Jack Wilson was born in Sausalito and educated in San Francisco, he lived for many years in Los Gatos, until he died in 1988. Wilson’s style was to paint with knives that he made himself. Besides producing pieces that have hung in different local banks and international consulate offices, Wilson also provided illustrations for a 1968 land-use study that was conducted by the Lexington Hill Association and which was about development near the Lexington Reservoir. He loved painting maritime life as he observed it along the California coast, and his frequent subjects were seagulls, fishing boats and beachfront. But he also found inspiration in town, and over the years, his work appeared in different places in Los Gatos. In 1987, for example, he painted an 1890s railroad depot, which was used as the cover for the GTE telephone book for Los Gatos that year. A librarian from Los Gatos, Paul Kopach and some of Wilson’s friends had embarked on a project to digitize photographs of the artist’s work and put them online with some background information. The library had acquired the donated collection when Wilson’s friends turned it over to staff members, asking if there was a way of preserving the work. The art was destined for the garbage dump when a caretaker threw out boxes of his work when she was helping Wilson’s widow, Meta, move from Villa Vasona. An astute maintenance worker at Villa Vasona found the boxes and saved them. Marge Faucher, an artist who belonged to the same art guilds that Wilson was a part of, felt that the work is worth preserving because of his local ties. “He won many awards, and his style is distinctive,” Faucher said. Wilson’s style was to paint with knives that he made himself. As part of the collection handed over to the library, there are old newspaper clippings that promoted his exhibitions, letters from those who appreciated his art and various examples of his work. Faucher and Joyce Louden, a friend of Wilson’s wife, moved the preservation project along. They have done an inventory of everything they have found and are matching up photographs of the paintings with their titles. Louden herself was not familiar with Wilson before the boxes were found, but she felt that his talent is evident, and his name should be saved from obscurity. “I had never heard of Jack Wilson, but he did wonderful things,” she said. “We want to put the work online for the world to appreciate.”
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
'Morning Sun', San Francisco Bay Area Modernist Harbor Scene, Seascape, Seafood
By Jack Wilson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jack Wilson' (American, 1919-1988) and painted circa 1965; additionally signed, verso, titled, 'Morning Sun' and numbered 843. Born in Sausalito and educated in...
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
By Francis Stillwell Dixon
Located in Yardley, PA
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967). One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...
Canvas, Oil
$2,750
H 26 in W 48 in D 1 in
“Kennebec” Ship Portrait Sidewheeler Steamboat Paddle Steamer Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A striking and historically attentive portrait of the sidewheel steamer Kennebec, built in 1842. Rendered in crisp profile against a soft, painterly sky and calm Atlantic swells, Cameron’s portrait captures the stately elegance of early American steam navigation. The Kennebec, identified in bold red lettering on her paddle box, is shown under partial sail with twin smokestacks active - suggesting both the hybrid nature of early steam propulsion and the vessel’s readiness for sea. Flying period flags, including a U.S. ensign and company pennants, she presents as a proud representative of the Sanford Steamship Line, for whom she plied the route between Boston, Bangor, and the summer resorts of Maine. Her design, with a wood hull, 230-foot length, and distinctive “hogging truss,” speaks to mid-19th century innovation tailored to coastwise packets. Cameron’s style is reminiscent of 19th-century ship portraiture yet refined with contemporary technical precision. This is an excellent example of his work. This work is oil on canvas and is signed in the lower right. It is housed in its original black frame and retains the artist’s description of the ship on the reverse. Size: 22 inches tall by 44 inches wide (painting) 26 inches tall by 48 inches wide by 1 inch deep (frame) Provenance: Private collection; Acquired from the above About the artist: A Delaware artist, Scott Cameron paints the simple elegance of the America’s Cup races, serene coastal marsh scenes, timeless landscape vistas and historic steamboats in a style reminiscent of the era in which they reigned. An admirer of Andrew Wyeth and the Brandywine School of painters, Scott has combined the detail and quiet stillness of that School in his landscapes with the Luminist School’s sense of light glowing from within. A soft gentle atmosphere seems to fall over each scene adding to the peacefulness of the setting, and a sense of a time gone by. His America’s Cup scenes capture the action at a moment in time, allowing the beauty of the wind-filled sails to become the central design element of each painting. Scott Cameron has exhibited his oil paintings in numerous national and regional shows from the Mystic Seaport Museum to solo and group shows in some of the foremost galleries throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Favorite painting locations are the waterways and coastal inlets of Martha’s Vineyard and Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the gentle rolling landscapes of rural Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Meticulous research is behind every historic steamboat and America’s Cup painting...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
H 31.89 in W 39.38 in
Road to a park - XXI Century, Contemporary Oil Landscape Painting, Colourful
By Marek Niedojadło
Located in Warsaw, PL
MAREK NIEDOJADŁO (born in 1954 ) He studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. In 1984 he received a scholarship from t...
