All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1940 item #1423165 (stock #JB04752)
A nicely painted landscape of willowy pine trees along a large peaceful lake on a fair weather day, 18" by 20" oil on canvas (24 1/4" by 26 3/4" in original silvery frame with Art Deco flavor) by artist JACOB HORAK...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Contemporary item #1423166 (stock #JB04726)
This one is certainly a challenge to describe----but I will give it a go. A mixed media (watercolor, gouache, pastel and gold metallic paint mix) painting, the subject a fantastic, surreal, dream-like scene including a supine male figure with ants on his chest, leopard-like creature, moth, skulls, green, opportunistic poisonous-looking tropical style snake emerging from a woman's body, and bat hanging upside down! The piece is an impressive size at 29 1/2" by 22" (34 1/2" by 27" framed)...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1980 item #1423167 (stock #JB03481)
Watercolor painting of a mountain landscape in autumn, signed at lower left with what appears as "F. Renaud". A brook or stream occupies the right center. This is a nicely painted work, 4 5/8" by 6 1/2" inside the mat, 8 3/4" by 10 3/4" simply framed. The watercolor probably dates to the 1960's or 1970's. Photos were taken with the present cloudy non-glare glass removed. I suggest discarding it permanently in favor of regular glass. Ready to hang on the wall as-is, though.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1980 item #1423168 (stock #JB04652)
Drawing (charcoal) of Donald Duck, signed "Roy", and with "HI HENRY" at top, the work, the sheet 9 3/4" by 6", presently simply framed for protection only. The drawing is by ROY WILLIAMS (1907-1976, who was inducted as a "Disney legend" posthumously in 1992. He was a Disney animator, who worked as director, producer, storyboard and layout artist. Significantly, he was also a Disney entertainer, perhaps best known as "Big Roy" the adult Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club tv series...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1423170 (stock #JB04862)
Lithograph print "The Tyresmith", 1890, featuring a Chelsea (London) wheelwright's shop, by JAMES ABBOTT McNEIL WHISTLER (1834-1903). Forges and smithies are said to have been a lifelong favorite subject of Whistler. My research online suggests that this example is one of the 500 to 1000 examples printed from a transfer stone, to be published in The Whirlwind 2, no. 20, issue of November 15, 1890...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1837 VR item #1423171 (stock #JB05393)
From one collection, EIGHT framed watercolor drawings (****NOT PRINTS****) of flowering botanical specimens, with their respective Latin classification names written in brown ink, generally at lower left. The works are on an exceedingly delicate tissue-like paper, which is then affixed at edges to a card, causing a puckering effect of the paper. There is another original drawing on the reverse side of one of the works (not pictured)...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Contemporary item #1423172 (stock #JB04735)
A watercolor of the year 2006, signed "Rogers", featuring a close-up architectural view of the upper part of a church or cathedral. The spires and domes kind of resemble a famous church in Venice, Italy, though the scene could be almost anywhere in southern Europe or Latin America. The unframed work measures 6 5/8" by 11 1/2" inside the dark blue over-mat. That mat has a little wear but could be retained if you just want to frame over it for a smaller opening.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1423173 (stock #JB04631)
Nineteenth century lithograph print issued by Sarony Major & Knapp, lithographers, 449 Broadway, New York, after a painting by Stanley. The print measures 6" by 9" inside the mat and 10 3/4" by 14" in gold frame.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1970 item #1423174 (stock #JB03568)
Print in grays, black and white with some subtle color, on silk, 10 3/4" by 13 1/4" inside the mat, 21 1/2" by 23" in silvery gray frame, pencil signed at lower right margin by the noted Austrian artist HANS FIGURA (1898-1978). Figura is known for his aquatints on paper and silk, featuring scenes of the Tyrolean Alps, Venice, other European locales, and even New York and elsewhere in the United States. He was prolific...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1980 item #1423175 (stock #JB03549)
Often confused with artist Lawrence NELSON Wilbur (both auction records and biography almost hopelessly intermingled), this is an oil on canvas impressionist still life painting by the illustrator, Lawrence Wilbur (1897-1960). This listed artist was active in the New York City and Northern New Jersey area at mid century as an illustrator, landscapist, and portraitist. He signed typically with the oblique line below his name, as is seen here...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1423176 (stock #JB03066)
