Paintings

An early work by the American realist Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903-1984) depicting the village of Harpswell, Maine were he built his home and studio in the 1940s and lived until his d...

Watercolors from around 1900 representing a French frigate and an English frigate.The two watercolors are signed: M.Alexander fecit. Dimensions: 79x64 cm with frame and 57x44 cm with...

Mid Century Modern Picasso style Abstract of a face by E.Ruff 1945. Amazing composition and color. Nice gilt frame. One small tear can be repaired.

Oil painting on canvas, Landscape, mountain lake, made and signed by Adolf Kaufmann, 19th century Bright painting made with skill, signed by Adolf Kaufmann (Austria 1848 - 1916), depicts a lake landscape surrounded by mountains. Adolf Kaufmann (15 May 1848, in Troppau – 25 November 1916, in Vienna) was an Austrian landscape and marine artist. He was initially self-taught, but completed his studies with the animal painter, Émile van Marcke...

This exceptional signed oil painting by John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 - January 21, 1998) is perfect for collectors. Better known by his sta...

JOSÉ FELIPE ABÁRZUZA RODRÍGUEZ DE ARIAS (Cádiz, 1871-Puerto Real, 1948). "Moors at Dusk". Oil on canvas. On the lower part there is a plaque with the artist's name and title. Frame f...

Framed print of Saint Peter with the keys to heaven. By unknown artist, circa 1940. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautif...

Dutch 1940s unsigned abstract oil painting. Tempestuous and energetic, with a painterly quality related to Chagall and Der Blaue Reiter. A wonderful e...

Pair of porcelain plaques in giltwood frames, after Old Master Madonnas Italian, 1901 Measures: Frames: height 28cm, width 23cm, depth 2cm ...

Fitger Hermann - Vase of Flowers with Fruit Measures: 32cm x 44cm - frame excluded 50cm x 62cm - with antique fir frame oil on canvas applied to cardboard - 1946 20th cen...

19th Century portrait of a woman painted in oil on canvas with the frame dated in 1940 Measurements with frame: 69 x 69 x 3 cm.

1944 original painting by Miller. unframed.

Large Rare Vintage 1940’s Artist Ruben Kupur Oil painting of Art Deco Tropical scene with herons within a scene of lush tropical orchids. Ruben Kupur was born In the Russian Federation...

Craigmillar Park Golf Club Watercolour, John Blair. An atmospheric original watercolour of Craigmillar Park Golf Links in Edinburgh by the Scottish artist John Blair (1849-1934). Craigmillar Castle from which the club derives its name from is clearly seen in the background and the painting is signed to the lower left corner. Craigmillar Castle was a haunt of Mary Queen of Scots, the world's first recorded lady golfer. How ironic then, that since the golf club's inception equality of the sexes was the rule at Craigmillar Park. John Blair was a Scottish painter, predominantly of watercolour landscapes. Of humble beginnings in Berwickshire, he moved to Edinburgh to study and spent the rest of his life there. His paintings mainly reflect the landscapes around him, both of urban settings and also of the castles, sea and lochs of the Borders. As well as his original work, his paintings were viewed by a wide audience in the form of picture postcards, book endpapers and illustrations. Taken from Craigmillar Park Golf Club website:- Craigmillar Park Golf Club was constituted in 1895 and moved to its present location in 1907. It was extended to 18 holes (designed by James Braid) in 1927. On 12th of January 1895 the Scotsman newspaper carried the following "birth" announcement : "NEW GOLF COURSE IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF EDINBURGH. A nine-hole golf course is being formed at Craigmillar Park and is expected to be ready for play in February. A lease of the ground which extends from Crawfurd Road to Lady Road has been obtained from Captain Gordon Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar. The principal entrance will be from Crawfurd Road within three minutes' walk of the Craigmillar Park car terminus and Newington Suburban Station. The course is about a mile in length and has been laid out by Mr. Day of Musselburgh, who has given a very favourable report of the suitability of the ground for the purpose. Already about 150 ladies and gentlemen have been admitted as members of the club." Many, perhaps most, of the new clubs created about the same time as Craigmillar Park were (and some continue) as male preserves. It is clear that from the outset equality of the sexes was the rule at Craigmillar Park, although it was not until 1914 that the subscriptions were equalised. The course was situated in an area of land close to Newington Railway Station and the Newington Bus and Tram Terminus and was thus, easily accessible. In those days there was very little building development between the course and the iconic Craigmillar Castle from which the club derives its name. The castle was a haunt of Mary Queen of Scots, the world's first recorded lady golfer. How ironic then, that since the golf club's inception, ladies have had equal status with men and there was no gender barrier to any office. This was in an age when golf clubs were regarded as male preserves. In 1914, ladies started paying exactly the same subscription as their male counterparts and this has remained right up to the present day. When you consider that all women did not get the vote until 1928, Craigmillar Park Golf Club were indeed trendsetters! Despite the club's early success, with 400 members and a waiting list, they were dealt a blow when their course at Newington was taken over for housing development. They decided, rather than to disband, to relocate the golf course to the eastern slopes of the Blackford Hill in 1907. Once again the close proximity of Blackford Railway Station and Bus Terminus were factors in their decision making. Another factor in choosing Blackford Hill was the potential for increasing the length of the 9 holes that had been played for in the course at Newington and possibly even converting the new course to 18 holes at some future date. This is in fact what happened and James Braid designed a splendid 18 hole course which officially opened in 1927. The new course was a real test of golf with no two holes being the same. The course boasts marvellous views over Edinburgh and Fife and down the coast to the Berwick Law, Bass Rock...

