Antique Italian School Oil Painting "Young Lady Reading a Scroll" 19th C

This is a magnificent pair of antique Italian oil on canvas paintings by Ettore Ascenzi, 19th C, Italian, titled "Music Recitals" signed and inscribed 'Roma' . These beautiful paint...

A beautiful waterscape painting " A view on the Amstel " by William Raymond Dommersen (British, 1859-1927) Signed, Signed with initials, and Inscribed on reverse, late 19th Century in date. The painting has a captivating illuminating light with beautiful vibrant colours, it depicta a busy waterway with fishing and sailing boats in the foreground and the town of Amsterdam in the back ground. William Raymond Dommersen was a painter of genre and landscapes in and around Scotland and Northern England. His works are widely exhibited throughout the European and North American continents and are on show at many galleries worldwide. William travelled quite extensively in Europe on painting expeditions with his father Dommersen’s paintings have been much admired over a period of time and it is evident that he is now firmly established in the history of architectural painting as is refelected in the auction prices at Christies: Nineth century European Art: 12 September 2007, London South Kensington, Lot 29 £4,750 The Arthur Ackermann and Peter Johnson Collection: 8 May 2008, London, South Kensington, Lot 42, £4,000 Old Masters and 19th Century Art 9 November 2010, Amsterdam, Lot 110 £5,250 Nineth century European Art: 28 April 2010, London South Kensington, Lot 221 £5,250 Condition: In really superb condition the painting and frame having been beautifully cleaned, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 59 x Width 50 x Depth 7 - Frame Height 34 x Width 44 x Depth 7 - Canvas Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 3 inches - Frame Height 1 foot, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 3 inches - Canvas William Raymond Dommersen was born at the end of 1859 in Stratford, West Ham, London as the only son of the Anglo / Dutch fine art painter Pieter Cornelis Dommersen and Anna Petronella Synja. His parents had moved from the Netherlands in 1855 to London, England. His uncle, Cornelis Christiaan Dommersen, was also a painter in the Netherlands. It is possible that when his father received British nationality that they changed their family name – van Dommershuijsen – into the more English sounding surname Dommersen. Dommersen painted between 1875 and 1927 genre pieces, landscapes, marine scenes, village- and town-scenes of quality. His best known works are the European villages and towns along rivers and canals...

A wonderful pair of seascape paintings of fishing boats attributed to William Mcalpine (British 19th century) titled 'Beached Fishing Vessels' and 'Sh...

This is a truly splendid antique oil on canvas painting featuring a period interior scene by Francesco Bergamini (1851-1900) Italian, signed and dated 1894. This beautiful oil pai...

Mid-19th Century painting of fancy young boy in a beautifully giltwood and hand-painted frame (not original frame). The canvas itself is 20" x24". Paint is very stable even though cr...

Antique portrait on a hand-carved giltwood frame, depicting a beautiful red-head young lady standing elegantly on a veranda full of colorful flowers. She appears to be overlooking a ...

19th century Italian school oil painting "Ruins on a Hillside". Unsigned. Oil on canvas, laid down on board. Tiny puncture in sky. Note cows in the pond in the foreground. Framed: 11...

A half-length portrait of a young lady, her costume à la Turque and wearing a double strand of large and lustrous pearls. She is deep in somewhat pensive thought, her right hand re...