Swiss Alps Landscape oil on canvas of Tarasp Castle, measuring 18x26 inches,frame size measures 25x33 inches ………… Otto Altenkirch (2 January 1875, Ziesar – 20 July 1945, Siebenlehn) was a German Impressionist painter and set designer. He was the sixth child born to Johann Christian Friedrich Altenkirch, a Master saddler, and his wife Dorothea Wilhelmine Auguste née Müller.[1] In 1889, after completing primary school in Zeisar, he went to Berlin to serve a four-year apprenticeship ...

A well painted miniature painting, on natural organic material, by Theodore V. Peticolas. The sitter, from Cincinnati, is a handsome young man in a black coat with a white shirt and a stickpin. This painting was part of a pair belonging to the family, the other one of which was signed and dated by Peticolas. The beautiful gilt brass repousse frame is somewhat earlier, being from c1830.

The miniature is in fine condition, with no chips, cracks or bowing...

Procession by Nicola Simbari. Oil on Canvas. 6.5 x 20". Frame Size 11.5 x 25". This piece and one more in our collection, is from his early career

A Dutch youth, attributed to the School of Haarlem*, The Netherlands, unsigned, panel numbered on reverse, circa 1630-1650, oil on oak panel, sight size 26.25” x 19.75, frame size 35.75” x 28.25”. Solid wood reproduction frame made by Gold Leaf Studios, Washington DC...

Richard Whitney 1948- American/New Hampshire This is an original oil on canvas painting by New Hampshire artist Richard Whitney. This Lake View in Autumn is signed Whitney lower right. The painting measures 18X24 inches. Very good condition, artist information on the back. Whitney is a member of the Guild of Boston Artists.

Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Summer on Chesapeake Bay, MD"

Oil on canvas, signed lower right and titled on the reverse

Painting: 22" x 24"
Frame: 29.5" x 32.25"

Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC...

A study of fruits and vegetables, dated 1944

A leaf from a sketchbook dated Showa 15 (1944), unsigned, minor wear, toning on back

Overall size: 11 ½ x 16 ¼ in.

Philadelphia painter John J Dull 1859-1949,Watercolor on paper 14 x 18”, frame size 22 x 26”

A small unframed watercolor painting of an early adobe structure of Northern California, similar to the historical, rare structures that may be seen today around the plaza in Sonoma, 7" by 9 1/2", signed at lower right by listed artist JEAN G. WALFORD (1875-1938). Walford was born in England, but was in Berkeley by 1917. She ran an art gallery until her passing in 1938. The watercolor came from an old Bay Area collection.

Fernand Guinier 1906-1972 Monte Saint Michel 12x16” Watercolor in a beautiful baroque goldleaf Frame. The artist was well known in the Montmartre area of Paris.

A small gouache or tempera painting on paper, 4 3/4" by 7 3/4" (11" by 14 1/2" in wood frame), the subject given in a title as "Supper Guest"; a saddled horse waits outside the fence in a chilly wintry scene in front of an old, unpainted weathered wood house, some lights hinting at more comfort inside. The artist JEFFREY CRAVEN (1950-) signed his name at lower left adjacent to the title. Craven is a professional artist in the Snake River area of southern Idaho...

Fine Monochrome ZEN ink painting and calligraphy depicting the serene Lord BUDDHA. Signed and with the artist's red seal on rice paper. By Monk Khemananda Bkikkhu, purchased at Gallery exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand, 1981. Size: 21 x 21 cm., sold without frame. The translation of the calligraphy reads as follows: " AM I THE BUDDHA WHO RENOUNCED THE ROYAL THRONE, MINDING MORALITY, MINDING AUSTERITY? NOT BUDDHA I AM, ONLY YOU NAMED ME SO...

