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Art For Sale
Period: Early 1900s
Period: 1910s
Dancer with Torches
Located in PARIS, FR
Dancer with Torches by Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923) A rare sculpture made in bronze with a nuanced light brown patina Signed on the backside "A. Léonard Sclp" Cast by Susse Frères (w...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Bronze

Rare California or Western Mining Town Oil Painting by Listed Artist M Treadwell
Located in Baltimore, MD
This rare and unusual landscape painting shows a broad view of a mining town and its setting in the Western United States, most likely California or Arizona. It is signed by listed ...
Category

Early 1900s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Oil

Henri Ottmann (1877-1927) A Still life, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
Henri Ottmann (1877-1927) A Still life, signed lower right Oil on canvas 41 x 51 cm Framed : 53.5 x 63.5 cm Another fine example of Henry Ottmann's original art, this still life ...
Category

1910s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Winning the Race Galloping Horse and Rider in Bronze by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
Rumsey’s specialties included equestrian sculptures – portraits of polo players and prize horses, as well as of cowboys, cattle and horses as metaphors. He worked principally in bron...
Category

1910s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Bronze

"Etude" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Published in Paris in 1904 by Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. This impression was printed on china paper, and mounted along the top edge by the publish...
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Spanish-American War Maritime Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
Turn of 20th Century Spanish-American War Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Original Oil Painting A fine example of maritime ship portraiture oil painting of a Coast Guard Cutter with...
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen

La Promenade
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Promenade Etching, soft-ground, aquatint & drypoint, Signed in pencil lower left Published by Edmund Sagot, Paris Edition of 50 in black only, aside from the edition of 50 in co...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Dog Bronze Foxhound Sculpture by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
This beautiful bronze of a Foxhound is a study for what was to be a pair of larger ones used as a pair of Andirons outside fireplace at Harriman House in NYC. The artist, Charles Ru...
Category

1910s American Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Hillside and Stream, early 20th century modernist Cleveland School painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clara Deike (American, 1881-1964) Hillside and Stream, 1916 Gouache on paper Signed and dated lower right 22 x 18 inches 25.5 x 21.5 inches, framed A graduate of the Cleveland Schoo...
Category

1910s American Modern Art

Materials

Gouache

The Old Virginian, Bronze of a Horse and Rider with Dogs by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
From the estate of the Artist Charles Cary Rumsey The Artist, Charles Rumsey, was a child prodigy sent to Paris as a young boy to study sculpture. He later was a world class sports...
Category

1910s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Bronze

Alfred Broge, Coastal Landscape With Rain, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Alfred Broge (1870-1955) depicts a rural coastal landscape with hayfield, crops, and distant hills. It’s a masterful work, with ...
Category

Early 1900s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bust of a French Nobleman
Located in Milford, NH
A fine patinated bronze bust of a French nobleman by French sculptor Ernest Rancoulet (1870-1915). Rancoulet was born in Bordeaux, France and was best known for his Neoclassical bron...
Category

Early 1900s Art

Materials

Bronze

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This impression on thin wove paper was printed in 1903 for Gustave Geffroy's "La Vie Artistique". Sheet size: 6 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches (165 x 112 mm). Signed...
Category

Early 1900s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Couronne de Marguerite - French Belle Epoque Portrait Oil Painting of Paris Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘La Couronne de Marguerite’ by Édouard-Louis-Lucien Cabane (1857-1942). The painting – which depicts a young French beauty wearing a crown of daisies – is signed by the artist and ...
Category

1910s French School Art

Materials

Oil

Early 19th Century Country Landscape in the Style of William Morris Hunt
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 19th Century Country Landscape in the Style of William Morris Hunt Beautiful original oil painting of a county road landscape with fence and hen and chicks is charming and engaging. Painting is in the style of William Morris Hunt (American, 1824 - 1879) who lived and painted in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. William Hunt is known for his Barbizon School style landscapes, genre and figure painting. Medium: Oil paint on pressed board. Unsigned. Unframed. Condition: Good Board size: 12.25"h x 9.25"W William Morris Hunt One...
Category

1910s Barbizon School Art

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Ellenville NY watercolor by Edward Lamson Henry
By Edward Lamson Henry
Located in Hudson, NY
Original watercolor by Edward Lamson Henry looking back at barge travel through small New York state towns. Delaware & Hudson Canal, Ellenville N...
Category

