Alice Barber Stephens

"A strange dog was sitting calmly among the ruins of the feast."

1905

Story illustration for Janet: Her winter in Quebec by Anna Chapin Ray, published in 1906 by Little, Brown, and Company, facing page 200 The full caption reads: “Now that her chance ...

She stepped to her place and fired without taking her usual careful aim.” Illustration for Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott, for the 1906 editio...

Medium: Watercolor and Pencil on Board Sight Size 11.00" x 15.00", Framed 17.50" x 20.50" Signature: Signed Lower Left Sunday In Old Catskill, Harper's New Monthly magazine story il...

Medium: Watercolor and Gouache over Graphite Signature: Signed "E.M. Ashe" Lower Left "The Bachelor Girls' Christmas." Illustration for unknown publication. Not dated.

Abandoned Dog is an original pen and pencil drawing on paper by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937). In good conditions except for a cutaway on the top margin. Sheet dimension: 26 x 10....

Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), Blessed are the spiritually poor, 1948. Woodcut on yellowish wove paper, 20 cm x 15 cm (image), 45 cm x 30 cm (sheet size), signed “Ru...

Jules-Émile Saintin 1829-1894 French L’Heure du goûter! (Snack Time!) Signed "Jules-Émile Saintin" (lower right) Charcoal and white chalk on paper A tender moment unfolds as a young girl leans over her bowl of soup, savoring her midday snack with focus and delight. Her spoon rests beside a slice of bread on the polished tabletop, while a cup, perhaps filled with tea or chocolate, and a second piece of bread complete the simple yet cozy scene. Nearby, her stuffed toy lies temporarily forgotten atop a shawl, hinting at the world of play just briefly paused. The setting is intricately detailed. The dining room showcases a marble fireplace adorned with a clock, fine porcelain and delicate cups. Saintin’s composition captures the quiet grace of the moment as well as the interplay of light and texture, skillfully rendered using only charcoal and white chalk. His ability to infuse luminosity into a monochrome drawing speaks to his refined technique and observational sensitivity. This work resonates with Saintin’s charming studies of children during his American period, such as A Little Girl Dozing Over Her Drawing (possibly a portrait of Jennie Walters), now in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Born in 1829 in Lemé, Saintin began painting at age 11 and was admitted to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris by 16. Trained under Martin Drölling and Édouard Picot, he became an accomplished portraitist and debuted at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1848, earning several medals. In 1853, he moved to New York to work in a photography studio, soon dedicating himself fully to painting. He exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design—becoming a member in 1858—and gained a strong reputation for his portraits of American elites, as well as for his depictions of landscapes and Native American clothing...

Image dimensions: 12 x 15 cm. Interior Scene is an original artwork realized by Charles Kratke in the XIX Century. Original Etching on paper; signed on plate on the lower left corner: S. C. Kratke in Capital Letters. Inscripted also on the lower right corner. Very good conditions. Beautiful artwork representing an interior scene with a male figure in the center of the room; the man is in front of a big ancient fireplace and the room is furnished with very elegant furnitures. The work has been realized by Charles Kratke. Charles Louis Kratke (1848 - 1921) was active/lived in France and he is known for genre and portrait painting, engraving. On the lower part of the sheet there is another different scene representing a sketch of a battle with several figures sketched...