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William Henry Ladd - Early 20th Century Oil, The Reader

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A truly beautiful early 20th Century oil, capturing a frank and domestic moment. A woman, in an apron and cap, takes a moment of rest from her daily toils, to read from a book. The c...

A meticulously detailed pencil study depicting a young woman reading. Float mounted in a dark wooden frame. The artwork is unsigned. However, it was acquired alongside a larger colle...

An accomplished portrait of a young lady in a white dress against a dark background. She gazes beyond the frame in a moment of quiet contemplation. Faintly signed to the upper right....

Natural light streams through a window on the left, illuminating a cosy interior where an elderly woman sits in a wicker chair, absorbed in her book. Well presented in a vintage gilt...

This exquisitely rendered painting captures a moment of serene introspection — a fleeting glimpse into the stillness of domestic life. The young woman, immersed in her reading, is no...

English, Early 19th Century " Portrait of a Woman Reading ", circa 1820-1825 Oil on Mahogany Panel 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" Housed in a 2" Ornamented Frame Overall Size: 13 1/2" x 11 3/8...

Herman Hyneman (1849-1907) Sunday Morning, 1907 Oil on board 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. Framed: 21 1/3 x 17 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Copyright 1907 by H.N. Hyneman Inscribed verso: Sunday Morning by H.N. Hyneman The following is from Peter Jung who credits "a friend named Jeff Gold on Long Island." Herman N. Hyneman (1849 - 1907) was born in 1849 to one of the most prominent Jewish families in Philadelphia. Unlike most Jewish families of the time, his embraced and encouraged his artistic talent. In 1874, Hyneman followed his first cousin Moses Ezekiel, National Academy member, to Europe to study. They first went to Germany and then to France where Hyneman began eight years of study with Leon Bonnat, the French Master. In Paris, the twenty-five year old Hyneman resided in a studio building at 75 Boulevard Clichy, with expatriates Frederic Arthur Bridgeman, Charles Sprague Pearce, Milne Ramsey, and Edwin Blashfield. Hyneman was clearly exposed to the works of these more experienced artists, as well as that of Walter Gay. In 1879, one of Hyneman's genre paintings, entitled "Desdemona", was accepted into the Paris Salon. That painting received favorable reviews both in Europe, and later in Philadlephia where it was exhibited alongside the works of other Philadelphia Artists exhibiting at the Salon that included Thomas Eakins, Pearce, Edward May...

Circa 19th Century Watercolor portrait of a woman reading a book