Early 20th Century Art

Beautiful advertising poster of the 1920s by René Lelong for the brand Kodak. Kodak was founded by George Eastman and Henry A. Strong on May 23, 1892. For...

A beautiful 1925 post-impressionist oil on canvas depicting the banks of the river Seine in Paris, by Georges Pacouil. Excellent quality early work by t...

This striking British Edwardian religious oil painting is by noted artist Francis 'Frank' Owen Salisbury or Frank O'Salisbury as he is largely known. Painted in 1911 it is a figurative landscape of soldiers on the battlefield. The two central characters, the 'Christian Soldiers' from the early crusades have halos and ride through the chaos on white horses. Shafts on light with angels illuminate them and also a crucifix. A very powerful Edwardian religious oil painting and an excellent example of O'Salisbury's work. painted in oil and illuminated in gold leaf. Signed and dated with monogram lower right 1911. Provenance. From Castle of Park, Aberdeenshire. A version of this painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy London in 1911 entitled the Passing of War. Condition. Oil on canvas, 36 inches by 24 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed a complementary frame, 44 inches by 32 inches framed and in good condition. Francis ("Frank") Owen Salisbury (18 December 1874 – 31 August 1962) was an English artist who specialised in portraits, large canvases of historical and ceremonial events, stained glass and book illustration. In his heyday he made a fortune on both sides of the Atlantic and was known as "Britain’s Painter Laureate". His art was steadfastly conservative and he was a vitriolic critic of Modern Art – particularly of his contemporaries Picasso, Chagall and Mondrian. His father, Henry Salisbury, described himself as a "plumber, decorator and ironmonger" (his mother was Susan Hawes), yet his son Frank would become one of the greatest society artists of his generation. One of 11 children, Salisbury was such a delicate child that he was educated at home, in the main by his student teacher sister, Emilie. He had only a few weeks formal schooling and began work by repairing bicycles at his father’s Cycle Depot in Harpenden. Uncertain as to his ability to find and maintain a job, the family determined that he be apprenticed, at the age of 15, to Henry James Salisbury, his eldest brother, who managed a major stained glass company in Alma Road, St Albans. He rapidly acquired all the practical skills of a stained glass artist and exhibited exceptional skills in the painterly detail that was applied to glass before its final firing. This led to his brother sponsoring him to attend Heatherley’s School of Art three days a week to further a career in painting. He then won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools which he attended for five years and where he won two silver medals and two scholarships, including the Landseer scholarship which funded his to travel to Italy in 1896. In due course he would have seventy exhibits accepted for the annual Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions, from 1899 until 1943, though he was never offered membership, which reportedly disappointed him very much. In 1901 he married Alice Maude (d. 1951), daughter of C. Colmer Greenwood, with whom he had several children, including twin daughters Monica and Sylvia. His first Royal Academy exhibit was a portrait of Alice and he often painted pictures of their children. It is for portraiture that he is best known. His speed in producing portraits stemmed from his painting his own twin daughters every morning for an hour and his career began with child portraiture and his painting the Hertfordshire gentry and members of the Harpenden Methodist Church. He had a studio at his home, Sarum Chase. A providential meeting with Lord Wakefield, founder of Castrol Oils and a Methodist philanthropist, saw his introduction to society portraiture. Salisbury’s being selected to paint the Boy Cornwell in the Battle of Jutland then brought him to the notice of Royalty. Lord Wakefield then arranged for him to paint President Woodrow Wilson whilst he was in London, but Wilson departed for Paris and the opportunity was lost. It was to be John W. Davis, American Ambassador to London, who encouraged Salisbury to go to the USA; Davis had met Salisbury at art receptions and had admired his child portraits. Twenty-five members of the Royal House of Windsor sat for Salisbury and he was the first artist to paint HM Queen Elizabeth II. In 1919 he painted a mural for the Royal Exchange, London National Peace Thanksgiving Service on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral, 6th July 1919. He painted Winston Churchill on more occasions than any other artist; the two iconic images of Churchill – The Siren Suit and Blood, Sweat and Tears are both Salisbury images. Mayoral regalia was a ready made requisite for the Salisbury style with Councillor Sam Ryder (of Ryder Cup fame) as Mayor of St Albans being the most famous of his civic images. Other significant portraits include those of Richard Burton, Andrew Carnegie (posthumous), Sir Alan Cobham, Sir Robert Ludwig Mond, Maria Montessori...

