Early 20th Century Art

Plate #8 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...

Story illustration for "The Valley of the Giants," by Peter B. Kyne, published in The Red Book Magazine, June 1918, vol. 31, issue 2, pages 30-39 Kyne's tale was first serialized in...

Decorative Motifs of the Indian Renaissance is a vintage chromolithograph realized by an anonymous artist in th early 20th Century. Good conditions.

Very decorative and well painted British or Scottish landscape with horse, Haycart, figures and a cottage. Dating from circa 1900 this is a very pretty example of late Victorian Br...

This 1927 etching by Frank W. Benson is entitled Winter Wildfowling. Printed in an edition of 150 this impression is signed in pencil, lower left. The image size 11 7/8 x 9 7/8" (30 x 24.8 cm) and sheet size 15 1/16 x 12 5/8" (38.3 x 32 cm). FRANK W. BENSON (1862-1951) Frank Weston Benson, well known for his American impressionist paintings, also produced an incredible body of prints - etchings, drypoints, and a few lithographs. Born and raised on the North Shore of Massachusetts, Benson, a natural outdoorsman, grew up sailing, fishing, and hunting. From a young age, he was fascinated with drawing and birding – this keen interest continued throughout his life. His first art instruction was with Otto Grundman at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and then in 1883 in Paris at the Academie Julian where he studied the rigorous ‘ecole des beaux arts’ approach to drawing and painting for two years. During the early 1880’s Seymour Haden visited Boston giving a series of lectures on etching. This introduction to the European etching...

Italian State Railways is an original artwork realized in the early century by Aleardo Terzi. Mixed colored lithograph. A vintage affiche depicting Ita...

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower left Illustrated "New Hope for American Art" Fred Wagner (1861 - 1940) One of the earliest of the Pennsylvania...

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) Studies of men, Pencil on paper 23 x 41.5 cm Signed lower right In good condition In a modern mount 41 x 52.5 cm Provenance: Estate of the...

There is no one alive that can paint and draw like Dean Cornwell. How can that be? They do not train artist the way they did. Dean Cornwell in his day was as famous as Normal Rockwell...

Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "Portrait of John, Annabella and Augusta Annesley" 1874 - 1955 Popular painter of figurative scenes. Studied at the...

Impressionist Landscape" is an exquisitely peaceful late summer scene along the banks of a quiet river. The dappling yellow and green leaves and the spots of blue sky give the perfect impressionistic feel to the scene. Impressionism was a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and color. Methven captured this impression perfectly. It is as fresh today as when it was painted in 1902 so much so that you can almost hear the rustle of the leaves and see the shifting light. The gold gilt frame is original to the piece. Without the frame the piece measures 20 h x 16 w. It is signed by the artist. Methven was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930's he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he painted with other area Chicago artists and showed at The Art Institute of Chicago. He spent his summers in Benton Harbor, Michigan, along Lake Michigan. He is known for his landscapes and water scenes. Michigan has numerous rivers, creeks and small lakes and Methven would have had a wealth of scenes to draw upon for his numerous oil paintings. He studied under Henry Fenton Spread who taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later founded Spread's Art Academy. In 1902, this academy became the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Spread was named the first president of the Chicago Society of Artists in 1889. Known primarily as a portraitist, Spread also painted landscape and genre scenes. Although a skilled artist, he did not exhibit widely; his primary legacy being fostering a love of art in Chicago. Fellow artist (and former student of Spread), Ralph Clarkson, the noted Chicago society portrait painter, stated that Spread' s "fine and advice formed the careers of the men who were not only to achieve prominence as artists, but to occupy leading places as art teachers". Harry Wallace Methven...

