Jean-Baptiste Grancher

Pair of Horses

1950

Colorful watercolor and pen and ink painting of a flock of birds sweeping over multichromatic fields by French artist Rémy, circa 1980. Signed lower right. Original artwork on pap...

Ink wash or pair of pair of draught animals ready to pull a heavy load by French artist Jean Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with...

Brightly colored mid-century drawing on paper of birds by artist Irmgard von Reppert, circa 1960, signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold ...

Vivid drawing of elephant with orange and green background by artist Irmgard von Reppert, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a ...

Bright and lively etching colored with watercolor, pastel and acrylicsc of an anthropomorphic gorilla by Mexican artist Ana May, 2012. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper ...

Amusing black and white ink drawing of a horse being startled by a small figure or vice versa by artist Irmgard Von Reppert, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a ...

Inscribed: 3. una Madonna che va in Egitto, verso, and Madonna che va in Egitto, recto Provenance: Private Collection, UK, since 1999 This expressive and boldly executed drawing is the work of Luca...

Inscribed “55” and “218” in the lower right Watermark: Heawood 1351 Laid down on historic Cassiano Del Pozzo mount (Mount Type A, 531 x 402 mm) Provenance: Commissioned by Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588–1637) for his Museo Cartaceo (Paper Museum) and kept in the library of his palazzo, via dei Chiavari, Rome Transferred with the entire dal Pozzo collection by fidecommesso to his younger brother, Carlo Antonio dal Pozzo (1606–1689); by descent to his second son: Gabriele dal Pozzo (d. 1695); by descent to his wife: Anna Teresa Benzoni and after her remarriage in 1697, the Marchesa Lancellotti de’ Ginnetti (d. 1736); by descent to their son: Cosimo Antonio dal Pozzo (d. 1740); by whom sold with the Dal Pozzo library in 1703 to: Pope Clement XI for the Vatican Library; by whom transferred as part of the Museo Cartaceo in January 1714 to his nephew: Cardinal Alessandro Albani (1692–1779), Palazzo ‘alle Quattro Fontane’ in Rome; by whom sold in 1762 to: James Adam, agent for the British Royal Librarian Richard Dalton (1715–1791) King George III of England, Buckingham House Among the sheets of the ‘Museo Cartaceo’ appropriated by Richard Dalton during a reorganization of the drawings, circa 1786-1788; his estate sale, Greenwood’s, London, 11-19 May 1791; where acquired by: John MacGowan...

Follower of Zacharias Wagener (1614-1688) Tamanuâguasû (Giant Anteater) On Italian 17th or 18th-century paper, H. 28 x W. 43.5 cm ​The present painting is a copy after Wagener’s painting of the anteater, Tamanduá-bandeira, which is illustrated in his “Thier Buch”, with 109 drawings of Brazilian fish, birds and mammals, published in Amsterdam c. 1641, in German. ​ Zacharias Wagener, or Wagenaer in Dutch, (Dresden 1614 – Amsterdam 1668) was a real adventurer who became Opperhoofd on Deshima and Governor of the Cape of Good Hope in the service of the VOC. During the Thirty-Year War in Germany Wagener tried his luck in Amsterdam where he worked for the map-maker Willem Blaeu. In 1634 he joined the WIC and left for Dutch Brazil where he worked as writer and painter, together with Frans Post...

Equestrian Statue by Donatello- Padua near Venice, 1907, by Max Weber (1881-1961) Ink wash and blue chalk on paper 4 x 5 inches unframed (10.16 x 12.7 cm) 10 ¾ x 12 ⅞ inches framed...

Peace Birds is a series of 5 pieces depicting abstract birds. Rich mix media on paper with vibrant colors and strong pigments , mixing Occidental and orient...

David B. Smith Gallery is proud to present Cosmos, by Laura Ball, the artist’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. Featuring 18 new watercolor paintings, Ball’s deep connection ...