Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

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A fine impressionist coastal oil painting of Provincetown, MA by American impressionist artist Henry Rya MacGinnis (1874-1962). MacGinnis was born in Indiana and began his art studies under the Hoosier artists...

Mystery early 20th century landscape. Very well painted broken brushstroke Impressionism piece. It is illegibly signed lower right. Painting is oil on board measuring 17 inches wide ...

Luminous painting of Pigeon Point Lighthouse, California by listed artist William M. Lemos (American, 1861-1942). Signed "W.M. Lemos" lower right, titled on verso. Presented in hand carved, rustic giltwood frame and brass title plaque. Image size: 30"H x 50"W. Framed size: 36.50"H x 56.5"W. Condition: Good. Previously owned and used, with little or no signs of wear and is in good condition. No structural issues. Born in New York, Lemos moved to San Francisco in 1887 where he established a studio at 106 Geary Street. He later moved to Santa Cruz in 1896, where he settled, painting murals for many local businessmen and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. As a boy Lemos earned money by wandering the streets and painting on request. Arriving in San Francisco in 1887, he established a studio at 106 Geary. With his wife Mabel, he worked in Los Angeles for a few years in the 1890s. After settling in Santa Cruz in 1896, he painted murals for many local businessmen. When the original Beach Casino was built there at the Boardwalk in 1904, Lemos was the first concessionaire and worked there for nearly 40 years. On his platform in the Casino, Lemos did paintings of redwoods, still lifes, forest fires, beach scenes, and marines. Many of his oils were done on redwood slabs which were popular with the tourists; in the early days these paintings sold for one dollar and up depending on the size of the work. After his vision failed and he was unable to paint, his last years were mostly spent fishing off the Municipal Pier with a friend who baited his hook for him because he could no longer see. In the March 27, 1941 Santa Cruz Sentinel News Lemos reminisced, "Them were the days when the Boardwalk was only twelve feet long and when business got slow I picked up my shotgun and went across the street and shot ducks where the Casa del Rey Hotel now stands." Exhibited: Calif. State Fair, 1885; Mechanics' Inst. (SF), 1889. In: Santa Cruz City Museum; Wawona Hotel (Yosemite). Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" His mother was Julia Lemos, a Chicago artist famous for her depiction of the Chicago fire, “Two of Julia’s children became successful artists. Her eldest son, William, was a naïve still life, landscape, and mural painter. As a young boy in New York, he would wander the streets, earning money for the family, by ‘painting on request.’ At age 26, William moved to San Francisco, California. He opened an art studio and kept it running until he moved to Santa Cruz with his wife, Mabel, in 1896. During this period, he worked as a fresco artist painting ‘murals for many local businessmen.’ Exhibited California State Fair, Sacramento, 32nd annual, per Sacramento Daily Union, September 9, 1885. and article goes on to say “William Lemos and wife, Sacramento – Art school exhibits in which are shown such a variety of designs in decorative art, flower painting, and ornamentation, that one must give time to the examination.” Exhibited Mechanics Institute, San Francisco, 1889. “Lemos and his wife were in Fresno California 1890...

Herman Österlund was a renowned Swedish artist recognized for his stunning portrayals of the west coast of Sweden. In 1896, he relocated to Stockholm and successfully passed the entr...

Work on canvas

Henri Cassiers Antwerp 1858 – 1944 Ixelles Belgian Painter 'A View of Bruges' Signature: Signed bottom right Medium: Mixed Media Dimensions: Image size 23,50 x 23,50 cm, frame size ...

Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Harry Leith-Ross (1886 - 1973). The son of an English father and a Dutch mother, Harry Leith-Ross was born in the British Colony of Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean a thousand miles off the southeast coast of Africa. His first formal art instruction began in England under Stanhope Forbes, followed by studies with Jean Paul Laurens at the Academie Julian in Paris. Leith-Ross came to the United States to enroll at the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1910, and then to Woodstock, in 1913. It was in Woodstock at the Art Students League, under the tutelage of Birge Harrison and John F. Carlson, that Leith-Ross would receive the training that most influenced his career as an artist. There he formed a lifelong friendship with fellow artist, John Folinsbee. The two artists shared a studio during this time and participated in several joint exhibitions exclusively featuring their work, including an exhibit at the Louis...

