'On the Balcony' - by Arthur Bowen Davies (American, 1862-1928). Oil on artist board. Signed in lower left. Size: 16 inches x 12 inches. A full-length portrait of a young girl standing on a balcony painted by the prominent American artist Arthur Bowen Davies. Offered in a period gilt wood frame.
Davies was born in Utica, New York, and began drawing at an early age. When he relocated to Chicago, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago and later the Art Students League in New York City...
A beautiful original antique oil painting of a young woman with flowers by Emile Eisman-Semenowsky Paris circa 1900. Oil on wood panel signed lower left and noted Paris. Presented in the original antique ornate picture frame with name plaque on center bottom. Panel measures 9.5" x 13" overall framed size 21.0" W x 24.5" H x 3.0" D.
Emile Eisman-Semenowsky was born in Poland and was of Jewish descent. Little is known about his childhood and education...
A beautiful Seventeenth century oil portrait, more information coming soon…..
A very fine oil on canvas depicting the infants Jesus and Saint John the Baptist, the original by Bartolomé Murillo, 1618-1682 an 18th century work done after a seventeenth century work. Oil on canvas measuring 40” x 50”. The painting was purchased from a Dutch family who owned it for several generations.
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish,1618 – April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter...
An egg tempera on gesso with gilt painting capturing the face of Jesus with piercing eyes.There is gilt loss throughout and chipping at the corners. Sold as is. The board measures 17-1/4" x 14-1/2".
19th Century American School
1800-1899
American Artists
This is an original oil on canvas painting, signed and dated lower right, but we cannot make out who the artist was. This painting of Harbor Traffic is dated 1874. Possibly the work of Francis Silva. The painting measures 12X20 inches. We are calling this work 19th century American School. Nicely framed in a period gilt frame. Fine detail and color, this is an outstanding work of art.
American Artist BERTHA BRIGGS, 1884-1976 “Alsace Village” Oil , measuring 20 x 16 inches. This work depicts a village in Alsace, France with the theme of “Storks”
Berta N. Briggs, painter and writer, who had been active in New York City's cultural activities for many years.
Mrs. Briggs was the widow of William H. Briggs, writer, playwright and an editor of Harper & Bros. for 44 years before he died in 1953.
Mrs. Briggs was born in St...
AMERICAN ARTIST ANNE LANE, SWAN SONG, OIL 36” x 24” ……….Done in oil on canvas Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases...
Framed Size: 27 W" H x 33" L x 1 1/2” Thick
The size of Image: 25 1/2" H x 31 1/2” L
Artist: H. Huntington, American
The title: Home, Sweet Home"
The Year of Painting: 1980's
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signed on Lower right.
This is handsome American Folk Art looking oil painting with cat
Relaxing on Rocking chair. Chair sitting on Country rug.
Frame is made by oak. The condition of painting and frame
are excellent...
AMERICAN ARTIST ANNA ELKAN MELTZER 1896-1974 , klezmer Player, circa 1940, oil on canvas measuring about 72” x 36”, signed lower right. New York Artist who also taught painting. ......She was born on the Lower East Side of New York City to Russian immigrant parents, Rudolph (Joseph) and Sarah Elkan. Her father was employed in a dry goods store shortly after her birth, and was described as being employed in "real estate" in 1920...
CASTEL SANT’ANGELO, SIGNED HERNANDEZ, Roma 1959, Oil, 21.5” x 32”
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The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈstɛl sanˈtandʒelo]; English: Castle of the Holy Angel), is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum...
Max Kassler, American 1905–1992 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space...
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.
Original oil painting on canvas by Ilona Royce Smithkin (USA, born in Poland, 1920-2021). Signed LR "Ilona RS". Also signed verso "Ilona". Mid century. 23" by 27" in its frame
Large original portrait oil painting on canvas by Harry Elsas (Heinz Hugo Erich Elsas, Brazil, born in Germany, 1925-1994). Harry Elsas' family fled Nazism in 1936. Signed L.R.
Original oil painting of a Mexican couple by Joseph Margulies (USA, born in Austria, 1896-1984). Signed l.l. Original frame.
Original oil painting on canvas by Yetvart Kaprielian (France, born 1959). This work is signed l.l. It is also signed, stamped, and titled "Estuaire du Port de Honfleur (Calvados)" verso.
A Spanish Colonial oil on canvas painting depicting Christ and The Holy Spirit near The Cross, with Saint Peter as Pope. Measuring about 24” x 20”, the work mounted on its original oak Done likely for Mexico about 1690