Early 20th Century Paintings

"Market in Paris" is a European townscape and market Scene by American Impressionist painter Albert Van Nesse Greene, featuring towns people at a busy outdoor market. The painting i...

Signed, titled and dated oil on canvas figures in landscape by post-impressionist painter Jules Le Ray. The piece depicts two women on a top of a cliff overlooking the port of La Mor...

Charming early 20th century winter landscape of a grist mill in the snow by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century), c.1900-1910. Unsigned and unframed. Image size: 16"H x 20"W.

Work on canvas with frame The frame is new and the total size is 70x80 cm Signed " V. Marendaz ", Unknonwn artist from the gallery Dated 1920

6012 River Crossing Equestrian painting, a 1910"s black and white oil on canvas , signed lower right by Clarence Rowe 1910. Age wear Unframed

Work on canvas This captivating still life features an understated ceramic vase, set on a delicate doily, housing a bouquet of vibrant flowers. The yellow, white and red flowers stan...

"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...

Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. dated 1944 Size: painting: 1...

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...

Sun Flowers original watercolour painting on artist paper signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below piece of paper is 12.5 x 9.5 inches ...

Depicting a winter wonderland, this piece mesmerizes the viewer with its turquoise sky - a bold and unique choice that draws the eyes upwards. But the narrative is more profound. Set against this sky is a distant, rugged stone hill, standing as a testament to the timeless beauty of nature. A few trees benethe the hill, gracefully blanketed with snow. The snow itself is no ordinary white, but a mix of pink and blue shimmers, giving the piece a more interesting quality. More intriguing are the tracks left in the snow. Whose might they be? An animal, perhaps? Or did the artist himself tread this frozen landscape, leaving behind a subtle signature? Such is the mystery of Lindström's work. Rikard Magnus Lindström (1882-1943) was not just a painter but a storyteller, deeply rooted in his Swedish heritage. He's best known for his paintings of archipelago scenes, where the tranquil and tempestuous moods of the sea often play central characters. Born in Stockholm, Lindström's journey into the art world began at the Konstakademien in Stockholm, and his passion took him to Copenhagen and Paris. Throughout his life, Lindström's restless spirit saw him wander, capturing the diverse landscapes of Stockholm's archipelago, Västkusten, Åland, and notably, Lofoten. His affinity for portraying the vast expanse of the sea, often with sailing vessels in the backdrop, is legendary. Lindström's colors were described as "powerful yet harmonious," and this piece is no exception. The juxtaposition of the turquoise sky with the shimmering snow showcases his masterful play with colors. A member of the younger generation of the Konstnärsförbundet, Lindström was greatly influenced by the older members, particularly by Karl Nordström's national-romantic paintings. Besides painting, Lindström had a flair for writing and was a popular contributor to Dagens Nyheter, often penning articles and notes in Morgonbris. However, beneath the vivacious, nature-loving exterior was a man of depth and complexity, as his ex-wife, Martha Rydell-Lindström, has depicted in her book. He was a lover of life, but his nature held layers of vulnerability and tenderness. Today, this winter landscape stands as a tribute not just to Lindström's artistic genius but to the very essence of the man himself. Embrace the opportunity to own a piece of Swedish art history, painted by an artist whose legacy continues to inspire. Rikard Lindströms paintings...

Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: painting: 13 x 20 inches Prov...

Impressionist garden landscape oil on panel painting circa 1902 by French painter Marie Duhem. The work depicts a white ornate planter in the centre of ...

Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950), signed Title: Highland landscape, possibly Loch Katrine Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed painting: 18 x 22.25 inc...

Merton Grenhagen (American, 1878-1941) Signed: Merton Grenhagen (Lower, Left) " Portrait of Bethy at 4 ", 1927 (Study of Elizabeth Wallen) Oil on Canvas 35" x 29" Housed in a 5"...

Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...

Signed and dated symbolist figure in landscape oil on board by French painter Alphonse Osbert. The piece depicts a blonde woman in a full length purple...

