Charles Kinghan Corona Del Mar Beach California
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles Kinghan: 1895-1984. Unlisted American artist with auction results over $2100.
Watercolor
"Just Married", 1930s Original Painted Figurative Illustration
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative 1930's illustration of a just married couple in a classic car by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). Signed "Kinghan" in the lower left corner.
Acrylic, Cardboard
Devastation - Mid Century Figurative Illustration Grayscale Painting
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Canvas size: 27"H x 27"W. Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895.
Acrylic, Canvas
"Adventures in Literature" Figurative 1930's Illustration art
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Image/mat size: 17.75"H x 29"W Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895.
Acrylic, Cardboard
Arriving at Church in Winter - Figurative Realistic Illustration
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative illustration of people arriving at a church by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). The church is rendered with exquisite detail, typical of Kinghan's style.
Cardboard, Gouache
"Happy Family", Mid Century Sepia Figurative Interior Scene, Illustration Art
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
"Happy Family", Mid Century Sepia Figurative Interior Scene, Illustration Art by Charles Kinghan A classic and heartwarming mid-century sepia toned figurative interior scene by Cha...
Linen, Oil
Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Possibly a sketch for Good Housekeeping Magazine. Signed "Charles Ross" in the lower right corner. (Charles Ross Kinghan) Acquired with other signed estate works by the artist.
Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Original Old Hollywood Portrait -- Peter Lorre with Yellow Scarf
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Image size: 30"H x 24"W. Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895.
Linen, Oil
$2,800
Vintage Mid Century Still Life with Brass Vessel, Fruits and Vegetables
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century still life composition with Brass vessel, apples, turnip and pepper by Charles Kingham (American, 1895-1984), c. 1940's.
Linen, Oil
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
"Successful Campaign" Mid Century Short Story Illustration Original
Located in Soquel, CA
Frame, 22"H x 26"W. Charles Ross Kinghan was born in Anthony, Kansas on January 18, 1895.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 17.75 in W 29 in D 0.25 in
"Hey! who took my Drake Cake" - Vintage Advertisement - Original Illustration
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Advertisement for Drake Cake by Charles Kinghan (American, 1895-1984). Unsigned, but was acquired with other works by the artist.
Cardboard, Gouache
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H 24 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
Portrait of a Man in Armchair, Mid Century Short Story Illustration
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Image size: 24"H x 30"W. Charles Ross Kinghan was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895.
Oil, Linen
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H 25 in W 36 in D 0.75 in
"The Tuft of Hair" Murder Mystery, Original Painting for Magazine Illustration
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Image size: 25"H x 36"W. Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895.
Linen, Oil
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H 16 in W 13 in D 0.25 in
Smokestack at the Refinery - Realistic Industrial Illustration in Gouache
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Mat size: 16"H x 13"W Board size: 14"H x 11.75"W Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895.
Gouache, Cardboard, Watercolor
Old Hollywood Portrait -- Peter Lorre
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Image size: 30"H x 24"W. Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895.
Linen, Oil
Sold
H 30 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
Old Hollywood -- The Young Artist's Portrait
By Charles Kinghan
Located in Soquel, CA
Image size: 30"H x 24"W. Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984) was born in Anthony, KS on January 18, 1895.
Linen, Oil
Winter Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bibliography Ways With Watercolor Ted Kautzky 1949 Reinhold Publishing The Pencil Book The Combined Edition Ted Kautzky 1979 Reinhold Publishing Ted Kautzky Master of Pencil and W...
Oil
$800
H 13.82 in W 16.25 in D 0.5 in
Mid Century Modern Mixed Media Painting -- Day at the Beach
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century mixed media coastal/figurative in loose/painterly style by Irmal Gertrude Attridge (American, 1894-1962), circa 1950. Signed lower right. Presented in vintage f...
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Laid Paper
Arch Beach, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Arch Beach, California" c.1910 is an original etching on Wove paper by American artist Harley DeWitt Nichols, 1859-1939. It is hand signed and titled in pencil b...
