North American Paintings

Embark on a journey through the intricate labyrinth of shapes and colors in this vintage boho geometric abstract original oil on canvas. Each meticulously crafted angle and line inte...

This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with lovely, unexpected colors and textures which rise up to a sky that is a pale shade of green. The blond young man has been sunbathing on a towel stretched along the sand, and seems to be placidly examining the viewer -- the painter -- from afar. The artist is Duane Wakeham...

A 1980s abstract acrylic on paper beach landscape painting by American artist Harry Hilson (1935-2004). Gestural lines come together to create a vibrant pink shore with green shrubbe...

Vintage underwater still life of a conch shell in an ocean setting signed S. Martin, presented under glass in a painted wood frame.

A fantastic vintage original oil painting on canvas framed in a magnificent gilt frame. A chic American West composition “Colorado Mount of the Holy Cross". Signed and dated. 1912. ...

Vintage mid century gouache on paper gray and white abstract painting. Signed margie Espinoza on verso, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it...

A fantastic vintage Boho original oil painting on canvas. A chic floral composition with bright clear colors. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.

A pair of Old West themed Fauvist / Expressionist Style paintings on canvas with exceptional rustic wood frames. Large-scale paintings measure each 41 inches wide 51 inches tall. Wes...

Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Unsigned, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it has b...

Antique Joseph Henry Hatfield Stream in a Landscape Oil Painting

A mixed media ( ink, watercolors and charcoal) piece of art by Michael K Paxton from a series titled “worker”

Joe Brainard (1942–1994) Untitled (Nude Male in Shower) unique mixed media, from his matchbook cover series - mid 1970s. Male nude in shower, tub with blue shower curtain...

A mid-century modern portrait painting of a woman on blue silk. This portrait is professionally framed in a rectangular wood frame with gilt gold detail. The painting is of a woman i...

Oil Painting "Italian Street Scene" by Elizabeth R. Withington The Artist: Elizabeth Rupp Withington was a Rockport, Massachusetts illustrator and artist in watercolors, gouache, and oils. She was born on 6 September 1883 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to John Rupp...

Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, tan, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Unsigned, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it ...

Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Unsigned, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works. Unframed, it has b...

Deboah Hiatt, born in 1953 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, died in 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona, was a renown painter of Southwest and Pueblo Indian imagery. She frequently visited Puebl...

Vintage mid century gouache on paper black, gray and white geometric abstract painting. Signed Jesse Arias on verso, I have a number of similar pieces listed which are student works....

Gorgeous original abstract oil painting signed Ricci. A beautiful mixed media in a brilliant color combination. Signed on the back.

Striking Contemporary Collaboration of two artists. An original oil painting signed Peterson of a Coastal village. Then painted over by Contemporary Artist Michael Lavalee. The end r...

This is a handsome mid century vintage oil on canvas impressionist painting of a day at the races. This painting comes in its original dark walnut frame with a burlap linen mat. This...

Geometric abstract by California artist Gerald Rowles (1929 - 2019), titled "Before the Time of Now". Acrylic on masonite. Without frame, art is 20" x 29"

