K. Stein , California artist born 1950 in New York, only one paper floral Study measuring 14 x 11“

19th Century American School 1800-1899 American Artists This is an original oil on tin painting of a young woman. It is apparently unsigned and so we are calling this 19th century American School. The painting measures 8X7 inches, it came to us in a period gilt frame which measures 12 1/2X11 1/2 inches. Expertly painted, this is a fine example of 19th century American portraiture.

A scarce lithograph print, the sheet 10 3/8" by 6 3/4" (13 1/2" by 10 1/2" in inexpensive modern framing) signed in the plate and dated 1893 by the noted French artist PAUL-ALBERT BESNARD (1849-1934). The image is a self-portrait of the Paris-born artist, who initially worked in the academic tradition before changing over around 1880 to an impressionist style. Besnard was commissioned to execute a number of murals at significant venues around Paris...

Original pastel on paper by Vladimir Pavlosky (American, born in 1884 in Ukraine, died in 1944). This work is signed lower right. It is titled "Hillside" on a gallery label verso and dates circa 1925. Pavlosky was a Boston area artist who was inspired by Sargent and Homer. Provenance: Wharton Fine Art.

This painting measures 18"x36". 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...

**ONE OF TWO WORKS BY THIS ARTIST IN MY SHOP** This is a mixed media work on paper, (watercolor and gouache) 8 1/2" by 12", 16" by 19 1/2" as framed, signed at lower right in pencil by the artist "J Cl Imbert". The landscape scene includes a few trees and a small river rendered in subdued colors. Thee primary medium is watercolor but there are tiny spots of gouache, and possibly charcoal in the tree branches, and scratching technique. No foxing or damage.

Color lithograph "Firebird", 26 1/2" by 19 1/2" inside the mat, (33 1/4" by 26" as framed), signed at lower left in pencil the typical manner, and penciled "E.A" (epreuve d'artiste---artist proof) at lower right, by the noted Mexican modern contemporary artist LEONARDO M. NIERMAN (1932-). Now well known and internationally collected, Nierman has been a prolific artist. Nierman's work is instantly recognizable; paintings are inspired by surrealism, with strange swirls, shapes and images...

SOLD. A signed American original acrylic landscape painting depicting a large tree taking possession of the entire scene with its flowering limbs bending over a lake with a rocky beach and a buttery yellow sky background peeking beyond the limbs...

A watercolor view from the side including the obelisk and the twin spires of the church Trinita dei Monti (The church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti) at the top of the Spanish Steps above the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. In the distance is a hill with an umbrella pine. Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (British, 1834-1903) is best known as a writer. He also painted watercolors as illustrations for his travel books...

A beautiful 1930s oil on canvas unsigned, framed 24” x 30” depicting a rural country scene in the style of Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement...

“Breaking Cover” by Alkin, Colored Lithograph London 1841, measuring 8x11” ,frame size 17” 20" Henry Thomas Alkin (1785 – 1851) was an English painter and engraver during the 19th century, he was primarily known for his caricature work and illustrations depicting sporting objects and coaching scenes. He was a highly skilled etcher and watercolor painter.

Landscape with Red Fox and figures by Richmond Virginia artist Cynthia Erdahl, oil on canvas 19x27 inches

American regionalist painter Robert Walker (1920 - 1990) painted this study of 3 pears as a watercolor on heavy paper. The seeming simplicity of this work belies a great power of observation and sensitivity of even the most mundane.

This work was done in 1949, during the early years of Walker's career who was born in Alameda, California. His works often soar on the simplicity which made 20th century American justly famous...

Fine Monochrome ZEN ink painting and calligraphy depicting the serene Lord BUDDHA. Signed and with the artist's red seal on rice paper. By Monk Khemananda Bkikkhu, purchased at Gallery exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand, 1981. Size: 21 x 21 cm., sold without frame. The translation of the calligraphy reads as follows: " AM I THE BUDDHA WHO RENOUNCED THE ROYAL THRONE, MINDING MORALITY, MINDING AUSTERITY? NOT BUDDHA I AM, ONLY YOU NAMED ME SO...

