There are some who frame these sculptural hand hammered hand built ceramic clay pieces in a shadow box to hang on their walls.
In a USA studio when the sterling was hand worked and the clay was hand built, it resulted in this studio signed modernist tradition sculpture or neck ring and the kinetic removable pendant to which the semiprecious gemstones of mookaite and red coral were wired in place...

A watercolor on organic natural wafer of a somewhat older woman wearing a blue jacket with fur edging, a pearl choker, and a rust colored cap with lace. The unusual characteristics of the piece are the hand decorated paper surround and that the painting is in a frame that slides into a close fitting leather case.

The condition of the painting is excellent, with no issues, while the case has exterior wear but is structurally sound. Sight size is 2: by 1 5/8", and the case is 2 7/8" by 2 1/8"

Original diptych (deep etch on zinc) by Wendell H. Black (USA, 1919-1972), circa 1961. 12 1/2 by 23 1/2 each. Titled l.l. and numbered 7/25. Signed and dated "Wendell Black 61 by Elaine". From the first edition of this work, printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell, and signed by Black's widow Elaine. No lifetime edition exists. cf: The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black, plates 22 and 23. The model in this diptych, probably the artist's wife, is also on the cover of the book.

Mary Steveson Cassatt, American, 1844-1926, Mother & Child, Etching, paper. Image is 5.5" by 8" paper is 7.25" by 10". Signed in Plate, condition is good.

19c. French Miniature Portrait Painting of French Queen Josephine w/ Blond Hair, Necklace & Flowers in Hair, Artist Signed: Lue. The diameter of portrait is 2 inches in a bronze frame.

After the Hunt is a watercolor measuring 11x14George Derville ROLLANSON (1861–1928) was a British painter. He is best known for his equestrian portraits.[2] Some of his work can be found at the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida. Rowlandson was born on 11 December 1861 in Secunderabad, Madras, India, the son of George Rowlandson an Indian Army colonel, and studied at the Gloucester Art School as well as the Westminster School of Art, London, and in Paris...

This is a scarce, even rare work in watercolor, pencil and, I believe, gouache, 17 5/8" by 11 1/4" (24 1/2" by 18 3/4" as framed) signed at lower right and dated there 1937 by painter and sculptor Angelina Beloff (1884-1969). The scene is inscribed "Jalapa"---corresponding to the colonial highlands city in southeastern Mexico on the main road between Mexico City and the coastal city of Vera Cruz...

This is an original, not a copy. Ironically this: "Birches and Sunny Skies" was painted on a dark, gloomy New England day. Note the lone bird in flight. 2008 new clients, preferred repeat clients, art collectors who collect this artist's work, collectors who have left testimonial feedbacks and Trocadero dealers, all who have acquired pieces from www.mimideearwear.com have been mailed hand written, hand addressed greeting cards with a reduced print of this...

Impressionist nude female oil painting on canvas c.1920s. Presented in a Dutch impressionist parcel gilt wood frame. Canvas measuring 20 x 24 in excellent vintage condition.

Claude Lacaze original oil painting on canvas of cubist nudes signed lower left. measuring Approximately 26 x 40 inches in excellent condition.

Biography

Lacaze was a painter who was heavily influenced by Cubism and Post-Cubism, particularly by fellow Bordeaux painters such as André L’Hote. He was born in Angoulême, Charente and studied at the Lycée Montaigne in Bordeaux and it was there, under an inspirational art master, that his desire to be an artist was initiated...

Beautiful portrait titled Marne, oil on canvas in a gilded frame measuring 16x20” in brilliant blues and red tones of impasto Norman MacLeish was born on August 29, 1890, in Glencoe Illinois, to wealthy parents and became a painter and graphic artist. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Pierre Vignal in Paris...

Oil on gray academy board painting, 12" by 17 7/8", 16" by 22" in the rather battered old framing, unsigned, probably executed in the latter years of the nineteenth century in New England. The artist created a comforting scene with a folk art feel, the handling of the trees and structure charmingly primitive. More than likely, this will need a new frame. There is a roughly circular dark area as seen at lower left, about 1" in diameter, that has been abraded...

