1933
John Edward Thompson was one of Colorado's most acclaimed modernist painters. He was born in Buffalo in 1882. He studied at the Art Students League in New York with L.W. Hitchcock and also at the Académie Julian in Paris with J.P. Laurens in 1907. In 1917, Thompson moved to Denver. He organized a Colorado Armory Show in 1918, undaunted by the negative attitude that modern art received in the first half of the 20th century. Thompson began teaching at the Denver Academy of Applied Art and later taught at the University of Denver. While teaching at the University of Denver he helped to found the Chappell House which was later known as the Denver University art department. Through the exposure he gained from his mural work, Thompson quickly made a name for himself among Denver society. In 1928, Thompson became one of the founding members of the Denver Artists Guild. Thompson spent many summers painting and teaching in Santa Fe and made important contributions to that art community as well. For his dedication to art and the community, John Edward Thompson came to be known as the Dean of Colorado Painters. John Edward Thompson died in Colorado in 1945.
Ethel Magafan Early Spring 1944 Framed Oil Painting, Colorado Regionalism
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
“Early Spring” is a rare and evocative 1944 original oil painting by celebrated Colorado artist Ethel Magafan, a key figure in American Regionalism and one of the renowned Magafan si...
Oil
John Edward Thompson 1920s Colorado Rocky Mountain Landscape, Oil on Canvas
By John Edward Thompson
Located in Denver, CO
A beautiful circa 1920 Colorado landscape by renowned American artist John Edward Thompson (1882–1945), one of the most influential figures in the development of modern art in the Ro...
Oil
Samuel Bolton Colburn American Modernist Farm Landscape, c. 1930s
By Samuel Bolton Colburn
Located in Denver, CO
xecuted during the 1930s, this watercolor by Samuel Bolton Colburn captures the enduring character of the American rural landscape through a distinctly modernist lens. Barns, cultiva...
Watercolor
Doris Lee American Scene Landscape, Colorado Mountain Town, Modernist Art
By Doris Lee
Located in Denver, CO
A vibrant mid-century landscape painting by American artist Doris Lee, depicting a small Colorado mountain town in summer. Executed in oil on board, the...
Oil
Colorado Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, c. 1950 American Impressionist
By Zola Zaugg
Located in Denver, CO
Zola Zaugg (American, 1890–1983) Untitled (Colorado Mountain Landscape) Circa 1950 Oil on masonite Image: 18 × 24 inches Framed: 22¼ × 28¼ × ½ inches A beautiful example of mid-cent...
Oil
Charles Ragland Bunnell WPA 1940s Figurative Village Landscape Mountains
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
A compelling 1940s WPA-era modernist watercolor by Charles Ragland Bunnell depicting a figurative village landscape set against mountainous terrain, where clustered houses, small hum...
Watercolor
A Rare 1930s Modern, American Scene, Midwestern Summer Country Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare and special 1936 Modern American Scene country landscape painting with figures by important Chicago artist (William) Davenport Griffen. Oil on canvas, signed and dated "Griffen ‘36", lower right. Image size: 18 x 20 inches. Framed size: 22 x 24 inches. (William) Davenport Griffen was born in 1894 in Millbrook, NY. He graduated from Iowa State College in Ames, IA in 1918 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering; however, Griffen’s true love was painting. In 1919, he enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and subsequently studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1923-1928. In 1926, he was awarded the American Travel Scholarship and began painting in Provincetown, MA. In 1928, he was awarded the John Quincy Adams Scholarship and spent six months painting in Paris, France. Griffen also painted in the U.S. Virgin Islands for 11 months between 1930-1931. Griffen had one-man exhibitions of his Virgin Islands paintings...
Oil, Canvas
"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, WPA, Modernist, Farm, Barn, Rural Scene
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Woodstock Landscape Oil on board 12 x 16 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to try his hand at the art...
Oil, Board
"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, Modernist, Bright Landscape
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Woodstock Landscape Oil on board 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to try his hand at ...
Oil, Board
New England Landscape, Cubist Oil on Canvas, Early 20th Century
By Jan Matulka
Located in New York, NY
New England Landscape, 1925, by Jan Matulka (1890-1972) Oil on canvas, mounted to masonite 29 ¼ x 21 ¾ inches unframed (74.295 x 55.245 cm) 30 x...
Acrylic
Early 20th Century Summer Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
By George Adomeit
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Gustav Adomeit (American, 1879-1967) Summer Landscape Oil on canvas board Signed lower right 13 x 14.25 inches 18.25 x 19.5 inches, framed A major painter of American scene s...
Oil
A Picturesque, 1940s American Scene Farm Landscape Painting by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, picturesque, 1940s American Scene landscape painting of a country farm with barn and silo by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. Painting likely depicts a countr...
Masonite, Oil
