"Home"
Oil on board, 12.5" x 15.75" unframed
The son of famed architect Niels Peter Christian Holsoe (1826-1895), Carl Vilhelm Holsoe (1863-1935) became a well-listed, highly acclaimed artist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Copenhagen 1882-1884. Thereafter he continued his education at Kunstnernes Studieskole (the artist's study school) under P.S. Kroeyer. He traveled to Italy...
"Nun Admiring Lovebirds" (1875)
Oil on canvas, 17" x 23.75" unframed, 24" x 30.75" framed
This Florentine master artist is considered an Academic Artist. Academic Art is painting and sculpture produced under the influence of the Academies in Europe and especially France, where many artists received their formal training. It is characterized by its highly polished style, its use of mythological or historical subject matter, and its moralistic tone...
"The Sleigh Ride"
Oil on board, 26" x 21" framed, 19.5" x 14.75" unframed, circa 1855
Jan Walraven is a Dutch artist popular for his depiction of children and as seen in this wonderful piece, sleigh rides. Jan Walraven's art typlifies the Dutch style, which he executes masterfully. He is a well listed artist and this would make a wonderful addition to the finest art collection.
"Still Life With Chinese Mask"
Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" unframed, 31" x 27" framed
Winthrop Duthie Turney was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League. He was a member of the Fifteen Gallery Group, Allied Artists of America, Brooklyn Society of Modern Artists and the National Society of Mural Painters. Turney exhibited widely, including the Allied Artists of America (which awarded him a prize in 1944), Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art...
"Annunciation"
Oil on canvas, 22.25" x 28.25 unframed, 31.75" x 37.75" framed (THIS PIECE APPEARS IN THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY FOR THE ARTIST)
Born at Terheyden North Brabant on April 21st, 1806, Petrus van Schendel studied at the Antwerp Academy under Mathieu-Ignace van Breen (1773-1839), a painter of historical subjects. He then worked in Amsterdam for two years before moving to Rotterdam in 1832 where he made himself a reputation as a portrait painter. He remained there until 1838...
"Quarry Near Barret, Vermont"
Oil on Board, 20" x 32" unframed, circa 1935
John Heliker was an American born in Yonkers, New York in 1909. Originally a cubist painter, he evolved into a realist. He studied at the Arts Students League from 1927-1929. Between 1948 and 1958, he made numerous trips to Italy, which had a great influence on his work. In 1951, he received the Guggenheim fellowship...
"Paris"
Oil on canvas, 16" x 12" unframed, 19" x 15" framed
Andre Gisson was born with the name Anders Gittleson, in Brooklyn, New York but lived in Westport, Connecticut for most of his life. He traveled extensively and studied throughout Europe and the Far East. Mr. Gittleson was a leading American realist painter. He graduated from the Pratt Institute and was a Captain in the Army during WWII...
"Arc de Triomphe"
Oil on canvas, 16" x 12" unframed, 19" x 15" framed
Andre Gisson was born with the name Anders Gittleson, in Brooklyn, New York but lived in Westport, Connecticut for most of his life. He traveled extensively and studied throughout Europe and the Far East. Mr. Gittleson was a leading American realist painter. He graduated from the Pratt Institute and was a Captain in the Army during WWII...
"The Forest Path"
Oil on canvas, 39.5" x 27.75" unframed
Pryn was born on April 11th, 1891 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was self taught and eventually developed the skill to be considered one of the great landscape artists of his time. His art has become increasingly popular throughout the world and his reputation continues to grow. He is a well listed artist with extensive auction records...
"The British Count"
Oil on canvas, 25" x 30" unframed
Jonathan Pratt was a Midlands artist working in Birmingham. He was an extremely diverse artist painting genre, figure and portraits, as well as street scenes, rural and coastal views in Britain, France and Algiers. He studied in Birmingham and exhibited a total of 279 works there between 1864-1915, the latter being posthumously exhibited...