Portrait of a resting young lady (Marjorie Organ) Black chalk on paper. c. 1907 signed in ink by Henri's nephew, John C. LeClair, the executor of the Henri estate "Robert Henri JLC" Note: The sitter for this portrait is depicted in two drawings of similar size, illustrated in Chapellier Galleries Inc., Robert Henri 1865-1929, 1976, nos. 15 & 16. Please see the attached photo of Marjorie Organ, Henri's second wife Condition: Excellent Image/Sheet size: 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist John C. LeClair, Estate Adminitrator Private Collection, Pawling, New York Biography Robert Henri was born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 24, 1865, the son of a professional gambler and real estate developer. The family lived in Nebraska and Colorado, but fled east when the father shot and killed a rancher over a land dispute and was indicted for manslaughter. They changed their last name because of the ensuing scandal and eventually settled in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the early 1880s. In 1886 Henri enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he studied under Thomas Anshutz, Thomas Hovenden...

Maurice Legendre 1. La Rue Norvins du Sacre-Coeur, c. Early 20th century 2. L'arc de Triomphe Oil on wood panel 5 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (each) Framed: 8 5/8 x 10 x 1 1/2 in. (each) Signed lower left Inscribed verso Maurice Legendre was a noted French impressionist and sculptor, especially known for his Parisian and London landmark scenes. The present paintings depict iconic spots in Paris, and their charming size affords the opportunity to hang them anywhere in your home. Legendre was a pupil of Robert Couturier and Marcel Grimond...

Ellie Anatole Pavil (Ukraine 1873-1911) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 8.25 x 10.5 board : 7 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall very ...

Le Tir Forain, engraving, edition 108, 1920-21, Sylvain Laboureur 191. Signed and numbered '19/85 ép' in pencil. Initialed 'L' and dated 1920 in the matrix,...

Yemenite or Moroccan Sefardic rabbi portrait. Framed 11 X 9 sight 6 X 4.5 Hermann Struck (6 March 1876 – 11 January 1944) was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings. Hermann...

Les Pavots Noirs is a phototype reproduction realized after Odilon Redon. They belong to the suite "Odilon Redon Peintre, Dessinateur et Graveur", published by Henri Felury in 1923...

A whimsical depiction by Martha Walter of an interior morning scene of white and pink roses arrangement in a glass vase on top of a table, and fruit on a decorated plate. In the background, the window overlooking the backyard, with the use of bold colors and strong contrasts makes Walter's work so striking and captivating. The flowers are executed with bold petals and exciting colors and this depiction is a wonderful scene done in her home. As an acclaimed American Impressionist painter and one of the premier female artists to be recognized within the fine arts community of the time, she was known for her bright plein-air beach scenes and domestic portraits. Martha Walter studied under William Merritt Chase and was greatly influenced by the then-established French Impressionists Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, and Eugène Boudin. Walter's works took on a looser style; she also used black paint, a color often excluded by other Impressionists. The painting is on canvasboard with the Martha Walter Estate stamp on the reverse, and it comes housed in an antiqued champagne color...

Orphée (for Le bestiaire ou Cortège d’Orphée de G. Apollinaire) Raoul Dufy French (1877–1953) Date: 1911 Woodblock, signed in pencil lower right Image Size: 10 x 8 inches Frame Siz...

⭐ French School - PS 246 Ou veux tu que je regarde ⭐ Portrait of a woman sitting on the beach with balloon from Banksy Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden ...

Provenance: Atelier of the artist Notes: Studio stamp on the verso of this important, early work by Gromaire. Over the years there has been an ever-widening interest in the work o...

A fine impressionist view of a New Jersey Beach, possibly Atlantic City, at the turn of the 20th century by American artist William Gilbert Gaul (1855–191...

A strong, character-driven study of the artist's model, "Carmen", painted during the first year of the artist's second Paris period, when he resolutely abandoned his earlier Beaux-Ar...

Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, was a British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life. Aldin executed village scenes and rura...

Alméry Lobel-Riche Dressed in black Original engraving Handsigned in pencil Numbered /12 On parchment 31 x 22.5 cm (c. 12.2 x 8.9 inches) Excellent condition

Immerse yourself in the timeless allure of "Eternal Venice," an Antique Landscape Oil Painting delicately presented on an Oval Convex Wood Frame measuring 27.5" x 39". This masterful...

