Richmond Irwin Kelsey, a painter, muralist, illustrator and printmaker, was born in San Diego, California. He studied at the Otis Art Institute, Santa Barbara School of the Arts, Los Angeles Art Center School and under Frank Morley Fletcher. He began painting and exhibiting watercolors and oils, while studying at the LA Art Center School. He taught art at the Santa Barbara School of the Arts in the 1930s. Kelsey was an Art Director at the Walt Disney Studios from 1938–50. In addition to his animation work for Disney, Kelsey produced illustrations for a series of Golden Books. He also wrote and illustrated a popular children's book, “Good Enough Gismo.” He was also known for a series of woodblock prints produced early in his career a la Frank Fletcher. Kelsey was a member of the California Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, San Diego Artist's Guild, Santa Barbara Art League and the California Printmakers Society. He exhibited his works at the California State Fair, the San Diego Exposition in 1935, the San Diego Fine Art Society (now the San Museum of Art) and the Smithsonian Institute. Richmond Kelsey died in Oxnard, California, on his birthday, May 3, 1987.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
Vintage Coastal Maine Landscape "Island Inn, Monhegan Island"
By Richmond Irwin Kelsey
Located in Soquel, CA
The Island Inn on Monhegan Island Maine, a beautiful landscape by Richmond Irwin Kelsey (American, 1905 - 1987), 1977. Titled "Island Inn - Monhegan", signed and dated "Kelsey '77" ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,200
H 17 in W 13 in D 1.25 in
"View of the Empire State NYC in Snow" Impressionistic Ashcan School Style
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a figure in the snow with cars and buildings in the busy City Streets. The Empire State Building is portrayed in the background as the snow filled str...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$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.
Canvas, Oil, Board
“Fall Landscape”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas board painting of a fall landscape by the American artist, Arthur Mitchell. Signed lower left by the artist. Circa 1890. Condition is very good. The paintin...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$2,500
H 22.75 in W 26.75 in D 1.5 in
"Autumn" Colorful Mid-20th Century American Oil Painting Landscape with Tress
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of an Autumn landscape in Kent, Connecticut from the Mid-20th Century with puffed trees by the country side. For this beautiful depiction, we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of George Lawrence...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$950
H 14 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Bright and colorful Impressionist coastal scene painting by George F. Schultz
By George Schultz
Located in Colfax, CA
'A warm summer day at a beachside home' best describes this colorful oil painting by George F. Schultz. George F. Schultz, (1869–1934), was a Chicago based artist, who trained at the...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$2,750
H 24.75 in W 21.75 in D 1 in
"Countryside Waterfall" Colorful Autumn Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Board
By Robert Waltsak
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist Autumn pastoral scene of a glistening waterfall by the countryside. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed m...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.25 in W 17.25 in D 2.5 in
"Gloucester Harbor" Impressionist Sail Boats on the Water Oil Painting Framed
By John Terelak
Located in New York, NY
A truly masterful depiction of several colorful sail boats in Gloucester Harbor, scene on the reflective water with a glowing sun shimmering through the puffed clouds. An oil on boar...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$12,000
H 22 in W 28.5 in
"Untitled (Coastal Cliffs, Brittany)" George Oberteuffer, Impressionist, Sea
Located in New York, NY
George Oberteuffer Untitled (Coastal Cliffs, Brittany), circa 1912 Oil on canvasboard 15 x 21 1/2 inches Born in Philadelphia, George Oberteuffer is best remembered for his Impress...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$8,000
H 14 in W 12 in D 1.25 in
"St. Patrick's Cathedral" Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil on Canvas Board
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting St. Patrick's Cathedral in the snow. St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the largest Roman Cath...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,120Sale Price|36% Off
H 13 in W 15.5 in
"The Green Parasol, " Henry Hannig, American Impressionist, Woman in Beach Scene
By Henry Hannig
Located in New York, NY
Henry Charles Hannig (1883 - 1948) The Green Parasol Oil on canvas mounted on board 6 x 7 3/4 inches Provenance: R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois Private Collection, Lake Orion, Michigan Hannig, born in Hirschberg, Germany on 27 February 1883, came to America with his parents at the age of seven. He attended school in the southwest suburbs before the family settled in Chicago. Young Henry enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts where Lawton Parker became his mentor. He made ends meet by working in industrial design and illustration. By 1908 he was a pupil in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where students followed the traditional European drawing curriculum, beginning with the copying of master engravings and drawing after plaster casts, then concentrating on the nude figure. Students worked toward the goal of winning various academic prizes. One of Hannig's fellow students was Louis Ritman...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$4,000
H 15 in W 17 in
"Along Peconic Bay, Long Island" Irving Ramsey Wiles, Impressionist Work
By Irving Ramsey Wiles
Located in New York, NY
Irving Ramsey Wiles Along Peconic Bay, Long Island Signed lower left Oil on canvas laid on cardboard 8 x 10 inches In his heyday—the first quarter of the twentieth century—Irving W...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Plein Air Creekside, 8x9" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Plein Air Creekside by Lu Haskew Oil 8x9" image size Landscape Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu Haskew 1921-2009 "Life is good to me. Being able to go to my studio five days weekly and paint for several hours, living in a supportive community, having family and friends who encourage me--all have contributed to helping me become an artist. Being fortunate to study with some of the artists I admire has kept me painting from the garden, people and my favorite things. With the support of galleries, teaching and doing demos, how could I do anything else? My goal is to try to be the best I can be by always being a student, looking for new ideas and stretching my horizons." Upon retirement from a 33-year teaching career, Lu rented a studio in Loveland and began concentrating on her oil and watercolor painting. Learning from artists she had followed and admired throughout the years her painting became a full time career that lasted 17-years. Beginning in 1992, she studied with renowned painters Richard Schmid, Clyde Aspevig, Joyce Pike...
Canvas, Oil, Board