Etching
$70,000Sale Price|21% Off
H 33.25 in W 27 in
End of the Road, Golden Light Ladies Home Journal, Golden Age of Illustration
By Haddon Hubbard Sundblom
Located in Miami, FL
This painting is as much about the artist's brilliant painting skills and technique as it is about the subject matter. Sundblom's quick bravura brush strokes seem abstract on close i...
Oil
$49,000
H 64 in W 36 in
"Marriage is a Private Affair, " story illustration for The Ladies' Home Journal
By Andrew Loomis
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Judith Kelly, published in the Ladies’ Home Journal, March 1941, page 13. Featuring a young bride and groom embracing as a ma...
Canvas, Oil
$2,600
H 12 in W 15 in
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Daniel Ralph Celentano, Untitled (Strike Breakers) pencil, c. 1934. Signed, lower right. A fine, social-realist drawing, on cream wove paper, with margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches), in...
Pencil
$18,500
H 24 in W 17 in D 2 in
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 19 1/4 x 11 1/2 (sight), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by Lowy. Offered here is one o...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$12,500
H 21 in W 16 in D 2 in
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2 10 1/2 x 6 (sight), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by Lowy. Offered here is one of sev...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$1,450
H 30.25 in W 38.25 in D 1 in
Vintage Watercolor of Crystal Cove Beach, Laguna California, 30"H x 38"W Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
1980s Watercolor of Crystal Cove Beach, Laguna California Signed "Shirley Pittman" Shirley Pittman captures the historic seaside community of Crystal Cove with a vibrant palette and...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$36,000
H 20 in W 30.25 in D 2 in
Late Afternoon - Modernist Mid-Century Midwest Oil Painting
By William Schwartz
Located in Marco Island, FL
A quintessential American Scene landscape painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. Workers in tilled fields surrounding a farmstead under dramatic skies. Painted in 1935...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
H 17 in W 22 in
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid- 20th Century WPA Era Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) Good Health Week – b/w 10 ½ x 15 1/2 inches Ink on paper, c. 1940s Estate sta...
Paper, Ink
$2,200
H 16 in W 20 in D 1 in
"Hazy Afternoon Light, Aliso Beach" Southern California Scene
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An atmospheric oil painted on from a study created on location in Laguna Beach, California by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, "Hazy Afternoon Light, Aliso Beach " exhibits the ...
Oil
After the Painting of Secrets (Sister's Diary)
By After Norman Rockwell
Located in Missouri, MO
*This color lithograph was done as a lithographic reproduction of Rockwell's original painting that was used for the cover of a 1942 Saturday Evening Post. After Norman Rockwell "Se...
Lithograph
Couple with Chauffeur
By Charles E. Chambers
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Couple in a car with a Chauffeur Signed lower left. Charles Edward Chambers was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, studied at the Chicago Art Institute, and later the Art Students League in ...
Canvas, Oil
$10,000
H 17 in W 16 in
Love Story Gouache Painting on Board, American Realist, Circa 1950s
By Jon Whitcomb
Located in Miami, FL
Most likely for Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Collier's Weekly, Good Housekeeping or Macall's
Gouache, Board
$12,500
H 24 in W 32 in
Story illustration for “Appearance and Reality” by Somerset Maugham
By Charles E. Chambers
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “Appearance and Reality” by W. Somerset Maugham, published in Cosmopolitan, November 1934, pages 22-23. Described as "A masterfully witty story of manners and...
Canvas, Oil
The Picture Book
By Pauline Palmer
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pauline Lennards Palmer American, 1867-1938 The Picture Book Oil on Canvasboard 32 ¼ by 36 ¼, w/ frame 37 by 41 ¼ in Signed lower right Born in McHenry, Illinois, Pauline Palmer be...
Oil
Sold|$1,426
H 14.5 in W 17.5 in D 6 in
Early 1900 Large Black Forest Fine Carved Burling Stag / Deer Sculpture Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and beautifully carved, wooden Black Forest stag sculpture. From the posture it is obvious that this impressive stag, with his head turned up, is attempting to attract and...
