Antique 19th Century American Oil Painting Portrait George Washington Athenaeum

1845

A good antique Italian genre scene oil painting on canvas, Ezio Ricci (1885-1968), "The Shoe Shiner", circa 1910. The painting depicts a very happy older gentleman, who seems to be a cobbler and is polishing a boot. Ezio Ricci used this figure in many of his works, evidently it was someone he knew, maybe a family member? The painting is signed upper right and is housed in the original fine quality gilded & carved Florentine frame. Condition is very good, both the frame & painting are in very good condition. This finely rendered painting is ready to hang on your wall. 17" x 13" at sight without frame Born in Lucca, a pupil at the local Istituto di Belle Arti, Ezio Ricci showed an early talent for real life painting...

Highly important American pastel portrait painting by James Sharples Senior (1751-1811), of American politician General William Lyman (1755-1811), painted circa 1795. This painting h...

An important authenticated & documented 18th century portrait by John Russell R A (1745-1809), England, signed & dated 1789. This rather charming & sensitive portrait of a young girl...

Antique oil on canvas of a Russian or Polish nobleman, painted by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1637. There is much controversy about this painting, currently housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. and has previously been owned by such luminaries as Catherine the Great and Andrew Mellon. It has been referred to as both a Polish and Russian nobleman, the sitter wears a Russian sable hat...

"A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). The texts of troubadour songs deal mainly with themes of chivalry and ...

"Girl with Muff" is aa American figurative portrait oil on canvas painting by Robert Henri in 1912. The artwork is 57 1/4 x 38 1/4 inches and, with the frame, is 64 1/4 x 45 1/4 x 2 ...

From the artist statement, "When asked about my work, my mantra used to be, “The subject matter of my work is not as important as how I paint it. Whether it be people, places, or thi...

From the artist statement, "When asked about my work, my mantra used to be, “The subject matter of my work is not as important as how I paint it. Whether it be people, places, or thi...