Born in Hungary in 1899 Joseph Waidinger was educated in fine art before moving to Paris to work in 1924. "Lola" is original oil on canvas, signed, and dated 1929. A true genre painting, as an elegant art deco woman sits in a cafe, perhaps waiting for someone...

Original poster: Haddon Hall. Original theater vintage poster, archival linen backed. Printed in the United Kingdom. Vintage theater poster...

'The Century Atlas. Minnesota.' Original antique map, 1903. Central fold as issued. Map name and number printed on the reverse corners. Sheet 40cm by 29.5cm.

This lovely British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted Liverpool artist Robert Edward Morrison. Born on the Isle of Man, Morrison moved to Liv...

'The Century Atlas. Connecticut and Rhode Island.' Original antique map, 1903. Central fold as issued. Map name and number printed on the reverse corners. Sheet 29.5cm by 40cm.

Golden Landscape by Luc Lapnet (Belgian 1899-1939) Collectors/ atelier stamped oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 9.5 x 12 inches provenance:...

This poster was created by the noted French artist, Choppy. It promotes performances of the operetta La Fille de Madame Angol (The daughter of Mrs. Angol). The words were written by ...

Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.

Les Pavots Noirs is a prototype reproduction realized after Odilon Redon. They belong to the suite "Odilon Redon Peintre, Dessinateur et Graveur", published by Henri Felury in 1923....

The Triumph of Bacchus, a large oil painting by Ferdinand Leeke Oil-on-canvas, German, 1918 Frame: height 175cm, width 227cm, depth 10cm Canvas: height...

Henry Caro-Delvaille (1876-1928) "Female Nude" Oil on canvas in frame signed lower right. Daniel Auguste Benjamin Delvaille a.k.a. Henry Caro-Delvaille was born in Bayonne on July 6...

Signed and dated divisionist landscape oil on canvas by Belgian post impressionist painter Modest Huys. This stunning piece is titled "Radiant Autumn - Wak...

Etching with drypoint on Japan paper, 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (245 x 322 mm), full margins, from an edition of approximately 50. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower center margin, t...

Scottish artist John Maclauchlan Milne, RSA, (1885-1957) is a contemporary of Scottish Colourists Peploe, Fergusson, Cadell and Hunter. Like the...

'The Century Atlas. Mexico.' Original antique map, 1903. Central fold as issued. Map name and number printed on the reverse corners. Sheet 29.5cm by 40cm.

A beautiful antique original watercolor of the Dutch landscape. I apologize for the reflections on the glass - this piece comes already framed and behind glass, in an antique wood fr...

Young Girl with her Pet Dog By Hans Fieldler, German, 1933 Oil painting on board, framed Signed and dated '33' (1933) on the top left corner Painting size: 18 x 15 inches Endearing impressionist oil painting of a little German girl...

A charming watercolour study of a village street in autumn. Well presented in an elegant gilt effect frame with acanthus ornamentation at the corners. Signed to the lower right. Date...

A fine landscape oil painting by noted British artist Leonard Richmond. It is a wonderful panoramic view of a French town and surrounding landscape by Richmond, who painted many views around Les Andeleys in France and dates to circa 1940. Beautiful colouring and light in a fine impressionist palette. Unsigned. Provenance. Purchased direct form the artist at his St Ives studio. Condition. Oil on canvas. Image size 32 inches by 24 inches in good original condition. Housed in a fine gallery frame 38 by 30 inches. Excellent condition. Leonard Richmond (1889-1965) was born in Somerset and studied at Taunton and Chelsea Polytechnic. In WWI he was the Canadian Government war artist and in 1925 was commissioned to promote rail and hotel facilities through poster art in western Canada, by the Canadian Pacific Railway...

