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'Still Life', Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, Hollywood
By Boris Deutsch
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Still Life', Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, CWS, Hollywood
Signed, lower right, 'Boris Deutsch' (Lithuanian-American, 1892-1978) and dated 1926.
Deutsch bega...
Category
1920s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Canvas
'Still Life of Fruit and Wine', Salmagundi Club, PAFA, AIC, National Academy
By Rosario Urbino Gerbino
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Gerbino' for Rosario Urbino Gerbino (Italian-American, 1900 - 1972) and painted circa 1935. Displayed in a substantial, carved wood and gilt-gesso frame. Framed dimensions: 33.5 x 3 .5 x 36.5 inches
Born in Italy, Rosario Gerbino...
Category
1930s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
'Still Life in Turquoise & Coral', Fauve, Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Jais' for Jais Nielsen (Danish, 1885-1961) and dated 1913.
A lyrical, early twentieth-century still-life of pink dog-roses shown loosely arranged in a cobalt bl...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Geranium', Paris, Post-Impressionist, Royal Academy, Denmark
By Victor Isbrand
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989), titled, verso, on old label, 'Opstilling' (Still Life) and dated 1949.
Exhibited: Landmandsbankens Kunstforen...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Daffodils', California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland Museum, Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed center left, 'S. Calpestri' for Shirley Calpestri (American, 1915-2002) and painted circa 1965; additionally signed, verso, on canvas with artist label.
Shirley Calpestri first studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and, subsequently, at the College of Alameda under Lundy Siegriest...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life of Tulips', Paris, Academie de la Palette, Benezit, Cubist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed with monogram, lower left, 'AN' for Albert Naur (Danish, 1889-1973) and dated 1919.
Albert Naur first studied Philosophy and Law in Copenhagen (1908-1911) while painting in a...
Category
1910s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Pink and White Poppies beneath Blue Skies', Whitney Museum, PAFA, AIC, ASL, ICA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'C G Nelson' for Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson (American, 1898-1988) and dated 1956.
A substantial, Modernist oil showing a profusion of white and pink poppies contra...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Imari Bowl', Paris, Post-Impressionist Oil, Royal Academy
By Victor Isbrand
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and painted circa 1935.
Framed dimensions: 24 H x 1.5 D x 28.5 W inches.
A vibrant Post-Impressionist still...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life', School of Paris, Salon d’Automne, Académie de la Grande Chaumière
By Roger Derieux
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Roger Derieux' (French, 1922-2015) and painted circa 1960.
Born in Paris, Roger Derieux first studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and, subsequently, ...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Still Life, Agave with a Japanese Woodblock Print', Paris, Post-Impressionist
By Victor Isbrand
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and painted circa 1935.
Precocious as a child, Victor Isbrand painted professionally from a young age and was...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life', Paris, Louvre, Salon D'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso with Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp and painted circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Cente...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
'Ferragamo Balloon Dog', Pop Art, California, Jeff Koons, Inflatable Canine
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Paulo Montano' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 2015.
A substantial, Jeff Koons derived Pop Art study of an iconic pink balloon dog on a Salvatore Ferragamo pedestal contrasted against a background of ivory curtains...
Category
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Magazine Paper, Canvas
'Apples and Cherry Blossoms', Modernist Still Life
By Sally Mack
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right "Sally Mack" (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. Painted on Arches paper.
A vibrant, Post-Impressionist still-life showing branches of cherry-blossom...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
'Hallo Kitty', Faux Leopard Marciano Pumps, Italian Fashion Shoes
By Marcia Park Cone
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed Lower right 'Cone'; titled verso, 'Hallo Kitty' and dated 2010.
A vivid still-life of a pair of Marciano 'Guess' faux leopard-skin pumps with purple linings shown dramatically contrasted against a cadmium-red background.
Marcia Park Cone makes her home in Lexington, Kentucky and is a member of the Plein Air Painters of the Bluegrass. In 2010 she contributed to Horse Mania, a local fund-raiser benefiting the Lex Arts organization, and in 2013, created "Still Cooking" using a bourbon barrel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life With a Basket of Fruit', California Woman Artist
By Lorraine Laubender
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'L. Laubender' for Lorraine Laubender (American, 1921-2011) and painted circa 1960. Vintage art exhibition label verso.
