Tom Beecham Art

Standard Oil Refineries, Richmond, 1922 by Joseph Costanzo (Italian/American, 1883-1960. An Industrial hum is clearly visible in this first hand account of the Standard Oil Refinery in Richmond California. Smokes stacks are belching smoke, working climbing on to storage tanks and trucks going about the days work. All in the name of the new oil industry in California. Joe worked for the Standard Oil Company of California for a time before retiring in Santa Cruz. Image, 15.5"H x 32.25"W x 2"D Standard Oil Refineries, Richmond, 1920 With its state-of-art equipment for refining crude oil and prime location, this refinery became a valuable asset of the Standard Oil Co., employing 1,700 workers by 1915. Courtesy of the Richmond Public Library From 1910-1920, the number of automobiles, trucks, tractors and aircraft increased significantly, generating enormous demand for gasoline and petroleum products, especially in the western U.S. where the population had increased 30%. With its plentiful crude oil, state-of-art equipment, prime location, and dedicated work force, the Richmond Refinery became an increasingly valuable asset of the Standard Oil Company. By 1915 the refinery employed 1,700 workers. Joseph Joe Costanzo“Red Hen...

"Mutual Admiration" Flower Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting Monterey Artist Mid-Century Modern painting of a little blonde girl in a white apron adoring her flowers by Monterey Artist Rose Marie (Smith) Ansel, (American, 1921-2012) Rose Marie was born and lived in the Monterey area all her life. She volunteered in various city government associations and founded the Parade of Nations in 1970 which celebrated the many ethnic cultures on the Monterey Peninsula...

New Yorker Magazine cover image from September 25, 1978. It is not signed. I was told it is by the artist. I am selling it as in the manner of Gretchen Dow Simpson. The Magazine cover pictured is not included in the sale. just here as a reference. Actual image is 20 X 16. Might be acrylic paint. Gretchen Dow Simpson (born 1939 in Cambridge, MA) is a native New Englander painter. She is the author of over 60 magazine covers for The New Yorker Magazine. Family and personal life Simpson is the daughter of Elizabeth Sagendorph Dow and Richard A. Dow, who lived in Dover, Mass. Simpson was educated at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI, class of 1961. In 2005, Simpson received a Pell Grant. In 2010, she received an honorary doctorate from Bryant University, a private university in Rhode Island. Her two daughters are Megan and Phoebe. Simpson spent many years living in New York City, and from the 1970s to the 1990s over 50 of her paintings were featured as covers of The New Yorker Magazine. Gretchen Dow Simpson has shown her work at the Virginia Lynch Gallery in RI and the Mary Ryan Gallery in NYC. Her work is best known for her crisp & close-up views of New England architecture and for attention to details, proportions, and lighting effects. Simpson considers herself a “painter with a photographer’s eye,” and architectural forms have always drawn her. She is also drawn to geometry and scale. On October 2012 a 1,300-square-foot highway mural, based on one of her paintings, was installed on Interstate 95 in Pawtucket, RI as part of the former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee's Highway Beautification Project. Many famous artists have done covers for the New Yorker Magazine including, Saul Steinberg, Maira Kalman...

Howard Tangye (b.1948, Australia) has been an influential force in fashion for decades. Lecturing at London’s Central Saint Martins for 35 years, including 16 years as head of BA Wom...

Woman reading after Henri Matisse by Claire Ragueneau Impressionist seated woman reading a book after Henri Matisse by San Francisco artist Claire Ragueneau (American, 1901-1971). Cl...

Night Life in the City - Figurative Cityscape Mid 1960s cityscape by an unknown artist. Oil on artists board. Image, 16"H x 20"W

Clown with Bouquet - Acrylic and Ink on Cardstock Colorful portrait of a clown holding a bouquet of flowers by Jassen Marek (20th Century). A sad clown in a suit with a straw hat ho...

Two pelicans standing on posts by an unknown artist (20th Century). One pelican is looking up at the sky, the other down at the water. Both are perched atop a group of posts in the w...

Native American Geronimo 1870s Portrait painted circa 1950s Oil on canvasboard Excellent and expressive portrait of Apache Indian Chief Geronimo as he looked in the 1870s by D. Morgan, unknown (American, 20th C). Painted by a California or Arizona artist...

The Good The Bad & The Ugly Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist, Chris Pegg. Art measures 42 x 24 inches Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a str...

ARTIFACTS, 2015, Acrylic painting on paper artist mounted to panel, Hand signed and dated right side Dimensions: 24 x 43 x 1 ¾” This depicts an old cast iron Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, an old tin can of pop corn and other vintage, nostalgic, Americana. Born in 1938, Ralph Allen Massey is a talented American artist, sculptor and jewelry designer. Prior to the 1980s, in his work he preferred sculpture. However, in the early 1980s, together with the artist Sylvia Bennett, he opened the art studio “Raven”. using his creativity, has become the creation of jewelry decorations and jewelry boxes. An interesting collection was “Wildlife”, brooches, earrings and rings in the form of animals and birds. Also, no less interesting was the line of jewellery inspired by the characters of the books “Alice in Wonderland...

Basket Weaver with his Baskets for the Market 1950s figurative oil Expressive and detail portrait of a weaver and his baskets, heading to market by California impressionist nna Oley...