1890s Art

Henri Meunier’s Gonthier-Meymans lithographic poster, published by Verlag von Gerhard Kühtmann in Dresden, 1897. While this poster was printed in multiple sizes and formats, this edi...

The Waltham Manufacturing Company was co-founded in 1893 in New York by Charles Metz and three business partners. The company's designer, Metz, called his cycles “Orient racing bicycles,” named after the Orient Fire Insurance...

Alfred Wheeler (1851–1932) Portrait of Three Fox Hounds Oil on board, signed lower left A wonderfully characterful late nineteenth-century sporting portrait by the English animal pa...

This lovely British Victorian portrait oil painting is by British portrait artist Edward Spilsbury Swinson. It was painted in 1891 and is dated and signed lower right. It is a half l...

This richly painted still life depicts a carefully arranged grouping of fruit—pears, apples, and dark grapes—set atop a patterned textile and rendered with warmth and restraint. Exec...

Etching and drypoint in black on laid paper, with wide margins Signed in the plate From La Vie Artistique by Gustave Geffroy Literature: Delteil 8; Stella 8 Le Chapeau...

A boy wades into the creek preparing to set his sailboat on a journey down the creek in this romantic narrative late Victorian oil painting. This painting tells a story, set in an id...

1899 Original Print by Mucha Bières de la Meuse Les maitres de l'affiche pl 182 Les maitres de l'affiche pl. 182 - Bar le duc - Aux caves du roy S...

Mauritz Lindström (1849–1923), Sweden Rowing Boat and Descending Bird over Calm Water, circa 1880–1900 signed A. M. Lindström oil on canvas unframed 36 × 66.5 cm (14.2 × 26.2 in) f...

F. Walters (English, 19th Century) An English Winter Landscape at Dusk Oils on canvas, signed lower left. Circa 1890. Presented in a hand-carved English swept frame. This evocative ...

Medium: lithograph (after the original menu illustration). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). The artist was also known as Henry Gerbault...

Born in Paris, Edouard Cabane studied under Adolphe William Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury. His painting Le Serment de Brutus earned second prize in Rome in 1884. He exhibited fre...

Signed full length portrait circa 1890 by French impressionist painter Jean Beraud. The work depicts a Parisian lady in a green tuile skirt, a blue jacket with fur and black lace up ...

Alphonse MUCHA (1860-1939) Belle-Epoque Woman with a Beer, 1899 Original Lithograph Printed signature in the plate Published in "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche" Authenticated by the blind...

The 1897 original exhibition poster by Henry Thiriet for Pierrefort Estampes et affiches is a beautiful example of late 19th-century French graphic design. Created to promote an exhi...

Raja Ravi Varma - Laxmi, 19 x 14 inches Oleograph with embellishments, Circa (Unframed & Delivered) Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906) was an Indian painter and artist...

Karl Johan Holter (Norway, 1870–1960) Young Man with Beret, 1896 chalk and white heightening on paper, paper mounted on board approx. 58 × 39 cm (unframed) / 22.8 × 15.4 in signed ...

Roger-François PICQUEFEU Paris 1864 – Neuilly-sur-Seine 1956 Still life with Noh masks and Japanese print (probably Kunisada) Oil on canvas Signed and dedicated in the lower right c...

Auguste ROEDEL Montmartre : Moulin de la Galette, 1897 Stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") Authenticated with the blind stam...

Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses by August Alvén captures a moment of profound quiet in the Swedish countryside just after sunset. The glowing sky transitions from warm ap...

Head Portrait of a Terrier Dog by W. Mitchell (English, late 19th Century) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 12 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and ...

William Raymond Dommersen Dutch, 1850–1920 Fishing Boats at the Shoreline, circa 1890 Oil on canvas Signed lower right A charming late 19th-century Dutch coastal scene by William Ra...

Paul Balluriau Symbolism : Twilight, 1897 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) INFORMATION: Lithograph cre...

Gorgeous late 19th century Tonalist landscape painting of foothills and oak trees in the style of Willard Leroy Metcalf circa 1900. Inscribed "M" in circle monogram lower left corner and on frame verso. Presented in original rustic giltwood frame. Image size: 6"H x 8"W. Framed size: 8.5"H x 10.5"W. Tonalist are usually intimate works, painted with a limited palette. Tonalist paintings are softly expressive, suggestive rather than detailed, often depicting the landscape at twilight or evening, when there is an absence of contrast. Tonalist paintings could also be figurative, but in them, the figure was usually out of doors or in an interior in a low-key setting with little detail. Tonalism had its origins in the works of the French Barbizon school and in the works of American painters who were influenced by them. California Tonalism was born when the emphasis in California landscape painting passed from the grand landscapes of works like those of Thomas Hill and William Keith's early career, to more intimate views of a domesticated landscape. At the same time, the parallel Pictorialist Photography...

Strikingly decorative and large in size is this late 19th-century Art Nouveau patinated terracotta sculpture. The sculpture depicts a half-naked young woman sitting in a tree holdi...

