Bernard Corey (American, 1903-2000) landscape painting of a harbor at low tide. Oil on board, 9 inches x 14 inches. Signed lower right. Excellent condition; offered in a  More »

Bernard Corey (American, 1903-2000) landscape painting of a harbor at low tide. Oil on board, 9 inches x 14 inches. Signed lower right. Excellent condition; offered in a modern frame. Bernard Corey was born in Grafton, MA and became a teacher of art and a plein air landscape painter in oils and watercolor, who is best known for his many renderings of the New England countryside. He was a member of the Rockport Art Association, the North Shore Art Association, the Salmagundi Club, American Watercolor Society, and many other prestigious artists' organizations. His friends included Emile Gruppe, Aldro Hibbard, William Lester Stevens, and Stow Wengenroth. His paintings have become increasingly in demand in recent years.   « Less

Moxie Horsemobile pull toy. Circa 1917. This rare lithographed and die cut tin pull toy is the red version with double sided color. It is a toy replica of the famous Moxie  More »

Moxie Horsemobile pull toy. Circa 1917. This rare lithographed and die cut tin pull toy is the red version with double sided color. It is a toy replica of the famous Moxie soda advertising vehicle that traveled across the countryside as a marketing gimmick. Size: 8.5 inches length x 6.25 inches ht. Condition: Very good, with minor scratching and rubbing in places. Marked with Moxie trademark and patented Feb. 27, 1917.   « Less

"The Greeting" by Helen Hyde (American, 1868-1919), color woodcut print on paper. Published 1910. Image size: 6 1/2 inches x 6 5/8 inches. Signed in pencil in  More »

"The Greeting" by Helen Hyde (American, 1868-1919), color woodcut print on paper. Published 1910. Image size: 6 1/2 inches x 6 5/8 inches. Signed in pencil in lower right margin, 'No.3 Helen Hyde.' Helen Hyde was a pioneer of color woodblock printmaking in America. In 1899, she traveled to Japan where she remained for 15 years. There she studied with the master printmaker Kano Tomonobu. Her prints frequently portray women and children performing their activities of daily life. Condition is excellent. Offered in a modern frame, mounted to museum standards.   « Less

Johannes Wilhelm van der Heide (Dutch, 1878-1956) landscape painting of sheepherder with flock of sheep by a barn. Oil on artist board. Signed lower right. Size: 15 1/2  More »

Johannes Wilhelm van der Heide (Dutch, 1878-1956) landscape painting of sheepherder with flock of sheep by a barn. Oil on artist board. Signed lower right. Size: 15 1/2 inches x 23 3/8 inches. Offered framed. Condition:some fine craquelure and minor chipping; no in-painting visible under UV examination.   « Less

Frederick Kubitz, A.W.S. (American, 20/21 century) watercolor painting titled 'T' Wharf Boston Harbor, North Basin with Trawler 'Ripple,' 1911. Circa 1990s.  More »

Frederick Kubitz, A.W.S. (American, 20/21 century) watercolor painting titled 'T' Wharf Boston Harbor, North Basin with Trawler 'Ripple,' 1911. Circa 1990s. Size: 22 inches x 30 inches. Frederick Kubitz is a Massachusetts artist who paints in both watercolor and oil. Scenes of Boston are a favorite subject, but his oeuvre includes a wide range of places, including Maine harbors, Vermont countryside, Cape Cod coasts, and New Hampshire mountains. He is a member of the Guild of Boston Artists, American Watercolor Society, American Society of Marine Artists, New England Watercolor Society, and Rockport Art Association. Condition is excellent.   « Less

Samuel Lancaster Gerry (American, 1813-1891) oil on canvas. Second half of 19th century. Size: 9.75 inches x 15.75 inches. A Hudson River School autumnal landscape painting  More »

