Diana Leaving the Bath (Diane Sortant du Bain), after Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770). Oil on canvas. 2nd half 19th century. Offered in an antique tin over wood frame. This is an unsigned 19th century copy of the Francois Boucher original that was acquired by The Louvre, in Paris, in 1852. This copy was probably created within twenty-five years after Boucher painted his original.

A large Hudson River school Luminist landscape painting in a very ornate carved gilt wood frame. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 2nd half 19th century. Canvas size: 30 inches x 42 inches. A dramatic canvas in the Luminist style, with a dark, rocky pond in the foreground and a distant mountainous skyline glowing in shades of pink and yellow from the light of a setting sun. The frame bears a Philadelphia framer's label on the reverse...

Original vintage modernist abstract painting of books by Barry Nemett oil on canvas signed lower right and dated 1971. Presented in a natural oak wood frame. Measures 19ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 49ʺH in good condition minor touch ups. Biography: Barry Nemett, Chair of the Painting Department at Maryland Institute College of Art, studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, received his BFA at Pratt Institute and his MFA at Yale University...

The Framed Size: 27 1/8"L x 18 3/16" H x 3/4" Thick
The Image size: 15 1/2" L x 11 5/8" H
The title: "Sunny Day Farm House"
Artist: Edward Kawanabe
Medium: Oil Painting on Canvas
Signed by artist: Lower right, E...

Acrylic on canvas 15" by 19" (21 1/2" by 24 1/2" framed) painting of northeastern-style clapboard homes in late autumn season, a tiny figure and dog adding a charming touch, signed at lower right by artist BEN ROSEN. A worn label affixed to the reverse of the canvas gives the title "The Suburb", 1984 date, and a 718 area code phone number (greater New York City area)...

Abstract Male Figure Oil and Pastel Signed “Luke ‘62” Measuring 28”x23” the work depicts possibly a magician standing

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...

Oil on canvas, 22" by 18 1/2", unframed, the subject a vase of colorful flowers painted in a highly impressionistic manner. The painting is signed at lower right center with the notoriously difficult to decipher signature of the artist HENRI d'ANTY (1910-1998). The age would appear to be circa late 1950's or early 1960's. D'Anty was born in France and painted scenes in Brittany, northern France, and along the banks of the Marne River...

Important Nineteenth Century Prussian Battle Painting In Oil measuring 28x44 inches….more information coming soon…..

Frederick Coffay Yohn (February 8, 1875 – June 6, 1933), often recognized only by his initials, F. C. Yohn, was an artist and magazine illustrator. Yohn's work appeared in publications including Scribner's Magazine, Harper's Magazine, and Collier's Weekly. Books he illustrated included Jack London's A Daughter of the Snows, Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Dawn of a To-morrow and Henry Cabot Lodge's Story of the American Revolution...

Expressionist Nude Study/Portrait of a Woman by Alexandra Kay, student of Cikovsky, Corcoran Gallery of Art. Probably one of the artist finest and largest works done… From the Cochran school of art where it was exhibited in the 1930s this oil which is unsigned shows the first black model of the school. Done in oil , more information coming soon…..

Lester Stevens was a landscape painter and teacher from the Boston school of painting. He was born in Rockport, MA in 1888 and he died in Greenfield, MA in 1969. He studied with Parker S. Perkins in Rockport; Tarbell and Benson at Boston's Museum School; and in Europe after World War I. This work was done on one of the many sojourn to North Carolina and the American south. …… William Lester Stevens was born in Rockport, Massachusetts in 1888...

Arnold Marc Gorter 1866-1933 Dutch, Amsterdam This is an original oil on canvas by Dutch artist Arnold Marc Gorter (1866-1933) This landscape view with a Man in a row boat is signed lower left. The painting itself measures 15X20 inches. Very nice condition, recently cleaned and varnished. Very minor craquelure in the paint, unobtrusive. Everything is quite stable and very presentable. This painting came to us in a hand carved Gold Frame...

