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This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "So British" by Fabriano is a delightful portrayal of quintesse...

Norman Parkinson’s “Golfing at Le Touquet for Harper’s Bazaar, 1939” is a striking black-and-white fashion photograph in which elegance, movement, and modern life come together with ...

This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Pulegium Cervinum, Pseudo Pulegium Struthium, Pulegium Regium", depicting flowering Peppermint, Weld and Pennyroyal plants respectively from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper. There are subtle creases in the right upper corner, very common with Besler's relating to the drying of the paper during its production. The right margin is thinner than the others. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...

Elizabeth Osborne (American/Philadelphia, b. 1936) "Red." Watercolor on paper. 1991/1992. Signed and dated l.r.. Sight: 9" x 12". Frame: 18 1/4" x 21 1/2". Provenance: Purchased from Jane Haslem Gallery in 1994. From the collection of Nancy Elizabeth Stanley. 1936, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1959, BFA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1954-58, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SOLO EXHIBITIONS Berry Campbell, New York, Elizabeth Osborne: A Retrospective, 2022. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Reflections: Painting Memory, 2017. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Watercolors: Five Decades, 2017. The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, Elizabeth Osborne: The 1960s, 2016. Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., Color Bloc: Paintings by Elizabeth Osborne, 2015. The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Veils of Color: Juxtapositions and Recent Work by Elizabeth Osborne, 2015. (Traveled to The Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2016.) Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Luminous Gestures: New Works by Elizabeth Osborne, 2013. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: Watercolors, 2011. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Work, 2011. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: The Color of Light, 2009. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Figurative ‘60s, 2007. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Floating Landscapes: 1971-1979, 2006. J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, Works on Paper, 2006. The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Recent Prints, 2005. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: 30 Years, Works on Paper, 2002. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Vantage, 2000. Old Main Art Museum, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1998. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994. Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1994. North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1993-94. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992. Arronson Gallery, The University of Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Watercolors, 1991. University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990. Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988. Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1988. Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1984. Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1982. Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1980. Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978. Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976. Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, Ltd., New York, 1977. Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, Ltd., New York, 1974. Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Landscapes, 1972. Makler Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1970. American Consulate, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1969. Peale Galleries, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967. Perakis Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967. Perakis Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963. GROUP EXHIBITIONS Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, The Women of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Past to Present, 2024. Berry Campbell, New York, Perseverance, 2024. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, From Dusk Till Dawn, 2015. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “Something Clicked in Philly”: David Lynch and His Contemporaries, 2014. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, It’s Not the Numbers, 2014. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Works on Paper, 2013. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making Their World, 2013. Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Four Visions/Four Painters: Murray Dessner...

Linda Lillegraven's beautiful original oil landscape "Near the Old Tracks" (2023) depicts a serene moment of a western plain at dusk, the dim sunset lighting hanging heavy over vast ...

3564 Oil on canvas board Set in a vintage wood frame Image size 19x13"

This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Refreshment and Intermission, tempera on board, 11 x 19 inches, c. 1930/40s, signed lower middle, exhibited at Groom's one person show at Closson’s Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, March, 1943 (see The Cincinnati Enquirer, March 7, 1943, section 3, p. 4); provenance includes a private Ohio collection; presented in a period gold painted frame About the Painting Refreshment and Intermission is part of a series of paintings of Amish subjects Grooms started in 1938 based on his travels in Pennsylvania. These tempera works reflect the Regionalist impulse to paint local scenes far away from big cities. Focusing on both people and landscape, Grooms' compositions tell the stories of the uniquely American experience of the Amish. “Grooms paints the Amish people with as much understanding of type and appreciation of the plastic quality as any artist who has approached this challenging subject," noted the art critic for The Cincinnati Inquirer when reviewing Grooms' solo exhibition at Closson' Gallery, "In his current show, ‘Refreshment and Intermission,’ is a case in point. Here the absorbed concentration of people eating is described without an ounce of sentimentality. He has made the most of the interest between groups and of the conversations, both humorous and serious. The work has the quaint simplicity of a Lord’s Supper...

This exquisite lithograph by Kees van Dongen (1877–1968), titled De Seine (The Seine), from Regards Sur Paris (Views of Paris), originates from the January 22, 1963 issue published b...

Masami Iwata, 'Flowers and Ko-Imari', color woodblock print, c. 1960, edition 250. Signed, and with the artist’s seal, lower right. A superb, painterly impression, with fresh colors,...

This vibrant oil painting by Henry Varnum Poor (American, 1888–1970) captures a blooming spring landscape with barns, budding trees, and bright skies rendered in expressive, textural...

Signed, verso, in Cyrillic, 'Leontev V.E.' for Valentin Nikolaevich Leontiev (Russian, 1912-1984) and inscribed, 'City of Yarolsavl on the River Volga. Painter, Leontev V.E. Showing ...

