Oil-on-canvas, unsigned
Mid 19th Century
Painting: 20 ¼” x 16 ½”
Frame: 24 ¼” x 201/4”
Caught Napping
Oil on canvas, signed and dated: “1867”
Painting size: 15.5” x 26.5”
Frame size: 22.5” x 33”
A student of Scots artist, Scott Lauder, John Burr studied at the Trustee’s Academy in Edinburgh. He moved to London in 1861 with his brother and fellow painter, Alexander Burr. Upon his arrival Burr began exhibiting at the Royal Academy. He continued to exhibit there until 1882...
Attributed to Newbold Hugh Trotter (American, 1827-1898)
Oil on Canvas, unsigned
Painting: 14" x 20"
Frame: 18" x 24"
It was not until 1867 that Newbold Trotter turned to painting as a full time occupation. He had been in business in Philadelphia and served in the Germantown Home Guards during the Civil War...
"Opequan Creek, VA."
Oil on Board, signed l.l. and dated "1957" and titled and dated on the reverse.
Painting: 14" x 10"
Frame:21.75" x 17.5"
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From the Estate of a Toms River Collector
Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC...
Macbeth
Oil on artist board
Provenance: Sycamore Farm, Portsmouth, VA (Estate of Robert Vick and Charles Sibley)
Note: Listed in "The National Academy of Design Exhibition Record 1861-1900" page 249, number 482.
Painting Size: 6 ½” x 6 ½”
Frame Size: 10” x 10”
Born in Ireland, Duggan was brought to the United States as a young child, probably around 1810...
(American, early 20th century)
Crashing Surf
Oil on panel, signed lower right: “T.S. Moran”.
Painting size: 9” x 13”
Frame size: 15” x 19”
Though sometimes confused with the famous landscape painter Thomas Moran, further research by Edan Hughes ("Artists in California 1786-1940") shows that this artist with a middle name of Sidney, is not the same.
Floral Still life with Tulips, Iris and Roses in a Glass Jar with Butterflies, Insects and a Shell
Oil on panel (slight warp)
Painting Size: 19.75” x 14.75”
Frame Size: 27 ” x 23”
"October on Surgarloaf Mountain, MD"
Oil on board, signed and dated l.l...
Venetian Reflections
Acrylic on panel, signed lower right and with an artists supply stamp from Rome on the reverse
Painting: 15 ½” x 12”
Frame: 18 ¼” x 14 ½”
Wilson was born in Toronto and studied art at Central Technical School there. In Detroit he began a lucrative career as a commercial artist and illustrator. A trip to Mexico in 1949, convinced him to become a fine artist...
Modernist View of a Harbor
Oil on board, signed lower right
Painting: 8 ½” x 13”
Frame: 14” x 18 ¼”
Espanita Cortez joined L’Opéra Comique in 1946 as a principal dancer. She also became the dance master and choreographer. Cortez was noted as an interpreter of Spanish regional dances and flamenco...
Horseshoe Falls by Moonlight
Oil on canvas, having artist name on reverse and address: “G’Town, Washington, D.C.”. Circa 1885.
(NB: The observation tower depicted was washed away in a flood.)
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Painting size: 25” x 30”
Frame size: 33” x 38”
Aimé Barraud (Swiss 1902-1954)
Trompe L’oeil of Grapes
Oil-on-canvas, signed lower left
Painting: 18” x 13”
Frame: 22 ½” x 17 ¼”
Barraud was a painter of still lifes, flowers, portraits and landscapes. Charles, Aurèle, François and Aimé were four brothers who were artists, sons of an engraver of watchplates. In 1928 and 1929 Aimé exhibited two paintings at the Salon des Indépendants (Paris)...
Vermont Country Living
Oil on canvasboard, signed lower right
Painting Size: 20” x 24”
Frame Size: 27 1/2 ” x 31 1/2”
A landscape painter and textile designer, Mayer was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States where he studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City with C.Y Turner, I. Olinsky and E. Ward (1908-15)...
"A Potomac Vista"
Oil on board, signed and dated "1952"lower left and titled on the reverse
Painting: 9" x 6.75"
Frame: 11" x 9"
Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector
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Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC...
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Oil on board laid to canvas, inscribed and located on the reverse.
Painting size: 20” x 16”
Frame size: 25” x 21”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien...
IMPRESSIVE STILL LIFE OF ROSES
Oil On Canvas, signed lower right signed and dated: 1895
With an exceptional Period Gold Leaf Frame
Frame:29 X 36 1/2
Frame: 38.5" x 46"
Fishermen in the Venetian Lagoon at Daybreak
Oil-on-canvas, signed lower left
Painting: 16” x 20”
Frame: 22” x 26”
There is little biographical information on Simonetti, and it has been suggested that it is a pseudonym for Gian Gianni who was one of the last of the view painters of Italy. Gianni worked mostly in watercolor and produced views of Naples and Venice for people who were making the Grand Tour...
Farm by a Pond
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Painting: 24" x 30"
Frame: 30" x 42"
Maidment was a painter in oil of rural scenes and landscapes. He also used the pseudonyms of "R. Fenson" and “A. Wynn”. Dated examples of his work have been seen spanning from 1898 until 1914...