All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1990 item #1430162
Japanese limited edition sosaku hanga woodblock print depicting two horses in profile galloping neck and neck by Tadashi Nakayama (1927-2014) titled “Running Horses.” The print was executed in bold colors with gold diagonal lines and silver highlights set against a black background. This horizontal image is pencil-signed “T. Nakayama,” numbered 59/95, and dated 1984 in the bottom margin. The bottom margin edge also contains the title and original purchase price of 150,000 yen...
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...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1441633 (stock #578)
Abstract Figure by New York artist Max Kassler (1903-1993). Oil on Canvas Board, 15.5 x 9 3/4. Modernist. A very beautiful work from the 1950s signed Max Kassler oil on canvas Artist panel,signed on back. The work is reminiscent of Abstract Expressionist Artist….. 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...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1420063 (stock #JB05650)
Oil on canvas painting of a tabby cat, 7" by 5" (12" by 10" framed), circa 1970 to 1980 judging from the framing, signed lower right "Jody". The artist was certainly talented; the likeness of the cat to reality is well above average. Condition is excellent. Needs to be nailed more tightly into frame.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1990 item #1405527
E & M Perez
$48.00
Woodblock print by E.M. Washington, paper size 9 3/8" x 6 3/8", image size 4" x 3 3/4", mat 13 1/2" x 11". Black ink on tan paper, depicts a semi nude woman in what looks like bar or speakeasy setting, with gramophone and leering man in the background. Signed by Washington, titled "Quadroon-Gramophone" and numbered 24 of 30. Dated 1924, but actually printed in the 1990's Good condition, in acid free mats with glassine cover over image, paper affixed to back mat with small piece of tape...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1990 item #1483696 (stock #981)
Figure 1 is one of a large group of prints that were themselves usually large in size and in subject—one Chinese character in red on a black background. Daniel Tretiak called these prints Big Reds. Maki tended to insert one or more of such prints in the Figure, Poem and Work series. This Figure is number 8 of an edition of 50. It measures 14in wide X 21.75in high. There is tape residue on all four sides of the back—it has no impact on the front...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1419260 (stock #JB03650)
Impressionist oil on canvas painting of ships in a harbor, titled on stretcher "San Francisco Bay in 1840", signed at lower right "M. McDOWD" (MARGARET EPENETER McDOWD 1894-1990). The work, 24" by 30", unframed, is masterfully painted. with excellent handling of light and color, all somewhat intentionally hazy and muted...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1409893 (stock #906)
Original oil on paper titled "Western Hills Series #56" and signed lower right by Katherine Chang Liu, 1988. Liu an internationally renowned painter and teacher. Born in China, Liu received a full scholarship to UC Berkeley. Her work has been featured in 26 books and over 70 magazine articles. She is listed in "Who’s Who in American Art" and "Who’s Who in American Women." Her work can be found in many private and corporate art collections...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1452659 (stock #1415)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,800.00
A beautiful painting of and abstract shapes in acrylic signed on the reverse Sharon y Pedro
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Asia : Japanese : Pre 1990 item #1486987 (stock #08416)
t a t a m i
$250.00