John Copley (1875-1950) Wych Elms 1922 Image: 17.5 x 24.8 cm Frame: 35.0 x 42.0 cm Painter and printmaker John Copley was born in Manchester in 1875. He trained at Manchester Schoo...

This Bronze sculpture, by the French Art Deco/Art Nouveau artist Affortunato Gory (d. 1925) , is a beautiful moment of three putti joyously dancing together. Their arms are joined a...

"Lethal Losch" by Sasha 6th April 1929: Tilly Losch (1904 - 1974) dancing in an extravagant costume, in a scene from the show `Wake Up And Dream'. Unframe...

Portrait Blue Miles Davis Portrait of the famous Miles Davis Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch ⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪ 🟢 → Original ...

Antique American impressionist snow covered landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excel...

Winter Rooftops by Maurice Georges Poncelet (French, 1897-1978) oil painting on board, signed 14 x 10 inches condition: overall good and sound though a little shabby from previous st...

Wonderful flowers and stone steps, Nantucket, a rare watercolor painting by New York and Nantucket artist Jane Brewster Reid (American, 1862-1966). Presented in a giltwood frame. Sig...

William Lester Stevens Rockport Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities from a y...

This exquisite lithograph after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Femme Nue au Miroir (Nude Woman at the Mirror), from the album Le manuscrit trouve dans un chapeau, orne de dessins ...

Break Free is a drawing artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara artist in the early 20th century  China ink on paper Good condition.

Willard Metcalf (1858-1925) was an important American Impressionist, member of the American Watercolor Society, and teaching at Cooper Union and the Art Student's League. This comp...

Beautiful abstract painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). Newfoundland, ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist style of land, sea and cityscapes, created paintings with an emphasis on color and form. His works possess a clear and simple style, easily understood by the masses. Born in Perkasie Pennsylvania, 20 miles north of Philadelphia, Clymer was the youngest of seven children. Losing his mother during childbirth, he was raised by his eldest sister. He attended Drexel University in Philadelphia, studying Art and Architecture and worked as an Architect in the years following World War I. During this time, Clymer met the artist Gwenyth Waugh, daughter of the renowned marine painter, Frederick Judd Waugh. His thrust then changed from Architect to Artist. Together, the couple travelled to destinations such as Spain and Newfoundland, where they gave birth to their only daughter. In the early 1920's, Clymer and family settled in Provincetown, MA and quickly became associated with notable artists such as Helen Sawyer, Edwin Dickinson...

'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.

After Ettore Tito (1859-1941) c.1920s A set of four pochoir prints: 'Les paroles s'envolent les ecrits restent'; 'On a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soi'; 'Qui trop embrasse...'...

Work on canvas This captivating still life features an understated ceramic vase, set on a delicate doily, housing a bouquet of vibrant flowers. The yellow, white and red flowers stan...

A monumental watercolor on paper, painted in Paris by Russian artist Sacha Zaliouk. Zaliouk moved to Paris in the early 1920's and became an artist and illustrator, becoming part ...

The circa 1900 poster for Montgolfière Française, produced by the Parisian printing house Clamaron-Graff at 57 Rue de Vaugirard, is a striking example of early aviation art that captures the wonder and excitement surrounding hot air ballooning in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This poster, promoting a French hot air balloon...

Lithograph on vélin Lafuma paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, Dessins de Henri-Matisse, 1925. Published by Édi...

Ambone Cosmatesco Cathedral-  Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the early 20th century by Alinari. Good conditions, aged with foxing.

Gregor MacGregor was a Scottish wicketkeeper for Middlesex and England. Tayler was an English artist who was a member of the Royal Academy of Painters. He was a cricketer himself, a...

Delightful and detailed early 20th century French pencil drawing of woman astride horseback by artist J. Marchand, circa 1900. Original art...

Original vintage French 1921 opera poster: Antar. Artist: Georges Rochegrosse. Stone lithograph linen backed in very fine condtion, ready to frame. The image features a medie...

