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Ancient Views of Johor and Singapore is a set of 9 original vintage Albumen prints on a single cardboard 25 x 34 cm. Size of photos: 4 of 10.5x15.5 and other five on the rear. Goo...

Signed, verso, in Cyrillic, 'Leontev V.E.' for Valentin Nikolaevich Leontiev (Russian, 1912-1984) and inscribed, 'City of Yarolsavl on the River Volga. Painter, Leontev V.E. Showing Ilaskaya Church, symbol of 17th Century architecture'. Painted circa 1965. Accompanied by old framing label bearing title, 'Church of the Prophet Elijah'. Displayed in a burnished gilt-wood frame; framed dimensions: 21.5 H x 17.5 W x 1.5 D inches Valentin Nikolaevich Leontiev; painter, teacher. Honored Worker of Culture of the USSR (1973). Member of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. He was awarded a commemorative medal. Medal "For Valiant Labor. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I. Lenin. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia (1947). Chairman of the Board of the Yaroslavl Union of Artists (1961-1964), member of the board until 1982. In 1931 he graduated from the Yaroslavl Art and Pedagogical College (teacher - S.F. Shitov) and continued his studies in Leningrad (teachers - I.I. Brodsky, A.A. Osmerkin, B.V. Ioganson). He was a Stalin scholarship holder. In 1941, from the 6th graduation course of the institute at the Academy of Arts, he volunteered for the front. Participated in battles near Narva and Kingisepp (North-Western Front). When the regiment left the encirclement, he was captured, in April 1945 he was liberated by the allied forces in Germany on the river. Elbe. After his release, he fought on the 2nd Belorussian Front, participated in the battles near Königsberg. In 1947 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. I.E. Repin of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, having defending his thesis - the monumental composition "Meeting of the Winners". After graduation, he taught at the Cheboksary (Chuvash ASSR) art school (1949-1951). In 1951 he returned to Yaroslavl and for 32 years (1951-1983) taught at an art school. There are many well-known artists among the students of Valentin Nikolaevich Leontiev. In addition to many landscapes ( " Morning in Yaroslavl " (1967), " Industrial motive " , " The Church of Elijah the Prophet " (1956), " Hoarfrost "(1979) and others), as well as chamber works in the genre of still life, V.N. Leontiev created several significant thematic canvases, including: " Weekend Morning in Cheboksary " (1950 - Chuvash State Art Museum), " Building Communism " (1951, YAHM). Participant of regional, interregional, zonal, regional, republican and all-Union exhibitions. Personal exhibitions in Yaroslavl: 1972, 1983 and 1997. V.N. Leontiev participated in the work of several congresses of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR and the Union of Artists of the USSR, in the formation of regional exhibitions. Works by V.N. Leontiev are kept in the museum collections of Yaroslavl, in Russian and foreign private collections. From the introductory article to the exhibition catalog "Valentin Nikolaevich Leontiev and his students ” , 2008 Art critic Olga Shikhanova. He was loved by both students and fellow artists. Many even now remember with a smile many funny stories associated with the name of Valentin Nikolaevich Leontiev, one of the most significant painters of Yaroslavl. Many are still grateful to him for the lessons of mastery, for patience and tolerance, for a sincere interest in their first, albeit timid, steps in art and for a personal example of passion for creativity. A native Yaroslavl, Leontiev was born on February 5, 1912. His father was a wagon coupler on the railroad and died when his son was 7 years old. Mother Alexandra Nikolaevna worked all her life as a painter at one of the oldest paint and varnish enterprises in the country - the Victory of Workers plant. An inquisitive and active boy at the age of ten joined the first pioneer detachment on Krasny Perekop and from that time became addicted to drawing. Valentin received his initial art diploma in the then popular working studios of fine arts, and in the Yaroslavl Art School, where he entered in 1928, his teachers were wonderful teachers Sergei Fedorovich Shitov and Pyotr Nikolaevich Shadrikov, who stood at the origins of the Yaroslavl art school. In 1931, after defending his diploma, Leontiev received a referral to the Victory of Workers factory, where he conscientiously performed the usual work for a factory artist: he wrote slogans, drew wall newspapers, designed stands with the results of socialist competitions. Such work could not give real creative satisfaction to a person with his pictorial possibilities. In 1933, Valentin first entered the preparatory classes of the All-Russian Academy of Arts, and in 1935 became a student. Art and creative work carried away, and the names of the teachers I. Brodsky, A. Osmyorkin, B. Ioganson, E. Serov, R. Frentz, A. Zaitsev, who had already entered the history of Russian art, turned their heads. In 1940, for excellent progress, Vadentin was awarded the highest student award - a state scholarship. Even then, Leontiev's leadership qualities appeared, and in 1938 he was elected a member of the Student Youth Council under the Central Committee of the Komsomol. For the diploma, he painted a large-scale painting "Children on the Volga" (headed by A.I. Savinov). These few Leningrad years were the happiest in Leontiev's life. After all, it was there, within the walls of the Academy, that he met a friend for life - Evsey Moiseenko, and there he met his only love, Tanya Edelson. The wedding was played in a student hostel in January 1941. But June 1941, like many young people of his generation, dramatically changed the life that had begun so wonderfully. The terrible word "War!" Leontiev and Moiseenko, academic scholarship holders, on whom great hopes were placed, were completely exempted from military service, but both made the only choice possible for them at that time: instead of defending their diploma, in July 1941 they signed up as volunteers in the people's militia. On a memorable day, a large group of students gathered at the Academy - future historians, artists, musicians - all of whom the slogan "Leningrad is in danger!" also did not leave indifferent. From there, everyone went first to the militia, and then to the front. Private of the 4th Volunteer Division, Leontiev participated in the construction of defensive fortifications around Leningrad. The militias dug the ground, constructing anti-tank ditches and pillboxes. After heavy fighting near Narva and Koenigsberg, some colonel undertook to take them out of the encirclement. And so it happened that led untrained soldiers directly to the Germans. So Leontiev was captured, and soon ended up in Germany. Repeated attempts to escape each time ended in raids and brutal reprisals. Finally, he was given as free slaves to a German farm, where he stayed until the arrival of the Red Army. It was a difficult time for Leontiev's wife, Tatyana: in November 1941, their son Vladik was born in Anapa. She survived nine months of occupation and the inability to learn anything about the fate of her husband. Freed from captivity, Leontiev served in the 128th separate communications battalion of the 24th Army of the Belorussian Front until October 1945, and all this time he tried to contact his relatives. He was considered missing. Finally, Valentin was reunited with his family, and then a wonderful portrait of his son appeared, which the artist painted on the same day - “Vladik. Meeting with my son. Leontiev's graduation work was lost during the war years. Having written under the guidance of B.V. Ioganson and V.A. Serov's new large painting "Meeting of the Winners" (280x350), Valentin in 1947 defended his diploma. The high commission rated...

