All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1990 item #1460414
A lithograph poster in black, white and grays, olive green and light blue, 30 1/2" by 22" (39" by 31" as framed), the imagery by French artist YVES BRAYER (1907-1990), titled "Les Baux de Provence", the poster published circa 1970's or 1980's by the Provence tourism office. Brayer studied in 1924 at the Academy in Montparnasse and later at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts, under Lucien Simon. He exhibited around this time in the Salon d'Automne and in the Salon des Indépendants...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1900 item #1454694
E & M Perez
$750.00
Gorgeous still life of fruit and leaves in a compote upon a table, the fruit spilling over onto the table, American school, 19th century, oil on canvas. Frame measures 26" high and 22 1/2' wide, with the sight size of the painting measuring 19" x 15". The painting is signed in block letters, F. R...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1435873
An example of the circa 1870's Currier and Ives American lithograph "Summer in the Woods", 11 3/4" by 16" inside the mat, 17 1/4" by 21 1/4" as framed. The print is in good antique condition (not examined out of frame) with a faint damp stain at upper left margin and some foxing and slight discolorations at lower area...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Contemporary item #1447356 (stock #2131)
L'Enfant Gallery
$12,000.00
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...
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1900 item #1419409 (stock #JB03020)
This is a work so finely executed that it is difficult to believe that it is a drawing and not a print, but I absolutely guarantee it to be an original drawing. The subject is a priest or monk in an interior nook flooded with sunlight. He is holding a large pair of scissors and appears to be concentrating on a domestic task that is not quite clear to the viewer. At bottom in very poorly spelled German is the phrase "UEBERALL--LOCHER--IM--KIRCHEN--GUT--DA--TUHT--KAIN--FLICKEN--MAHR"...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1464426 (stock #a1860)
A well executed miniature of an English gent. The reverse of the painting identifies the sitter as Thomas Sheppard, painted by W. Bate in 1802. Presented in an unusual gold painted frame with the miniature displayed in the diagonal direction. The condition of the miniature is excellent, with the inside rim of the frame having a "ding" at around 2:00 o'clock...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1837 VR item #1448143 (stock #2324)
L'Enfant Gallery
$12,000.00
A beautiful Regency era oil painting “Boy With His Dog” depicting a young sitter with his collie done in the English school style of Thomas Cosway (1742-1821), an English portrait painter of wealthy patrons. Possibly attributed to his pupil Andrew Plimer (1763-1837). Measuring 29x24 inches,frame size measuring 33”x28”. Work is unsigned
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Contemporary item #1475582 (stock #3138)
L'Enfant Gallery
$6,000.00
“AT THE BEACH”, DC ARTIST ROBIN SUTLIFF 24” x 48” Inches,… Mixed Media with Resin on canvas., .from our recent exhibition of Ms. Robin Sutliff works,….Robin has been an artist most of her life using Acrylic and Resin in a variety of mediums. Robin masterfully uses rich colors and textures in her work, to evoke the joyful essence of nature
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 2000 item #1421073 (stock #JB05054)
A hand-painted oil on canvas of two ladies in elegant 19th century garb chatting in an intimate sun-dappled small garden, 16" by 12" (23" by 19 1/2" in dark red simulated wood frame), unsigned. The contemporary work is painted in the style of the grand French impressionist masters of the later 19th century, such as Renoir. This is a highly decorative work in excellent condition...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1900 item #1491845
James Abbott McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 American This is a fine impression of the well known Whistler etching, Bibi Lalouette, created in 1859. Cataloged as Kennedy 51, II/II . The image measures 9X6 inches, printed on a thin Japan type sheet, "This curly-haired little boy sitting on the edge of a bed comes from a series of portraits that Whistler made in 1858-59. Known by the pet name of Bibi, the child was son to J. M...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1960 item #1423322 (stock #JB03572)
Original lithograph print, 7 1/4" by 10 3/8" inside the mat opening, the sheet 8 1/4" by 12 3/4", the title "Greeting Card for Aime Maeght", printed by Mourlot in the year 1960 in an unknown edition, on heavy Arches paper. The print is taped at top on the reverse...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1930 item #1358389
Jean Emile Laboureur, French, 1887-1943, "La Grande Bergère," etching, plate measures 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches on 15 x 9 5/8 inch watermarked wove type paper. Collector's stamp on back. This print has very fine engraved lines and a very whimsical style. Laboureur studied at the Academie Julian under Auguste Lepere before traveling extensively throu Print 61 in an edition of 75. Signed in the lower left, editioned in the lower right. Plate initialed and dated "1926" in the lower right. Second state...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Acrylic : Pre 1950 item #1418037 (stock #JB03474)
Large, wall-ready acrylic on canvas painting in the traditional style, 40" by 58 1/2", (101 cm. by 149 cm.), not framed, by the noted Australian aboriginal artist from the Utopia Station region, ADA BIRD PETYARRE (born circa 1930, passed away 2010). This appears to be one of her largest works...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 2000 item #1452306 (stock #2280)
L'Enfant Gallery
$6,000.00
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...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1970 item #1418504 (stock #JB04989)
Large watercolor painting of trees after the leaves have turned in the fall, signed at lower left by the well listed California artist PAUL LAURITZ (1889-1975). The scene is a celebration of autumnal forests. The work measures 19 1/2" by 27 1/2" and 32 3/4" by 40" as very nicely framed. Lauritz is considered one of the important plein air painters, a number of works having exceeded $25,000 at auction. Born in Norway in an area favored by artists, he was exposed to art at an early age, and in fac...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1920 item #1443814 (stock #1102)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,500.00
LESSER Charlottenburg 1914 WWI ink drawing measuring 11x18. .
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1980 item #1461119
A rare print by surrealist print maker Ozaku Seishi, professor emeritus from Tama Art University. He is best known for small edition prints, usually up to 30 copies, limitless experimentation with printing techniques and surrealist, often graphic imagery resembling distorted reality ¬neither quite explicit nor quite horror, but rendering a fairly dark version of dreams. This aquatint is from a 1974 portfolio titled “World of Children” (子どもの世界), which consisted of 30 aquatints. ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1980 item #1423175 (stock #JB03549)
Often confused with artist Lawrence NELSON Wilbur (both auction records and biography almost hopelessly intermingled), this is an oil on canvas impressionist still life painting by the illustrator, Lawrence Wilbur (1897-1960). This listed artist was active in the New York City and Northern New Jersey area at mid century as an illustrator, landscapist, and portraitist. He signed typically with the oblique line below his name, as is seen here. This work seems to be outside his usual subject mat...