Robert Emmett Owen was a successful American artist and painter, best known for his impressionist views of rural landscapes. His color-filled paintings capture the moods and seasonal splendor of the New England countryside.
Robert was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, in 1878. He began his art studies at Drury Academy, in his hometown and quickly gained notice. At the age of 19 years, in 1897, he had several drawings accepted for publication by Life Magazine. The following year, he received a scholarship to the Eric Pape School of Art, in Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked in the art department of The Boston Globe, to pay for his studies.
He moved to New York City, in 1901, where he rapidly achieved fame, as an illustrator and worked for various publications, including Harper’s Bazaar, Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly and Cosmopolitan, while continuing his training at the Art Students League, the Chase School and the National Academy of Design.
In 1910, Robert moved to Bagnall, Connecticut, to concentrate on landscapes full time. He had the opportunity there, to paint outdoors in all seasons. He also received numerous commissions from many prominent citizens. In 1919, Temple Gwathmey, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, commissioned a series of twenty paintings and in 1923, Stephen H.P. Pell commissioned a series of images for Fort Ticonderoga, eight of which were reproduced as full-page illustrations in Harper’s Bazaar. He also received commissions from Percy Rockefeller and Edward Stettinus, former US Secretary of State.
Robert moved back to New York City, in 1920 and opened his own gallery, while continuing to do magazine illustrations. The gallery, called the Robert Emmett Owen New England Landscape Gallery, only exhibited and sold his own work. It moved several times, during the next 21 years, always remaining successful, until Robert closed it in 1941, when the United States entered the Second World War and moved to New Rochelle, New York, to be the artist-in-residence at the Thomas Paine Memorial Museum.
His work was well liked by both critics and the public and examples are held by the Frick Art Museum, in New York, the Bruce Museum, in Connecticut and the Greenwich Public Library. Robert died in New Rochelle, in 1957.
'Winter Sunset' AIC, ASL, NAD, PAFA, New York, Boston, New England, Connecticut
By Robert Emmett Owen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'R. Emmett Owen' for Robert Emmett Owen (American, 1878-1957) and painted circa 1915. Displayed in a substantial, carved, giltwood frame Framed dimensions: 30 x 1...
Oil, Board
Old House, New Canaan
By Robert Emmett Owen
Located in New York, NY
Robert Emmett Owen, best known for his New England landscapes featuring old farmhouses, winding roads, and covered bridges, began his career contributing pen-and-ink drawings to Life...
Oil, Board
$8,792Sale Price|23% Off
H 31.89 in W 24.81 in
Resurrection of Christ. Study of the Master of the Prodigal Son. Ca. 1550.
Located in Firenze, IT
Resurrection of Christ Attributed to the Master of the Prodigal Son / Jan Mandyn (1500-1560) Oil on panel, 73 x 56 cm (without frame), 81 x 63 cm (with frame) The work was exa...
Oil, Wood Panel, Board
$1,115
H 14.57 in W 11.42 in
1916 Idyllic Green Landscape With Grazing Cows, Oil Painting By Danish H. Brasen
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This idyllic landscape painting depicts two grazing brown cattle in a green field before an old Danish farmhouse, partially surrounded by mature trees. The scene is imbued with a qui...
Oil, Board
$807Sale Price|25% Off
H 26 in W 33 in D 3 in
Man Walking the Dog at a River Side in the Lush Green English Countryside
By John Haskins
Located in Preston, GB
Man Walking the Dog at a River Side in the Lush Green English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 25 x 21 inches John Haskins...
Oil, Board
$3,648Sale Price|26% Off
H 23 in W 29 in D 1.7 in
Blue Sky in New York City Sun by British Contemporary Urban Landscape Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Blue Sky, Sunshine on Manhattan Street - Figurative New York City Painting by Leading British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield, with dramatic light and colours. Art measures...
Paint, Acrylic, Board, Gesso, Acrylic Polymer, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil
$1,800
H 12 in W 14 in
Antique American 1910 Oil on board Painting Seashore Island Beach Women framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
This evocative oil painting by Richard Sigafoos presents a solitary coastal rock formation rising against a softly illuminated seascape. Rendered with confident, expressive brushwork...
