(Consignment). “Après La Tempête” or"After the Storm" by French Artist J. Paul ALIZARD. Oil on Canvas. 45x35”, Frame Size 53x43”.

Oil on canvas painting of grouse in the snow among pines, 16" by 20", signed at lower right "Berta C. Richards 50", and titled in ink on the reverse "Spring Around the Corner/in Colo Foot Hills/Berta C. Richards/1950". I do not see a listing for the artist but this vintage oil is competently executed by a talented hand. The condition is excellent, since this has been protected actually behind glass, in the veneer-type frame often seen on Currier and Ives prints...

“Still Life with Fruit and Bowl” oil on canvas 13.5” x 16.75” Georges d’Espagnat was painter, illustrator and stage designer. He left for Paris at the age of 18 to attend the School of Fine Arts. His first exhibition was at the Salon des Refuses and he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Independents, the Salon d’Automne, the Galerie Durand-Ruel in Paris and New York, where d’Espagnat gave a one-man show...

For the alum of the University of California at Berkeley, a fine etching of the year 1947, titled "Campanile, U.C." at lower left margin and pencil signed at lower right by listed California artist ALEXANDER (ALEC) STERN (1904-1994), the subject the iconic Campanile bell tower on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. The view takes in the tower, the East Bay hills beyond, a campus building, and in the foreground, likely the famous Sather Gate...

An example of the etching originally dating to 1891, "Sitzender Mannlicher Akt" (Sitting Nude Man), by famous German artist KATHE KOLLWITZ (1867-1945). The sheet measures 7" by 6" inside the mat, 16" by 15" as framed. This is a circa 1946-48 posthumous edition on cream wove paper, with the A.V.D. Becke blind stamp from Berlin Halensee impressed at lower right (which I have tried my best to photograph). Kollwitz was born in Konigsberg in the old East Prussia...

A quality work, the medium watercolor on a very thin linen type canvas, framed behind glass, 14 1/4" by 18 1/2" (22" by 26" framed), signed at lower right and bearing there a monogram cypher in an oriental art style, by San Diego artist and collector ELSIE STEWART KIMBERLY (1882-1966). There is little information on this talented woman artist, who was evidently most known around the San Diego area...

Richard Hayley Lever (28 September 1875 – 6 December 1958) was an Australian-American painter, etcher, lecturer and art teacher. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. Lever was born in Bowden, South Australia on 28 September 1875, the son of Albion W. Lever.[2] He excelled in painting classes at Prince Alfred College under James Ashton and on leaving school continued to study under Ashton at his Norwood art school...

Framed and matted under glass, a vibrant watercolor featuring workers in the rice fields. Indistinct signature (Jalin 49 or Jalimus ?). Not examined out of frame. The frame measures 16" x 19-1/2".

An ink on paper drawing in striking Surrealism style, signed with initials RM at lower left within the imagery by the noted Mexican muralist, painter and illustrator ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (1887-1968). The subject is a Dali style clock face, a skeletal hand pointing, and other strange almost biomorphic shapes completing the imagery. Written in pencil underneath the mat is "Hora Unica" (which I take to mean 1 o'clock, the bony index finger on that numeral on the clock face)...

Oil on masonite painting of industrial dockside scene, 15" by 19" and 1 3/4" of liner and frame, signed at lower left and dated "58". The artist, MARIO LORIETO (1919-2003) was a significant figure in the Uruguayan art scene, having studied in the Taller Torres Garcia (Jose Torres Garcia, the major Uruguayan artist), and with Jose Gurvich, Julio Alpuy, and Augusto Torres. He traveled in Europe and has been exhibited in museums in Latin America, Spain, and Italy...

A vintage portrait painting of a red-haired, middle-aged lady in circa late 1930's to 1940 style hat, 13" by 10", (22 1/2" by 19" framed), signed at lower right by listed Southern California artist BERTHA TOWNSEND COLER (1865-1948). The painting, oil on canvas laid on Masonite, exudes a very spontaneous, free, sketchy feeling that is quite appealing, demonstrating the skill of the artist...

Liquor Bottles by Manfred Schwartz. Oil on Canvas. Framed. 30” x 36" Bio: Manfred Schwartz (1909 - 1970). Born in Poland, Schwartz came to America in 1920, when his father, a master engraver to European royalty, was brought to New York by the Colgate Palmolive Company. As a young man, Schwartz returned to Paris to study were him met and associated with some of the great masters of the 20th century; Picasso, Matisse, Braque, and Roualt...

African Ivory Coast Horned Mask, 8 x 16" h.

A surrealistic oil on canvasboard scene of dream-like bizarre figures, several of which have fish-like characteristics, 11" by 14" (15 1/4" by 18 1/4" in attractive older frame), signed at lower right corner "Victor Brauner" and dated below "25.3.1949". The work is offered as in the style or manner of highly important Romanian-born artist Victor Brauner (1903-1966)...

An etching of the famous chapel at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, titled at lower left margin "The Chapel" and pencil signed at lower right by well listed California artist GEORGE DEMONT OTIS (1879-1962)...

**One of several works by the artist in my shop** Ink drawing on heavy Strathmore art paper, the subject the familiar cathedral at San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The unframed work measures 28 3/4" by 23", and is signed by the artist at lower left and dated there 1953. The Illinois-born Lutz is known today for his urban landscapes and genre subjects, often painted with bright color and with heavy impasto. In the late 1920's he began art instruction at the Art Institute of Chicago, at which time...

A fine oil on canvas painting, the subject a water powered mill by a peaceful stream in the autumnal French countryside, signed at lower left by the noted painter and graphic artist PAUL EMILE LECOMTE (1877-1950). The work (26" by 20", and " by " as framed) exhibits the highly developed classic impressionist technique for which the artist is noted. Lecomte was a student of his father, Paul Lecomte Sr. (1842-1920). He studied at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. His subjects are commonly harbors, mark...

Framed porcelain impressionist painting of a river scene. Hand painted and signed by artist Poudrier, it is in excellent condition. There are some white reflections in my photos, but more photos are available from different angles or lighting upon request. Measures in frame: 18 inches by 15" Site size 14" by 11". Date early 20th Century.