All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1331386 (stock #a1498)
A nicely limned portrait miniature painting on natural wafer. The sitter is a young gentleman with brown eyes and curly brown hair, attired in a black tie and jacket, white shirt, and yellow vest. The background is a pleasing bluish-gray. Set in a gilt metal case engraved on the reverse with "G.A.H." and the date 1836. The glazed aperture on the reverse contains a circlet of hair.

The sight size of the painting is 2 1/8" by 1 3/4"...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Acrylic : Contemporary item #1331350 (stock #T 1823)
Signed American original landscape acrylic painting depicting a path through a grove of dark oddly shaped trees with exposed roots on either side of a path leading up to a luminous buttery yellow sky in the background. Painted by this self learned painter with a tonalist mood and signed Mimi Dee at lower right...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Acrylic : Contemporary item #1331349 (stock #T 1822)
Signed American original landscape acrylic painting depicting a large dark flowering tree with exposed roots leaning across over other flowering plants with a road in between and a luminous buttery yellow sky in the background. Painted by this self learned painter and signed Mimi Dee at lower right.
ID # 0409161003

Original work by this artist has been exhibited in various area artist association shows since 1998 and at the previously open Methuen studio store gallery by the same name...

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1990 item #1329600
Original silk screen print of sunflowers by the Japanese artist, Yukio Katsuda. The use of very thick ink was part of Katsuda's technique lending the finished image a pointalist effect. Born in Japan in 1941, Katsuda has worked and exhibited extensively in both Japan and in the United States. This print is signed Y. Katsuda in pencil and dated '81. It is numbered 35 of 100 in this series. Katsuda also gave each of his print series a number...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1328780 (stock #a1491)
A very nicely painted miniature portrait done in watercolor on natural organic material. Signed "D.F. Ames NY" along the lower right. The sitter is a nice looking young gentleman in a blue coat with gilt buttons, a black stock tie, off-white vest and ruffled shirt. Based on the hair style and clothing the painting was done at the beginning of the period when Ames was known to work.

The miniature is without any cracks, chips, bowing, or restoration...

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 2000 item #1328542
Charming original print by the famed artitst Mayumi Oda. Entitled "Meet the Lord of Obstacle II" and numbered 27 in the series. The image depicts a green goddess (perhaps Green Tara, the Goddess of Compassion) in tantric embrace with a white Ganesha, the Hindu Remover of Obstacles. The Sun and Moon inhabit the sky at the same time above them. 1998. Signed by Mayumi Oda in pencil. Framed. Total size in frame: 29 1/4" high x 23 1/4" wide. Size of art: 17 1/2" high x 10 3/4" wide.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1324850 (stock #TBD00209)
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...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Acrylic : Pre 1980 item #1320379 (stock #2687)
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John Willenbecher, Macungie, PA, 1936-, active/lives in New York. John Willenbecher is known for sculptor, geometric mod painter. Study For Guerre-Lieder is Acrylic on Masonite: Signed and Dated 1979 ,15.00" x 13.00, (38.10cm x 33.02cm). Studied: Brown Univ. (B.A., 1958); New York Univ. Inst. Fine Arts, 1958-61...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1900 item #1319318 (stock #a1473)
A beautiful and finely painted miniature portrait painting, done in watercolor on natural material, by Thomas Seir Cummings. The sitter is a very attractive woman wearing an academic or possibly a cleric gown, and a white lace and blue material cap. The frame, which is later, is a beautiful burl wood.

The sight size is 4" by 3", and the framed size is 6 1/2" by 5 1/2". Condition is excellent, with no cracks, chips, paint loss, bowing, or restoration...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1319183 (stock #a1471)
An unusual miniature portrait, done by firing enamel on glass. This combination of subject matter, style, medium, and technique is quite rare for this period and area. The sitter is a quite handsome man in a black coat with a white shirt, vest and tie. He is posed on a red chair in front of a drapery done in hues shading from red to orange. In the center left is a window view of hills, a river and two ships.

The frame is original, and bears the label of F.A. Wenderoth of Phila...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1319180 (stock #a1472)
A striking miniature portrait painting on organic material, finely painted by John Ramage. The sitter, a gentleman elegantly attired in the height of late 18th century fashion, is wearing a white shirt with a ruffled white cravat and a brick-red coat over a brown-striped vest.

The condition of the painting is superb, with no flaws whatsoever, as is that of the later case. Sight size is 1 5/8" by 1 1/4", and the case size is 1 3/4" by 1 1/2". The case has the original pin on the back for use a...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : French : Pre 1960 item #1317680 (stock #2684)
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Suzanne-Marguerite Bertillon, French, 20th C. This fascinating oil on canvas, Portrait of a Woman is 18" by 24" in a wonderful Art Deco frame, signed LR.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 2000 item #1316772
A print by the Japanese print maker Haku Maki, 1924-2000. He began in a career as a kamikaze pilot during world war 2. The surrender by Japan saved his life. He became a teacher and learned print making. His prints are unusual as they start with a woodblock which is carved then pressed with cement. When the cement is dried, it is carved further. A wet paper is placed on the woodblock and left to dry. The resulting image has a wonderful texture and unique embossed finish. He often printed...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1900 item #1315707 (stock #a1468)
A wonderful and charming pair of portrait miniatures by Moses B. Russell, housed in their original matching gold-filled engine turned cases, each with the sitter's hair in the reverse aperture.

The beautiful young woman, with blue eyes and dark brown hair, is wearing a royal blue dress trimmed with lace at the bodice. Signed on the backing paper "Painted by MB Russell 1843 This Paper to Stay On," and in pencil "Susan E. Cushing Taken When 17 years of age". The painting is in superb conditi...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1800 item #1315619 (stock #a1460)
A finely limned miniature portrait painting by Andrew Plimer. The sitter, a beautiful young woman with dark hair and blue eyes, is wearing a high-necked white dress, a pearl necklace and a pearl barette. She is posed against a cloud filled blue sky. The glazed elaborate reverse has a lock of dark brown hair set with a gilt crescent moon, and a blue enamel plaque set with the initials "GP" picked out with pearls, all against foil backed opalescent glass.

The case is in very good condition, wit...

All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1950 item #1315057 (stock #TBD00185)
An unsigned watercolor on heavy textured white drawing paper of corn ricks and pumpkins on a gentle slope with blue sky above and hills in the distance. It is well executed with the focus carried to the rick in the front by the use of details there and looser painting in other parts of the watercolor. The bowl done on the backside of the page also shows the artists quality. The bowl seems to clearly indicate that the work was done in the earlier part of the 20th century. The Watercolor is 12 by ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Italian : Pre 1900 item #1315055 (stock #TBD00184)
Unsigned oil on paper laid on cardboard depicting the harbor with people in the foreground, the buildings on the right and the breakwater in the middle ground and the harbor with a ship and the far arm of land in the distance. Scenes of Naples painted either in gouche or oil were done throughout the 19th century with views of Vesuvius erupting being particularly popular. This one is attractive for the many figures and the carriages. Dating these can be difficult as the style was popular for much...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1950 item #1314071 (stock #TBD00183)
Oil on artist board of waves breaking on a rocky coast titled on the back in pencil, “Surf at Loblolly Cove.” Stanley Woodward, American (1890-1970), was a well-known Rockport Massachusetts artist. Also on the back is written in pencil, “FOR 1949 EXHIB.” The frame has printed on the lower edge words about copyright by Woodward so the silver gilt frame and narrow painted liner are original to the painting. Painting size 20 X 24 inches. Frame size 24 ¼ X 28 ¼ inches.

The painting i...