Mr Chase was a Chicago area painter who was known as a landscape painter of the city of Chicago. He later traveled and painted with other artist known as California Impressionist. Measuring 8” x 10” this work is done in oil on panel and framed in a beautiful gold leaf baroque frame measuring 18.5”x 20”
Oil on canvas, relined, measuring 17" by 21" (24" by 28" as framed) signed at upper left in red by listed Italian painter CLAUDIO RINALDI (and below which he wrote "Firenze"---where he was active between the 1860's and 1890's). There doesn't seem to be a lot of information available on the artist, but the subject matter and the handling of the faces are consistent with a number of other works by his hand that have appeared on the market in Europe and America...
Large original oil painting on canvas by Ilona Royce Smithkin (USA, born in Poland, 1910-2021). Signed LR "Ilona R S". Marked ASL verso. Probably painted at the ASL where she studied in the forties with Robert Brackman. One of two works by this artist currently available. 32" by 44" in its original frame.
"Bananas with a Jar" Still Life by Kathleen Hyland-Nessig. Framed Pastel. 10 x 13". Frame Size 21 x 23.5".
A German Expressionist work on paper with a very contemporary feel. This work measures 24x20 inches. More information coming
German Expressionist movement began in painting and then later move to cinema
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
by C. Myron Clark (American, 1876-1925)
Oil on canvas, signed and dated: "1906"
Painting: 16" x 12"
Frame: 21.5" x 17.5"
American painter C. Myron Clark specialized in marine subjects and, like so many other artists, was drawn to Venice with its ongoing atmospheric shifts in the sky and sea. The Peabody Museum in Salem, MA has five of his works in the permanent collection...
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Bethesda Oriental Restaurant
Oil on canvas, signed, located, inscribed and dated: “1983” on the reverse.
Painting size: 24” x 20”
Frame size: 29” x 25”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien...
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Excavation Site, 16th & I Streets
Oil on canvas, located, inscribed and dated: “1958” on the reverse.
Painting size: 24” x 18”
Frame size: 29” x 23”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien. For other examples, type “O’Brien” into the search box...
Jaume Muxart I Domènech
(Spanish, 1922-2019)
Bullfight
Acrylic on panel, signed
Painting: 13 ¾” x 19 ½”
Muxart was a Catalan painter, part of the Grup Taüll of avant-garde artists. His work shows a strong expressionist character with structured figurative motifs. Muxart was of a generation of artists that developed during the years of the Franco regime...
An early 20thC oil on canvas by Rhode Island artist, Emma Lavinia Swan ( 1853-1927). This is an atypical and rare scene since Swan is noted from her floral paintings. It appears to have its original black wood frame. Signed in the lower right hand corner. The canvas measures 9" x 9"; frame 17" x 17". Listed/Davenports.
Hermine David
1886-1970
French
This is a fine original oil on canvas by French artist Hermine David 1886-1970. The subject is a group of strollers in Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. This painting done circa 1930 is signed lower right and measures 18 1/8X15 inches. Housed in a custom French style frame. Hermine was one of the Ecole de Paris artists. In 1918 she married Jules Pascin. Their association seems to have been an influence on the artwork of both artists.
Large oil on canvas painting of traditional sailing craft on the ocean, 24 1/2" by 34", 26 3/4" by 34 1/4" as framed), painted in an impressionist manner with palette knife, signed at lower right with the familiar "C Buenaventura" signature and "Manila 1964". The artist is CESAR BUENAVENTURA (1922-1983). Cesar was a son of well listed artist Teodoro Buenaventura Fernando Amorsolo the great Filipino artist was Cesar's godfather. The painting is in excellent vintage condition...
According to Sotheby's London old master specialists, this painting is an ANTIQUE copy of the major museum work "Stormy Landscape with Philemon and Baucis" by artist SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS (1577-1640), one of the major figures in European art history. The original is presently in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria...
Federico Jiménez Fernandez (Spanish, 1841- ?)
Chickens and Rooster
Oil-on-Panel, signed lower right
Painting: 12.5" x 9.25"
Frame: 18.5" x 15.25"
Federico Jiménez Fernandez was born in Madrid in 1841 and trained at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving of San Fernando where he studied with José Gonzalez Bande. He traveled to Paris to continue his studies, as did so many other artists of the time...
This oil on linen is a subtle topical examination of rabbis in study and camaraderie in synagogue, most likely in Warsaw.
Konstantin Szewczenko (1915-1991) was born in Warsaw, Poland, studied at the Warsaw Academy of Arts, and participated in international exhibitions. He is very well known for painting Jewish genre and rabbinical scenes.
Dimension: 27 1/2" x 23 1/2"
Oil on canvas scene of a flower-bedecked coastline, 24" by 30", unframed, signed at lower right by the noted, popular, prolific California contemporary artist, GARY RAY (1952-). This is an impressive example of Ray's work, with a thick, rich impasto, and size larger than most. The scene reminds of the Santa Barbara or Laguna Beach regions. Ray is a 4th generation Californian, born in Venice near Santa Monica...
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Night Lights at 18th and H Streets
Oil on canvas, signed, located and inscribed on the reverse.
Painting size: 20” x 16”
Frame size: 25” x 21”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien...
Cement Truck, Bethesda
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Oil on canvas, signed, located and inscribed on the reverse.
Painting size: 25” x 20”
Frame size: 30” x 25”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien. For other examples, type “O’Brien” into the search box...
