Carl Bretzke is known for his nighttime paintings, also known as Nocturnes. It is in these nocturne paintings that Bretzke can investigate the different colors emanating from different light sources, both natural and artificial. Luminous tonal qualities enchant the viewer. Bretzke is a representational painter who specializes in urban scenes and plein air landscapes. Carl's work has been exhibited extensively in Minnesota and California, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Carl's work has been described in the Washington Post as "simultaneously intimate and detached…the artist's unadorned style recalls Edward Hopper and The Ashcan School." Bretzke holds an MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Colorado, where he also received a minor in fine art. He has also trained extensively under Plein Air Painters of America signature artist Joseph Paquet.
"December Snow on Cars" 2023 Snowy American Realist painting in Minnesota
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of cars parked along the street, coated with snow. Christmas lights sparkle in the yard behind the cars, a modest ranch house leaves the front porch light on, welcomi...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$3,650
"Great Lakes South Shore" American Realist oil painting of sunset over harbor
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Great Lakes South Shore" is an oil painting of a sunset over a harbor in Minnesota. Painted en plein air by Midwest realist painter Carl Bretzke. Framed. Signed "C.Bretzke" lower left Carl Bretzke is a representational painter who specializes in urban scenes, nocturnes, and plein-air landscapes. He is a member of the Plein Air Painters of America since 2021. Carl's work has been exhibited extensively in Minnesota and California, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Carl's work has been described in the Washington Post as "simultaneously intimate and detached…The artist's unadorned style recalls Edward Hopper and The Ashcan school." Carl holds an MD degree from the University of...
Oil, Panel
$3,000
"By the Lagoon" Oil painting of tropical swimming cove, figures in bathing suits
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a tropical landscape. Crystal teal-blue water is surrounded by verdant bushes and palm trees, which cast dappled shadows onto the sand. A few figures splash around...
Linen, Oil
$14,200
"Division Street at Night" 2023 American realist painting street scene nocturne
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a street in Sag Harbor, NY. A simple, modest scene set in the Fabulous Hamptons. This section of Division street is where a number of local churches are based and ...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$4,500
"Westview Avalon Harbor" American Realist seascape in California with blue tones
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Westview Avalon Harbor" is an American Realist seascape in California with blue tones. Set on Catalina Island, rolling hills make up the horizon. A valley of palm trees sweep toward the shoreline. Boats rest and sail forward in the harbor, a single sailor is seen standing in a small powerboat in the foreground. Framed. Signed. Carl Bretzke is a representational painter who specializes in urban scenes, nocturnes, and plein-air landscapes. He is a member of the Plein Air Painters of America since 2021. Carl's work has been exhibited extensively in Minnesota and California, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Carl's work has been described in the Washington Post as "simultaneously intimate and detached…The artist's unadorned style recalls Edward Hopper and The Ashcan school." Carl holds an MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Colorado...
Oil, Panel
$6,500
"Painter Friend and Friends" contemporary realist figurative painting w Fenske
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A painting of painter, Ben Fenske, his muse, Beatrice, and his dog. Sitting in front of and underneath Fenske's 2009 painting, "The Break Up." The artist comforts the dog with a nice...
Linen, Oil
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
"Coral Cove Rock" oil painting, beach sunbathers gathering around large boulder
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Coral Cove Rock" is an oil painting by contemporary artist, Carl Bretzke. Coral Cove is located in Jupiter Florida, known for it's large rocks along the b...
Oil, Linen, Panel
$14,200
Great Lakes Grandeur - 2023 American Realist Sunset Oil Painting in Minnesota
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of sun rays peeking through a clouded sky at one of the Great Lakes. 28.8 x 41 inches, framed American realist painter Carl Bretzke is particularly adept at noctur...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$4,000
"House of Refuge Museum" oil painting of Historical Society Martin County FL
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a landscape in Florida. The House of Refuge Museum showcases historic work from entrepreneurs and inventors. Bretzke captured it on ...
Linen, Oil
$6,500
"Tuscany Hillside" Oil painting of rural Italian landscape, dirt road on green
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a landscape in Tuscany. Rolling hills, a winding dirt-road, Cyprus trees, and a small farm-house cottage, underneath a pale blue sky. Rows of vines descend the hil...