Shan State Papier Mache Buddha with brown worn lacquer patina, 19th Century Burma, size: H. 57cm x W. 32cm x D. 20cm, both hands are missing, very serene expression

A beautiful watercolor done in gray shades. Y an unknown artist of the Pantheon in Rome measuring 4x5”

Photographer Larry Fritz “Cape Cod Schooner” Platinum Print 10x10” dated and signed ‘45 frame size 23x19” well framed and matted in a museum mount…. Larry Fritz was a Jewish American photographer who specialized in maritime photography. He was born in New York City in 1935 and died in 2019. He began his career as a photojournalist, working for newspapers and magazines such as Life, Time, and Newsweek...

An excellent example of the work of David Gibson, signed, lower left, "Gibson 1793". The sitter is a woman wearing a gown with low decolletage and a green and yellow hat. She is posed looking pensively to the viewer's left.

The painting is in excellent condition, with no flaws to speak of, and is in a gilt metal pendant case...

German Artist Hans Newmann 1903 dated woodblock Image measuring about 12x10 inches. Well framed and matted

An English Landscape attributed to the Circle of Turner. Oil on canvas framed And a goalie frame measuring 18 x 23”

Original oil painting on panel by well-known Dutch painter Willem Van Den Berg (1886-1970), circa 1930-1940. A wonderfully compact composition with fishermen of Urk (Holland) hauling their nets and contemplating their catch with boats in the background. This painting measures 26cm by 19 cm (painting alone) and 44cm by 38cm in its frame. Inscribed verso and on the frame "WVB #128"; also "FG #919" verso, and "Guildhall #919" on the frame. Plus other inscriptions...

Early American Nineteenth Century Portrait Of A Gentleman Oil Measuring 34x30”. Unsigned circa 1820-1850. The artwork was most likely done by a trained artist

Here is a decorative Americana item, if you enjoy the work of one of America's most beloved and famous painters, EDWARD HOPPER, but you can't afford to buy the real thing (priced well into the millions), and yet you want something more than an offset print in a plastic frame. A Hopper painting similar to this is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and it measures 29 1/2" by 43 1/2". This oil on canvas is signed at lower right "Allesee" and is quite a bit smaller, m...

“Village Peoples” By Ivory Coast Master Artist Ephrem Kouakou Oil Measuring 39” x 31” Abstract African Masks by Ivory Coast artist Ephrem Kouakou, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 60" Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum...

A beautiful well painted oil of a mother and child well framed, by multicolor modernist signed by Israeli artist Kay known for his work of native born Israel people.

PAIR of fine engraved prints, 9 1/4" by 13" inside the innermost mat, and 20 1/2" by 26" as framed in attractive quality burl wood, one titled "Windsor and Eaton", the other "Carfax and Abingdon", created by the well-known late 18th century topographical artist and diarist JOSEPH FARINGTON (1747-1821). These are quality prints ready for display in any traditional interior, with fine detail and subtle coloring complemented by the rich brown burl and fine matting. Farington painted in oil and wa...

PAIR of watercolor paintings of young women, one walking on a path, appearing very young, sweet and naive, a pitcher in hand (possibly a milk maid), the other a more sophisticated lady in a sun bonnet and elegant dress, watering can in hand, attending to her potted geraniums. Although the works themselves are of the same size, and frames are identical in style, the frames differ slightly in size. The lady in bonnet measures 12" by 7 3/4" (19 1/2" by 15 1/2" framed), the other, 12 1/4" by 7 3/4...

A mourning portrait miniature by Elizabeth (Eliza) Goodridge. The work, painted in watercolor on natural wafer, is a depiction of a young boy's head issuing from a cloud beneath. Presented in a period, and probably original, case with a glazed, but empty, aperture on the reverse.

