**ONE OF FIVE WORKS I AM OFFERING BY THE ARTIS, this is an etching on paper print, 8 1/2" by 10 1/2" inside the mat (14 1/4" by 16 1/4" as framed), signed in pencil at lower left by noted western American artist GEORGE ELBERT BURR (1859-1939). At lower right is written the title of the work, "Whirlwinds Dead Mountains--Mojave Desert". Burr's etchings and watercolors of the Great Southwest, especially Arizona and Colorado, are eagerly sought after by collectors...

A fine aquatint print circa 1930's, the subject one of the famous canals of old Bruges, Belgium, pencil signed at lower right margin by French artist FREDERIC LOUIS LEVE (1877-1968), and numbered in pencil 86 at lower left margin, where there is a blind stamp in the paper. Leve was a painter in oil and watercolor but is most widely known for his skill in aquatint, a form of etching which lends itself to creating prints that look very much like watercolor...

Antique Japanese woodblock print by the artist Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) entitled Chuzenji Lake, Utagahama. Depicting figures, most likely pilgrims, walking near a red torii gate at water's edge. The sun shines on boaters on the lake and tall trees give shade on the shore.
The artist, Hasui Kawase is considered one of the major landscape artists of Japan. He was born the son of a silk merchant and studied both Japanese and Western style painting...

Manfred Schwartz oil painting titled "head" a wonderful piece from his early period with heavy influence on this piece by his friend Matisse . The painting is is great condition and its original frame with title on back ...

An old watercolor of a street scene in Alsace (the portion of eastern France that borders Germany), featuring a well for water and a half timbered house wall, along with a pretty window with flowers in pots. The artist, AMELIE FOLEY-RISLER (1870-1947) signed at bottom left and the town is identified there as Niedermorschwihr, Alsace. The unframed watercolor, 14 3/4" by 11", is in excellent condition...

Antique original lithograph of a standing nude by Julius John Pommer (American, 1895-1945). This wonderful nude dates from the thirties. It is dedicated l.l. and pencil signed l.r. Offered framed. Pommer was born in San Francisco and studied at the CSFA under Otis Oldfield. He was active in the Federal Arts Project in the thirties. Well listed (cf. Askart, Edan Hughes "Artists in California", etc.

Oil on canvas, 18" by 25" (19 1/2" by 26 1/2" as framed) signed lower left "F. Glyndon". This is a nicely painted landscape of the edge of the forest, with pink blossoms on one of the trees, by FRANK GLYNDON (1847-1937). Glyndon was born in Prague, Bohemia and arrived in New York by ship from Liverpool in 1892. Shortly after 1900, Glyndon lived in Alameda, California. He was known for genre, landscapes, and portrait paintings...

Carl Pickhardt, American, 1908- , Lithograph, "Center Ring", 1936, image size: 11 1/2X8 1/8", pencil signed

Le Pont du Carrousel et Quai Voltaire by French artist Maximilien Luce (13 March 1858 – 6 February 1941)….. Luce was a prolific French Neo-impressionist artist, known for his paintings, illustrations, engravings, and graphic art, and also for his anarchist activism. Starting as an engraver, he then concentrated on painting, first as an Impressionist, then as a Pointillist, and finally returning to Impressionism. Maximilien-Jules-Constant Luce was born on 13 March 1858 in Paris...

Watercolor painting of a stand of leafless trees in late autumn, a small stream flowing through, 11" by 8" framed, apparently unsigned. I would imagine this dates to the 1920's or 1930's most likely. I did open up the backing and could find neither signature nor any other information, though I feel the work quite likely by a listed artist. I purchased the painting in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Condition is excellent...

Original white line woodcut (aka Provincetown woodblock or woodcut) by Virginia Bill (USA, 1865-1960), circa 1930. In excellent condition. Archivally matted and framed. This work is signed by the artist lower right and is titled lower left "Portuguese Jewish Cemetery 11th Street N.Y." This is a view of an ancient Sephardic cemetery in New York, or rather of what was left of it after most of it was destroyed by road construction...

A great pair of reverse painted coaching artwork. Displayed beautifully in burl and eglomise frames. First painting shows coach with huntsman heading from London to Oxford. The second painting shows the ride home from Oxford to London. In excellent condition. Minor scratches to the frames...