Canvas, Oil
$14,000
H 29 in W 25 in D 2 in
Bill Bally Blacksmithing- American Scene. Americana Bicycle Minnesota
Located in Marco Island, FL
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Oil, Canvas
$6,724
H 11.42 in W 16.15 in
19th Century Maestro View of Venice with the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Maestro active in Venice in the 19th Century Title: View of Venice with the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore and the Basilica Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 29 × 41 c...
Oil, Canvas
$17,000
H 23 in W 45 in D 1 in
Patched Front. Original Urban American Street Scene Painting.
Located in Marco Island, FL
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Canvas, Oil
$5,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 48 in D 0.75 in
Robert Kenneth White “The Links” Large 4-Foot Coastal Landscape Oil on Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (b. 1950) – “THE LINKS” Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right & Titled on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display A LUMINOUS COASTAL LANDSCAPE WHERE SPORT AND NATURE C...
Canvas, Oil
$19,500
H 34.5 in W 46.5 in D 3 in
Jim Rey b.1938. CA/CO artist. Oil on canvas, "Watching the Wild Ones" 24 x 36
Located in Basalt, CO
Jim Rey b. 1939. Original oil on canvas painting with custom frame. 24 x 36 canvas size. This work was painted in 2004, at a most expressive time in Rey's career. From the art...
Canvas, Oil
VENICE GRAN CANAL
Located in Padova, IT
Josef Carl Berthold Püttner (Planá, 26 luglio 1821 – Bad Vöslau, 29 luglio 1881), noto pittore paesaggista e marino austriaco. Biografia Püttner iniziò ufficialmente la sua carrier...
Oil, Canvas
$1,200
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
Nature Inspired Large Vertical Dark Green Abstract Painting on Hemp Canvas
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Located in Sofia, BG
Large Vertical Dark Green Abstract Painting Acrylic and Oil on Hemp Canvas Nature Inspired Abstract Forest Painting Contemporary Artwork Dimensions: Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: ...
Oil, Acrylic, Paste, Gesso, Canvas, Jute, Organic Material, Lacquer, Pai...
$3,362
H 15.75 in W 21.66 in D 1.58 in
Marina Grande, Capri Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in Täby, SE
Olof Arborelius (1842‑1915). View from Capri with Vesuvius in the background. Monogram signed OA. Oil on canvas laid on cardboard, 31 x 46 cm. Certified on verso: "Painted by Olof A...
Oil, Canvas
$8,200
H 73.23 in W 81.89 in D 1.58 in
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Luxe, Calme & Volupté
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France. He has exhibited nationally as well as in the United States and China. His wor...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.75 in W 45.75 in D 2 in
At the Train Station - Industrial Landscape
By Jack Wilson
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold industrial landscape by Jack Wilson (American, 1919-1988), featuring a steam train pulling into the station. This scene is filled with many details and warm vivid colors, and the horizontal composition conveys the sense of a panoramic view. Signed "JACK WILSON" in the lower right corner. Presented in a wood frame with a linen fillet. Canvas size: 20"H x 40"W Born in Sausalito and educated in San Francisco, Wilson lived for many years in Los Gatos...
Oil, Canvas
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H 18 in W 30 in D 3 in
Jack Wilson "Harbor Bustle" Original Oil Painting c.1970
By Jack Wilson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jack Wilson (1919-1988) Original Oil Painting Titled "Harbor Bustle" The scene is a harbor somewhere in California. This could be anywhere from Monterey t...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.5 in W 15.5 in D 3 in
Jack Wilson "The Backyard Gang" Original Palette Knife Painting c.1970
By Jack Wilson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jack Wilson "The Backyard Gang" Original Palette Knife Painting c.1970 Jack Wilson (1919-1988) was an artist based in Los Gatos, California who was well known in the Bay Area for his palette knife painting technique. This wonderful painting shows a family of California Quail...
Oil, Board
"Bodega Bay Wharf" Seascape
By Jack Wilson
Located in Soquel, CA
Harbor scene by Jack Wilson (American, 1919-1988). Signed "JACK WILSON" in the lower right corner. Artist's name ("JACK WILSON"), title ("BODEGA BAY WHARF")...
Oil, Fiberboard, Masonite
"Seafoam & Gulls" Seascape
By Jack Wilson
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold seascape by Jack Wilson (American, 1919-1988). Signed "JACK WILSON" in the lower right corner. Artist's name ("JACK WILSON"), title ("SEAFOAM & GULLS"...
Canvas, Oil