Virginia - Art

"Spring" is one of four ethereal abstract landscape paintings that make up the "Seasons" Collection. This large format painting boasts dramatic color in flowing movement. The layers...

This coastal landscape is done by the famed painted William Frederick De Haas (1830-1880). This painting shows two men in a canoe paddling off the cliff shore in the foreground with ...

Exhibited: Birmingham Royal Society of Artists, 1879 “Autumn Exhibition of the Birmingham Royal Society of Artists.” The London Times, 25 August 1879. T...

George Catlin was a 19th-century American artist, explorer, and advocate for Native American culture whose legacy is deeply intertwined with his iconic portraits and depictions of Native American tribes. A defining aspect of Catlin's work is his commitment to authenticity and respect for his subjects. He strove to capture not only their physical appearances but also their spiritual essence and cultural practices. His portraits are characterized by a keen attention to detail and a sensitivity to the individuality of each subject, reflecting his deep admiration for Native American traditions and values. This painting however, went beyond his skill for painting Native American...

This stunning Art Deco composition by Florida-based artist Alfonso T. Toran captures two swans gliding across a calm, golden-toned surface. Rendered in rich, stylized detail, the pie...

Pastel pigment on cork

Jean Salabet’s Notre Dame, Paris, France captures the majestic presence of the iconic cathedral with his signature impressionistic touch. The painting showcases the grandeur of Notre...

This is an abstract acrylic painting on masonite board evoking a night time seascape or ocean landscape. Predominant colors are blues and purples. Signed "Jomac" lower right, also s...

Signed lower left Lillian Genth was an important American figurative painter. She studied in the U.S. and in Paris, under James McNeil Whistler. Genth p...

Pen, colored pencil, graphite, India ink on paper :: Drawing :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :...

Signed and dated '1835' center right

This striking charcoal portrait captures the essence of an African American woman with a unique black and white afro. The monochromatic medium emphasize...

William R Davis's "Florida Waterway" is a breathtaking contemporary painting that encapsulates the vibrant atmosphere of Florida's coastal landscapes. This stunning artwork presents ...

This painting was bought from the artist's estate in Woodberry, CT and is signed verso. Eugene Savage studied at the Chicago Art Institute, the American Academy in Rome, and received his Masters of Art at Yale University. He taught at Yale for almost 30 years in Art and Architecture. Eugene Savage had many latin influences such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. In the 1940s he spent his time painting Hawaiian murals of people and of more abstract Hawaiian...

Jay Walker is best known for his large-scale, site-specific installations and collector's pieces created with laser-cut vinyl, colored acrylic sheets, artist-made stencils, tape, and...

Signed and dated '1873' lower left

The 19th century American school portrait of a lady embodies the elegance and refinement of the era's portraiture. Painted with meticulous attention to detail, the portrait reflects ...

Edward L. Custer (1837–1881) was an American painter known for his landscape paintings, genre scenes, and still lifes often imbued with a romantic and idyllic quality. Custer's paint...

Emil Lindenfeld's painting, Workers in the Field, captures a scene of rural labor, highlighting the strength and resilience of women. In the artwork, a...

This delicate floral still life, attributed to Benjamin Champney, captures a quiet yet powerful moment in nature through the humble pansy. Set against a dark, atmospheric background,...

Signed and dated '1901' lower left

One of a Kind elegant genre painter of an elegant woman in a garden with vase of Lillies by Cassigneul

This contemporary take on color field painting is both delicate and complex. It is full of rich texture and subtle temperature shifts. It is composed of all archival materials on dee...

Literature: Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque Catalogue Raisonne (Neuilly, 2008), vol. 1, p. 223 (no. 820) (illus)

Claude Vénard was born in Paris in 1913 to an established, middle-class family from Bourgogne. Although he was a businessman, his father accepted and supported his devotion to the arts. The blossoming artist was accepted at the prestigious École des Beaux-arts but quickly rejected the formality of traditional academic art training. Instead, Vénard began attending night courses at the École de Arts Appliqués at age seventeen to supplement his independent education. After six years of dedicated study the painter was forced, due to economic difficulties, to withdraw from the school and seek employment. Vénard became a restoration specialist...

This is a beautiful Cape Cod Massachusetts spring landscape with a rural farm and water behind it was painted by American artist Aldro Thompson Hibbard (1886-1972). Hibbard was born in Falmouth, Vermont and later became one of the founders of the Rockport Art Colony, living on Cape Ann in Massachusetts and summering in Jamaica, Vermont. Trained at the Boston Museum School, Hibbard carried forth the tenets of traditional academic art into the 20th century. He became very well-known for his New England...

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul is arguably France’s most popular and revered contemporary figurative painter. Since his birth, the artist has been immersed in the world of feminine beauty an...

This evocative pastel portrait captures the beauty and strength of an African American woman in a moment of quiet vulnerability. The artist masterfully uses soft yet precise strokes ...

Mountain Horse Ride is a richly atmospheric painting that captures the quiet dignity of rural life. Though unsigned, the work demonstrates a refined handling of figure, animal, and l...

Signed with monogram lower left * The Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art contains more paintings (nine) by Georges D’Espagnat than any other nineteenth- or ...