The condition is excellent, with no flaws, as is that of the case. The overall size is 2 1/2" by 2 1/16".

NOTES: 1. Eliza Goodridge (1798-1882) was born in Templeton, MA, and spent her younger years there and in the...

This is a 1972 acrylic on canvas painting done by Suzann Phelan Denny. It is painted on a very large canvas which measures 62 3/4" x 48". This is a copy of a famous painting by the German Artist Cranach.

A fine 17th century Dutch landscape by Solomon Van Ruisdael oil on oak panel 19 x 25.5 inches signed lower right. The scene is from a area near old Haarlem where he often painted pictured is a ferryboat in the distance and an angler and woman by a cottage in the foreground. An exquisite old master painting. Biography, (1600/03-1670) Salomon van Ruysdael was called De Goyer until he and his brother Isaack changed their name to Ruysdael, after the castle near their father's birthplace, Blaricum. ...

Pieter Stevens van Gunst, 1659-1724, Dutch, engraving after van Dyck, "Charles the First, King of Great Britain", image size 18 x 11 5/8, plate size 20 1/4 x 13 inches, sheet size 22 3/4 x 16 inches

Late 19th c oil on canvas painting of a forest landscape scene in an aesthetic movement frame. Frame was made in Boston, Mass. Painting is unsigned. Painting has had some restoration. Some paint loss. Frame condition is very good commensurate with age. Measures in frame 20" x 17"

Oil on canvas painting of a tabletop with flowers in vase and assorted decorative objects, 20" by 24" (26" by 20 1/2" framed), signed at lower left by artist HAZEL PETRA FETTERLEY BOEHME (1900-1941). On the reverse of the canvas the artist has written the title "Mid-Victorian", the date (May 1932), her name, Los Angeles, Cal., and original price of $75 or possibly $175 (appears she went over the numbers----maybe in difficult Depression times she had second thoughts on pricing). This is a fine ...

A vintage, circa 1940 lithograph print of a man's head, pencil signed at lower right margin "Barsick" and "imp." appears in pencil at lower center (meaning, artist printed it himself/herself). I do not see an obvious listed artist with which this signature might correspond. The piece measures 13 1/4" by 10 1/4" inside the mat and 17 1/2" by 14 3/4" in simple black strip frame. There is significant heavy foxing in the margins which could be minimized with new mat. Research might well turn up ...

English school ( 18/19th century ), watercolor, miniature portrait of a woman in the manner of downman. Measurements: 2 1/2" x 2 1/4", framed and glazed in a 4 3/4" x 4" frame and in great condition.

This appears to be a print, with original hand coloring more than likely by the artist, the title "Good things come in small packages, big packages, or whatever shape a friend is in.", signed at lower right in the plate, by noted California contemporary artist SALLY HUSS (1940-). The work, 9 1/2" by 11 1/2" in robin's egg blue painted wood frame, is typical of the artist's output----always colorful in the extreme, and whimsical, the subjects landscape, florals, or fantasy. Her designs are often ...

Antique oil on canvas of cherries on a table top, 8" by 11 3/4" (11 1/2" by 15 1/2" as framed), signed indecipherably at lower left; name could be W C Hammond, Hammons, or Higgins, or? The work is in the tradition of American 19th century still life and likely dates to about 1880. Some very old patches on the reverse attest to old battle scars the painting acquired in its some 150 years of existence. Those old damages are noticeable especially at right center and in the dark area above the fr...

One of a number of fresh and clean examples of William Russell Flint prints in my shop, this is a fine photolithograph, published in 1956 in a limited edition of 700 examples, titled "Le Quatorze Juillet". Flint was in the southern French town of Mauvezin on Bastille Day 1954, and it is thought possible that the sketch he made from his hotel room of the scene he saw in front of him ultimately became this image. The print is signed in pencil at lower right and bears the characteristic embossed b...

