Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia Painting by Andrew Thomas Schwartz

Albert Rosenthal, American, 1863–1939. Artist studio. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1913. 30 by 25 in. with frame 38 by 33 in. Albert Rosenthal was born in Philadelphia in 1863 and was known as a painter, etcher and lithographer. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art under his father Max...

Marcel Dyf, French, 1899-1985. Reclining nude. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left Dyf. Measures: 23 ½ by 28 ¾ in. With frame: 33 ½ by 38 ½ in. Marcel Dyf was born in Paris, October 7...

Virginia Webb American, B. 1920 “Narayama II” Large Pastel on Paper 49 by 37 in. W/frame 60 by 48 in. Art N9

Theodore Alexander Weber German, 1838-1907 “Harbor Scene” Oil on canvas 22 by 36 in. W/frame 28 by 42 in. Studied: Under Wilhelm Krause in Berlin, 1854; Eugene Isabey, P...

Gaston Sebire French, 1920-2002 Landscape with figures Oil on canvas 31 by 41 ½ in. With frame 38 by 48 ½ in. Signed lower right Gaston Sebire (1920 – 2002) Gaston Sebire, was one of Europe’s leading landscapists, was born in the village of Saint-Samson in Normandy in 1920. A self taught artist, he began to paint seriously at the age of eighteen. For eight years he worked as a postal clerk in the Rouen, sorting letters at night in order to support his career as a painter. In 1952 Gaston Sebire had his first exhibition at the Galerie Gosselin in Paris. The following years he enjoyed the double triumph of winning both the coveted Prix de la Critique and the Prix Casa Velasquez. The Latter award made it possible for him to spend a year and a half in Spain. Of this formative period he said, “They were my first, wonderful years without worry. For fifteen years I had never known what the next day would bring.” The year 1957 marked another important stage in his career. His painting “La Dinde” won the Greenshields Prize in a field of 136 competitors, making it possible for him to paint for another two years without the worry of finances. Winning the awards naturally drew public attention to the artist from Normandy, and his works were presented in highly successful one-man shows in Paris. Sebire was a Norman, a man strongly attached to the soil, and after his exhibitions in Paris, he returned to Rouen to his large house overlooking the town and once again plunged into painting the countryside. Gaston Sebire was a strongly built man with square hands and a rather heavy walk. He had immense vitality, and used that to his advantage.  As he said of himself, “When the snow falls, I can’t stay indoors. I set out with my paint box. I paint outdoors from nine in the morning until five at night. If it were only a question of money, one could just as well paint in one’s own room.” But Sebire went into the countryside, or into the village, and sets up his easel. When there is a café into which people are going; there is a fence, a telegraph pole, a few buildings in the background. The scene takes on life, vivid life, with a sense of some event about to take place in the scene. Like many artists, and like a typical Norman, Sebire was silent and solitary by nature, with a personality as strong and Frank as his paintings. A painting, he says, “must have an element of mystery, show an effort to look beyond the aura surface of things.” Sebire’s early paintings were somber with much use of black and white tones. In 1970 he turned to colour. The subtle light of the Normandy skies; the shifting light and color along the seacoast; the magnificent blues of the Rouen pottery...

Jean Salabet French, 20th century Montmatre Oil on canvas 15 by 18 in. with frame 22 ½ by 25 ½ in. Signed and dated 53 lower right Provenance: Private Collection, New Yor...

Mountain Valley Encampment by Thomas Dedecker. Item Number: AG0718. (1951-). Oil on board; 10" x 12". Thomas deDecker was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and studied at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His paintings of western landscapes and of the American Indian lifestyle are reminiscent of works by the masters of the Hudson River School. Thomas deDecker has won numerous state and national awards, including Artist of the Year 1986, and Outstanding Artist given by the CM Russell...

(1951-). Oil on canvas; 20" x 16". Thomas deDecker was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and studied at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His paintings of western landscapes and of...

(1951 - ). Oil on canvas; 11" x 14". Thomas deDecker was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and studied at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His paintings of western landscapes and ...

(1951-). Oil on board; 7" x 5", well framed. Thomas deDecker was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and studied at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His paintings of western landsca...

Western sunset by Thomas DeDecker Item Number: AG1733 (1951-). 30" x 40". Oil on panel. Well framed. Thomas DeDecker was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and studied at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His paintings of western landscapes and of the American Indian lifestyle are reminiscent of works by the masters of the Hudson River School. Thomas deDecker has won numerous state and national awards, including Artist of the Year 1986, and Outstanding Artist given by the CM Russell...

Tranquil Setting by Thomas DeDecker Item Number: AG0736 1951-). Oil on board; 36" x 36". Thomas deDecker was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and studied at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. His paintings of western landscapes and of the American Indian lifestyle are reminiscent of works by the masters of the Hudson River School. Thomas deDecker has won numerous state and national awards, including Artist of the Year 1986, and Outstanding Artist given by the CM Russell...