20th Century Art

A modernist coastal/dock scene by Edward Christiana. This painting is hand-signed "Edward Chrstiana '52" lower right. Exhibited: 1946 Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute; 9th Annual Exhibition 2004 Jameson Gallery, Portland, Maine; Edward Christiana (1912-1992) More about this artist: Edward Christiana was born in White Plains, New York in 1912. After high school the artist enrolled at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, graduating in 1933. After returning to the Mohawk Valley and obtaining work he enrolled in the School of Related Arts and Sciences at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. In 1940, noted WPA artist William Palmer came to MWPAI to establish the School of Art, forerunner of the current Pratt at MWPAI. Mr.Christiana became involved with the School almost immediately and studied from 1941 until 1943 under Mr. Palmer, at which point he became an instructor himself and remained in this capacity until 1982. It was apparent at a very early stage in the development of Ed Christiana as an artist that he had a tremendous facility in the difficult medium of watercolor. By 1945, he had exhibited with the American Watercolor Society and did so again in 1947, 1949, and 1950. Mr. Christiana was even awarded the coveted William Church Osborne Purchase Prize in 1949 and 1950. He had his first one-man show at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in 1946, and would be so honored twice more; in 1954, and culminating with a major retrospective in 1989. By 1949 he was elected to the American Watercolor Society. He was represented in a group show at the Kraushaar Galleries in New York in 1951 and in another major one-man show at the Albany Institute of History and Art in 1956 where he received a purchase prize in oil. Strangely, after all of his early success in watercolor, he abandoned the medium in the early 50's to concentrate on oil painting. For over two decades he painted primarily in oil ranging from cubist inspired studies to his Marsden Hartley-inspired paintings of Mount Katahdin in the 1970's. By the mid 70's he had returned to watercolor. He was once quoted as saying "those who are familiar with my old paintings will be aware, I am sure, that in fact, they were not so far removed from watercolor, my technique in oils deriving positively from the aqueous medium." In the 1970's his watercolor style changed from the more wet and spontaneous style of the 40's to a dryer, slightly more controlled style, where the artist would often paint on dry paper, without wetting it prior to the application of paint. In the early 80's he returned to a wetter style, even more spontaneous than his method in the 40's. This culminated in his abstract work of the late 80's inspired partly by John Marin. Also, like Marin, Christiana painted representational work alongside very abstract work during the same period. Fellow artist Easton Pribble once said of Ed Christiana "If there were to be an honorary title -Painter Laureate- of the Mohawk Valley, Edward Christiana would certainly be the prime qualifier for that distinction." Christiana is known for his landscape views of the Mohawk Valley, her wild natural beauty as well as the architectural beauty of her towns and cities. He has also painted extensively in the Adirondacks as well as New Hampshire, Vermont, and especially Maine, which can almost be considered the artist's second home. He loved to paint the pastures, valleys, rivers, and waterfalls of the area as well as children playing on the grounds of his beloved Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute and the neighborhoods surrounding it in Utica, New York. Edward Christiana painted almost right until his death in 1992. He was and still is a beloved man. No one I have talked to has had an unkind word to say about Ed Christiana, either as a teacher, artist, or friend. He was a prolific artist and was known to hand paint Christmas and Birthday cards...

Signed lower right. Henri Duhem was descended from an old Flemish family and originally practiced as a lawyer. In 1887, his passion for drawing and watercolors finally led him to go...

Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Music Group oil on canvas. Joseph Popczyk Polish artist known for his vivid palette and love of Cubism, and in ...

Signed on the bottom right is "J. Braze", Osip Emmanuilovich Braz (1873 - 1936), renowned as a Russian-Jewish realist painter. As the scene unfolds on the canvas, we witness the gran...

A lovely original work, a flowing watercolour and pastel with pencil and wax crayon giving us a Piper-eye view of the ruins of the ‘Baths of Caracalla’ in near the Appian Way in Rome...

Approximate Date: 1957 Medium: Oil and Pencil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 23.50" x 20.75", Framed 29.50" x 26.50" Original cover illustration for The Saturday E...

