Charcoal drawing on paper, unframed, 8 1/4" by 6", signed at lower left by the important, well-known German illustrator artist and photographer, HEINRICH ZILLE (1858-1929). Zille's works have exceeded $60,000 at German auctions, and even simple charcoal drawings commonly bring up to about the $10,000 range, those with color being especially desirable. He was born in Dresden and was in Berlin as a child, already showing artistic promise...
A rare example of the 1918 lithograph print featuring German poet Ivar von Lucken, pencil signed faintly at lower right corner by famed Austrian expressionist artist OSKAR KOKOSCHKA (1886-1980). The print is quite rare, having been originally produced in an edition of only fifty examples; just a handful have appeared at auction in the past 25 years. Kokoschka needs little introduction, to collectors of important 20th century European art...
A charming watercolor painting of the coastline at Antibes on the French Riviera, 11" by 14 1/2" (16 1/2" by 19 1/4" framed), signed at lower left by artist A. Pinkey and bearing inscription on backing giving the history of the artwork. The inscription reads "Shirley keep/Aunt Amy Pinkey painted this of the Cote d'Azur when she and I spent 6 weeks at Antibes Hotel de Paclette (sp.?) in 1919 (S. recovering from flu...
View of Laguna Beach
Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984)
Watercolor on paper, signed.
A painter and illustrator, Kinghan trained at the American Academy of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. In addition to his studio work, Kinghan began a career as an art teacher. In 1937, he first offered private instruction. While that continued throughout his life, he also worked for a time at the American Art Academy which was followed by a position at the Huguenot School of Art...
Multi jpgs and Multi Activities in this OIL On CANVAS with the PARIS STREET SCENE. Top Left reads: BOULEVARD/ Des/ ARTIST/ CAFE. At the Left are People Seated at Tables in Formal Attire in front of the CAFE on an Idealistic Tree lined Street; a Poster displayed on the wall and a KIOSK behind. Central to the PAINTING is the LADY with PARASOL Beautifully dressed; there is a touch of Pink seen on this Parasol. Right side of the Work shows the HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE and a 1920's Automobile...
Beautifully beautifully framed Watercolor measuring 10“ x 9 1/2“, frame size 16 x 15“ Circa 1920
William Seltzer Rice (1873-1963)
Italian Boat
Date: Likely 1913-1915.
Paper size 7.75 x 5.5 inches.
Print size: 4.75 x 3.875 inches.
Signed and titled in pencil.
Medium: Woodblock print.
Condition: Lightly foxed, primarily outside the image area. Margin blanks (see additional photos for full margins). Tape on verso.
Note: We could find no other reference to this title by the California artist and believe that this could be the only known color example...
A lovely pastel drawing of a young woman, with skilled modeling of the face and careful attention to hair and spring blossom background, not signed on front but sliver of preserved old paper affixed to backing by a modern day framer states subject is one Ruth Noble, age 17, the work drawn by one Mildred Stillman, art teacher at Wyoming Academy, Kingston, Pennsylvania. Kingston is in northeastern Pennsylvania not far from Scranton and near Wilkes-Barre...
Joseph Pennell
(American 1857-1926)
The Inauguration Steps, 1912
Lithograph on ivory laid paper
17 x 22 (image); 19 x 24.5 (sheet); 17.75" x 22.25" (sight);
24" x 30" (frame)
Wuerth 265
Washington D.C. series. Edition of 25...
Aquatint on paper 20" by 14" (32" by 24 1/2" in tasteful framing, with quality materials), signed in pencil at lower right corner within the image, the subject a lady intensely examining a print from a bulging portfolio in a studio, other works visible in other portfolios and hanging on the wall. Title I believe is "Dans l'Atelier". The colors are somber and elegant. Robbe was a major French printmaker late in the 19th and early in the 20th century...
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Collotype hand signed limited edition 1917 Les mères pendant la guerre
sight 9.5" by 13.5" with original matt board
Benson Bond Moore
(American 1882-1974)
"Autumn Woods, Largo, Maryland"
Oil on board, signed lower right and titled on the reverse
Painting: 14" x 12"
Frame: 18" x 16.25"
Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector
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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC...
Joseph Pennell
1857-1926
American
This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Joseph Pennell. He traveled down to Panama in 1912 to record the building of the Canal. He created a series of images from that trip. This image is titled Cranes at Miraflores Lock, Panama, Printed in an edition of only 100. This image measures 22 1/4X16 3/4 inches on a Fabiano watermarked, laid type paper. Sheet size is 25 1/2X 20 1/2 inches.
Old early 20th century painting of a thin line of trees bordering a waterway, executed in a lovely impressionist palette with excellent handling of light, 17 1/2" by 21" as framed, signed in red at lower right corner "Chatterton". Though found in Ogunquit, Maine, in an art colony area where the well known American artist Clarence Chatterton was known to have painted, the signature does not resemble that of Chatterton, who was a student of Edward Hopper...
Edward Henry Berge (American, 1908-1998)
A Painted Plaster Relief Plaque of Three Iguanas
Signed,lower middle
Size: 23” x 23.5” x 4.5” deep
Born and raised near Clifton Park in Northeast Baltimore, Mr. Berge was the son of the acclaimed Baltimore sculptor Edward Berge, who was best known for his studies of children. A graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Mr...
Southeast Asian Bronze Head Sculpture, might be Khmer, circa 17th/18th Century, measuring 9 1/2 inches, with base measuring 14 inches
Fabulous miniature painting on depicting Red Fort, in-cased in intricately carved frame, no visible signature and I believe the item has been painted by European artist.
Size: The ivory plaque is 1 7/8" x 2 3/8" housed in the 5 3/8" x 4 3/8" frame. Condition Report: Absolutely excellent condition.
WWI Original Painting Artist J. B. Lomack American,1888-1980, A beautiful watercolor Gouache and charcoal measuring 29 x 22“, frame size 42 x 34“
James Bishop Lomack was born in 1888 in Washington D.C. and died in 1980 in Washington D.C. He studied at Howard University after World War I. In his lifetime he created many murals for Washington D.C. institutions, including scenes from black history for Howard University. He served in the military in France during World War I, and attended o...