Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (American 1840-1896)
Lake Scene in Western Maryland
Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right and dated “1861”
Painting Size: 8 ½”” x 16”
Frame Size: 12.5” x 20”
Thompson was a landscape, historical and portrait painter, born in Baltimore where he studied law with his father. In 1859 Thompson decided to become and artist and opened a studio in Baltimore...
Alethea Hill Platt
(American, 1861-1932)
Devonshire Cottage by Moonlight
Oil-on-canvas, signed lower left
Painting: 25” x 30”
Frame: 29” x 33 ¾”
Platt was active in New York State and Connecticut. She is known for her landscapes, portraits and interiors. She studied at the Art Students’ League (NYC) and Delecluse Academy, Paris. Platt also studied with Ben Foster and Henry B. Snell...
Large original oil painting on canvas by James Hennessey (American, 20th Century). This work measures 48" by 48" (slightly more in its original strip frame). It is signed "Hennessey" and dated (81) l.r. It is also signed "James Hennessey" and dated on the stretcher. A wonderful large Italian inspired work with a fresco-like facture by a painter who taught at the Maryland Institute College of Art for many years and traveled through Italy for as many years...
By the Danish-American sculptor and painter who between the late 1920's and his death created the famous portraits of the presidents on a South Dakota mountain, is this impressionist seascape painting on board, in a delightful range of blues and whites, 20 1/2" by 28 3/4" (28 1/4" by 37 1/4" in the old frame in which I acquired this), signed at lower right by GUTZON BORGLUM (JOHN GUTZON BORGLUM, 1867-1941)...
Mount Mansfield in Winter by Eric Tobin, oil on canvas, 30 inches x 36 inches, 2018. Signed in lower right and titled on reverse. Eric Tobin is a contemporary landscape artist who resides in Johnson, Vermont, in the northern part of the state. He was influenced by the VT artist,Thomas Curtin, whom Tobin knew from his childhood and from whom he received his first set of paints. Tobin paints entirely 'plein air', or outdoors while actually viewing his subject...
A pair of late 18th or early 19th century portraits, one showing a well dressed gentleman seated at a secretary bookcase, the other of his wife, seated and holding a flower. Painted in oils on canvas, the detailing, especially in the man, is stunning. He is wearing a blue coat, an elaborately ruffled shirt, and a silk waistcoat. The edging and every button on the jacket and waistcoat are beautifully rendered in multiple colors...
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s
Oil on Panel
24" x 19.5"
Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
Overall Size: 29" x 25 1/4"
In excellent condition. Ready to hang and enjoy.
A rare opportunity to acquire a work from close to the heart of American naive painting in the folk art style: an original oil on board painting, 11 1/2" by 35 1/2" plus narrow dark green contemporary framing, signed at lower left by FRED ROBERTSON (1878-1953), and titled on handwritten label by the artist "My Hills of Home". On that label written by the artist is also "Eagle Bridge, New York", considered the home of Grandma Moses...
Rare oil on canvas painting dating to the pre-statehood Territory of Hawaii days, 12" by 16" (15" by 19" framed), the subject given in pencil on stretcher as "Flow Up Falls" (resembles photos of the Big Island's Rainbow Falls), signed "SMITH 20" at lower right (and "SMITH" appears again on the reverse of the canvas and on the label still affixed at lower right). This is a scene of the Big Island, with 13,000 foot+ snow-capped Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa visible in the far distance...
This is a early 19th century American Folk Art Oil on canvas Portrait of a gentleman by Erastus Salisbury Field. This could possibly be a self-portrait of Field. He is seated in a chair and he is wearing a stick pin and has a gold chain. It is in its original frame and the frame has some damage and has been repainted gold. The canvas is in untouched condition except for two small marks. It measures 14" x 12" outside the frame. This painting came from an estate in Pass Christian, Miss...
Silvia Lieferman modernist abstract expressionist oil on canvas
Prestigious D'Arcy gallery NYC label on verso
Image - 28" x 28"
Framed
Very good unrestored condition
Eric Tobin - Winter Birches, oil on canvas, 2005, signed in lower right and titled on the reverse. Size: 30 inches x 36 inches. Eric Tobin is a contemporary Vermont landscape artist...
Benson Bond Moore
(American 1882-1974)
"The Blue Ridge Mountains from Skyline Drive, VA"
Oil on masonite, signed lower right and titled on the reverse.
Painting: 16" x 20"
Frame: 23.5" x 27.5
"
Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector
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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC. He ...
Joseph Mortimer Lichtenauer, Jr.
(American, 1876-1966 )
Moods
Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left corner “Lichtenauer 1904.”