Oil Study for a portrait of the poet Lord Alfred Tennyson1809-1892, measuring 20x16” signed on back

A very attractive floral still life, 30" by 24" (37" by 31" framed), quite light and airy with white predominating, signed at lower right by by the hand of noted California-born artist PAUL MATHENIA (1946-). This is a beautifully worked oil on canvas painting of flowers in a table top vase, signed at lower right with the artist's typical signature. Mathenia was born in Bakersfield, California and showed early artistic talent as a youngster...

Glenn Pizer's colorful oils and gouaches began to take shape after years of study and wide-ranging travels. Pizer began his studies in Washington, D.C., with Robert D'Artista. He then moved to New York, where he studied briefly with Raphael Soyer. Becoming restless in the United States, he traveled to Mexico, where he studied at the Academia de Belles Artes in Guanajauto and the Art Institute in San Miguel de Allende. Pizer worked extensively with the great surrealist Benjamin Canas...

WWI Original Painting Artist J. B. Lomack American,1888-1980, A beautiful watercolor Gouache and charcoal measuring 29 x 22“, frame size 42 x 34“ James Bishop Lomack was born in 1888 in Washington D.C. and died in 1980 in Washington D.C. He studied at Howard University after World War I. In his lifetime he created many murals for Washington D.C. institutions, including scenes from black history for Howard University...

An abstract portrait in oil signed by the Russian Artist Mishien

A Charles H. Clark John Knox House Limited Edition ethcing. This attractive 11-3/4" x 5-3/4" (plate size) etching by Charles Herbert Clark (England, b. 1890), depicting John Knox's House in Edinburgh, Scotland. Signed Chas. H. Clark in pencil in the lower right hand corner. Clark studied in the Liverpool School of Art and exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery...

This painting measures 16"x20". Helen LaFrance is a self-taught, modern, contemporary artist who is 99 years of age. Her earliest known painting is a 12’x20’ mural inside of a local church that was made circa the late 40's and early 50’s and she continued to paint into the early 2000's. LaFrance’s work is represented in many notable public and private collections in this country and in Europe. These collections include those of Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Bryant Gumbel, and contemporar...

Gian Simonetti (Italian, 19th Century)

Fishermen in the Venetian Lagoon at Daybreak

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower left

Painting: 16” x 20”
Frame: 22” x 26”

There is little biographical information on Simonetti, and it has been suggested that it is a pseudonym for Gian Gianni who was one of the last of the view painters of Italy. Gianni worked mostly in watercolor and produced views of Naples and Venice for people who were making the Grand Tour...

Oil on canvas Taos Pueblo by Thadeus Welch painted in 1898. A Rare glimpse into time a historical painting of the Taos Pueblo oil on canvas measuring 18 x 24 inches in excellent all original condition. Welch studied art with Virgil Williams and was an apprentice in the studio of J. W. Ogilvy in exchange for art lessons. While there, he made the acquaintance of a wealthy patroness who financed a four-year scholarship for further study in Europe. In 1874 he sailed for Munich where he entered the...

Frederic Mortimer Lamb,(1861-1936), American Artist. "WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH STREAM", Oil on Board. Signed Lower Right "F.M. Lamb". Dimensions; 13" x 9.5"; framed, 18" x 14". Excellent condition.

This is a lithograph on paper, the sheet 25 1/2" by 19 1/2", watermarked along the left edge "B. Crayon XXXX Manufre. Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon-les-Annonay", circa 1920, signed in the plate by the internationally famous American expatriate artist JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925), after a charcoal and graphite drawing of 1913 now in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The history of this print is that it was made after the drawing, (which I believe was of similar size), that ...

