All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1434717
Rare oil on canvas painting dating to the pre-statehood Territory of Hawaii days, 12" by 16" (15" by 19" framed), the subject given in pencil on stretcher as "Flow Up Falls" (resembles photos of the Big Island's Rainbow Falls), signed "SMITH 20" at lower right (and "SMITH" appears again on the reverse of the canvas and on the label still affixed at lower right). This is a scene of the Big Island, with 13,000 foot+ snow-capped Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa visible in the far distance...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1920 item #1449899 (stock #1365)
L'Enfant Gallery
$15,000.00
Hans Zatzka was born on 8 March 1859 in Vienna. His father Bartholomaüs was a construction worker, and his mother was Marie Karpischek Zatzka.[6] Between 1877 and 1882, he studied at the Academie des Beaux-Arts, under Christian Griepenkerl, Carl Wurzinger, and Karl von Blaas.Zatzka was able to earn a living through the production of frescoes for churches and other institutions. In 1885, Zatzka was commissioned to create the ceiling fresco The Naiad of Baden at Kurhaus Baden.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Tempera : Pre 1920 item #1417959 (stock #JB01339)
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 5 3/4" by 11 1/2", (10 1/2" by 16" as framed), signed at lower left by a talented and prolific Italian painter, I think one of a large group of painters going under the name "Gianni", possibly from the same family. Other works of such southern Italian scenes are signed M. Gianni. The auction houses I think have generally mixed up these late 19th/first half of the 20th century painters and the auction records are hopelessly tangled and inaccurate...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1920 item #1479754
Joseph Pennell 1857-1926 American This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Joseph Pennell. This image is one of his Panama Canal Series that he created in 1912. The image is titled: The Walls of Miraflores Lock, 1912. The image measures 18 1/2X24 3/4 inches, on a Fabiano watermarked laid type paper which measures 20 1/2X25 1/2 inches.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1416368 (stock #JB03083)
Large example of the work of the much-storied American artist "T. Bailey", circa 1910, measuring 24" by 36" (32 1/2" by 44 1/2" framed). This is the largest example I have been able to find, after a search of the auction records...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1920 item #1427416
A **PAIR** of fine watercolor and gouache drawings, both of Punjab (northern India) soldiers in costume of their period, both signed "John Lucas" by the noted English artist JOHN SEYMOUR LUCAS (1849-1923). One is titled "5th Cavalry Punjab 1897", the other "37th Punjab Infantry 1905". Both measure 10" by 7" inside their present maroon mats (unframed). Detail of the soldiers' costuming is meticulous and impressive...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1442062 (stock #383)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,500.00
Léon Bakst (Russian: Леон (Лев) Николаевич Бакст, Leon (Lev) Nikolaevich Bakst) – born as Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich (later Samoylovich) Rosenberg, Лейб-Хаим Израилевич (Самойлович) Розенберг (27 January (8 February) 1866[1][2] – 28 December 1924) was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Belarusian origin...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : French : Pre 1920 item #1421751 (stock #JB05000)
Offered in as-is condition, a true restorer special----a framed (18" by 15" oil on canvas, 22 3/4" by 19" as framed) lovely impressionist painting of Notre Dame and trees in Paris, a figure providing a spot of color, signed at lower right and dated there 1912 by listed English artist ROBERT ARTHUR WILSON (1884-1979). On the stretcher is written "Painted by R A Wilson" and "Notre Dame Church in Paris"...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1920 item #1420082 (stock #JB02792)
Lithograph on paper of a World War I soldier, 12" by 9 1/4" inside the mat (20" by 17" framed), signed and dated in the plate 1915, by the important Swiss-born artist THEOPHILE-ALEXANDRE STEINLEN (1859-1923). Steinlen was born in Lausanne on Lake Geneva in 1859. After training at a textile mill in eastern France, he moved to Paris and the Montmartre literary and art scene. He found the scene creatively nourishing, and went on to spend most of the rest of his life there...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1920 item #1441302 (stock #200)
L'Enfant Gallery
$8,500.00
Ornate 1920s frame 13 x 19“ oil on canvas Charles Paul Gruppé (3 September 1860, Picton, Ontario – 30 September 1940, Rockport, Massachusetts)[1][2] was a Canadian-born, American painter.[3][4] About[edit] Charles Paul Gruppé was born 3 September 1860 in Picton, Ontario, Canada.[4][5] He moved to Rochester at the age of three with his mother Albertina Gruppe (1822–1900) and brother Herman and sister Clara, after the death of his father Henry W...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pen : Pre 1920 item #1425084 (stock #JB04718)
A PAIR of detailed ink drawings, one titled "The Cottage", featuring a tidy home in the English countryside, the other a dated 1911 detailed look at a Gothic church's walls and entrance portal. Affixed to the crumbling old backing is a label for "The Cottage", showing it apparently won the "John J. Burnet Prize" for Alex Nicolson, who was evidently a student in "Club No. 129". So Nicolson was evidently a talented young artist...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1451185
An old etching of Notre Dame cathedral in central Paris, viewed from the south bank of the Seine river, titled at bottom "Pont de l'Archeveche Paris", artist name K. Gautier (LUCIEN GAUTIER, 1850-1925) at lower left margin. The print measures 9 3/4" by 14 3/4" (13" by 18" in silvery metal framing). There are some fox marks in the field and typical browning/light soiling seen on an antique print; also a slight bit of raising of the paper surface at extreme right corner...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1920 item #1074601
Wonderful miniature portrait painting on porcelain, depicting two lovely cupids in the clouds, housed in a 3 5/8" x 3" gilt bronze frame. Condition Report: great condition with stunning painting.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1345730 (stock #21961)
Rare oversize original etching by Frank Brangwyn (England-Wales, born in Belgium, 1867-1956) of Notre Dame De Paris. Signed in pencil by the artist lower right. This work is #231 in the Catalogue Raisonne, and dates from 1914. 22" by 29" etching alone, 35" by 42" in its period frame. Brangwyn is an important artist of the Arts and Crafts period.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1920 item #1302113 (stock #10663)
Manuel Robbe (French, 1872-1936)

