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Biography from the niece of the artist from during his lifetime. Paintings acquired from the artist.s estate. Max Turner 1925 - 2019 Max Lamar Turner Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author. Max Turner was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 28, 1925. His father was Lance Howard Turner and his mother Mary Irene Turner. In 1927, his family moved to Bingham Canyon, Utah where Max's father extracted copper from a creek that he had diverted to pass through his garage. The town was located in a narrow canyon on the eastern face of the Oquirrh Mountains. In 1938, when Max was 13, his family moved to Midvale, Utah. After completing high school, Max went to work laying rail until he was inducted into the U.S. Navy to serve during W.W. II. There he took an aptitude test and was initially assigned to the medical corp., later transferring to the dental unit. Max was stationed at Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California through the end of the war. When he was discharged in 1946, he remained in Southern California, living in the Los Angeles area. He met a man named Larry Torres and they formed a partnership to do silk screen work primarily for the Colby Poster Printing Company. This lasted about 10 years until the Colby building caught fire and burned down. In 1958, Max began working for Slade Novelty company that made doll parts using a product called plastisol. A year later, Max began producing plastic parts through his own business. One day, a couple of kids brought in a shrunken skull they had made and asked Max if he could reproduce it. Max said he could and he looked around for a business to work with for this task. He ultimately decided he could create his own machine shop to make molds. As a result, Max purchased a lathe, drill press, grinder and other tools to create his own machine shop and went into business making molds. He built a clientele and in 1973, he moved his machine shop to Glendale, California. Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author: Max recalls the day when his interest in art took a new direction. He happened to be in a paint store to purchase some supplies when he saw a card posted on a wall that read, "Come paint with Connie Marlo". Max had been interested in art since his youth and he was frequently impressed with paintings displayed by local artists at various community events. Consequently, he decided to go to Connie's Saturday morning art class at a studio on North La Brea Avenue (between Sunset and Hollywood) in Los Angeles. But, as fate would have it, he immediately took a detour from this class when he found a piece of paper on the floor of the studio referencing another art class dealing with compositions, patterns, rhythms and color harmony. The instructor's name was Hal Reed, a former art student of the Russian/American Master, Nicolai Fechin. Hal owned the building (previously the Will Foster Studio) and had founded the Art League of Los Angeles. When Max found Hal, he asked Hal if he could join his class. Hal said "No, the class was full" but he said Max could monitor the class in the back of the classroom. Max took him up on the offer and began observing the weekly class. During the class, Hal told his students that they should practice what they were learning by going to "live model" classes. Max began attending these classes where he learned how to draw figures. After a few months, Hal and Max became good friends. Hal was so impressed with Max's work that he offered Max the opportunity to teach at another location that Hal was opening in the San Fernando Valley. Max accepted the offer and began teaching his own art class. For Max, it was a quick jump from learning to teaching. Max then found that several of his students had to commute to his art class from the west end of the "Valley". To better serve this group of students, Max decided to relocate to another studio in Calabasas. Max continued teaching, and at this time he was producing very impressive portraits, both oil paintings and charcoal drawings from live models (Max never worked from photos). Max demonstrated real talent, and the style of his drawings and paintings were being compared to those of Nicolai Fechin. And, like Fechin, Max also had an interest in sculpting. One day, Max decided to design and cast a bronze owl sculpture to put in his Calabasas Fine Art Gallery. Later, someone approached Max when he was at the foundry and asked him about his success selling the owl sculpture. The individual who asked this question was convinced that there was a broader market for these sculptures and he ordered a dozen of the owl sculptures from Max. This encouraged Max to do more castings. Some of the new castings were antique sculptures he found and reproduced. As this new business grew, he decided to establish his own foundry, employing up to 15 workers. The business continued for many years, up until the late 1990's when Max got tired of the foundry business and sold it. Max, who was now in his 70's, decided to move on to his next venture as an artist, dedicating himself to doing the actual sculpting of original art. He loved the creativity of sculpting and he had his sculptures cast at local foundries, ironically the same ones that used to be his competition. Max was now fully engaged in his new artistic direction and, over time, he produced a large body of work. He created very impressive sculptures, including about 100 full-size sculptures. He sold some of these to high-end clientele, the Foundry at SLS Las Vegas, and to Hollywood studios. Even though Max now seemed to be totally in his element, he somehow also found time to continue to teach painting classes at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village in Los Angeles. At the institute, he specialized in figure work. Max continued to draw, paint and teach, but he says he stopped sculpting when he turned 90. Max produced four books showcasing his drawings and paintings. The first is "Faces, The Drawings of Max Turner", copyright 2000, that showcases nearly 100 of his portrait drawings. Within the "Acknowledgements" section, he lists Hal Reed and Joseph Nordmann, two former students of Nicolai Fechin. In 2006, Max produced his second book titled "Figures and Faces", reflecting not only portraits but also figure drawings and paintings. It is a wonderful book of Max's work, but it is currently difficult to find. The third book is titled "Faces 2, The Paintings and Drawings of Max Turner", copyright 2009, which includes 75 portrait paintings and drawings. In the "Preface" of this book, Max describes growing up in a small and isolated mining town during the Great Depression. He states that as a kid, he had little exposure of any culture or view of what the rest of the world was like. His neighbor was the trash collector and Max would sometimes go through his truck looking for anything of value. Among other things, he found magazines like Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Red Book, with covers that frequently showed drawings or paintings of faces. Max states that these images were the very first source of inspiration for him. He says that he began looking more carefully at people's faces and if they had character, he would draw them. By drawing them, Max says that he was making them part of his world, his world of "Faces". In 2018, Max published his newest book showcasing his drawings and paintings. It is titled "Max Turner's Figure Sketches". This softbound book includes 76 pages and over 120 drawings and paintings. In the Introduction, Max explains "I have found that when approaching the figure, one should begin with the gesture. After having captured the essence or feeling of the pose, one can then proceed to build on it." The figure sketches in this wonderful book reflect a Master's work that consistently captures the "gesture"-showing the emotion, movement and expression. Two more books are on the horizon for Max, both dealing with his passion for sculpting. His first, "The Sculpture of Max Turner" is a compilation of his commercial and noncommercial pieces throughout his career. The second, "Terra Cotta Sculpture by Max Turner" is a complete collection of figures done at the California Art Institute. These much anticipated books should be out later in 2018. Max now considers himself primarily a sculptor. But others in the art world are more than impressed with his drawings and paintings as well. His portraits are often described as having a Fechin-esque appearance, referring to the style of Nicolai Fechin. When Max observed those first art classes given by Hal Reed, it should be noted that Hal had previously been a student of the Russian/American Master Nicolai Fechin in the early to mid-1950's. In fact, Hal was a student in the last art class that Fechin taught before he unexpectedly died in 1955. Hal was so strongly influenced by Fechin that he later produced two 30-minute art instruction videos as part his Art Video Productions wherein he specifically described Fechin techniques that he learned in Fechin's class. The Fechin style and techniques were in play when Max later met Hal. Over the years, many of Max's art students, art collectors, gallery owners, as well as the Director of the Monterey Museum of Art have commented on the Fechin-esque qualities of Max's wonderful charcoal drawings and paintings. So, while Max may consider himself primarily a sculptor, his drawings and paintings are also impressive and very much sought after. When Nicolai Fechin died in 1955, three of the nine students in his last art class became life-long friends. Max subsequently became friends with not only Hal Reed, but also with prior Fechin students Joseph Nordmann and Albert Londraville...

