'Men in Bowler Hats' by Lester Johnson (American, 1919-2010). Original silkscreen print, being an artist proof. Circa 1960s. Sheet size: 20 inches x 30 inches. Signed.
Lester Johnson was an important painter and printmaker. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then moved to New York in the late 1940s, where he became a leading advocate for figurative expressionism. Men wearing bowler hats in a congested environment was a popular and recurring theme for Johnson...
"Women at Market" by Haitian artist Alberoi Bazile. Oil on masonite in hand carved Haitian frame. Circa 1974. Painting size: 24.25" x 28". Excellent original condition. Alberoi Bazile was born in Jacmel, Haiti in 1920 and was brother to the more famous painter, Castera Bazile. Alberoi was a member of the Centre D'Art and became a full time artist in 1963. Colorful depictions of women at the market, carrying baskets of vegetables and fruit on their heads, was a popular subject of his.
Draum (Dream) by Ida Teichmann (German, b. 1875 - ), original lithograph on rice paper, circa 1910, artist signed in lower right margin. Condition: two very minor spots of foxing (not affecting the figures) and some mat burn outside of the image area. Newly matted and framed. Ida Teichmann was a female German artist known for her drawings and lithograph portrayals of adolescent girls and young children. Teichmann was born in Frankfurt am Main and was largely self-taught as an artist...
Vadim Federovich Korobov (Russian/Ukrainian, b.1931), oil on artist board; signed, titled and dated 1977 on the reverse. Size: 13 7/8 inches x 19 1/4 inches. Excellent condition. This genre painting depicts young people planting trees and is titled 'Spring.' Korobov is a Ukrainian painter. After his discharge from the Soviet Army in 1950, he enrolled in the Lugansk Art School, where he studied with the renowned Soviet artist, A. Filbert...
"English Garden" by Albert Sharp A.S.M.A. (American, b.1922), oil on masonite, 10 inches x 14 inches. NY gallery label on verso with title and attribution. A delightful portrayal of an English walled garden with dappled sunlight by this East Hampton, New York artist. Member: American Society of Marine Artists. Excellent condition.
Still-Life original engraving by Luigi Lucioni (Italian-American, 1900-1988), 1928, signed and titled by the artist in pencil in the lower margin. Image size: 7 7/8" x 6". An original and early still life engraving by Lucioni that portrays discarded sneakers and a crumpled sweatshirt hanging from a chair. This is a very rare image, created by the artist while he was still residing in New York City. This etching is in excellent condition and is archivally framed...
"My Window", original signed etching on paper by Luigi Lucioni (Italian-American, 1900-1988). 1928. Image size: 4.25" x 5.25". A very early detailed engraving by Luigi Lucioni that combines a still life with the view from his studio/apartment overlooking the arch at Washington Square in New York City. This is a scarce image, and this example is in very good condition, with only some slight toning in the upper margin corners...
Cesare A. Ricciardi (Italian/American, 1892-1973) oil on canvasboard marinescape of a Misty Morning in a New England harbor. Dated 1954. Size: 20 inches x 24 inches. Cesare Ricciardi emigrated from Italy to the United States as a young boy. His art studies began at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, but he eventually enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied with Thomas Anschutz, Cecilia Beaux, Hugh Breckenridge, Robert Henri and Leopold Seiffert...
New England folk art theorem with fruit painted on velvet. Circa 1830s. Attractively painted with grapes, peach, lemon, strawberries, pear, cherries, black currants and other fruit. Offered in its original pine frame and wavy glass. Found in a Dorset, Vermont residence. Excellent original condition. Size: 11 inches x 14 inches.
A small oil on board depicting an antiques auction by the Woodstock, VT artist Arthur B. Wilder (American, 1857-1949). Circa 1930-40s. Size: 8" x 10". Unsigned, but bearing on the reverse the Arthur Wilder estate's stamp and with provenance from the artist's granddaughter. Local auctions were held in the vicinity of River Street in Woodstock during the 1930s-1940s. Murray Fraser is most probably the auctioneer...
Fine surimono colored woodblock print of Eggplants by Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Circa. 1825. From the series, “Three Lucky Dreams”. Image size: 7 1/2” x 6 3/4”. Very good condition for its age, but with some light spotting.
Thomas Moran (American, 1837-1926) - Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe, Scotland. Etching and mezzotint on Japan paper. Second state 1888 (originally published in 1882). Signed by the artist in pencil T. Moran in lower left margin and signed in the plate lower right, together with thistle remarque. Published by Estes and Lauriat. Ref.: Klackner 29. Image size: 9 1/8 inches x 11 1/2 inches. Thomas Moran was an eminent American painter and printmaker, who is known for his depictions of the natural lan...
Frank W. Benson (American, 1862-1951), photo-offset lithograph on paper of Three Canada Geese in flight, initialed in the plate FWB & dated 1921, pencil signed by the artist in lower left margin. Offered framed. Condition: laid down on mat board, some soiling to the sheet outside the image area; some light creases in lower margins (visible in photos). Image size: 11 3/8" x 16".
"Perdue Who" oil on artist board painting of a Rooster by Marieluise Hutchinson, a contemporary, self-taught artist from Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts and Cushing, Maine. She is known for her portrayals of rural American life in New England. She is a member of the Copley Society of Boston.
Antique cast iron Elephant door stop by Bradley and Hubbard. Early 20th century. Size: 10 1/4 inches ht. x 11 3/4 inches length. Original painted surface. Molded B&H on reverse and #7799. Very good condition with some chipping, scratching and paint loss, commensurate with age.
Jacob I. Greenleaf (American, 1887-1968) - Woodland Brook. Oil on canvas board. Circa 1930s. Size: 10 inches x 12 inches. Original frame. Retaining artist's label on reverse with title. Signed in lower left. A most appealing Arts and Crafts style early spring landscape painting of a woodland brook meandering through the last of the winter's snow banks. A native of Estonia, Jacob Greenleaf emigrated to the United States, where he settled in Rockport, Massachusetts. He is best known for his pai...
"The Greeting" by Helen Hyde (American, 1868-1919), color woodcut print on paper. Published 1910. Image size: 6 1/2 inches x 6 5/8 inches. Signed in pencil in lower right margin, 'No.3 Helen Hyde.' Helen Hyde was a pioneer of color woodblock printmaking in America. In 1899, she traveled to Japan where she remained for 15 years. There she studied with the master printmaker Kano Tomonobu. Her prints frequently portray women and children performing their activities of daily life. Condition i...
The Three Arches, a landscape painting by Frederick J. Wilder. Oil on canvas, dated 1934. Size of canvas: 20 inches x 24 inches. Excellent condition. The painting is initialed by the artist on the reverse of the canvas and dated 1934. The title is inscribed in pencil on the reverse of the frame. Frederick Wilder was the son of Woodstock, Vermont artist Arthur B. Wilder who was manager of the Woodstock Inn for over 35 years. Frederick painted with his father and they traveled together to E...