An older print for the Right Honorable John Ker, Earl and Baron of Wakefield, also the Duke of Roxburghe and Marquis of Beaumont and Celsford, Earl of Kelso Viscount Browxmouth, Baron Ker of Cessfurd & Caverfton. Nicely framed. Numbered 230 on the right hand corner. Framed measurements 20-3/4" X 13-1/2"

Lithograph Roman Ruin in desert published London 1852 A hand colored lithograph of a group of travelers with camels stopped for a meal break with a ruined omphalos in the distance. This lithograph is from 'Sketches between the Persian Gulf & Black Sea', 24 plates, Dickinson Bros., London 1852. Titled, “ROMAN RUIN IN THE DESERT ON THE WAY TO PALMYRA.” Also l.l. “R.CLIVE, DEL.” and l.r.” DICKINSON AND CO LITH.” Image with border 9 inches (23cm) tall by 13 ¾ inches (35 cm) wide. With ...

American Artist Glenn Pizer WINER SNOWCAPE IN GOUACHE measuring 23” x 25” A former Washington DC Artist that paints in New York and France

A Fine Painting by the Well Regarded Maine Artist, Rupert Lovejoy (1885-1975). Signed lower right R. Lovejoy and dated '28. Measures about 16" by 12", overall frame about 18" by 14".

Circa 1940's vintage period original lithograph print of the famous Alamo fort in San Antonio, Texas, pencil signed in the margin at lower right and dedicated "To Sally & Stan--M. Crittenden", and titled at lower left "The Alamo". The work measures 12 1/2" by 9 3/4" inside the mat, and 18 1/2" by 15 1/4" as framed. I have opened this up to take a peek inside, and have found that the mat is permanently affixed to the margins of the print. There is some browning around the mat edges but bas...

Three small watercolor paintings of classic scenes of Japan, two signed by artist "Kyo" or similar, each measuring 6 1/4" by 2 7/8". The three are mounted together and framed as one (measuring 13" by 20 1/2"). One painting is of a peaceful village scene; one of a small platform with lanterns; and one of a torii gate. These likely date to the early years of the 20th century. Condition is excellent. The frame has some beading loss, especially at lower left. I have one of the missing pieces ...

A scarce and vintage 19th century framed lithograph on cardstock/board depicting two children carving a pumpkin. The picture measures 10-1/14" x 13-1/2" and it is in a gilt gesso 16-3/4 x 14" period frame. The print has various notations, including: FROM THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, BF REINHART 1870, HENCKL & SCOTT (illegible), ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS A.D. 1872 BY ORANGE, JUDD & CO. IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CON(obscured). It has a tissue backing, and it is in very good ...

The highly impressionistic American oil paintings of Anthony Thieme, noted Cape Ann, Massachusetts artist, are among the most sought after works in today's auction scene, some bringing prices well into the mid five figures or higher. Those works are typically scenes of Rockport, Gloucester, Florida and far=flung locations such as Italy and Central America. It is rather less known that Thieme in his earlier years worked in creating stage designs. This rare early drawing, signed at lower left a...

A Harbor Scene oil on canvas by Jaqui McBride, a pupil of John Court 15”x27”, frame size 18x30”

"Still Life 3 Urns and Flowers" 24 x 20" Oil on canvas. Andre Gisson was born with the name Anders Gittleson, in Brooklyn, New York but lived in Westport, Connecticut for most of his life. He traveled extensively and studied throughout Europe and the Far East. Mr. Gittleson was a leading American realist painter. He graduated from the Pratt Institute and was a Captain in the Army during WWII. Over 4 decades his one man shows extended from New York, Washington, Texas, and California to London, Pa...

Still life of lilies by Hannah C Groves, circa. 1920’s, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 35" x 34”, framed. Bio: Hannah Cutler Groves (1868-1952) was an American portrait, miniature, history, landscape and still life painter. Groves was born in Camden, NJ in 1868, the daughter of Harman E. Baugh of Merchantville, NJ. She studied at Temple University; the School of Design for Women, also known as Philadelphia School of Design but now known as the Moore Institute, Philadelphia; and the P...

A superb miniature portrait, done en grisaille on organic substrate, by Samuel Andrews. The sitter is an attractive woman with an elaborate wig and hair style, and wearing a cap and gold earrings. The painting is wonderfully executed, and with such skill that there is a three dimensional effect. The photos do not at all due it justice.

