Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

American, 1922-1996

Nell Blaine, painter of still lifes and landscapes in brilliant colors, created abstract work that gives the appearance of being done in a carefree, totally lighthearted manner but in fact is the result of years of disciplined study. It is also an effect achieved after rehabilitation from polio, which nearly took her life. Suffering a paralyzed right hand, she taught herself to paint with her left hand, and she devoted much time to applying colors, some times as many as fifty varieties. She attributed her fascination with color with its discovery when she was two years old and corrective eye surgery allowed her to see color for the first time. Blaine was raised in the Richmond, Virginia, where she grew to hate the prevalent racial discrimination and left home at an early age. In high school, she was skilled enough to begin selling her artwork, which was mostly posters and portraits. She attended the Richmond School of Art, now Virginia Commonwealth University, between 1939 and 1942 but left its classical realist curriculum when one of the instructors introduced her to modern art. She used money she had earned from commercial art and went to New York and studied with Hans Hofmann, teacher of Abstract Expressionism. Shortly after, she married a jazz musician and immersed herself in the world of jazz, beating drums and improvising expressive dances, and associating with Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, and Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. Her paintings of that time reflect her strong developing sense of relationship between jazz and abstract art. In 1944 at age twenty two, she became the youngest member of the American Abstract Artists and exhibited hard-edged geometric paintings, mostly black and white with accents of bright colors. She joined a cooperative of abstract artists and worked so hard at organizing shows that some referred to it as the Blaine Street Gallery. She was a strong personality who had special influence on Larry Rivers and Jane Freilicher and appeared to thrive in the New York art scene of the 1940s. However, she decided that her lifestyle was unhealthy, and she left the city, had a period of seclusion, and then went to France where she admired the work of Gustave Courbet, Jean Antoine Watteau, Eugene Delacroix, and Nicholas Poussin and took up figurative art in an abstract style. She became known as a "painterly realist," and added landscapes and interiors to her subject matter. She earned fellowships to Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony and began spending at least half the year in Gloucester, Massachusetts. She also traveled in Mexico. In 1959 on the island of Mykonos, Greece, she had polio. Her New York art friends in an exhibition of seventy-one artists raised money for extensive treatment at Mount Sinai Hospital. After recovery, she settled in a studio on Riverside Drive, spent her summers in Gloucester, and painted from her wheelchair. She died in 1996.

Artist: Nell Blaine

Nell BlaineSummer, Quaker Hill oil painting by Nell Blaine, 1969

$14,000

Summer, Quaker Hill oil painting by Nell Blaine

By Nell Blaine

Located in Hudson, NY

This work by Nell Blaine was exhibited at the Poindexter Gallery, as well as the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, both in New York City. It is signed lower left, and signed, titled, and dated ...

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1960s American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Donna ZellMid Century Country Lane Figurative Landscape with Autumn Trees, 1960

$699

H 21.75 in W 28 in D 0.13 in

Mid Century Country Lane Figurative Landscape with Autumn Trees

Located in Soquel, CA

Quaint pastoral landscape of a figure and dog walking down a country lane amongst tall autumn trees with beautiful fall foliage by Cal Donna Zell (American, 20th Century). Signed "Ca...

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1960s American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Harborfront, American Impressionist, 20th Century, Wooden Sailing Ships at Dock

$1,500

H 18 in W 22 in

Harborfront, American Impressionist, 20th Century, Wooden Sailing Ships at Dock

Located in Wiscasset, ME

In "Harborfront" the artist uses colorful, impressionist brushstrokes to bring a working waterfront to life.

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20th Century American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Reynolds Beal"Moonlight Harbor" Reynolds Beal, Early 20th Century, Impressionist Nocturne, 1906

$5,500

H 10.25 in W 14.25 in

"Moonlight Harbor" Reynolds Beal, Early 20th Century, Impressionist Nocturne

By Reynolds Beal

Located in New York, NY

Reynolds Beal Moonlight Harbor, 1906 Estate stamp on the reverse Oil on artist board 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Royal Galleries, New Jersey, 196...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Harry Aiken Vincent"Street in Menton" Harry Aiken Vincent, American Impressionist, Town, France, circa 1920s

$8,000

H 16.625 in W 14.625 in

"Street in Menton" Harry Aiken Vincent, American Impressionist, Town, France

Located in New York, NY

Harry Aiken Vincent Street in Menton Signed lower left Oil on board 9 3/8 x 7 1/4 inches Harry Aiken Vincent was an American landscape and marine painter whose work is closely asso...

