All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1960 item #609972 (stock #0072)
Village scene, possibly Nara, issued ca. 1950s, non-limited edition.

Pencil signed in the image beneath red artist’s seal, very good impression and color, untrimmed, full margins, light toning in margins, white tape residue on back of margins, printer’s seal on back of margin.

Overall size: 11 ½ x 17 in., image size: 10 ½ x 15 1/8 in.

All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Clay : Pre 1970 item #1464021 (stock #2678)
A beautiful Chinese Tang Dynasty style porcelain sculpture 10” Berlin Estate
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1960 item #1446138 (stock #2039)
American gag-a-day comic strip, originally started by Jeff Keate & Jim McMenamy on June 26, 1944, but was taken over by Buford Tune on October 16, and continued for the next thirty years.[1] The strip was distributed by Publishers Syndicate and also appeared in comic book form. This work is ink can pencil on paper, double signed lower right, dedication to Martin Heflin, brother of famed film actor Van Heflin.
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Clay : Pre 1970 item #1418667 (stock #JB02002)
Original unique sculpture in clay or terra cotta, 11 1/2" by 6" by 6", mounted on a black 3" high base, signed on the sculpture "E. BARR", not dated but likely circa 1960's. I cannot to date find information on the artist but he/she was certainly a talent who was familiar with modern giants like Henry Moore, Jacques Lipchitz, Alexander Archipenko and others who worked in this manner, simplifying and glorifying the human form...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1800 item #1446730 (stock #2089)
Early early 19th century “The Prodigal Son In Misery” Eighteenth Century Print 12x10”
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1419496 (stock #JB02072)
Lithograph with hand coloring from the Imperial folio quadrupeds series circa 1846, plate number 85, depicting the species Meriones americanus, Barton (the jumping mouse), by the important American naturalist artist and lithographer JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851). Audubon was assisted by his son John Woodhouse Audubon, and the printing was by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1980 item #1246316
Barry Moser, American, 1940-, "Timing Devices". A dramatic triptych wood engraving, the three images are individually titled, "The Dump", "The Burying Ground", and "The Eucharist". The overall image size is 8 x 9 3/8 inches, 1977, pencil signed.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1940 item #1424106 (stock #JB05098)
A vintage still life oil painting of yellow and orange flowers in a brown jug on a table top, unframed, 30" by 36", signed at lower right by listed Southern California artist BERTHA TOWNSEND COLER (1865-1948). Coler was born in Ohio and studied with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase in New York City...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1940 item #1441194 (stock #602)
James Milton Sessions was an American maritime painter, best known for his watercolor paintings of sport fishing, ocean landscapes, and World War II naval warfare. Sessions worked as a commercial illustrator, importantly documenting the Pacific and European campaigns of the war, as well as creating advertisements for numerous industrial vehicles in military use...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1458825 (stock #2206)
FAT BANISHED ALWAYS STAY THIN HEALTH poster circa 1880 Measuring 16x12 inch in a fine black lacquered frame
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1970 item #1419011 (stock #JB01262)
If you admire the work of Norman Rockwell, and millions do, as evidenced by spectacular auction records over $30 million, but you cannot quite afford that-----yet, would love to own something that Rockwell touched, then consider this beautiful print, (**ONE OF TWO SIMILAR PRINTS I HAVE CURRENTLY IN MY SHOP**), the title being "Springtime in Stockbridge", measuring 16 1/2" by 32". The original was painted for LOOK magazine and this poster was issued in 1971 by Cowles Communications, Inc...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1980 item #1437624 (stock #337)
Framed Water Color with a carved stone miniature.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1990 item #1420138 (stock #JB02788)
Oil on canvasboard painting of a greatly simplified vase with flowers, unframed, 16" by 12", signed at lower right "Dieter" and bearing on the reverse the title "Spring Bouquet" and "W. D. ZANDER/25 EAST END AVE/N.Y N.Y 10028". This is a work, possibly circa 1970's or 1980's, by a long-lived gentleman with an extraordinary life history, who happens also to have been a very talented artist. Zander was born in Germany in 1915, and educated in Neuchatel, Switzerland...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1900 item #1441135 (stock #203)
East York Militia hand colored aquatint “Robinson” measuring 13 x 19“ dated April 1, 1814 Leeds England
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1456201 (stock #954)
A lovely 1920 dated etching of the Tower of London, signed FR lower left.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Asia : Japanese : Pre 2000 item #1485330 (stock #2107166)
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Beautiful Autumn Landscape with maple leaves. Painted with ink and pigments on paper. Signed Tetsuzan and sealed.

