Some more from the talented Mr. Chanase. Pencil and watercolor, pen and charcoal ,and pencil; each has been treated with Archival U-V film. All were done in Arles, 1929, and framed in the same Italian silver frame as the rest.(see post from three days ago.) The watercolor is 16 x 16, and the other two 21 x 16…. All three […]
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“Spanakopita, Moussaka, and Avgolemono”Need a quick Greek fix? Order in the above, and serve sitting in front of this wonderful mid -century oil on canvas which will take you to the center of an unidentified Greek town somewhere on the Mediterranean coast. Signed and dated “L. Demagistris, 68,” it is presented in its original gold tiered frame 28 x 40, […]
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AN IMPRESSIVE addition to our Venetian wall…” St. Mark’s Square, circa 1950.” Oil and tempera on canvas. Just another Italian street artist” trying to get by”… so many European capitals populated by good artists at this time “ just trying to get by.” This one, signed lower right “Largella” was probably purchased on the Square by an American Soldier on […]
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New England..or Old England. Coastal Cape Cod.. or Coastal Cornwall. Same time… Just a different place. Wonderfully naïve oil on canvas of two young lads happily taking their morning catch home while their moms complete their daily shopping… In high heels and hats no less! The street artist LaRue captured a peaceful interlude in this 1950 oil on canvas presented […]
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