Frank Sherwin Paintings

A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...

Edward Dufner (1872 - 1957) Monhegan Island, Maine Watercolor on paper Sight 16 x 20 inches Signed lower right With a long-time career as an art teacher and painter of both 'light' and 'dark', Edward Dufner was one of the first students of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy to earn an Albright Scholarship to study painting in New York. In Buffalo, he had exchanged odd job work for drawing lessons from architect Charles Sumner. He also earned money as an illustrator of a German-language newspaper, and in 1890 took lessons from George Bridgman at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. In 1893, using his scholarship, Dufner moved to Manhattan and enrolled at the Art Students League where he studied with Henry Siddons Mowbray, figure painter and muralist. He also did illustration work for Life, Harper's and Scribner's magazines. Five years later, in 1898, Dufner went to Paris where he studied at the Academy Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens and privately with James McNeill Whistler. Verification of this relationship, which has been debated by art scholars, comes from researcher Nancy Turk who located at the Smithsonian Institution two 1927 interviews given by Dufner. Turk wrote that Dufner "talks in detail about Whistler, about how he prepared his canvasas and about numerous pieces he painted. . . A great read, the interview puts to bed" the ongoing confusion about whether or not he studied with Whistler. During his time in France, Dufner summered in the south at Le Pouleu with artists Richard Emil Miller...

Indistinctly signed in Bengali, dated ‘79 Bangladesh/Indian Indistinctly signed in Bengali and dated ‘79 Untitled - Fishermen 1979 Watercolour on paper Paper size: 34 x 53 cm Frame Size: 46 x 62.5 cm Provenance: From a private UK family A fabulously evocative watercolour painting showing fisherman, struggling against the elements. This is Bangladesh, 1979, not long after Independence, when the focus was on the working classes, the everyday struggle to make a living and when the artists depicting these times were concurrently exploring and establishing a new aesthetic. The painting combines naturalism with the wash method of watercolour painting and a reduced palette which allows for a rich harmony of shadow and light. Although appearing to simply utilize monotone colours, closer inspection reveals splashes of quite vivid colours; the yellow on the horizon, a deep crimson on the trousers of one of the figures, blue in the nets etc. The colour is subtle but adds a richness to the overall composition implying that this artist has received an academic training; knowing how to get the most from the materials. Add to this the beautiful watery effect from the wash on the paper and we can immediately see references to Bengal school art techniques. It is not surprising that the artist employs this medium. Neuroarthistory points to the rich heritage of Bengal school painters and the fascination with wash technique emanating from their connection to the water which provides the backbone for the region. From supplying food; fish and seafood, to transportation, agriculture and festivities. Bengal and Bangladesh live and die with the water. Some of the leading protagonists of the mid 20th century Bengal school of painters were equally captivated by the same subject and ideology. D P Roy Choudhury was a leading figure in the academic art institutions in the first half of the 20th century. He was also a great experimenter of style. In the image shown,, we can see Choudhury’s treatment of the same subject and how he to chose the monotone palette. It is through observing the similarities and differences that we begin to learn more about the times these artists were painting in and in the case of the Bangladeshi artists how they were approaching the political traumas of the time. The label to the back of the frame tells its own story;. Saju Arts & Crafts, Dacca-12. “Saju was born in 1944 in Ramu, Cox's Bazar. At one point, he became friends with Shamsul Islam Nizami, one of the veteran painters of Bangladesh. At that time, Nizami was a teacher of the Institute of Fine Arts (now Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka). Nizami introduced Saju to all the notable painters in the contemporary art scenario -- from master painters like Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hassan...

Wonderful Gold Country Church landscape by Gladys Louise Bowman Fies (American, 1909-2005). Signed "Fies" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 18"H x 24"...

Antique landscape watercolor painting of a country road in San Rafael, California, circa 1880. Unsigned and unframed. Presented in mat. Im...

“First Tracks at Courchevel, French Alps” Marius Chambon (French, 1876-1962) Gouache on paper Signed lower right. 16 1/2 x 10 1/2 (24 x 18 frame) inches Capturing the moment in the...

Lone tree gouache painting with light green colors and aqua painted doors on grey paper by French artist RB, 1960. Signed and dated on lower right....

Martha Walter Market Scene, North Africa Signed lower right Watercolor on paper 9 x 9 inches Martha Walter was best known as a painter of colorful beach scenes and landscapes. Infl...

A 1950s Modern, American Scene watercolor of railroad freight car, titled "Canadian National RR at Antigonish" by notable woman artist, Rita Duis. Image size: 14 3/4 x 22 inches, u...

Edward Avedisian ( 1936-2007 ) Gouache or oil on paper, 3 guys around a car, hand signed in paint lower left, Measures 30"x 22.5" Edward Avedisian (June 15, 1936, Lowell, Massac...

- Gouache on paper. - Circa 1910-1920. Dimensions H: 49 cm W: 49 cm/H: 19.29 in; W: 19.29 in (unframed) H: 71 cm W: 71 cm/H: 27.95 in W: 27.95 in (framed)

Wonderful pair of Italian orientalist signed painting The first artwork Camillo Innocenti Watercolor on paper "The glorious past" Camillo Innocenti (Rome 1871-1961) Watercolor on paper. The back reports title, signature, inscription and date. The work is dated on the back September 16, 1926 Inscribed title: The glorious past, the victorious king, the construction of the temple, the sphinx. The back also reports that the work was given by the artist as a wedding gift in 1955. The second Camillo Innocenti artwork "Victorious Muhammad Ali" Camillo Innocenti (Rome 1871-1961) work on paper, with frame, Victorious Muhammad Ali. Pencil and tempera. Inscription, title, signature, and date on the back. The back reports that the work was given by the artist as a wedding gift in 1955 Thes artworks, never before on the market, comes from a private collection and is beautified by an impressive antique frame in gilded wood, in almost perfect condition. The paintings are also protected by glass Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts. Camillo Innocenti (14 June 1871 – 4 January 1961) was an Italian painter born in Rome. Biography[edit] After he studied in Lyceum, after 1889 he joined the studios of Antonio Mancini in Rome and Domenico Morelli in Naples. After a visit to Spain in 1901, he painted local folk subjects from Abruzzo (1904) and Sardinia (1908). At the 1903 Venice Biennale, he displayed his divisionist works with an attention to social topics, alongside Giacomo Balla, Enrico Lionne...