Jonas Lie (Norwegian/American, 1880-1940) - A large size landscape painting of a stand of white birch trees by a lake, with mountains in the background. Oil on canvas. Signed in lower left. Jonas Lie was a Norwegian born American painter, known for his paintings of the coastlines of New England and city views of New York City.

Oil on Canvas, FS 27” x 23”, SS 20 x 18” Bio: Martha Walter (1875-1976), the American impressionist artist, was a student of William Merritt Chase. Martha was born in 1875 in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended High School in her hometown, later continued her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under William Merritt Chase...

An historically interesting and significant oil painting of an intimate scene in Los Angeles' small, historical Chinatown, circa 1930's, 30" by 24", the frame 37" by 31", signed at lower left by listed Southern California artist BERTHA TOWNSEND COLER (1865-1948) and titled on stretcher "Home sweet home in old Chinatown". A label on the frame shows the original $150 price and the artist's 2021 Holly Drive, Los Angeles, address at the time...

Old Russian painting of a night winter landscape with figures, oil on canvas, 12 1/2" by 18" as framed, signed with Cyrillic letters "P O" or "L O" at lower right. To date I have been unable to match the letters to any particular artist (nor could the Christie's Russian art specialist, when she saw it). The painting is extremely soiled and the canvas very uneven (could be described as sunken in, and the ripples "hardened" over time)...

Attributed to Henri-Alphonse Barnoin, French, 1882-1935. "Marché du plage de Concarneau", depicting the seaside market outside the Brittany fishing village of Concarneau. The town is clearly identifiable from the distinctive town ramparts and tower in the background. In the foreground, Breton women in traditional dress gather to buy and sell foodstuffs while a few fisherman in small boats work at the shore. The loose brushwork is more in the style of Barnoin's pastels and gouaches...

Photograph titled in the negative at lower left "Douglas and Juneau Alaska view from Mt. Jumbo", signed again in the negative at bottom center by "E. Andrews photo". The photo measures 11 1/4" by 18 5/8" inside the mat and 19 1/2" by 26" framed. According to information taken from the internet, the photographer, ED ANDREWS, was born in Norway in 1872, arriving in Douglas, Alaska in 1897 as a young man during the Klondike gold rush years. He worked as a clerk in the Treadwell Store...

Oil on board painting of autumnal trees, (California sycamores?), hazy mountains in the distance, unsigned, circa 1930's or 1940's. The work measures 9" by 12" and 11 5/8" by 14 1/2" in old probably original frame. The lack of a signature frustrates an effort to identify this talented artist, who might well be listed. The ornate frame is in good condition save for a missing chip at upper left. Painting is a bit soiled consistent with its age...

Etching "Jewish Market Tangier" by the noted Swedish-born American artist BROR JULIUS OLSSON NORDFELDT (1878-1955), measuring 7 1/2" by 8 1/4" inside the mat and 13 1/2" by 15 3/4" in black strip frame. There is an old label on the backing from The Print Rooms, Inc., 540 Sutter Street, San Francisco. Nordfeldt lived an interesting life, moving rather frequently...

A Beauriful vintage American Impressionist oil painting of a wooded fall landscape by Harry Leslie Hoffman. Oil on artist canvas presented in a quality gallery frame stamped with the artists estate stamp on verso and titled Old Lyme. Oil on canvas board measuring 12 x 16" overall size 18ʺW × 1ʺD × 22ʺH. In excellent vintage condition minor restorations. Artists Biography; Harry Leslie Hoffman was born 16 March 1871 at Cressona, Pennsylvania...

Original oil on board by Albert Pels (American painter and muralist, Cincinnati, New York; 1910-1998). Circa 1936. 19" by 16" painting alone, 26" by 22" in its period frame. Provenance: Art Academy of Cincinnati).

German Artist Richard GESSMAN “Harbor of Hamburg”Oil Measuring 24 x 32“, frame size 29 x 37“ oil on canvas

Original oil painting on board by Pierre Fau (French, 1889-1960) of a Moroccan landscape with mountains in the background, circa 1930s. This painting measures 11" by 15.5" (painting alone). It is signed l.r. "Pierre Fau". Very typical example of Fau's Moroccan paintings of the same period in palette and style. Fau's Africanist works occasionally surface at auction. Listed in the usual databases.

By Hungarian Artist Bela Szikiay, and dating to the 1930's, this fine etching measures 16" x 11", with a sight size of 11 3/4" x 8 1/4". It is affixed to a folded mat with backing, and is in good condition, with some minor foxing on the mat and one spot on the print, visible in the sky in the upper right area. It is signed in the print, as well being pencil signed in the margin, with artist's signature and title...

"Anemones" oil on canvas 13 1/4 x 16 1/2 Louis Valtat was born into a wealthy family of ship owners on 8 August 1869 in the Normandy region of France. Valtat spent many of his childhood years in Versailles where he attended secondary school at the Lycée Hoche (near the Palace of Versailles). Encouraged by his father, an amateur landscape painter himself, Valtat became interested in art. At age 17 he applied to the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris...

This elegant 1930’s Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude female seated on her leg that is folded, while the other leg extended, and she is resting her elbow on her knee and her face on her hand and her other hand stretched behind her near the signature L. Alliot. This beautiful sculpture is on a dark marble base. Condition: in good condition commiserate with its age. Age: 1930’s Size 21” wide x 11” x 10.5” Weight: 20 Lbs.

Gouache on paper or paper on board, 6 1/8" by 7 3/8" and 1 3/8" frame, (14" by 15" overall as framed), signed at lower left "Bud" DUNCAN, no date but likely executed circa 1940. This is skillfully executed, in high key colors of pink, yellow, and violet shades...

Walter Tittle 1883-1966 American This is another fine hand signed drypoint etching by American artist Walter Tittle. It is titled: St. Bartholomews, New York, created and printed circa 1930. The image measures 10X13 3/4 inches. Nicely framed with archaval materials. A wonderfully rich impression of this rare etching.

A watercolor on artist paper depicting from street level through leaves and trees soaring buildings behind a high wall with a 19th century brownstone to one side. I can’t identify the place, though the brownstone is vaguely similar to the Villard Houses. James Penney (American 1910-1982) was a painter in oils, watercolor and a muralist with numerous exhibition records and works in museums and public buildings. He also taught art. He attended the Art Students League in New York in the 1930’s...