Lesser Ury Paintings

Ben Wilson Ozymandias, 1989 Oil on masonite board Boldly signed by Ben Wilson on the back 36 × 48 inches Unframed Provenance: acquired from the Estate of Ben Wilson This work is titled "Ozymandias" after the famous sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). Shelley's poem is one of the most poignant meditations on the fleeting nature of human power and the inevitability of decline. The poem serves as a reminder that time erodes even the most imposing empires and leaders and that the pursuit of lasting fame and control is ultimately futile. Depending on how one views Ben Wilson's Abstract Expressionist painting of "Ozymandias" -- some of the imagery might reveal the head of an angry king and a sickle. Shelley's poem Ozymandias reads: I met a traveler from an antique land...

Ernest Lawson Cheyenne Mountain (Summer in Colorado), circa 1927-30 Signed lower center Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches Provenance Mrs. Bertram H. Catzen Manor Circle Gallery, Pelham, ...

B. Zickler Msrienbad (Marienbad?), c. 1920s Oil on wood panel 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. Framed: 17 x 14 x 1 in. This painting was likely executed by a German artist, who is only known to ...

This rare and historic Orientalist painting, La Petite Dieu, translated as “Little God”, by renowned Armenian-American artist Hovsep Pushman. First exhibited March 27 – April 7, 192...

Water & Light are two main components that make the Greek landscape unique and irresistible. Greek painter Maria Filopoulou takes up these two clichés unashamedly and transforms thei...

This charming composition by Harold Fletcher Trew captures the quiet dignity of an old European street, rendered with his characteristic clarity of line and subtle tonal palette. A t...

Gorgeous contemporary impressionist figurative portrait of Annie, a reclining woman in a one-piece bathing suit reading on a couch, with a California license plate tucked behind her,...

Herman Hyneman (1849-1907) Untitled, 1885 Oil on wood panel 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Framed: 23 x 20 x 2 in. Signed lower left: H.N. Hyneman 85 The following is from Peter Jung who credits "a friend named Jeff Gold on Long Island." Herman N. Hyneman (1849 - 1907) was born in 1849 to one of the most prominent Jewish families in Philadelphia. Unlike most Jewish families of the time, his embraced and encouraged his artistic talent. In 1874, Hyneman followed his first cousin Moses Ezekiel, National Academy member, to Europe to study. They first went to Germany and then to France where Hyneman began eight years of study with Leon Bonnat, the French Master. In Paris, the twenty-five year old Hyneman resided in a studio building at 75 Boulevard Clichy, with expatriates Frederic Arthur Bridgeman, Charles Sprague Pearce, Milne Ramsey, and Edwin Blashfield. Hyneman was clearly exposed to the works of these more experienced artists, as well as that of Walter Gay. In 1879, one of Hyneman's genre paintings, entitled "Desdemona", was accepted into the Paris Salon. That painting received favorable reviews both in Europe, and later in Philadlephia where it was exhibited alongside the works of other Philadelphia Artists exhibiting at the Salon that included Thomas Eakins, Pearce, Edward May...

Shahabuddin Ahmed - Untitled Oil on Canvas 13.5 x 8.5 inches, 2024 In this evocative oil-on-canvas work, Shahabuddin Ahmed distills the human figure into a force of movement and emo...

Lords of the Sky (c.1950) Oil on canvas, 30" x 24" 40" x 34" x 2" framed Provenance: The Artist, his daughter About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within ...

The painting for sale is an oil on canvas by Licinio Campagnari, born in Mestre in 1920 and died in Andora in 1981. His favorite subjects are the mountains of the Aosta Valley, ofte...

Leaping Bull oil on canvas 75 x 100 cm (2' 6" x 3' 3") + edge frame Penny's interpretation of the legendary leaping bull from the palace of Knossos in Crete. Sacred in Minoan civi...