Should any additional details emerge regarding this artist, we are committed to promptly revising and updating their biography.

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Calvin W. Burnett (1921–2007) was an esteemed painter, illustrator, and art educator. A graduate of the Massachusetts School of Art and later an MFA recipient from Boston University, he dedicated his career to both artistic creation and teaching. Burnett’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, with many pieces focusing on African-American identity, dignity, and lived experience. His works continue to be highly regarded among collectors of African-American modern art and mid-century visual culture.

Two Women

Artist: Calvin Waller Burnett (1921–2007)
Title: Two Women
Medium: Original oil on canvas
Style/Period: Mid-Century Modern
Framing: Professionally framed, artist-signed
Provenance: Private collection
Price: USD 200.00
Cultural Significance: Item of cultural and historic value

Description:
Two Women is an evocative original oil painting by renowned African-American artist Calvin Waller Burnett (1921–2007), a pivotal figure in mid-20th century modernist art. Known for his expressive realism and sensitivity to the Black American experience, Burnett’s work often blended figurative clarity with emotionally resonant abstraction.

This mid-century modernist composition presents two figures in a gentle embrace, rendered in a restrained, earthy palette of umber, sand, cream, and mustard tones. Their forms are simplified yet emotionally rich, evoking themes of intimacy, unity, and resilience. The brushwork is characteristically confident—fluid and unforced—highlighting Burnett’s technical skill and his ability to evoke mood through minimalist detailing.

What makes Two Women particularly compelling is its quiet dignity. The subjects are not dramatised but captured in a moment of shared connection. There is a sense of lived experience beneath the surface—a hallmark of Burnett’s narrative-driven approach. His training at the Massachusetts School of Art and the Boston Museum School is evident in the composition’s balance, subtle tension, and painterly sophistication.

As an African-American artist working during a period of immense social upheaval, Burnett’s legacy lies in his refusal to sensationalise his subjects. Instead, he imbued everyday scenes with depth, emotional nuance, and cultural affirmation. Two Women stands as a powerful representation of this approach—underscoring both the personal and the political through intimate visual storytelling.

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While we’ve identified the artwork as Marx Poppy Field, attributed to “Marx,” there remains very little verifiable information available about the artist. Despite extensive efforts, locating a definitive biography, provenance, or artistic background has proven challenging. The piece appears to be part of a limited edition print series (235/250), yet no publicly accessible records confirm the creator’s identity or affiliations.

If you have any knowledge or documentation relating to this artist or this work, we would greatly appreciate your input.

Poppy Field

Title: Marx – Poppy Field
Medium: Presumed mixed media or print on paper
Style: Abstract Landscape / Contemporary Decorative
Framing: Double-matted, under glass, with a polished wooden frame
Edition Marking: Lower left indicates “235/250” – limited edition print
Signature: Indecipherable, lower right
Dimensions: Estimated approx. 75 cm × 64 cm framed (based on standard ratios)
Cultural Status: Decorative item of modern cultural value

Artwork Description:
Marx – Poppy Field is a vibrant contemporary landscape artwork featuring a stylised field of poppies rendered through a pointillist-like texture and tonal layering. At its centre is a soft, glowing orb—interpreted as a muted sun or full moon—casting diffused light across rolling hills and dense wildflowers.

The palette evolves from deep, verdant greens at the base into fiery oranges and russet hues, blending into a warm yellow-white skyline. Dotted brushwork, or stippling, builds both texture and motion, inviting visual depth and emotional engagement. The title appears to be a playful or stylised reference to a “poppy field,” with “Marx” possibly referring to either an abstract signature, a philosophical undertone, or simply a branding choice.

The work is presented in a refined dark-wood frame with a double mountboard—white outer and rust inner trim—professionally preserving and elevating the artwork’s visual presence.

Stylistic Interpretation:
While the artist is unidentified, the technique hints at a fusion of Impressionist texture, contemporary abstraction, and decorative minimalism. The composition’s rhythmic field structure and chromatic layering evoke themes of seasonal change, memory, and emotional landscape.

This piece would suit collectors or decorators seeking nature-inspired modern artworks with a meditative tone and visually commanding presence.

