San Jose Art Pottery Tiles

SAN JOSE SCENIC ART TILES. PAIR FLAMENCO DANCERS. CIRCA 1930S

Circa 1930s

This dish, inspired by the bellas of the Italian Renaissance, bears witness to the fruitful collaboration that began in 1882 between the ceramist Théodore Deck and the young artist Paul Helleu, before the latter became the fashionable portraitist of feminine elegance. 1. Paul Helleu In 1913 Robert de Montesquiou wrote in his book devoted to the painter: "Helleu was born in Vannes in 1859, of a Breton father and a Parisian mother". He hardly knew his father, who died when he was three years old, and was brought up entirely by his mother, who sent him to continue his studies at the Lycée Chaptal in Paris in 1873. The discovery of Edouard Manet's Chemin de Fer at the 1874 Salon is reported to be at the origin of his artistic vocation. He worked against his mother's wishes in the studio of the painter Gérôme, also frequented by the painters Giovanni Boldini, Jean-Louis Forain and Antonio de La Gandara...

Untitled Riverscape, an original oil on canvas by George Thompson Pritchard, is a piece for the true collector. An impressively calming nature of this plein-air painting draws you in...

ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "GOLDEN ROWS, TUSCANY" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display SUNLIT VINEYARDS OF TUSCANY “Golden Rows, Tuscany” captures the luminous ...

ALFRED JANSSON (1863-1931) – FOREST LANDSCAPE Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed ⚜ Dated ⚜ Framed A STUNNING IMPRESSIONIST WOODLAND SCENE FROM 1909 This original oil painting by Alfred Jansson,...

JANE PETERSON – [VIOLET HARMONY] ⚜ Oil on canvas ⚜ Hand signed lower left ⚜ Framed, ready to hang VIBRANT FLORAL COMPOSITION BY AN AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST [Violet Harmony] showcases ...

Forest View of a Village in Normandy by David Harris (American, 20th c.) A fine original oil painting of Normandy, France by an American artist. The painting is on canvas and measu...

Paul Lauritz (Norway / California, 1889-1975) winter landscape circa 1950s Fine original oil painting by listed California artist Paul Lauritz. Canvas dimensions 40" x 30". The fra...

Louis Emiel Chappel (1888-1963) floral still life II oil painting, circa 1950s Beautiful full basket bouquet of flowers on a pedestal by listed artist Louis Chappel. Original oil o...

Louis Emiel Chappel (1888-1963) floral still life oil painting, circa 1950s Beautiful full basket bouquet of flowers on a pedestal by listed artist Louis Chappel. Original oil on c...

Cipriano Mannucci (1882-1970) Village Landscape Oil Painting c.1927 Original oil on panel by listed artist. The painting shows an outdoor market in a small village. Oil on panel. ...