Paul Kauvar Smith, born in Cape Girardeau, studied commercial art and design at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts from 1915–16 with a brief interruption during World War I. After the war, he returned to the School of Fine Arts and went on to study at the Washington University in St. Louis. In 1921, Smith moved to Colorado to study under John E. Thompson at the Denver Academy of Fine and Applied Arts. Thompson, who is considered to be the pioneer of modernism in Denver, was a strong influence on Smith. In 1923, Smith was hired by the Academy as an instructor. That same year, his work was accepted for the first time for display at the Denver Art Museum and he was also awarded two solo exhibitions. The museum later added his work to their Anne Evans collection. In 1959, the Denver Art Museum also reproduced one of his paintings titled Houses at Victor for their Western Heritage exhibition catalog. Smith became a permanent resident of Denver and was a member of the American Artists Professional League, as well as Colorado and Denver Art Guilds. He also joined a Denver group called The Colorado Fifteen. Fifteen came into existence in 1948 as an association of professional artists dedicated to the avant-garde. Smith died in Denver in 1977.
1950s Original Geometric Abstract Oil Painting by Paul K Smith, Mid Century Art
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
This vibrant and dynamic abstract oil painting by American modernist Paul Kauvar Smith (1893–1977) exemplifies his bold use of color and modernist technique. Executed on board, the c...
Oil, Board
Paul Kauvar Smith Colorado Mining Town Modernist Mountain Landscape
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
A compelling modernist mountain landscape by Paul Kauvar Smith depicting a quiet Colorado mining town in the early light of Sunday morning. The scene captures a rare moment of stilln...
Oil
Paul K Smith 1953 Abstract Modernist Oil Painting Denver Colorado Shovel Handles
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
“Shovel Handles” is a striking 1953 semi-abstract modernist oil painting on board by noted Denver artist Paul K. Smith. The composition reflects Smith’s mature modernist style, trans...
Oil
Hollywood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood, 1941, oil on board, 18 x 24 inches, signed and dated lower right, illegible writing verso About the Painting From a distance, Beckwith deftly captures the spectacle of a Hollywood premiere. But we have not been invited to the party. Our view is from the shadows of a less glamorous neighborhood with a shaggy, unkept palm tree and rundown buildings in the shadows. We look down through the darkness past a packed parking lot to the bright lights of two iconic Hollywood landmarks, the Pantages Theater and the Broadway Building. Completed in 1930, the Pantages was built as an exuberant Art Deco movie palace, while the Broadway Building housed an upscale department store which catered to entertainment industry elites who were less impacted by the Great Depression than the common man, since movies had become the mainstay of popular culture entertainment during the 1930s with large numbers of Americans looking to immerse themselves in Hollywood escapism. Here, in a rare Los Angeles urban image, Beckwith combines that Hollywood fantasy with the more sobering foreground images which could have been pulled from the L.A. Noire fiction of Raymond Chandler...
Oil
$1,850
H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in
American Modernist Everglades Florida Wildlife Park Garden Painting Lilly Pads
By Russ Elliot
Located in New York, NY
Here we have 1960’s Russ Elliott Florida painting Painting depicts a Park with figures overlooking a canoe with a lilly pad pond Russ Elliott 1960’s signed lower right oil on canva...
Oil
$5,500
H 29.75 in W 35.75 in D 2 in
“Central Park in Winter, 1949” Manhattan New York City Snow Day Sleds Children
Located in Yardley, PA
With a studied hand, Sloan captures the human theater of a snow-covered Central Park filled with bundled-up New Yorkers, sledding, walking, chatting, and caring for children. The exp...
Tempera, Oil, Masonite
$1,000
H 16 in W 21 in
Mid-Century Modern American Oil Painting Abstract Female artist black and white
Located in Buffalo, NY
Anita Johnson Untitled (Monochrome Construct), c. 1960s Oil on illustration board Framed dimensions: 21 in. H × 16 in. W Presented in a contemporary black frame In this striking bla...
Oil, Illustration Board
$2,654
H 14.97 in W 18.12 in
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Les Anémones, oil on canvas signed
By Maurice Asselin
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Les Anémones, a bouquet of anemones signed upper right oil on canvas 38 x 46 cm Label of the exhibition Maurice Asselin at the Galerie Schmit in february...
Oil
$3,700
H 30 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture)
By Susan Stover
Located in Hudson, NY
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture), made by Susan Stover in 2025 wood, oil paint, varnish, waxed linen thread 30 x 30 inches Lightweight,...
Thread, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
$1,850
H 21 in W 25 in
Plein Air American Oil Painting Rainstorm Signed Original Modern Impressionist
Located in Buffalo, NY
nknown Artist (Signed “Kaufman”) Untitled (Pastoral Horizon), mid-20th century Oil on board Framed dimensions: 25 in. H × 21 in. W Original cream-toned carved wood frame This expres...
Masonite, Oil
$250Sale Price|30% Off
H 18.9 in W 24.81 in
Abstract Geometric Composition with Dome-Like Silhouettes. Circa 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Circa 1970 – Abstract Geometric Composition with Dome-Like Silhouettes Date: Circa 1970 Medium: Gouache on cardboard Dimensions: H 64 cm x W 49 cm approx. Description: This abstract...
Gouache, Illustration Board
$45,000
H 40 in W 40 in
"Cattleya Orchids" Jane Peterson, Modernist Bright Flowers, Female Impressionist
By Jane Peterson
Located in New York, NY
Jane Peterson Cattleya Orchids, circa 1940s Signed lower right Oil on canvas 32 x 32 inches Provenance Estate of the artist Artist’s estate sale, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1960s Priva...
Canvas, Oil
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 24 in D 3 in
Pennsylvania Modern Oil Painting, Susquehanna River Scene - View of York County
Located in Baltimore, MD
Born in 1916 in Lima, Ohio to a Mennonite family, John Landis Lehman was educated locally. He moved to Chicago in 1942 and enrolled at the Art Institute. By 1954 he had moved to Penn...
Oil
Bouquet of Flowers
By Isis Kischka
Located in London, GB
'Bouquet of Flowers', oil on canvas, by the French artist Isis Kischka (1963). This work reflects a post-war French modernist sensibility, with a graphic treatment of form and restra...
Canvas, Oil
Jane Peterson, Signed Still Life Floral Oil Painting
By Jane Peterson
Located in Rockport, MA
Dimensions: 24"x24" with frame 32"x32" Signed Lower Left A vibrant and expressive still life by Jane Peterson, "Flowers in a Yellow Vase" exemplifies the artist’s mastery of color, ...
Oil, Canvas
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H 23 in W 29 in D 1 in
Colorado Mine, 1940s WPA Modern Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, 18 x 24 inches
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Colorado landscape with an old mine building, trestle, mountains and dark stormy sky, vintage circa 1940 oil painting on canvas by Denver modernist, Paul K. Smith. Painted in colors ...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Colorado Mountain Town)
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage circa 1950 mid-century modern painting by Denver artist, Paul K Smith (1893-1977) depicting rooftops and houses in a mining town in the C...
Oil, Board
Untitled (Colorado Chapel)
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Housed in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 14 ½ x 18 ½ x 1 inches. Image size is 12 x 16 inches. Provenance: Estate of Paul K. Smith About the artist: Paul K Smith studied...
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H 29.75 in W 23.75 in D 1.25 in
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Composition)
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Abstract Expressionist oil painting by mid-century modern artist, Paul K Smith in hues of golden yellow coral, salmon pink, green, black and blue. Presen...
Canvas, Oil