Faded elegance, but what a story! Headline romantic intrigue material! Painted about 1860, this official unsigned portrait of Countess Alexandra Malcolmson was painted while her husband the Count was posted to Warsaw, met and married. Not certain if this was painted while in Warsaw or upon return to England. Oil on canvas in early red velvet-lined frame 36″ x 30″, […]
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Oil on canvas, laid down on cardboard, signed and dated lower left “W.B. Robertson, 1924.” William Robertson was a London-based illustrator known for his genre pieces depicting working class families of the previous century. This painting, found in London, shows such workmen buying and selling metal goods, probably on Cheapside. 23″ x 19″ in original gold frame, $495.
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Captivating PAIR early 19th century hand-colored French lithographs from the 50-count folio of the same name. Painted by J Dibart circa 1820 and presented in original rare figured Venetian glass frames 14″ x 11 1/2″, $550 the pair. From an apartment in Paris.
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Oil on Linen signed lower right “H. Wighil.” What a treat to present this large serene impressionist depiction of four mallards landing in a feeding field somewhere in coastal Virginia. Painted by the naturalist William Wighil in the manner of Bruce Crane (1857-1937), this painting was found in a grand Virginia home, along with its companion “Call of the Wild.” […]
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On the other hand, as Tevye the Dairyman would say, London-based aquatint master Robert Watson gives full reign to the viewer’s imagination with this 1972 artist-proof “landscape at Noon” on heavy woven paper signed in pencil along the bottom. Using a copper plate etched with nitric acid, Watson produces a total effect which creates sunken areas, holding the ink and […]
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Half a dozen of these large (54″ x 52″, Unframed) oil on canvas pieces, each signed and titled on verso by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts trained WPA artist Glenn Stewart Pearce (1909-1996). Can you picture a group of these abstract expressionist pieces in one large space? $1450 each. DM for additional images
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Charming turn-of-the-century (November, 1908) view of provincial city in North Africa by as yet unidentified French genre artist, signed and dated lower left. Relined oil on canvas presented in period if not original frame 15″ x 12″, $395
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Always a surprise as well as a treasure to be found at the Saint Quen’s Market. What better way to spend a Sunday in Paris! Couldn’t resist this basket of lilies in the pure Expressionist style. Thought it was a van Gogh! Unsigned oil on Masonite 20″ x 24″ in its original painted wood-edge frame, $495.
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No more art on the apartment walls… in Paris, that is. Taking its place with the other two pieces by Arsene Ponsil we posted in March 2022 (“Le Danceur”) and December 2021 (“La Dans de la Muse”), this oil on hardboard completes the trilogy of romantic mysticism. Presented in wonderful aesthetic frame circa 1915, 26″ x 30″, $975
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Late afternoon in Venice, a golden glow bathes the city. A solitary gondola glides between ancient buildings adorned with vines, casting a romantic reflection in the rippling canal. Extraordinary W/C by Lugar Neretti (signed, lower left) circa 1900. Protected by Archival ultraviolet film from fading, soiling and moisture, so no glass required. 21″ x 14″ in appropriate contemporary frame, $495.
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