William Lester Stevens was born in Rockport, Massachusetts, in 1888. He first studied with Parker Perkins and then attended the Boston Museum School as a student of William Tarbell, Frank Benson, Philip Hale and William Paxton. Stevens taught at Princeton and Boston Universities and by 1964, had won more awards than any other living artist. Stevens, along with his friend Aldro Hibbard, was instrumental in organizing the Rockport Art Association in 1921. Stevens was also a member of the Boston School and opposed to the abstraction of art. He became well known for his landscapes, views of everyday life and portraits. Stevens died in 1969.
"Winter Landscape" William Lester Stevens, Cape Ann Snowy Landscape
By William Lester Stevens
Located in New York, NY
William Lester Stevens Winter Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 32 x 36 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities ...
Canvas, Oil
"Rockport" William Lester Stevens, North East Coastal American Landscape
By William Lester Stevens
Located in New York, NY
William Lester Stevens Rockport Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities from a y...
Canvas, Oil
$78,000
H 51 in W 33 in D 2 in
Summer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting
By William Schwartz
Located in Marco Island, FL
Summer Resort in Michigan is an exceptional work painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago shortly ...
Canvas, Oil
$17,500
H 38.25 in W 44.25 in D 2 in
"The Hill Pasture" 1901 by Ida Josephine Burgess, Michigan Hills Impressionist
Located in Yardley, PA
A large, sweeping Michigan summer vista by the accomplished American painter, Ida Josephine Burgess (1855-1934). Burgess gives us a high vantage point over a lush hill pasture descen...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800
H 36 in W 50 in D 2 in
A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Figurative Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen
By Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century Modern summer landscape painting with standing female bathers by notable Chicago artist, Rudolph T. Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely ex...
Canvas, Oil
$20,499
H 21.26 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
Lively Paris street. 1973. Oil on canvas. 54 x 73cm
By Hiro Yamagata
Located in Riga, LV
Lively Paris street. 1973. Oil on canvas. 54 x 73cm Hiro Yamagata was born near Kyoto, Japan, went to Paris to study art, and considers himself an American artist. In his Los Angeles studio, Yamagata paints minutely detailed scenes of Paris streets, cafes and parks. He captures the essence of the naif style by presenting life in simple terms, and the world in the happiest light. His creative synthesis of photorealist and neo-folk techniques has won countless admirers and collectors. Yamagata's vision is unequivocally cheerful and his imagery is endlessly inventive. He works from a palette of over 100 shades of acrylic paints, and renders in exacting detail with brushes with as small as two hairs. Serigraphs of some of Yamagata's most popular paintings...
Canvas, Oil
$75,000
H 31 in W 27 in D 2 in
Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA
By Richard Whorf
Located in New York, NY
Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA TILL THE COULDS ROLL BY (Film Set), oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches signed “Richard Whorf” lower right and signed and dated on the verso “R. Whorf/ Dec. 21, 1945. Frame by Hendenryk. ABOUT THE PAINTING This painting is from the collection of Barbara and Frank Sinatra, dated December 21, 1945 (just nine days after Frank Sinatra’s 30th birthday), and depicts the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Culver City backlot during the filming of Till the Clouds Roll By, the direction of the film having been taking over by Richard Whorf in December 1945. It is not presently clear if Whorf gave the Sinatras this painting as a gift, as the presence of the Dalzell Hatfield Galleries label on the verso indicates the painting may have been sourced there. Frank and Nancy Sinatra acquired a number of works from Dalzell Hatfield Galleries during the 1940’s, or perhaps they framed it for the couple. Sinatra performed “Old Man River’ in the film. Sinatra and June Allyson are depicted in the center of the painting. PROVENANCE From the Estate of Mrs. Nancy Sinatra; Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. An image of the Dalzell Hatfield label and the back of the original frame (which we replaced with a stunning Heydenrk frame) are attached. Nancy Sinatra was Fran's first wife. Nancy Rose Barbato was 17 years old when she met Frank Sinatra, an 18-year-old singer from Hoboken, on the Jersey Shore in the summer of 1934. They married in 1939 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Jersey City where Frank gave Nancy a recording of a song dedicated to her titled "Our Love" as a wedding present. The young newlyweds lived and worked in New Jersey, where Frank worked as an unknown singing waiter and master of ceremonies at the Rustic Cabin while Nancy worked as a secretary at the American Type Founders. His musical career took off after singing with big band leaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey...
