Early 20th Century Art

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a Belarusian-French artist. An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic format...

Justus Lundegård grew up in the Swedish village Hörby. He started his art studies at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts 1880–84 and later in Munich and Paris where he switched to an Impressionist style. In this painting, we can see his later talent for painting white light...

Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954) Other Side of Town (Leading to Pigeon Cove) Oil on canvas 30 x 36 inches Signed lower left Provenance: David H. Hall Fine Art, Dover, Massachusetts Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts Private Collection, New Jersey Anthony Thieme was born in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam in 1888. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, at the Royal Academy at the Hague, as an apprentice to George Hoecker, a well known stage designer in Düsseldorf, Germany, and to Antonio Mancini, an Italian Impressionist. After completing his studies, Thieme journeyed throughout Europe and South America, working in stage design to support his travels. Thieme first came to the United States in 1917 and initially worked as a set designer and book illustrator first in New York and later in Boston. By the late 1920s, Thieme had married and moved from Boston to Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, an emerging art colony. Like the other Rockport artists...

Belgian Symbolist artist Jan Frans DeBoever (1872 - 1948), created symbolist/allegorical paintings throughout his lifetime. He centralized on allegorical and literary subjects, generally depicting the constant struggle of good vs. evil. This is consistently reflected by images of beautiful women interacting with skeletons, gargoyles and demons. La Danse Macabre...

Mathias Alten (German/American 1871-1938) Signed: M. Alten (Lower, Left) " Summer Fields ", circa 1914 Oil on Canvas Laid on Board 10" x 14" Housed in a 2" Carved Newcomb Mackl...

The original 1927 poster entitled "Panthère noire" by Paul Jouve is a captivating work that embodies the artist's talent for capturing the majesty and powe...

WILLIAM SELTZER RICE (1873 – 1963) WIND BLOWN POPLARS c. 1915-20 Color woodcut, Signed and titled in pencil. 9 x 12”. On thin paper....

York Avenue, Sunday Morning. 1939. Drypoint. Kraeft 78. 7 3/4 x 12 7/8 (sheet 8 x 12). Edition 100. Provenance: Estate of David Llewellyn Reese, New York. ...

The Poor Poet German School, early 20th century after the original painting by Carl Spitzweg (c.1839) inscribed verso oil on board, framed framed: 15.5 x 17.5 inches board: 12 x 15 i...

The Windows is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century. Watercolor, ink. and pencil on paper. Good conditions and aged with foxing. The work h...

This stunning much exhibited 1920's Scottish portrait oil painting is by noted Glasgow Girl artist Norah Nielson Gray. Painted circa 1923, the model for the painting was Rita McIlraith but the artist did not want to use her name in the title and it was called 'Exotic.' Norah Neilson Gray...

Luminoso quadro con mazzo di fiori arancioni su fondo verde

Turn of 20th Century Spanish-American War Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Original Oil Painting A fine example of maritime ship portraiture oil painting of a Coast Guard Cutter with cannons under sails during the Spanish American War by renowned Nautical British/American painter Captain William Lindsay Challoner (British/American 1852-1901), 1901. Auction values Luminous and striking painting with seaman unfurling sails heading into rough waters. Challoner served as captain of a naval vessel (Coast Guard Cutter) during the Spanish-American War. Here he is depicted on the deck of the ship while seamen scramble aloft on the rigging during a gale. The captain stands tall before the cannons at the ready to fend off intruders. His paintings are rare and highly prized by museums and Nautical collectors alike. Signed: Lower right corner "W. Challoner" Not framed Dated: "1910" Provenance: A local Monterey Bay area estate find. Condition: Professionally restored (conservation report available) Image size: 27.75"H x 47.38"W William Lindsay Challoner lived the peripatetic life of a mariner, spending much of his time at sea, and in ports such as New Orleans and San Francisco, California. He was born in Bedminster, England, and attended the York Naval Academy. In 1880, Challoner married Mary Cadogan. That same year, the couple immigrated to Argentina and then New Orleans. They had one son, William Lindsay Challoner, Jr. Lloyd’s Lists record Challoner as master aboard J.P. Macheca, a “Clipper Schooner” running bananas from Jamaica during the mid-1880s. The clipper also raced at the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans. As is often the case, Challoner’s middle name is misspelled as “Lindsey” in J.P. Macheca & Co. records. He is also said to have served as captain for vessels in the Morgan Line. Painting was at first an avocation for Challoner, but his draftsmanship and handling of paint suggest academic training. He may also have learned to make precise topographical drawings at the York Naval Academy. Many of his ship portraits are in the English tradition, notably followers of Samuel Walker, a leading English maritime artist in the 1850s. Like his Liverpool counterparts, Challoner used receding linear and atmospheric perspective to focus on the crisp portraits of specific ships. At their best, his canvases are highly finished, a style that imitates the Venetian tradition of topographical city views associated with Giovanni Antonio Canal, also known as Canaletto. However, Challoner’s restrained bravura paint handling also may bear witness to the influence of the French Impressionists. Challoner seems to have arrived in New Orleans about 1880. He advertised in the press and exhibited at the Creole Art Gallery and Grunewald’s Music Store in New Orleans. In 1887, Challoner moved to San Francisco, where he exhibited his maritime scenes at the Mechanic’s Institute and became a U.S. citizen. He may have been back in New Orleans after 1891, and served as captain of a naval vessel during the Spanish-American War. His art clients tended to be men involved in the shipping industry—ship owners and commission merchants, along with professional clubs and maritime benevolent societies. Challoner’s principal competition in New Orleans was August Norieri, a talented ship portraitist and painter of marines. While Norieri lived hand-to-mouth, Challoner drew a handsome salary working as a ship captain, presumably until shortly before his death at the age of 49. Securing the commission for painting the newly founded New Orleans Yacht Club suggests that Challoner was held in higher regard as an artist than Norieri. The two artists together met the market demand for ship portraiture and marine views in the port city, as had Edward Arnold and James Guy...

