Consignment). This work is an oil on canvas measuring 9x12 inches and framed in a baroque style frame. American Master Joseph Dawley 1936-2008….The following biography, submitted March 2005, is from the daughter of the artist. Although raised and educated in Texas, Joe Dawley moved to New Jersey in the early 1960's where he remained. He painted in the traditional Old Masters style until 1982, when the symptoms of Parkinson's - diagnosed in 1975 - necessitated brain surgery...

ERNEST CHIRIACKA or aka Anastassios Kyriakakos was born in New York City on May 11, 1913. His parents were Greek immigrants, Portia and Herakles Kyriakakos. They came to America in 1907 from the mountain village Xero Cambi in the Sparta region of Greece. Anastassios was their third child. The family lived at 42 Madison Street in the Lower East Side. His father was a peddler and laborer. Ernest Chiriacka is the transliterated English equivalent of Anastassios Kyriakakos...

A fine seascape scene near Copenhagen Denmark , measuring 24” x 30” and beautifully framed in gilded wood. More information coming soon…

A beautiful IMPRESSIONISTBY ARTIST LYLER KLEE PARISIAN SCENE ON THE SIENE, WATERCOLOR measuring 20” x 30” signed and dated 1991

Chagall lithograph, original exhibition poster from Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1969-1970. 32”x 24”. Framed in a white and gilt wood frame behind glass. History of Galerie Maeght: Opened in Cannes in 1936 and moved to Paris in 1946. They showed great French artists including Braque and Matisse; Spanish artist including Miró, Tàpies and Chillida; Russian artists Chagall and Kandinsky; and American artists Kelly and Calder...

AMERICAN MASTER ARTIST JOHN HOWARD, “Seascape in Hampton” is a wonderful oil on panel measuring 8” x 12” in a gilded plein aire frame that measures 16” x 19” QUILLEN ESTATE

A beautiful German Expressionist lithograph from 1923 advertising Wheat. Measuring 26” x 19”

Print by Birger Sandzen (Swedish American Artist 1871-1954), titled "The Sentinels", a well known image by this revered artist, done with what is described as Nailhead print making, similar to his woodblock and linoleum prints, though having much more precise definition and detail. Measures: Sheet size (actual size of sheet minus edge losses) 10 7/8" x 8 5/8", image is 4 3/4" x 7". Signed on lower right in pencil, his initials BS in the lower right of the print, titled "The Sentinels" on low...

Chinese painting of a temple on a mountain top near a waterfall by Zhang Da-Qian (Chang Dai-chien) the famous 20th century artist, 张爰 Zhang Yuan (1899-1983). Painted in ink and using his signature technique of blue and green mineral colors in a wet-on-wet technique. One of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a traditionalist painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter...

Chinese painting of a beautiful lady with a fan by Zhang Da-Qian (Chang Dai-chien) the famous 20th century artist, 张爰 Zhang Yuan (1899-1983). Painted in ink and light colors on paper. A beauty in a white dress leans demurely on a rock, a fan resting on her chin. One of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a traditionalist painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter...

Limited edition Japanese silkscreen over metal leaf by Kazutoshi Sugiura (b. 1938) depicting an ikebana arrangement titled "Iris No. 48" dated 1985. Pencil-signed, dated '85, titled in kanji, and numbered 32/100 in the bottom margin. Paper: 20” x 12 1/2" (image: 17” x 9 3/8”). Excellent original condition.

Large oil on stretched canvas by the American artist Wesley Webber (1839-1914), identified often as a White Mountain Artist for his images of northern New England, depicting a bucolic farm scene, with lovely river and meadows, people and farm animals with houses in the background. Measures 16" x 30" x 3/4". Though always considered a realism artist, he was exposed to impressionism and some works exhibit this looser style...

Master Artist Jean Volang, was born in Vietnam in 1921 and began his painting at an early age when he was taught by a French born teacher who later told him to paint in France, especially Paris where he could make his mark in the world. Never forgetting his roots of his beloved Vietnam, his most celebrated works are of his memories there. This is one of his most celebrated lithographs. Signed and an ARTIST PROOF. 29” x 24”

Done in oil on canvas 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...

Terracotta sculpture of putti or cherub petting dog at his side, a garland wrapped around his torso, mounted on mottled marble base, 19th century, style of Clodion. Measures 12 1/4" high, marble base is 5 1/4" in diameter. Like all fine sculpture, it is artful from every angle and depicts a very charming putti figure reaching to pet the dog at his side, his fabric garland flowing around him...

An original vintage modernist carved wood sculpture of a female form by renowned Indian sculptor Kesavan Appukuttan Achary. Solid wood mounted on a solid wood base signed Appu the name he goes by. Measuring overall 18.5"wide by 11" high. x 5.5" deep. The actual measurements of the sculpture are 13" x 9" x 4". A beautiful example of this artists work...

