San Miguel d. A. (San Miguel de Allende)

(San Miguel de Allende,

Mexico)

(lithograph - Artist's proof,

1987)

Owned and held in private collection,

Florida.

Southwest Meditation

(acrylic on wood board, circa 1986)

Donated to charity auction, 2007, Jacksonville, Florida.

Crowding Out Memories

(heavy acrylic on wood board,

circa 1978)

The Children

(acrylic on paper, circa 1981)

Trio in Pink

(acrylic on paper, 1979)

Owned and held in private collection, Florida.

Faces

(heavy acrylic on wood board, circa 1978)

Cocktail Party

(heavy acrylic on wood board,

circa 1965)

Cherry Blossoms with Grapes

(oil on canvas, circa 1953)

Fruit with Goblet

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1956)

Library Chair

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1986)

Owned and held in private collection, Germany.

O'Connor portrait

One of two portraits of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (acrylic on canvas, 1984).

Now residing at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

Priscilla with daughter and friends

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1953)

Artist's extra version retained from portrait commission.

My First Friend D.C.

A portrait of Christa's first friend in Washington, D.C. .. (oil on canvas, 1951)

Owned and held in private collection, North Carolina.

Professor

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1966)

Jonni

(acrylic on paper, under glass, circa 1977)

Professor Arthur Miller

Professor Arthur Miller

(of Harvard Law School)

(acrylic on canvas, 1982)

On the Town

(heavy acrylic on wood board, circa 1975)

The Violinist

(acrylic on paper, 1971)

Geneva

(acrylic on canvas, 1971)

Peppermint Pillow

(acrylic on canvas, 1971)

Giraffe (in acrylic)

(fixed in acrylic, fastened to wood board backing; circa 1962)

Owned and held in private collection, Florida.

Lisa (model)

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1985)

Owned and held in private collection, Florida.

Flying Eagle

(acrylic on canvas, 1970)

Owned and held in private collection, Florida.

Jug and fruit

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1966)

Picnic with fruit

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1974)

Private collection, Florida.

Cathedral Avenue area over Rock Creek Park

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1962)

Owned and held in private collection, Frankfurt, Germany.

Living Room Stained Glass

(acrylic on canvas, circa 1962)

Owned and held in private collection, Florida.

Family friend

(acylic on canvas, circa 1957)

Margaret (Portrait of the Artist's Mother)

(oil on canvas, 1954)

Christa - The Artist

Here's Christa - the artist - taken ~ March 2008, still wearing one of her favorite painting jackets and draped with many of her favorite bright colors.

Some background information

This page from The Washington Post contains a short note with the photograph giving a little background information on Christa. This was after she had turned her hand to real estate for a while (as the art market cooled for her during the 1980's), and then returned to primary loves - art, knowledge, travel, and more painting.

Purpose of this blogsite

This site is an introduction gateway to the fine art by Christa. Christa Kabitz Sommer began her early career in Germany, with classical training, winning awards in exhibitions and painting portraits on commission. She continued to paint on commission in Germany and after moving to the United States in the early 1950's.

Christa's work expanded to landscapes, still lifes, and abstract works in the 1960's through the 1980's, while continuing to paint people on commission and for artistic interest.

Many of Christa's paintings reside in private collections and a few museums. Other works remain available in reserve kept by her and her family. It's from this personal reserve that most of the paintings shown on this site were photographed. Christa retains copyright in the paintings. Inquiries are handled on an individual basis.