Hand-Crafted Paintings

Oil on masonite by Eugenio Fernandez Granell (1912-2001). Fantastic piece of art, realized by the Spanish artist Eugenio Fernandez Granell, back in the 1952. This art-piece were realized during his living period in Puerto Rico, when he decided to emigrated from Spain. Represent several surrealistic animals and personages, like a bull, a horse and the synthesis of a torero with a helmet. Clearly a bullfighting image. Title: Estampa Taurina. Year: 1952 Technique: Oil on masonite wood. Art Measures: 463.55 mm by 368.30 mm (23.5 x 17.5 Inches). Frame Measures: 463.55 mm by 368.30 mm (29.5 x 23.5 Inches). Signature: At lower right corner signed, "GRANELL 52". Eugenio Fernandez Granell As a Surrealist artist, Eugenio's work is principally characterized by its bright and vivid colors that explore nature and the indigenous symbolism of the Americas. His most famous works include Autorretrato (1944), Elegía por Andrés Nin (1991) as well as Crónica de los fiscales de los años horrendos (1986). Granell's work has been incorporated into exhibitions in the Maeght Gallery, the Bodley Gallery, The Museum of Modern Art as well as The Museum of Contemporary Art alongside other Surrealists such as André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Granell also dedicated himself as a poet, essayist and novelist, publishing 15 books in all. Some his first, and most prominent works, include "El hombre verde" (The Green Man, 1944) and Lo que sucedió (What Occurred), a book he illustrated and designed himself which won Mexico's Don Quixote novel prize in 1969. From the mid-1960s until retirement, he was professor of Spanish literature at Brooklyn College. The Eugenio Granell Foundation was inaugurated in 1995 to conserve the life and work of the artist with an expansive collection of his oils, drawings, constructions, collages and archives. The museum also dedicates itself to the preservation of other Surrealists such as Joan Miró, Wifredo Lam, José Caballero...

This is a great abstract oil painting by the well known South African artist , Louis Maqhubela , retains label in back from the Vanessa Devereux Gallery in London. 11 Blenheim Cresce...

This brigthing Fortunato Depero wonderful print on paper is a multiple of 250 printed by the authorization of Museum of Depero in Rovereto. This is number XI (eleven). Fortunato Dep...

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...

Copy of an impressionist street scene showing figures at a flower market

American country style (19th/20th Century) landscape of white and red Spanish style church with trees in gold frame.

"Rhapsody #1", a vibrant Abstract Expressionist painting in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with enamel cloisonne with hand-brazed sculptured frame by Philip & Kelvin LaVern...

A pair of lovely little oil on boards by desirable South African artist, Percy Wort (Born 1900). Early-20th Century, circa 1930, both signed on the front. Featuring scenes from Be...

This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1966, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini. The artwork is a painting and a collage with newspaper sheet and other glued element...

Maritime painting in oil on plate by Noren Nils Martin (1907 Västervik - 1998 Uppsala) The scene on the water is calm and is characterized by warm colors. The boat is already ashor...

Russian (19th Century) watercolor of 3 bull dogs in a rhodochrosit (rose & black veined) stone and bronze frame.

A large Mid Century Modern figurative painting of a woman in a yellow dress leaning on a table with a potted palm plant against a bright green wall. Bold image with vibrant color in ...

Portrait of a Lady Pastel 19th C. British School Antiques Los Angeles Gilt Wood. Small Charming Portrait painting in pastel paper Laid on Oval Board . A beautiful woman in a blue dress height 16" width 13". With a Nicely Hand Carved Wood Frame and Glass and old faded Fabric. A very sweet and romantic depiction of her facial features . Pastel on Paper and laid in oval board and framed in fabric inside a delicately carved wood painting...

This original painting was done by the well known Canadian-American Rolph Scarlett, dating to approximately 1950 and done in his Non-Objective Modern style. This abstract painting is...

High time the California Desert Wall Art Oil on Canvas Decorative object framed . A Nicely painted Artwork oil on Canvas of the high time in the California D...

Copy of a painting showing an American Impressionist view of a mother watching her son play with a sailboat in a tidal pool Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne unique "Acceptance" bronze painting with etching in patinated bronze and pewter with colorful hand-painted enamels. This Abstract Expressionist illustration...

Abstract and expressive Collage by Tad Miyashita. Signed lower right with artists label/address on back. Collage itself 12"x12". Framed: 24 5/8" x 24 5/8...

Under the Blanket Project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles Quilt Paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled from EBay, flea markets and gar...

This very fine quality 19th century oil on canvas in dark brown wood frame with gold leaves details throughout is signed by Joseph Brunner (Vienna 1826-...