Frederick Vezin (1859 Torresdale Philadelphia - 1933 Düsseldorf), Autumn Landscape in the Sunlight, oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard, 32 x 41 cm (inside measurement), 44 x 51 cm (frame), signed and dates lower right "F. Vezin. [19]05". - Cardboard slightly curved, small inconspicuous retouch at the centre of the upper edge of the picture. About the artwork Although the painting appears to be a sketch, Frederick Vezin considered it to be a finished work of art, as evidenced by his signature on the lower right. And it is precisely this sketchy quality that leads to an understanding of the painting, which was certainly created in the landscape itself: the natural phenomena were to be depicted artistically at the moment of their observation. This is not done by meticulously sketching nature, but - and here Vezin follows the teaching of French Impressionism - by illustrating nature in its visual fullness. The artist's eye is, as it were, immersed in the visuality of nature, which is made visible by his hand. The painting is therefore not a reflection of the landscape, but its artistic intensification. This intensification also includes the fact that the foreground of the painting - corresponding to the field of vision - eludes a detail-oriented close-up view. Instead, the spatula-like application of paint, the vertical structure of which corresponds to the structure of the floral growth, has the effect of making nature tangible in its colourful substance. At the same time, the foreground, which remains indeterminate in its concrete objectivity, creates an atmospheric space that connects with the actual protagonist of the picture, the group of trees, which flares up in shades of red and brown. Here, too, the leaves are more speckled than clearly outlined. It is precisely this 'sketchiness' that opens up a visual experience that makes the landscape accessible in its visual fullness, thus revealing its essence. In addition to this abundance, the landscape is presented as a structure of order in that the composition of the picture makes the composition of the landscape visible. For example, the group of trees forms a distinct dark green shadow, which is repeated in the shadows cast by the trees behind it. A patterned diagonal axis is created in the picture, which is composed in this way by the landscape itself. Strictly speaking, this is a cultivated landscape: a fence at the bottom and a low stone wall at the top, running from left to right, are two elements that also have a strong compositional effect. And on the top of the hill, a stone house is embedded in the landscape as the brightest surface in the picture. Nature and culture here form a harmonious synthesis, giving the painting an Arcadian touch. In order to give the landscape as much space as possible, the horizon line is raised, but the design of the sky is also crucial. The clouds, combined with the shapes of the trees, create a bright blue sky. To the European eye, such a sky is reminiscent of a summer landscape. Accordingly, within the seasonal cycle, the blue sky is reserved for summer, and French Impressionism is also primarily an ode to summer. In Vezin's painting, however, the brilliant blue sky stands above an autumnal landscape, some of the trees even defoliated. It can therefore be assumed that the painting was made not in Europe but in the United States, and that it illustrates the proverbial Indian summer, making Frederick Vezin a pioneer of American landscape painting. About the artist Frederick Vezin was the son of a French immigrant to the United States and a German-born mother. This predestined him to promote artistic exchange between the old and new worlds. Having spent part of his schooling in Germany, in 1876, at the age of 20, he enrolled at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art, where he studied with Peter Janssen the Elder, Eduard von Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn, among others. He graduated in 1883, settled in Munich and returned to Düsseldorf in 1895, where he lived until his death in 1933. A native of the United States, he travelled to the country frequently and became a popular portrait and society painter. His artistic talent, however, was most evident in his landscape paintings. Trained in French Impressionism, he developed a virtuoso use of colour and a free brushwork that remained tied to the landscape motif, opening up the landscape itself in a new way. Frederick Vezin turned his attention primarily to the landscape of his homeland, becoming a pioneer of modern American landscape...

Antique American impressionist fall landscape oil painting by Leonard Rodowicz (1898 - 1981). Oil on board. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring 16 by 19 i...

