Unknown

French School, Drawing, Old Master, Portrait of a Lady Maid, Rococo

circa 1780

Impressive 19th century Italian hand fan, remarkably preserved with silvered metal sticks and guards depicting ancient gods, palm trees and classical emblemes. The paper leaves are h...

Johann Heinrich Meil (1730 Gotha - 1820 Berlin), Male Nude, 1807. White heightened, occasionally wiped charcoal drawing on brownish paper, 51 cm x 39.5 cm, signed “J.[ohann] H.[einri...

The Birth French Rococo School, mid 18th century sepia ink on paper over board, framed behind glass. framed: 13 x 11 inches painting : 8 x 6 inches Provenance: private collection, B...

Circle of François Boucher (1703–1770) Study of a Putto with Attributes of Painting Chalk on paper Not signed An elegant Rococo drawing depicting a winged putto with a painter’s pal...

Ballroom Dancers by Trudy Good. Original Charcoal & Pastel onto paper. Trudy Good is a British figurative painter who has exhibited in numerous plac...

Ballroom Dancers II by Trudy Good. Original Charcoal & Pastel onto paper. Trudy Good is a British figurative painter who has exhibited in numerous pla...

Dora Holzhandler. French - British ( b.1928 - d.2015 ). Lady In The Sea. Pastel & Felt Pen On Paper. Signed & Dated 2007 Lower Right. Image size 10.8 inches x 8.3 inches ( 27.5cm x 21cm ). Frame size 17.7 inches x 15.2 inches ( 45cm x 38.5cm ). Available for sale is this original pastel and pen drawing on paper by Dora Holzhandler dated 2007. The artwork is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted using conservation materials and behind non-reflective glass. This piece is in superb condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The artwork is signed lower right. Dora Holzhandler was an exceptional artist of Polish-Jewish descent who escaped Nazi persecution in Europe to forge a successful career in Britain. She was discovered by artist Victor Pasmore in 1947 and had her first exhibition in 1954. She continued to exhibit for more than sixty years. Today her paintings are on display in the Museum of Modern Art in Glasgow and the Jewish Museum London as well as many museums and collections both in the UK and abroad. Dora Holzhandler was born to Jewish-Polish parents, who had fled anti-semitic persecution in their native Warsaw and met and married in London. They were living in Paris when Dora was born on 22nd March 1928. Her father had fought for the British Army in WW1 and gained British nationality. He was a handbag maker and her mother was a seamstress. Their livelihood suffered as the world economy moved into recession following the Great Crash and Dora was fostered for five years by a French farming family in Normandy. She returned to Paris in 1933 and became close to her maternal grandfather, a devout rabbi, who was later killed in Auschwitz. In 1934, she moved to London where the family lived as part of the vibrant Jewish community in the East End, and was evacuated to Norfolk, aged eleven, at the outbreak of WW2. In 1948 Holzhandler returned to Paris where she studied French literature at the Sorbonne and attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, founded in 1902 by Swiss artist, Martha Stettler...

Elin Siân Blake. Welsh ( b.1981). Stable Friends. Pastels On Colored Paper. Signed Lower Right. Image size 11.2 inches x 7.7 inches ( 28.5cm x 19.5cm ). Frame size 18.7 inches x 15.3 inches ( 47.5cm x 39cm ). Available for sale; this original pastel drawing is by the contemporary Welsh artist Elin Sian Blake. The drawing is presented and supplied in a glazed sympathetic frame (which is shown in these photographs) and is supplied ready to hang and display. The artwork is signed lower right. Elin Siân Blake is a contemporary Brecon-based artist, originally from the South Wales valleys, whose work delves deeply into the rich tapestry of Welsh heritage. Through various mediums, she creates poignant reflections of societal and cultural issues that have shaped the Welsh identity. Born in 1981, Elin Siân Blake began producing commissioned artwork from an early age, focussing on the traditional Welsh ponies and landscapes of her childhood. She was particularly inspired by the agricultural and equestrian events she attended. As a teenager she spent all her spare money on art supplies. Blake graduated from the University of Glamorgan in 2002 with a degree in graphic design and illustration, but quickly realised that she wanted to create conventional paintings, rather than producing digital images. She then spent several years living on the road in vintage vehicles, painting the scenes and characters she encountered on her travels. Blake taught herself oil painting using library...

Marseille by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⅝ x 20 ⅛ inches) Signed lower left, H. Claude Pissarro This work is accompanied by a certificate of authentic...

Les Équipages de l'Allée Acacias by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower left, H. Claude Pissarro This work is accompanied by...