A beautiful pair of miniature portraits, both signed Fuger, painted in watercolors on organic material. In addition, the elaborate frames are made out of this same natural material, something rarely, if ever, seen. The sitters, in 18th century attire, are a young gent and lady posed against a blue sky with foliage and hills behind them.
Notes on the backs of the frames provide the following information: "These miniatures were bought by Ellen Franklin in antique shop Bellagio Italy in 1929...
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Night Lights at 18th and H Streets
Oil on canvas, signed, located and inscribed on the reverse.
Painting size: 20” x 16”
Frame size: 25” x 21”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien...
A German Expressionist work on paper with a very contemporary feel. This work measures 24x20 inches. More information coming
German Expressionist movement began in painting and then later move to cinema
View of Laguna Beach
Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984)
Watercolor on paper, signed.
A painter and illustrator, Kinghan trained at the American Academy of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. In addition to his studio work, Kinghan began a career as an art teacher. In 1937, he first offered private instruction. While that continued throughout his life, he also worked for a time at the American Art Academy which was followed by a position at the Huguenot School of Art...
Cement Truck, Bethesda
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Oil on canvas, signed, located and inscribed on the reverse.
Painting size: 25” x 20”
Frame size: 30” x 25”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien. For other examples, type “O’Brien” into the search box...
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Excavation Site, 16th & I Streets
Oil on canvas, located, inscribed and dated: “1958” on the reverse.
Painting size: 24” x 18”
Frame size: 29” x 23”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien. For other examples, type “O’Brien” into the search box...
An old oil on canvas painting of a swift-running river in a steep mountain canyon landscape in the fall, 24 1/2" by 20" (32 1/2" by 27 1/2" in circa 1920's pie crust style frame, unsigned on front, with "Herman Herzog/Storm at Yosemite" written on the back of the canvas in an old style hand (difficult to photograph, I have provided two images)...
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
by C. Myron Clark (American, 1876-1925)
Oil on canvas, signed and dated: "1906"
Painting: 16" x 12"
Frame: 21.5" x 17.5"
American painter C. Myron Clark specialized in marine subjects and, like so many other artists, was drawn to Venice with its ongoing atmospheric shifts in the sky and sea. The Peabody Museum in Salem, MA has five of his works in the permanent collection...
The Forge
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
This is an original etching and drypoint by American artist James M Whistler. The title is "The Forge", An interior view of the Blacksmith and his apprentices. The image printed on a thin Japan type paper has in image size of 7 5/8X12 1/2 inches. Extensive use of plate tone, a rich impression, This impression is the 6th state of 6 prior to the cancellation of the plate...
Caroline Baker Washington DC Artist,Abstract Revolving Sculpture in Lucite measuring 16x13” Ms Baker is well know for her work in lucite and has been in the Washington art scene since the 1970s
A beautiful Contemporary lithograph on paper work by Texas Artist Butcher SKYNEAR circa 1980 measuring 24” x 32”. The follow fromArt Brokerage: Skynear American Artist: Skynear was born of immigrant Polish parents who settled in Colorado, where his father worked in the silver mines. Skynear grew up amidst a spectacular landscape of tremendous scale and intense, varigated color - jagged peaks, steep, narrow ravines, wildly folded and discontinuous rock layers of weathered sedimentary rock...
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
1889-1953
Japanese-American, Arts Students League N.Y.
This is a fine original lithograph on Chine applique by American artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi. The title Before the Act, was created and printed in 1932 in an edition of only 40. Pencil signed and dated, printed by Grant Arnold, Woodstock. The image measrues 13 1/4X9 3/4 inches. Very fine condition. This image appears in the Davis catalog as image number 54.
This oil on linen is a subtle topical examination of rabbis in study and camaraderie in synagogue, most likely in Warsaw.
Konstantin Szewczenko (1915-1991) was born in Warsaw, Poland, studied at the Warsaw Academy of Arts, and participated in international exhibitions. He is very well known for painting Jewish genre and rabbinical scenes.
Dimension: 27 1/2" x 23 1/2"
Federico Jiménez Fernandez (Spanish, 1841- ?)
Chickens and Rooster
Oil-on-Panel, signed lower right
Painting: 12.5" x 9.25"
Frame: 18.5" x 15.25"
Federico Jiménez Fernandez was born in Madrid in 1841 and trained at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving of San Fernando where he studied with José Gonzalez Bande. He traveled to Paris to continue his studies, as did so many other artists of the time...
Jaume Muxart I Domènech
(Spanish, 1922-2019)
Bullfight
Acrylic on panel, signed
Painting: 13 ¾” x 19 ½”
Muxart was a Catalan painter, part of the Grup Taüll of avant-garde artists. His work shows a strong expressionist character with structured figurative motifs. Muxart was of a generation of artists that developed during the years of the Franco regime...
Oil on canvas scene of a flower-bedecked coastline, 24" by 30", unframed, signed at lower right by the noted, popular, prolific California contemporary artist, GARY RAY (1952-). This is an impressive example of Ray's work, with a thick, rich impasto, and size larger than most. The scene reminds of the Santa Barbara or Laguna Beach regions. Ray is a 4th generation Californian, born in Venice near Santa Monica...
Abstract pencil/charcoal on paper - estate stamped 'Ramstonev'...
Cherry and Vegetable Still Life by Silvio Ottaviani. Dated 1998. Framed Oil on Canvas. 24 x 32".