Early 1900s Art

Amedeo Modigliani, After, Italian (1884 - 1920) - L'Amazone, Year: of original: 1909, Medium: Lithograph, stamp signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 101/150, Size: 30.25 x 22....

This stunning British American Impressionist portrait oil on canvas painting is by Sir James Jebusa Shannon circa 1905. The painting is of the artist and his wife Florence and daught...

PS 251 Beauty and the Beast The painting features a young woman with striking, vivid features and deep blue hair, holding a small black and tan dachshund. The background is composed...

This original 1900 travel poster by Louis Lemoine-Maudet promotes the rail and ferry connection linking Paris to London via Dieppe and Newhaven, issued by the Chemins de fer de l’Oue...

Pointillist oil on canvas landscape circa 1906 by French Nabis painter Georges Lacombe. This beautiful piece depicts a forest with tree trunks covered in thick green moss and orange ...

English moth chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there is an ...

Bamboo wood sculpture depicting a fisherman with oriental features, wearing a long beard and headdress, while holding two fish. The lower part is embellished with an elaborate carve...

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...

Ernest Rouart (1874–1942), Girl with a dog 60 x 50 cm. French Impressionist in the Degas–Manet circle The painting is signed lower right with rosaceous red letters, preserved on its...

This rare circa 1908 French satirical poster titled "Les Punaises Maçonniques" (translated as "The Masonic Bedbugs") is a striking example of anti-Masonic propaganda from the early 2...

Rikard Lindström (1882–1942) Silent Interior oil on canvas mounted on board signed lower right framed: 50 x 58 cm (19.69 x 22.83 inches) unframed: 39 x 47 cm (visible image) (15.35...

Signed and inscribed ‘Mac/WH Wheeler’ (lower right) This striking portrait by Walter Herbert Wheeler presents a dignified black terrier in crisp profile, its wiry coat and alert ears...

This vibrant and atmospheric painting by Oscar Ricciardi depicts a sunlit Mediterranean courtyard animated by daily life. Set against warm stucco architecture and a pale blue sky, th...

Old 17 Mile Drive, Carmel California Landscape Early 1900s Oil on Linen Gorgeous early 20th century landscape of rugged Carmel Old 17 Mile Drive coastline by Frank Lucien Heath...

French Academic Study of a Hand Circa 1900 Oil on Cardboard 13 3/8 x 8 3/8 (19 1/8 x 14 1/8 frame) inches Signed lower left "M. Granet" A very finely...

IN THE WOOD - Italian oil on board framed painting, Italy, xx sec, Raffaele Tafuri. External measurement cm.66x59 Raffaele Tafuri (1857-1929) was an I...

A L'Ombre (In Shadow) Etching & drypoint, 1905 Signed with the red stamp of the publisher Pellet (see photo) Edition: 50 on velin paper, signed and numbered Publisher: Gustav Pellet, Paris (his red stamp lower right, recto; Lugt 1193) Condition: Excellent Image/Plate size: 5-7/8 x 8-5/8" (14.8 x 21.8 cm.) Sheet size: 11 5/8 x 17 1/8" Reference: IFF 119 Exteens 229 Arwas 256 v/V Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand (29 September 1863 – 1951) was a French artist, known especially for his aquatint engravings, which were sometimes erotic. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur for his work in 1906. Life Legrand was born in the city of Dijon in the east of France. He worked as a bank clerk before deciding to study art part-time at Dijon's Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He won the Devosge prize at the school in 1883.[2] In 1884 Legrand studied engraving under the Belgian printmaker Félicien Rops. Legrand's artworks include etchings, graphic art and paintings. His paintings featured Parisian social life. Many were of prostitutes, dancers and bar scenes, which featured a sense of eroticism. According to the Hope Gallery, "Louis Legrand is simply one of France's finest early twentieth century masters of etching." His black and white etchings especially provide a sense of decadence; they have been compared to those of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, though his drawings of the Moulin Rouge, the can-can dance and the young women of Montmartre preceded Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings of similar scenes. He made over three hundred prints of the night life of Paris. They demonstrate "his remarkable powers of observation and are executed with great skill, delicacy, and an ironic sense of humor that pervades them all." Two of his satirical artworks caused him to be tried for obscenity. The first, "Prostitution" was a symbolic drawing which depicted a naked girl being grasped by a dark monster which had the face of an old woman and claws on its hands; the second, "Naturalism", showed the French novelist Émile Zola minutely studying the thighs of a woman with a magnifying glass. Defended by his friend the lawyer Eugène Rodrigues-Henriques (1853–1928), he was found not guilty in the lower court, but was convicted in the appeal court and then given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay his fine. Legrand was made famous by his colour illustrations for Gil Blas magazine's coverage of the can-can, with text by Rodrigues (who wrote under the pseudonym Erastene Ramiro). It was a tremendous success, with the exceptional quantity of 60,000 copies of the magazine being printed and instantly sold out in 1891. In 1892, at the instigation of the publishing house Dentu, Legrand made a set of etchings of his Gil Blas illustrations. The etchings were published in a book, Le Cours de Danse Fin de Siecle (The End of the Century Dance Classes). Legrand took a holiday in Brittany, which inspired him to engrave a set of fourteen lithographs of simple country life called Au Cap de la Chevre (On Goat Promontory). It was published by Gustave Pellet who became a close friend of Legrand's. Pellet eventually published a total of 300 etchings by Legrand, who was his first artist; he also published Toulouse-Lautrec and Félicien Rops among others. He did not only work in graphics; he exhibited paintings at the Paris salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts starting in 1902. In 1906 he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. Legrand died in obscurity in 1951. A retrospective exhibition was held at the Félicien Rops museum in Namur, Belgium in 2006 to celebrate his graphic art. The art collector Victor Arwas published a catalogue raisonné for the occasion. Books illustrated de Maupassant, Guy: Cinq Contes Parisiens, 1905. Poe, Edgar Alan: Quinze Histoires d'Edgar Poe...