Oil Painting Pair by Sidney Pike "Eventide" and "In the Highlands" 1858 - 1923 London landscape painter and one of the first Christmas card illustrators. Settled in Hastings, repres...

A fine early 20th Century oil scene showing a young woman in an apron and white linen cap standing in the well kept gardens of an impressive almshouse. The elderly patrons of the bui...

This work captures with remarkable finesse a misty, nostalgic urban panorama. The eye is immediately drawn to the striking contrast between the imposing black chimneys of the moored ...

Julien Celos Antwerp 1884 – 1953 Belgian Painter 'A Canal View of Bruges - Groenerei' In "A Canal View of Bruges," Julien's brush unveils the serene beauty of Bruges' canals, showc...

Beautiful seascape oil painting of boats sailing on the Nile, showing the city in the background by an unknown artist, c.1920. Unsigned. Rustic frame. Image, 20"H x 44"W.

German-Israeli artist ARYE LEO PEYSACK (1894-1972). Peysack was born in 1894 and trained in Germany. He immigrated to Palestine in the early 1920s, traveled extensively around the co...

Frenetic landscape of an approaching forest fire by an unknown artist. Signed Gordon in the lower right corner. Presented in an antique frame. Image size: 10"H x 12"W. A landscape pa...

Regal depiction of the Sovereign of the Seas by Victor Lind (Sweden, 19th-20th c.). The ship is sailing towards the viewer, with the sun off to the right, illuminating the sails. The...

Idyllic depiction of a house by a stream in winter by Frederick A. Pawla (British, 1876-1964). Signed "F. Pawla" in the lower right corner. Presented in a wood frame with gilded edge...

Provenance Estate of the artist David Bunim Perls Gallery, NY Private Collection, USA Literature This work will be inclued in the forthcoming supplement to the catalogue raisonne in...

"Houseboats in Moon Light", a rare early 20th century tonalist nocturnal harbor landscape scene at Greenbrae Boardwalk, San Rafael, California by Charles Rollo Peters (American, 1862-1928), 1912. Inscribed "Charles Rollo Peters Greenbrae, 1912" in the lower left corner. Presented in an antique giltwood frame. Image size: 19.5"H x 25.25"W Auction record high for this noted Nocturnal and Tonalist artist is $58,000. Rare works like this one range $30,000-$35,000. (Note: the photos showing the inscribed signature have been adjusted to show contrast and the artists inscribed signature in other photos enhanced by acrylic over inscription in the oil paint for visibility). Although not noted on verso, the title is taken from two others done the same year at Greenbrae Boardwalk near San Rafael, California. Charles Rollo Peters (American, 1862-1928), called "The Poet of Night", is best known for his Tonalist landscapes, especially nocturnes, with much of his subject matter being scenes around his home in Monterey, California. James McNeill Whistler, who promoted the Tonalist aesthetic in Europe, was a major influence on his painting, and "is reported to have said that Peters was the only artist other than himself who could paint nocturnes." (Gerdts) As Peters matured, his life became increasingly tumultuous, but the one stable part of his existence was his painting. He continued to pour his emotions into his work, creating lonely, mysterious nocturnes with a palette of deep blues and blacks. The scenes were invariably dotted with a speck of light emanating from the moon or a lighted window. His landscapes usually displayed a more prominent sky view and often included a winding path or road trailing off in the distance. Peters was born in San Francisco in 1862 to a wealthy family, and in San Francisco attended Bates Private School for Boys and the City College, where his talent for sketching and painting became obvious and was encouraged. After graduation from the College, he spent time as a commercial artist, but this pursuit did not hold his interest. In the mid 1880s, he began to study privately with Jules Tavernier and also attended classes with Virgil Williams and Christian Jorgensen at the California School of Design. During this period, he painted Bay-Area scenery. In 1886, he began a four-year period of study and travel in Europe, enrolling in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian. His teachers were Jean-Leon Gerome and Fernand Cormon. In San Francisco, where he returned in 1890, he met and married Kathleen Mary Murphy, and the couple immediately departed for an extended trip to England and France. Peters painted the countryside and produced numerous landscape paintings, especially moonlit views of Brittany and Paris---his first nocturnes, encouraged by the aesthetic of Whistler, whose influence was pervasive in England and France. Upon his return to California about 1895, Peters held a large show in San Francisco and was able to sell many of his works. Soon after, he and his family relocated to Monterey, California where Peters became interested in California adobe ruins and missions as subjects for his paintings. Night paintings with rich blues highlighted by moon light became his signature work. Like most Tonalists, he painted in his studio. It was written of him that Monterey residents often saw him "wandering about in the semi-darkness, taking down notes here and there, studying the different phases of light, and creating a vivid mental picture of the scene he wished to paint." (Lowrey 158) In 1899, he made a tour with his collection of paintings through Chicago, Maine, Long Island, and New York City where he held a solo exhibition at the Union Club and received very favorable publicity. One reviewer of the Union Club work wrote: "The artist has studied the atmospheric effect of the night to good purpose, and in the representation of the silvery gray of moonlight he has arrived at singular proficiency." Peters returned to Monterey in 1900, and purchased thirty acres of land where he built an estate. He exhibited in the annual exhibitions of the San Francisco Art Association and the Bohemian Club. Along with William Keith, Xavier...

