This is an oil painting on canvas, Christ with Mother, 19th Century, no signature, Christ standing and Mary is seated. Painting is in fair condition, paint and varnish uneven throughout, needs relining, paint chipped in a few places, needs cleaning, figures not well defined, wood painted frame in poor to fair condition. Measurements: Site measures 27 in x 18 1/8 in, with frame measures 30 in x 21 in. approx.

August Carl Vilhelm Thomsen (Danish 1813-1886)

Young Busker With His Monkey

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right

Painting Size: 24.5” x 20”
Frame Size: 35 ” x 30.25”

Thomsen was an artist adept at painting many different subjects: landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, mythological subjects and religious scenes. He was a student at l’Académie des Beaux-Arts in Copenhagen...

A fine original watercolor painting of Pebble Beach Golf course 7th hole Carmel California by James March Phillips a renowned California watercolorist. Measuring approx. 12 x 20 inches in excellent condition beautifully framed.

biography

James March Phillips was born in Fresno California in 1913. His art career began in the 1940's while attending Jean Turner Art Academy in San Francisco where is studied under such prominent artists as Louis J. Rogers, Alfred Owles, and J. Paget Fredricks...

Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) oil on canvas landscape painting of a Stream in Winter. Size: 30 inches x 36 inches. Excellent condition. Circa 1950s-60s. Signed lower left. Thomas Curtin was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and painted in Cape Ann, Maine and then from 1943 in Vermont where he is known for his landscape paintings, and most especially for his winter scenes. He was friends with his contemporaries, John Carlson, Emile Gruppe and Aldro Hibbard...

An original oil depicting a Brigantine Ship sailing ship off the coast with other vessels and a lighthouse. Oil in board signed lower left in an original arts and crafts era frame. Measuring approx. 10 x 16 inches in excellent condition. A fine example of this artists work. Biography C. Myron Clark (1858-1925) was a painter of mountain landscapes in oil and watercolor, as well as ships (USS Constitution, 1906; Frigate in Tow)...

Original antique oil painting view of a Spanish Interior with islamic influence Seville Spain. Signed lower right A. Liger titled Seville. Oil on canvas image 9"L x 7"W. overall 12 x 10 inches in excellent condition.

Measuring just under 8" high, and 12" including the wood stand, this Santo head is exceptionally well carved, with fine detail and life like features to the face. The eyes are cast upward, and the pupils are carved in a concave manner. Most of the face and beard retain the original gesso and paint, with more loss to the back of the head, and most of the paint in the eyes is gone. Fine quality and nice detail, it is probably Continental in origin.

A beautiful impressionist painting of a seated nude initialed lower right A.P. Oil on canvas 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...

Original landscape painting titled Mt. Wachusett, by Bernard Corey (American, 1903-2000), oil on artist board, 9" x 14". Signed lower right and titled in pencil on verso "Mt. Wachusett". This image portrays Mount Wachusett, the highest point in central Massachusetts, as it appears in the early autumn, with a farmhouse and white barn visible in the foreground...

Early portrait of a gentleman in dark coat with white shirt and ascot, mid to early 19th century. With frame it measures 15" x 12", and the stretcher measures 13 3/8" x 10 3/8". Stretcher appears old, but may not be original. Frame is not period, but has good age, gold leaf over wood. The canvas is stable and shows craquelure over the entire surface, visible in close up photos. Unsigned, which is usually the case, and there is no information as to the identity of the sitter...

A beautiful antique Italian original painting gouache on paper in an exquisite French matte and frame. Measuring Approx. 6x8 overall framed size 11x13 inches. In excellent condition one of a pair see #342 sold together or separate.

"Vermont Valley Farm - Winter" original painting by Aldro Thompson Hibbard (American, 1886-1972), signed lower right "A.T. Hibbard", oil on board, c.1950...

Richard Norris Brooke (American, 1847-1920)

March at Sunset or The Old Story

Oil on canvas, signed and retaining two labels on the reverse with titles.

Painting size: 12.25” x 21.25”
Frame size: 18.75” x 27.5”

Born in Warrington, Virginia in 1847, Richard Norris Brooke made significant contributions to the development and posterity of the art community in Washington, DC. From his days as an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute to his tenure a...

