Small decorative oil on canvas of a scene in Thailand with small boats, a figure paddling one of them, two ducks, and a house on a shore, 6" by 9" (9 1/2" by 12 1/4"), signed at lower right "Sak" or "Yak". Probably tourist art, this is nicely framed and the mat is clean, making for a decorative and inexpensive Asian accent for the home.

A beautiful oil painting depicting The Jefferson Memorial in Washington,DC at the peak of the spring Cherry blossom season . Mr Gironés, a native of Spain born in 1940, came to America in 1998 and had his first one-man show in the United States in November of that year, After the success of his first show, decided to return the following April to paint the gardens in and around the Washington area. In his native Spain he has shown at many exhibitions and group shows...

An impressionist work, possibly mixed media on paper or board, the scene a birds-eye view of a house on steep hillside surrounded by pink-blooming trees, a view to a plain beyond. The painting, 7" by 9 3/4" (14 3/4" by 17 3/4" framed) is signed at lower left by the noted Utah artist KIRK RANDLE (1952-). Randle, a Utah native, received a Presidential Scholarship in 1971, which he used to further his studies at The University of Utah. He maintains a studio at his home in Bountiful, Utah...

This painting measures 28"x22". Helen LaFrance is a self-taught, modern, contemporary artist who is 99 years of age. Her earliest known painting is a 12’x20’ mural inside of a local church that was made circa the late 40's and early 50’s and she continued to paint into the early 2000's. LaFrance’s work is represented in many notable public and private collections in this country and in Europe...

Markus Pierson original painting "Decade" Jester Coyote, from the limited edition book and graphic of the same name . This painting c 1998 originally came with the limited edition book and graphic 1/400 but is no longer together. Wonderful image of his main character . Size 18 by 24" monogram signature on front left , the same location you can see in the limited edition having text . Originally purchased at Centaur Gallery.

LITTLE ANGEL HEADS,A STUDY AFTER THE ENGLISH ARTIST JOSHUA REYNOLDS, IN OIL ON CANVAS FRAMED MEASURING 35” x 29”. Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter who mainly painted portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealisation of the imperfect...

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a superb original and signed acrylic painting on canvas depicting an Indonesian Barong Dance. Though this particular piece does not share the same museum provenance as our other Barong Dance offering (see item # 938720), we think it is at least of equal merit. Some may even think it is superior...

Contemporary oil on canvas painting of the desert, 9" by 12" (15" by 18" in gold frame with linen liner), painted in an impressionist hand with the skilled use of various beautiful shades of blue, signed at lower right and dated there 1994 by contemporary artist RUTH OSEID JOHNSON, an oil painter and printmaker with Minnesota roots who spent years living and working in California and Arizona. In her work, she focuses on the effects of light in interior settings and in landscapes...

Finely executed PAIR of drawings in gouache, each 14" by 10" (21 1/2" by 18" framed), each featuring a 19th century kachina doll of the Southwest against a black neutral background. The artist signed each work "M. Smith" and on backing board of each is written "Antique Kachina/A Supernatural Being--/A Spirit Helper". I do not know the identity of the artist; the works were acquired in the Phoenix area...

Abstracted Figures by Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou. Oil on Canvas. Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC. He is noted for his bold blending of indigenous African visual sensibilities

A late 20th century oil on canvas painting of a landscape, 30" by 30", unframed, signed at lower right "M T O'Brien". The colors used are light and airy----pinks, light blues, whites predominating. The creek or pond is very impressionistically presented. Great for a beach house or other sunny abode.

Lake Tanganyika Scene in Watercolor measuring 28”x 33”. More information coming soon

Mario Russo Roman artist 1925-2000”Vado Forte E Testa Di Marmo, Oil 16x20” Mario Russo Italian | 1925 - 2000 Mario Russo was an Italian painter who was born in 1925. Mario Russo's work has been offered at auction multiple times, His was a close friend and taught art to Fellini This is a work done in his studio

A miniature or small gouache hillside landscape painting (3" by 4 1/4"), 7 3/4" by 9 3/4" in silvery stand-up frame, signed at lower left "R. Becker". The artist is Russ or Russell Becker, according to a Christmas 1995 hand-written holiday note on the inside of the blue card to which this is affixed. I do not see an obvious artist by this name, but he was clearly talented. The scene appears western, given the reddish rocky outcrop. Condition is excellent.

Julia Sorrell mixed media painting.

British - 20th century.

Work dated 1996.

Image - 21 1/2" x 29".

Frame - 3" wide.

Excellent original condition.

Elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI)

Elected to the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA)

Sampling of exhbitions -

Norfolk & Norwich Festival Open Studios 1995 - 05.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philip Rieff Collection...

Original oil on masonite (36 x 24)by Paul D. Natkin, contemporary artist from Seattle (solo exhibits at the Davidson Gallery, Pioneer Square). The painting is titled "...thinking distant thoughts..." and dates from 1998. It is one of the many representations the artist has created of a specific Seattle viewpoint which has fascinated him for many years.

Philadelphia Outsider Lucien Crump “Eve In The Garden of Eden” oil 32x32” Outside artist Julien Lucien Crump,Philadelphia 1934-2006 I AM WHAT I AM “ 30”x40 acrylic on panel from the Philadelphia Inquirer the following, The Lucien Crump Art Gallery and Education Center closed its doors for the final time Friday after 40 years of serving Philadelphia as the first to feature works by African-American artists...

Oil on canvas, unframed, 15 3/4" by 11 3/4", unsigned, the subject a colorful Indonesian or Chinese traditional dancer in elaborate costume, complete with extra long fingernails and fierce-looking mask. The work was likely executed in the past twenty years or so. A Chinese ad for cigarettes is used as backing paper (a tear in that). This is a most decorative piece that took a long time to create.