Joseph Bodner, Listed California Surreal Desert Landscape Oil Painting, Vintage

Posted on April 1, 2024 by admin

California listed modernist impressionist painter, known for surreal and modern leaning desert painting. LISTED: Askart, Desert Art Center (1965, Palm Springs California), Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Signed lower right, “Bodner”. OLD VINTAGE & LISTED ART. MEDIUM: oil on canvas. Some frame rub can be seen along the edges of the canvas, some various paint flecks visible but main image is all there and in overall good shape. Could use a cleaning and light touch ups, professional cleaning – SEE PHOTOS – As found vintage painting and in overall good condition with some light wear to edges from storage, some general craquelure can be seen common with paintings from this period (Please see photos). Consider as vintage artwork, as found, good visible vintage condition with some light cleaning needed due to age. — PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE ORDERING. VINTAGE LISTED ART LISTED CALIFORNIA AND AMERICAN FINE ART, BARGAIN COLLECTIBLE ARTWORK, VINTAGE PLEIN AIR ART AND IMPRESSIONIST IMPRESSIONISM, MID CENTURY MODERN, MODERNIST MODERNISM OIL PAINTING WATERCOLORS ETCHING PRINTS and MORE. CHECK BACK WEEKLY FOR NEW ARRIVALS. BEST OFFER STORE GALLERY. 1000’s OF LISTED ART and FINE ART COLLECTIBLES. HUGE SELECTION of LISTED ART, VINTAGE LANDSCAPE and PLEIN AIR PAINTING, ABSTRACT and CONTEMPORARY FINEART, FOLK and PRIMITIVE ART, VINTAGE OILS, WATERCOLOR, VINTAGE SILKSCREEN and ENGRAVING and MANY MORE FINE ART and MIDCENTURY FINE ART TO CHOOSE FROM. BEST OFFER on 1000’s of LISTED ARTISTS and FINE ART VINTAGE PAINTINGS.

EMIL KOSA JR. Original Signed Etching Verdugo Woodlands Pasadena LISTED

Posted on March 19, 2024 by admin

Original etching on paper. Signed lower right in pencil, titled at left. 9 1/2 x 8 inches, plate size. 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, framed. Provenance: Southern California estate. About the artist: Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. Was born in Paris, France on November 28, 1903 to an artistic family. His father, Emil Kosa, Sr. Was an artist and craftsman, while his mother Jeanne Mares Kosa was a pianist at a Paris opera. He moved with his family in 1908 to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, so that his father could work alongside Alphonse Mucha in designing theatrical posters and painting a series of murals. In 1912, the family moved to Czechoslovakia (Austria-Hungary). When WWI ended, Kosa finished his art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague while his family moved back to the United States. After his graduation, he moved to the States and lived in California with his family in 1921. He found employment as a mural artist and designer working for decorating firms and architects. He continued to take classes at the California Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1927. Upon receiving his naturalization in 1927, he left to Europe to study at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and under Pierre Laurens. He also received instruction on modern forms of artistic expression and non-objective painting from Frank Kupka. He worked as a mural artist and operated a business with his father producing decorative art for churches and auditoriums. The 1930s was a prosperous decade where Kosa established himself as a leading West Coast watercolor artist. Much of his subject matter at this point depicted trains, oil wells, industrial city scenes, and trucks parked for repair. His work was widely exhibited around America, including New York’s American Watercolor Society and the National Academy of Design. He took a job in 1933 in the newly-formed special effects department at 20th Century Fox Studios where he was soon given the role of the art director and held this position for 35 years. In 1963, Kosa won an Oscar for his work on Cleopatra. In the 1940s, Kosa exhibited in solo shows at New York City’s Macbeth Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum, and many others. He was represented by Alexander Cowie of the Cowie Gallery and exhibited continuously throughout his life there. By the time Kosa’s wife passed away in 1951, the art world began to focus on modern art. Kosa would occasionally receive awards for his watercolors, but he began to focus on painting modern non-objective works indoors while some days painting his watercolors outdoors. His modern works were met with little to no public interest, but his portraits were met with praise. He produced a large number of commissioned portraits of movie stars, businessmen, and politicians and became known as the top portrait artist in Southern California. In 1952, on his trip to Paris, he married ballet dancer Elizabeth Twaddel. He continued to paint through the 1960s. His oeuvre includes portraits, seascapes, landscapes, figures, and florals in oil and watercolor. He died in Los Angeles on November 4, 1968. Member: National Academy of Design; American Watercolor Society; California Watercolor Society (President 1945-46); California Art Club; Los Angeles Art Association; Painters and Sculptors of Los Angeles.

John William Wardman (1902-1994) 1930s Watercolor Los Angeles Bunker Hill Listed

Posted on February 16, 2024 by admin

John Wardman is a listed artist who worked in Los Angeles Chinatown district in the early 1930’s. Original signed watercolor, an image of a Victorian Home with 3 figures, signed in the lower left. Noted in pencil on the rear by the artist: “Bunker Hill Ave (between 2 & 3rd on W si of st)” in the upper left and “H-31″ in lower right possibly for 1931. In what appears to be another handwriting on the upper right is John W. The painting is on watercolor paper measuring approximately 15″x11″. There are signs of age, use, and wear; some foxing to the paper, some remnants of the artists tape along the border, please see photos for condition details.

