(Consignment). “The Art Collector” by American Master Joseph Dawley measuring 24x30” and framed in a beautiful gold frame measuring 34x40” ……The following biography, submitted March 2005, is from the daughter of the artist. Although raised and educated in Texas, Joe Dawley moved to New Jersey in the early 1960's where he remained. He painted in the traditional Old Masters style until 1982, when the symptoms of Parkinson's - diagnosed in 1975 - necessitated brain surgery...

A large oil on canvas, 36" by 24" (44" by 32" framed), the subject a number of circus clowns, skillfully painted, signed at lower right by noted American clown artist ROBERT OWEN (1930-). Owen was born in Polk County, Missouri. For many years he has been recognized as a master at painting clowns. Reproduction prints have been made from many paintings. This example is in excellent condition. Note also the interesting framing.

A fine quality impressionist painting by the hand of noted Swiss-born artist FRIEDA HAUSWIRTH DAS (1886-1974), the scene featuring a dark-skinned man with balanced shoulder carrier on a beach where cattle seem to be congregating. The 14 1/2" by 18" oil on canvas laid on board is a rare work by the world-traveled artist, who is also known as an author, illustrator, and progressive feminist for her time...

Still Life with Lillies II By Stepanova Oil On Canvas 24x20” A beautiful oil by the still life artist known for imaginative work

Antique American oil painting on canvas by listed, well-known American Illinois artist Lillian Bertha Hulsmann (1885 – 1966).

The painting depicts a scenic summer countryside landscape with a farm and house in the foreground and country houses in the background.

In its authentic period time, ornate frame with the label affixed to the backing paper "Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Artistic Picture Framing."

The artist signs it in the lower right corner "L...

Antique, 18th century, Imperial Russian, beautifully hand-painted miniature portrait of Prince Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (1734–1783), one of the most prominent lovers of Catherine the Great in Russia. The Prince is depicted in armor, with an ermine slung over his right shoulder, a white cravat, with a blue moiré sash of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Andrew the First-Called across his chest, and with a medal of the Imperial Russian Order of St...

Paul Weiss American Artist & Philosopher 1901-2002 Double Portrait Oil 42x27”. ….. Weiss was responsible for founding the scholarly journal The Review of Metaphysics in 1947. He also went on to found a notable philosophical organization, the Metaphysical Society of America, in 1950. Among his philosophical works, Weiss is mainly known for his metaphysical writings, such as Being and Other Realities. His other works include books and articles in epistemology and cosmology...

18th Century Colonial Spanish “ “Cartagena Gold” oil 28x38” Is a work on canvas depicting the gold fields of Columbia and treasures of gold bound for Spain in the late eighteenth century. Measuring 28x38”

Tropical scene by the artist S. Kreyet from 2003.

A beautiful unsigned portrait of a young woman that is in the style of the 19th century.

A contemporary oil on canvas scene featuring a small bridge over a Venice, Italy canal; this may be the famous Ponte delle Tette bridge. The work measures 11 1/2" by 13 1/2" as framed. I do not see a signature. The painting and frame are in excellent condition.

Froylan Ojeda was born in 1932 in Veracruz. Ojeda, who possessed his own style since his beginnings in the study of art, developed fundamental qualities in the work of painter in both technique and subject matter. At the age of thirteen he was already enrolled in the National School of Plastic Arts, showing his teachers intuition to imitate and reinvent nature...

Ernesto Alcantara Mexican Modernist b.1933 “The Passion Of Christ Oil 40x24” dated 1967… Bio: Ernesto Alcántara (1933 - 2019) created a vast body of work along many themes: volcanoes, the Sierra Gorda, seascapes, landscapes, nudes, still life works, travel sketches, political satire, fairy tales drawn for his daughter, characters, with Sor Juana, Don Quixote, and Rembrandt being predominant.   His techniques include oil on linen, prepared by him in his studio with rabbit glue, linseed ...

Bio: Ernesto Alcántara (1933 - 2019) created a vast body of work along many themes: volcanoes, the Sierra Gorda, seascapes, landscapes, nudes, still life works, travel sketches, political satire, fairy tales drawn for his daughter, characters, with Sor Juana, Don Quixote, and Rembrandt being predominant.   His techniques include oil on linen, prepared by him in his studio with rabbit glue, linseed oil, and tempera; engravings on copper or zinc using burin, dry point, etching, or soft ground;...

Bio: Ernesto Alcántara (1933 - 2019) created a vast body of work along many themes: volcanoes, the Sierra Gorda, seascapes, landscapes, nudes, still life works, travel sketches, political satire, fairy tales drawn for his daughter, characters, with Sor Juana, Don Quixote, and Rembrandt being predominant.   His techniques include oil on linen, prepared by him in his studio with rabbit glue, linseed oil, and tempera; engravings on copper or zinc using burin, dry point, etching, or soft ground;...

Bio: Ernesto Alcántara (1933 - 2019) created a vast body of work along many themes: volcanoes, the Sierra Gorda, seascapes, landscapes, nudes, still life works, travel sketches, political satire, fairy tales drawn for his daughter, characters, with Sor Juana, Don Quixote, and Rembrandt being predominant.   His techniques include oil on linen, prepared by him in his studio with rabbit glue, linseed oil, and tempera; engravings on copper or zinc using burin, dry point, etching, or soft ground;...

“Le tre Grazie con Pellicce di Pagano”, Mario Russo,1993, signed and dated bottom right, signature, date and title also inscribed on reverse. Oil on canvas, 40.5” x 48.5” frame. We have many paintings by Russo including unframed hand colored prints of women, similar to this original painting. Artist Biography: Mario Russo (1925 -2000) was an Italian painter known for his unique style and innovative approach to art...

Peter Colasante, director of L’Enfant Gallery, has represented John Court since 1974, owns much of his work and has sponsored several exhibitions of his work since 1970's including in Washington DC and Palm Beach, Florida. Bio: John Court (1948 - ) is a portraitist and landscape painter. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Court grew up in Maryland and Virginia...