"Les Soeurs"
Watercolor on paper, 11.75" x 8.75" unframed, 23.5" x 19.5" framed
Itzchak Tarkay was born in Sabotica on the Ugoslav/Hungarian border in 1935. At age 9, he was sent to Mathausen concentration camp. He and his family finally migrated to Israel in 1949. In 1951, he received a scholarship to the Bezalel Art Academy. Tarkay has become one of the most famous and popular figurative artists of our time, inspired by the art of Toulouse-Lautrec and Matise. Itzchak...
CONSTANT TROYON (1810 - 1865)
“Brittany Landscape”
Oil on canvas 28 ¾” x 23 ½” unframed
Constant Troyon was the earliest of the Barbizon artists to achieve substantial commercial success. The first half of his career was centered on landscape painting but then he concentrated on animals in beautiful, carefully observed landscapes full of light and air...
A StylizedGroup of Crane Painting by Priest Joong-Kwang (1935-2002): Korea, this painting mounted with a brocaded cloth and wood framed back. This quite large stylized group of crane painted in ink and red color on paper, and dated 1980s, signed Joong-Kwang in red seal in Korean. It’s in very fine condition, and measures 113.7cm x 39.5cm (44 3/4” x 15 1/2”) painting only.
Dirck Verhaert, Dutch, 17th C. Oil on Panel of landscape with castle and people in
foreground and river and town in background.
Height 10.4 in.; Width 20.1 in. / Height 26.4 cm.; Width 51.1 cm.
Chinese brush painting by Nie Ou. A well known female artist in China, she was born in 1948. She graduated from the Central Art Academy School in Beijing and has received several awards. Her work is shown worldwide. This is one of seven pictures we have. It is mounted on silk brocade. The entire area is 19 inches by 29 inches; the picture size is 13 inches by 18 inches.
One of the finest miniature paintings done by William Massey Stroud Doyle, showing a young man in a black jacket, white shirt and tie with a stickpin. The finely limned gentleman is shown against a white cloud-filled blue sky. Signed "Doyle 1822" at the lower right.
Not only is the painting itself beautiful, but the original case is also very fine, containing a lock of hair in the glazed rear aperture. Condition of the mini is excellent, with no cracks, chips, or restoration...
A wonderful portrait miniature, painted on organic wafer, by Andre Larue, known as Mansion. The sitter is a beautiful young woman wearing an off the shoulder dress with lace trim and bows and holding a black shawl as she leans against a red pillow on red sofa. Displayed in a later, but very nice, wood frame with a bronze liner.
The condition of this stunning piece is superb, with no cracks, paint loss, bowing, or restoration...
This is a rare ten panel "전서 [篆書)" screen written by 해관(海觀), 유한익(劉漢翼) with
gold(?) and light red on cloth, each panel shows a number of antique objects, and
seal impressions, all bearing seal script(전서 [篆書] inscriptions. 유한익-劉漢翼) has used
19th century conventions to produce a distinctly archaic version...
A Korean Rare/Fine Water Color Painting by Won Suk Yeon(1922-2003):
¡° A Young dancer playing a Korean Salpuri in white and red dress¡±
Korea, circa 1960s, framed, and painted on paper elaborately,
and signed the artist¡¯s round seal ¡°¿ø¼®¿¬¡± in Korean stamped on the lower left.
The actual painting size before framed; 11 1/2¡± x 18 3/4¡±, and after framed; 9 1/4¡±¡± x 14 1/4¡±
It¡¯s in very fine condition without any noticeable damages at all. Framed.
Chinese brush painting by Nie Ou. A well known female artist in China, she was born in 1948. She graduated from the Central Art Academy School in Beijing and has received several awards. Her work is shown worldwide. This is one of seven pictures we have. It is mounted on silk brocade. The entire area is 19 inches by 29 inches; the picture size is 13 inches by 18 inches.
Lovely winter scene oil on canvas, by Paul Caron, a well known Canadian artist whose works are in collections at the National Gallery of Canada and the Museumof the Province of Quebec. The painting measures 23" wide x 17 1/2" tall on the inside of the frame. The paint is cracked and should probably be relined, but it is all intact.
Mary Steveson Cassatt, American, 1844-1926, Mother & Child, Etching, paper. Image is 5.5" by 8" paper is 7.25" by 10". Signed in Plate, condition is good.
A Korean Fine/Large 8 Panel Bird/Flower Folk Painting Screen:
Korea, Choson Peoriod, 19th Century.
This spectacular large 8 panel painting screen painted with different kinds of birds and flowers in mineral pigments, ink and color on paper, and it’s an unusual large panel screen as a Korean folk art painting, They are in very fine condition with bright colors but the two panels have a small repair (panel 1and 4 from left to right) , otherwise there is no any noticeable damages, it measur...
Eugenio Fernandez Granell, 1912 (La Coruna, Spain)- 2001. Known For surrealist painting. This surrealist painting by granell is a rare early example of his surrealist paintings. It is 23" by 19", signed upper left and needs some restoration. See photo # 3 for more on his Bio. His paintings sell for up to $60,000
"Chevaux a Longchamps."
Watercolor and ink on paper / approx. 22 1/2" wide x 19 1/2" high unframed
Jean Dufy was the younger brother of Raoul Dufy, brothers from a family of nine children. The Dufy family was very open to the arts, particularly to music. From the age of 14, Jean exhibited his artistic abilities which were encouraged by his brother Raoul, and Raoul’s friend A.E. Othon Friesz. Jean also painted theater sets...
Joseph (Jusepe) Ribera, Spanish, 1588-1656. This exquisite portrait of a boy brings to mind Caravaggio. It is oil on canvas and signed faintly with the Monogram J R lower right. It is in good condition, has been relined long ago, and is 34.2cm H by 23.1cm H. It is in an antique frame with outer dimensions of 47.3cm W by 36.8cm H. Paintings by ribera sell for up to 4.5 Million USD.
A beautifully limned miniature portrait painting by Elkanah Tisdale. The sitter, though unknown, is a handsome young man dressed in a black coat. The painting measures 3" by 2", and is in superb condition, with no chips, cracks, bowing, paint loss, or restoration. It is housed in a later metal case.
Few miniatures by Tisdale are known to exist, and with very rare exception, are, as is the case here, unsigned...
Henri Edmond Cross, French, 1856-1910. This exquisite watercolor is 18.8cm W by 13.8cm,
7 3/8" by 5 7/16". It is signed lower left H Cross and is framed in a newer frame. His watercolors sell at auction for up to $72,000. He is listed in Benezit and is in many important collections