20th century American School

'The Blue Scarf', 1960's African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix

Circa 1965

Signed lower left with monogram, 'P.T.' for Pearl Took (American, 1928-2012); additionally signed verso, dated 1977 and titled 'Sheila Antoine'. Born in England, Pearl Took first st...

An elegant oil portrait of a young Arab woman shown wearing a veil and gazing with candor and interest directly towards the viewer. Signed lower left, "Jan Hoowij" (Dutch-American, ...

Signed center right, 'Ketcham' for Hank Ketcham (American, 1920-2001) and dated 1990. Hank Ketcham, the creator of Dennis the Menace, was born in Seattle...

Signed lower left, 'Muff' for Orla Muff (Danish, 1903-1984), titled, 'Nana' and dated 1934. After winning a national drawing competition at the age of 14, Orla Muff studied with the theatrical painter, Carl Lund from 1917-1921. He followed this with extended study throughout Europe, including in Stockholm and Paris. He achieved widespread acclaim as a designer of elaborate Art Deco sets for prominent European revues and theatrical productions, including for Copenhagen’s Folk Theater and Max Reinhardt...

Initialed lower left, 'A.S.' for Anton Schroder (Danish, 1893-1965) and dated 1953. A substantial, modernist oil painting of a young woman, shown seated and gazing to her left with ...

Signed center right, in the 53 stub, 'Childers' for Robert Childers (American, 1924-1984) and dated 1954. Robert Childers first served in the U.S. Navy for six years after graduating from Medford High School in 1941. Following World War II, he studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art where he was the recipient of a gold medal and, upon graduating from the Museum's school, was the recipient of a Cresson scholarship and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he received his Masters degree. Childers continued his education with classes at Fleisher Memorial and performed for two years with the Philadelphia Dance Theater. Following his studies, he worked in fabrics, film production, toys and illustrations for publishers with du Pont in New York City. At the same time he maintained a studio and old twine factory over the Cherry Lane Theater. He lived in Greenwich Village for 19 years before accepting a position developing new products for American Greetings Inc. While there he designed the Hobbie Holly cloth doll...

'The Fishermen', oil on canvas, by Anna Costa (circa 1970s). Cassis is a small, Provencal fishing village in southern France, located about 45 minutes east of Marseille and 45 minute...

'The Fisherman', oil on canvas, French School (circa 1950s). A delightfully colourful depiction of a young fisherman admiring his considerable catch, a l...

"Frida" is a figurative, romantic painting by Maestro Yovana Dimitrova, She is an emerging artist. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Tempera painting STYLE: Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: Approximately 3 kg. “The impressions of Yovana's paintings on the viewer is perfection. Her paintings bring emotion happiness, positive energy and make you think about the nowadays problems. This painting represent the vast creative power of her talent.” Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Dimitrova, please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. Numerous artworks of the artist have been sold to galleries and individuals around the world A certificate of authenticity of the artwork is delivered by Snow Pearl art gallery.

This portrait from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many unique portraits she has painted of notable people she has known in her long and illustrious career. The subject is Eva Gabor...

This portrait from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many unique portraits she has painted of notable people she has known in her long and illustrious career. The subject is "Baby Jane" Holzer, a member of Andy Warhol superstars and an art collector and film producer in her own right. She appeared in several Andry Warhol...

A magnificent oil on canvas by Russian American WPA artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984), dating from 1943. Depicting a Maternity scene - or possibly a m...