A vibrant Modernist still-life by this lis...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Woman Reclining', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1965.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Cen...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Still Life with Pipe', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1960.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
'Still Life on a Table', Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Pompidou Center, Nice
By Sylvain Vigny
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "Vigny" for Sylvain Vigny (French, 1903-1970) and painted, circa 1935, on artists board prepared by Maison Franco, 19 Rue Pastorelli, Nice.
Born in Vienna, Sylvain...
Category
1920s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
'Marguerites', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Carmel, California, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and dated 1964; additionally, signed, verso, titled, 'Yellow Marguerites' and inscribed with the artist's addres...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Still Life, Ceramic Vase & Creamer Cup', France, Copenhagen, Nuremberg, Odense
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'M. Bomund' for Marius Madsen Bomund (Danish, 1882-1963). Additionally inscribed, verso, 'Madsen Bomund', titled indistinctly, 'Studie fra ...' and dated 1915.
M...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Summer Bouquet', Society of Western Artists, De Young Museum, Oakland Museum
By Clifford Holmes
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Clifford Holmes' (American, 1876-1963) and created circa 1955. Titled, verso, 'Mixed Bouquet' and inscribed with artist's Hayward, California address.
The descendant of a pioneer California family, Clifford Holmes first studied at the University of Redlands and, subsequently, at San Francisco State. He later traveled and studied in Europe. Holmes painted in a wide variety of media including oil, watercolor and pastel and his favored subjects included portraits, landscapes and still-lives. Over the course of a long career, he exhibited widely and with success including at the Society of Western Artists, the American Artist's Professional League, the De Young...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Spring Bouquet' Paris, National Academy of Design, Chouinard, ASL, Laguna Beach
By Harold Frank
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'H. Frank' for Harold Frank (American, 1917-1995), additionally stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity and painted circa 1975.
An exuberant Post-Impre...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Paper
'Apples on a Peacock Tablecloth', Royal Academy, São Paulo & Venice Biennales
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Agger' for Knud Agger (Danish, 1895-1973) and painted circa 1940.
Born in Holstebro, Denmark, Knud Agger was exposed at a young age to theories of art and paint...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life of Fruit', Grande Chaumiere, Hans Hofmann, NY ASL, Monhegan, PAFA
By Alex Minewski
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Minewski' for Alexander Minewski (American, 1917-1979) and painted circa 1950.
Born in Detroit, Alexander Minewski left home at the age of 14 to work in the circus. He subsequently worked as a sign painter and a logger. Minewski first studied at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit (1936-1939) and received scholarships that allowed him to attend the Art Students League in New York City (1939-1942). There, he studied under artists including Jean Charlot, Ernest Fiene, George Grosz and Vaclav Vytlacil.
During World War II, Minewski joined the army and fought as a combat engineer. Wounded in Burma while fighting with Merrill's Marauders, he spent two years there recovering from his wounds. Following his time in Burma, Minewski studied for two years on the G.I. Bill in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere (1950-1952) and, independently, with Hans Hofmann in New York City (1952-1953). Hofmann was influential on his style and his work shifted away from a moody realism towards a fuller expressionism.
In 1954, Minewski began spending his summers at the artist’s colony in Monhegan Island, Maine. While there, he was able to work and collaborate with other artists and friends such as Ted Davis...
Category
1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Carnations', Japanese Impressionist, Okinawa Art Museum, Osaka
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Kinji Tagawa' (Japanese, born 1909) and painted circa 1955. Additionally signed in Kanji, verso, and titled, 'Still Life' with further inscription. Accompanied b...
Category
1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Flowers in a Blue Teapot', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, LACMA, Carmel, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "V. Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), dated 1946; additionally signed verso and titled "Blue Teapot".
A vibrant still-life showing a bouquet of ...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Board
'Still Life with Wine', California Modernist, Santa Cruz, University of Maine
By Jonathan Taylor
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Taylor' for Jonathan Taylor (American, born 1968) and painted circa 2000.