Canvas, Oil
$25,500
H 36 in W 48 in D 1 in
"On The Beach", Greg Harris, Original Oil, Figurative, Landscape, 36x48 in.
By Greg Harris
Located in Dallas, TX
"On The Beach" By Greg Harris is a perfect example of his most sought after paintings. Measuring 36x48 in., this painting is timeless with woman and children at the beach...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800
H 25 in W 31 in D 1.5 in
A Serene 1940s, Modern Western Landscape Painting with Horses by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A serene, 1940s Modern Western landscape painting with horses by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Accompanied with a handsome walnut brown stained wooden frame. Canvas size: 22 x 28 inches. Framed size: 25 x 31 inches. Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington and Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
Canvas, Oil
$1,200
H 29 in W 34 in D 1.5 in
A Large, Atmospheric 1930s Precisionist American Scene Farm Landscape Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, atmospheric, 1930s American Scene Midwestern farm landscape painting by artist Joseph Lane. Oil on canvas; signed "Joseph Lane", lower right. I...
Canvas, Oil
$2,150
H 16.9 in W 21.7 in D 1 in
Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Oil Painting Signed Framed
By Walter Launt Palmer
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating winter landscape was painted in early 20th century, signed lower left "W.L. Palmer", attributed to American Impressionist Walter Launt Palmer (1854–1932). Trained in...
Alabaster
$9,500
H 42.75 in W 44.5 in D 2.5 in
“Covered Bridge, Kingston, NY, 1927” by Walter Koeniger, Snowy Winter Landscape
By Walter Koeniger
Located in Yardley, PA
Known for his evocative, snow-covered landscapes, Koeniger brings this subject to life with his bold, confident brushwork and keen eye for natural light. The composition centers arou...
Canvas, Oil
$1,475
H 13 in W 16 in D 2 in
Antique American Coastal Modernist Seascape Framed Figural River Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming early 20th-century impressionist oil on panel depicting a sunlit coastal scene. Two seated figures rest along a grassy bluff, overlooking calm blue waters where small boats ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,800
H 25 in W 37 in D 2 in
A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting w. Female Figures
By Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century Modern summer landscape painting with female bathers by notable Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. A superb example of the artist's uniquely expressive figura...
Canvas, Oil
$11,500
H 24 in W 30 in D 1 in
"A Hillside Picnic", Greg Harris, Original Oil, Figurative, Landscape, 24x30 in.
By Greg Harris
Located in Dallas, TX
"A Hillside Picnic" By Greg Harris is a perfect example of his most sought after paintings. Measuring 24x30 in., this painting has three woman in white and pink walking in fields of ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,900
H 15 in W 19 in
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Located in New York, NY
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism Henry Schnakenberg (1982 - 1970) Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape 11 1/2 x 15 1/2 sight Oil on Canvas Signed lower left 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches, Framed Bio In many cases, American artists visited the Armory Show in New York in 1913, and returned to their studios to react to or against what they saw. However, for Henry Ernest Schnakenberg it was much more life altering. Prior to visiting this important exhibition of American and European modernist art...
Canvas, Oil
$36,000
H 20 in W 30.25 in D 2 in
Late Afternoon - Modernist Mid-Century Midwest Oil Painting
By William Schwartz
Located in Marco Island, FL
A quintessential American Scene landscape painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. Workers in tilled fields surrounding a farmstead under dramatic skies. Painted in 1935...
Canvas, Oil