Circle of GASPARE DIZIANI (Italian 1686-1767) Two Mythological Scenes, possibly Venus and Adonis - a pair Oil on wood panel Apparently unsigned 17.75 inches x 12 inches (45.1 x 30.5 cm)

A truly beautiful pair of miniature portraits, on natural wafer, exemplifying Hugh Bridport at his very best. Signed on the back of the boy,, in graphite, "Painted by Hugh Bridport, Phila".

The very handsome gentleman is wearing a black ascot, white collar, white shirt with onyx studs, and a black jacket. The young boy, with fine, light brown hair, is wearing a sky blue garment with white embroidery on the wide collar.

Both miniatures are in superb condition, with no cracks, chips, or bowing...

Scene from a Noh play from the series “100 Noh Plays” published 1922-1926

Signed Kogyo with publisher’s seal on lower left, very good impression and color, light foxing on verso, large red collector’s seal on verso

Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.

John Ulbricht, Cuba, Illinois, and presently living in Majorca, Spain, 1913-, He is known for figural nude drawings/paintings and is listed in Who was Who in American Art. He has a extensive gallery and exhibition record including The National Portrait Gallery.

Italian artist Duilio Barnabé (1914-1961). Oil on canvas in beautiful silver leafed frame. 21cm h by 28cm w. (8.6" by 11.2").

John Costigan, American, 1888-1972. This painting is oil on canvasboard, 10" by 14" in a 2" frame. Overall dimensions are 14" by 18". It is signed lower left J.E.Costigan, N.A. It is inscribed verso with the Title, Artist's name and address and is dated 1942. Costigan's best paintings are the wooded scenes with heavy impasto and brilliant color. This is a gem with a lovely Mother and Child among the splashes of autumn colors...

Bakufu Ono, oban tate-e, dated Showa 28 (1953), published by Kyoto, Hanga-in, slightly toned, fine impression, color and condition.

Scene from a Noh play from the series “100 Noh Plays” published 1922-1926

Signed Kogyo with publisher’s seal on lower left, very good impression and color, light soiling on edges, left margin slightly trimmed, large red collector’s seal on verso

Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.

John Carey (1861-1943) Irish painter. "The Music Lesson", Oil on Wood Panel. Signed John Carey and dated 1896 lower left. Dimensions; 11.5" x 14.5" sight; 18.5" x 22" framed. Very fine condition.

“Donne, Colombe e Lampada” Oil on canvas 36” x 24” w/o frame Lucio Ranucci was born in 1925 in Italy. He began painting as a young man while at boarding school and at the age of 22, not long after his father passed away, Ranucci set out for Latin America seeking personal exploration and adventure. What was to be a brief excursion turned into a 16-year stay that involved immersing himself in the cultures of Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, and Costa Rica...

Italian. 17th-18th Century, Oil on Copper, 21"w by 15.25"h in an antique frame 26.25"w by 22"h. On the verso is an antique inscription that attributes the painting to Jean Honore'Fragonard 1775. The inscription is obviousely antique and written in English.

Scene from a Noh play from the series “100 Noh Plays” published 1922-1926

Signed Kogyo with publisher’s seal on lower left, fine impression and color, light soiling on waterfall, general light wear, light toning on verso

Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.

A Very Fine Woodblock Print by Ito Shinsui (1898-1972): Japan, Dai oban tate-e, 41.5cm x 25.8cm “The first collection of modern beauties” Title; A beauty warming under the quilted branket Signed and Dated; Shinsui ga and Showha 6 (1931) December on the upper right image Publisher and Seal; printed by Watanabe Shozaburo with a seal on verso Watanabe "6-mm" seal (used on early Shinsui prints) Limited number; 206/250 in rectangular red seal on verso wi...

From our Southeast Asia Collection, this is the first offering from our four-part series of Burmese Hyper-Realism Masterpieces executed in charcoal. From a technical perspective, these are some of the most extraordinarily realistic renditions in charcoal that we have ever seen, from any culture and from any time period...

Enrico Colombotto Rosso, Italian, 1925-2013. Untitled (Sleeping Figure) Oil on canvas,signed Colombotto Rosso (lower right); signed and inscribed (verso)Height 35.2 in.; Width 59.2 in. / Height 89.5 cm.; Width 150.5 cm. Misc Signed, Inscribed verso. His paintings sell at auction up to $9000.

¡°Hokkan ¨C Mountains, Seoul, Korea¡± was published 6 December, 1937. The carver was Maeda; the printer was Honda. It has Paul Jacoulet¡¯s pencil signature and red Tea Jar seal on the lower right corner. It has great color; margins and edges are slightly toned. It is in very good condition.

Fredric Schafer classic view of Yosemite from inspiration point. # 7 in the Schafer Catalog. Oil on canvas approx. 26 x 36.

biography

Born in Braunschweig, Germany on Aug. 16, 1839. Schafer may have studied art in Düsseldorf since his paintings resemble those of other Düsseldorf-trained artists; however, he is believed to have been self-taught. He came to the U.S. in 1876 and arrived in San Francisco in 1880...

Poem S B. This small and unpretentious print was a sleeper. Whoever sold it knew not what he had. Indeed neither did I until well after it came here to Beijing. It is a very rare 1968 Maki print. Not 1967 and not 1969. It has the kanji for Rope in the center and that is placed on a subtle but firmly done kanji for STONE - but the kanji is in there ass backwards. The correct rendering is in image 5. Mysteries abound.I have never seen the sub-title SB in a Maki print...