Painting: 28” x 40”
Frame:
Born in New York City, Joseph Mortimer Lichtenauer studied at the Art Students League with Mowbray before moving to Paris where he entered the Académie Julian. There he studied under Merson and Laurens. Additional years of travel and study in Florence, Italy no doubt influenced his tastes, evi...
Theodore Hermann William Koppen
(German, 1828-1903)
California Condors, Morro Bay
Oil on canvas, signed and dated: “1893”.
Painting size: 21.5” x 29.5”
Frame size: 30.25” x 38.75”
Koppen was born in Brake, Germany and died in Nymphenbourg. He was known for his paintings of marine and historical scenes, as well as portraits.
He is listed in Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs by Bénézit.
Lucien Whiting Powell
(American 1846-1930)
Bayou
Oil-on-canvas, signed lower left
Provenance: Senator John B. Henderson (1826-1913)
Painting: 23” x 37”
Frame: 27” x 41”
Born 1846 in Upperville, Lucien Whiting Powell served with the Virginia cavalry during the Civil War. After attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Powell moved on to the London School of Art by 1875 where he was strongly influenced by the atmospheric painting style and ...
Harrison Bird Brown
1831-1915
American
This is an original oil on canvas painting by American Harrison Bird Brown (1831-1915) This view of Seaside Cliffs and the moody sea has an image size of 14X24 inches, signed lower right H.B. Brown. This painting is housed in a period gold fluted cove frame. The overall frame measures 25X34 inches. Very fine original condition.
Everett Lloyd Bryant landscape oil painting on canvas signed lower right. Measuring 28"L x 36"W. Everett Lloyd Bryant studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Thomas Anschutz, William Merritt Chase, and Hugh Breckenridge. A member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, and California Watercolor Society, Bryant exhibited at the Salons of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1895), the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1904-24), Art Insti...
Eve Peri - Abstract oil on canvas
Circa - 1950 to 1960
Image - 20" x 26 1/2"
Eve Peri: September 25, 1897 - March 4, 1966 Place of Birth: Bangor, Maine, United States Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Places of Residence: New York, NY, United States, Mexico
Influenced by Henri Matisse, Zeual Higley Gurnsey
Work Type/Media: Drawings and prints, painting, textiles and clothing
Artistic Roles: Collagist...
Oil on paper estate stamped 'Ramstonev'. This work was done during the late 1930's as part of the 'Cooperative' project in the New Hope, Pa. modern art community. Charles Ramsey, Louis Stone and Charles Evans worked collectively on many drawings and paintings during this time. While all three were accomplished artists they decided to suppress their individual egos and create works in keeping with the leftist philosophies proposed by many of the intellectuals of the time and the socialist leaning...
Benson Bond Moore
(American 1882-1974)
"October Morning, Foxall, D.C."
Oil on board, signed l.l. , and titled on the reverse
Provenance: The Collection of Richard Brodnax Maclin
The Estate of a Toms River Collector
Exhibited: The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown MD: A Seasonal View - The Landscapes of Benson Bond Moore, September 1 - October 27, 1996
Painting: 14" x 18"
Frame: 18.75" x 22.5"
** For other pai...
August H.O. Rolle (American 1875-1941)
River Birches
Oil on Canvas, Signed lower right and titled and signed on reverse
Painting: 20" x 24"
Frame: 24" x 28"
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August Herman Olson Rolle, painter, printmaker and graphic artist, dabbled in many activitie...
Max Weyl (American, 1837-1914)
Marsh Landscape
Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. and dated "1904"
From the Estate of a Toms River Collector
Painting: 21.25" x 28.75"
Frame: 27" x 34.25"
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Max Weyl was born Dec. 1, 1837, in Germany and immigrated with his family to Williams...
A PAIR of paintings on canvas, each featuring hanging game birds after the hunt, each 20" by 16", unframed, each signed by the well-known American western artist HENRY H. CROSS (1837-1918). The use of green painted wood panel background suggests the artist was familiar with the artist William Harnett and his style. Cross was born in New York state and became well known in the 19th century as a painter of portraits of Native American luminaries of the time. He also knew how to paint animals, h...
ANDREW JOHN HENRY WAY 1826-1888; AMERICAN
STILL LIFE OF GRAPES AND WINE; OIL ON CANVAS
Signed :lower right; AJHW
AJHW was born and died in the Washington DC area. He was primarily a still life painter although he did paint many portraits. He is especially known for his representation of GRAPES, especially of those grown in the US. He won many awards including the award for "Excellence in Still Life" at the Philadelphia Centennial. Dimensions; 13.25" x 8.75"; framed; 11.5" x 16".
