Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (French)February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.

Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC. He is noted for his bold blending of indigenous African visual sensibilities

A fine portrait miniature, painted on natural wafer, by Julius Rubens Ames. The sitter is a gray-eyed gentleman of serious demeanor, attired in a black coat and vest with a white shirt and tie. Presented in a cast foliate case with a glazed aperture on the reverse. Also housed in a red leather, probably original, travel case.

The condition of the painting is excellent, with no flaws to speak of...

A beautiful Townscape of Antwerpen, Belgium in oil on panel framed under glass, signed lower right

Beach Scene Watercolor Signed N.Gordon 10x14” circa 1920s Beautiful work framed

Max Kassler, American 1905–1992 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by the English artist Austin Osman Spare who wrote a chapter, Automatic Drawing as a Means to Art, in his book, The Book of Pleasure (1913)...

Boscoe Holder (16 July 1921 – 21 April 2007), born Arthur Aldwyn Holder in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, was Trinidad and Tobago's leading contemporary painter, who also had a celebrated international career spanning six decades as a designer and visual artist, dancer, choreographer and musician...

Bio: Ernesto Alcántara (1933 - 2019) created a vast body of work along many themes: volcanoes, the Sierra Gorda, seascapes, landscapes, nudes, still life works, travel sketches, political satire, fairy tales drawn for his daughter, characters, with Sor Juana, Don Quixote, and Rembrandt being predominant.   His techniques include oil on linen, prepared by him in his studio with rabbit glue, linseed oil, and tempera; engravings on copper or zinc using burin, dry point, etching, or soft ground;...

Originally from Puerto Rico , Rascal’s work can be seen throughout the islands of the Caribbean as well as the US A bad boy, Rascal was caught creating graffiti too many times, when a judge finally told him enough was enough and encouraged him to paint in earnest. Rascal responded with urban art, full of color and stories of his life. Each painting had meaning special to him and explained the joys of his life, his defeats in love lost and his life in the city...

“Lithograph VII”, Joan Miro, circa 1972, unsigned. “JOAN MIRO original lithograph VII” is printed on the reverse as pictured. There is a fold down center, typical of high class art portfolio printing of the 1960s and 1970s. There is no edition number. The work is framed, frame size 24.5” x 18.5”. Bio:Joan Miró i Ferrà (1893 – 1983), known as Joan Miró was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona, Spain...

This rare and fine pair of portrait miniatures were painted by John Porter in organic wafers. Each is signed "J.S. Porter 1824 Pinxt". The sitters are a well off husband and wife.

The condition of the miniatures is excellent, with no issues to speak of. Each is under glass, with card backing, gilt metal matting, and gilt foil edging. They are presented in a A.P. Critchlow & Co. case which still retains its original label and is also in excellent condition...

Vintage original etching "The Four Horsemen" by Edward Borein etching on paper signed lower right. Presented matted and framed provenance from The Old Print Shop New York City label on verso. This etching is in the Galvin catalogue number 32 titled the Four Horsemen #2 The overall framed size is 16" tall x 18"wide the image is aproximately 10" x 12". A fine impression...

Accurately depicted paining on canvas of Sri Nathji. 60x60 cm. currently framed under glass. Undated, estimated to be 21st century. Can be viewed in central London and shipped unframed worldwide.

A c1790 fine miniature done by John Barry. This portrait of a gentleman in a gray coat, with his powdered hair en queue, is an extremely well painted example, and in excellent condition. Presented in a 1 7/8" by 1 1/2" period gilt metal case.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: John Barry, who lived in London and was active from 1784 to 1827, exhibited at the Royal Academy during this period. Among his sitters was Rev. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism...

An oil on paper painting of the artist. abstracted Figure by Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou. Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC...

Photographer Larry Fritz “Cape Cod Schooner” Platinum Print 10x10” dated and signed ‘45 frame size 23x19” well framed and matted in a museum mount…. Larry Fritz was a Jewish American photographer who specialized in maritime photography. He was born in New York City in 1935 and died in 2019. He began his career as a photojournalist, working for newspapers and magazines such as Life, Time, and Newsweek. In the 1970s, he shifted his focus to maritime photography, and his work has been f...

Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases. The subjects and themes of her art, reflect her fascination with people, particularly the phycho...

Artist Robert Watson (1923-2004) has explored a surreal, mysterious world inhabited by lonely figures. According to a 1997 San Francisco article in Today’s New Herald “his paintings hang in museums and galleries worldwide and grace numerous private collections - including that of Paramount Pictures, in the estates of Clark Gable and Ed Sullivan, and in collections belonging to the late Duchess of Windsor and Vincent Price.” Ray Bradbury was a great admirer of Watson’s work and, in 1958,...

The size of Sheet : 14 5/16" W x 16 3/8" L (36.4cm x 41.5cm), The image size : 11 1/4" x 11 1/4" ( 28.5 cm x 28.5 cm). Artist: Jef Verheyen, Belgian (1932-1984) Signed: Lower right in Pencil, Jeff Verheyen. Edition Number : 79/100. The subject: Collage with High gloss Serigraph in Colors on paper. Composition with four collages squares, black cross and circle are drawn on the paper as well on 4 colors papers which are applied on white paper. The year of made : 1962. This is rare Collage by worl...

“The Gorch Fock” by photographer Larry Fritz from his series of Mast sailing vessels. Well framed and mounted in a museum frame measuring 11x6”…… Larry Fritz was a Jewish American photographer who specialized in maritime photography. He was born in New York City in 1935 and died in 2019. He began his career as a photojournalist, working for newspapers and magazines such as Life, Time, and Newsweek. In the 1970s, he shifted his focus to maritime photography, and his work has been featur...

Oil on canvas laid on board, 3 1/4" by 5 3/4", 6 1/2" by 8 3/4" framed, this work is almost a miniature. The subject is typical Texas: a dirt road winding into the distance in a country landscape, trees at the right. I would be tempted to say this is a typical "bluebonnet painting", featuring the famous wildflower display that anyone who has been in Texas in the spring will recall with fondness; but the signature at lower left "GOFF" is very interesting. The well-known Texas artist LLOYD LOZ...

A charming and unusual Continental portrait miniature, painted in watercolors on natural wafer. Except for a very small number of miniaturists, and occasional examples by other miniaturists, the full profile format is quite rare. In this example the sitter is wearing a blue dress, gold earring, and a pearl necklace. Of obvious impression on the viewer is a very large white head covering, with yellow decoration, of a type that cannot quite be called a bonnet or hat.

The painting is presente...

A limited edition, pencil hand-signed print "Field Headquarters Arizona Teritory 1885", 1979, by the important contemporary artist of the American west, HOWARD TERPNING (1927-). The work, 14 1/4" by 23 1/4" inside the matting, and 25" by 34" framed. The signature is at lower left, where the print is numbered 432/975. Condition is excellent; frame has minor wear. Terpning is likely the most important contemporary western artist. Some oils have exceeded one million dollars at auction on numer...

A Fine Korean Orchid/Rock (石蘭) scroll painting by 의제(毅齋), 허백련 ((許百鍊 1891∼1977): Korea Ink stroke with orchid flowers and rock painted on Paper, with description on the upper right and signed with red square seal, 의제(毅齋), it’s in good condition but having some area creased, it measures 39cm x 124.5cm painting only. 52cm x 182.5cm overall.

A Fine Korean Still life Watercolor Painting by 관제 (寬齊), 이도영(李道榮1884-1934): Korea, signed with two seals, and inscription. Painted with chrysanthemums in a pot and Autumn plants, painted on paper, It’s in good condition with a frame, it measures 35cm x 24cm painting only, 66cm x 46cm overall

A small oil on canvas board painting of Lake Como, Italy, signed at lower right by California listed artist LUCY SCHNABEL (1844-1938). The work measures 10" by 14" and is unframed. The view is of famously scenic Lake Como in northern Italy, with snow capped peaks in the distance. A few figures are present in the foreground, and the architecture along the lake shore fills the middle. The artist was born in Wisconsin and was in San Francisco by about 1860. She exhibited at the San Francisco A...

