"Printemps à st.Jean Cap Ferrat" Oil on canvas, 18” x 22” Jean Vollet was born at Montayral, France on June 29, 1935. After studying art at the Ecole d'Arts Graphiques in Bordeaux, he went to Paris in 1962. There he devoted his time entirely to painting and began to display his work in 1964 at the Salon des Independants. He has since been met with tremendous success exhibiting in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Beverly Hills, Cannes...etc...

John Carey (1861-1943) Irish painter. "The Music Lesson", Oil on Wood Panel. Signed John Carey and dated 1896 lower left. Dimensions; 11.5" x 14.5" sight; 18.5" x 22" framed. Very fine condition.

Circle of GASPARE DIZIANI (Italian 1686-1767) Two Mythological Scenes, possibly Venus and Adonis - a pair Oil on wood panel Apparently unsigned 17.75 inches x 12 inches (45.1 x 30.5 cm)

Jean Baptiste Oudry original paintings on board of Hunting dogs signed and dated on reverse Oudry 1730 and each dog is named. Oudry accompanied Louis XV hunts and sketched on sight and later painted larger oils from these sketches. each measuring 16.5 x 21.5 cm.

Biography

Louis XV, king of France, often called Jean-Baptiste Oudry to Versailles to paint the royal hounds--in the king's presence...

Duilio Barnabe: Italian 1914-1961. This "Seated Pierrot" is oil and mixed media on board signed lower right DBarnabe. It is 25.50" by 19.50" and is framed 30.50" by 19.50".

Maurice Utrillo, French, 1883-1955.Oil on cardstock, 6"h by 4.45"w signed LL, in good condition. Petit VaseBlanc de Fleures.

“Paysage Provencal” Oil on canvas 19.7” x 25.6” w/o frame Gaston Sebire was born in Saint-Samson, Normandy, France, August 18, 1920. He attended School in Rouen, then entered the postal service, working at night and devoting himself to painting during the day. His first big break came in 1953, when he won the honorable job of designing the costumes and decorations of L'Ange gris, a ballet written by Claude Debussy for the Marquis of Cuevas...

"Family and Hearth" Oil on canvas 18 1/8" x 15 1/4" unframed J.R. Herve was born in 1887 in Langres, a town in the eastern part of France. He began his art studies in an evening school of his hometown. He went to Paris where he first continued his studies at the School of Decorative Arts and then at the Fine Arts School. He exhibited his works for the first time at the Salon of French Artists in 1910. He was one of the most important members of this group...

Francoise Charles Cachoud, French, 1866-1943. This pensive and beautifully painted French Country House Scene in the moonlight is another wonderful example of Cachoud's genius with light and shadow and contrast. It is oil on canvas 23" by 28" in a period 3" frame for dimensions of 29" by 34".

An Early 19th Century Dutch Still Life with Floweers. Oil on Board, in Original Gilt Frame. Unsigned. Dimensions; 16.5" x 19.5"; site 10" x 14". Circa 1820. In excellent condition.

"Paris Street Scene” Oil on panel 12 5/8” x 8 ½” w/o frame Goeneutte was born in Paris in 1854. In 1871, after working briefly as a lawyer's clerk, Goeneutte entered the studio of Isidore Pils at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. When Pils died in 1875 Henri Lehmann took over the studio and Goeneutte left, moving to Montmartre. There he met Auguste Renoir, for whom he often modeled, and Marcellin Desboutin, who inspired his interest in engraving, etching and drypoint...

Suzanne-Marguerite Bertillon, French, 20th C. This fascinating oil on canvas, Portrait of a Woman is 18" by 24" in a wonderful Art Deco frame, signed LR.

A small French Impressionist style oil on board, entitled "London: Sunset at Hammersmith" by Italian born Piero Sansalvadore. Sansalvadore arrived in London, circa 1930, and started painting late in life...

Niemann Edmund John (I), British, 1813-1876. This oil on canvas is 12" X 18" in a period frame. It is in good condition and will be undergoing a light cleaning. It is signed lower left. This landscape is a very vivid example of Niemann ability to convey the beauty of a spectacular sunset. The detail is excellent on the painting. His paintings go for up to $20,000. The provenanc of the painting is Schilley and Rehs Inc, New York.

Oscar Kokoschka, 1886-1980, Oil on canvas signed lower right O K. The painting is in good condition and is 20 1/8"h by 14 3/8"w in a 4.25" period frame with outer dimensions of 27 1/8"h by 21.1/8"w. It is from a private midwestern collection. He was the son of a fairly poor Czech goldsmith, was born in Pochlam, Austria and raised in Vienna, the great hothouse of modernism in economic, social and ethnic areas. By the time he was twenty-two he was labeled a "public terror"...

Anatole Henri de Beaulieu, French, 1819-1884. This stunning and exotic painting is a wonderful example of the barbizon school in France. It is oil on canvas signed lower left in a very wide impressive 19th c original frame. It is 48.5" W by 27.5" H and framed is 65.5" W by 44.5" H. It appears to be a sunset scene in the orientalist manner of the 19th C, probably a scene in northern Africa. His paintings sell for up to $80,000.

This is a mid 19th century very fine portrait of Benjamin West. The oil on canvas measures 24" x 19 3/4". On the back of the canvas it is written "Francios Agman Boudard", "Cecile Dulac Bastier", and Juliette Bastier Saide, and Louis Thomas. It has (3) dates on it being 1861, 1894, and 1926. The quality of this Portrait is exceptional and in excellent condition. West was known as the Father of American Art. The detail of this portrait and the expression of his eyes confirm his successful career...

Ducks and Duckilings in the River" Oil on canvas, 27.75" x 20" unframed, 34.5" x 36.75" framed Breedveld was born in Holland on March 24, 1918. He studied at the Drawing Academy in Rotterdam. Concentrating primarily on oil painting he has become famous for the very scene depicted in this piece; ducks swimming in ponds and rivers. He executes this subject masterfully and these pieces have become highly collectable and valuable...