Circa 1880 American Victorian Eastlake style wood frame with gold fillet, the entire frame 15 3/4" by 17 3/4", the rabbet 10" by 12". The wood used is walnut, I believe. There are a few flaws, as shown, but the frame is sound overall and awaits your favorite 19th century print or drawing. Presently the frame houses a black and white photo of a popular gelateria of mid 20th century Rome, near the Piazza Navona...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Caribbean : Pre 2000 item #1423177 (stock #JB02992)
This small work is a gem of the naive and primitive school of Central America. Measuring 12 3/4" by 11 1/2" as framed, the painting is signed at lower left by the artist, MARVIN KELLY (GARCIA) and is dated there 1991. On the reverse is an affixed paper label of Galeria Josefina in Managua, Nicaragua, giving the title as "Laguna de Masaya"...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1423179 (stock #JB04911)
An interesting Southwestern painting of a sunny courtyard in a Spanish-style building (church or mission) of the American Southwest---likely California, or Mexico---glimpsed through a grand old doorway, signed at lower right by artist Laurence McLaughlin. The 18" by 24" painting (26" by 31 1/2" framed) is not old (maybe 1970's or 1980's) but the traditional subject and technique could make it pass for an older work. Surprisingly I have not been able to locate a listed artist by this name...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : German : Pre 1970 item #1423180 (stock #JB04930)
An interesting abstract painting dating to about 1960, created by a German artist, Max Hansen (1898-). The work, oil and perhaps another substance mixed in, applied on canvas laid on panel, measures 25" by 13 1/2" and 30 1/2" by 19 1/2" in the original gray framing. This was acquired from a local family of German heritage, who stated that it was brought to Southern California from Germany more than 50 years ago. Family stated that the artist was "Uncle Max"----Max Hansen, born in 1898...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Italian : Pre 1900 item #1423181 (stock #JB03916)
A nineteenth century painting in the style of Italian Old Master artist Francesco Guardi (1712-1793), measuring 29 1/2" by 23 1/2" (37" by 31" framed), the subject foreground gondolas in the lagoon opening out to the sea beyond, a classic bridge and architecture framing the gondoliers. The great Italian master Guardi was often copied over the centuries. His flickering brush and distinctive silvery light and subtle color have been long imitated but never equaled...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1940 item #1423182 (stock #JB04747)
A printed Marriage Blessing, with adjacent watercolor painting of flowers at left and a waterfall with bridge (resembles Multnomah Falls, Oregon) at right. The print (the lettering is NOT hand drawn/painted, it is printed) reads "The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and Himself fulfil this blessing in you: that you may see your children's children even to the third and fourth generations, and thereafter possess life everlasting without end: our Lord Jesus Chr...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1423227 (stock #JB04908)
A circa late twentieth century oil on board painting of steep desert mountains behind a lush golf course with palms, likely in the Coachella Valley of Southern California (Palm Springs and environs), 16" by 20", unframed and unsigned. The work is by a talented hand, though likely still an amateur hand. There are a few light surface abrasions and a small loss area in the sky as seen in the photos. The handwritten name "Karen Crouch" and a rubber stamp of "City of Carmel Valley" are seen on rev...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1900 item #1423230 (stock #JB04779)
A PAIR of oil on canvas paintings, one featuring a large sprig of small white flowers and leaves, the other larger one a vessel on a table filled with and surrounded by violets. Both are signed at lower right in red "L. F. Haftzger", and the larger one has "1899" written on the reverse side of the canvas. Measurements are 12" by 17" (18" by 22 1/4" in dark stained oak frame), the other 8" by 15 1/2" (12 3/4" by 20 1/2" framed). I do not see a listing for an artist of this name. Both paintings...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Contemporary item #1423231 (stock #JB05617)
