1920s Art

Study of Ruth, c. 1925 Charcoal and sepia ink on paper 22 1/4 x 27 3/4 inches (56.5 x 70.5 cm) Signed upper center: Lillian Westcott Hale Lilian Westcott Hale...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Middle Right Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925 Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925, cover illustra...

The small scale of Vårkväll, Frykensjön, Sunne is central to its effect. Rather than aspiring to panoramic description, the painting behaves like an attentive visual note in which at...

John Fery (1859 - 1934) Western Lake Landscape, circa 1920 Oil on canvas 21 x 23 1/4 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, New York Born in Austria, John Fery earned a strong reputation for dramatic paintings of western mountain landscape in the United States. Glacier National Park in northwest Montana was a popular subject for him. He was raised in a prominent, wealthy family that lived on an estate about nineteen miles northeast of Salzburg. His mother was Hungarian, and his father was born in Bohemia. S ome sources have written that he studied art in Dusseldorf, Germany with Peter Jansen, and also in Munich, Venice and Karlsruhe. But his "name does not appear in the records of the major art schools in any of these places, nor is there any record of his name at either the Vienna or Budapest academies." (Merrill 26) It is possible, however, that he received private instruction, and because of the sophistication of his painting, sources think it unlikely that he was self taught. An early interest in wilderness scenery led him to painting American landscapes and hunting scenes. In the mid 1880s, he came to America and lived in the German community in Milwaukee, and then in 1886, brought his family to the United States. His wife, Mary Rose Kraemer (1862-1940), was born in Switzerland, and they had one child born near Munich and two others born in the United States. From 1886 to 1888, they lived in New York, and by 1890, Fery had made his first trip West. He visited Yellowstone Park in 1891, and indicated in his writings that he had been there even earlier. From 1892 to 1893, he led European nobility on hunting expeditions to the American Northwest, made possible by the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad...

Signed on base. This was exhibited at the Goldscheider Pavilion at the 1925 Paris Exhibition Marble base has loss to right edge and very small lose to center edge. , Bronze is in ve...

“Their Romantic Honeymoon: The Bride and Groom Visit Niagara Falls,” original cover for Liberty magazine, published July 9, 1927 Newlyweds Lil and Sandy are on their honeymoon at N...

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right "The Most Eminent Baby Specialists..." Cream of Wheat Advertisement

Beautiful etching by John Marin (1870-1953) created 1921. Title: Downtown, The El (From the New Republic Set) Medium: Etching Size: 6 7/8 x 8 5/8. Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14. Mat: 16 x 17 3...

ATTRIBUTED TO LAUREANO BARRAU Spanish, 1863 - 1957 UNDER THE PARASOL unsigned oil on canvas 35-1/2 x 26 inches (90 x 66 cm.) framed: 44-1/4 x 35-1/2 in...

Any work by Jan Matulka (1890-1972) is a treasure in my opinion. Really I am such a fan! In 1989, just into the second year of the Gallery we did a show entitled Matulka's Class of ...

'Standing Nude Study', pastel on art paper, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930). There is something very pure in the naked human body, but for some that purity can veer towards pruriency. ...

An original etching from "Le Chef- d’Œuvre Inconnu" by Pablo Picasso, created in 1927 and published in 1931. It is hand signed and numbered 7/99 in red brush from the edition of 9...

Signed oil on canvas landscape by American impressionist painter William Samuel Horton. The piece depicts a view of the town of Gstaad in Southwestern Switzerland. The buildings and ...

Original cover for Needlecraft Magazine, published January 1928 This delightful artwork graced the January 1928 cover of Needlecraft Magazine, offering a warm domestic scene that pe...

HENRIETTA SHORE (1880 -1963) WATER LILY c. 1928 Lithograph, signed and titled in pencil and with the pencil cypher of printer Lynton Kistler (K). Image 7 x 6 1/8, full margins, shee...

Les cygnes by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Watercolour monotype 49 x 63 cm (19 ¹/₄ x 24 ³/₄ inches) Signed lower left, manzana Executed circa 1920 Provenance: Private collec...

A lithograph by George Bellows. “Tennis (Tennis Tournament)” is a realistic lithograph on paper in black and white by American Realist, George Bellows. Bellows’ depictions of sportin...

Alexander, The Man Who Knows was the highest paid mystic/magician of the golden age of the 1910s & 1920s. Alexander often adorned himself in clot...