This listed California artist first studied art at the College of the Atlantic in Bal ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'The Artist's Garden', Munich Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, PAFA, Corcoran
By Julius Moessel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left 'Moessel' for Julius Moessel (American, 1872-1960) and dated 1943; additionally titled verso, 'In the Artist's Garden'.
A substantial, mid-century horticultural oi...
Category
1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Wild Flowers in an Earthenware Vase', California Post-Impressionist, Santa Cruz
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted collaboratively in 2022 by father and son artists Anthony and Michael McNaught and signed, verso, Anthony McNaught (American, born 1952) and Michael McNaught (American, born ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life of Orchids', Art Students League, Denver, Colorado
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Carolyn Miller' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975.
A substantial, Post-Impressionist oil still-life showing a view of various objects, including yellow orchids informally arranged in a purple vase, set on a table draped with a striped and floral tablecloth. A striking modernist work by this well-exhibited Colorado woman artist.
Carolyn Miller first studied at the Art Students League of Denver as a student of Quang Ho, Mark Daily and subsequently, with Stephen Quiller, Richard Schmid, Fran Larsen and Carl Dalio. She has exhibited widely and with success and is the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards.
EDUCATION
BA, Stephen F. Austin University
Nacagdoches, TX
MFA, University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1988-1997 - Director, Carolyn Miller Artists' Workshops and Retreats, LLC
Denver, CO
1974 - Art Faculty, University of Northern Colorado, Denver Extension School Campus
Denver, CO
1962-1975 - Art Faculty, East High School
Denver, CO
PUBLICATIONS
July 2008 - Southwest Art Magazine
Artist to Watch - Landscape Issue
December 2003 - Southwest Art Magazine
Artists Painting Food Still Life
March, 1996 - The Artist's Magazine
"Planning to Paint Abroad" by Carolyn Miller. Advice on preparing for and making the most of your foreign art adventure.
Summer 1996 - WATERCOLOR AN AMERICAN ARTIST PUBLICATION
"A Positive View of Negatives" by Bonnie Iris
EXHIBITIONS
2011 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Lee Youngman Gallery, Calistoga CA
2010 Plein Air Artists of Colorado Annual Exhibition, Saks Gallery
2009 Plein Air Artists of Colorado Annual Exhibition, Allen Award, Saks Gallery
May 2009 27th Annual Oil Painters of America Exhibition, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe NM
May 2006 Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio TX
October 2005 Oil Painters of America Central Regional Exhibition, Snowfire Gallery, Estes Park, CO
September 2005 ARTS FOR THE PARKS, Jackson WY
May 2005 Denver Botanic Gardens Poster Publication,Denver, Colorado
May 2005 Colorado Governor's Invitational, Loveland CO
November 2004 - Art & Soul, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
July 2004 Light and Shadow Group Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
May 2004 13th Annual Oil Painters of America Exhibition, Kirkland WA
August 2003 Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters Exhibition, Estes Park, CO
June 2003 Oil Painters of America Minature Exhibition, Santa Barbra, CA
May 2003 12th Annual Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Taos, NM
March 2002 Salon International Exhibition-Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
August 2002 Beaver Creek Art...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life of Onions', California, Post Impressionist Oil, Santa Monica College
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Goetz' for Jack Goetz (American, born 1919) and painted circa 1995. Additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'Onions!'
A bright and breezy study of white onions in a blue glass bowl contrasted against a Regency-striped material of red, yellow and green against a cream background.
Goetz has painted and exhibited with success for many years and continues to paint at the age of 104.
Speaking of himself, the artist says:
"I studied arts and languages at Santa Monica College, taking classes in oil and watercolor painting, sculpture, ceramics, art history and music. At the same time, I studied with master painter Sergei Bongart. Because he taught many people in the movie business, I had fun meeting and painting with people...
Category
1990s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Red and White Roses', Horticultural, Botanical, Flowers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A mid-century oil painting of red and blush pink rose blossoms contrasted against an olive-mauve background. An exceptionally sensitive botanical study by an unknown hand.