"The British Countess"
Oil on canvas, 25" x 30" unframed
Jonathan Pratt was a Midlands artist working in Birmingham. He was an extremely diverse artist painting genre, figure and portraits, as well as street scenes, rural and coastal views in Britain, France and Algiers. He studied in Birmingham and exhibited a total of 279 works there between 1864-1915, the latter being posthumously exhibited...
"Sun Set"
Watercolor on paper, 18.5" x 12.5"
This master artist was born in Belgium and lived in The Hague. He was the
student of the famous romantic painter Anreas Schelfhout and is best known for his landscapes. His watercolors are rare and valuable. This piece is not only an exquisit example of Destree's talents as a watercolorist, it is an unusually large watercolor for Destree, adding to its value. The piece is approximately 150 years old and in excellent condition. Destree is listed...
“Il Golfo Di Napoli”
Gouache on board, 10.5" x 7" framed, circa 1860
Mr. Guisti was a very popular and prolific street artist of the 19th century. He worked and lived mostly in Naples, Italy however his art can be found in galleries all over the world. This gem was discovered while searching for antiques in New York City.
"Paris Street Scene"
Oil on board, 9.5" x 13.5" framed
Bart Schouten Leroy was born in 1941. His dad was a famous architect and his mom, who was born in Paris France, was a well-to-do still life painter and Max Carlier\rquote s neice. \par After graduating high school, he enlisted. After fulfilling his tour of duty, he took off on his Harley Davidson motorcycle and traveled to Southern France. He made his living for about one year working odd jobs. He decided to go back to Holland but on h...
Impressive engraving, aquatint, and etching on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition (posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell, and signed by Elaine Black). Cf. "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre, figure 7. This work is in excellent unframed original condition. It measures 14 3/4" by 25". Titled and marked A/P l.l. also signed and dated l.r. A second edition of this work exists (printed by one of Berkley Chappell's former students and issued by t...
Original deep etching and etching by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition, in excellent unframed original condition, titled l.l. and marked A/P, also signed and dated l.r. This work was printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell and signed by the artist's widow Elaine Black. No edition was created during the lifetime of the artist. A second edition was produced by a former student of Berkley Chappell for the sons of the artist. For the whole story cf. "The Lost Prints of Wende...
Original deep etching, drypoint, and engraving on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), in excellent unframed condition. This first edition print was produced by Berkley Chappell and signed by the artist's widow (Black never produced an edition of this work himself). It is titled and numbered 7/25 as well as signed and dated l.r. For the whole story please cf. "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre, where this work is illustrated plate 16. 13 1/2" by 22". One of a ...
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), in excellent original unframed condition. This work is titled l.l. and marked A/P, also signed by the artist's widow and dated l.r. It was posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell, who produced the first edition of the lost prints of Wendell Black. Cf. "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre. This work measures 14" by 17 1/2". One of a number of works by this artist currently offered. Please inquire.
Rare original watercolor and ink painting on elephant paper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972) in excellent original unframed condition. This work measures 20" by 26 1/2". Signed by the artist (lower center) and dated (57). Provenance upon request. One of a number of works by this artist currently offered. Please inquire.
Original lithograph by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972) in excellent original unframed condition. Artist proof, printed and signed by the artist l.r. Also titled l.l. An extremely rare impression by a master printmaker. Provenance on request. One of a number of works by this artist currently offered. Please inquire.
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition, printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell (Wendell Black never issued an edition of this work in his lifetime). This print is in excellent original unframed condition. It is titled and marked A/P l.l. and signed and dated l.r (Elaine Black, Wendell Black's wife, signed this edition). 11 1/2" by 18 1/2", image alone. For information regarding this artist please see "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre. ...
