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Another “”Little cat feet” painting…Thank you Carl Sandburg(See Instagram post November 4, 2020). Who isn’t intrigued with mist and fog, early morning, on the coast? Mid century O/Masonite signed L/L “Hornaday”(Richard Hoyt, 1927-2013?)and housed in a contemporary convenienty square 25 x 25 frame, packing shipping and insurance included. Coastal memories, anyone? $450

Oil on canvas “Una Notte Buia e Tempestosa “. 72 years ago Giuseppe D’Andrea (1928- ) decided to paint a “Dark and Stormy Night “ on the Amalfi coast in the popular Barbizon style. We believe he succeeded! Listen closely. You can actually hear the roar of the wind and the crash of the waves on the rocky shore! Signed […]

“Sunday Morning, Rockport”. Oil on canvas, signed and dated L/R “Charles Stepule, ‘53”(1911-2006). Known for his coastal and harbor scenes, especially those of Gloucester and Rockport, Stepule was a long time resident of Hartford ,Connecticut. He studied at the Connecticut League of Art Students , the New York Art Student’s League ,and in various studios throughout England, France, Spain and […]

O/CanvasEarly signed Italian dock scene, probably Genoa. The brilliance of the setting sun reflected through sails on a quietly moored boat is both peacerful as well as exciting! What more could any sailor wish? 16 x 14 in orignal bronzed frame circa 1920, packing shipping and insurance included. $395

“Sur-la-Plage” Signed L/L (Maxime) “Boulard de Villeneuve” (1883-1971) Giclee # III of a run of X. This important mid-century French impressionist was known for his depiction of bathers. 26″ x 35″ in frame housing the original oil on artist board. (Original also available, $795

Taking a page, if not a lesson, from Henri Matisse(1869-1954), Attobelli decorated his canvas “Coast at Gargano” with pure colors, rejecting the nuances of Impressionists, and, more in favor of the Fauvists, expressed his spirit through color, abstract arabesques, flat dimensions and rhythm. He allows the viewer to infer the spiritual content of this delightful coastal scene based on his […]

Oil on canvas “Ante Meridian”, signed lower right “Bennett Schroeder Bradbury” (1914-1991) . Powerful midcentury view of the Pacific Ocean, probably Mendocino Beach area, Massachusetts born, Bradberry studied briefly at the Boston Museum of fine arts in 1929 and then joined the US Navy in 1931.Following the war, he settled in Laguna Beach and Honolulu where he developed a love […]

We complain about the snow but our friends in Denmark do not…. They just live with it! To wit.. this marvelously executed oil on canvas circa 1940 painted by Niles Hobak(1884-1954) emits a great deal of energy despite the frosty morning. Rarely found outside Copenhagen, his works command respect for careful attention to details. 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in […]

Picasso(1881-1973) had his”Blue Period “…1901-1904. Cesare Ricciardi (1892-1973) had his “Moonlit Harbor Period” two decades later….1928-1935. Contemporaries,both used monochromatic paint in blue and gray tones. Picasso painted during a deep depression following the suicide of his friend Casagenas at the L’Hippodrome Cafe in Paris, February, 1901. Although Ricciardi’s blue works do not feel as though they were painted during such […]