Louis Toffoli Art

Expressive Mid-Century figural painting of two women and child in pastel hues by Harold Kitner (American, 1921 - 2004). Image, 33"H x 48"W Walnut frame, 34"H x 49"W x 2"D Harold Kitner was born on May 18, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio and was the son of Isaac and Frieda Kitner. He obtained his MA from Case Western Reserve University in 1947. Kitner was a postgraduate from Cleveland Institute, Ohio University, Cleveland College, Washington and Lee University. He obtained his Doctorate from Kent State University. Exhibition: Harold Kitner - Active / Figure / Exaltation at Kent State School of Art Gallery in Kent, Ohio in 2014. Harold Kitner taught for over 30 years at the Kent State University School of Art. Harold Kitner began teaching art and art history at Kent State University in 1947. During his career, he served as Director and Chairman of the Fine Arts Division. Kitner played a significant role in creating the Art School’s core program, organizing the Kent State Arts Festival, and the Blossom Festival School. He also served as President of the Kent chapter of the American Association of University Professors, and was an art critic for the Akron Beacon Journal. In 1967, Kitner became Kent State University’s first Faculty Ombudsman, officially titled Dean for Faculty Counsel. He held this position until 1974. At the time of the Kent State shootings, Kitner’s position as Ombudsman meant that he was involved in many of the decisions regarding University administration in the weeks and months following the Kent State shootings. Kitner began a partial retirement in 1980, and left Kent to become the director of the Institute of the South Florida Art...

Wonderful American modernist portrait painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20H by 16L.

Nicely painted American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 28H by 22L.

This early morning piece, "Mid Morning Sun" is a 24x36 features three huntsmen atop their brown and grey horses in a green field during a fox hunt. A group of hounds eagerly run alon...

Antique French impressionist opera scene oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. No signature found

Antique American modernist abstract landscape painting by Ann Anderson. Oil on canvas, circa 1961. Signed. Displayed in a period modern frame. Image, 16"L x 20"H.

Antique American modernist signed original oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed illegibly. Image size 20L x 16H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.

Antique American abstract cubist table top still life oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1930. No signature found. Image size, 20L x 16H. Framing available.

Antique panoramic landscape painting. Watercolor and gouache on board, circa 1900. Signed. Image size, 17L x 11H. Housed in a period g...

Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.

Antique original nocturnal cityscape oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1920. Signed illegibly. Image size, 12L x 16H. Housed in a period frame.

This piece has a strong presence with bold brushwork and heavy use of paint. A classic Mid-20th Century Modern piece on canvas depicting a floral still life with a white roses arrang...