Charles-Louis Clérisseau

Gardens of the Villa d'Este by Sunset, Tivoli

FIGURES BY A STREAM IN AN ARCADIAN LANDSCAPE Signed & dedicated l.l. a son ami Gallier / Ach. Benouville Pencil, brown washes, chalk & bodycolour on...

GIOACCHINO LA PIRA (fl.1839–1870) VIEW OF AMALFI FROM THE GROTTA DEL CONVENTO DEI CAPPUCCINI Titled & signed verso Gouache on paper 45 x 30 cm La Pira was an Italian painter, active almost exclusively in Naples in the mid-19th century. He painted solely in gouache, like many of his fellow Neapolitan artists who catered to the burgeoning tourist trade in Naples, though he is one of the comparatively select few who rose above the anonymous mass of such artists. Such was his renown in this genre, he was mentioned in John Murray’s hugely popular A Handbook for Travellers in Southern Italy (from the 6th ed., London, 1869). Like his peers, La Pira painted the more popular panoramas and genre scenes from Naples, Capri and along the Neapolitan coastline; however, it was his distinctive knack for dramatic lighting and freshness of atmosphere that distinguished him from his contemporaries, as the present work’s moonlight shows to powerful effect. Gioacchino, for whom there is very little in the way of documentary biographical evidence, is known to have been one of three artist-brothers. While we do not know his birth and death dates, no paintings...

GABRIELE CARELLI (1820-1900) THE AMPHITHEATRE AT TAORMINA, WITH ETNA IN THE DISTANCE Signed, titled & dated l.r. 1891 Watercolour 51 x 72 cm 72 x 91 cm [Framed] Provenance: Privat...

AUGUSTUS OSBORNE LAMPLOUGH, A.R.A., R.W.S (1877-1930) AN EXTENSIVE DESERT LANDSCAPE WITH A WARRIOR ON CAMELBACK Signed l.l. A Lamplough ARA ...

A VIEW OF PART OF STENAY FROM BEYOND THE TOWN WALLS (MEUSE, FRANCE) Pen & ink on laid paper 11.5 x 23cm Provenance: Private Collection, France The present work likely relates to Israel Silvestre's Profil de la Ville et Citadelle de Stenay, engraved by F. Noblesse (Faucheux : 232.33 Etat : 1 / Baré : N° 659, see third and fourth images above). A more strictly topographical study by Silvestre, from which the print itself was derived, is in the Louvre Collections...

THE FALLS AT TIVOLI, WITH A DISTANT VIEW OF THE TOMB OF THE PLAUTII Signed to mount JPx Bidauld f. Pen & ink with monochrome washes on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark 30 x ...

This piece titled "busy day" is original artwork made from monoprint, pencil, marker, acrylic gouache collage panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w. Miriam Singer grew up in Buffalo, New York, In 2000 she received her BA from Brandeis University, and in 2003 her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2004; Miriam Singer has exhibited at James Oliver Gallery. Stanek Gallery, LG Tripp Gallery, Woodmere Art Museum, Space 1026, Friends of the Print and Picture...

Signed lower right, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market'. Matted Dimensions: 16 x 20

Signed lower left, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'Ability of the Working Classes to Enjoy Meals Under Humble Surroundings'. ...

Signed lower left, 'C. Riter' for Carl Frederick Riter (American, born. 1915) and dated '6-'67'. Stamped verso with certification of authenticity...

Signed lower right, 'Tapie' for Viva Flower Tapie (American, 1897-1993) and painted circa 1925. Viva Flower Tapie was born in Sibley, Iowa and lived in Oakland, California where she exhibited with success at the Oakland Art...

Artist Charles Perry Weimer employs thin black horizontal lines that intersect with thin black vertical lines. The result is a triumph of design w...