Nira Moblad

'Floral Abstract, Blue and Coral', Post-Impressionist Still Life

1964

Signed lower left, 'Hortense M. Gordon' for Hortense Crompton Mattice Gordon (Canadian, 1886-1961) and dated 1949. Previously with: Dominion Gallery of Montreal (stamp, verso). Phot...

Initialed lower left, 'RCW' for Richard Whitten (American, born 1958) and dated, lower right, in Roman numerals, 2009. Formerly in the collection of the Triton Art Museum, Santa Clara, California. Whitten's early work may loosely be termed geometric abstraction, but he is best known for his later representational paintings that combine his interest in architecture, invented machinery and toys. Whitten is also known for his toy-like sculptures. His paintings and drawings are essentially representational but have strong ties to geometric abstraction. A native of New York City, Richard Whitten first attended the Collegiate School before studying economics at Yale where he received his BA in 1980. He then constructed a personal painting program at Yale where he studied with Gretna Campbell...

Signed lower right, 'Jacques Lamy' (French-American, 1946-2016); additionally stamped verso with artist copyright signature, Dallas location and dated 1997. Born in Paris, Jacques Lamy studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, where he was the recipient of the Prix de Rome...

Signed Lower right 'Cone'; titled verso, 'Hallo Kitty' and dated 2010. A vivid still-life of a pair of Marciano 'Guess' faux leopard-skin pumps with purple linings shown dramatically contrasted against a cadmium-red background. Marcia Park Cone makes her home in Lexington, Kentucky and is a member of the Plein Air Painters of the Bluegrass. In 2010 she contributed to Horse Mania, a local fund-raiser benefiting the Lex Arts organization, and in 2013, created "Still Cooking" using a bourbon barrel...

An enigmatic and psychologically penetrating self-portrait in vivid shades of yellow, green and red. Signed lower right, 'Leonebel Jacobs' (American, 1883-1967) and painted circa 1945. Writer, sculptor, teacher and portrait painter Leonebel Jacobs first studied under Brush and Charles Hawthorne at the University of Oregon. A well traveled artist, Jacobs lived and painted in China, Hawaii, New York City and Los Angeles. She was a member of the American Watercolor Society, the American Federation of Arts, the Municipal Art Commission of New York, the National Association of Women Artists, the New York Watercolor Club and the Pen & Brush Club. Jacobs spent her early years in the Foreign Colony in Peking, China as a portrait artist to nobles and visiting foreigners, including Rabindranath Tagore. Notably, Jacobs painted several portraits of the Emperor and Empress after they fled to Tianjin when Christian General Feng Yu-Hsiang came to power. Additionally, Jacobs's paintings include Hawaiian notables, former First Ladies Grace Coolidge...

Initialed lower right, 'A.E.M.' for Anthony McNaught (American, born 1952); additionally signed verso, 'Anthony McNaught', titled 'Still Life with Green Jug', and dated 2019. This California Post-Impressionist artist studied at the Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill...

Bright and expressive abstract painting of flowers by Allie Bill Skelton (American, 1942-1986). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of other Allie "Bill" Skelton works. Unframed. Image, 12”H x 9”W, oil on artists canvas board. Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art...

Real dried flowers are secured into this composition by resin—which also gives Yektai's paintings their signature depth, as he paints below and on t...

A rare small painting from contemporary Abstract Expressionist, Darius Yektai. Although titled "pink flowers" the hue of the painting is really more peach, or a light orange. A patte...

the Ticking Sound Under The Ocean is oil on canvas by Hani Naji in his series Objects and Preselection. Hani Naji try to capture subjects and meaning using surrealism by repeating o...

"Vines Garden" by Denis Ribas is a masterful original French Impressionism landscape painting that transports the viewer into a serene ...

Tropical plants and flowers are assembled along with partially hidden figures in this tropical scene. A Hawaiian Tapestry - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman This masterpiece is exhibite...