Catalog: Fine Art: Drawings (136)

Otto Soglow (December 23, 1900 – April 3, 1975) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip The Little King. Born in Yorkville, Manhattan, Soglow grew up in New York City, where he held various jobs as a teenager and made an unsuccessful effort to become an actor. His first job was painting designs on baby rattles. While studying with John Sloan at the Art Students League of New York, his first cartoon was printed in 1919...

Glenn Pizer's colorful oils and gouaches began to take shape after years of study and wide-ranging travels. Pizer began his studies in Washington, D.C., with Robert D'Artista. He then moved to New York, where he studied briefly with Raphael Soyer. Becoming restless in the United States, he traveled to Mexico, where he studied at the Academia de Belles Artes in Guanajauto and the Art Institute in San Miguel de Allende. Pizer worked extensively with the great surrealist Benjamin Canas...

A beautiful work measuring 30” x 32” on fine Chinese paper, mounted and matted in a wonderful Lacquer frame by Chinese American Artist G. Sol

A beautiful work measuring 38” x 27” on fine Chinese paper, mounted and matted in a wonderful Lacquer frame by Chinese American Artist G. Sol

A beautiful work measuring 21” x 22” on fine Chinese paper, mounted and matted in a wonderful Lacquer frame by Chinese American Artist G. Sol

American Modernist Edward Rosenfeld 1906-1983 Circus Study, 12” x 18” 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...

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...

Frank Thayer Merrill (December 14, 1848 – October 12, 1936)[2] was an American artist and illustrator. He is best known for his drawings for the first illustrated edition of Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women, published in 1880. Over a five-decade career, he illustrated a wide variety of works for adults and children. Frank Thayer Merrill was born on December 14, 1848, to George William Merrill (1824–1879) and Sarah Rose Merrill (née Alden, 1822–1895) in Roxbury, Massachusetts...

A wonderful landscape drawing in graphite by CARLES, measuring about 4” x 6” on paper, …… Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remained until 1910...

Pastel work on paper titled. “HERALD SQUARE” done in 1910, measuring 5” x 2.75”, framed size is 11” x 9”………Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remained until 1910...

Otto Soglow (December 23, 1900 – April 3, 1975) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip The Little King. This work on a menu from the Astor Hotel circa 1930s in pencil, framed about 10” x 7” Born in Yorkville, Manhattan, Soglow grew up in New York City, where he held various jobs as a teenager and made an unsuccessful effort to become an actor. His first job was painting designs on baby rattles...

This drawing was done for a study in the 1930s….Graphite on paperLeon Kroll (December 6, 1884 – October 25, 1974)[1] was an American painter and lithographer. A figurative artist described by Life magazine as "the dean of U.S. nude painters",[2] he was also a landscape painter and also produced an exceptional body of still life compositions. His public art includes murals for the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C...

was introduced by Alfred Stieglitz at his 291 Gallery and along with John Marin,Arthur Dove and others were the earliest modernist artist in the United States.Biography[edit] Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remained until 1910...

William David Hanna was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 31st, 1941. The youngest of twelve children in a working-class home on the city’s North Side, Hanna demonstrated an unusual interest in antiques and historical sites as a child and spent much of his free time sketching. Eager to make his own way in the world and with money scarce at home at the age of eleven Hanna was working long hours after school as a gas station attendant...

Erotic Abstract Scene Martins de Porangaba, is a Brazilian Artist born in 1944. He is know for his brilliant and brightly colored modernist artwork. This piece is a work on paper, mixed media, measuring 11” x 14”. It is framed in a museum mount measuring about 20” x 24” The work is dated 2005 and is signed on the lower right….

