Modern Art black and white wood block print Soldier with a cat " Manifest Destiny" # 4/14, illegibly signed by T. Le Tigre 2007 india ink a Portland Oregon artist . Cool image well done on heavy rag paper well inked .. This would look great framed. Size 22 by 15"
Chinese fan painting with a scene of four men on one side and calligraphy on the other side. Painted in ink and colors on paper. Fan spines made of bamboo. Signed Chen Shaomei (1909-1954).
Size: 11 5/8" long x 17" wide when open.
Well designed and crafted bronze sculpture of a newspaper boy in standing position holding a bundle of newspaper under left arm and with the right hand around his mouth announcing news of the days , late 19th century period, artist's marking, Bofil, to the bronze base. Size: Figure stands 8 inches long and diameter of the base is 3-1/2 inches. Good condition, no issues noted.
Well designed and crafted gilt bronze sculpture of a young girl in standing position holding a flower, late 19th century era, signed Rome; F. Julian to the base. Size: Figure alone stands 7 inches long and 9-1/2 inches including marble base. Good condition, no issues noted.
Vintage Cyrus Seymour painting of a box of candy . Painted on heavy art board and has a thin plastic cover over the art, good condition possibly was for a candy company's ad work. Signed "Descartes " no date but c 1960s . Size 17.5" by 17.5"
Attributed to OLIVE MALSTROM CARL (American 1903 - 1988) A watercolor, double sided each scene is of a red farm house or Barn from different views. On one side the signature was covered over . Classic example of the artist style. Size 15 3/4" by 19 3/4"
Cyrus Seymour works "Broken Glass" signed Descartes 1955. Has Some damage. Dimensions: 20 1/4"H x 16 1/4"W Age: 1955 Material: Board
this is unframed
Cyrus Seymour works "China Doll" in bamboo frame dated 1991. Dimensions: 28"H x 20"W Age: 1991 Material: Bamboo, gauche
An oil on Masonite painting of a red roofed mill with the mill pond in the foreground and a barn against a hill in the distance. Painted in an unusual palette that includes lavender. I have been unable to find a listing for the artist. In a new frame. 10 by 12 inches, with frame 12.5 by 14.5 inches.
Condition: excellent.
Though it is difficult to date, I suspect it is from the middle of the 20th century and most likely to be American.
Limited Edition Print Lithograph
Size: 34 x 24 in | 86 x 61 cm
Edition: 145/300
Framed: Not Framed
Limited Edition Print Lithograph on Paper
Size: 31 x 23 in | 79 x 58 cm
Edition: From the edition of 300
Framed: not framed
Hand Signed: Pencil, in Lower Right
A large engraving of a mythological scene of Venus after her bath getting ready for a date with Adonis. The print was made by Etienne Baudet the French engraver who also worked in Rome. It is dated 1672. The print is after one of a series of 4 paintings by Francesco Albani that were commissioned by the Duke of Mantua in 1621. The painting that is the source of this print is now in the Louvre. Sight size 23 ¼ by 27 inches (59 by 68 cm), overall 28 ¼ by 32 ¼ inches (72 by 82 cm)...
Antique Anne Queen of Brittany French Miniature Portrait, 4.5''x3.25'' Framed. The piece is marked ''Anne de Bretagne'' on verso. She was a 15th century Queen of Brittany, France from 1488 to 1514. Ornate gilt floral frame. Condition Report; No imperfections noted.
Original etching Gothic Interior Suffolk England by Valerie Thornton, British 1931-1991. Signed lower right. Thornton a painter and printmaker. In the1960s she lived in New York working at Pratt Graphics Art Center. Member Royal Society of Painters-Etchers and Engravers. Her work is in the collections of the Royal Academy, Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, Tate Gallery, Fitzwilliam Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York Public Library. Image 26"L x 16.5"W...
Otto Bacher, American, 1856-1909, "The Bridge, Schleissheim". This is a very fine original etching, image size 5 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches, 1879, from Bacher's Danube Set, pencil signed. A very richly inked impression beautiful plate tone on a fine wove type paper with ample margins.
The Boydell Gallery of paintings from Shakespeare must have been an amazing site in fashionable London in the early 19th century. The publisher, John Boydell, commissioned some of the leading artists of the day to paint scenes from Shakespeare and to display the paintings at the publishers Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall. The Gallery published large prints after the paintings in a portfolio that reached 72 prints...
An oversized framed Presidential Christmas card/print from Jimmy Carter. Facsimile signatures of both the President and his wife, Rosalyn."Thanks for your friendship and support. With our best wishes..." The gunmetal frame measures 12" x 14-1/4" with the picture fitting snugly into it. Mounted under glass.
A nice watercolor portrait of a young man, probably in his mid-teens, signed, “Elinor M. Barnard/1933.” The young man with brown hair and eyes wearing an open necked white shirt leans into the picture plane with a sense of youthful eagerness. Elinor Barnard (1872-1942) was born and studied in the UK, but worked mostly in the USA, principally New York City. She has a relaxed and economical style. Sight size 16 3/8 by 12 ¼ inches. Overall with frame, 23 ¾ by 19 3/8 inches...
Original painting/calligraphy by Jacques Le Roux (French, 1923-2010), on antique paper, possibly influenced by Mayan iconography. This work is still in the artist's original frame and bears the artist's label verso. In excellent original condition. As a painter Jacques Le Roux exhibited alongside Picasso and Miro. He was influenced by the Surrealists and Andre Breton, whom he met at the end of WWII...
