In 1981 Haku Maki suddenly produced a modest series of prints with a vinyl (old leather)-like background. I have already written about several of these in my Research Note 8. Now I present another: a striking orange red persimmon with leaves tipped with a special Japanese lacquer and the background in vinyl. This is 81-31 and it is 175/190.

Oil on canvas painting of a tawny autumn landscape,15 3/4 " by 20 3/4" (20 3/4" by 25" framed), not signed on the front, but bearing a tattered label with an apparent name beginning with "Eve..", and dedicated on the reverse of the canvas in 1933. The reverse inscription says "Merry Christmas 1933/to Lulu (XXX--unreadable)/old friend (XXX---unreadable). This might be a California landscape, but it would be difficult to state that with any certainty...

Abstract Floral by Nathan Motley, heavy abstract impasto figures. Framed Oil on Panel. Motley is an outsider artist of Richmond, Virginia.

An engraving from the Description de l’Egypte, one of the masterpieces of French printing and the birth of a new field: Egyptology. A gigantic survey of Egypt at the time of Bonaparte’s conquests in 1798 and 1799, the work is divided into 13 volumes of engravings making up 892 plates, of which 72 colored, as well as presenting the splendors of the Egypt of the Pharaohs in 9 volumes...

WERNER DREWES (AMERICAN, 1899-1985) NUDE Watercolor on paper: 23 x 18 1/2 in., 32 1/2 x 28 in...

A fine miniature portrait painting, strongly attributed to Samuel Broadbent. The sitter is reputedly Michael Butler, founder of the Union News Company. The attribution is based on the heavy coloring used in the sitter's face, the positioning in the painting of the sitter, the background technique, and the similarity to the example in the Manney collection.

The painting is in excellent condition, with no cracks, bowing, or restoration...

ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE BY WASHINGTON DC ARTIST ROBIN SUTLIFF 20” x 20” in. Mixed Media with Resin on canvas., titled 4 guys looking for a Golfball .from our recent exhibition of Ms. Robin Sutliff works,….Robin has been an artist most of her life using Acrylic and Resin in a variety of mediums. Robin masterfully uses rich colors and textures in her work, to evoke the joyful essence of nature

Lovis Corinth 1858-1925 German This is a fine original lithograph by German artist Lovis Corinth. The title Tal Grund (The Valley) from the series Vorfruhling im Gebirge (early spring in the Mountains). It was published by Euphorion Verlag, Berlin in 1922 in an edition of 125 impressions. This was part of a series of 5 lithographs. The image measures 12 3/4X17 inches. Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.

Original color intaglio by Gloria Garfinkel (USA, New York, born 1929). This work is signed lower right by the artist, titled "Ginza I" and numbered 13/20. Also dated 1993. Mary Ryan Gallery label verso. In its original gallery frame.

A beautiful drawing in pencil on French Arches Laid paper measuring 7x9” done circa 1870s

White Mountain Landscape Oil on canvas 18” x 30” w/o frame Benjamin Champney is synonymous with White Mountain paintings of the 19th century. Most art historians consider him the founder of the White Mountain School of painters who came to North Conway and the surrounding area during the second half of the 19th century. His paintings were often used to make chromolithographs that were subsequently sold to tourists who could not afford Champney's originals...

A beautiful American casting of statesman Daniel Webster dressed in Roman Toga by the sculptor Thomas Ball, 1819-1911 Boston

Magnificent magnificent work that measures 48 x 36“…… Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases...

Woman in Teal by Anne Lane, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 30"….. Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases...

Frederick Gill - American 1906 -1974

Studied at The Pennsylvania Museum School of Art, The University of Pennsylvania and The Tyler School of Art.

Exhibitions - Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Butler Art Institute and the Philadelphia Art Alliance.

Mixed media collage and acrylic painting with stone, fabric and metal on board.

Entitled - Harlem Nocturne.

Dated 1972.

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Monochromatic landscape on masonite, 20" by 16" and 4" wide frame/liner, with wagon and sod or adobe structures, signed at lower right "G. NIBLETT". This is a work by noted western American artist GARY NIBLETT (1943-), listed in Samuels' book "Contemporary Western Artists". Niblett has been a member of the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America since 1976. His works have sold into the tens of thousands at major auctions of western art...

Apparently unsigned watercolor on heavy paper painting of an arid landscape in the American Southwest, including a distant mountain, barbed wire fencing at a dirt crossroads, and fading evening clouds, 14" by 17 1/2" as framed in a faux burl frame. When I first saw the image I was reminded of some of the watercolor art of Peter Hurd---the memorable scenes he painted of New Mexico. There is no evidence that he painted this one, but perhaps the artist was inspired by Hurd's imagery...

Tavik F. Simon, Czech, 1877-1942, "Notre Dame de Paris in the Morning", colored etching, plate measures 12 5/8 x 15 inches on 18 1/2 x 19 1/2 inch wove type paper. C. 1928. Catalog: Novak 483, Baker 266. Edition of 350. Published by the Societe de Graveurs Modernes, Paris. Pencil editioned in the lower left, signed in the lower right. Plate monogrammed in the bottom center. Numbered 227. An atmospheric print with lovely, muted colors. T...