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
$40,090
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
$1,012Sale Price|25% Off
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
$1,427Sale Price|30% Off
H 7 in W 10 in D 1 in
Shipping in Rough Seas, Naturalistic Oil on Board, Early 19th Century
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
"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
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.82 in W 30.82 in D 2 in
Explorer in an Alpine Landscape - Early 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Explorer in an Alpine Landscape - Early 20th Century Oil Painting Antique landscape painting by an unknown artist, likely early 20th century or late 19th century. Painting is unsign...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$2,863
H 16.34 in W 23.82 in
Scandinavian Lake View by Swedish Artist Per Julius (b.1951), Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful original oil painting by Swedish artist Per Julius (b.1951). Julius is best known for his beautiful depictions of the Scandinavian nature and t...
Canvas, Oil
$2,379
H 21 in W 29.5 in D 2 in
Early Spring, View From Ørslev Monastery, Jutland, Danish Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Harald Foss (1843-1922) depicts the gentle surroundings of Ørslev Monastery in Jutland, where fresh Spring leaves begin to unfurl...
Canvas, Oil
$3,807
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
$4,600
H 25 in W 36.25 in D 4 in
Waterfront Farm, original oil on canvas, C19th, naturalistic style
By Louis Dubois
Located in Naples, Florida
This beautiful oil-on-panel painting of a tranquil waterfront farm that is over 120 years old is by the Belgian painter Louis Dubois (1830–1880). Dubois...
Canvas, Oil
$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...
Canvas, Oil
$2,932Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.41 in W 37.01 in
Mountain View from Hålland, Åre by Swedish Artist Ante Karlsson-Stig, From 1932
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting we are selling is a breathtaking mountain view from Hålland in Jämtland, Sweden, created by Ante Karlsson-Stig in 1932. Ante Karlsson-Stig (1885-1967) was a Swedish pain...
Canvas, Oil
$27,490
H 63 in W 86.62 in D 0.99 in
Landscape with Lake - Oil on Canvas by Giuseppe Raggio - 1884
By Giuseppe Raggio
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated in the right hand corner. Beautiful and impressive painting by the italian painter Giuseppe Raggio, both in size and atmosphere, representing a Lake in the countrys...
Oil