Wally Strautin – 1940s Abstract Needlepoint

Wally Strautin – 1940s Abstract Needlepoint 1940s abstraction in needlepoint by Wally Strautin. Valleja (Wally) Strautin (American, 1898-1995), was Latvian born American abstract artist who lived and worked in New York city. Strautin studied painting at the Cooper Union School of Art, where she graduated in 1931. Her work was greatly influenced by her friends,…

Kazuo Matsubara – Landscape Painting

Kazuo Matsubara – ‘Chapel Through the Trees’ 1927 Kazuo Matsubara, (1895-?), was a Japanese-American artist who lived and worked in California, Hawaii, and Japan. Matsubara exhibited wildly in California during his lifetime and his works are held in many public and private collections, including the Smithsonian. This rich, colorful oil painting is titled ‘Chapel Through…

Richard Harold Redvers Taylor – Industrial Scene with Staircase

Richard Harold Redvers Taylor – Industrial Scene with Staircase British modernist watercolor by Richard Harold Redvers Taylor. R. H. Redvers Taylor, (1900-1975?), was a British modernist who became a successful artist in London after serving his country in WWII. Just after the war Taylor dedicated himself to becoming an artist.  Within a few years Taylor…