About McNaught & Crane Fine Art
For over forty years, it has been our pleasure to offer fine European and American paintings with a particular emphasis on the works of the Danish Modernists. We provide a comprehensive range of art-related services including appraisal, authentication, representation, provenance research, conservation and restoration.
Established in 19821stDibs seller since 2013
Featured Pieces
'Southwestern Sunset Dance', Fulbright Scholar, University of Arizona
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right "Andrew Rush" (American, b. 1931) and painted circa 1985.
Displayed in a rubbed, gilt wood frame with silk mat and gold liner.
Framed dimensions: 15.5" H x 1.25"...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
'Posy in a Pitcher', Mid-century California Modernist Still Life, Los Angeles
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Pauline Polk' for Pauline Stone Polk (American, 1896-1986) and created circa 1955.
Born in New York City, Pauline Stone married in 1917 and, after traveling to ...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
'Seated Nude', California Post-Impressionist, de Young Museum, Fauve
By Wedo Georgetti
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created by Wedo Georgetti (American, 1911-2005) circa 1950.
Born in Italy, this California Post-Impressionist came to the United States at the age of one. Georgetti first worked as...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon, Watercolor, Woodcut
'Beach Day at Porto Seguro' Brazilian Fauvist Coastal Landscape, Rio de Janiero
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "Sergio Telles" (Brazilian, 1936 - 2022), titled 'Porto Seguro' and dated 1976.
An energetic oil landscape showing beach-goers enjoying the coastal resort town of...
Category
1970s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1965.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Felt Pen
'Seated Nude with Earring', Southwest Figural Painter, University of Texas
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'R. McDowell' for Ron McDowell (American, born 1956), titled verso 'Golden Hair' and dated 1982.
Ron McDowell is an award-winning American painter known for his ...
Category
1980s Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Reclining Nude', California Post-Impressionist, de Young Museum, Fauve
By Wedo Georgetti
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created by Wedo Georgetti (American, 1911-2005) and created circa 1950.
Born in Italy, this California Post-Impressionist came to the United States at the age of one. Georgetti fir...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodblock
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Carmel, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper
'River Landscape', American Barbizon School, Providence Art Club Founder
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Stetson' for Charles Walter Stetson (American, 1858-1911) and dated 1886.
Born in Rhode Island, Charles Stetson opened his first studio in 1878 in Providence an...
Category
1880s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
'Woman Seated', Art Institute of Chicago Woman Artist
By Sarah Hobson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created by Sarah H. Hobson (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1935.
Sarah Villarette Hoover Hobson studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1920s before moving to Cali...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
'Oaks at Baker House, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin', Bohemian Club, White House, SFSD
By James Everett Stuart
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'J. E. S.' for James Everett Stuart (American, 1852-1941) ), dated 'Sep. 22, 1911' and with the artist's chronology number '1681'. (Please see last image for hi...
Category
1910s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
'Qajar Satire', Iranian Modernist, Persian Court, Tehran, Louvre, MOMA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right ‘Ardeshir Mohassess’ (Iranian, 1938 - 2008) and dated 1984.
Drawing on the tradition of Iranian miniature painting while also advancing his own modernist style a...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
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