In 1976 Haku Maki did his eight-volume San Mon Ban--a total of 96 different embossed images. These included many items Maki had just used, would use soon and used later. I first show images of two prints like those in San Mon Ban but slightly larger. Then two images of insects in San Mon Ban and then 4 images of insects long hidden in my archives--even to me. These might all be called Maki Lite. The two shown here are Insect 2 Fleas; Insect 3 ants There is also a simple Insect and an...

One of 12 lithographs published by Ackermann London, in 1840/41 as part of a portfolio, “12 Views in the Interior of Guiana.” The original sketches were made by John Morrison who accompanied Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk on the exploration into what would become British Guiana. The sketches were developed by Charles Bentley into the drawings that were the basis for the lithographs. Printed in black with hand coloring.

This lithograph depicts mountains in the Pakaraima chain. The highest...

#1147 W. Frehling lithograph, measuring 20x23” In a beautiful hand carved gold f

An oil on panel laid on Masonite, the subject apples on a surface, one peeled, the work signed at lower left by listed Midwest artist JULIUS G. SEGALL (1860-1925). The 9" by 12" work (14" by 17" in later gold frame) draws from a long tradition of still life painting of fruit in Europe, and later 19th century America (from the Peales through Martin Johnson Heade and on to the Fall River School of Massachusetts). Segall was born in Prussia and spent his early years in Milwaukee. While young he ...

A c1835 delightful and rare miniature by Pamelia Hill, depicting an attractive young woman with hazel eyes and reddish hair gathered in a snood. She is wearing drop earrings and a brooch just below the lace edging of her pleated, deep blue dress. And, of course, the aforementioned snood. Snood, snood, snood...that word always makes me smile.

The painting, in a red leather traveling case, is in excellent condition, having a sight size of 2 1/2" by 2 1/8", and a closed case size of 3" by...

John Ulbricht, Cuba, Illinois, and presently living in Majorca, Spain, 1913-2007. He is known for Abstract Compositions as well as Figural Paintings and Drawings. This dynamic painting represents his Abstract pieces at their best. It is oil on masonite. He is listed in Who was Who in American Art. He has a extensive gallery and exhibition record and is in many museums including The National Portrait Gallery.

A charming, signed, pastel portrait by Dorothy Colles (1917-2003) who was (according to an obituary published in the Independent newspaper) "gifted in portraits of children". This picture was drawn circa 1963 (please see our other Colles picture) and was a commissioned piece for an advertising poster. Dorothy Colles has exhibited through the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of Portrait Painting. Condition - excellent. The picture 20 inches by 17.7 inches (51cm x 45cm). The original frame - 23...

The sheet size: 40 " L x 26 " H
The image size: 36"L x 20 3/4" H
The title: "Willie Take A Step"
Artist: Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)
Medium: Collotype Print on Paper by Triton Press Inc.
Signed by : Thomas Rockwell in pencil, Administrator, Norman Rockwell Family Trust
Publisher: Norman Rockwell Family Trust
Edition Number : 225/950, in pencil, below has embossed logo of NR, 1982 EST of NR.
The year made: 1985, World Art Edition Ltd.
The co...

A rare, finely crafted woodblock print in the Arts and Crafts style of the early 20th century, titled at lower left "Marigold", by German artist ILSE KOCH-AMBERG (1869-1934), measuring 6 1/2" by 6 1/2" in side the mat and 12 1/2" by 12" framed. The work features her monogram in the image, and is signed in pencil by the artist at lower right; in addition, the paper features a blind stamp including the word "Berlin" at lower left margin. The prints reminds greatly of the work of artist Gustave B...

Silvio Ottaviani is an Italian artist who was born in 1933 and travels mainly to paint on location. This work done in Monet’s garden in France measuring 20x16”

Original ceramic sculpture by Tina Rabner (American, New York, 1913-1994). This work depicts two young girls at play. It measures approximately 14" by 12" by 6". In overall excellent condition. Matte finish with polychrome highlights. Signed (incised signature on the base) "Tina Rabner". Circa 1945. Tina Rabner was an entrant in the Robineau Memorial/National Ceramic Exhibitions in Syracuse in 1940, 1946, and 1948 (cf. Art Pottery of the United States by Paul Evans, p.428). She is also l...

