Dutch Golden Age Watercolor of a Tulip by LV van der Vinne

'Llanberis Lake at the Foot of Mount Snowdon' in Wales. Watercolor on paper, signed and dated "J. Varley 1812" ll, identifying info on verso. sight size: 8 x 19 3/4 in. John Varley is known as an English landscape painter in watercolor and a close friend of William Blake. Varley represents the transition between tinted topographical drawing and the bolder, more fully developed manner of watercolor painting characteristic of the 19th century. As well as being a leading painter, he was the most popular and enthusiastic teacher of his day: his pupils included Cox, De Wint, Linnell, Mulready (his brother-in-law), and Samuel Palmer, and he published various instructional works, including one with Blake. In his early years Varley was influenced stylistically by the work of Thomas Girtin...

Western Wild Birds, each monogrammed ES lower left. Watercolor on Paper.  

Miniature signed and framed watercolor Portrait of a woman.

Richard Beavis (British, 1824-1896) Near Arles on the Rhone Initialed and titled lower left. Ink and watercolor on paper/board. With an old attribution to Bonnington. Sight size: 6 x 13 in. The dimension given otherwise includes the frame. Framed in a charming late 19th century frame. Best known for his rural landscapes, the British painter Richard Beavis populated his scenes with picturesque grazing cattle and people hard at work as well illustrated in our watercolor. Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton (1909-2005) a driving force in the creation of the American International Group (AIG), a collector of paintings by John Constable...

American School (20th c.), Interior scene, watercolor on paper, signed and dated "Wisner, '81" lower right. A charming, colorful and detailed representation of a beautiful room-scape. It makes me want to grab a good book and snuggle up by the fire. The framing is by The House of Heydenryk...

Drawing, Attributed to Bartholomeus Breenbergh (Deventer 1598-1657 Amsterdam). Ruins of an old fort on a hilltop inscribed 'A. no.2' black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, pen ...