MARINE

Listen carefully and you can hear the soft lap of the ocean against these rocky fingers in the Atlantic off the coast of Maine. Signed and dated lower right by the New England plein air artist “Edwin D.Mott” (1894-1962) “1945.” Daybreak, or dusk… Same effect!American architectural and landscape artist from New York City who developed a specialism in highly detailed […]

Just installed yesterday and too handsome not to post! “Les Baux de Provence”, oil on hardboard, signed and inscribed lower right”E.(Ewald) Becker-Carus”(1902-1995.). Recognized as a French mid-century plain air impressionist, this artist painted with all the sensitivity and palette 80 years ago so much in demand today. 25 x 34 in original pleached wood frame, 1940–50, $975.

“Venetian Memories.” Small (20x 22)Italian vignette of fishing group with Venice in distance.Unsigned oil on artist board executed circa 1930 in original gilded frame.Nice dreamy period piece from our London Picker. Sorry…taken

FAIR WEATHER …AND FOUL! Exciting collection of ocean paintings from sea to shining sea! Ask us about our extensive ocean art, part of which we will be bringing to market next month. Shown here: “Breakwater “, signed and dated “1904” lower left,oil on cardboard , housed in appropriate contemporary frame 16 x 31, $575. You can feel the energy and […]

Glorious! Best way to describe this 19th-century Scottish Luminist piece. ” Scottish Fishing Fleet, off North Berwick.” Painted about 1870 and presented in its original oil -gilt frame 22 x 17 1/2, $1250. Inscribed on canvas, verso, and signed lower left by the marine artist, Henry Armitage. Although Luminism is a distinctive American style of landscape painting, prominent from the […]

“Moored”. A surprising and pleasant discovery was made while researching this painting last week. We knew it was Turkish(From Constantinople through Florence) but what we didn’t realize is that it was painted about 1970 by a female marine artist. Always interested in female artists, and this is the first first one we have owned from Turkey. A great deal of […]

“At Rest.” Regional Expressionism personified. Oil on canvas signed on stretcher ”Edwar” (Charles G.)circa 1950 in original frame 28 x 35. Known for his moody and evocative coastal scenes , this New Orleans artist could have painted this piece anywhere along the Gulf Coast where fishing trawlers routinely dry their nets after returning to port. A large and powerful piece […]

1940 was a good year. I was born. And an unknown artist decided this crashing water coastal scene would be his contribution of talent to the world’s art scene that year. Either way, we are both still here! The latter is oil on canvas, and, like myself, still in its original silvered frame. 27 x 32, $650. A few dents […]

Oil on canvas signed and dated lower right “Jos. Relinger, Dec. 1891.” This Philadelphia genre artist (1852-1918) leaves very little evidence of his ability, and none of his training or background. However, his treatment of the crashing waves in this painting suggests a familiarity with the Japanese master of the wave-painters Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The skill of linear perspective, using […]

Wonderful depiction of a moored houseboat and several skiffs on a peaceful river. Painted in 1980 by the mid-century Russian Federation Impressionist Leonty Filipovich Chaloi (1929-?) and signed/dated in Cyrillic on verso. Graduate of the Russian Academy of Art and Sculpture, he was the assistant director of the Combine of Fine Arts, Leningrad. His works are held in many museums […]