The painting is beautifully presented, surrounded by a gilt metal bezel, outside of which is a plait of hair, the whole in a red leather travel case. The condi...

Fine miniature portrait painting, an 18th century woman, signed, 19th century, most likely French. In a gilded metal frame set into a larger wood frame. Painting height 1 3/4 inches. Condition Report: Very good condition.

The size of Matted photo: 16 1/8" W x 14 1/2" H
The size of BW Photo Image: 9 3/8" W x 7 1/2" H .
Photo size itself: 10" x 8"
Date of Photo taken: August 1985
Photographer: Edward Kawanabe (1947 - )
Printer of Photograph: Edward Kawanabe (1947- )
Camera used: Nikon FM 2.
Condition: Excellent

Medium of Print: Printed on High Gloss Photographic Paper by Kodak.
The subject and Location: Small Miniature Wooden Made Church
about the size of 1...

Russian born sculptor and artist Ruben Kupur, born in modern day Lithuania, amd immigration to American in 1906. These matched pair of work in bronze measuring 19” in height each. Depicting a woman bring sheaves of wheat and a man bringing grapes., both signed KUPUR

This research note looks at rarely seen Maki prints including early ones like Work Mu 2, done in 1961, and Symbol 2 from 1957.

Obra De Hans Suliman Grudzinski pencil signed lithograph titled .Sheet size: 21" x 31" pin holes at corners and handling creases, the image area is very good and framing would cover any flaws. Provenance: Estate of Peggy & David Rockefeller having stamp/label

Oil on board painting of a European village scene: an intimate cobblestoned lane winds between Old World houses, as a threatening sky looms above. The work is unframed and measures 26" by 20 1/2". It is signed at lower right and dated there "12" (the year 1912). The artist is ALBERT ABRAMOVITZ (1879-1963). Abramovitz was born in Riga, Latvia. He received art training at the Imperial Art School of Odessa, Russia, then went on to further study at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris. By...

Raphael Soyer, N.A., NY 1899-1987. This charming portrait of a nude black haired woman with upturned arms is oil on canvas. It is about 8" by 10" in a lovely newer frame. It was in the private collection of a prominent North Carolina Art Dealer.

Antique 19th Century Italian watercolor painting in the Baroque style of a mountainous landscape with a stone bridge over a river. Presented in cream colored matting and a silver gold wood frame. Image size: 14" x 19", overall dimensions: 20.5" x 24.5".

George O. "Pop" Hart, American, 1868-1933, Lithograph, "Figures on Donkeys", ed. 45/50, image size: 13 1/8X17 1/4", pencil signed, D

Cassy Tibon Mexico Still Life Fish, oil on canvas,frame size 36x41” Mexican artist known for her vivid beautiful still lives. This work is one of her highlights, her work has been exhibited throughout Mexico

From a set of lithographs, Paris Dans sa Splenour, published in 1861, titled, “LE NOUVEAU LOUVRE/Vue prise du Palais Tuileries.” The printer and lithographer are shown in details of the lower left and right corners. The image without printing is 9 7/8 by 14 ½ inches (25 x 27 cm), the page 13 ¼ by 19 ¼ inches (34 x 49 cm).

Condition; some rubbing to the surface and some of what look to be ink spots. New frame and acid free mat and backing.

Interesting and dynamic image of a bygone...

A red-headed woman in a dark brown dress is fingering the leaves of a nearby tree; lettering in gold, background in gray, 20" by 13 1/2" inside the double mat, with approximately 3/4" on a side extra on the vertical dimension and 1/2" on a side on the horizontal dimension, under the mat, the work laid down to foamboard and with 3 vertical folds and 1 horizontal fold. This circa 1918 work is by artist Pierre Ori. I believe it was likely an insert in an Italian periodical of the period known as ...

Large original oil painting on canvas by Robert (Bob) Matthew Freimark (American, 1922-2010) in excellent original condition and in its original frame. The painting measures 34" by 48" (39" by 53" in its frame). It is signed "Freimark" l.r., with the artist's distinctive early signature, and dated "58". It is also signed "Robert M. Freimark" and dated "1958" on the stretcher. Also bears the title "Seattle" on the stretcher, and a label indicating that it was in the collection of the Equitabl...

