Naturalistic Art

Swedish coastal moonlight scene with sailing boats signed H. Gunnarsson, oil on canvas. A large scale marine painting depicting several sailing boats navigating a moderately rough se...

Ohara Koson, 'Wading Egret', color woodblock, c. 1900 - 1910. Signed 'Koson' in black ink with the artist’s red seal beneath, lower left. A superb, skillfully-inked impression, with ...

A finely painted profile portrait of a Miniature Pinscher by Richardis Sörvik, executed during the early 20th century. Oil on panel. The present painting depicts a black and brown Mi...

A quiet, possibly morning, coastal or archipelago landscape under a clearing sky by Godfred Christensen (1845-1928) A tergo a note in Danish “Et lille Minde om Danmark fra Gerda Godf...

Poppy No.5 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 40 x 32 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 20 prints, each hand-s...

Details: Title: Tropical Hibiscus Garden Medium: Acrylic Painting and India Ink on Watercolor Paper Size: Size: 40x55.2 Inches (100x140cm), each panel measures 40x28 Inches (100x70 c...

Summer landscape with farmhouse and open fields with cattle. Oil on canvas, signed “Alb. Larsson” lower right The present painting depicts the open agricultural landscape of Hammars ...

View across Lake Garda towards Monte Baldo, Italy. Signed H. Lund lower left, oil on canvas, circa 1900. The painting depicts a tranquil and atmospheric view across Lake Garda, with ...

Coastal summer landscape with red cottage in the Swedish archipelago. Signed and dated "Erik Abrahamsson Storvik Aug 1900", oil on canvas. A coastal landscape depicting a traditional...

Details: Title: Coral Bodies Medium: Gouache Crayon and Acrylic Paint on Watercolor Paper Size: Size: 40x28 Inches (100x70cm) Year: 2026 * Certificate of Authenticity provided. * Fr...

Red Marine Flora is a vibrant marine-inspired abstract that celebrates the organic beauty of underwater plant life. Rich reds, corals, and earthy tones intertwine with cooler greens ...

Poppy No.6 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 40 x 32 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 20 prints, each hand-s...

Landscape with birch trees and lake Hörken, pencil and graphite drawing, signed "Ruben Jansson" (1902–1987). Inscribed lower left "Parti från Hörken" (Detail from Hörken) This detail...

'Blattpflanzen I' (Leaf Plants) German chromolithograph, circa 1910. Key in German to the varieties at the bottom of the image. Central vertical fold as issued. 245mm by 305mm (s...

Sunset at Öresund with Kronborg Castle, late 19th century Danish school, oil on canvas. Original gilt wood frame. The present small format painting depicts Öresund at dusk, viewed from the Danish coast, with Kronborg Castle visible across the water in the middle distance. The castle is shown in a subdued atmospheric light, its towers and buildings softly defined against the pale evening sky. Several sailing boats are visible on the Sound, while in the foreground a small wooden boat has been hauled up onto the sandy shore. Rocks, posts and traces of seaweed provide additional detail along the water's edge. The work, most likely from the end of the 19th century, is executed on an unusually small canvas for a finished coastal view of this type. The intimate format, measuring only 18 × 14 cm, suggests that it may have been painted as a small personal memento, study, or gift, rather than as a formal exhibition work. The restrained palette of pale blue, ochre, grey and warm yellow is particularly effective in conveying the evening light. The distant architecture is handled with a light and economical touch, while the foreground boat and shoreline are painted with more defined brushwork. Despite its modest dimensions, the artist has created a convincing sense of recession from the beach across the water towards Kronborg. Kronborg and the surrounding coastline of northern Zealand were important subjects for Danish artists throughout the 19th century. The area around Helsingør, Kronborg and Øresund attracted painters from the Danish Golden Age onwards, while the coast and fishing communities continued to provide subjects for later 19th-century artists. Marine painting was an established speciality within Danish art, with artists such as Carl Dahl, Carl Frederik Sørensen...

Ohara Koson, 'Flycatchers on snow-covered Nandina', color woodblock, 1929. Signed Shoson in the image, lower left with the artist’s red seal Shoson beneath the signature. A superb, r...

'Common Flax' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freeha...

'Sunflower' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand...

Musical Still Life. This atmospheric musical still life is arranged around a violin resting on a deep red drapery, illuminated by the glow of a burning candle. The candlelight falls ...

'Persian Cyclamen' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amat...

This is an original rare and extremely collectible first edition John James Audubon hand-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "Great North Diver or Loon", No. 96, Plate 476, from...

Two small oil paintings (studies) by Oscar Julius Paulsen (1860-1932) depicting a plum branch, the other a cherry branch with fruit. Both have light backgrounds and are mounted in co...