Artistic stippling has be used to its full effect in this delicately painted river scene. In the foreground river water and trees span the width of the lan...

Walter Launt Palmer is best known as “the painter of the American Winter.” In Bars of Light, the cool areas of shade haphazardly crisscross and then blanket the warm sunlight on the ...

Laurent Lucien GSELL Picture Size: 19.5 x 24" (48.75 x 60cm) Outside Frame Size : 26.5 x 31 (66.25 x 77.5cm) Free Shipping This is a wonderful example of Gsell's impressionist work...

Portrait of an Elegant Lady original pencil drawing on paper by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below signed inscribed verso piece of paper is...

Large and impressive early European impressionist painting. Housed in a great gold giltwood frame. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 30L.

Ludovic Vallee (French 1864 – 1939) Soiree a la guinguette Signed ‘L Valle’ (lower right) Oil on board 27 x 22 cm. It has an inscription on the reverse...

Gorgeous early 20th Century Palm Springs landscape by Edward Marion Langley (American, 1870-1949), 1913. Signed lower right corner. Titled "Palm Springs" and dated "'13" on verso. Unframed. Condition: Very Good; Previous restoration included relining; newly cleaned and retouched. Image size: 18"H x 22"W. Born in London, England on March 27, 1870. When quite young Langley was abandoned by his parents in Australia. Making his way to Canada, he traveled alone by canoe down to the Gulf of Mexico. In Chicago he worked with Wm Selig in developing the motion picture camera and became a U.S. citizen in 1904. Before that he had played trumpet in the Illinois State Guard for many years. Sometime before 1917 he came to Hollywood, CA with Selig where they produced the pioneer epic, 'The Spoilers." A few years later Langley became art director for the Fairbanks Studio on such films as "Thief of Bagdad...

Louis Betts The Guitarist, circa 1920 Signed upper left Oil on canvas 27 x 18 inches Louis L. Betts was a painter active in the first half of the twentieth century in the United St...

Carl Johansson (1863-1944) Sweden Vangforsen, Ramsele, 1915 oil on canvas signed and dated Carl Johansson 15 unframed: 50 x 65.5 cm (19 5/8 x 25 3/4 in) framed: 68 x 83 cm (26 3/4 ...

Bright Green Landscape by Harold Storey ( 1888 - 1965) oil on board, unframed board : 11 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: some surface dirt and scuffing but ...

ARTIST: Indistinctly Signed Early 20th Century English / Continental School TITLE: "Still Life Of Various Bottles" SIGNED: lower left and dated 1916 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: ...

Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Charles Morris Young (1869 – 1964). Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Charles Morris Young lived most of his life in Radnor. He was recognized as a pioneer in creating American Impressionist landscapes, especially snow scenes. Young is also known for his golfing, equestrian, and hunting scenes. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Thomas Eakins, Robert Vonnoh, and Thomas Anschutz. In 1897, Young set off to Paris with his wife, for continued art studies at the Academie Colarossi. Living for a time in Giverny, he became acquainted with Claude Monet, recalling how in moments of frustration Monet would throw paintings...

Cliffs and Cypresses at Pt. Lobos, California - Seascape Charles F. Cummins 1929 (American, 1850-1941). One of the beautiful coves from the cliffs near the ocean at Point Lobos State Park, the viewer looks out past several cypress trees towards a rocky point...

Jef Louis Van LEEMPUTTEN Oil on canvas Painting Size: 14 x 19" (36 x 49cm) Outside Frame Size: 21 x 26" (53 x 66cm) Jef Louis Van Leemputten, or Joseph Louis Van Leemputten, was a...

This superb British still life oil painting is attributed to circle of William Nicholson. Painted circa 1920 it is a really lush and vibrant composition of white tulips in a blue jug...

Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950), signed Title: Scottish Highland loch scene at the close of day, beautifully moody and atmospheric. Medium: signed oil painting o...