Signed and dated oil on canvas figure in interior by American impressionist painter Theodore Earl Butler. The work depicts Marthe Hoschede - the step daughter of Claude Monet and wif...

Oil Painting Pair by Frederick James Knowles "Feeding the Geese" and "Herding the Cattle" 1874 - 1931 Manchester born painter who studied at the Cavendish school of Art in London. Ex...

English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...

Anti-clerical political is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in 1908. Watercolor, tempera, ink and pencil on cardboard. Hand signed on the left margin. Go...

Oil on board painting by Aloysius O’Kelly of Concarneau, Brittany. Signed bottom right and titled verso. Condition: Good. Provenance: Sarasota estate. Overall sized framed in o...

The Virgin of Kataphyge with Saint John the Evangelist, after a Bulgarian Byzantine icon of the 14th Century. Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso and wood. Author: Oliver Samsinger...

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...

Gorgeous Pastel on paper “Dance”, studio of Leopold François Kowalski, early 20th century. This exceptional pastel depicts a group of women dancing in a romantic, ethereal spring la...

This exquisite Art Nouveau poster by Firmin Bouisset—best known for his iconic commercial imagery—reveals a tender, introspective side of the artist’s work. Titled Jeune fille dans u...

"Composition with Blue Gentians and Chrysanthemums" Jean Fournet (French 1878-?) Oil on canvas on wood panel 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 frame size Signed front and back In this small floral s...

Ella Waldenström (1863–1955) Sweden A Sewing Woman, 1900 watercolor on paper signed and dated E.W 23/2 1900 visible image 21 x 12 cm (8 ¼ x 4 ¾ in.) framed 29 x 20 cm (11 ½ x 7 ¾ ...

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...

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 ...

Como pueden apreciar, la obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior (A.GROSZ) Se presenta enmarcada la obra (el marco presenta algunas faltas) El estado de la obra es buen...

Le Jardin de Lagny Provenance: Arthur Tooth, London Radon Gallery, NY This beautiful evocation of a lyrical French landscape is a fine example of of Po...

Symbolist school, follower of Eugene Carriere, "The Mother's Kiss," unsigned oil on canvas, early 20th century. Fascinating and magnetic painting, extremely decorative. The first t...

This listing is for 3 collotypes: "Medicine", "Jurisprudence", and "Philosophy", pictured, from the Das Werk portfolio by Gustav Klimt and k.k. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, published by H.O. Miethke. Gustav Klimt created glyphs, unique to each of these pieces, specifically for this portfolio. Further information below: About the portfolio: DAS WERK GUSTAV KLIMTS, a portfolio of 50 prints, ten of which are multicolor collotypes on chine colle paper laid down on hand-made heavy cream wove paper with deckled edges; under each of the 50 prints is a gold signet intaglio printed on the cream paper each of which Klimt designed for the publication as unique and relating to its corresponding image; H.O. Miethke, Editor-Publisher; k.k. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, Printer; printed in a limited edition of 300 numbered plus several presentation copies; Vienna, 1908-1914. The idea of collaboration in the arts is anything but new; however it has so often been viewed and assessed as somehow devaluing the intrinsic worth of art. It’s as if it was a dirty secret to be hidden away. More so even than the eroticism explored by Klimt, which divided public opinion, the artistic avant-garde began to boldly flaunt artistic collaboration beginning in the 19th century- which gained steam in the first part of the 20th century- to become a driving vehicle of contemporary artistic creation. Viewed in this context, the folios of collotype prints published by H.O. Miethke in Vienna between 1908-1914 known as Das Werk Gustav Klimts, are important art documents worthy of as much consideration for their bold stand they take on established ways of thinking about artistic collaboration as they are for their breathtakingly striking images. 1908 is indeed a watershed moment in the history of art. To coincide with the 60th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I, Kunstschau opened in Vienna in May of that year. It was there that Klimt delivered the inaugural speech. Speaking about the avant-garde group’s unifying philosophy of Gesamtkunstwerk, or the synthesis of the arts, Klimt shared his belief that the ideal means to bring artists and an audience together was via “work on major art projects.” It was at Kunstschau 1908 that Klimt first exhibited his most iconic painting, The Kiss, as well as The Sunflower, Water Snakes I and II and Danae. It was at Kunstschau 1908 that Das Werk Gustav Klimts was first available for purchase. Thanks to Galerie Miethke’s organization, Kunstschau 1908 was possible. Miethke’s pioneering art...