Baobab N11 from the series: ‘Baobab. La sombra de África’ (‘Baobab. Africa’s shadow’), is a drawing by the contemporary Spanish artist, Calo Carratalá. This drawing is mounted on a w...

'Peony' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand and...

Explorer in an Alpine Landscape - Early 20th Century Oil Painting Antique landscape painting by an unknown artist, likely early 20th century or late 19th century. Painting is unsign...

Details: Title: Birds of Paradise Medium: Acrylic Painting and India Ink on Watercolor Paper Size: Size: 40x55.2 Inches (100x140cm), each panel measures 40x28 Inches (100x70 cm) Year...

Three botanical studies, watercolor on paper, mounted together in a single frame. Signed and dated Ester Brunstedt, 1898 on the reverse. This elegant group of three botanical waterco...

In the 17th Century, landscapes with trees, birds and rivers were popular, and often included architectural features. Plants and flowers of the time are represented. This tapestry i...

Mori Sōsen, 'Deer Beneath Falling Maple Leaves', color woodblock print after the artist's watercolor, 1899. Signed Sosen in black ink with the artist's seal in red, lower right. A su...

This is a beautiful and highly decorative watercolor painting, featuring a charming garden scene filled with pink and white hollyhocks alongside blooming roses. Nestled among the del...

'Blood Hound' Copper-line engraving by J Scott (1774-1827) after Philip Reinagle (1749-1815), 1803. Philip Reinagle was one of the best of the sporti...

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Azure Clouds" is an cyanotype of the semi-abstract patterns of clouds in the sky, showing shades of blue. Details: + Tit...

This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Not-Chi-Mi-Ne, An Ioway Chief, No. 91", published by Rice, Rutter & Co. in 1865. This original McKenney and Hall lithograph is presented in a cream-colored mat, suitable for framing with a protective clear sleeve. The mat measures 13.88" x 11.75" and the sheet measures 10.63" x 7.38. There is a spot in the lower left margin and tiny faint spots in the periphery, but the print is otherwise in very good condition. Col. Thomas J. McKenney was Superintendant of The Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1816 until 1830. He was one of a very few government officials to defend American Indian interests and attempt to preserve their culture. He travelled to Indian lands meeting the Native American leaders. He brought with him an accomplished artist, James Otto Lewis...

This artwork is composed of four individual panels that together create one continuous composition. Overall dimensions: 170 × 200 cm. At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintainin...

This is an original 19th century 1st octavo edition hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka, A Winnebago Chief", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King and published by Rice and Hart in Philadelphia in 1848. For this portrait, Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka appeared in the costume that he wore at the time of his address to Congress. McKenney described his costume as "...fantastic style, and clad in these wild and picturesque habiliments". This included a single feather and a comb in his hair, two metallic bands on each arm, a large medallion over his abdomen, a silver necklace and his presidential peace medal...

'Morea Northiana - Northian Moraea' 'Native of the Brazils'. Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812...

This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Tah-Ro-Hon, An Ioway Warrior", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King and published by Rice and Hart & Co. in Philadelphia in 1848. For his portrait Tah-Ro-Hon is wearing a feathered multicolored headdress, long ornamental earrings, a chain necklace, a presidential piece medal on a ribbon necklace and he holds a multicolored staff with feathers. This original McKenney and Hall hand-colored lithograph is printed on a sheet measuring 10" high and 7" wide. There is a tiny spot of red paint adjacent to a red feather hanging...

Ivan Bergdahl (1929-2021) Sweden Sunset, Svolvær, Lofoten (Solnedgång, Svolvær, Lofoten) oil on board signed Ivan Bergdahl unframed: 25.5 x 37.5 cm (ca 10.04 x 14.76 inches) framed: 36.5 x 48 cm (ca 14.37 x 18.90 inches) Essay: Ivan Bergdahl, a renowned Swedish painter born in 1929, captures the essence of the Nordic landscape...

This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Cacatua Ophthalimica” (Blue-eyed Cockatoo) by John Gould, from the supplement to his "Birds of Australia", published in London between 1851 and 1869. The print depicts a large blue-eyed cockatoo perched on a branch, with its head turned to the left. The scene is enhanced with leaves and sky and clouds in the background. This striking framed Gould...

This finely observed oil study of breaking waves, signed W. v Gegerfelt, captures the restless movement of the sea as it rolls toward the shore in layered, green-toned swells. The co...

A beautiful original oil painting by Swedish artist Per Julius (b.1951). Julius is best known for his beautiful depictions of the Scandinavian nature and t...

This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithographic portrait of a Native American entitled "Wa-Na-Ta, Grand Chief of the Sio...

'Shooting an African Buffalo' Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after Samuel Howitt. From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt was an English painter, ...

'Eggs' Antique English natural history chromolithograph. Key to eggs below the image. Tiny numbers in the margins to identify the eggs. Sheet 19cm by 12.5cm, image 13cm by 9.5cm.