Some light marks are present on the painting itself, otherwise the painting is in very good antique/vintage condition. Some insignificant light marks are present on the scroll mounting, otherwise the piece is diplayed well and in very good condition...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : German : Pre 1920 item #1419777 (stock #JB02700)
Oil on canvas painting of a traditional German house or cottage in a forested landscape, 20" by 28" on the stretchers, 23" by 31" as framed, signed at lower right by artist "M. Lichtmann" and dated there 1920. The painting is beautifully executed, though there is very little information on the artist. There is stable craquelure, and a slight drip of foreign matter at center left, though the painting can be placed on the wall as-is.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1990 item #1418482 (stock #JB04941)
A twentieth century Italianate landscape painting in convincing Old Master style, unframed, impressively large at 23 3/4" by 47 3/4", signed at lower left by noted Old Master style painter TONI BORDIGNON (born 1921). Bordignon's mastery of the subject matter and techniques of masters of previous centuries has led to his decorative and popular paintings being offered at auctions in Europe and America...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : S. America : Pre 1990 item #1435275 (stock #TBD00393)
Oil on canvas of two horses eating cut greens with chickens pecking the earth nearby in a clean but slightly rundown curral (farmyard) under bright sunlight and with bright red blossoming tree behind the horses losing some blossoms. Giovanni Oppido (1907-1988) is a well documented Brazilian artist. The painting is 23 x 46 ¼ inches (58.4 x 117.5 cm) with frame 27 ½ x 50 inches (69.8 x 127 cm)...
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Metal : Pre 1930 item #1460552 (stock #2508)
A Southern India Chola style Bronze Sculpture of a Goddess Or diety measuring 11 in. Height by 4 inch width
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pastel : Pre 1930 item #1446854 (stock #JB02799)
This is a finely executed pastel drawing of a soldier of approximately the 17th century in Europe, 22 1/2" by 16 1/2" (27" by 20 1/2" framed), signed at lower left with the initials "A R". I have been unable to connect this to a known artist but the quality is evident. Laid down on the backing, the work is in excellent condition behind glass...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1970 item #1438211 (stock #033)
Caricature of Martin Heflin by Allen Stone. Heflin was a famed political operative in Washington DC during the 1940s and 50s. He is the brother of movie star Van Heflin and was a poker playing buddy of FDR.
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Metal : Pre 1970 item #1422181
A soldered metal figural group sculpture apparently depicting a military charge in modern context. By Outsider/Brutalist Artist Franklin E. Wurster. Signed "Frank Wurster" and titled "The Race". Fair/Good condition with one figure having come undone at the soldered joints. Can be resoldered but we'll leave that project to the purchaser. Length of the supporting plinth, 15 inches. Height including plinth, about 11 1/2 inches.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1461080 (stock #2569)
An interesting and unique illustration of a comic scene lithograph from the nineteenth century measuring 6x8” more info coming soon
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1930 item #1417526 (stock #JB04863)
This is an original 1924 etching, from the series of 55 etchings by the artist, in the book "Dingo", published that year by Ambroise Vollard Editeur. The edition was 350. "Dingo" featured dogs and their unique habits and characteristics. This image is adorable, and accurately illustrates how dogs interact with one another---the black dog at left lifting his right paw, the white sheep dogs on their guard, sniffing out the newcomer to their territory...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1800 item #1440628 (stock #080)
Napoleanonic War Figures in Russia, Russian Town of Tcherkask Lithograph circa 1800 21x18 inches
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1800 item #1446997 (stock #2115)
England artist Nedham, “The Prodical Son Returns To The Father” Eighteenth Century Print 12x10