The Winding River French School, 1947 signed & dated oil on canvas, framed framed: 20 x 24 inches canvas: 14 x 18.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good...

Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Musician Guitarist Statue. Figure “Pierrot Musicien”, circa 1917. Hard-paste porcelain with a white glaze and paint...

"Profile of Inji" Pencil Drawing 11" x 8" in (1952) by Inji Efflatoun signed & dated Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibitions ...

Urbino 1 by Richard Beer Born 1928 Oil on canvas, 64 x 77 cm, late 1950's, early 1960's. Provenance : New Art Centre London, Vestigial label verso. Richard Adamson Beer (1928-2017) was a well-regarded painter and a printmaker, best known perhaps for his architectural subjects, often of Italy, France, Spain and Morocco. He was born in London, and studied art at the Slade School 1945-50 and later at Atelier 17 in Paris under S W Hayter...

A sculpture of the portrait of François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois originally crated by Honoré Daumier ( French, 1808 - 1879). The sculpture made of carved wood is signed in the bott...

Art Deco elephant sculpture lamp French 1930, patinated art metal with antique red glass inlay. Excellent condition mood lamp with detailed embossed ...

Mixed media Handsigned by the artist in pencil Mixed media and sand on paper. Provenance: Kunsthandel ML de Boer, Amsterdam

Pierre Léonce FURT 1870-? The carousel Painting, oil on canvas Signed and dated 1904 Painting: 27 x 41 cm (10.6 x 16.1 inches) Beautiful original fr...

Sophus Vermehren was born as the son of the painter Frederik Vermehren and his wife Thomasine Ludvigne Grüner. He trained as a painter for three years and learned to draw from his fa...

George Ames Aldrich (American, 1872-1941) Country Cottage on a River: Another superbly painted oil on canvas cottage painting be Aldrich showing a mas...

A beautiful antique impressionist painting by American artist Joseph Varga

Marcel Dyf (French, 1899-1985) Leçon de musique; Music Lesson Circa 1965, Oil on canvas Dimensions: 29 x 24 inches (73.0 x 61.0 cm) Framed: 36 x 31 Inches Signed lower right: Dyf T...

Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) Pencil and charcoal drawing of a shop with goods along the coast line of northern France. A cat can be seen looking at a man far off at the entran...

Wladyslaw Roguski (1890-1940) was a Polish artist known for his contributions to the Art Deco movement, particularly in the realm of portraiture. His works are highly regarded for th...

Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896 - 1978), "Morning, Gloucester", oil on canvas, signed lower left "Emile A. Gruppe", Canvas: 24 x 20 Inches Framed: 27.25 x 23.25 Inches Conditi...

Terracotta plaque, partially engraved, with black engobe, conceived in 1968 and executed in a numbered edition of 500. Stamped and marked Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de P...

Roger de la Fresnaye (French, 1885-1925) - Femme Nue Couchée Monumental 90% life size nude model painting executed during the zenith and birth of cubism and expressionism. Oil on ...

Sketch (or Non-Finito work) done by an unknown Scandinavian professional artist in a semi-modernist manner. A tender scene of family harmony, a daughter sits in her mother’s arms, co...

Mid Century California Mountaintops Forest Landscape by Joseph Frey Beautiful and serene mid-century landscape of snowy California mountaintops by listed California artist Joseph Fr...

Emile A. Gruppe (Am. 1896 - 1978) large oil Maritime painting Gloucester MA. Circa 1960. The clouds are clearing up in Gloucester Harbor after a...

Marcel Dyf French, 1899-1985 “Place de La Concorde” , 1948 Signed Dyf and dated 1948 Paris (lr) Oil on canvas Canvas: 29 x 39.75 Inches (73.6 x 99 cm) Framed: 35 x 45.25 Inches ...

Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) Frauenkopf nach rechts, 1916 Pencil on paper Dimensions: 22.5 x 14.75 Inches (57.2 x 37.5 cm) (sheet) Stamped lower right: GUSTAV / KLIMT / NACHLAS...

Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) - Nature Morte au Pot Signed ‘G Braque' (underlined) bottom right Oil on canvas Canvas: 18 x 21.75 in. (45.7 x 55.2cm) Framed: 26 x 30 inches Executed circa 1959 Provenance: Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland. Galerie de l'Élysée (Alex Maguy...

Arthur Meltzer (1893 - 1989) "Winter Farm Landscape" Image size: 12 x 21 inches Framed: 32.5 x 23.5 inches watercolor on paper landscape painting with F...

Jacques Martin Ferrieres (French, 1893-1972) A delightful landscape of mountains with agricultural fields with a river and colorful trees. The pallet and texture make this a special art piece as it is probably done with knives and tools other than brushes. Probably vineyards in the countryside of France. Executed in 1926 Oil on canvas Dimensions: 81 x 65 cm (32 x 25 in.) Framed: 37.5 x 31.25 Inches signed lower right “Jac Martin Ferrieres...

Francisco Zuniga, Mexican (1912-1998). 'Brujeria', sepia and black charcoal on paper. I spoke with Ariel Zuniga and he was very impressed by this painting saying three or more figures is rare. The scene is of a mother and sick daughter with a witch (Bruja) hovering by her side expelling her maladies. the witch’s eyes are penetrating the daughter at the point of her demise with the mother in black rode mourning the very thought of losing her daughter. A very powerful and moving painting. The color spectrum is impressive combining Sepia and black chalk to create an impressive spectrum of colors and depth in this scene. A COA by Ariel Zuniga will be included with this painting and it will be included in Francisco Zuniga’s upcoming Catalogue Raisonne Vol V. Signed and dated bottom left 1970. Ariel Zuniga kindly authenticated this painting through his Zuniga Laborte A.C. Foundation and will include it in the upcoming Catalogue Raisonne Vol V. Gallery label on verso. Sight Dimensions: 19 Inches x 25 Inches. Framed: 25.5"H x 31.5"W. Condition: painting in very good condition with wear to frame. AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return policy if the items are not as described. Biography Zúñiga was born in Guadalupe, Barrio de San José, Costa Rica on December 27, 1912 to Manuel Maria Zúñiga and María Chavarría, both sculptors. His father worked as a sculptor of religious figures, and in stone work. His artistic inclinations began early and by the age of twelve had already read books on the history of art, artistic anatomy and the life of various Renaissance painters. At age fifteen he began working in his father’s shop. This experience sensitized him to shape and spaces. In 1926 he enrolled in the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Mexico, but left the following year to continue on his own. As part of his self-study, he studied German Expressionism and the writings of Alexander Heilmayer, through which he learned of the work of two French sculptors, Aristide Maillol and Auguste Rodin, coming to appreciate the idea of subordinating technique to expression. Zúñiga’s painting and sculpting work began receiving recognition in 1929. His first stone sculpture won second prize at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes. In the following two years continued to win top prizes at this event. This work made critics recommend him for study abroad. He won first prize in a 1935 Latin American sculpture...

Raoul Dufy (French, 1877-1953) Nu allongé sur canapé, circa 1939 China ink, gouache, and watercolor on paper laid on board Sight: 16 x 19.75 inches (40.6 x 50.2 cm) Signed lower righ...

Anthony Thieme (Am. 1888–1954) Dutch landscape with Windmill. Oil on canvas Signed (A. Thieme) L/L, A very large and formidable oils painting on canvas by Anthony Thieme. The land...

L'alsacienne Or Bretonne aux Rameau silver overlay patina by Leo Laporte Blairsy (French, 1867-1923). Depicting a woman in robe holding a garnet of flowers with a L'alsacienne or Bre...

This work is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Untitled (Floral Still Life), ca. 1940s, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, 10 x 13 inches (i...

Juan Pablo Salinas (Spanish, 1871-1946), The Marriage Oil on wood panel Signed lower right: “J Pablo Salinas Rome” Panel: 17.5 x 21.5 Inches Framed: 24.25 x 28.25 Inches Condition: Very good. Cleaned and reframed ready to hang on your wall. Pablo Salinas was born in Madrid in 1871 and in 1886 moved to Rome where he studied at the Chigi Academy and at the International Fine Arts Circle. In Rome Salinas joined a group of Spanish artists drawn to the charismatic circles of Eduardo Rosales...