Signed and dated oil on canvas portrait by French symbolist painter Lucien Victor Guirand De Scevola. The work depicts a brunette woman in an embellished off the shoulder white dress hand holding a sleepy ginger cat in one arm. Signature: Signed and dated 1905 lower right Dimensions: Framed: 35"x31" Unframed: 26"x22" Provenance: The collection of Barbara Taylor Bradford O.B.E. Lucien Victor Guirand de Scevola Biography View full artist profile Guirand de Scévola was a student of Cormon at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris. He then became a committee member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he also exhibited. He became an officer of the Légion d'Honneur in 1914. Making rigorous accuracy his main concern, he had a brilliant career as a society portrait artist. As such, his works became widely known. He painted portraits of a variety of subjects, including the Duke of Massa, Henri Farman, the Duchess of Uzès and the Duchess of Brissac. Museum and Gallery Holdings: Mulhouse: Woman with a Veil...

A fine winter landscape with Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire by American artist Alice R. Comins (1861-1943). Comins was a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and began her study of...

Up for sale is an antique original oil painting on canvas after Federico Mazzotta (Italian, 1839 - 1897) titled "Stealing a Taste". This painting depicts a warm domestic scene, ...

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...

Elegant pencil sketch for the cover of an illustrated guide to Geneva in French, circa 1900. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic...

Football Hero (John Sigrist) (recto) "Fresh." (verso) Pen, ink, crayon with pencil and collage, 1905 A double sided drawing Note: Sigrist was a former captain and considered one of ...

Henry George Keller (American, 1868-1949) Cattle Series Study, 1901 Oil on canvas Signed verso 22 x 26 inches 28.5 x 33 inches, framed Keller, a leading painter in Cleveland, was born at sea, off Nova Scotia on April 3, 1869. His earliest training was in Karlsruhe, Germany under Hermann Baisch (1846-1894), then at the Cleveland School of Art...

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.

1920s Connecticut Mountains & Stream Oil Painting Landscape, Signed "L. Hamilton" Scenic Connecticut Mountains landscape with stream in foreground with a small waterfall capture...

Caspar von Reth (1858-1913) The Home Guard signed and dated ‘C. v. Reth/ 1905’ (lower right) oil on canvas, laid on board 13 ¾ x 19 ½ in. (34.9 x 49.5 cm.)

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 ...

William Edward Bloomfield Starkweather Bathing Hour, Belle-en-Mer, France, 1908 Signed lower left Signed, titled and dated on verso Oil on canvas 27 x 36 inches Provenance Estate of...

Portrait of a Man with a Hat holding a Pipe French School, signed and dated 1903 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.75 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: s...

One of a kind oil on canvas, mounted on panel, is an Impressionist work depicting a fisherman on the bank of a river, on the outskirts of a village surrounded by vegetation that exte...

Beautiful Paris Market scene by American Impressionist master Frederick Usher de Voll. Painted in 1907 and passed down through his family since...

Signed oil on canvas still life circa 1902 by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicts a table covered in a white cloth with red stripes. On top sit two...

Karl Feiertag (c.1874-1944) was an Austrian painter. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Franz Rumpler, Kasimir Pochwalski, and J...

Oil Painting by Lorenzo Headley "Sheep grazing under Apple Blossom" Birmingham painter of local landscapes and Jewellery maker associated with the Bromsgrove Guild of Arts and crafts...

Quinquina Royal Est un vrai trésor. Original Quinquina Royal antique French liquor poster. Artist: Eugene Oge. Size: 38.75" x 55". Archiv...

A beautiful signed and dated 1905 oil on panel depicting The Custom House in Naples by the important Modern British artist Bernard Sickert. The work is in superb original condition a...

This superb British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted portrait artist James Jebusa Shannon. Painted circa 1906, oil on panel and part of a family collection, it is a half length portrait of a blond lady in lace which is depicted with bold, free brushwork. This is a stunning Edwardian portrait by a much sought after artist, housed in a superb period gilded oak frame. Provenance. Family collection. Condition. Large oil on panel, 30 inches by 20 inches unframed and in fine gallery condition. Housed in a stunning gilded oak frame of the period, 40 inches by 30 inches framed and in good condition. Sir James Jebusa Shannon RA (1862–1923) was an Anglo-American artist. Shannon was born in Auburn, New York...

English hawk moth chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...

Beautiful poster by Mario Pezilla for the 1908 International Electrical Exhibition. Energy - Railways - Bouches-du-Rhône Railway P.L.M Fast Trains Robaudy Cannes

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English hawk moth chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...

Both pictures unsigned. Presented in period water-gilded Watts-style frames, these two works are highly decorative and full of character, and excellent examples of Edward Aistrop's ...