Why are we repeatedly drawn to this period of American life and architecture? Was it the calm before the storm? Definitely a gentler, simpler time. “ Expansive View of the City from Central Park”, Oil on artist board by the plain air cityscaper John T. Robertson and dated 1932, $2900.
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All dressed for the Ball! Unsigned French Fauvistic cityscape circa 1940 housed in a mid 19th century Baroque frame… guaranteed to not turn into a pumpkin at midnight! 17 x 20. $1250
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“Empilage,Aix-en-Provenance “ Oil on canvas laid down on archival foam board. Signed lower right Hildegard Hamilton(1898-1970). This charming plain air vignette of a French country Village stable was executed in the mid 30s by the noted Virginia artist Hamilton. 16 x 13, packing shipping and insurance included. See this painting and other similar ones in space 31-A, Antique and Design […]
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Parting shots..oil on canvas, “Vue, Sacré Coeur”. An unsigned portrait of one of most loved cathedrals in Paris presented in its original highly carved frame. Described and dated illegibly on verso 1954. Attributed to Rudolph Gin, a Polish ex- patriot artist living in Paris known for his portraits of important Polish military figures and in whose estate this was found. […]
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Borrowing a page from Utrillo’s notebook (Maurice Utrillo , 1883–1955), Yuri fully develops this charming, almost square(23 x24) village street view using flat and solid façades connected to one another by trails of color, not unlike Cezanne constructed his landscapes. Yuri (Gusev, 1928-2016) was familiar with all of his French bohemian predecessors, and seemed comfortable with each in his cityscapes […]
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O/Canvas Signed L/R “Schrodale (Frederik)” Charming glimpse of Venetian canals at work. Not only were tourists and residents conveyed by gondola (left foreground) but additionally so were everyday staples of Venetian life (flowers, food, and building materials; right foreground). Schrodale was a turn of the century Swiss Plein Aire artist inspired by the natural beauty of one of the world’s […]
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O/Ab Signed with initials L/R “R.W.” and signed on verso “R. (Reginald) Wyatt” An expatriot British artist, Wyatt painted Plein Aire style after World War II in the south of France. 28″ x 24 1/2″ in period silvered frame c. 1950 $850
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O/Canvas Signed L/R “Dahli Sterne” (1901-?) Sterne was an accomplished New York City artist who often utilized the Ashcan School technique. She studied at the Kaiserin Victoria Academy under Albert Pels (1910-1988), and was a member of the National Arts Club, as well as the Allied Artists of America. This view of Les Invalides is situated within one of the […]
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O/Canvas signed and dated “G. Kharin,” (Grigori) 1924-2005 Born a peasant in the Kuybyshev region of Russia, Kharin enlisted in the Russian army in 1941. He received multiple awards and medals for his participation in World War II. In 1949 he began to study art at the Academy of Arts in Ufa, Russia. Eventually he earned an academic arts degree […]
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O/Canvas Signed and inscribed on verso, “Dmitri Proshkin” This twentieth century Russian painter best known for his Impressionistic cityscapes joins the ranks of our special “Not-so-Dead” artists. 27 x 21 in appropriate gold gilded Italian frame $675
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