F. Walters (British, 19th Century) Cottage Landscape with Figures and Pond Oil on canvas, signed lower left English School, circa 1880 Presented in an ornate 19th-century carved and gilded frame This serene and expansive rural landscape by 19th-century British artist F. Walters captures the gentle charm of the English country...

"Morning Awakening" from the series "The Times of the Day" by Alfons MUCHA (1860-1939) Original lithograph Signed "Mucha" and dated "99" for 1899, at the lower part of the plate. F...

A finely-drawn, pastel still-life showing red tulips informally arranged in a Chelsea soft paste porcelain Chocolate pot decorated in the Japanese style and set beside a cup and sauc...

Beautiful 19th-century colour etching Blechinger and Leykauf Vienna Printers. The image shows a painting entitled ‘Mélodie d'Amour’ (Melody of Love), a work depicting an elegant genr...

Interesting and well-drawn French late 19th-century landscape sketch in pen and ink . Emile Cagniart was born in Paris where he would remain for his sixty years. Like many young asp...

Original ‘Chemin de Fer de L'Ouest; Paris a Londres’ vintage travel poster. Antique original European travel poster from circa 1880-1900 sto...

With elegance, whimsy, and vibrant Parisian spirit, Jules Chéret’s Théâtrophone lithograph is a gem from the celebrated Les Maîtres de l’Affiche series, published in 1896. Often refe...

This charming British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist Albert Chevalier Tayler. Painted in 1896 the composition is four women in a sitting room. One young woman is holding u...

Alfred Pierre AGACHE (1843-1915) Imperia (Caprices of Verlaine), 1899 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) ...

Evening in the Dunes of Hossegor France 19th C Original Oil by Issaac A. Josephi "Soir dans les dunes d'Hossegor" (Evening in the Dunes of Hossegor) by Isaac A. Josephi (American, 1...

Signed and dated neo-impressionist riverscape oil on canvas by French painter Leo Marie Gausson. Gausson painted this picturesque view of the River Seine running through Triel-sur-Se...

Conditions: Very good original conditions. An oil painting on canvas mounted on its original frame. Signature on lower left. Cartouche on the frame. Presenting you this lovely comp...

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 10 3/8 x 5 inches (263 x 125 mm). Sheet size: 11 ...

CAMILLE PISSARRO (French 1830-1903) VACHERE au BORD de l’EAU 1890 (Delteil 93 viii/viii) Etching, unsigned as published in “Gazette des Beaux Arts”, Paris, 1890. On laid paper Very...

Despite the tears and repairs, this remains an absolutely wonderful drawing, by a famous Southern artist. Many of you clicking on this are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparked an arts renaissance in the South, the arts and culture in general having been mostly moribund since the dispiriting defeat experienced in the Civil War. I won't bog you down with lots of detail here since all you have to do is Google his name to bring up a wealth of information about him. He is most famous for his leadership of the arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and its famous Newcomb Pottery...

Here we have an incredible Luminous Landscape with a boat in a stream by Charles P Appel (1857-1928) Painting is very calm and soothing to look at…. amazing condition, unlined and ...

The 1892 Exposition Internationale Timbres-Poste poster, an enduring masterpiece, encapsulates the elegance and artistic sensibilities of its time. Created in an era marked by innova...

Mary Kollock (American, 1840-1911) [illegible] France, 1892 Oil on canvas 30 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. Frame: 36 1/2 x 33 x 2 7/8 in. Signed, titled, and dated lower right Landscape, still l...

Samuel Henry Baker (British, 1824–1909) Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland, late 19th century Oil on canvas In this sweeping view of Ullswater, nestled in the heart of the La...

Autumnal San Francisco Cove and Surf with Whalers Shack circa 1900 Early California Tonalist painting of the San Francisco Coast and a Whalers Cabin. Possibly by D.A. Fisher (American, 1867-1940). Nocturnal paintings in the late 19th century were very popular in the United States. Condition is stellar and excellent with a period frame having a bit of age yellowing to the finish and the gold leaf filets are beaming. Image, 16"H x 22"D Frame, 22"H x 28"W x 2.5"D Fisher appears to have spent most of his career in Portland, Maine. He was an itinerant artist who painted in the San Francisco Bay area in 1891 and at Mount Shasta...

A superb late 19th century French impressionist oil on board portrait of a man with a pipe. Painted with short and fast brush strokes by a highly competent artist. A striking period...

Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin PILS (1815–1875) A bewitching portrait of a young redheaded woman attributed to Isidore Pils. The same sitter appears in another of his other paintings,...

Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延, 1838–1912), better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu (楊洲周延). Colorful and expressive court scene. Two actors...

Henri Gabriel IBELS Pantomime : Harlequin and Pierrot, 1898 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) INFORMATI...

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 x 9 inches (304 x 228 mm). Signed in the plate...

Elegant Young Lady In The Landscape. Portrait depicting a beautiful young woman in the landscape dressed in a tulle dress and hat decorated with pink roses...

