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Contemplation, 1910 Scarlet Macaw, Ornithology, Naturalist, Bird Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Edward Powell (English, 1878/85 - 1955)
Signed: W. E. Powell (Lower, Left)
" Contemplation ", circa 1910 (Titled on Verso)
Watercolor on Paper
22 1/2" x 18 1/2"
Housed i...
Category
Late 19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
In the Distance, Seascape, Detroit Artist
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Hopkin (Scottish/American, 1832-1909)
Signed: R Hopkin (Lower, Right)
" In the Distance ", c. 1880s
Oil on Canvas
14" x 20"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Frame
Overall Size: 19" x ...
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girl Playing with Dolls, Late 19th Century, Victorian Era Portrait of a Girl
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Will Beebe (Late 19th Century)
Signed: Will Beebe Dec 1892 (Lower, Right)
" Girl Playing with Dolls "
Oil on Canvas
36" x 30"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Ornamented Frame
Overall Size:...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Bethy at 4, Elizabeth Wallen, Portrait of a little Girl with a Doll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Merton Grenhagen (American, 1878-1941)
Signed: Merton Grenhagen (Lower, Left)
" Portrait of Bethy at 4 ", 1927
(Study of Elizabeth Wallen)
Oil on Canvas
35" x 29"
Housed in a 5"...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl with a Doll, Chicago Artist, American Portraiture
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Paul Trebilcock (American, 1902 - 1981)
Signed: Paul Trebilcock (Lower, Right)
" BB " , circa 1950s
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Carved Period Frame
Overall Size:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Aljean Stewart Hunt, Portait of a Distinguished Woman, Blonde, Fur Coat
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Erling Roberts (American, 1902 - 1974)
Signed: Erling Roberts 1939 (Left, Center)
" Aljean Stewart Hunt ", 1939
Oil on Canvas
40" x 28"
Housed in its original 3" Period Frame
O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strange 10 Clawed Creature
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Seymour Muskovitz (American, Born circa 1930)
Signed: Seymour Muskovitz (Lower, Right)
" Strange 10 Clawed Creature ", 1960
Oil on Board
31" x 20"
Housed in a 2 1/2" Spindle-Ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Educating Jack, Sailing Scene, The Youth's Companion, Original Illustration
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Harry George Burgess (American, 1867 - 1912)
Signed: H Burgess (Lower, Right)
" Educating Jack ", 1912 (Page 10)
(Titled Lower, Left, and on verso)
"As he could not leave the till...
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Rocky Stream in Autumn, Sunlight and Shadow
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Karl Brandner (American, 1898-1961)
Signed: K C Bradner (Lower, Right)
" Rocky Stream in Autumn ", c. 1930-1940
(Sunlight and Shadow)
Oil on Board
22" x 36"
Housed in a 3 1/4" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Striving Hard to Reach the Wreck, British Seascape, Sinking Ship, Rescue
By Thomas Rose Miles
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Thomas Rose Miles (British, 1844-1916)
Signed: T R Miles (Canvas Verso)
" Striving Hard to Reach the Wreck "
Oil on Canvas
22" x 34"
Housed in a 3 1/4" Fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lounging Near Lake Michigan, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Katheryn Leone Wood (American, 1885-1936)
Signed: Wood (Along Canvas Edge)
" Lounging Near Lake Michigan ", circa 1920-1930
Oil on Canvas
20" x 22"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English Countryside, Late 19th Century English Landscape
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Frank Proschwitzry Freyburg (English, 1862 - 1932)
Signed: Freyburg (Lower, Right)
" English Countryside "
Oil on Canvas
28" x 36"
Housed in a 3 1/8" Frame with a 3/4" Linen Li...
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flowers, Beautiful Still Life
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Camilla Gobl-Wahl (Austrian, 1871 - 1965)
Signed: C. Gobl (Lower, Right)
Flowers, circa 1930s
Oil on Canvas
24" x 36"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Period Ornamented Frame in Gold Leaf
Ov...
Category
Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Doctor Lake, Wisconsin Landscape, Burnett County
By George Raab
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
George Raab (American, 1866 - 1943)
Signed: G. Raab 1912 (Lower, Right)
" Doctor Lake ", 1912
Oil on Canvas
18" x 22"
Housed in a 3" Period Carved Frame in the style of Newcomb ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan, Golden Age of Hollywood PHOTOGRAPHED W/ PAINTING
By Cathleen Mann
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Cathleen S. Mann (American, 1896 - 1959)
Signed: Cathleen Mann 1941 (Lower, Right)
" Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan ", 1941
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Period Fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Steelworkers, Men Working, American Work Force, Jazz Enthusiast
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Hermansader (American, 1915 - 2005)
Signed: J. Hermansader (Lower, Right)
Steelworkers, c. 1940s
Oil on Canvas
30" x 24"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall Size: 35 1/2" x 29 1/4"
Craquelure throughout. In otherwise good condition.
