Early 1900s Art

Oscar Bluemner View At Hunts Point, Long Island Hunt Pt. S25.03, 1903 Signed, Titled, Dated, and Monogrammed lower left Graphite on Paper 4 3/8 x 7 inches The son and grandson of a...

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher (1842 Athens - 1921 Goslar), Norwegian pine grove, 1901. Watercolor on blue-green paper, 30 x 22 cm. Signed, dated and inscribed in his own hand "TvE. Fagermes [i.e. Fagermes]. 26.6.[19]01." - Slight crease throughout at left margin, otherwise in good condition. About the artwork Themistokles von Eckenbrecher often traveled to Norway to study the nature that fascinated him there. On June 26, 1901, near the southern Norwegian town of Fagernes, in the summer evening sun, he saw a small pine grove, which he immediately captured in a watercolor. He exposed the trees growing on a small hill in front of the background, so that the pines completely define the picture and combine to form a tense motif. The tension comes from the contrast of form and color. The trunks, growing upward, form a vertical structure that is horizontally penetrated by the spreading branches and the pine needles, which are rendered as a plane. This structural tension is further intensified by the color contrast between the brown-reddish iridescent trunks and branches and the green-toned needlework. Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, however, does not use the observed natural scene as an inspiring model for a dance of color and form that detaches itself from the motif and thus treads the path of abstracting modernism. Its inner vitality is to be brought to light and made aesthetically accessible through the work of art. It is precisely in order to depict the inner vitality of nature that von Eckenbrecher chooses the technique of watercolor, in which the individual details, such as the needles, are not meticulously worked out, but rather a flowing movement is created that unites the contrasts. The trees seem to have formed the twisted trunks out of their own inner strength as they grew, creatingthose tense lineations that the artist has put into the picture. The inner strength continues in the branches and twigs, culminating in the upward growth of the needles. At the same time, the trunks, illuminated by the setting sun, seem to glow from within, adding an almost dramatic dimension to the growing movement. Through the artwork, nature itself is revealed as art. In order to make nature visible as art in the work, von Eckenbrecher exposes the group of trees so that they are bounded from the outside by an all-encompassing contour line and merge into an areal unity that enters into a figure-ground relationship with the blue-greenish watercolor paper. The figure-ground relationship emphasizes the ornamental quality of the natural work of art, which further enforces the artwork character of the group of trees. With the presentation of Themistokles von Eckenbrecher's artistic idea and its realization, it has become clear that the present watercolor is not a study of nature in the sense of a visual note by the artist, which might then be integrated into a larger work context, but a completely independent work of art. This is why von Eckenbrecher signed the watercolor. In addition, it is marked with a place and a date, which confirms that this work of nature presented itself to him in exactly this way at this place at this time. At the same time, the date and place make it clear that the natural work of art has been transferred into the sphere of art and thus removed from the time of the place of nature. About the artist Themistocles' parents instilled a life of travel in their son, who is said to have spoken eleven languages. His father, who was interested in ancient and oriental culture, was a doctor and had married Francesca Magdalena Danelon, an Italian, daughter of the British consul in Trieste. During a stay in Athens - Gustav von Eckenbrecher was a friend of Heinrich von Schliemann and is said to have given him crucial clues as to the location of Troy - Themistokles saw the light of day in 1842. After an interlude in Berlin, where Themistokles was educated at the English-American School, the journey began again. From 1850 to 1857 the family lived in Constantinople, after which the father opened a practice in Potsdam, where Themistokles, who wanted to become a painter, was taught by the court painter Carl Gustav Wegener. In 1861 the von Eckenbrechers left Potsdam and settled in Düsseldorf. There Themistokles received two years of private tuition from Oswald Aschenbach, who greatly admired the talented young artist. After his artistic training, he undertook extensive travels, often accompanied by Prince Peter zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, which took him to northern and eastern Europe, but above all to the Middle East and even to South America. The paintings that resulted from these journeys established his artistic reputation and led to his participation in large panoramas such as the 118 x 15 metre Entry of the Mecca Caravan into Cairo, painted for the City of Hamburg in 1882. 1882 was also the start of a total of 21 study trips to Scandinavia, most of them to Norway, and the unique Norwegian landscape with its rugged fjords became a central motif in his work. Along with Anders Askevold and Adelsteen Normann...

