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Stunning Picturesque Fishing Village in original Jensen Seattle carved/gilt frame. Great Provenance from the artist's family. The mural version of this painting hangs in the Washington Convention Center in Downtown Seattle.
Titled by the artist, this remarkable depiction is incredibly accurately rendered...I can smell the salt air at Cohasset, Beach, Washington each time I look at this painting. Housed is a beautiful and appropriate driftwood frame with silver gilt inner lip.
One of Banks' finest exhibition pictures, with swirling visionary symbolism!
As fine a Seattle Elshin as you'll ever see…in mint condition in original gilt modernist cove frame.
Majestic, masterwork by Paul Gustin painting of his most popular subject Mt Rainier...called 'The Mountain that was God' in a 1910's book that Paul Gustin illustrated. Framed in a rare, carved period Newcomb-Mackin gilt frame of wonderful scale, design & proportions.
This print was accepted for the National Print show in DC in 1945 and also exhibited at 'American Prints Today' in Indianapolis in 1946.
'From Goat Mountain' etching by Loggie just in. This is one of her most dramatic of the TREE etchings...and it's nice that its from '32, one of her best early dates. Incredible detail in this etching!
Lovely early Cordova, Alaska Mountain River view by Dahlager in the original Newcomb-Mackin roman gilt/carved panel frame.
Rare Lambert Alaskan Masterwork depicting 'Passing Storm' in classic Alaskan Bush village with native mother & child in foreground dated 1936 front and back. Original carved/gilt Jensen Seattle framing and exhibition tag on reverse.
This powerful 1928 work of the Bow River out of Banff, Alberta, Canada won a 'Special Award of Honor' @ The Springville National Art Exhibit in Santa Barbara in 1929. Sold by B. Browne's dealer M.O'Brien & Son, Chicago, in 1930. Listed in 'George & Belmore Browne' by Ordeman & Schreiber, 2004, Appendix, pg. Diii, 1928 Commissions #4. This is as nice as a Belmore Browne landscape gets.
Lively view into Early Native Alaskan Life.
Stunningly precise rendition of this PNW classic, the Dandelion!
Classic Large Scale Callahan Pacific Northwest Mountain in the Modernist Asian Painting style that his sumi ink works are so well known for.
Fastastic, large image by the Pacific Northwest finest resident landscape painter of the 19th C. Canvas in mint, unlined condition. Fresh to the market from my own collection...originally from a Vermont Family Estate that probably had the painting since it was painted. Fantastic Period Frame.
Stunning floral watercolor of pink asiatic lilies in a glass vase by this early Seattle artist. Many Immel floral watercolors were marketed as prints in the 1930s-50s by Ashley & Co. NYC that were popular in many mid-century homes in the US. Incredible period, gilt carved Newcomb-Mackin frame.
Wonderful Northwest example by Patterson. This picture perhaps depicts Mt. Index. Ref. The Pacific Northwest Landscape by Harmon/Raban, pg. 86. & American Art Review, April-May 1994, pg. 142-143 (very similar image), Where Eagles Fly, Artists of the Pacific Northwest by Maria Sharylen.
Striking iconic Pacific Northwest imagery of a burnt out ancient cedar tree from her trip out West with Louis Comfort Tiffany in August of 1916. This picture, and one very similar by Tiffany, were painted side-by-side in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC. Great frame and Provenance, as well.
Stunning PNW classic apple still life by RGP, master of the photo realist still life. The smooth, tight surface detail has to be seen to behold it's beauty!
Wonderful early, abstract expressionist work by Close, done the year he completed his undergraduate studies Magna Cum Laude at the University of Washington (Seattle). This work is compositionally similar to that of Willem DeKooning, whom he admired, and the work of his UW art instructor Alden Mason. The globbing of paint is reminiscent of the impasto Hans Hofmann created on canvas. The provenance of this piece is directly from a friend of Close at the UW. Upon meeting DeKooning late in his life, Chuck Close quoted himself as saying "Its finally nice to meet someone who's painted more DeKoonings that I have".
Major Masterwork Modern Constructivist NWFAS exhibited painting by Harry Bonath...a very talented artist working in Seattle in the mid-20th C. This is the finest painting to come out of his estate, with 1957 exhibition label. Great scale, wall presence & POP! Original black artist frame.
Exceptional image of a Supply Steamer & Off-Load Trolley Boat in Alaska's Cook Inlet...the smoke from the stack provides a wonderful contrast to the Great Alaskan sky and wilderness it's set against.
Striking, highly sought after thick white crackle glaze on black ground, prime period charger wall sculpture by the Seattle great ceramic artist and teacher Robert Sperry. This piece depicts 4th of July Fireworks over Lake Union, where Bob Sperry's studio was in the 1980s.
Wonderful early example of Post's best work, with a wonderful jeweled surface character and texture.
Wonderful Classic 60s Callahan Gem with lots of figures in swirling motion!
A wonderfully rendered picture of the artist''s son right before embarking together on the artistic survey of the Gadsden Purchase in 1848-53, of the newly acquired territory in the Southwest US by the government. Beautiful unlined condition in original frame.
Engaging Alaskan Life subject matter.