FLEMISH SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING depicting the Crucifixion of Christ., in the circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Measuring 18” x14”

This is a beautiful pastel on paper of the Races at LONGCHAMPS, FRANCE or possibly ASCOT RACETRACK in ENGLAND The work is reminiscent of Alfred MUNNINGS or the early work of RAOL DUFY This work has an additional sketch on the back. The work was probably a study for a piece in oil, as many Artist do. It is unsigned on blue Charcoal paper and framed measures about 19” x 28”

Magnificent set of Eleven Lomonosov. Imperial Russian Porcelain Cups & Saucer Sets each depicting a different scene. Each priced at $50 per set of cup and matching saucer (Quillen)

A magnificent Japanese Edo Period Kyoto 18th century lantern. Electrified and Decorated with hanging bells and bronze The body in bronze with carved intricate mica panels ,each with attractive Sculptured openings. The top metal and wood decorated in a pagoda fashion 23”x 32” Murasakino Imamiya Shrine lantern

A beautiful and rare set of Royal Copenhagen “Seagull” design dinnerware plates. Light cobalt blue color with gold leaf trim. A set of twelve 9.5 inch plates

INDIAN/PERSIAN SCHOOL , 19TH CENTURY, TWO FRAMED MANUSCRIPTS, 9 X 5 1/4 In. Frame: 12 1/2 X 9 In.

A beautiful Persian Design Story Rug Silk & Wool Blend 60x65 inch possibly made in India

Russian born artist who worked for the WPA, and in 1939 was commissioned for a mural for the department of Justice in Washington DC...

Russian born artist who worked for the WPA, amd in 1939 was commissioned for a murals for the department of Justice in Washington DC. His work and papers are at Yale University and some of his works are in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art This work is graphite on paper, in a silver deco frame that measures 29x27 inches…… Sterne was born in Liepāja, Latvia, the youngest of five children to an Orthodox Jewish family living in the port city of Libau (now Liepāja), Latvia, when it was...

A Western American Scene Cowboy With His Horse, Etching done possibly for the Saturday Evening Post measuring 10x12”

Robert E. Lee Watercolor Circa 1860s 8x11 inch a contemporary work when the Civil War was raging

Sepia Ink Drawing Of Daniel Webster, William Cullen Bryant, and Washington Irving… Dated And Signed 1852 More information coming soon measuring 8x11 inches

A beautiful work measuring 35”x30” on fine Chinese paper, mounted and matted in a wonderful Lacquer frame by Chinese American Artist G. Sol

San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery Iconic Vase 3.25” A beautiful piece unsigned but attributed to Tonita Roybal.

Jeff Keane is an American cartoonist. He is the youngest son of the late cartoonist Bil Keane, who following his father's death in 2011 became inker and colorist of the syndicated comic strip The Family Circus, after having assisted on it since 1981.[ The character Jeffy from The Family Circus was based on the young Jeff Keane, who grew to become a theater major in college, but eventually joined the family business. He lives in Laguna Hills, California, in the Nellie Gail Ranch community. Kean...

A Mongolian artwork in brush ink of a warrior measuring 27x32”

A beautiful signed work pen and watercolor washes André Dunoyer de Segonzac, 1911 Femme Putting on Stockings, signed lower left, on laid paper, gallery label verso, matted and framed under glass, 14"h x 11"w (sight), 25"h x 21"w (frame) André Dunoyer de Segonzac (7 July 1884 – 17 September 1974) was a French painter and graphic artist. Segonzac was born in Boussy-Saint-Antoine and spent his childhood there and in Paris. His parents wanted him to attend the military academy of Saint-Cyr ...

From the Lumiere Collection by Galerie L'Enfant. Mid 20th century vintage chamber stick, variation on an Adam's design. Whimsical style with three mischievous mice.

This work graphite on paper is signed and dated 1933….Clyde Singer was born in the small town of Malvern in 1908 and grew up in the rural hills of Ohio. Educated in the local public schools, he had an early interest in art and, after high school, attended the school at the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts. In 1933 he received a scholarship to the Arts Students’ League in New York City where his mentors were “American Scene” painters John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton. During his seve...

A beautiful 20th Century reproduction of a circa 1900 map of Washington DC neighborhood of Palisades. In June 1909, the Potomac Heights Land Co. (based in North Carolina) acquired 75 acres (300,000 m2) previously known as the Athletic Park tract at the reported cost of $1000 an acre. The tract extends parallel with and between Conduit Road and the Potomac. It is divided by the Washington Railway and Electric Company, which ran from Georgetown to Glen Echo for a 5 cent fare. There were 800 lots a...

