William Verplank Birney Art

Religious Painting, depicting Madonna and the Child, surrounded by Angels by the Circle of Carlo Maratta (Maratti). This painting is wonderful example of...

ILONA SAPKA studied at the School of Applied Arts, "Schola Posnaniensis" in Poznan. She received her diploma from the Faculty of Painting in the studio of stained glass led by prof. ...

Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othello", depicting a young Desdemona pleading with an enraged Othello, and perhaps Iago is the seated figure, within a giltwood craquelure finished frame. Signed (l/r): H. Hamilton, 1921 . Canvas Height: 67 inches (170.2 cm) Canvas Width: 48 inches (121.9 cm) Frame Height: 75 inches (190.5 cm) Frame Width: 57 inches (144.8 cm) Frame Depth: 2 inches (5.1 cm) Hamilton Hamilton (1 April 1847 – 4 January 1928) was a painter and etcher, known mostly for his landscapes of the American West. Born in Oxford, England, he lived most of his life in the Eastern United States. He painted landscapes in New York, Connecticut, the American West, England, and France. He also painted portraits and drew illustrations. Artistic career Hamilton Hamilton was born in Oxford, England, on 1 April 1847. While young, he was a protégé of John Ruskin. In 1872, he began his mostly self-taught career as a portrait artist in Buffalo, New York. He created 47 landscape paintings during an 1873 expedition to Colorado which were chosen to be part of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. He spent 1878 and 1879 painting in Pont-Aven, Brittany, alongside Barbizon School painters. He moved to New York City in 1881 and shortly after began to practice genre painting and etching.[6] He became an associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1886 and a National Academician in 1889. Until the end of the century, he and his family resided alternately in upstate New York, Long Island, Colorado, and England.[6] In 1907 and 1908, Hamilton spent two years painting landscapes in Southern California. In 1912 he and his family permanently moved to Norwalk, Connecticut. There he became involved with the Silvermine group of artists led by Solon Borglum...

A long and quiet night in the hotel lobby is depicted by Clyde Singer in this moody and still painting. Entitled Hotel Night Lobby (1947), Singer paints a moment of solitude during ...

A very fine Italian oil on canvas titled "The Solo Violinist" by Luigi Da Rios (Italian, 1844-1892), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; withi...

"55" is a large-format oil on canvas by contemporary Lithuanian painter Gabija Pritkovaite. In her paintings, young artist is questioning our state of being in today‘s world, by pain...

Measures 22" x 18" and framed 27" x 24" x 3". About this artist: Born in Galatz, Romania, John Barber became a modernist painter of figures and scenes of...

"I Will Be Waiting" is an oil on canvas by contemporary Lithuanian painter Gabija Pritkovaite. In her paintings, young artist is questioning our state of being in today‘s world, by p...

Contemporary figurative oil on canvas painting by Polish artist Malgorzata Rozmarynowska. The artwork shows family of five, parents with three children. They are standing in one line...

A rural interior scene by Austrian artist Edmund Adler. The scene is typical of Adler's paintings of Austrian culture and rural life. It is full of gemütlichkeit.

"Fayoum Studio 1" Oil Painting 24" x 32" inch by Mohamed Abla Mohamed Abla was born in Mansoura (North of Egypt) in 1953. There he spent his childhood and finished school. In 1973 h...

Unknown Artist (probably American, nineteenth century) Tavern Scene Oil on canvas, 15 x 12 inches Framed: 21 x 18 inches (approx.)