A striking Art Deco watercolor created after an original design by René Vincent (1879-1936), this lively golfing scene captures the playful elegance and graphic charm associated with...

Charles Franklin White The Hop Pickers 1892-1975 Oil on canvas, signed and dated '1924' verso Image size: 10 x 13 inches (25.6 x 32.7 cm) Provenance: From the collection of Gertrude...

DuFrene, Maurice. Rayon des Soierie Ref: Opera, 17; Publisher: Imp. Chaix, Pairs. Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, and to...

Sitting on a high stool, the pretty nightclub performer, Nina Vres, stares right into our eyes. The wide yellow hair scarf and red heart-shaped halo freezes our feet from walking awa...

Kuhn, Walt (American, 1877-1949). ORTHOPHONIC EVENING. Drawing, ink and watercolor, 1928. Titled, signed and dated within the image, in ink, and further inscribed with the copyright symbol (c in a circle) and signed and dated 1937, in pencil, presumably to preserve reproduction and publication rights. 9 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches, plus margins of about 1/2 inch. In excellent condition. The "Orthophonic Victrola," introduced in 1925, was the first electric record player sold commercially. In the drawing it is seen at the left, with the host changing a record. The rest of the drawing reveals that listening to music was not the primary activity of the "orthophonic evening." The following is quoted from The Pillips Collection's biography of Kuhn: Walt Kuhn is remembered as an early promoter of modern art in America. He was not only a well-known painter, but also a cartoonist, sculptor, printmaker, writer, teacher, and producer of vaudeville shows. Born in 1877, Kuhn grew up in Brooklyn, where he received his education in private schools until he was sixteen. In 1899 he ventured to San Francisco to work as a cartoonist for The Wasp, a political and literary weekly. In 1901 Kuhn traveled to Europe for formal art training at the Académie Colarossi in Paris and later at the Munich Academy. Returning to New York in 1903, he established a studio in Manhattan and helped arrange the 1910 Exhibition of Independent Artists. He was a founding member and officer of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors, the organization responsible for mounting the Armory Show of 1913, and in this role traveled through Europe in 1912 looking at art and helping to select works to be exhibited. Seeing paintings by Cézanne, Derain, Dufy, Pascin, and the cubists affected his style, and throughout the teens and early twenties Kuhn experimented with fauve colors, using blocks of color akin to Cézanne and with cubist space, integrating abstracted forms into the space of the picture plane. Finally, he developed his own painting style characterized by solid, sculptural depictions of single figures. Kuhn had his first solo show in 1910 at the Madison Gallery...

Clark, Roland. EVENING FLIGHT. Derrydale 11. Etching and drypoint, 1929. Edition of 75. Signed in pencil. 12 x 15 inches. In excellent condition.

'The Colonial Governor' by Georges Rouault. Etching on paper, 10.5 x 6.5 in. / Frame: 19.5 x 14.5 in. This work is an exceptional example of Rouault's work, depicting the colonial go...

Jac MARTIN-FERRIÈRES (Saint-Paul Cap de Joux 1893 – Neuilly sur Seine 1972) The Painter (Self-Portrait) - Sketch Oil on canvas H. 65 cm; W. 65 cm Signed lower left, dated 1925 Exhibi...

The extensive work of Vilma Eckl covers a period of more than seventy years. Her incomparable artistic talent and her essential contribution to the history of art can be seen in her ...

Mixing Western and traditional pictorial styles, this vintage ad depicts a young family on a garden stroll. A cheongsam-clad woman nods to tradition in contrast to her Western-garbed...

Charcoal drawing by Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca depicting child. Angelo Dall’Oca Bianca nasce a Verona nel 1858. Despite a difficult childhood, he demonstrated extraordinary artistic qua...

ERWIN BINDEWALD (1897-1950) Two men playing draughts, a girl with the red book standing behind them Signed and dated E. Bindewald d.j., 27 Oil on canvas, 140.5 x 90.5 cm In black and gilt gesso frame. Note: Bindewald was born in Charlottenburg. He moved to Berlin in 1914 where he studied till 1924 at the Berliner Kunst Akademie. Bindewald travelled in Europe, but mainly stayed in Germany and certainly never was in China. This painting was made in Europe, presumably in the China Town of Berlin. Bindewald received several commisions in Germany from factory owners who wanted their factories painted inside, usually with workers, as well as outside. In the present painting the sitter on the right seems to be a man with a Manchurian background, wearing the brown coat reserved for the highest aristocracy in China. In China the black sleeve-ends completely cover the hands, indicating that the high aristocracy does not have to do any manuel labour. This man clearly is not a factory worker but he possibly is the (co)- owner of the factory in the background and as such might need his hands to do at least some writing. The man on the left in the modern Western suit...