A Chinese export carved dragon frame with miniature portrait, late 19th century period. Of scalloped oval form carved in deep relief with four dragons. Containing a hand-painted portrait of a young beauty. Overall height of item is 6 inches with length of 5 inches, measurements of portrait is 3.5 x 2.75 inches. Condition Report; Miniature portrait in good condition, frame sustain a couple of age cracks.
Large original signed bronze sculpture on wood base by Irma Rothstein (American, born in Russia, 1906-1971). Almost 20" high including base. In excellent original condition. Irma Rothstein was born in Rostoff, Russia, and studied art in Vienna before emigrating to the United States in 1938. She sculpted the busts of celebrities such as George Bernard Shaw, Hermann Broch, Alexandre Gretchaninoff, Ernest Hemingway, etc...
Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (American 1840-1896)
Lake Scene in Western Maryland
Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right and dated “1861”
Painting Size: 8 ½”” x 16”
Frame Size: 12.5” x 20”
Thompson was a landscape, historical and portrait painter, born in Baltimore where he studied law with his father. In 1859 Thompson decided to become and artist and opened a studio in Baltimore...
Anton Kustia Widjaja 1935-1984 watercolor of hill side terraces with mountains.This artist was one of Javas leading 20th c artists . A watercolor from the same period and area was sold at Neal auction house in 2008. sight 13.5" by 9.5" frame 14.5 by 18.5 "
This note looks at newly emerged prints (in 2015, that is) including Poem 72-110, Poem 70-10, and a work simply called 81-11.
Manfred Schwartz oil painting titled "head"
a wonderful piece from his early period with heavy influence on this piece by his friend Matisse . The painting is is great condition and its original frame with title on back ...
A fine American miniature portrait of a young woman with sausage curls, wearing a lace cap and fichu, with a black dress with black dots. The watercolor painting is done on natural wafer, and enclosed in a period cast bronze foliate case with a glazed aperture on the reverse.
The miniature has no chips, cracks, or bowing. The painting slipped slightly in its case when I scanned it, but this is easily adjusted. Sight size is 2 1/4" by 1 7/8", while the case size is 2 3/4" by 2 1/4".
Continental oval miniature painting, "Dolores", depicting a young beauty with flowing hair and large hoop earrings, signed 'Wagner', captured in an oval gilt frame within a rectangular frame with velvet lining, and titled in graphite verso, plaque 3.25"h x 2.5"w; frame 6'h x 5"w. No condition issues noted.
Francis Sydney Unwin, English, 1885-1925, "The Albert Hall". This is a very rare etching from a scarce, unpublished plate by Francis Sydney Unwin. The image size is 12 1/8 x 16 inches, 1916, pencil signed; a richly inked impression on a fine cream colored Japan paper. Unwin studied at the Winchester School of Art and the Slade School; he traveled extensively throughout Europe and spent several months in Egypt drawing the tomb interiors for an archaeological expedition...
Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch, 1819-1891, "Vue de la Ville de Maaslins". This 1862 etching by Johan Barthold Jongkind measures 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches and is plate signed and dated. Publisher info and title printed below image. III/VI, J-8, publishers blindstamp on l.c., framed.
Continental hand painted porcelain plaque, 19th century period, depicting a three quarter length view of a young girl in a headdress, after the 'Portrait of Beatrice Cenci' by Guido Reni, held in a gilt oval frame inside a rectangular frame with velvet lining, plaque titled in graphite verso\ 6.5"h x 4.75"w, frame 11"h x 8.5"w. No condition issue is noted.
Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch, 1819-1891, "Canal de Hollande Pres de Rottterdam". This 1875 etching by Johan Barthold Jongkind measures 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, plate signed and dated, IV/VI, J-19. Title, publisher and artist printed below image. Framed.
Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch, 1819-1891, "Sortie de la Maison Cochin (Faubourg Saint-Jacques)". This 1878 etching by the Dutch artist, Johan Barthold Jongkind, measures 5 3/4 x 9 1/8 inches, plate signed and dated. Early proof before letters, D-20, II/IV. Framed.
Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch, 1819-1891, "Moulins en Hollande". This 1861 etching by Johan Barthold Jongkind measures 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches, plate signed, framed. D-14, early proof before letters, I/III.
A colorful set of African scenes. The medium appears to be oil on paper. Two are signed by Gallin, one is signed Bonnaie, another Hona (?)and the last Dzio(?). The frames show some wear and chipping and one picture is missing its glass but is protected by a plastic sheet.
Peter Moran, American, 1842-1914, "Noonday". A finely detailed original etching by Peter Moran, this image measures 7 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches, 1887, state II/III, cat: Wright- 94, with the separate frog remarque lower left, pencil signed, framed. Peter Moran was one of the foremost artists of the American etching revival of the late 19th century. He was known for his images of cows and farm animals, as well as his atmospheric scenes of the American Southwest.
A Rare/Fine Korean Water Color Painting by Won Suk Yeon(1922-2003):
“ A Young musician playing a Korean traditional musical instument in Royal cout dress”
Korea, circa 1960s, framed, and painted on paper elaborately,
and signed the artist’s round seal
” in Korean stamped on the lower right..
The measurements; 12 3/4” x 17 1/4”. Framed
It’s in very fine condition without any noticeable damages at all.