FOR SALE: Marx – Poppy Field  – Limited Edition Print
Medium: Print on paper (Edition 235/250)
Style: Abstract Landscape
Framed: Yes – double-matted with polished wood
Signed: Yes (lower right, signature unclear)
Price: Upon Request
Cultural Status: Modern decorative work of aesthetic value

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J. Jones, a renowned artist of the 19th century, has seen his work featured at various auctions, fetching prices ranging from 14 USD to 838 USD, depending on factors such as size and medium. Notably, the record price for a piece by this artist was set at 838 USD for “Moel Tryvan off Cape of Good Hope,” sold at Rogers Jones Company, Colwyn Bay, in 2011.

Harbour Scene

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Caroline Burnett was an American artist who spent much of her career in Paris and exhibited with the Société des Beaux-Arts in 1898. Her works, often painted for the European and American travel markets, are now appreciated for their historic aesthetic and romanticised depictions of city life during the Belle Époque.

FOR SALE: Caroline Burnett – Original Parisian Street Scene

Medium: Original Oil on Canvas
Style: French Impressionist
Framed: Yes
Artist-Signed: Yes
Price: $50 Per Item
Cultural Status: Item of Cultural and Historic Value

Description:
This is an original oil painting by Caroline Burnett (1877–1950), an American-born artist celebrated for her nostalgic street scenes of Paris. Burnett’s works reflect the hallmark techniques of the French Impressionist movement — soft brushwork, moody urban light, and a vivid sense of place — capturing the essence of Paris in all its seasonal moods.

Executed with her signature interplay of light and shadow, this piece transports the viewer to the cobbled avenues and intimate corners of the French capital. While many of Burnett’s works were originally created for the growing tourist market, they remain timeless expressions of early 20th-century European art and continue to be admired for their charm, composition, and atmospheric detail.

This painting is signed, professionally framed, and offered in excellent condition — an ideal acquisition for collectors seeking accessible, historic, and visually engaging Impressionist works.

Key Features:

• Original oil painting by Caroline Burnett

• Signed and framed, ready for display

• Classic Parisian street scene with seasonal detail

• Light Impressionist style with subtle abstract tones

• Suited to collectors of early 20th-century decorative and cultural works

Purchase Information:

• Price: $50 Per Item

• Shipping or delivery arranged on confirmation

• Authenticity verified; condition report available

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)
A leading French Impressionist, Renoir captured scenes of leisure, light, and human warmth with vibrant colour and fluid brushwork. Despite health challenges later in life, he continued painting until his death, leaving behind a legacy of timeless beauty.

Featured Work

Title: Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers’ Lunch)
Also Known As: The Rowers’ Lunch
Date: 1875
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location Depicted: Maison Fournaise, Chatou, France
Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Dimensions:
Approximate Size (Original): 81 x 100 cm (31.9 x 39.4 in)

Collection: Multiple known reproductions exist; the original is held in private and public collections (varies by source).

Description

Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers’ Lunch) captures the warmth, vibrancy, and leisure of bourgeois life along the Seine in late 19th-century France. Renoir’s brushwork is characteristically fluid and full of life, with figures gathered in relaxed conversation, basking in sunlight filtered through the open-air riverside restaurant. This piece exemplifies Impressionism’s shift toward modern life and spontaneous moments, rendered in a palette of sun-washed hues and atmospheric depth.

Sales Note

Price (Set of 3 Works): R 6,000.00
Condition: Not for individual sale. Offered exclusively as part of a curated set including:

• Pablo Picasso—The Painter And His Model
• Francisco De Goya—El Quitasol (The Parasol)

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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Pablo Picasso, born in Málaga, Spain, was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. A co-founder of Cubism, his groundbreaking work reshaped modern art across multiple disciplines. From the emotive “Blue Period” to the radical forms of Cubism, Picasso’s seven-decade career reflected constant innovation. He also explored sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking, leaving a legacy of creative freedom that continues to inspire artists worldwide.

Featured Work

Title: The Painter and His Model
Also Known As: Painter and Model / The Painter and the Model
Date: 1928
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: Paris, France
Collection: The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Dimensions:

• Primary Support: 23 × 29 cm (9 1/16 × 11 7/16 in)

• Secondary Support: 33 × 37.9 cm (13 × 14 15/16 in)

• Alternate Source: 129.8 x 163 cm (51 1/8 x 64 1/4 in) (Disputed)

Description:

In The Painter and His Model, Picasso offers a glimpse into the intimate and often enigmatic relationship between artist and muse. The composition balances tension and tenderness, with the painter poised behind his palette and his model set within the frame, evoking both the process and the psychology of creation. The tipped hat adds a whimsical flair to the otherwise serious setting, anchoring the scene in Picasso’s signature blend of abstraction and symbolism.