Stunning Modern Realist Vermont town scene in snow melt by this woman artist from Washington State that exhibited at MOMA in NYC alongside the likes of Sheeler and Demuth in 1944 in the exhibit 'Realist and Magic Realists'. This piece has the Grand Central Gallery stamp on the reverse.
Dramatic early illustration with movement of the popular ''Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' scene of the Headless Horseman rearing back with his pumpkin to throw at Ichibad Crane''s Head.
Rare Fidalgo Island, Washington oil of men fishing at Pass Lake, right before you get the famous Deception Pass Bridge on the HW 20 Scenic Byway! Great Newcomb-Mackin carved frame...
The Oregon Coast in Summer couldn't be nicer! Mint condition in period Jensen Seattle gilt/carved frame. Fitzgerald done wonderful work in the Pacific Northwest, his Oregon Coast paintings being perhaps his most desirable. Great carved, gilt Jensen period frame.
Great Wieghorst drawing of Cowboy on Horseback…they don't get much better. I have 1970s gallery receipt.
Wonderful, bright rendition of this classic Alaskan Ziegler imagery of a Cache in front of Mt McKinley, accented by Purple Fireweed by the bridge in the foreground & the wonderful, figural nature of the Alaskan Yellow Cedars. Period carved Newcomb Macklin frame in original surface.
Wonderful, detailed rare American scene painting by this talented woman PNW artist from Boston...with all the circus acts & activity...depicted with wonderful color and character! Period, carved roman gilt frame.
‘The Killing Grounds’ Nov 30th, 1872 St Pauls Island, Bering Sea ‘The Last One of a Million’ Jan 12th, 1873 St Pauls Island, Bering Sea 20×26 each framed paperboard with title in original late 19th C Oak/gilt frames Extremely rare and important early Alaska Fur Seal imagery
From his Long Beach, Washington period…which is my favorite! Power, Geometry, just enough color & tons going on in this Moonlit Beach depiction of the flotsam & jetsam along the coast at line.
Stunning, Bright Rare Alaskan watercolor by a pre WWII woman artist. White-line woodblocks included.
Wonderful Central Oregon Snow scene of the Upper Deschutes River, near LaPine, Oregon. Framed in a period carved, gilt Jensen frame that highlights the painting exceptionally well!
Bahia are africans now native to Northwest Brazil. Very nice modern illustrative imagery from Sahlin's series of native people from Central and South America.
This is a larger version of an Eastern Oregon Farm scene at twilight that I sold about six months ago. This one is 18x22 inches (the other one was 14x17) and framed in the original panel frame. This is a tight painting with a very nice surface. The sage brush and dappled back-lighting on the hills is wonderful...a prismatic rainbow of colors is created at the top of each hill by the sun being low on the horizon. Its truly a charming farm scene of the American West in the 20s. The windbreak created by the poplar trees dancing in the wind creates something of a dazzling green stage curtain popping the farmer's home in front and waiting to reveal the next scene behind it. The painting is out of a Bend, Oregon collection, and has never seen the market. This picture, I believe, is similar in location to the Wire on pg. 68 in 'The Pacific Northwest Landscape, A Painted History" by Harmon/Raban.
A wonderful example by this Northwest Impressionist Master,with a wonderful Burke family provenance (Univ. of Wash. NW Native American/Natural History Museum).
The finest McKim that we've ever had. Illustrated as frontispiece in recent TAM McKim Exhibition Retrospective catalog. Exceptionally well matched carved period panel frame. Probably painted around Sandy River, Oregon, depicting native figure, campfire & canoe alongside Forested River Reflection.
Desert Masterwork by Hills...incredibly framed in 23K gold.
''Foothills'' is a really wonderful example of Jacobson''s work with interesting provenance. Inscription on the original gilt frame: ''Property of the Art Dept. Central High School, Presented by Les Beaux Arts Club 1938''. There is a Central High School in Tulsa, OK. The sky both pulsates and glows.
Lots of PUNCH in this rare woodblock print by Paul Gustin, well-known for his paintings and etchings of Mt Rainier!
Superb Helder piece of two barns Beverly, WA farm just above the Columbia River. Wonderful architectural, farm pics done in Helder's home state. Grand Central Gallery, NYC stamp. Helder exhibited at MOMA NYC in 1944 in the exhibit 'Realists and Magic Realists'. White gold modernist custom frame.
This is a double-sided piece. Lovely Eucalytus Laguna Beach Cottage on front and Mission San Juan Capistrano on the reverse…in original carved, gilt frame.
Incredibly beautiful early Hawaiian picture by this very skilled native Australian who moved to Hawaii 1910-17, briefly on Monterey Peninsula, and settled in Seattle in 1918. Image features figure walking dog on beach.
Vibrant, saturated Forker that has it all, including original carved, gilt Newcomb-Macklin frame.
Wonderful, exhibited Masterwork by Margaret Camfferman, founding member of Women Painters of Washington showing the Fruits of Labor at Langley, Whidbey Island Art Colony. Earliest art modern art colony in Pacific Northwest. Original Art Deco painted artist frame. Family Siamese cat.
This is the best and most luminous midnight sun(set) painting by Laurence that I've ever seen. From the Anderson House Museum, Anchorage Family...Housed in period Schneider Seattle carved frame.
