PAIR of French mid century lithograph gallery posters advertising upcoming exhibitions by artists JEAN LURCAT (1892-1966) and VERA FABRE (1912-), the Lurcat 26" by 17 3/4", the Fabre 25 5/8" by 19" (identical sizes as displayed, 30" by 24", in simple frameless Plexi assembled with clips). These are very stylish modern graphic works that should complement your Mid Century interior. Lurcat is perhaps best known today for reviving the art of tapestry...

Indian painting of the goddess Shailaputri, in unique Navaratna style of painting from 1930s, when Indian was emerging with its own unique style of painting. Gouache delicately painted and encoded with symbols of Hindu spiritual meaning. Crescent moon is on her forehead with halo around her head. She is holding a trident and has three eyes in her forehead representing waking, dreaming and sleeping states of mind. Atmospheric and masterfully moody painting...

A very fine English Eighteenth Century Etching of a Gentleman 20” x 17”

Contemporary oil on canvas painting of the desert, 9" by 12" (15" by 18" in gold frame with linen liner), painted in an impressionist hand with the skilled use of various beautiful shades of blue, signed at lower right and dated there 1994 by contemporary artist RUTH OSEID JOHNSON, an oil painter and printmaker with Minnesota roots who spent years living and working in California and Arizona. In her work, she focuses on the effects of light in interior settings and in landscapes...

Paco LANE portrait Woman Snow o/c 30x24” Paco Lane, is a Washington DC-based artist who has been painting in a myriad of styles for many years and is part of the Lane family of renown artist. ... 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...

A fine miniature portrait painting attributed to Theodore V. Peticolas, done on natural organic material, of a nice looking young gentleman with red hair and hazel eyes. He is wearing a brown jacket edged with black velvet, a white shirt with stickpin, and a black velvet bowtie.

The condition is excellent with no problems, as is the condition of the case, which has a glazed aperture on the rear...

Qajar Miniature Watercolor of a Couple in a Palace. The watercolor is painted in oval and seems at one time had a fitted matt. The painting is in good condition . The painting has gold leaf and silver leaf paint on the horizontal terrace railing and bowl. Size of oval is 5" by 3.5" page 9.25" almost 6.75"

This is a large (29 1/2" by 37", 37" by 44" framed) oil on canvas by the well-listed Spanish artist EMILIA CASTANEDA (also known as Emilia Castaneda MARTINEZ), born in Barcelona in 1943 and still associated with that city. Castaneda studied art and won awards there as early as the 1960's; solo exhibitions of her work began in 1973 and continue to recent years, in numerous European venues, as well as in America...

PASSION OF CHRIST, A FRENCH OIL ON COPPER, AFTER TITIAN, MEASURING 36” x 31” Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (pronounced [titˈtsjaːno veˈtʃɛlljo]; c. 1488/90[1] – 27 August 1576),[2] known in English as Titian (/ˈtɪʃən/ TISH-ən), was an Italian[a] (Venetian) Renaissance painter of Lombard origin,[4] considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school...

(Consignment). American Master Joseph Dawley “Montmartre” Oil 30x40”……The following biography, submitted March 2005, is from the daughter of the artist. Although raised and educated in Texas, Joe Dawley moved to New Jersey in the early 1960's where he remained. He painted in the traditional Old Masters style until 1982, when the symptoms of Parkinson's - diagnosed in 1975 - necessitated brain surgery...

This research note was written by Bob Craft, who compiled the catalogue raisonné of Maki's works. See it at http://haku-maki.com/. This note discusses Maki's print-making technique.

Late 19th or early 20th century American watercolor of several small sailing craft off a dock, signed at lower right with what appears as "L. Hart" or similar. (There might be a "18" below the signature---possibly as in 1918, but it is difficult to make out with any certainty). The work measures 9 3/4" by 8" (14 3/4" by 13" framed). Let's call the artist a talented amateur who created a pleasant scene. Condition is good. Gilded oak framing has light wear but is complementary to the art...

The Size of Drawing Image and paper: :24" W x 18" H
The Title: Garden Tools
Artist: Edward Kawanabe
Medium: Black Artist Drawing Pencil on paper.
Signed by Artist : E Kawanabe on lower Left.
The year of Work: 1978.
The condition of Drawing: Excellent.
Since the work of Drawing is 44 years old,
the paper has some age color showing on back
but not on surface because the pencil work finely covered.
This is unique pencil drawing in 1978...

A fabulous lithograph signed and numbered depicting a view of a harbor scene. . Othon Friesz was born in Le Havre, the son of a long line of shipbuilders and sea captains. He went to school in his native city. It was while he was at the Lycée that he met his lifelong friend Raoul Dufy. He and Dufy studied at the Le Havre School of Fine Arts in 1895-96 and then went to Paris together for further study...

Color lithograph on paper, the sheet 12 3/4" by 9 3/4" (17 1/2" by 15" in attractive silvery framing), signed only in the plate and dated nearby Octobre 46, by important French 20th century woman artist MARIE LAURENCIN (1885-1956). The edition of 950 examples, now scarce, was printed by Publ. Beres, Paris, for the album "Sainte Catherine--Poemes de Paul Eluard". The image is typical of the work of this noted artist. I take from a website on the artist: "Born on October 31, 1883 in Paris, the yo...

Vintage circa 1880's oil on canvas, 20" by 14" and 1" wide old dark oak simple frame, likely the original, signed at lower right side with the typical conjoined "MStraus" signature of well listed Northern California artist MEYER STRAUS (1831-1905). Straus was born in southern Germany, and was in the US by 1848. He traveled the southern states, including New Orleans and Mobile areas, as well as Ohio and Illinois. Due to deteriorating health, he moved to California by the 1870's, where he paint...

John Court American Artist View Chester Harbor Maryland oil 17x29”. Peter Colasante, director of L’Enfant Gallery, has represented John Court since 1974, owns much of his work and has sponsored several exhibitions of his work since 1970's including in Washington DC and Palm Beach, Florida. Bio: John Court (1948 - ) is a portraitist and landscape painter. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Court grew up in Maryland and Virginia. He began painting at age 11 and attended Cornell University, where he ...

Scene from a Noh play from the series “100 Noh Plays” published 1922-1926

Signed Kogyo with artists’s seal on L.L., fan-shaped publisher’s seal, very good impression and color, small soil mark on upper left corner, wrinkle from the printing across upper right corner, corner creased, light soiling, large red collector’s seal on verso.

Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¾ in.