This Broken Jaw Of Our Lost Kingdom: Bucolic Antique Painting
We grope together And avoid speech Gathered on this beach of the tumid river Antique painting with a woman, lamb, dog and cattle. It is unsigned and measures 21 1/2 inches by 34 inches in frame. The...
View ArticleBetween The Idea & The Reality: Unsigned Original Painting
The street lamp is a perpetual urban star, the multifoliate rose of the sightless city darkness. Unsigned original painting with elements of foreboding and hope. If, between the motion and the act...
View ArticleJ R Adkins – South Carolina Folk Painter
Early 1960′s folk art paintings by J R Adkins of York, South Carolina. First is “Land of Wonders.” It measures 24 by 30 inches. The other one (my personal favorite) of the pair and it titled”Bonanza.”...
View ArticleVintage Paintings
Wondrous is this masonry; shattered by fate broken is the city; labors of giants crumble. Fallen roofs, ruined towers, rime-frosted mortar, the mutilated roof collapsed, undermined by old age - The...
View ArticleWell Executed Unsigned Original Painting
I’ve taken to calling this “Liberty Waiting.” This is maybe because of the vaguely patriotic stars and a hang over from political science and art classes back in my college days. Regardless, this work...
View ArticleSand Painting Landscape
With the aid of a feather UK artist Brian Pike uses the natural colors of sand to create his paintings on recycled plywood. There is a wide range of variety in his work from seascapes and portraiture...
View ArticleGhost Poodle
Thanks to his study of the techniques of Mesmer and an unsettled soul Precious the Poodle was able to make regular visits from beyond the grave. Other than a certain ethereal disembodiment his...
View ArticleNice Doggie
Now put me down. Really. No? Ok, how about we wait a bit then? Vintage black velvet painting featuring a Doberman Pinscher. In life it was in all probability a nice family dog. Perhaps it had an...
View ArticleWally Repeats Himself
This looks familiar and with good reason. We’ve had Wallyware before and we’ve even had this design. As anyone who has done soft-money funded work knows, scoring another round of grants is cause for...
View ArticleReverse Painted Glass Paperweight
Finely crafted glass paper weight with flowers painted on the inside (i.e., reverse painted). About 2 3/4 inches in diameter and in perfect condition. It comes with box and descriptive paperwork....
View ArticleBuddha’s Just Hanging Out
Original Buddha painting on a 41 1/2 inch diameter wooden piece that was once a table top. An interesting, one-of-a-kind artwork. Click to view slideshow.Filed under: $26-$30, 20th century,...
View ArticleUse the Schwartz, Lone Starr! Use the Schwartz!
Lone Starr: I can’t – I lost the ring! Yogurt: Forget the ring! The ring is bubkis! I found it in a Cracker Jack box! Spaceballs WHAAAT? One classic film reference, two items? Must be time to either...
View ArticleReverse Painted Panda Snuff Bottle
One of the problems with panda reproduction is that it isn’t fast enough to meet the ongoing needs of the snuff market. In fact, this led to the rise of the spotted tobacco industry in the 19th...
View ArticleBodacious Birds Bowl
Vintage hand painted bowl featuring an Asiatic landscape scene with fowl and flowers on the interior. The exterior features several small landscape with structure vignettes. It is a very well executed...
View Article“Holmes Harbor View” Original Dorothy Lenzie Painting
A very finely executed work by Dorothy Lenzie (1921-1993) of Freeland, Washington on Whidbey Island. It depicts a view of Freeland’s waterfront, a.k.a. Holmes Harbor. It is in excellent condition and...
View ArticleMy What A Big Pony!
Cool big rocking horse, big enough to hold at least this adult! It is about 65 inches tall and 58 inches long. It is wood with a brass pole and we’ve been told it is about 35 years old. $300 SOLD Act...
View ArticleP. Karlsberg Mid-Century Abstract
Original abstract painting signed P. Karlsberg. I’m uncertain who this is but I’ve got a feeling they weren’t unaccomplished. Regardless, the piece is nicely done and in great condition. It measures...
View ArticleOregon Art Royalty – Harry Wentz
Original painting “Nehalem Railroad Siding” by Harry Wentz (1875-1965). Wentz is a well known historic Oregon painter who taught at the Museum Art School for over 30 years (1910-1941). Besides his...
View ArticleEuropean Cityscape
A fine vintage “genre” painting in frame. It is signed (illegibly of course) and is in great condition. It is an evocative little piece measuring 16 1/2 by 14 1/4 inches and reminds me of that spring...
View ArticleAntique Harbor Scene Painting; Vienna 1880
I never knew the old Vienna before the war with its Strauss music, its glamour and easy charm. Constantinople suited me better. I really got to know it in the classic period of the black market. We’d...
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