Paul Alexandre Alfred Leroy

Mother and Child

19th Century

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Venetian Powder Room Scene with Figures getting ready for the masquerade. A truly intimate scene with a ornate mirror, flowers in a vase and whit...

An outstanding oil painting depicitng 3 figures seated around a table with flower vase. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what makes this piece so attractive and desirabl...

This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young boy with light brown hair against a viridian green background. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner and is a won...

A charming depiction of an interior scene with piano. A cozy impressionistic scene with warmth and feeling. Whimsical details through out and beautiful brushwork. This piece captures...

This painting depicts an interior scene of a woman seated at an apartment in Paris with a window that overlooks the city and an iconic church with the artist's reflection in the armo...

An outstanding oil painting depicting a religious figure seated in a Synagogue with decorated columns and in between arches. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what make t...

Thomas Pollock Anshutz (American, 1851-1912) Sewing by the Hearth, c. 1884 Original frame Oil on canvas, 17 x 24 inches; Framed: 34 x 27 inches Label (handwritten in ink) on stretcher verso: “Artist Thos Anshutz” Label on backing verso: (printed) “PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART”; [...] (typewritten) “Thomas Pollock Anshutz/American, 1851 1912/INTERIOR/oil on canvas/stretcher: 17 x 23 15/16 inches/not signed/COLLECTION OF MRS. NORMAN B...

JOSÉ VILLEGAS Y CORDERO Spanish 1844 - 1921 "The Florence Sisters" signed "Villegas" (lower left) oil on canvas 33-1/2 X 40-1/2 inches (84.5 X 102.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collector, Seville, Spain José Villegas Cordero (Seville, August 26, 1844-Madrid, November 9, 1921) was a Spanish painter. He directed the Prado Museum between 1901 and 1918. Biography He was the brother of the painter Ricardo Villegas Cordero. He began his apprenticeship very young with José María Romero, with whom he remained for two years until entering the School of Fine Arts in Seville, where he was under the tutelage of Eduardo Cano. In 1860, when he was only 16 years old, he sold his work Little Philosophy for 2,000 reais at the Seville Exhibition. In 1867 he traveled to Madrid, where he entered Federico Madrazo's studio. There he established friendship with painters Eduardo Rosales and Fortuny. He went regularly to the Prado where he copied Velázquez, from whom he acquired spontaneity and the use of color for his technique. Finally, and out of admiration for Fortuny's orientalist painting, he returned to Seville and organized an excursion to Morocco. At the end of 1868 he decided to travel to Rome accompanied by the painters Rafael Peralta and Luis Jiménez Aranda...

Introducing a captivating oil painting by Johan Christoffer Boklund (1817-1880). The artwork depicts a young boy practicing his painting skills. Seated beside him is a wooden horse t...

Gustave Léonard de Jonghe 1829-1893 | Flemish Afternoon Repose (The Artist's Studio — Antibes) Signed “Gustave De Jonghe” (lower right) Oil on canv...

Bernard de Hoog was born in Amsterdam in 1866. He studied under J.F. Hulk and J.C. van Essen at the Quellinus School in Amsterdam. Mainly a genre and portrait painter, he occupies ...

In the heart of a meticulously detailed, antique interior, "A Moment of Quiet Reflection" by Carl Henrik Nordenberg captures a serene and intimate moment that transcends time. The pa...