William Thomas Smedley

A Tale Under Candlelight

1882

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Story featured in The Saturday Evening Post, 1945 “Remembered Anger” by Martha Albrand Story illustration: Man in showgirl's dres...

Medium: Pen and ink with pale color washes on paper Signature: Unsigned The label on the reverse details a conversation taking place between the wealthy father (Pater) and elegantl...

Image of a woman seated in front of the warm glow of a fire with a book beside her. Date: 1940 Medium: Pastel Dimensions: 30.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left

Medium: Pen and Ink on Paper Signature: Unsigned Titled in pencil and inscribed "Blue print-Rush-/March" beneath the composition, identified in a printed label affixed to the frame ...

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...

Sensational image by Frederick Simpson Coburn In the style of one of my favourite artists, Goya Photogravure Limited edition of 300. This is No. 84 From The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe...

Original watercolor with graphite tracings of a hunter bring home the fresh game by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed top right. ...

This intimate painting of two women illuminated by a single candle creates a dramatic chiaroscuro effect that draws the viewer's attention to the central figures. The tender moment b...