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Alexander Bertin Pair of Portraits - 1889
Alexander Bertin - Pair of Portraits - 1889
Pair of portraits of a husband and wife. They have been together 130 years and are not sold separately. Artist: Alexandre Bertin (1853-1934).Signed and dated in low left corner: ALEXANDRE... Read more...
French School Portrait of a Young Woman - Circa 1760
French School - Portrait of a Young Woman - Circa 1760
Oval portrait of a young woman of stature. Pastel on vellum paper mounted on an 18th century frame. The sitter is wearing a "robe à la française", or sack-back gown,... Read more...
French School Roman Peasant - Circa 1840
French School - Roman Peasant - Circa 1840
Watercolour depicting an Italian peasant dressed in a traditional regional costume, painted around 1840. It is unsigned but has a pencil annotation "Rome" in the lower right corner. The painting... Read more...
French School Boats in the Harbour - Late 19th century
French School - Boats in the Harbour - Late 19th century
Attractive oil on canvas painting representing a marine scene. Pleasure boats brave the choppy waters next to a coastal village as several spectators on the esplanade look on enjoying the... Read more...
French School Boats at Sea - 1894
French School - Boats at Sea - 1894
Beautiful, bright oil on canvas painting depicting a marine scene. We can see in the foreground two sailing boats with their crews in rough seas. The beacon indicates that they... Read more...
French School Fisherman at the Mill - End of 19th Century
French School - Fisherman at the Mill - End of 19th Century
Lovely landscape representing a man fishing peacefully next to the stream that feeds the water mill. Artist: Unknown (unsigned).Medium: Watercolour on paper.Condition: Very good condition. Minor colour imperfections in upper... Read more...
German School The Cello Player - Circa 1890
German School - The Cello Player - Circa 1890
Exceptional quality portrait of an anonymous cello player. Presumably, he was a professor at the Berlin Music Conservatory (now Berlin University of the Arts), however, we have not been able... Read more...
Guido Sigriste Marshal of the 1st Empire - Circa 1900
Guido Sigriste - Marshal of the 1st Empire - Circa 1900
Guido Sigriste, painter of history and Franco-Swiss military subjects, born April 10, 1864 in Aarau (Switzerland). He was the pupil, in Paris, of the academic painters Gustave Boulanger and Jules... Read more...
German School Portrait of a Woman - Circa 1830
German School - Portrait of a Woman - Circa 1830
Portrait of a German woman, painted around 1830. The sitter is wearing a green taffeta dress with embroidered sleeves, and an embroidered lace collar. We must highlight here her abundant... Read more...
Paul Perreaut Rowing Boats on the Marsh - 1973
Paul Perreaut - Rowing Boats on the Marsh - 1973
This painting depicts rowing boats on the Étang des Launes (large salt-water marsh) near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue Nature Park between Montpellier and Marseille. It is signed and dated in... Read more...
Nobleman in a Red Dress Coat - Circa 1765
Nobleman in a Red Dress Coat - Circa 1765
This portrait represents a nobleman wearing a reddish collarless dress coat and embroidered waistcoat. Both the coat and waistcoat have ornate spiral motif matching buttons. He also wears a ruffled... Read more...
Maurice Codner Portrait of Gustave Ferrari - 1934
Maurice Codner - Portrait of Gustave Ferrari - 1934
Elegant portrait of Gustave Ferrari (Geneva, September 28, 1872 – Geneva, July 29, 1948), known composer of Swiss origin, who studied music in Geneva and Paris. He composed, arranged and... Read more...