A rare set of twelve original watercolor paintings on pith (often mistakenly referred to as rice paper), Pith comes from the central column of a spongy cellular tissue in the stem of a small tree, Tetra Panax Papyifera, native to South-West China. It is cut by hand with a small, delicate knife into thin sheets of small size. The size is limited by the nature of the material and the process requires a highly skilled hand...

Luise von Begas-Parmentier (Austrian 1850-1920)

River Landscape in Spring

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right

Painting Size: 23.5”” x 18.25”
Frame Size: 29.75 ” x 24.25”

A painter of landscapes and architecture, Begas-Parmentier was the wife of artist d’Adalbert Begas. She studied with the landscape painter Emil Jakob Schindler and the etcher Wilhelm Unger. At the age of 22 she began to exhibit scenes of rural Austria at the Künstlerhaus ...

Venetian Canal

Y. Gianni (Italian 19th/20th Century)

Oil on canvas laid on panel signed and dated: “1908”.

One of the Gianni family of painters who usually worked in watercolor and pastels and produced views of Italian coastal towns.

Painting size: 16” x 16”
Frame size: 20.25” x 20.25”

Ferdinand Leeke (German 1859-1923)

The Art Critics

Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right, located “Meran” and dated “1906"

Painting Size: 39.5” x 31.75”
Frame Size: 48.25 ” x 40”

A painter of historical, genre and allegorical scenes, Leeke studied at the Munich Academy under Johann Herterich and with the Hungarian genre and landscape painter Alexander von Wagner...

James Bucknell Russell (Scottish 1867-1956)

Bountiful Table

Oil on Canvas, signed lower left and dated "1902
With the address of “SH Hunter, Esq., 99 Belgravia Sq., London” on a tag tied to the basket.

Painting: 30" x 50"
Frame: 40" x 59.5"

James Bucknell Russell was the son of John Russell and his second wife Isabella Craigen and followed in his fathers footsteps as a carver and painter of fish and game...

Charles A. Watson (American, 1857-1923)

Crashing Surf

Oil on artist board, signed.

Painting size: 6” x 8”
Frame size: 9.5” x 11.5”

Watson was born in Baltimore, MD. He studied with A. Castaigne, E.S. Whiteman and D. Woodward. A founding member of the Baltimore Charcoal Club, he was also a member of the Baltimore Watercolor Club. Watson exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition in 1906...

Tabletop Still Life with Glass Vases

Henri Dominique Roszezewski (French, 19th/20th century)

Oil on panel, signed.

A painter of landscapes and still lifes, Roszezewski studied under Maillard...

John White (English, 1851-1933)

Woodland Fall Landscape

Oil on panel, signed in lower left corner, “JN White, R.I.”

Painting size: 6.75” x 10”
Frame size: 10.5” x 13.5”

Known for his rustic genre paintings and landscapes, White attended the Royal Scottish Academy. By 1877, he moved to Devon and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, the Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street and the New Watercolor Society...

Lily Gabriella Spandorf (American, 1915-2000)

The Church of the Covenant

Watercolor on paper, signed.

Sight size: 23” x 17” Frame size: 30.25” x 24.25”

Before making her home and career in Washington, DC, Spandorf was educated at the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna, Austria. However, once she settled in Washington, she became an active participant in the art community...

19.5" x 33.5" canvas and approx. 30" 43.5" framed. Signed lower left. Bio from askart.com: Thomas Corwin Lindsay, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, was a well-known painter of landscapes, animal subjects and occasional portraits. He studied in Dusseldorf, Germany, in the 1860s, but lived and worked most of his life in his native city where he opened a studio in 1856 or 1857...

Boy with Bubble

F.W. Searle (British, active late 19th century)

Watercolor on paper, signed lower left corner.

Painting size: 9.5” x 6.25”
Frame size: 14.775”x 12”

This painting of a boy playing with a soap bubble, pipe and bowl at the ready, is possibly a copy of a figure from a 17th-century Dutch genre scene...

Ray Austin Crooke (Australian, b. 1922)

Men Resting and Family on Beach, a pair of paintings

Oils on masonite, signed.

Painting size: 6” x 9”
Frame size: 9.5” x 12.5”

Crooke began painting at the age of 17 when his war service in the Australian Air Force took him to Borneo and the islands north of Australia...

Street Scene in Tunisia

Porter Woodruff (American, early/mid-20th century)

Gouache on paper, inscribed: “To Ella, Porter Woodruff”.

Provenance: from the Estate of Ella Poe Burling, Washington, DC.

Woodruff, a painter and illustrator, exhibited at the Salons of America in 1934...

Clark Marshall (American, 1862-1944)

Summer Landscape

Oil on canvas, signed lower right

Painting size: 14.5” x 22.5”
Frame size: 19” x 27”

A native of Talbot County on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Marshall became a highly regarded landscapist, painting mainly in the impressionist manner. Solo exhibitions of his work were held at the Peabody Institute and at The Baltimore Museum of Art...

William F. Walter (American, 1904-1977)

Bridge in Washington

Oil on canvas, signed.

Painting size: 20” x 24” Frame size: 27.75” x 31.5”

A Washington, DC native, Walter was a respected designer, cartoonist, teacher and painter during his lifetime...

William Jurian Kaula (American, 1871-1953)

Landscape in Normandy

Oil on canvas, retaining a partial exhibition label with title, artist and the address: “311 Fenway Studios - Boston”. Also maintaining a partial "Paris" label on the stretcher.

Painting size: 23.5” x 28.75”
Frame size: 29.5” x 34.75”

A plein aire landscape artist, Kaula began his artistic training at the Massachusetts Normal Art School. He continued his education at the Cowles Art Sch...

Ruth Killick Morley  (American, b.1888)

Standing Nude

A Bronze Figure, signed

Height: 16.5”

Born in England in 1888, Morley settled in New York and was a sculptor, craftsperson and teacher. She was a member of the Allied Artists of America and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She is listed in Falk, Who Was Who in American Art.

Couple with Doves

European School, late 19th century.

Oil on canvas laid down.

Painting size: 15.25" x 12.75"
Frame size: 20.25" x 17.25"