Erle Loran – Biomorphic abstract nude by a California abstract artist circa 1938 This work is a modernist study created by the artist in the 1940s. (possibly the 1930s). Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and educator who painted for the entirety of his adult life. Loran studied in the US and abroad, at…
Early American Op Art sculpture by Jerry Foyster Jerry Foyster, (1932- ), is a pioneering American Op Art artist based in New York. He exhibited in the seminal 1965 exhibition called ‘The Responsive Eye’ held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The exhibition focused on the perceptual aspects of art, which…
Aubrey Williams – Demerara Exceptional 20th century abstract oil and mixed media on stretched canvas by Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams. Aubrey Williams, (1926-1990), was a Guyanese artist who spent most of his professional career in London. Williams showed an interest in art at the age of 5. As a young adult he worked as a…
Boyer Gonzales Jr. – ‘Cornet’ 1960 Bold and colorful abstract expressionist painting by American artist and educator, Boyer Gonzales Jr. Boyer Gonzales Jr., (1909-1987), was born in Texas, and was immediately immersed in art. His father, Boyer Gonzales Sr. was raised in a prominent American merchant family and was able to travel the world, working…
Jimmy Ernst – Painted disc – 1968 Painted mixed media by Jimmy Ernst. Jimmy Ernst, (1920-1984), was born in Cologne, Germany, the son of famous German Surrealist Max Ernst, and Luise Straus-Ernst, a well-known art historian and journalist. Through his parents Ernst met many important artists of his time, including Salvador Dalí, Alberto Giacometti, Joan…
Max Pollak – Wall Street, New York circa 1928 Etching and aquatint of Wall Street, New York circa 1928 by Max Pollak. Painter and printmaker Max Pollak, (1886-1970), was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia and was raised in Vienna, Austria. Pollak entered the Vienna Academy of Art at the age of 16 to study painting and…
Percy Neymann – Pictorialist image of two nudes under a California oak Pictorialist images of two nudes under a California oak by Percy Neymann. Not much is known at this point of Percy Neymann, other than that he held a PhD, and was active as a photographer in the early 1900s. His work won accolades…
Theodore Polos – Band of Horses A modern art painting of three horses by artist Theodore Polos, in the manner of Marino Marini. Theodore C. Polos, (1901-1976), was a painter, printmaker and educator, was born in Mytilene, Greece. In 1916 Polos immigrated to the United States, settling in Boston first before moving to San Francisco…
Juliette Steele – Historic painting of San Francisco Art Institute A historic painting of San Francisco Art Institute by woman artist Juliette Eleanor Wilm Steele. Juliette Steele, (1909-1980) was an American painter, printmaker and educator. She studied art and fashion design at the Traphagen School of Design in New York during the late 1920s. In…
Charles Shepard Chapman – Mermaid with Fishes Exceptional American modernist painting by Charles Shepard Chapman. Charles Shepard Chapman, (1879-1962), was a supremely talented American artist. Born in New York, Chapman studied at the New York School of Art, under the mentor-ship of Walter Appleton Clark and William Merritt Chase, and later at the Ogdensburg Free…