FOURNIER Victor Alfred (1872-1924) "Paris, Porte Saint Denis" Oil on canvas signed lower right and dated 1924 Old frame gilded with leaf (fine gold) Canvas size: 40 X 30 cm Frame size: 58 X 48 cm FOURNIER Victor Alfred (1872-1924) French 20th century Born in Paris in 1872. Died in Paris in 1924 Painter of landscapes, seascapes, beach scenes, urban landscapes. Victor Fournier...

Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Elisee Maclet. The work depicts a view of the coastal city of Arles in the South of France from the wat...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 28.00" x 21.00" Signature: Unsigned Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, June 14, 1923, illustrated as Kuppenheimer Clothing Company advertisementLaurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist, New York, 2008, p. 91, illustrated in color p. 92 Notes: The Kuppenheimer Clothing Company used this painting as an advertisment for its men's clothing. The advertisement printed...

Oriental Dancer Cold-painted Bronze Figure, circa 1925 on a shaped marble plinth inset with bronze medallions 15 in high, signed to base 'Chiparus' Demetre Chiparus was a Romanian s...

Watercolour, initialled lower right Image size: 15 x 13 inches (38 x 33 cm) Acid free mount and hand made modern frame. Little-known painter and etcher who studied at Goldsmith's c...

Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in Paris in 1929 at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for L'Art Cubiste. Image size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (190 x 145 mm). There is an insc...

"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...

Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) " Centurion " . " Unic work dadaist " circa 1928 . certifié par Madame Annie Guédras en décembre 2004 . ( certificat joint en photo )

Cornelio Palmerini, born in the heart of Versilia, was a sculptor trained between Tuscany (Pietrasanta, Carrara and Florence) and Rome, the city where he went in 1913 to the studio o...

This stunning British bronze sculpture is by world famous sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein. It was conceived in 1922 and is the second portrait of Kathleen Garman (1901-1979), Epstein's lo...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 36.00" x 34.00; Framed 43.75" x 41.75" "The Great Things of Life—Travel, Edison Mazda Lamps/General Electric advertisement" Signed and dated lower left: Dean / Cornwell / 21 Dean Cornwell's advertisements for companies like Coca-Cola, Palmolive Soap, and Philadelphia Blended Whiskey are as chock full of atmosphere and narrative drama as his magazine story illustrations. The present work graced one of eleven advertisements in ""The Great Things of Life"" series, commissioned by General Electric, which ran in monthly 1921 editions of The Saturday Evening Post. Each of these ads, designed by a different artist - among them, Arthur I. Keller, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Clarence F. Underwood, and Sarah Stillwell Weber -- suggested that the warmth of the Edison Mazda Lamp, or incandescent light bulb, went hand in hand with middle-class virtues and opportunities, including ""Reverence,"" ""Contentment,"" ""Gratitude,"" and ""Chums."" For ""Travel,"" Cornwell imaged a honeymooning couple disembarking from a car, about to enter a brightly illuminated inn: ""The Honeymoon Trail is a trail of Light -- Soft lights, orange blossoms, and solemn vows - A handful of confetti, laughing goodbyes and a porch--light smiling its happy farewell -- Bright headlights throwing their radiance over the road; and the lights of welcome in an old-fashioned inn -- So another couple sets forth on the honeymoon trail -- a trail that lingers in memory as long as life lasts, indelibly etched by the magic of light. We speak of life as a journey; have you ever stopped to think how much Edison Mazda Lamps contribute to the pleasure of the journey?"" (General Electric advertisement, The Saturday Evening Post, 1921). The present work is accompanied by three copies of the advertisement as featured in The Saturday Evening Post. " Dean Cornwell, born in 1862, was an American artist who was best known as a muralist and for his famous illustrations in national magazines including Harper's Bazaar, Redbook, and Cosmopolitan. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky and as a child observed his civil engineer father do industrial drawings, which led to his interest in art. Cornwell studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and built his career as a cartoonist for the Lousiville Herald and the Chicago Tribune. Cornwell illustrated the works of some of the most famous names in the literary world, including Edna Ferber, Ernest Hemingway, Pearl S. Buck, and Somerset Maugham. He also created murals for the 1939 World's Fair, Bethlehem Steel, and the General Motors Building in New York City. Cornwell's spectacular murals grace buildings...