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 2000 item #1453463 (stock #1648)
Beautiful geometric print after Sonya or Robert Delaunay measuring 10x8”
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1980 item #1490902
A most interesting Mid-Century, as late as 1980's perhaps, multiple: a so-called "cast stencil", "cast paper", or "relief" print, therefore three dimensional, featuring a grid pattern of elongated shapes, with air brush paint application on the striking blue and red sections, signed at lower right in pencil and numbered 34/250 in pencil at lower left by noted Arkansas-associated artist PAUL MAXWELL (1925-2015). This is typical imagery by the artist and sculptor...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1910 item #1441272 (stock #244)
Gibson Girl Original Lithograph by Artist Charles Dana Gibson 16x11 Charles Dana Gibson Charles Dana Gibson 02.jpg Gibson c. 1900 Born September 14, 1867 Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. Died December 23, 1944 (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S. Nationality American Education Art Students League of New York Known for Illustration Notable work Gibson Girl series Spouse(s) Irene Langhorne ​(m. 1895)​ Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867 – December 23, 1944)[1] was an A...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 2000 item #930973 (stock #2992)
Original oil painting on canvas by Eugene Szirovecz (American, 1936-2008). This painting is beautifully framed and measures 24" by 36" (painting alone). It is signed and dated l.m. It is offered in excellent condition. Szirovecz was a California artist who specialized in painting the nude. One of three works by this artist currently available. Provenance: estate of the artist.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1463962
A fine antique watercolor painting of Windsor Castle, the foreground with waterside cattle, boats and birds and a small footbridge, signed at lower left and dated 1852 by well-listed JOSEPH INCE (1806-1859). Ince was a David Cox pupil. He came to London in 1826, exhibiting at the Royal Academy as his skills advanced. Ince became known for drawings and paintings of Cambridge, Oxford, and Wales. This little work featuring Windsor Castle is desirable. There is no glass. Hand drawn mat which i...
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 : Photographs : Pre 1990 item #1449845
A black and white photograph of a man supine on a bed in a simple or even stark interior, signed and stamped on the reverse, and with edition information (6/25) by the noted, widely exhibited American contemporary photographer, MARSHA BURNS (1945-). The photograph is untitled and not dated. Burns was born in Seattle and received early training in the fine arts at the University of Washington, which was followed by study at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. By 1969 she had decided to de...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1960 item #1341544 (stock #BC001CS)
Original engraving on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition of 25 printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell, and signed by Elaine Black the artist's wife. In excellent unframed condition. Titled in pencil l.l. and numbered 7/25. Signed and dated in pencil l.r. :Wendell Black '54 by Elaine. Also signed by Berkley Chappell and marked "imp". 7 3/4 by 13 1/2 image alone. For information regarding this artist and this print please see "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Bl...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1910 item #1423315 (stock #JB03786)
Colored etching, 7 3/4" by 4 3/8" inside the mat, 13 1/4" by 9 3/4" framed, pencil signed at lower right margin, with "No. 18" notation, by the famous French artist, JEAN-FRANCOIS RAFFAELLI (1850-1924). This is a sympathetic depiction of a common woman of the lower class, gathering sticks on a chilly day for her cooking fire or hearth. Raffaelli found the common, the poor, the working class, and the underprivileged people of Paris and its industrial suburbs to be his favorite subjects. He stu...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Contemporary item #1490704 (stock #05474)
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CARP STREAMER 4