A PAIR of contemporary unframed 8" by 10" oil on canvas paintings of whitewashed buildings and blue seas, as one would see in Santorini or another of the famous Greek Islands of the Aegean Sea, one work signed lower right "Billis". These were likely souvenirs of a great vacation, brought home by tourists wanting some imagery to remind them of the spectacular Greek Islands. I have removed the frames, which were damaged and useless. It should not be difficult to find pre-made frames for these a...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1423232 (stock #JB04994)
A colorful and compelling Orientalist watercolor on paper painting of a man of North Africa or the Middle East in traditional garb, signed lower right E. L. S., (the "L" larger than the other letters), measuring 12 1/2" by 10" (32 cm. by 25 cm.) and 20" by 13 3/4" in modern day simple framing. On the reverse side is a study, in pencil, of feet. There are no watermarks in the paper. This is by an obviously talented artist but without further information I cannot tie it to a listed name. The wo...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1950 item #1423233 (stock #JB04418)
A circa 1940 lithograph, signed in the plate, and bearing pencil signature of the printer in margin under the mat, by the noted California Scene artist PHIL PARADISE (1905-1997). This seems to be a scarce work, as I see only two other examples after an online search. Those two were pencil signed by the artist and numbered out of an edition of 100. So we can assume that this was a limited edition. Perhaps this particular example was a proof, accounting for its being signed by the printer, "P,...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1920 item #1423234 (stock #JB04239)
An original drawing of early twentieth century biplane and car, 9" by 12" (17 1/2" by 20 1/2" framed), signed at lower right "Lantz". The work is most likely for an advertisement, for publication. The unusual name makes it tempting to link this to the famed Woody Woodpecker artist Walter Lantz (1899-1994)---and it was found in Southern California, where he worked at the Hollywood studios----but the signature is dissimilar and the work is not the cartoon art for which he is so well known. The ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pastel : Pre 1940 item #1423235 (stock #JB03888)
Beautiful impressionist pastel drawing of a landscape in California's high desert outside Los Angeles, 12 1/2" by 19", 19 1/2 by 26 1/2" in attractive old gold strip framing (but with no glass), and signed "R W" and dated 1940 at lower right corner. The artist was surely a talent but I am unable to connect the initials to a known artist. Strangely, the work was found "high and dry" in Asbury Park, New Jersey---and evidently the work also spent some time in Chicago on its way east, having been...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1910 item #1423236 (stock #JB04934)
A peaceful scene of a quiet creek winding next to a forest, signed at lower right Emily M. Cornwall. An early century blue Philadelphia framer's label has been retained and affixed to the present backing. The 10" by 15 1/4" watercolor (18" by 23" framed) is offered in AS-IS condition. Somehow, over the years, the sky area in the left portion was severely damaged, with complete paper loss in areas especially at far left portion. The right half of the work is in good condition. A prospective ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1423241 (stock #JB03575)
THREE unframed paintings on canvas, including a landscape viewed through a window (24" by 36"), a female figure on a balcony (36" by 24"), and a woman reclining on a bed (40" by 30"), one of the works signed at lower right by California-Japanese artist YURI MASON (1920-2000). As only one of the works is signed (and dated 1988), I would like to keep them together, as they were acquired together. There is little information on the artist, who painted in the San Francisco Bay area. She is said t...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 2000 item #1423242 (stock #JB04082)
An unusually beautiful and impressive example of Vietnamese lacquer painting, an art form that goes back many centuries in China and Southeast Asia. The technical process is very complex, involving application of multiple layers. This panel, unframed, measures 15 1/2" by 23 1/4" and it is not signed. Note the gold showing through in many areas, and the detail of the figures and general atmosphere and luminosity created by the artist in a notoriously difficult medium.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1980 item #1423243 (stock #JB04833)
An original watercolor painting, featuring a ceramic geisha, ceramic bird, and poppies in a bowl/vase, apparently unsigned, twentieth century. The work has been faded by sunlight over the years yet remains interesting. Measurements are 9" by 8 1/2" (15 1/2" by 15" in simple wood frame, which has a piece missing at upper extreme left corner). There are reflections at top of several images. Drawing is glued to a black backing sheet at top only (not fully "laid down"). E
