Catalog: Fine Art: Paintings (136)

Original oil painting on canvas by Edgar Yaeger (USA, 1904-1997), signed and dated 1984 l.r. Also bearing gallery label from the Cincinnati Art Galleries stating the title of the work ("The Overlook"). Yaeger's work has been shown in such venues as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the AIC, PAFA, etc. One of two works by this artist currently available.

Original gouache with three dimensional effects on paper by Jean Signovert (France, 1919-1981). Circa 1960. Identified verso. In excellent condition. 11 1/2" by 9" painting alone, 21" by 18" framed. Jean Signovert was an important French abstract Expressionist.

Original gouache and chalk on paper by G. Ralph Smith (USA, Ohio, 1907-2010). Signed "G. Ralph Smith" l.r. Circa 1960. In excellent condition. G. Ralph Smith studied at PAFA, and exhibited extensively there and at the National Academy of Design, etc. One of a number of works by this artist currently available.

Original watercolor by Bacia Gordon (Poland-USA, 1904-1977). Signed and dated 1965 l.r. Also titled: "The Ingathering in Israel: Moroccan Grandmother". Bacia Gordon was a Chicago artist who painted a series of works depicting the ingathering of exiles, mostly from Arab lands, in the state of Israel in the fifties and sixties. In its original frame and in excellent condition.

Original watercolor by Ralph M. Rosenborg (USA, 1913-1992), signed and dated l.l. Also still bearing an artist label stating the name and address of the artist (165 Lexington Ave, NYC), the title of the work (Landscape: Structures of the Earth and Sky), the medium, the year, and the size of the work. 22" by 27" in its original gallery frame. Ralph M. Rosenborg was an important abstract expressionist painter, and a pioneer in the genre...

Large original fresco on board by Mario Toppi (Italy, United States, 1899-1976). This work retains its original Italian frame. It is signed M. Toppi l.r. and also on the verso. Mario Toppi is a well listed artist. 32" by 43".

Original oil painting on panel by Rafael Duran Camps i Folguera aka Rafael Durancamps (Spain, 1891-1979). This painting is signed "Durancamps" l.l. It is also titled verso "Nieve en Ateca". In excellent original condition, and probably in its original frame. 9" by 11" painting alone, 19" by 21" framed. Durancamps is an important Spanish artist of the past century.

Original untitled watercolor by Rika Schwimer (aka Schwimmer). An Israeli artist born in Poland, Rika Schwimer has been described as Israel's foremost watercolorist. Her work has been exhibited in her native Poland, as well as in France, Israel, and the United States. This painting retains its original gallery frame. It is signed twice l.r. 13" by 19" painting alone, 22" by 28" in frame. Excellent condition.

Original large mid-century modernist watercolor by important Texas artist Michael Frary (1918-2005). Offered in its original gallery frame. Signed and inscribed l.r. Also with inscription verso by the hand of the artist: "Pedervales River Texas Frary" and still retaining the original gallery label from Dalzell Hatfield Galleries in Los Angeles with the name of the artist, the title of the piece, and the original price of $300. In good original condition...

Original mid-century watercolor landscape by George Zachary Constant (American, born in Greece, 1892-1978). Circa 1945-1955. Signed l.r. In excellent condition. 21" by 26"in its gallery frame. George Constant was an important modernist who created art in a number of media for the WPA program...

Original oil painting on canvas by Lily Harmon (American, 1912-1998). Signed and dated "1943" upper right. Offered in its original House of Heydenryk frame. In excellent original condition. 22 3/4" by 17" painting alone, 29" by 23" in its frame. This painting is listed as "Miriam and Fruit" in the catalogue of "Lily Harmon. Fifty Years of Painting. A Retrospective Exhibition", page 51...

Original acrylic painting on panel by W. Louis Jones (USA, North Carolina, born 1943). Signed upper left, and again lower right. Titled verso "Three Bags Full". Circa 1975. In excellent original condition, and measuring 12" by 15" in its original frame. W. Louis Jones in an important North Carolina artist. He has been widely exhibited since the early seventies, including a solo show at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1986...

Original oil painting on canvas by Moscow-born Abraham Solomon Baylinson (Russia, USA, 1882-1950). Circa 1932. Signed l.l. Also signed on the stretcher and titled "Nude" by the artist. Inscribed "CB-15" and dated 1932 on the canvas verso. 16" by 12" painting alone. 22" by 18" in its frame. A.S...

Original oil painting on canvas by Catalan painter Modesto Texidor (aka Modest Teixidor; Spain, Barcelona, 1854-1928). Circa 1895-1897. Signed "M...

Original oil painting on canvas by Henri D'Estienne (France, 1872-1949), of a Mediterranean vista, circa 1900-1910. Signed by the artist l.l. 25" by 29" in its original frame. Henri D'Estienne was a student of Jean-Leon Gerome, and is mainly known for his Orientalist paintings. His works are held in a number of museums, including the Musee d'Orsay. Provenance: this painting was one of the 200 plus works sold at auction in Paris in 1998 by Gros and Delettrez, when the artist's studio was liq...

Original oil on board by Albert Pels (American painter and muralist, Cincinnati, New York; 1910-1998). Circa 1936. 19" by 16" painting alone, 26" by 22" in its period frame. Provenance: Art Academy of Cincinnati).

Original watercolor by Bertram Goodman (American, 1904-1988), circa 1940. Offered in a period frame. Signed l.r. 17" by 12" painting alone, 29" by 23" in frame. Bertram Goodman was a WPA artist and muralist. His works are held in the Brooklyn Museum and the Allbright-Knox Art Gallery.

Large original mid-century oil on canvas painting by Edgar Yaeger (American, 1904-1997) depicting "La Baie des Anges" and the old town of Nice. Signed and dated "65" l.r. Frame hand-made by the artist and signed and inscribed by him. 34" by 42" painting alone. 41" by 49" in its frame. In good original condition. Yaeger is an important 20th Century American modernist, whose work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the AIC, PAFA, etc.