In original gold leaf pierced frame Signed and dated lower right 1902 Sight size 7.5 x 9.5 in

Medium: original etching and drypoint. This impression in sepia on watermarked laid paper was printed in 1907 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate s...

This elegant and highly collectible 1902 original poster advertises Cook’s Conducted Tours, the pioneering package travel service established by Thomas Cook & Son, the company that r...

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) La Confidence (The confidence) 1909 signed and dated in the lower right Charcoal and heightenings of white chalk 22.7 x 22.7 cm Framed under glass : 33.8 x...

JAMES JOSHUA GUTHRIE (1874-1952) The Sower Signed with monogram l.r., inscribed with title l.c. Watercolour, bodycolour and pen and ink on paper 21 by 15.5 cm., 8 ¼ by 6 in. (frame size 39.5 by 33 cm., 15 ½ by 13 in. Provenanace: Pickford Waller...

Woman standing in a gown. Signed and dated lower left. Charles Allan Gilbert chose art as a career after discovering his talent while sketching during a childhood as invalid. Following training at the Art Students League, he went to Paris while his teachers were Constant and Laurens. He returned to the U.S to begin a very successful illustration career, with a special aptitude for the portrayal of beautiful young women. Their portraits were included in several gift books...

Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...

This is an Richard Hayley Lever (American, 1876-1958), Oil on Canvas, Cornwall, England, 1905. The painting has been relined. Doesn’t effect the value measures 18x15. In good condition

Old Houses, Milbank Grosvenor Road London 1906 This an etching of Grosvenor Road Old Houses, done in 1906 by American printmaker and Whistler biographer Joseph Pennell (American, 18...

Tony Cipriano, After - Portrait of a Man, Year: 1908, Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and date inscribed at base, Size: 12 x 6.75 x 4 in. (30.48 x 17.15 x 10.16 cm)

Wilson Irvine French Landscape, circa 1908 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 29 x 36 inches A prolific Impressionist with a penchant for atmospheric scenes, Illinois native Wilson I...

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) Portrait of a Lady bears the stamp of the studio of André Eugène Costilhes in the lower right-hand corner pencil red chalk and heightenings of whi...

Paul Emile Berthon ( 1872- 1909 ), was a French decorative artist. He began studying painting in Villefranche. From 1893, he moved to Paris, where he attended the École normale d'enseignement du dessin. Among the courses taken at the time, those of the professor of decorative art Eugène Grasset had the greatest impact on him. The first works of Paul Berthon (around 1896) show a style close to that of Grasset. By freeing himself from the style of his master, his own style develops based on a palette of autumnal pastels with sharp lines and contours. This is his most famous lithograph, a portrait of Sarah Bernhardt in the title role of "La Princesse Lointaine...

Thomas Ivester Lloyd (1873-1942) Duke, a springer spaniel signed 'T IVESTER LLOYD' (lower right) and inscribed 'DUKE.' (lower left) oil on board 7 ¾ x 9 ¼ in. (19.7 x 23.5 cm.) frame...

Royal Ulhans Regiment of Tsar Nicholas II is a silver bromide print applied on cardboard. High quality print made by the famous court photographer Ka...

This work is one of six paintings from the series “A Mother’s Days,” published in Scribner’s Monthly Magazine, December 1902 Exhibitions: New York, The Dahesh Museum of Art, Stories...

A wonderful view of the heartbreakingly beautiful Fontainebleau/Barbizon region, which was home to some of the greatest painters of the 19th and early 20th Century. The particular spot presented here is the river Loing at Montigny-sur-Loing, where Cezanne and Sisley loved to paint. The village is just a short walk away from Grez-sur-Loing, where John Singer Sargent, Francis Brooks Chadwick, Robert Vonnoh, Edward Simmons...

