Vittorio Reggianini

Il Concerto di Pianoforte

"A Day in June, Scene Eastchest, New York" 1898 Edward Gay (Irish, American, 1837-1928) Oil on Canvas Complimented by original frame in great condition Signed and Dated Lower Right T...

Early 20th Century Oil Painting by Victor Gilbert. Canvas dimensions 14.75 x 18 inches. Framed dimensions 22 x 25 inches. Born Paris, France 1847; Died 1933 Victor Gilbert's natural ability as an artist was recognized early, but his family lacked the financial resources to send the young man to the École des Beaux-Arts. Rather than enrolling in the École, Gilbert was apprenticed to Eugene Adam as an artisan painter and decorator. His only formal education was evening classes with Pierre Levasseur at the École de la ville de Paris. Perhaps it was his early immersion into la vie quotidienne that formed the basis for his later choices of subject matter for his art, that of the markets and streets of Paris. Despite his lack of formal training, Gilbert's admissions to the Paris Salons of 1873 and 1874 were very well received by audiences and critics alike; at this time he was supported by the dealer Paul Martin, who was an important proponent of the Impressionist movement. Gilbert emerged in the early 1880s as the primary Realist painter to record the French marketplace...

Canvas Size: approx 26.5 x 18 Framed Size: approx 30 x 22 inches Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown (1831-1913) earned a reputation as one of 19th-century...

Ancient Blessing, 2006 Roseta Santiago Oil on Canvas Signed Middle Left 42 x 48 inches 43 x 50 inches with frame Roseta Santiago was born and raised in Washington D.C. She started ...