Hovsep Pushman is celebrated for romantic and exotic subjects such as Nubian princesses, Kurdish tribesmen, itinerant gypsies, and in our example a noble Reader of the Koran. Many of...

Albert van Holsbeeck was a Belgian artist, born in Brussels in 1877 and died in Etterbeek in 1948. He was a painter, draftsman, graphic artist, illustrator, miniaturist and designer ...

Here we have a beautiful period 1921 charming oil painting by Emile Ancelet. Painting depicts a mother and child in a landscape. Painted almost Like a ...

Signed and dated oil on canvas riverscape by French impressionist painter Charles-Victor Guilloux. The work depicts a view of the houses of the commune Heblay-sur-Seine lining the ba...

An original Scottish Impressionist oil by John Henderson. This fine painting dates to circa 1910 and is an oil on canvas in a stunning and fresh palette. The wooded moorland stream l...

Untitled (Brown and Blue Shapes) Gouache and watercolor 18.25 x 11.62 inches Framed: 32.5 x 26 inches

Incredibly beautiful paint surface! Incredible French Gilt frame. René Demeurisse began his exhibition career at the Salon de la Societé Nationale de...

Vaclav Vytlacil Woman Reading in an Interior, circa 1915 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches As a child, Vytlacil had taken art classes at the Art Institute of Chicago....

"Flowers" by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century) signed bottom right watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 5 x 7 inches Delightful early 20th century Fren...

This charming British Edwardian oil painting is attributed to the circle of Tom Mostyn. Painted circa 1910 it is a wooded landscape with figures stopping to rest on a path bathed in ...

French Impressionist painting of a marina scene by René Fontayne French, early 20th Century Frame: Height 68.5cm, width 66cm, depth 6cm Canvas: Height 50...

French Countryside Landscape by Edmond Quinton (French 1892-1969) *see notes below oil painting on board/ panel, unframed size: 7.75 x 9.5 inches condition: overall good and sound, s...

Signed and dated Art Nouveau oil on board figures in landscape by Romanian painter Michel Simonidy. The piece depicts an autumnal scene with two women standing beside a fountain at n...

A stunning portrait oil painting of Violet Ann Gilbert which was painted by James Peter Quinn in 1929 and was exhibited at The Paris Salon of that year. A beautiful portrait of a young woman from the nineteen twenties. In excellent condition and framed in the original period frame. This is a fine painting by a noted listed artist and a great example of an early 20th century portrait painting. Signed lower left. Provenance. Exhibited at the Paris Salon 1929, labels verso. Condition. Oil on canvas in excellent condition, image size 40 inches by 30 inches. Housed in its original gallery frame, framed size is 47 by 37 inches. Excellent condition. James Peter Quinn (1869-1951) was born on 4 December 1869 at 60 Bourke Street, Melbourne, third son of John Quinn, restaurant-keeper born in Antigua, West Indies, and his English wife Ann, née Long. Little is known of Quinn's childhood and early education; both parents died when he was young. His guardians apprenticed him to an engraver, but he undertook part-time studies at the school of design, National Gallery of Victoria, under Frederick McCubbin in 1887-89, and at the school of painting under George Folingsby and Bernard Hall in 1890-93. Awarded several student prizes, he won the gallery's travelling scholarship in 1893. Quinn went to London in 1894 but quickly left for Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian, at the Académie des Beaux-Arts under Jean Paul Laurens, and with Colarossi and Delécluse. He returned to London about 1902 and married fellow art-student Blanche Louise Guernier there on 29 September. By 1904 he had exhibited with the Royal Academy of Arts and went on to establish a reputation as a highly successful portrait painter. His finest and most sensitive work was produced before 1910. His family were the subjects of many paintings, including 'Mère et Fils', awarded an honourable mention at the Old Salon, Paris, in 1912. He also painted many self-portraits. His many commissioned works included portraits of Joseph Chamberlain, the Duchess of York and, later, the Duke of Windsor. In 1918-19 he was an official war artist with the Australian Imperial Force in France, and exhibited war paintings at the Grafton Galleries, London. In 1919, with George Coates, he was an official artist to the Canadian War Records. He was a council-member of the London Portrait Society, and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, exhibiting regularly with them and the Royal Academy, and in Paris with the Old and New salons. Quinn's sudden return to Australia in December 1935, alone, followed the death of his gifted artist-son René. He held exhibitions at the Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, in 1936 and the Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery the next year. Quinn ostensibly returned as an acclaimed artist, was invited to rejoin the Victorian Artists' Society he had joined first in 1888, and was its president (but for one year) in 1937-50. Yet a coolness existed. Though he had little in common with the modernist painters of the period, his commitment to a tolerant brotherhood of artists found no allies among the aggressively conservative old guard. In 1937 he clashed publicly with (Sir) Robert Menzies who in opening a V.A.S. exhibition denigrated modern art. In spite of the affection felt for him by many artists and students, Quinn was somewhat isolated. He continued to exhibit, winning the Crouch prize, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, in 1941. In the mid-1940s he taught briefly at the National Gallery school. A lover of good food, wine and conversation, Quinn delighted in mixing with all classes. Frequenting the haunts of journalists, writers and the more Bohemian fringe, he was easily recognizable with his bow tie, grey curly hair and cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. Survived by one son, he died of cancer on 18 February 1951 at Prahran and was buried in St Kilda cemetery. His war portraits are held by the Australian War...