Arthur Wardle (1864-1949) Magpie, a Pomeranian signed in pencil ‘Arthur Wardle' and inscribed 'Magpie' (lower left and lower right respectively) oil on canvasboard 10 x 14 in. (25.4 ...

Impressive early Italian impressionist seaside portrait painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring 7.25H by 10.75L.

This lovely Scottish Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Annie Rosie Laing. Laing grew up and studied art in Glasgow around the time of the Glasgow Girls...

A golden serpentine dragon with feathered wings encircles a shallow bowl with mottled blue, pink, and orange glazing. Polished gold glaze on head and tail. This form was part of the ...

Hailey Lever 'Hyde Park, London, England, 1904', watercolor, 1904. Signed 'HL' in pencil, lower right. Titled and dated in pencil, on the original mat backing. A fine spontaneous wor...

JOSEPH ARTHUR PALLISER SEVERN (1842-1931) Sun Effect - above Waldney Scar, Coniston Signed and dated l.l.: Arthur Severn/1906; signed and inscribed with title and the artist’s addr...

Adam Lehr (American, 1853–1924) Still life with green apples and copper vessels, 1908 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 16 x 24 inches 27 x 35 inches, framed Exhibited: WOLFS Gallery...

Beautiful art nouveau style poster by Lewis Baumer illustrating the seasons of Spring and Summer Lewis Christopher Edward Baumer is best known as an Engl...

Lithograph from Carlos Schwabe’s series of hand-colored Symbolist fantasy illustrations for Catulle Mendès’ Hésperus, published in 1904 by Société de pr...

Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941) "Theatre du Chatelet" watercolor and gouache on paper signed 'E Galien Laloue' lower left, within a giltwood and gesso carved frame and behind a prot...

This lovely British Edwardian Impressionist landscape oil painting is by noted Slade School artist Bertram Priestman. Painted in 1901 the location is the River Wharfe a river in York...

The 1905 original document titled "Jeu de la Casserole - Société Secrète, Jeu Anti-Maçonnique" offers a unique glimpse into the political and social landscape of early 20th-century France. Produced by the Ligue patriotique des françaises (Patriotic League of French Women), this document reflects the fervent anti-Masonic sentiment that permeated French society during this period. At the heart of the document is the "Jeu de la Casserole" (Casserole Game), which served as a tool for spreading anti-Masonic propaganda and promoting the goals of the Patriotic League. Through caricatures, illustrations, and text, the document seeks to demonize Freemasonry and depict it as a secretive and subversive force undermining the values of the French nation. The imagery and language employed in the document are designed to evoke fear and suspicion towards Freemasons, portraying them as a shadowy cabal exerting undue influence over politics, finance, and culture. The use of symbols such as the Masonic compass...

Suzanne Valadon (Bessines-sur-Gartempe, 1865 – Paris, 1938). Women. 1905. Sanguine on paper. 26 x 29 cm (40 x 42,5 cm). Provenance: - Private collection, Luxembourg. Signed and...

Here I’m selling a very interesting work by an Important female American impressionist painter Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865-1957). Painting has Four Different EXHIBITION Labels: 1. Boston Art Club Exhibition 2. Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts 1907 Exhibition 3. Poland Spring Gallery Exhibition 1908 4. The Arts Student League Of New York I Purchased this painting a few weeks ago as an unsigned impressionist...

Antique, Art Nouveau bronze of a beautiful maiden in the Neo-Classical manner by Emmanuel Villanis, Circa 1900. The bronze, titled "Phryne" depicts a beautiful Neo-Classical maiden, ...

This circa 1908 political poster, illustrated by E. Millo, titled "L’Écumoire et la Casserole", is a powerful example of French political satire in the early 20th century. Published ...

A beautiful oil on panel circa 1900 by French impressionist painter Emilio Boggio. The piece depicts a coastal scene. The blue-green water crashes against the rocks on a grey day. S...

Plate 37 from Alphonse Mucha's Figures Decoratives, a folio of forty color lithographic plates published by Librairie centrale des beaux-arts in 1905. Issued during a period of incr...

