Maura Petersen

"Untitled" by Maura Petersen - Expressionist Figurative of a Woman by a Window

2024

Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Anne's Dream" 2024 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. Anne's Dream by Maura Petersen captures the el...

Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Woman in Sunlight and Shadow" 2025 Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. "Woman in Sunlight...

Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Figure on Couch" 2022 Acrylic paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. "Figure on Couch" by Maura Pete...

Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Figure with Cat" 2022 Acrylic paint on stretched canvas The artist signed the bottom right corner of the painting. “Figure with Cat” by Maura P...

“Present Moment” is a contemporary abstract portrait by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created as part of her ongoing series dedicated to women and their inner emotional landscapes....

"Girl Thinking" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 30" oil on board portrait of a young woman is painted in a vibrant color palette. The painting is framed in a new, black wood frame and signed "B Harmon" on verso. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists 1800 - 1969" at the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1969. He was considered a Renaissance man by friends and colleagues for his interests not only in art but music and theater as well. He was familiar and friends with many other African American artists such as Doc Thrash, Selma Burke...

Contemporary print on paper by Polish artist Danuta Dabrowska-Siemaszkiewicz. Artist is inspired by 20th century culture, art deco and pop culture. This artwork depicts portrait of A...

“Summer Glow” by Natalya Mougenot is a contemporary figurative portrait painting depicting a woman at rest, created in acrylic on heavyweight professional acid-free Canson paper, var...