Aldro Thompson Hibbard (American, 1886-1972) winter landscape painting titled "Up The Valley"; oil on artist board; 18" x 24"; signed lower right, titled on the reverse.  More »

Aldro Thompson Hibbard (American, 1886-1972) winter landscape painting titled "Up The Valley"; oil on artist board; 18" x 24"; signed lower right, titled on the reverse. Circa 1940. A classic winter scene by Hibbard, one of New England's best artists of the 20th century and an undisputed master of "plein aire" Vermont winter landscapes. This scene has been identified as the old Arthur E. Gleason farm on Rte. 30 in East Jamaica, VT (Hibbard's studio was located in Jamaica, VT). Only two of the buildings remain standing today, the barn and farmhouse having been torn down years ago. A small tag on the back notes that the painting was created in 1940. Offered in what is probably the original frame. Excellent condition.THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD   « Less

Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) landscape painting titled "Reflection, Vermont"; oil on canvas; dated 1966; 20" x 24"; offered in the original  More »

Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) landscape painting titled "Reflection, Vermont"; oil on canvas; dated 1966; 20" x 24"; offered in the original frame; signed lower right and signed, titled and dated on the stretcher. Excellent condition. This painting captures the essence of a Vermont autumn with a spreading birch tree in the foreground and a distant mountain reflected in the river behind. It is executed in a vibrant palette with broad, heavy brush strokes. Although Emile Gruppe is best known for his harbor scenes of the Mass. North shore, he also maintained a residence in Jeffersonville, VT where he painted the surrounding countryside, especially in winter.   « Less

Captain Arthur Andrew Small (American, 1885-1958) portrait painting of the clipper ship Stag Hound in Singapore. Oil on canvas, dated 1940, signed lower right, original  More »

Captain Arthur Andrew Small (American, 1885-1958) portrait painting of the clipper ship Stag Hound in Singapore. Oil on canvas, dated 1940, signed lower right, original frame, titled on reverse of frame. Size: 21" x 27". Condition: all original; requires a professional cleaning of the yellowed varnish. The Stag Hound was built in Boston, Mass. in 1850 by Donald McKay, and at 215' in length was the largest and fastest ship of her kind, providing competition with the shipbuilding trade in New York City, which had heretofore dominated the clipper ship industry. She completed numerous trips around the Horn to China, delivering her cargo in record time. She caught fire in 1861, ending her 11 year career. Captain Arthur Small, a native of Brockton, Mass., was from a family of lighthouse keepers. He was a keeper on 'Bug' Light on the outskirts of Boston harbor, and then, in 1922, became keeper of Palmer's Island Lighthouse, offshore from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was also an amateur painter, who specialized in portraits of ships. He was recognized by the U.S. government for his bravery during the Hurricane of 1938 which struck Palmer's Island. On October 1st, the day of the storm, Small and his wife, Mabel, were on the island. Arthur attempted to walk the 350 feet from his house to the lighthouse to man it during the hurricane. High waves, however, covered the island, and he was knocked unconscious. His wife, while trying to launch a rowboat to come to his rescue, was swept away and drowned. Arthur eventually recovered enough to swim to the lighthouse, which he then continued to operate until the following morning, when he in turn was rescued and taken to hospital. His collection of paintings and library were all destroyed in the hurricane, together with his life savings of $7,500, which Mabel had on her possession. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This work was painted in 1940, some two years after the event.   « Less

Lewis Jean Liberte (American, 1896-1965), tempera on artist board painting titled "Night on the Docks". Size: 14" x 21" (sight). Jean Liberte, a New  More »

Lewis Jean Liberte (American, 1896-1965), tempera on artist board painting titled "Night on the Docks". Size: 14" x 21" (sight). Jean Liberte, a New York City artist, is known for his atmospheric night scenes in moonlight. He studied at The Cooper Union, the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. Condition: excellent. Offered in a modern gilded frame.   « Less

Francis F. Jamieson (1893-1950). A dramatic landscape painting of the Scottish highlands showing the Brig 'O Teith, N.B. (North Britain), a stone arched bridge over the  More »

Francis F. Jamieson (1893-1950). A dramatic landscape painting of the Scottish highlands showing the Brig 'O Teith, N.B. (North Britain), a stone arched bridge over the River Teith, near the village of Doune in southern Perthshire. The River Teith is renowned for its fishing, and the bridge was constructed by Robert Spittal, a royal tailor, in 1535. Oil on canvas; 16" x 24" canvas size; signed W. Richards, one of at least 11 pseudonyms used by the artist. Titled on the reverse of the canvas & offered in its original frame (refinished). Francis Jamieson was a very prolific British artist who became obsessed with depictions of the Scottish highlands. Condition: excellent, with some minor touch-up restoration, especially along the edges where the canvas rubs on the frame.   « Less

Draum (Dream) by Ida Teichmann (German, b. 1875 - ), original lithograph on rice paper, circa 1910, artist signed in lower right margin. Condition: two very minor spots of  More »

Draum (Dream) by Ida Teichmann (German, b. 1875 - ), original lithograph on rice paper, circa 1910, artist signed in lower right margin. Condition: two very minor spots of foxing (not affecting the figures) and some mat burn outside of the image area. Newly matted and framed. Ida Teichmann was a female German artist known for her drawings and lithograph portrayals of adolescent girls and young children. Teichmann was born in Frankfurt am Main and was largely self-taught as an artist. She sought to capture the essence of the adolescent form. Her works show direct influence in their style from the painters of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in England. All of her lithographs were engraved directly onto the stone by the artist and then printed by her in very small editions, so that each was produced entirely by Teichmann, and therefore a true original. She used a fine rice paper for the prints, because it more faithfully reproduced the fine lines and shading of her drawings. Size of image: 6.5" x 12". Included in the sale of this print is a German newsprint review of the artist's work, dating from 1918, that includes this image as well as others by Teichmann.   « Less

