Nineteenth Century French Artist A.L. Simpson “The Blue Shop,Tunis, fine woodblock measuring 22x16” ,signed and titled
"Nun Admiring Lovebirds" (1875)
Oil on canvas, 17" x 23.75" unframed, 24" x 30.75" framed
This Florentine master artist is considered an Academic Artist. Academic Art is painting and sculpture produced under the influence of the Academies in Europe and especially France, where many artists received their formal training. It is characterized by its highly polished style, its use of mythological or historical subject matter, and its moralistic tone...
Edith Penman, American, 1860-1929, etching with remarque, "On the Shoreline", image size: 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches, pencil signed
Oil on canvas painting of a peaceful eastern scene including distant pyramidal mountain peak, luminous sky, feathery trees and rock formation, the only sign of man an idle rowboat in center foreground, 12" by 20" and 2 1/2" wide period frame, signed with the conjoined initials of the artist at lower left (in red) and dated there 1882...
19th century Indian oval portrait miniature, depicting Shah Jahan and his wife, oil on ivory, 4 1/4" h x 3 1/4" w. Provenance: From a New York collection.
Antique Miniature Portrait Painting of Napoleon.
Description: Wonderful Miniature portrait of French Emperor Napoleon, dressed in colorful military uniform, signed by artist. The portrait is surrounded by machine turned gilt bronze frame, 2 1/2" in diameter, set in an, 5 1/4" X 5", old dark brown wood frame. This item is in a very good condition without any concerns, 19th century era.
August-Louis Lepere
1849-1918
French
This is an original color woodblock print by French artist Auguste Lepere (1849-1918) The title of this work is: Bucolique Moderne, Modern Arcadia. It was created and printed in 1882. Printed on a medium weight wove type paper. This printing is the first state of V. The image measures 10X15 inches. Pencil signed and dated in the lower right border.
Oil on canvas, 9 1/2" by 13 14" (18" by 22 1/2" as framed), signed in red at lower left "J. A. McClurg" and dated there with what looks like "1900" or "1908"...
Painting on canvas by the acclaimed 19th century American artist HENRY STULL, featuring a portrait of the head of a pampered thoroughbred racehorse, signed at lower right and dated there 1896. The work measures 12 1/2" by 10 1/4", (16 1/2" by 15" framed). Stull is considered one of two major American painters of thoroughbred racehorses, the other being Edward Troye. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he was exposed at an early age to horses...
A naïve miniature watercolor on wafer painting of a gentleman with a piercing gaze and a neatly trimmed beard. Set against a darkish green background, he is wearing a black jacket, vest, and tie with a stickpin. In a cast foliate case with a coil of plaited hair in the glazed window on the reverse.
Condition is excellent, with no issues. Sight size is 2 1/8" by 1 3/4", and the overall size is 2 3/8" by 2".
A charming, somewhat naïve antique oil on canvas painting, 16" by 23" (18 3/4" by 27" in late 20th century frame), unsigned, featuring a winter's day in the country, mountains in the distance, and two figures in the foreground braving the cold to chat, a glow in the central home at right center indicating that a fire is warming it. At far left in the distance is the rest of the village...
Harrison Bird Brown
1831-1915
American
This is an original oil on canvas painting by American Harrison Bird Brown (1831-1915) This view of Seaside Cliffs and the moody sea has an image size of 14X24 inches, signed lower right H.B. Brown. This painting is housed in a period gold fluted cove frame. The overall frame measures 25X34 inches. Very fine original condition.
Oil on canvas landscape painting of a New Jersey landscape signed by T. W. Vail. In very good condition, it measures in frame 17.25 inches x 13.25", site size 15.5" x 11.75". Circa 1900
African Drum Democratic Republic of the Congo, 24" long.
Utagawa Yoshitsuya, Japanese, 1822-1866, "Wakazaka Shinnai at Shizugadake". This is a an original color woodblock print by Utagawa Yoshitsuya from his series '54 Battle Stories of Hideyoshi". The image size is 12 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches, 1864, lifetime impression, framed. Hideyoshi was a 16th century Samurai warrior in the who rose through the ranks of the army to become general, leading the forces of Japan in several brutal conflicts...
A nicely painted work of Boston-born still life painter CHARLES STORER (1817-1907), the subject red roses, painted on gray art board, measuring 10" by 14" (15 1/2" by 19 1/4" framed). The artist signed at center left edge and dated the painting 1901. This is an excellent example of still life work of the period in New England. Storer was born in Boston, He exhibited at the Boston Art Club and the National Academy. Most existing paintings appear to date to near the end of the artist's life...
Norichka-TORPEDO BOAT IN ACTION 1895,14x28” Senso-e - Senso-e are prints depicting wars, most often the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 - 1895 and the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 - 1905. Primarily triptychs, these images filled the journalistic need for illustrations of current activities on the battle front, but also acted as propaganda, encouraging support for the wars and fostering patriotism...
Vintage circa 1880's oil on canvas, 20" by 14" and 1" wide old dark oak simple frame, likely the original, signed at lower right side with the typical conjoined "MStraus" signature of well listed Northern California artist MEYER STRAUS (1831-1905). Straus was born in southern Germany, and was in the US by 1848. He traveled the southern states, including New Orleans and Mobile areas, as well as Ohio and Illinois...