American School (Circa 1895)

Red-haired Girl in Profile

Oil on canvas, unsigned

Painting Size: 16” x 14”
Frame Size: 22 ” x 20”

This charming portrait displays the influence of the “Gibson Girl” fashion sense with her softly piled hair and high collared blouse, made popular by the artist Charles Dana Gibson in the 1890’s.

Japanese Buddha Imperial Court Of Kyoto circa Eleventh to Fourteenth Century height:30 inches inch comes from one of the earliest collections of Japanese artifacts in America more information coming….

A 24" by 36" oil on Masonite painting (30" by 41 1/2" as framed), titled on reverse "The Essence of Autumn", July 2002, signed there and again at lower right by listed California contemporary artist ROBERT ALLISON RICHERT (born 1947)...

A colorful and decorative Haitian painting, the subject two women in white clothing at a market, with their baskets and fruits and lengths of cut sugar cane. The work is oil on thin unstretched canvas, in a simple black frame with black mat, and no glass. The piece measures 17 1/4" BY 21 1/4" as framed. The artist signed at lower right "Lauren C.".

Saint Catherine Of Alexandria Eighteenth Century Oil 22x18 inch. This work is Italian from an old Washington family purchased over 70 years ago. The work depicts the Saint with her attributes of a palm and her wedding ring

Circa 1885, original oil painting on a board panel of a stag in snow scene by artist A. Huff. Painting is in excellent antique condition with the colors still being vibrant.

Measures:
Framed 12.75" x 19.25
Sight Size 5.75" x 12.25"

An original oil on canvas painting, circa 1970's, signed lower left by the noted American artist CHARLES BRAGG (1931-2017). The work measures 16" by 20" and is housed in a nice quality frame, measuring 23" by 27". Painting and frame are both in excellent condition. Bragg of course was a well-known, prolific artist best known via his hilarious prints. He was a commentator on the human condition, human frailties, and 20th century life. An interesting obituary by friend Morris Shapiro says that ...

From her series, at the seashore, comes this new to the gallery inventory piece. ….. Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases. The subje...

American Master Joseph DAWLEY 1936-2008 “Woman In Black” , 30” x 24” Biography: Joseph William Dawley (1936-2008) was born in Nashville, Arkansas and raised in Dallas, Texas. He received his B.A. from SMU where some of his art hangs today. He married and moved to NJ working for the Newark Evening News retouching photos and sidelining as a political cartoonist. He spent time studying at the Art Students League in NYC and in 1968 he decided to devote all his time to painting. Realism was h...

Nineteenth Century Portrait Prince Of Denmark, Oil on Canvas , more info coming soon…..

AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST JOSEPH DAWLEY 1936-2008, LAKE CHARLES LA , 24” x 24”. ……The following biography, submitted March 2005, is from the daughter of the artist. Although raised and educated in Texas, Joe Dawley moved to New Jersey in the early 1960's where he remained. He painted in the traditional Old Masters style until 1982, when the symptoms of Parkinson's - diagnosed in 1975 - necessitated brain surgery. One of his accolades during that period was being commissioned to paint the ...

Comic scenes of Wartime camp life were part of every major Civil War artist portfolio. Measuring 30 x 25“ circa 1864 For a time, Price studied portrait painting with William Reading, an artist in Louisville, Kentucky, and later with Oliver Frazer in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1849, Price left Kentucky for New York City where he enrolled in the School of Design and studied for five months. The following year, Price had reopened his studio in Lexington, but he was persuaded to move to Louisvill...

Arthur Heyer (German/Hungarian, 1872-1931)

White Cat in the Tall Grass

Oil on canvas, signed lower right

Painting Size: 16” x 20” Frame Size: 22.5 “ x 26.5” 11117 Heyer was born in Haarhausen, Germany and studied at the College of Applied Arts in Berlin. In 1896 he moved to the village of Rakospalota near Budapest where he lived until his death. He began his career painting landscapes but soon began depicting animals and had a particular fondness for cats ...

