North American Paintings

Jo Polseno (American, 1924-1991), "Still Life with Green Apples" and "Still Life with Green Peppers", oil on Masonite, each signed lower right, titled verso. Labels on the rear of the paintings show a price of $700 for each painting. The Still Life with Green Apples has an invoice for $700 affixed to the back made out to "E. Nathanson" and dated May 13, 1989. Oil paint was an unusual medium for Polseno. For 25 years he was a freelance artist known for bird and wildlife illustrations. He was active as a children's book illustrator in the 1950s and 1960s. He provided the painted cover for Classics Illustrated No. 114, The Red Rover by James Fenimore Cooper (December 1953). In 1958, he illustrated a biography of Robert Louis Stevenson for the Grosset and Dunlap "Signature" series. Dimensions: Apples: 8.5"h x 11.5"w (sight), 12.5"h x 15.5"w (frame) and Peppers: 8.25"h x 12.25"w (sight), 12.5" x 16.5"w (frame) Condition: Good. Minor scratch on Peppers. Not examined out of frame. Provenance: The Collection of Edith & Edward "Ted" Nathanson, NY Ted Nathanson a WWII veteran, was a direct descendant of the Gimbel Brothers retailing family. After the war, he worked for CBS, ABC and then NBC where he directed the original Tonight Show and the Today Show. He directed 13 consecutive Super Bowls, 21 consecutive Wimbledon tennis...

Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera hardcover book by Norman Rockwell and Ron Schick. This is a beautiful large coffee table book Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera is the first book to explore the meticulously composed and richly detailed photographs that Norman Rockwell used to create his famous artworks. Working alongside skilled photographers, Rockwell acted as director, carefully orchestrating models, selecting props, and choosing locations for the photographs--works of art in their own right--that served as the basis of his iconic images. Readers will be surprised to find that many of his most memorable characters-the girl at the mirror, the young couple on prom night, the family on vacation-were friends and neighbors who served as his amateur models. In this groundbreaking book, author and historian Ron Schick delves into the archive of nearly 20,000 photographs housed at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Featuring reproductions of Rockwell's black-and-white photographs and related full-color artworks, along with an incisive narrative and quotes from Rockwell models and family members, this book will intrigue anyone interested in photography, art, and Americana. This is a book that will delight any Norman Rockwell collector...

Baroque style oil painting entitled "Figure with Black Cap" by Ray Donley, circa 2003. The piece measures 18.25" x 22.5" (canvas 12" x 16") and is nicely presented in a black wood frame with gold trim. Ray Donley attended The University of Texas at Austin, graduating summa cum laude in 1981. He completed his Master’s degree in Art History in 1983, focusing in particular on Dutch and Spanish Baroque...

Very captivating and seductive, original boudoir style oil painting on Masonite board by internationally famous, deceased American California master artist, Larry “Vincent” Garrison...

This painting was specially commissioned to complement a superb mid-19th century picture frame. The actual image is 27.5 X 22.75 inches. While not a direct copy, it is based on works by Jakob Bogdani...

George Murphy was born in London in 1947. He received no formal training as an artist outside of the excellent instruction he had from his high school art teacher, and the example of...

George Murphy was born in London in 1947. He received no formal training as an artist outside of the excellent instruction he had from his high school art teacher, and the example of...

A large painting of a priest with an exaggerated large body form who wears ecclesiastic clothing trimmed with lace and holding a rosary with his tiny hands. Sporting a bowler hat wit...

A large amusing painting of a portly woman holding a drink and a cigarette with a pensive look on her face. She wears a red bow that is displayed in her strawberry blond hair along w...