All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #731788 (stock #1200)
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The Marble Sculpture measures 18" tall x 9" at the base. This appears to be a Sculpture by Constantin Brancusi.(1876-1957). This Sculpture was purchased from an Estate in Highland Park in Dallas, Texas. It was used as a decoration for a private pool at that particular Estate. This Abstract Sculpture is not signed. More information will be added later.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1920 item #1446642 (stock #2079)
Nicolas Gogos, Greek-Egyptian painter 1900-1991, from a series done circa 1917,watercolor 11x14”
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Bronze : Pre 1920 item #1302668
A unique, bronze, statue of a small boy, dressed in early 20th century American clothing, learning to smoke a cigarette, while holding his hat in a concealing fashion.The plaque at the bottom says "A Beginner". CIRCA: Early 20th century ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: 5 1/8" W x 11 1/4" H
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1421916 (stock #JB04754)
Old watercolor painting of ducks under a tree by the side of a lake or river, 11 3/4" by 18" (25" by 31 3/4" framed), signed at lower left by artist CONSTANT ARTZ (1870-1951). The poetic work dhows the birds taking refuge under a tree as a storm is perhaps approaching. Indeed, written in old hand on the backing is "The Storm" (probably not by the artist himself). The sky looks grayish and overcast and the leaves appear to be moving in a stiff breeze...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1376291 (stock #10959)
Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Autumn Woods, Largo, Maryland"

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

Painting: 14" x 12"
Frame: 18" x 16.25"

Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1920 item #1447786 (stock #2148)
L'Enfant Gallery
$23,000.00
American Impressionist Frank Boggs 1855-1926, VIEW OF NOTRE DAME,watercolor on fine French paper measuring 21x25 inches .....Frank Myers Boggs, known as Frank Boggs, born December 6, 1855 in Springfield (Ohio), died August 8, 1926 in Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine), is a French painter and engraver of American origin. Frank Myers Boggs is a student of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the School of Fine Arts in Paris...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : S. America : Pre 1920 item #1416907 (stock #JB03198)
Oil on canvas painting of a young woman knitting on a grassy slope in a glade, 25" by 18", 32" by 25" framed, signed at lower right in red by a talented, though little-known, apparently Argentine painter who worked in the early years of the twentieth century, A. MORENO DE TORRES. This is a fine work by a very skilled hand. Were it by a better-known artist, the price would be multiples higher...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1393094 (stock #TBD00266)
According to the Brooklyn Museum, which owns one of his watercolors, his dates are 1880-1940. He was a New England artist (Falk lists him with a Worcester MA address) with some of his paintings both signed and located. This large watercolor is attached to a stiff cardboard. The sight size is 12 ¾ by 22 ½. It is signed and dated in the lower left, “George J...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #909395 (stock #9899)
Justin Faivre (American)

Decline of the Windjammers

Watercolor on paper, signed and dated: “1934” and titled in pencil on the reverse.