A charming oil painting by noted Washington DC artist Leonard Maurer, ca' 1948. Depicting children climbing trees. Wonderful sense of color and a real m...

raffigurazione napoletana di pescatori olio su tela inizio ventesimo secolo ottime condizioni generali dimensioni altezza 88 cm larghezza 127 cm.

Original Watercolor Ski Poster "Pontresina" by Herbert Leupin (Swiss: 1916 - 1999), a watercolor and gouache painting original for one of Leupin's celeb...

Great vintage wood sign from the 1940s. Hand-painted. Misspellings and grammatical errors. The owner Samuel Spilk lived in Long Beach in the 1940s. ...

A framed watercolor and gouache on paper depicting sliced watermelon on a color block background, signed Tamayo and dated 1945 as shown. The work was in keeping with the style of Rufino Tamayo and it retains a paper label from Salon de la Plastica Mexicana, listing the detail info. SPM was formed in 1949 to promote contemporary Mexican artists...

Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Framework oil on board depicting a wooded landscape with a character of good pictorial quality. Modern frame in carved and g...

Rare circular Art Deco scenes of the Smoky Mountains with date and details rendered behind the paintings. Beautifully hand painted in vivid hues and original circular gilt frames. Em...

Italian painting of the mid-twentieth century. Work oil on masonite depicting Young gipsy with flowers and candle of good pictorial hand. Picture of beautiful measure, signed and dat...

Le Pont Neuf, the oldest existing bridge to span the Seine in Paris, is the subject of this painted board in giltwood frame, signed and dated in the lower left corner by the artist, ...

Original artwork Pink Daffodil Hawaiian Flowers with a bow (original airbrushed over a print) signed by Terone. In hardwood frame with carved details. A great example of the post-WWII Hawaiian and tropical art...

Signed Winter Church Scene by F. Michaels. Nice New England winter scene composition. Framed in a solid wooden frame. Signed lower right.

A charming modernist painting by Leonard Maurer, ca' 1949. Influenced by Matisse, but clearly in his own style with a uniquely American mid-century feel.

Art Deco gouache painting woman with mirror signed by Louise Galand-Legendre. Dated 1942. Gouache and pastel on board with original frame. France. Louise Galand-Legendre France, 18...

