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...
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...
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) Vermont landscape painting of a Winter Stream and Farm Buildings. Oil on canvas. Circa 1960s. Size: 24 inches x 30 inches. Estate stamped signature in lower right and with additional estate stamps on the reverse. Condition: excellent with new stretcher and recently professionally cleaned. Offered in a gold leaf period frame...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1970
item #1352128
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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...
Paul Augustin Aizpiri (French, born 1919 -) original watercolor painting of the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy. Watercolor and gouache on paper (affixed to cardboard). Circa 1950s-60s. Painting size: 17.5 inches x 27 inches. An attractive portrayal of the Grand Canal, Venice, with gondolas and the church of Santa Maria della Salute visible on the right. It is signed in the lower right and offered in the original frame, which bears the label of Galerie Paul Petrides, Paris...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Farm in Autumn. Oil on linen canvas. Circa 1960's. Painting size: 24 inches X 30 inches. Signed by the artist in lower left. A striking example of Thomas Curtin's landscape painting - a northern Vermont farm and barns nestled in the hills of the Green Mountains during the peak of the fall foliage season. Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the prestigious National Academy of Design and Art Students League, both in New York City. H...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - A Country Road in Autumn. Oil on canvas board. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Unsigned on the front, but signed on the reverse. Circa 1960's. Excellent condition. A dramatic example of Thomas Curtin's landscape painting - a country road in northern Vermont, as seen at the height of fall foliage, with a farm house and smoking chimney just visible in the distance. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the prestigious National Aca...
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) original watercolor landscape painting of a Farm in Winter. Circa 1960s. Size: 14 inches x 20 inches. Thomas Curtin Estate stamped signature in lower right. A classic Vermont scene with farmhouse, barns and sheds situated on a winding country road during the depth of winter. Excellent condition with fresh, bright colors. No foxing. Offered in a contemporary gilt wood frame with linen matting. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He s...
'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 ...
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 ...
Country Road in Winter - Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977). Oil painting on artist board. Circa 1960's. Size: 8 inches x 10 inches. Signed in the lower left. Condition: Very good but would brighten with a professional cleaning. Offered in what is probably the original frame. In this attractive small-sized painting, Thomas Curtin directs the viewer's eye down a winding country lane in winter to a farm with barns and farmhouse, set against a background of rolling hills where the snow i...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Snowed In. Oil on artist board. Circa 1950's - early 1960's. Painting size: 15 1/2 inches X 19 3/4 inches. Signed by artist in lower right. In this painting, Thomas Curtin has depicted a small farm house buried in deep snow during the height of a New England winter. As is typical in his works, he uses the shadows cast from trees in the late afternoon light to create a web-like pattern across the snow, while scattered flurries continue despite the sun...
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Foggy Morning, Vinalhaven, Maine. Watercolor painting, early 1960's, 15 inches x 22 inches (sight). Signed in lower left. In this atmospheric painting, Thomas Curtin has captured the rocky coastline on Vinalhaven Island, Maine, as a sea fret rolls in on the land. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He studied at the prestigious National Academy of Design and Art Students' League, both in New York City. Curtin found a mentor and friend ...
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...
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) - 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. He studied at the prestigious National Acad...