Hill Looking Over the Water, Early 20th Century Landscape by Paul Kujal Serene depiction of a hill looking out over the water by Paul Kujal (Austrian, 1888...

For Every Fighter a Woman Worker. Original vintage poster. Linen Lined. Very good condition. Artist: Ernest Hamlin Baker. Size: 28" x 42". Year: 1918 Linen backed trimme...

Zula Kenyon (American, 1873-1947) Signed: Kenyon - '06 - " Curious Kittens ", 1906 Pastel on Paper 13 1/4" x 16 1/2" Housed in a 4" Period Ornamented Frame with a 1" Liner Over...

Beautiful early 20th century Bay Area landscape attributed to California artist Florence Bugbee Banham (American, 1856-1934). This small scale horizontal landscape depicts a peaceful...

"Cows at Rest in Front of the Barn" Michael Therkildsen (Danish, 1850 - 1925) Oil on canvas 9 x 14 3/4 (15 3/4 x 21 1/4 frame) inches Signed lower left The son of farmer Hans Micha...

'Le Jardin du Luxembourg', oil on canvas, by Marie de Nivouliès de Pierrefort (circa 1910). Parisians are not equivocal about their park preferences. Some clearly favour the Tuileries, while others stand firmly with feet planted in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Perhaps this is analogous to residents' strongly-held preferences for either the Café Deux Magots or the Café de Flore, just down the Boulevard Saint-Germain. Back to the gardens though, I have always been captivated by the Luxembourg Gardens. It's the lawns, tree-lined promenades, tennis courts, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its octagonal Grand Bassin, as well as the picturesque Medici Fountain...

A fresh and breezy view of the much-loved Pinnacle Point in Monterey painted with the artist's characteristic freshness and vigor and dating to the 1920's. Initialed lower right, 'G....

"Fantasia of Arabian Horseman" dated 1903 André Chaumière (French, XlX-XX) Oil on canvas Handcrafted original wood frame with bronze applique 20 3/4 x 12 3/4 (28 1/2 x 20 frame) inc...

Portrait is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for aged ...

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. The International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, in October 1925. By the river Seine, access to the Department Sto...

Swedish Mountain Landscape with Lake oil on canvas laid on masonite 18 x 27 cm (7 1/8 x 10 5/8 in) 28 x 37 cm (11 x 14 5/8 in) Provenance: Acquired...

"Henry Morse Stephens Memorial Oak" - 1921 UC Berkeley Yearbook Color Lithograph "Henry Morse Stephens Memorial Oak" 1921 University of California Berkeley Color Lithograph by Pedro Lemos...

Work on cardboard Otto Vautier is a renowned Swiss painter, born in 1863 in Düsseldorf. He was influenced by a family of artists and developed his style ...

1920's Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British British School, Early 20th Century Oil painting on wood panel, unframed Board size: 9.25 x 6 inches Quite a stunning portr...

North Park, Kendall oil/canvas laid to panel image 9 x 12 Purchased from the artist in 2003. This is a beautiful plein air painting done in North Park, Kendall. This is one of three ...