Early 1900s American Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Impressionist landscape, Original Antique Oil on Canvas Washerwomen at the river
Located in PARIS, FR
*Dimensions include the frame This painting by Émile Gauffriaud vividly embraces the en plein air technique, a hallmark of Impressionist work, where artists paint outdoors to captur...
Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1917 Original advertising poster for "Les On Dit" satirical newspaper - WWI
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1917 original advertising poster for "Les On Dit" stands as a testament to the vibrant press culture of its time. This satirical publication, with its bold and compelling poster,...
Category

1910s Art

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Sculpture of a Polo Player Harrison Tweed by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
Polo Pony and Rider Harrison Tweed . Charles Rumsey was an 8 goal polo player with Meadowbrook Polo Club on Long Island NY. He was an avid sportsman, equestrian and artist. His ab...
Category

1910s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Bronze

'The Carriage' and 'The Chase'
By A. Stone
Located in St. Albans, GB
R. STONE Oil on Panel Painting Size: 6 x 12" (15 x 30cm) Outside Frame Size: 13 x 19" (32 x 47cm) Exhibited 1906 – 1909 Worked at the turn of the century, this artist painted hunt...
Category

Early 1900s Art

Materials

Oil

Jockey Pipe Rack in Bronze A Bronze by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
Charles Rumsey was a child prodigy sent to Paris to train in sculpting at age 12. He was not only a prodigy sculptor but an avid horseman and sportsman...
Category

1910s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Bronze

"A Venetian Canal" lithograph 1905
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the pastel). The lithography was executed by Whistler's friend and fellow artist Thomas Way, and published in London by The Studio in 1905 for a rare deluxe...
Category

Early 1900s Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Flower Seller - French Realist Figurative Watercolor by Victor Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative watercolour on board by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work depicts a flower seller at her market stall selling beautifully coloured bouquets of...
Category

Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Board, Watercolor

Portrait of a notable with a mustache
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category

1910s Art

Materials

Oil

Coq et poules by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Animal, oil painting
Located in London, GB
Coq et poules by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Oil on canvas 65 x 81 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 31 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed and dated lower right, G. Manzana. 00 Executed in 1900 This work is a...
Category

Early 1900s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) La Confidence, 1909, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) La Confidence (The confidence) 1909 signed and dated in the lower right Charcoal and heightenings of white chalk 22.7 x 22.7 cm Framed under glass : 33.8 x...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal

"New York from the Ferry" John Marin, American Modernism Watercolor, Cityscape
Located in New York, NY
John Marin New York from the Ferry, 1914 Signed and dated lower right Watercolor and graphite on paper 11 x 12 3/4 inches Provenance: An American Place, New York Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York Christie's, New York, March 16, 1990, Lot 278 Private Collection (acquired from the above) Sotheby's New York, American Paintings, Drawings, & Sculpture, October 2, 2014, Lot 10 A major figure in early twentieth-century modernism, John Marin captured the colliding energies of the American urban scene and the vibrant contrasts of natural elements in the coastal landscape of Maine and other countryside locales. As one of the premier watercolorists of his era, Marin developed a light, spontaneous style ideally suited to conveying the freshness and flux of city and country experience -- his watercolors are often considered to match in strength those created by Winslow Homer in previous century. At the same time, Marin's sensitivity to mass, form, color, and line and their dynamic interchanges provided a precedent for the Abstract Expressionist movement of the late 1950s. Marin was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, to a family of European descent. After studying mechanical drawing and mathematics for half a year at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New York, Marin worked as a draftsman for several architects. It was not until he was almost thirty years old that he began to study art. He enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia from 1899 to 1901, and at the Art Students League in New York from 1901 to 1903, where his teachers were William Merritt Chase and Frank Vincent Dumond. While Marin was attending the League, the radical ideas of Arthur Wesley Dow were being disseminated and had an impact on the direction Marin would soon take in his art. Marin left for Europe in 1905. The next five years, which he spent abroad, were of tremendous importance to his career. He became a significant figure in the expatriate community in Paris, frequenting the Dôme, a café that served as a meeting place for artists and writers. While in Europe, Marin visited the Louvre and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and, despite his claims that he had been indifferent to the Paris art world, he undoubtedly became aware of the art of Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse. The works Marin created in Europe most strongly reflect the influence of James McNeill Whistler, especially the pastels he rendered in Venice. In the summer of 1909, Marin met Alfred Stieglitz in Paris. In February of the next year, Marin's work was shown along with that of Alfred Maurer at Stieglitz's gallery, 291. After returning to America in the following year, Marin became one of the most consistent members of Stieglitz's inner circle, showing at all three of his galleries -- 291, The Intimate Gallery, and An American Place. After 1910, Marin developed the routine that he would follow for the rest of his life, creating paintings, drawings, and prints in New York City and surrounding areas during the winter, and in the summer, traveling to the country, where he focused on the particular characteristics of the regions that he visited. He worked mainly in watercolor until 1928, when he began also to use oil. Marin never became purely abstract. He formulated a unique style melding influences of the art of the French Fauves, Cézanne, Matisse, and the French Cubists with a personal style of luminescent colors, agile brushwork, and a simultaneously delicate and strong handling. In city views, he used broken lines, a light touch, fluid color, and rhythmic compositions to convey what he described as the "great forces at work." He expressed the warring of the great and the small through relationships between masses. As he said, he sought to express the "pull forces" of the modern urban scene. Often portraying the new tall buildings of New York seen...
Category

