Thompson and West

Three 19th c. Thompson & West California Architecture Lithographs

c. 1870s-1890s

Samuel Phillips Jackson R.W.S. (British, 1830-1904) Untitled Landscape, 18th century Watercolor on Paper Sight size: 8 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. Framed: 17 1/2 x 22 in. Signed lower left: S.P. Jackson R.W.S. Samuel Phillips Jackson was born in the city of Bristol in September 1830, the son of the equally eminent watercolourist Samuel Jackson...

Herman Hyneman (American, 1849-1907) Untitled, c. 1880 Engraving Sight: 13 x 8 1/2 in. Framed: 26 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 3/4 in. Signed bottom The following is from Peter Jung who credits "a friend named Jeff Gold on Long Island." Herman N. Hyneman (1849 - 1907) was born in 1849 to one of the most prominent Jewish families in Philadelphia. Unlike most Jewish families of the time, his embraced and encouraged his artistic talent. In 1874, Hyneman followed his first cousin Moses Ezekiel, National Academy member, to Europe to study. They first went to Germany and then to France where Hyneman began eight years of study with Leon Bonnat, the French Master. In Paris, the twenty-five year old Hyneman resided in a studio building at 75 Boulevard Clichy, with expatriates Frederic Arthur Bridgeman, Charles Sprague Pearce, Milne Ramsey, and Edwin Blashfield. Hyneman was clearly exposed to the works of these more experienced artists, as well as that of Walter Gay. In 1879, one of Hyneman's genre paintings, entitled "Desdemona", was accepted into the Paris Salon. That painting received favorable reviews both in Europe, and later in Philadlephia where it was exhibited alongside the works of other Philadelphia Artists exhibiting at the Salon that included Thomas Eakins, Pearce, Edward May...

Two Hand Crafted Foster Brothers Frames, Gilded, c. 1920 Wood and gold leaf 22 7/8 x 18 x 3/4 inches each Note: One frame contains a mezzotint by William Henderson. Established by S...

D.Y. (David Young) Cameron (Scottish, 1865-1945) The Border Tower, c. 1893 Etching Sight: 9 x 13 1/4 in. Framed: 15 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 1/2 in. Signed in pencil lower right Cameron trained at the Glasgow and Edinburgh Schools of Art in the early 1880s and was at first associated with the Glasgow Boys. He became a leader in the Scottish etching...

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764 — 1846).

Here are four rare and historically important watercolor drawings on paper of St. Croix. Painted in a topographical style by L.J.Harboe, effectively transporting us to a time and pla...

3 Drawings by a Boston Artist, Signed June 21, 1908, D4 Three drawings of figures, two 7" x 4.5", and one 5" x 4.25", were drawn in the early 20th century, Framed (22.5" x 14.5") und...

Three gorgeous early 19th century architectural prints by Louis-Pierre Baltard de la Fresque (1764-1846).