Louis Valtat (1869-1952), Nature morte aux pigeons Oil on canvas, huile sur toile, Signed: L Valtat LR, Signée: L Valtat Canvas: 15.15 x 18.1 Inches (38,5x46 cm) Framed: 25 x 28...

Couple a l’Oiseau (Couple with a Bird). Black and white lithograph on Arches paper created in 1959 by Marc Chagall, printed by Mourlot in Paris. Signed and numbered in pencil by the ...

Jacques Martin-Ferrières (French, 1893-1972) Le marché d'Assise, 1927 A warm gathering at the beginning of the last century at a mountain top courtyard in Assisi Italy built just af...

Attributed to Rowland Wheelwright, 20th Century 'Bather's on the shore' and 'Sunbathing by the Cliffs' Oil on canvas board 9 X 10. 1/4in. (22.8 X 2...

Terracotta plaque, partially engraved, with black engobe, conceived in 1968 and executed in a numbered edition of 500. Stamped, marked and numbered Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Orig...

This work is part of our exhibition - American Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s A Valley Streetscape at Night, 1948, oil on masonite, signed and dated lower right, 18 x 24 inches; literature: King, Chloe, The Paintings of Edgard O. Kiechle – Unearthed After 60 Years, Ventura Blvd, January/February, 2023, pp. 46 – 53 (illustrated) Edgar Kiechle...

A Spectacular and Striking Simone Lienard (Belgium, 1912-1988), circa 1950 oil on canvas painting of ducks on the kitchen table with wine, mushrooms, apples, pottery jugs and a wine ...

Landscape, 1940, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, signed, dated and titled verso: “Marcel Cailliet ’40 – S.C.” and “Marcel Cailliet Landscape”; likely exhibited at the annual juried st...

Heinrich Gollob (1886 - 1917) - Austrian painter. Gollob's attention to detail demonstrates his talent for bringing landscapes to life through vibrant colors, textures and the play o...

This is an unusual painting of a canyon in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. In the foreground is a blooming native plant, with a nice close up view. Think of it as a p...

Arthur Meltzer (1893 - 1989) "Winter Farm Landscape" Image Size: 12 x 21 inches Framed: 32.5 x 23.5 inches watercolor on paper landscape painting with Farm houses, barns and a tra...

"Piazza San Marco after the rain" Oil on canvas 60,5 x 90 cm Signed u.r. Reverse: Label Collezione Monti, Modena eppe Ciardi was born in Venice in 1875, the son of the painter Gugl...

Family genre scene late 19th early 20th century. The boy, tired of posing for a portrait painter, decided to play by spinning a coin on the table, this game greatly impressed his you...

This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Blue Lake, c. 1940s, oil on masonite, signed lower right, 20 x 36 inches, label and inscriptio...

Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. 35 x 45.5 in. 36.5 x 47 in. (framed) Custom framed in a solid...

Pastel on paper, undated [1915-1920]. Dimensions: 34.7 x 27.5 cm. Provenance: the Collection of Bernard Sheridan (1927-2007).

Therrien Jr., Robert (American 1847-2019). UNTITLED (TRADIN STATION) Ink on paper, not dated. 12 x 9 inches (sheet). Signed in Ink, lower right. Toning, and some adhesive residue, ve...

Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011) Composition in yellow Watercolor and gouache on paper Signed lower left Dimensions of the work: 50 x 65 cm Dimensions of the frame: 60 x 80 cm Pierre ...

St. Michael's Alley Looking East by Elizabeth o'Neill Verner. This impression #25 from an edition of probably 50. Slight light staining as shown in the photos

John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ). A Three Horse Race, 1963. Gouache & Watercolor. Signed & Dated 1963. Image size 15.6 inches x 21.5 inches ( 39.5cm x 54.5cm )...

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century Carlos Lopez (1910-1953) "Bounty" WPA Mural Study for Michigan Post Office 19 ½ x 22 ½ inches Oil on B...