Original Arch Shaw Oil Painting of a Classic Antique Automobile

A very interesting and unusual Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz. The painting is produced on canvas and comes complete with what appears to be an original artist decorated/painted frame with later touch ups. The Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting is signed on the front by the artist and appears to be dated 1948 on the rear. Known for his unusual subjects Pfoutz outdid himself with this effort, capturing the workings of one of the largest iron ore mines in the eastern United States, located in Cornwall PA. This mine and others in the area that came before it, played a crucial role in the development of the United States of America from the Revolutionary War, through the industrial revolution up until the 1970’s when the mine was flooded during Hurricane Agnes and closed operations. Overall frame Size approximately 26″ wide x 2″ deep x 30″ high J. Earle Pfoutz had a long and distinguished career as a self trained artist. More can be learned about him from reading this article produced by Gary Hawbaker at askART Earle Pfoutz Born: 1891 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Died: 1957 Known for: Landscape, figure, still life painting An image of J Earle Pfoutz Biography from the Archives of askART J. Earle Pfoutz (John Earle Pfoutz) – (Oct 23, 1891-Nov 9, 1957) “A seventh generation descendant of a Swiss family which arrived in America early in the 17th Century, J. Earle Pfoutz was born in Lancaster, PA, son of John Bachman and Susan Allison Pfoutz. He painted houses for a living and pictures for a life. A self-taught artist, described as a primitive, he was distinctive for his vivid imagination and bold color application. He painted hundreds of Lancaster County scenes. Pfoutz traveled through the hills near his home and along the Susquehanna River in search of scenes. He began painting with a brush when he was fourteen, but added a palette knife after suffering an eye injury. He completed eighth grade in the Lancaster Public Schools and there his formal education ended. However, the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Pennsylvania thought so highly of his work as an artist that officials certified him as an art instructor and he taught for a year in the York (PA) public schools. He also was an art instructor under the program for disabled veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Administration, when he gave private instruction to veterans in their homes. In 1947, J. Earle Pfoutz finally earned national recognition as an artist. His painting, Opalescent October, was chosen by the Museum of Art of Dayton Ohio, to travel all over the country for a year with its Group Exhibition. Described as a “very colorful, calm scene, iridescent in color, sweeping in design,” the painting started on its journey around the country early in 1948. In an interview with the Sunday News (Lancaster, PA – Nov 2, 1947), Pfoutz stated that he didn’t know whether he was a “primitive” or an “impressionist.” No master taught him, no school channeled his style. “Sometimes I didn’t eat, but I always managed to paint,” he recalled. Many of his hundreds of canvases -most of them not sold, but given away to friends – found their way to other parts of the country. “I never remember the day when I did not love color,” Pfoutz said. “I was about 12 years old when I saw my first palette – a string of different colored paint paddles that graced the stores of that day. As a boy I had two great desires. One was to be able to eat all the strawberry jam I could, and the other to possess a string of those beautiful paint paddles. Well, I’ve got my fill of jelly, but I’ve never yet got my fill of beautiful colors.” In 1950, Pfoutz’s one man show of paintings made front page headlines in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: “Most of the twenty oil paintings on exhibition are landscapes, although there are several interesting figure studies. Colors again, as in all Pfoutziana are rich and full-bodied, but for the most part not as startlingly as in some of the earlier work. Most of the paintings were done during the past year, and also reveal the painter’s characteristic heavy impasto technique, in which the rich swirls of paint carry their own message. Among the figures, The Banjo Picker, and The Magician, are the most provocative. Both are character studies; the first being of a tramp musician whose drab clothing is set-off by a luminous aqua blue background. Modern in feeling and treatment is The Magician, a clown-faced wizard whose spinning ball in the air suggests the fourth dimension – space. The use of the primary colors in this picture serves to emphasize the theme effectively. A large colorful landscape, Opalescent October, depicting rolling hills against a late afternoon sky is new to Lancastrians, as it has just returned from Dayton, Ohio, where it hung in the Dayton Art Institute. Another landscape with soft dreamy colors is Fantasie D’Autumne, and one of the loveliest pictures in the show. Pennsylvania Dutch Country is another with eye appeal, and was one of the works which was hung in the Old Customs House in Philadelphia during Pennsylvania Week, and before that in a collection of Pfoutz work in the same place. In deep contrast to the sunny skies and brilliant foliage of many of the pictures, is the somewhat morbid Worry, in which the center of interest is a tremendous rat. This, the painter explains, was symbolic of 1948 in China, which was ‘The Year of The Rat’ in the Chinese calendar. Background material for the picture was furnished to Pfoutz by author Pearl Buck. Other pictures include Autumn Prelude, Miners Village, painted at Cornwall, PA; Humid Day, Saint Peters Kierch, at Middletown, PA; Lady Pfoutz, inspired by the painter’s wife; Sun Flowers, Sentimental Journey, Gyne, Luzon Woman, Old Bridge, The Cow Path. Lemures, based on Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving...

An ink, watercolor, charcoal piece of art by Michael K Paxton from his “worker” series

Mid Century Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting on Canvas This painting measures: 86.75 wide x 1.25 deep x 27 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show...

A mixed media (ink, watercolors,charcoal) piece of art by Michael K Paxton’s “worker series”.

Colorful Mid-Century Architectural or Industrial manufacturing scene watercolor of a plant , illustrating the building , smokestack, hoppers , railroad tracks and man pushing wheelba...

Unsigned oil on canvas California plein-air Impressionist landscape study of a California cypress tree on the fence line of a field. The palette is ...

A striking abstract signed lower right and titled "Mother + Child " 1992 verso. The opainting which measures approximately 53 inches squared is in good condition.

Orville Bulman Painting on canvas. Typical Haitian Scene Original Frame Signed in lower right hand corner Purchased directly from the artist in Palm Beach Framed 24 1/2" x 26 1/2"

Painted by the late Donald K Ryan and signed in 1993. His work spans mostly from the 80s to late 2000s. Donald K Ryan’s work was exhibited at The San Die...

