Mid Century Sci Fi oil on canvas of a card dealer wearing a dealers visor and a green cardigan sweater said to be magazine cover from a 1950s sci fi publication. We bought this and another we are listing in the late 1990 in Los Angeles , the seller didn't remember the artist name but said the artist was an early Sci Fi artist . the painting is unsigned in good condition though could use a cleaning. Very well done one of my favorites. Size overall 25" by 19.5" sight 19.5" by 13.5"
Mid Century Sci Fi oil on canvas of a card player said to be magazine cover from a 1950s sci fi publication. We bought this and another we are listing in the late 1990 in Los Angeles , the seller didn't remember the artist name but said the artist was an early Sci Fi artist . the painting is unsigned in good condition though could use a cleaning. Very well done one of my favorites. Size overall 17" by 21" sight 15" by 12" approximately.
Ross Shattuck painting on art board of 2 cloaked figures walking up a hilly desert street, with original frame some minor scuffs. Size sight 15" by 19" and a 3" wide frame 25" by 21"
Shattuck studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the PAFA. He moved from New York to Laguna Beach about 1929. During the 1930s he was an art director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and an instructor at the Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles. His paintings include nudes and interiors. EXHIBITED: Gump's (SF), 1940...
Lorenzo Padilla Diaz Cuban - French Artist well listed artist from Cuba living in Montparnasse France. A oil on canvas of a jolly man smoking wearing a hat signed and dated 69 ll and inscription on back. Seems to be the original frame. Size sight approx 19.5" by 15.5" frame 24" by 22" . Full information on this important artist can be found on his foundation site ... fondationlorenzopadilla.org he also has a museum in Cuba housing his work.
WPA portrait of a woman by Charles Winegarner. A fantastic oil on canvas of a stoic woman with an almost cubist background. There is an original repair that seems to have been fixed by the artist, the spot is in her hair to the left side. This is a large painting in its original frame . The condition is good though it shows some wear. Overall 42" by 31.5" with a .75" frame
A nicely painted miniature painting of a blue-eyed gentleman wearing a black tie, coat and black silk vest. The artist has chosen a nice blue background, complementing the sitter's eyes.
The condition of the painting the case are excellent. The spots on the painting are bits of dust, and the lighter color black along the inner edges of the coat are intentionally painted that way. The case size is 2 3/4" by 2 3/8".
Original oil painting on canvas by Paul Warren Zimmerman (USA, 1921-2007), circa 1970. Surreal still life. 24" by 44". Signed verso. In excellent original condition. Paul Warren Zimmerman's works are in the collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia and the Springfield Museum of Fine Art etc.
Daniel Tretiak did this note on Emanation 73, one of Haku Maki's works in his large Emanation series.
The note was done in April 2019. Eleven months later Dan Tretiak died. I write this with such great and lasting pain.
A fine watercolor on vellum painting of an aristocratic woman. The sitter, a blue-eyed blonde powder haired woman who is coquettishly toying with a long lock of her hair, is gloriously decked out in a very low cut white gown with a red shawl. The gown is partially held up by a long strand of diamond and gold jewelry with a matching bracelet on her left arm. Farther up that arm the sleeve of the gown is cinched by a diamond and pearl brooch. A pearl bracelet circles her right arm...
Luigi Kasimir
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1881-1962
Austrian
This is an original color aquatint etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir. The title of this work is: "Fleet Street,London", circa 1930, one of his best works. The view is of St.Pauls and Ludgate Hill from Fleet Street.
The image measures 21 1/4X17 inches. very nice condition, pencil signed in the lower left border, printed on a wove type paper. It appears in the Kasimir catalog as image number 10.
An uncommon miniature portrait, done in oil on copper, of a member of a Scandinavian royal family. The gentleman, wearing a red coat and blue tunic, is shown 3/4 length in a field.
The condition is good, with some scattered small losses, and looks better in person than the photo shows. Presented in its beautiful original bronze frame. Sight size is 3 1/4" by 2 1/2" and the frame size is 5" by 4 1/4".
