All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1940 item #1439009 (stock #924)
L'Enfant Gallery
$4,000.00
Daniel Webster Study Drawing by Percy Moran. Pencil Sketch. Frame Size 14 x11". Edward Percy Moran (1862–1935), sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American artist known for his scenes of American history. He was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1862, to Edward Moran, a notable artist who emigrated from England to the United States.He studied under his father and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1940 item #1421823 (stock #JB04723)
Original lithograph in colors, on smooth wove paper, "Stars" (French version was known as "Etoiles"), 1938, after a gouache by the well-known important Russian modern artist WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944). This print, signed at lower left in the stone with Kandinsky's "K" monogram, was published by Teriade, Paris, for publication in the French avant-garde magazine Verve. The edition, printed by Mourlot, consisted of approximately 2000 or 2500 impressions...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1940 item #1420687 (stock #JB05146)
This is one of the very scarce, desirable prints "Le Nid--Coree" ("The Nest--Korea") by the important French-Japanese printmaker artist PAUL JACOULET (1902-1960). In December 1941, as war exploded upon the world, the image was created by the artist as a gift for his mother, who never got to actually see it. The edition in this size/coloration is said to have been fewer than 200 examples...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1423161 (stock #JB03849)
Circa 1950's European oil painting of purple and white lilac in a vase, signed at lower right by artist "A. Teder" (likely German or Scandinavian). The painting is in good condition, with just old slightly discolored varnish and a tiny loss or two at left. I have looked in vain for a listing for this talented mid century painter. The frame is in good condition but the liner is shredded and missing. You will want to either replace the liner or reframe entirely...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1940 item #1470171
John Edward Costigan Open John Edward Costigan configuration 1888-1972 American This is perhaps the best known etching by American Regionalist, John E. Costigan. The title is: Fishermen Three, it was created and printed in 1938 and sold by Associated American Artists in New York. This etching has an image size of 8 7/8X11 7/8 inches Hand signed in pencil lower border. This image appears in the book, A Treasury of American Prints by Craven.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pastel : Pre 1940 item #1415470 (stock #JB01308)
**PAIR** of pastel and pencil drawings on paper affixed to board at edges, each 9 3/4" by 13 1/2" inside the mat, currently in simple contemporary inexpensive frames, one signed in pencil at lower right "GROLL". These appear to be possibly scenes of Mexico or even Spain (the artist studied in Europe) by listed American artist ALBERT LOREY GROLL (1866-1952)...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1940 item #1302275
Albert Abramovitz, Latvian/American, 1879-1963, "The Hold Up". A dramatic original linocut by Albert Abramovitz, image size 6 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches, c. 1930s, pencil signed and titled. Abramovitz was known for his dramatic images with sharp social commentary, many portraying the hardships of daily life for working class people in both America and Russia. Born in Latvia, Abramovitz studied at the Imperial Art School in Odessa and the Grande Chaumiere in Paris...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1940 item #1060054 (stock #21112)
Complete original portfolio of etchings by Hirst Dillon Milhollen (American, Virginia, 1906-1970), complete and in excellent original condition, dated 1937. This portfolio contains 10 etchings of Haiti (plus one attached to the portfolio cover) and is number 24 out of fifty sets. All the etchings are pencil signed and titled by the artist. Hirst Dillon Milhollen is an American artist from Virginia who for years ran the prints and photographs division of the Library of Congress...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1940 item #982270
Arthur Heintzelman, American, 1891-1965, drypoint etching, "Adolphe Appia, Jeune Artiste Philosophe", drypoint etching, image size: 12 3/8 x 8 1/4 inches, 1934, cat. Smith-92, edition of 100, pencil signed.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1940 item #1352510
Albert Abramovitz, Latvian/American, 1879-1963, "The Family," etching, 10 1/2 x 8 inch linocut on wove-type paper. Pencil signed and titled. C. 1932. Plate initialed in the lower right corner.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1940 item #1457086 (stock #2160)
L'Enfant Gallery
$4,500.00
Richard Hayley Lever (28 September 1875 – 6 December 1958) was an Australian-American painter, etcher, lecturer and art teacher. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. Lever was born in Bowden, South Australia on 28 September 1875, the son of Albion W. Lever.[2] He excelled in painting classes at Prince Alfred College under James Ashton and on leaving school continued to study under Ashton at his Norwood art school...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1940 item #1434284
A circa 1930 colorful, beautiful, accomplished woodblock print of a Christmas cactus, by Austrian-born artist HUGO NOSKE (1886-1960). Noske was born in Vienna and was a very talented artist, perhaps best known today for the technically accomplished, wonderful woodblock prints of floral subjects, often specifically cacti or Christmas cacti, on tissue-like Japan paper. This is one of those prints. Measurements are 12" by 13 1/8"...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1940 item #1490149
Harry Herman Wickey 1892-1968 American This is an original regionalist lithograph by American artist Harry Wickey 1892-1968. This lithograph is hand signed in pencil and editioned as 100 proofs. The iage measures 11 1/2X12 1/8 inches. Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet. For the remainder of 1935 and most of 1936, Harry Wickey returned to his family farm near Stryker, Ohio...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1940 item #1421330 (stock #JB05500)
An oil on canvas painting of a clipper in full sail on the high seas, 16" by 20" (19 3/4" by 23 3/4" framed), signed at lower right in red by artist PAUL MASON and dated there with what appears as 1936. The work features attractive impressionist technique and colors. A search for information on the artist was not productive. There is a framer's label from Boston's Beacon Hill area, so we can likely assume that the artist was a New Englander. The surface is dry and there are some tiny losses ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1940 item #1446987 (stock #2109)
L'Enfant Gallery
$4,500.00
Manfred Schwartz (November 11, 1909 in Łódź, Poland – November 7, 1970 in New York City, United States) was a Polish-born American artist who was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, the Art Students League of New York, and the National Academy of Design in New York City. He also studied with Charles Hawthorne, John Sloan, and George Bridgman” this work is of the lower east side of Manhattan circa 1940 oil on canvas measuring 16x20”.. PERMAN...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pastel : Pre 1940 item #1423516 (stock #JB03837)
Pastel drawing of a path among trees at day's end, 9 1/2" by 5 3/4" (13" by 9" framed), signed at lower right by artist E. W. Rost, or possibly E. Vyrost (Vyrost is a Czech surname). The work has a Tonalist or Barbizon feeling. There is an American artist Rost but with different initials, and that artist created mostly etchings. Condition of the drawing is excellent, though the frame has considerable wear, especially at bottom and left.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1940 item #1485673 (stock #3627)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,200.00
American Modernist Edward Rosenfeld 1906-1983 Circus Study, 12” x 18” Graphite drawing, circa 1930s…..When Matisse came to America and was asked by Mr Philips (of The Philips Collection) who he wanted to meet, and he replied; Manfred Schwarz and Edward Rosenfeld” so says Peter Colasante. Provenance: Peter discovered Edward through a great friend and expert John Swanner. Peter explains how he acquired Rosenfeld’s work: “John frequently visited Howard Street in Baltimore. In the 1970...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1940 item #1421268 (stock #JB05025)
Etching titled lower left margin "The Chain Gate", signed at lower right margin "John LaFarge". The work, 4 1/4" by 5 3/4" inside the mat opening (8" by 10" simply framed) does NOT appear to be by the famous American artist John LaFarge (1835-1910), though a previous owner wrote on the backing information suggesting that it is by that known artist. It might be difficult to ascertain the identity of the John LaFarge who signed this; John La Farge's youngest son, John La Farge Jr. (1880-1963) wa...