Emil Bisttram – Thunderbird Emil Bisttram watercolor. Emil Bisttram, (1895-1976), was a leading modernist painter in the American Southwest who created iconic abstract paintings and influenced and continues to influence young American artists. Bisttram studied in New York at the National Academy of Design, Cooper Union, and the Art Students League before traveling to Mexico…
Basil Marros Circa 1930s abstract oil painting. Basil Marros, (1897-1954), was of Greek born artist who moved from his home country to the United States where he settled in San Francisco, CA in 1916. In 1921 Marros accepted a scholarship at the Art Students League in New York City. In 1924 Marros departed for Paris to…
Peter Camfferman – 1930s Abstract forest scene by Pacific Northwest modernist Peter Marienus Camfferman. Peter Camfferman, 1890-1957, was born in The Hague, Holland, and emigrated to the US at a young age. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Art where he met his future wife, Margaret Gove Camfferman. Peter and Margaret traveled, created…
Seymour Franks -1945 Abstracted cityscape of New York City from 1945 by American artist Seymour Franks. Seymour Franks, 1916-1981, was born in New York City in 1916. At the age of 16, Franks was stricken with polio. He went on to work for the WPA and later studied at the National Academy of Design in…
Oronzo Gasparo – 1940 Interior of a home in 1940 by Oronzo Gasparo. Oronzo Vito Gasparo, 1903-1969, was an Italian-born American modernist painter. Gasparo studied, worked, and exhibited in New York in the 1930s and 1940s and was highly influenced by his mentor and teacher, Preston Dickinson. Gasparo exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art…
John Hansegger – 1930s 1930s abstract oil painting by John Hansegger. John Hansegger, aka Hans Egger, John Konstantin Egger, 1908-1989, was a Swiss-born modernist painter. Hansegger was educated in Europe and had his first one-man show in Switzerland in 1928. He later joined the Kunstler-Vereinigung in Munich, Germany in 1933 where he participated in several…
Janet Scudder – ‘Dominatrix’ – 1935 Large oil painting on canvas by Janet Scudder, titled ‘Dominatrix’ – 1935 Janet Scudder, 1869-1940, was an American sculptor and painter from Terre Haute, Indiana, who is best known for her award-winning sculptures, many of which are held in public and private collections around the world. Scudder received her…
Philip Evergood – 1940 Philip Evergood oil painting of young female art students studying their craft while male workers ogle and gawk from a distance. Philip Howard (Blashki) Evergood was one of the leading American modernists of the 20th century. He was born in New York City and was raised in London, England where he…
Hanani Meller – Self Portrait – 1941 Surrealist self-portrait painting by Hanani Meller, dated 1941. This small painting is an oil on stretched canvas, framed in an artist made stip frame by surrealist Hanani Meller. Hanani Meller, aka Hanany Meller, D’Hanany, D’Hanani, was born in Israel and later moved to the United States settling in…
Arthur Bowen Davies – circa 1920 A quintessential oil on canvas by American modernist Arthur Bowen Davies. Titled ‘Fjording Song’ depicting a gathering of figures on the bluffs of a fjord, where masted sailing ships are moored. Early 20th century. Measures 17.5 inches by 29.5 inches sight size, and 23.25 inches by 35.25 inches by…