Biography:
John Hermansader (1915–2005) was an American painter, graphic designer, and jazz fan. He is remembered for his iconic designs of Blue Note record covers.
John Bancroft Hermansader was born on November 1, 1915 near Reading, Pennsylvania. In the 1930s, he studied at the Memphis Academy of Art in Tennessee and the New Bauhaus in Chicago, Illinois. In New York City he studied with Robert Motherwell at the New School of Social Research.
In 1939, he and his wife Rosemary were founders of the Hot Club of Newark, New Jersey, a significant group of jazz enthusiasts. John became the first president.
In 1951, when Blue Note Records began issuing 10 inch records, Hermansader was one of their first designers, along with Paul Bacon and Gil Melle. Looking back at this era, Michael Cuscuna of Mosaic Records said, “ What John Hermansader and Paul Bacon really did was evoke the feeling of the music. They used everything from Bauhaus designs to things that were really otherworldly.” Angelynn Grant adds, “When people think of Blue Note covers they think of Frank Wolff”s photography and Reid Miles design. But John Hermansader laid the groundwork that got them going along that path.” Richard Cook, who wrote Blue Note Records: The Biography states, “Hermansader in particular balanced the twin issues of photography and type in a way that would mirror the concerns of the Blue Note of the years ahead.”
“John Hermansader was passionate about oil painting, “beautiful lyrical abstractions, full of color and movement.” He was an abstract expressionist painter who drew inspiration for his work from listening to jazz.” - (Obituary, Pilot, Redding Conn., July 14, 2005, p. 32A)
His exhibitions included and the Gallery of Contemporary Art at Sunken Meadow, Long Island, 1951–58, Panoras Gallery 1956...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Until Next Time, Pottstown, Pennsylvania Train Station, Lovers Say Goodbye
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Marilyn H. Dwyer (American, 1931 - 2001)
Signed: Marilyn H. Dwyer (Lower, Right)
" Until Next Time ", 1966
" Pottstown Train Station "
Dated: 4 - 30 - 66 (on Verso)
Oil on Illust...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Michigan Landscape
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Charles Franklin Chamberlain (American, 1871 - 1947)
" Michigan Landscape "
Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
16" x 20"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Frame
Overall Size: 22 1/2" x 26 1/2"
Appears to be in very good condition.
Bio:
Chamberlain, Charles Franklin, figures and landscapes in oils...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl, American Portraiture, Blue Eyes, White Dress, Excellent
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Presented is a wonderful example of mid-19th-century American Portraiture.
Portrait of a Girl, c. 1850s
Oil on Canvas
27" x 22"
Housed in its original period frame
Spandrel Sit...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Indian Encampment by the River, American Frontier Art
By Astley David Middleton Cooper
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Astley David Middleton Cooper (American, 1856 - 1924)
Signed: A.D.M. Cooper 90
" Indian Encampment by the River ", 1890
Oil on Board
20" x 30"
Housed in a Walnut Frame with a L...
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s
Oil on Panel
24" x 19.5"
Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
Overall Size: 29" x 25 1/4"
In excellent condition. Ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Elements, Surrealism, Chicago Artist, Planets
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Samuel Schwartz (Russian/American, 1896-1977)
Signed: William S Schwartz (Lower, Left)
" Elements ", c. 1928-29 (Date based Upon 8 Pl...
Category
Early 20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Otter Hunt, English Hunt Scene, Sporting Art, Hunting Dogs, Dog
By Walter Hunt
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Walter Hunt (English, 1861-1941)
Signed: W. Hunt 1933
" The Otter Hunt ", 1933
Oil on Canvas
10" x 6 3/4"
Housed in a 1 1/2" Ornamented Frame with a 1" Liner
Overall Size: 12" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early Autumn, Landscape, Rookwood Pottery
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Carl Schmidt (American, 1885 - 1969)
Signed: C. Schmidt (Lower, Right)
" Early Autumn "
Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
10" x 8"
Housed in a 1 1/2" Silver Frame with a Liner
Overal...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Game of Patience, 1900 Watercolor by RFB Frederick McNamara Evans
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Frederick McNamara Evans (English, 1859-1929)
Signed: F.M. Evans (Lower, Left)
" A Game of Patience ", circa 1900
(Titled in pencil on verso and original label.)