Ramsay Richard Reinagle,1775-1862, British, Returning Home, a shepherd ad his flock, watercolor on paper, signed and dated 1807, L.L. image size 20X27 inches, period gilt frame

This is a German School Painting of a Wood Nymph kneeling over a pond. Oil on canvas. 10 x 15 in. Signed and dated O. Seitz/1900'' at l.r. Needs Cleaning and am looking into getting that done; otherwise Excellent Condition

Original oil painting on canvas by Catalan painter Modesto Texidor (aka Modest Teixidor; Spain, Barcelona, 1854-1928). Circa 1895-1897. Signed "M. Texidor" upper right. 31" by 20" painting alone, 38" by 27" in its probably original frame. Modesto Texidor studied with Bastien-Lepage and Carolus Duran in Paris. He exhibited regularly in the Salons de la Societe des Beaux Arts (from 1895 to 1899). A wood engraving published in the late 1900s was created to reproduce this painting...

An antique watercolor landscape (17 1/2" by 29 1/2", and 25 1/2" by 37 1/2" framed) featuring a peaceful scene of a house on a northeastern lake, a sail boat lazily floating by, signed lower right and dated there 1889 by the well known American 19th century painter EDMUND DARCH LEWIS (1835-1910). The artist painted from Maryland to Maine, visited Cuba and apparently Italy, and even apparently spent a short time on the Pacific coast at Monterey, California...

This is an original oil on canvas painting of the Madonna and Child. It is in a gorgeous gilt wood frame. The artist was Austrian, Hans Zatzka (1886-1945) In signing the painting, he used one of his pseudonyms, H. Ballheim. The painting is dated 1886. It measures 42 1/2 inches by 37 1/2 inches.

"Springtime on the Tiber with the Vatican Dome in the distance" by Ottaviani. Roman School mid 20th century. Oil on Canvas in an Italian Frame. 19 x 14". Frame Size 26 x 20".

Qajar Miniature Paintings on hide or velum in hand made plaster and gilt frames of fine quality. The paintings appear to be pre Mogul , the images seem to teach people how to live and conduct daily life. There are 4 matching framed sets and each one has minute images throughout . Size sight is 6" by 8" and each frame is 15.5" by 21.25"

Pastel on paper drawing of a dramatic cliff likely somewhere in southern Utah's red rock geological wonderlands, 17 1/2" by 22" (23 1/2" by 29 1/2" in original metal framing), signed at lower center in pencil and inscribed there "Utah 1969". Despite numerous efforts I have been unable to decipher the signature though I suspect it to be by a listed or recognized artist. The drawing shows it was created by a talented hand, and the rich colors make for a most attractive landscape work...

Abstract Portrait of a Woman by American Artist Paco Lane, Oil on Canvas, 57 x 35". Paco Jacques Lane was born on October 24, 1969 in Virginia just outside of Wash- ington DC. From an early childhood Paco was encouraged The artist in Greenwich CT, 2003. and allowed great freedom to pursue a natural interest in the visual arts...

Oil on canvas painting of rather ornate old buildings in a cityscape, " by ", unframed, signed at lower right, executed circa 1980. The tightly cropped scene shows evidence of an artistic hand, the buildings reminiscent of San Francisco's Victorian architecture, or even European architecture. There is a signature at lower right that I have been unable to decipher...

Watercolor on paper painting of a lady sitting in a meadow in a rural landscape with a stream, plane trees, and grazing cows, 11 1/2" by 16 1/2" (" by " framed), with a penciled name "Marie Louise Garfield" on the (very recent) mat only. A nicely worked painting, by an obviously skilled artist, though I do not see a listing by this name, which again appears only on the mat, and not in the work itself. The name may well not have anything to do with the artist, who might have to remain anonymous...

An unframed oil on canvas landscape, 12 3/4" by 16", the subject a large lake in high country, a distant mountain in the background and tall spruce-type trees at left along the rocky shore. I have searched diligently for a signature and cannot find one, which is frustrating, as the work is certainly good enough to have been executed by a listed artist. The canvas was laid down on a board circa 1940 or so judging from the "Brownie Board" age. Weave of the canvas and the technique all suggest th...