Category
1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life', Paris, Académie Julian, Salon des Indépendants, Salon d'Automne
By Albert Bertalan
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Bertalan' for Albert Bertalan (Hungarian, 1899-1956) and dated 1929.
Displayed in a period, birds-eye maple frame; frame size: 26 x 30 inches
An elegant, oil st...
Category
1920s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Imari Bowl', Paris, Japanese Woodblock, Post-Impressionist Oil
By Victor Isbrand
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and painted circa 1945.
A dramatic, Post-Impressionist still-life showing a group of items including a fluted, Japanese porcelain vase holding an informal arrangement of variegated daisies, a lobed Imari bowl with fruit and a Japanese woodblock print set...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Spring Still Life', Large American Post Impressionist, California Art League
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Rochelle' for Rochelle Tietze (American, born 1952); additionally signed, verso, 'Rochelle Tietze', dated '1994' and titled, 'Spring Bouquet II'.
A large and vi...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Still Life, Fruit & Flowers', Paris, Copenhagen Royal Academy of Art
By Victor Isbrand
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper left, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and painted circa 1945.
A vibrant Post-Impressionist still-life showing a view of a farmhouse interior with a...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Modernist Still Life', Paris, Salon d Automne, Centre Pompidou, Budapest
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'G. Simonka' for Georges Simonka (Hungarian, 1916-2001) and dated 1955.
A substantial, mid-century modernist, oil still-life showing an assemblage of items on a table-top
Born in Budapest, Georges Simonka studied at the University of Applied Arts in Budapest. After his first solo exhibition in Budapest in 1943, he moved to Paris, where he became a regular exhibitor at several salons including the Salon d'Automne and the Salon Comparaison. An active member of several Parisian art groups, Simonka exhibited successfully throughout Europe and his work may be found in the permanent collections of numerous European museums, including that of the Centre Pompidou...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Still Life, Carafe and Coffee-pot', Italian Modernist, Style of Giorgio Morandi
By Giorgio Chiesi
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Chiesi' and painted circa 1975.
Born in Felina, in the province of Reggio Emilia, Chiesi first studied in Milan and, subsequently, with Vicentini Enzo and Gianf...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life of Irises', Carmel, Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'Di Gesu' for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped with the artist's estate seal.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los A...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
'At the Beach', Chinese-American Woman Artist, Guangzhou Art Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Born in Hunan, China, Annie Peony Zhang studied at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and, for over 30 years, has been integrating her Chinese Classical training with modern Western art styles including Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Zhang has exhibited widely and with success and her works are held in both private and public collections.
Annie Peony Zhang's paintings: “Childhood”, (2018), “Wish”(2019) and “Memories” (2020), were accepted into Crocker Art Museum. Three of her works (“Beautiful California”, “Delta Scenery”, “Sacramento River...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life of Fruit and a Creamware Jug',
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Esther Lyne' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1955.
A sensitively painted Post-Impressionist oil still-life showing a view of a hand-painted creamware jug...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
'Red Pumps', Women's Fashion Shoes, Hat & Hatbox, Large Intimiste Oil, Boudoir
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed, twice, lower right, 'A.B' for 'Agnes B'' (American, 20th Century) and dated, twice, 1963. Bearing dedication, verso, dated October 19, 1963 from the artist, Agnes B.
Previously with: Little Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan.
A delicately painted oil still-life in the tradition of Edouard Vuillard and the Intimistes showing a pair of shoes crafted in vivid red calfskin and a silk tapestry hatbox contrasted against a background of rose and blue textiles and drapes.
Established in 1950 by Marguerite DeSalle, the Little Gallery in Birmingham, Michigan was the first gallery in the region to deal in and exhibit contemporary art. Initially ,deSalle primarily handled the work of local artists starting out in their careers, and the work of faculty from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. DeSalle's ex-husband and close friend, artist Zoltan Sepeshy...
Category
1960s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life, Coral and Jade', San Francisco Woman Artist, Tokyo, Calligraphy
By Jean Kalisch
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Jean Kalisch" (American, 1912-1995) and painted circa 1965.