(Consignment) The Artists’s Secret Garden oil on canvas 48x72” more information coming soon…… …The following biography, submitted March 2005, is from the daughter of the artist. Although raised and educated in Texas, Joe Dawley moved to New Jersey in the early 1960's where he remained. He painted in the traditional Old Masters style until 1982, when the symptoms of Parkinson's - diagnosed in 1975 - necessitated brain surgery. One of his accolades during that period was being commissio...

Charming Portrait of a Horse, his Trainer and Jockey

English School, 1834

Oil laid down to panel

"The Cardinal" was an Irish horse (owned by a Mr. Miles) who won The Chester Cup in 1834

Painting: 10" x 14.25"
Frame:16" x 20"

An unsigned work of an iconic 1980s “Women” in the style of Nagel. Patrick Nagel (November 25, 1945 – February 4, 1984) was an American artist and illustrator. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the female form in a distinctive style, descended from Art Deco and Pop art. He is best known for his illustrations for Playboy magazine and the pop music group Duran Duran, for whom he designed the cover of the best-selling album Rio, which ...

Iona Massey Artist Portrait In Oil Of A Lady 48x38” a mid 20th century work

A beautiful Abstract work that measures 24x18 inches signed Sargent , who is a Richmond, Virginia artist

Mario Russo (1925-2000) was an Italian painter known for his unique style and innovative approach to art. Born in Naples, Italy, Russo received his formal art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, where he studied painting and sculpture. He quickly gained recognition for his bold use of color and dynamic compositions. Russo exhibited his works in galleries and museums around the world, including the Venice Biennale, the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome, and the Institute ...

Max Kassler, American 1905–1992 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by the English artist Austin Osman Spare who wrote a chapter, Automatic Drawing as a Means to Art, in his book, The Book of Pleasure (1913)

Abstract Figures By American Master Artist Max Kessler 16x16”….this work represents the time the artist spent in drawing and painting from memory Max Kassler, American 1905–1992 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by the Englis...

A very beautiful work from the 1950s signed Max Kassler oil on canvas Artist panel,signed on back. The work is reminiscent of Abstract Expressionist Artist….. Max Kassler, American 1905–1992 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by...

Known for his amazing liquid abstractions Nathan Motley painted in and around the Richmond Virginia area in the 1990s this work measures 30x20 inches. Acrylics on artist panel. Dated fall 1996

Born in Marseille, France, Camoin met Henri Matisse in Gustave Moreau's class at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1] Matisse and his friends (including Camoin, Henri Manguin, Albert Marquet, Georges Rouault, André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck), formed the original group of artists labeled the Fauves (meaning "the wild beasts") for their wild, expressionist-like use of color. Camoin always remained close to Matisse. He painted a portrait of Matisse, which is in the permanent collection of t...

Max Kassler, American 1905–1992 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by the English artist Austin Osman Spare who wrote a chapter, Automatic Drawing as a Means to Art, in his book, The Book of Pleasure (1913). Other artists who also...

Max Kassler, American 1905–1993 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by the English artist Austin Osman Spare who wrote a chapter, Automatic Drawing as a Means to Art, in his book, The Book of Pleasure (1913). Other artists who also...

A beautiful modernist oil painting measuring 16x20 inches…with a tropical townscape done in Brazil or South American

A beautiful and dear work by an unknown artist, portrait in oil on canvas 36x30 in

A sunny, somewhat whimsical impressionist oil on canvas painting, 27" by 20" (34" by 27" framed), featuring a metal simple table set against a wall, with potted flowers completing the composition. The artist "Alicandro" or "Ulicandro", signed at lower right. Condition is excellent, only very slight frame abrasions.

Original oil painting on canvas of the Capri coastline by Guglielmo Welters (Italy, 1913-2003). Signed l.r. by the artist. One of three Italian seascapes just added to the website.

