Oil on canvas classic western landscape in early autumn, 22" by 28", unframed, signed at lower right in red "Claudine Morrow". This is a poetic scene, likely New Mexico's Taos Mountain in the distance including two horses, poplars, a shallow deep blue river, and wind shredded clouds over the high west. The artist, born in 1931, is listed in the comprehensive Contemporary Western Artists by Samuels. Her biography there says she was born in Kansas and moved to Arizona...

Gouache on paper laid on board extensive landscape in the naive style, signed at left "Yehoshua" (YEHOSHUA BRANDSTATTER (1891-1975). For the collector of Judaica and Jewish painting, this is a charming work by a noted figure in Israel, a man who did not take up painting until age 72. He immigrated to Israel in 1909 and was active in the Israeli film industry until his senior years...

A fine John Wesley Jarvis portrait miniature of a woman wearing a white mob cap and a modest white dress with lace collar and bow, the sitter presented against a stippled blue background. Housed in a period replacement red leather travel case with a somewhat illegible and later label on the back stating "Miniature of...Caldwell (Rachel Bishop?)...of...Pauses Webb."

The painting, with no bowing, cracks, or fading, is in very good condition. The sight size is 2 3/4" by 2 3/8"...

Oil on canvas seascape of waves breaking on the beach, 24" by 48" (32" by 56" framed), signed at lower right by the noted California artist WILLIAM BLACKMAN (1930-). This is a beautifully painted work by an artist known for this kind of material. Blackman was born in San Diego and began showing artistic promise at an early age...

A finely painted miniature portrait, done in watercolor on organic substrate, by Pierre Henri. Done against a blue background, the sitter, a nice looking young gent with blue eyes and hair en queue, is wearing a brown coat with yellow lining.

The painting is in excellent condition, with no bowing, cracks, paint loss, or restoration. Set in a frame with a glazed blue material reverse...

ORIGINAL work, not a print as is commonly seen, 13 1/4" by 19", 19" by 25" as framed, signed at lower left in white by the noted Croatian or Yugoslavian naive folk painter JOVAN OBICAN (1918-1986). This is a typical painting by the artist, featuring a number of traditionally dressed male and figures, engaging in native folk dancing...

This is a block print on an unusual paper, the subject a mounted Native American banging his drum while on a white horse, signed in the block by the important "dean of Arizona artists", LON MEGARGEE (1883-1960). The striking image might be after a painting by the artist, who, the story goes, was passed one day in the desert by a warrior in a dreamy trance-like reverie state, working his drum in this manner, barely noticing the white man watching him pass...

Offset poster (not a lithograph) of the July to September 1968 exhibition of works by the famous French Cubist master artist Georges Braque at the prestigious Galerie Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland. Measures 28 3/4" by 20 1/2". Photos were taken in glass poster framing as found (allow for reflections)...

Japanese contemporary large sculpture of an ant, whimsical and charming, formed from leather and incised metal, the perfect modern piece for the new age. Made by Japanese artist" Ko Kono" from Aichi Province, born 1956. Contemporary 21th Century
Size H 4" x W 15" x D 8"

A still life oil on canvas featuring red roses on a table top, 12" by 18" (" by " framed), signed on the reverse and dated there 1901 by Massachusetts artist of the famous Fall River School, BRYANT CHAPIN (1859-1927). Chapin's still life works of fruit, his specialty, have auctioned into five figures. The artist was born in Fall River and spent his life there, becoming a prominent member of the art colony. This example, found in Maine, is a beautiful example of the artist's work...

This is a rather early landscape etching in brown ink, signed at lower right in pencil by the renowned southwestern artist MICHAEL B. COLEMAN (1946-). The work is numbered 20/20 at lower left margin. Judging from the auction record, which shows that oils have exceeded $50,000, the number of etchings by Coleman's hand is apparently rather limited. This one probably dates to early in his career, perhaps the late 1970's or early 1980's. Coleman was born in Utah and still lives there...

Oil or acrylic on canvasboard abstract painting, larger size at 29" by 41" as framed, signed at lower right "KAYE". I am reminded of some of the works of Kandinsky or perhaps several of the Russian early 20th century avant-garde and Constructivism artists, such as Ivan Kliun, Mikhail Larionov, Kazimir Malevich, Alexandra Exter, and El Lissitsky...

Small oil on canvas (9" by 6 1/2", 13"by 10" framed), laid on plywood panel painting of a dark green mountainside, some autumn leaves beginning to appear on two spindly trees, apparently unsigned, circa late 19th century. The painting probably dates to about 1880 but has been laid on the plywood in recent decades (some waxy drips on the plywood as seen). There is some craquelure with a few pinpoint losses...