Collage work made from ‘koinobori’ (carp streamer / ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koinobori) made of old ‘washi’ (Japanese paper). 33 x 24 cm (12.99 x 9.44in).


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All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1900 item #1415345 (stock #JB03697)
Decorative old antique floral painting, 17 1/4" by 13 1/4" (20 3/4" by 16 3/4" framed), unsigned, featuring a variety of flowers, including a tulip, in a decorative metallic vessel, all against a dark background, in the style going back to 17th century Holland. It is hard to know exactly how old the work is but mid 19th century would likely be a good guess. The canvas weave is rather coarse, promoting the earlier look. The piece is convincingly old, with some small losses and extensive craque...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1800 item #1441971 (stock #267)
1760 Lithograph by artist L. Boilly, “Les Medecins” 12x9”, Frame size 18 x 14, c Louis-Léopold Boilly, self-portrait Louis-Léopold Boilly (French 5 July 1761 – 4 January 1845) was a French painter and draftsman. A gifted creator of popular portrait paintings, he also produced a vast number of genre paintings vividly documenting French middle-class social life. His life and work spanned the eras of monarchical France, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Empire, the Bourbon Resto...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1800 item #1446886 (stock #2098)
Set of Three Eighteenth Century Prints Miniatures English Measuring 6.5x4.25 inches
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1700 item #1421736 (stock #JB03194)
Etching on thin laid paper, 3 3/4" by 2 3/4" (14" by 11" in modern day frame), from the series "Beggars and other low life", by the noted early Dutch artist JAN GILLISZ VAN VLIET (1605-1668). The etching is one image out of a series of ten or eleven similar views by the artist, who, despite information to the contrary, was not strictly a pupil/student of Rembrandt. It is said that he was working as an independent etcher with Rembrandt, collaborating with the latter on translating paintings to ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1970 item #1417460 (stock #JB01785)
Oil on canvas, 13 1/4" by 16 1/4" (20" by 23" as framed), signed in Hebrew at upper left and dated there "68", the scene rather surrealist, with two heads at right superimposed on a deep blue background with decorative device behind them, and a house at left with a figure emerging from it. This unusual modern painting is by the noted Israeli surrealism artist DAN KEDAR (1929-2008). Kedar's works sell at auction in Israel. Kedar's paintings are consistently very modern and surreal---and the su...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Sculptural : Pre 1970 item #1491518 (stock #1945)
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$400.00


BIRD TREE BY SHIGEO FUKUDA

Vintage wooden puzzle sculpture toy by Shigeo Fukuda (1932-2009 / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeo_Fukuda), as the same type made for his daughter originally. 1965-1969, Japan. H 27 x 21 x 9 cm (10.62 x 8.26 x 3.54in). Attached with the art book titled 'Toy' publishing this same type of his work as the reference.


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All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1900 item #1441283 (stock #252)
A rare Ephemera is this intaglio engraved bond from 1903 for 1000 rubles which was issued by Czarist Russia Royal Government. A beautiful piece of history as well as Art. Framed
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Photographs : Pre 1900 item #1453525 (stock #1666)
Possibly purchased at the Chicago 1893 Worlds Fair Exposition.,where photographs were sold of Egypt at the pavilion This work shows the famous entrance to the Souk market
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Pre 2000 item #1444378 (stock #05333)
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$400.00


KIND OF GRAVE GOODS

Modern miniature versions of ancient korean burial pottery wares in unused condition. Small: approx. H 2cm (0.78in), Large: approx. H 4.5cm (1.77in)


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All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Contemporary item #1488611 (stock #05465)
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$400.00


CARP STREAMER 3

Collage work made from big 5 meter-long ‘koinobori’ (carp streamer / ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koinobori) made of old‘washi’ (Japanese paper). 38 x 46 cm (14.96 x 18.11in).


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All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1900 item #1441275 (stock #260)
A fine detailed engraved scene of a Arab Fortress, possibly North Africa signed E. pieroth, circa 1880s
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1486937 (stock #05456)
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OCTOPUS

Object made to be based on octopus. Used Japanese washi paper. Contemporary, Japan. H 18 x 16 x 17 cm (7.08 x 6.29 x 6.69in)


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All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pastel : Pre 1920 item #1422904 (stock #JB04333)
Fine pastel drawing of a seated young woman, on gray-blue paper, 18 1/2" by 12 1/2" (23 1/2" by 17 1/2" in mid century white frame), unsigned. The artist was clearly very skilled but unfortunately failed to sign the work. An elegant interior is suggested by the orange pottery vessel at far right. The young lady's clothing suggests that the work could be old----maybe early 20th century, despite appearing to be quite fresh. Once again, it is difficult to determine without a date or artist name...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1486985 (stock #05457)
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$400.00


BLUE HEAD

Based on the head part of old Japanese human phantom made of thick paper. Head: 17 x 12 x H 8 cm (6.69 x 4.72 x 3.14in).