Small beautiful masterpiece oil on canvas of the French Normandy Region in Winter,circa 1930s measuring 16”x13” Maggy Monier, 1887-1965 Notable French art-déco painter, Maggy Monier was renowned for her watercolor postcards. She illustrates this edition with six vibrant watercolors on tracing paper, as well as one ornamental, watercolor half-title page. Her imagery and palette echo the orientalist themes present in Baudelaire’s poetry, but she remains in the art-déco style. Source: V...

For collectors of early Floridiana, here is a prize---a circa 1930 hand colored photograph of a lazy slough with a clump of distant palms, titled in lower right margin "Miami River, Fla.", and at left margin in pencil is "Harris". This work, measuring 3" by 7" (the photo portion alone), and the entire piece 7" by 10 3/4" in most interesting old original frame, is by the noted photographer best known for his early images of Saint Augustine, W. J. HARRIS. The area depicted is today very close to...

**ONE OF SEVERAL WORKS BY BURR IN MY SHOP**, this is an etching on paper print, 8 1/2" by 10 1/4" inside the mat (15 1/4" by 17" as framed), signed in pencil at lower left by noted western American artist GEORGE ELBERT BURR (1859-1939). At lower right is written the title of the work, "A Mirage--Ariz". Burr's etchings and watercolors of the Great Southwest, especially Arizona and Colorado, are eagerly sought after by collectors. This example, of Spanish Bayonet (yucca) and ocotillo and cholla ca...

Circa 1940's oil on canvas floral still life painting, 24" by 30", signed at lower right Helen Hayes. This is a competently painted work that has seen some neglect. Sold in as-is condition, since the bottom roughly five inches, as shown in the photos, has significant pinpoint losses. Each is small but the overall effect is almost as if someone dipped the painting in water, leaving a "bathtub ring". Study the photos carefully. Could be restored or if you are a restorer and can do it yoursel...

Lawrence Kupferman, American, 1909-1982, drypoint etching, "Victorian Mansion," image size 14 x 12 7/8 inches, 1939, pencil signed and numbered 22/100.

Painting on panel of a young Egyptian youth, 15 3/4" by 12" and not especially complementary, modern day framing, signed at lower right, with reverse original label from Schwartz Freres, of Cairo and Alexandria. The painting is signed at lower right corner, the name appearing as "Thor......". To date I have been unable to decipher the full signature. The work certainly dates to the early years of the century, judging from the label. The painting has some condition issues typical of well-trav...

Original etching with aquatint by Luigi Kasimir (Austria, 1881-1962) of the Fulton Fish Market in New York, circa 1936. Pencil signed by the artist (not an estate etching created and signed by the family) and numbered 25/100. In excellent framed condition.

ROBERT TAIT MCKENZIE (CANADIAN, 1867-1938), PLASTER MODELLO FIGURE OF THE BOY SCOUT Height: 17 In. (43.18 Cm.), With Base: 20 In. (50.80 Cm.

Oil on masonite painting "Autumn in the Rockies" by Arthur J. Hammond (sgnd l.r.). This work uses bright autumnal colors muted with browns and greys. The broad, heavy strokes give the work a post-Impressionist look. The painting was acquired along with two others, both dated 1924, hence the dating of this work.

The back is marked in pencil in the artist's hand, "Autumn in the Rockies/Arthur J. Hammond/Rockport, Massachusetts." A later label in another hand reads, "Arthur J. Hammond/Am. b. ...

From our African Collection: An Eastern Congo Stool, circa 1950.

A beautiful colorful post impressionist oil painting by Charles Camoin (1879 - 1965). Oil on canvas signed lower right and noted painted in Paris. Born in Marseille in 1879, Camoin studied firstly in his home city before moving to Paris in the 1890s to study under the influential and controversial Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Here he met some of the artists who would go on to define French painting in the early part of the 20th century, including Henri Mati...

Oil on canvas, 13" by 16" (17" by 20" as framed), the subject a glass compote filled with purple plums, the base surrounded by clusters of white and red currants, signed at lower left with a signature that appears to be "Bielard", "Bichard", or "Beclard" or possibly "Bulard". I don't see a listing for any such name but the artist was talented. I'd guess the age as circa 1920 to 1930's or so, judging from the technique, materials etc. The painting is in good condition, with just a pinpoint los...

