Harold Christopher Davies Abstract Expressionist Oil on Paper, 1968

Harold Christopher Davies (1891-1976) abstract painting. Signed lower right, circa 1960s Measures: 18 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W Oil on paper, unframed Davies began his formal art educa...

A beautiful example by well-known artist Lowell Nesbitt featuring dramatic pale Irises on a dark grey ground. Image size: 22" H x 34" W. Simply framed. In mint condition. Signed, titled and dated on the Verso. Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993), was a graduate of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and also attended the Royal College of Art in London. In 1964, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington gave him one of his first museum exhibitions. Mr. Nesbitt was frequently grouped with the Photo Realists. Mr. He was best known for gargantuan images or irises, roses, lilies and other flowers, which he often depicted in close up so that their petals seemed to fill the canvas. Dramatic, implicitly sexual and a little ominous, they earned the artist a popularity with the general public that tended to overshadow his reputation within the art world. In 1980, the United States Postal Service issued four stamps based on Mr. Nesbitt's floral paintings. He also served as the official artist for the space flights of Apollo 9 and Apollo 13...

Nikolai Timkov (1912-1993) Russian artist. Oil on board dated 1968 in a gold-leaf frame. Titled and signed twice on the verso. Titled: The Kremlin. Measures: 13 ½ x 20. Frame size: 20 1/4 x 26 3/8. This painting is a great example of Timkov's ability. Note the beautiful mauve shadings in the snow. Born in 1912, Nikolai Timkov began his studies at Rostov-on-Don Art Tekhnekum between 1927-1931. He continued his studies at the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Moscow from 1933-1939. The artist was active in Moscow from 1930-1933, thereafter, he relocated to Leningrad where he spent the majority of his career. Timkov has had an extensive history of exhibitions throughout the Soviet Union including the prestigious All-Union Art exhibition, Moscow 1955 and Soviet Russia exhibition, Moscow, 1960. Timkov is one of the more noted Russian painters of the 20th century. Though trained in the academic tradition of Russian Realism...

Abstract expressionist gouache and watercolor on paper by noted artist Rolph Scarlett - Signed and dated lower right. Archivally matted, unframed. Image size: 11" H x 15" W. In excellent condition. Rolph Scarlett was a painter of geometric abstraction during the American avant-garde movement of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1889, he left Canada at the age of 18 to go to New York City and returned to Canada during the years of World War I. However, by 1924 he had established New York City as his home. While he was beginning his career as an abstract painter, he was designing stage scenery for George Bernard Shaw...

Bright, exciting painting by well known New York/New Mexico/California artist John McCracken. Framed simply and in excellent condition. Signed on the v...

Harry Crowley (1898-1979) oil on board, 1954. Abstract Expressionist. Titled on the verso “Slow Solitude.” Measures: 33 x 38. Frame: 42 x 47. In excellent condition and in the original frame. Beautiful abstract design in greens, browns and blues. Signed lower left. Signed & titled on the verso. Has a Harry Salpeter Gallery, 42 W 57th Street, N.Y. label on the back. Crowley was a musician and artist in Hollywood who moved east and became involved with the New York theater...

Small oil by this important 'second generation' Abstract Expressionist painter. Entire sheet is 11.5" x 16", matted area is 9.5" x 14.5".

Harold A. Laynor abstract oil on canvas with impasto relief in original painted wood two part frame. Work is titled "Stapho”. Predominent colors are light marsala, green, white, and black. Painting without frame measures 54" x 36" From the Invaluable webpage: "Dr. Harold A. Laynor (1922-1991) was a prolific and innovative artist. A graduate of Parson's School of Design, Bachelors and Master of Art Degrees from New York University, he earned his doctorate from the State University of New York at Albany." "A member of the famed Ghost Army of World War II, Harold A. Laynor went on to create a legacy of Art spanning five decades, winning many awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Huntington Hartford...

An early use of oil paint on Japanese Rice Paper-an absorbing surface, creating the extra element of bleed. Also the image is predominantly symmetr...

Modern abstract expressionist oil on canvas composition in red, black, white and blue. The piece is labeled on the reverse and remains unsi...

William P. Katz, American (1926-2003). Abstract figural watercolor on paper, 1968. Signed lower left and dated '68, pencil-labeled "Picture 5 at AN Exhibition" on verso. Unframed, packaged with a poster board for support. Rich earth tones, naturalistic forms, and surprising graphic pops create the visual narrative in this lovely painting...

A simple abstract piece by Christopher Mark Brennan done with gouache on paper sitting in a simple black frame. Presented are three figures, each casting a shadow on one another (Si...