Karl Steinhauser (1880-1954)

Here's a nice beach scene by the California artist Karl Steinhauser. He was born in Germany on March 29, 1880 (I purchased this painting exactly on what would have been his 132nd Birthday!). By 1915 Steinhauser had moved to Pasadena. He died in San Diego California on March 18, 1954. This painting has a very nice impressionistic style. The sky is delicately painted, and I like how he incorporated tones of pink in the sand. (click for larger image)

1930's Cubism Part II

The second of the two 1930's cubist pieces I picked up from a dealer in Russia. This one is really nice and is an image of a seated woman. I was told the artist's name is Azbuka, and it is signed K.A. I could not find any information about the artist. Medium appears to be colored pencil. Size is approximately 11 x 14 in. (click for larger image)

1930's Cubism

Picked up two great cubist pieces dating from the 1930's from Russia. I am told the artist's name is Azbuka, but could not find any information on this person. The piece is signed with the initials K.A. Medium appears to be colored pencil. The piece is approximately 11 x 14 in. (click for larger image)

 

Update 2025!  I'm on a roll!  I just updated an old post from 2009 with some exciting new information (seen here).  And now I thought I would update this one.  I actually figured this one out a few years ago but never got around to updating the post.  I purchased two of these 1930's style cubist pencil originals on ebay years ago.  The seller was in Russia, so I assumed it was a Russian artist, but could never figure out who that was.  One day, while on a trip to Pasadena, CA with my family, we took a trip to the Norton Simon Museum.  And suddenly, upon entering a room, I came across a large oil painting which was a near identical match to this piece.  So clearly, this is just a copy by some amateur artist.  Still, nice to know the origin.  The painting is titled "The Traveler" and is by Russian artist Liubov Popova.  I am adding an image of the original painting to this post.  Link to museum: https://www.nortonsimon.org/art/detail/M.1967.11.P/

Varyanska Vira

Here's the second of the two paintings I picked up from the Ukraine. Very nicely rendered portrait of an elderly gentleman. The artist was born in 1983 and studied at the Kiev Academy of Art. She also exhibited at the Kracow Academy of Art in Poland. This is fairly large at 35" x 21". (click to enlarge)

Here's a detailed image of the face. (click for larger image)

Pereta Vyacheslav

Just acquired some nice art from the Ukraine, including this lovely figure study. I love the contrasting reds and greens. The artist was born in 1977 in Dubno, and studied at the National Fine Art Academy in Kiev. This piece is fairly large at about 27" x 35" unframed. (click for larger image)

Here's a detailed image of the face. (click for larger image)