Previously with: Pomeroy Galleries, San Francisco (stamped, verso, and with old label)
Born in Japan, Jean Kalisch started her art training early and, when she was seven years, began to receive additional instruction in Chinese brush and ink...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Ginger Cat with Still Life', American Modernist, WPA Muralist, SFAA, GGIE, MoMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jay Risling' (American, 1896-1993) and dated 1941.
A psychologically penetrating study of a contented, golden-eyed ginger cat shown re...
Category
1940s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Abstract in Coral and Jade', Painters Eleven, Ontario, Canadian Modernist Oil
By Hortense Mattice Gordon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Hortense M. Gordon' for Hortense Crompton Mattice Gordon (Canadian, 1886-1961) and dated 1949.
Previously with: Dominion Gallery of Montreal (stamp, verso).
Photo courtesy of Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Hamilton artist Hortense Crompton Mattice Gordon was one of Canada’s earliest non-representational painters, embracing abstraction in the 1930s. She was also an active member of Canada's first English-speaking abstract group, Painters Eleven.
A scholarship recipient, Hortense Mattice first attended the Hamilton Art School and, subsequently, moved to Chatham, Ontario. Initially focusing on porcelain painting, Mattice quickly began building a portfolio of oils and, from 1908, was exhibiting both her porcelain and landscapes at what is now the Chatham Cultural Centre (1908) and the Art Gallery of Ontario (1909). During this time, Mattice frequently traveled to the United States and, in 1915, visited the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, where she would have seen early works by important modernists including Picasso and Matisse. She started her teaching career in Chatham but, having received a job offer from the artist John Sloan Gordon, returned to Hamilton to teach at the Hamilton Art School in 1918. The two artists married in 1920.
In 1922, Gordon and her husband took a study trip to France and, inspired by the fervent of Modernist ideas in Paris, expanded her own approaches to art, developing an increasingly soft, loose paint handling style. It was not until the 1930’s, after a few more trips to France and her discovery of Piet Mondrian’s work, that elements of abstraction began to appear in Gordon’s work. After the death of her husband in 1940, Gordon attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art and studied with Hans Hoffmann (1941-1945) whose influence and friendship pushed her to explore non-objective painting. After her training with Hofmann and in Cranbrook, Gordon began to exhibit regularly and with success in both Canada and the United States including at the Riverside Museum (New York, 1947), Creative Gallery (New York, 1952), in Ann Arbor (Michigan, 1952), Phillips Gallery (Detroit, 1952), the Flint Institute of Arts (Michigan, 1952), Mount Allison University (New Brunswick, 1952), the Galerie Agnes Lefort in Montréal and Art Gallery of Hamilton (retrospective, 1960). She was a member of the Contemporary Artists of Hamilton (honorary president in 1948), the Ontario Society of Artists, the Hamilton Women...
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Still Life with Florist', Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, Large Post-Impressionist
By Guily Joffrin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, "Joffrin" for Guily-Jeanne Joffrin (French, 1909-2007) and painted circa 1965.
Photo of the artist in her studio, 1995. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Born in Paris, Joffrin first attended the École Supérieure Sophie-Germain before, in 1928, studying at the École des Beaux-Arts, initially in the studio of Lucien Simon. She continued her studies there for several years in the studios of Jacques Despierre and Lucien Fontanarosa. After receiving her diploma, Joffrin was appointed Professor of Drawing and taught in Paris until 1945, when she began to devote herself exclusively to her career as a fine artist. Over the course of a long career, she exhibited internationally with success including at more than forty exhibitions in France (Paris, Aurillac, Rennes, Strasbourg, Reims, Rodez, Toulouse, Barbizon, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Cannes) as well as in Geneva, Vevey, San Francisco and Tokyo among other cities.
The human face was of particular interest to Joffrin and she created many portraits of academic notables including Paul Guth...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life in Lavender and Rose'
By Jeannette Bedwell
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'J. Bedwell' for Jeanette Bedwell (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975; additionally signed, verso, on canvas.
A vibrant, mid-century oil still-life b...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life, Roses with Figure Approaching', German Expressionist, Robert Graves
By Karl Goldschmidt
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Karl Goldschmidt' (Anglo-German, 1912-1995) and painted circa 1930.