A nicely painted American portrait miniature on organic wafer. The fine looking gentleman is nicely set off against a background of blue on the left side and a light brown on the right. Condition is excellent with no cracks, bowing, or paint loss. The case size is 2 1/8" by 1 5/8".

An impressionist painting on canvas, unframed, 16" by 20", signed by a contemporary artist "RG", the subject a covered bridge of the northeastern states. The work is in excellent condition, and the standard size means it should be easy and economical to find a suitable frame.

Oil on Masonite extensive landscape of orange groves and palms and distant snowy mountains, the scene likely the Sea of Galilee area with the Golan Heights in northeast Israel, the painting measuring 20 1/2" by 25 1/2" (27" by 32" as framed), signed at lower left in Hebrew and at lower right twice, faintly, in Roman letters "Peysac". This painting is a typical work of the noted German-Israeli artist ARYE LEO PEYSACK (1894-1972). Peysack was born in 1894 and trained in Germany. He immigrated to...

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. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by the English artist Austin Osman Spare who wrote a chapter, Automatic Drawing as a Means to Art, in his book, The Book of Pleasure (1913). Other artists who also...

A portrait painting of an older gentleman seen in profile, oil on canvas laid to a board, signed at lower right with conjoined initials that could possibly be "FD". Measurements are approximately 12 1/4" by 10 1/4" (31 cm. by 26 cm). Including the likely original black frame the size is 18" by 16". On the board is stamped "G. Gerolsky/Buchbinderei u. Papierhandlung/CHODAU. Nearby there is a violet color circular stamp that reads "Narodni Galerie Praha", which seems to be the Czech National...

Carlton T CHAPMAN Notre Dame,Moret France,oil on canvas measuring 20x30” American Master Artist 1860-1925

Chinese Still Life “ Conshea Porcelain Treasures”Oil on Canavas measures 16x19,framed size 19x22” This work was done by the son of Frank Loyd Wright, John Lloyd Wright

French Artist Françoise SYLVAND is known for bold paintings and this painting is one of the collages famously done with Mixmedia using metal acrylic and found objects He is also known for his very realistic work like this piece.this work is oil on panel

Moses SOYER 1899-1974 wass a Russian born artist part of the Soyer family of artist that Immigrated to America in the early 20th century. He worked for the WPA in the 1930s under the Roosevelt administration and was featured in many exhibitions and documentaries. This work captures the gesture of surprise and is an oil on canvas measuring 24 x 20”, frame size 32 x 28”

An interesting Southwestern painting of a sunny courtyard in a Spanish-style building (church or mission) of the American Southwest---likely California, or Mexico---glimpsed through a grand old doorway, signed at lower right by artist Laurence McLaughlin. The 18" by 24" painting (26" by 31 1/2" framed) is not old (maybe 1970's or 1980's) but the traditional subject and technique could make it pass for an older work. Surprisingly I have not been able to locate a listed artist by this name. The...

(Consignment). Abstract Expressionist Flowers by artist Joseph William (Joe) Dawley, 1938-2008. Framed Oil on Canvas, 11x10", Frame Size 14 x 13". Joseph William Dawley was born in Nashville, Arkansas in 1936 and was raised in Dallas, Texas. He received his B.A. from SMU where some of his art hangs today. He married Gloria Gobble in 1961 and they promptly moved to NJ where Joe worked for the Newark Evening News retouching photos and sidelining as a political cartoonist. He even had a gig dr...

A vintage watercolor of a Native American warrior seen in profile as he draws his arrow to hunt prey outside of the picture to the right. The work measures 13 1/2" by 10 1/2" inside the mat and 19 1/4" by 15" framed (no glass). The work is unsigned. There are some old watercolor stains at lower right which seem to blend into the imagery. There is some abrasion showing as whitish area trailing vertically down from mid-arm at right. A restorer could take care of this or purchaser can carefull...