James Woodard Woodruff was born in 1913 in south Texas and grew up there on a ranch and farm. He rode a horse to school. In 1932, he graduated from Karnes City High School. In 1938 or 1939, he earned a degree in chemistry and math from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. From 1940–42, he was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot and flight instructor. From 1942–46, he was a Captain in the U.S. Marines, serving as an engineering officer for a fighter squadron; in the Solomon Islands he was an aerial photographer. In 1949, he earned a master’s degree in painting and fine arts from Columbia University, and he spent 1950 at The Art Students League, New York. He then returned to Texas and taught art in Beaumont, Pasadena, Galveston and Houston. From 1952–58, he taught art at the University of Houston; and from 1959–81 he taught art at Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde, Texas which became the University of Houston-Downtown, a full-blown college. His exact date of death is unknown, but there are published interviews with him in Houston newspapers in 1984–87.
Lot of 17 James Woodruff Landscape, Abstract and Figurative Paintings
By James W. Woodruff
Located in Houston, TX
Lot of seventeen different paintings by artist James Woodruff. Includes four landscape paintings, six seascape paintings, two abstract paintings the la...
Oil, Graphite
$601Sale Price|28% Off
H 18.12 in W 25.99 in
Naturalistic European painter - 19th century landscape painting - Mill and strea
Located in Varmo, IT
European painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with Mill and Stream. 41 x 61 cm unframed, 46 x 66 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (not sig...
Oil, Canvas
Miles Edmund Cotman
By Miles Edmund Cotman
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very dramatic marine scene with the translucency of the waves captured with incredible skill and vision. Attributed to Miles Edmund Cotman (1810-1858) Shipping in rough seas Oil on board 7 x 10 inches The eldest son of John Sell Cotman...
Oil, Board
$1,350
H 25 in W 29 in D 2 in
Woman Carrying Wood, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape
By Enrique Brocco
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th century figurative landscape of a woman carrying a basket of wood kindling by a rushing river, high in the Italian hills by Enrique Brocco (Italian, 20th Century...
Board, Oil
"Birch, " Oil Paint on Olive Board
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees. Entitled “Birch,” this small-scale oil painting depicts a young birch sapling against an olive wood board. Restricting the composition to only a portion of the trunk, Surdo focuses on qualities that make the tree memorable - its narrow trunk...
Oil, Wood
$481Sale Price|66% Off
H 16.54 in W 20.48 in
Naturalistic Dutch painting - Late 19th century landscape painting - Windmill
Located in Varmo, IT
Dutch painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with windmill. 30 x 40 cm without frame, 42 x 52 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on panel, in gilded wooden frame (not signed). C...
Canvas, Oil
$42,107
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 1.97 in
View on the Governor’s Palace in Paramaribo, Surinam
Located in Amsterdam, NL
GOVERT VAN EMMERIK (1808-1882) View on the Governor’s Palace in Paramaribo, Surinam Signed and dated 1856 Oil on canvas, 70 x 90 cm In large gilt...
Canvas, Oil
$601Sale Price|66% Off
H 17.52 in W 24.61 in
Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Bulls at river
Located in Varmo, IT
Highland Painter (late 19th century) - Highland Cattle by the Lake. 35 x 54 cm unframed, 44.5 x 62.5 cm framed. Oil on panel, in a giltwood frame (not signed). Condition report: T...
Oil, Panel
$2,495
H 16 in W 26 in D 1 in
‘Summer Evening’ British landscape and figures, cattle in moonlit scene
By George Augustus Williams
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine 19the century landscape by member of the renowned Williams family of artists, George Augustus (1814-1901). George Augustus was the son of Edward Williams (1781-1855), whose wife...
Oil, Canvas
$721Sale Price|50% Off
H 36.23 in W 27.96 in
W. Miller (British Naturalistic painter) - 19th century landscape painting River
Located in Varmo, IT
W. Miller (British, late 19th century) - Woodland landscape with stream. 92 x 71 cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame. - Work signed bottom left: “W. Miller." Condit...
Canvas, Oil
$2,526
H 14.38 in W 16.74 in
Ocean View from the West Coast by Swedish Artist Herman Österlund, 1916
Located in Stockholm, SE
Herman Österlund (1873-1964) Sweden Ocean View from the West Coast, 1916 oil on canvas signed and dated Herman Österlund 1916 canvas dimensions 14.37 x 16.73 inches (36.5 x 42.5 cm...
Canvas, Oil
$3,860
H 21 in W 29 in D 2 in
The Menai Strait, 19th-Century Landscape Painting
By Frederick Waters Watts
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This picturesque mid-19th-century oil painting by English artist Frederick Waters Watts (1801-1870) depicts the Menai Strait in North Wales. It presents a sweeping view along the str...
Canvas, Oil
$9,000
H 29 in W 45 in
"Maine Cliffs, Rough Sea" Harrison Bird Brown, American, Rough Sea, Rocky Coast
By Harrison Bird Brown
Located in New York, NY
Harrison Bird Brown Maine Cliffs, Rough Sea Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 36 Provenance Estate of John Carter, Gloucester, MA Harrison Bird Brown was born in 1831 in Portl...
Canvas, Oil