19th Century Paintings

'Paris Metro Station, Les Abesses, Montmartre', watercolour and gouache on art paper by Roland Dubuc (circa 1960s). When the Paris Metro system opened 116 years ago, Art Nouveau was at its peak. The entrances to stations were designed in Art Nouveau style by Hector Guimard. Eighty-six of his entrances are still in existence. These have become iconic symbols of Paris although originally the style caused some surprise and controversy in 1900. There are two main variants in style: Those with elaborate glass canopies (two originals still exist including this one at Metro Abbesses) and those with cast-iron balustrades decorated in plant-like motifs accompanied by a Métropolitain sign supported by two orange globes...

Marie-Joseph Léon Clave, known as Iwill (1850 - 1923) - View of Venice with the basin of San Marco from the Riva degli Schiavoni. 73 x 105 cm without frame, 87 x 120 cm with frame....

Morris Katz (Ukraine / New York 1931-2010) Pair of original oil paintings on masonite One shows a country landscape with a house - The other a coastal scene with seagull Each painting measures 9" wide x 12" high Each frame measures 10" wide x 13" high The paintings were done in 1991 Very good vintage condition Offered as a pair only Morris Katz (born Moshe Katz on March 5, 1932 – November 12, 2010) was a Polish-American painter. He holds two Guinness World Records as the world's fastest painter and the world's most prolific artist. He has also been called the "King of Schlock Art" and the "King of Toilet Paper Art" because of a novel means of painting he developed using a palette knife and toilet tissue...

Of Germanic descent, the painter Jean Krillé was born in 1923 in Switzerland. His father, writer and poet, oriented him towards art and culture. From the age of 16, he enrolled at th...

Of Germanic descent, the painter Jean Krillé was born in 1923 in Switzerland. His father, writer and poet, oriented him towards art and culture. From the age of 16, he enrolled at th...

Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37,5 cm

Luxuriously composed and infused with warm light, this composition is the work of the French Naturalist painter Jean-André Rixens. Entitled Jeune Femme Nue se Coiffant (Young Nude Styling her Hair), the intimate scene recalls the sensuous subjects of Rixens' contemporary, Edouard Manet, in both its subject and its expressive style. The work is loosely based on Émile Zola's famed character Nana, a young red-headed courtesan first introduced in his 1876 serial novel L'Assommoir, and later developed in the eponymous novel Nana of 1880. A well-known icon of French popular culture, Nana was perhaps most famously represented at her vanity by Manet in 1877, a work which now hangs in the Kunsthalle Hamburg. Deemed too lewd for public consumption, Manet's Nana was rejected by the Paris Salon of 1877, though today it is considered among his masterpiece. The present work by Rixens unequivocally references the work of his predecessor. His subject, possessing the same milky white skin and red tresses as Manet's Nana, is imbued with an inherent sensuality. Her surroundings are a feast for the senses, from the silky satin dress discarded beside her to the plush fur carpet...

Signed with the artist's monogram lower right corner Konig was a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement of art nouveau. His work is quite rare Condition: Very good Colors ...

UNIDENTIFIED LADY WITH BOUQUET OIL ON CANVAS, UNSIGNED EUROPEAN, C.1925 20 X 8 INCHES This is an amazing period expressionist oil painting in the manner of Chaim Soutine and Gen...

A good sized categorically brilliant oil on panel, highly expressive picture depicting the Seine in spring. Great feature to this bright piece. 1895, Signed lower left. Expertised an...