Pastel drawing of a mountain landscape, 9 3/4" by 14 1/4" (17 1/2" by 21 1/2" as framed), signed at lower left corner with the name "I E Cutler". The scene is likely to be of Colorado as there is an old framer's sticker from Turner Art Gallery of Denver. Below that is what appears to be a date, in pencil, "2-19-31". Even though the frame is mid century, it appears that the old original backing paper with label was retained when the work was re-framed. I do not see a listing for this name but...

Classical English Porcelain Sculpture Of Hercules Lusterware c.1900 A beautiful and rare work measuring 18 in tall

American Artist Frances Devereaux Jones Hall, “Figure Study” Oil,22” x14” dated 1941…… Born in New Orleans in 1876, Frances (Frannie) Devereaux Jones attended Sophie Newcomb College in that city. She began her artistic career as a calendar designer in the 1890's until she moved to Philadelphia ca. 1904 and studying under Howard Pyle 1853-1911 in Delaware. Then studying at the Pennsylvania Academy, she became a teacher. Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an Am...

Frantesek Kupka, 1871-1957, Opocno. Bohemia, Czech, and died in France. This stunning early mordernist painting is an early and an extremely fine example of Kupka's painting. It is approximately 17"H by 13"w in a 4" frame. It is signed clearly lower right and the entire painting and signature under black light looks good with no in painting. Kupka attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Prague at 17 years old and the Beaux Arts in Vienna. He moved to Paris in 1895 and also won the Prix de Rome. He...

Oil on canvasboard, 16" by 20" and 1 1/4" dark stained oak frame, signed at lower left with initial "D", and executed en grisaille (grays, whites, black). This is a work by an accomplished artist, showing what appears to be a solemn funeral gathering, with a minister reading from the bible as a black gravedigger looks on at right. The style of dress of the mourners suggests the 19th century as the period depicted. I thought this might be a work by the major illustrator Harvey Dunn, and ran th...

Etching of a Chicago landmark, the Museum of Science and Industry, signed in the plate at lower left and dated there 1931 by the listed English-born artist who worked in a number of geographical areas of the United States, LEON PESCHERET (1892-1971). States in which the artist worked include Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Wisconsin (where he lived for quite some time), Illinois, and notably, Arizona and the Southwest. This is a fine etching by a talented graphic artist who was especially...

Walter SLEDE oil on canvas titled, Ponte Neuf Paris 9x12 in a very beautiful frame

A printed Marriage Blessing, with adjacent watercolor painting of flowers at left and a waterfall with bridge (resembles Multnomah Falls, Oregon) at right. The print (the lettering is NOT hand drawn/painted, it is printed) reads "The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and Himself fulfil this blessing in you: that you may see your children's children even to the third and fourth generations, and thereafter possess life everlasting without end: our Lord Jesus Chr...

Dorothy Van Loan art deco/modernist color lithograph

Titled - Clash.

C. 1939 - 40.

Artist's proof.

Image - 12" x 15"

With frame - 19" x 21".

Very good original condition not examined out of frame.

Dorothy Van Loan, American 20th century

Painter, lithographer

Studied - PM School IA; PAFA, 1927-28 (Cresson scholarship); Phila. Graphic Sketch Club

Exhibited - PAFA, 1927-28, 1932-33, 1935, 1940-45, 1956-57 ...

Oil on canvas painting, 20" by 28" (24" by 32" framed), the subject a great clipper ship of the 19th century silhouetted against the setting sun (or dawn) on a calm sea. The painting is signed at lower left by the artist, William P. Lawrence and is dated below that either 1938 or 1928; difficult to discern. I don't see that he is a listed artist but obviously he was talented. The scene has a fine luminosity and clearly shows the painter's understanding of light and backlighting. CONDITION: ...

Samuel H Gottscho silver gelatin photograph of Charles Harrington Chadwick, residence in Palm Beach Treanor & Fatio, architect Treanor & Fatio, client 1935 Jan. 23. Hand signed and stamp on reverse size 13.5" by 16.5" mat 16" by 20" . The image is in very good condition. Approximately 29,000 of his images are held in the Gottscho-Schleisner collection at the U. S. Library of Congress. Additionally, over 40,000 are held by the Museum of the City of New York, where an exhibition of his work titled...

