All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Charcoal : Pre 1940 item #1416466 (stock #JB01685)
**PAIR** of framed original drawings in charcoal, with some color as well, the larger 22" by 14 1/2" inside the mat, the smaller 17 1/4" by 12 1/2" inside the mat, both signed (the smaller one signed twice), by the well listed, important Art Deco artist and sculptor BORIS LOVET-LORSKI (1894-1973). I would prefer to sell these as a pair but will consider selling them individually...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Acrylic : Pre 1940 item #1439554 (stock #565)
Seated Geisha Writing in a Black Frame. Unsigned. Acrylic on paper. 24 x 17. Frame Size 26 x 19".
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1940 item #1422819 (stock #JB04130)
A most unusual painting, found in Maine, of all places: a circa early 1930's unframed oil on canvas, 26" by 18 1/2", unsigned, featuring an idealized dark-haired lady in a costume appearing almost Spanish, a basket full of oranges sitting on the path next to her, a classic California mission with bell tower in the distance along the scenic coastline, while two young men dressed in 1930 style look on in admiration...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1940 item #1476331
20th Century American School 1900-1999 American Artists This is an original painting, Gouache and watercolor on blue toned paper. This view of Rowers in the park came to us unsigned, we do not know who painted it, it was created circa 1930's nicely framed, the image measures 8 1/2X12 inches. Rich colors, nicely framed with archival materials. The overall frame measures 15X18 inches. Unexamined out of the frame. Most likely a work by one of the 1930's American Illustrators...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Charcoal : Pre 1940 item #401307 (stock #285 *)
Abstract charcoal on paper - estate stamped 'Ramstonev'. This work was done during the late 1930's as part of the 'Cooperative' project in the New Hope, Pa. modern art community. Charles Ramsey, Louis Stone and Charles Evans worked collectively on many drawings and paintings during this time...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pastel : Pre 1940 item #1426090 (stock #JB0685)
Pastel and charcoal on gray paper, 17 1/2" by 11 1/2" (20" by 14" in wood frame), signed at lower right with conjoined initials "VG", which corresponds to the name of the artist Vinnie Gjere. I was able to figure out the authorship due to there being a companion piece on my site, also a still life and purchased at the same time as this one; that piece is not signed on the front but on the reverse in pencil is "Vinnie Gjere"...
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Clay : Pre 1940 item #1460944 (stock #2545)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,300.00
Classical English Porcelain Sculpture Of Hercules Lusterware c.1900 A beautiful and rare work measuring 18 in tall
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Charcoal : Pre 1940 item #1416278 (stock #JB0593)
This is a scarce drawing by noted American artist CHARLES VEZIN; most known works are oils. This example, measuring 16 3/4" by 13 3/8" (sheet, unframed) does not photograph impressively, as it lacks color and appears faint to the camera, but, it is a complete and powerful work of art, the subject the famous Flatiron Building in New York City. The artist started painting late in life, taking his first art lesson at the age of 41...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1940 item #1418495 (stock #JB05318)
A watercolor painting of outbuildings and scrubby trees, 10" by 15 3/4" (20" by 25" framed), titled at lower right "Near Filkins/March 1934" and signed at lower left by listed English artist ANTHONY LOUSADA. There appears to be little information on the artist, though some works have sold at auction in England. Some of his paintings seem to show a distinct modernist approach...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1940 item #1422216 (stock #JB04965)
A very interesting and unusual painting, appearing to be gouache on a prepared gessoed panel (and the piece is accordingly quite heavy for its size), featuring Native American indian dancers and onlookers in the Southwest, likely Navajos of New Mexico or northeastern Arizona. The 22 1/2" by 27" unframed work is signed at lower right "Arline Wyrick". A quick google search did not reveal any obvious links to a known artist, but she was obviously quite skilled, and this bears further research...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1940 item #1421067 (stock #JB05315)
A vintage watercolor by an unknown amateur artist, titled at bottom "Santa Barbara Mission", unframed, measuring 14 1/2" by 11 3/4". The work on old paper would appear to date to maybe the 1930's or early 1940's at latest---think the "Route 66" era of travel in the American West (though this site is not on or near Route 66). It was likely created by or for a tourist. Note the Native Americans at center in the reflecting pool or fountain...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1940 item #1418239 (stock #JB01379)
Oil on canvasboard, 14" by 10" (19 1/4" by 15 1/4" as framed), signed at lower right in red "K. L. Weatherly" and dated there 1940. One of two works by this same artist I acquired at the same time, (the other one also in my shop), this is an impressionistic view of a southern American regional landscape, a swamp or lake with bald cypress and Spanish moss hanging from the trees. Such a scene would normally be encountered in a place like the Louisiana bayous...
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...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1940 item #1302276
Albert Abramovitz, Latvian/American, 1879-1963, "Worker's Head". Albert Abramovitz $595.00 1879-1963, Latvian/American Worker's Head This is a beautiful, intimate portrait of a Depression-era worker by Albert Abramovitz. Linocut, image size 7 x 4 1/2 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 ...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1940 item #1418674 (stock #JB04500)
A fine aquatint print circa 1930's, the subject one of the famous canals of old Bruges, Belgium, pencil signed at lower right margin by French artist FREDERIC LOUIS LEVE (1877-1968), and numbered in pencil 86 at lower left margin, where there is a blind stamp in the paper. Leve was a painter in oil and watercolor but is most widely known for his skill in aquatint, a form of etching which lends itself to creating prints that look very much like watercolor. The color and detail in this example i...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Russian : Pre 1940 item #1420345 (stock #JB03032)
Old Russian painting of a night winter landscape with figures, oil on canvas, 12 1/2" by 18" as framed, signed with Cyrillic letters "P O" or "L O" at lower right. To date I have been unable to match the letters to any particular artist (nor could the Christie's Russian art specialist, when she saw it). The painting is extremely soiled and the canvas very uneven (could be described as sunken in, and the ripples "hardened" over time). Cleaned up and restored to a flat surface, this would be qu...
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Clay : Pre 1940 item #1465480 (stock #2831)
L'Enfant Gallery
$3,500.00
ROBERT TAIT MCKENZIE (CANADIAN, 1867-1938), PLASTER MODELLO FIGURE OF THE BOY SCOUT Height: 17 In. (43.18 Cm.), With Base: 20 In. (50.80 Cm.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1940 item #1420533 (stock #VB2)
Original white line woodcut (aka Provincetown woodblock or woodcut) by Virginia Bill (USA, 1865-1960), circa 1930. In excellent condition. Archivally matted and framed. This work is signed by the artist lower right and is titled lower left "Portuguese Jewish Cemetery 11th Street N.Y." This is a view of an ancient Sephardic cemetery in New York, or rather of what was left of it after most of it was destroyed by road construction. A great work by an elusive proponent of the white line technique...