Max Weyl (American, 1837-1914)

Path through the Trees

Oil on canvas, signed.

Painting size: 22.5” x 19.25”
Frame size: 25.25” x 22.5”

Max Weyl was born Dec. 1, 1837, in Germany and immigrated with his family to Williamsport, PA in 1853. At this time and after his arrival in Washington, DC in 1861, Weyl earned his living as an itinerant watch repairman. At the relatively young age of 24, he had saved enough money to open his own jewelry shop at ...

Italian School (late 19th / early 20th C)

Fishermen in the Bay of Naples

Signed Indistinctly

Oil on Canvas laid down on panel and retaining an Export Seal on the Reverse

Painting: 8.5" x 13.75"
Frame: 11" x 16.75"

20" x 16" oil on canvas, no apparent signature. In the style of European masters, I assume a 19th C rendition by an American artist. Framed.

View of Laguna Beach

Charles Ross Kinghan (American, 1895-1984)

Watercolor on paper, signed.

A painter and illustrator, Kinghan trained at the American Academy of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. In addition to his studio work, Kinghan began a career as an art teacher. In 1937, he first offered private instruction. While that continued throughout his life, he also worked for a time at the American Art Academy which was followed by a position at the Huguenot School of Art. ...

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. He also participated in various other exhibitions winning gold medals in 1911 and 1913.

His works are on display at the Strasky Castle in Slov...

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. Howev...

Rare pair of Gothic Revival Sidechairs by the Green Family of Cabinetmakers, Alexandria Virginia; in walnut with leafage carved and shaped crest rails over turned spindles and with drop in seats, serpentine front seat rails and raised on saber legs . Circa 1850-70.

These chairs are very closely related to chairs (#14 & #15) in Oscar Fitzgerald's catalog: "The Green Family of Cabinetmakers: An Alexandria Institution, 1817-1887"

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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

Fine George III Drop Leaf Table in nicely figured mahogany having an oval top supported by Queen Anne legs ending in pad feet. English, Circa 1770.

Closed:42" x 15"
Open 42" x 42.75"
Height: 27.25"

Figures in a Rural Landscape

European School, 18th century.

Graphite with ink wash on laid paper.

Sight size: 8.5” x 11”
Frame size: 16” x 17.75”

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. King Charles VIII...

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. Among the venues in which he exhibited were the Royal Academy...

“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. He was a member of the Boston Art Club, where his work appeared in exhibitions throughout the 1890s and into the first decade of the twentieth century. Brackett is particularly known for his detailed and lifelike animal paintings, which remain among the most outstanding American examples...