New York - Landscape Paintings

Industrial Mural Study, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara WPA American Joseph Edward Knowles (1907-1980) "Study for Industry Mural, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara, CA" 19 1/2 x 50 1/2 inches Oil on board, c. 1930s. Estate stamp verso Framed: 27 x 60 inches The completed mural is currently hanging on the wall, part of the building actually, at the Veterans Memorial Building in Santa Barbara. A photo of the work insitu is included in the attached photos. BIO Joseph Edward Knowles was born in Kendall, Montana, on June 15, 1907. He grew up in San Diego, California. At age twenty, two years before the beginning of the Great Depression, he moved north to another town on the coast of California---Santa Barbara. There he began studying fine art at the Santa Barbara School of the Arts* (1927-1930), under the supervision of Frank Morley Fletcher, previously director of the Edinburgh College of Art. Fletcher, who was trained in portraiture, landscape painting, and woodblock* printing, was a great influence on young Knowles. It was there that Knowles learned the art of color woodblock printmaking, a medium in which he showed great skill. Not long after completing his studies with Fletcher, Knowles began teaching art. For a period of thirty years, from 1930 to1960, he taught at the Cate School in Carpinteria, California. In 1934-1935, Knowles traveled throughout Europe, further developing his artistic skills in England, France, and Italy. Upon his return, he continued to teach art at various schools and institutions: Cate School, Crane Country School, extension classes at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), and at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA). Knowles also served as an art education consultant for the County of Santa Barbara. In addition, he was founding co-director and president of the Santa Barbara Fine Arts Institute (1969-1972), which later developed a specialization in photography and became the Brooks Institute of Photography. Knowles died at his home in Santa Barbara on September 8, 1980. Much of Knowles' watercolor work is associated with what has been termed the "California School*," a loose grouping of artists throughout the state that included such figures as Millard Sheets, Phil Dike, Dong Kingman, George Post, and the Santa Barbara painters Dan Lutz and Standish Backus, Jr. The California School artists, including Knowles, were known for their fresh, direct, spontaneous style of watercolor painting. Knowles and other members of the school found inspiration in nature and the built environment alike, emphasizing elements of design in their exuberant, boldly stated, colorful scenes from everyday life. While painting in a representational* manner, Knowles generally avoided photographic realism, preferring subjective interpretation of his subjects. In this, as well as in his experimental approach and vigorous brushwork, he displayed a strongly modern sensibility. Knowles often used the wet-on-wet watercolor technique as he painted seascapes and landscapes, mostly along the California coast. He also employed dry-brush* techniques in many of his paintings, often leaving some of the white of the watercolor paper exposed. Some of the latter depict trees and other forms in a broken and airy manner that recalls Cezanne. Knowles' colored woodblock prints are more reserved and exact in their draftsmanship than his paintings. Spare, clean, lyrical lines are drawn to illustrate floral motifs and boat scenes with a touch of asymmetry conjuring Japanese woodblock prints. His murals from the post-World War II period are considerably more modern in their approach and show an emphasis on design and color. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS California Watercolor Society (1940 - 1955) Santa Barbara Art Association (Vice President - 1952) ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) - San Francisco, California San Diego Fine Arts Gallery (SDMA) - San Diego, California Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) - Santa Barbara, California Cowie Galleries - Los Angeles, California Gallery de Silva - Santa Barbara, California Bradley Galleries - Santa Barbara, California MURALS Westmont College - Ellen Porter Hall Mural - Santa Barbara, California Safeway Grocery (now Vons Grocery on West Victoria Street) - Exterior Tile Mosaic - Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara Bank & Trust - Interior Mosaic Panels, Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara Girls Club - Interior Mosaic Mural - Santa Barbara, California Ernest Righetti High School - Mosaic Mural - Santa Maria, California Shell Oil Company - Mosaic Panel - California Beckman Instruments, Corporate Headquarters - Mosaic - Fullerton, California STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, WALLS and PANELS Katherine Thayer Cate Memorial Chapel - Cate School, Carpinteria, California William S. Porter Memorial Chapel - Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California La Rinconada Building - Santa Barbara, California ILLUSTRATIONS "California's Wonderful Corner: True Stories for Children from the History of the Santa Barbara Region," by Walter A. Tompkins (1962 & 1975) China Designs: Two sets of dinnerware for Winfield China...

