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A large marine painting probably depicting a British East Indiaman ship returning from a voyage to the East, attributed to British artist Francis Holman ...

A fine impressionist landscape of a winter stream by American artist Jonas Lie (1880-1940). Lie was born in Moss, Norway to an accomplished Norwegian engineer and an American mother. Named after his uncle, a novelist and close friend of Henrik Ibsen, Jonas went to Paris to live with his uncle in 1892, after his father's death. Surely it was here, the twelve year-old boy was influenced by the creative spirit found in his uncle's home. In 1893, Jonas moved to New York City, where he took evening classes at Cooper Union, the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League while working designing fabric patterns for a textile company to raise money to support his education. After the completion of his education, Lie spent most of his summers along the New England coast and Canada. Here he would paint bright, impressionistic harbor scenes and rocky, coastal views, which he would exhibit regularly. The landscapes and coastal paintings Lie created in New England can be characterized by a facile, broad handling of pigment and an impressionistic sense of light and air. was a prolific painter, known for his coastal views of New England and New York scenes. He became the president of the National Academy of Design from 1935 to 1939, a year before his death. Lie was also known for a series of paintings of the last days of construction of the Panama Canal in 1913. These paintings were given to the United States Military Academy...

A fine European portrait of a priest, oil on canvas, probably dating to the 17th or 18th century, unsigned, with original stretcher, minor surface losses and damage, craquelure, edge...

A fine impressionist landscape of a rustic bridge in Washington, New Hampshire by American artist George Frank Higgins (1859-1891). Higgins was a ...

A fine pastoral landscape by Irish artist Edward B. Gay (1837-1928). Gay was born in Dublin, Ireland, and emigrated with his to Albany, NY at a very young age as a result of the pota...

Painted from Cattle Hill, near Pocklington, in the Yorkshire Wolds ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Oil on Canvas 61 H x 76 W x 2 D cm (24.02 x 29.92 x 0.79 in) Sold unframed Image size: ...

Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...

Painted on Filey beach on a fine summer day. I was attracted by the colourful pattern formed by all the people on the beach. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Oil on Canvas 61 H x 76 W x 2 D...

Painted from the cliff-top at Whitby looking towards Sandsend ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Oil on Canvas 61 H x 76 W x 2 D cm (24.02 x 29.92 x 0.79 in) Sold unframed Image size: Height...

Painted from Scarborough south beach. It was a good day for clouds. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Oil on Canvas 61 H x 76 W x 2 D cm (24.02 x 29.92 x 0.79 in) Sold unframed Image size: ...

A fine Mid Century vertical abstract expressionist oil painting by Panamanian artist Antonio Alvarado (b. 1938). Antonio studied under the figurative ...

Painted from the promenade overlooking the beach at Scarborough on a cold, grey day. Nothing like a bit of Yorkshire grey. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Oil on Canvas 61 H x 76 W x 2 D cm...