Peter Orlando

The White House - Mid 20th Century French Naif Street Scene Oil Painting

c.1950

A beautiful c.1920 oil on canvas depicting the famous prehistoric rock formation of Stonehenge under an atmospheric cloudy sky, by Charles Henry Harrison Burleigh. Excellent quality and very early painting of Stonehenge. Signed lower left and presented in a gilt frame. Artist: Charles Henry Harrison Burleigh (English, 1869-1956) Title: Stonehenge Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 13 x 15 inches (33 x 38 cm) including the frame Charles Henry Harrison Burleigh was a painter of landscapes and interiors who was born in Brighton and studied at Brighton School of Art and in Paris, under J. P. Laurens and Jacques-Emile Blanche. He exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, Fine Art Society, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, of which he was a member, and Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. He was a member of the Brighton Art Club and examples of his work are in the collection of Brighton Art Gallery, Geffrye Museum, Imperial War Museum, UCL Art Museum, Newport Museum and Art Gallery and Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. Burleigh lived in Hove, Sussex. He was the husband of Averil Burleigh...

A beautiful 1920's French impressionist oil on canvas depicting a pond with a fountain, by Jean Galland. The work is very atmospheric and superbly painted. Presented in a swept impre...

A beautiful mid 20th century French impressionist oil on canvas depicting moored boats on a river. Highly atmospheric original French oil on c...

A beautiful large 1950's French expressionist oil on canvas depicting locals taking an afternoon stroll, by Paris painter André Beaucé. Excellent quality ...

A beautiful mid 20th century French naif oil on canvas depicting two men fishing on a river by André Bouquet. The artist is featured in Anatole Jakovsky's ''Peintres Naifs'' which is known as the bible of 20th century naif painters. The work is signed lower left and presented in it's original gallery frame. Artist: André Bouquet (French, 1897-1987) Title: Fishermen on a River Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 16.5 x 19.5 inches (42 x 50 cm) including the frame André Bouquet was a butcher by trade, who had his stall in open air markets. In order to have more time to paint, however, he became a factory cook and later a foreman in the same factory. He lived only for his painting, which once he stopped working he did every day of the week, including Sundays. He is a sensitive and delicate artist, especially when depicting Parisian suburbs, of which he has caught the atmosphere remarkably. He also painted numerous snow landscapes. Source: Anatole Jakovsky - Peintres Naifs - Paris 1956

A beautiful late 19th century French impressionist oil on canvas depicting a wooded landsacpe with path, by the Lyonnais painter Théodore Lespinasse. Likely to depict the Lyon count...

1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair is available for sale. This sculpture, "Riders of the Elements," is the original 7' plaster maquette from the NYC 1939 World's Fair by Chester Beach...

1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair Harry Lane (1891-1973) "1939 World’s Fair Construction," 30 x 40 inches, Oil on canvas, signed lower...

1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair. Ilya Bolotowsky (1907-1981) "1939 World’s Fair Mural Study for the Hall of Medical Sciences...

Signed and dated right of center: J.F. Cropsey / 1852

Signed lower right: F.A. SILVA.

Signed lower left in arrowhead: RA Blakelock.