May I introduce John Edgerton,Second Earl of Bridgewater. Painted by William Claret about 1680, the original hangs as part of the National Trust in Tatton Park. This museum apprentice piece painted about 1820 and presented in its original water-gilt frame 35 x 30 was probably done for one of the great country houses of the time. Not much is known […]
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Let’s shift gears now… And centuries! Late 18th – early 19th century Renaissance portrait of French couturier, enamel on copper. Probably Limoges. Split corners with some crushing damage but an exquisite example of this genre as well as an exquisite stocking stuffer! 6 5/8 x 4 5/8, $325.
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“Sleeping Venus – The Dresden Venus”Sleeping Venus ”Dresden Venus” Oil / Canvas, Laid down on Wood Paneling, “Sleeping Venus- The Dresden Venus”This unsigned, early 20th c. student museum copy of Giorgione’s unfinished masterpiece residing in the Dresden Museum was painted c. 1510. It is almost universally accepted as a work started by the Venetian and finished by Titian after Giorgione’s […]
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Celebration! Fiesta! Oil on artistboard “Frutos si la Cosecha “. 1930’s depiction of Castillian harvest festival. You can feel the excitement in the air! Signed illegibly lower right and housed A happy place! in original bronzed frame 20 x 28, $650.
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Oil on Canvas, “Il Cavaliere”, signed L/R “Carlo Kappo”This Early 20th Century Italian Painting has been Restretched and Conserved. The artist was the mentor of Colorado artist Ed J. Hummer and this painting was given to Hummer by the artist, who inscribed the back of the canvas, “Ed J – May 8, 1961”. 38 1/2 x 31 3/4 in Period […]
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Affordable Antique Fine Art in the Dead Artists Gallery inventory includes this museum apprentice piece from about 1880 of the portrait of Emily and Laura Anne Calmady painted in 1823 by Sir Thomas Lawrence(British, 1769 – 1830). This is one example of the frame equaling if not exceeding the value of the painting! 39“ x 39“ in original hand carved […]
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Chinese Nobility, 1920 (see previous post) meets French Nobility, 1820. Separated by one hundred years and 8000 km…conjoined by one click! Exquisite unsigned pastel under glass in period if not original frame 18 1×2 x 14 1/2, packing shipping and insurance included. Always easy to spot nobility! $975
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O/C signed verso “Florence J. (Jane) Hoopes”(1894-1984). Another evocative painting by the illustrator and artist who was a product of the early Philadelphia school. For her many accolades see previous post “La Botique Modiste”. 22 x 26 in original gilded frame circa 1925,packing shipping and insurance included. $1450
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O/C laid down on Hardboard. “New England Matriarch “. Handsome female portrait, unsigned but obviously enormously talented artist from the Boston area c. 1840-60. Definitely qualifies for “instant ancestry!” 34 x 30 in contemporary gilded frame, , packing shipping and insurance included. DM for provenance and additional details. $1250
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