Samuel Lancaster Gerry (American, 1813-1891) oil on canvas. Second half of 19th century. Size: 9.75 inches x 15.75 inches. A Hudson River School autumnal landscape painting by Samuel L. Gerry, who was also a prominent member of the White Mountain School. Gerry was born in Boston and was largely self-taught, though his work shows the influence of Hudson River School artists, such as Asher B. Durand and Thomas Cole. He established a studio in Boston in 1840, after returning from several years of travel in Europe. He made frequent painting excursions to New Hampshire during the 1840s and is known for his portrait, genre, landscape and animal subjects. He exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum and was a founder of the Boston Art Club, where he later served as president in 1858. He produced views of Boston and many New Hampshire landscapes. He died in Boston in 1891. Condition: The painting has been professionally cleaned and exhibits some minor in-painting and visible craquelure. Offered in its original gilt wood frame, which retains a partial label affixed to the verso that is difficult to decipher, but which gives his address at the Studio Building in Boston, where he had a studio from the 1860s to the 1880s, together with the original sales price of One Hundred Dollars. There is also a more modern white sticker marked MFA 776 (which might reference a past exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston). The painting is signed with a conjoined monogram in the lower right corner.   « Less

Portrait of British officer Benjamin Everard.Oil on canvas.Circa 1813.Size: 22.5" x 16.5"Offered in an antique lemon yellow gilt frame, which is stamped "G.A.  More »

Portrait of British officer Benjamin Everard.Oil on canvas.Circa 1813.Size: 22.5" x 16.5"Offered in an antique lemon yellow gilt frame, which is stamped "G.A. Plowman, Builder."This full length unsigned portrait of a British officer in uniform, with dress sword and cap, is identified by an early label, affixed to the stretcher, as "Benjamin Everard, Ensign 21st Foot, 25 Feb. 1813, served in the Marahtta War."British Army records show that Benjamin Everard served in the 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons, beginning with the rank of ensign in 1813, then lieutenant in 1818, captaincy in 1825 (purchased), and finally purchased his rank as major in 1817.Condition:There is a light scratch in the lower left corner.The canvas has not been relined and is in very good condition.   « Less

Landscape painting of a Vermont farm by Robert Shaw Wesson (American, 1902-1967), oil on canvasboard, circa 1940s. Size: 18" x 24". This painting depicts a  More »

Landscape painting of a Vermont farm by Robert Shaw Wesson (American, 1902-1967), oil on canvasboard, circa 1940s. Size: 18" x 24". This painting depicts a bucolic Vermont panorama with a farm and red barn set amidst a rolling pasture bordered by a stone wall and stream. The painting is in its as-found, unrestored condition. There are a few minor dark spots that could be removed with a professional cleaning. Robert Wesson was born in Worcester, Mass. and began painting late in life, studying with Stanley Woodward, Jay Connaway, and John Enser. He is best known for his renderings in oil of the New England countryside, and the rolling hills of Vermont were a favorite subject.   « Less

Jay Hall Connaway (American, 1893-1970) landscape painting of a Windswept Mountain.Oil on canvasboard.Circa 1950s.Size: 16" x 20".This painting was acquired from  More »

Jay Hall Connaway (American, 1893-1970) landscape painting of a Windswept Mountain.Oil on canvasboard.Circa 1950s.Size: 16" x 20".This painting was acquired from the artist's estate and is reported to have been painted in the area around Arlington, Vermont.it bears both a painted signature and an impressed signature in the lower right, together with a label from the artist's estate affixed to the reverse of the painting.Condition: some water damage in the upper left (no paint loss, but exhibiting minor buckling to the painted surface in areas) and being sold in as-found, unrestored condition.Connaway studied at the Art Students League in New York City under William Merritt Chase and in Paris at the Academie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.He resided on Monhegan Island in Maine from 1931-1947 where he ran an art school.Later, he acquired a residence in Dorset, and then in Pawlet, Vermont, where he spent his summers until 1966.   « Less

Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) landscape painting of Vermont river in winter. Oil on artist board. Circa 1930. Size: 24" x 30". Excellent condition.  More »

Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) landscape painting of Vermont river in winter. Oil on artist board. Circa 1930. Size: 24" x 30". Excellent condition. Emile Gruppe studied at the National Academy of Design (NYC), at the Grange Chaumiere (Paris), and with John F. Carlson, Richard Miller, George Bridgman, Charles Chapman and Charles Hawthorne. Although he is best known for his depictions of harbors and coast lines along the North Shore of Massachusetts, he also had a home in Jeffersonville, Vermont, where he painted the countryside surrounding Mt. Mansfield.   « Less