Two (2) American School folk art pendant portraits in the manner of Zedekiah Belknap (MA/NH/VT/NY, 1781-1858), oil on canvas, depicting subjects identified as Willard and Cleora Woods Kneeland of Vermont/New Hampshire. 1st item: A bust-length portrait of a gentleman wearing a black suit with black stock tie. With red ground typical of Belknap visible throughout, […]
Lot 136: Olive Black Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting
Olive P. Black (American, 1868-1948) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a stream meandering through a line of trees, with gently rising hills beyond. The late autumn gold and bronze foliage of the trees is reflected in the water below. Signed "Olive P. Black" lower left. Newer Newcomb Macklin-style giltwood frame with incised stylized foliate […]
Lot 137: George Douglas Brewerton Pastel Marine Coastal Landscape Painting, Newport Rocks
George Douglas Brewerton (California/Rhode Island, 1827-1901) large pastel on paper maritime landscape painting titled "Newport Rocks," depicting a Rhode Island coastline with rocky terrain and waves crashing against the shore under a cloudy blue sky. Ships are visible in the distance. Signed "Brewerton, 1874" lower right. Titled en verso of frame. Housed under glass in […]
Lot 135: 3 Oliver Clare O/C Still Life Paintings
Three (3) Oliver Clare (United Kingdom, 1853-1927) oil on canvas still life paintings. 1st item: Still life depicting a bird's nest containing three blue eggs surrounded by foliage, including pink and purple flowers, with an additional blue egg on the ground. Signed "Oliver Clare" lower right. Housed in a pierced giltwood frame with rosettes to […]
Lot 134: Manner of Pierre Gobert, O/C Portrait of a Young Lady
Manner of Pierre Gobert (French, 1662-1744), oil on canvas oval portrait depicting a young lady with powdered wig in elaborately embroidered lace trimmed gown, with ermine and blue silk robe emblazoned with gilt fleur-di-lis designs. The half length portrait depicts the young woman standing, with a red drape in the background. Elaborate antique oval gesso […]
Lot 132: Pierre Duval Le Camus, Portrait of a Young Lady in White
Pierre Duval le Camus (French, 1790-1854) oil on panel cabinet painting depicting a young woman standing in an ornate white dress with train festooned with pink flowers, reaching to pluck a grape from a vine climbing up a column. A distant landscape is visible in the background. Signed P. Duval lower right. Housed in an […]
Lot 133: Alberto Fabbi W/C Painting, Orientalist Genre Scene with Two Women
Alberto Fabbi (Italy, 1858-1906) watercolor painting and pencil drawing on paper depicting an orientalist genre scene, featuring two women attired in ornate garments lounging around a board game, in a room decorated with colorful textiles and Middle Eastern architectural details. Signed "Fabbi" lower right. Housed in a giltwood frame with acanthus leaf decoration. Sight: 16" […]
Lot 131: Josef Wopfner O/C Maritime Painting, Fishing Boat, Study, Catalogue Raisonne Fig. 142
Josef Wopfner (Austria, 1843-1927) marine oil on canvas mounted to board painting titled "Fscherkahn" or "Fishing boat, Study" depicting a boat from birds eye view floating in a body of water revealing the interior filled with oars and miscellaneous textiles. Signed "JWP" lower left. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 6 1/2" H x 8 […]
Lot 129: Josef Wopfner Oil Painting, Pastures in the Evening Sun, Catalogue Raisonne Fig. 465
Joseph Wopfner (Austria, 1843-1927) oil on canvas mounted to board painting titled "Weiden in der Abendsonne" or "Pastures in the Evening Sun" depicting a meadow with trees at dusk, the sunlight casting shadows of the trees into the foreground. Signed lower right. Estate stamp en verso reading "Nachlass Prof. Jos. Wopfner" and additional German inscription […]
Lot 130: Josef Wopfner Small O/B Painting, Fisherman in a Boat, Catalogue Raisonne Fig. 722
Joseph Wopfner (Austria 1843-1927) small oil on board painting titled "Fischer von der Fraeuninsel" or "Fishermen from the Fraeuninsel" depicting a group of figures in a fishing boat floating in a lake with a small village in the background under a cloudy sky. Signed "J. Wopfner, 1922" lower right corner. Housed in a carved giltwood […]