John O’Shea – California landscape paintingFrede Vidar – Pont Neuf – 1932 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…
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…
Walter Kuhlman – Navarro Beach Pastel on paper by San Francisco Bay Area artist Walter Egel Kuhlman. Walter Kuhlman studied at St. Paul School of Art, Minnesota from 1936-1939, and the University of Minnesota where he received his B.A. in 1941. He later taught at many institutions including the St. Paul School of Art in…
Walter Kuhlman – Sunrise Pastel on paper by San Francisco Bay Area artist Walter Egel Kuhlman. Kuhlman studied at St. Paul School of Art, Minnesota from 1936-1939, and the University of Minnesota where he received his B.A. in 1941. Kuhlman taught at many institutions including the St. Paul School of Art in 1940-1941, the California School…
Erle Loran – Building, Trees and Bridge Abstract study of building, trees, water and a bridge by Erle Loran. 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,…
William Zorach – Watercolor – 1926 Watercolor on paper by American modernist artist William Zorach. William Zorach, (1887-1966), was a leading modernist artist in America at the beginning of the modern art movement in the US. William and his wife Marguerite were highly influential artists, both are credited with being major contributors in sharing European…
