A painter, educator and lithographer, Ruth Armer, was born in San Francisco, USA, in 1896 and spent her career in that city. She attended the California School of Fine Arts from 1914–15 and then again from 1918–19. She later studied at the Art Students League of New York with George Bellows, Robert Henri, and John Sloan. Armer taught at the California School of Fine Arts from 1933–40. Her painting styles ranged from abstract to representational. Armer’s solo exhibitions were on display at the Vickery, Atkins & Torrey Art Gallery in San Francisco, California (1922), the Cleveland Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1936, 1939), Quay Gallery in New Zealand (1972), and the Public Collections at the Oakland Museum of California and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
$1,200
Low Fog
By Ruth Armer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Low Fog" 1939 is an oil painting on canvas board by noted California artist Ruth Armer, 1896-1977. It is signed at the lower right corn...
Oil
$2,203
H 22.45 in W 22.45 in D 0.79 in
Premices de l'été: Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil on Canvas
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
This contemporary abstract landscape by French artist Sophie Dumont is an oil on canvas measuring 50 x 50 cm (19.68 x 19.68 in), presented in a natural wood floater frame measuring 5...
Oil
$2,200
H 9.5 in W 6 in
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
Norman Carton (1908 – 1980) was an American artist and educator known for abstract expressionist art. He was born in the Ukraine region of Imperial Russia and moved to the United States in 1922 where he spent most of his adult life. A classically trained portrait and landscape artist, Carton also worked as a drafter, newspaper illustrator, muralist, theater set designer, photographer, and fabric designer and spent most of his mature life as an art educator. Carton showed in and continues to be shown in many solo and group exhibitions. His work is included in numerous museums and private collections throughout the world. Norman Carton was born in the Dnieper Ukraine territory of the Russian Empire in 1908. Escaping the turbulence of civil war massacres, he settled in Philadelphia in 1922 after years of constant flight. While attending the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Carton worked as a newspaper artist for the Philadelphia Record from 1928 to 1930 in the company of other illustrator/artists who had founded the Ashcan School, the beginnings of modern American art. From 1930 to 1935, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Henry McCarter, who was a pupil of Toulouse-Lautrec, Puvis de Chavanne, and Thomas Eakins. Arthur Carles, especially with his sense of color, and the architect John Harbison also provided tutelage and inspiration. Following his time at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton studied at the Barnes Foundation from 1935 to 1936 where he was influenced by an intellectual climate led by visiting lecturers John Dewey and Bertrand Russell as well as daily access to Albert C. Barnes and his art collection. Carton was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1934 which allowed him to travel through Europe and study in Paris. There he expanded his artistic horizons with influences stemming from Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Chaim Soutine, and Wassily Kandinsky. While at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the Thouron Composition Prize. He received numerous commissions as a portrait artist, social realist, sculptor, and theatrical stage designer as well as academic scholarships. During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist. He collaborated with architect George Howe...
Canvas, Oil
Anastasia, 2012
By Donatella VIOLI
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donatella Violi was born in Ovada (AL), moved to Milan and subsequently to Reggio Emilia. As she was taking lessons at the Institute of Science, she was taking courses engraving pain...
Oil
Dead or Alive
By Donatella VIOLI
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donatella Violi was born in Ovada (AL), moved to Milan and subsequently to Reggio Emilia. As she was taking lessons at the Institute of Science, she wa...
Oil
Timeless Adventures 4
By Ann Shogren
Located in Napa, CA
Abstract expressionist Ann Shogren depicts vivid landscapes and paints tapestries of colors that have simultaneously calming and rejuvenating effects on her audiences. Having lived in Iowa, Utah, and the California Wine...
Canvas, Oil
Youkali
By Donatella VIOLI
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donatella Violi was born in Ovada (AL), moved to Milan and subsequently to Reggio Emilia. As she was taking lessons at the Institute of Science, she was taking courses engraving pain...
