Ferdinand Victor Leon Roybet

The Cellist

c. 1880s

Children at the Seashore By Josef Israels (1824-1911) Unframed: 9" x 15" Framed: 17.5" x 23.5" Signed Lower Left Born in Groningen, Holland, in 1824, Josef Israels was brought up in the traditions of the Jewish faith and destined for the rabbinate. His interest in drawing grew stronger with age however, and in 1840 his father finally relented, sending him to Amsterdam. There he spent his days working in the studio of Jan Kruseman and his evenings painting at the Royal Academy under Jan Pieneman, both leading portrait painters. In Paris, Israels studied a short time with the historical painter Francois Picot...

Hans Hamza (Austrian 1879-1945) In the Study Oil on Panel Signed Site Size: approx. 8 x 6 inches Framed Size: approx. 14 x 12 inches

Cecil C. Bell "The Blind Peanut Vendor" 1958 Oil on Panel Signed; Titled & Dated Verso Panel Size: approx. 14 x 18 inches Framed Size: approx 21.25 x 25.25 inches Cecil Bell was b...

Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890) "A Lovely Reflection" 1874 Oil on Panel Signed and Dated Lower Left Site Size: approx 17 x 14 inches Framed SIze: approx. 27.5 x 24 inches Provenan...

John George Brown "Lookey There!" 1905 Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated Lower Right Site: approx 24 x 17 inches Framed: approx 30 x 24 inches Born into a poor family in Durh...

L. Clarence Ball "The Gossips" 1885 Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated Site Size: approx 16 x 24 inches Framed Size: approx 23 x 31 inches Born in Mount Vern...

Brass plate leads to Russian artist Pavel Pavlovich Dzhogin (1834 - 1885). This 19th century oil painting beautifully captures a serene rural scene with travelers on a cart traveling...

Signed lower right: Johan Arsenius and dated 1858 or 1853, attributed Johan Georg Arsenius (1818 - 1903), was a Swedish military man, painter and draftsman. Up for sale is important ...

Girbent stuns with this work. He creates a photorealistic portrait by focusing on the subject while the rest of the painting appears out of focus. The eye can only focus on one thin...

EDUARDO LEÓN GARRIDO Spanish, 1856- 1949 THE PAINTER AND HIS MODEL signed "E. L Garrido" (lower right) oil on mahogany wood panel 19-3/4 x 24-1/8 inches (50 x 61 cm.) framed: 28-1/2 x 32-3/4 inches (72 x 83 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Spanish Collector Eduardo León Garrido (Madrid, 1856 - Caen, 1949) was a Spanish painter. He began his training at the Higher School of Painting in Madrid and as a disciple in Vicente Palmaroli...

JOSÉ BENLLIURE Spanish, 1855 - 1937 TIME FOR DISCUSSION signed "J. Benlliure" (lower left) oil on wood panel 5-1/8 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm.) framed: 12-1/2 x 14-3/4 inches (31.5 x 37.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Spanish Collection José Benlliure Gil (30 September 1855, Valencia – 5 April 1937, Valencia), was a Spanish painter. He was born at Cañamelar, Valencia, studied painting under Francisco Domingo Marqués, and showed from the first such marked talent that he was sent to the Spanish school in Rome. From 1903 to 1913, he was director of the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts. He was one of the select circle pensioned by the Spanish government for residence in Italy and executed several state orders for the decoration of public buildings; but he owes his chief fame to his large historical paintings, notably the "Vision in the Coliseum." He became the leader of the Spanish art colony in Rome, where he practised as painter and sculptor. He married Maria Ortiz...

EDUARDO LEÓN GARRIDO Spanish, 1856- 1949 AN ELEGANT DANCE signed "E. L Garrido" (lower right) oil on mahogany wood panel 25-1/8 x 32 inches (63.5 x 81 cm.) framed: 31 x 38 inches (78.5 x 96 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Spanish Collector Eduardo León Garrido (Madrid, 1856 - Caen, 1949) was a Spanish painter. He began his training at the Higher School of Painting in Madrid and as a disciple in Vicente...