All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1900 item #1110565 (stock #482)
A fine original oil painting signed lower left oil on canvas painted in his time studying in France measuring approx. 16 x 28 in excellent condition.

biography

Born in New York City in 1836, Ransome Holdredge came to California via the Isthmus of Panama in 1858 and worked as a draftsman at the Mare Island Naval Yard. His paintings of the 1860s and early 1870s were signed "Holdridge" and were done in the realistic style of the Hudson River School...

All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1930 item #954249 (stock #40F46 108)
Frank W. Benson (American, 1862-1951), photo-offset lithograph on paper of Three Canada Geese in flight, initialed in the plate FWB & dated 1921, pencil signed by the artist in lower left margin. Offered framed. Condition: laid down on mat board, some soiling to the sheet outside the image area; some light creases in lower margins (visible in photos). Image size: 11 3/8" x 16".
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1940 item #1084269 (stock #26C10 2352)
"Twilight November" impressionist landscape painting by Charles E. Buckler (American, 1869-1953), oil on canvas, 22 inches x 28 inches. Signed lower left and titled and dated on reverse "Twilight November, WPA 1937". Buckler was an impressionist landscape painter in New England. Born in Nova Scotia in 1869, he relocated to Massachusetts where he spent most of his life. He was influenced by Claude Monet and was a member of the Boston Art Club where he exhibited his paintings...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Pre 2000 item #1411448
Designed by Max Ernst (1891-1976) and crafted in Murano Venice, this tile measures 7 5'8" x 6 3/8" and is roughly 7/8" thick. The glass is clear, with a greenish tint, and has iridescent tints over some of the surface, with gold showing up in recessed areas. It is signed M Ernst in the lower left corner and is inscribed on the back: "Natale 1997, Auguri Gregory, Egidio Constantini, Venezia"...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1980 item #1053162 (stock #386)
A fine impressionist painting of a soccer game goal save initialed lower right A.P. Oil on canvas measuring Approx. 36 x 40 in excellent condition framed in a quality gilt frame. Provenance: the estate of the artist. Biography SIMONPIETRI, Alfred H. (1916-2001). Painter. Born in Puerto Rico on June 20, 1916. While serving in the Army during World War Two, Simonpietri was in a plane crash...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1960 item #486526 (stock #119)
Original oil peacocks and birds in a park like setting painted at Botke’s aviary in Santa Paula California. Original oil on board measuring 12 x 16 inches framed in a fine hand made gold leaf frame overall approx. 20 x 24. Provenance: the estate of the artists and Karges gallery estate stamped signed and numbered and titled and labeled on the reverse. A fine painting by this renowned artist...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1920 item #1188277 (stock #10310)
Ruth Killick Morley  (American, b.1888)

Standing Nude

A Bronze Figure, signed

Height: 16.5”

Born in England in 1888, Morley settled in New York and was a sculptor, craftsperson and teacher. She was a member of the Allied Artists of America and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She is listed in Falk, Who Was Who in American Art.

All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1970 item #1314599 (stock #22Be 517)
Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - Autumn Hillside Farm. Oil on artist board; c.1960s. Size: 8 inches X 10 inches. Stamped artist signature in lower left. A small but vibrant landscape as seen during the peak of Vermont's foliage season, with a farm set amidst the colorful hillside of sugar maples. Excellent condition and recently cleaned. Offered in a gilded oak vintage frame. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1950 item #799942 (stock #22B3 297)
Luigi Lucioni (Italian/American, 1900-1988) watercolor painting of Washington Square, New York City, as viewed from the window of the artist's studio. Image size: 17.25" x 13.5". Signed and dated 1940 in lower right and with a presentation and the artist's initial 'L' in the lower left. Very good condition. Offered in a contemporary frame.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1920 item #412178 (stock #8607)
"The Grand Canal, Venice

by Ernest David Roth (Am. 1879-1964)

Drypoint on Paper, signed in pencil and in the plate and dated: "1913"
Retains the original gallery label from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, with title, artist and an inscription reading: "Proof Printed by the Artist. 70 Proofs Only"

A painter and etcher, Roth was educated at the National Academy of Design...

All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1920 item #1363591
Hand painted German porcelain plaque, early 20th century, after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, depicting 'The Little Fruit-Seller' originally painted in 1675, the young girl and harvester with a bountiful harvest at their feet, in a naturalistic setting, and framed in a gilt molding, verso titled in German, and retains Heinrich blue mark, plaque 10"h x 7.5"w
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1940 item #505875 (stock #160)
William Adam Carmel California hidden garden oil painting on canvas board framed in an original arts and crafts period frame. Signed lower right in excellent condition measuring approx. 12 x 16 inches a fine example of this sought after artists work.

Biography

William ADAM 1846 - 1931 William Constable Adam (1846-1931) was born in Tweedmouth, England on August 29, 1846...

All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1900 item #1284742 (stock #679)
A fine antique oil painting of Flowers in a Vase oil on panel signed lower left by Caroline Noette dated 1874. In original antique gilt wood and gesso frame. Painting 8 x 10 inches frame 13.5 x 15.5 inches. In excellent original antique condition.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Contemporary item #1352130 (stock #40H67 125)
Eric Tobin landscape painting, titled Early Snow on Mt...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1900 item #1165508 (stock #559)
A fine Original Drawing with color by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps 1803-1860. A north African scene of a mosque and minaret signed with monogram lower right. In good antique condition some minor restored edge tears 1 cm each paper discoloration with age. Image measuring approx. 9.5 x 12.5 framed in a quality antique frame overall size 17 x 19.

Biography Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel 1803-60, French genre and historical painter, engraver, and lithographer. First known for his caricatures and il...

All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1960 item #486516 (stock #118)
A beautiful still life painting of fruit and a copper pot oil on board signed lower right and noted Southwest art association. In excellent condition measuring 17 x 25 inches framed size 22 x 30 inches. A beautiful original painting would make a fine decorative piece for any interior.

Biography

Quince Rudolph Galloway was born on August 16, 1912 in Alma, Arkansas. He was known for his realist, and sometimes impressionist, landscape, portrait and still life works. Galloway attended coll...

All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Pre 1940 item #702639 (stock #274)
A W Best Navajo indian camp near bear mt. Arizona oil on canvas signed lower right measuring 8x10 inches framed in a hand carved 24k gold leaf frame approx. 16 x 18 overall. In excellent condition.

biography

Arthur William BEST 
1859 - 1935 Arthur William Best was born in Mount Pleasant, Canada on July 17, 1859. He and his brother Harry attended public school in Mount Pleasant and were members of a small band. Arthur played the cornet; Harry, the violin. When the band broke up in...

All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1960 item #1099771 (stock #6571)
A superbly rendered and atmospheric lifetime woodblock print by the famed Japanese artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled "Ikegami Honmonji Temple" (Honmonji Temple in Snow). First published in 1931, this is an artist's lifetime strike from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. This print is Oban size (14-1/4" x 9-1/2" image size, 19-3/4" x 14-1/4" frame size). It has the 6 mm. red lifetime seal of the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo (seal used from 1946-57). It comes in a red-painted bamboo-style fr...