Lofty set of four modernist gouache and acrylic paintings on canvas of birds in a variety of situations as messengers of personal opportunities. Signed by noted Savannah artist Andre...

Original Michael Hafftka Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting on Paper Mounted in plexiglass.

A very interesting and unusual Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz. The painting is produced on artist board and comes complete with what appears to be an original artist decorated/painted frame. The painting is signed on the front by the artist and is dated 1936 on the rear. Overall frame Size approximately 28″ wide x 2″ deep x 22″ high J. Earle Pfoutz had a long and distinguished career as a self trained artist. More can be learned about him from reading this article produced by Gary Hawbaker at askART Earle Pfoutz Born: 1891 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Died: 1957 Known for: Landscape, figure, still life painting An image of J Earle Pfoutz Biography from the Archives of askART J. Earle Pfoutz (John Earle Pfoutz) – (Oct 23, 1891-Nov 9, 1957) “A seventh generation descendant of a Swiss family which arrived in America early in the 17th Century, J. Earle Pfoutz was born in Lancaster, PA, son of John Bachman and Susan Allison Pfoutz. He painted houses for a living and pictures for a life. A self-taught artist, described as a primitive, he was distinctive for his vivid imagination and bold color application. He painted hundreds of Lancaster County scenes. Pfoutz traveled through the hills near his home and along the Susquehanna River in search of scenes. He began painting with a brush when he was fourteen, but added a palette knife after suffering an eye injury. He completed eighth grade in the Lancaster Public Schools and there his formal education ended. However, the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Pennsylvania thought so highly of his work as an artist that officials certified him as an art instructor and he taught for a year in the York (PA) public schools. He also was an art instructor under the program for disabled veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Administration, when he gave private instruction to veterans in their homes. In 1947, J. Earle Pfoutz finally earned national recognition as an artist. His painting, Opalescent October, was chosen by the Museum of Art of Dayton Ohio, to travel all over the country for a year with its Group Exhibition. Described as a “very colorful, calm scene, iridescent in color, sweeping in design,” the painting started on its journey around the country early in 1948. In an interview with the Sunday News (Lancaster, PA – Nov 2, 1947), Pfoutz stated that he didn’t know whether he was a “primitive” or an “impressionist.” No master taught him, no school channeled his style. “Sometimes I didn’t eat, but I always managed to paint,” he recalled. Many of his hundreds of canvases -most of them not sold, but given away to friends – found their way to other parts of the country. “I never remember the day when I did not love color,” Pfoutz said. “I was about 12 years old when I saw my first palette – a string of different colored paint paddles that graced the stores of that day. As a boy I had two great desires. One was to be able to eat all the strawberry jam I could, and the other to possess a string of those beautiful paint paddles. Well, I’ve got my fill of jelly, but I’ve never yet got my fill of beautiful colors.” In 1950, Pfoutz’s one man show of paintings made front page headlines in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: “Most of the twenty oil paintings on exhibition are landscapes, although there are several interesting figure studies. Colors again, as in all Pfoutziana are rich and full-bodied, but for the most part not as startlingly as in some of the earlier work. Most of the paintings were done during the past year, and also reveal the painter’s characteristic heavy impasto technique, in which the rich swirls of paint carry their own message. Among the figures, The Banjo Picker, and The Magician, are the most provocative. Both are character studies; the first being of a tramp musician whose drab clothing is set-off by a luminous aqua blue background. Modern in feeling and treatment is The Magician, a clown-faced wizard whose spinning ball in the air suggests the fourth dimension – space. The use of the primary colors in this picture serves to emphasize the theme effectively. A large colorful landscape, Opalescent October, depicting rolling hills against a late afternoon sky is new to Lancastrians, as it has just returned from Dayton, Ohio, where it hung in the Dayton Art Institute. Another landscape with soft dreamy colors is Fantasie D’Autumne, and one of the loveliest pictures in the show. Pennsylvania Dutch Country is another with eye appeal, and was one of the works which was hung in the Old Customs House in Philadelphia during Pennsylvania Week, and before that in a collection of Pfoutz work in the same place. In deep contrast to the sunny skies and brilliant foliage of many of the pictures, is the somewhat morbid Worry, in which the center of interest is a tremendous rat. This, the painter explains, was symbolic of 1948 in China, which was ‘The Year of The Rat’ in the Chinese calendar. Background material for the picture was furnished to Pfoutz by author Pearl Buck. Other pictures include Autumn Prelude, Miners Village, painted at Cornwall, PA; Humid Day, Saint Peters Kierch, at Middletown, PA; Lady Pfoutz, inspired by the painter’s wife; Sun Flowers, Sentimental Journey, Gyne, Luzon Woman, Old Bridge, The Cow Path. Lemures, based on Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving...

