All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Asia : Pre 1950 item #1257538 (stock #137)
"Village Road" Oil on canvas, 16" x 12" unframed, 20.25" x 16.25" framed. Miguel Galvez Y Geronimo, Philippine, 1912-1989. Miguel Galvez was born in Paombong, Bulacan and studied under Teodoro Buenaventura. He established his own studio in 1950 and was the first Filipino to win a silver medal in the 1957 Southeast Asia Art Festival...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1950 item #1255333 (stock #140701)
Haku Maki did these huge prints from 1970 to 1973. This is Poem Reconciliation done in 1970. It is a big image; it boldly flows across the paper. It is clean not busy, dramatic and elegant. It is from an edition of 50. I have only ever seen this one number of the edition. It has a dazzling yellow sun and sharp red tear that balance the kanji in the center. It is signed and chopped and re-signed in black ink next to the chop. Everything clicks. It is 35in x 35in.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1970 item #1255118 (stock #TBD00144)
Costigan, John Edward American (1888-1972) large watercolor of a brook surrounded by trees some turning red and orange with the season. Watercolor and gouache on textured paper. Signed lower right, “J.E. Costigan N.A.” On the back in the upper left in pencil, “Brook- Autumn/ by John E. Costigan N.A.” and in the upper right, “Orangeburg N.Y.” Size, 20 7/8 by 25 7/8 inches.

Excellent condition in a good frame with linen liner...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1254890 (stock #a1358)
A very nicely executed pair of portraits of a man and a woman, done in watercolor on card or paper. The woman is identified on the reverse as Elizabeth Gill Elford, painted by J. Mitchell Cox in 1835. The sitter's name and the artist's signature are on card that was cut out and applied to the newer backing, but were part of the original backing to the painting. The man is identified as Benjamin Elford , and signed twice on the back as painted by J...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1900 item #1251018 (stock #a1363)
A rare miniature portrait, on natural organic material, painted by Thomas LeClear. The sitter is a young man with dark brown hair and eyes, staring almost directly at the viewer. He is dressed in a black coat with silk trim, a black tie, and a white shirt. On the reverse, the painting is signed "Painted by Thomas Le Clear in Buffalo 1842".

The miniature is in excellent condition, with no bowing, chips, cracks, or restoration. It is housed in a thermoplastic case, also without issues...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #1250989 (stock #627)
A fine antique portrait of a Race horse in a stable with a dog. Signed lower center indistinctly measuring 16" x 20" oil on canvas.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1900 item #1250591 (stock #625)
Oil on canvas Taos Pueblo by Thadeus Welch painted in 1898. A Rare glimpse into time a historical painting of the Taos Pueblo oil on canvas measuring 18 x 24 inches in excellent all original condition. Welch studied art with Virgil Williams and was an apprentice in the studio of J. W. Ogilvy in exchange for art lessons. While there, he made the acquaintance of a wealthy patroness who financed a four-year scholarship for further study in Europe...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : British : Pre 1940 item #1249825 (stock #02283)
Framed size: 15 3/4"X18 1/8"(40cmX60cm)Image size: 11 1/2"X14"(29.5cmX35.5cm) Signed: JENNINGS. The Condition of work : Excellent. This is beautiful Original Oil Painting on the board. It is signed by Jennings The subject is English country house in the beautiful landscape with flowers and greens surrounded in the impressionist painting. The brush works of flower and tree are very good as you can see from the close up photos. The painting is about 60-80 years old...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1249426 (stock #a1354)
An extremely fine enamel on copper miniature portrait painting done by William Prewett (Prewitt). The sitter is an older gentleman, of quite aristocratic bearing, wearing a powdered wig, white shirt and stock, and a reddish-brown jacket. The painting is in its original gold bezel case.

Condition is excellent, with no issues. The discoloration at the top is due to scanner reflection. The sight size is 1 7/8" by 1 1/2", while the overall size is 2 1/4" by 1 5/8".

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All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Contemporary item #1247747 (stock #1792)
SOLD, thank you! Signed American regional landscape oil painting on stretched canvas depicting a romantic luminous sky reflected on a river's water with a rich dark moody foreground of a rocky edge along a local river.
This scene, recorded just in time, has since changed as the trees were removed to make room for a boat ramp!

An original signed by the self directed painter at lower right as: Mimi Dee...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Italian : Pre 1920 item #1247688 (stock #10519)
Marcello Muccini (Italian 1926-1978)

View of Rome

Oil-on Canvas, Signed

Painting 24" x 35.5"
Frame: 29" x 40.5"

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All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1970 item #1247656 (stock #140426)
Haku Maki's Poem Z depicts a Heart by any other name. Maki began to use this theme early in his artistic life...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1247286 (stock #a1355)
A wonderfully painted miniature portrait, on natural organic material, of a young gentleman in a brown coat. The miniature is housed in its original gold bezel and brooch, with an elaborate monogram in gold on the reverse. The overall size is 2" by 1 5/8", and the painting and case are in excellent condition, with no problems. The discoloration in the photos is due to light refraction during scanning.

This piece was sold in 1966 by Charles Woollett, a highly respected London art dealer, and wa...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1246558 (stock #a1353)
A beautifully rendered miniature painting, on natural organic material, by John Barry. The sitter is an attractive and stately woman with the mass-like appearance of her hair that is one of the characteristics of Barry's work. The casework is as fine as the painting, with the miniature set in a gold bezel, and the reverse with foil backed blue glass surrounding a display of tightly woven hair.

Both the painting and the case are in excellent condition, with no losses or restoration. Overall siz...

All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Bronze : Pre 1950 item #1242698 (stock #7003)
Very well modeled Sukhothai style Buddha figure. Provenance: Acquired by family member prior to 1950. Measurements: H 10 3/4"; with attached teak wood base 13 1/2".
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1980 item #1242645 (stock #140315)
This is a brilliant example of Haku Maki's Big Red prints, his frequent use of a large red character on a black background.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1980 item #1241967 (stock #140309)
I first saw this print in a small pamphlet from White Lotus Gallery in Oregon, acquired the print in ways that Du Yuesheng would be proud of and it has rested here for over two years It is a small print but it packs a punch. It shows a prancing dancing woman. What do you think? The kanji in the center of the print is set off by a tear at the left and a sun at the right. It measures 5.75” x 8.5”.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1233879 (stock #10472)
Ernest Fredericks (American 1877-1958) Pseudonym for Frederick Ernest Swedlun

Winter Landscape

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right

Painting Size: 21” x 24.75”
Frame Size: 28 ” x 31.75”

Frederick Ernest Swedlun was born in McPherson, Kansas of Swedish parents. Wishing to escape farmlife, he moved to Chicago and began studies at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In an attempt to minimize the anti-immigrant prejudice against Swedes, he began using the p...