Oil on very thin canvas, 11 1/2" by 17 1/2" (17" by 23" in vintage frame), the subject given as "Smoke Tree" in pencil on reverse paper, signed at lower left corner "Haydock". This is apparently a work of an MARGUERITE HAYDOCK, listed in Hughes' Dictionary of California Artists (where the artist is described as "active in Yosemite in 1931". A Ruby Lane user pointed out that he owns a letter by the artist in which she mentions this painting, and references a black and white photo on which it was...

(ONE OF SEVERAL BY MERRIAM IN MY SHOP) An oil on canvas, 25" by 30" (28" by 33" framed), the subject a California mountain in late afternoon light, feathery eucalyptus at left, the painting signed at lower left by the talented California painter JAMES MERRIAM (1880-1951). This example is very typical of the artist's work. Merriam was born in Canada and was studying in Detroit, before arriving in Southern California. He traveled the Southwest and California, painting the deserts, the missions, re...

Alfred Hair (American, 1941-1970) was an early Florida Highwaymen painter. This large painting depicts two leaning palm trees just above a beach with two high tide lines of debris, curling waves and seagulls all under a sunny but partially cloudy sky. Signed, “A. Hair” lower left. The painting is 24 ¼ x 36 ¼ inches. The apparently original frame is 29 ½ x 41 ½ inches. Painted on panel (Upson board).

Condition: Excellent. The paint is thinly applied and there is a slight scratch in th...

An old oil on wood panel painting of a peaceful stream running through a wooded area, unsigned, 9 1/4" by 13", unframed. The work is obviously by a talented hand, probably a listed artist had he/she signed it. The oval artist's materials stamp on reverse of panel and the work itself suggests a date of circa 1900, maybe 1910. The oil needs some attention from a restorer to fully expose its original beauty. There is moderate soiling, inconsistent varnish, some light abrasions, maybe a little o...

Oil on canvas painting of a classic red barn in Alaska's Matanuska Valley near Anchorage, signed at lower left by artist Ted Goldstone and dated 3/69 and titled on stretcher. The Matanuska Valley is known as Alaska's prime agricultural area. The long hours of daylight in summer have produced record cabbages, among other produce. The high surrounding mountains remind one that one is in Alaska and not the Midwest. The art measures 16" by 12".

An unframed, unstretched oil on canvas painting of famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle relaxing in his chair, pipe in hand and faithful Irish Terrier dog "Paddy" at his side. The work is unsigned, and likely dates to circa 1920. Could be American or European; the unknown artist was obviously trained and skilled. The painting is blanched---a cleaning would likely minimize or totally remove that condition. The tacking edge has been removed. Measurements are 17 1/2" by 13 1/2". My thanks to ...

A well-painted oil on canvas, 19 3/4" by 11 1/2", unframed, UNSIGNED, featuring a rivulet-type small waterfall deep in the forest, emptying into a foreground pool. The name "H. D. MARTIN" is written in a late hand on the reverse side of the RELINED canvas, and then it appears there was an attempt to rub that out. The canvas has been laid on another quality canvas, relined, in decades not that far in the past. The tacking edges are gone on all sides. The possibility that this is a fragment of ...

Fine old 19th century watercolor painting of a cavalier-type figure and a woman trying the new batch of wine as it comes from the cask, a friendly dog lazing at right. The painting measures 10 1/4" by 13 1/2" inside the mat, (presently essentially unframed, the frame is in poor condition and is very inexpensive to begin with), signed at lower right by artist Gamba da Vinza. I have researched the name and do not find a listing for this artist, who was obviously well trained. The paper is laid ...

This is a watercolor painting of the famous Philippe's French Dip Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, an iconic area landmark to this day. The restaurant opened in 1908 and remains a vital part of Los Angeles' living history. At the restaurant, so the story goes, in the year 1918, a food preparer accidentally dropped a hot meat sandwich into the juices of the cooking pan. A customer requested it, despite its "compromised" condition. He extolled the virtues of the as-is sandwich, and a legend...

A hand colored aquatint titled at the bottom, “A VIEW OUSCOTTAH, FROM AN EADGAH.” Underneath the title is, “Sold & Published June 4. 1804, Edw.d Orme, His Majesty’s Printseller, 59. New Bond Street, London.” In the lower left, “lieu.t James Hunter Delin.” and in the lower right, “Harraden Aquatinta.” This plate, numbered 26 in the upper right corner, is from “Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore,” by James Hunter. The building is a either a mosque or a Killader’s ...

