Richard Rhoda Fine Art

Whether you’re a new home-owner embarking on a redecorating project, or just looking to freshen up a tired space, one of the best ways to establish the personality of a room is by decorating the walls with original historical artwork.  John LaFarge was an American painter, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer. While his earliest drawings and landscapes showed marked originality, especially in the handling of color values. His paintings show his admiration and influence on Japanese color prints. He adopted the stylistic elements derived from progressive French landscape painting of the mid-19th century as well as from Japanese prints. Some of his renowned paintings include Portrait of the Painter, Visit of Nicodemus to Christ, The Muse of Painting, The Last Valley - Paradise Rocks, Flowers on a Japanese Tray on a Mahogany Table, Hollyhocks, Water Lily in Sunlight, Flowers on a Window Ledge, Magnolia Blossom and many more. Another well-known American artist was Rockwell Ke