Leon Dolice, born in Vienna on August 14, 1892, even as a young boy, preferred the lure of painting to the scholastic studies which his early years had expected of him. His father was a machinist, which exposed the boy to welding and metal crafts. However, his interest in art led him to abandon a secure future in the family business, and he spent most of his late teens and early 20s traveling through the capital cities of Europe studying the works of the masters. As with many itinerant artists, he made his way in a variety of fashions metalworker, chef, designer somehow always managing to give vent to his creative instincts. Lured by the adventure of crossing the great Atlantic and by the freedoms of the New World, he came to America in 1920. There, he was greeted by the turbulence of New York in the Roaring 20s. Finding a retreat in the European Bohemianism of Greenwich Village, he picked the streets of this landmark neighborhood as his first subjects. With the encouragement of new-found friends and artists such as George Luks and Herb Roth, he soon ventured out and devoted all his time to chronicling the architecture, back streets, dock scenes and other nostalgia that was fast disappearing from the face of Manhattan, mainly in copperplate etchings. A favorite subject for him was the Third Avenue El near one of his New York City studios on Third Avenue. He won accolades for his work, and although he traveled the East Coast recording landmarks in other cities including Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago and Philadelphia, he always returned to his new home Manhattan. A decline in popular favor for etchings led him to put aside his plates in the late 1930s and devote some 10 years to pastels, linocuts and painting. His subject matter was almost exclusively New York City street scenes, but figurative works, country scenes and even experiments with Abstract Expressionism at the height of its new-found favor in the 1940s punctuated his career. In 1953, after learning of the forthcoming demise of the Third Avenue El, in the shadow of which he had maintained his studio for over a decade, he once again took to his plates and press and created a final series of Third Avenue and or other New York City landmarks that were then threatened with extinction. His work brings to light aspects of nostalgic New York that survives today only in small part, whether in architecture or spirit. Dolce's works are in several notable museums and private collections, including the Museum of the City of New York; the Print Collection of The New York Public Library; The New-York Historical Society; the Georgetown University Library; The Philadelphia Print Club and others. In the past few years, his work has been exhibited at Hofstra University Museum of Art, Long Island, New York; with the Montauk Artists' Association, Montauk, New York and at the Tribeca Gallery, New York City. An exhibition of his works on paper was held from February 28 to March 14, 2003, at the Belleclaire Hotel at 250 West 77th Street and Broadway in New York City. Featuring historic street and landmark scenes of New York City created from 1920 through 1952, it was held as a tribute to New York, which had been sharply in the world's focus following the events of the previous six months.
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“Trinity Church, Wall Street”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel on archival paper by the well known American artist, Leon Dolice. The painting depicts Trinity Church with several of the more contemporary buildings of Wall Stre...
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
$3,000
"Central Park" Leon Dolice, New York Central Park Scene, Mid-Century
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice Central Park Signed lower left Watercolor on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the young ma...
Paper, Pastel
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“Chrysler Building, New York City”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
Original pastel on archival paper by the well known New York artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right by the artist. View of downtown New York City and the Chrysler Building. Circa 19...
Pastel, Archival Paper
Chrysler Building at Dawn, NYC
By Leon Dolice
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Leon Dolice (1892-1960). Chrysler Building at Dawn, ca. 1940. Pastel on paper, 14 x 21 inches. Framed measurement: 22 x 29 inches. Signed lower right. Original frame and matting....
Pastel
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“Flatiron Building, New York”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
Original etching on archival paper by the well known New York artist, Leon Dolice. Signed in the plate middle bottom. View of New York City and the iconic Flatiron Building. Circa 1...
Archival Paper, Etching
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“East River New York Skyline”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
Original pastel on archival paper by the well known New York artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right by the artist. View of New York City skyline from the East River. Circa 1930. Con...
