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View of Capri

1846

Contemporary red chalk drawing Mid-century drawing in terracotta chalk lines in the manner of Twombly in contemporary mat and wood frame. United States, mid-20th century Dimensions: ...

Set of nine black and white early 20th century photographs of Venice and Rome. Framed set of nine photographs depicting famous sites in Venice and...

Good Girl Bad Girl decalcomania collage. Gilt framed and black-reverse painted mat with gilt edged decalcomania study of "the good girl." among others. England, 19th century. Dimens...

Pair Russian portraits in 18th century garb. Fine French hand coloured engravings of a Russian male and female in traditional late 18th century richly coloured and styled clothing an...

Signed: Morrow '65 (Lower, Right) " Venus of the Grotticella Fountain ", 1865 Oil on Paper 14 1/2" x 10" Housed in a 2 3/4" Ornamented Frame Overall Size: 19 1/2" x 15" The f...

Signed, lower right: Fantin Provenance: Gustave Tempelaere (1840–1904), Paris; possibly by descent to his son: Julien Tempelaere (1876–1961) and with F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, prob...

Neapolitan gouaches appeared in the eighteenth century when tourism in the Naples area was developing: the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii made this city a mandatory stop on the Grand Tour, the journey made by wealthy Europeans to complete their education. Generally small in size for ease of transport and affordable in price, these gouaches were the ideal travel souvenir that these tourists of the early days were bringing back to capture the idyllic landscapes they had discovered during their journey and to share them with family and friends upon their return at home. The Bay of Naples and the eruptions of Vesuvius are the favourite themes of these views. Here we have a view of the Ovo Castle, which was rebuilt on the island of Partenope, in the middle of the Bay of Naples and about a hundred metres from the shore by the Normans in the 12th century on antique ruins...

mixed media on paper; unframed full sheet 22.75 x 30.25 inches signed, dated and titled on lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint...