Edouard-Jean Dambourgez

'Gypsy Caves, Grenada', Paris, Salon d'Automne, Salon des Independants, Benezit

Circa 1900

Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844-1931), titled, 'Paris' and painted circa 1890. A fine and detailed, late-nineteenth century view of a counter of the bustling cheese market...

Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844-1931) and painted circa 1880. Edouard-Jean Dambourgez first studied under Jules Lefebvre and, later, as an engraver and chromo-lithographer with Gustave Boulanger. Dambourgez commenced exhibiting in 1880 at the Salon des Artistes Français, and, in 1883, was elected a member of the Society. He exhibited frequently and with success at the other major Paris salons including the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Independants and the Salon des Champs-de-Mars. In 1884, he was commissioned by the Louvre to engrave the illustrations for the catalog to the Thiers Collection, recently bequeathed to the Museum. The recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards, Dambourgez received an honorable distinction in 1888 and an honorable mention in 1891. In 1888, the critic Albert Wolff spotted his canvas 'A Cheese Shop' and recommended its inclusion at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1891, the city of Paris bought his large canvas, 'The Cream and Cheese Market...

A large and dynamic, Post-Impressionist cityscape showing a view of a picturesque Parisian street. In the foreground, a flower seller offers bouquets to fashionably-dressed pedestrians walking by a busy cafe where patrons are seated beneath striped umbrellas. Signed lower right, 'Jean Remy...

Signed lower right 'F.H. Cutting' and dated '1932-1948'. Born in Iowa in 1872, Francis Harvey Cutting moved to San Jose, California in 1893 where he st...

Signed lower right, 'H.E. Sanders' for H. Evan Sanders (American, 1914-1996) and painted circa 1975. Born in Colorado, Evan Sanders moved to Fresno, California at an early age. He began his career as an artist in the late 1920's and continued to paint and show his work professionally for over sixty years. A long time resident of Long Beach, he exhibited widely and with success including with the Huntington...

Signed lower right "H.V. Mook" (Dutch, born 1905) and painted circa 1925. A delicate, early-20th-century Impressionist oil landscape showing a pastel view of sand dunes sprinkled wi...

Turbulent seascape by an unknown artist (20th Century). Just offshore, waves crash up against jagged rocks. The waves and rocks are rendered with impasto, creating texture and thickn...

Beautiful mid century watercolor of stores in Aptos, California by listed artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Three stores sit side-by-side: a liquor store, a general store, and a pharmacy on the Old Aptos Village Boardwalk". They are brightly colored - green, yellow, and blue. In the background, there is a blue sky, green trees, and representations of the Aptos hills. Circa 1960 Signed "Jon Blanchette" lower right. Information about location and previous owner is on verso. Acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Art size: 9"H x 12"W Jon Blanchette was born in Somerset, England on March 29, 1908. He immigrated to Battle Creek, Michigan in 1918. Artistically inclined at age six, he later studied at the Pittsburgh Art...

Beautiful mid century watercolor of a design proposal for the village Fair Antiques "Apple Barn" in Aptos, California by listed artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Circa 1960 Signed "Jon Blanchette" lower right. Information about location and previous owner is on verso. Acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Art size: 9"H x 12"W Jon Blanchette was born in Somerset, England on March 29, 1908. He immigrated to Battle Creek, Michigan in 1918. Artistically inclined at age six, he later studied at the Pittsburgh Art...

Regal depiction of the Sovereign of the Seas by Victor Lind (Sweden, 19th-20th c.). The ship is sailing towards the viewer, with the sun off to the right, illuminating the sails. The...

Gorgeously detailed mountain landscape by an unknown Japanese artist (19th Century). Two waterfalls cascade down a lush valley, with trees and shrubs on the hillsides. Small building...

Paul Resika was born in New York City in 1928. He began taking painting lessons at age nine, greatly encouraged by his Russian émigré mother. At twelve years old, he began studying w...