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1423244 (stock #JB03990)
An antique drawing in ink and watercolor, 4 1/4" by 6 3/4" inside the mat, 11" by 13 1/4" framed, unsigned, featuring a rolling landscape with stand of trees and tiny figures. At left a full hay wagon is pulled by an animal; at center a couple walks together; at right, three others take a break and chat. This could possibly be an American drawing after an English etching. The materials and framing look American, the scene less so. What is certain is that this is an original work and not a pr...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1940 item #1423246 (stock #JB04835)
An impressionist street scene of Koge, Denmark (a market town about 25 miles southwest of Copenhagen), signed at lower right "A Krogh Petersen", and titled below that "Kirkistrad (Church Street) Koge". The unframed 17 7/8" by 20" painting on canvas is sold in as-is condition. There is a ragged puncture at upper left in the tree, and nearly all parts are present except for an area smaller than a pencil eraser. Have this patched and the painting lightly cleaned. The artist's works have sold at ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1837 VR item #1423248 (stock #JB05056)
A finely detailed 1844 watercolor painting of an extensive German landscape, with fascinating details including numerous tiny figures fishing and admiring the river and its cascades, a mountaintop castle, church, and countless trees. The sheet measures 15" by 19", the drawing inside squared lines 11 1/4" by 16 3/4". In the lower margin is a lot of writing, some of it tiny. At left we see "Rastadt den 2en Oktober 1844"; at right we see "A. F. Waizenegger lieut. fecit" (apparently, the artist);...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1960 item #1423249 (stock #JB04478)
PAIR of attractive impressionist paintings of a late autumn landscape with flaming trees, and a stream in a birch forest in spring, both oil on canvasboard, each signed lower right by artist M. F. BILAN and dated 1954. The artist does not appear to be listed but was talented. The strong contrast of the seasons portrayed makes the pair very complementary. The name suggests Russian or Jewish heritage. Frames are original and one has some staining at left as shown. Measurements are 16" by 12" ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 2000 item #1423251 (stock #JB05108)
A 14" by 9 1/2" watercolor (25" by 20 1/2" framed) by a skilled mid to late 20th century artist, the subject the entry area and classic old style doorway of a 19th century American home. The obviously antique home features appealing details such small panes in windows surrounding the door, decorative wallpaper, banister and grand staircase. A charming added touch in the composition is what appears to be a cat curled up on a small rug at the base of those stairs, basking in some warm sun coming...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1980 item #1423252 (stock #JB05058)
Original 1977 Marc Chagall (1887-1985) color lithograph "The Village", (Mourlot 917), executed for the "Le Chemin de L'Amitie" issue of Derriere Le Miroir (No. 225), 1977, in an unsigned edition of 15,000. This example came to be signed later by Chagall in pencil at lower right ("complimentary signature"), perhaps at a special gallery or printer event. The sheet measures 14 1/2" by 21", with a simple blue frame (no mat). There are condition issues. Evidently this became wet at one time, and t...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1910 item #1423254 (stock #JB05431)
An interesting marriage of Japanese kirigami or "kirie" art, (paper intricately cut to a lace-like appearance, that finished work, in this example, a crane standing in water, and surrounded by pine trees) and a circa 1885 American Eastlake style gold and black frame. The paper art measures 5 1/2" by 5", and the entire framed piece 15" by 13 1/2". The kirigami has been laid against a green-blue crushed velvet type surface, creating an interesting effect. Frame retains the old wavy bubbled glas...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1837 VR item #1423255 (stock #JB03552)
Pencil on paper drawing of two men who appear to be having a serious disagreement, the top hatted figure at left about to swing his cane into the other, all while a woman in bonnet watches from rear left in horror. It's a whimsical, humorous piece, measuring 8 3/4" by 7 1/4" inside the mat, 16" by 15" framed. The paper is very thin and delicate, and has acquired a few noticeable folds and creases in its more than 150 years, as shown. The paper is NOT laid down. There is no signature, though ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1960 item #1423257 (stock #JB03541)