Antique circa 1890's oil on canvas painting of a thatch roof dwelling in a forest scene, 24"by 16", (30" by 22 1/2" in mid century frame), unsigned. This work was acquired at the same time and place as two others that are likely by the same American unknown artist---none signed. The brushwork is clearly by a talented and likely "listed" hand, but the lack of a signature frustrates efforts to identify that hand. Condition is excellent; frame though has crumbling of the left edge, due to age. ...

Henry Maidment (British, fl. 1889-1914)

Farm by a Pond

Oil on canvas, signed lower right

Painting: 24" x 30"
Frame: 30" x 42"

Maidment was a painter in oil of rural scenes and landscapes. He also used the pseudonyms of "R. Fenson" and “A. Wynn”. Dated examples of his work have been seen spanning from 1898 until 1914. The high quality of the painting and decorative subject matter have fueled an ever growing demand for Maidment’s work.

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An electric, colorful modernist Sheep painting titled "Rakkaus" by Finnish artist Pekka Hiltunen. Rakkaus is the Finnish word for love. Signature on canvas is abbreviated to Hilt, the work is dated '98. Acrylic on Canvas. Frame Size 27 x 25".

Oil on thin canvas painting of a classic American Indian with chief's feather headdress, executed in a charmingly naive style by an amateur artist around the year 1960 I would guess. The work measures 17" by 14" in its oak simple sturdy frame. When purchased it was behind broken glass, so has survived in excellent, clean condition. There might be a signature "Viv" at lower right corner. A colorful painting for the Route 66 fan, that would make for an interesting addition to a boy's room or p...

This note is the fifth in Daniel Tretiak's series of research notes.

Eugenio Fernandez Granell, 1912 (La Coruna, Spain)- 2001. Known For surrealist painting. This surrealist painting by granell is a rare early example of his surrealist paintings. It is 23" by 19", signed upper left and needs some restoration. See photo # 3 for more on his Bio. His paintings sell for up to $60,000

Garden in the Snow by Martha Walter, watercolor 15x18”,FS 22x25” 12,000 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 Scholar...

Sir Francis Dodd 1874-1949 British This is a fine original drypoint etching by British artist Francis Dodd. It is a portrait of the artist Charles Cundall R.A. It was created and printed in 1926, hand signed in pencil lower border. The image measure 18X12 inches. Nicely framed with archival materials. Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.

Antique watercolor painting of five rabbits in a grassy scene, feasting on several peaches, some reduced to just pits. The charming work measures 5 1/4" by 6 7/8" (and the old gold turn of the century frame is 11 1/4" by 13 1/4"). Frame is in above average condition for a frame of its type and period, with just one gold-painted area at left edge where there had been some loss of the design.

A rare painting by the well-listed Norwegian woman artist SIGRID LOUISE BOLLING (1853-1917), the subject a scenic fjord with towering peaks in the background, some with snow, hulking above man's humble houses on a rise at left. The work, signed but not dated at lower left, is oil on wood panel, measuring 10" by 13 1/2" (18" by 20 1/2" framed). Bolling was born in the Oslo outer borough of Vestre Aker, Norway, her father an officer and landowner, her mother Baroness Wedel-Jarlsberg. The young ...

ONE OF A NUMBER BY THE ARTIST IN MY SHOP**This is a small etching (the sheet 6 1/4" by 8 1/8", respectably matted but not framed), by the noted California artist HARRIET GENE ROUDEBUSH (1908-1998), titled at lower left margin "View From the Fairmount" and pencil signed at lower right by the artist. The artist depicts a bird's eye view looking east towards the Bay Bridge and Ferry Building, from the top of Nob Hill, on which sits the opulent Fairmount Hotel. Roudebush was born in Portland, Orego...

Contemporary Art Glass Sculpture Signed Glasshouse And Dated 1989..measuring 6” diameter Berlin Estate possibly attributed to Zweifel