Oil, Linen, Panel
$4,800
"Sag Harbor Pier" American Realist landscape of boats and a sunset in small town
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Sag Harbor Pier" is an American Realist oil painting; a seascape of docked boats and a sunset in small town Sag Harbor, Long Island. Signed "C.Bretzke" lower right corner. Frame...
Oil, Panel
$3,350
"Perched" oil painting of California coastline, large rock on beach, figures
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil painting of figures interacting with a large rock formation on a beach in California. A lone figure has climbed atop to sit perched up on the rock, and through the alcove, we see...
Linen, Oil
$4,500
"Historic Village Morning" oil painting, colorful colonial homes, architecture
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of the exteriors of a grouping of historic homes, in various colors, on a sunny day. A white picket fence encases a garden in the foreground. Dimensions: 12 x 24 in...
Oil, Linen
Hubs Landing
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Hubs Landing" is an oil painting of a marina. Painted en plein air, by Carl Bretzke. Painting Dimensions: 12 x 16 inches Framed dimensions: 17 x 21 inches Carl Bretzke is a rep...
Oil, Panel
$4,500
"Villa After Dark" realist nocturne painting of Italian farmhouse & dinner party
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Villa After Dark" is a realist nocturne painting of Italian farmhouse & dinner party under the lights. Framed. Signed at bottom left. Carl Bretzke is a representational painter who specializes in urban scenes, nocturnes, and plein-air landscapes. He is a member of the Plein Air Painters of America since 2021. Carl's work has been exhibited extensively in Minnesota and California, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Carl's work has been described in the Washington Post as "simultaneously intimate and detached…The artist's unadorned style recalls Edward Hopper and The Ashcan school." Carl holds an MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Colorado...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$2,485Sale Price|30% Off
"Leaving Sag Harbor by Boat" oil painting, seascape of powerboat sepia tone
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by American Painter Carl Bretzke. This waterscape was painted en plein air in Sag Harbor, NY. A boat heads away from the viewer, toward the tree-lined horizon at twi...
Linen, Oil
$3,600
"Mary in the Garden" Oil painting Garden w Holy Statue Icon, American Cowboy
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a rural property on a sunny day in the United States. A man wears a cowboy hat, a denim shirt, bandana over his face, and boots, while holding a shotgun. He's walking with determination to the left of the scene, with a medium sized black dog following him in tow. The bed of a pickup truck catches light in the distance, parked beside the residential structure. A farmhouse with a metal roof, and a wide-hooded porch, stands tall, offering shade and comfort, especially with cushioned armchairs to sit on out-front. A few electrical poles reach up towards the sky, confirming the contemporary time frame. In the foreground, a garden is fenced in with wire and wood. A statuette of the Virgin Mary is placed within this fenced garden, absorbing sunlight alongside the plants. An apt depiction of contemporary Americana...
Oil, Linen
$4,000
"Looking For Shade" oil painting of beach-goers huddling behind lifeguard stand
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil painting of beachgoers literally looking for shade from the sun on a beach in Laguna, California. Painted by award-winning plein air painter Carl Bretzke. Framed in a tradition...
Linen, Oil
$3,350
"Dying to Stay in Maui" oil painting, Hawaiian landscape, sunshine on graveyard
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil painting of a Maui Landscape. Painted en plein air at a graveyard, Bretzke titles this work humorously, "Dying to Stay in Maui". Two figures stand in a graveyard, on a Hawaiian ...
Linen, Oil
$2,250
"Pier Parking Sag Harbor" oil painting, streetscape in village w windmill & flag
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A small oil painting by Carl Bretzke. A fleeting moment on Sag Harbor's Long Wharf in springtime, magnolia tree is in full bloom behind the historic windmill. The american flag is ra...
Linen, Oil
$4,650
H 29 in W 44.75 in D 1.88 in
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen
By Robert Watson
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen 1956 Solitary figure on wharf by California artist Robert Watson, painted 1956 (1923 - 2004)The following, is from To...
Linen, Oil
$4,800
H 22 in W 26 in D 1 in
Interior J&L Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania American Industrial Scene Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
An interior scene of industrial America where workers kept the production of steel going in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This detailed and atmospheric painting shows the hard work and ...