In "Live Oaks and Palms Along the Beaches of St. Augustine, Florida," Henry Eugene Fritz captures the tranquil beauty of Florida's coastal landscape. This watercolor painting, create...

Cooper Hart’s watercolor painting titled "The Rattler at Vicksburg" captures a poignant moment from one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. The piece is a masterful b...

"Charles River Meadows, Massachusetts" by Mark E. Slayton is a masterful landscape painting that embodies the beauty characteristic of the Hudson River School. As a prominent artist ...

"Poppies in the Forest," painted by Willard Metcalf, is a vibrant and captivating depiction of nature's splendor. Metcalf, a prominent American artist associated with the Impressioni...

The artist's trademark style of painting ethereal, abstract landscapes that are directly inspired by his travels continues with this serene new piece. The artist sought to explore t...

John George Brown (1831–1913) was a prominent British-born American painter, renowned for his genre paintings that vividly depict the everyday life of chi...

Cast in 1984, The Crusader presents a modern interpretation of the medieval warrior, blending classical sculptural techniques with a contemporary sensibility. The bronze bust capture...

19th Century Dutch

David Johnson was born in 1827 in New York City. Beginning in 1845, he studied for two years in the antique school of the National Academy of Design. His classmates and colleagues in...

"Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures" is a captivating painting attributed to the Bolognese School, a prominent art movement from Bologna, Italy, flourishing primarily in the 16t...

still life with flowers and vase in an elegant interior Signed Upper left with Initials Oil on canvas Provenance: Private collection, Texas Guarisco Gallery, Washington, D.C. P...

British

This is a signed, original oil painting by PA-based surrealist artist, Rachel Romano. It depicts a central figure wearing feathers with a mourning child and dead bird. Shadowy figure...

Joseph Hurard’s "Sailing Through a Coastal Town" is a mesmerizing abstract impressionist piece that transports viewers to a seaside town. The painting features bold, sweeping strokes...

Cyrenius Hall was an artist who painted Western landscapes in a luminous style. He first went to Portland, Oregon in 1853 and 1854 over the Oregon Trail. From there he executed views...

This pastel portrait captures the side profile of a young African American man dressed in a black hoodie. The artist skillfully employs the pastel medium to bring out the rich textur...

Copyright 2023 Michael F. Meyer All rights Reserved. This painting, signed RSD on right side, has been verified by the late expert on Robert S. Duncanson, Joseph Ketner and comes with an authentication letter. This painting has exhibited and is published in Robert S. Duncanson and His Courageous Southern Travels. This painting is one of the many beautiful southern landscape scenes that Robert S. Duncanson painted in his courageous travels south. "Robert S. Duncanson born in 1819, was an African American Hudson River School artist who painted the south before the Civil War, until his death in 1872. Although widely famous during his lifetime, this forgotten artist’s courageous journey through the antebellum south has never before been exhibited or researched until now. His brilliance was in creating captivating landscape paintings that come alive to the viewer, by focusing on the minute details of nature and of the stories he wished to communicate. Robert Duncanson...

Signed lower right Lillian Genth was an important American figurative painter. She studied in the U.S. and in Paris, under James McNeil Whistler. Genth ...

Clement Drew grew up in Kingston, Massachusetts, a coastal New England town. Early on he settled into a career as a marine painter. He augmented his income by working in a number of ...

This early 19th-century French School portrait of President George Washington, rendered in pastel and graphite on paper, exemplifies the European admiration for the American leader. ...

"QUEEN VICTORIA" is created and from acrylic and found objects on thick, round panel by renowned Black African American artist Richard J. Watson. It includes a photograph of a figure...

"Homestead with Chickens" is a beautiful Impressionist painting by Charlotte Buell Coman, created in the late 1800s. This artwork beautifully captures a rural scene, highlighting Com...

This striking seascape by Florence Prince Ewing captures the rugged beauty of a rocky coastline with remarkable texture and vitality. The foreground is filled with angular formations...

Great inspiration is drawn from the beauty of the American Southwest, where the artist often visits during its monsoon season. This interpretive landscape depicts the soft quality of light and the coolness of an afternoon shower over a high desert landscape of rock and cottonwood trees...

Tom Yost is a contemporary American landscape painter. Painting was a hobby of his until he quit his corporate job to be an apprentice in his siblings art conservation business. Open...

This painting titled A Quiet Day of Fishing by Clement Rollins Grant captures a serene moment along a sunlit shoreline. At the center, a barefoot boy stands with his back turned, car...

This atmospheric seascape, attributed to American marine painter Frank Knox Morton Rehn, captures the dramatic quiet of an ocean sunset. Rehn was known for his poetic treatment of li...

Joan Berthomieu’s Ruelle Fleurie is a vibrant and charming depiction of a flower-lined street in a sunlit European village. Signed in the lower left and again on the back with its ti...

A particular palette for a certain type of person. Playful expression of color. Hand painted and varnished for protection and beauty. Beautiful and original art piece that I hope you...

George Harvey was born in 1800 in Tottenham, England but moved to the United states at 20 years old and spent several years in the west before he established himself in New York City...