One hundred birds Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921) Meiji period, circa 1900. Ink, color and gofun on silk. Dimensions of each screen: H. 170 cm x W. 190 cm (67’’ x 75”) Despite the title, well over 100 birds are represented in this pair of two-fold Japanese screens (the title functions figuratively to convey the idea of a large number). The monumental work is rendered with a comprehensive and highly complex composition which is exquisitely executed and meticulously colored. More a celebration of naturalism than the traditional “One Hundred Birds” paintings which originated in China. This was a subject matter known for its auspicious meaning as much as its actual depiction of nature. These paintings generally had a phoenix (occasionally peacocks) placed in the center, and the other birds paying homage to it. In this quintessentially Japanese scene painted by Gyokujun, a couple of long-tailed birds modeled after paradise flycatchers are included; these are traditional auspicious motifs in Oriental bird and flower painting and denote themes such as celebration and enduring generations. In addition there is the playful inclusion of single exotic parrot. Even so, the vast majority of the birds and flowers are native to Japan. Reading the scene from right to left, from spring through to autumn, the overwhelming sense is one of movement and haste. It is almost as if the birds are in a race, with the fleetest leading the way forward. Although these native birds were commonly drawn amongst artists of the Shijo school, rarely were they painted with such drama and dynamism. It is not strictly a depiction of sketched birds whose manner was faithfully handed down through the traditions of the Shijo school. Rather we see Gyokujun seeking and achieving new expressions in the heart of the turbulent Meiji period. Hasegawa Gyokujun (1863-1921) was born in Kyoto. He was the eldest son of Hasegawa Gyokuho, a Shijo school painter who studied under Matsumura Keibun. Gyokujun studied painting under his father and became a prominent member of the Kyoto painti ng world from a young age. In 1891 he established the ‘Young Painters Social Club’ along with Takeuchi Seiho, Miyake Gogyo and Taniguchi Kokyo. Also in 1891 he was selected as a judge of the Great Private Paintings Exhibition along with Takeuchi Seiho, Yamamoto Shunkyo...

Beautiful flower still life by the Belgian painter Jan Verdoodt (1908-1980). He studied from 1926 at the Art Academy in Sint Jans Molenbeek. He developed his own artistic style, insp...

Framed Print of Divina Pastora. By unknown artist, circa 1940. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving ...

Vintage 1945 modernist oil on masonite portrait painting of man. Signed L. Binon dated 1945 lower right corner. Unframed, edge and corner wear.

Dreamy landscape picturing a view of a castle in France. Large original frame made of walnut. I love the soft and delightful pastel colors that are used. The colors add emotion to...

This portrait features a blonde lady in a red dress wearing a white beanie. The artwork is an oil painting by an unknown artist. The subject's expression ...

Antique framed oil painting on canvas by Walthere Jamar (1866-1950) is a panoramic landscape that captures the glory of nature in all her splendor! Jamar has used varying brush techn...

Unsigned Original oil on canvas painting after Norman Mills Price. Canvas is a bit loose. Frame appears to be original. Canvas and Frame show age. See image of illustration of the same image signed in corner by Norman Mills Price "Norman Mills Price never fully received the popular recognition that his work deserved. Because he was so intently interested in historical subjects, he restricted his work to these almost exclusively. The dedication and artistry he brought to his work, however, was especially appreciated and respected by a select group – his fellow-illustrators. His painstaking research into every detail made each picture an authentic documentary, but the detail was never allowed to detract from the dramatic concept of the illustration itself. Although Price made effective use of tone and color, his pen-and-ink drawings were especially effective, exhibiting a full range of values and textural effects." "Price was born in Canada, studied art there and in London and Paris. By 1912, he had established himself in New York and had begun to work for American publications. Some of his most successful illustrations were done for a long series of historical novels by Robert W. Chambers for Liberty magazine. He was a charter member of the Society of Illustrators at the time of his death." "Illustrator, Norman Mills Price was born in Brampton, Ontario (1877) and began his studies at the Ontario School of Art. Around 1901 he spent time in London, studying at the Goldsmith's Institute; Westminster School of Art; and with Cruikshank. While in London, he was the founder of Carlton Studios. He later went on to Paris, studying at the Academie Julian, with J.P. Laurens and R.E. Miller. He did freelance work in Paris until an assignment in Belgium for Century brought him to the attention of other American publishers. In 1911, he had a studio in New York City, and worked for such publication as Harper's, Cosmopolitan, and Liberty. He illustrated the novels: "The Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare (1905), The Rogue's Moon (1929), Leif Erikson...

Framed watercolor by Albert Andre signed lower right. Measures 17" x 15" including frame and 12" x 9" sight. Provenance: Sothebys Andre came to Paris in 1889 as an industrial designer. At the age of 23 he enrolled at the studio of William Bouguereau at the Académie Julian, where he met Ranson, Louis Valtat and the young poet and dramatist Henry Bataille, who at the time was training as a painter. He illustrated L'étang de Berre by Charles Maurras and Les Petites Alliées by Claude Farrère. He produced cartoons for tapestries for the Beauvais factory. In his youth he worked in Paris and Loudun, but later settled in the Midi, where he became curator of the museum in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, building up a major collection of contemporary art, including works by Monet, Renoir, Bonnard, Vuillard, Matisse and Despiau. In 1923, as a friend of Renoir, he compiled his recollections of the painter in a preface to an album of collotypes of his works. He was initially influenced in his painting by Delacroix, and it was Cézanne's paintings that helped him discover how to give the impression of volume using colour: warm tones for illuminated surfaces and cool colours for shadow. But it was undoubtedly Renoir who had the most profound influence on him, especially as it was Renoir who noticed his paintings in 1894 and introduced him to Paul Durand...