Watercolor on pape...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Christmas Ornaments, Vintage Holiday Still Life, Santa Claus, Christmas Tree
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Signed: ACW (Lower, Left)
" Christmas Ornaments ", c. 1970s
Oil on Canvas
36" x 24"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall Size: 41 3/4" x 29 1/2"
In very good condition overall. A nice...
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Landscape, Scottish Portraiture, Portrait, Wealthy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Pairman (Scottish, 1788 - 1843)
Signed: J Pairman 1820 (Lower, Right)
" Portrait of a Gentleman ", 1820
Oil on Canvas
22 1/4" x 18 5/8"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Husar Frame
Ove...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Among the Flowers, Vintage 1970s Portrait of a Girl in a Beautiful Garden
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Among the Flowers, c. 1970s
Signed: Mcgrath (Lower, Right)
Seated Girl in Garden
Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"
Housed in a 1 1/4" Frame
Overall Size: 10 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter Landscape, c. 1930s House, River, Snow
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Van Weiss (20th Century)
Signed: Van Weiss (Lower, Left)
" Winter Landscape ", c. 1920s-1930s
Oil on Canvas
24" x 34"
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Horse, Oil on Board
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Elizabeth Nelson Fairchild (American, Born 1910)
Signed: E. Fairchild (Lower, Left)
" Portrait of a Horse ", c. 1940
Oil on Board
9" x 7"
Housed in a 2" Gold Leaf Frame
Overall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
After the Symphonic Poem, " Verklarte Nacht ", by Arnold Schoenberg
By Rolf Stoll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Rolf Stoll, (German/American, 1892-1978)
Signed: Rolf Stoll, (lower, left)
“ After the Symphonic Poem, " Verklarte Nacht ", by Arnold Schoenberg ", (titled on stretcher verso) Circ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boats on the Beach, Dorset, Pastel on Paper, Mentor of Winston Churchill
By Paul Lucien Maze
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Paul Lucien Maze, an Anglo-French painter, was renowned as one of the great artists of his generation. Known as “The last of the Post Impressionists", Maze utilized oils, watercolours and pastels, his subjects varied from French maritime...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Time ², 1989, NYC Vintage New York City, Time Square Painting, Photorealism
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Don Jacot (American, 1949 - 2021)
Signed: DJacot ' 89 (Lower, Right)
" Time ² ", 1989 (Titled, In Pencil, Center)
(Time Squared)
Gouache on Paper
Painti...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Curious Kittens, 1906 Pastel, Kitten, Cats, Antique Cat Painting, Pet, Pets
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Zula Kenyon (American, 1873-1947)
Signed: Kenyon - '06 -
" Curious Kittens ", 1906
Pastel on Paper
13 1/4" x 16 1/2"
Housed in a 4" Period Ornamented Frame with a 1" Liner
Over...
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Hide and Seek, 1880 Oil on Canvas, Kittens in Basket, Cats, Cat, Kitten, Pet
By August Laux
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
August Laux (German/American, 1853-1921)
Signed: August Laux (Lower, Right)
" Hide and Seek ", circa 1880
Oil on Canvas
16" x 20"
Housed in a 3" Period Ornamented Frame with a 1...
Category
Late 19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Daniel, 1945 Oil on Canvas by Donald Gooch
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Donald Burnette Gooch (American, 1907 - 1985)'
Signed: Gooch '45 (Lower, Right)
" Daniel ", 1945 (titled on verso)
Oil on Canvas
23 1/4" x 36"
Housed in it's original 4" artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apartment Building, 1920 Oil on Canvas by New York Artist Allen Tucker
By Allen Tucker
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Allen Tucker (American, 1866-1939)
Signed: Allen Tucker (Lower, Right)
" Apartment Building ", ca. 1920
Oil on Canvas
31" x 25"
Housed in a 3" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
River in France, circa 1920 Oil on Canvas by Louis Aston Knight
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Louis Aston Knight (French/American, 1873-1948)
Signed: Aston Knight (Lower, Right)
" River in France ", circa 1920
Oil on Canvas
21 3/4" x 18"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Ornamented Fra...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Risle at Melleville, circa 1920 Oil on Canvas by Louis Aston Knight
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Louis Aston Knight (French/American, 1873-1948)
Signed: Aston Knight (Lower, Right)
" Risle at Melleville ", circa 1920
Oil on Canvas
21 3/4" x 18"
Housed in a 3" Ornamented Fra...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter Pheasants, c. 1925-1930, Watercolor by John Cyril Harrison
By John Cyril Harrison
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Cyril Harrison (British, 1898 - 1985)
Signed: J.C. Harrison. (Lower, Right)
" Winter Pheasants ", circa 1925-1930
(Titled in pencil on verso by the artist)
Watercolor laid on...