Original oil on canvas (36 1/2" by 28 1/2") by Maurice Esnault aka Joannes (French, 1854-1940). This painting appears to date from the 1920's. It is fully signed l.l. It also bears a gallery label from the famed Ferargil Gallery (a major early 20th Century New York gallery) which states the name of the artist and the fact that it came from the Rene Gimpel collection. It also bears 3 estate? labels, and a French customs stamp. Rene Gimpel (1897-1957) was a famous French-Jewish art dealer and ...
"Rain & Masts Sailboats"
Watercolor on paper, 9" x 12" unframed, 16" x 19" framed
Ms. Nedwill was born in New York City and studied at the Arts Student League, studying with some of the great artists of the time including Bridgman, H. Dunn, G.P. Ennis, D. Beard, R. Reid and C.G.Chapman. She belonged to numerous organizations including North Shore Artist's Association, The Studio Guild of New York, The Bronx Artist's Guild, Gotham Painters and the Glaucester Society of Artists. She is a wel...
A “modern” print collage design depicting fragments of ancient temple roof tiles; a stylized Shinto shrine compound all overlaying a background scene of samurai warriors, issued ca. 1930s
Excellent impression and color including bronze powder printing—clouds and warrior highlights, very slight creasing to upper corners, not backed.
Overall size: 11 3/8 x 14 in.
Leaf from sketchbook depicting a thatched hut with tree on verso, dated 1940
Dated Jan. 7, 1940 (Showa 15) on lower right, good condition, slight browning on edges
Overall size: 8 ¾ x 11 ¾ in.
Scene from a Noh play, published 1922-1926
Signed Kogyo on lower left, fan-shaped publisher’s seal, fine impression and color, visible woodgrain, lacquer printing on lower stage platform, light mica dust on edge of mountains, very slight wrinkles to lower corners, overall good condition
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.
Portrait of a Noh actor from the series “100 Noh Plays” published 1922-1926
Fan-shaped publisher’s seal on lower left, no signature, fine impression and color, visible woodgrain, very slight diagonal crease from top center to lower right edge, good condition
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.
Scene from a Noh play from the series “100 Noh Plays” published 1922-1926
Signed Kogyo with publisher’s seal on lower left, very good impression and color, very light soiling on upper edge, minor wear
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.
A study of fruits and vegetables, dated 1944
A leaf from a sketchbook dated Showa 15 (1944), unsigned, minor wear, toning on back
Overall size: 11 ½ x 16 ¼ in.
Album leaf with sleeve illustration for kimono, produced ca. 1930
Very good impression and color, thick paper, very minor soiling on margins, remains of backing tape
Overall size: 10 x 14 in.
Farm scene, issued ca. 1960s
Printed from a single block on thick paper. The block is inked in different colors with shading effects to imitate a stencil print.
Overall size: 9 x 12 in.
Portrait of Mother and Child" (1867)
Oil on board, 14" X 16" framed
Jonathan Pratt was a Midlands artist working in Birmingham. He was an extremely diverse artist painting genre, figure and portraits, as well as street scenes, rural and coastal views in Britain, France and Algiers. He studied in Birmingham and exhibited a total of 279 works there between 1864-1915, the latter being posthumously exhibited. Jonathan Pratt exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Roya...
Mother Duck and Ducklings
Oil on board 5 3/4" x 12 1/4"w/o frame,14 1/4" x 20 3/4" framed
This Dutch, Hague school genre artist has become hudgely popular for painting serene landscapes however was a diverse artist and equally skilled at painting portraits, children, animals and street scenes. His landscapes often included animals with ducks a recurrent theme. The artist pieces are usually diminutive adding to their charm, however the small size of these pie...
Sake Shop, undated, purchased from a Kyoto gallery in 1978
Signed and titled in pencil on lower margin, very good color and condition
Paper size: 10 x 13 in.; image size: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ in.
Kyoto Storefront, undated, purchased from a Kyoto gallery in 1978
Signed and titled in pencil on lower margin, very good color and condition
Paper size: 10 x 13 in.; image size: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ in.
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