Henry George Keller Paintings

American, 1870-1949

Keller, a leading painter in Cleveland, was born at sea, off Nova Scotia on April 3, 1869. His earliest training was in Karlsruhe, Germany under Hermann Baisch (1846-1894), then at the Cleveland School of Art, the Cincinnati Fine Arts Academy and the Art Students League in New York. The young artist was an apprentice at the W. J. Morgan Lithograph Company, also in Cleveland. Keller polished off his art instruction at the Munich Academy (1899-1902) with Heinrich Johann Zügel (1850-1941), chiefly an animal painter. There he would have rubbed shoulders with Walt Kuhn. At the end of his stay in Munich, he won a silver medal. His watercolor, Santa Maria della Salute, in a private collection, is in the tradition of John Singer Sargent. According to Arthur Covey, Keller was back in Munich in 1904-05, and he mentioned a painting called Storm-frightened Animals (Weimer, 1940, pp. 570-572). In Munich, Keller also met William Sommer, a future Cleveland post-impressionist. Back in America, Keller immediately found a job at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh then he taught at his alma mater, the Cleveland School of Art until 1945. In Cleveland, remarked Keller (in Milliken, 1950), there was "a kind of pale, timid, watered Impressionism" and he reacted against it. Charles Burchfield, one of his more famous students, studied at the Cleveland School of Art between 1912 and 1916, when Keller was studying Asian art and showing modernist tendencies, having surpassed impressionism. Keller was also an enthusiast of Diaghelev's Ballets Russes, which he saw on their American tour. He studied the psychology of color with Dr. J. J. R. Macleod and underwent Cézanne's influence. Also at that time, Keller exhibited two works at the Armory Show — Wisdom and Destiny (Cleveland Museum of Art) and The Valley (unlocated). The former shows Keller's more traditional, intellectual side, with its classical allegorical figures in a stormy landscape. The theme was inspired by one of Maurice Maeterlinck's essays. Keller's modernism is revealed in the contemporary watercolor entitled Sunflower, in the same museum, which recalls some of the bravura of the free brushwork of John Marin. Keller was part of a group called the Cleveland Independents. The list of Keller's exhibition activities is truly amazing — from local venues in Cleveland to Chicago (including a special show of his wash drawings in May of 1920), Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York, his works were on view year by year. The Cleveland Museum of Art presented him with awards on numerous occasions and in 1939, he was elected to the National Academy of Design. That year, his painting Circus Day was on display at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, while at the New York World's Fair in 1939, his Horse Barn appeared in the exhibition of contemporary artists. Here the horses are closer to those of German Expressionist Franz Marc than to those of Degas. The Whitney Museum has Keller's charcoal and watercolor, Bird Rock, California (1925). The painter died in San Diego, on August 3, 1949.

Artist: Henry George Keller

Henry George KellerCattle Series Study, Early 20th Century Bovine/Cow, Cleveland School artist, 1901

$6,500

Cattle Series Study, Early 20th Century Bovine/Cow, Cleveland School artist

By Henry George Keller

Located in Beachwood, OH

Henry George Keller (American, 1868-1949) Cattle Series Study, 1901 Oil on canvas Signed verso 22 x 26 inches 28.5 x 33 inches, framed Keller, a leading painter in Cleveland, was born at sea, off Nova Scotia on April 3, 1869. His earliest training was in Karlsruhe, Germany under Hermann Baisch (1846-1894), then at the Cleveland School of Art...

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Early 1900s Henry George Keller Paintings

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Oil

Joseph Urbain MÉLINHyena head, 1854

$5,261

H 15.95 in W 12.6 in

Hyena head

Located in Paris, IDF

Joseph Urbain MÉLIN (Paris, 1814 – Avon, 1886) Hyena head Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 40,5 x 32 cm without frame 65 x 57 cm with frame 1854 Born in Paris on Februar...

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Mid-19th Century French School Henry George Keller Paintings

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Oil

Robert Kenneth WhiteRobert Kenneth White "Grand Cru Classé" Large 4-Foot Oil Painting on Canvas, 2014

$7,700

H 48 in W 40 in D 1.75 in

Robert Kenneth White "Grand Cru Classé" Large 4-Foot Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Miami, FL

ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "BEAR WATCHING" (aka "GRAND CRU CLASSÉ") ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right; Titled on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display A WHIMSICAL BLEND OF STRENGTH, GRACE, ...

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2010s Realist Henry George Keller Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Christopher MudgettWoman & Dog, Monumental Oil Painting, Signed, 60x48 Inches, 2017, 2017

$245,900

H 60 in W 48 in D 3 in

Woman & Dog, Monumental Oil Painting, Signed, 60x48 Inches, 2017

By Christopher Mudgett

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Woman and Dog Christopher Mudgett Oil on canvas 2023 48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm) Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity included Available from the artist’s studio Desc...

