François Auguste Ravier Drawings

This fine drawing while unsigned is an excellent example of sketch work done in sanguine as preparatory work for large finished paintings. Created in France during the days of artist...

Fine engraving of the peaceful landscape of Orcière in France with a few figures on the road. France, circa 1890.  

Beautiful painting representing a woman of the XVIIIth century. The scene is set in a typical interior of the period, recognisable by the furniture, armchair and bench in the Louis X...

19th Century French Framed Academic Drawing. Featured is a beautifully executed mid 19th century French Neoclassical style academic drawing. This drawing is artist signed, lower righ...

Puppy Sleeping on Pillow Pastel on Paper, Framed under Glass A tender and finely executed 19th-century pastel portrait of a sleeping puppy nestled on a red tasseled pillow. The work...

Dessin d'étude de cheval du XIXᵉ siècle, réalisée au crayon. Le rendu est fin et précis en ce qui concerne le dessin du cheval, tant sur le plan anatomique que dans la capture de l’a...

academic drawing, March 15, 1870

Moutaineous Landscape with Bridge over a River Signed lower right by Jean-Baptiste Gabriel Langlace (1786-1864) Brown wash on paper.

French Neoclassical Drawing on Paper View of the Tiber River with the Aventine Hill, Late 18th–Early 19th Century A finely executed French...

Fabulous antique French portrait of a young boy, original pastel, original frame (artist unknown and apparently unsigned) Original gold leaf frame (some gilt loss noted) portrait ...

This beautiful piece emerged from the graphic compendium Costumes civils, militaires et religieux, du Mexique civil, work of the renowned Italian artist Claudio Linati (1 February 1790 – 11 December 1832), written in French and printed in Brussels in 1828. This original and signed watercolor is the outcome of Linati’s artistic values and expert lithographic technique. In words of the author “I have chosen the most elegant gears, as well as the most bizarre, like the one on this plate, which may contrast by its severity with the alluring of the more feathery costume of the palencanas. (…) The basket carried by the woman is carefully made of woven cane. For a better characterization of the country, this young native female carries an anona, known among the Spaniards as pineapple due to its similarities with the pinecone”. This plate is the sole image of the style composition prevailing in Costumes civils, militaires et religieux, du Mexique civil consisting in precise details of costume and material culture, as can be recognized in the representation where even though the female figure is placed in the foreground, the focus of the image falls into gear: a blue checkered shawl and skirt.

Richard Beavis (British, 1824-1896) Near Arles on the Rhone Initialed and titled lower left. Ink and watercolor on paper/board. With an old attribution to Bonnington. Sight size: 6 x 13 in. The dimension given otherwise includes the frame. Framed in a charming late 19th century frame. Best known for his rural landscapes, the British painter Richard Beavis populated his scenes with picturesque grazing cattle and people hard at work as well illustrated in our watercolor. Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton (1909-2005) a driving force in the creation of the American International Group (AIG), a collector of paintings by John Constable...