Frank Leslie True Paintings

American, 1877-1963

Frank Leslie True was born in Iowa in 1877. He moved to California in 1906. For 45 years, he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad while sketching and painting in his leisure. During this period he painted in the Western states of the Pacific Coast, New Mexico, Utah and Arizona. Upon retirement in 1943, he worked in Berkeley for Cutter Laboratories for one year. While there, he studied with Charles Horton and then moved to Santa Cruz, where he continued his art training with Claude Buck. During his last 20 years, he painted coastal scenes and landscapes of Mono Hot Springs, Kings River Canyon and other scenic spots of Northern California. True died in Santa Cruz, California in 1963. He was a member of the Santa Cruz Art League and the Society of Western Artists (SWA).

Artist: Frank Leslie True

Frank Leslie TrueMid-Century Country Lane Landscape, 1950

$700Sale Price|20% Off

Mid-Century Country Lane Landscape

By Frank Leslie True

Located in Soquel, CA

Charming rural western scene of a tree lined county lane painted during bright daylight by listed artist Frank Leslie True (American, 1877-1963). Signed and dated by the artist, lower right: "Frank L. True 1050." Cut down painting of flowers on verso. Presented in an vintage, rustic wood frame. Image, 9"H x 12"W. Frank Leslie True was born in Iowa on May 22, 1877. True moved to California in 1906. For 45 years, he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad...

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1950s American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Thomas deDecker"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed, 2023

$6,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 33 in W 29 in D 2.25 in

"Pond Flowers Arrangement" Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Board Framed

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. Thomas deDecker has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed muc...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Edwin B. Kelley Jr.Monterey Bay cypress tree California Impressionist landscape, ca. 1950

$950Sale Price|20% Off

H 12 in W 16 in D 0.2 in

Monterey Bay cypress tree California Impressionist landscape

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Edwin B. Kelley Jr. (American). Monterey Bay Cyprus tree Landscape. Oil on panel measuring 12 x 16 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left.

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

David Shingler"Sangre De Cristo Range, Salida Colorado" Oil Painting, 2021

$1,800

H 18 in W 24 in

"Sangre De Cristo Range, Salida Colorado" Oil Painting

By David Shingler

Located in Denver, CO

David Shingler's (NC based) "Sangre De Cristo Range, Salida Colorado" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a tan prairie leading to the ...

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2010s American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Wood, Oil

David Shingler"Colorado Plains" Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, 2023

$7,000

H 36 in W 48 in

"Colorado Plains" Mountain Landscape Oil Painting

By David Shingler

Located in Denver, CO

David Shingler's (NC based) "Colorado Plains" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts plains with a backdrop of foothills, blue snow-capped mo...

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2010s American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Heather FosterContemporary landscape oil painting cows pastoral mountain field grassland sky, 2001

$1,950

H 24.13 in W 20.13 in

Contemporary landscape oil painting cows pastoral mountain field grassland sky

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Sheridan Herd" is an original oil painting on masonite by Heather Foster. The artist initialed the work in the lower right. This painting depicts a herd of cows in a yellow hilly me...

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Early 2000s American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Walter Launt PalmerAntique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Oil Painting Signed Framed, e.g. 1900-1920

$2,150

H 16.9 in W 21.7 in D 1 in

Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Oil Painting Signed Framed

By Walter Launt Palmer

Located in Stockholm, SE

This captivating winter landscape was painted in early 20th century, signed lower left "W.L. Palmer", attributed to American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer (1854–1932). Trained in...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Alabaster

George AdomeitSeascape

$7,500

H 20 in W 24 in D 1.5 in

Seascape

By George Adomeit

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Seascape (Off Monhegan, Maine) Oil on canvas, mounted to board by the artist, c. 1940 Signed: George G. Adomeit lower right A view of the Maine coas...

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20th Century American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Oil

David Shingler"Sangre De Cristo Sunrise, Colorado" Oil Painting, 2021

$1,800

H 18 in W 24 in

"Sangre De Cristo Sunrise, Colorado" Oil Painting

By David Shingler

Located in Denver, CO

David Shingler's (NC based) "Sangre De Cristo Sunrise, Colorado" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the Rocky Mountains caught in the or...

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2010s American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Wood, Oil

David Shingler"Grand Tetons National Park, WY" Oil Painting

$7,000

H 40 in W 48 in

"Grand Tetons National Park, WY" Oil Painting

By David Shingler

Located in Denver, CO

David Shingler's (NC based) "Grand Tetons National Park, WY" is an oil painting that depicts a vast grassy meadow leading to a dense forest o...

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2010s American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Paul Bernard KingSailing Boats in Harbor (Possibly Mohnegan Island, Maine)

$12,500

H 25.25 in W 30.25 in

Sailing Boats in Harbor (Possibly Mohnegan Island, Maine)

By Paul Bernard King

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Mounted in a period, hand carved, gold leaf frame. Signed lower right "Paul King"

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Francis Vandeveer KughlerLower Manhattan at Dusk from New York Harbor, ca. 1940

$8,000

H 24 in W 30 in

Lower Manhattan at Dusk from New York Harbor

By Francis Vandeveer Kughler

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Francis Vendeveer Kughler (1901-1970. Manhattan Skyline from New York Harbor, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas mounted to masonite, 24 x 30 inches. Unframed. Excellent condition with no conservation. Signed lower right. 1901–1970 Born in New York City Kughler was educated in New York City public schools and art schools: De Witt Clinton High School, Cooper Union, the Mechanics' Institute and the National Academy of Design School of Art where he met Charlotte Livingston, an artist, whom he was later to marry. During this period he was the winner of a Tiffany scholarship, which provided him a summer of landscape painting at the Louis Comfort Tiffany estate at Oyster Bay, L.I.In the 1940s, Kughler became the President of the Salmagundi Club a well-known club in Washington Square in New York City that had been the singular gathering place for such great artists as Childe Hassam, William Merrit Chase...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Paul Bernard KingTall Ships in the Harbor

$12,000

H 25.25 in W 30.25 in

Tall Ships in the Harbor

By Paul Bernard King

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

American painter Paul King was born in Buffalo, New York on February 9, 1867. Mounted in a carved, gold leaf frame. This painting ships from San Diego, CA.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Frank Leslie True Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

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