Maurice EMPI

'Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace' by Maurice Empi, London c. 1960s

Circa 1960s

'Portrait of a Man', oil on canvas, by Yvonne Guégan (circa 1970s). This is not a portrait of the reclusive billionaire, Howard Hughes. Regrettably, we d...

'The Cyclists Rest Stop in Honfleur' by Jean-Marie Luc Blanpain, oil on canvas (circa 1970s). The artist's depiction of the terrace of the well known Honfleur restaurant, 'Au Relais ...

'The Fishermen', oil on canvas, by Anna Costa (circa 1970s). Cassis is a small, Provencal fishing village in southern France, located about 45 minutes east of Marseille and 45 minute...

'Port of Saint-Malo', oil on canvas affixed to board, French Modern School (1984). Although the artist dated this painting '84, it depicts a nostalgic view of the port of Saint-Malo in Western France's, Brittany in 1884 judging by the clothing worn by the characters depicted. The crowd on the shoreline is watching a sailboat regatta starting just inside the port's breakwater. A rather rare sunny day in Brittany brought out the parasols of the sitting ladies on the edge of the old ramparts. The walled city...

'Les Halles Food Market', oil on canvas (circa 1960s), by Roland Hamon. This artwork captures a typical day in the old food markets of Paris, called Les Ha...

'The Fisherman', oil on canvas, French School (circa 1950s). A delightfully colourful depiction of a young fisherman admiring his considerable catch, a l...

Exhibitions: It's a Man's World, Illustration Art by and for Men: November 14-17 2012, Illustration House NYC

Second half of 19th Century. Signed by the artist lower right. Includes a beautiful decorated ancient gilded frame in wood. Excellent conditions.

Still Life is a modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Franco Girosi in 1927. Oil on canvas. Hand-signed and dated on the lower left corner: Franco Girosi 1927. A wood fram...

Highlands of Arcinazzo is an original modern artwork realized in the 1920s by the Italian artist Edoardo Tani. Original oil painting on canvas. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower left corner. Quite good conditions: some small falls of color and very small flaws of humidity. Highlands is an original modern artwork depicting Arcinazzo Romano, an Italian town near Rome. The painting is very fresh and the brush strokes are impressive and rapid. The nature is greening and, on the background we can see an empty colored and light horizon with the hills of the mountains. The work has been realized by Edoardo Tani (Tivoli, 1880 - Rome, 1948) an Italian painter, museologist and watercolorist. From Tivoli he moved to Rome, to attend the Academy of Fine Arts. At the age of fourteen at the school for tapestries of Erulo Eroli - who was president of the Association of Roman watercolor artists - he learned the art of dyeing wool, in all shades of colors, also applying to the weaving and restoration of the tapestry. He frequented Ettore Roesler Franz...

View of Via Margutta is an original contemporary artwork realized by Nicotra da Cosenza in 1954. Original oil on canvas. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner. Decorated frame is included. Mint conditions. Beautiful intense view depicting the buildings and the roofs in Via Margutta. Interesting light effect and dense and pasty color characterize this painting. This work has been realized by Nicotra Alberto. Nicotra Alberto (best-known as Nicotra da Cosenza) (Cosenza, 1899 - Rome,?) was an Italian painter. He studied in Naples and attended the studies of Michele Cascella...

Portrait of a Man is an original modern artwork realized the Italian artist Gaetano Bocchetti in the half of the XX Century. Hand-signed by the artist on teh lower left corner. Exc...