Pieter Smoor

'Iglesia San Antonio', Bay Area Abstraction, Mendocino Art Center, San Diego

1966

Signed lower left, 'T. Takashima' for Tsuneo Takashima (Japanese, 1922-1975) and dated 1968; additionally signed, verso, in Kanji, 高島 常雄 (Takashima Tsuneo), titled, ベニス (Venice) and ...

Signed lower right, 'Jane Chenoweth' for Jane Chenoweth (American, 20th century). Oil botanical showing a field of vermilion poppies with white and gold daisies contrasted against ...

Signed lower right, 'Fred Korburg'; additionally signed, dated 1959, and inscribed verso 'Vineyards Along the Mosel River, Germany'. Titled on old gallery label verso. Provenance: Los Robles Galleries, Palo Alto, California. Born in Denmark, Frederick Korburg first studied at the Graphic Art Center in Copenhagen and, subsequently, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg under Max Lieberman...

Signed lower right, 'Marda' (French, 20th century) and inscribed verso 'Street Scene by Marda #4'. A substantial, mid-century oil cityscape showing a view of a rainy Parisian boulev...

Signed lower right, 'R. Bothwell' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. Framed dimensions: 37 x 1.5 x 49 inches. A substantial, American Impressionist oil landscape sho...

Signed lower right, 'K. L. Hilkier' for Knud Ove Hilkier (Danish, 1884-1953) and painted circa 1950 A lyrical Expressionist oil showing women fetching water from a fountain in the sunny piazza of a northern Italian town, with a view beyond towards the Alps rising in the distance. A powerful and vibrant work by this prominent member of the Bornholm School. Born in Copenhagen, Knud Hilkier first studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen (1901-7). He was the recipient of numerous prestigious scholarships including the Hielmstierne-Rosencrone (1913); Raben-Levetzau (1914 and 1919); the Ronge Award (1915) and the Akkadian Scholarship (1916) which allowed him to further his studies in Spain and Italy and, most importantly, to make frequent visits to Paris. In Paris, he was influenced by the prevailing Impressionist style which caused his palette to lighten and his brushwork to become looser and more expressive. His subsequent studies with Sigurd Swane...

Oil on canvas painting of a Pennsylvania country scene by the American artist, William McNair. Signed lower right. Condition: Very good.. Old reline. Overall measurement framed 35.5 ...

Large impressive painting of a pheasant in flight by the listed Danish artist, Carl Hoyrup. Signed lower left. Condition is good. Circa 1935. Overall in walnut stained original wo...

Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1965 | British Coast Scene near Lympne Oil on canvas Immediately recognizable as one of the most important statesmen in world history, Sir Winston Churchill also pursued the art of painting for more than 40 years. A particularly fine piece from the statesman’s oeuvre, this masterpiece entitled Coast Scene near Lympne is rendered in fluid brushstrokes and a vivid array of hues. Churchill often leveraged his elite connections to navigate the complex political landscape of the 1920s and 1930s. Many of these invaluable social interactions occurred at the setting of this magnificent landscape painting: the distinguished Port Lympne estate. Owned by Sir Philip Sassoon...

Here for your consideration is an outstanding oil on canvas painting by Max Silbert. Signed lower right. Circa 1915. Recently professionally cleaned with no restorations. The fra...

Notre Dame in the snow, early evening, along the Seine by the French artist, Henri Stenn. The painting has a wonderful tonal quality that is characteristic of the artist’s work. The...

Very well executed oil on canvas painting exploring light and shadows by the American artist, Judd Gallet. It explores two women in conversation next to a...