Pearl Took studied at the Skipton Art School (1943-7) and, subsequently, at Sir John Cass College (1947-9). After immigrating to Pasadena, California in 1957 with her family, Took commenced her active career in painting, becoming a teacher at Pasadena City College and Glendale College. She also continued to further her studies in numerous centers including the California State College, the Art Center of Design and the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. Took exhibited successfully, both solo and with groups, in Los Angeles County throughout her teaching career in addition to working as a freelance illustrator for the Pasadena Star News.
'Sheila Antoine with Afro', Sir John Cass, Otis Art Institute, California
By Pearl Took
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left with monogram, 'P.T.' for Pearl Took (American, 1928-2012); additionally signed verso, dated 1977 and titled 'Sheila Antoine'. Born in England, Pearl Took first st...
Canvas, Oil
'Dance Class', Modernist Figural, Sir John Cass, Otis Art Institute, Parson's
By Pearl Took
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed middle right with monogram, 'P.T.'; additionally signed verso, dated 1974 and titled 'UCLA Dance Class'; accompanied by artist's business card. Born in England, Pearl Took fi...
Canvas, Oil
'Portrait of Gene Harrison', Pasadena, Parsons School of Design
By Pearl Took
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial and psychologically penetrating study of the American musician. Signed lower right with monogram; titled and dated, verso, 1977. Born in England, Pearl Took first stu...
Canvas, Oil
$13,231
H 21.66 in Dm 15.75 in
Italian 18th Century Oval Religious Oil on Canvas Painting with Saint Dominic
By Francesco de Mura
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful Italian 18th Century old masters oil painting on oval canvas with giltwood frame is attributed to Solimena and features a religious scene. In this splendid oval-shaped painting are depicted Saint Dominic...
Canvas, Oil
$2,631
H 13.78 in W 10.63 in
Circle Teniers, Flemish Art, Peasants smoking and drinking in a Tavern Interior
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Greven, DE
Circle or Follower of David Teniers, Peasant in a Tavern Inn, drinking and smoking. Oil on canvas, Framed: 39 x 47 cm. Typical Flemish Baroque Interior...
Canvas, Oil
$34,500
H 75 in W 57 in D 2 in
Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"
By Hamilton Hamilton
Located in LA, CA
Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othello", depicting a young Desdemona pleading with an enraged Othello, and perhaps Iago is the seated figure, within a giltwood craquelure finished frame. Signed (l/r): H. Hamilton, 1921 . Canvas Height: 67 inches (170.2 cm) Canvas Width: 48 inches (121.9 cm) Frame Height: 75 inches (190.5 cm) Frame Width: 57 inches (144.8 cm) Frame Depth: 2 inches (5.1 cm) Hamilton Hamilton (1 April 1847 – 4 January 1928) was a painter and etcher, known mostly for his landscapes of the American West. Born in Oxford, England, he lived most of his life in the Eastern United States. He painted landscapes in New York, Connecticut, the American West, England, and France. He also painted portraits and drew illustrations. Artistic career Hamilton Hamilton was born in Oxford, England, on 1 April 1847. While young, he was a protégé of John Ruskin. In 1872, he began his mostly self-taught career as a portrait artist in Buffalo, New York. He created 47 landscape paintings during an 1873 expedition to Colorado which were chosen to be part of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. He spent 1878 and 1879 painting in Pont-Aven, Brittany, alongside Barbizon School painters. He moved to New York City in 1881 and shortly after began to practice genre painting and etching.[6] He became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1886 and a National Academician in 1889. Until the end of the century, he and his family resided alternately in upstate New York, Long Island, Colorado, and England.[6] In 1907 and 1908, Hamilton spent two years painting landscapes in Southern California. In 1912 he and his family permanently moved to Norwalk, Connecticut. There he became involved with the Silvermine group of artists led by Solon Borglum...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$19,850
H 25.88 in W 20.25 in D 3.5 in
A Very Fine Italian Oil on Canvas Titled "The Solo Violinist or Violin Teacher "
Located in LA, CA
A very fine Italian oil on canvas titled "The Solo Violinist" by Luigi Da Rios (Italian, 1844-1892), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; withi...
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil
$4,811
H 28.35 in W 32.68 in D 1.58 in
Late XIX Century Italian Church Interior
Located in Roma, IT
A beautiful oil painting on canvas from the second half of the 19th century. It depicts a church interior with rare intensity. The attention to detail, the quality of the brushwork, ...
Canvas, Oil
Hotel Night Lobby. Large Mid-Century American Oil Painting.
Located in Marco Island, FL
A long and quiet night in the hotel lobby is depicted by Clyde Singer in this moody and still painting. Entitled Hotel Night Lobby (1947), Singer paints a moment of solitude during ...
Oil, Canvas
$44,850Sale Price|30% Off
H 25.25 in W 20.25 in D 3.25 in
Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns
By (circle of) Pierre Mignard
Located in LA, CA
A very fine Italian 17th century oval oil on canvas "Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns" Circle of Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) within...
Oil, Canvas, Wood
$11,427
H 63 in W 86.62 in D 1.97 in
Parnassus madness-Julien Wolf, 21st Century, Contemporary Expressionist Painting
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas 2018 Signed Unique work Julien Wolf is a French painter born in 1981 in Strasbourg, France. In 2007, he graduated from the DNSEP Art section at the Strasbourg Decora...
Canvas, Oil
$11,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 16.25 in
Victorian Ladies, by female artist Letitia Bonnet Hart
By Letitia Bonnet Hart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Letitia Bonnet Hart (American, 1867-1953) Victorian Ladies Oil on canvas, 21 x 16 1/4 inches FRAMED: 28 x 23 inches (approx.) Signed at lower right: "Letitia B. Hart" Label on stretcher: "Marbella Gallery, New York" Daughter of the Hudson River School painter James McDougal Hart, Letitia was born into an extended family of accomplished artists. After preliminary study with her father and mother, she attended the Brooklyn Academy of Design and the National Academy of Design. She began exhibiting at the age of eighteen, and continued to exhibit in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition...
Canvas, Oil
Nineteenth Century Tavern Scene, Realist Oil on Canvas, Framed 21x18
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown Artist (probably American, nineteenth century) Tavern Scene Oil on canvas, 15 x 12 inches Framed: 21 x 18 inches (approx.)
Canvas, Oil
$5,172
H 33.47 in W 25.6 in D 1.19 in
Curtain - Contemporary Expressive Atmospheric Indoor Oil Painting
By Bartosz Kolata
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Canvas, Oil
Beauty
By Robert Tatin
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed and titled lower right Robert Tatin was born in 1902 in Lavan and he passed away in 1983. He is a French artist known for having created a spectacular “art environment” which...
Canvas, Oil