La Negresse (The Negress) Etching & drypoint, 1909 Unsigned (as issued in the portfolio) From the album "Les Bars" (8 plates plus cover illustration) Editi...

Life is a Struggle (The Golden Knight), no. 10 from the second installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts With his golden armor meticulously and faithfully rendered after examples found ...

Little portrait by Arturo Noci realized in 1909 probably in US. Oil on board. Bronze frame Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Very good conditions.

Hard earthenware vase, matte white with blue-gray accents made to evoke ice and winter. The 1900 EDDA series from Amphora was named after two medieval Icelandic poems of Norse mythology...

Ceramic vase in a blue and green metallic lustre glaze by master of iridescence Clement Massier, with clusters of grapes and leaves in deep purple. Signed MCM in the base, and number...

Original lithograph and Pochoir (stencil). One of the beautiful illustrations realized by Paul Iribe for "Les Robes de Paul Poiret" in 1908. Very good condition except for some minor...

Here we have an intricately detailed mystery ship captured under full sail, flying an American flag, in unknown but well-painted seas. Noted on the verso, actually inked on the aged ...

Original vintage travel poster to Menton made by Hugo d'Alesi for the Railroad PLM. Hugo d'Alesi, is a French painter and graphic designer of Romanian origin (1849 - 1906) who made a...

A very refined and delicate oil on canvas by Fernando García Camoyano depicting an elaborate bouquet of flowers, including large white and pink peonies, as well as other smaller flo...

Watercolor on paper by William Minshall Birchall of the black ball clipper ship, the Montezuma. Titled and signed W. M. Birchall lower left in pencil. Findlay Gallery label verso. 0riginal frame and mat with normal wear due to age. The American packet ship...

Temple of Isis Philae (verso) Dpouoble sided watercolor, 1902 Signed on front lower left: "Henry Bacon" and dated 1902 Note: The Temple of Isis is located on the Island of Philae at ...

Wonderful watercolor depicting a plant/flower. These were used at a Belgium University to teach the students about botany. Dating from the early 20th century. They are watercolor on ...

This absolute showstopper by Gaspar Camps is an early example of photo-offset printing, here referred to as "photo-lithographie." The printing technique involved transferring an inke...

Hans Thoma (1839 Bernau - 1924 Karlsruhe), Christ with Crown of Thorns, 1902. Brass relief plate in niello technique with raised sections, 38 cm x 40 cm. Monogrammed and dated “hTh 1...

19th Century French Bronze Figure Of A Singer blowing a kiss. Art Nouveau style, signed with initials PF and titled illegible. Nice original old patina and details, Marble base.

La Promenade Etching, soft-ground, aquatint & drypoint, Signed in pencil lower left Published by Edmund Sagot, Paris Edition of 50 in black only, aside from the edition of 50 in co...

Antique modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 17.5L x 13.75H. Signed.

Mythological Composition is an Original Etching realized by Fernand Cormon (1854-1924) in 1902. Good condition, included a cardboard passpartout (45x63 cm). Hand signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Printed by M. Albert Hornung. Fernand Cormon (24 December 1845 – 20 March 1924) was a French painter born in Paris. He became a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel, Eugène Fromentin...

A beautiful antique impressionist painting by American artist Joseph Varga

Mythological Composition is an Original Etching realized by Fernand Cormon (1854-1924) in 1902. Good condition, included a cardboard passpartout (45x63 cm). Hand signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Printed by M. Albert Hornung. Fernand Cormon (24 December 1845 – 20 March 1924) was a French painter born in Paris. He became a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel, Eugène Fromentin...

Edward Richie Butler Sacramento 1855 - 1916 Lüderitz Nightscape, Circa 1907 Oil on canvas monogrammed lower right Size: 55 x 40 cm Frame: 64 x 50 cm Original condition, a few s...

The 1906 original exhibition poster by Thorn Prikker Johann promotes the "Niederländisch-Indische Kunstausstellung" (Dutch East Indies Art Exhibition) held in Krefeld at the Kaiser W...

Original collotype created from Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life, painted in 1908. Published and edited by Verlag H.O. Miethke and printed by k.k. Hof- und St...