This drawing was done for a study in the 1930s….Graphite on paperLeon Kroll (December 6, 1884 – October 25, 1974)[1] was an American painter and lithographer. A figurative artist described by Life magazine as "the dean of U.S. nude painters",[2] he was also a landscape painter and also produced an exceptional body of still life compositions. His public art includes murals for the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C...

A highly decorative original pochoir print of flowers in a vase, within a blue circle, singed in the print by the noted French artist and fashion illustrator GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971). The print measures 15 1/4" by 12" inside the double mat, and 25 3/4" by 21 3/4" as framed. Lepape was born in Paris. He was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Arts 1908-1910. The young artist met Paul Poiret around this time as well as Georges Braque and Marie Laurencin...

Abstract pencil/charcoal on paper - estate stamped 'Ramstonev'. This work was done during the late 1930's as part of the 'Cooperative' project in the New Hope, Pa. modern art community. Charles Ramsey, Louis Stone and Charles Evans worked collectively on drawings and paintings during this time...

Early California watercolor painting, circa 1920's or 1930's I would guess, possibly earlier, titled at lower left Cathedral Peak/Emerald Bay, signed at lower right "A.L.M.". This is a view of Lake Tahoe and the grand scenery at the south end of that famous mountain lake. The painting measures 11 1/2" by 8 1/2" inside the mat, and 16 1/4" by 14 1/4" as simply framed...

Samuel H Gottscho silver gelatin photograph of Charles Harrington Chadwick, residence in Palm Beach Treanor & Fatio, architect Treanor & Fatio, client 1935 Jan. 23. Hand signed and stamp on reverse size 13.5" by 16.5" mat 16" by 20" . The image is in very good condition. Approximately 29,000 of his images are held in the Gottscho-Schleisner collection at the U. S. Library of Congress...

Original etching in colors by Reinhold H Palenske (American, 1884-1954), circa 1935. This work is signed in pencil by the artist. From an edition of 100. Image size: 9 3/4 by 11 5/8". It is generally known as "Winter Woods". Currently framed. Appears to be in very good condition.

One of dozens of drawings by this artist that I recently acquired, (ask to see others, not shown in my shop) this is a sketch in soft pencil on paper, the drawing and frame 10 3/4" by 22", signed at lower right, and dated there '65, by California and Massachusetts listed artist DAISY MARGUERITE HUGHES (1882-1968). Hughes was born and died in Los Angeles but in between she spent much time in the Provincetown art colony on Cape Cod...

A pencil drawing of a young girl at the coast (sailing craft visible in the left background), 14 1/2" by 11 3/4" in thin strip frame), signed at lower right by the noted California impressionist painter JOE DUNCAN GLEASON (1881-1959). The sketch may be a study for a painting. Gleason is known for his landscapes, marine scenes, especially those with sailing ships large and small, and portraits...

Stephen Parrish, American, 1846-1938, etching, "Greenwich Hospital", image size 11 3/4 x 15 7/8 inches, pencil signed

Etching,1942,image size 2 1/4X2 15/16 inches, edition of 365,pencil signed,Excellent Condition

A fine oil on wood panel painting of a swirling, flouncing traditional Spanish dancer, signed at upper right with the typical signature, then titled on reverse "Sevillanas" and also "Henka" (the name of the dancer?), and signed there again by the noted American artist HELEN SAWYER (1900-1999). The work measures 13 3/4" by 10 1/4" (19" by 15" framed). The panel at extreme upper left bears a rubber stamp of a gallery or art supply outfit in Paris...

Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962 Austrian This is a fine original color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir. The subject is the Fulton Market, in New York City, circa 1930. The image measures 16 12X11 1/2 inches. Printed in an edition of 100 signed impressions. "Kasimir was a pioneer in the coloured etching technique. He started with a sketch, usually in pastel, and then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates...

ONE OF TWO DRAWINGS BY THE ARTIST IN MY SHOP---A pencil drawing of the Hell Gate railroad bridge in New York City, (so identified after research conducted on the internet), 8 7/8" by 6 3/4" (14 1/2" by 11 1/2" framed, no glass, loose in black metal frame), signed with initials "JRM" at lower left and dated there 1943. On the reverse a previous owner wrote "JOHN RICHARD MOORE 1925-2009 University High Sch arts class Co Founder Panavision Co.". This early work would date to the artist's teens...

EDMUND GREACEN-AMERICAN; 1876-1949 WINTER LANDSCAPE Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated: Lower Right Edmund Greacen 1939; Signed and Dated on Back EG was born in NY, traveled, studied and lived in Europe, and eventually settled in NY and Old Lyme Ct. He studied with Wm Merritt Chase, Robert Henri among others. Greacen is one of the founders of the Grand Central Art Studio in NY. He was a member of the National Academy of Design, and recipient of the Salmagundi Samuel Shaw Prize. In this painting...

"The Farm" oil on canvas 40" x 25" Elsie Palmer was born in San Antonio, Texas on September 9, 1884 and was raised by parents who had emigrated from England where her father had raised fine horses. In 1886, they moved from Texas, where they had tried unsuccessfully to raise horse, to Los Angeles and then to San Francisco where Elsie Payne was raised. After studying locally at the Best Art School, she worked as a commercial artist designing billboards and ads including for Old Dutch Cleanser, Kel...

Howard Cook 1901-1980 American This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Howard Cook. The title is: Rosanna, it was created and printed in 1939 in an edition of 250. This image was sold by Associated American Artists in New York. The image measures 11 3/4X8 3/4 inches. Beauful condition, matted not framed.

A rare opportunity to acquire a work by the important California artist AUGUST GAY (1890-1948): an etching on delicate thin tissue-like paper, apparently unsigned, the sheet 5 7/8" by 8 1/8" (9 3/4" by 10 3/4" in black strip frame). The subject is the historic old Stevenson House in old Monterey, a favorite subject of many artists. August Gay is considered a major California artist, one of the members of the "Society of Six", a small group which formed in the early 1920's as a reaction agains...

By the Liege, Belgium-born artist ARMAND HENRION (1875-1958), a fine color etching in oval shape, of two clowns in full makeup, pencil signed and numbered 19/500. The artist is known today for his wonderfully expressive depictions of the clown, as well as mime reactions. Most of the works are actually self portraits. The depictions in these portraits reveals an affinity for humanity rarely captured in portraiture. He worked generally in oil but also created a number of prints similar to thi...