Francis de Erdely’s works are considered a masterful extension of a humanistic tradition that has its roots in ancient Greece, Rome and the Italian Renaissance. His early volumetric treatment of images gave way over the years, to a style that uses flat shapes and the angularity of Cubism to simplify its subject matter. Born in Budapest, Hungary, de Erdely studied art in his native city, as well as in Madrid and Paris, and began his career in Europe. But his depictions of the atrocities he witnessed there in the 1930s angered the Gestapo, forcing him to flee. After living for a time in New York and Detroit, de Erdely settled in Los Angeles around 1944. He continued to use his work to document the times in which he lived - creating respectful, yet mournful, images of blacks and Mexicans living in Los Angeles, and works that decried the impact of technology on man, the loss of democratic rights to Communism and the ensnaring of individuals in a 9-to-5 routine. de Erdely taught art at the University of Southern California, the Pasadena Art Museum School and the Jepson Art Institute - and in doing so, strongly influenced a new generation of Southern California artists. de Erdely's works are exhibited at Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California and Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington.
Francis de Erdely Still Life with Skull and Shells
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Savannah, GA
Francis de Erdely (Hungary/California, 1904-1959) Still life with skull and shells, circa 1950 oil on canvas sight: 35 ½ by 19 ¼ inches Frame: 38 ½ by 22 ½ inches
Paint, Wood
Francis De Erdely - Watercolor and Pencil Painting "Mexican Shark Fisherman"
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francis De Erdely (Hungarian/American, 1904-1959) “Mexican Shark Fishermen” water color painting and Pencil on Paper within a pine frame and protective glass, circa 1930. Signed: ‘D...
Glass, Pine, Paper
"Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, " Superb Art Deco Ink & Watercolor
By Maurice Greenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly executed in watercolor and ink, this charming and lovely depiction of Mother Goose nursery rhyme characters -- including Humpty Dumpty, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The Three Little Pigs and Old King Cole -- was created by Maurice Greenberg...
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
$640Sale Price|77% Off
H 13 in W 17 in D 1 in
Louis Sue & André Mare Watercolor, Flowers, Signed, Circa 1930, Collection ESSEF
By Andre Mare, Louis Sue
Located in Encino, CA
Louis Sue & André Mare (1875-1968) - (1885-1932) Five sketches "Flowers circa 1930" Very rare watercolor on paper. Without frame: H 13" x W 17" ...
Paper
$3,200 / item
H 10 in W 10.75 in D 0.25 in
Collection of Mexican Prayer Plaques "Retablos Ex-Votos" from 1950s and 1960s
Located in North Miami, FL
This is an amazing and important collection of 8 plaques (7 tin metal and one in wood) that have been hand painted by Catholic religious devotees in gratitude to either Christ, Virgi...
Tin
$570Sale Price|40% Off
H 16.75 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
Watercolor signed by the 4th Earl of Aylesford (1751-1812)
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Inside of Church situated as St John’s Chester, Chancel (lower right). At lower left, "Painted by Aylesfod". Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, was a known watercolorist specializ...
Paper
1829 Signed English Watercolor Portrait with Scandalous Inscription
By Mr. King
Located in Katonah, NY
This signed English watercolor portrait, dated 1829 and inscribed “Painted by Mr. King,” depicts Hanah Tichbon as a young woman dressed in white, wearing a gold chain and cross and h...
Wood, Paper
Framed Mexican Watercolor on Paper Attributed to Rufino Tamayo
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed watercolor and gouache on paper depicting sliced watermelon on a color block background, signed Tamayo and dated 1945 as shown. The work was in keeping with the style of Rufino Tamayo and it retains a paper label from Salon de la Plastica Mexicana, listing the detail info. SPM was formed in 1949 to promote contemporary Mexican artists...
Paper
Still life painting by Brunel de Neuville
By Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville
Located in Paris, FR
Painting representing a still life composed of grapes overflowing from a basket, two pears, a ceramic-covered pot and a vermeil coffee pot. Autumn-coloured vine leaves contrast with ...
Canvas, Giltwood
Still Life Vase with Flowers
Located in Vienna, AT
Oil on canvas, work made in Austria in the 1960s. Signed on the corner by unknown artist.
$522Sale Price|45% Off
H 15.75 in W 13 in D 1 in
Watercolor signed by the Reverend James Bourne (1773-1854)
Located in Kittery Point, ME
St Clair, Isles of Wight (as situated at back of drawing). James Bourne was a known landscape artist specialized in watercolors who exposed his works at the Royal Academy in the earl...
Paper
$1,260Sale Price|30% Off
H 9 in W 12 in D 1 in
Midcentury Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting, Salvatore Grippi, Blue
By Salvatore Grippi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This ink and watercolor figurative abstract expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is fits in...
Paper
Alfred Owles "The Long Wait" Original Watercolor, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alfred Owles (1894-1978) "The Long Wait" original watercolor, circa 1970s Fine watercolor of two cowboys waiting for the stagecoach in an American West...
Other
Still Life Painting with Pears, c. 1890
By Tiembou
Located in Napa, CA
Distressed 19th century painting by French painter Tiembou. Features apples, chestnuts and a wine glass. There is a hole in the center of the canvas. In a dark painted wood frame.