Hibiscus Oasis is an original painting by Romina Milano that celebrates nature in full expansion. Exotic flowers rendered larger than life, pressing outward with color, movement, an...

Female Head Study signed with monogram and dated 1883 lower right by Axel Kulle (1846–1908). Oil on canvas laid down on panel. Original giltwood frame with relief ornamentation. The ...

An 18th century hand colored botanical engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering sage plants:...

Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: No.1:I; No. 2:1; II & III. MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation. Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...

This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Golden Eagle", No. 3, Plate 12 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed and colored by JT Bowe...

Signed in pencil below the image. Signed and dated in the plate. The number '327' inscribed in pencil in lower margin. Mortimer Menpes was an artist and engraver, author, printmake...

14.25 X 12.5 with frame. 8.75 X 7.25 without frame

Poppy No.6 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 100x 125 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 10 prints, each hand-...

Details: Title: Tropical Corals Medium: Acrylic Painting and Gouache Crayon on Watercolor Paper Size: Size: 40x83 Inches (100x210cm), each panel measures 40x28 Inches (100x70 cm) Yea...

Joseph Fleischmann, 'Whaling' (Hartingers Wandtafeln: Zoologie T. XXXII), monumental vintage color lithograph, 1900. Signed in the matrix, lower right. A superb, beautifully nuanced impression, on cream wove paper, the full sheet with margins (1 1/2 to 2 3/16 inches), in very good condition. The full sheet, unmounted and unmatted—shipped carefully rolled and protected. Sheet size 28 x 38 1/2 inches (711 x 978 mm). Rendering by A. Berger after Joseph Fleischmann. Published in "Hartinger's Wandtafeln Zoologie" (Hartinger's Zoological Wall Charts) by "Verlag von Carl Gerold's Sohn, Wien" (Published by Carl Gerold's Son, Vienna), 1900. This Artic whaling scene depicts a Greenland whale in the foreground pursued by whalers. A whaling ship is seen in the background and at right, another whale among icebergs with seagulls overhead. The composition is exceptionally accomplished. Rather than depicting the whale as a specimen, Fleischmann presents it as a monumental living creature within its Arctic environment. The distant sailing ship and whaleboats establish scale, while the drifting pack ice, seabirds, and subdued northern light create an atmospheric narrative. The image succeeds equally as a work of natural history and as a decorative maritime print. ABOUT THE ARTIST Josef Fleischmann was an Austrian painter, illustrator, and lithographic designer active in Vienna during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Working at a time when Vienna stood among Europe's foremost centers of chromolithographic printing, he became known for producing richly detailed natural history illustrations that combined scientific accuracy with exceptional artistic craftsmanship. Fleischmann worked for the distinguished Viennese publisher Carl Gerold's Sohn, contributing illustrations to the celebrated educational series Hartinger's Wandtafeln, a collection of zoological and botanical wall charts produced for schools, universities, and scientific institutions throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Printed by the renowned lithographic establishment of Albert Berger...

Details: Title: Tropical Abundance VII Medium: Acrylic Painting and India Ink on Watercolor Paper Size: Size: 40x55.2 Inches (100x140cm), each panel measures 40x28 Inches (100x70 cm)...

Painted plein air in oil on panel, this work captures the landscape of the artist’s childhood home, rendered directly from life. The immediacy of outdoor observation is evident in th...

This is an original 19th century hand colored McKenney and Hall engraving of a Native American entitled "Chittee-Yoholo, A Seminole Chief, No. 76", published by Rice, Rutter & Co. in 1865. This original McKenney and Hall engraving is presented in a cream colored mat, suitable for framing, with a protective clear sleeve. The mat measures 13.88" x 11.75" and the sheet measures 10.63" x 7.38. The print is in excellent condition. Col. Thomas J. McKenney was Superintendant of The Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1816 until 1830. He was one of a very few government officials to defend American Indian interests and attempt to preserve their culture. He travelled to Indian lands meeting the Native American leaders. He brought with him an accomplished artist, James Otto Lewis, who sketched those willing to participate. A large number of the most influential Indian chiefs and warriors were later invited to come to Washington in 1821 to meet President Monroe. McKenney commissioned the prominent portrait painter Charles Bird King...

'Durham Cathedral' Wood-engraving after Samuel Read. From 'The Illustrated London News'. Samuel Read was an English illustrator who provided many illust...

'Eggs' Antique English natural history chromolithograph. Key to eggs below the image. Tiny numbers in the margins to identify the eggs. Sheet 19cm by 12.5cm, image 13cm by 9.5cm.

British painter (late 19th century) - Highland Cattle by a Lake. 102 x 77 cm (without frame) - 108 x 82 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in a gilded wood frame (not signed). The co...