Backyard Birches

Nandor (Ferdinand) Katona (Hungarian, 1864-1932)

Oil on panel, with an estate label on the reverse.

Primarily a landscaper painter, Katona was well known for his works depicting the Tatra region of Slovakia. In 1900, he received an honorable mention at the Universal Exposition in Paris for a landscape painting...

View of a Chinese Harbor

Watercolor on paper, signed indistinctly. Circa 1900.

Painting size: 10” x 13.75”
Frame size: 20” x 24.75”

Oil on canvas, 29" x 36"--circa 1845-55. I placed it in this circa 1865 American frame from my frame inventory. The frame is optional. Inpaint at the lower edge precisely where it may have been signed. Bio from ask art.com: Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Alvan Fisher was a pioneer in American landscape, genre, and animal painting. He was one of the earliest Americans to rebel against painting only portraits, and as a result, became a pioneer of genre painting and landscape painting...

American School, early 20th century

Hills & Valley

Watercolor on paper (laid down), signed: “H.C.K.” and dated: “1918”.

Painting size: 21.5” x 30”
Unframed

American School, early 20th century

Paul Revere’s Ride

Oil on canvas, illustration.

Painting size: 28” x 22.25”

Frame size: 32.75” x 26.5”

Le Chateau d’Amboise, Loire Valley

Louis Courtin (French, 19th/20th century)

Oil on canvas, signed lower left and titled on the reverse.

Painting size: 18.25” x 21.75”
Frame size: 21.5” x 25.5”

The royal Château at Amboise is a château located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt...

Reginald Henry Campbell (English, b. 1877)

Girl with Bouquet of Flowers

Oil on canvas, signed twice on the reverse.

Painting size: 22” x 16”
Frame size: 26.5” x 20.5”

Born in Edinburgh, Campbell studied at the Royal Scottish Academy. He went on to a successful career as a portrait and historical genre painter ultimately settling in London. He exhibited widely in Scotland, England and Europe...

“Je vous assure, Monsieur...!”

Gentleman Pursuing a Young Lady; an illustration

Watercolor and pencil on paper, signed indistinctly. French, circa 1875.

Sight Size: 8” x 6”
Frame Size: 15.75” x 10.75”

“I assure you, Monsieur, that you are wasting your time!”
“Eh! Good God, Mademoiselle, listen to me!”
“Eh! Good God, Monsieur, then let’s go in somewhere if you want me to listen to you.”

Two Scotsmen with Kilts and Walking Sticks

English School, late 19th Century

Oil on artist board.

Painting size: 12.75” x 8.75”
Frame size: 16.5” x 12.5”

Impressive floral still life, attributed to Monnoyer and thought to have been housed in one of the King's (Louis XIV) royal palaces during his reign. 50" x 65" are approximate dimensions.

Oil on canvas, signed lower right , 16" x20" Bio from ask art. courtesy Roger King in RI:Sidney Lawrence Brackett (1852-1910) was born in Boston and studied under John B. Johnson and Frederic Porter Vinton...

Oil on canvas, 26" x 22"--signed lower right. Portrait of the wife of Gerit Beneker (1882-1934) who was a friend or Miller and this work was held in a collection of works by Beneker that were sold in the Boston area some years ago...

Sunrise Over the Sea

John F. Hawkins (American, 19th/20th century)

Oil on canvas laid down, signed dated: “1919”.

Hawkins was a New York painter who exhibited at the Argent Gallery and he is listed in Mallett’s Index of Artists. He is represented in The Frederick R Weisman Art Museum at The University of Minnesota.

Painting size: 12” x 22”
Frame size: 18.75” x 28.75”

George Elmer Browne (American, 1871-1946)

Brittany Village at Night

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right.

Painting: 22” x 26”
Frame: 25.75” x 29.75”

Browne was born in Gloucester, MA, May 6, 1871. He studied at the School of Drawing and Painting, the Museum of Fine Arts, and Cowles Art School all in Boston, as well as at the Academie Julien in Paris, under Lefebvre and Robert-Fleury...

D.C. Transit Garage

James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)

Oil on canvas, inscribed on the reverse

. Painting size: 18” x 24”
Frame size: 23” x 29”

** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien. For other examples, type “O’Brien” into the search box...

Marine Painting, Ships Sailing into Harbor by Stanfield

Shipping off the Coast

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right

Painting Size: 10” x 16”
Frame Size: 14 ” x 20”

The son of artist Clarkson Stanfield, George Stanfield trained and worked with his father and also attended the Royal Academy Schools. He painted both in oil and watercolor, exhibiting at the British Institution and at the Royal Academy...

Heading Out

Attributed to Alfred Stannard (British, 1806-1889)

Oil on artist board. From the supply label on the back we can date this to the 1830’s.

An artist in a family of artists, Stannard was the brother of Joseph and father of Alfred George.

Although known primarily as a landscape painter, he also produced a few highly regarded marine and coastal scenes...

Geo. Colanze (19th century)

Young Beauty with Flowers

Oil on panel, signed.

Painting size: 14” x 18”
Frame size: 18.75” x 22.75”