Oil, Board
$422Sale Price|40% Off
H 8.27 in W 10.24 in
Santa Creu d'Olorda Oil on Panel Painting, Signed, 1981, 8.3x10.2 in
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical Sheet - Title: Santa Creu d'Olorda - Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell - Technique: Oil on panel - Dimensions without frame: 8.3 x 10.2 in - Dimensions with frame: 13 x 15 in - Date: November 22, 1981 - Condition: Excellent - Signature: Signed in the lower left corner - Location: Depicts the church and landscape of Santa Creu d'Olorda, Catalonia Description This artwork captures the bucolic essence of *Santa Creu d'Olorda*, a picturesque spot nestled in the Collserola hills of Catalonia. The painting, bathed in earthy greens and ochres, highlights Rosendo González Carbonell's mastery in rendering Mediterranean light and the interplay of shadows across the rolling hills and architectural features. His loose, textured brushstrokes evoke a warm, serene atmosphere, transporting the viewer to a tranquil rural scene where nature and architecture harmonize beautifully. The classic frame enhances the piece's artistic quality, making it an excellent choice for both seasoned collectors and lovers of Catalan tradition. Artist Bio Rosendo González Carbonell was a Catalan painter renowned for his landscapes of the Catalonia region and its surroundings. Inspired by nature and local architectural heritage, Carbonell developed a style that balances meticulous detail with an impressionistic brushstroke, bringing his compositions to life. His works often feature depictions of small villages, rural churches, and peaceful landscapes. Carbonell's artistry reflects the tradition of Catalan painters such as Joaquim Mir and Santiago Rusiñol, while also drawing inspiration from great Impressionist masters like Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro. Similar Artists If you find this piece captivating, you might also enjoy works by: - Joaquim Mir: Known for his luminous interpretations of the Catalan landscape - Santiago Rusiñol: Celebrated for his delicate depictions of rural scenes and local architecture - Josep...
Oil, Board
$516Sale Price|26% Off
H 13 in W 16.15 in
Cadaqués Oil on Canvas Board, Post-Impressionist Landscape, Unframed
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
**Technical Sheet** **Title:** Cadaqués **Artist:** Rafael Durán Benet **Technique:** Oil on canvas board **Dimensions:** 13 x 16.1 inches **Support:** Canvas board **Fram...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
"Still Imagined" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Todd Carpenter's (US based) "Still Imagined" is an oil painting that depicts a black and white landscape with leafless trees and saplings together in the dark Bio/artist statement: Todd Carpenter is a Los Angeles based artist who uses black and white paint to explore the perception of space and beauty. Carpenter's formal education is in science - he holds a MS in Neuroscience from UCSD and a BS in Psychobiology from UCLA - and he brings this background into service when making art. His paintings explore the mechanisms of perception and aesthetics, examining among other things how the depiction of light can impart realism and convey emotion. Like his paintings bridging art and science, Carpenter's career has similarly straddled the two fields, and he has taught subjects ranging from neuroscience and environmental science to photography and painting. Artist Statement As a painter, I am particularly interested in how the depiction of light contributes to our experience of paintings. Painting, as with any visual art, is obviously dependent on light. But painting can also have a more specific connection in that the accurate depiction of light is crucial for achieving realism. Realism in paintings largely arises from the portrayal of depth - perceiving a painting as being realistic is equivalent to seeing its subject as existing in more than just the two dimensions of the picture plane - and one of the mechanisms by which humans perceive depth is through lighting cues. Light creates features such as shading, shadow, and contrast that tell us about the three-dimensional arrangement of our surroundings, and artists often use these features to impart realism to paintings. Light also factors in to the emotional impact of paintings. The differential illumination of our surroundings can evoke different moods, as evidenced by the influence sunsets, candlelight, and darkness can have on us. Such effectssuggest that our perception of light could be tied to primitive instincts, with light signaling factors such as shelter, nightfall, and warmth, which were once crucial for survival. The depiction of light in paintings...
Oil, Board
"Roadway, " Oil Painting
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Roadway" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a busy city street filled with the bright patterning of cars and passerby. About the Artist: ...
Oil, Board
$961Sale Price|36% Off
H 9 in W 9 in D 1.75 in
Miniature Painting Radio City Music Hall New York City by British Urban Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Painting of Radio City Music Hall, New York City - a unique original from leading British Cityscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measures ...
Gesso, Paint, Oil, Acrylic, Board
"Moab Plateaus" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Moab Plateaus" is an oil painting that depicts the vast desert dotted with grasses leading to the towering plateaus of Moab...
