Linen Paintings

Original Antique Still Life Oil Painting Basket of Ripe Cherries Basket of ripe cherries still life oil painting by C. S. Wolfe (American, 19th/20th Century), 1901. Cherries attache...

Lovely turn of the century portrait of a young woman with pink rose by Lylian Root Hulbert (American, 1872-1959). Signature lower right "L. Root Hulbert ". And on verso bottom "J. R...

Early California Tonalist painting of a Lake looking towards Mt Tamalpais 1900 Well executed Tonalist landscape of the northern California near Mt....

Gorgeous turn of the century landscape of Mount Shasta with valley and pond in foreground, circa 1900. Unsigned. Condition: Good; previous restoration sho...

Substantial early 20th Century Northern California landscape of iconic Big Basin Park redwoods in Santa Cruz Mountains by Frank Lucien Heath (Americ...

Beautiful and luminous turn of century Coastal Scene reminiscent of the New England Coast, oil painting with fisherman returning home with house on point and Steamship in the backgro...

Gorgeous study of Diego Velasquez's baroque masterpiece portrait "Lady with a Fan." Faint signature lower left edge including "R." Condition: Good--professionally restored to repair tears. Presented in carved wood frame. Image size: 30.5"H x 22"W. Framed size: 37.5"H x 28.5"W. The Lady with a Fan is a major oil painting by the Spanish court painter Diego Velázquez. It depicts a woman wearing a black lace...

Beautiful turn of the century still-life of a fan with delicate blue flowers on a background of warm neutrals by California artist Lulu I. Weatherwax (American, 1873-1950). Signed "W...

Study of maritime artist James Gale Tyler's historic Battle of Manila by Emma Babcock Garibaldi (American, 1867-1936), Circa 1900. Titled and signed lower ed...

Beautiful early 20th Century seascape of sunset over San Francisco Bay at the Golden Gate by Nels Hagerup (Norwegian/American: 1864-1922), circa 1900-1915. Signed lower left corner. Presented in giltwood toned carved wood frame by E.B. Courvoisier Galleries* of San Francisco,CA.. Image size: 18"H x 17.50"W. Hagerup was born in Christiania, Norway in 1864 into a family that included the composer Edward Hagerup Grieg. Nels Hagerup studied at the Christiania Art School, Royal Academy in Berlin, and in Copenhagen with Carl Locher. After sailing to the West Coast as a merchant seaman in 1882, he settled in Portland, Oregon. There he was an instructor of drawing at the Bishop Scott Academy (now called Hill Academy) and was a founder of the Portland Art Association. About 1892 he moved to San Francisco where he remained. He worked there as a stevedore on the waterfront and later established a home and studio in the Sunset District at 1224 46th Avenue within walking distance of the ocean. Hagerup painted nearly 6,000 oils of sand dunes, ships and marine scenes. He was a master of atmospheric seascapes. One of his more important works is the 16' x 18' mural in the Assembly Room of the San Francisco Merchants' Exchange Building. He died of a heart attack in his studio on March 13, 1922. Exhibited: Lewis & Clark Expo (Portland), 1905 (gold medal); Alaska-Yukon Expo (Seattle), 1909 (gold medal); California Historical Society, 1963 (retrospective). Works held: California Historical Society; San Bruno (CA) Public Library. *The highly esteemed Courvoisier Galleries in San Francisco, was aware of Disney’s escalating reputation, and saw vast opportunity in it. Guthrie believed that the Disney paintings on celluloid that were used to create Snow White could be sold as valuable art pieces to the public through art galleries and museums all over the world. And he was right. Before taking steps to consult with Walt and his brother Roy, Guthrie approached The Walt Disney Studios’ successful merchandiser, Kay Kamen. Kamen was immediately on board with Guthrie’s plan, and took it a step further by licensing not only Courvoisier, but other companies, to sell Disney original cels. He convinced a St. Louis department store to do a trial run of the cels as a test to see how they would sell. Guthrie knew that department stores were not the correct avenue for esteemed fine art like the Disney cels...

Fontainebleau forest and Nude in Spring by Eugene Galien-Laloue (France, 1854 - 1941). Oil on canvas signed F. Giusto for Fausto Giusto (Translation: just right). Image size: 22.75"...

Wonderful early 20th Century impasto painting of Daffodils above Carmel, California coastline with cabins in among the trees. Heavy impasto adds depth and texture. Condition: Very go...