Catalog: Fine Art (2325)

AMERICAN ARTIST ANNA ELKAN MELTZER 1896-1974 , klezmer Player, circa 1940, oil on canvas measuring about 72” x 36”, signed lower right. New York Artist who also taught painting. ......She was born on the Lower East Side of New York City to Russian immigrant parents, Rudolph (Joseph) and Sarah Elkan. Her father was employed in a dry goods store shortly after her birth, and was described as being employed in "real estate" in 1920...

Jorgen Dahl, Danish artist 1825 was famous for his paintings of 19 century ships and worked extensively in Europe and Scandinavia Period how’s work can be seen in Maritime Museum all over the world Period this painting was presented by the Royal family to United States Ambassador back in the 1970s Danish Ship inscribed lower right RSS Marchall Pollisere, captain Anderson 1874 , signed J.Dahl lower left Oil on Canvas...

A Massive French Bronze Sculpture Of Sagittarius Zodiac Symbol 20th Century measuring 29” x 24”

Born in Maine, the artist traveled to Europe in the 1920s to study and paint. This work oil measuring 12x16”

A 1940s Henri Matisse lithograph from a rare edition book 10x8” framed in a beautiful olivewood frame measuring 16x12”

Work is oil on canvas measuring 17 x 21“, in a baroque frame measuring 22 x 27“

This oil is unframed and unsigned and was painted in the 1940s

Norwich, England Artist B. George BAYLISS, 1900-1987, was a landscape plein aire Artist working mainly in his native England. This work was done near the quant Village of Norwich in oil, and framed in a gold leaf frame. The painting measuring 20” x 24” and is signed and dated 1942

From our African Collection: A Lwena Ceremonial Mask from Zambia, circa 1950 9 x 16" h . The Lwena people, also spelled Lovale,Luvale, Balovale, Lubale, as well as Lwena or Luena in Angola, are a Bantu ethnic group found in northwestern Zambia and southeastern Angola. They are closely related to the Lunda and Ndembu to the northeast, but they also share cultural similarities to the Kaonde to the east, and to the Chokwe and Luchazi, important groups of eastern Angola...

Sunset Landscape by Artist Henry Foote. Watercolor 10x16 inches Henry Gilbert Foote (1896-1986) He was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Emma Green Gilbert Foote and Arthur L. Foote. His parents owned Foote Floral Company which specialized in orchids. He received his art education at the Chicago Art Institute during the '20's and '30's. He was a commercial artist and worked for Montgomery and Ward most of his professional life...

Important Mandalay Buddha Carved Gilt wood Sculpture 64” beautifully jeweled

Alvina Schosek Noll, an American artist from New York was active in the art scene in the postwar years showing in group shows especially in western part of the state. This work is in Encaustic medium and measures 51” x 26” in its’ original frame The title on the reverse is “Captured O This work was shown at an exhibition at the ALBRIGHT GALLERY, BUFFALO, NEW YORK

Chinese Ink Painting Nude Figure, signed lower left by Xiao Po, Framed Ink wash on Paper, Frame Size 35 x 28".

A figurative art sculpture in miniature measuring 4 inches high a female figure in drapery. Signed on the bottom German Expressionist Artist G.M.Q. STEINMETZ

A beautiful Fall Landscape in oil sign lower right, measuring 18” x 24” framed work in a gold leaf frame

Japanese Woodblock 1950s Boy Playing a Flute 31x25 inches In the ancient style but with a modern twist We have a collection of Japanese art and woodblocks dating from 1860

Palace royale Brussels ByPerry Menkarn Print 7 x 9“, frame size 13 x 14“

A beautiful early 20th century oil painting of a still life with fish measuring 22 x 28” signed more information coming soon

Rubens Fernandez Tuduri 1920-1993 21” high,7.5” wide and deep. Bronze sculpture of two lovers dated mid Century

American Modernist Edward Rosenfeld 1906-1983 Circus Study, 11” x 14” Graphite drawing, circa 1930s…..When Matisse came to America and was asked by Mr Philips (of The Philips Collection) who he wanted to meet, and he replied; Manfred Schwarz and Edward Rosenfeld” so says Peter Colasante. Provenance: Peter discovered Edward through a great friend and expert John Swanner. Peter explains how he acquired Rosenfeld’s work: “John frequently visited Howard Street in Baltimore...