DON'T COME

Anonymous vintage Japanese oil painting on canvas, Showa period, 20th century. The border area of coastal landscape between Fukushima and Ibaraki prefecture called 'Nakoso' which means "Do not come." in old Japanese words. Attached with an original frame without glass. Frame: 63 x 55 x 6 cm (24.80 x 21.65 x 2.36in). Slight deterioration at frame due to aging as is...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1438421 (stock #878)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,500.00
Abstract Landscape oil painting by Sam PRATT measures 4 1/2 x 6“, frame size 6 x 8“
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #722777 (stock #27166)
Original oil on canvas by Joan Thorne (American, born 1943) offered in excellent original condition. This painting is signed, dated (1989), and titled "Ucello" on the verso. It also bears a gallery label with the name of the artist, the title, the medium, and the size of the painting (11" by 14", 12 1/2" by 15 1/2" in its original frame). Joan Thorne is an important contemporary New York-based American artist who describes her art as "metaphysical abstraction"...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1463160 (stock #2629)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,450.00
(Berlin Estate). Pencil signed lithograph measuring 32”x 24” edition of 99, this is #10 framed and beautifully done……..Luis Feito began his formal training at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (now Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando), Madrid, in 1950. He worked briefly in a figurative style before he discovered Cubism, but in 1954 the Galería Buchholz, Madrid, presented his first solo show of nonfigurative works. Thereafter, Feito remained committed to pain...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1441325 (stock #282)
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. The work “Head” is it oil on canvas Abstraction measuring 16 x 12 A very beautiful work from the 1950s signed Max Kassler oil on canvas Artist panel,signed on back. The work is reminiscent of Abstract Expressionist Artist….. Max Kassler, Amer...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1990 item #1421179 (stock #JB05622)
**PAIR** color offset prints after two Southwest landscape paintings by the noted artist ED MELL (1942-), each laid on artboard and measuring 24" by 36". They were found in brown metal frames with no mat; frames available with the prints at no extra charge should the buyer want them. The prints show slight evidence of the edges perhaps being slightly trimmed, and there are some light scratches and small losses at extreme edges on one print as shown. The other has a faint water stain at lower ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1990 item #1422814 (stock #JB04238)
Large, impressive 1981 painting of an arched stone footbridge over a brook in a leafy, park-like setting, 38" by 50" framed, signed at lower right TOSTRUP. There is a listed artist by the name of Axel Tostrup (born 1947) but I am not certain that this is that artist. What is certain is that the painting is beautifully executed by a talented hand. The sun-dappled effect would have been difficult to achieve; the work features excellent handling of light and shadow. It is in excellent condition...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1423436 (stock #JB03725)
Oil on panel painting, 25 1/2" by 23 1/2" framed, the subject rather difficult to describe, but bridging abstract and realism with some surreal thrown in for good measure, by difficult to categorize American contemporary artist JERRY MCLAUGHLIN (born circa 1925), now a resident of Santa Cruz, California. McLaughlin's meandering career was described in detail in a Metro Santa Cruz article of 1998, and a New York Times article of 2001. The artist was an art director on Madison Avenue, but moved ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1419686 (stock #JB02637)
Richly impressionistic painting on canvas of a small pond surrounded by autumn foliage, 9" by 12" (16" by 19" framed), signed at lower right by contemporary California-based artist RON McKEE (1931-) and dedicated on the stretcher and dated there 1987. McKee is a popular impressionist, his body of work including landscape, coastals, floral gardens and European Mediterranean ports. This work is fresh and clean and absolutely wall-ready in its gold framing. McKee's works have been reproduced in ...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1990 item #1422490 (stock #JB05649)
Pencil signed by the artist at lower center and numbered 274/450 at lower left, is this contemporary black and white print, 8 3/4" by 10 1/2" inside the mat, 17" by 19" framed, the poetic and whimsical subject a young woman gently cradling in her arms a black cat, while seated on steps in a vaguely defined setting, perhaps a back garden. BARBARA A. WOOD, the artist, is from Ohio but also has spent considerable time in California, and, I believe, Georgia. Her colorful, highly popular, much repro...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1422372 (stock #JB05339)
Three oil still life works on canvas by the same hand, each signed "G. Gillson", circa late 20th century, all painted in an earlier style. Measurements are 12" by 16" and 9" by 12", and frames 1 3/4" wide on a side. I do not see a listing for an artist by this name. These are nicely painted and will complement your traditional interior. The dark, wood frames have some scratches and you might want to replace them with gold, which would dramatically improve the overall presentation. The 12 by...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1990 item #1440682 (stock #123)
L'Enfant Gallery
$7,500.00
Artist Michael P Rocco “Wyeth’s Chapel” Watercolor 26x35” Rocco is a member of the highly prestigious American Watercolor Society
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1451650 (stock #1204)
L'Enfant Gallery
$8,000.00
John Court American Artist View Chester Harbor Maryland oil 17x29”. Peter Colasante, director of L’Enfant Gallery, has represented John Court since 1974, owns much of his work and has sponsored several exhibitions of his work since 1970's including in Washington DC and Palm Beach, Florida. Bio: John Court (1948 - ) is a portraitist and landscape painter. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Court grew up in Maryland and Virginia. He began painting at age 11 and attended Cornell University, where he ...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1990 item #1415993 (stock #JB01708)
This is an original etching and aquatint print with embossing on a heavy, quality handmade paper, the sheet 19 1/2" by 26", (currently unframed), the work titled "The White Nile", signed in pencil at lower right and numbered 44/125 at lower left. The total edition (including proofs?) may have been 250. The print is extremely clean and fresh and in excellent condition, with the exception of some tape residue on the reverse and very small light stain at left margin, barely visible. JULIAN TREVE...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1990 item #1415926 (stock #JB01215)
Watercolor on paper, 16 1/4" by 16 1/4" inside the mat (and 27 1/4" by 27 1/4" as framed), signed at lower right by listed, noted Southern California watercolor artist DON FAY. This is a colorful, beautifully executed work, which previously sold for $2000 at a John Moran auction (THIS EXACT PIECE DID). Condition is excellent with vibrant colors and no foxing/fading. The frame is functional and all in all the piece is ready for the wall. The artist himself kindly contacted me after seeing th...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1990 item #910865 (stock #4028)
TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS COMMEMORATING FREDERICK STARR & NOSATSU.