Original oil painting on canvas by well known artist Constantin Kluge (Latvia-France, 1912-2003), circa 1950, depicting the Conciergerie and the flower market with a view of the Seine and the Paris skyline. In excellent original condition and with original gallery frame. 21 1/2" by 25 1/2" painting alone, roughly 30" by 35" framed. Signed L.L. Provenance: Roberts Gallery in Toronto (label still attached to the stretcher)...
Eric Tobin - Farm on the River, Worcester, VT. Oil on canvas. Size: 20 inches x 24 inches. Dated 2016. Signed in lower right and titled, dated and signed on the stretcher. Framed by the artist in a silver leaf wood frame. A yellow and red farm complex in winter, nestled in a river valley in Worcester, Vermont. Eric Tobin is a contemporary Vermont landscape artist. He resides in the northern part of the state in Johnson, VT...
Platt Powell Ryder
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1821-1896
American
This is an original painting by American artist Platt Powell Ryder. This scene of the Village Market Place was painted circa 1870, signed by Ryder lower right with ANA after his name, when he was an established member of the National Art Academy. The painting is oil on board, framed underglass. Excellent condition in what appears to be the original 19th century frame...
DESCRIPTION: Original acrylic painting, signed by the artist, of a bison in bold colors against a blue ground, 2016. Very good condition. DIMENSIONS: 20'' x 20”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Kathleen Kills Thunder (legal name), a Sioux Indian whose family was from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in NE Montana, was born in 1947 in Seattle, WA. Her father, Ben Kills Thunder, was Sioux while her mother was Spanish/Irish...
Robert Sargent Austin
1895-1973
English
This is a finely detailed line engraving by British artist Robert Sargen Austin. The title is: "The Pack Bridge, Aylestone, Leicestershire". The image measures 4 13/16X4 7/16 inches. It was created and printed in 1926 and appears in the Dodgson catalog as image number 65. It was printed in an edition of 60.
Lovis Corinth
1858-1925
German
This is an original drypoint etching by German Expressionist artist Lovis Corinth (1858-1925) The title of this work is: "Alter Mann" (the old man) It was created and printed in 1916. The image measures 6 5/8X4 3/4 inches. Signed in pencil in the lower border.Printed on a light weight laid type paper, very nice condition.
Adolphe M.T. Beaufrere
1876-1960
This is an original drypoint etching by French artist Adolphe Beaufrere (1876-1960) The title of this etching is "Cottages by the Stream", it was created and printed circa 1930. It is editioned as 19/60. The image measures 8 1/2X8 3/4 inches. Hand signed in pencil in the lower margin.
A plaster of Paris sculpture of St. John the Baptist as a child, sleeping. The boy dressed in camel skin is leaning on a rock, cross in hand and a lamb at his feet. France, mid-19th century, with nice patina and traces of a light blue colouring. Plaster of Paris was a gypsum or chalk mixture used for architectural and art purposes from the beginning of the 19th century and small sculptures, especially with religious themes, were widely exported. Height "3 ½/ 9 cm and width "3 1/3 / 8.5 cm...
Early plaster of Paris group of Saint Anne and her daughter Mary. Saint Anne is seen teaching Mary how to read the Holy Scripture...
Daniel Tretiak chose to number this note 32, with no explanation of why there were no other notes between 28 and this one. In this note he focused on Poem J, a 1966 print that had just emerged (in 2019).
La Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France
Miniature oval watercolor, framed.
Oval 1.25" x 1.75"
La Maison Carrée is one of the best preserved temples of the Roman Empire and was a major influence during the Classical Revival, inspiring Thomas Jefferson's design for the Virginia State Capitol.
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Superb quality antique late 19th century finely hand painted Indian miniature painting depicting the Taj Mahal, Mausoleum of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Set under the glass in an oval silver frame mounted in a beautifully carved solid ebony wood frame carved with floral decoration standing on two ornate feet with an easel at the back to stand. The painting itself features the classic symmetrical view of the marble structure set behind its reflecting pool. While the for...