Harry Neyland was an American impressionist painter, born 1877-1958 in Massachusetts. This painting is an American impressionist seascape with great colors and painterly texture. Inscribed on back: "The boat was a whaler sailing off of New Bedford...

William Manners R.B.A. 1860 - 1930 A South Yorkshire landscape painter, regular exhibitor at the Royal Society of British Artists where he was a member as well as at the Academy. Si...

Shipping Off Dover, 19th Century attributed to THOMAS BUTTERSWORTH (1768-1842) 19th century English marine oil of shipping off dover, oil on panel attributed to Thomas Buttersworth...

"Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire" Seascape in Watercolor on Heavy Paper Serene harbor landscape by Adele Jones. The viewer looks out across the wat...

A charming early 20th century oil depicting the seasonal task of bring in the hay. Here, a farmhand can be seen riding the hay cart back to the yard along a picturesque country lane....

A most atrractive, verdant view of Isle's Bridge in Swaledale painted with wonderful impasto. The overall effect is reminiscent of the work of Charles Ginner...

Date: 1918 Medium: Grisaille Gouache on Illustration Board Dimensions: 15.75" x 22.38" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Gustave Madelain French, 1867-1944 Notre Dame, Paris Oil on board 14 ½ by 20 ¾ in, w/ frame 21 ½ by 27 ¾ in Signed lower right Gustave Madelain exhibited in Paris at the Salon des ...

This lovely painting depicts couples on boats taking a leisurely outing on the Sudbury River, outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The Sudbury runs outside the western suburbs of Bosto...

Philip Wilson Steer O.M. 1860-1942, was an English painter, and influential teacher of art. His father was a portrait painter and art teacher and this is where the son was first infl...

Seaside is an original modern artwork realized by Gennaro Villani in the first half of 20th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Includes f...

Work on cardboard

Antique American impressionist oil painting of a fall landscape. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Apparently unsigned. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image size, 50"L x 30"H, ov...

A charming impressionist study of a quiet village street. The artist uses a muted colour palette to capture the lonely street after sunset. Unsigned. Pre...

Work on canvas

Work on cardboard Golden wooden frame 45 x 53 x 4 cm Self-portrait of the artist on the back of the work

An important and rare painting by the great Italian avant-garde artist Giovanni Omiccioli. It depicts the so-called Spina di Borgo, the district in front of St. Peter's Basilica dest...