French Landscape signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary) dated 1967 oil painting on canvas, unframed unframed: 20 x 24 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large...

CHURCH IN ROME - Italian oil on canvas painting cm.100x100, Alfonso Pragliola Italia 2010

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This photo was made in 1955, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) was approved by him. This is a very high quality fine art prints on 310 gr/m² Fine Art paper with museum quality pigment inks. “ On Broadway, near Trinity Church”, New York December 1955. A rainy Sunday morning, a solitary pedestrian seems to be falling over on the slippery surface. As is always the case with Fabrizio La Torre’s photographs, quite apart from the artistic merit, this picture invites us to speculate what is the story behind it: why this deserted avenue at 11:10 on that particular morning, what was the man in the rain doing, why is that car defiantly parked right underneath a no parking sign...

These works were printed in November 1967 by Fernand Mourlot, master lithographer in Paris.

In this vibrant oil painting, I've captured the essence of wintertime festivity and warmth amidst the chill. The brushstrokes convey movement, reflecting the bustling energy of holid...

Saint Germain-des-Prés under the snow. Oil on canvas, 60x92 cm Constantin Kluge was a Russian-born French painter best known for his naturalistic scenes of Paris and French countrys...

Lourdes is al watercolor and tempera drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the 20th Century. In very good conditions. Illegible signature on the back of...

Big Bang by Arthur Steel QUEEN ELIZABETH TOWER LONDON 1968 (photo Arthur Steel) A workman in the process of demolishing the old St.Thomas’s Hospital....

Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited ed...

'South Front of Queen's College' Engraving by John Le Keux after Frederick Mackenzie, 1837. From James Ingram's 'Memorials of Oxford'. 135mm by 175mm (p...

MONT SAINT-MICHEL is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archiv...

Black and white fine art cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed ...

'St Paul's School' Signed and titled by the artist in pencil lower edge. Monogrammed inside the plate lower left corner. Mabel Oliver Rae was an early 20th century printmaker who sp...

Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 1/9. Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2017 Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, d...

One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...

Black and White Fine Art long exposure cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity incl...

One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Heinz Pollmann. His are an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. I...

‘The Picture Frame’ by Arthur Steel Paper size: 20 x 13.5 inches / 51 x 34 cm Framing options available. Note: Image unearthed January 2013. Arthur r...

Parliament By Night (1973) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Peter King/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament by night, 31st ...