Frederick Starr was a professor of anthropology at Chicago University who first visited Japan in 1904 and made many subsequent visits. He wrote many papers on Japanese subjects but is probably best known in Japan for his interest in pilgrimage, he dressed in traditional pilgrim’s clothing and performed the Shikoku pilgrimage in 1917 and 1921. He became fascinated with the tradition of nailing name slips (nosatu) to te...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1437276 (stock #113)
Courtyard of the Cathedral by artist Coco Meija , 4on canvas 13 x 10“, frame size 23 x 20“
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1990 item #1461839
Watercolor on paper painting 19" by 24" (27" by 34" frame in which found is available at no extra cost), the subject northeastern-style clapboard homes in late autumn season, signed at lower right by artist BEN ROSEN. The painting projects a certain naive charm as a bird's eye view has the viewer contemplating the scene from a unique perspective. There are small edge tears at extreme top that would be entirely hidden by new mat/framing. The watercolor has been photographed without the frame as ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1990 item #1422920 (stock #JB04395)
An oil on canvas painting of an older priest or monk eavesdropping on the conversation of a pair of younger men of the cloth in a richly-appointed, classic interior (library or study), signed by artist at lower left "M. Klein Wylock". This detailed, finely painted work dates to the late 20th century, but the artist was clearly familiar with the similar works of the late 19th century by German, French and Italian artists working in the manner of Eduard von Grutzner (1846-1925). The facial expre...
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Wood : Pre 1990 item #1434533 (stock #1513)
t a t a m i
$200.00


KOREAN WOODEN SPOOLS

Late 20th century. approx. 26 x 6.5cm (10.23 x 2.55in), 26 x 6cm (10.23 x 2.36in). The one with geometrical pattern is engraved with the idiom of Chinese character which stands for the pray for the birth of many boys.


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All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1990 item #1418347 (stock #JB01856)
Oil on canvas, 36" by 24" (45" by 33" as framed in wood), the subject a wicker chair draped with lacy cloth, a painting in the background and tea pot at right, signed with what appears as "Egeun" at lower right and dated 82. A Greek-speaker emailed me to inform me that the signed name is, in Greek, "Eleni" (Greek for "Helen"). This is a bright, contemporary painting in really excellent, fine wall-ready condition.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1420130 (stock #JB03177)
Oil on canvas painting of a woman in a verdant landscape, 30" by 24", unframed, titled on the stretcher "NUDE HOLDING FLOWERS", and also signed there, "by Greg Harris 1981 Feb.". This is a quite early work by an artist now firmly established in the contemporary impressionist art scene nationally, GREGORY FRANK HARRIS (1953-). Harris was born in Southern California to parents that included a painter mother. He showed precocity in art and music and other creative pursuits, and by 1977 was begi...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1990 item #1452229 (stock #3218)
Parisian Artist P. BORTIGZ watercolor of The Left Bank 19x15” Beautifully done
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1990 item #1127290 (stock #3018)
persimmons galore. 81-3 added. * means I own it.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1461820 (stock #04317)
The Unframed Size: 24"L x 15 1/2" H
The title: "Going Home"
Artist: Edward Kawanabe
Medium: Oil Painting on Canvas
Signed by artist: Lower right, E. Kawanabe
The year Painted: 1982
The condition of Painting: Excellent.

This is very attractive oil painting with seawater waving and splashing.
There are group of mountains painted with fine color coordination.
including building group on left side.
The canvas size and streching are done by Artist fo...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1990 item #1481681 (stock #3482)
L'Enfant Gallery
$3,200.00
STAIRCASE AT THE CALVERT COLLECTION 1984, is a work done for the gallery owner by the French Artist Francoise Sylvand who is a French painter that exhibited mainly in Europe and is known for his modernist interiors with added found objects.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1990 item #1463101 (stock #2756)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,800.00
A stunning oil on canvas seascape signed S. Ottovani beautifully framed work