Hayley Lever – Marblehead, Mass 1913 Hayley Lever, (Richard Hayley Lever, 1876-1958). Sailing race, Marblehead, Mass, 1913. (most likely the famous Wilson Cup race in the Sonderklasse between Germany and the United States. 1913 would be the last race of this kind before the beginning of WWI). Works by Hayley Lever can be found in…
William Samuel Schwartz – Watercolor William Samuel Schwartz, (1896-1977(, was a Russian born American painter and printmaker. Schwartz studied at the Vilna Art School in Russia from 1908 to 1912. At the age or sixteen he immigrated to America where he enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. To support himself, Schwartz worked waiting on…
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…
August Gay – Portrait of the artist’s wife Portrait of Marcelle, (the artist’s wife), in an Angora sweater by August Gay. August Gay, (1890-1946), was a French-born painter and a founding member of the famed Society of Six in northern California. Gay came to the United States in 1900, and met fellow Society of Six…
John O’Shea – California landscape painting John O’Shea – California landscape painting. John O’Shea, 1876-1956), was an Irish born painter whose bold, vibrant works were regarded as modern among his contemporaries. At age 16 O’Shea immigrated to New York City where he began his art studies at the Adelphi Academy, and then at the Art…
Erle Loran – 1940 – Beach and industrial scene Erle Loran – Beach and Industrial Scene 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 one point living in the former studio of Paul Cezanne, who was a…
Walter Ufer – Portrait Painting Portrait of Mrs. Harriet Sullivan Wardrop by Walter Ufer. Walter Ufer, (1876-1936), was a highly regarded American Southwest painter lauded for his depictions of the bucolic lifestyles of the native peoples of the Taos region of New Mexico and the portraits he painted of his many affluent clients. Ufer grew…
Frede Vidar – Pont Neuf – 1932 Oil painting of the Pont Neuf bridge circa 1932 by Frede Vidar. Frede Vidar, 1911-1967, was a Danish-born American painter whose works are held by many private and public collections, including the MoMA, SFMoMA, and the National Gallery of Denmark. Vidar worked in San Francisco for the WPA…
Selden Gile – ‘Napa Slough’ Selden Gile – ‘Napa Slough’ – Oil painting Selden Connor Gile, (1877-1947), was the driving force behind a radical group of artists active in northern California in the early 20th century, The Society of Six. The Six, which consisted of Gile, Maurice Logan, William Henry Clapp, Bernard von Eichman, Louis…
William Henry Clapp – ‘A Fernwood Road’ William Henry Clapp, (1879-1954), was an influential California artist and a member of the Society of Six along with Selden Gile, Maurice Logan, August Gay, Louis Siegriest, and Berhard von Eichman. Clapp was well known for his impressionist, fauvist, and pointillist paintings that were highly influenced by Claude…
