Rafa Fernandez Landscape Paintings

This original 1940s American Modernist gouache painting, "Artists Sketching (California)," captures a dynamic scene of three artists at work against a majestic mountain backdrop. With expressive brushwork and a rich color palette, the piece embodies Frederick E. Shane’s signature blend of realism and modernist abstraction. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist in the lower margin, this remarkable artwork reflects the era’s Regionalist influence and the artist’s keen eye for capturing creative moments in the natural landscape. The painting is professionally housed in a custom archival frame, ensuring long-term preservation. Frame dimensions: 25.5 x 37.5 x 1.5 inches. Image size: 20.25 x 29.75 inches. Provenance: Estate of the Artist, Frederick Shane About the Artist: Frederick E. Shane (1906-1992) A celebrated Missouri Regionalist painter and printmaker, Frederick E. Shane was known for his compelling genre scenes, landscapes, seascapes, and portraits in a variety of media, including oil, watercolor, gouache, tempera, and lithography. While fundamentally a realist, Shane often incorporated elements of abstraction, expressionism, and surrealism, adding depth and emotion to his compositions. During the summers of 1925-26, Shane studied under Randall Davey at the Broadmoor Academy in Colorado Springs, an institution founded in 1919 by philanthropists Spencer and Julie Penrose. Shane remained closely connected to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, the Academy’s successor, throughout the 1940s and early 1950s, participating in Artists West of the Mississippi exhibitions and forming lasting friendships with key figures like Boardman Robinson and Adolph Dehn...

Beautiful gouache on paper, Moody atmospheric landscape in shades of black, blue green and gold by French artist, Roger Etienne Everaert Ret, signed on top right. Roger Etienne, Fren...

French late 20th Century gouache on card of a colourful garden courtyard by Claude Gemy. The painting is signed bottom right and is annotated to the bottom edge. Provenance: Acquire...

Orange Grove Landscape, 1941, gouache on illustration board, 14 inches x 18 inches (image), 22 x 26 inches (framed) signed and dated lower right, newly framed with museum glazing ...

"Boats Amongst the Mangroves" is an original watercolor and gouache painting on paper by Doris Lee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts boats and other objects on a f...

Work on paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 38.7 x 31 x 1.5 cm

Borders Landscape, Gouache on Buff Paper Painting by Anne Redpath , 1934 circa Additional information: Medium: Gouache on buff paper 43 x 53.5 cm 16 7/8 x 21 1/8 in Signed Redpath'...

Signed lower left, 'Byron' for Byron Randall (American, 1918-1999), dated 1947 and titled, 'Aus'. A dramatic, Post-Impressionist view of the Western Australian port of Fremantle wit...

Early 20th Century Original Impressionist Landscape Painting of German Forest Interior A fine example of a German impressionist landscape of autumnal forest interior by Elisabeth v...

"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century Agnes Hart (American, 1912-1979) "Union Square, New York City" Sight: 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches Gouache...

In this painting the artist depicts the verdant hillsides outside Jerusalem, the use of complementary colors next to each other makes them appear more vibrant and and allows for the ...

Signed lower right: H. GASSER; on verso: “Gloucester Vista” / HENRY GASSER / N.A.