Mermaid
Stone sculpture, signed and dated "1962"
Height: 17.5" (with base)
(There are traces of red paint on the sides, perhaps a flaw in the stone)
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Hovannes, an Armenian, was born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey and initially educated there, probably escaping at the beginning of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)...
Hillside Landscape
Watercolor on paper, signed lower right
Painting size: 11.5” x 17” Unframed
Nye lived, worked and taught in Washington, DC for 58 years. While he may have been born in Richmond, VA, his love for the city earned him the distinction of a "native" son.
Nye was educated in public schools before entering the Corcoran School of Art at age 13...
Nude
Conte crayon on paper, signed and dated: “1969” and titled, signed: “Richard Schmid, Gaylordsville, Conn” and stamped copyright “Richard Schmid 1969” on reverse of original backing paper.
Sight Size: 4.75” x 9.5”
Sheet Size: 7.5” x 14.75”
Frame Size: 13.5" x 18"
Schmid received his artistic training from William H. Mosby at the American Academy of Art in Chicago...
Swiss or German School, circa 1860.
Oil on paper, with a gilt sand mat.
Painting Size: 6” x 4.5” Oval
Frame Size: 12.25 ” x 10.25”
The Papal Blessing, Venice
Oil on Canvas, signed with initials and dated: "(19)56" and with a lengthy inscription on the reverse.
Painting: 24" x 20"
Frame: 29" x 25"
Waldo Peirce (1884-1970) was born in Bangor, Maine, and educated at Phillips Academy in Andover and Harvard University...
In the Orchard
Pastel on paper, signed lower left and titled on the reverse
Sight Size: 21.75” x 16”
Frame Size: 29 ” x 23.75”
Grone was a painter and watercolorist who specialized in landscapes, river scenes and figures. According to Graves he exhibited 13 works between 1888 and 1893 at the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute...
This item has been sold. It remains on our website for internet research purposes.
Zouave Soldier of the Franco-Prussian War (the War of 1870)
Bronze, signed rear of base,
24.5” H
Zouave soldiers were known for their flamboyant uniforms which included short open front jackets with a waistcoat, baggy trousers and braiding embroidered on pantaloons and jackets. Often worn with a fez although this soldier is wearing a forage cap.
Croisy studied at the École des Beaux Arts with Toussaint, Dumont and Gumery...
Now on View in Our Gallery
"October Landscape near Brookland, D.C."
Casine on board, signed lower left and titled on the reverse
Painting: 8" x 10"
Frame: 14.5" x 16.5"
Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector
Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art with Messer and Brooke , and also with Max Weyl ...
Now on View in Our Gallery
"November Afternoon, Soldiers Home, D.C."
Oil on board, signed lower right and titled and dated "1957"on the reverse
Painting: 18" x 14"
Frame: 25.5" x 21.5"
Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector
Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art with Messer and Brooke , and also with Max Weyl ...
Approaching Storm
Watercolor on watercolor board, signed lower right.
Painting: 15.75” x 23.5”
Unframed
Walton Blodgett worked mostly in watercolors, primarily painting scenes in rural Connecticut and Vermont...
Girl in Striped Dress
Acrylic on paper, signed lower left and with artist’s inscription “Girl (Gwen) in a blue and white dress w/ hat, June 77 Hopland, Ca”, and a Gump’s Gallery Label “Girl in Striped Dress, 1977” on the reverse.
Sight Size: 23” x 17.5”
Frame Size: 29 ” x 23.25”
**Please Note: This item is not currently on view in our gallery. Please call at least 48 hours in advance if you wish to see it...
Untitled Abstract, 1962
Graphite and gouache on paper, signed and inscribed: "To Harold Hart, heartily, Ph.Hosiasson, New York, Dec. '62"
Painting:12” x 18”
Frame: 18 ½” x 24”
Provenance: Harold Hart *
Hosiasson grew up Odessa, in a family of merchants. He traveled to Berlin with his parents where he became acquainted with avant-garde artists...
“ Finney Chapel”, Oberlin College
Limited Edition Woodblock Print on Tan Paper (#20/50) signed with initials in the plate and pencil signed, titled and numbered in the margin.
Sight Size: 9.5” x 6.5”
Frame Size: 17.75 x 13.5”
Chest Top Buddhist Shrine
Oil-on-canvas, signed and dated “1936” Upper right
Painting: 23 ½” x 20 ¼”
Frame: 30” x 25 ½”
Netherlands artist, Dirk Schäfer was born in The Hague in 1864. He studied at the Academy in the Hague under Fr. Becker from 1880-1886. He later worked in The Hague, Amsterdam and Voorburg, painting still lifes, genre scenes and portraits...
Coastal Landscape
Oil-on-canvas, signed lower right and dated 1873; in original frame
Painting: 14” x 24”
Frame: 23 ½” x 33 ½”
Born in Philadelphia in 1827, Trotter worked for a machinist company and a dry goods company in Philadelphia and served in the Germantown Home Guards during the Civil War. It was not until he was 40 that Trotter turned to painting as a full time occupation...
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)...
James Francis O’Brien (American, 1917-1996)
Oil on canvas, signed, located and inscribed on the reverse.
Painting size: 25” x 20”
Frame size: 30” x 25”
** Please Note - This painting came directly from the Estate of Mr. O’Brien. For other examples, type “O’Brien” into the search box...
Now on View in Our Gallery
"Early Autumn Near Bedford PA."
Oil-on Board, signed, and titled on the reverse
Exhibited: The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstowm MD: A Seasonal View - The Landscapes of Benson Bond Moore, September 1 - October 27, 1996
Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector
Painting: 14" x 18"
Frame: 18.25" x 22.5"
Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC. He...