Spectacular in size as well as a novel approach to the subject matter. Poetic palette.

Mid Century Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas This painting measures: 81.75 wide x 1.25 deep x 27 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much d...

Fabulous period of abstract expressionism 1962 created by Zubel Kachadoorian, "Andromeda" signed and dated in verso. Madison Ave Gallery label affixed. Gallery 831 Madison Nordness p...

A spectacular vintage Contemporary Serigraph. A chic Abstract composition in brilliant shades of blue. Signed and numbered by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.

Realism Oil Painting Mid-Century Street Scene of Intersection Large and very realistic oil painting from Chris Nissen. Chris Nissen is a nationally known...

A fantastic vintage Boho Serigraph. A range of deep blues in the geometric Abstract composition. Signed and numbered by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate

A RARE BOTTO! SAILING BOATS SEASCAPE PAINTING! MID CENTURY BEAUTIFUL COLOR & STYLE! Circa 1950 Signed: MARY BOTTO Dimensions: APPROXIMATELY. 30" By 25 " FRAMED The mood a...

Impressive antique wall panels crafted in hardwoods and paint decorated in floral motifs retrieved as architectural remnants from an Addison Mizner Palm Beach Estate.

An original oil painting on canvas, from the 20th Century. Untitled, (Italian Poppies & Mountains). Signed "Jocelyn" to lower right. Presented in an ornate bronze gold painted wood f...

Ships portrait of the USS Doherty DE-14, and Evarts Class Destroyer escort US Navy warship from World War II. Used to protect convoys from Japanese submarines. The painting is highly detailed with the vessel in perfect scale. 1880-1943 Worden Wood was an American illustrator and marine painter. He was born in Brooklyn NY in 1880. Wood joined the navy in 1898 for the Spanish American war...

An extraordinary vintage Boho original oil painting on canvas. Done by the coveted Mark Beard under the alias Bruce Sargent. A figurative composition of ...

A 1970s era large abstract landscape scene on canvas by the Bellingham, WA artist Eugene (Gene) Vike.

A striking vintage Boho original oil on canvas. A chic neutral composition in a thick painterly style. Beautifully framed with a neutral wood frame. Signed and dated by the artist. A...

Colorful gouache painting by Mexican artist Jose Maria de Servin circa 1950s A modernist folk art piece in bold and vibrant colors with m...

Superbly executed in watercolor and ink, this charming and lovely depiction of Mother Goose nursery rhyme characters -- including Humpty Dumpty, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The Three Little Pigs and Old King Cole -- was created by Maurice Greenberg...

Painting on wood by Wilder Bentley dated 1959 titled Inyo VII, Chrysopylae. Painting measure 60.75" wide, 15.5" high and 1" deep.

An arresting piece! Rendered with a Fauvist intensity. This oil painting has strong appeal and strong positive energy. It will bring on a smile. At 31"W x 37"T, Portrait of a Woman...

A beautiful painting by American painter André Gisson, in a substantial gilt frame. Gisson was renowned for his Impressionist style paintings, and is widely collected. This piece combines his passion for landscape with the solitary figure of a woman. The entire scene is bathed in gorgeous afternoon light. Painting is 25.25" Wide by 31.5" High; framed dimensions are 35" Wide By 42.25" High and 3.5" deep. From Allinson Gallery...

Early abstract modernist painting by the noted painter Chase Bailey, who was also an accomplished film writer, actor, producer, and director who has worke...

Original Robert Emmet Grady oil on masonite painting. Rich blue layers with grey, black, rust, and touch of green. Robert E. Grady was born in Boston and attended schools in Arlingto...

Midwestern oil on academy board summertime study of a clapboard house. The composition centers on a well pump in the yard, and a large tree branch arches in ...

An acrylic on canvas painting by James L. Bruch (1942-2023). This abstract work has a green background punctuated with colorful shapes in pink, red, blue, and yellow. A stripe of yellow accents the painting to the left of the composition. Unsigned, the painting is displayed in a black wooden frame. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, James Bruch...

Helene Stephenson Mixed Media Painting. "Sonora" Piece dates to the early 1990's. Philadelphia Artist, beautifully framed and ready to hang!