Kyra Markham, American, 1891–1967, "Cherry Bloom in Brooklyn, 1937," lithograph, plate measures 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches on 18 x 12 3/8. Lithograph printed in 1939. Edition of 25. Pencil titled in the lower left, signed and dated in pencil in the lower right. A delightful print full of light and movement.

Thomas W. Nason 1889-1971 New England This is a fine original wood engraving by American artist Thomas Nason. The title of this work is: Spring in the Poconos, it was created and printed in 1938 in an edition of 100. Done for the Buck Hill Falls Art Association. The image measures 6 1/2X8 1/8 inches. Hand signed and dated in pencil in the lower border.

Unframed oil, on canvas painting, unsigned, circa 1920's or 1930's, measuring 25" by 32", the subject a rousing toast among a group of men in traditional eastern European or Russian clothing, a lone woman watching warily in the background. The painting is very dirty and as-found with craquelure. Trying to establish authorship, I contacted several prominent auction houses. One declared the painting "Brandywine School" and almost certainly by the important American illustrator artist Mead Schae...

Sheila Deutsch, Phila. 20th century.

Oil on canvas.

Circa - 1930's

Reclining nudes.

24" x 30".

Unframed.

Signed on verso.

Good vintage unrestored condition.

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. He was a charter ...

Jerome Myers, 1867-1940, American, Figures in a Park at Night, etching, image size 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, numbered 5/50, pencil signed.

A nicely painted and peaceful 1920s-30s watercolour of a winter scene with a deer. This 5-1/2" x 3-5/8" sight size picture is in the original gilt embossed wood 11 x 9" frame with a gold mat. It is unsigned but looks like our other painting by L. Livingston (our stock number 5727), and it is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, fading, tears, staining, foxing, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; a...

Hermine David, French, 1886-1971, etching, "Dockside, Seine", image size: 9 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches, c. 1930, pencil signed lower right

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 use of costumed splendor, celebrates the notion of artistic caprice (capriccio) and fantasy ...

James Edmund Allen 1894-1964 American This is an original pencil signed etching by American artist James Allen. The title is: The Builders, it was created and printed in 1932 in an edition of 100. The image measures 9 3/4X11 3/4 inches. Very fine condition apart from a couple of old glue spots on the back of the sheet, This etching looks great... The image appears in the Reese book, "American Prize Prints". This etching is in the Ryan catalog as image number 62. One of Allen's most imp...

This decorative, complex gouache drawing appears to be possibly a wallpaper design of the Art Deco period, or, it could just be a drawing in its own right. On the reverse is written the name "T.M. Abell". The eye-teasing geometric design seems to vibrate almost in the way that Op-Art of later decades vibrates and challenges the eye. Colors are greens, oranges and yellows, with white and black lightning-bolt type diagonal borders making for a most dramatic pattern. Googling the name written o...

A well-executed old watercolor (and a little gouache) painting of roses, glass vases and a Chinese blue-white plate, circa 1930, signed by artist ADELAIDE STRIGNER. Strangely, despite the quality of the work, I have not located a name of a listed known artist that would correspond. The piece measures 11 1/2" by 20" inside the mat and 21 3/4" by 30 1/2" in its period frame, which has some chip losses especially at right. There is an inconsequential old cut in the paper at upper right field. M...

Oil on canvas laid on Masonite, 20" by 16" (27" by 23" nicely framed in gold California style frame by Summit Frames of San Diego), unsigned, attributed to the famed American sculptor and artist, JOHN GUTZON BORGLUM (1867-1941). The painting features a large tree such as would be found in a California redwood or sequoia forest. The attribution comes in the form of some cryptic notes on paperwork affixed to the reverse side, and a placard placed on the front side. There is a post-zip code (aft...

Jonas Lie (Norwegian/American, 1880-1940) - A large size landscape painting of a stand of white birch trees by a lake, with mountains in the background. Oil on canvas. Signed in lower left. Jonas Lie was a Norwegian born American painter, known for his paintings of the coastlines of New England and city views of New York City.