Haku Maki Poem-j 1966
seal script according to Robert Craft great condition
Japan Haku Maki Big Yellow
This lovely yellow print was created in 1970 It reveals two seal script characters of the Song dynasty This is the only copy ever seen
It is in great condition
Original oil painting on canvas mounted on board by Sidney Laufman (USA, 1891-1985), circa 1950. Still with its original frame, and bearing verso a stamp from Rudolph Galleries. Roughly 18" by 20" in its frame and in excellent condition
A watercolor view from the side including the obelisk and the twin spires of the church Trinita dei Monti (The church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti) at the top of the Spanish Steps above the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. In the distance is a hill with an umbrella pine. Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (British, 1834-1903) is best known as a writer. He also painted watercolors as illustrations for his travel books.
This view of Rome was probably mounted in an album and later removed along with...
A nicely painted portrait miniature, on natural wafer, of a woman with an elaborate hair style and wearing a gold gown with a white fichu.
The painting and the gilt metal case are in excellent condition. Sight size is 1 5/8" by 1 1/4", and the case size is 2 1/4" by 1 1/2".
A watercolor on artist paper depicting from street level through leaves and trees soaring buildings behind a high wall with a 19th century brownstone to one side. I can’t identify the place, though the brownstone is vaguely similar to the Villard Houses. James Penney (American 1910-1982) was a painter in oils, watercolor and a muralist with numerous exhibition records and works in museums and public buildings. He also taught art. He attended the Art Students League in New York in the 1930’s...
Copper engraving of a rocky landscape by the sea, in the foreground a romantic couple fishing. After a painting by Joseph (Claude-Joseph) Vernet (1714 – 1789), number 303 from a series of engravings after the works of famous artists edited in the 1760’s by Johann Georg Hertel in Augsburg. Nice frame in green and gilt. Image size "8 ¾ / 22.5 cm x "6 ½ / 16.5 cm, frame "14 / 35 cm x "11 ½ / 29 cm. Condition: the edge of the paper with some minor spots.
Self portrait of Adriaen van der Werff (1659 - 1722), from the series Raccolta di 324 Ritratti di Artisti Excellenti / Collection of 324 portraits of excellent artists, published 1790 – 1796. Coloured copper engraving based on Van der Werff’s self portrait. Adriaen van der Werff was a renowned Dutch painter. In the original oil painting from 1699 (now in the Rijksmuseum) the artist is holding one of his own paintings depicting his wife Margaretha and daughter Maria. A hundred years later ho...
According to the Brooklyn Museum, which owns one of his watercolors, his dates are 1880-1940. He was a New England artist (Falk lists him with a Worcester MA address) with some of his paintings both signed and located. This large watercolor is attached to a stiff cardboard. The sight size is 12 ¾ by 22 ½. It is signed and dated in the lower left, “George J. Tribe 1910.” The scene is of a lonely farmhouse with a smoking chimney in an empty snowy treed landscape with the sun either just risi...
Signed studio original hand hammered brass bold kinetic ethnographic like pendant necklace sculpture with four major segments which include an added bold carved carnelian ear of corn dangle.
Looks equally well in a shadow box on your wall, window hanging art piece or around your neck. It was wrought in a USA studio in the in the Mid Century Modernist or Arts and Crafts tradition by this self directed metalart maker and signed Mimi Dee - Handmade.
*Bold north to south: 8" X 3...
A fine example of the Drypoint work of French artist Jacques VIllon. The title of this work is :"L'Epingle A Chapeau", the hat pin. This image was created and printed in 1909. The image is editioned lower left as 12/20. A rare image. The drypoint measures 15X12 inches, printed on a medium weight, watermarked, laid type paper. very fine condition, a rich impression showing a velvet burr of ink throughout the figure.
This drypoint is clearly signed in pencil by the artist lower right border.
This is a rare original mezzotint by British artist, Sir Francis Seymour Haden. The title of this work is: "Harlech No II", it was created and printed in 1880. A combination of mezzotint, etching and drypoint, hand signed in pencil lower left border. This image appears in the Schneiderman catalog as image number 197. The image measures 8X11 3/4 inches. This is the V state of V.. This is a rarely seen image by Haden. Richly inked and printed.
