Martin Rettig (American/Cincinnati, 1855-1932) oil on canvas floral still life painting, depicting lush peonies in a ceramic vase beside a ladies’ sewing basket. Period ripple carved and beaded giltwood frame. Signed “M. Rettig” lower right. Closson Cincinnati framing label verso. Sight: 23 in. H x 21 in. W. Frame: 28 in. H x 26 in. W. […]

Andre (Gittelson) Gisson (American, 1921-2003) oil on canvas floral still life painting with a vase filled with purple, pink, and blue flowers and three pears that lie to either side of the bouquet. Signed to upper left. With Shuttles Galleries, Dallas, TX label affixed to back of frame. Housed in a rusticated giltwood frame with […]

1st Item: Sterling Boyd Strauser (American, 1907 – 1995), oil on board, slender vertical still life painting depicting a dark green vase of flowers set against a blue-gray background. Signed “Strauser ’90” upper right. Housed in a gilt shadowbox style frame with painted black interior edges, with gilt fillet and ivory linen mat. Sight: 24 in. H x 8 […]

John Thomas Nolf (Illinois, 1872-1950) oil on board American regionalist landscape painting depicting a river flowing amid hills and groves of trees with colorful Autumn leaves, under a partly cloudy sky. Signed lower left. Channel molded and carved Art Deco style giltwood frame, possibly original. Biographical clippings pasted en verso. Sight: 21 1/4 in. W x 17 […]

Laura Wilson Luce (American/Pennsylvania, 1845-1942) oil on canvas impressionist landscape painting. Chickens peck for food behind a barn on a sunny day, while a white house beyond is shaded by a grove of green trees. Signed “L.W. Luce” lower right. Distressed whitewashed carved frame with wood mat. Stretcher: 10 in. H x 11 in. W. Frame: 14 […]

Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842-1924), oil on canvas painting featuring a central bird vignette surrounded by tulips on a black background. Signed “F. S. Church” lower right and dated 1910 or 1916. Molded giltwood frame with black painted sight edge. Sight: 33 1/4 in. W x 19 1/4 in. H. Frame: 38 1/4 in. W […]

Walt Gonske (American, b. 1942) oil on canvas painting, “Basilica di San Marco.” Gondolas float in the canal before a crowded street in Venice, with St. Mark’s Basilica in the background. Passages of heavy impasto describe the people and architecture. Signed lower left. Additionally signed, titled, and numbered 1721 en verso. With Fenn Galleries, Santa […]

Georg Arnold-Grabone (German, 1896-1982) oil on canvas seascape painting with two ships and a rowboat that rest in shallow coastal waters, all rendered in the artist’s characteristic thick, textured strokes applied with a palette knife. Signed lower left. Housed in a parcel gilt carved frame. Sight: 23 1/4 in. H x 31 in. W. Framed: 31 1/2 in. H x […]