Robert Spencer Figurative Paintings

Stunning figurative landscape of the Mission San Juan Capistrano by Warren Eliphalet Rollins (American, 1861-1962). Presented in a giltwood frame. "Capistrano" lower right, unsigned. This is a study for a larger painting of the same scene. Image size, 14.5"H x 21"W. For many years Warren Eliphalet Rollins was known as the "Dean of the Santa Fe art colony." He was the first artist to have a formal exhibition there; it was held in 1906 in the old Palace of the Governors. He was a close friend of Carlos Vierra, Gerald Cassidy, Kenneth Chapman, Sheldon Parsons and most of the other famous artists who assembled in the New Mexican capital during the first half of this century. Born in Carson City, Nevada, Rollins was raised in California and attended the San Francisco School of Design where he studied under Virgil Williams. At the completion of his studies, he was awarded the Avery Gold Medal and made Assistant Director of the school. Following his marriage in 1887, he and his wife settled in San Diego, and it was during this period that Rollins became interested in the Indian as subject matter. In search of material, Rollins, his wife, and their two daughters, Ramona and Ruth, traveled through every Western state from the Mexican to the Canadian borders. While in Montana, Rollins painted a portrait of Calamity Jane...

Wonderful 1940s figurative of paper boy reading the comics by Louise Miller Clark (American, 20th Century). Signed "Louise Miller" lower right. Unframed. Im...

ABOUT THE ARTWORK “Pleasure Garden” is a canvas brimming with the splendor of life and nature, where each flower and leaf pulsates with vitality under the artist’s confident brushstr...

Charming oil painting of the Wells Fargo Express Office building in the gold country town of Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia, California by Cecil ...

Charming mid century figurative landscape of Aptos Village Apple Shed and Market by listed California artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Aptos is just south of Santa Cruz,...

Along the path on a walk, a vivid impressionist oil painting by Carol H. Kelly (American, 20th Century). Signed "C.H. Kelly" and dated "70" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 18.5"H ...

Tranquil figurative landscape of two people sitting on a dock by a lake near Medina, Ohio by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Unsigned, but was purchased with a collection of ...

Frederick Judd Waugh Risen Moon Signed lower right, Grand Central Art Galleries Inc. label on verso Oil on board 25 x 30 inches Mainly known as a marine painter. Waugh's sea paintings were enthusiastically received; for five consecutive years, he was awarded the Popular Prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition. Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait painter, Samuel Waugh...

A rare figurative for this well-listed California artist of a Nevada mining town landscape with prospector and burro by George Sanders Bickerstaff (American, 1893 - 1954), circa 1920. Signed lower right corner. Presented in patinated gilt-toned wood frame. Image size: 24"H x 30.5"W. Frame size: 32.5"H x 38"W. Bickerstaff was active/lived in California, Arkansas. George Bickerstaff is known for Landscape, coastal views, still life, western painting. Landscape painter. Born in Marianna, Arkansas on April 12, 1893. Bickerstaff was a self-taught artist except for a brief period at the Art Institute of Chicago. He led a peripatetic existence before moving to California in 1922. His early years were spent in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Van Nuys. He exhibited often in the latter with Paul Lauritz. A prolific oil painter of mountain and desert scenes, his landscapes often include eucalypti as well as rolling hills of California wildflowers...

T. E. Pencke (French, b. 1929), Parisian Street Scene, Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, giltwood frame. Some buckling of canvas to top corners. Image: 23.25" H x 35.25" W; frame: 3...

Sailing Regatta Under the Golden Gate Bridge - Seascape in Oil on Canvas Colorful depiction of sailboats in San Francisco Bay by unknown artist "Schutz" (20th Century). A sailboat w...

Substantial California oil painting of a Navajo horseman in the New Mexico mountains. Stylistically similar to Constantine Cherkas Navajo Rider painti...