William Thompson Russell Smith

A Nineteenth Century American view of Craig Goch from the Colwin, Wales

Frederick E. Cohen (American, born England, c. 1818-1858) Boy in a Dog Sled, 1853 Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches Framed: 35 x 40 inches (approx.) Signed and inscribed: (on side of sle...

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn Oil on canvas, 8 x 11 ½ inches FRAMED: 15 x 19 inches (approx.) Signed and inscribed at lower left: "C. L. FUSSEL...

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Trees in a Meadow Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches FRAMED: 18 x 13 1/2 inches (approx.) Fussell probably painted this work sometime b...

Thomas Birch (American, born England, 1779-1851) Winter Landscape, Pennsylvania Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches FRAMED: 27 x 33 inches (approx.) Thomas Birch was born in Warwickshire, England, son of the enamel and miniature painter William Russell Birch (1755-1834). He and his father settled in Philadelphia in 1794 and produced popular sets of engravings that documented the city's growth such as The City of Philadelphia (1800) and Country Seats (1808). Thomas Birch began to paint portraits around 1806, and soon gravitated to the subjects that made him famous, landscapes, winter scenes, and marine scenes. Birch also painted numerous winter scenes throughout his career, perhaps influenced by the popularity of sleighing and skating in Philadelphia. His landscapes represented the more rustic tradition of English painting and although the subject matter was either the Pennsylvania of New Jersey countryside, Birch’s imagination was oriented toward seventeenth century Dutch painting as he was influenced by artists Jan van Goyen and Salomon van Ruysdael. Birch frequently exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Artists’ Fund Society, formed in 1835. His art was influential in the later development of the Hudson River School of painting and the style of romantic realism...

Guy Pene du Bois Seaside (Amagansett Beach), 1939 Signed and dated lower left; artist label on the reverse: "Seaside CAT No 192" Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Pène du Bois descended...

Frame size 54x46 cm. Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell Year of birth: 1932 Biography: Member of a family spanish saga of artists, which highlighted Joaquim Vayreda...

The painting depicts a view of the Main and the mountainous opposite bank, on the right of which the famous Chapel by architect Balthasar Neumann is visible. The landscape is painted...

The painting does not depict the tourist Venice, but its very outskirts in the area of ​​the island of Saint Helena. The embankment is washed by the sea water of the lagoon, along wh...