Irving Kriesberg Large Oil on Canvas Titled "Pursuit", D. 1994

Oil crayon on paper by listed Figurative Expressionist artist Irving Kriesberg, dated 2001. Early in his career, Kriesberg was included in The Museum of Modern Art’s 1950s exhibition...

Oil crayon on paper by listed Figurative Expressionist artist Irving Kriesberg dated 2012. Early in his career, Kriesberg was included in The Museum of Modern Art’s 1950s exhibition ...

Large abstract oil painting on canvas titled "Silver Lining" by Polly ‘Pauline’ Doyle, circa 1970s.

Large scale painting by noted artist Terence La Noue, dated 1982. La Noue often titled his paintings after places he had visited. This piece, "Havasu IV", no doubt refers to the Lake...

Modernist oil in the jazz era manner of Stuart Davis entitled “Window” and signed Palester, circa 1960s

Large abstract on canvas, signed Anderson, ca. 1970s.

Large Industrial oil on canvas titled ‘Road Builders’ by exhibited, St Helens born artist, Tony Garner. Tony’s work has been exhibited in numerous ga...

Large Industrial oil on canvas titled ‘Pilkington Glass’ by exhibited, St Helens born artist, Tony Garner. Tony’s work has been exhibited in numerous...

A 1951 oil on canvas abstract painting by American artist Irving Petlin (1934-2018). Signed and dated verso, shades of blue, black, and green come together to create an array of abst...

Harold A. Laynor abstract oil on canvas with impasto relief in original painted wood two part frame. Work is titled "Stapho”. Predominent colors are light marsala, green, white, and black. Painting without frame measures 54" x 36" From the Invaluable webpage: "Dr. Harold A. Laynor (1922-1991) was a prolific and innovative artist. A graduate of Parson's School of Design, Bachelors and Master of Art Degrees from New York University, he earned his doctorate from the State University of New York at Albany." "A member of the famed Ghost Army of World War II, Harold A. Laynor went on to create a legacy of Art spanning five decades, winning many awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Huntington Hartford...

Oil painting by well listed artist Arthur Lumley. (1837 Dublin Ireland-Died 1912 in the USA) Boy with straw hat embracing his cat and dog. The painti...

Gordon B. Coutts (Scottish/American, 1868-1937) A very fine and large orientalist oil on canvas titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier" (Arabic: عاشوراء‎ ʻĀshūrā’ - Urdu: عاشورا‎ - Persian: عاشورا‎ - Turkish: Aşure Günü). Signed and inscribed: 'Gordon Coutts/TANGIER' (lower right), circa 1920. Provenance: The Fisher Art Museum, University of Southern California. Gordon Coutts led a peripatetic career, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he then studied and travelled to Glasgow, London, Paris and Rome before settling in Melbourne, Australia in 1891. In 1896 he moved to Sydney, where he taught at the Art Society of New South Wales, before returning back to Europe in 1899. With the climate of northern Europe detrimental to Coutts' poor health, he moved with his wife, Alice Grey, to the United States where he became a frequent exhibitor at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco. In 1920 he travelled to Tangiers, Morocco where, dressed as an Arab, he passed from tribe to tribe observing the lifestyle, customs and practices of the the village people and Bedouins. The present work depicts the celebration of Ashura. The day of Ashura is commemorated by Shi'ite Muslims; "A day of pain, pilgrimage and pageantry, it is one of the holiest in their religion. The word Ashura means 10, and refers to the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. This is a period of mourning and cleansing, which marks the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad...