Francesco Maestosi

Pitti Palace, Florence, 19th Century Italian oil painting by Maestosi

A very charming mid 20th Century, Post Impressionist work by Paul Altman. Despite the limited information available about Altman, it doesn't diminish the ...

Valerie Wilson (British, 1950 - 2004) Pomegranates and Sunflowers Signed ‘Valerie Knight’ (on the reverse) Oil on canvas 21 x 45 in. (53.3 x 114.3 cm.) A lovely wide still-life of o...

Shiquan Zou (Chinese, born 1965) Study of a marble statue in classical drapery Oil on canvas Signed ‘Zou Shi Quan 2020 UK’, further signed in Chinese (lower right) 39.3/8 x 31.1/2 in...

Ken Howard IBritish, born 1932) ‘St. Anne’s Church, Soho, London’ Oil on canvas, 42 x 24 in. (106.7 x 61 cm.) Signed and inscribed on reverse of canvas under the reline (photo attached) ‘James K. Howard Rome & Abbey scholarships in painting 1958 RCA’ Provenance: Bainbridges in London offered in 2019 17 lots of paintings...

A really fun and joyous large oil painting of children trampolining on a beach in Royan, West Coast of France by Contemporary British artist Andrew Macara. Andrew Macara (British, b...

A very striking original Post-Impressionist oil painting of a lady arranging bananas Jean Dulac was born on Bourgoin but from the age of 5 became a lifelong resident of Lyon. His f...

Surreal hyper realistic trompe l'oeil oil painting by Latin American artist Victor Del Castillo. Peaches, grapes and cherries in rich brilliant colors and incredible detail. Measures...

Signed: Augusto Corelli (1853 - 1918). Superbly and professionally painted Italian landscape. A narrow path, an alley hanging over it with centuries-old oaks, a sea bay...

Ceremonial Portrait of Noble German Lady - amazing discovery of hidden monogram "J.E. 1826" disclosing Great American portraitist Jacob Eichholtz (17...

We are grateful to Prof. Daniele Sanguineti for suggesting the attribution to Domenico Parodi (1672 - 1742). He dates the painting into the period between 1730 and 1740. Domenico Par...

Thomas Pollock Anshutz (American, 1851-1912) Sewing by the Hearth, c. 1884 Original frame Oil on canvas, 17 x 24 inches; Framed: 34 x 27 inches Label (handwritten in ink) on stretcher verso: “Artist Thos Anshutz” Label on backing verso: (printed) “PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART”; [...] (typewritten) “Thomas Pollock Anshutz/American, 1851 1912/INTERIOR/oil on canvas/stretcher: 17 x 23 15/16 inches/not signed/COLLECTION OF MRS. NORMAN B...

JOSÉ VILLEGAS Y CORDERO Spanish 1844 - 1921 "The Florence Sisters" signed "Villegas" (lower left) oil on canvas 33-1/2 X 40-1/2 inches (84.5 X 102.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collector, Seville, Spain José Villegas Cordero (Seville, August 26, 1844-Madrid, November 9, 1921) was a Spanish painter. He directed the Prado Museum between 1901 and 1918. Biography He was the brother of the painter Ricardo Villegas Cordero. He began his apprenticeship very young with José María Romero, with whom he remained for two years until entering the School of Fine Arts in Seville, where he was under the tutelage of Eduardo Cano. In 1860, when he was only 16 years old, he sold his work Little Philosophy for 2,000 reais at the Seville Exhibition. In 1867 he traveled to Madrid, where he entered Federico Madrazo's studio. There he established friendship with painters Eduardo Rosales and Fortuny. He went regularly to the Prado where he copied Velázquez, from whom he acquired spontaneity and the use of color for his technique. Finally, and out of admiration for Fortuny's orientalist painting, he returned to Seville and organized an excursion to Morocco. At the end of 1868 he decided to travel to Rome accompanied by the painters Rafael Peralta and Luis Jiménez Aranda...