Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

American, b. 1930

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown Leon Collins (Texas Artist) Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown “The inspiration comes from my great, great grandmother...the will comes from God.” Leon Collins was born in Galveston. At the age of four, he was sent to live with relatives in Baton Rouge. At eight he moved to Beverly Hills, California to live with his mother. Each summer he was sent to Brazoria, Texas to stay with his great-great-grandmother, “Big Mama.” “Big Mama,” who lived to be 114, told him stories which he recorded in his Big Chief notebook. When Leon’s mother passed away, Leon moved from California to Texas where his mother’s sister lived. “If God gives me my sight back, I’m going to start painting again.” For two years Leon’s daughter Molly Bee was his caretaker when he was afflicted by brain cancer in 2005. In 2007, his sight returned. He kept his promise to God. Before returning to his art, Leon spent time as a picker of antiques. One antique store saw some of Molly Bee’s paintings and quickly sold them at his shop. Both Leon and Molly Bee were quickly in the art business. Word of their “folk” art quickly spread. Their paintings hang from coast to coast. Recently Rice University recognized their art with the exhibit "The Color of Life." Of his artwork, Leon Collins said: "Ninety percent of my work comes from God and Big Mama.” Leon’s and Molly Bee’s Updates: Leon and Molly Bee Collins have exhibited at the Main St. Fort Worth Arts festival. That opening is special for two reasons. This was a father / daughter exhibition, and this is their first show in an art gallery. The Texas artist’s work is from their hearts and imaginations. Neither is trained as an artist, instead their paintings are "recollections” of stories, events, places, characters and ideas brought to life in brilliant color. Information for the Festival read: "Leon’s need to paint came about because of an “unusual life situation. "One morning Leon lost the ability to speak and his sight. For two years he lived in darkness and fear. He never lost his faith though. Miraculously both returned at the same time. It was at that moment he decided to paint “to keep the darkness away.” His daughter, Molly Bee, encouraged him to paint his poetry and that is why she is the light of his life. Molly Bee acquired her nickname at the age of two. Named after Leon’s great-great grandmother’s sister, the first Molly Bee lived to be 119 and died in 1970. Her first memory was of seeing her parents chained together at a slave auction. She lived a rich, full life that she shared with Leon. It was these stories that Molly Bee began to paint in her own style at the age of nine. Source: "Leon Collins," Old Art Guy, ______ Leon Collins does a kind of folky-edgy/borderline unsettling art and cannot keep his work in stock.

Artist: Leon Collins

Leon Collins"The Alamo" #1. Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist, 2025

$1,800

"The Alamo" #1. Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 36 x 24 Medium: Oil on Canvas "The Alamo" #1 Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The ins...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"SHEGAR". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist, 2025

$1,800

"SHEGAR". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 36 x 24 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Shegar" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The inspirati...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"MISSION IN TEXAS" BLACK FOLK ARTIST Leon collins, 2025

$1,450

"MISSION IN TEXAS" BLACK FOLK ARTIST Leon collins

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 22 x 34 Frame Size: Unframed Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Dated 2025 "Mission in Texas" Leon Collins Birthda...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

Leon Collins"MTUME". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas, 2025

$1,945

"MTUME". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Medium: Oil on Canvas "MTUME" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The inspiratio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"The Alamo" #2. Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist, 2025

$1,800

"The Alamo" #2. Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 36 x 24 Medium: Oil on Canvas "The Alamo" #2 Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The ins...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"Austin, Texas" UT Tower University of Texas. Black Folk Artist Leon Collins, Circa 2015

$1,800

"Austin, Texas" UT Tower University of Texas. Black Folk Artist Leon Collins

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 36 x 24 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas "Austin, Texas" UT Tower Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died...

