17th Century. In very good condition, it includes a gilded coeval wooden frame.
Oil, Canvas
$175,000
H 37 in W 45 in D 1.5 in
“Middleton Place II, 1974” Wolf Kahn, West Brattleboro, Vermont Barn Oil Canvas
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Yardley, PA
A fantastic early painting from Kahn’s iconic barn series depicting Dr. Middleton’s property in West Brattleboro, VT. Here, Kahn turns a familiar rural motif into something hovering ...
Canvas, Oil
$16,882
H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in
View of Riva degli Schiavoni - Oil Painting - Late 18th century
By Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)
Located in Roma, IT
View of Riva degli Schiavoni is an original old master artwork realized in the late 18th century by a follower of the School of the italian painter Canaletto. Oil on canvas. An imp...
Oil, Canvas
$29,000
H 40 in W 43 in
"Winter Landscape" William Lester Stevens, Cape Ann Snowy Landscape
By William Lester Stevens
Located in New York, NY
William Lester Stevens Winter Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 32 x 36 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities ...
Canvas, Oil
$5,588
H 15.75 in W 20.28 in D 0.79 in
Pair of Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome - Oil on Canvas - Mid 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome is an original pair of oil on canvas realized in the Second Half 19th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas, mounted on panel. Minor damage to ...
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
$4,500
H 38 in W 28 in
"New Hampshire Winter" Georgina Klitgaard, Female WPA, Northeastern Landscape
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard New Hampshire Winter Signed lower right Oil on canvas 38 x 28 inches Georgina Klitgaard’s art has sometimes gotten lost in the critical propensity to assign arti...
Canvas, Oil
$558
H 24.81 in W 44.49 in D 0.79 in
Landscape with Boats - Paint by Mustapha Yehya - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Realized by Mustapha Yehya in the mid-20th century. Hand signed. In excellent condition, it includes a coeval wooden frame.
Canvas, Oil
$13,500
H 40.5 in W 50.5 in D 3 in
“Washington Square Park, 1938” NYC Social Realism Female American Artist Oil
By Dorothy Eisner
Located in Yardley, PA
An exceptional, large, early work by American artist Dorothy Eisner (1906-1984). This painting was recently exhibited at Gracie Mansion in 2019 as part of “She Persists” - a show de...
Canvas, Oil
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H 29 in W 37 in D 2 in
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.
Oil, Canvas
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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