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All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 2000 item #1446727 (stock #2088)
Maroni Sherman “A Kashmiri Peasant” Drypoint 10x8” Fine quality and beautiful work framed signed and mounted
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Contemporary item #1460413
A 24" by 36" oil on Masonite painting (30" by 41 1/2" as framed), titled on reverse "The Essence of Autumn", July 2002, signed there and again at lower right by listed California contemporary artist ROBERT ALLISON RICHERT (born 1947). The artist in the early 1970's received his Bachelor's Degree in Art at California State University, Long Beach. He describes being attuned to the outdoors while still a child, exploring the natural world. California impressionist landscape paintings by his hand...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1970 item #1341557 (stock #BC003CS)
Original etching with aquatint by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition, posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell. Excellent original unframed condition. Titled and numbered 7/25 l.l. Signed and dated "65" l.r. 4" by 6" image alone. For information regarding this artist please see "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre. (this work is plate 1 in "The Lost Prints...)
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Charcoal : Pre 1930 item #1417026 (stock #JB01544)
Charcoal on paper, 7 7/8" by 11 3/8" (14 1/4" by 17 7/8" as framed), not signed above the mat (not opened up), but bearing a 1968 label on the reverse from ACA American Master Gallery of La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles, providing the name of the artist, with the words below stating "From the estate by K Moskowitz". This is a rather typical subject for the artist, EUGENE HIGGINS (1874-1958), who is today grouped with the Ash Can school of American art of the first half of the twentieth century. ...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1940 item #1069205
William Joseph Schaldach, 1896-1982, American, etching, "Chores - Lyons Plain, Connecticut", image size 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, titled and signed in pencil.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1960 item #1419604 (stock #JB02539)
Oil on board painting of two clipper ships in full sail on the high seas, 21 1/4" by 27" (25" by 31" framed), probably executed circa 1970's to about 1985, signed at lower right by the artist, AUSTIN DWYER of Seattle. There is a website maintained by the artist, with a host of biographical information, and images of works for sale, both original and giclee prints. Dwyer was born in Ireland but became a U.S. citizen. He received art education in the Pacific Northwest, (where he is best known t...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1980 item #1488229
Original lithograph poster issued in 1974 in an edition of 5,000, for the unveiling of a mural by Marc Chagall at the Four Seasons, Chicago. The colors are bright and unfaded. Measurements are 33 1/2" by 22 1/2" (42" by 30" framed) . Due to the danger posed by shipping glass, even when taped, this will be shipped flat or if preferred by buyer, can be rolled in a hard plastic tube (at a significantly lower shipping cost). Email to discuss.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Charcoal : Pre 1960 item #1415952 (stock #JB02741)
Mixed media (charcoal and white gouache highlights) drawing of an American military man, in formal U.S. Army uniform, 14 1/2" by 11 1/2" (20 1/2" by 17" as framed), signed at lower right by the well known artist and illustrator associated with New Mexico and the Southwest, BETTINA STEINKE (1913-1999). Steinke's oils and drawings of native Americans, cowboys and other figures of the southwestern part of the country can bring into five figures. Born in Maine, she was educated in art in the New Y...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1950 item #1416068 (stock #JB05151)
(ONE OF SEVERAL BY MERRIAM IN MY SHOP) An oil on canvas, 30" by 40", unframed), the subject a Southern California desert mountain wash and canyon, a cluster of desert palms grouped towards the center of the composition, the painting unsigned by undoubtedly by the talented California painter JAMES MERRIAM (1880-1951). This brushstrokes, size and subject matter of this particular example is very typical of the artist's work; I will stand by its being "a Merriam". Merriam was born in Canada and was...