Oil on Canvas, FS 27” x 23”, SS 20 x 18” Bio: Martha Walter (1875-1976), the American impressionist artist, was a student of William Merritt Chase. Martha was born in 1875 in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended High School in her hometown, later continued her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under William Merritt Chase. During her time there she was awarded the Charles Toppan Prize (1902) and a Cresson Traveling Scholarship (1903), which enabled he...

An historically interesting and significant oil painting of an intimate scene in Los Angeles' small, historical Chinatown, circa 1930's, 30" by 24", the frame 37" by 31", signed at lower left by listed Southern California artist BERTHA TOWNSEND COLER (1865-1948) and titled on stretcher "Home sweet home in old Chinatown". A label on the frame shows the original $150 price and the artist's 2021 Holly Drive, Los Angeles, address at the time. Coler was born in Ohio and studied with Robert Henri an...

Old Russian painting of a night winter landscape with figures, oil on canvas, 12 1/2" by 18" as framed, signed with Cyrillic letters "P O" or "L O" at lower right. To date I have been unable to match the letters to any particular artist (nor could the Christie's Russian art specialist, when she saw it). The painting is extremely soiled and the canvas very uneven (could be described as sunken in, and the ripples "hardened" over time). Cleaned up and restored to a flat surface, this would be qu...

Attributed to Henri-Alphonse Barnoin, French, 1882-1935. "Marché du plage de Concarneau", depicting the seaside market outside the Brittany fishing village of Concarneau. The town is clearly identifiable from the distinctive town ramparts and tower in the background. In the foreground, Breton women in traditional dress gather to buy and sell foodstuffs while a few fisherman in small boats work at the shore. The loose brushwork is more in the style of Barnoin's pastels and gouaches. His sub...

Photograph titled in the negative at lower left "Douglas and Juneau Alaska view from Mt. Jumbo", signed again in the negative at bottom center by "E. Andrews photo". The photo measures 11 1/4" by 18 5/8" inside the mat and 19 1/2" by 26" framed. According to information taken from the internet, the photographer, ED ANDREWS, was born in Norway in 1872, arriving in Douglas, Alaska in 1897 as a young man during the Klondike gold rush years. He worked as a clerk in the Treadwell Store. After owni...

Oil on board painting of autumnal trees, (California sycamores?), hazy mountains in the distance, unsigned, circa 1930's or 1940's. The work measures 9" by 12" and 11 5/8" by 14 1/2" in old probably original frame. The lack of a signature frustrates an effort to identify this talented artist, who might well be listed. The ornate frame is in good condition save for a missing chip at upper left. Painting is a bit soiled consistent with its age. There is a vertical line of soiling or foreign m...

Etching "Jewish Market Tangier" by the noted Swedish-born American artist BROR JULIUS OLSSON NORDFELDT (1878-1955), measuring 7 1/2" by 8 1/4" inside the mat and 13 1/2" by 15 3/4" in black strip frame. There is an old label on the backing from The Print Rooms, Inc., 540 Sutter Street, San Francisco. Nordfeldt lived an interesting life, moving rather frequently. Born in Sweden, he was in Chicago by 1892, where he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and exhibited on and off from 1911 thro...

Oil on board painting of colorful flowers in a blue ceramic vessel on a tabletop, 20" by 26" (26 1/2" by 32 1/2" as framed), apparently unsigned, the work dating to probably the years around 1930. There is an old crack at upper right as shown, not especially visible to the casual viewer, and I note some flaking and unstable paint in the lower 1/4 of the painting (see bright yellow underpaint showing through----ask for more detailed photos of this).

Original oil on board by Albert Pels (American painter and muralist, Cincinnati, New York; 1910-1998). Circa 1936. 19" by 16" painting alone, 26" by 22" in its period frame. Provenance: Art Academy of Cincinnati).

German Artist Richard GESSMAN “Harbor of Hamburg”Oil Measuring 24 x 32“, frame size 29 x 37“ oil on canvas

Original oil painting on board by Pierre Fau (French, 1889-1960) of a Moroccan landscape with mountains in the background, circa 1930s. This painting measures 11" by 15.5" (painting alone). It is signed l.r. "Pierre Fau". Very typical example of Fau's Moroccan paintings of the same period in palette and style. Fau's Africanist works occasionally surface at auction. Listed in the usual databases.