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H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in
God Bless Our Home, Social Realist Scene, Figurative Americana Interior Scene
Located in Doylestown, PA
Lester Joseph Ambrose (American, 1879 - 1949) was born in Gardendale, Erie County, New York, to Joseph W.
Canvas, Oil
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H 35 in W 47 in D 2 in
Lester Ambrose, Bar Au Lapin Agile 1934, Genre Illustration and Bar Scene
Located in Doylestown, PA
The canvas is signed and dated in the lower right, framed in a black wood frame. Lester Joseph Ambrose (American, 1879 - 1949) was born in Gardendale, Erie County, New York, to Jos...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in
Beautiful Practice, Social Realist Scene, Figurative of Female Piano Player
Located in Doylestown, PA
Lester Joseph Ambrose (American, 1879 - 1949) was born in Gardendale, Erie County, New York, to Joseph W.
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in
On the Road to the Cocktail Lounge, Social Realist Scene, Figurative Americana
Located in Doylestown, PA
The 20 x 24 inches oil on canvas is signed and dated in the lower right and was created in 1939. Lester Joseph Ambrose (American, 1879 - 1949) was born in Gardendale, Erie County, ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in
Who's There, Social Realist Scene, Interior with Nude Figure
Located in Doylestown, PA
The 20 x 24 inches oil on canvas is signed in the lower left and framed in a black wood frame. Lester Joseph Ambrose (American, 1879 - 1949) was born in Gardendale, Erie County, Ne...
Canvas, Oil
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
$240,000
H 48 in W 32 in
The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting
By Charles Amable Lenoir
Located in New York, NY
The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926) Oil on canvas 48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.) 58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 108.585 cm) Signed on botto...
Oil
$355,000
H 30 in W 25 in
Portrait of Lady Bagot - Niece to the Duke of Wellington
By Sir John Hoppner
Located in Miami, FL
The sitter is Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole, eldest daughter of William, 4th Earl of Mornington, and niece to the Duke of Wellington and two-time Prime Minister of England. This...
Oil
$6,000
H 24 in W 36 in
Union - A Group of Uniformed Soldiers Standing in an Open Field, Oil on Linen
By William Blake (b. 1991)
Located in Chicago, IL
A group of uniformed soldiers gather in a grassy field. We see cannons yet must bring our own decisions about what is about to transpire. Painted in the loose style of Winslow Home...
Linen, Oil
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