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The Dead Artists Gallery presents “10° N and 61° W”

“ O/Canvas L and L? Latitude and longitude… 10° N and 61° W. The Island of Tobago. Wonderful depiction of Scarborough, early capital of Tobago, circa 1880, by the adventurer and genre artist J. (James) Turner Hughes(1842- ). Oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed and inscribed “ Old Landing Place, Tobago” on verso. 23 x 30 in early closed-corner, […]
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The Dead Artists Gallery presents “Colliseum and Arch of Titus as viewed from Via de Fori Imperiali”

O/Relined Canvas Unsigned italian canvas c. 1880, as observed by a group of tourists, in mid century closed corner gold painted frame. May we use the descriptive adjective “epic” here? Having walked the Via Imperiali, I assure you, the scene remains largely the same, save some food carts and hundreds of cats. 48″ x 42″ $2,800 [wpecpp name=”” price=”2800.00″ align=”center”] […]
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The Dead Artists Gallery presents “Empire State Building”

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. Proshkin’s images of New York are reminiscent of Childe Hassam and Marsden Hartley’s early work. The open brushwork of this painting encourages hanging strategies which include long vistas, allowing the composition space to […]
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The Dead Artists Gallery presents “Cinco Velas, Costa Brava”

O/Canvas  Initialed L/L “MR” with BARCELONA canvas stamp, verso  This mid-century Spanish portscape executed in the quasi-cubic style is clearly influenced by the more controlled, grid-like synthetic cubism of Georges Braque, although it bears a visual resonance with the simplified forms and color palettes of Diego Rivera’s murals. 27.5 in x 33 in, original frame, circa 1960 $750 [wpecpp name=”” […]
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The Dead Artists Gallery presents “Putti and Friends”

O/Linen Pair of early unsigned 19th century Putti scenes. This unsigned pair of delightfully romantic portrayals of Putti was found in an apartment in the sixteenth arrondissement, Paris. Both housed in later frames as found. $650 [wpecpp name=”Putti and Friends” price=”650″ align=”center”] Contact us for more information: classicalsource@gmail.com (843) 608-9082
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The Dead Artists Gallery presents “Japanese Triptych”

Japanese Woodblock Signed with seal by “Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)” (1786-1865). These woodblocks are additionally embellished with multiple descriptions. Kunisada was the most prolific and commercially successful designer of Ukiyo-E woodblock prints in 19th century Japan.  In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi. Kunisada, a part of the Utagawa school of […]
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The Dead Artists Gallery presents “Eyes on You”

O/Canvas  Signed L/R (Charles) “Kellner”  A striking visual exploration of an American Goldfinch (Cardulus tristis) following every movement of the monarch butterfly below. Painted by Philadelphia naturalist Charles Kellner in the last quarter of the 20th century. Inspired by the long lineage of scientific illustration, the imaginative and dynamic Audubon prints of the mid 19th century inspired later naturalists to […]
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