This is a fine example of the important etching by Jean Baptiste Corot. This etching is titled: Enviorns De Rome, it was created in 1866, this proof is the second state A. of three. Printed on Holland Paper, This printing had the addresses of:" Cadart and Luquet Editeurs, 79 Rue St Jacques 303 Paris" A rich impression, Catalog Delteil 6 II/III. Framed, previously sold by Kennedy Galleries in New York. The image size measures 11 1/4X8 1/2 inches.
Russian Soviet mixed media paint and paper collage , well done with tiny yellow cut outs . The assemblage relates to nuclear war threats . Signed in cyrillic and dated 68 . We color enhanced the signature to assist in reading. Size sight 6" by 8"
Portret van broeder Michael Ophovius in Dominicaans habijt
michael ophovius print maker: Nicolas van den Bergh
after: Peter Paul Rubens Antwerp
Dating 1735 - 1774
Material and Technique
Material paper
Technique etching
Measurement sh 286 mm × w 217 mm
Good condition mounted to larger sheet 13.5" by 19.5"
Jean Bart 1651-1702, 1789 by Antoine Louis Francois Sergent-Marceau , etching with watercolor . Size 9.75" by just under 6.4" fair condition spotting some foxing.
Qajar Miniature Watercolor of Soldiers Sword fighting the figures are also named in Farsi . The watercolor is painted in oval and seems at one time had a fitted matt. it is in good condition . The figures fighting in a mountainous desert , the gray tones are silver paint with a lot of metallic sheen in person . Size of oval is 5" by 3.5" page 9.25" almost 6.75"
Antique, 19th century, Russian Orthodox icon of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. The icon is finely hand-painted with egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on a wooden panel with a splint (shponk) inserted in the back.
The icon depicts the Russian Orthodox saint Sergius of Radonezh. On the upper left side, Christ Pantocrator is shown blessing the saint, with the Gospels labeled in the Old Church Slavonic alphabet at the top.
The edges are painted with eight different saints, the family's patron s...
M Morett etching By Wenceslaus Hollar c 1647 etching mounted to a larger page good condition.size approximately 4 by 6" Harvard museum has one in their collection.
Wenceslaus Hollar, (Prague 1607 - 1677 London)
After Hans Holbein the Younger, German (Augsburg, Germany 1497/98 - 1543 London, England)
Wenzel Hollar (1607-1677), Adam Elsheimer, etching after a painting of Elsheimer by Jan Meyssens, 1649, with text below. Pennington 1397, third state (of 6). In generally good condition, on laid paper . 6 1/4 x 4 1/2, the sheet 10 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches. Mounted to a large window page
Eugene Higgins (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1874–1958 New York)A superb painterly impression, in dark brown ink, on buff wove paper os a lake scene with trees and a sail boat c 1910. Size 10.5" by 8.75" The print has an inscription at bottom with Higgins name , unsure if its his signature.
Qajar Miniature Watercolor of a Prince and his Bride? the figures are also named in Farsi on a terrace with mountains in the background. The watercolor is painted in oval and seems at one time had a fitted matt. The painting is in good condition . The painting has gold leaf paint for her skirt and His sword as well as silver leaf paint on the horizontal terrace railing . Size of oval is 5" by 3.5" page 9.25" almost 6.75"
Qajar Miniature Watercolor of a Couple in a Palace.
The watercolor is painted in oval and seems at one time had a fitted matt. The painting is in good condition . The painting has gold leaf and silver leaf paint on the horizontal terrace railing and bowl. Size of oval is 5" by 3.5" page 9.25" almost 6.75"
Qajar Miniature Watercolor of Lovers on a terrace with mountains in the background. The watercolor is painted in oval and seems at one time had a fitted matt. The painting is in good condition . The painting has gold leaf paint for her skirt and cuffs as well as silver leaf paint on the horizontal terrace railing . Size of oval is 5" by 3.5" page 9.25" almost 6.75"
This is rare group in the 23 Color Transparency of Leonor Fini's works. I have acquired in 1997, 21 years ago
at Dallas auction house. I never offered before until now.