Queen Product, Mr. Brainwash, Red, 2014, Contemporary Street Art, Limited Edition. Beautiful, rare print with deckled edges, hand torn. From an edition of 150. Mr. Brainwash is an ...

Bords du Lac à Lausanne is an original etching realized by Camille Quesneville in 1955. Good comdition. Artist proof. The artwork is depicted through strong hatching in a well-bala...

Karen Offutt's (US based) "Zaeli" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female bathed in light with oversized white and pink blooms surrounding her. The painting is fr...

Artist: Joan Miro Title: Joan Miro Medium: Lithograph in colors Date: 1975 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 15 1/8" x 22 3/4" Sheet Size: 7 7/8" x 15 1/2" Signature: Signed in the pla...

Synthesis M 2 is a wall sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, acrylic, steel, dimensions are 52 × 6 × 6.5 cm (20.5 × 2.4 × 2.6 in). Tom ...

Delicate and detailed floral still life by Alfred Broge (Danish, 1870-1955). Three white anemones and one pink poppy, all with stems and leaves, sit against a medium grey background...

Clyde Steadman's "On the Arkansas" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of cows gathered along a river with a pasture behind them.

3846 Impressionist French field of wildflowers landscape oil painting Italian artist P.Russo Rapped canvas no frame required

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Josue M Pierre ...

Line as a symbol of life. Lines are filled with color just like the events we experience. Unique shapes — unique experiences.

Holger Zimmermann King of Cool (Steve McQueen, Nostalgia, Pop Art, Collage, 50s, 60s, 70s, Warhol, Wesselmann, Lichtenstein) Giclée on Hahnemühle Velvet 2023 Size: 19.7x19.7in on 24x...

A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway by 20th Century British Artist. Impasto, abstract landscape. Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measu...

Come as you are - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory - PL2020-...

Title: French Watercolor of "Angers with Château and Cathedral" Along the Maine River by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper,...

This original oil painting, dated 1930, offers a rare and charming interior view of "Minglestreams," the summer home and studio of renowned artist Claire Shuttleworth in Chippawa, On...

Joost Verhagen Autumn North Sea 1,2,3 Triptych 3 x 40x50 cm Framed 3 x 43 x 53 cm Acrylic on canvas wooden frames As shown in the photo, we display this triptych in our gallery as...

Artist: Richard Corman Year: 1983 Title: Madonna Chair #1 Edition Details: 12-color archival pigment print on 100% cotton fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by the...

Christopher Makos, Andy Warhol Portrait of Andy Warhol taken by photographer Christopher Makos (Hand signed by BOTH Andy Warhol and Christopher Makos...

The Provence Village 20th century French school after Andre Lhote (bears signature, ie: not by Andre Lhote) oil on board, framed framed: 12 x 19.5 inches board: 8 x 15.5 inches Pro...

Conceptually, Kerstens' photographs play with the dialog between the mediums of painting and photography, with seriality, and time. On a more emotional level, they address everyday r...

Bold abstract painting by French artist, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival plastic sleeve ...

Beneath the Sea, 2025 by a.muse is a 24 x 18in work on paper that combines acrylic, pastel, sand, and diamond dust. The artist uses texture adding to the luminous, organic landscape....

Like his mentor the great American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, Charles Webster Hawthorne was equally admired in his own day as both a talented painter and a highly influential instructor. Hawthorne first studied with Chase at his Shinnecock Summer School of Art, which was specifically dedicated to open-air landscape painting. Not only did Hawthorne quickly absorb all the principles of Chase’s instruction, but he also became determined to found his own school based on the same model. In 1899 Hawthorne discovered the small fishing village of Provincetown on the furthermost tip of Cape Cod, and after purchasing a large house on Miller Hill, he opened the Cape Cod School of Art, which proved to be an immediate success. While Hawthorne’s own approach as a teacher owed much to Chase, he developed a distinctly unique painting style and teaching method that defies easy categorization. He was greatly impressed with the work of Franz Hals, which he was exposed to during his trip to Holland in the summer of 1898. Hawthorne was particularly struck by Hals’ Regentesses of the Old Men’s Almhouse, and from this work he absorbed a deep appreciation for the power of human expression and an economy of technique. Hawthorne applied these lessons to his own realistic portraits of Provincetown fishermen and their families; these works have a somber, almost melancholy quality to them, and they reveal a sense of the vulnerability of the human condition. Stylistically, Hawthorne maintained a life-long commitment to the importance of color. “Beauty in art,” he said, “is the delicious notes of color one against the other.” Of equal importance to him was capturing the effects of light. He told his students: “Everything in painting is a matter of silhouettes. Hold light against shadow, not light against light.” He developed a particular technique of layering glazes and texturing the surface of his paintings, which heightens the relationship between the colors and creates a light effect that seems to emanate from within the painting. These stylistic techniques in combination with his straightforward compositions of one or more figures shown at close range create the hallmarks of Hawthorne’s best paintings. Hawthorne and his wife Ethel’s 1905-1907 trip to Italy did not result in a drastic impact on his artistic style. Nonetheless, it proved to be a transformative and enlightening voyage. The extensive trip was financed by collectors who paid in advance for a painting to be produced abroad. On the trip, Hawthorne explored the work of old masters and was struck particularly by the paintings of Titian, which to Hawthorne, demonstrated the master’s true adoration for the act of painting itself through his handling of paint and color. Where Titian’s paintings...