Title: Autumn Forest Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19.5 x 23.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This p...

A wonderful Impressionist Snow covered pastoral scene of the colorful and quaint early morning Carversville Pa Bucks County. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much feeling into this large scale work. It is almost as if we are there in the snow in the early morning, bringing a beautiful feeling of nostalgia. Christopher is known for capturing the beauty and simplicity of an earlier time of the 20th Century; old New York, families working together, villages and farms and friends taking walks together. Many are depicted in recognizable historical settings and this piece is an excellent example of this as he captures a snow-filled historic setting of Bucks County with the calm, endearing charm of a snowy morning. Christopher engages his audience with the quick use of brushwork and great attention to picking up the energy passionately of his subjects. This piece is signed lower right and it comes housed in a wood carved antique gold tone wood frame ready to be displayed with hanging with wire on verso. Art measures 12.5 x 15.5 inches Frame measures 15 x 19 inches Christopher Willett, was born in 1959 in Bucks County Pennsylvania and is mostly known for his landscape paintings. Willett, a painter with a family lineage dating back to ancestors arriving in this country aboard the Mayflower and Victory, settling Plymouth. Some recorded family history finds a Willett ancestor, Augustine Willett whom was a Captain of historic repute under the command of General Washington. Additionally, in more recent history, Willett artisans became renowned for their designs and beautiful works in stained glass that adorn the Bryn Athen Cathedral- for the Pit Cairn estate. Willett, is also a descendant of the renowned painter Edward Hicks...

Abstract Landscape Miriam Bromberg Date: circa 1960 Oil on Masonite Size: 7.5 x 9.25 in. (19.05 x 23.5 cm) Frame Size: 13 x 15 inches

Antique American impressionist winter landscape oil painting by Ernest Albert (1857 - 1946). Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed. Frame...

Here we have an incredible Luminous Landscape with a boat in a stream by Charles P Appel (1857-1928) Painting is very calm and soothing to look at…. amazing condition, unlined and ...

This painting depicts the Equestrian Statue of Henry IV by Pont Neuf, Paris, France. A colorful landscape scene with the view of the Seine River in Paris, and at the distance the ico...

A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a riverside wooded park in a beautiful sunny day at the early fall season. A figure seated on a blue bench with a bridge behind, a couple...

Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Excellent ready to hang condition.

In “Campfire at Sunset,” George Inness captures a stunning sunset with a smoldering campfire set on a lakeside.

Beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Henri Alexis Schaeffer. This painting is a wonderful example of his work from the prime of his career. Here you see figures wal...

Monogramed and dated lower right: JF.K. / ‘64.

This piece, "Mountain Trail" by Miguel Peidro is an 24x24 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a dirt path in peak autumn season, with bright orange an red foliage...

Nicely framed early American modernist cityscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 16 by 20 inches.

An oil painting of a Haystack in a grassy field. Painted en plein air on Gibson Lane, in Sagaponack, New York, during the summer of 2019. Butko focuses in on one particular haystack,...

1-4064 Oil on canvas applied to board of a vintage French farmhouse illegibaly signed lower left set in a hand carved gilt wood frame

2757 Autumn in France, oil on canvas displayed in a green matted wood frame.Signed in the back by a Russian artist.

#5-3281a Red Barn,vintage acrylic palette on board, set in a wood frame, signed by M.Federe lower right .Image size 13.5 H x 9.5 W Age wear on the frame

Vintage Israeli American modernist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 30 inches overall and 16 by 21 painting alone.

Antique American landscape oil painting by . Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 16 by 19 inches overall and 10 by 13.5 painting alone.