Photo of Karl Goldschmidt (Kenneth Gay) with Robert Graves courte...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Fish & Chianti Bottle'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, mid-century Post Impressionist oil still-life comprising a fish on a platter with four lemons, a raffia-wrapped bottle of Italian chianti...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Grecian Urn', Prix de Rome, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
By Jacques Lamy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jacques Lamy' (French-American, 1946-2016); additionally stamped verso with artist copyright signature, Dallas location and dated 1997.
Born in Paris, Jacques Lamy studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, where he was the recipient of the Prix de Rome...
Category
1990s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil
'Young Woman with a Violin', Paris, Cubism, Royal Danish Academy, Charlottenborg
By Mogens Erik Christien Vantore
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed center left, 'M. Vantore' for Erik Mogens Christian Vantore (Danish, 1895-1977) and painted circa 1915.
A dramatic, early twentieth-century, Cubist-derived figural oil of a y...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
'Still Life with Covered Sugar Pot', New York, Salmagundi Club, Mystic Arts
By Richard Stalter
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Stalter' for Richard Stalter (American, born 1934) and painted circa 1965.
A lyrical oil still-life showing a variety of ceramic objects including a floral decorated, tin-glazed earthenware sugar-pot set on an aqua-glaze earthenware plate and a lilac-glazed, small bowl set...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Gladioli by Moonlight', Laguna Beach Art Association, Pasadena Art Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'J.L. Freeman' for Jean L. Freeman (American 1926-2006) and painted circa 1975.
Born in Michigan, Jean Sampson studied at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (later the Center for Creative Studies) under John Foster before moving to California in 1953. In 1954, she married the artist Philip Freeman and settled in Dana Point...
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'L'Obscurité', Trompe L'oeil, Newport Art Museum, Frye Museum, RISD, Yale
By Richard Whitten
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'RCW' for Richard Whitten (American, born 1958) and dated, lower right, in Roman numerals, 2009. Formerly in the collection of the Triton Art Museum, Santa Clara, California.
Whitten's early work may loosely be termed geometric abstraction, but he is best known for his later representational paintings that combine his interest in architecture, invented machinery and toys. Whitten is also known for his toy-like sculptures. His paintings and drawings are essentially representational but have strong ties to geometric abstraction.
A native of New York City, Richard Whitten first attended the Collegiate School before studying economics at Yale where he received his BA in 1980. He then constructed a personal painting program at Yale where he studied with Gretna Campbell...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
'Still Life of Alstroemeria', California Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art Guild, Oil
By Cathy Puccinelli
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Puccinelli' for Cathy Puccinelli, (American, born 1952), a member of the Santa Cruz Art Guild, and painted in 2022.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life, Roses on a Table', Paris, Academie de la Palette, Benezit, Cubist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Naur' for Albert Naur (Danish, 1889-1973) and painted circa 1955.
A cheerful, mid-century oil showing a pair of leisure chairs wit...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Happy Tabby', 19th Century Danish School, Swedish Embroidered Armchair
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed upper right, 'C.N.' (Danish, 19th Century) and dated 1898.
A late nineteenth-century oil composed with a fresh palette and finely-observed detail. This elegant feline stud...
Category
1890s Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Flowers and Golden Apples', National Art Museum Denmark, Charlottenborg, Paris
By Harald Leth
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right with initials 'H.L.' for Harald Leth (Danish, 1899-1986) and painted circa 1935.
Leth commenced his art studies with Johannes Larsen (1921) before attending Harald Giersing...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Daffodils', Carmel, California Woman Artist, PAFA, SWA
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1965 by Virginia Sevier Rogers (American, 1916-2015), a listed artist. Stamped verso with certification of authenticity.
A vibrant oil still-life of daffodils and an ...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Still Life with Teapot', Salon d'Automne, Paris, Danish Post-Impressionist oil
By Karl Larsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1950 by Karl Larsen (Danish, 1897-1977) and with certification and seal of of authenticity stamped verso.
From 1917, Karl Larsen participated in numerous exhibitions i...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