An original oil painting on canvas signed lower right Baxter and dated 1868. A beautiful portrait of two women. Measuring approx. 30 x 40 inches. Biography

Charles Baxter (March 1809 - 10 January 1879) was an English portrait and subject painter, known especially for his portraits of pretty young women. Baxter was born in Little Britain, London in 1809, the son of a book clasp maker, and started his career apprenticed to a bookbinder. However, he gave up this business to commence life as a ...

EMILE BAES "SUR LA PLAGE" oil on board, signed lower right in excellent condition. BELGUIM, C.1935 21.25 X 29 INCHES

Biography

Émile Baes was born in Brussels in either 1879 or 1889. He studied with J. Stallaert at l’Académie des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. He completed his education with Bonnet and Cabanel in Paris. Baes worked as a painter, illustrator, and writer. He was known for his diverse subject matter including historical paintings, portraits, nudes and landscapes. Most n...

A beautiful impressionist painting of a view from the Schuylhill river docks in Philadelphia Pa, showing ships moored in the foreground and factories in the background. Oil on board circa 1920 oil signed lower right. This painting just recently discovered is directly from a Great Grandfather who was a friend of Wagner and an artist himself the two shared a studio. Measuring 8x10 inches framed in a contemporary gallery frame. A great example of this artists work a fine addition to any collectio...

A Mary Azarian hand signed colored wood block print of a Cottage and Herb Garden. Dated 1992. Sheet size: 15.25 inches. x 11 inches. Signed in lower right 'MA92.' Mary Azarian is a famous Vermont printmaker and illustrator of children's books. Best known for her wood-cut prints, she was awarded the 1999 Caldecott Medal for her illustration of the picture book, "Snowflake Bentley."

Dennis Sheehan (American, born 1950) - Place of Peace. Oil on linen. Size: 10 inches x 8 inches. Signed in lower right. Excellent condition; offered in a contemporary gilt wood plein air frame; titled on verso. Dennis Sheehan is a contemporary painter of tonalist landscapes, whose work is inspired by George Inness. His paintings are in many public and private collections, including the White House. He attended the Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA and the Vesper George School of Art...

Paul Klee, after (German, born in Switzerland, 1879-1940), silkscreen print, Musique Diurne (Day Music). Edition: 153/300. Circa 1953. Sheet size: 19 inches x 25 inches. Image size: 13.75 inches x 20.5 inches. Klee painted the original of Musique Diurne (Day Music) in 1940, shortly before his death. This silkscreen was printed in 1953, in a limited edition of 300 prints, in Paris, by Wilfredo Arcay and was issued in the folio Edition Art D'Aujourd'hui: Maitres de L'Art Abstrait (Art of Toda...

Walton Blodgett (American, 1908-1963) - Artist at Work. Pencil on paper. Circa 1930's. Size: 7.5 inches x 10 inches. Unsigned but bearing the embossed stamp of the Walton Blodgett Estate. Walton Blodgett was an American watercolor painter, illustrator and teacher. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he studied at the Grand Central Art School and then with George Luks at the Art Students League in New York. He illustrated for 'Fortune' and other magazines to supplement his income. In the mid 1930's, he ...

Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988) - The Fall of Troy. Colored screen print, 1979, signed in pencil in lower margin. From the Odysseus series. Image size: 18.25 inches x 24 inches. This is from the Deluxe print edition of 75 (numbered XXXXIV/LXXV). There was a regular edition of 125 prints, then a deluxe edition of 75 numbered in Roman numerals; then 30 artist proofs and a Museum edition of 30. Offered in museum quality framing. Excellent condition (not examined out of the frame). Romar...

Very large and highly detailed bas relief plaques of meerschaum, depicting the Holy Family with angels and donkey, in deep grain painted wood frames, dome shaped glass over plaques, Continental, likely French, ca 1880. Measure 16" high 13" wide, 2 1/2" deep. Meerschaum plaque (sight size) measures 11" x 8 1/8") The meerschaum is a creamy color, with some slight darkening in raised areas, some of the photos appear with pinkish tint, which is not correct. Large and deeply cut meerschaum items ...

William Lester Stevens (American, 1888-1969) - Coastal landscape, probably of the Massachusetts shore. Oil on artist board. Circa 1920s-30s. Size: 16 inches x 19.25 inches. Signed W LESTER STEVENS in lower right. William Lester Stevens was a Rockport, Massachusetts artist and a founding member of the Rockport Art Association. This post-Impressionist painting utilizes a thick impasto to its surface treatment. Stevens studied at Boston's Museum of Fine Art School under Edmund Tarbell and Frank Ben...

