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Period: Early 20th Century
Choosing the Love Nest, Liberty Magazine Cover, June 18, 1927
Located in Fort Washington, PA
“Choosing the Love Nest: Lil and Sandy Find a Cozy Spot for Their Bungalow of Dreams,” original cover for Liberty magazine, published June 18, 1927
Lil and Sa...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, October 22, 1921
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“The Patchwork Quilt” Cover for The Housekeeper Magazine
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for The Housekeeper magazine, published October 1912.
This original cover for The Housekeeper magazine, published in 1912, offers a charming glimpse into early 20th-...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
"His parting from Leonora was slow, sweet, endless."
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for "The Torrent" by Vicente Blasco Ibanez for Hearst's International, published November 1921, page 12.
Dean Cornwell’s dramatic nighttime scene depicts a poign...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Murder Scene
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prairie Fire
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions: 16.00" x 20.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
The Boys of Today Are the Men of Tomorrow, Cream of Wheat Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
The Boys of Today Are the Men of Tomorrow, Cream of Wheat Advertisement, 1926.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In Conference, Original Liberty magazine cover, 1920s fashionable woman
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty magazine, published August 16, 1924
A fashionable woman sitting at an information desk hands a slip of paper to a man
Artwork Dimensions: 27" x 22"
Mediu...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Impressionist painting of a house in the sun (1920s) by Rudolph Wytsman
Located in Oostende, BE
Rodolphe Wytsman (1860-1927) was a Belgian impressionist painter. He trained at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and was one of the founding members of Les XX, a group...
Category
Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Harper's Monthly Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Ink on Paper
Signature: Unsigned
Sight Size 13.75" x 9.50"; Framed: 17.25" x 13.25"
Harper's Monthly Magazine Cover, September 1900
Notes on Verso: "Nelson: Art Dept. Harper's Magazine: Pay Maxfield Parrish $50 for design. Also use Christmas Magazine...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Oil
"Pleading with the Umpire"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 26.00" x 21.50"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Hoskins (1887-1962) began his career as a cartoonist working for The Denver Post at age 14. His first ...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pausing for Refreshments
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Laid on Panel
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 29.00" x 23.00," Framed 33.00" x 37.00"
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Board
Loose Tooth, Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 22, 1912
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Sight Size 17.00" x 15.50;" Framed 24.50" x 23.00"
The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 22, 1912
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Fisherman with a hat
By Pieter van der Hem
Located in Brookville, NY
This detailed charcoal and pastel of a fisherman with a tall black hat, blue eyes and a details coat, depict the hardships of a fishermans life. The artist, Pieter van der Hem...
Category
Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
In Homage to the French People
By Cameron Burnside
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1919
Medium: Oil on Unstretched Canvas (shipped rolled)
Dimensions: 156.00" x 168.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
In Homage to the French People, 1919
Titled lower center: La Croix Rouge Americaine en Hommage au Peuple Français.
From the Collection of the American Red Cross
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Having Tea
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
'None but the Brave, ' Liberty Magazine Cover, 1928
Located in Fort Washington, PA
“None but the Brave: A 3 A.M. Melodrama,” original cover for Liberty magazine, published March 31, 1928
Lil awakens at two o’clock in the morning to a ruckus of a cat fight outside ...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unhappy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Dimensions: 27.5" x 17.75"
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,900
"Yesterday afternoon he was decorated with the Croix de Guerre" World War I
Located in Fort Washington, PA
World War I scene
Story illustration for “Will You Tell Her I’m All Right?” by Catherine Van Dyke for The Ladies Home Journal, published March 1918, illustrated page 11.
The full c...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Daughter Taking Leave of Parents
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 22.00" x 27.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Image of a girl saying goodbye to her parents.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Little Land
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache and Mixed Media on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Illustration from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poetry volume, 'A Chil...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Gouache, Board
Baron Steuben at Valley Forge
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1902
Medium: Oil
Dimensions: 24.00" x 26.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right & Inscribed
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A. Maurer "Ready for the rendezvous" Large Oil painting Oil on canvas circa 1907
Located in Berlin, DE
Large imposing and very decorative painting. Oil on canvas.
Signed A. Maurer (under the dressing table).
Around 1907. Motif of an elegant lady dressing up.
Beautiful painting in im...
Category
Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,142 Sale Price
36% Off
Find the Woman
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1920
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 24.00" x 30.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
1920 Cosmopolitan - page 63 of cornwell book
Nicknamed "The Dean of Illustrators" by his peers. A cartoonist at 18 for Louisville Herald. By 1911 he was in the Chicago Tribune's Art department while studying at the city's Art Institute. In 1915, a student of Harvey Dunn, he in turn taught artists and developed talents for a generation. Oils for Cosmopolitan, Redbook, True, American Weekly, Life, Good Housekeeping. Book art for Man from Galilee and others. Ad contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt Jemima...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baseball Magazine Cover, July 1918
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1918
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 31.00" x 24.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
From the Collection of James "Rip" Collins, former member of the Gashouse Gang.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Falconer, interior Argosy magazine story illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16.00" x 24.00"
Signature: Unsigned
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cream of Wheat Ad
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
"Energy To Meet The Languid Moods Of Spring" Cream of Wheat Ad
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boy Kissing Girl Through Fence
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Image of young boy kissing girl through a hole in a fence.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Daisy Wreath, cover for Harper's Bazar
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Mixed Media on Board
Sight Size 18.50" x 18.00", Framed 21.50" x 21.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Original cover for Harper's Bazar, published June 1910
One of America's greatest illustrators, Jessie Willcox Smith attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and studied under Thomas Eakins in Philadelphia, graduating in 1888. A year later, she found work in the production department of the Ladies' Home Journal, for five years. After that, she continued her art education with classes under Howard Pyle, first at Drexel and then at the Brandywine School.
Smith then established her reputation, illustrating stories and articles for Century, Collier's Weekly, Leslie's Weekly, Harper's, McClure's,Scribner's, and the Ladies' Home Journal. Smith was closely associated with the artists Elizabeth Shippen Green and Violet Oakley, who also studied with Pyle, and the group became known as "the Red Rose Girls...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Colonel Bates Leads the 30th Colored Infantry at the Battle of the Crater
By Abbott Fuller Graves
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Colonel Bates Leads the 30th Colored Infantry at the Battle of the Crater
Watercolor on Paper Circa 1903
15 ½ x 21 ½ Inches 25 ½ x 33 ½ Inches Framed
LR: Graves
This rare portrait of African American troops serving in battle during the Civil War depicts the 30th United States Colored Infantry at the Battle of the Crater, at Petersburg, Virginia. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.
The Battle of the Crater, July 30th, 1864, was part of the Siege of Petersburg, fought between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (under the direct supervision of the general-in-chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant).
At the top of the painting, Colonel Delevan Bates raises his saber to lead the charge of the 30th United States Colored Infantry. Bates was promoted to this command just prior to this battle, having served with distinction in the 121st New York Infantry at the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Though the Battle of the Crater would eventually be won by the Confederacy, it was here that Bates and 23 other troops would be award the United States highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor.
After weeks of preparation, on July 30, Union forces exploded a mine in Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's IX Corps sector, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg, Virginia. From this propitious beginning, everything deteriorated rapidly for the Union attackers. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. Grant considered the assault "the saddest affair I have witnessed in this war." The Confederates quickly recovered and launched several counterattacks led by Brig. Gen. William Mahone. The breach was sealed off, and Union forces were repulsed with severe casualties. Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero's division of black soldiers...
Category
American Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"The Strange Cases of Mason Brant" Original Book Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original story illustration for the book The Strange Cases of Mason Brant by Nevil Monroe (Philadelphia and London: Lippincott, 1916), illustrated page 173.
The full caption reads: “I turned and looked back. A hansom cab...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Seated Woman
Located in Miami, FL
Charming portait with Modernest colors.
Provenance: Christie's
Mercedes Matter, daughter of the artist, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York. Private Collection. Sale: Skinner, Inc...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"It's the Thieving Federats Again"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 27.00" x 20.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Illustration: Group of people in the old South.