Artist: William Harnden, American (1920 - 1983) Title: Conductor with Orchestra Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed Image Size: 15.5 x 19 inches Frame Size: 18 x 21 inches

Bay area figurative movement painting of the Archangel looking at Adam and Eve and the serpent standing near the Tree of Knowledge (Life), being expelled from the Garden of Eden; and...

Bay Area School figurative of a cowboy and hats by Berkeley artist Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b- 1932), circa 1983. Signed "Gren Hayes 1983" upper center and signed and titled "Cowboy Boots" on verso. Unframed. Size: 16"H x 20"W. Bay Area Figurative...

Jack Hooper "Asian Woman I" 10-1990 Acrylic and conte crayon on rag paper 28"x42.25 unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower right Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, 1928 - January ...

"Bathers" by Philadelphia born modernist painter Leon Kelly, is a fantasy nude scene of two female figures, one with towel in hand, one only depicted as a portrait within the paintin...

This is a contemporary figurative painting by artist Richard Young created using a knife. The ballerina model is simply beautiful. It's a sensual composition, full of passion, drama ...

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Interesting and well-painted view of the Thames in London with the Palace of Westminster, Ben Ben, and Westminster Bridge. This piece is framed in its origina...

Modernist reclining female nude figurative painting by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). This vivid late 20th-century figural piece featur...