The light of the moon creates an otherworldly ethereal world, a stillness and calm across the spiritual landscaper of the Bagan valley in Burma. J...

Maurice Raoul Melissent. French ( b.1911 - d.1988 ). The Maritime District, Rotterdam. Watercolor On Paper. Signed Lower Right. Image size 10.6 inches x 16.3 inches ( 27cm x 41.5cm...

Maison de Guttemberg a Mayence is a black and White etching realized by Pierre Tetar van Elven in the 1860s.  Titled in the lower. Image size: 32x23. Very good impression with wid...

Black and White Fine Art cityscape - landscape photography. Fountain in front of the Eiffel tower, Paris, France, limited edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. ...

Richard Haas City Service Building (70 Pine Street, Manhattan), 2005 Etching Signed, titled, dated and numbered 7/20 in pencil on the front 20 × 16 inches Unframed Rare print by Rich...

An Acrylic painting by Han Hsaing-ning from 1977. A photo-realist painting of the New York skyline featuring the Chrysler Building. Han uses the pointillism painting technique to ach...

Artist: Bernard Buffet, French (1928 - 1999) Title: Notre Dame Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Size: 25.5 x 19.5 in. (64.77 x 49.53 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 25.5 inches

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Christ Church in Clifton by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 4.25 inches (h...

Edition of 45 Signed, titled, negative date, print date, numbered and artist stamp. Sepia toned gelatin silver print Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and all...

Beautiful historically significant oil painting of the Congregational Church of Soquel by Mary DeNeale Morgan (American, 1868-1948). Signed "M. DeNeale Morgan" lower right corner. Exhibit label on verso. Canvas on Masonite. Displayed in giltwood frame. Image, 24"H x 20"W. Born in San Francisco in 1868, she was taken to Oakland in 1872, where the painter and teacher William Keith was her first teacher. She was precocious. In 1886 she enrolled in the California School of Design in San Francisco and studied with Emil Carlsen and Amédée Joullin until 1890. She paid her first visit to Carmel in 1903. In 1910 she returned to buy the studio and home of the late Sydney Yard...

To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Ken Howard RA (1932 - 2022) Hampstead Church (St Stephen...

Ancient Views of Panama City is a set of 2 original albumen prints realized in 1880s. They show an ancient view of the Cathedral and, on rear, the Gardens...

Conditions : Very good overall Conditions, few minor retouching, original canvas. No restauration necessary, mint conditions. Free US CONTINENTAL Shipping, incl Europe and Asia. Hi...

A charming study of a lakeside village church surrounded by cottages. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a double card mount. On board.

Black and white fine art long exposure cityscape - waterscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...

Courage - Wizard of Oz by Robert Anderson, American (1945–2010) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 300, AP Image Size: 23 x 18 i...

Original poster of R. Devignes for the SNCF and the city of Troyes, its medieval streets, its old historical monuments. Troyes is a city of the region Grand Est, in the North-East o...

'A Room with a View' (Strange Love) - 2010 20x20cm, Edition of 5, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, signature label and certificate, arti...

Original 1958 Normandie Le Mont Saint Michel Travel Poster – Authentic French Vintage Art. Acid-free archival linen backed in Grade A condition, ready to frame. Step back into the g...

Winter in the city rarely offers sunny days. But in February and March there are sunny days. One sunny day I spotted this motif in Kolomenskoye. It is in winter that it is most lacon...

Suisse Chutes du Rhin Original lithographic poster (1925) 40x25"

Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among ...

Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...

A slightly surreal study of a large cathedral like structure in a desert landscape. The naive yet structured composition is wonderfully unique and somewhat otherworldly. Well present...

View From The Tate [2018] limited_edition Brushed aluminium Edition number 25 Image size: H:84 cm x W:137 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:84 cm x W:137 cm x D:0.3cm Sold Unfram...

Paris Evening from the Rooftops of Paris set is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 26 x 20", signed ‘Kondakova’ lower right and numbered lower left. From the edition of 500 a...

To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...

Unmounted, unsigned. Authenticated and stamped by the Brett Weston Archive. Printed later.

Laurent Chéhere, a French photographer born in 1972 in Paris, makes images of flying houses and other dwellings that are informed by his wanderings in the hidden neighborhoods of Par...

Tower Bridge and Waves at Westminster diptych Overall sheet size: H55.8 X W52 Clare Halifax. Waves at Westminster- a Thames view of the houses of parliament and Big Ben. Limited Edition Print; edition of 100. Clare Halifax, artist, joins Wychwood Art selling art...

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood, Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.

One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...

Historical Places Photo- Paris and Amsterdam is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. It belongs to historical album including masterpieces of historic...

One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...

One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...