Oil, Board
$655
H 18.12 in W 22.45 in D 0.6 in
French Watercolor and Oil on Board Impressionist Painting, The River Barges.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century view of barges at a riverbank by French artist Georges Planes. The painting is signed bottom right. The painting is very nicely framed in a blue painted wood frame...
Oil, Board, Watercolor
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H 13 in W 16 in
American Impressionist Robert Emmett Owen New England Landscape
By Robert Emmett Owen
Located in Rockport, MA
This oil painting by American artist Robert Emmet Owen captures a New England autumn with Owen’s signature warmth and impressionistic style. Rendered in rich, vibrant tones, the comp...
Oil
Dog Wood Tree
By Robert Emmett Owen
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist landscape by American artist Robert Emmett Owen (1878-1957). Owen began his art training at the Drury Academy in his hometown of North Adams, Massachusetts. In 1897, while supporting himself by working at a local establishment, he contributed pen and ink drawings to Life Magazine, initiating what would be a long and productive career as an illustrator. The next year, he received a scholarship to study at the Eric Pape School of Art in Boston. After three years of training in Boston, Owen achieved further success from his commercial work, selling drawings to the Boston Globe, National Magazine, and Brown Book Magazine. Later, his work would appear in Scribner’s Magazine, Harper’s Monthly, and other publications. In 1901, Owen moved to New York and continued his training at the Art Students League, the Chase School, and the National Academy of Design. Among his instructors were Frederick Mulhaupt and Leonard Ochtman. In New York, Owen became aware of the art of leading American impressionists and began to create works that reflected the influence in particular of Willard Metcalf, J. Alden Weir, and Childe Hassam. Owen eventually opened his own gallery on Madison Avenue, where he exhibited and sold his own work for over twenty years. He became very well known for his impressionist views of rural landscapes. His color-filled paintings capture the moods and seasonal splendor of the New England countryside. Oil on canvas, signed lower left, artist placard on frame, title inscribed on verso stretcher “Dog Wood Tree...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19.69 in W 16.54 in
A New England Cottage Garden.Original Painting.Robert Emmett Owen. American Home
By Robert Emmett Owen
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
This original oil painting by Robert Emmett Owen , dating from the early part of the 20th century, is presented and supplied in its’ original frame (which is shown in these photographs). The frame dimensions are 50cm high x 42cm wide. The visible painting dimensions are 29cm high x 21cm wide (11.4inches high x 8.3inches wide). The painting is signed lower right. Robert Emmett Owen was a successful American artist, best known for his impressionist views of rural landscapes. His colour filled paintings capture the moods and seasonal splendor of the New England countryside. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts in 1878. He began his art studies at Drury Academy in his hometown and quickly gained notice. At age 19, in 1897, he had several drawings accepted for publication by Life Magazine. The following year he received a scholarship to the Eric Pape School of Art in Boston, where he worked in the art department of the Boston Globe to pay for his studies. Owen moved to New York City in 1901 where he rapidly achieved renown as an illustrator and worked for various publications including Harper’s Bazaar, Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly, Scribner’s and Cosmopolitan while continuing his training at the Art Students League, the Chase School, and the National Academy of Design. In 1910 Owen moved to Bagnall, Connecticut, to concentrate on landscapes full time. He had the opportunity there to paint outdoors in all seasons. He also received numerous commissions from many prominent citizens. In 1919, Temple Gwathmey, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, commissioned a series of twenty paintings, and in 1923, Stephen H. P. Pell commissioned a series of images for Fort Ticonderoga, eight of which were reproduced as full-page illustrations in Harper’s. Owen also received commissions from Percy Rockefeller and Edward Stettinus, former Secretary of State. Owen moved back to New York City in 1920, and opened his own gallery while continuing to do magazine illustrations. The gallery, called the Robert Emmett Owen New England Landscape Gallery, only exhibited and sold his own work. It moved several times during the next 21 years, always remaining successful until Owen closed it in 1941 when the United States entered the Second World War and moved to New Rochelle, New York to be the artist-in-residence at the Thomas Paine Memorial Museum. His work was well liked by both critics and the public and examples are held by the Frick Art Museum, New York, the Bruce Museum, Connecticut and the Greenwich Public Library. Owen died in New Rochelle in 1957. This painting is a feast for the eyes, depicting a New England cottage...
Canvas, Oil
Autumn Lane
By Robert Emmett Owen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Oil on canvas