Joane Cromwell Listed California Plein Air Painting-laurel Canyon-hollywood-l. A

Posted on October 3, 2022 by admin

JOANE CROMWELL LISTED CALIFORNIA PLEIN AIR PAINTING-LAUREL CANYON-HOLLYWOOD-L. This is a beautiful Plein Air Painting, oil on canvas, titled “Spring Reflections” by an important, listed California Female artist, Joane Cromwell. The image is important because it is a historical image, as it depicts Laurel Canyon in the 1930s on a beautiful Spring day where you can appreciate the new green growth against a rock. The painting is signed at the lower right “Joane Cromwell” in blue paint. There is the remnant of an old paper label pasted to the middle of the canvas, that may or may not have been an exhibition label or a gallery label. It is oil on canvas, on the original stretcher, and appears to be on the original frame, made of carved wood, painted a dark bronze color. Laurel Canyon is an important area of Los Angeles, it is now both a main street, Laurel Canyon Boulevard, and a neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills west. This was an important area for the homes of many Hollywood celebrities of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and in the 1960-70s, became an important neighborhood of the counterculture movement and especially the music industry. She graduated with honors from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1916. She moved to California in 1920, During her early years in California, she exhibited under the name Catherine Strode or Catherine Strode Blakely. After adopting the name Joane Cromwell professionally, she moved to Los Angeles and enrolled at the Otis Art Institute, graduating in 1929. In December 1932, she was listed in “California Art & Architecture” magazine’s artist directory as a resident of Los Angeles. Throughout her career, she studied with various noted artists, including Anna Hills, Edgar A. Payne, George DeMont Otis, and Jack Wilkinson Smith. She also maintained a studio in the desert near Palm Springs for some time. Joane’s early work was largely on Laguna landscapes. By the late 1920s and early 1930s, she added to her themes, with landscape as her main focus. Also a muralist, she executed works for the Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia, California, in 1939, and for the Hollywood Park Race Track, Inglewood, California, in 1942. Member: Laguna Beach Art Association ; Illinois Academy of Fine Arts of Chicago; Art Guild of the Fine Arts Society of San Diego. Exhibited: Laguna Beach Art Association Artists’ Fiesta, Los Angeles, 1931; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1940; Laguna Beach Art Gallery, 1922-61; American Institute of Chicago, 1918 (honorable mention); Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; Springville Museum of Art, Utah; Desert Inn Gallery, Palm Springs; Artists of Southern California, San Diego; La Jolla Art Club, 1942 (solo show). Awards: five gold medals, Ebell Club of Los Angeles. In Public Collectionns: Laguna Art Museum; Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce; Sunset Canyon Country Club; Santa Anita Race Tracks (murals); Hollywood Park Race track (murals). References: Hughes, Edan M. Sacramento: Crocker, Art Museum, 2002. Measurements: canvas: 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches, Frame: 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 inches. Weight: 3 lbs 12 ounces. Condition: Very good condition. On original stretcher, and apparently on original frame. Was cleaned and stretched professionally a few years ago. Unless described as being new, the items for sale are vintage or used and it may show evidence of wear. The description refers to the overall condition and details. We try to describe the items to the best of our ability. All listings are described as to the best of my knowledge, through careful research and price and description comparison. We welcome all reasonable offers! We appreciate your business! Please check out my other items. Thank you for looking and good luck! This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “esellerbernard” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Features: Signed
Catherine Strode: Catherine Strode Blakely
Region of Origin: California, USA
Custom Bundle: No
Laguna Beach: Pslm Desert
Personalize: No
Handmade: Yes
Golden Gate International Exposition: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Title: Spring Reflections
Otis Art Institute: Edgar A. PAyne
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Art Institute of Chicago: Professionally trained
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Golden Age of Hollywood: Hollywood Boulevard
Item Length: 23 in
Item Height: 20 in
Subject: Art, Cities & Towns, Famous Places, Landscape, LAUREL CANYON, HOLLYWOOD HILLS, LOS ANGELES
1930s: Otis School of Art and Design
vintage: 1930s
Size: Medium
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Canvas
George DeMont Otis: Jack Wilkinson Smith
Hollywood hills: Santa Monica mountains
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
PAlm Springs: Laguna Beach Art Association
Time Period Produced: CIRCA 1930
Framing: Framed
Artist: JOANE CROMWELL
Year of Production: CIRCA 1930
Laurel Canyon: Laurel Canyon Boulevard
California artist: Female artist
Signed By: Joane Cromwell
Joane Cromwell: California artist
Illinois Academy of Fine Arts of Chicago: Art Guild of the Fine Arts Society of San Diego
Style: Americana, Impressionism, Realism, CALIFORNIA PLEIN AIR
Signed: Yes
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Type: Painting

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