Fine Watercolor Painting Kayaking Possibly for Colorado Sport Ad very well painted with mat. Signed and dated G Driard Nov 85 size sight 11" by 13.5" mat 17" by 20"
Oil on panel painting of pink desert mountains and flowering dunes in the foreground, 16" by 20" (25" by 29" in wood carved frame), signed in the paint at lower left with a signature that appears as "Bo W(xxxxxxx)". The circa 1960 oil is by an artist who certainly must have been familiar with the palette knife California desert scenes, with rich impasto, of John Hilton (1904-1983). The style and feeling is similar. The painting could benefit from a cleaning, after fifty years...
Otto Soglow (December 23, 1900 – April 3, 1975) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip The Little King. This work on a menu from the Astor Hotel circa 1930s in pencil, framed about 10” x 7”
Born in Yorkville, Manhattan, Soglow grew up in New York City, where he held various jobs as a teenager and made an unsuccessful effort to become an actor. His first job was painting designs on baby rattles...
MOTHER MASK
Paper clay mother mask with such impressively bright pink lips made by an elementary school student for an assignment. She must be very funky mom!
Regarding the note in Photo#8, the teacher gives the impression of this mask, as "Nice shape of lips! If you paint it more carefully, it would be much better.". Late 20th century, Japan. approx...
The Title: Two Mother's Children
Artist: Schim Schimmel(1954 - )
Medium: Original Serigraph on heavy arches paper
The size of Sheet: 39" x 25 1/8"
The size of Image: 33" x 18 1/4"
The year made: around 1992
Publisher: Collector's Edition, California, USA
Signature: Lower left, signed by Schimmel in pencil
Edition Number: 21/395 in pencil lower right
The condition: Excellent, never been framed
This is beautiful original serigraph by world renown...
This is an exquisite bronze sculpture from the 19th century, boasting intricate details and expert craftsmanship. The sculpture is modeled after the renowned work of Jean-Auguste Barré and is impressively sized.
It features Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in his iconic standing pose, with his right hand tucked into his vest and a snuffbox in his left...
"Milwaukee" 1934. Signed by Kineman. Magazine Cover. Framed Water Color on Paper. (10/24/1934)
"William Hogarth" Frontispiece and Tail Piece to the Artist's Catalogue The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All William Hogarth prints appearing after this date are copies of these original graphic works of art. Heath edition 1822 An original copperplate engraving — over 195 years old...
“Le Vallee Verte”
Oil on canvas 22” x 26.5” w/o frame \ 30” x 34.5 framed
Dominique Dorie was born in Versailles in 1958. At the age of sixteen he began working in the Louvre as a restorer of sculptures. He had several small "exhibitions" by hanging his work in the evenings on the fences of the church of St. Germain des Pres.
In1977 Dorie. won a scholarship offered by the city of Paris that enabled him to enroll in a night course in drawing...
This is an unframed lithograph print of a female nude in an interior suggested by a door and bed headboard, 23" by 29", signed in pencil illegibly at lower right and numbered there 49/97. I think the work American and have tried various likely signatures such as "Czech" or "Bech" without determining who the artist might be---I am pretty sure that it is a listed artist. The print is unframed and can be easily rolled in a tube for shipping...
A spectacular Nathaniel Rogers painting done in watercolor on organic wafer. I very rarely, if ever, describe or refer to an item as "the best", or the "finest example ever". However, there is no question that this painting represents Rogers at the peak of his ability, which indeed is quite high. Further, the vast majority of his paintings are only bust length, and do not depict the hands of the sitter, not any additional objects...
"William Hogarth" "An Emblematical print on the South Sea Scheme" and "The Lottery"
The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All William Hogarth prints appearing after this date are copies of these original graphic works of art...
Burmese Bronze Disciple/Worshipper, AVA period, 18th Century, mounted, condition: good, size: H. 18.5cm x W. 3.5 cm x D. 5cm
A dramatic early black and white photo of the Empire State Building in Manhattan, photographer unknown, the structure featuring prominently at center of the image, surrounded by the lower buildings from which it emerges. The building was completed in 1931. Some information I saw online suggests the antenna was not placed until as late as 1952. The photo dates from somewhere in that period, and very likely to the early/mid 1930's...
The Pensive Shepherdess
(British School, 19th Century)
Oil on canvas, Unsigned
Painting size: 30” x 20”
Frame size: 36.25” x 26.5”
This sweet genre painting of a shepherdess with her flock reflects the theme of the child-of-nature, a sensibility embraced by Victorians during the 19th century. The figure’s youth and comely face convey innocence, while her steadfast pose next to the goldenrod suggests that she is at ease in her environment.
A finely painted portrait miniature, on natural wafer, of a bespectacled officer of the 7th Bengal Native Infantry of the Honourable East India Company. Done in vibrant colors and wonderful; detail, the work can be strongly attributed to Raja Jivan Ram. Works from this period in this style by Indian artists are quite uncommon and highly collected. More specifically, very few works by Ram are in private hands.
The painting here is in overall excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or bowing...
Jos. PENNELL Pavement St.Paul’s etching 10x12” .
Joseph Pennell was an American artist who spent most of his working life in Europe, portraying architectural subjects in etchings, pen-and-ink drawings, and lithographs. Born in Philadelphia, America in 1857, and raised by Quaker parents, Larkin Pennell and Rebecca A. Barton, when he was ten the family moved to Germantown where he attended The Friends Select School 'for six awful years, the worst of my life', a loner with few friend...
Pair of early Edo period carved Baku mythological elephants. These would have been built into the design of a temple, displayed high up by the beam construction. Hand carved with great care from a single piece of Keyaki hardwood (zelkova wood).
Baku are Japanese supernatural beings that dispel evil spirits and devour nightmares when the mouth is open and retain good spirits when the mouth is closed. They have a long history in Japanese folklore and art, and more recently have appe...