Sheet size: 12.5” x 18.5”
Mat size: 19.5” x 25.5”
Unframed

Justin Faivre was born in Matthews, Indiana. At the age of 5, however, he moved to Portland, Oregon ...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1421263 (stock #JB04425)
Watercolor and gouache small painting of a path between trees leading to a clearing beyond, 8" by 10" (12 1/2" by 14 1/2" as framed), signed at lower right by the noted Indiana impressionist, EDWARD SITZMAN (1874-1949). The artist, most closely associated with Indiana, is known for his watercolor and oil paintings of quiet landscapes, usually lacking figures. Watercolors are more commonly seen, the oils relatively scarce...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1252207
Fine original watercolor painted by British Orientalist Augustus Lamplough, R.W.S. (1877-1930) depicting the wonderful temple complex of PHILAE on the Nile, Egypt. Faint rays of the rising sun appear from the rosy dawn behind the large rock on the right. On the bank of the Nile several people and papyrus boats can be seen. Signed on the lower left corner. On the right corner indistinctly inscribed "figures and boats...on foreground of...". Condition very good. Unframed, size 38 cm. x 49 cm...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1486654 (stock #Kasimir001)
Luigi Kasimir (1881-1962)
Corvara, in the Dolomite Alps, South Tyrol, Austria
Titled and dated in pencil, "Corvara 11 Feb. 1916".
Medium: Etching.
Size: 15 x 15 inches.
Signed in pencil by artist at lower margin.
Condition: Tape remnants at outer margin.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1460519 (stock #2502)
American Story Illustration Circa 1913 Of Springer Spaniels Measuring 10x12
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1422602 (stock #JB04947)
A pleasant watercolor painting of a working windmill in an extensive landscape, the sheet 9 3/4" by 13 1/4", currently loose under a mat, no frame, signed at lower left by listed English artist ALFRED WILLIAM RICH (1856-1921). Other than normal age toning of the paper, there are several spots of foxing, a missing extreme upper right corner, which is easily hidden by the mat, and reverse browning from residue of varnish or old adhesive...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1488758
David Y. Cameron 1865-1945 British This is a rare original etching and drypoint by Scottish artist David Cameron. The title is: Wingless Chimera, Amiens Cathedral, it was created and printed in 1911. Hand signed in pencil, this etching measures an image area of 7 5/8X9 3/8 inches. Printed on a medium weight laid type sheet. This image was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1911. This image appears in the Rinder catalog as image number 416.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1479760
Joseph Pennell 1857-1926 American This is a fine original pencil signed etching by American artist Joseph Pennell. The subject is: Athens from the Tomb of Philopotes, it was created and printed in 1913, printed by the artist with his "imp" after his name in the lower border. The image measures 10 3/8X18 1/2 inches. This image appears in the Wuerth catalog as image number 656 and was printed in an edition of 40. This etching was originally sold by Frederick Keppel in New York...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pastel : Pre 1920 item #1417000 (stock #JB01668)
Pastel on paper, 10 1/2" by 23 1/2" and 2" inch wide very attractive and complementary oak Arts and Crafts appearance wood frame, unsigned, the subject bananas, peaches, and a basket, circa 1920...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1920 item #1377806
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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 : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1920 item #1452610 (stock #1396)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,200.00
The following from Smithsonian Museum James Carter Beard Born Cincinnati, Ohio Died New Orleans, Louisiana born Cincinnati, OH 1837-died New Orleans, LA 1913 Nationalities American
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1346264
Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, French, 1863-1951. Etching printed November 1st, 1911. Plate signed and pellet stamped, print 56 of an edition of 60. State 2. Printed on velin. Image measures 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches. Catalog reference: Arwas 429.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1446115
Oil on canvas landscape of a snowy peak towering above lower mountains, a lone figure in a row boat at lower right in the lake, signed at lower right "Wm. Rennison" or similar. The early 20th century work measures 14" by 24" (17 3/4" by 28" in modern-day antique style framing). The work reminds of the Hudson River School. If I am reading the name correctly, I am not able to locate a listed artist by that name. Condition is very good, I note an old patch on the reverse corresponding to the ri...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Italian : Pre 1920 item #1475657
A stunning Original Oil Painting of PARIS, FRANCE, BY AUGUSTO RADICE, italian ca. 1913,signed, very much reminiscent of the style of EDUARD CORTÈS. Size: 50 x 22 cm.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #1487301
Anders Zorn 1860-1920 Sweden This is a fine portrait etching by European artist Anders Zorn. This pencil signed etching titled Guill II was created and printed in 1918. The image measures 7 3/4X5 3/4 . This pencil signed impression is lightly evenly toned and archivally framed. This image appears in the zorn catalog as image number 165.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : French : Pre 1920 item #1416663 (stock #JB05615)
A beautifully framed, plain beautiful oil on canvas painting, 15" by 18" (23" by 25 1/2" framed), the subject figures in a country landscape, painted skillfully in true impressionist style, by listed French artist EUGENE CHAFFANEL (1860-1929). The artist is Benezit-listed, though biographical information seems to be scarce. He hailed from the Nancy region of western France, and seems to have made a trip to New York in 1887. Chaffanel painted landscape, genre, and portraits. He exhibited at t...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1167066 (stock #9221)
Edgar Nye (American, 1879-1943)

Hillside Landscape

Watercolor on paper, signed lower right

Painting size: 11.5” x 17” Unframed

Nye lived, worked and taught in Washington, DC for 58 years. While he may have been born in Richmond, VA, his love for the city earned him the distinction of a "native" son.