Evocative and compelling Suburbia scene painting titled "Madam Suburbia...The New Religion" by Patricia Gren-Hayes (American, b. 1932). Signed and titled, dated 1975 on verso and upper edge and noted Ruvolo for Felix Ruvolo (American, 1912 - 1992) art class. Unframed. Size: 39.5"L x 30"H. Purchased direct from the artists estate. Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren-Hayes, studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez...

Rabin Mondal - Untitled - 13.50 x 10 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Board , 2016 Style : Mondal`s works are mainly figurative. He paints in bold strokes and creates tableaux, who...

Signed lower left, 'Freda L. Hansen' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1965; bearing, verso, Alameda Art Association label with artist information and titled, 'Ladies in a G...

Acrylic paint on canvas Mixed technique Hand signed Certificate of authenticity Visual artist Suzanne Visser, was born on March 23, 1972 in Oostburg. After completing her studies at...

PEDRO BARRIOS "EGYPTIANS" MIXED MEDIA, SIGNED CUBAN-AMERICAN, C.1980 23.5 X 19 INCHES Born in 1947 in Cuba, Pedro Barrios was a staff illustrator for Women’s Wear Daily and illus...

Modern oil on canvas painting by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov.. Signed top right and dated 1960. Condition is very good; no restorations.. Presently unframed. Provenance: Estate of the artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Nahum Tschacbasov was born in Russian in 1899 but moved to Chicago when he was a young boy. He moved to New York City as a young man and spent over 50 years living and working from a series of apartments in the Chelsea Hotel. He learned to paint as a young man in France with his early teacher being Georges Rouault. Tschacbasov returned to New York and for years exhibited at ACA gallery, Perls Gallery and later with John Heller...

Title: "Painter in Montemarte" Artist: Gustav Likan Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 24 x 20 inches Framed: 31 x 26 inches

"Self Portrait" by Philadelphia born modernist painter Leon Kelly, is a moody and atmospheric self portrait of the artist in younger years at age 24. The 18" x 16" oil on board, fram...

Ganesh Haloi - Untitled - 9 x 12 inches (unframed size) Ink & Watercolour on Paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Born : In 1936 Ganesh Haloi born in Jamalpur, Mymensingh, now ...

Prokash Karmakar – Nude – 30 x 22 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Paper, 2006 Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash ...

Playful abstracted watercolor of a beach scene by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Signed and dated "Irene Pattinson 1959" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new French ...

An original gouache and wax painting by New Mexico modernist, Howard Schleeter (1903-1976) signed and dated lower right from November 18, 1949. Presented in a custom frame created b...

Landscape Seascape Painting of The Little Bay in Jersey by Artist James Longueville PS PBSA (British Northern School) Oil on board, signed bottom left,...

Artist: Sandu Liberman, Romanian/Israeli (1923 - 1977) Title: Declaration Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 38...

Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Jean Bouchaud (1891 in Saint Herblain near Nantes – 1977 in Nantes) was a French painter. He was fascinated by travel since his childhood seeing s...

Original landscape painting, 'Old airfield in Capitola, California', vintage 1950s-1960s Northern California landscape painting with trees, white house with green roof, red tractor...

Still Life is a modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Franco Girosi in 1927. Oil on canvas. Hand-signed and dated on the lower left corner: Franco Girosi 1927. A wood fram...

Costume is an original painting artwork in mixed media, tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by the Greek-French artist Alkis Matheos. Very good conditions. Signed by artist's...

Vase with Flowers is an original modern artwork realized by Alfiero Cappellini in the first half of the XX Century. Original oil on canvas. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower r...

An original modern abstract portrait of a child by American artist Will Barnet. The work has a letter of provenance from the artist's wife. The i...

Gorgeous earth-toned figurative watercolor painting of Monterey crab fishing by James Tazewell Hughins (American, 1922-2009), circa 1980. Signed ...

Sunil Das - Untitled - 8.5 x 6.5 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal...

Sunil Das - Durga - 10 x 7 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extr...

The work is mostly black and white to indicate that this is a night scene. On closer inspection, you will see areas of magenta and ivory throughout The publisher's label on verso ide...

Sunil Das - Head - 9.4 x 6.5 inches (unframed size) Pen & Ink on Coloured Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist ...

Signed lower right, 'V.M. Di Carlo' for Vittorio Maria Di Carlo (Italian, 1939-2015) and painted circa 1980. Born in San Marco, Maria Vittorio Di Carlo...