'Rocamadour' (French Church Series # 10), etching, 1927, edition 50, Fletcher 186. Signed, dated, and annotated 'First State' in pencil. Titled and dated 'Rocamadour 1926' in the plate, bottom right. A superb, finely detailed impression, in dark brown ink, on buff laid Japan paper, with full margins (1 to 1 7/8 inches), in excellent condition. Image size 13 3/4 x 10 inches (349 x 254 mm); sheet size 15 3/4 x 13 5/8 inches (400 x 346 mm). Matted to museum standards, unframed. Literature: illustrated in Dorothy Noyes Arms, 'Churches of France', The Macmillan Company, 1929. Impressions of this work are in the permanent collections of the Blanton Museum of Art, Chrysler Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Davis Museum (Wellesley), McNay Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and the Whitney Museum of Art. ABOUT THE SUBJECT Rocamadour is a small clifftop village in south-central France. It is known for the Cité Réligieuse complex of religious buildings, accessed via the Grand Escalier staircase. It includes the Chapelle Notre-Dame, with its Black Madonna statue, and the Romanesque-Gothic Basilica of St-Sauveur. ABOUT THE ARTIST “John Taylor Arms will live on and on and future generations centuries from now will marvel at his work... . As a friend and as a man, he fully matched his superb work.” —John Winkler, printmaker Born in Washington, D.C. in 1887, John Taylor Arms attended the Lawrenceville School and began the study of law at Princeton University. In 1907, he transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and took up the study of architecture. Arms evolved his unique drafting style, with its highly realistic, precise detail and exquisitely rendered effects of light, from his experience and practice as an architectural student. He graduated in 1911 and completed a master’s degree the following year. He then worked as a draftsman with the well-known Carrere and Hastings Company in New York. In 1913 Arms was given a hobbyist’s etching set, and he began to dabble with copperplate and acid. In 1915, after copying a handful of prints by Jongkind and other Etching Revivalists, Arms created his first original etching. His early experiments were picturesque views of European villages, reflecting the influence of Whistler. He inked and printed several of these plates in color in the manner of Charles Mielatz...

Set of five oil on board landscapes of Provence and the South of France, possibly St Tropez, unsigned and presented in period patinated wood frames with a gilt filet. A lovely set o...

Original vintage poster: The Three Musketeers. A British theater antique original poster. Museum linen backed. Grade A Condition: fine. ...

Wonderful miniature bronze cast figurative sculpture of a young barefoot shepherd girl holding a staff by R. Hobold (German, 19th c). The girl is dressed in a flowing peasant dress a...

This dynamic seascape by Charles Ernest Butler captures the rugged cliffs of Penolver Head on the Lizard Peninsula, where land meets the vast, glistening ocean. The bold, expressive ...

Life study drawing original atelier drawing by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984) Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1903 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 9 x 7 inches (228 x 178 mm). ...

Impressive early American impressionist parrot portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 20H by 16L.

Original vintage poster: THE GREATEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD. archivally linen backed. Very clean. Artist: Alonzo Earl Foringer. Lithograph, circa 1917-1918. Good condition, restored tear near the center top in the white area, ready to frame. Loosely based on Michelangelo's "Pieta," the image in this poster depicts a monumental Red Cross nurse...

Edith Baretto Parsons (1878-1956) pair of lost-wax cast patinated bronze dog sculptures. The seated pup is signed in the cast “E.B. Parsons” and cold stamped Gorham Co. OFFW. It measures 5 3/4"high x 6 7/8"long x 2 1/2"wide. The leaping pup is signed in the cast “E.B. Parsons,” dated 1911 and cold stamped B. Zoppo Foundry, N.Y. It measures 6 1/2"high x 6 3/4"long x 2 ½"wide. These are part of Parsons' series of playful terrier dogs and are highly desirable. They are in excellent condition with no damage. Born in Virginia, Edith Parsons studied at the Art Students League in New York with John Twachtman, Daniel Chester French...

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German (1884 -1976) - Kopf, Year: 1915, Medium: Woodcut on wove paper, Image Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches, Size: 10.25 x 13.75 in. (26.04 x 34.93 cm), Descripti...

ALBERTO PLA Y RUBIO Spanish, 1867 - 1937 AT THE ANNUAL FAIR signed & dated "Pla Rubio, 909" (lower right) oil on canvas 14 X 25-5/8 inches (35.5 X 65 cm.) ...

A 1901 graphite & colored pencil drawing of La Barrière, Gerberoy, by important Post-Impressionist painter Henri Le Sidaner, titled "La Barrière, Gerberoy". Drawing accompanied with...