Norma Auer Adams

Goldfish Abstraction

1978

Marlene Tseng Yu (Taiwanese-American, b. 1936) Untitled, 1971 Mixed media Framed: 37 x 48 in. Marlene Tseng Yu was born in Taiwan in 1937 and came to the U.S. in 1963. From 1969 to...

Abstract definitions of  familiar  landscapes feature in Lorraine Benton's colourful and modish paintings. They offer work that sits well in modern and traditional environments and a...

Bertha G. Davis (1911-1997) Untitled, ca. 1960's Oil on cradled masonite panel. 16 x 20 inches; 24 x 28 inches framed. Signed lower left. Artist estate stamp on verso. Vintage custom wormy chestnut frame. A painter of cityscapes, landscapes, and abstracts in Texas, Bertha G Davis was primarily a self-taught artist whose style was influenced by her early life experiences in pre-World War II Lithuania and later Mexico. Her style is expressionistic*, relying on color to denote her profound feelings. She works primarily in watercolor and acrylic with some mixed media*. She is the daughter of Abraham and Dvora Germaize of Vilna, Lithuania and grew up in Jewish ghettos in Vilna, Alita, and Kovno. Davis was influenced by her father who was a decorative wood-worker and carpenter in Lithuania. The family of five daughters and a son escaped to Mexico City in the late 1920’s because of Jewish oppression. The images and emotions she experienced had no outlet. She was known as a beauty, and at age 17 was named Jewish Miss Mexico, barely able to speak Spanish having just emigrated from Eastern Europe. Irving Davis, a merchant from Texas who had also come from Eastern Europe via Cuba, saw her at this event where she was crowned Jewish Miss Mexico, and three days later asked for her hand in marriage. They moved to a small town in Texas, raising a family. Her daughter, Sylvia, was born when Davis was 20 and they were inseparable. As Sylvia became an actress, painter, and sculptor, Davis was amazed at the capacity for creativity. Davis didn’t begin her own artistic journey until she was 47, when her daughter Sylvia Caplan encouraged her to try. She was inspired by this daughter who gave her a drugstore palette of watercolors, paper and brushes and told her to “just try.” Davis did not put down her palette and brushes until her death in 1997. Bertha G Davis was primarily self-taught but maintained a style oriented toward color and texture that reflected her strong feelings. Most of her early work was done while she lived in McAllen, Texas where she was known for her contribution to art and showed her work and the work of other artists at the Bertha Davis Gallery. She studied with Stewart Van Orden, at Pan American College in 1960-61; and was a student at the Art Institute San Miguel Allende, Mexico, 1965. She was also a student of Harold Phenix...

This artwork "Untitled VI" is a monotype on paper by noted artist Tracey Adams, born 1954. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 15.6...

This artwork "Untitled IV" is a monotype on paper by noted artist Tracey Adams, born 1954. It is hand signed, dated 1995 in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist and numbere...

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Various shades of blue, with touches of purple and cream, create a soothing backdrop. A bold orange form adds contrast and visual interest without disrupting th...

This artwork "Untitled" is a monotype on paper by noted artist Tracey Adams, born 1954. It is hand signed and dated 98 in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image si...

Artist: Bety Kohlberg, American (1936 - ) Title: No. 42 Year: 1977 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 70 x 56.5 in. (177.8 x 143.51 cm)

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Dorothy Gaziano builds layers of orange and cream over deep blues and black using oil paint and cold wax. The interplay of light and dark draws the viewer in,...

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Green, blue, and orange with black accents create a dynamic abstract composition. Scratches and marks add texture and energy. Artist Dorothy Gaziano used oil pa...