Signed lower right, 'V.M. Di Carlo' for Vittorio Maria Di Carlo (Italian, 1939-2015) and painted circa 1980. Accompanied by artist label with title, 'Musicante' and gallery exhibition information. Born in San Marco, Maria Vittorio Di Carlo...

Provenance: Cernuda Art, Coral Gables Private Collection, Los Angeles

Model. 1968. Oil on canvas, 118x65 cm Blond woman in magenta dress Laimdots Murnieks (1922-2011) studied at Cesis and Jelgava teachers’ institutes (19...

Oil on canvas original painting by The Russian/ American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed lower left and dated 1943. Condition is very good. Framed in custom contemporary gold le...

Artist: Irving Amen, American (1918 - 2011) Title: Reading Girl Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 20 in. (60.96 x 50.8 cm)

Paritosh Sen - Untitled - 30 x 22 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll form.The work comes with a certificate signed by the artist himself. An il...

The centerpieces of Ekaterina’s paintings are feminine forms that, sensuously but self-assuredly identify themselves with their role. Along with single figures, we also find groups or pairs of women touching, caressing, or casting each other promising glances. Expressive faces with large, bright almond eyes, much like those of the artist herself. The erotic depiction as it is expressed here has a very personal characteristic. Perhaps this authenticity is the deciding factor in its effect. Ekaterina’s paintings are in a sense a painted diary of sensual daydreams. Dreams which, deep down, many of us share. Ekaterina Moré´s work touches the emotional world of the viewer in a most pleasant fashion. Her sensitive grasp of the interaction between color and form is the basis for her impressive compositions. This one-of-a-kind 28" tall by 38" wide original artwork is wired and ready to hang. The sides of this unique artwork are painted black. It does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable US and worldwide shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity by Los Angeles art gallery Artspace Warehouse is included. Ekaterina More's artworks have been exhibited and are collected worldwide. 1976 Born in St.Petersburg, Russia 1996 Relocation to Germany 2001 First exhibitions in fine-art galleries 2003 Glass collections for Ritzenhoff AG 2004 Glass und porcelain collections for Rosenthal AG 2005 Large scale paintings for entire bar at Maritim-Hotel in Berlin Since 2001 Various solo exhibitions in Germany: Berlin (Galerie Richter), Munich (Andreas Baumgartl), Hamburg (Galerie Udo Lindenberg...

Antique American modernist interior painting by Cecil Crosley ("Spike") Bell (1906 - 1970). Oil on canvas, circa 1935. Signed. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 30"L ...

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Evocative modern figurative painting of a mother and family in a calming but somber palette by Rodrigo Ramirez Pimentel (Mexican, b. 1945), 1973. Imprimatura and impasto reveals artist's first take had mother looking out at world (can be seen when viewed at side angle) with artist ultimately deciding to have mother looking down at what she's carrying with family behind her and one figure looking like angel of death. Signed and dated "R. P. -73" lower right corner. Unframed. Image size: 36"H x 24"W. Born in Zináparo, Michoacán in 1945, Rodrigo Pimentel is one of the most talented Michoacan artists whose career is well known to many specialists in Mexican art. His work is part of the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City and other important collections in Mexico and the world. Rodrigo Pimentel studied at the ENAP, and became a pupil of several teachers who were still struggling for classical academic education: Santos Balmori, Francisco Moreno Capdevila...

Mid Century figurative painting of a pensive sitting nude figure with moody, mid-century color palette in the background. Attributed to Elmer S. Albritton, unsigned (American, 1922-...

Wonderful figurative by Patricia Gren Hayes (American, 20th Century). Signed on verso. Unframed. Size: 30"H x 40"W. Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren-Hayes, studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez...

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950s by Russian, American painter Helen Stein. Mostly known for her abstract figures on canvas, this piece...

Artist: Philippe Alfieri, Italian/American (1921 - 2009) Title: Clownesse Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 38 x 32 ...

Nice oval painting realized by an Italian master belonging to the Tuscan school at the end of 19th / beginning of 20th century. In excellent conditions.

Fanciful mid-century modern abstract of trapeze artists by Brooklyn artist Hilda Dora Pape Arp (b. 1909). This 1962 highly abstracted depiction of trape...

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Antique American modernist painting of a circus by Dennis Meighan Burlingame (1901 - 1964). Oil on canvas, circa 1935. Signed on verso. Displayed in a period modern frame. Image...

Bold and colorful modern figurative painting of six women dress in a 1980s style, by R. A. "Bobbie" Dixon (American, 20th Century). Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. Ar...