A stunning rendition of a Venetian still life with florals in a blue vase, a lyre guitar and views of Gondolas on the water. The rich color tones a...

Emile Gruppe Rainy Day Signed lower left Oil on canvas 16 x 16 inches Emile Gruppe was an unusually prolific artist. He was at his easel almost every day and created thousands of pa...

A gorgeous American impressionist painting of Gloucester Harbor. Unsigned but by a very skilled hand. The canvas is 20" x 16" housed in a period frame.

Finely painted American modernist landscape by Anthony Toney (1913 - 2004) . Oil on board. Signed. Housed in a great vintage modernist frame.

Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954) Main Street, Rockport Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Signed lower right Anthony Thieme was born in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam in 1888. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, at the Royal Academy at the Hague, as an apprentice to George Hoecker, a well known stage designer in Düsseldorf, Germany, and to Antonio Mancini, an Italian Impressionist. After completing his studies, Thieme journeyed throughout Europe and South America, working in stage design to support his travels. Thieme first came to the United States in 1917 and initially worked as a set designer and book illustrator first in New York and later in Boston. By the late 1920s, Thieme had married and moved from Boston to Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, an emerging art colony. Like the other Rockport artists...

Impressive early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed in monogram. Image size, 12H by 16L.

Title: Cloud II Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19 x 23.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting...

A wonderful depiction of an Autumn landscape in Kent, Connecticut from the Mid-20th Century with puffed trees by the country side. For this beautiful depiction, we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of George Lawrence...

This piece, "City Light and Shadows", is a 46x46 oil painting on canvas by artist Craig Mooney featuring a side view down a bustling New York City street. Reflections from the cars a...

Jalal Gharbi, Tunisian/American (1920 - 2005) - Western Landscape, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left, Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96 x 91.44 cm), Description: ...

Very impressive and amazing mid 1900s abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.

Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Signed verso. Really nicely framed. Great color and thick impressionist impasto. Image size, 10L x 8H.

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait was born at Livesey Hall, near Liverpool, England, and began his career as a clerk at the gallery of Agnew & Zanetti’s Repository of Arts in Manchester. While...

Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 30 by 36 inches overall and 24 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a ...

Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.

Marie Yvonne Picard-Pangalos [French Title Illegible], 1930 Oil on wood panel 25 1/2 x 19 in. Signed, dated, and inscribed lower left Exhibition label verso According to the 1999 "...

Artist: Charles Cobelle, French (1902 - 1994) Title: Paris, France Year: circa 1966 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 31 x ...

"Montauk Cliffs in Spring" is an impressionistic plein air painting of Ditch Plains in Montauk, New York. Marc Dalessio is one of the world's leading plein air painters and painted t...

Maurice Legendre Untitled (Notre Dame), Early 20th Century Watercolor on paper Sight: 9 x 12 in. Framed: 14 1/4 x 18 x 1 in. Signed lower left: M. Legendre Maurice Legendre was a noted French impressionist and sculptor, especially known for his Parisian and London landmark scenes. The present paintings depict iconic spots in Paris, and their charming size affords the opportunity to hang them anywhere in your home. Legendre was a pupil of Robert Couturier and Marcel Grimond...

Here we have 1960’s Russ Elliott Florida painting Painting depicts a Park with figures overlooking a canoe with a lilly pad pond Russ Elliott 1960’s signed lower right oil on canva...

Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.

Nicely executed early 1900s American impressionist coastal seacape painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period giltwood molding. Excel...

This piece, "Flourishing", is a 39.5x39.5 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Francisco Bartus. Featured is a tree of life symbol, made up of individual helpings of paint, strat...

A wonderfully rich beach scene done in Zandvoort Holland in the Mid-20th Century depicting figures in the sand. Some figures are by the water as kids play in the distance. The impres...

A late 20th century oil on canvas of a marine landscape depicting boats at a dock featuring a blue tone. The painting, an exemplary work of the American landscape art work of the 20t...

"Study for Long Beach" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan Daniel Ralph Celantano (1902-1980) "Study for Long Beach" 8 x 10 inches Oil on artist bo...

