Paul Albert BESNARD Landscape Paintings

Title: Woodland Trees Forest Landscape Pastel Chalk Drawing on Grey Paper Artist: British School / European School, 20th century Medium: pastel / coloured chalk and charcoal on grey ...

Artist Statement: "I find the behind the scenes action of more interest than the actual rodeo events themselves. Watching the men and women get ready with their horses before they go...

Slow Roll 8.0 × 8.0 × 1.0, 2.0 lbs Pastel on archival paper Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "Over the years I’ve become a keen observer of wave patterns. On this d...

Artist Statement: "What was she thinking to herself as she waited to go out into the open arena and perform. I had no idea of course. I could only imagine the adrenaline surge that s...

"Couple on Bench at the Beach" is an original pastel drawing on paperboard by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. This drawing depicts two figures sitting on a bench in front of a body of water. The artist used mostly pastel colors for this piece. 6 7/8" x 9 7/8" art 18 1/2" x 21 3/8" frame Francesco J. Spicuzza, born in Sicily on July 23, 1883, came to America at the age of 8. He supported himself as a fruit peddler until a newspaperman gave him $4 a week to go to school. He attended classes at the Milwaukee Art Students League, where he studied under Alexander Mueller. There he learned to paint in the then-fashionable "Munich School" technique, with detailed realism in heavy browns and grayed-out hues. Spicuzza completed eight grades in four years, and then in 1911, three businessmen advanced him enough money to allow him to study in New York under artist and teacher John Carlson. It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting, developing an impressionistic use of color, form and atmospheric renditions. After a period of grinding poverty, one of Spicuzza's pictures won a major New York competition. It was the first of 60 wins, both in the U.S. and Paris. He became a fashionable painter, and many of the leading collections have his work. Spicuzza's typical works were beach scenes, still life, landscapes and portraits done in pastels, oils, ink, charcoal and watercolors. Much of his work traced the history of Milwaukee in the early 1900s. He was probably best known for his scenes of women and children splashing in the waves...

John Appleton Brown’s A Path Through the Spring Trees is a radiant pastel on paper that beautifully captures the tenderness of early spring. A softly worn path curves gently through ...

The painting is titled Tuscany Landscape and it is signed but the signature is indistinctly signed on the lower right. It is a Pastel on heavy rag p...

Poetry In A Vase 8.0 × 10.0 × 1.0, 2.0 lbs Pastel on archival paper Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "My son-in-law recently sent us the most beautiful bouquet of fl...

Pastel on paper 10 x 14 inches (25.4 x 35.5 cm) Framed: 22 1/2 x 29 inches (57 x 73.6 cm) Signed lower left: H. Claude Pissarro Signed and titled on verso: Promenade Dans Les Jardins...

Beginnings of a Bluebird Day 8.0 x 10.0 x 0.1, 1.0 lbs Pastel on archival paper Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "I love catching a morning sunrise with all the pink v...

Carte Blanche 10.0 x 8.0 x 1.0, 1.0 lbs Pastel on archival paper Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "I like to paint in series and I usually also take a break, both durin...

Country landscape, early 20th century pastel on paper. The work is signed bottom left, as yet undeciphered, and located and dated bottom right. It is presented in a fine patinated an...