The following number showing the subject of each transparency. Please note these are scanned from
Our printer so the quality of each transparency may not showing clear as itself but give you what they looks like. The group of Transparency came from Gelerie Lambert Monet of Geneve, Switzerland dated from between 1970-1980. Eac...
Additional Color Transparency of Leonor Fini's works, total 23 pcs.
Wenceslaus Hollar Hanns Holbein Portrait c 1647
Self-portrait of Hans Holbein as 45-years old in 1543. This copy was engraved by Hollar in 1647.
Fair condition mounted corners on left side may have restoration . good image a bit over 5.5" and a bit under 4.5"
Abbo Ostrowsky, Rus./Am.,1889-1975 " Groundnut Hill "
1926 etching plate 4.7/8" by 6" exact same image in the Smithsonian American Art Museum # 1978.98.186
Edmund Blampied
1886-1966
British
This is an original drypoint etching by British artist Edmund Blampied. The work is titled: "Night Time in Dieppe, created and printed in 1926, editioned as 62/100. The image measures 7 3/4X10 3/4 inches. Fine use of plate tone on the street and background. A rich feathered Burr. A very fine and atmospheric image.
William Charles McNulty
1884-1963
American
This is an impressive etching and drypoint by American artist William C. McNulty. The title is: "Demolishing the Century Theater, 1931" A great industrial study done in New York City. This etching has an image size of 9X11 1/4 inches. Pencil signed and titled. Done in an edition of 75 proofs.
The unframed sheet and Image size: 33 1/2" L x 23 1/2"H. Original Handpulled Plate(15 plates) Lithograph by Famous French Artist ANNE LAN. Printed on arches paper in Paris. Anne Lan born in Limousin France, received numerous awards. The title of "REVE DE CHAT" It is signed and numbered by Artist Edition number 123/220. The condition of work excellent. Actual work is much prettier. The authenticity of workmanship guaranteed. Regular price was $1.600.00. Published Dated 1990.
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A wonderfully done naïve portrait of an older woman identified on the reverse as Almira Coolidge of Boston. The 3/4 length depiction shows the sitter holding a handkerchief and wearing a lace trimmed white bonnet, white lace fichu, and a red scarf over a black puff-sleeve dress with gold buttons. The background is nicely done in a striated and shaded blue-gray. Presented in a gilt metal frame.
This painting was part of the important and well-known Gregory collection offered at Sotheby's on 1/...
Pair of original hand colored horse lithographs from "Professor Low's Illustrations of the Breeds of the Domestic Animals
London, 1840" . Drawn by Mr. Nicholson, R.S.A. from a painting by Mr. Shiels, R.S.A. Drawn on stone & printed by Fairland. Published by Longman, Orme, Brown , Green & Longmans, Paternoster Row, London 1840. Presented framed and matted in quality vintage burl wood frames. Measuring 12.5 x 17 inches, matte window 10" x 13" overall framed size 18" x 24"
Low was a professor o...
A finely painted watercolor portrait of a good looking gentleman wearing a black jacket and a white shirt, stock and collar. The talented artist specifically painted the entire piece in shades of white, black, and gray. Note the way he used white highlighting on the left collar and shoulder of the sitter to give a sense of depth to the piece.
The back of this work deserves special mention as it is composed of a backing of metal guilloche. (Guilloche is a decorative technique in which a very pr...
The sheet size: 24" x 32"
The image size: 31" x 38"
The title: "London"
Artist: Linnea Pergola (American)
Medium: 100% Arches paper, Unframed.
Signed by artist: Lower right in pencil
Edition Numbered : 121/295, in pencil
The year made: 1990
Publisher: Martin Lawrence Limited Edition
The condition: Mint, never been framed.
The serigraph was stored away last 20 years.
It came with the certificate of authenticity.
My photo's bus co...
Alexander Ney Russian American sculptor "Brown Torso " early 1970s figure sculpted in brown clay in a modern style. 1 hole at base for mounting , this piece is signed N4 wonderful figure size almost 2.5" by 1.25" . This is from a very rare group of early miniature pieces most all were initialed in this way. Developing several individualistic styles in modern art, he is most famous for his unique work in terra cotta sculpture, involving heavily perforated surfaces and intriguing forms. Notable ...