Original French vintage poster. le "Flip" Soap. This fun image shows the tube of 'Flip" pushing away the shaving bowl, towel, and shaving brush. I...

Lying Female Nude is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous French artist in the first half of the 20th Century. Pencil on paper. Cardboard passepartout included (cm 34 x 49). ...

Pencil on paper, around 1920 by Adolphe Milich ( 1886-1964 ), French-Polish. Monogrammed lower right in pencil: m Measurements: Sheet: 8.86 x 8.27 in ( 22,5 x 21 cm ) Framed: 13.86 x...

Alfred Juergens (American, 1866 - 1934) Signed: Alfred Juergens (Lower, Left) " Indian Creek " (Michigan) Oil on Board 14 1/2" x 19" Housed in a 3...

Signed figures in cityscape oil on canvas circa 1905 by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts a view of Paris in France. In the foreground is a bustling st...

Springtime: Almond Tree in Bloom (Printemps: Amandier en Fleur) Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Oil on canvas, circa 1920s 19 x 25 1/2 (22 3/4 x 28 1/2 framed) inches Raymond ...

Gaëtan Dumas. French ( b.1879 - d.1950 ). Une Trace De Plaisir Ou De Regret. (A Trace Of Pleasure Or Regret). Oil On Canvas. Signed Upper Right. Image size 13.2 inches x 10 inches ( ...

WILLIAM SELTZER RICE (1873 - 1963) THE THAW c 1915-20 Color woodcut, signed and titled in pencil. Image 8 7/8 x 12 inches, sheet 10 3/4 x 14 3/8 inches. On textured fibrous paper. V...

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1909 for Theodore Duret's "Die Impressionisten" and published in Berlin by Bruno Cassirer. This impression on laid paper bears the Fortuna waterm...

Head Portraits of Cavalier Spaniel Dogs by Henry Percy, British early 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 7 x 9 inches board: 5 x 7 inches provenance: private collection...

Measures Painting 11 x 14 inches Framed 17.75 x 20.875 inches Zarh Pritchard (1866–1956) was an artist known for his ethereal and atmospheric paintings, particularly of underwater scenes, which he actually painted underwater in what is now considered primitive diving gear or early scuba diving equipment. His work often depicted dreamlike, almost mystical landscapes with a soft, hazy quality. This painting of coral caverns showcases a delicate, misty effect of gorgeous pastel colors, which aligns with Pritchard’s style. He used a diving helmet and gear to actually paint underwater on leather, creating the most unusual and evocative impressionist paintings, unparalleled in art history. This painting retains a hand made wood frame covered in 23k gold by famed Los Angeles framer...

Birds on Branches - Lithograph in Ink on Paper - Edition of 75 Delicate and detailed lithograph of birds by Fugi Nakamizo (Japanese/American, 1889-1950)...

Antique American school impressionist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 23 by 27 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition....

Josef Jungwirth (Austrian, 1869-1950) Sclien, 1921 Oil on wood panel 19 x 16 1/8 in. Framed: 21 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 7/8 in. Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right: J. Jungwirth, Sclien,...

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

Louis Aston Knight New York/California/France, 1873-1948 Lake Maggiore, Stresa Oil on panel 10 ½ by 13 ¾ in, w/ frame 17 ¾ by 20 ½ in Signed lower left Born in Paris, France on Aug...

In this luminous landscape study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the serene beauty of the New Mexican high desert, likely looking toward Mount Taylor, a sacred peak that rises above the su...

A very large 24" (61cm) Franz Xavier Bergmann (1861-1936) cold painted bronze group statue, signed, Austria, circa 1910. The bronze in the Orientalist manner & depicts a young slave ...

Landscape is a beautiful pastel drawing on cream-colored paper, realized by the artist Pierre Segogne. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. The state of preservation is very good...

Landscape painting of The Trossachs, Scottish Highlands, 20th century is after renowned landscape artist Alfred De Breanski, Jnr, (1877-1955). As in this painting, De Breanski established a reputation for his distinctive vivid greens and color in impressionistic style within realism of his subject. This mountain scene with lake and watering cattle demonstrates the oeuvre of this artist, and also his father Alfred de Breanski Sr. This is a particularly beautiful landscape painting of Scotland, in a favorite natural region by Perthshire. 'The Trossachs' shows fine brushstrokes in the clouds, and area of raised paint over the ground. Light is captured on misty hillsides, and reflected in the water. De Breanski studied at St Martins School of Art, England, but had the benefit of his father, his mother and his Uncle who were all successful artists of their time, and their work continues to be highly sought after for the detail and light captured in plein art...