Pastel, Archival Paper
“New York at Night”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed original pastel on archival paper of New York City at night with beacon by the well known American artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right. Circa 1930. Condition is excellent. Beautifully gallery framed with stained mahogany wood frame. Under glass. Overall framed measurements are 21 by 30 inches. Birham Wood Galleries, East Hampton, New York provenance. Exhibited artwork. See photo gallery labels verso. Leon Dolice was born in Vienna, Austria on August 14, 1892, the son of a machinest/welder. He went on to study art in Europe and viewing the works of the Masters. Dolice immigrated to the United States in 1920, finding a retreat in the European Bohemianism of Greenwich Village, he picked the streets of this landmark neighborhood as his first subjects. Concentrating on etching and with the encouragement of new found friends and artists such as George Luks and Herb Roth, he soon ventured out and devoted all his time to chronicling the architecture, back streets, dock scenes and other nostalgia that was fast disappearing from the face of Manhattan, mainly in copperplate etchings. A favorite subject for him was the Third Avenue El near one of his New York City studios on Third Avenue. He won accolades for his work, and although he traveled the East Coast recording landmarks in other cities including Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago and Philadelphia, he always returned to his new home Manhattan. A decline in popular favor for etchings led him to put aside his plates in the late 1930s and devote some ten years to pastels, linocuts and painting. His subject matter was almost exclusively New York City street scenes, but figurative works, country scenes, and even experiments with Abstract Expressionism at the height of its new found favor in the 1940s punctuated his career. In 1953, after learning of the forthcoming demise of the Third Avenue El, in the shadow of which he had maintained his studio for over a decade, he once again took to his plates and press and created a final series of Third Avenue and or other New York City landmarks that were then threatened with extinction. His work brings to light aspects of nostalgic New York that survives today only in small part, whether in architecture or in spirit. Dolice's works are in a number of notable museums and private collections, including the Museum of the City of New York; The New York Public Library Print Collection; The New York Historical Society; Georgetown University Lauinger Library; The Print Club of Philadelphia and others. In the past few years, his work has been exhibited at Hofstra Museum, Long Island, NY; with the Montauk...
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
“Brooklyn Bridge”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
View of the Brooklyn Bridge at night. Oil pastel on archival paper by the American artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition: exc...
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
"Empire State Building" Leon Dolice, New York City Street Scene, Mid-Century
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice Empire State Building Signed lower right Watercolor on paper 19 x 12 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon th...
Paper, Pastel
Manhattan Skyline
By Leon Dolice
Located in Sheffield, MA
Leon Dolice American, 1892-1960 Manhattan Skyline Pastel on paper 19 by 12 in. W/frame 25 by 18 in. Signed lower right The romantic backdrop of Vi...
Pastel
"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturnal Landscape
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne, circa 1930-40 Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long inf...
Paper, Pastel
"New York Harbor (Brooklyn Bridge)" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturne
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor (Brooklyn Bridge), circa 1939-1940 Signed lower left Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches Exhibited Roslyn Harbor, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Deco ...
Paper, Pastel
"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturnal Landscape
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the...
Paper, Pastel
"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, New York Scene, Mid-Century Landscape
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the...
Paper, Pastel
"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturnal Landscape
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the...
Paper, Pastel
$3,000
"Chrysler Building" Leon Dolice, New York City Street Scene, Mid-Century
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice Chrysler Building Signed lower right Watercolor on paper 19 x 12 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the yo...
Paper, Pastel
"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturnal Landscape
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the...
Paper, Pastel
"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, New York Harbor Scene Mid-Century
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the...
Paper, Pastel
"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturnal Landscape
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the...
Paper, Pastel
Manhattan Skyline
By Leon Dolice
Located in Sheffield, MA
Leon Dolice American, 1892-1960 Manhattan Skyline Pastel on paper 19 by 12 in. W/frame 25 by 18 in. Signed lower right The romantic backdrop of Vi...