Beer Wagon etching by Harry Lewis Bailey. 8 x 12“. Frame Size 15x19". Harry Lewis Bailey was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1879. He studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. He was an etcher who relocated to California where he was an illustrator and etcher. He became a member of the California Arts Club, the California Society of Etchers and the Printmakers Society.

Paul GESSLER view of Lucern, color etching. Measuring 12x9” Framed in a beautiful gilded frame at no extra charg Paul Geissler (Germany 1881-1965) was born June 25, 1881 in Erfurt, Germany, where his father was a gardener. He studied drawing with the painter Sondermann and attended the Arts and Craft School in Erfurt for 4 years. In 1903, he studied at the Grand-Ducal School of Arts in Weimar, Germany, with Max Thedy...

Richard Hayley Lever (28 September 1875 – 6 December 1958) was an Australian-American painter, etcher, lecturer and art teacher. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. Lever was born in Bowden, South Australia on 28 September 1875, the son of Albion W. Lever.[2] He excelled in painting classes at Prince Alfred College under James Ashton and on leaving school continued to study under Ashton at his Norwood art school...

Elizabeth Fisher Washington “Resting”,Chartres,Fr. 9x10” Pastel on paper 1871-1953 Washington was the great-grandniece of President George Washington and a highly regarded miniaturist and portrait painter. She studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Hugh Breckenridge and Fred Wagner. There she won the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1912. Elizabeth also a member of the Plastic Club...

As is still a custom, the United States Senate Pages pose for a photo on the lawn of the Capitol building. This one is for 1946. Measuring framed 19” x 26”

A beautiful Korean watercolor on paper layered on silk, depicting a pair of birds in flight measuring 47x27” circa 1980 by Master Artist JAE KO Born in 1961, Korean artist Jae Ko attended the Tokyo art school and received a BA from the Wako University in Japan and a MFA from the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore, USA...

Original artwork for cream of wheat or either white rose tea, by N.Lockwood, American Artist circa 1940, gouache Watercolor measuring 14 x 17“ original frame 18 x 22“

German Festival Poster from 1936 Lithograph , brilliantly colored in spectacular condition, 32x22”,FS39x29”

From our African Collection: An Eastern Congo Stool, circa 1950.

Le Pont du Carrousel et Quai Voltaire by French artist Maximilien Luce (13 March 1858 – 6 February 1941)….. Luce was a prolific French Neo-impressionist artist, known for his paintings, illustrations, engravings, and graphic art, and also for his anarchist activism. Starting as an engraver, he then concentrated on painting, first as an Impressionist, then as a Pointillist, and finally returning to Impressionism. Maximilien-Jules-Constant Luce was born on 13 March 1858 in Paris...

Frame that measures 32”x28” This work is perhaps the most loving portrait done by her we have seen. It was done 1910/1920 Bio: Martha Walter (1875-1976), the American impressionist artist, was a student of William Merritt Chase. Martha was born in 1875 in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended High School in her hometown, later continued her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under William Merritt Chase...

St. Marks Square by Jacques Zucker. 1930. Oil on Canvas. 6 x 8". Frame Size 11 x 12". Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study fine arts at the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. In 1917 he joined the British Royal Fuesiliers under the leadership of General Allenby to liberate Palestine from the Turks. After the first World War he set...

Canadian Harbor Scene signed by Milo Winter, dated 1937. In verso, title “PAPER BOAT MAGOG”……Framed Watercolor. Frame Size 25 x 35.5"……. Milo Winter (August 7, 1888 – August 15, 1956) was an American book illustrator. He created editions of Aesop's Fables, Arabian Nights, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, Gulliver's Travels, Tanglewood Tales (1913), and others. Winter was born in Princeton, Illinois and trained at Chicago's School of the Art Institute.[2] He lived in Chi...

A wonderful tropical study of beautiful birds done in gouache measuring and framed in a gold leaf frame. The work is unsigned

A beautiful Framed oil on canvas painting of pink and yellow roses. Frame size 22x26”, canvas measuring 16x20” by Sofia Vanya Khrustalyova done circa 1940

"The Scavenger" by Rita Welpe Barnett. 1930s. Oil on Canvas. 34 x 26". Frame Size 42.5 x 34".