A wonderful tropical study of beautiful birds done in gouache measuring and framed in a gold leaf frame. The work is unsigned

Bio: Ernesto Alcántara (1933 - 2019) created a vast body of work along many themes: volcanoes, the Sierra Gorda, seascapes, landscapes, nudes, still life works, travel sketches, political satire, fairy tales drawn for his daughter, characters, with Sor Juana, Don Quixote, and Rembrandt being predominant.   His techniques include oil on linen, prepared by him in his studio with rabbit glue, linseed oil, and tempera; engravings on copper or zinc using burin, dry point, etching, or soft ground;...

A superbly painted miniature portrait by the important American miniaturist Anson Dickinson, originally in a heavy wooden frame that was damaged, but now housed under glass in one half of a dag case. The reverse of the original frame has quite a bit of information on it, indicating that the sitter is Ambrose Dickinson, one of Anson's nine siblings. (It might be appropriate at this point to briefly pause in sympathy for Anson's mom, even though she was an underachiever compared to the wife of Th...

Large toad in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica, in Japanese sugi).
Black and gold painted glass eyes.
In the Japanese bestiary, the toad has a special place, carrying positive values. The toad as well as the frog, both called Kaeru (蛙) return every year and regardless of the distance to the pond where there were born. The word kaeru is a synonym for "coming home". It is the protective animal for travelers and the symbol of hospitality. Its effigy is present on door hammers or ...

A beautiful vintage bronze suclpture titled "The Bather" by Ernesto Tamariz signed and dated 1974. Bronze on black marble base. Artist Biography Born on January 11, 1904 in the Villa de Acatzingo, Puebla, Ernesto Tamariz Galicia was a Mexican sculptor who found in Greco-Latin art the elements to exalt his nationalist vision. His work belongs to the neoclassical artistic genre, standing out from a very young age for his great capacity for work and for his high quality of manufacture, having...

Watercolor painting of famous Union Square in downtown San Francisco, the St. Francis Hotel at right, so the view looking southwest. The work measures 14 1/2" by 21 1/2" (21" by 28" as framed). It is signed at lower right by well listed artist SUN YING (1919-2016). The artist was born in China. His scroll paintings and other works in the traditional style seem to bring large amounts of money at auction in China. Apparently later in life he moved to San Francisco, and watercolors of that city's ...

Rare and complete book with text and prints by famous late Japanese print maker Tokio Miyashita 宮下登喜雄 (1930-2011). Text is in Japanese. Title: Boku no Musashino [ぼくの武蔵野] (My Musashino) Publisher: Gohachi Shobō (吾八書房) Year: 1993 Edition: 63/170 Number of prints: 5 (plus small one on the cover) Technique: all etchings Number of pages: 60 Book comes in original sleeve with printed title. A copy of this portfolio is in the National Diet Library, Tokyo. Co...

Rare and complete book with text and prints by famous late Japanese print maker Tokio Miyashita 宮下登喜雄 (1930-2011). Text is in Japanese. Title: Tokai no yūshū: Hanga to zuisō [都会の憂愁 : 版画と随想] (Melancholy of the City: Prints and Thoughts). Publisher: Gohachi Shobō (吾八書房) Year: 1998 Edition: 136/170 Number of prints: 5 Techniques: woodblock (one is combination woodblock and etching, Miyashita's signature technique) Number of pages: unpaginated (about...

A fine miniature portrait, attributed to J.V. Sturgeon, showing a woman in a black dress with a sunset behind her. Presented in its original gilt foliate case with empty glazed aperture. Excellent condition with no issues to speak of. The sight size is 2 1/2" by 2", with an overall size of 2 5/8" by 2 1/8".

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Sturgeon, active 1825-1835, is by no means a well-known artist in spite of having exhibited at the American Academy of Fine Arts in N.Y. He is also known to have work...

From the Lumiere Collection by Galerie L'Enfant. Mid 20th century vintage chamber stick, variation on an Adam's design. Whimsical style with three mischievous mice.