19th Century Art

This historically interesting painting by Otto Ludvig Richarde (1862-1929), signed and dated 1891, shows a small private gaffe cutter sailing boat passing the lighthouse Böttö in the...

Oil on canvas painting of a gentle ocean sea by the American artist, Frances Miller Mumaugh. Unsigned. Attributed to the above. Circa 1890. E. Patrick Gallery label verso. Unrestored; new stretchers. Condition is very good. Framed in a beautiful gold leaf Victorian frame in fine original condition. Overall framed measurements are 18 by 23.75 inches. . Frances Miller Mumaugh Nebraska, New York (1859 - 1933) “Calming Seas. Unsigned. From the collection of Edward P. Bentley, Art Researcher and Historian, Greenville, Michigan. Biography from the Archives of askART: Frances Miller was born in New York on July 11, 1859 and spent her childhood in the Genesee Valley. In her early years, her innate artistic abilities became apparent to her teachers and family. Per historical documentation, she pursued her studies with several prominent American artists including William M. Chase, John Redmond, Addison Millar, Jules Guerin...

Gestalt Bleu by Victor Vasarely, 1970. Silkscreen on glossy paper, original chrome-plated metal frame of the time.

A fine late 19th century watercolour seascape with distant sailing boats off the Mull of Galloway by James Aitken. The artist specialised in coastal scenes around the British Isles and is very well regarded. Signed lower right. This is one of a pair that we currently have available - the other depicting the Anglesea Coast in Wales. Artist: James Aitken (British, active 1880-1935) Title: Mull of Galloway Medium: Watercolour on paper laid on card Size: 15 x 21.5 in (38 x 55 cm) unframed Condition: Very good original condition Provenance: Private collection, Kent James Aitken was born at Newburgh in Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1853/54. He is known to have been active as an artist from 1880 and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1894-1918. He painted mainly maritime scenes in England and Scotland, and also made several visits to the continent, to paint in France, Italy and Switzerland. From 1894 he visited the Isle of Man, and liked it so much that he moved there permanently with his family in 1911. They took up residence in Port St. Mary. James Aitken exhibited works at the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute, the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Cambrian Society as well as in the provinces. He was a member of the Liverpool Academy of Arts. Today, he has works in the Warrington Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and the Merseyside Maritime Museum. James Aitken was the father of John Ernest...

Artist/ School: French School, circa 1900, indistinctly signed to the lower left corner incised into the paint. Title: Interior scene with roses in a vase, painted against a deep t...

Work on canvas Frame moldings in plaster and gilded wood 62 x 76.5 x 8 cm

Félix-François Georges Ziem 1821-1911 French View of Venice Signed “Ziem” (lower right) Oil on canvas The city of Venice was a favorite subject for French artist Félix-François G...

Theodore Earl Butler 1861-1936 American Valley of the Seine, Giverney Signed "T.E. Butler" (lower right) Oil on canvas Theodore Earl Butler was a leading figure of the American Impressionist movement, and this oil on canvas stands as one of the highlights of his oeuvre. The work represents the artist's lifelong experimentation with atmosphere and color, revealing Butler's impressionist technique that was greatly influenced by his father-in-law Claude Monet. In fact, the present oil, entitled Valley of the Seine, Giverney, depicts the rolling hills of Giverny, the picturesque northern French village where Monet and Butler made their homes. The work embodies the informality and spontaneity of the Impressionist approach, which sought to capture the fleeting atmosphere of a moment in a single composition. Executed on a grand scale and employing a dynamic birds-eye perspective, Butler embraces the sublime in this composition. The artist captures a vast view of Giverney with several charming details, including the artist’s own home in the lower left. The suggestion of a train, producing a tower of billowing smoke, adds a sense of movement and life to the canvas. A circular composition gives a pleasing sense of order to the monumental composition, leading the viewer’s eye along the paths and hills of the landscape. The impressive scale of this piece only adds to its beauty, as this work is the largest size Butler ever painted, and one of only three such examples. In Valley of the Seine, Giverney, Butler makes use of several artistic strategies not seen in his previous works. The painting is filled with brilliant light and vibrant, unexpected color — a palette of intense yellows, pinks, greens and blues applied freely. In the upper portion of the canvas, the artist tilts the compositional plane forward, flattening the perspective and pushing the work nearly to the point of abstraction. The vitality of the landscape is perfectly conveyed through the artist’s suggestive application of paint, resulting in a scene that feels both energetic and spontaneous. His highly dynamic style is firmly within the artistic tradition of the French Impressionists, while also revealing the artist's own distinctive modernity. Born in Ohio in 1861, Theodore Earl Butler spent most of his life and career living abroad in France. He studied briefly under William Merritt Chase at the Art Student's League in New York before traveling to Paris in the 1880s. Once there, he entered the famed Académie Colarossi and Académie Julian, and won his first honorable mention at the Paris Salon in 1888. That same year, Butler traveled to Giverny, where he became an intimate friend of Claude Monet. He became so close to the family that he eventually married the famed French Impressionist’s stepdaughter, Suzanne Hoschedé. Following Suzanne’s death, Butler married another stepdaughter of Monet, Marthe Hoschedé. Throughout this period, the artist and his family lived in Giverny, with Butler painting side-by-side with his father-in-law. The present work was painted in 1912 and is one of the last he completed in Giverny before the start of World War I, which prevented Butler from returning to France until 1921. Though relatively unknown early in his career, by the turn of the century, Butler was among the most celebrated American artists working in France. He had several one-person shows in New York City, including a 1900 exhibition at the famed Paul Durand-Ruel gallery. In 1913, he contributed two works to the Armory Show in New York, and he became a founding member of the Society of Independent Artists in 1916. Today, the artist's works can be found in important collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Musée des Impressionnismes (Giverny), the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh) and the Birmingham Museum of Art. This painting will be included in Patrick Bertrand's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Theodore Earl Butler. Painted in 1912 Canvas: 45 3/4" high x 45 1/2" wide Frame: 53 1/4" high x 53 3/8" wide Provenance: Estate of the artist, 1936. Jimmy P. Butler, son of the artist, by descent from the above. Spanierman Gallery, LLC, New York. Maxwell Galleries, Ltd., San Francisco. Acquired from the above by previous owner, August 8, 1979. M.S. Rau, New Orleans Exhibited: San Francisco, Maxwell Galleries, Ltd., Theodore Butler...

Maurice Utrillo French 1883-1955 Le château de Chaintré Signed “Maurice Utrillo” (lower right) Oil on canvas Maurice Utrillo is among the most important...

Artist/ School/ Date: French School, circa 1970's, indistinctly signed and dated Title: Portrait of a abstract figure Medium & Size: oil painting on board: 27 x 19.5 inches Condit...

"Jane Avril" - this lithograph is plate signed and printed by Mourlot in Paris in 1967. It is after the original famous street poster of French artist Toulouse Lautrec which appeared...

A Rare Authograph one-page letter by José Salomé Pina, signed and dated in French 4th August 1859. In good condition, with small tear on the address page at the left bottom margin.v