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21st Century and Contemporary Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"Fool Gold". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist, 2025

$1,975

"Fool Gold". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Fool Gold" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The inspir...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"ALAMO" BLACK FOLK ARTIST Leon collins

$1,700

"ALAMO" BLACK FOLK ARTIST Leon collins

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 36 x 24 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas "Alamo" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown "The inspiration comes from my g...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic

Leon Collins"TOW SACK". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas, 2025

$1,945

"TOW SACK". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 40 x 30 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Tow Sack" Cotton Picking Sack Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Di...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"SUNDAY CHURCH". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas, 2025

$1,945

"SUNDAY CHURCH". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Sunday Church" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The in...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"RED WOLF". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas, 2025

$1,945

"RED WOLF". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 40 x 30 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Red Wolf" Native American Indian Chief Leon Collins Birthdate U...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"TARNADO COMING" TEXAS BLACK FOLK ART FRAMED 12 X 29.5, 2024

$1,200

"TARNADO COMING" TEXAS BLACK FOLK ART FRAMED 12 X 29.5

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins (Born 1930) Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 11 x 28.5 Frame Size: 12 x 29.5 Medium: Oil on Board 2024 "Tarnado Coming" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown Died ...

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2010s Impressionist Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"ALAMO". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist Artist, 2025

$1,800

"ALAMO". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist Artist

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 36 x 24 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Alamo" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The inspiratio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"REMEMBER THE ALAMO". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas, 2025

$1,800

"REMEMBER THE ALAMO". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 18 x 24 Frame Size: 22 x 28 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Remember the Alamo" Leon Collins Birthdate ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"FLOW BLUE". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist, 2025

$1,800

"FLOW BLUE". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 36 x 24 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Flow Blue" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The inspir...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"MY BROTHER KEEPER". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas, 2025

$1,800

"MY BROTHER KEEPER". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 36 x 24 Medium: Oil on Canvas "My Brother Keeper" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "Th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"Honey Buns". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist, 2025

$1,800

"Honey Buns". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 26 x 21 Frame Size: 31 x 26 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Honey Buns" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"Momma". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist, 2025

$1,975

"Momma". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas Artist

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 40 x 29 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Momma" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The inspiratio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"Mother & Daughter". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas, 2025

$1,900

"Mother & Daughter". Black Folk Artist Leon Collins. (Deceased 2025) Texas

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 38 x 26 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Mother and Daughter" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Leon Collins"CHURCH" TEXAS BLACK FOLK ARTIST, 2024

$2,200

"CHURCH" TEXAS BLACK FOLK ARTIST

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas 2024 "Church" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown Galveston / Navasota Texas...

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20th Century Impressionist Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Folk Art Painting

$550

H 10 in W 12 in

Vintage Folk Art Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Charming mid century or possibly earlier folk painting. It is an oil on board measuring 12 inches wide by 10 inches high. The frame measures 14 inches wide by 12 inches high.

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Robert Richter"Summer Church, " Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter, 2008

$8,775

H 48 in W 36 in

"Summer Church, " Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter

By Robert Richter

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Summer Church" is an original oil painting by Robert Richter. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts a church rising above the tops of trees and into the sky. The paint...

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Early 2000s Outsider Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Denise ColletGirls and Ponies: naive surrealist outsider Alice in Wonderland style painting, ca 1980

$800

H 15.75 in W 19.1 in D 0.79 in

Girls and Ponies: naive surrealist outsider Alice in Wonderland style painting

Located in Norwich, GB

Step into a dreamlike pastoral paradise with this enchanting mid-century oil on canvas by French artist Denise Collet. Titled "Girls and Ponies," this wo...

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1980s Outsider Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Martin SaldanaMartin Saldaña Mexican American Folk Art Painting, Girl with Sheep

$3,850

H 29.75 in W 33.5 in D 1 in

Martin Saldaña Mexican American Folk Art Painting, Girl with Sheep

By Martin Saldana

Located in Denver, CO

A vibrant and highly collectible original oil painting by celebrated Mexican-American folk artist Martin Saldaña (1874–1965), depicting a young girl, grazing sheep, and a vintage aut...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) Lamentation Christ Van Dyck Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art, 1680-1750

$5,513Sale Price|20% Off

H 30.32 in W 25.6 in

Lamentation Christ Van Dyck Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Lamentation of Christ Follower of Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) Late 17th-early 18th century Oil on canvas (64 x 51 cm. - Framed 77 x 65 cm.) This is a very...