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2010s Contemporary Henry George Keller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chapman BayleyOil Painting, Small Shooting Scene By Chapman Bayley (British, Active 1818-1832), 1820

$1,687

H 21 in W 25 in D 6 in

Oil Painting, Small Shooting Scene By Chapman Bayley (British, Active 1818-1832)

Located in Uppingham, GB

Oil on canvas Shooting by the woods by Chapman Bayley (1818-1832) Early 19th Century gent standing by the woods with his two dogs shooting. Signed by the artist in original frame. Ch...

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1820s English School Henry George Keller Paintings

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Oil

Adolf Constantin Baumgartner StoiloffA Fine Austrian/Russian Oil on Board "Charging Cossack Warriors on Horseback", Circa 1890

$14,950

H 23.5 in W 29.63 in D 3.5 in

A Fine Austrian/Russian Oil on Board "Charging Cossack Warriors on Horseback"

Located in LA, CA

Adolf Constantin Baumgartner Stoiloff (Austrian/Russian, 1850-1924) a fine oil on board "Charging Cossack Warriors on Horseback" ...

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Late 19th Century Baroque Henry George Keller Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Robert Kenneth WhiteRobert Kenneth White “Dog Cart #6” 2016 Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas, 2016

$7,000

H 35.875 in W 48 in D 1.75 in

Robert Kenneth White “Dog Cart #6” 2016 Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Miami, FL

ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (B. 1950) – “DOG CART #6” Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right and Titled on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display A CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURATIVE COMPOSITION WITH SURREAL UN...

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2010s Realist Henry George Keller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Robert Kenneth WhiteRobert K. White "Elephants at the Gate" Large 5-Foot Oil Painting on Canvas, 2017

$7,300

H 29.875 in W 59.875 in D 0.75 in

Robert K. White "Elephants at the Gate" Large 5-Foot Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Miami, FL

ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (b. 1950) – "ELEPHANTS AT THE GATE" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display A CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION OF ORIENTALIST TRADITION "Elephant...

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2010s Realist Henry George Keller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Robert Kenneth WhiteRobert Kenneth White “Dog with Bird House” Whimsical Contemporary Oil Painting, 2018

$6,200

H 36 in W 36 in D 0.875 in

Robert Kenneth White “Dog with Bird House” Whimsical Contemporary Oil Painting

Located in Miami, FL

ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (B. 1950) – “DOG WITH BIRD HOUSE” Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Left ⚜ Frameless Display A CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURATIVE ANIMAL PAINTING A composed and thoughtfu...

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2010s Realist Henry George Keller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vladas Jonas SceponasVintage Oil on Canvas Artwork, Signed 20th Century, Naive Village scene. Framed, 1999

$1,403

H 23.23 in W 31.11 in D 1.19 in

Vintage Oil on Canvas Artwork, Signed 20th Century, Naive Village scene. Framed

Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.

For many years, Vladas Jonas Sceponas’s artistic identity remained largely undisclosed beyond his closest circle. Known publicly as an active sportsman and professional wrestling coa...

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2010s Henry George Keller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Robert Kenneth WhiteRobert K. White "Elephant Ride" Large 4-Foot Oil Painting on Canvas, 2019

$7,800

H 40 in W 48.375 in D 1.75 in

Robert K. White "Elephant Ride" Large 4-Foot Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Miami, FL

ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (B. 1950) – "ELEPHANT RIDE" AKA "BUTTERFLY" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed ⚜ Frameless Display A POETIC FIGURATIVE ANIMAL PAINTING WITH SYMBOLIC IMAGERY In “Elephant Ri...

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2010s Realist Henry George Keller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Camille HilaireScène équestre, 1960-1970

$25,724

H 19.69 in W 59.06 in

Scène équestre

By Camille Hilaire

Located in PARIS, FR

Camille Hilaire (1916-2004) Scène équestre Huile sur toile 50 x 150 cm / 19.7 x 59 inches With frame : 74 x 174 cm / 29.13 x 68.59 inches 2024 Camille Hilaire was born in Metz in 19...

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1960s Post-Modern Henry George Keller Paintings

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Oil

Diana RemeikytePastel Colors Realistic, Intimate Cat Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 2025

$584

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in

Pastel Colors Realistic, Intimate Cat Portrait, Oil on Canvas

Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.

This oil-on-canvas work, "After the Barber Shop", is a personal piece of young Lithuanian artist. The small-scale work captures her kittens resting in layered plaids - artist creates...

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2010s Contemporary Henry George Keller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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