Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Vermont Village in Winter. Oil on masonite. Size: 12 inches x 16 inches. Artist signed in lower left. Circa 1960's. Offered in as-found condition and would benefit from a professional cleaning. The barn-board frame is probably original. A late afternoon sun accentuates the white steeple of this northern Vermont village, painted in the midst of the winter season. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Winter Road. Oil on canvas. Circa early 1960's. Canvas size: 30 inches X 36 inches. Signed by artist in lower right. In this large canvas, Thomas Curtin has rendered a Vermont farm during a winter thaw. Shadows cast by a maple tree in the late afternoon sun intersect with muddy ruts in the dirt road as it approaches a farm house and its adjoining farm buildings. Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
Misty Harbor scene by Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1978), oil on canvas, circa 1940s, 20" x 24". This canvas depicts a North shore harbor, probably Gloucester, Mass., with the focal point being a pleasure sailing craft whose sails form a shimmering reflection in the still waters of the harbor, providing a contrast both in light and tone with the surrounding commercial fishing boats and processing plant in the background...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) "Mt. Mansfield View", oil on canvas board, circa 1965, 12 inches x 16 inches. Estate stamped lower left and on reverse, together with estate inventory #127. In this panoramic landscape painting, Thomas Curtin has rendered a view of Mount Mansfield in the distance, silhouetted against a sky filled with cumulus clouds highlighted in pink by a setting sun. A shady brook meanders its way through a valley, drawing the observer's eye to the mountain 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) - 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...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - A Vermont Winter - oil painting on canvas. Circa 1940s. Canvas size: 24 inches x 30 inches. Condition: nice condition but with repairs to two small tears and would benefit from a professional cleaning. Period frame. In this painting dappled afternoon sunlight falls on a mountainous path covered with newly fallen snow and lined with white birch trees, while in the valley below, a partially frozen river winds its way between purple mountains. Thomas Cu...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) painting - Covered Bridge, Waterville, Vermont. Oil on canvas board. Circa 1960. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Estate stamped lower right and on the reverse, together with the estate inventory #084. Excellent condition and recently cleaned. Offered in an antique lemon gold frame. On the verso is a descriptive Clarke Galleries 1991 Summer Exhibition label, which is signed by Jack Curtin, Executor of the Estate of Thomas R. Curtin. In this birds-eye view ...
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. He studied at the prestigious Nation...
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...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Last Rays on Mt. Mansfield and Farm in Winter. Oil on artist board. Circa 1960s. Size: 12 inches x 16 inches. Stamped artist's signature in lower right and signed by artist on reverse. A dramatic, diminutive winter view of Mount Mansfield, with the ridge-lines hi-lighted in pink hews cast by the setting sun, while a farm in the valley below is already settling into the dusk of evening. Excellent condition and recently cleaned. Offered in a carved and ...
Mt. Mansfield, Vermont - Fletcher village winter landscape painting by Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977). Oil on masonite. Painting size: 18 inches x 24 inches. Circa 1960s. Signed in the lower left and titled on the reverse of the original frame. In this painting, Thomas Curtin has captured the dramatic northern profile of Mount Mansfield in winter, as it towers behind the small, rural community of Fletcher, VT, which is situated only a few miles north of the mountain. Thomas Curtin w...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) painting of birches in autumn. Oil on canvas. Size: 24 inches x 30 inches. Circa 1960s. Bearing the stamp of the artist's estate in the lower right and on the reverse, together with the estate inventory #314. In this painting, Thomas Curtin has captured the glory of a sunny autumnal day, where sunlight glints from the curling bark of a stand of white birch trees and contrasts with the bright oranges and yellows of Vermont sugar maples. Excellent conditio...
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...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) landscape painting of a Red House in autumn. Oil on canvas board. Circa 1960. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Signed by the artist in the lower left and marked on the reverse with the Estate stamp of Thomas R. Curtin, together with the estate inventory #149. Excellent condition and recently cleaned. Offered in an antique 19th century gilded frame. Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the prestigious National Academy of Design and Ar...
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...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - 'Saxton's River, Near Bellows Falls, Vermont.' Oil on canvas. Canvas size: 24 inches x 30 inches. Dated on stretcher: March 28, 1974. Offered in the original frame. Excellent original condition but would brighten with a professional cleaning. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and painted in Cape Ann and then, from 1943, in Vermont, where he is known for his landscape paintings and, most especially, for his winter scenes. He was fri...
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. He studied at the prestigi...