Small (8 1/2" by 7" framed) painting of a Russian Orthodox cathedral, dated 1998, ink writing in Russian at bottom. The colorful swirling domes resemble those on Saint Basil's in Moscow, but this is not an urban scene. Condition is excellent.

Small "cabin art" painting of a lake landscape, of a type painted from about the 1930's through 1950's, framed in rough wood with some gilt remaining. The painting, 8 1/2" by 13" framed, has a rustic feel that will make it an excellent addition to a small wall in your lake or mountain hideout.

Original etching on BFK Rives paper, "Issachar", from the Twelve Tribes of Israel series, 1973, signed by the artist SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989) at lower right margin and numbered 21/195 at lower left. The work is generally clean and comes with quality gold leaf framing, but no glass. There is slight oxidation within the mat opening. Print is taped at top edge only. Measurements are 22 1/2" by 15 1/2" inside the mat; sheet measures 25 1/2" by 19 3/4"; and finally, 32" by 25" framed.

Large limited-edition Japanese woodblock print by Joshua Rome (b. 1953) titled “Amawaku no Harusame” dated 4/15/1981. The bottom margin is titled, dated, numbered 70/100 and signed in pencil. The artist's red seal is beside the signature. At the bottom margin edge in pencil is "Spring Rain," the artist's name in English, and the original purchase price of $225. Paper: 18 3/8" x 25" (image: 15 3/4” x 21 5/8"). Very good overall condition. There is some minor soiling and wrinkling in th...

One of dozens of drawings by this artist that I recently acquired, (ask to see others, not shown in my shop) this is a sketch in soft pencil on paper, the drawing, very simply framed just for protection purposes (no glass), measuring 15 1/2" by 19 1/2", signed at lower left, not dated but probably 1940's. The subject appears to be a European village with figures. The drawing is by California and Massachusetts listed artist DAISY MARGUERITE HUGHES (1882-1968). Hughes was born and died in Los An...

Beautiful Chinese antique porcelain turquoise and gilt baluster vase and flared neck with red overglaze markings. Body with floral design done in gilt. with markings on body and inset bottom. Perfect condition.

Size: 9.25"H x 5.5"D

Age: Republic Period

This is a very well-painted miniature depicting a courtly scene of a nobleman and his companion on the terrace of a palace. Although Mughal in style, I am not 100% convinced that the painting is indeed of the period. For that reason, I am listing it as decorative only and have priced it accordingly. The trellised outer border which surrounds the painting itself is embellished with what appears to be metallic silver highlights. The painted area within the trellised frame measures 4-1/4" X 8". Ove...

A hand colored lithograph showing in the distance the fortress of Kalat-i-Ghilzaiin Afghanistan. In the foreground to the left are a group of women seated on the ground and to the right a group with two camels, one with a rider, a goat and a man with a rifle. The lithograph is after a drawing by Lt. James Rattray who helped relieve the besieged garrison of Kalat-i-Ghilzaiin in 1842. His drawings were published in Scenery, Inhabitants & Costumes, of Afghaunistaun from drawings made on the spot by...

This is a relatively modern Buddhist painting, done entirely by hand, depicting Lhamo, a Buddhist protector deity. Exceptionally well painted, as the photos will show, this painting was most probably done in Nepal. The painting itself, excluding the cloth "mount," measures 16" X 21". Given the quality of the painting, my sense is that even though relatively modern, the piece was in fact intended for devotional purposes and not as an item of trade. In exceptional condition, complete with the orig...

Proportion 10 is an exciting Maki offering—white kanji on bright yellow. This use of yellow was fairly rare in Maki’s work. It is a square print—13.625 sq inches—in excellent condition. A ray of sunshine in any collection, on any wall.

This is a dramatic rendering of the Chinese character for stone 石 by the Japanese artist Haku Maki. It's a large print, a Big Green, in the words of Daniel Ttretiak, who called Maki's large red depictions of characters (kanji) Big Reds. Please contact ldtnbj@gmail.com

A watercolor with pencil and pen and ink showing the Arch of Janus in the foreground on the right with the tower and a porch of the Church of Saint George’s in Velabro Rome a little further back on the left. Written on the old backboard “S. Giorgio – Roma/ Augustus Hare” and a card on added to it fairly recently, probably when it was reframed, “S. Giorgio in Rome/ Dec. 1863/ William Augustus Hare.” This is either a mistake in transcription, a dubious addition, or the homage to Wil...