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1920s American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Paul CornoyerBuilding Clouds, Landscape, Sky, Impressionist, Sunset

$2,400

H 10.25 in W 12.25 in

Building Clouds, Landscape, Sky, Impressionist, Sunset

By Paul Cornoyer

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Paul Cornoyer, one of the premier painters of urban life in America at the turn of the 19th century, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1864. His early work was heavily influenced b...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Ella Boocock Hoedt"Harbor Scene" Ella Boocock Hoedt, Marine Scene, American Impressionist, PAFA, circa 1910s

$12,000

H 20.5 in W 21.75 in

"Harbor Scene" Ella Boocock Hoedt, Marine Scene, American Impressionist, PAFA

Located in New York, NY

Ella Boocock Hoedt Harbor Scene Oil on board 14 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches Ella Boocock Hoedt was born in Philadelphia in 1889. She was a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art ...

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1910s American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Kathryn CherryProvincetown Painting, Oil on Board. Important Woman American Impressionist, Circa 1920's

$4,250

H 14 in W 11 in

Provincetown Painting, Oil on Board. Important Woman American Impressionist

By Kathryn Cherry

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Kathryn Cherry (1860-1931) Oil on board of Provincetown, beautifully framed. Measures: Image: 14" H x 11" W. Frame: 18" H x 15" W approximately. A lovely example by the artist in ex...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Walter Griffin"Country Path" Walter Griffin, American Landscape, Double-sided Landscape, circa 1910

$13,000

H 37.75 in W 31.5 in

"Country Path" Walter Griffin, American Landscape, Double-sided Landscape

By Walter Griffin

Located in New York, NY

Walter Griffin Country Path Signed on the reverse Oil on board 29 3/8 x 23 1/2 inches Walter Griffin was born in Portland, Maine, into a family with artistic ties; his father worke...

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1910s American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Lu HaskewLone Cottonwood, 6x10" oil on board, Unframed Landscape, 2008

$275

H 6 in W 10 in D 0.5 in

Lone Cottonwood, 6x10" oil on board, Unframed Landscape

By Lu Haskew

Located in Loveland, CO

Lone Cottonwood by Lu Haskew Oil 6x10" image size Landscape painting - spring colors with trees against a mountain backdrop This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the pri...

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Early 2000s American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Christopher Willett 1"View of New Hope" Pennsylvania Pastoral Autumnal Landscape Oil Painting Framed, 20th Century

$2,400

H 13.5 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in

"View of New Hope" Pennsylvania Pastoral Autumnal Landscape Oil Painting Framed

By Christopher Willett 1

Located in New York, NY

Impressionist pastoral scene of a quaint autumnal view of the bridge heading into New Hope, Bucks County, PA. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feeling into this miniature work. It is almost as if we are there in the early morning, bringing a beautiful feeling of nostalgia. Christopher is known for capturing the beauty and simplicity of an earlier time of the 20th Century; old New York, families working together, villages and farms and friends taking walks together. Many are depicted in recognizable historical settings and this piece is an excellent example of this as he captures a snow-filled historic setting of Bucks County with the calm, endearing charm of a snowy morning. Christopher engages his audience with the quick use of brushwork and great attention to picking up the energy passionately of his subjects. The piece comes housed in a contemporary dark tone wood frame with a gold tone edge and it is ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso. Art measures 8 x 10 inches Frame measures 13.5 x 15.5 inches Christopher Willett...

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20th Century American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

L. ClogstonMid Century Tidal Pools & Lighthouse Landscape, 1950

$899

H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in

Mid Century Tidal Pools & Lighthouse Landscape

By L. Clogston

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous period painting of the Cape Cod Lighthouse with dunes and beach in the foreground by L. Clogston (American, 20th century). Oil on artist's...

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1950s American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Antique American Impressionist Southern Swamp Framed Oil Painting, C.1920

$1,195

H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in

Antique American Impressionist Southern Swamp Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American oil painting. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 20 inches overall and 12 by 16 inches image alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Nell Blaine Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

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