Framed Print of Saint Anthony. By unknown artist, circa 1940. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patina. Material...

Paintings by 19th century and Contemporary American Artists, from the Collection of The Late Samuel T. Shaw, NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Nov. 21, 1945. Softcover, 89 pp. 15 b&w plate...

Axel Salto (1889-1961). Oil on board. Living room interior. Dated 1908. Rare and early work by Salto. The board measures: 32.5 x 23.5 cm. The frame measures: 4 cm. In excellen...

Original Framed Figurative Nude Study in Pastel, Early-Mid 20th Century Bags of character, the artist really has captured the emotion of the sitter who seems really quite pissed off!...

Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York , “An Important Collection of Early American Miniatures and Silver. Property of Mrs Dorothy Draper Hamlen Removed from Her Home in Wayland, Mass...

"Ce qu'évoquent les Livres" Allegory of the Literature Oil on canvas Signed on the lower part beside parchment 111 x 133 x 2 cm Framed 125 x 146 x 7 cm Provenance: Collection Georges AUBRY, brother of the artist Bibliography: Illustrated in catalogue «Regards de peintre» , Suzanne AUBRY-CASANOVA, 1997, p.104 After trying years of forced confinement due to the war, he composed this allegorical fresco on the theme of Literature, Science and Arts was painted by Émile Aubry for his younger brother Georges Aubry, who had intended it for his library. This work, composed on the theme of the book it symbolizes, in its diversity by allegorical characters, he cannot help ordering the painting around Art, which he places at the top of the scale of human...

"FANTASY" by Thomas Hart Benton. Oil on canvas laid on wood with a gorgeous gold gilded frame. Price upon request.

This set of 2 1940s original airbrush artwork paintings of Hibiscus florals by Ted Mundorff. One is yellow and one is red. Both pieces have in their origi...

1-128 large Italian frames with elaborate cast detailing. Overall size 40 x 34 x 1" Inside rabbit 30 x 24"  

Charming pair of oval porcelain plaques with the frame in ormolu bronze represent scenes of a couple having fun in a landscape and the other one ...

A painting of a woman riding on a carousel horse while holding out her white handkerchief to flow in the wind. This piece is reminiscent of a week...

Best known for his handsome, beautifully-crafted furniture designs, much in demand today, Tommi Parzinger also painted over the span of his career. His rare, early works -- such as t...

ALLAN GWYNNE-JONES (1892-1982) "H M The Queen when Princess Elizabeth" study for No. 47 depicting the Princess in Windsor Great Park, oil on board, ...

Soft mineral pigments on silk with brocade border. Signature and seal read: Jyogyu

Pastel on canvas, signed lower right, measuring 38" x 48.25" including the frame. Pierre Carrier-Belleuse His first studies were with his father, the sculptor Albert-Ernest Carri...

Moon and bamboo in ink on gold paper with red and black lacquered negoro frame. (Meiji period) Calligraphy reads: Beauty in ink painting with standing woods and branches, like in par...

Vintage Original Oil Painting Depicting a Fish Depicting a slumped skate on the kitchen worktop ready for the chop with a slightly anthropomorphic smi...

Asian influence oversized egret landscape painting Unframed  

Beautiful marine oil painting on masonite. Excellent pictorial quality. Signed and dated 1946s italian artist P. Sacchetto. This painting was given by the artist to a friend on the o...

Original watercolor artwork pint on paper featuring a young dressed-up woman on an ottoman with a riding crop in her hand titled "Lady on Ottoman" by Wilma Raffaelli, 1948. This pain...

Louis BASTIN Study of a boy. This Etching shows the Portrait Study of a little boy. Handsigned and dated on 1948. Ready to hang. Framed with a passepartout in a handcrafted ash wood ...

French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.