This stunning, large British Edwardian Newlyn School interior portrait oil painting is by much noted and exhibited artist Walter Langley. Originally from Birmingham, Langley and his family moved to St Ives in 1881. He was one of the first artists to settle and painted the local fishermen and their families. Painted in 1906 and entitled The Evening of Life, the painting is a full length seated portrait of an elderly lady in a cottage interior. She is sat by a table on which she has a bible, jug of flowers and her sewing equipment. Across her lap she has a large patchwork quilt to mend but is lost in thought. In fact the same sitter and quilt can be seen in Memories, also painted in 1906 and in the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull. Memories includes more of the cottage interior but the sitter's head is bowed towards her hands. The Evening of Life is more vibrant and the sitters face is much more visible as are the lovely colours of the quilt. The painting has fantastic detail, great brushwork and the Newlyn school palette of colours. The provenance is excellent, having been kept in the same family ownership so fresh to market. The painting appeared in the artist's catalogue Raisonne and was also in 1997 biography by Langely's grandson, Roger Langley, entitled Walter Langley: Pioneer of the Newlyn Art Colony. This a superb example of Langley's work, a good size and composition and a pleasure to gaze upon. Signed lower left and dated (19)06. Provenance. : Ford, 1906 (£63). Long in the previous family ownership and sold by the executors of the estate. Thomas Wood and Sons label verso. Literature: Langley (R) - Walter Langley Pioneer of the Newlyn Art Colony 1997, catalogue raisonne p.170 (under 1906). Condition. Oil on canvas, 40 inches by 30 inches unframed, in good condition and unlined canvas. Frame. Housed in a gilt frame 47 inches by 37 inches and in good condition. Walter Langley (8 June 1852 – 21 March 1922) was an English painter and founder of the Newlyn School of plein air artists. He was born in Birmingham and his father was a journeyman tailor. At 15 he was apprenticed to a lithographer. At 21 he won a scholarship to South Kensington and he studied designing there for two years. The sometimes highly ornate work is mainly in gold and silver and in a Renaissance style. He returned to Birmingham but took up painting full-time, and in 1881 was elected an Associate of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. In the same year he was offered £500 for a year's work by a Mr Thrupp (a Birmingham photographer). With this money he and his family moved to Newlyn where he was one of the first artists to settle and began recording the life of the fishing community. Politically left wing for his era, he was noted for his social realist portrayals of working class figures, particularly fishermen and their families. He was a supporter of Charles Bradlaugh, a radical socialist politician. His own working-class background enabled him to identify with the villagers and the hardships they endured, many of his paintings reflect this sympathy with the working-class fisher-folk amongst whom he lived. One of the best known works is the watercolour For Men Must Work and Women Must Weep (1883; Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) based on Charles Kingsley's poem The Three Fishers (1851). Another is Between The Tides (1901; Warrington Museum & Art Gallery). Although one of the first to settle in the Newlyn artists' colony Newlyn School, Langley initially benefited little from its growing fame, partly because of his working-class origins and partly because until 1892 he painted largely in watercolour rather than the more prestigious medium of oils. His early training in lithography gives his paintings a detail and texture that show his technical skills. In 1884, Langley was elected a member of the RBSA and continued to exhibit widely throughout the UK and abroad. Later in his career his reputation grew. One of Langley's paintings was singled out as "a beautiful and true work of art" by Leo Tolstoy in his book What is Art?, while in 1895 Langley was invited by the Uffizi to contribute a self-portrait to hang alongside those of Raphael, Rubens and Rembrandt in their collection of portraits of great artists. Today his work is considered "vital to the image of the Newlyn School" and "alongside Stanhope Forbes ... the most consistent in style and substantial in output". Exhibited: Royal Society of Artist Birmingham 57, Dudley Gallery 4, Dowdeswell Gallery 17...

A beautiful antique modern impressionist painting by WNY artist John R. Nichol. This beautiful painting was created in the earlier 20th Century when Nichol was living in the Buffalo...

A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...

Conversation is an original china ink drawing realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Hand-signed on the lower left. Good conditions. The artwork is represented t...

Work on watercolor paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 67.5 x 74 x 4.5 cm

This is one of the artworks in the portfolio 'Le Bonheur du Jour', by George Barbier. A very fine work of one of the most important and famous european illustrators of Art Deco, who...

Unsigned. Presented in a white contemporary frame. On paper.

Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) Russian/French 1892-1990. "Les Rois de Legendes #24 Musicien" The Kings Of Legend #24 Musician. A beautiful, original gouache and ink piece (this is not a ...

Raimond Louis Lecourt French ( b.1882 - d.1946 ). Chevaux À L'Abreuvoir, 1908. (Horses At The Trough). Oil On Canvas. Signed & Dated 1908 Lower Left. Image size 14.2 inches x 17.3 in...

Woman is an original modern artwork realized by the french Artist Florane (1871-1939) in the early 20th Century. Pen and pencil drawing on paper. Signature of the artist on the low...

Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929. Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne. Edition of 2...

Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Boy on Persian Rug, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, stamp signed on bottom, Size: 4 x 7 x 7.5 in. (10.16 x 17.78 x...

Published anonymously c. 1920, Vienna, in an edition of 100, after the original gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed and dated in the plate by the artist in middle right: ...

A low naturalistic vase in a rare carmine color of red with purple overtones, featuring an opalescent raindrop ornamentation. Whereas earlier Art Nouveau pottery focused on asymmetri...

Signed and dated post impressionist riverscape oil on canvas by French painter Ferdinand du Puigaudeau. This stunning and large work depicts a view of the river Loire in Nantes, Fran...

Original World War 1 vintage poster: Food Will Wn the War. Arhival linen backed. PRINTER: Rusling Wood Litho., New York Bright and in good condition. There is some marks down the left side of the poster, possible ink from when the poster was printed. This poster calls on immigrants to do their part in the war effort. It depicts recent immigrants standing near a sailing ship with the Statue of Liberty and a rainbow stretched across the New York City skyline in the background. The text reads: You came here seeking Freedom. You must now help preserve it. Wheat is needed by the allies. Waste nothing. The generosity and compassion of the American people and the great agricultural resources of the North American continent would be called upon... Twenty million Americans signed pledges of membership in the Food Administration...

De Valerio's original 1925 poster for the "Saint-Nectaire Station du Rein" is a fascinating testament to poster art in the French Roaring Twenties. This ad...

This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...

Foster Jewell (American, 1893-1984) Signed: F. Jewell (Lower, Right) " Les Kelly's Dock; Onekama, Michigan " Oil on Canvas 14" x 18" Beautifully housed in a 3" Carved Newcomb Ma...

Pochoir. This is one of the artworks in the portfolio 'Le Bonheur du Jour', by George Barbier. Passepartout included : 49 x 34 cm Image Dimensions : 31.5 x 20.5 cm This artwork is s...

Original WW1 vintage poster: HELP HIM WIN BY SAVING AND SERVING, W.S.S., BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. Original World War 1 vintage stone lithograph. Museum archival linen backed and...

Julius Bloch (1888-1966) German/American painter - Lovely Still Life Oil on Canvas. Created in the 1920's, this lovely work features a Chinese Tray with Blue and White Pottery and fr...

This matte silver gelatin print is signed in pencil and bears the "Estate of William E. Dassonville" stamp sheet verso. Accompanied by an SFMoMA exhibition receipt from 1977. Pri...

Artist/ School: Suzanne Crochet (French c. 1930), female French Impressionist artist Title: The old Provencal village lane, with red roofs and pale gr...

Plate #14 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 Klimt's well-known Water Serpents paintings...

Gentle SeaSide English School, early 1900's original watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed overall paper size: 7.75 x 11 inches From a large private collection of English ...

Serene early 20th Century palm springs desert landscape with mountains in the background by Beatrice Gildersleeve (American, 1892 - 1933). Signed "GILDERSLEEVE" in the lower right co...

The Dappled Light Garden French Impressionist School, early 20th century beautiful light with earthy sludgy tones of green, beige and yellow golden colors. oil on thin board, unfram...

Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 65.5 x 91.5 x 7 cm

WILLIAM HATHERELL (1855-1928) At the Races - Leaving the Parade Ring Grisaille watercolour Framed 58 by 45.5 cm., 22 ¾ by 18 in. (frame size 74.5 by 61 cm., 29 ¼ by 24 in.) Willi...

Vintage cromolithograph print applied on plywood, realized after a 1508 fresco by Baldassarre Peruzzi, now hosted in Villa Farnesina Rome. Includes a gilded wooden frame.

"Nude Lying On A Couch, Art Nouveau Signed "Allan Gilbert" Charles Allan Gilbert (September 3, 1873 - April 20, 1929), better known as C. Allan Gilbert, was a prominent American illu...

Oil on canvas, signed and dated depicting a glorious sunset in winter. Measures 28" x 34" including the frame. Edvard Axel Rosenberg (Swedish School, 1858-1934). In many ways Edvard Rosenberg...

L'Eventail (Anaïs) also called The Fan. 1921. Etching. Fletcher 22. Final state. 6 3/8 x 4 7/16 (sheet 11 1/2 x 9 1/4). Edition 76. An extremely rich, tonal impression printed on cr...

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...