Sales Note

Price (Set of 3 Works): R 6,000.00
Condition: This piece cannot be sold individually. It forms part of a curated set, including:

• Francisco de Goya – The Parasol

• Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise

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Francisco de Goya (1746–1828)
Goya, a master of Spanish art, evolved from royal portraitist to a bold chronicler of war, madness, and social unrest. His haunting works, from Los Caprichos to The Disasters of War, reshaped the role of art as political witness.

Featured Work

Title: El Quitasol (The Parasol)
Also Known As: The Parasol
Date: 1777
Medium: Oil on linen
Original Use: Tapestry cartoon for the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid
Artist: Francisco de Goya

Dimensions:
Approximate Size (Original): 104 x 152 cm (40.9 x 59.8 in)

Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid

Description

Francisco de Goya’s El Quitasol (The Parasol), painted in 1777, is a richly symbolic and aesthetically refined oil painting created during the early stage of Goya’s career. Originally commissioned as a tapestry cartoon for the Spanish royal court, this work was intended to decorate the royal residence at El Pardo Palace. It exemplifies both Goya’s technical mastery and his emerging humanist perspective, which would later define his oeuvre.

The composition presents a gentle outdoor scene filled with subtle emotional and atmospheric contrasts. A young woman, seated on the ground, dons a white and blue bodice over a voluminous yellow skirt—an attire indicative of her courtly association. She holds a fan, her expression serene yet enigmatic. Standing beside her is a young man dressed in rustic garb, firmly holding a vibrant green parasol above her to shield her from the sun. His confident stance, one foot on a rock, conveys a posture of both protection and proud affection.

Behind them, however, the setting betrays a mood of unease. Darkening clouds gather, and distant trees sway ominously in the wind, suggesting an approaching storm. This juxtaposition—calm intimacy in the foreground against turbulent skies in the background—reflects Goya’s early sensitivity to psychological tension and foreshadows the more haunting works of his later years.

The painting is also notable for its use of light and colour. Goya centralizes the viewer’s attention on the woman through the vividness of her attire and the warmth of the parasol’s hues. The treatment of natural light and shadow imbues the piece with dimension and atmosphere, revealing Goya’s deepening command of visual storytelling.

More than just decorative, El Quitasol embodies Enlightenment ideals: a snapshot of everyday life rendered with dignity, emotional subtlety, and artistic finesse. It is one of the defining works of Goya’s early tapestry series and serves as a formative example of his lifelong interest in human interaction, nature, and the undercurrents of social structure.

Sales Note

Price (Set of 3 Works): R 6,000.00
Condition: This piece is sold exclusively as part of a curated set. Not available individually. Set includes:

• Pablo Picasso—The Painter And His Model
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise

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His career lasted over 80 years, up until a few months before his death on December 28, 2008. Chezar was born in New York City in 1913, one of five sons of Russian immigrants.

He started painting during his teenage years and was accepted to study at the Cooper Union in New York City. Chezar captured the local essence of the places he visited, including Mexico and Nova Scotia, through sketches and paintings.

In Mexico, he met and painted with Jose Clemente Orozco, whose style of bold symbolism would later influence some of Chezar’s work. His modern abstract work began in the early 1970s with painted constructions, and prints of space and nature themes. In the mid-80s, he began constructing dimensional paintings, some over seven feet square.

In 1997, he moved to Sun City and began the work he called “Random Modalities,” where he incorporated the frame as part of the art(a technique he has patent pending). During World War II, Chezar served in the Army-Air Force, painting huge murals depicting inspirational military themes. After finishing the first one, the commanding officers were impressed and asked him to do another, five by 17 feet at the hospital at Ft. Dix, New Jersey.

He would later boast that he asked for (and received) four men and two months to do the job.
After the war, Chezar began a family with his wife, Faye, and started in commercial art with J Walter Thompson.

It wasn’t long before he struck out as a portrait artist, working in pastel, charcoal, and oil.

Summers were spent in the Borscht Belt of the Catskill Mountains, and during Winters,
Chezar worked aboard cruise ships, painting portraits and giving lessons The work of Chezar has been exhibited in the Brooklyn Museum-sponsored National Print Exhibition and other important group shows at the National Gallery, Washington, and the St.Louis Art Museum to name a few.

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