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Paul Sawyier (American, 1865 to 1917) Paul Sawyier was born the son of a physician in Madison County, Ohio, but his family relocated to Frankfurt, Kentucky, when he was young. Paul’s early inclinations towards art were cultivated by his parents, and in 1884, Sawyier enrolled in the Cincinnati Art School. Within two years, he had opened a studio in Cincinnati. After studying under William Merritt Chase at Art Students League in New York, [...] Click here to continue reading. William Carroll Saunders (1817-1892) Born in Huntsville, Alabama, William Carroll Saunders’ family settled in Columbus, Mississippi prior to 1830. According to family tradition, despite acceptance into West Point, Saunders decided to pursue a career as an artist and studied informally with Samuel F.B. Morse. Saunders exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1838 and then he furthered his studies in art during tours of Italy. From 1842 to 1847, Saunders opened a studio [...] Click here to continue reading. John Francis Sartorius (circa 1775-1831) John Francis Sartorius, a British painter was part of the group of the four noted Sartorius painters. He exhibited prolifically at the Royal Academy from 1797-1829. His subjects ranged from dogs, shooting scenes, game birds as well as cow portraits. His works were featured in The Sporting Magazine. Arthur Saron Sarnoff (1912-2000) Arthur Sarnoff was an internationally recognized painter who studied with Andrew Riley, Ed Oppenheimer, and noted Western artist John Clymer. He did numerous portraits in his lifetime including John & Jackie Kennedy and was very proficient as an illustrator of sporting events and created a number of paintings for illustrations depicting the West Indians, Cowboys, etc. Illustrations appears in the Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Colliers, Redbook, McCall’s, Esquire, [...] Click here to continue reading. Cora Helena Sarle (American, 1867 to 1956) Cora Helena Sarle was a prolific painter during her long life as a Sister at Canterbury (Shaker Village). She often painted scenes of the old meetinghouse built in 1792 and used everything from old typewriter ribbon boxes to postcards as her canvases. Her studio was situated on the second floor of the Church Family Syrup Shop. Information courtesy of Northeast Auction, August 2008. Geneve Rixford Sargeant (California 1868 to 1957) Sargeant was born in San Francisco, California. As a young adult, she began classes at the San Francisco Art Association where Emil Carlson, the landscape painter, was the director. Following Carlson, she left there and went to study at the San Francisco Art Student’s League. After leaving California for a year, she returned and established a studio on Montgomery Street. Information courtesy of Swann Galleries, June 2005 Sven Birger Sandzen (1871-1954) Birger Sandzen was born in the village of Blidsberg, Sweden, in 1871. His father was the local rector, which afforded the family a comfortable and cultured lifestyle. Sandzen began to paint at the age of ten when he was sent to the College and Academy of Skara. Upon graduation, he continued his studies at Lund University in 1890. However, soon Sandzen decided to become a professional painter. He went to [...] Click here to continue reading. Emilio Sanchez (Cuban/American, New York, born 1921) Painter and printmaker Emilio Sanchez was born in 1921 in Camaguey, Cuba. In the 1930s, he traveled to New York and studied painting and printmaking at The Art Students League. He had more than fifty one man shows and more than fifty group showings of his works, mainly in the New York area where he made his permanent residence. His early works display brilliant sunny and tropical [...] Click here to continue reading. Percy Sanborn (1849-1929) Percy Sanborn was born in Waldo, Maine and initially worked as a sign painter. His signs and decorative window shades appeared on many of nearby Belfast’s commercial establishments, and are highly sought after today. A multi-faceted artist, Sanborn produced illustrations for the Belfast newspaper, painted theatrical backdrops for the local opera house, and decorated stoneware pots. He also painted murals, the most famous of which is in the lobby of the [...] Click here to continue reading. Martha Ann and Ray Samuel Collection When Martha Ann Brett and Ray Samuel married in 1946, both knew they wished to collect paintings but were also aware of the fact that their newlywed budget would not stretch to include works by the French Impressionists. However, such good friends as NewOrleans dealer Albert Lieutaud, his wife, Lily, and Naomi Marshall suggested that Louisiana art, both period and contemporary, had largely been ignored, was of a [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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