WILHELM von DIEZ 1839-1907; GERMAN
Returning from Work in the Fields
Oil on Panel
Returning from Work in the Fields
Signed Lower Right: Wilh Diez, Munich
Although he studied at the Munich Art Academy, where he eventually became a prominent Professor, he is primarily self taught as an artist.
As a teacher, he had a major influence on an international group of students, including William Merritt Chase and John Twachtman.
Dimensions; 13.25" x 18"; framed; 18" x 23".
JUAN (DE LA CRUZ LOPEZ) SOLER-SPANISH; 1951-
VISION OF ELEGANCE, PARIS
Oil on Canvas
Signed: lower right: J Soler.
Dimensions; 17.5" x 21" ; ramed; 24.5" x 28"
Follower of Barend Cornelius Koekkoek
(Dutch, 1803-1862)
Landscape with Farmhouse and Sheep
Oil on canvas, signed lower left.
Painting Size: 11” x 14”
Frame Size: 16.5 ” x 19.5”
Koekkoek was a student of his father the artist Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek and of Schelfhout Van Os at the Academy of Amsterdam. He married the daughter of the painter J.A. Daiwaille. In 1845 the Dutch king commissioned numerous paintings from Koekkoek...
From our European Collection, a fine 19th century original oil on panel by British painter and listed artist William Anslow Thornley (1857-1898), entitled "Moonlight on the Thames." Signed "Thornley" lower left.
Size and condition: 13 inches x 11 inches framed dimensions, approximately 10 inches x 8 inches unframed image size. This painting has been taken care of well, there is only some very minor age-related soiling and minor scuffing to the frame.
An evocative and well-painted framed 22-1/4" x 14-1/2" (sight size) English oil on canvas by Charles Cattermole (R.I., R.B.A., R.O.I. 1832–1900). Entitled "The Patrol's Return" on a mounted plaque on the 31-1/2" x 24" wood and plaster frame, this painting is signed CHAS CATTERMOLE on the lower right. The back has a Toronto gallery label from 1949 and the canvas is numbered 908 on the back...
From our European Collection, a good and sizable 19th century oil on canvas, British School, depicting gothic ruins over an aqueduct at moonlight. The artist's skillful use of depth perspective, along with adept use of various shades of grays and blacks, all contrasted and backlit by a cloudy moonlit sky, combine effectively to create a wonderfully evocative and somber scene that captures well a time and place from centuries past.
Size and Condition: 30 x 25 inches...
Original painting on gesso panel by Pierre Carron (French, born 1932). Inscribed, signed, and dated verso: "Scena d'Amore Affresco Della Casa Romana De La Farnesina--Pierre Carron--1964". 9" by 14" work alone, 14" by 19" in its frame. This work dates from the end of Carron's residency at the Villa Medici (1961-1964) in Rome, where he met Balthus who directed the establishment. Carron had already won the Grand Prix de Rome by that time in 1960...
Antique 19th century oil sketch painting on a masonite board, attributed to John Brown Abercromby (1843-1929).
The painting depicts a red-haired young girl sitting on a stool in front of a fireplace and blowing air by the bellows.
The painting is unsigned, however, to the back of the masonite board is taped a scrap of paper with a hand written note “R.S.A J.B...
Antique Painting Polish Saxon Officer Portrait, 18th century
Antique early 18th century portrait of a high rank officer of the Polish – Saxon army from the period of Augustus II, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony...
THOMAS CRESWICK R A; 1811-1869; BRITISH
CROSSING THE STREAM; Oil on Canvas
Thomas Creswick was a British landscape painter. Among his most favorite subjects were English and Welsh streams and British rural scenery. He exhibited in many art venues including the Royal Academy and the British Institute of Art.
Although the painting is not signed, there is an old brass plaque on the frame which, along with the style, leads us to believe that it is likely a Creswick
Original oil painting on panel by well-known Dutch painter Willem Van Den Berg (1886-1970), circa 1930-1940. A wonderfully compact composition with fishermen of Urk (Holland) hauling their nets and contemplating their catch with boats in the background. This painting measures 26cm by 19 cm (painting alone) and 44cm by 38cm in its frame. Inscribed verso and on the frame "WVB #128"; also "FG #919" verso, and "Guildhall #919" on the frame. Plus other inscriptions...
“Montparnasse (Le Select)”
Oil on canvas 28 1/2" x 38 7/8" Framed size: 38" x 48"
Born in Riga, Latvia, Russia, his father was a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Riga and his mother a Professor of Literature. They moved frequently and in 1925 the émigré family moved this time to the French "concession" of Shanghai, where Kluge would graduate from the French Municipal High School. By the time he was seventeen, he was a very active member of the Shanghai Art Club...
Wonderful Painting of an allegorical scene on porcelain. Dimensions: 21 x 21 x 2 ½ inches. Condition Report: Excellent condition.
Frantesek Kupka, 1871-1957, Opocno. Bohemia, Czech, and died in France. This stunning early mordernist painting is an early and an
extremely fine example of Kupka's painting. It is approximately 17"H by 13"w in a 4" frame. It is signed clearly lower right and the entire painting and signature under black light looks good with no in painting. Kupka attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Prague at 17 years old and the Beaux Arts in Vienna. He moved to Paris in 1895 and also won the Prix de Rome...
Jose Rico y Cejudo (Spanish, 1864-1939)
Classical Figure with a Lyre
Oil on Panel, signed and retaining a paper label on the reverse
Painting: 14.5" x 8.5"
Frame: 20.5" x 15"
Jose Rico y Cejudo was born n Seville, Spain on March 27, 1864. He was the student of M...
Richard Bonington original oil on canvas of a old English town view signed very faintly lower right measuring approx. 9 x 12 inches framed in a contemporary gallery frame. Provenance: British Consulate San Francisco.
Biography
Richard Parkes Bonington was born in the town of Arnold, 4 miles from Nottingham in England. His father was successively a gaoler, a drawing master and lace-maker, and his mother a teacher. Bonington learned watercolour painting from his father and exhibited paint...
Original mixed media (pastel, watercolor, and gouache) Art Deco Period painting on paper, circa 1920s, by well known Sacha (Alexander Davidovich) Zaliouk (Ukraine-France/ 1887-1971). This painting measures 24" by 18" (27" by 21") in its original frame. In beautiful original condition, with some very light toning consistent with the age. Signed "Sacha Zaliouk Paris" l.r.
Zaliouk studied painting in Petrograd and at the Odessa School of Art in the teens. He collaborated to a number of publi...
This is the reverse photo of the 1626 Flemish Old Master Painting. Please refer to listing. The original untouched linen canvas measures 66" x 44". It is mounted in its original stretcher and the canvas is glued to the stretcher. A replacement support has been added to the middle part of the canvas. This is a very rare untouched canvas and it has been repaired in 2 or 3 small areas with old canvas. It is very rare to find an untouched canvas. Most Old Master Paintings have been relined an...