Marcel Dyf was mostly known for his effortless way to captures the times of the people. Executing most works on-site, he truly was able to absorb the energy and the day, movement of ...

Daniel Sherrin Picture Size: 20 x 30" (50 x 76cm) Outside Frame Size: 29 x 39" (72 x 98cm) An original, antique framed painting in oil' It is in excellent, age-appropriate condition ...

Impressive early American portrait of a young girl by Edward S Annison. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring 11.5H x 8.25L.

A fine antique Art Deco cold painted orientalist bronze by Richard Thuss (1881-1945), Austrian, circa 1920. From 1918 to 1930 Thuss was the chief sculptor for the Bergmann Foundry in...

Claire Jeanne Robertine Colinet (1880 Brussels - 1950 Asnières-sur-Seine), Juggler, around 1920. Brownish patinated bronze with gilded balls on a round, multi-profiled stone base (10...

French Landscape With A River And Trees Artist signed and dated 1904 lower right, canvas 16x26 inches. Painting previously relined and restored, antique frame. Eugéne REGAGNON (187...

Storm (At Sea) Oil on board, c. 1908 Signed: L. O. Griffith lower left (see photo) Titled on label verso Image: 6 5/8 x 8 3/4" Frame: 10 x 12 x 1 1/2" Provenance: Estate of the Arti...

A stunning oil painting depicting figures in a garden picking flowers executed in the 20th Century. Duteurtre was known for his charming intimate figurative scenes portraying life in Europe. He was active, picking up subjects from the markets, beaches, parks, restaurants, and home life. This painting comes housed in a stunning carved giltwood frame. Signed lower left. Art measures 20 x 24 inches Frame Measures 26 x 30 inches Pierre Eugene Duteurtre...

Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Scene d'interieur (B 74), Year: 1926, Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, Edition: 100, Image Size: 8.75 x 11 inches, Size: 12.75 x 19.75 in. (32...

A French Fauvist gouache and watercolour landscape on craft paper by Georges Ricard-Cordingley. The painting is signed bottom right and is presented in a fine Montparnasse gilt wood ...

Measures Painting 10 x 13.75 inches Framed 15.5 x 19.25 inches This classic American impressionist work reveals a soft palette dominated by muted blues and lavenders. The languid...

The Highland Loch Scottish School, early 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 7 x 8.5 inches board: 6 x 7.5 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and s...

Portrait of a Fashionable Lady French School, early 20th century oil on canvas framed: 28 x 24 inches canvas: 22 x 19.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very g...

Georgina Klitgaard Bearsville, New York Signed lower right Oil on canvas 26 1/4 x 32 inches Georgina Klitgaard’s art has sometimes gotten lost in the critical propensity to assign ...

A whimsical oil painting depicting a Cafe scene with figures in Venice during spring by Luigi Cagliani. As an Italian Impressionist artist, most of Cagliani's works were produced in ...

Lying Nude is an original artwork realized in the first years of the 20th century by an Anonymous French artist. Pencil on paper. The initials of the artist are on the lower right. ...

A stunning oil painting by Albert Munghard depicting figures by a Dutch Canal, this piece was created after the great Dutch artist of the times Heinric...

Jean Cocteau, Portrait de Jean Desbordes is a Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929. Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", publ...

Signed fauvist oil on canvas laid on panel riverscape circa 1925 by French painter Louis Valtat. The work depicts a boat being rowed on the Bois de Boulogne lake in Paris, France. It...

Oil on board realized by Emile François Rouseau in 1910. Hand signed, dated and dedicated by the author. Includes a coeval gilded wooden frame.

This painting is an oil on canvas and signed in the lower right, dating to about 1920. It does has craquelure which would be expected for an untouched painting of this age, but it do...

Tranquil Shores Paul Molinard 19/20th Century French Artist signed oil on board, unframed board : 10.5 x 14.5 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, France Condition...

Signed oil on panel landscape by Italian impressionist painter Emma Ciardi. The work depicts a view of the Rio de San Barnaba which runs through Venice, It...

This superb large British Edwardian exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson. It was painted in 1909 and exhibite...

A stunning, large scale, oil painting by British artist Harry Watson of bathers at a rockpool. HARRY WATSON RWS ROI (BRITISH, 1871-1936) BATHERS AT A ROCKPOOL oil on canvas signed ...