"L'Alequin" O il on canvas 21.3" x 26.6"Franck L. was born in France on February 28, 1944. He attended the Beaux-Arts de Paris, studying architecture. After leaving the field of architecture he entered his first international art competition in 1963 and began exhibiting in galleries in 1966. Franck L. is renowned for his work throughout Europe and Asia and has been awarded the extreme honor of being shown at the Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris...

Charming original oil painting of two calves in a farm setting in a gilt wood frame. One calf is eating while the other appears to be watching you, the viewer. Unsigned.

Measures with frame 18.5" high, 21" long, 3" deep.
Sight size of painting: 7.5' high, 9.5" long.

[1854-1941] Landcape With Village Beyond Oil on canvas 21 ¼” x 25 ½” unframed Born in Paris, France in December 1854 to French-Italian parents, with the name Eugene Galiany. He later changed it as a tribute to his teacher Charles Laloue whom he studied with in 1877. During the early part of his career as an artist Galien-Laloue took on several pseudonyms because of an exclusive contract with a major gallery. These pseudonyms included L. Dupuy, J. Lievin, Lenoir and E...

A very poetic landscape, oil on board, 18" by 13" (24 1/2" by 19 1/2" in gold frame), the scene an idyllic mountain setting, a large and important-looking house at left, a water wheel at right powering a mill, a tiny female figure and goats at left relaxing on a lawn. The light is luminous, handled well by an obviously talented hand. The artist, who signed at lower left in green, is FERDINAND SOMMER (1822-1901)...

A beautiful oil on canvas attributed to the renowned British artist Charles Robert Leslie, The painting depicting a woman and child or Madonna. The work measuring 48” x 36” Leslie was born in London to American parents. When he was five years of age he returned with them to the United States, where they settled in Philadelphia. Leslie completed his education and afterwards became apprenticed to a bookseller...

Francois Gall, Hungarian/French, 1912-1987 "Le Petit Dejeuner" is a beautiful oil on canvas signed F. Gall (lower right) 20 x 17 1/2 inches, good condition, circa 1940-50. It is Gall at his very best and was in the private collection of Frederic Stern of the Gering Galleries on Wilshire Blvd, Beverly hills, CA.

An impressive oil on canvas scene of a central Parisian square in the late 19th century, complete with fountains, horse drawn carriages, and figures, on a rainy day, 24" by 36" (31" by 43" framed), signed at lower left by the popular contemporary painter who signs as "G. SHERMAN". The scene is reminiscent of Caillebotte's famous scenes of Paris, or perhaps of a number of other impressionist artists who favored the always popular subject matter...

Unframed oil on canvas, 54" by 35", unsigned, the work an antique (likely 18th century, possibly earlier?) copy of the great TITIAN (TIZIANO VECELLI, c.1488-1576) altarpiece "Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr", 1528-1529, of the church of SS Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, destroyed in the 19th Century. A 1691 copy by Johann Carl Loth now hangs in its place. This truly antique survivor shows its advanced age...

A very fine early 19th century oil on board by Henry James Richter (1772-1857), entitled "The New Gown," signed and dated "H. Richter 1823" lower right. Ornately detailed, and a very competently executed example of the realism of its era. Original period frame. Image size approximately 32 inches x 26 inches.

English circa 1850 landscape oil painting of a castle (the shape suggesting often-painted Windsor Castle) topping a low mountain, two tiny figures in the foreground. The work, 16 1/2" by 22" (19 1/2" by 25" in frame that appears "married" to it, and not that successfully, at that) is very, very grimy. This is a restoration project----to remove the dirt of 150 years, repair several small tears, and varnish the dry surface. There is no signature visible...

“Venetian Canal” Oil on Canvas, 10.6”x 13.8” unframed Antoine Bouvard Senior was born at St. Jean-de-Bournay in L'Isere in 1870. He trained as an architect and studied art and architecture under Constant-Dufeus at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He became the Director of Architectural Services for the Seine, and was responsible for the construction of the Bourse du Travail and the Boulevard Morland in Paris...

“Le tre Grazie con Pellicce di Pagano”, Mario Russo,1993, signed and dated bottom right, signature, date and title also inscribed on reverse. Oil on canvas, 40.5” x 48.5” frame. We have many paintings by Russo including unframed hand colored prints of women, similar to this original painting. Artist Biography: Mario Russo (1925 -2000) was an Italian painter known for his unique style and innovative approach to art...

Max von Schmaedel, German, 1856-?, oil on Academy Board, Portrait of Miss Davenport, 12 x 9 inches, signed and inscribed "M. v. Schmaedel/München" lower right, period frame. The sitter is identified in a copy of a letter dated August 3, 1905, from Seth Mendell to William C. Davenport, President of The Machinists' Bank, Taunton, Massachusetts, in an envelope affixed to the back of the painting. Provenance: Estate of N. David Scotti, Providence, Rhode Island.

Franck.L. (b. 1944) "Petite Vendeuse" Oil on canvas, 20” x 24", Franck L. was born in France on February 28, 1944. He attended the Beaux-Arts de Paris, studying architecture. After leaving the field of architecture he entered his first international art competition in 1963 and began exhibiting in galleries in 1966. Franck L. is renowned for his work throughout Europe and Asia and has been awarded the extreme honor of being shown at the Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris. His subtle use of shadin...

Winter Skating Scene on a Lake in Holland, circa 1620, Anthonie Verstraelen"Dutch Ice Skating Scene". Oil on Oak Panel. 27" x 42". Frame Size 33" x 48" Anthonie Verstraelen or Van Stralen (Gorkum, 1593/1594 - Amsterdam, 1641) was a Dutch landscape painter, best known (with Hendrik Avercamp and his nephew Barend Avercamp) for his winter scenes. Gillis van Stralen, Antonie's father, was a textile merchant. The family originated in Weert but moved between 1584-1590 to Gorkum, presumably becau...

A set of EIGHT small paintings on Masonite, the largest as framed 8 1/4" by 6", the smallest 6 3/4" by 5 3/4", all signed at lower right corner by artist "J. (or possibly "S") Parraga". The works date to about the 1960's or early 1970's. The artist had obviously been witness to many bullfights, having studied the matador suit of lights, the decorated barbed banderillas, anatomy of the bull, and sun-washed stands. The works have minor faults that accumulate over decades---small abrasions, some...

Oil on canvas, 18" by 21 1/4", unframed, signed at lower right "A. Alvarez", the subject a colorful flower stall "La Flor de la Rambla" in an obviously European (Spanish, no doubt) town. The work is in need of a frame but otherwise is ready for display. Presently there is an inner frame remnant but no true frame.

This was once a beautiful late 1950's period example of Italian abstract art, executed by the listed artist, from Venice, Italy, GIOVANNI GIULIANI (1893-1965). Unfortunately due to careless storage by one or many owners (it was exposed to moisture), combined with the artist's choice of materials, it is now a restorer's special, worthy of conservation. I have received a quote of $400 to have it relined so that it can safely travel. The basic concept of the artist remains; most of the damage is...