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…
Ida Maynard Curtis Oil painting of a Marin sidewater with Mt. Tamalpais in the background by Ida Maynard Curtis. Ida Maynard Curtis, (1860-1959), was a female American artist in the early 20th century, known for her sun filled depiction of the California landscape in and around her home in Carmel, CA. Curtis studied art in…
Stanton MacDonald-Wright – 1911 Early modernist figure study by Stanton MacDonald-Wright. Stanton MacDonald-Wright, 1890-1973, was an American modernist and co-founder of synchronism. MacDonald-Wright was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. His first name, Stanton, was chosen to honor the women’s rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. As a young man, Staton enjoyed a fairly privileged life and studied…
Rinaldo Cuneo – 1930s Oil painting on canvas by American artist Rinaldo Cuneo. Rinaldo Cuneo, (1877-1939), was an American painter of Italian-American descent who spent the majority of his life in San Francisco, CA, living in the predominantly Italian-American neighborhood of North Beach. Cuneo was known as The Painter of San Francisco. He studied in…
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…