1910s American Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Villa by Gustave François Barraud - Oil on canvas 41x52 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 52x62 cm Gustave François BARRAUD is an artist born in Switzerland in 1883 and died in 1964. His works have been sold at public a...
Category

1910s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Fall in Maine Nicely Framed Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Arthur E. Ward (1863 - 1928). OIl on board. Framed. Signed.
Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pont du Château
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Albert LEBOURG (1849-1928) Pont du Château, 1918 Oil on panel Size : 33 x 42 cm Signed and dated 1918 lower left. Origin : - Galerie Tuffier, Les Andelys, - Private collection, Pa...
Category

1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Le centaure" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. This impression on blue-green paper was printed in 1902 and published in London by The Studio. Image size: 8 x 5 1/2 inches (205 x 140 mm). The Studio dryst...
Category

Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

The Ruins of the San Francisco Earthquake & Fire
By Henry Deidrich Gremke
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful cityscape oil painting of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake by American artist Henry Dietrich Gremke (1860-1939). Gremke was born in San Francisco, CA, and began ar...
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maurice Dufrene, Study, 3 Lithographs, 1906
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Set of three lithographs enhanced with gouache by Maurice Dufrène. Three original plans of "Interieur Moderne d'une Famille Française" by Maurice Dufrene in 1906. These three plans ...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Lithograph

Morning on the East Side
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Myers (1867-1940), Morning on the East Side, c. 1910, colored etching, signed in pencil lower right and annotated “imp.”; numbered and titled (twice) lower left. In very good ...
Category

1910s Art

Materials

Color, Etching

"Gardiens du Logis" original etching and aquatint
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and aquatint with drypoint. Also known as "Les amis du Saltimbanque". Catalogue reference Bourcard/Goodfriend 76. Published in 1902 by Revue de l'art ancien ...
Category

Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

Decorative Composition - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Decorative Composition is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at t...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) A couple, 1909, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) A couple, 1909 signed and dated in the lower right Charcoal and heightenings of white chalk 23 x 23 cm Framed under glass : 33.8 x 33.8 cm This work is hi...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Charcoal, Chalk

Suprematist Tea Service (Limited Edition with signed COA)
Located in New York, NY
Kasimir Severinovich Malevich Suprematist Tea Service (Limited Edition with signed COA), 1918-1988 Porcelain (Four pieces) with hand signed COA Certificate of Authenticity, hand numb...
Category

1910s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Porcelain

Hand-Me-Downs - Street Children - Waif - Cockney Gutter Imps.
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Street Art - British children's book author and illustrator Edith Farmiloe depicts a waif-like girl - Cockney Gutter Imp - who is disheveled. The artist draws her i...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster Hippodrome Boulevard De Clichy Paris Orazi
Located in London, GB
Original antique Art Nouveau poster advertising the Hippodrome Boulevard de Clichy featuring dramatic artwork by the French graphic designer Manuel...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Art

Materials

Paper

Rose - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Rose is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Drawing on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art School, having classes with the Sculptor De Paoli...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Leaves - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Leaves is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper.  Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art Sc...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

