Frank Russell Green was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 16th of 1856 to Russell and Caroline Green. Despite receiving no encouragement from his father, he showed an early talent for the brush and in 1873, he left Chicago to paint the Rocky Mountains with several young painters and Henry Elkins (American, 1847–84). This trip would heavily influence his passion for landscapes, which he primarily began painting in the Hudson River School taste and also would shape his preference for plein-air painting. Much of his early work is characterized by its tonal qualities and shares elements of the Hudson River School, the Old Lyme School and the Barbizon School. In the 1880s, Green left for Paris for a very brief period before his father’s sudden death prompted his return to the United States. He spent several years in Boston and New York City, where he would work as an illustrator for Harper Brothers, John A. Lowell & Co and a few other publishing houses, during which time he was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1881 as an Associate member and shortly afterward gained membership in the New York Watercolor Club. Green showed his first work at the Academy in 1882 with the exhibit of a French landscape. He returned to Paris in 1883 for a period he would later describe as his years of Revelation, during which time he studied at the Académie Julian under Gustave Boulanger, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Collin and Courtois while working as an artist and actively exhibiting his work in Paris and London. Collin had a dramatic effect on his work, insisting Green paint entirely in-situ, which undoubtedly led to the distinctive tonal and atmospheric qualities found in his work upon returning to the States. Green would finally settle in Chicago, where he specialized in figural paintings; late in life, he focused almost entirely on watercolors. Green belonged to the American Watercolor Society, was a charter member of the Lotus Club and had membership in the Salmagundi Club (1887), where he lived out his last years. The Salmagundi Club would recognize him with the distinguished Samuel T. Shaw Prize in 1898, the first time the prize was ever given, and the Morgan Prize in 1903. Green also received honorable mention at the Paris Salon of 1900 and a bronze medal at the St. Louis Exhibition of 1904. His work was shown at The Art Institute of Chicago, the Boston Art Club, the National Academy of Design and the Paris Salon.
Dusk, Venice
By Frank Russell Green
Located in New York, NY
At some point after 1897, when Frank Russell Green was elected as an associate of the National Academy of Design, he traveled to Venice, Italy where he was inspired by the rich scene...
Oil
"Mt. Evans and Bierstadt, Colorado" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Mt. Evans and Bierstadt, Colorado" is an oil painting that depicts a green grassy plain dotted with Pine trees leading to the snow capped mountains in th...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,303Sale Price|34% Off
H 29 in W 35 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Colorado Ghost Town Oil Painting by Harold Skene, Western Landscape
By Harold Vincent Skene
Located in Denver, CO
“Ghost Town” by Harold Skene (1883–1978) is a compelling vintage oil painting that evokes the quiet drama of Colorado’s mining past. This atmospheric Western landscape depicts a lone prospector and his pack mule standing among the weathered remnants of an abandoned mountain town. Set in late summer or early autumn, the scene is painted in a rich, earthy palette of golden yellows, sage greens, dusty pinks, and soft blues, capturing the stillness and solitude of the high desert West. Painted in oil on board, the work is signed by the artist at the lower right and titled and dated on the verso, underscoring its authenticity and historical value. Skene’s careful attention to structure and perspective reflects his architectural training, while his expressive handling of landscape conveys the emotional weight of a once-thriving community now reclaimed by nature. The painting measures 24 x 30 inches (image size) and is presented in a classic mahogany frame with overall dimensions of 30 x 35.5 x 2.75 inches, offering strong visual presence and immediate display appeal. A graduate of Harvard’s School of Architecture, Harold Skene studied at the Denver Art Academy and the Broadmoor Art Academy, and served as an assistant to noted Western artist Allen Tupper True...
Oil
"Money to Loan" Oil Painting
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Money to Loan" is an oil painting that depicts a unique red Money for loan sign on a busy city block Artist statement: Jim Beckner’s art vibrates with the...
Oil
"Grand Tetons National Park, WY" Oil Painting
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...
Oil, Wood
"Moab Plateaus" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Moab Plateaus" is an oil painting that depicts the vast desert dotted with grasses leading to the towering plateaus of Moab...
Oil, Board
"Rio Grande", Oil Painting
By Hazel Z Weckbach
Located in Denver, CO
Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Rio Grande" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a canyon between stunning cliffs and rocks formations in a desert landscape dotted with green shrubbery. Artist Statement: "Subject matter to me is a vehicle for me to explore how I observe life. My urban influences are an assembly of varied fabrics stitched together to form a tapestry. It is not to resemble a literal story of what it is; moreover, it is a quilt that explains my visual expression. What I find particularly interesting in human intervention in nature is how we are still intertwined with it. Roads, buildings, and farmlands bend with the natural curves of mountains, hills, and streams. City nights are lit up like lightning bugs...
Oil, Panel
$8,000
H 36 in W 36 in
"Wie ein Märchen (Like a Fairy Tale)" (2020), Impressionist Oil Painting
By Hazel Z Weckbach
Located in Denver, CO
Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Wie ein Märchen (Like a Fairy Tale)" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a close view of a tree trunk in winter covered with fresh snow. ...
Oil
"Meadow" Oil Painting
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Meadow" is an oil painting that depicts wide open green clearing against a dense lush forest and shrubbery with just a slice of sky peeking from behind the ...
Oil
"Deep in the Quiet" Oil Painting
By Deb Komitor
Located in Denver, CO
Deb Komitor's (US based) "Deep in the Quiet" is an oil painting that depicts the shadows of dense thicket with sunlight streaking in through the canopy. Bio/artist statement: Deb K...
Oil
"Genesee Park, CO" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Genesee Park, CO" is an oil painting that depicts a yellow-grassed meadow with the churning overcast sky overhead. Bio/a...
Oil
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 37 in D 1 in
Vintage Coastal Seascape in Oil on Canvas
By Jac Falcraft
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Coastal Seascape in Oil on Canvas Vintage seascape of the California coast by California artist Jac Falcraft (American, 20th century). Wonderfully detailed coastal scene of ...
Canvas, Oil
$8,600
H 24 in W 36 in
"Cows and Calves Near Antelope Creek" (2024) By Linda Lillegraven, Oil Painting
By Linda Lillegraven
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "Cows and Calves Near Antelope Creek" (2024) depicts a serene moment of a western plain in the afternoon, with a few cows crazing...
Linen, Oil
“Beauty with Yellow Rose”
By Frank Russell Green
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting of a beauty holding a yellow rose by the American artist, Frank Russell Green. Circa 1895. Relined canvas. Signed lower left. In a period gold leaf and ebon...
Canvas, Oil
Sunset Landscape by Frank Russell Green
By Frank Russell Green
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist painting of a sunset landscape by Frank Russell Green (1856-1940). Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed lower right, "Frank Russell Green". Displayed in a giltwood fram...
Canvas, Oil