Leon (Dusso) d'Usseau Paintings

Midcentury abstract painting by Arnold Taraborrelli, American, circa 1959. It is entitled "Break-Away" and is executed in gouache on artist board and retains it's original frame. Tar...

A striking 19th-century British School academic study of a standing male nude, executed in oil on canvas and displaying the strong influence of William Etty R.A. (1787–1849) and the British academic figure-painting tradition. The male figure is shown almost life-size within the composition, standing in three-quarter profile while firmly grasping a staff with both hands. The restrained pose allows the artist to concentrate on anatomical structure, musculature and the effects of light across the human form. Warm flesh tones emerge dramatically against a loosely worked, dark atmospheric background, giving the figure considerable sculptural presence. The painting demonstrates confident observation and accomplished draughtsmanship, particularly in the modelling of the shoulders, arms and torso. Its direct study from the nude is characteristic of the academic life-room tradition that formed an essential part of formal artistic training during the Victorian period. The reverse bears a Winsor & Newton canvas stamp, providing an additional period detail associated with British artists' materials. Presented unframed, the painting retains an appealing untouched character. The surface displays age-related wear, abrasions and areas of paint loss, particularly around the margins, consistent with its age and history as an academic study. An imposing and highly decorative example of Victorian British figurative painting...

Original figural male nude oil on canvas entitled 'Bee' by Helen Bayley of Florence, Italy. This Fine art painting is unframed and unsigned. Provenance: ...

Vintage African Folk Art Batik Fabric Painting Art with Mid Century Modern Influence and wooden outer Framing. In good vintage condition and no ...

Large Scale Abstract Painting, entitled "Kingston Snakepit" by Jerry Clapsaddle, American, circa 1970s-1980s. It measures an impressive 96" width x 72.25" height.

Large scale mid century figural painting on paper by Ezio Martinelli (American, 1913-1980). It has been professionally framed in a clean lined black lacquer wood gallery frame under ...

Intriguing abstract painting by noted NYC artist Jules Ganowitter. The painting features bold colors ( red, orange, blue, yellow ) which snake up the canvas in an organic vertical ...

A small very well painted Art Deco painting in muted tones depicting Lady Godiva riding her horse through town. Nice details and a wonderful representati...

Large-scale abstract male blue nude by renowned artist Shawn Savage. Acrylic on canvas. Newly framed in a matte black floating frame.

Abstract midcentury painting by Claffy Williams, circa 1980s.

A striking figurative work by British artist Dr. Joseph Smedley (1922–2016), depicting a standing male nude rendered in a distinctive modernist style. The composition concentrates c...

Signed French Mid-Century Modern framed behind glass oil painting of a resting nude woman. Traditionally those paintings were hung above the bed in a master bedroom in France. Original signature by Unknown Artist. Size of painting...