Alice Haigh Dixon (American, 1876-1956) - View looking toward Big Sur, California. Oil on canvas. Size: 18 inches x 22 inches. Signed in lower right. An attractive scene of flowers along the California coastline by this San Francisco and Healdsburg painter. Offered in a gilded modern plein air frame. Minor paint loss to a small area just left of the signature.

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.

Fred Wagner Pastel of a bay landscape with sail boats in the distance. Archival framed.

A beautiful semi antique still life of fruit and a basket. Oil on canvas signed lower right P. Themmen Antwerp 1931. Framed in a beautiful antique gold leaf frame the painting is in very good condition the frame has some losses to the edge but still presents nicely.

Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) painting of a Mountain Road - Autumn. Oil on canvas. Circa 1950s. Size: 18 inches x 20 inches. Artist signature in lower right. In this work, Thomas Curtin directs our gaze away from the traces of early morning snow on a winding mountain road and out across to the sunny autumnal river valley and to the purple hills beyond. Excellent condition and recently placed upon a new stretcher. Offered in a period carved, gilt wood frame. Thomas Curtin was bor...

The quality of this bronze neoclassical figure is exceptional, with fine detail, deep rich patina, and fire gilding accents. It measures 12 1/2" high, on a base measuring 6 3/4" x 3 3/8". The base is open on the bottom and shows screws that hold the sculpture in place. Probably had a marble base at some time. Signed on the corner, "Moreau", one of the famed French bronze sculptors of the 19th century. No first initial is inscribed, so it could be Auguste, Mathurin, Hippotle-Francois or Loui...

A beautiful abstract composition oil on paper by Harold Christopher Davies singed lower center and on reverse. a well listed California modernist Provenance is from the estate of the artist and Hoover Gallery of San Francisco. Measuring approx. 24 x 20 inchesA fine example of this artists work. Harold Christopher Davies was a painter with whom art came first and commercialism last. Though he was a remarkably passionate and somewhat prolific artist, he resisted gallery representation until the ...

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. During this period he maintained a studio i...

Measuring 7 1/2" from beak to tail and 5 1/4" high to top of crest, this bronze is in excellent condition, with all the origonal paint. The detail in both the casting and paint is very fine, and the figure is life size and life like. It is signed on the belly and tail with Bergmann's "B" in an urn, with the Austria stamp, and KF in a diamond lozenge. In addition, on the tail, the mark of Carl Kauba is also stamped, which is unusual, and may have been done for marketing purposes. The Bergmann...

Eric Sloane (American, 1905-1985) - oil on canvas board landscape painting of a lone skier on a high peak in winter amidst the clouds. Circa 1930s. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches. Eric Sloane is considered to be one of the great American masters of landscape painting in the 20th century. He is best known as a painter of barns and as an author of books portraying early American life. In this dramatic work, a single, insignificant skier makes his way down through the cloud shrouded peaks of an A...

A beautiful antique American portrait of a young girl circa. 1890 framed in a spectacular period frame. Oil painted on an oval canvas measuring 16x20 inches and overall framed size approx. 26 x 30 inches. The painting is signed lower right C. T. Webb and titled with the Childs name on the reverse. In very good condition some minor touch ups and the frame has some touch ups to the gold leaf liner. Overall a very fine and decorative antique painting.

Alice Standish Buell (American, 1892-1964) - Vermont Landmark. Original signed etching on paper. Circa 1940. Image size: 6.75 inches x 9 inches. Published by Associated American Artists. Offered unframed, but retaining the original AAA descriptive label. Titled and signed in lower margin. Some toning in the margins and with remnants of mounting tape on back side, but over all in good condition and with a strong plate impression. A wonderful iconic etching of a Vermont farmer and barn exe...

An original Portrait of a Cavalier or noble man oil on canvas signed lower right and dated 1911. Measuring 10 x 12 inches in a fine antique frame overall 16 x 18. in excellent condition a fine example of this important American artists portrait work.

Biography

Born in Ogdenburg, Germany, Henry Raschen became one of America's leading painters of Indian portraits and figures in the 19th and early 20th centuries and was the first California artist to be committed to Indian themes. He also pa...