Born in New York in 1898, died Rhode Island 1987. Besides painting she was known for her collection of Natural History items donated to the Smithsonian Collection. This pastel portrait measuring 22x17” framed sizev30x24” it dates from the 1920s/1930s Edna W. Lawrence Natural History Collection the 1920s and ’30s, RISD faculty member Edna W. Lawrence (a 1920 graduate of the Painting program) would spend summers driving across the country collecting natural specimens for students to...

A double sided Seventeen Century Bavarian Hymn, Hand Written Illuminated 20x16”

Nude Gesture Studies”Chinese Ink Drawing Artist Xiaopo Huang measuring 17x23”,frame size 29x34”

Chinese Painting On Silk Signed Askey Measuring 20x17” A fine and delicate minimalist work signed lower right

Hey beautiful done drawing of a young boy done in 1940 work signed Gottlieb 20x14”

The work is an illustration done for either a movie or novel in the 1980s. Gouache on board framed and matted

The work in Ink Brush Japanese paper, signed by the artist So-Yen

Nude Study In Charcoal By G.Seitz Dated 1953 24x16” The work is done by an American artist who worked from life studies in the studio

A well done art drawing dated 1904 of a big horn sheep. Measuring 18x22”

of one of the most import work by Tiepolo the Italian artist. This work is a plate from a book done in the 1940s

Milton Bancroft 1866-1947 American Artist “Interior Figures” drawing In graphite measuring 8x10” It would have been easy for Milton Herbert Bancroft to slip between the cracks of history into obscurity, like so many capable artists of his era. But Indiana University of Pennsylvania is giving him new life. “Gilded Age to Great War: Milton Bancroft and His Art” at the University Museum includes 65 items from the school’s large collection of Bancroft art and memorabilia, most of whic...

An incredible abstract drawing first done in pencil and redone in black gouache

A beautiful drawing in pencil on French Arches Laid paper measuring 7x9” done circa 1870s

Carl J. Pugliese was born in New York City in 1918. From a very early age he had a great interest in United States military history and weapons. He studied art at the School of Visual Arts, New York City specializing in military and historical illustration. The four years he served in the United States Army increased his interest in the study of weapons of the past. Following his military service, he began the specialized study of Confederate arms and accoutrements, and later collected exten...

Philip Jameson American Artist Nature Study Drawing 12x15” The drawing which is well observed in nature. Jameson lived in the New England area and painted there as well. More information coming….

Sensitive and sensual images of two lovers by important American modernist Arthur Beecher Carles, circa 1900. Work is untitled and unsigned graphite on paper. Frame size 16.25 x 13.25". Images 4.75 x 8.25". Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remai...

“Cottage Entrance” By Artist Alfred Huntley Graphite Drawing signed 18x21” done in the mater of Whistler circa 1890

Carles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. He studied with Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase. In 1907 he traveled to France where he remained until 1910. In France, he greatly admired the works of Cézanne and Matisse, and became close friends with John Marin and Eduard Steichen. He displayed six landscapes in the Salon d'Automne of 1908. In Mar...

Robert Henri 1865-1929 As a young man, he studied in Paris, where he identified strongly with the Impressionists, and determined to lead an even more dramatic revolt against American academic art, as reflected by the conservative National Academy of Design. Together with a small team of enthusiastic followers, he pioneered the Ashcan School of American realism, depicting urban life in an uncompromisingly brutalist style. By the time of the Armory Show, America's first large-scale introduction to...

Eighteenth Century Portrait Drawing Unsigned In Conté Crayon 16x13” of a young woman done circa 1790-1820

American Ashcan School Charcoal Painting on grey laid French paper depicting looking into a party scene in a winter landscape much in the style of John Sloan and Robert Henri

Manfred Schwartz (November 11, 1909 in Łódź, Poland – November 7, 1970 in New York City, United States) was a Polish-born American artist who was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, the Art Students League of New York, and the National Academy of Design in New York City. He also studied with Charles Hawthorne, John Sloan, and George Bridgman” ….. PERMANENT COLLECTIONS The Brooklyn Museum, New York City, NY The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, V...

Beautiful and professional framed Egyptian work measuring 18x22”

A pastel on Masonite signed Ricaron Preen? Showing a figure with abstract cornstalk

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 work is pastel on artist board… 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 culmi...