Helmut Verch Art

"Spirit" a bold and thoughtful cubist oil on canvas was painted in December of 2001 by African American artist William (Bill) Cooper. William Y. Cooper was a writer, painter, muralist, illustrator, and art teacher. He moved to Western New York in 1954 from Birmingham, Alabama, to pursue work, and Buffalo has been his home ever since. In 1975, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University at Buffalo; he was also a state certified art teacher. Cooper woked primarily in oils and acrylics, but also creates drawings on paper. He has painted several commissioned murals and has had more than fifteen one-man shows in Western New York and Ghana, West Africa, and has participated in more than twenty-five group exhibitions since he began his professional career in 1969. His paintings and drawings address both his African heritage and his experience as an American through symbolism and metaphor. He observes, “I am an Afrocentric artist. My worldview is rooted in an African frame of reference and a deep, abiding sense of the creator from whence I draw my inspiration, strength, and a sense of who I am. The use of symbols allows me to explore literal ideas.” Among Cooper’s published works are two children’s books, 77 Jackson Street, Rear and Nakai and the Red Shoes, and a novel for adults, The Mopane Tree. Cooper founded the Afrocentric Artists’ Collective and ran the organization from 1979 to 1981. In 2013 he was designated a “Living Legacy” artist by the Burchfield Penney Arts Center, the latest in a series of honors which has also included awards from the Arts Council of Buffalo & Erie County, the New York State Council on the Arts, and Alpha Kappa Alpha...

Artist/ School: Jean-Pierre Rousseau (French, b. 1939), signed and dated 1963. Title: The Vintage Car Driver Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso. f...

"La Liseuse" (the reader) by Magali Lucas (French b. 1915) signed, titled verso oil on canvas, in original period mirror lined frame framed: 28 x 21.5 inches canvas : 25 x 18 inches...

Title: Musicians Artist: Bernat Sanjuán i Tarré (Barcelona, 1915 – Deià, Mallorca, 1979) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 36.2 x 25.6 in Support: Canvas Framing: Unframed Period:...

Very finely executed modernist ballet scene. Pastel and gouache on paper. Handsomely framed. Image size, 12H by 16L.

Magic Carpet Ride, Contemporary Cubist Figurative Landscape A striking contemporary cubist oil on canvas figurative landscape painting by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggle...

Nature Morte aux Fruits 60 x 49 cm Oil and Acrylic on Canvas "Nature Morte aux Fruits" is a vibrant exploration of still life through the lens of Diachronic Cubism. This artwork rei...

Sylvie by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 1981 signed oil on canvas canvas: 22 x 15 inches original oil painting condition: very good an...

The meeting is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th century. Mixed colore oil painting on canvas, not signed. Relined in the mid-20th Century.. The artwork depic...

Mid century modern figural abstract painting with a touch of cubism. Original oil on canvas. Dimensions 35 1/2" x 23 1/2". Frame dimensions 41" x 29". Very good vintage conditi...

Artist/ School: French School, 20th century, signed Title: Figurative composition. Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso. framed: 25 x 21.25 inch...

Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front inscribed verso oil painting on canvas 24 x 19.5 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come fr...