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
'Palm Desert Abstract', Large Framed Biomorphic Abstract, Automatism
By Gary Janis
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'G. Janis' for Gary Janis (American, born 1953), inscribed 'Palm Desert' and dated 2023.
Framed in a strip wood frame.
Framed dimensions: 37 H x 2 D x 37 W inches.
A...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Couple Embracing', Liebespaar Kuscheln, Modernist Grisaille Aquatint Etching
By Hans Erni
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Erni' within a dove for Hans Erni (Swiss, 1909-2015) and created circa 1980. An unnumbered presentation impression outside the standard edition of 100. Inscribed...
Category
1980s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Laid Paper, Etching
'Winter in the City', 1930s Scaffold Sky Sign, American Modern Realism, Urban
By James Carlin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'James Carlin' (Irish-American, 1906-2005) and painted circa 1950.
Born in Belfast, Ireland, James Carlin graduated from Belfast's Municipal College (1927), and b...
Category
1950s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
'Venetian Ikebana', Artist Signed Limited Edition Lithograph, Glass, Seattle
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Hand-signed by the artist, lower center, 'Chihuly' for Dale Chihuly (American, 1941). Inscribed, verso, with number and limitation '34/172' and created in 2001.
Printed by Stone Pre...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Acrylic, Intaglio, Lithograph
'Study in Marigold and Indigo', Abstract Expressionist, New York, Paris, Oxford
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower center, 'R. Francken' for Ruth Francken (Czech-American, 1924-2006) and dated 1960.
Born in the historic Jewish Quarter of Prague during the interwar years, Ruth Franck...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Gouache, Canvas
'Abstract Polyptych', Neo-Expressionist German School, Extra Large, Oversized
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, modernist abstract acrylic polyptych comprising four separate works on canvas that arrange into a unified composition. Unsigned. Dated, verso, ‘1984' on upper left pan...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Out at Sea', Children's Animal Adventure Fantasy Seascape, Cat and Seagulls
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed indistinctly lower right and painted circa 1995 on J Whatman laid paper. Titled on old cardboard backing 'The Escorts'.
A whimsical scene showing a fantastically large, fluf...
Category
1990s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
'Organic Abstract, Sunset and Cyan'
By G. Distefano
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'G. DiStefano' and dated 1971.
A suspended composition of colorful forms contrasts against a blended polychrome background.
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Postcard, Oil
'Field Mice', American School Realist Landscape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed indistinctly lower left. Initialed verso 'M. J.', titled 'Field Mice' and painted circa 1990.
A late 20th century watercolor on illustration board landscape showing farmhous...
Category
1990s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board
'Early Spring', Provincetown MA', Greenwich Village, Art Institute of Chicago
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Gerhardt Schwarz" (American, 20th Century) and dated 1919. Additionally signed and titled verso 'Provincetown, Mas, Early Spring'.
Moving among the dynamic bohe...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
'Standing Nude', American Modernist India Ink and Graphite Figural Study
By Michael Decker
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Michael Decker (American, 20th Century) and created circa 1975. Certification of authenticity stamped verso.
A gestural ink and graphite figural study showing a woman st...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Graphite
'Seated Nude', American Modernist Sanguine Ink Figural Study
By Michael Decker
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Michael Decker (American, 20th Century) and created circa 1975.
An elegant sanguine ink on paper study showing a woman seated with her hair pulled back in a bun.
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
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