"Vermont Village in Winter" by Arthur B. Wilder (American, 1857-1949), oil on artist board, signed & dated lower left 1947, titled on reverse. Size: 20" x 24". Excellent condition with a fresh bright palette. An eye-catching impressionist winter landscape by Arthur Wilder, painted late in his life, probably of the hills surrounding Woodstock, Vermont. Wilder is best known for his winter views. During Calvin Coolidge's presidency, a winter scene by Wilder hung in the White House.
Vermont village in winter landscape by Arthur B. Wilder (American, 1857-1949), oil on artist board, 12"x16", circa 1920s, unsigned. An unidentified winter scene with barns in the foreground along a snow covered country road. Arthur Wilder is best known for his winter scenes, and one even hung in the White House during the Coolidge administration. It is almost certain that the location of this subject is in the area surrounding Woodstock, Vermont...
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. Excellent condition; offered in the original estate framing under glass...
Arthur B. Wilder (American, 1857-1949), original pastel on paper of a Vermont farm with pond. Signed lower right with date of 1941. Size: 11" x 14". Excellent condition. Arthur Wilder was a native of Vermont, and he developed an interest in drawing at an early age. He enrolled at the prestigious Art Students League in New York City and studied with such noted American painters as Thomas Dewing, Charles Yardley Turner and William Sartain...
"Lady", portrait of a collie by artist Arthur B. Wilder (American, 1857-1949), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1925 in lower right. Size: 24" x 20". Lady was the Wilder family's dog and a favorite subject for Arthur's depictions of home life. He loved dogs and often painted them. An inscription on the reverse reads, "To Junior from Dad 1937." The canvas also retains early labels from when it was loaned to the Woodstock Inn for exhibition...
Arthur B. Wilder (American, 1857-1949), still life painting of wildflowers in a blue jug. Oil on artist board. Signed and dated 1942 in lower left. Size: 16" x 12". Excellent condition. Arthur Wilder was a native of Vermont, and he developed an interest in drawing at an early age. He enrolled at the prestigious Art Students League in New York City and studied with such noted American painters as Thomas Dewing, Charles Yardley Turner and William Sartain...
Long Point, Provincetown, Massachusetts by Arthur Cohen (1928-2012), oil on canvas laid down on board. Size: 12 inches x 14 inches. Original artist's framing. Signed in lower right and titled and signed on the reverse. Circa 1970-80s. Excellent condition. Arthur Cohen resided in New York City, but spent his summers painting on Cape Cod, in the community of Provincetown. He became famous for his painted tonalist works where water, land and sky blended together in muted tones and colors...
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) low relief cast bronze portrait of French painter Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884). Size: 14.5 inches x 10.25 inches. Circa 1880. An inscription along the top margin reads: "Jules Bastien-Lepage Aetatis XXXI Paris MDCCCLXXX Augustus Saint-Gaudens Fecit." The two artists first met in Paris in 1868, while studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Later, in 1877, Saint-Gaudens recalled, Bastien-Lepage "asked if I would make a medallion of him in exchange for a por...
"Dove" an original painting by Ben Shahn (American, 1898-1969), watercolor and ink. Circa. 1960. Signed in ink. Sheet size: 9.75 inches x 12.75 inches. Excellent condition. Offered in a modern frame.
Autumnal landscape painting of hillside farm by Bernard Corey (American, 1914-2000). Signed lower right and also in pencil on the verso. Oil on canvas laid on wood panel offered in a carved giltwood frame by Paul Carter Goodnow. Canvas size: 10" x 13.75". Excellent condition.
Well known for his finely rendered New England landscapes and shore scenes, Corey was a member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS), the Rockport Art Association, and the Salmagundi Club, among others. Since his dea...
Bernard Corey (American, 1914-2000) - Misty Harbor marine painting of lobster fishermen repairing their traps. Oil on masonite. Size: 9 inches x 14 inches. Signed in the lower right. Paintings of coastal views were uncommon subjects for Bernard Corey, even more so, when they include figures, as in this example, where fishermen are shown repairing their lobster pots on an early misty morning. This small painting is in excellent condition and is offered in a contemporary gilt plein air Whistl...
Bernard Corey (American, 1914-2000) landscape painting of hills in late autumn. Oil on masonite. Size: 8.75 inches x 12 inches. Excellent condition and offered in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Signed. Bernard Corey was born in South Grafton, Massachusetts and is recognized as one of New England's premier landscape painters. He was a member of the Rockport Art Association, the Salmagundi Club, the Gild of Boston Artists and the North Shore Art Association.
Bernard Corey (American, 1903-2000) landscape painting of a harbor at low tide. Oil on board, 9 inches x 14 inches. Signed lower right. Excellent condition; offered in a modern frame. Bernard Corey was born in Grafton, MA and became a teacher of art and a plein air landscape painter in oils and watercolor, who is best known for his many renderings of the New England countryside. He was a member of the Rockport Art Association, the North Shore Art Association, the Salmagundi Club, American Wa...
Original landscape painting titled Mt. Wachusett, by Bernard Corey (American, 1903-2000), oil on artist board, 9" x 14". Signed lower right and titled in pencil on verso "Mt. Wachusett". This image portrays Mount Wachusett, the highest point in central Massachusetts, as it appears in the early autumn, with a farmhouse and white barn visible in the foreground. Bernard Corey was born in Grafton, MA and became a teacher of art and a plein air landscape painter in oils and watercolor, who is best...
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.
Burgoyne A. Diller (1906-1965), untitled abstract and geometric mixed media drawing. Graphite and crayon on tissue paper. Initialed 'd' and dated '52' (1952.) This drawing bears exhibition labels from the Walker Art Center of Minneapolis, MN, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as well as from Noah Goldowsky, Inc. Fine Arts, of New York. Condition is very good. Size: 15.25 inches x 8 inches (sight). Burgoyne Diller is considered to have been the pioneer of 'minimalism' in America.
Burton Silverman (American, 1928 - Present) painting titled, The Machines. Dated 1963. Oil on canvas. Painting size: 18 inches x 22 inches. Signed by the artist and dated in the lower right corner and titled on the stretcher. In this striking and controversial image, Burton Silverman captures the 1963 demolition of the old Penn Station in New York City, which paved the way for the construction of Madison Square Garden. The bases of the original Doric columns are proudly highlighted in star...
Captain Arthur Andrew Small (American, 1885-1958) portrait painting of the clipper ship Stag Hound in Singapore. Oil on canvas, dated 1940, signed lower right, original frame, titled on reverse of frame. Size: 21" x 27". Condition: all original; requires a professional cleaning of the yellowed varnish. The Stag Hound was built in Boston, Mass. in 1850 by Donald McKay, and at 215' in length was the largest and fastest ship of her kind, providing competition with the shipbuilding trade in New Y...