Delle Miller On the Upper Mississippi, circa 1926 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 26 1/8 x 29 1/8 inches By 1909, Miller was an instructor at the Kansas...

Sidney Pike 1858 - 1923 London landscape painter and one of the first Christmas card illustrators. Settled in Hastings and represented in many south coast Museums. Signed and dated ...

A very unusual English watercolor depicting an extensive landscape with trees, and fields in a explosion of color. The artist painted in the early part of the 20th century and it is ...

Image dimensions: 41.5cm x 33cm Framed dimensions: 58.2cm x 50.5cm Signed lower left. This beautiful original oil painting by Alexandre Jacob depicts a snowy river scene. Alexandre ...

Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Carlos Abascal est un peintre orientaliste et illustrateur espagnol né à Madrid en 1878. Il a peint à l’huile et à l’aquarelle des scènes de genre...

Provenance Spanierman Gallery, New York; Private collection, Pennsylvania Pioneer industrial landscapist Aaron Harry Gorson, born in 1872, came to the United States in 1890 from his...

A charming oil study depicting a quaint street in a Belgian village. Signed and dated in the lower right. On canvas.

"Horses Feeding" is an Equestrian painting by American Impressionist painter Joseph Thurman Pearson, Jr. The 40.5" x 56.25" oil on masonite ...

A charming oil painting, depicting a mountainous landscape scene with a deer and a small boat in the distance. Unsigned. There's a 'Reeves & Sons' canvas stamp on the reverse. On can...

"Mono Hot Springs Cabins, Fresno Co - Calif" Forest Landscape in Oil on Board Serene depiction of two cabins in the Sierra Mountains by HW Dittmann (Dittman) (American, Born-1883 circa). A wooden...

Piazza del Popolo is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Alessandro Battaglia (1870-1940) in the first years of the XX century. Original oil on canvased cardbo...

Olive Brack San Antonio River (1890-1957) San Antonio, TX Image Size: 12 x 18 Frame Size: 15.5 x 21.5 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dated 1912 "Lilly Pads" Biogra...

An original oil on canvas by the noted British female artist Sylvia Gosse which was an exhibited work and dates to circa 1926. A lovely architectural landscape of Envermeu France. Si...

Mountainscape with Pasture is an original work realized by Gino Federici (Milano, 1888 - 1973) between the end of the XIX and the beginning of the XX Century. Original oil on canva...

Stephen Robert Koekkoek (British, 1887-1934) "Light in the Valley and Moonlit Landscape" Oil on board 5 x 6.5 inches (12.7 x 16.5 cm); 11 x 13 inches framed 5 x 6.5 inches (12.7 x 16...

Jan Schaeffer(1923-2018) "Ships in Port" Original Oil Painting c.1930s This fine original oil on canvas is signed in the lower left corner. Though undat...

Erma Zago (Bovolone 1880 - Milan 1942) - The port of Genoa. 24.5 x 35.5 cm without frame, 50 x 61 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on wood...

Sir David Murray An example of Sir David Murray's work with beautiful luminous colours. The surface of the canvas is in excellent condition given the age of this piece. Oil on can...

MODEST URGELL Spanish, 1839 - 1919 CATALONIA LANDSCAPE signed “Urgell” (lower left) oil on canvas 27-1/4 x 51-1/4 in. (69 x 130 cm.) framed: 31-1/4 x 55-...

William Baxter Closson Trail of the Snowshoes, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches Provenance The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut Born October 13, 184...

This lovely large Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted British artist Daniel Sherrin. Painted circa 1900 the painting is entitled Close of Day. The composition details a land...

Sicilian Landscape with Aetna on the Background is an original Gouache on paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the early 20th Century. In very go...

This charming study depicts a bustling market square with figures carrying baskets of goods, milling the streets and working. To the distance there is a sweeping view of the rooftops...

WALTER JAMES, 3rd BARON NORTHBOURNE (1869-1932) Cheviot Ewes and Lambs on the Moor in Early June Signed and dated l.l. WALTER JAMES 1920; signed, inscribed with title and the artis...