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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This mid-century Louisiana/New Orleans painting captures the shy excitement of a young woman preparing for Zydeco. Despite the shallow pictorial plane and the flattened style prescripted by haute painting in the 1980s, this piece nevertheless creates an incredible illusion of depth by taking advantage of the mirror. The young woman peers outwardly at the viewer just as we peer into […]
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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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Painted in England, Framed in Belfast, found in Mexico City. Interesting journey for George the Fourth! Museum Apprentice copy of the official portrait done by Sir Thomas Lawrence(1769-1830) between 1822 and 1830 presently hanging in the Royal Portrait Gallery in London, many fascinating explanations present themselves:Was he purchased by a wealthy Mexican Anglophile touring the continent? Or did he hang […]
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