Mid twentieth century oil on canvas painting of mallard ducks in flight, signed at lower left "De Marcillac", the measurements 21 1/2" by 43", a several inch wide whitewashed frame available with the painting. This is a beautifully painted work that will be surely appreciated by the sportsman or decoy collector. There is a small bit of work visible on the net by an illustrator going by this name, but I cannot tie the piece to that artist. The work was found in Vero Beach, Florida, and bears a...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1970 item #1423258 (stock #JB04799)
This is an unsigned, unframed, double-sided watercolor on heavy watercolor paper, 14 1/2" by 10 1/4", one side featuring a partially nude woman with arms behind her head, a decorative flowered textile of some sort covering the lower portion of her body; the other side features an outdoor amphitheater nighttime performance---perhaps, it has been suggested, the Hollywood Bowl. The vintage piece was acquired from a large collection of art that came from the estate of Brooks Pettus (1918-2003). Tho...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1990 item #1423259 (stock #JB04492)
This is a fine drawing on heavy paper, the subject a young woman, in mixed media including pencil, red chalk, wash, and some white gouache for highlights, signed at lower right only with conjoined initials that could be "TH" or some variant of that. Below her portrait is a sensitively rendered pencil sketch of a hand and forearm, beautifully drawn. This could I suppose be of European origin but there is really little to go on, other than a framer's stamp on the backing paper from Carmel, Calif...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1423260 (stock #JB04853)
Original scarce 1915 etching known variously as "Sunset Williamsburg Bridge", or, "New York, From the Williamsburg Bridge", signed at lower right margin in pencil by the important American etcher, illustrator, critic, author and teacher JOSEPH PENNELL (1857-1926). The sheet, unframed, measures 11 1/2" by 16 5/8". After the signature, the "imp." indicates that Pennell would have printed this himself. The artist needs little introduction, as he was one of America's most prolific graphic artists, h...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1423261 (stock #JB04854)
Original scarce and desirable unframed 1915 etching known as "New York, From Brooklyn", signed at lower center in pencil by the important American etcher, illustrator, critic, author and teacher JOSEPH PENNELL (1857-1926). The sheet, unframed, measures 11 1/4" by 15 1/2". The artist needs little introduction, as he was one of America's most prolific graphic artists, having produced many, many etchings and lithographs, not to mention watercolors, oils and drawings. Born in Pennsylvania, he was st...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1920 item #1423262 (stock #JB03893)
A red-headed woman in a dark brown dress is fingering the leaves of a nearby tree; lettering in gold, background in gray, 20" by 13 1/2" inside the double mat, with approximately 3/4" on a side extra on the vertical dimension and 1/2" on a side on the horizontal dimension, under the mat, the work laid down to foamboard and with 3 vertical folds and 1 horizontal fold. This circa 1918 work is by artist Pierre Ori. I believe it was likely an insert in an Italian periodical of the period known as ...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1950 item #1423263 (stock #JB03875)
Scarce 1941 color lithograph print titled in the lower left margin "Babes in the wood" and facsimile signature in right margin by the noted California artist CONRAD BUFF (1886-1975). These prints are sometimes found with pencil signatures, and many were issued in small editions generally under 200 examples. I cannot be certain as to the edition size of this particular title. Museums collect Buff's prints, which have been overshadowed by his bold, colorful, often modernistic landscape painting...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1700 item #1423264 (stock #JB04920)
A fine copper engraving of the year 1596, by the noted Old Master JAN PIETERSZ SAENREDAM (1565-1607), featuring young couples in a festive mood, in a Dutch town at the end of the sixteenth century. The print (Hollstein catalogue raisonne #133) is titled "Feiernde und Tanzende Junge Paare" (roughly, "Celebrating and Dancing Young Couples"). It measures 12" by 15 3/8" inside the present mat and the piece is 18 1/2" by 24 3/4" in the contemporary strip gold framing. It is in remarkable condition...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1423265 (stock #JB04092)