Oil
$2,800
H 7 in W 12 in
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
Norman Carton (1908 – 1980) was an American artist and educator known for abstract expressionist art. He was born in the Ukraine region of Imperial Russia and moved to the United States in 1922 where he spent most of his adult life. A classically trained portrait and landscape artist, Carton also worked as a drafter, newspaper illustrator, muralist, theater set designer, photographer, and fabric designer and spent most of his mature life as an art educator. Carton showed in and continues to be shown in many solo and group exhibitions. His work is included in numerous museums and private collections throughout the world. Norman Carton was born in the Dnieper Ukraine territory of the Russian Empire in 1908. Escaping the turbulence of civil war massacres, he settled in Philadelphia in 1922 after years of constant flight. While attending the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Carton worked as a newspaper artist for the Philadelphia Record from 1928 to 1930 in the company of other illustrator/artists who had founded the Ashcan School, the beginnings of modern American art. From 1930 to 1935, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Henry McCarter, who was a pupil of Toulouse-Lautrec, Puvis de Chavanne, and Thomas Eakins. Arthur Carles, especially with his sense of color, and the architect John Harbison also provided tutelage and inspiration. Following his time at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton studied at the Barnes Foundation from 1935 to 1936 where he was influenced by an intellectual climate led by visiting lecturers John Dewey and Bertrand Russell as well as daily access to Albert C. Barnes and his art collection. Carton was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1934 which allowed him to travel through Europe and study in Paris. There he expanded his artistic horizons with influences stemming from Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Chaim Soutine, and Wassily Kandinsky. While at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the Thouron Composition Prize. He received numerous commissions as a portrait artist, social realist, sculptor, and theatrical stage designer as well as academic scholarships. During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist. He collaborated with architect George Howe...
Canvas, Oil
$1,400
H 12 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Dormant , Abstract Oil, Landscape , Drone Photography , Rural Painting, Scenic
By Deborah Wage
Located in Houston, TX
Deborah Wage paint mainly in oils and encaustic, occasionally watercolor. She is a representational artist which render things to look like actual things...
Oil
Un Soir à Atakama
By Gerard Stricher
Located in New York, NY
"Un Soir à Atakama" by Gérard Stricher (b. 1948) portrays the surreal beauty of the Atacama Desert at sunset. Stricher's vivid use of color and texture captures the ethereal quality ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,739
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil On Linen Canvas, 'The Flow'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist oil on linen canvas by American artist Lisa de Wolff. Signed to the reverse. A highly colourful and energetic oil painting. The brushwork is quic...
Canvas, Oil
Parc, 1944
Located in Atlanta, GA
Prudent Pohl, known as Zanaroff , born onMarch 24, 1885in Moûtiers and died onJuly 12, 1966(aged 81) in Moret-sur-Loing 1 , is a French landscape painter...
Oil
Place of Magic
By Ann Shogren
Located in Napa, CA
Drawing inspiration from different American landscapes stretching across Iowa, Utah and northern California, Shogren transforms her carefully chosen vistas into abstract colorful rea...
Canvas, Oil
Landscape with Cows
By Ruth Armer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Landscape with Cows, c. 1930s, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, signed lower middle About the Painting Landscape with Cows is a fine example of California Scene painting, the West Coast version of the American Scene genre practiced during the 1930s and 1940s by the likes of Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry. Armer stands out as one of the rare female oil painters working in this style in California, as most of her contemporaries were men whose fame largely depended on watercolor as a medium. Like many Regionalist painters, Armer heeded the call to paint the local scene during the 1930s and even in the depths of the Great Depression, she captured the natural beauty and abundance of the California ranch lands. For many migrants from the Dust Bowl and the southern parts of the United States, California was a golden land of opportunity. In Landscape with Cows, Armer plays on this theme by portraying the fields and distant foothills in a variety of golden hues. This work is a celebration of California’s unique geography, and it fits nicely into the grand tradition of American landscape painting. Armer’s spare treatment of the distant hills and buildings presages the abstract forms she later began to explore in earnest. Like many other artists working during the 1930s, Armer moved strongly towards abstraction by the 1940s, making her critically celebrated California Scene landscapes rare. About the Artist Ruth Armer...
Oil
Mid Century Palm Springs Landscape
By Ruth Armer
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century watercolor of Palm Springs by Ruth Armer (American, 1896-1977), c.1940s. Signed lower left corner. Image size: 14"H x 20"W. Presented...
Paper, Watercolor