Nocturne (ou Le Flirt)
[Merrill Chase, no. 63]*

Aquatint with etching in colors, circa 1906, on wove paper, signed in pencil in the image lower left...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1236820 (stock #2650)
King Art
Price on Request
George Valmier, French, 1885-1937. 3 oil and collage on board, approximately 29.3cm by 22.3cm ( 11.5" by 8.9" ) all signed L G. Valmier,are available as a group or individually. Born and educated in France, Georges Valmier was a pioneer of the Cubist Movement. He studied with Luc-Olivier Merson at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1905 to 1909. As early as 1911, he adapted the Cubist designs for practical application such as futuristic decorations for Marinetti’s theater...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1376167 (stock #10947)
Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Anacostia Hills, MD"

Oil on board, signed lower left and titled on the reverse

Painting: 20" x 24"

Frame: 24.5" x 28.5"

Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

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All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1920 item #1058298
Description: Nicely painted portrait of a young matron wearing a gold locket and a white lace frock, presented in a rose gilt brass pendant frame. Size : 3" x 2 1/4", in very good condition.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1421326 (stock #JB04568)
An old "cabin art" oil on soft paper board primitive style painting of Northern California's famed Mt. Shasta, towering over a rugged landscape including waterfall, tall trees, steep gorge, and a charming log house at left with smoke coming from the chimney. The painting measures 24 1/2" by 19 1/2", unframed. The board is warped, the surface uneven, and there is a snaking 8" crack in the board at right and small puncture at lower center. The work is delicate and requires very careful handling...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1920 item #1442027 (stock #417)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,500.00
“Sur La Route Nanum” Gamy 1913 Early Automobile Lithograph Signed Manila et Cie Paris. This is a very early and rare racing poster.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1442125 (stock #762)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,500.00
Leon Bakst Ballet Russe Artist Daphnes & Chloe “Darcon” watercolor 11x9” éon Bakst (Russian: Леон (Лев) Николаевич Бакст, Leon (Lev) Nikolaevich Bakst) – born as Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich (later Samoylovich) Rosenberg, Лейб-Хаим Израилевич (Самойлович) Розенберг (27 January (8 February) 1866[1][2] – 28 December 1924) was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Belarusian origin. He was a member of the Sergei Diaghi...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1920 item #1481933 (stock #3520)
L'Enfant Gallery
$12,000.00
An early American painting circa 1820-40 , portrait of a woman holding a sealed red wax letter, which the family always called THE SCARLET LETTER. THE WORK MEASURING 38” x 32”
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1456201 (stock #954)
A lovely 1920 dated etching of the Tower of London, signed FR lower left.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1421009 (stock #JB03178)
This is a very nicely done watercolor painting of a young woman in a flowered hat, holding more roses in her hands, executed in the style of the noted illustrator and artist Harrison Fisher (1875-1934). The work, 10 3/4" by 8 3/4" (16 1/4" by 14 1/2" framed) likely dates to about 1905 or 1910. It is laid down on a card and the mat is laid over that. I have peeked underneath and do not see any evidence of a signature. A fine addition to a lady's dressing area. Condition is very good. There ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1375848 (stock #10926)
Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Autumn on the Patuxent"

