Jade Fon Woo

'Woman in Aqua', De Young, Oakland Museum, LACMA, CWS, AWS, San Francisco

Circa 1955

Signed upper left, 'Jul. Paulsen' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and dated 1919. A dramatic, early twentieth-century figural work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter ...

A charming and fresh portrait of the musician and composer standing in front of Mendips, the house where he was mostly raised by his mother's sister Mimi, with his aunt standing behind him holding her large ginger and white cat, Timmy, that he grew up with. Signed lower left, 'S. Bower'; additionally inscribed with dedication verso 'To Mrs. Smith - Best Wishes, S. Bower', titled 'John Lennon with his Aunt Mimi and Tim at Mendips' and dated October 1982. This listed English plein-air painter, attended Manchester College of Art from 1970 to 1974 and currently lives in Totnes, Devon. He describes himself as "a colorist who is inspired by flower gardens, especially English cottage gardens in early summer. I have spent successive summers painting in Monet’s garden at Giverny, Northern France." Exhibitions: Nothern Young Contemporaries, Liverpool – 1974 Marlborough Gallery, London (Buddy Holly...

Signed lower left, 'Leon Franks'; additionally signed and titled, 'Portrait of a Girl', on old label verso. A bravura brushwork study of a young woman wearing a floral patterned shirt gazing calmly towards the viewer. A noted portrait and still life painter, Leon Franks studied at the Academie Julian and Grande Chaumiere in Paris and, subsequently, in Los Angeles at the Chouinard Art Institute and the Los Angeles Art Center. Franks additionally studied privately with Nicolai Fechin, Will Foster and F. Tolles Chamberlain. Before settling in Los Angeles in 1936, where Franks continued his education and began designing for the movie industry, he did portraits and decorations for Vancouver theaters. The author of several 'How to Paint' books, including titles 'How to Do Still Life' (1952) and 'Leon Franks on Techniques' (1964), Franks was a teacher. He privately taught several artists, including Vernon...

Initialed lower left, 'J.P' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and painted circa 1910. A dramatic, early twentieth-century work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter and th...

Signed lower left, 'Clement' for Gad Frederick Clement (Danish, 1867-1933) and painted circa 1920. Titled, verso, on old exhibition label, 'Fra Haven' (From the Garden). Additionally signed, verso, on stretcher bar and titled, 'Vesterby, Skagen' Exhibited: Skagen Museum, circa 1920, from label, verso. 'Helsinki Art Gallery, 1928', from label, verso. 'Danish Art Convention Forum, 1929', from label, verso. Gad Clement created this luminous painting in the garden of the Vesterby beach house where he and his wife, the artist Martha 'Tupsy' Clement, summered from 1908-1920. A substantial and well-exhibited work, it shows Tupsy at her easel beside their daughters, Bitten (b.1912) and Lillemor (b.1909). Fusing the ideal with the intensely personal, the artist has lyrically captured both the bonds of maternity and the dreamland of childhood. Gad Frederick Clement first studied at Copenhagen's Technical School (1883–1885) before attending the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1885-1888). Returning to Denmark, he continued his studies under Laurits Tuxen...

Signed lower left, 'Sarah H. Hobson' and dated, '1936'. A delicately modeled, gouache and watercolor study of a young woman with copper hair. Sarah Villarette Hoover Hobson studied...

A still life oil painting of branches of pear blossoms, freshly cut and arranged in a glass pitcher of water. These spring blossoms flourish in small white petals, against curved brown branches. The flowers are set atop a wooden table, and in front of a painted canvas, depicting a landscape. The artist is thinking in abstract compositions, yet creating a naturalistic painting. Painting Dimensions: 31.5 in x 25.6 in Framed Dimensions: 35.5 x 29.5 in Framed in a handmade Italian gold leaf frame...

Artist: Andre Gisson (1921-2003) Title: Young Girl in Summer Year: circa 1973 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 9 x 12 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, recto ANDRE GISSON ...

A superb 1930's Modern British oil on canvas portrait of a seated lady wearing a red shirt. The work is very beautiful and whilst unsigned is quite clearly by an artist of very high ...

A painting by Georges Rouault. “Carlotta” is an oil on canvas portrait painting in a palette of blues, yellows, blacks, and pinks by expressionist artist Georges Rouault. The artwork...

Renowned portraitist Frank West Benson paints a young woman by the fireplace reclining in a chair in his artwork entitled, “Firelight.”

Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2010 Style: Surrealism Title: Morning Dew Size: 31.5" ...