"It's the Thieving Federats Again" Illustration;
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Shopper
By John Howitt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1909
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions: 30" x 20"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Image of an elderly man in a gun shop.
John Newton Howitt...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Seats of the Haughty, Munsey's Magazine Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Seats of the Haughty, Munsey's Magazine illustration, December 1906
Literature: This illustration appeared in O. Henry's shor...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Wild Geese
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Dimensions: 40.25" x 30.00;" Framed Dimensions: 49.25" x 39.25"
The Pictorial Review interior illustration, August 1925-January 1926
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, September 13, 1913
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Medium: Oil on Canvas
This illustration was a Saturday Evening Post cover, September 13, 1913.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mother and Child in Tender Moment - Female Illustrator Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
Female Illustrator of the Golden Age, Ruth Mary Hallock, paints a sensitive, heartwarming portrait of Mother and Child in a post-impressionist style. Richly saturated hues and gestur...
Category
Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Salutations
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$16,500
Good Scrap in Sawdust Town
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed & Dated Lower Right
'Big Flat' by Henry Oyen: Appeared in Country Genteman, January 25th, 1919.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The trench filled in
Located in Roma, RM
Giovanni Costantini (Rome 1872 - 1947), THE TRINCEA COLMATA
Oil painting on canvas 113 x 203 cm, signed lower left, titled on back.
In the years between 1915 and 1921 he painted 45...
Category
Post-War Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Betsy Ross
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Dean Cornwell's large scale oil painting, commissioned by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, presents a domestic scene of Betsy Ross crafting the first American flag surrounded by...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$55,000
Yangliuqing Longevity New Year Painting, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...
Category
Folk Art Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pigment
The Burgrave's Farewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Mounted to Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 21.00" x 17.00;" Framed 26.00" x 22.00"
Titled The Burgrave's Farewell (along top under mat); Image size: 20 1/...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
At the Performance, Harper's Bazaar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Stamped
Harper's Bazaar illustration
Artist's Stamp on reverse
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Moment of Revelation
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 21.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
An image of two ladies.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Letter
Located in Roma, RM
Giovanni Costantini (Rome 1872 - 1947), THE LETTER
Oil painting on canvas 93 x 88 cm, signed lower left, titled on back.
In the years between 1915 and 1921 he painted 45 paintings ...
Category
Post-War Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lovers
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed on the Back
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of 1923 Automobile Show Original Illustrations
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Unknown
Signature: Unsigned
Each framed illustration measures to 14.25" x 11.25."
One illustration is impressed "Strathmore Drawing Board" imprint.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint
The Honeymoon, The Ladies World Magazine Cover, October 1908
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Mixed Media on Board with Collage
Signature: Initialed Lower Center
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Springtime Melody - Young Girl with Baby Lamb and BlueBirds
Located in Miami, FL
Cuteness personified. An innocent young child holds a cute doll in one hand, and in the other, she has a leashed, soft furry little lamb - while she attends an outdoor concert of si...
Category
American Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
In Evening Bells, Front Book Cover
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Waking Up for the Hunt, Elks Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Elks Magazine Cover, November 1927
Provenance: From the Estate of Charles Martignette
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Thanksgiving, The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Panel
Signature: Signed Lower Right
The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
The Snoring Brother
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Cover Illustration: March 5, 1921 of The Country Gentleman.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild West Show & Rodeo
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 24.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Politician, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1916
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916, illustrated on the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Modern Priscilla, Magazine Cover, 1916
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pencil and Oil on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
The Modern Priscilla Magazine Cover, June 1916.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Pencil
American Soldier YMCA
By Félix Bouchor
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed and Dated Upper Right
An Open Doorway With the American Y.M.C.A". Inscribed upper right "A mon ami Hall Aout 1918 JF Bouchor". Titled verso.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Devoe & Reynolds Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Schuyler, an expert with Indian lore who painted, wrote and lectured on their native culture, appropriately chose and painted this symbol a...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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