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Original lithograph by Raphael Soyer (American, 1899-1987), titled "Woman Shading her Eyes". Pencil signed by the artist and numbered 38/50. This work was created for Brandeis University's National Woman's Committee, Gotham Chapter (New York) in 1967. It is #121 in "Raphael Soyer Fifty Years of Printmaking" (Sylvan Cole).

Original mid-century watercolor landscape by George Zachary Constant (American, born in Greece, 1892-1978). Circa 1945-1955. Signed l.r. In excellent condition. 21" by 26"in its gallery frame. George Constant was an important modernist who created art in a number of media for the WPA program. His works can be found in a number of institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Portrait Gallery, the Philadelphia Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of A...

Original oil painting on canvas by Lily Harmon (American, 1912-1998). Signed and dated "1943" upper right. Offered in its original House of Heydenryk frame. In excellent original condition. 22 3/4" by 17" painting alone, 29" by 23" in its frame. This painting is listed as "Miriam and Fruit" in the catalogue of "Lily Harmon. Fifty Years of Painting. A Retrospective Exhibition", page 51. This retrospective exhibition took place in 1983, starting at the Wichita Art Museum, and traveling to the...

Original burin engraving and etching by Dolf Rieser (British, born in South Africa, 1898-1983). Pulled by Joseph Hecht in Paris in 1938 as #9 in the "Africa" portfolio on Montval paper, signed and numbered "35" by the artist, in an edition of 100. In excellent condition. Offered framed and with the original portfolio cover with an engraving of African masks on brown wove paper.

Original etching by Maurice de Vlaminck (France, 1876-1958). Circa 1937. From the Paris 1937 portfolio which included works by Matisse, Gromaire, Vlaminck, Derain, Dufy, Laurencin, Bonnard, Kisling, Dunoyer de Segonzac, etc. Signed in the plate. Currently framed in a mid-century period frame. Good condition.

Original acrylic painting on panel by W. Louis Jones (USA, North Carolina, born 1943). Signed upper left, and again lower right. Titled verso "Three Bags Full". Circa 1975. In excellent original condition, and measuring 12" by 15" in its original frame. W. Louis Jones in an important North Carolina artist. He has been widely exhibited since the early seventies, including a solo show at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1986. His work can be found in a number of museum collections, includ...

Original oil painting on canvas by Moscow-born Abraham Solomon Baylinson (Russia, USA, 1882-1950). Circa 1932. Signed l.l. Also signed on the stretcher and titled "Nude" by the artist. Inscribed "CB-15" and dated 1932 on the canvas verso. 16" by 12" painting alone. 22" by 18" in its frame. A.S. Baylinson studied at the ASL, the National Academy of Design, and the New York School of Art with Robert Henri (alongside fellow students Edward Hopper, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Rockwell Kent, etc.) He tau...

Original oil painting on canvas by Catalan painter Modesto Texidor (aka Modest Teixidor; Spain, Barcelona, 1854-1928). Circa 1895-1897. Signed "M. Texidor" upper right. 31" by 20" painting alone, 38" by 27" in its probably original frame. Modesto Texidor studied with Bastien-Lepage and Carolus Duran in Paris. He exhibited regularly in the Salons de la Societe des Beaux Arts (from 1895 to 1899). A wood engraving published in the late 1900s was created to reproduce this painting. A rare work...

Original 19th century albumen photograph by Jean-Pascal Sebah (1872-1947) depicting the old Cairo and the island of Rhoda (the photograph is titled in the plate l.l "Vieux Caire et Ile de Rowdah"). Signed in the plate l.r. Jean-Pascal Sebah was the son of Pascal Sebah (1823-1886). He continued the family studio in 1888 in Constantinople. The studio specialized in scenes of Egypt and the Middle East.

Original 19th Century albumen photograph by Jean-Pascal Sebah (1872-1947) of the New Hotel in Cairo. Circa 1888-1895. Titled l.l. Signed in the plate l.r. Jean-Pascal was the son of Pascal Sebah (1823-1886) and took over the family studio in Constantinople in 1888. The studio specialized in scenes of Egypt and the Middle East.

Original color lithograph by Jean Charlot (American, born in France). Titled "Mexican Mother" in pencil l.l. Also signed and dated in the plate l.r. and signed in pencil by the artist l.r. Jean Charlot emigrated to Mexico in 1922 where he created woodcuts and lithographs depicting the Mexican people. This work was pulled in Colorado Springs in 1948 with master printer Lawrence Barrett. Morse #520. Offered framed and archivally mounted. Image size: roughly 17" by 13".

Original oil painting on canvas by Henri D'Estienne (France, 1872-1949), of a Mediterranean vista, circa 1900-1910. Signed by the artist l.l. 25" by 29" in its original frame. Henri D'Estienne was a student of Jean-Leon Gerome, and is mainly known for his Orientalist paintings. His works are held in a number of museums, including the Musee d'Orsay. Provenance: this painting was one of the 200 plus works sold at auction in Paris in 1998 by Gros and Delettrez, when the artist's studio was liq...

Original oil on board by Albert Pels (American painter and muralist, Cincinnati, New York; 1910-1998). Circa 1936. 19" by 16" painting alone, 26" by 22" in its period frame. Provenance: Art Academy of Cincinnati).

Original watercolor by Bertram Goodman (American, 1904-1988), circa 1940. Offered in a period frame. Signed l.r. 17" by 12" painting alone, 29" by 23" in frame. Bertram Goodman was a WPA artist and muralist. His works are held in the Brooklyn Museum and the Allbright-Knox Art Gallery.

Large original mid-century oil on canvas painting by Edgar Yaeger (American, 1904-1997) depicting "La Baie des Anges" and the old town of Nice. Signed and dated "65" l.r. Frame hand-made by the artist and signed and inscribed by him. 34" by 42" painting alone. 41" by 49" in its frame. In good original condition. Yaeger is an important 20th Century American modernist, whose work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the AIC, PAFA, etc.

Large Art Deco ceramic sculpture by Charles Catteau (France, 1880-1966)for Boch Freres Keramis, circa 1925-1935, depicting an ice skating couple. In excellent condition. Small glaze skip on the shoulder of the woman (original to the piece). Signed with Boch Freres La Louviere circular printed mark and inscribed 1133 on the bottom. Also inscribed "BFK Ch. Catteau" underglaze on the base. Approximately 13" tall.

Original pastel painting on paper by Ramon Kelley (American, born 1939). Offered in its original frame from Kelley's own gallery. Signed and dated 1971 l.r. Also inscribed verso: "Senora Lucero, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Pastel, $400, Ramon K. 71" In excellent original condition.

Large porcelain bowl by Susan Filley (contemporary, working in Chapel Hill, NC). Signed "S.Filley" bottom. 13 1/4" across, 5" high. In excellent condition. Susan Filley is an internationally exhibited studio potter who has been working mainly in porcelain for over 30 years. Her works are in the collections of the Shiwan Museum in China, the Mint Museum in Charlotte, etc.