Michael Coleman Paintings

William S. Butz (American, active Woodstock, N.Y., 1911-39) Field with Trees in Hilly Landscape Oil on canvasboard, 8 3/4 x 11 inches Framed: 15 x 17 inches (approx.) Signed on verso...

Lynn Gertenbach's "Ride at Golden Hills" is a remarkable oil painting that captures a serene moment of a lady riding a horse under a tree, surrounded by lush grass and vibrant scener...

This is an important, large tempera painting of the sand dunes that line Michigan's coast. Zolton Sepeshy, who lived and painted in Michigan, also wrote a book on tempera painting. ...

This mural study is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Industry and Commerce, 1936, tempera on panel, 16 ½ x 39 ½ inches, signed verso “John Ballator, Portland Ore.” provenance includes: J.C. Penney Company, represented by Russell Tether Fine Arts Assoc.; presented in a newer wood frame About the Painting Industry and Commerce is a prime example of WPA Era muralism. Like a Mediaeval alter, this mural study is filled with icons, but the images of saints and martyrs are replaced with symbols of America's gospel of prosperity through capitalism. Industry and Commerce has a strong narrative quality with vignettes filling the entire surface. Extraction, logistics, design, power generation, and manufacturing for printing, chemicals, automobiles and metal products are all represented. To eliminate any doubt about the mural's themes, Ballator letters a description into the bottom of the study. Ballator also presents an idealized version of industrial cooperation, as his workers, lab-coated technicians and tie-wearing managers work harmoniously toward a common goal in the tidy and neatly designed environments. Although far from the reality of most industrial spaces, Ballator's study reflects the idealized and morale boosting tone that many mural projects adopted during the Great Depression. About the Artist John R Ballator achieved success as a muralist, lithographer, and teacher during the Great Depression. Born in Oregon, he studied at the Portland Museum Art School, the University of Oregon and at Yale University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Art. In 1936, Ballator was commissioned to paint a mural panel for the new Department of Justice Building in Washington DC, an important project that spanned five years with several dozen artists contributing a total of sixty-eight designs. Ballator completed murals for the St. Johns Post Office and Franklin High School, both in Portland, Oregon. He also contributed to the 1938 murals at Nathan Hale School in New Haven, Connecticut. During the late 1930s, Ballator taught art for several years at Washburn College in Topeka, Kanas, where he completed a mural for the Menninger Arts & Craft Shop before accepting a professorship at Hollins College...

A wonderful portrait of a Phallene Papillon attributed to renowned British sporting artist James Barenger (1780-1831). Painted on an large scale, this work depicts the cheerful pup ...

Antique European impressionist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 18 by 25 inches overall, and 13 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original cond...

Conditions: In excellent overall conditions, with no repaint under UV light, original canvas and frame. Signed Lower left "Ls Reinhardt". Dimensions with the frame are approximately...

Vintage Italian oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 16 inches overall, and 12 by 14 painting alone. Unsigned. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

“A Mulatto Girl, 1879” by Walter Scott Boyd (British, c. 1860-c. 1950) The identity of this young girl is presently unknown; however, the title of the work reveals some information ...

A softly atmospheric harbor scene rendered in delicate pastel tones, this 20th-century oil painting captures sailboats resting in still water beneath a pale, cloud-filled sky. Painte...

Vintage American oil painting. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 20 inches overall and 12 by 16 inches image alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

This early 19 Century charm of a painting is one of a series of intimate miniature oil paintings, painted on board, by Walter Emerson Baum. Baum's works are among the most sought-aft...