Robert Shaw Wesson (American, 1902-1967) landscape painting of a Vermont valley in summer.Oil on canvas board, c.1950s, 18" x 24".Robert Wesson was born in  More »

Robert Shaw Wesson (American, 1902-1967) landscape painting of a Vermont valley in summer.Oil on canvas board, c.1950s, 18" x 24".Robert Wesson was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and studied under Jay Hall Connaway.He is best known for his winter landscapes of New England.This painting captures the essence of a Vermont summer with a river gently winding its way through a valley beneath the Green Mountains in the background.Excellent condition; offered in a modern frame.Signed lower right.   « Less

"Indian Camp" by Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian/American, 1862-1939), oil on artist board, circa 1900-1910, 17.25" x 12.5". A painting of a Native  More »

"Indian Camp" by Carl Henry von Ahrens (Canadian/American, 1862-1939), oil on artist board, circa 1900-1910, 17.25" x 12.5". A painting of a Native American camp on the plains beneath a starry night sky. Two tepees glow in the foreground from the campfires within, silhouetting the figures inside. The pole framework of a third tepee can just be discerned in the distance. Condition is excellent. The painting is signed lower left and retains a label from Kensington Fine Art Gallery Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Carl Ahrens was a singular individual whose independent and adventuresome spirit characterized the settling of the American West. Born in Winfield, Ontario in 1862, his parents died while he was still young, forcing him into the workplace at an early age. He tried his hand at a variety of professions, including law and dentistry, before he finally began painting at the age of twenty-four. He soon moved to Toronto to begin his formal art training, where he opened a studio on Adelaide St. and held his first exhibition with the Ontario Society of Artists in 1889. To further his education, Carl traveled to New York City, studying with William Merritt Chase and becoming friends with George Inness. Inness suggested that he dispense from further formal training and let his own creativity guide his future. Carl returned to Canada, and in 1896 befriended, and was eventually adopted by, members of the Ojibwa reservation in Southampton, Ontario. The Ojibwa gave him the Indian name 'Ah-sa-ba-nang', which translates as "Cluster of Stars." Carl also had a brief association in 1899 with Elbert Hubbard and the Roycroft Community, where he designed art pottery and even relocated his family to East Aurora, NY. However, in 1900, Carl had a disagreement with Hubbard and accepted another commission that involved traveling to California to paint Spanish missions there. Carl eventually gained some financial stability when he found a patron, Colonel Malcolm Smith Mercer of Toronto, who agreed to purchase all of Carl's paintings during the years immediately preceding WWI. The patronage, however, was short lived as Mercer was killed in action. Carl wasn't content to remain in any one location and, in the 1920s, spent time in Woodstock, NY and Rockport, MA. Poor health, however, forced Carl back to Canada, where he purchased a farm house, 'Big Trees', in the community of Galt, Ontario. Here he spent most of his later years and was visited by fellow artists and students alike. He has been called 'The Painter of Trees.' However, his health continued to fail, and he suffered from a tubercular hip, an ailment stemming from his childhood. His last exhibition was in 1933, and the final years of his life were spent in excruciating pain, which resulted in his becoming addicted to codeine. During his last months, he was confined to a psychiatric hospital. He died in 1936. During his life, Carl Ahrens painted in both watercolor and oil, executed portraits and landscapes, illustrated for commercial magazines, and even tried his hand at printmaking. For him, nothing was too great a challenge. (The above biographical material was adapted from a biographical account by Carl Ahrens' great granddaughter, Kim Bullock, who maintains an entire web site devoted to the paintings by her great grandfather at www.carlahrens.com)   « Less

Middle Eastern painting of a mosque with arabs filling water jars from a well, by Gustav Adolph Hensel (German/American, 1874-1953), oil on canvas, circa 1920s, 12" x  More »

Middle Eastern painting of a mosque with arabs filling water jars from a well, by Gustav Adolph Hensel (German/American, 1874-1953), oil on canvas, circa 1920s, 12" x 14". Gustav Adolph "Dolph" Hensel was born in Germany and came to the U.S. in 1906. He was a Lutheran minister who settled in Wisconsin and later moved to San Francisco, where he was pastor of St. John's Reform Church until 1922. Hensel was also an artist who mainly painted portraits and religious genre. He spent three years as a missionary in Africa during the 1920s, and it may have been during this period that he painted this middle eastern scene. His nickname was "Dolph" and many of his paintings are signed 'D. Hensel," as in this example. Condition: minor in-painting near the frame along the top and right edges. The frame is original but has some loss to the gesso and gilding in several areas.   « Less

Eduard Alexander Hilverdink (Dutch, 1846-1891), oil on wood panel, 9" x 12.75", signed lower left 'E. Alex Hilverdink.' Second half 19th century. This painting depicts  More »

Eduard Alexander Hilverdink (Dutch, 1846-1891), oil on wood panel, 9" x 12.75", signed lower left 'E. Alex Hilverdink.' Second half 19th century. This painting depicts Dutch homes facing onto an Amsterdam street along the Singel River, with a Dutch draw bridge and the famous Munttoren (Mint Tower) in the background. Eduard was born in Amsterdam, son of the Dutch painter, Johannes Hilverdink, under whom he also studied. Eduard is best known for his landscapes and urban views, and his works are widely collected today. His paintings are in the permanent collection of the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam and in other galleries and collections of that city. The painting is offered unframed and is in excellent condition. On the reverse of the panel is an unfinished sketch.   « Less