Newell Convers Wyeth

The Opium Smoker; The Opium Eater

1913

George Lambert (1863-1946) * Alternate title for painting is "Stonington Lighthouse". Signed lower right. Beautiful example of Lambert's best work. Painted very much in the style and...

New York City artist Eliot Candee Clark was well known for his impressionist landscapes. He was the son of painter Walter Clark. Many of his paintin...

Excellent example of Loper Sr.'s work from this period. Exhibited at the Delaware art Museum show titled "Edward L. Loper from the Prism's Edge". Signed lower right. 43.75" x 30.75" ...

The model is an African American young woman named Tory. Signed lower left. 17" x 17" in contemporary frame.

Illustration for “Women America Remembers: Peggy O’Neil” by Arthur D. Howden Smith for The Red Book Magazine, published March 1930, illustrated pages 20-21. This painting by Mead Schaeffer depicts a romantic encounter between Peggy O'Neil and her first husband, John Timberlake. The accompanying caption reads: "It was inevitable that Peggy should fall in love—and she did, with John Timberlake, who had little besides his face to recommend him." It was created in 1930 for the third installment of The Red Book Magazine’s “Women America Remembers” series, which features stories of women famous for “personality, beauty, wit or audacity, or because of the tragedy left in their train.” Margaret ("Peggy") O'Neil Eaton remains a figure of historical intrigue, primarily for her central role in the "Petticoat Affair," a significant political scandal during Andrew Jackson's presidency. The circumstances surrounding Peggy’s marriage to John Eaton, occurring shortly after the death of her first husband, John Timberlake, and her family’s background as tavern-keepers, coupled with her perceived impudent personality, subjected her to intense social scrutiny in Washington D.C. Upon John Eaton's appointment as Secretary of War, Peggy faced social ostracism led by Floride Calhoun, wife of Vice President John Calhoun...

Léa Lafugie (1890–1972) was a painter who traveled extensively across Asia. She was renowned for her portraits. She studied at the School of Decorative Arts, followed by the École de...

This artwork "The Pipe Smoker" c.1960, is a watercolor on creme color paper by noted Japanese artist Tadashi Nakayama, 1927-2014. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist...

Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From Tom Sawyer Portfolio. Sheet size 25.5 x 19.5 inches. Image size approx 17 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 26 inches. From the editi...