Leland Gustavson Paintings

"Workers" Russian Constructivist 1920s Modern Social Realism Cubism Figurative VLADIMIR VASIL’EVICH LEBEDEV (1891-1967) "Workers" Gouache on paper Monog...

Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers. Dated and signed "32 Harry Gottlieb" lower right. Sight: 13 1/8" H x 18 1/4" W. Harry Gottlieb, painter, screenprinter, educator, and lithographer, was born in Bucharest, Rumania. He emigrated to America in 1907, and his family settled in Minneapolis. From 1915 to 1917, Gottlieb attended the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. After a short stint as an illustrator for the U.S. Navy, Gottlieb moved to New York City; he became a scenic and costume designer for Eugene O"Neill's Provincetown Theater Group. He also studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design. He was one of America's first Social Realist painters, influenced by that Robert Henri-led movement in New York City where Gottlieb settled in 1918. He was also a pioneer in screen printing, which he learned while working for the WPA. He married Eugenie Gershoy, and the couple joined the artist colony at Woodstock, New York. He lectured widely on art education. In 1923, Gottlieb settled in Woodstock, New York and in 1931, spent a a year abroad studying under a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1935, he joined the Federal Art Project...

Delightful gouache fashion sketch of a ballerina style dress in a deep forest green. Fabric swatch attached upper right. Signed lower left. Original ...

Gio Colucci (Italian 1892-1974) Untitled: Abstract Figure and Leaves. Gouache on paper laid down on matt board. Archival framing under glass. Originally from the Con-Agra Corporat...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "025 - Plein Air-Eldorado Canyon, CO" is a gouache painting depicting mountainside with lush wilderness. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary ...

Bold French gouache fashion sketch of a flowing wrap dress in deep red with floral detailing. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bor...

Zebra I (2022), work on paper, hand painted multiple, animal and foliage, neo impressionist, botanical, pastels, aqua and lime green, black and white zebra "Zebra I," (2022) by arti...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "063 - Plein Air- Lair o the Bear, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter an...

The painting is executed with meticulous precision on delicate rice paper, typical of Chinese export art produced for Western collectors in the 18th or 19th century. Its composition ...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "055 - Plein Air-The Loch, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a large snowy mountain with a forest and lake at the bottom. Artist bio/statement Judd Merce...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "035 - Plein Air-Flat Irons Vista, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a few large trees in a valley. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary la...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "054 - Plein Air-Aurora, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a few trees on next to a dirt road. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landsca...