Oil, Board
$3,500
H 19.5 in W 13.5 in
Oil Painting, Lawrence Kelsey, Central Park, Spring Afternoon
By Lawrence Kelsey
Located in White Plains, NY
'Central Park, Spring Afternoon' 2009 by American artist, Lawrence Kelsey. Oil on panel, 19.5 x 13.5 in. / Handmade gold frame: 24 x 18 in. Depicting a view of Central Park in New Yo...
Oil, Panel
$5,500
H 10 in W 12 in D 2 in
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern. Signed upper right and verso 8 x 10 inches oil on board. BIO The son of a men's haberdasher, Mervin ...
Oil, Board
$18,500
H 20 in W 18 in
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker. Signed “Otis Oldfield” lower left. 14 x 12 inches. Exhibited: Galerie des Beaux Arts, San Francisco, CA, 1925 Provenance: Estate of the Artist Born in Sacramento, CA on July 3, 1890, Otis Oldfield left high school at age 16 to work in a local print shop. In 1909 he arrived in San Francisco and enrolled at the Best Art School. After working for two years as a bellhop at the Argonaut Hotel and as a hat check boy at the Cliff House, he had saved enough money for further studies in Paris. In 1911 he sailed for France and enrolled at Académie Julian. Caught up in the activities of wartime Paris, he was an apprentice for a book...
Canvas, Oil
$2,300Sale Price|50% Off
H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in
God Bless Our Home, Social Realist Scene, Figurative Americana Interior Scene
Located in Doylestown, PA
"God Bless Our Home" is an interior and figurative scene of a woman sitting on her couch in serious and proper expression. The Americana style paint...
Canvas, Oil
$2,750
H 26 in W 48 in D 1 in
“Penobscot” Ship Portrait Sidewheeler Steamboat Paddle Steamer Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A wonderful realistic portrait of the Penobscot, a mid-19th century coastal sidewheel steamer, rendered in Cameron’s hallmark marine portrait style - technically meticulous, historically informed, and visually serene. Executed with crisp linework and a soft, luminous palette, the ship is shown in profile navigating calm Atlantic waters under both steam and sail, her red paddle box emblazoned boldly with her name. Commissioned in 1843 by Menemon Sanford’s Steamship Line and constructed in New York, the Penobscot was a near twin to her sister ship, the Kennebec, but became especially prized for her seaworthiness. Measuring 228 feet in length with a 48-foot beam and twin 14-foot paddlewheels, she carried schooner rigging fore and aft, providing the added stability necessary for coastal and offshore passages. Initially assigned to the Maine coastal excursion routes, she would later be reassigned to the elite New York–Philadelphia line and eventually sold and renamed Norfolk for pre-Civil War service along the southern coast. This work is oil on canvas and is signed in the lower right. It is housed in its original black frame and retains the artist’s description of the ship on the reverse. Size: 22 inches tall by 44 inches wide (painting) 26 inches tall by 48 inches wide by 1 inch deep (frame) Provenance: Private collection; Acquired from the above About the artist: A Delaware artist, Scott Cameron paints the simple elegance of the America’s Cup races, serene coastal marsh scenes, timeless landscape vistas and historic steamboats in a style reminiscent of the era in which they reigned. An admirer of Andrew Wyeth and the Brandywine School of painters, Scott has combined the detail and quiet stillness of that School in his landscapes with the Luminist School’s sense of light glowing from within. A soft gentle atmosphere seems to fall over each scene adding to the peacefulness of the setting, and a sense of a time gone by. His America’s Cup scenes capture the action at a moment in time, allowing the beauty of the wind-filled sails to become the central design element of each painting. Scott Cameron has exhibited his oil paintings in numerous national and regional shows from the Mystic Seaport Museum to solo and group shows in some of the foremost galleries throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Favorite painting locations are the waterways and coastal inlets of Martha’s Vineyard and Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the gentle rolling landscapes of rural Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Meticulous research is behind every historic steamboat and America’s Cup painting...