Japanese limited edition woodblock print by Morihiro Sato (b. 1943) depicting white bellflowers. A student of Joichi Hoshi who was influenced by Hoshi's use of metallic pigments, the artist set the flowers and partial moon (or sun) against a metallic background. Depending upon the lighting conditions (see image taken with flash) the background appears either golden or silver...

A very fine oil painting of a Dutch Skating Scene signed and dated 1885 lower right, possibly by the Dutch Artist Evert Pieters.,measuring 14” x 22”, frame size 22” x 28” in a very Fine Ornate gilded frame.

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 wonder portrait in watercolor by Jason Losh, a Washington DC Artist who paints in the style of Egon Shiele. 9”x 12”

A Beautiful early California impressionist oil painting of the Santa Clara Valley San Jose and Mt. Hamilton in the distance. By Charles Henry Harmon oil on canvas signed lower right and dated 1914. A panoramic painting with California oak trees and lupine and poppy wild flowers in the fore ground looking out the Mt. Hamilton and the Bay area hills in the distance. Canvas measures 12" x 40" overall framed size 18 x 46". A wonderful early painting of what is now considered silicon valley. C...

Very large and highly detailed bas relief plaques of meerschaum, depicting the Holy Family with angels and donkey, in deep grain painted wood frames, dome shaped glass over plaques, Continental, likely French, ca 1880. Measure 16" high 13" wide, 2 1/2" deep. Meerschaum plaque (sight size) measures 11" x 8 1/8") The meerschaum is a creamy color, with some slight darkening in raised areas, some of the photos appear with pinkish tint, which is not correct. Large and deeply cut meerschaum items ...

Beautifully carved large Meerschaum bas relief plaque of Crucifixion scene, with multiple figures, finely detailed, in deep oval frame with grain painted finish, domed glass cover, 19th century, Continental, probably French. Measures 16"high, 13" wide and 2 1/2" deep. The sight size of the Meerschaum section is 11" x 8 1/2". Very deep relief carving of Meerschaum, a clay product found in Europe, with 11 figures, 10 people or angels and a horse, depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus, with rocky ...

Finnish Artist Arthur Heickell 1873-1958 “ Religious Still Life” Measuring 20” x 16” oil on canvas, framed.

Oil on burlap by the Mexican artist Jose Maria de Servin (1917-1983) of a young boy holding a colorful fish, in the modernist style that he established early in his career. Measures 26 1/2" x 19 1/2", is not stretched or framed. The painting depicts a young boy seated while holding a bright fish, wearing sandals and a straw hat with flowing ribbons. Servin typically painted these portraits on burlap, most frequently of children holding objects, pets, or other objects. He is also known for ab...

A beautiful painting by Washington, DC Artist Glenn Pizer, known for his brilliant watercolors and unique style portraits. This work depicting a town or cityscape in France, painted in the early 2000’s. The painting is oil on canvas measuring 28” x 22” and framed in a gold leaf baroque frame that measures about 37” x 32” The following is from his website, Glenn Pizer's work centers around the suggestion of a narrative, a film-like situation that entices the viewers into playing and...

A beautiful 19th Century Russian Icon of CHRIST PANTOCRATOR, in oil on panel measuring 15” x 12.5”

A very finely detailed sculpture of President John F. Kennedy done by master Spanish Artist Luis Sanguino.measuring 19 inches in height….Biography His parents, the lawyer Aquilino Sanguino and Rosa de Pascal, constituted a noble family in Barcelona, being the number seven of eight siblings. As a result of the outbreak of the civil war of 1936, they left Barcelona, leaving behind in their flight.. Their journey outside and inside the country (reside in Marseille, Monaco and San Sebastian) fina...

A guaranteed **ORIGINAL** vintage 1974 watercolor painting, not a print or reproduction of any kind (as often encountered), by the noted painter of musicians and jazz, LEO MEIERSDORFF (1934-1994). The work, on paper, measures 15" by 17 3/4" (22" by 24 1/2" in metal frame, no glass). The painting's colors remain brilliant after fifty years. Meiersdorff led an interesting life. Born in Berlin, between the wars, he showed an early desire to work in the arts. By the late 1950's and early 1960's ...

A charming antique oil on canvas of a young girl cozied up in a doghouse with a snoozing bull mastiff dog, signed (incised in the paint) and dated 79 (1879). The signature is JH SHARP in capital letters. For a number of years there has been confusion as to whether these 19th century dog paintings of this period were by the noted Taos, New Mexico artist Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953), as the signatures are very similar indeed, and the artist did study in Europe before coming to America. This c...

Contemporary Japanese praying mantis. Hand molded high grade leather over resin. Upright in a boxing position, head alert with watchful eyes. Well detailed.
The stealth movements of the praying mantis have made it a symbol of meditation and contemplation. In China, the insect has long been honored for its mindful movements. It never makes a move unless it is certain that is the right thing to do.
Artist specializing in making one example of all types of insects found in Jap...