Moon Over Bay, ca. 1920 Oil on board 8 x 10 inches

A splendid Autumn tonalist landscape by American artist Bruce (Robert Bruce) Crane (1857-1937). Crane was born in New York City, and as an artist, was influenced by the French Barbizon school of...

Karl Michel, 'Elisabeth', woodcut, edition 20, 1923. Signed, dated, and numbered 'op.142b' and '12/20' in pencil. Signed in the block, lower left. Annotated 'Vorgesdruck' [artist’s proof] in pencil. A fine impression, on heavy fibrous Japan paper, with full margins (1 3/16 to 3 1/2 inches), in good condition. Printed by the artist, With the artist’s blindstamp in the bottom center margin. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 4 15/16 x 6 inches (131 x 152 mm); sheet size 10 x 6 inches (254 x 152 mm). ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933). Michel’s work was the subject of a feature article in the influential German graphic design magazine Das Plakat (The Poster) in 1920. An anti-war advocate, Michel created a suite of 12 wood engravings depicting his impressions of the humanitarian toll of WWII entitled ‘Humanitas’ (Humanity). The German publishing house Greifenverlag published the series in a reduced folio of unsigned prints. Michel’s graphic work is held in the permanent collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum (New Zealand), Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum & Exlibrissamling (Denmark), Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest), The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the German Expressionism...

Sloan, John. SHINE, WASHINGTON SQUARE. Morse 206. Etching, 1923. Signed, titled and inscribed "100 proofs," and further inscribed "Peter Platt imp." Morse says that 80 were print...

Henri Charles Manguin (French, 1874-1949) Still life with a pitcher of flowers and a platter of fruit on a table Oil on canvas laid on Masonite Canvas: 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm...

A large, colorful Impressionist still life painting of fine porcelain china, glass and stemware by notable Alfred Jansson (Am. 1863 - 1931). The painting is exquisitely painted with...

4031 Oil on canvas in a octagonal wood frame of 3 horses in black and white

This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...

A large, lost wax cast of an eagle by important Italian artist, Sirio Tofanari (1886-1969). Executed by the Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli in Florence. Mounted on a marble ...

Flowers in a white pitcher oil on canvas, signed, circa 1927. canvas 19 3/4 x 15 1/4 framed 25 3/4 x 21 1/4 Second still life painting available as shown on photo. Theresa Ferber Bernstein-Meyerowitz (March 1, 1890 – February 13, 2002) was a Polish-born American artist, painter, and writer. The only child of European immigrants Isidore and Anne (Ferber) Bernstein, Theresa was born in Krakow on March 1, 1890. She graduated from the Philadelphia School of Design for Women...

Signed and dated center right, Seam down center where two sheets attached is original. Some slight surface smudging outside figure area .

Fireman Textile Fabric Design 1920s American Scene Modern Working Men Art Deco Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Firemen Textile design, c. 1929 19 1/4 ...

This advertising poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. These advertisements, influenced by the Art De...

Artist: Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) Title: "Louise and Else Heyerdahl" *Signed by Munch in pencil lower right Year: 1920 Medium: Original Lithograph on heavy cream wove paper...

This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...

Josef Brauner Black and White Bauhaus Rationalist Collage, Berlin 1927 — Signed and Dated Striking black and white Bauhaus rationalist collage by Josef Brauner, created in Berlin in...

Delaware River, 1924 Oil on board 12 x 16 Signed (lower left): RENWICK TAYLOR Inscribed (verso): From Original Sketch Painted at Eddy Farm, Delaware Riv...

An original pen and ink by Barbara Macdonald 1892-1969, that was published on page 70 of the 1922 book, 'Princess Herminie and the Tapestry Prince,' written by Lee Ivatt. The second ...

Nunamaker, influenced by Edward Redfield, was known for his winter landscapes and skillful use of impasto and blended colors. He exhibited at major institutions including the Pennsyl...