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
H 19.5 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in
“Eastern White Pines, c. 1910”, New England Landscape, Signed Oil Painting
By Charles Warren Eaton
Located in Yardley, PA
“Eastern White Pines, c. 1910” by Charles Warren Eaton (American, 1857-1937). A wonderful example of Eaton’s renowned compositions of Eastern white pine trees in his mature style. A...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$4,900
H 33 in W 38 in
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Heusing (20th Century) "High School Dance" 27 x 32 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated '47 Lower Righ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,200
H 16 in W 20 in
"Near the Old Tracks" (2018) Western Landscape and Sunset, Realist Oil Painting
By Linda Lillegraven
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "Near the Old Tracks" (2023) depicts a serene moment of a western plain at dusk, the dim sunset lighting hanging heavy over vast ...
Linen, Oil
$25,000
H 30 in W 38 in
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906 – 1970) Street Life Under the EL 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed upper...
Canvas, Oil
"Ham Rock" Oil Painting
By Mark Harrison
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Ham Rock" is an oil painting that depicts an arid landscape with clouds and towering rock formations. Sometimes they are silent epic landscapes of the D...
Linen, Oil
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H 16 in W 12 in
”Sag Harbor Pharmacy” plein-air oil painting, cars parked under neon, at night
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Carl Bretzke. A view of Sag Harbor's Main Street illuminated by the red neon sign of the "Sag Harbor Pharmacy". Signed "C.Bretzke" lower left, recto. Framed in ...
Linen, Oil
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H 20 in W 16 in
“Main Street After Dark” realist painting of Sag Harbor at night, neon sign
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
*These are difficult to photograph!* An oil painting of a figure strolling down Sag Harbor sidewalk at night. The local liquor store's neon sign illuminates the scene, casting a vib...
Linen, Oil
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H 24 in W 30 in
“Lobby Bar, American Hotel” oil painting of iconic Hampton's restaurant interior
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting capturing the bar scene at Sag Harbor's Historic American Hotel, on Main Street. Formally dressed waitstaff glide across the floor to seated patrons. The bar is full,...
Linen, Oil
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H 14 in W 11 in
"Reflecting on Grenning Gallery" Post Modern oil painting, reflection on glass
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Reflecting on Grenning Gallery" is a post modern oil on linen painting. It depicts the reflection of Carl Bretzke on the window of Grenning Gallery. Frame Dimensions 17 x 14in Si...
Linen, Oil
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H 12 in W 16 in
"Crossing Washington Street" American Realism exterior nocturn with neon lights
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Crossing Washington Street" is an American Realism exterior nocturn with neon lights on movie theater in small town Sag Harbor. Framed. Signed. Carl Bretzke is a representational painter who specializes in urban scenes, nocturnes, and plein-air landscapes. He is a member of the Plein Air Painters of America since 2021. Carl's work has been exhibited extensively in Minnesota and California, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Carl's work has been described in the Washington Post as "simultaneously intimate and detached…The artist's unadorned style recalls Edward Hopper and The Ashcan school." Carl holds an MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Colorado...
Oil, Panel
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H 10 in W 14 in
"Red Motorcycle and Ben Fenske" artist walks away from painting, impressionist
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Red Motorcycle and Ben Fenske" is an oil painting of the artist's friend, Ben Fenske (another successful artist) as he walks away from him. This painting was painted in 2014, one of...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Evening on the Block
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Winter Evening on the Block" is an oil painting of a cozy snowy scene. Two bundled up neighbors have stopped on the sidewalk to chat. Long shadows are ...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Movie Night
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Bretzke paints a scene of the iconic Sag Harbor cinema on a chilly night—the perfect atmosphere for a good movie. Artist Bio: Carl Bretzke is a rep...
Linen, Oil
Ready for Sunset
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Ready for Sunset" is an oil painting on linen. Two people sit in beach chairs after a day of fishing, their polls propped up in the sand, coolers beside them. They both hold beers, ...
Linen, Oil
The Last Waitress
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
“The Last Waitress” is a painting of a nocturnal landscape. Bretzke presents the silhouette of a woman walking away from a traditional American restaurant. Illuminated signs declare...
Linen, Oil
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H 30 in W 30 in D 1 in
"Beach Photo" 2021 oil painting of figures photographed at the sea, blue ocean
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Beach Photo" is an oil painting by Carl Bretzke, of three figures, young men or boys, standing alongside one another before a vast expanse of blue ocean. ...
Oil, Linen
Main Street Liquor Store
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of The Sag Harbor Liquor Store at night. Trees flank the composition, where the neon liquor store sign is the focal point, radiating red h...
Oil