The Artist: Michael Young
The title: Sunset Splash
The size of Sheet:44"W x35"H
The size of Image:39"W x30"H
Medium: Serigraph on paper
The year of creation: 1990's Edition No. 266/300 in lower left.
Signed: Lower right, signed, Michael Young in pencil
The conditon of Serigraph Excellent, never been framed.
This is great Serigraph done by renown artist, Michael
Young. His architectural nostalgic perspective is superb,
as well as figure painting...

The size of Framed Oil Painting : 27 1/4" W x 23 1/4""H x 2" Thick
Image Size: 20" W x 16" HIgh
Artist : H. Winn
Medium: Oil Painting on Canvas
Signed: On lower left
Condition of Frame: Excellent with Gold leaf.
Painting: Excellent except noting the center water area with some paint has been flaked away,
We had this painting last 30 years stored away. It never been hanged since
we purchased. The weigh...

Sheet Size/Image : 24 1/2" W x 18" H, Borderless
Artist : Marcia Banks
Title: City Place
Medium: Offset Lithograph on thick art Paper.
Signed: On lower right, M. Banks on plate
Year Published : 1985's
Condition of Print: Excellent, Never been framed.
This is beautiful Offset Lithograph by Renowned Artist, Marcia Banks.
This is earlier work by Marcia Banks. We have only this print.
Sale $60.00 w/Priority mail/insured
Item was $120.00

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The creator Mizoguchi Yoshiharu　 Mr. Mizoguchi is a kaleidoscope creater living in Shizuoka prefecture,Japan and he is also good at using lacquer, making dynasty style paper and writing calligraphy. Recently, he has also created works using wood grain with old Japanese cloth. The kaleidoscope created from his excellent sensitivity has a representation of Japanese beauty "wabi sabi"at the image and the shape. The series 2 wood curving Method: OIL/ Light from the side

Chinese horseshoe back lady's folding chair made of elm wood with brass mounts. Back splat and other details are carved with an archaic chimera motif. Reinforced seat is very comfortable and strong. Classical and elegant design.

Age: 20th Century

Dimensions: 35 1/2" high x 26" wide x 25" deep. Size of seat: 19" wide x 15 1/2" deep.

An attractive sepia-toned photograph of the famous spire of the Art Deco period Chrysler Building in Manhattan, pencil signed by the photographer, MICHAEL MAGILL (1956-) and dated 1989, in the mat, at lower right. The measurements are 9" by 3 1/4" inside the mat and 15 3/4" by 13 1/4" in black frame. Magill was born in New York in 1956 and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He studied business administration at the University of Ottawa. During his studies he was exposed to the work of famous photograp...

Vintage Modernist Watercolor Americas Cup Yacht Sailing Races by Willard Bond. Presented matted and framed. Biography By DENNIS HEVESI Published: June 10, 2012 In First Around, one of Willard Bond's best-known paintings, two towering yachts are caught in a roiling sea. The one to the fore is rounding a mark, sharply heeled in the wind, its crew crammed by the upper rail to keep it from capsizing. It has not yet raised its spinnaker, the balloonlike sail toward the bow. Perilously close b...

Beautiful large antique original oil painting of a European village and landscape by famed American painter Colin Campbell Cooper. Oil on canvas signed and dated lower right 1907. Presented in a quality antique gold leaf frame. In good antique condition some wear commensurate of age. Biography A resident and distinguished impressionist painter of both the East and West Coasts, Colin Campbell Cooper earned an international reputation with his depictions of landscapes, florals, portraits, garden...

An oil on mahogany panel of a Claudian landscape with trees to the far left above figures approaching a river, while figures on the opposite side stand beneath a rise in the landscape with mountains in the distance under a cloudy sky. The composition and manner suggest a late painting by the Scottish Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840) or possibly his eldest son Patrick Nasmyth (1787-1831), though the brush strokes are looser than usual for either. 8 11/16 x10 ¾ with margin, 7 1/8 x 10 1/8 w/out. Fra...

Vintage American Impressionist Oil Painting New York Fall Landscape oil on panel signed lower left by Thomas De Laurier (1872 - 1934). Measuring 9" x 12" overall framed size 20ʺW × 2ʺD × 17ʺH. Thomas George De Laurier was active/lived in New York, New Jersey. Thomas De Laurier is known for landscapes of New York abstract paintings of female figures and animals, photo engraving.

