Francis Hopkinson Smith (American, 1838-1915) pastel and gouache painting depicting a canal with boats in the Belgian city of Bruges on a partly sunny day. Several figures are standing alongside the canal, with a church steeple in the background. Signed lower left. Titled "Bruges" on plaque, lower center of frame, with artist's name below. Numbered […]
Lot 131: George Noyes O/B French River Scene
George Loftus Noyes (MA/NY, 1864-1954) oil on board impressionist French river scene titled "The Seine near St. Germain." Rendered in broad, impasto strokes, the painting depicts brightly colored fishing boats moored along a tree-lined bank, with a town, including a church with tall spire, and hills in the background. Sun from a partly cloudy sky […]
Lot 132: Hayley Lever O/C Impressionist Landscape, Seine River
Richard Hayley Lever (Australian-American, 1876-1958), impressionist view of the River Seine, oil on canvas laid on board. Painting depicts city walls along a river and a barge or peninsula with figures, foreground, possibly a view of the city Asnieres-sur-Seine. Pencil inscription (partially illegible) en verso reads "The Seine at _____ after the painting by Monet". […]
Lot 128: Thomas Alexander Harrison O/B Moonlit Seascape
Thomas Alexander Harrison (American, 1853-1930) oil on board seascape, depicting the light from a moon, partially shrouded by clouds, reflected in calm waters along a shoreline. Signed lower right "A. Harrison". Housed in a gilt carved frame and gilt wood liner with brass placard to lower edge with artist's name. Sight – 12 1/4" H […]
Lot 129: Xanthus Smith W/C, Ship Bombarding the Shore
Xanthus Smith (American, 1839-1929) watercolor and gouache on paper maritime painting, titled "A Ship Bombarding the Shore," depicting a nighttime battle between two United States Naval ships and a seaside fort with men with cannons the shore, rendered in shades of black and white. Possibly depictstheattack on the fortifications at Port Royal harbor in South […]
Lot 127: William Bradford O/B Seascape
William Bradford (Massachusetts/California, 1823-1892) oil on board seascape painting depicting a coastline at sunrise or sunset, with partly cloudy sky overhead. Signed "W. Bradford" lower right. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight – 6 3/4" H x 10 1/2" W. Framed – 11" H x 14 1/2" W. Third quarter/late 19th century. Biography: William Bradford […]
Lot 124: Pair William D. Penny Maritime Oil Paintings
William Daniel Penny (United Kingdom, 1834-1924) pair of small oil on board marine paintings depicting English ships off a coastline, with other ships in the background. Both signed lower left W.D. Penny; one dated '88 for 1888. Housed in matching giltwood frames with carved corner ornaments. One painting has a label en verso for Aiken […]
Lot 126: Emile Gruppe O/C, Smith Cove, Gloucester
Emile Albert Gruppe (American/Massachusetts, 1876-1978) oil on canvas painting depicting boats in the harbor at Smith Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts, under a cloudy sky. Signed lower right. Titled en verso and dated "1956", along with inscription "To H. Ed Cohen". Housed in a molded giltwood frame. Canvas – 24" H x 20" W. Framed – 30" […]
Lot 122: American School O/C, Portrait of a Fish
American School oil on canvas painting depicting a brook trout, still hooked on the fishing line, on a river bank surrounded by foliage, with a body of water and trees in the background. Unsigned. Old tape reading 14804 en verso of stretcher. Housed in a wooden frame with traces of gilt paint. Sight – 15 […]
Lot 123: Alfred De Breanski O/C, Fishing Scene
Alfred De Breanski Sr. (United Kingdom/Scotland, 1852-1928) oil on canvas seascape titled en verso "A Pole in The Highlands" depicting two figures fishing center left, a rocky shoreline with waves foreground and mountains in the background. Titled, signed "Alfred De Breanski Sr." and possibly dated "1909" en verso with other illegible writing. Housed in a […]