Maria Pavao

Lily Pads - Original Oil on Canvas

20th Century

Abstracted River Canyon Landscape in Oil on Canvas Dramatic landscape by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Three large cliffs tower over a river, creating a massive canyon. The landscape is represented in colors reminiscent of fauvism - greens, yellows, and magentas. Signed "Honora Berg" at the bottom edge. Acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Initialed and numbered "HB 103" on verso Unframed. This piece is on canvas that has been stretched over cardstock by the artist. Board size: 20.5"H x 25.75"W Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) was an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist who studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell — David Park's aunt — suggested a move to California in 1951 to study under Park. She exhibited at the 25th Annual Drawing, Print and Sculpture Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1961. Provenance, Estate of Honora Berg - David Carlson Gallery, Larry Miller...

Bold modernist landscape of rolling hills and trees in the countryside by Allie “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986).. The paint on this piece is thick and textured. Unsigned, unfram...

Gorgeous mid century abstracted landscape of adobe homes by S. Gallotti (American, 20th Century), 1963. Signed and dated lower right "S. Gallotti 5-14-65." Condition: Good; minor cra...

Modernist Boats - Abstract Monterey Seascape in Oil on Canvas Vibrant abstracted landscape of colorful boats in a Monterey harbor by California artist Virginia Sevier Rogers (Americ...

Night Pond, Original Contemporary Textured Impressionist Landscape Painting, 2020 48" x 36" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Oil on Canvas This high texture impressionist landscape by artist Marsha Heller features a nearly abstract landscape consisting of blues, greens, and purples. The landscape blends together like a gradient of paint and is primarily defined by the inclusion of a subtle tree line in the distance. Artist Commentary: Looking at a pond at night is such a special experience - what you see and what your imagination brings makes viewing very rich indeed! About the Artist: Marsha Heller was born in Cleveland in 1939 into a family of artists - mother, aunts, uncles, sister, and brother Yaacov Heller. Studied art history and music at Oberlin College, the Salzburg Mozarteum, the Juilliard School of Music, and graphic design at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Later she worked with Irving Marantz...

Theodore Waddell's sophisticated modernist paintings have attracted widespread recognition. A native Montanan cattle rancher, Waddell most often paints freely-rendered range animals ...

With a contemporary perspective on landscape painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captur...

Following two decades of successful impressionistic landscape painting, Wilson Henry Irvine became known for a new experimental style in the 1930s. In 1930, Irvine began making prismatic paintings—landscapes and still-lifes rendered as though seen through a glass prism. The effect accentuated the play of light on the edges of objects. Irvine remained committed to this style of prismatic painting throughout the 1930s, winning the best-picture award in 1934 for a picture of a life-sized nude at the annual exhibition of the Lyme Art...