Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) painting of Maple Sugaring - Gathering the Sap. Oil on canvas. Circa 1950s-60s. Size: 30 inches x 36 inches. Excellent condition. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and painted in Cape Ann, Maine and then from 1943 in Vermont where he is known for his landscape paintings, and most especially for his winter scenes. He was friends with his contemporaries, John Carlson, Emile Gruppe and Aldro Hibbard...
Churchill Ettinger (American, 1903-1984) original watercolor painting titled "Powder at Diavolezza". Circa 1965. Size: 14 inches x 19.5 inches (sight). Churchill Ettinger is recognized for his many illustrations, etchings and paintings of sporting subjects. He studied at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Students League in New York City, and also taught at the New York School of Industrial Art...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) oil on canvas landscape painting of a Stream in Winter. Size: 30 inches x 36 inches. Excellent condition. Circa 1950s-60s. Signed lower left. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and painted in Cape Ann, Maine and then from 1943 in Vermont where he is known for his landscape paintings, and most especially for his winter scenes. He was friends with his contemporaries, John Carlson, Emile Gruppe and Aldro Hibbard...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Autumn Valley. Oil on artist board. Circa 1960's. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Signed lower right and bearing stamps from the Thomas R. Curtin Estate on the verso. In this painting, Curtin has captured a Vermont valley at the peak of its autumnal colors. Using impressionistic brushwork and a colorful palette, he draws the viewer's eye from the rocky pasture in the foreground, through the sugar maples, to the purple hills beyond...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Autumn Hillside Farm. Oil on artist board; c.1960s. Size: 8 inches X 10 inches. Stamped artist signature in lower left. A small but vibrant landscape as seen during the peak of Vermont's foliage season, with a farm set amidst the colorful hillside of sugar maples. Excellent condition and recently cleaned. Offered in a gilded oak vintage frame. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Farm in Autumn. Oil on linen canvas. Circa 1960's. Painting size: 24 inches X 30 inches...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Mount Mansfield in autumn and farm house. Oil on canvas board. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Artist signed in lower right. Painted in 1964. A view of Mt. Mansfield, Vermont during fall foliage, seen from a country road to the north, with farm house and red barn. The painting is inscribed on the reverse by the artist - 'Painted Oct. 20th 1964, off Route 15, near Johnson, VT.', together with a hand-drawn map to illustrate the location. Nice condition, with ...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Red Barn in Early Autumn. Oil on canvas. Circa 1960. Canvas Size: 24 inches x 30 inches. Estate stamped signature in the lower right and on the reverse with the estate stamp. Excellent condition and recently professionally cleaned. Offered in a contemporary carved and gilded Arts and Crafts style frame. In this work Curtin has depicted a farm house with large red barn in early autumn, with a furrowed field of recently harvested corn stalk stumps, wh...
'Men in Bowler Hats' by Lester Johnson (American, 1919-2010). Original silkscreen print, being an artist proof. Circa 1960s. Sheet size: 20 inches x 30 inches. Signed.
Lester Johnson was an important painter and printmaker. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then moved to New York in the late 1940s, where he became a leading advocate for figurative expressionism. Men wearing bowler hats in a congested environment was a popular and recurring theme for Johnson. He was a teacher ...
Burton Silverman (American, 1928 - Present) painting titled, The Machines. Dated 1963. Oil on canvas. Painting size: 18 inches x 22 inches. Signed by the artist and dated in the lower right corner and titled on the stretcher. In this striking and controversial image, Burton Silverman captures the 1963 demolition of the old Penn Station in New York City, which paved the way for the construction of Madison Square Garden. The bases of the original Doric columns are proudly highlighted in star...
Bernard Corey (American, 1914-2000) - Misty Harbor marine painting of lobster fishermen repairing their traps. Oil on masonite. Size: 9 inches x 14 inches. Signed in the lower right. Paintings of coastal views were uncommon subjects for Bernard Corey, even more so, when they include figures, as in this example, where fishermen are shown repairing their lobster pots on an early misty morning. This small painting is in excellent condition and is offered in a contemporary gilt plein air Whistl...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Vermont winter landscape painting, oil on canvas, circa 1960s, 24 inches X 32 inches. A large, impressive canvas of a farm in winter, nestled in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, probably in the area surrounding Cambridge, VT where Curtin resided. Multiple shades of purple on the sides of the mountain contrast with the white snow surrounding the farm house, which is accentuated by the rays of a late afternoon sun. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsf...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1970
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Churchill Ettinger (American, 1903-1984) original watercolor painting of a solitary skier. Circa 1950s-60s. Size: 14 inches x 20.5 inches (sight). Churchill Ettinger is recognized for his many illustrations, etchings and paintings of sporting subjects. He studied at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Students League in New York City, and also taught at the New York School of Industrial Art. He became a commercial artist and, being an avid outdoorsman and sportsman, was attracted t...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Rushing Stream. Oil on masonite. Mid 20th century. Size: 18 inches x 24 inches. Estate stamp signature in lower right and marked on reverse with estate stamp and estate inventory #315. Excellent condition and recently professionally cleaned. Offered in an antique 19th century gilt frame. In this painting, Thomas Curtin shows a stream rushing through a pastoral landscape in summer, with green pastures and farms scattered amongst the hills. Curtin was bo...
Cesare A. Ricciardi (Italian/American, 1892-1973) oil on canvasboard marinescape of a Misty Morning in a New England harbor. Dated 1954. Size: 20 inches x 24 inches. Cesare Ricciardi emigrated from Italy to the United States as a young boy. His art studies began at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, but he eventually enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied with Thomas Anschutz, Cecilia Beaux, Hugh Breckenridge, Robert Henri and Leopold Seiffert. He is mainly known as ...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) painting of a Mountain Road - Autumn. Oil on canvas. Circa 1950s. Size: 18 inches x 20 inches. Artist signature in lower right. In this work, Thomas Curtin directs our gaze away from the traces of early morning snow on a winding mountain road and out across to the sunny autumnal river valley and to the purple hills beyond. Excellent condition and recently placed upon a new stretcher. Offered in a period carved, gilt wood frame. Thomas Curtin was bor...
Vintage Steiff stuffed donkey pull toy on wheels. Circa 1945-50s. Original condition with Steiff metal button in left ear and U.S. Zone Germany label. The donkey retains its leather saddle, stirrups, and harness, and it has a working pull cord growler. Size; 26 inches length x 21 inches height x 11.25 inches depth.
Harold von Schmidt (American, 1893-1982) painting for Saturday Evening Post magazine article. Oil on canvas. Size: 24 inches x 33 inches. Circa 1959. Signed in upper right. This painting was commissioned as an illustration for James Warner Bellah's story, 'Ordeal on Blood River,' which was published as part of the 4th installment of five, in the November 7, 1959 issue of 'The Saturday Evening Post,' page 43, together with the caption - "They heard a sentry's slow feet pacing his post in fron...