Original oil painting on canvas of the Italian coast by Willem Welters (Dutch, worked in Italy, 1881-1972). One of two paintings by this artist currently available

A beautiful Eighteenth Century Samson Et Cie. “Fish Seller” Figurine 9 inch tall. The figurine holding a fish pastry pie delicately painted and sculptured

Norman MacLeish was born on August 29, 1890, in Glencoe Illinois, to wealthy parents and became a painter and graphic artist. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Pierre Vignal in Paris. MacLeish was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists and exhibited at several venues including the Art Institute of Chicago, the World’s Fair of New York in 1939, the Corcoran Gallery biennial in 1941 and the Golden Gate Exposition of San Francisco in 1939.

Max Kassler, American 1905–1992 was an abstract Artist known for some of the most unusual experimental work based on the human figure He was an early student of the Picasso school of painting. This work culminated his idea of abstraction in space. This is part of the collection we have at the gallery. Automatic drawing was pioneered by the English artist Austin Osman Spare who wrote a chapter, Automatic Drawing as a Means to Art, in his book, The Book of Pleasure (1913). Other artists who also...

Known for his amazing liquid abstractions Nathan Motley painted in and around the Richmond Virginia area in the 1990s

Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases. The subjects and themes of her art, reflect her fascination with people, particularly the phycho...

A beautiful abstraction work In Oil on panel measuring 30x40”

Kathleen’s work has been shown in the US department of State as well as many embassies around the world. She is known for her sumptuous Expressionist abstraction work. Kathleen said she had a vision to paint as a young girl and her parents bought her a paint box while she was recovering from an illness. She later studied in France Kathleen Hyland-Nesvig was born in Carroll, lowa, in 1941. She current lives and works in Paris, She was a precious youngster and at the age of 5 began to study ...

Done in the golden age of American landscapes of the early 20th century this work in oil measuring 32x45” and is unsigned and unframed …

Local artist James Austin was known for his great paintings of American landscapes. This work done late in his career measuring 30x44 inch and is oil on canvas,unframed.

Impressionist American landscape painting, late 20th century, 24" by 36", unframed, signed at lower right with what appears as "A. Ullman" or similar. The piece is by a competent artist who knew how to use color and work the paint. A Standard Brands 39 cent sticker for the canvas/stretcher remains affixed, giving some idea as to the age of the piece, perhaps 1960's or 1970's.

Antique circa 1890's oil on canvas painting of a thatch roof dwelling in a forest scene, 24"by 16", (30" by 22 1/2" in mid century frame), unsigned. This work was acquired at the same time and place as two others that are likely by the same American unknown artist---none signed. The brushwork is clearly by a talented and likely "listed" hand, but the lack of a signature frustrates efforts to identify that hand. Condition is excellent; frame though has crumbling of the left edge, due to age. ...

Old horizontal format landscape, oil on board, featuring trees, a creek or lake, the only sign of man a picket fence near the group of trees at center, signed at lower left "Ferguson". The painting likely dates to about 1925 or 1930. Measurements are 14 1/2" by 25" (19" by 32 1/2" in frame that dates to about 1965). There is stable authentically old "alligatoring" of the paint (a crackling pattern related to how quickly the paint dried). A pleasant piece of vintage art for vacation home or co...

The artist Igal, who worked mainly in Israel was known for his minimalist and modern seascapes and harbor scenes like the present work. This work is unframed

Mr. Tiomore’s painting is dated 1973 and is based on the political tensioned and social unjust of Southern Africa, a place where he was born….more information coming soon The work is unframed

A fascinating portrait in a Modernist style of an executive on canvas in oil measuring 30x24” and unframed……. Peter Colasante, director of L’Enfant Gallery, has represented John Court since 1974, owns much of his work and has sponsored several exhibitions of his work since 1970's including in Washington DC and Palm Beach, Florida. Bio: John Court (1948 - ) is a portraitist and landscape painter. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Court grew up in Maryland and Virginia. He began painting at age...

An oil measuring 16x20”, signed Kaminski. Done on a sojourn to Saint Marie de la Mer, in France where Vincent Van Gogh called home