Ellen Wetherald Ahrens

“The eager young man saw the rose..."

1906

Medium: Charcoal on Board Dimensions: 14.00" x 8.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Magazine story, an image of man in uniform.

Signed Lower Left

Date: 1927 Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 23.00" x 14.25" Medium: Watercolor on Board Calendar illustration, image of woman singing.

Medium: Charcoal on Board Signature: Signed Upper Left Sight Size 20.00" x 28.00;" Framed 24.00" x 32.00"

An fine period watercolor, dated 1910, an illustration by Charles Edmund Brock (English, 1870-1938). This, from a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, "The Newcomes, Memoirs of the Most Respectable Family." The novel was published in 1855. Below this image are two characters from "The Newcomes, Chapter XI". Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Signed "C.E. Brock" and dated "1910" lower left. Image size, 10"H x 7.5"W. Charles Edmund Brock was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator, who signed most of his work C. E. Brock. He received his first book commission at the age of 20. He became very successful, and illustrated books for authors such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot. Brock also contributed pieces to several magazines such as The Quiver, The Strand, and Pearsons...

Sympathy is a watercolor on paper realized by Pierre Laurent Brenot (1913-1998). Good conditions, aged. Included the Passepartout: 32 x 24. There is the lithograph of the same artwork included: 18.4 x 14. Here the artwork represents a couple sitting together in a candlelight. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and soft strokes in a well-balanced composition and harmonious colors. Pierre-Laurent Brenot (1913-1998) In 1928, he entered the École Estienne where he attended classes for three years. Then he continued his training as a designer with Fernand Hertenberger. Pierre-Laurent Brenot's gifts of observation and precision in his pencil stroke were immediately noticed.During the fashion years (from 1936 to 1950),he was hired by Monsieur Chatard, a great tailor for men and women, in his Fashionable store, at number 16 boulevard Montmartre. He then created a line of men's suits. On his momentum, he produced numerous fashion designs for other great couturiers (Christian Dior, Jacques Fath, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Nina Ricci, Jeanne Lafaurie...

La Phalane is a print realized by Mary Renan in 1895. Lithograph on paper. Stamped on the plate on the lower. Good condition with slight foxing.

Woman is an original modern artwork realized by a french Artist in the mid-20th century. Black and white china ink drawing depicting a woman. Unreadable signature on the lower marg...