Claude Allin Shepperson Art

Children, illustrations, tales Marina Evgenevna USPENSKAYA (Moscow, 1925 – 2007) Marina Evgenevna Uspenskaya was born in Moscow. She graduated from the 1905 Art College, where she ...

"Firefighting" is a dramatic monotone watercolor painting by William Thomas Smedley, depicting the intense efforts of firefighters battling a high-rise building fire. The unique L-shaped composition draws the viewer's eye from the scene of action below to the perilous situation above. At the base of the painting, firefighters are shown bravely combating the flames, with water hoses...

Interior Design is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized in 1948 by the French architect  Victor Courtray (1897-1971). Ink and watercolor on paper. Hand-signed and dated on the low...

A stylish, vintage, 1940s woman's fashion study featuring an elegant graphic design for a portfolio cover for ladies resort clothes by Hattie Carnegie . Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 in...

An fine period watercolor, dated 1910, an illustration by Charles Edmund Brock (English, 1870-1938). This, from a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, "The Newcomes, Memoirs of the Most Respectable Family." The novel was published in 1855. Below this image are two characters from "The Newcomes, Chapter XI". Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Signed "C.E. Brock" and dated "1910" lower left. Image size, 10"H x 7.5"W. Charles Edmund Brock was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator, who signed most of his work C. E. Brock. He received his first book commission at the age of 20. He became very successful, and illustrated books for authors such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot. Brock also contributed pieces to several magazines such as The Quiver, The Strand, and Pearsons...

Born in Szeged, Hungary, he became one of the better known and successful illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration, completing over 100 books. Among them are "A Treasury of Verse for Little Children," "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." He is probably best known for pen and ink drawings of mythology subjects geared towards children. He studied at Budapest Technical University and attended art schools in Munich and Paris before moving to London at age 23. In 1907, he began illustrating children's books and did a series of annual gift books...

Ella Waldenström (1863–1955) Sweden A Sewing Woman, 1900 watercolor on paper signed and dated E.W 23/2 1900 visible image 21 x 12 cm (8 ¼ x 4 ¾ in.) framed 29 x 20 cm (11 ½ x 7 ¾ ...

Ben Shahn Susannah and the Elders, 1947 Signed lower right Watercolor and ink on paper 22 x 29 3/4 inches Provenance The artist The Downtown Gallery, New York Felix Landau Gallery, ...

Arabian Charger Seller" by Antonio Rivas (Spanish, 1845-1911) stands as an exquisite example of Orientalism, a 19th-century artistic movement that sought to depict the rich and diverse cultures of the East. Rivas, a master of his craft, delves into this genre with a keen eye for detail and a dedication to authenticity that brings the scene to life. In this antique watercolor on paper...

Story illustration for The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor by Annie F. Johnston, published by L.C. Page & Company, Boston, 1906, page 66. The image illustrates the scene from the ...

Classic Interior design and Family Dinner by Architectural Digest illustrator David Mode Payne (American, 1907-1985). The scene depicted is an interio...

"In the Artist's Studio" was painted in the realistic style in the late 19th century by the Scottish artist, George Clark Stanton. Stanton was a painter, watercolorist, goldsmith and...