C.P. Initials, Portait of African Girl, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville 1944

Shown in this beautiful piece of art are two Male Kongo Figures. The work of artist André Billen (1921-1998) is deeply influenced by African culture.   Measurements of this piece ...

Unknown academy student 19th c drawing, pencil on paper, framed, signed and dated.

Unknown Academy Student 19th C Drawing, pencil on paper.

Unknown academy student 19th C drawing, pencil on paper, Framed, Signed.

MADELEINE LIEPE (Oregon/Switzerland, 1929-2017) Signed lower right and dated 1970, signed again and titled verso; the serene charcoal drawing of lush trees surrounding a pond with a gently rolling lawn in the foreground; Madeleine Liepe was a Postwar and Contemporary artist who spent her professional career in Oregon. Her works were exhibited at the Portland Art Museum, as well as many private and public venues, including the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, and the Eugene Public Library. She taught painting at the Maude Kerns...

Stunning little american folkhart water color of a young gentleman. Sitting with his arm over the back of what appears to be a tiger maple chair of the period. In the lower right corner we can see what is a tiger maple table...

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees. This charcoal drawing entitled “Memory of Leaves” beautifully illustrates the branching form of a mature birch tree. Loosely drawn with informal, sketch-like linework, the tree is shown in the middle of winter, bare of leaves and white with frost. Surdo’s skillful placement of shadow illustrates the forking branches with incredible texture and effortless realism. The intricate play of light and dark is accentuated by the stark white background, a negative space that isolates the tree in space and time. Restricting the composition to only a portion of the tree trunk, Surdo accentuates the tree’s abstract form, lingering on areas of unusual shape or texture. Seeking to convey the strong emotional response elicited by his initial encounter with the tree, Surdo focuses on the tree’s sculptural form, contrasting the strong trunk...

Charcoal abstract of geometric forms on paper (1959 signed: MICHAEL LOEW).      Though the painter Michael Loew is today best known for his colorful and gestural Abstract Expression...