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 8 1/2 x 6 inches (210 x 155 mm). Sheet size: 12 1...

Francis Edward Jamieson (British, 1890–1930s) View of an English River Landscape at Sunset Oil on canvas, signed lower right Presented in an ornate antique gilt frame, circa 1890 Th...

Beautiful figurative portrait by American Impressionist Frank Hector Tompkins. One of the most talented and yet underrated artists of the Boston/Munich School. Oil on board, signed l...

➡️ LandscapeThe River from Rousseau⬅️ ⏩It is signed R Rousseau.⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐47,5x31.5 cm / 18.5x1...

Here for your consideration is a very well executed luminous oil on artist board painting by the American artist, Franklin Dullin Briscoe. Signed and dated by the artist lower righ...

HENRI FANTIN-LATOUR (French 1836-1904) BAIGNEUSES (4e grande planche), 1898 (Hediard 138 II/II) It’s one of 6 works that formed a suite of images published ...

Siebe Johannes ten Cate (1858-1908) A Dune Landscape Signed lower right Pastel on paper 25.5 x 39.5 cm in good condition, very fresh, traces of pinholes in the upper corners barely...

Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 9 x 12 1/4 inches (230 x 310 mm). Not signed. Co...

This stunning British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite Royal Academy exhibited oil painting is by noted historical female artist and suffragette Jessie MacGregor. She was tutored by Lord Frederick Leighton at the Royal Academy art schools in the 1870's and his influence can be seen here. Painted in 1892 and exhibited that year, the subject matter is when Dante, (1265-1321) later an Italian Florentine poet, first met Beatrice, the love of his life when he was nine. They met in a gathering at her father's palazzo in Florence. She was a few months younger than Dante and dressed in a crimson dress. They never actually spoke for another nine years although Dante often observed her. They were both married off during this time, as was the custom then and Beatrice died aged only 24. Dante remained devoted to Beatrice for the rest of his life and she was his principal inspiration for much of his well known work, such as La Vita Nuova (The New Life) and La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy). (see below biography for more details on Dante and Beatrice). This stunning Pre-Raphaelite oil painting depicts Beatrice kneeling on the grass, holding flowers and gazing up at Dante as he stands beside her, hands over her head, perhaps miming crowning her. Other children and their maids dance around them. Beyond them is a Florentine garden with beautiful arches and some figures to the right. To the left one can glimpse the landscape under a summer's sky. MacGregor has portrayed superb detail in the figures expressions and clothing with rich red and gold tones and the vivid blue sky echoing in the little boy's tunic. The brushwork is fantastic. MacGregor painted some fantastic paintings in her time, many of which were exhibited and now hang in art galleries. This painting is a superb example of her work, with excellent provenance and would grace any wall. Signed twice 'Jessie Macgregor/1892' lower right. Provenance. Anon. sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 11 December 1972, lot 195. Exhibited London, Royal Academy, 1892, no. 905 entitled In the Childhood of Dante. From this time forward love ruled my heart. Literature Royal Academy Illustrated, 1892, p. 78. Condition. Oil on canvas, 65 inches by 35 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a gilt frame with ornate flower corners and reeded edge, 87 inches by 57 inches, in good condition. Jessie MacGregor (1847–1919) was a British painter. She was born in Liverpool to a Scottish father, Alexander (1820-1898) and Liverpudlian mother, Sarah (1820-1894). She had an older brother and 7 younger siblings. MacGregor first learned drawing at the drawing academy in Liverpool run by her grandfather Andrew Hunt, a landscape painter. Her mother taught her to use water colours. Her parents went to live in London and she began to study painting there, becoming a pupil at the Royal Academy Schools in 1870 for seven years where her teachers were Lord Leighton, P. H. Calderon, R.A., and John Pettie, R.A. She won a gold medal at the Royal Academy for history painting in December 1871, the prescribed subject being An Act of Mercy. She was the second woman after Louisa Starr's gold medal in 1867, and the last woman to do so until 1909. She first exhibited at the RA whilst still a student, in 1871. She continued with a historical genre when history paintings were broadening their reach towards literature and romance. Her subjects were almost always women or children. MacGregor was made an Academician for the Liverpool Academy of Art in 1874. By 1880 she was using a studio on Elm Tree Road and exhibiting regularly at the Royal Academy. in 1884 her brother Archibald also started working from this address and they both had paintings at the RA that year. In 1888 she moved studio to Hill Road St John's Wood. In 1892 MacGregor had two painting at the RA, a portrait of Miss Phyllis Eden and our painting, In the Childhood of Dante. This was described as a fresh bit of Italian Childhood and harmonious colour grouping by the Western Daily Press. Portraits rarely got a mention in the papers but narrative works were much more popular. She lectured widely for the Victorian University extension scheme at the Arts Clubs of Liverpool, the National Gallery and Leighton House museum and other regional centres. MacGregor had a studio in Chalcot Gardens Hampstead from 1900 and began to get involved with women's issues. In 1904 she was on the committee of the Lyceum Club London along side Henrietta...