Early 20th century Belle Epoque botanical study of a bunch of roses by Cécile Pellissier. The painting is signed bottom right and presented in a fine carved and gilt wood frame under...

A rare figurative for this well-listed California artist of a Nevada mining town landscape with prospector and burro by George Sanders Bickerstaff (American, 1893 - 1954), circa 1920. Signed lower right corner. Presented in patinated gilt-toned wood frame. Image size: 24"H x 30.5"W. Frame size: 32.5"H x 38"W. Bickerstaff was active/lived in California, Arkansas. George Bickerstaff is known for Landscape, coastal views, still life, western painting. Landscape painter. Born in Marianna, Arkansas on April 12, 1893. Bickerstaff was a self-taught artist except for a brief period at the Art Institute of Chicago. He led a peripatetic existence before moving to California in 1922. His early years were spent in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Van Nuys. He exhibited often in the latter with Paul Lauritz. A prolific oil painter of mountain and desert scenes, his landscapes often include eucalypti as well as rolling hills of California wildflowers...

A beautiful 1920's French or possibly German post-impressionist oil on canvas portrait of a fisherman. Excellent quality work painted with quick, sketchy brush strokes against a mott...

Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950), signed with the artists pseudonym 'McGregor'. Title: Highland mountain scene at dusk with torrent river in full spate. Medium:...

Ellie Anatole Pavil (Ukraine 1873-1911) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 8.25 x 10.5 board : 7 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall very ...

Work on canvas Beige wooden frame 63 x 85.5 x 6.5 cm

Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed initials oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: painting: 13...

Botanical gouache on paper circa 1920 by French fauvist painter Raoul Dufy. The work depicts a study of apples and pears. This work was executed by Dufy as a fabric design. Dimensio...

Very finely painted American impressionist painting of Washington Square Park in New York City by Robert Wesley Amick (1879 - 1969). Framed. Oil o...

Haystacks at Sunset French Impressionist artist, early 20th century oil on board unframed board: 7.5 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: sound condition b...

This superb, large Scottish Impressionist exhibited landscape oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Morris Henderson. It was painted in 1923 and exhibited at the Glasgow Institute o...

This superb French Impressionist city landscape oil painting is attributed to Jacques Emile Blanche and has his characteristic brushwork. It was painted circa 1900 and portrays a civ...

Mt. Tamalpais and Stream in the Spring circa 1900 Stream above Lake Bon Tempe with Mt. Tamalpais in the background. A warm spring day in Northern California and the Bay Area. Excelle...