Hugh Campbell was born on December 4th, 1905 in Atchison, Kansas. He moved to the Camden, New Jersey area when he was 10 years old. Hugh Campbell left a nine-to-five job in the 1930s to pursue an artist's life. He jumped into his new life with nothing but determination and a feeling that he could paint. He had no formal training. Training himself was his priority, which he did by drawing over 1,000,000 free-hand circles and then over 130,000 action sketches of people on the streets. But it was the fields around his boyhood fishing spots in Mount Holly, where he felt the most at home. Campbell commuted from Camden to Mount Holly regularly as he discovered that those fields and streets were the subject matter that he wanted to paint. He had no money and no place to stay so he would pitch a tent in a field and stay overnight. At one point, the owner of Hacks Canoe Retreat told him that he didn't have to pitch a tent, he could come as often as he liked and stay as long as he liked in an unheated canoe barn at no charge. The owner thought Campbell was going to stay a week or two, but he ended up staying for seven years. In the 1940s, Campbell bought an old tar paper bicycle repair shop building for $150 and moved in onto Kates Tract, the woods on the banks of the Rancocas. He had a quiet, austere lifestyle. Each night, winter and summer, he would go to Mill Dam Park and meditate. Each day, carrying his heavy painting gear, he would roam the fields, valleys and woods up and down the Rancocas Creek, and look for inspiration. Then, after painting, he would record in his voluminous diaries the goings-on all around him. Every Sunday, Campbell would display his paintings along the concrete wall on High Street for even then unheard of prices of $20 or $30. He earned, on average, an income of about $2.00 to $5.00 a week from the sale of his paintings. As he refined his technique, he became a regular at the "Rittenhouse Square Annual Clothesline Exhibition" in Philadelphia.
"Spring on Risdon Street, Mt. Holly, NJ"
By Hugh Campbell
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower right. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame. Hugh Campbell (1905-1997) Born December 4, 1905 in Atch...
Canvas, Oil
"China Rocks" Landscape
By Duane Albert Armstrong
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene atmospheric styled landscape scene of peaks in China with soft sunrise in the background by Duane Albert Armstrong (b. 1938), 1983. Signed and dated lower right and on verso. ...
Canvas, Oil
Sunny Day in the Park
Located in Buffalo, NY
19th century Impressionist oil painting of two women in a park. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly lower left. Displayed in giltwood...
Canvas, Oil
South of France, Landscape, Cottage, Impressionist
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Marion Eldredge was born in Brooklyn in 1903. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Costume Illustration from Columbia University Teacher’s College in 1924 then worked as a fashi...
Canvas, Oil
Plein Air Creekside, 8x9" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Plein Air Creekside by Lu Haskew Oil 8x9" image size Landscape Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu Haskew 1921-2009 "Life is good to me. Being able to go to my studio five days weekly and paint for several hours, living in a supportive community, having family and friends who encourage me--all have contributed to helping me become an artist. Being fortunate to study with some of the artists I admire has kept me painting from the garden, people and my favorite things. With the support of galleries, teaching and doing demos, how could I do anything else? My goal is to try to be the best I can be by always being a student, looking for new ideas and stretching my horizons." Upon retirement from a 33-year teaching career, Lu rented a studio in Loveland and began concentrating on her oil and watercolor painting. Learning from artists she had followed and admired throughout the years her painting became a full time career that lasted 17-years. Beginning in 1992, she studied with renowned painters Richard Schmid, Clyde Aspevig, Joyce Pike...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.5 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Meadowlands" California Curving Stream in the Springtime by O. Lawrence Hansen
Located in Soquel, CA
"Meadowlands" California Curving Stream in the Springtime by O. Lawrence Hansen Lawrence Hansen (American, 1918-1987) Born in Minnesota in 1918 Fremont, California area artist. One...
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
H 26.5 in W 32.5 in
"Paris Street Scene" Frank Usher de Voll, Early 20th Century, Impressionist
Located in New York, NY
Frank Usher de Voll Paris Street Scene, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 21 x 27 1/2 inches Frederick Usher De Voll was an American la...
Canvas, Oil
$3,999
H 27.5 in W 33.5 in D 2 in
Post War American Impressionist Southwest Landscape "Taos Splendor" Signed
By Walter A. Bailey
Located in Soquel, CA
Post War Southwest Impressionist Landscape Painting Original Oil by Walter Bailey Significant landscape painting of Taos, New Mexico river and buttes by Walter Alexander Bailey...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$40,000
H 40 in W 50 in
"Trail of the Snowshoes" William Baxter Closson, Lyrical Snowy Landscape
By William Baxter Closson
Located in New York, NY
William Baxter Closson Trail of the Snowshoes, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches Provenance The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut Born October 13, 184...
Canvas, Oil
$30,000
H 28 in W 24 in
"Untitled (Harbor Scene at Night)" Jane Peterson, Impressionist, Nocturne
By Jane Peterson
Located in New York, NY
Jane Peterson Untitled (Harbor Scene at Night), circa 1915 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Provenance Dr. Milton L. Berg, Tulsa, OK Thence by descent Born Jennie Ch...
Canvas, Oil
$25,000
H 30 in W 34 in
"Pigeon Hill, Rockport" Winthrop Duthie Turney, North Eastern American Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Winthrop Duthie Turney Pigeon Hill, Rockport Signed lower left Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Exhibited New York, National Academy of Design, Artists of America, Sixth Annual Exhibition, 1949. Winthrop Duthie Turney was born in New York City and received his education at the Art Students League. He was affiliated with the Fifteen Gallery...
Canvas, Oil
Along The Seine
By Chauncey Foster Ryder
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist landscape along the Seine River in France by American artist Chauncey Foster Ryder (1868-1949). Ryder grew up in New Haven, Connec...
Canvas, Oil
Grazing Cows Landscape
By Jack Lynn
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful landscape of cows grazing in green pastures surrounded by tall evergreens and a stream, by Monterey area painter Jack Lynn (American, 20th century). Signed "Jack Lynn" lowe...
Canvas, Oil