LANDSCAPES

“Spring Comes to the Rockies.” From our picker in St. Louis, a wonderful large western mountain scene, probably Montana or Wyoming. Unsigned oil on artist board housed in its original frame 28 x 34 circa 1950, $750. Love the snow-filled runes to the right and the early spring fields in the foreground.

The brisk early morning air, the rustle of the grass and the fresh smell of the conifer forest… Great adventure for two comrades somewhere in the New England mountains circa 1940. Eugene Clapham was a Vermont naturalist so probably the Taconic Range. Certainly captured the russet and fading greens of a perfect fall morning. Ready to hang in a mountain […]

Dark and moody and… Snow? Can a fresh snowfall ever be called dark and moody? You tell me. Late unsigned 19th century oil on artist board in original water -gilt frame 16 x 22, $525. Presented estate-found.

Alice Aznavourian (1932-2023) excelled as a fashion illustrator and freelance artist for Bloomingdale’s of New York after training both at the Hunter College and the Fashion Institute of Technology . Her avant-garde work, however, often left her concerned that ” something was just out of reach.” This amazing landscape in the Fauvist style and titled “The Reach” exemplifies that which […]

“A Capriccio.” The term Capriccio refers to landscape or architectural compositions that combine real elements, such as recognizable buildings or monuments, with elements of fantasy or imagination. Several Venetian artists, especially Giovanni Antonio Canaletto (1616-1768), Marco Ricci, and the Painter Antonio Visentini.(1688-1772) made many paintings and drawings of Capriccio subjects, and the genre became particularly associated with 18th century Venice. […]

Side trip to Scotland …”Loch Shiel, Glenfinnan”. Actually, a side trip to the Cotswold for this painting found in the charming village of North Leach. Never underestimate those wiley Scots … They even find their way to the English countryside! Signed right lower by John Summers and signed/titled on gallery label, verso.All the right colors and subject matter for today’s […]

Pensive. Reflective. A bit melancholy. We love our trees!Acrylic on masonite “Forest Paths.” Which fork to choose… Man’s constant dilemma. Painted about 1980 in his pre-abstract period by the French-Hungarian Post-war School of Paris artist Kalman Maklary, this particular painting has more the feel of the pre-war French Barbizon school than the abstract school with which he later identified. Working […]

Rediscovered…Oil on artist board by an unidentified New York plein- air artist circa 1875 in a 21 x 26 water-gilt frame of the same period. This artist painted very much in the style of Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) who was well-known for his depiction of hummingbirds, trailing vines and orchids. He also brings up to $3 million! Heade was one […]

“Autumn Fantasy.” A riot of color greets the viewer standing before this oil on artist board painted circa 1950 by the St.Louis impressionist BenLoveland. Utilizing the color amalgamation of the Fauvists, Loveland allows these autumn trees along the riverbank to literally dance with their reflections. Signed, lower left and titled on verso, 24 x 30 in original painted cove frame, […]