Oil on Board, signed lr, and titled and located "at Seven Gabels Near Cedar Point, MD. October 18, 1950" on the reverse

Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

Painting: 8" x 10"
Frame: 13.35" x 15.25"

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All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1920 item #1491330 (stock #3723)
L'Enfant Gallery
$3,000.00
After the Italian Renaissance Master Tiepolo 20th Century Oil Study 12” x12”…….. The Venetian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770) was arguably the greatest painter of eighteenth-century Europe and the outstanding first master of the Grand Manner. His art celebrates the imagination by transposing the world of ancient history and myth, the scriptures, and sacred legends into a grandiose, even theatrical language. His art, with its genial departures from convention and its brilliant us...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1920 item #1460020 (stock #2481)
Chinese Painting of Birds,on silk,watercolor Republic Period, depicting various birds perched on tree limb and in flight
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1473028 (stock #11229)
August H.O. Rolle (American 1875-1941)

Stream in Winter

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right (minor losses to frame)

Ptg.: 25" x 30"
Frame: 32.5" x 38.5"

SAFA/11229
August Herman Olson Rolle, painter, printmaker and graphic artist, dabbled in many activities before turning his focus to art. Born in Sibley County, MN, in 1875, his first path toward adulthood led him to Red Wing Seminary. Service in the Spanish-American War, eventually lead him to Wash...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1920 item #1437640 (stock #166)
Lithograph of Percy the tenth Earl of Northumberland. Framed Lithograph. 22.5 x 33".
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1920 item #1459092 (stock #Rice001)
William Seltzer Rice (1873-1963) Italian Boat
Date: Likely 1913-1915.
Paper size 7.75 x 5.5 inches.
Print size: 4.75 x 3.875 inches.
Signed and titled in pencil.
Medium: Woodblock print.
Condition: Lightly foxed, primarily outside the image area. Margin blanks (see additional photos for full margins). Tape on verso.
Note: We could find no other reference to this title by the California artist and believe that this could be the only known color example. Howeve...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1920 item #1441138 (stock #438)
L'Enfant Gallery
$3,700.00
Benjamin Franklin at the Court of St. James, Hand Colored Lithograph Measuring 28 x 38“, frame size 36 x 44“ Schessle is the original artist
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1376292 (stock #10960)
Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Cloud Shadows, Bluemont, VA"

Oil on board, signed lower right and titled on the reverse

Painting: 10.25" x 16"
Frame: 14.5" x 20"

Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

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All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1920 item #1377933
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$95.00
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer Collotype hand signed limited edition 1917 Les mères pendant la guerre sight 9.5" by 13.5" with original matt board
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1416220 (stock #JB03455)
Old American watercolor painting, early 1900's, featuring a leafless tree in what is apparently late autumn, a flash of color in the middle distance giving an indication that winter has not completely arrived. The work appears unsigned. Measurements are 15 1/4" by 10" and 18 1/4" by 12 1/2" in the old frame, which shows wear. The watercolor itself has survived the decades in good condition.
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Stone : Pre 1920 item #1488493
A mounted Indian stone fragment dipecting the Hindu deity Tripurasundari from southern India. Hand carved of stone with loses.

Dimensions: 13 3/4" High x 9 1/4" wide x 5" deep

The third Great Cosmic Wisdom is known under the name of Tripura Sundari or Shrividya Tripura. The Goddess manifests, generally speaking, three fundamental aspects of the Divinity, which may be extended to the level of the whole creation. Moreover, this grandious manifestation of the Great Cosmi...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1376374 (stock #10967)
Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Old Kington Covered Bridge over the Juniata River, Bedford, Pennsylvania"

Oil on board, signed lower right and titled on the reverse

Painting: 8" x 9.6"
Frame: 14.5" x 16"

Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

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