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Old Testament Scene with Angel 1813 Large Grisaille Drawing on Paper Signed

Signed: by Richard Geiger (1870 – 1945), Austrian - Hungarian painter. Also pencils inscriptions on reverse with date 33 (1933). By the 1920s, he worked illustrating books, bookplates and posters. His paintings included portraits, nudes, genre paintings, and mythological scenes, but he was known for his illustrations, especially his carnival motifs. Spectacular masterwork. Size app.: 18 x 23.3 cm (roughly 7.1 x 9,2 in), framed 31.7 x 36.4 cm (roughly 12.5 x 14.3 in). Very Good condition, minimal age wear. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. Glass will be removed prior to shipment for safe transit. Weight of app. 0,5 kg (without glass!) is going to measure some 2 kg volume weight packed for shipment. R. Geiger was born in Vienna. He first attended a drawing school and then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he studied under Christian Griepenkerl and August Eisenmenger. He studied sculpture with Fritz Klimsch at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. There he took part in the exhibitions of the Academy with his portrait busts and sculptures. In Paris he studied at the Julian Academy and worked in the studio of François Flameng...

Signed lower right with monogram "MD" - in Cyrillic, leads to the Russian - Lithuanian artist Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky (Mstislavas Dobužinskis; 1875 - 1957). Fascinating decorative interior of small room, presumably hotel apartment or boudoir, featuring neoclassical furniture, Bouillotte lamp, mirror, tulips in a glass vase, oval Lady portrait on the wall, carpet or rug underfoot… Dobuzhinsky's use of mixed media, including gouache, watercolor, whitewash, and etc. adds depth and texture to the painting. His ability to capture the beauty and harmony of a room's furnishings in such a detailed and intricate manner is truly awe-inspiring. Mixed media painting and drawing on paper, signed, framed. Size app.: 41 x 47.6 cm (roughly 16.1 x 18.7 in), frame is 55.5 x 60.5 cm (roughly 21.9 x 23.8 in). Good condition, minor fading and stains, age wear; showing wear such tiny losses to frame (inquire for cosmetic touch ups prior payment). Please study good resolution images for cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 2.2 kg is going to measure 4 kg packed for shipment. Dobuzhinsky attended the Drawing School of the Society for the Promotion of the Artists from 1885 to 1887. Between 1895 and 1899, he read Law at Saint Petersburg Imperial...

Unsigned, but it is attributed to Thomas Miles Richardson Jr., R.W.S. (1813 - 1890), since the similar work was sold through Christies in 1998 (same size with signature and date 1861...

The drawing perfectly conveys the individual originality of the character of the king's favorite with a lively mind and a kind heart, as evidenced by the royal mantle thrown over the naked body from above. The grace of the pose and the cold courtesy of the lady's smile indirectly reflected her playful temperament and refined coquetry. The drawing is built on the harmony of colors used by the artist. By an unidentified professional painter, vintage pastel drawing...

A lady with a porcelain-delicate toasty face, enchants with playful and refined coquetry. The lively movability of the artist's stroke conveys with all tangibility the reflections and the play of light on the surface of the blue satin, and the airiness of the underwear. The professionalism of this work captures with its imagination, grace and harmony of colors. By an unidentified professional painter, vintage pastel drawing...

Attributed to Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707 - 1762), Italian painter of the Rococo era. His portraits, mostly of women, are renowned for being beautiful and realistic. The details and ...

An intense and powerful study of five undernourished and perhaps starving African children partly superimposed and partly integrated into the silhouette of the African continent...

John Collingham Moore (England, 1829-1880) four children, circa 1860s Rare pencil, watercolor and white wash by listed artist John Collingham Moore, 19th century. Here we have the children of Henry and Elizabeth Young...

Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside...

A set of three framed watercolour and gouache studies on handmade paper applied to Vélin d'Arches of tribal objects by French artist La Roche Laffi...

William Magrath (Irish, 1838-1918) Woman with a Blue Kerchief Watercolor on paper, mounted; 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches Signed and dated at upper right: "W Magrath/1876" Stamped on stret...

Frederick James McNamara Evans. English ( b.1859 - d.1929 ). Portrait of a Cornish Fisherman Watercolor. Signed. Image size 10.2 inches x 8.1 inches ( 26cm x 20.5cm ). Frame size 16...