Sun 4 Nov 2007
The other favorite of mine is modern oil paintings and have been picking up for the show at gallery. The painting I found called Village in winter which was painted by Fern Isabel Coppedge was a American painter. It depicted the snow and I was reminded of my childhood days.
When on a trip to Pennsylvania, I found Clouds over Buckingham which was a nice modern oil painting and was in a private collection. This artist’s work sells well. The buying of modern oil paintings has taken me to various cities and villages in United States. The place I like was Main Line, Pennsylvania where I found and got Leaning Silo. The artist is named Arthur Meltzer. I did not know of him earlier with this painting I was impressed by him.
The other place I like was Long Island City where I found one modern oil painting by a French artist named Georges Antoine Rochegrosse. It was a masterpiece painted in 1900 and the subject was flowers. This was so good that I think it will do well in the show.
Apart from United States I found that the Internet was a good source for acquiring the modern oil paintings. I found a art dealer in the United Kingdom who can find for me good items for show. He showed me a painting of a Nude Beauty by Allan Douglas Davidson who is a British artist.
The other modern oil painting I came across was of a young Bohemian woman wearing flowers in hair and large gold earrings. The painting is against a dark background which highlights her perfect cream skin.
The most beautiful modern oil paintings that I have found is a still life which is so real looking. The details of the painting is so beautiful and it depicts the blooming rose.
I found an original Max Ernst modern oil painting and I felt very lucky. The title of the painting is Arizona Desert. It is so beautiful that I think I got it for a very cheap price and it is worth much more. It will be good for my show and it will adorn some clients walls.
The Spanish artist Grifoll’s work I liked was of a clown, which I am not sure will sell well. But since I liked it I would pick it up and hope that some one would like to keep at their homes for their collection. The paintings about Paris are my weakness and in this I do not mind any era or style. The modern oil paintings by Edouard Cortes I picked for my show which was of flower vendors and a horse carriage.
The modern oil paintings depicting roses are a plenty and I plan to get some and group them for my show. The painting I bought called Roses by Theresa Bernstein was painted in 1940’s. She was 111 when she died.
The popular theme is Nautical. The nautical paintings are not my favorites and I do not want to keep it in my show. There are many people who are interested in nautical and they are trying to change my mind about showing them. Many people tell me that I cannot have show of modern oil paintings that does not show ships. One of my assistant brought a modern oil painting of a ship and it had an interesting history. The ship was not appreciated by me but I still bought it.
The painting I have been looking for is by Bettylane Resnik which depicts antique street scene. The art catalog depicted the really colorful street scene. I am trying to find the current owner and once I find it. This will complete my show.