V.P. Richards Impressionist Watercolor Mapledurham Mill Oxfordshire

"Vintage 1989 expressionist watercolor portrait of Robert Shiffler by Paul Melia. / BIO: Paul Melia (b. 1929 - d. 2019) has been a professional illustrator and painter since 1955. When asked the inevitable question concerning the beginning of his interest in art he recalls an early childhood incident. ""When I was 5 years old, I got hit by a car. My injuries were severe and I was bedridden for quite some time. But that accident was just the beginning of my health problems. I also developed life-threatening asthma. It was during my convalescence that I began to draw as I couldn't do much of anything else. I learned an important lesson as I struggled to recover: my weaknesses became my strength."" Paul had little art training as a child but when he was a sophomore in high school, he had a wonderful art teacher. Paul won a scholarship to the Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH) and graduated from the school with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He worked in Dayton as an illustrator for HH Art Studios. In 1976 he became a freelance artist which he continues to do to this day. As a professional illustrator, Paul has served clients on the Fortune 500 list, the publishing industry, government and the healthcare field; clients such as Proctor and Gamble, NCR, General Electric, Marathon Oil...

"Antonio De Vity (1901-1993) He was born in Reggio-Calbria in southern Italy. He lived in Naples and later moved to Rome where he was taught by Giacomo Ball...

A lovely original oil painting by the Peruvian artist Martha Cristel (b. 1960). Features a mother in daughter in matching sundresses playing in the water by the beach with a toy sailboat...

Vintage impressionist nautical / maritime / seascape oil painting on canvas showing African figures in bright clothing, with bundles on their heads, walking through the waves from a ...

Oil on canvas impressionist painting by Dayton, Ohio artist Susie King featuring a Autumn or Fall landscape of trees. Framed in gold. Measures: 15.75” x 1.75” x 13.75” / Sans Fram...

W.R. Barrel oil on canvas impressionist seascape beach child 30" listed artist W R Barrel is known for genre painting. He was active and lived in the United States. An impressioni...

An original Post-Impressionist framed gouache on paper landscape painting featuring a soft palette mostly made of brown and pale green colors, accented with delicate blue and white t...

A lovely oil on board scene of Paris by American artist Stuart C. Henry (1906-1991), presenting a figure walking in the Tuileries Garden. Upon graduating from Harvard with a degree in fine art in 1928, Stuart Henry...

Nude bathers, fine early 20th century impressionist painting by David Humphrey (American 1872-1950.) Pastel on paper. Humphre...

Antique Chinese watercolor painting on paper, enclosed in glass and gilt wood frame, early 20th century Measures: height 27.5 inch...

Antique Chinese watercolor painting on paper, enclosed in glass and gilt wood frame, early 20th century. Measures: height 27.5 inc...

Abstract still life painting on canvas the signature is not readable dated 1974