Wood
$3,561Sale Price|33% Off
H 5.12 in W 12.6 in D 9.85 in
20th Century Italian Oval Sterling Silver Renaissance Style Entree Dish
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver oval vegetable dish in Renaissance style. The bottom of the vegetable dish is smooth, while on the edge a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf mo...
Sterling Silver
$750 / item
H 11.8 in W 16.2 in D 4 in
Walt Disney Film Archives, the Animated Movies 1921-1968, Collector's Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hardcover, 620 pages, 41.1 x 30 cm (16.2 x 11.8 in.) in clamshell box. With portfolio of 5 cel setups, 37.6 x 30 cm (14.8 x 11.8 in.) and 30 x 36.3 cm (11.8 x 14.3 in.), and 64-page ...
Other
Emile Albert Gruppe “Winter - Gloucester MA”
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) "Winter - Gloucester, Mass" Oil on canvas Signed "Emile A. Gruppe" (lower right) Canvas: 20 x 24 Inchesinches Framed: 27 x 31 inches Prove...
Canvas, Oil
Cookbook Book
Located in New York, NY
Featuring 125 seminal cookbooks from the last 100 years, Cookbook Book is a celebration of the world's most beautiful, influential and informative cookbooks. From the tried-and-tr...
Paper
Chinese Export Six Panel Coromandel Screen Gilt Courtyard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional 20th century Chinese export six panel coromandel screen featuring a busy idyllic courtyard scene with a dramatic gilt background. The screen has six panels lacquered and ...
Brass
Large Leaded Glass Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's English large leaded glass light fixture with interior lights and bronze body. Measurements: Present drop: 30" Diameter: 32"
Glass
Very Rare & Stylish Art Deco Painted Lined Glass Pendant / Ceiling Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Art Deco hand-painted glass lantern pendant Lamp, Europe circa 1920. This elegant and characterful pendant lamp is a refined example of early twentieth-century lighting design. Crea...
Brass
$380,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.37 in W 9.01 in D 4.25 in
CARTIER Paris 1930 Art Deco Desk Partners-Clock In Sterling Silver & Lacquer
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
An art-deco desk partners clock designed by Cartier. A fabulous and unique partner’s desk clock created in Paris, France, by the luxury house Cartier, circa 1928-30. This exceptiona...
Sterling Silver, Silver
Late 19th Century English Serving Tray
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century oak and silver plate treen tray from England. The tray is very simple and elegant, with silver plate adornments on the corners and a central silver plate plaque. ...
Oak
Solid Brass Tic-Tac-Do Board with Brass X's and O's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully styled Tic-Tac-Do Board in solid brass. A perfectly designed piece to play, but even better, the piece can sit on a console, cocktail table or great icebreaker for the...
Brass
$5,935
H 35.44 in W 30.71 in D 2.37 in
Portrait of a Noblewoman, oil on canvas, circle of François de Troy, France
Located in Madrid, España
Portrait of a Noblewoman, oil on canvas, circle of François de Troy, French school, early 18th century Dimensions with frame: 90 cm high x 78 cm wide Dimensions without frame: 73.5 ...
Canvas
$3,000
H 27.75 in W 33.75 in D 1.5 in
"Autumn Landscape" Colorful Pastoral Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Robert Waltsak
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape in the Autumn season with beautiful color tones throughout. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and h...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Watercolor of a Cathedral
Located in Sheffield, MA
Watercolor on paper mounted on masonite board with ornate gilt frame. Dimensions: (Board) H 13.5" x W 10"
Paper
Vintage Coastal Cast Resin Seahorses Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evoke the serene beauty of the ocean with this charming pair of vintage cast resin seahorse lamps. Designed in a captivating coastal style, these lamps feature intricately detailed s...
Resin
$5,200
H 24.75 in W 32.75 in D 1.5 in
"Beach Scene with Figures and Sailboats" Impressionistic Oil Painting in Holland
Located in New York, NY
A wonderfully rich beach scene done in Zandvoort Holland in the Mid-20th Century depicting figures in the sand. Some figures are by the water with sailboats as kids play in the dista...
Oil, Canvas
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