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17th Century Old Masters Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Gérard de Lairesse (Liège 1641 - Amsterdam 1711) Myth Apollo Issa De Lairesse Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art, 1680-1730

$9,678Sale Price|20% Off

H 33.08 in W 38.98 in

Myth Apollo Issa De Lairesse Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Gérard de Lairesse (Liège 1641 - Amsterdam 1711) workshop The Myth of Apollo and Issa (from Ovid, Metamorphoses, book VI, 122-124) Oil on canvas 65 x 82 cm. - Framed 84 x 99 cm...

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17th Century Old Masters Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Natalia YangalychevaCloseness Without Dominance, 2026

$1,060

H 42.52 in W 47.25 in D 0.04 in

Closeness Without Dominance

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist continues to explore the idea of hierarchy stripped of traditional dominance. There is no clear “main” figure here — only relationships in which significance...

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2010s Impressionist Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

George Augustus Williams‘Summer Evening’ British landscape and figures, cattle in moonlit scene, 19th century

$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...

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rare Israeli Naive Art Oil Painting Jerusalem Israel Old City Landscape Folk Art

$950

H 22.5 in W 30.25 in

Rare Israeli Naive Art Oil Painting Jerusalem Israel Old City Landscape Folk Art

Located in Surfside, FL

JERUSALEM, Vielle du David, (City of David) Oil painting on canvas Hand signed in Hebrew (Perlman, Pearlman or Perelman. There are numerous artists with this name. we are unsure wh...

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20th Century Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jean HalterBucks County Farm in Winter, Landscape by Pennsylvania Folk Art Painter

$4,000

H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in

Bucks County Farm in Winter, Landscape by Pennsylvania Folk Art Painter

Located in Doylestown, PA

Bucks County Farm in Winter is a figurative landscape by Pennsylvania Folk Art painter, Jean Halter. The 12" x 16" oil on board painting is framed and signed "Jean Halter" in the lower right. Jean Harris Halter was born in 1916 and spent her youth between Thornburg, Pennsylvania where her father oversaw Harris plumbing, and Camden, South Carolina, where they also had a home. She studied art, among other things, in Converse College. In 1939 she married Robert Halter, a musician with a traveling big band, which he quit soon after marrying. While he was gone for three years with the Signal Corps in the South Pacific, Jean took care of their two little daughters, their kennel of Pulis, and began to paint antique chairs...

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1950s Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Dmitry SpirosThe last rays (old pond), 2025

$1,200

H 34.65 in W 25.99 in D 0.79 in

The last rays (old pond)

By Dmitry Spiros

Located in Zofingen, AG

acrylic, canvas 66CM X 88CM (26" x 34.7") 2025 The beauty of the evening light, pond with water lilies fills the picture of elegance, the blue tones add a depth of feeling in the pi...

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2010s Impressionist Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Classic American Winter Landscape Signed G. Kent, c. 1910

$800

H 12 in W 14.125 in D 1.375 in

Classic American Winter Landscape Signed G. Kent

Located in New York, NY

G. Kent Untitled, c. 1880-1910 Oil on canvas 10 x 12 1/4 in. 12 x 14 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. Signed lower right: G. Kent

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Leon Collins"New Mexico" Leon Collins. Black Texas Folk Artist (Deceased 2025), 2010

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H 24 in W 36 in

"New Mexico" Leon Collins. Black Texas Folk Artist (Deceased 2025)

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown, died 2025 Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Size: 24 x 36 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas "New Mexico" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown-Died 2025 "The inspir...

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2010s Folk Art Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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"BAYOU BEND" BLACK FOLK ARTIST Leon Collins Ima Hogg. Houston Texas

By Leon Collins

Located in San Antonio, TX

Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 29 x 41 Medium: Acrylic "Bayou Bend" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown "The inspiration ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Leon Collins Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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