Nye was educated in public schools before entering the Corcoran School of Art at age 13. He studied there for eight years before setting off on the requisite Euro...

All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1920 item #1421615 (stock #JB03360)
Old ink and watercolor drawing of early 19th century men and a boy pictured in an English interior, executed probably early years of the 20th century, signed "O. Krause" and also bearing the word "Copy", 6 1/2" by 6" inside the opening in black glass eglomise style "mat", 10 1/4" by 9" as it was originally framed. The drawing seems to me to be after perhaps an original illustration in a Charles Dickens (or other English author of the period) book. Dickens works were illustrated by a number of ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1920 item #1441276 (stock #259)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,200.00
Wooded scene brilliant watercolor by an unknown Hudson River School artist Measuring 9x14 inch,
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1920 item #1419866 (stock #JB02732)
Old early 20th century painting of a thin line of trees bordering a waterway, executed in a lovely impressionist palette with excellent handling of light, 17 1/2" by 21" as framed, signed in red at lower right corner "Chatterton". Though found in Ogunquit, Maine, in an art colony area where the well known American artist Clarence Chatterton was known to have painted, the signature does not resemble that of Chatterton, who was a student of Edward Hopper. I am unsure if this might be by a relati...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1920 item #1482957 (stock #3551)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,200.00
A beautiful oil landscape or cityscape painting depicting an impressionist style city or town, very well done, unsigned circa 1900. Oil on panel 6” x 7”
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1920 item #1453118 (stock #1586)
L'Enfant Gallery
$6,500.00
Sensitive and sensual images of two lovers by important American modernist Arthur Beecher Carles, circa 1900. Work is untitled and unsigned graphite on paper. Frame size 16.25 x 13.25". Images 4.75 x 8.25". Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remai...
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 : Pre 1910 item #1483641 (stock #3579)
L'Enfant Gallery
Price on Request
Biography In 1888, Georges d'Espagnat entered the School of Decorative Arts and the School of Fine Arts in Paris. Endowed with a strong and very independent character, he prefers to train himself by making copies of paintings, in particular from the Louvre museum. A talented designer and engraver, he contributed to numerous illustrated periodicals such as Le Courrier français (1895-1896), La Critique and Le Rire (1899-1912). He is the author of original lithographs. Practicing woodcut, he uses ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : Canadian : Pre 1910 item #1119758 (stock #6648)
An untitled oil on board painting by Lionel Macdonald Stephenson (Canada, 1854-1907) depicting a rocky shore line with island. Famous for his paintings of Fort Garry (Winnipeg, Manitoba), this 12-1/4" x 9-1/4" artwork is in a period (repainted) gold 17-1/2" x 14-1/2" frame. It is signed on the lower left, and it is in very good condition with a small scratch below the grouping of rocks, some dirt (a cleaning is warranted), and some losses and damage to the frame. All items are thoroughly and...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1910 item #986773
Alphonse Legros, French, 1837-1911, etching, "Les Bords De La Liane", image size: 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches, c. 1900, pencil signed lower right. This airy, impressionistc etching depicts a man fishing in a forested landscape. Provenance: Baldwin-Wallace College.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1910 item #1423022 (stock #JB04109)
Original scarce to rare etching of the year 1910, "The Avenue, Valenciennes", signed at lower right margin in pencil by the important American etcher, illustrator, critic, author and teacher JOSEPH PENNELL (1857-1926). The print measures 10" by 13" inside the mat (12 1/2" by 15 1/2" in the framing). After the signature, the "imp." indicates that Pennell would have printed this himself. The artist needs little introduction, as he was one of America's most prolific graphic artists, having produce...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1910 item #1489606 (stock #3700)
A very fine partial nude of a peasant, done for tourist of the world tour of the 19th century, oil on panel, measuring 11” x 9”