New College, Oxford lithograph by William Nicholson
Located in London, GB
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Early 1900s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original 1914 poster Your King and your country need you - WWI
Located in PARIS, FR
The original 1914 poster "Your King and your country need you" is a seminal piece of British propaganda from World War I, embodying the fervor and urgency of the time. Released shortly after the outbreak of the war, it aimed to rally men to enlist in the armed forces and serve their country in its time of need. At the heart of the poster is a striking image of Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary...
Category

1910s Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Lily - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Lily is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper . Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art Scho...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Berenice
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Berenice Color woodcut, 1900-1910 Signed with the artist's red ink stamp (see photo) Edition: 50 (46/50) Signed with the artist's red ink initials stamp, Lugt 1771, Sup. Condition: E...
Category

Early 1900s French School Art

Materials

Woodcut

Original 1915 poster featuring Lord Kitchener's iconic proclamation WWI
Located in PARIS, FR
The original 1915 poster featuring Lord Kitchener's iconic proclamation serves as a powerful artifact of World War I propaganda, encapsulating the urgency and fervor of the times. With the backdrop of the Great War raging across Europe, governments on both sides sought to rally their citizens to support the war effort in various ways, including recruitment, fundraising, and industrial production. The poster's message is clear and direct, conveying the urgency of the situation and the need for immediate action. The central quote from Lord Kitchener emphasizes the critical importance of three key resources: men, materials, and money. These were seen as the essential elements necessary to sustain the war effort and ensure victory on the battlefield. Lord Kitchener, as the British Secretary...
Category

1910s Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Chiesa di S. Giovanni A. Maderno - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S. Giovanni A. Maderno is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) st...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Decorative Motif - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Decorative motif  is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Ud...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Queen's College, Oxford lithograph by William Nicholson
Located in London, GB
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Early 1900s Art

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Lithograph

A Wire Haired Fox Terrier
Located in St. Albans, GB
Andre MARCHAND A wonderful painting of a wire-haired fox terrier. Oil on Panel Image Size: 33 x 40cm (13 x 16") Outside Frame Size: 50 x 57cm (20 x 23) Signed and inscribed on the...
Category

Early 1900s French School Art

Materials

Oil

Decorative Motif - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Decorative motif  is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Ud...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Rare Hartwell Leon Woodcock Original Watercolor - Bahamas Scene, 1908
Located in Baltimore, MD
This small watercolor by well known and listed artist Hartwell Leon Woodcock is most likely a scene in the Bahamas. Woodcock was born in Maine in 1853 and spent most of his life the...
Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Christian Berg, Pair of Goosander Birds On Ice Floes.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A female and male Goosander bird on ice floes. In the center of the painting there is a smaller opening in the ice covered waters. This painting, by Christian Berg (1893-1976) is quite interesting and unusual for his works. It is signed "Ch. Berg" and dated 1918. Berg is mostly famous for his sculptures which was to become his signum works later in his life. He is known primarily for his abstract artworks. He was educated at the Technical School and Althin's painting school in Stockholm 1911–1914. In the years 1914–1917 he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and started with animal painting in the spirit of Bruno Liljefors. Our painting is from this period just after he finished his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 1921, he studied in Berlin and Dresden which was followed by a trip to Egypt in 1925. In the same year he moved to Paris and had a studio on rue Guénégaud. He studied with André Lhote and his interest in cubism was awakened. Made sketch drawings at the free academies Colarossi and La Grande Chaumière and in 1927 he met the Swedish artist Erik Olson...
Category

1910s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mediterranean Sea, Original Impressionist Large Watercolor, French Painter
Located in PARIS, FR
*Dimensions include the frame Adolphe Gaussen's watercolor presents a vibrant coastal scene, employing light and color in a manner that is reminiscent of the Impressionist masters. ...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting, signed Thompson and dated 1911
Located in Baltimore, MD
This beautiful French impressionist painting on wood panel is a lake or river scene most likely in the south of France. The dappled reflections in the water are pure impressionist in...
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1910s Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Pantheum Moonlight, Early 20th century surrealist landscape, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1881-1975) Pantheum Moonlight, 1916 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 16 x 24 inches 21.5 x 29.5 inches, framed Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferd...
Category

1910s Surrealist Art

Materials

Oil

La Seine a Herblay - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Charles Guilloux
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas riverscape by French impressionist painter Charles-Victor Guilloux. The work depicts a view of the houses of the commune Heblay-sur-Seine lining the ba...
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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