Antique Japanese Scroll of Two Quails amidst chrysanthemum flowers, painted with a delicate painterly touch. Signed and sealed by Tosa Mitsuoki (光起) (1617-1691). In 1654, Mitsuoki won back the position of edokoro-azukari for the family, which enabled him to revive the school.Mitsuoki rejuvenated the traditional Tosa style by introducing elements from Chinese painting. He is particularly noted for his elegant paintings of quail, as for example, the Chrysanthemum and Quail screens which he...

Cubist Still Life by Russian Constructionist in the style of Tatlin and Rodchenko is a beautiful oil on canvas in a heavy textured impasto style circa 1930. Measures 16x20, framed measures 19 1/2 x 23 1/2“ and is unsigned.

A watercolor painting featuring a panoramic view of the eastern Sierra Nevada peaks, signed at lower left by California artist Dolores Manning. The 10" by 14" work (16" by 20" in gold metal framing) is by a woman artist who recently passed away in Malibu, California. A number of her works were available for purchase at the estate sale. Apparently she had lived in the San Francisco Bay area (Moraga, CA labels on the reverse of several) and also in the area around Lake Tahoe. She was said to h...

A watercolor painting featuring a scenic view of what I believe to be Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park, signed at lower left by California artist Dolores Manning. On the backing in pencil the artist titled the work "Springtime---Still Snowing" and signed it once again. The 18 1/2" by 12 1/2" work (25 1/2" by 19" in gold metal framing) is by a woman artist who recently passed away in Malibu, California. A number of her works were available for purchase at the estate sale. Apparently she ha...

A watercolor painting featuring a scenic view of what I believe to be the cliffs of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, signed at lower left by California artist Dolores Manning. The 20" by 14" work (26" by 20" framed) is by a woman artist who recently passed away in Malibu, California. A number of her works were available for purchase at the estate sale. Apparently she had lived in the San Francisco Bay area (Moraga, CA labels on the reverse of several) and also in the area around Lake Tahoe. ...

A fine watercolor on natural wafer, signed lower left by Hyacinthe Mercier and dated 1813. The sitter is an attractive young woman posed in front of a column with a landscape featuring a church in the background. Presented in the original frame.

No condition issues, with a diameter of 2 3/4" and a framed size of 5 1/2" by 5 1/4".

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Mlle Hyacinth Mercier worked as a miniaturist in Paris, living at 27 rue Neuve Saint Rochet. She exhibited at the Salon in 1808 and 1810. H...

Oil on canvas by Fred Pye (American, 1882-1964) of a wave crashing onto a rocky shore with whitecaps further offshore and a sunny but partly cloudy sky; in an elaborate white painted and gilt frame. Born in Iowa, studied in Paris Pye later lived in Cincinnati and painted in Maine. 26 x 36 inches (66 x 91 cm). Frame 32 ½ x 42 ½ inches (82,5 x 108 cm). Signed lower right in red Fred Pye. Based on the sticker on the back he was a member of The American Professional Artists League.

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D. Hidayet was a Turkish Artist (1912-1972) who frequently traveled throughout the Middle East and was an accomplished watercolor artist. This work of the Cairo bazaar was done in 1964 and measures 18” x 12”

A fine miniature portrait on natural wafer, done en grisaille in watercolor and ink against a blue background. The sitter, an older woman wearing a lace cap and fichu, is beautifully limned in profile, an uncommon approach. Housed in a gold plated metal frame with fabric on the reverse.

There are no condition problems with the painting, which measures 2 1/2" in diameter.

PROVENANCE: The well-known Dr. Leo Catzenstein Collection, and thence to his descendants.

Russian Icon . 18th Century. 17th Century Crucifix. 17" x 13".

Mogul Sculpture Still Life, oil on canvas measures 35”x29” and fine frame measures 42”x36” signed W.E. Fager …… W. Edwin Fager was born in 1897 near Fairview, a very small town in Randolph County, Indiana, but spent most of his life working in Chicago or spending time at his farm near Michigan City. Fager crafted a successful career as a fine artist and interior designer. He specialized in custom commission for lamps, tables, and other furniture. After graduating from high schoo...

A beautiful oil on canvas Still Life with Fruit signed SADOVOI., by the Russian artist Viacheslav Sadovoi, circa 1990s Post Perestroika, measuring 9” x 12” oil on canvas, framed 13” x 16”

American Modernist Abstract by Max KASSLER, oil on canvas,15x10 inches … Max Kassler, American 1905–1992 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by the English artist Austin Osman Spare who wrote a chapter, Automatic Drawing as a Mea...

Washington Color School Study oil on canvas 42x36”

A very early woman golfing circa 1910-1920, signs on the lower left Walter Tittle, soft ground etching, 12 x 13 1/2, framed 19 x 21“