Vintage watercolor painting of a bridge, a brick smokestack in the distance and some trees at right, signed at lower right by artist E. M. Woodworth and dated there 1915. The piece as framed in veneer mahogany measures 17" by 20 1/2", the painting itself 10" by 13 3/4". Found in Connecticut; likely a northeastern scene. Simple and charming. Small chip to veneer at upper and lower right corners. Glass reflection at top.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1837 VR item #1423267 (stock #JB04577)
**FOUR** identically framed early (1830) color aquatint engraving prints of classic English sporting art subject, the Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase, 1829, printed by the noted R. Ackermann Jr. of Regent Street, London. The plates are from a series, though this is not a complete series; the group includes Plate 1, Plate 5, Plate 6, and Plate 7. They all measure 14" by 17 1/4" inside the framing (18 1/2" by 21 1/2" framed). They are antique prints nearly 200 years old, and as such they h...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1940 item #1423268 (stock #JB04724)
PAIR of unsigned watercolors from Japan, one featuring a seaside beacon or shrine, the other small boats along a coast, a volcano (possibly Mt. Fuji) in the distance. The works were found intact and identically framed, but in shipping one frame essentially broke apart and may not be serviceable at this point. One painting measures 4 1/4" by 11 1/2", the other slightly smaller at 3 3/4" by 10 3/4" (and that one 9 3/4" by 17 1/2" framed). The framing seems to have been done since they were in t...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1900 item #1423269 (stock #JB04667)
Fine decorative 19th century engraving print, titled at bottom margin "Philadelphia from Belmont (WEST PARK)", by English-born artist ROBERT HINSHELWOOD (1812-1879). Hinshelwood came to the United States in 1835 as a young man and pursued his art skills, in both painting and engraving. In this case he seems to have engraved after his own original painting---a fairly rare skill combination. Hinshelwood worked for Harpers and other publications of his day, and also as an engraver for Continenta...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1970 item #1423270 (stock #JB05149)
A **PAIR** of etchings, 21" by 17" as identically framed, one a still life of flowers in a vase in an interior, the other of a mother holding her child, only the floral work pencil signed, rather illegibly, at lower right (signature beginning with the "Sz...." common in Hungarian), and titled in Hungarian at lower left (as a Hungarian-speaker tells me) "Still Life" or "Flower Still Life". On the reverse backing of one is written in English "from Budapest--July 1966". Both are generally clean t...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1940 item #1423271 (stock #JB03711)
Watercolor on paper painting of a traditional Bermuda home, luxuriant tropical vegetation partially obscuring it, 9 3/4" by 14" (19" by 24 1/2" as framed), signed at lower left in pencil by artist Charles G. Long. There is no date but I would imagine this pre-dates 1940. The handwriting suggests that the artist was English or Bermudian. The colors are unusually fresh and rich; obviously this has escaped exposure to ultraviolet light. I am unable to locate biographical information on this ver...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1700 item #1423273 (stock #JB04543)
Two antique prints circa 17th century, matted together, one featuring profiles of a man's head (6 1/2" by 9 1/2"), the other a study of a bare foot and a foot in a sandal (6 1/2" by 4 1/2"), the head profiles, originally drawn by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) for his "Livre de Portraiture", subsequently transferred into engravings, likely by Jan Van Haelbeck (fl. 1600-1630) and published in Paris in 1667 by Francois de Poilly. Carracci's name is at lower left, and de Poilly at lower right. The ...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1950 item #1423274 (stock #JB03633)
Interesting and unusual print by a so far unidentified artist, 10 1/4" by 8" inside the mat, 15" by 12 1/2" simply framed, the subject a white-haired fiddler seated in a chair. The Mark Twain-appearing man vaguely resembles figures you've seen in prints by Thomas Hart Benton, and the print REALLY resembles a work by artist Eric Bransby (born 1916), recently recognized with an exhibition at a well-known Denver gallery. I submitted images of the print to the gallery to ask them if they thought t...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 2000 item #1423288 (stock #Shinya001)
Katsuhara Shinya (Tatsuhara Inuki) (1951-2015)
A woman with mirror in art deco style
Size: 16.25 x 7.25 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Date ca.: Late 20th century, pre-1995.