Original oil on canvas (36 1/2" by 28 1/2") by Maurice Esnault aka Joannes (French, 1854-1940). This painting appears to date from the 1920's. It is fully signed l.l. It also bears a gallery label from the famed Ferargil Gallery (a major early 20th Century New York gallery) which states the name of the artist and the fact that it came from the Rene Gimpel collection. It also bears 3 estate? labels, and a French customs stamp. Rene Gimpel (1897-1957) was a famous French-Jewish art dealer and ...

Oil on canvasboard painting of a woman with basket on head in tropical town street, 12" by 16", 17" by 21" framed, signed at lower right Paul Katzman. The FRAME is most interesting, with a geometric cross-hatching pattern that would complement a Southwest themed painting.

A watercolour depicting a romanticised rural harvest scene painted by popular Victorian artist and illustrator, Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899). Condition: in its original ('distressed') inner frame;the painting is un-restored with some water marking but with no tears or losses. 34cm(13.3 inches) wide; 24cm (9.3 inches) high. 维多利亚时期皇家水彩画协会会员Myles Birket Foster所绘水&...

Chinese fan painting with a scene of four men on one side and calligraphy on the other side. Painted in ink and colors on paper. Fan spines made of bamboo. Signed Chen Shaomei (1909-1954). Size: 11 5/8" long x 17" wide when open.

A beautifully executed miniature folk art watercolor on paper portrait by J. H. Gillespie, housed in a metal locket with a black card backing.

Condition is excellent with no paint loss, tears, folds, foxing, or restoration. The piece is 2 3/4 inches by 2 3/8 inches.

NOTE: Gillespie was active on the East Coast of North America, Baltimore, New York, and Philadelphia around the 1829-1838 time period. He painted miniature portraits and silhouettes very carefully, and with great attention to ...

Japanese contemporary sculpture of a large Beetle, intricately detailed in leather and metal.

Dates Modern Contemporary
Size H 2 3/4" x W 10 1/2" x D 8"

Lawrence Nelson Wilbur, American, 1897-1988, "Peck's Slip- N.Y.C." Etching, image size 6 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches, 1936, edition of 65 proofs, pencil signed and titled "Lawrence Nelson Wilbur" l.r. and "Peck's Slip-NYC" l.l., publishers blindstamp l.r.

Glen Scheffer, American, 1881-1948. This lovely oil on board is 9.5 by 11.5 in an original 3" Newton Macklin frame.

Louis Icart 1888-1950 French THis is a fine color aquatint etching by French artist Louis Icart. The title is: La robe de chine,( The Silk Robe) created and printed in 1926, published by Les Graveurs Modernes, 194 rue de Rivoli, Paris. The image measures 15X18 1/4 inches. Hand signed in pencil lower right also with the windmill blindstamp and copyright information in the upper left corner. Very rich color remains, nice condition..This image appears in the Holland catalog as number 276.

The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race by Currier and Ives, July 1870, from New Orleans to St. Louis. Frame Size 15 x19". Currier and Ives was a successful American printmaking firm based in New York City from 1835 to 1907 headed first by Nathaniel Currier, and later jointly with his partner James Merritt Ives. The prolific firm produced prints from paintings by fine artists as black and white lithographs that were hand colored. Lithographic prints could be reproduced quickly and purchased inexpen...

A color print of the year 1932, issued by Frost and Reed of Bristol and London, titled "Going Out at Epsom", after a painting by the famous English equestrian artist ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS (1878-1959), measuring 20" by 19 3/4" inside the existing linen mat and 31" by 30 1/2" in the wood framing. The print is NOT pencil signed. Munnings is perhaps the pre-eminent painter of all things horses, at least among 20th century artists. Oils have exceeded three million dollars at auctions of sporting a...