Oil on panel, "Hiker with a Pipe," Michel Jamar, France, circa 1930-1940 We are pleased to present this oil on panel, a work by the renowned French artist Michel Jamar (1911-1997). ...

Decorative wall sculpture from circa 1950. Jute fabric backing with a wood and metal sculpture of a fish. The jute fabric has some worn off edges all around.

Fabulous, fantastic 1963 oil on canvas painting of a Marilynesque Figure by a pool. Colorful and stylish depiction of the famed and tragic Marilyn Monroe sitting in a pool setting po...

Beautiful and complex Drill Painting, "HOW MANY HOLES", by Markus Linnenbrink, American 2003 (signed, titled and dated on verso with gallery label). This is a...

French Art Deco abstract print titled "The Cyclist" featuring a individual holding bike in a one arm white strokes of red blue and yellow (FERNAND LEGER)

19th Century French Pair of Mixed Media Tinsel Print Collages is a charming and whimsical set of artwork that beautifully blends several artistic techniq...

Matriarch, by Robert Springfels, 1970

Ilse Getz (1917-1992) untitled 1962 oil/canvas with collaged found objects. Signed lower left of center and signed and dated on the stretcher.

American Victorian wood framed lithograph of riders on path titled Summer in the Country (Currier & Ives)

Under the Blanket Project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles Quilt Paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled from EBay, flea markets and gar...

French Art Deco watercolor of a small brown, black and white beagle, framed in a burl walnut frame. (signed GEORGES BUSSON, dated 1929)(Companion pieces: 058035A-B-C-E-F) Condition:...

Copy of a portrait titled " St. Tammanend" showing a classical style figure of the leader of the Delaware Indians

Under the blanket project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles quilt paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled f...

Copy of a portrait of a Dutch nobleman in ruffled collar

Copy of an animal portrait titled "White Horse" set in a classical landscape Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use

Under the Blanket Project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles Quilt Paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled from EBay, flea markets and gar...

A small oil painting on canvas. It is a naive portrait of an American soldier in uniform. It appears to be framed in a handmade oak frame along with ...

Under the Blanket Project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles Quilt Paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled from EBay, flea markets and gar...

Copy of William Pyne's landscape "View of the Avon" showing artist figures and children at an overlook vista of a river

French Impressinist style landscape painting of homes near a pond in a carved gold frame (signed ?)

SET of 3 Italian Renaissance framed celestial lithographs featuring early beliefs of the solar system (PRICED AS SET) (Available individually...

Brazilian Art by R. Aragão this Watercolor on Cardboard Painting, Abstract Stick Figures in Black and White and framed in Giltwood behind glass. Artist is ...

Italian Renaissance style framed print of a celestial map depicting the beliefs of the Earth is stationary at the center of the planetary system with the Sun and Moon revolving the E...

Copy of an interior genre scene titled "The Bayswatch Omnibus" showing figures in a bus

From the studio of Ben Fortuna, Detroit, Michigan.

French Art Deco watercolor of a black, white, and brown beagle, framed in a burl walnut frame. (signed GEORGES BUSSON, dated 1929)(Companion pieces: 058035A-C-D-E-F) Condition: Good...

Painting Zebras representing of zebras, made on canvas, painted with marble dust. Mixte techniques. Painting by Carole Ivoy.

Unique signed collage in gold/silver foil on Formica base, mounted to be hung on a wall. Formerly Alan Moss Ltd. collection. Please refer: "American Art Deco...

Painting on Canvas Silence of the Sun, oil on canvas, with solid oak frame. Exceptional and unique paint. Canvas dimensions : L200xH200cm.

Copy of a charcoal drawing titled,"Helmet of Warrior" showing Medieval piece of armor

American Contemporary silkscreen oil on canvas titled "Canto Profile Sections II"1970 depicting an increasingly close profile in twelve segments in blue on black. (ERNEST TROVA)

American maple framed print of a map of the 13 Colonies

Under the blanket project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles quilt paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled from EBay, flea markets and gar...

An early 19th century French Louis XV style trumeau mirror with a fine oil painting depicting a pastoral courtship scene. Painted pine fr...

Italian Impressionist style seascape depicting a fishing boat pulled up on to the shore line with mountains in the background.

Under the Blanket Project, Naomi Clark creates what she titles Quilt Paintings. She breathes new life into old wool and cotton camping blankets culled from EBay, flea markets and gar...

Remy de Pillecyn 'Man met hoed' Oil on Canvas, Belgium, 1964. This is a very distinct and well painted work by Belgian painter Remy de Pillecyn (1920 - 1986). Signed and dated 1964....

Copy of an impressionist portrait titled "La Toilette" showing nude drying her hair