Pastel
$1,570
H 23 in W 27 in D 0.75 in
George Vander Sluis Barn Landscape Oil Stick Mid-Century Modern Painting
By George Vander Sluis
Located in Denver, CO
A striking and highly collectible mid-century modern work on paper by George Vander Sluis, this original oil stick landscape captures the rustic ar...
Paper, Oil Pastel
$372Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 15 in D 0.75 in
Road at the Edge of Town, Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor of a village by Artemis Wilhelm (American, 20th Century). Bold pastel outlines create solid shapes, filled with watercolor to create tone an...
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
$345
H 7.75 in W 6 in
IRIS ROW - Still-life Painting of Flowers in Field - Oil on Arches Oil Paper
By Amanda Joy Brown
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
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Oil, Archival Paper
$573
H 11.7 in W 16.54 in D 0.79 in
May Green, Contemporary Impressionist-inspired Oil Pastel, 30x42cm, 2026
By Gabriel Riesnert
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original artwork inspired by the Impressionist style, Unique Work executed entirely by hand by the artist. Subject : May Green (Title) The piece celebrates springtime renew...
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
$375
H 10 in W 13.5 in
1963 "Pond" Pastel Impressionist Landscape Drawing NYC Female Artist
By Edith Isaac-Rose
Located in Arp, TX
Edith Isaac-Rose "Pastel Landscape Pond" 1963 Pastel on paper 13.5"x10" unframed Signed and dated lower left in pencil. Came from a portfolio of her work Born in Chicago in 1929, and neé Ganansky-Teitelbaum, she graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago in 1951 and moved to New York in 1959 where she lived ever since. Taking as her professional name her parents’ first names, Edith was a prolific artist working first as an abstract expressionist then turning in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings, paintings, and embroideries which she called “Daily Rage”. She had been represented by the Phyllis Kind Gallery and her work is in the Hirshhorn Museum as well as numerous private collections. Edith, along with her partner of 35 years, Bea Kreloff, (1925-2016), founded Art Workshop International in 1981 where they held art and writing workshops in Assisi, Italy, Monhegan Island, Maine, and Puerto Escondido, Mexico. They were both actively involved with the anti-war movement, gay liberation...
Paper, Oil Pastel
$5,500
H 28 in W 22 in
"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Cityscape Modern
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Cityscape Modern Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) 6th Avenue Elevated 19 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches Watercolor on paper Signed an...
Paper, Watercolor
$285
H 9 in W 10 in D 0.13 in
A Compelling 1940s French Modern Watercolor, Fisherman & His Boat, Cote d'azur
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A Compelling, 1940s French Modern Watercolor of a Fisherman and His Boat by Notable Artist and International Set Designer, Andre Delfau (Fr./Am. 1914-2000). Painted in the late 1940...
Paper, Watercolor
$420
H 28 in W 40 in
Blustery Clouds, Stormy Sky Landscape, Blue Tones, Extra Large Cyanotype, Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Blustery Clouds" is an cyanotype of the semi-abstract patterns of clouds in the sky after a storm. Details: + Title: Blu...
Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Etching, Lithograph
$420
H 28 in W 40 in
Venice Beach Seascape, Long Wave, Nautical Scene in Blue Tones, Limited Edition
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. This beautiful cyanotype is titled "Long Wave in Venice Beach" and it shows an outstanding wave in one of the most iconic ...
Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Engraving, Etching, Monotype
$5,500
H 21 in W 26 in
6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) 6th Avenue El at 8th Street 13 x 18 inches Watercolor on paper, c. 1930 ...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,800
H 22.5 in W 18 in
Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
This appears to be dated 1927. It came in with a piece dated 1929. A very early, rare work. Framed 22.5 x 18. Image 14.5 x 9 A great New York city street scene with an El train (elev...
Paper, Watercolor
$600
H 17 in W 16.5 in
"Untitled Pastel #7, Contemporary Landscape Drawing, 2008"
By James Wilson Rayen
Located in Franklin, MA
James Wilson Rayen's 'Untitled Pastel #7' depicts open green fields with a loose, sketch-like quality in this 17 x 16.5 inch pastel on paper. From a series of studies of summer rural...