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Sketching Lesson, Oil on Canvasboard, Rockport, Massachusetts, Boston School
By Marguerite Stuber Pearson
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Marguerite Stuber Pearson (American, 1898 - 1978)
Signed: M. S. Pierson (Lower, Left)
" The Sketching Lesson "
Titled on verso
(Rockport, MA. - Universalism Church can be seen in,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Painting of Fredericksborg Castle, Denmark, Signed Nissen
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Signed: Nissen (Lower, Right)
" Frederiksborg Castle ", circa 1930s
Oil on Canvas
18" x 26"
Housed in a 3 1/4" Frame
Overall Size: 23 1/2" x 31 1/4"
Minor ware to frame and ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape Painting by Arvid Nyholm, Impressionist, Swedish American, Chicago
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Arvid Frederick Nyholm (Swedish-American, 1866-1937)
Signed: A Nyholm (Lower, Right and Lower, Left)
" Mother and Child in a Landscape ", circa 1910-1920
Oil on Canvas
25" x 30"...
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flowers #13, circa 1950s by Henri Julie, Floral Still Life, Bouquet in Vase
By Henri Julie
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Henri Julie (20th Century)
Signed: Henri Julie (Lower, Right)
" Flowers #13 " circa 1950s
Oil on Panel
17 7/8" x 15 7/8"
Housed in a 1 1/2" Period Antiqued Gold Leaf Frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Farrar (American, 1928-1972)
Signed: John Farrar (Lower, Left)
“ Pardner ”, 1943
Titled Above Signature (Lower, Left)
Oil on Canvas
26 ⅛” x 32 ⅛”
Housed in a 2 ½” period ornamented Newcomb-Macklin frame in toned gold leaf, in good original condition.
Outside Size: 30 1/2" x 36 5/8"
A recent discovery of a painting that appears to be Farrar’s family dog. This was done when he was just fifteen years old.
As a teenager in the 1940s, Farrar received much local acclaim in the Washington D.C. art Scene. Words like “Child Prodigy”, “Brilliant” and “Gifted” were used to describe him in the local newspaper. He had a great bout of early success which included developing patrons among Washington DC’s art elite but this was short lived as he was afflicted with schizophrenia and alcoholism as an adult causing him to spend much of his life in mental institutions.
In 1942, Farrar won the Washington Times-Herald's outdoor art fair. This painting was executed the following year when he was 15 (1943). That same year he won the top prize at Atlanta University’s third annual “ Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture and Prints by Negro Artists ” with a piece titled “ Queenie ”. Approximately one hundred and fifty works of art were included in the show, representing the best works of more than seventy-five contemporary African American artists. This show included works by Romare Bearden, who was awarded Honorable Mention for his painting “ The Two Genrerations ”. Also included among the exhibitors - Charles H. Alston, Allen Rohen Crite, Aaron Douglas, Fredrick Flemister, Sargant Johnson, Horace Pippin, Jacob Lawrence, Marjorie Wheeler Brown, Hughie Lee Smith, Lois Mailou Jones...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Sintra, Main Square, 1980 Painting by Fortunato Anjos, Portugal Street Scene
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Fortunato Anjos (Portuguese, 1908-2000)
Signed: Fortunato Anjos 1980 (Lower, Left)
" Sintra, Main Square ", 1980
Oil on Masonite
23 1/2" x 28 3/4"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall...
Category
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ponte Alle Grazie, 1900-1910, by Antonietta Brandeis, Florence, Italy Painting
By Antonietta Brandeis
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Antonieta Brandeis (Czech/Italian, 1848-1926)
Signed: A. Brandeis (Lower, Right)
" Ponte Alle Grazie ", Florence, Circa 1900-1910
Oil on Canvas
16 1/8" x 20"
Housed in a 5" Gold...
Category
19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Girl in Pink Dress, 1937 Portrait Painting by Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino Artist
By Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (Filipino, 1892-1978)
Signed: F Amorsolo 1937 (Lower, Right)
" Girl in Pink Dress ", 1937
Oil on canvas
26 1/8" x 19"
H...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lost in Her Thoughts, 1890-1892, by Pinckney Marcius-Simons, French Romanticism
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Pinckney Marcius-Simons, (American, French, 1867-1909)
Signed: Marcius-Simons, (lower, right)
" Lost in Her Thoughts ", circa 1890-1892
Oil on mahogany panel bearing the stamp on verso of " H. Vieille e. Troisgros Sueei, 55 Rue de Laval...
Category
19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
