Marguerite Stuber Pearson

Still Life with Zinnias

20th Century

Born in Philadelphia, Marguerite Pearson was best known for her still life and interior scenes. She studied with William James and Frederick Bosley at...

Anne Lyman Powers, American (b.1922), Still Life with Grapes, Pears, and Walnuts, 1961. Signed and dated upper right: "Powers '61". Anne Lyman Powers was born in 1922, and raised in...

Signed lower right: "Zerbe". In fine condition

Signed lower right: 'Herbert Barnett'. From the estate of the artist. One of the most important still lifes from the 1960's; a favorite of the artist. Herbert Barnett was an Amer...

From the estate of the artist, estate stamp verso. The loose, spontaneous quality of the composition, the heavy black line underpainting, and the kind of masonite used suggest a dat...

Signed and titled verso: "Tulips / Pauline Bliss Williams"; dated verso: "WPA - 1937".

Oil on artist's board, 20th century, signed Paul Zimmerman Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social Realist and WPA works of Ben Shahn this captures a group of tenement children of mixe...

Oil on artist's board, 20th century, signed P. Zimmerman Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social Realist and WPA works of Ben Shahn this captures a still life table top kitchen scene. ...

Antique American still life oil painting of hanging fruit and grapes. Oil on board. Framed

"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's Helen Clark Oldfield "Two Bottles," 1943. Signed “Helen Oldfield” lower right. Oil on canvas board, 18 x 14 inches. Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Helen Clark Oldfield was born in Santa Rosa. Her father, James E. Clark, invested in local hops farms. He was a director of the first Santa Rosa Bank. Oldfield lived at 547 Mendocino Avenue, in one of the finest custom-built homes in town. She was the oldest child of the family. They spent summers in their beach cabin at Jenner-by-the-Sea. She was a good student and graduated from DeWitt Montgomery High in Santa Rosa with college standard grades. Unfortunately, this idyllic situation tumbled down suddenly. due to a fraud scandal at the Bank, her father forfeited most of his assets in order to make good on his client's losses. At the time when her high school friends were going east to college, Oldfield followed her family to a new life of farming. She found this life frustrating as there was little time for her interests after conclusion of her daily duties. Here she developed her natural gift for sophisticated needle work. At the time she also took a correspondence course in industrial design and became an expert tailor. Her family was not happy with the farming arrangement. They decided to move to Oakland. In 1921 they purchased a home at 318...

Gregory Block's (US based) "Apples" is a still life oil painting that depicts a glass bowl of reddish Apples sitting in situ with a knife and halved Apple slices in a dark interior. ...

Studio Interior Scene Mid 20th Century American Modern WPA Still Life Realism The painting measures 10 x 12 inches. Framed, the work is 13 1/4 x 15 1/...