A representational abstract painting of a lily pond. Airy washes of alizarin paint, built up more opaquely in areas, creates the background of this piece. Epoxy resin covers the aliz...

Of his work, Peter Hoffer says "These latest paintings are my most recent in the Landscape series. The surfaces of these works, in contrast to the slick glossy finish, are further st...

Expressionist style encaustic landscape on green mountains against a stormy grey sky "Approaching Storm" by Regina Quinn, made in 2024 oil paint and encaustic on panel 24 x 36 inches...

A masterful oil painting depicting a figure in the village by British American artist John Clymer. As an Impressionist painter, he was known for his pastoral landscapes depicting sce...

A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a coastal view with a Mother and Child seated by the flowers in the grass with a camisole umbrella. This piece is an excellent example of...

"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907-1991) "Snowy City Scene" 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas. c. 1930s Signed lower lef...

A whimsical oil painting depicting figures playing along Lake Como in Europe near an intimate cafe. Lake Como, in Northern Italy’s Lombardy region, is an upscale resort area known fo...

Samuel Henry Baker (British, 1824–1909) Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland, late 19th century Oil on canvas In this sweeping view of Ullswater, nestled in the heart of the La...

5035 Vintage Italian oil Painting "The Streets of Naples Italy" Framed in a black wood frame Image size 13x10"

Graham Nickson Orvieto "Black Sun", 2000 Watercolor painting on Lanaquarelle paper Hand signed, titled and dated by Graham Nickson on the back This exquisite watercolor painting dep...

Very finely painted modernist landscape by Robert Noel Blair (1912 - 2002). Watercolor and gouache on paper. Signed Image size, 22 by 30 inches. In excellent original condition. ...

A wonderful depiction of mountain lake landscape in the country side. For this beautiful depiction of the mountains, we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of Marie Berger. Among other things, Marie Berger's art is notable for its surrealist elements. In Still Life with Figure in a Desert Landscape, for example, she combines the seemingly incongruous images of a foreground still life composition with the almost infinite lines of perspective of the desert environment. The final result is one of provoking imagery and emotion. With joyful colors, this piece is filled with bold brushstrokes and impressive marks. Comes housed in a gold tone wood frame decorated with finely carved botanical elements and it is ready to hang with wire on verso. Art measures 16 x 20 inches Framed measures 19 x 23 inches A native of Fort Worth, Marie Friedman Berger was born March 9, 1913, the daughter of Will and Minnie Cohen Friedman. She was a graduate of Central High School, now R. L. Paschal, and attended Washington University, St. Louis School of Art. Marie married Jack Henry Berger on June 21, 1939, in Dallas; a marriage that lasted nearly 61 years. Mr. Berger died in 2000. Marie was an internationally renowned artist. Her works have been published by the Metropolitan Art Gallery of New York and shown as one of America's only artists in Italian art galleries. She was a recipient of the annual Benedictine Art Award. For many years she worked along side her late husband operating the Fashion Furniture Gallery on Camp Bowie Blvd. Marie Berger was a longtime member of Beth-El Congregation and she was also a full member of the Texas Fine Arts Association (Regional Director) and the Texas Watercolor Society. Among the awards presented to her for her art were the Benedictine Award, New York, and the Texas Fine Arts Jurors Award. She also owned and managed the Marie Berger Gallery, Fort Worth, which promoted the works of many rising American and Mexican artists during the 1950's and 1960's. She studied at Texas Christian University, and then at the St. Louis School of Fine Art and at Washington University, Missouri, which was founded as the Saint Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts in 1879 as part of Washington University in St. Louis. Her most common media is the use of oil, acrylic, watercolor, etching, lithograph, collagraph. During her successful career, she exhibited internationally at such institutions as the Bateau Lavar Gallery, Rome, the Rassagna permanente d'arte contemporanea, Veterbo, Italy, the Laguna Gloria, Austin, Texas, the Oklahoma Art...