From our European Collection, a fine 19th century original oil on panel by British painter and listed artist William Anslow Thornley (1857-1898), entitled "Moonlight on the Thames." Signed "Thornley" lower left.
Size and condition: 13 inches x 11 inches framed dimensions, approximately 10 inches x 8 inches unframed image size. This painting has been taken care of well, there is only some very minor age-related soiling and minor scuffing to the frame.
William Barnett [1918 - 1992 Phila,Pa]
Modernist oil on canvas depicting farm workers in field
1940's
20" x 34"
Very good condition
Unframed
William Barnett -
Schools
* Philadelphia Museum School, Teacher
* Pratt Institute of Art, Student
Some Exhibitions
* Brooklyn Museum
* Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC
* Guggenheim Museum
* Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
* Philadelphia Sketch Club
Follower of Barend Cornelius Koekkoek
(Dutch, 1803-1862)
Landscape with Farmhouse and Sheep
Oil on canvas, signed lower left.
Painting Size: 11” x 14”
Frame Size: 16.5 ” x 19.5”
Koekkoek was a student of his father the artist Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek and of Schelfhout Van Os at the Academy of Amsterdam. He married the daughter of the painter J.A. Daiwaille. In 1845 the Dutch king commissioned numerous paintings from Koekkoek...
EDMUND GREACEN-AMERICAN; 1876-1949
WINTER LANDSCAPE
Oil on Canvas
Signed and Dated: Lower Right Edmund Greacen 1939; Signed and Dated on Back
EG was born in NY, traveled, studied and lived in Europe, and eventually settled in NY and Old Lyme Ct. He studied with Wm Merritt Chase, Robert Henri among others. Greacen is one of the founders of the Grand Central Art Studio in NY...
ANDREW JOHN HENRY WAY 1826-1888; AMERICAN
STILL LIFE OF GRAPES AND WINE; OIL ON CANVAS
Signed :lower right; AJHW
AJHW was born and died in the Washington DC area. He was primarily a still life painter although he did paint many portraits. He is especially known for his representation of GRAPES, especially of those grown in the US. He won many awards including the award for "Excellence in Still Life" at the Philadelphia Centennial. Dimensions; 13.25" x 8.75"; framed; 11.5" x 16".
JUAN (DE LA CRUZ LOPEZ) SOLER-SPANISH; 1951-
VISION OF ELEGANCE, PARIS
Oil on Canvas
Signed: lower right: J Soler.
Dimensions; 17.5" x 21" ; ramed; 24.5" x 28"
WILHELM von DIEZ 1839-1907; GERMAN
Returning from Work in the Fields
Oil on Panel
Returning from Work in the Fields
Signed Lower Right: Wilh Diez, Munich
Although he studied at the Munich Art Academy, where he eventually became a prominent Professor, he is primarily self taught as an artist.
As a teacher, he had a major influence on an international group of students, including William Merritt Chase and John Twachtman.
Dimensions; 13.25" x 18"; framed; 18" x 23".
Wonderful Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Little Girl in a White Dress. Original Oak Frame with Framers Label on Verso. Name of Child or Artist also on Verso. Circa 1890. Dimensions; 9.5" x 7.5"; framaed 14.5" x 12.5". Excellent condition.
William Stewart (1823-1906); Scottish Artist. Digging for Bait; Oil on Board,
Signed lower right "WS". Title and Signature (William Stewart) on back (Title and Name on Plaque, as well). Dimensions; 17" x 11"; framed, 23" x 17". Excellent condition.
Exhibited at the Stirling Fine Art Exhibition, and at the Smith Institute in Stirling, Scotland.
A.(ALEXANDER) M. FLEMMING (1878-1929) Canadian Artist. "SAILING TOWARDS THE COAST"; Oil on Masonite. Signed Lower Right "AM Fleming 1900". Dimensions; 13" x 19.5"; framed 17.5" x 23.5". Excellent condition.
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.
James Heron Scottish Seascape with Rocky Coast. Scottish Painter; died 1919, birth year unknown. Signed Lower Left: "J Heron 1876" Dimensions; 17" x 29"; framed 23" x 35". Excellent condition.
HENRY ORNE RYDER American Artist (1860-1943). Autumn Landscape Oil on Canvas; Signed: Lower Left "H. O. Ryder"
Ryder (occasionally spelled Rider) was born in Salem MA. He studied at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian in Paris. He is listed in several publications including WWW in American Art, Davenport's Art Reference and The Artist's Bluebook
Pasquale Ruggiero (1851-1916). Oil on Board. Cavalier in Tavern. Signed Lower Left "P Ruggiero Napoli (Naples)" Dimensions; 19.5" x 14.5"; framed 24.5" x 19.5". Excellent Condition.
CLEMENT METIVIER ( 1910-1996; A CANADIAN-AMERICAN Artist. "AUTUMN IN THE HILLS", Oil on Masonite. Signed lower right. Metvier was born in Canada, worked in the New England area, and in 1946, moved to California where he remained until his death. He was known as a California painter. “He was a highly skilled plein air painter, his works are rare” (Edna Hughes: Artists in California.) Dimension; 16" x 19"; framed; 20.5" x 24.5". Excellent condition.
A Hungarian School Still Life with Flowers. Oil on Panel. Dimensions; 15.5" x 12"; framed; 20" x 16". Hungarian export stamp on back.
Travelers in an Alpine Landscape
Swiss or German School, circa 1860.
Oil on paper, with a gilt sand mat.
Painting Size: 6” x 4.5” Oval
Frame Size: 12.25 ” x 10.25”
Original watercolor/gouache on paper by Hans Kleiss (1901-1973), depicting a smiling Berber man from Morocco. Circa 1940-1950. Image size: 26cm by 20cm. Signed l.l. Hans Kleiss was an Orientalist/ Africanist painter, illustrator, and caricaturist. He was the husband of Orientalist painter Yvonne Kleiss/Herzig. They both lived for long periods of time in North Africa (Morocco and Algeria). They settled together in Sidi Slimane (Morocco) in the early fifties before returning to France...