Benson Bond Moore
(American 1882-1974)
"Anacostia Hills, MD"
Oil on board, signed lower left and titled on the reverse
Painting: 20" x 24"
Frame: 24.5" x 28.5"
Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector
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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC. He studied at the Co...
Benson Bond Moore
(American 1882-1974)
"October on Surgarloaf Mountain, MD"
Oil on board, signed and dated l.l. , and titled and dated "1958" on the reverse
Provenance: Richard Brodnax Maclin
The Estate of a Toms River Collector
Exhibited: The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstowm MD: A Seasonal View - The Landscapes of Benson Bond Moore, September 1 - October 27, 1996
Painting: 18" x 14"
Frame: 25.5" x 21.5"...
Oil on canvas of a blue-eyed elderly lady wearing a white bonnet, 27" by 22" (34" by 29 1/2" in the 19th century frame), that attractive old frame bearing a placard giving the name of the artist as WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR (1806-1873). Images of the unsigned painting, which was found in Downeast Maine, were sent to major auction houses in New England and New York City. None disputed this being a work by the famous itinerant portraitist. The work came from the estate of a longtime Maine antiques ...
August H. O. Rolle
(American 1875-1941)
Rock Creek Park
Oil-on-canvas, signed lower left.
Painting: 16” x 20”
Frame: 23” x 26 ½”
August Herman Olson Rolle, painter, printmaker and graphic artist, dabbled in many activities before turning his focus to art. Born in Sibley County, MN, in 1875, his first path toward adulthood led him to Red Wing Seminary. Service in the Spanish-American War, eventually lead him to Washington, DC where he beca...
William Barnett [1918 - 1992 Phila,Pa]
Modernist oil on canvas depicting farm workers in field
1940's
20" x 34"
Very good condition
Unframed
William Barnett -
Schools
* Philadelphia Museum School, Teacher
* Pratt Institute of Art, Student
Some Exhibitions
* Brooklyn Museum
* Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC
* Guggenheim Museum
* Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
* Philadelphia Sketch Club
Modernist painting, oil on canvas c. 1960.
Artist - Gloria Goodman Bernstein, American, NY, 20th century.
Studied - ASL, NYC.
Image measures approx. 30" x 44".
Condition - excellent and original
Charles A. Watson (American, 1857-1923)
"Sailing Off Virginia Coast"
Oil on canvas, signed lower right and titled on a paper label on reverse (minor crackalure)
Watson was born in Baltimore, MD. He studied with A. Castaigne, E.S. Whiteman and D. Woodward. A founding member of the Baltimore Charcoal Club, he was also a member of the Baltimore Watercolor Club. Watson exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition in 1906. He is noted for his Tonalist...
Eric Tobin - Farm on the River, Worcester, VT. Oil on canvas. Size: 20 inches x 24 inches. Dated 2016. Signed in lower right and titled, dated and signed on the stretcher. Framed by the artist in a silver leaf wood frame. A yellow and red farm complex in winter, nestled in a river valley in Worcester, Vermont. Eric Tobin is a contemporary Vermont landscape artist. He resides in the northern part of the state in Johnson, VT. Tobin was greatly influenced by the Vermont painter, Thomas Curtin, ...
A truly rare, quality painting of the Seattle waterfront's Pier 7, circa 1920's, signed lower left by noted Norwegian-American artist YNGVAR SONNICHSEN (1873-1938). The oil on board work measures 18" by 24" (22 1/2" by 28 1/2" in an interesting Stanford White style frame). Written in an old hand on old label on the reverse is "PIER 7 SEATTLE 1925 or earlier". Note the fine impressionist flickering technique, which reminds of the kind of brushwork of French painter Gustave Loiseau or the "crus...
An unusually attractive example of the work of artist Anders Gittelson (1921-2003), better known by his brush name "GISSON" or "ANDRE GISSON". This oil on canvas, measuring 24" by 20" (33" by 28 1/2" as ornately framed) features a lovely nude seen from the back, fixing her hair as she prepares to enter the water, the dominating hues various shades of blue, all bathed in the white suffused light commonly seen in the artist's works. The painting reminds in some ways of the work of Renoir. Gisson...
Charles Francis Browne (American,1859-1920)
Clearing Fog
Signed and dated: 1915
Ptg: 20"x 28"
New Frame: 28"x 34"
Born in Natick, Massachusetts, Charles Francis Browne was primarily active in Illinois as a landscape painter and teacher, and was one of the original members of the Eagle's Nest Art Colony in Oregon, Illinois. He was married to the sister of sculptor Lorado Taft.
Browne played an active role in California in 1915 when he was the superintendent of t...