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
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H 17 in W 12 in
"Empire State Building" Leon Dolice, New York City Street Scene, Mid-Century
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice Empire State Building, circa 1930-40 Signed lower right Pastel on paper 19 x 12 inches Provenance: Spanierman Gallery, New York The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the young man who was someday to be spoken of as showing promise of becoming "one of the greatest etchers of all time". Leon Dolice, born in Vienna on August 14, 1892, even as a young boy, preferred the lure of painting to the scholastic studies which his early years had expected of him. His father was a machinist, which exposed the boy to welding and metal crafts. However, his interest in art led him to abandon a secure future in the family business, and he spent most of his late teens and early twenties traveling through the capital cities of Europe studying the works of the Masters. As with many itinerant artists, he made his way in a variety of fashions metalworker, chef, designer somehow always managing to give vent to his creative instincts. Lured by the adventure of crossing the great Atlantic and by the freedoms of the New World, he came to America in 1920. There he was greeted by the turbulence of New York in the Roaring Twenties. Finding a retreat in the European Bohemianism of Greenwich Village, he picked the streets of this landmark neighborhood as his first subjects. With the encouragement of new found...
Paper, Pastel
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H 18.5 in W 25 in
"New York City Harbor" Leon Dolice, Downtown Skyline, East and Hudson River
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) New York Harbor Skyline at Twilight (Harmony), circa 1930-40 Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Spanierman Gallery, New York Th...
Paper, Pastel
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H 18.5 in W 25 in
"New York City Harbor" Leon Dolice, Downtown Skyline, East and Hudson River
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) New York Harbor Skyline at Twilight (Harmony), circa 1930-40 Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Spanierman Gallery, New York Th...
Paper, Pastel
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H 19.5 in W 24 in
"New York City Harbor" Leon Dolice, Downtown Skyline, East and Hudson River
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) New York Harbor Skyline at Twilight Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Spanierman Gallery, New York The romantic backdrop of Vi...
Paper, Pastel
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H 14.5 in W 11 in
"Chrysler Building, " Leon Dolice, New York City, Mid-Century Modern Street View
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) Chrysler Building, New York City Pastel on paper Sight 9 1/2 x 6 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, Maine The romantic backdrop of ...
Paper, Pastel
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H 14.5 in W 11 in
"Empire State Building, " Leon Dolice, New York City, Mid-Century Modern Street
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) Empire State Building, New York City Pastel on paper Sight 9 1/2 x 6 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, Maine The romantic backdrop...
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H 14.5 in W 11 in
"Trinity Church, " Leon Dolice, New York City, Mid-Century Modern Street View
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) Trinity Church, New York City Pastel on paper Sight 9 1/2 x 6 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, Maine The romantic backdrop of Vie...
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H 20.25 in W 15.13 in
"Chrysler Building" New York City Winter Snowstorm, Mid-Century Modern View
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960) Chrysler Building, New York City Pastel on paper Sight 11 x 6 3/4 inches Signed lower right The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had ...
Paper, Pastel
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H 18 in W 13 in
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING Drawing Modern Modernism WPA Mid-Century NYC
By Leon Dolice
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice( 1982- 1960) EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, 11 x 6 1/2 inches (sight), mixed media, signed lower right. Born in Vienna, Dolice came to America in 1920. There he was greeted by t...
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
“City Beacon”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
View across the East River toward New York City skyline. Oil pastel on archival paper by the American artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition: excellent. Pres...
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
"Brooklyn Bridge"
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
Pastel on paper of the Brooklyn Bridge by the American artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right. Good condition. Original frame. Overall size 27.5 by 23.5 inches. Born in Vienna,...
Paper, Pastel
"Empire State Building"
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
Pastel on paper of the iconic Empire State Building in New York City by the American artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right in pencil. Circa 193...
Paper, Oil Pastel