MAGENTA HORSE, TWO GEISHAS is an original lithograph printed using hand drawn lithography techniques on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned Chinese b...

"In my oil painting, I was inspired by the vibrant splendor and calming beauty of the Rhine Valley." said Anna Shesterikova about this landscape painting. "My goal was to capture the...

This work appears as a fragment of a future archive, where not events are preserved, but states — tenderness, tension, and the fragility of life. The tulip petals unfold like layers ...

Beverly Hills Hotel Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Unframed (Premium Collection) Limited Edition Estat...

From the Vanishing Vernacular series. Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and ...

Cattle Watering by Stream by George Henry Jenkins (British, 1843-1914) signed oil on board, framed framed: 16 x 24 inches board: 12 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, Englan...

Joost Verhagen Autumn Northsea 3 45 x 55 cm Acrylic paint on canvas We ship worldwide for free in a wooden crate, framed as seen on the pictures. Because of the constantly changing...

Gentle spring sunlight warms the awakening landscape. A winding river flows toward the horizon, its surface scattered with shimmering golden glints. Sparse patches of melting snow cl...

The Owl Family by P. Welch ( British, 20th Century ) signed oil on board, framed framed: 22.5 x 18.5 inches board: 20 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, Suffolk, England Con...

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 50 prints. From the book "Idea e Spazio" including 12 etchings by Marino Marini and poems by Egle Marini. Ref.: Toninelli n. 80. Image dimensio...

Bronze sculpture by Latin American sculptor Raúl Valdivieso (Chilean, 1931-1993). Valdivieso is known for his reinterpretation of the classic organic forms and human figures. Raúl Valdiveso was born September 9, 1931 in Santiago, Chile. In 1952 he began his studies at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Chile. There he took to sculpture and studied under professors like Marta Colvin...

A beautiful mid 20th century French modernist oil on canvas board depciting a head study of a boy. Excellent quality work in very good original condition. Indistinctly signed lower ...

Adolph T. DIODA (1915-1991) Birth place: Aliquippa, PA Lived in West Aliquippa, PA; Detroit, MI; Phila. & Jenkintown, PA Profession: Sculptor, educator Studied: Carnegie Inst ...

Roland Ayers (1932-2017). Untitled, 1983. Ink on paper, measures 17 x 23 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower left. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans, Contemporary Black Artists in America, a 1971 show at The Whitney. Biography: Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery. During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic. A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe. Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content. Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...

LE BohemianMuse is an accomplished first-generation Ghanaian-American artist, whose work is informed by her formal education in art and theater at Loyola Marymount University and the...

ROBERT GOODNOUGH Seated Girl, 1961 Charcoal Drawing on Paper 23 3/4 × 18 inches Hand signed in charcoal on the front Unframed Unique Signed, titled and dated on the front in black ch...

George Turner British, (1843-1910) A Highland Drove Oil on board, signed, further signed & inscribed verso Image size: 12 inches x 17.25 inches Size including frame: 18 inches x 23...

Willard Dixon is widely recognized for his calm, contemplative landscapes and skyscapes, paintings that hold stillness, clarity, and a quiet reverence for nature. In this exhibition,...

Mid-century modern oil on canvas by Sicilian painter Jean Calogero, 1922-2001. Fantasy scene of three black gondolas on a Venice canal, with green water, blue skies and Venetian arch...

Natural Springs, 2015 Cream Speckletone Paper 24 × 18 in Edition of 450 71/450 Shepard Fairey is a major influencer in the street art movement along side Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, an...

Marcel Azema-Billa (1904-1999) French Sailboat moored in Venice Medium: oil on canvas, signed, canvas: 19.75" x 24" inches good condition provenance: private collection, Francec

Figurative Surrealism Original Painting Artist: Ashot Yan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Portrait Surrealism, T...

Verbier Skier, 1964 - Blonde Skier Polishes Skis on Snowy Mountain Ski Slopes by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'V...

The Picador Incites the Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 104. 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 (sheet 8 1/4 x 11 7/8). Edition 30, #5. Slight mat line, 1 hinge stain in the lower margin, well outside the i...

Richard Corman Jean-Michel Basquiat VI: A Portrait, 1984, 2018 Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/30 by Richard Corman in marker on the reverse 20 × 16 inches...

Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Venice Size: 16" x 21.5" x 0.8'' inc...