Edition: 72/200 numbered in pencil on back.
Signed "Shinya" in the image and sealed.
Enlargement 2 shows the upper part of the print in which the black background features a checkerboard pattern that only becomes visible in side light.
Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1960 item #1423294 (stock #JB04597)
A painting on light blue illustration board, sizable at 24" by 36" including its thin strip frame, signed at lower right by artist B. G. Dorsey. The subject is a white classic New England home with green shutters, pictured in early autumn, the trees turning colors. A lone figure seems to knit at the side of the house, a rowboat is tied up at the convenient dock, and a sailing craft and the ocean beyond appear at left. The idealized scene is classic Americana. It appears to be after American ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1990 item #1423295 (stock #JB04207)
This is a well-executed late 20th century watercolor painting of two teddy bears floating in a complex three dimensional space, with children's alphabet blocks, a teapot, and cups and saucers sharing that space. The work is signed actually twice, in gold paint, at lower right "Mieko". Measurements are 10 1/2" by 14 1/2" (16 3/4" by 21" in simple light wood frame). The drawing is colorful and whimsical and would enhance any child's room. Looks like a print but is guaranteed to be an original ...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1900 item #1423303 (stock #JB04576)
Large fine English antique mid 19th century print of mounted riders in traditional red coats, and their trained hounds, in an extensive landscape, the title "John Josselyn Esq. and the Suffolk Hounds", engraved by Charles Mottram (1807-1876) after the painting by Edward Robert Smythe (1810-1899). The print, mounted long ago to a board, was published circa 1865 by Henry Graves & Co. of Pall Mall. The print, **to be shipped without glass**, is in good displayable antique condition, though not pe...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1990 item #1423304 (stock #JB03531)
THREE Asian (Chinese, I think, but possibly Korean) watercolor on silk paintings, each 9 1/2" by 11 3/4" (14 1/2" by 18 1/2" in gold framing), contemporary/late 20th century, featuring classic Asian landscapes of dramatic hills and tea houses and pines, making for a very decorative trio for your Asian-inspired interior. A few slight imperfections are present in the frames, but they are very minor. The drawings are in excellent condition.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1930 item #1423305 (stock #JB05021)
THIRTEEN prints in total, varying in size, the largest (the set of ten) measuring 12 1/2" by 9 3/4", TWO initialed in pencil in the margins by the noted Ukrainian-born, French artist SONIA DELAUNAY (1885-1979). Ten of the prints are from the 1930 set of approximately 40 stencils "Compositions/Couleurs/Idees" published by Editions d'Art Charles Moreau. Two of those are initialed "S.D." in pencil by the artist at lower right. Condition is generally very good, with some displaying some evidence...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1970 item #1423306 (stock #JB04795)
Brooks Pettus (1918-2003) was a noted western American artist who passed away in Kennewick, Washington, leaving behind a large body of work in watercolor and oil that only recently appeared on the market. Pettus earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico, and spent time in Albuquerque and Taos in the early 1940's. New Mexico's artistically inspiring landscape stimulated Pettus' aesthetic sense as it has for countless others. Even though he became a professional engineer, ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 2000 item #1423308 (stock #JB05015)
A watercolor painting of unusual architecture (a white building with arch that looks almost Indian or Islamic) reflected on a wet pavement, two figures standing in center under that arch, 15" by 22 1/4", unframed (though it is matted, as found), signed at lower right by listed California artist ROBERT LANDRY (1921-1991). Landry was born in Washington, DC and studied art there and in Minneapolis. After serving in the Second World War, he was able to take advantage of the G.I. Bill. Soon after ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1950 item #1423309 (stock #JB03926)
Vintage oil on panel painting of the coastline at Santa Monica in Southern California, 7" by 9" framed, signed at lower right "K. Latour". Written on an old label on the reverse is "Scene looking right from Palisades at Santa Monica Calif./remember?". The painting likely dates to about the 1940's or early 1950's. Ready to hang on your small empty wall. The vintage frame has slight corner separation and wear at upper left.