Drawing, Boat Scene by James Pyne, RA '1800-1870'

Two-faced drawing. Studies of characters and harbor scene. With an inscription stating it is from the sketchbook in the collection of Dr. Manuel de Espirito Santo in Lisbon. Ink a...

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...

Drawing by Edouard Pingret, River Scene, "Les Bords du Cher à Poitiers" Grey and light brown wash with graphite on paper. Signed bottom right and situated...

'Llanberis Lake at the Foot of Mount Snowdon' in Wales. Watercolor on paper, signed and dated "J. Varley 1812" ll, identifying info on verso. sight size: 8 x 19 3/4 in. John Varley is known as an English landscape painter in watercolor and a close friend of William Blake. Varley represents the transition between tinted topographical drawing and the bolder, more fully developed manner of watercolor painting characteristic of the 19th century. As well as being a leading painter, he was the most popular and enthusiastic teacher of his day: his pupils included Cox, De Wint, Linnell, Mulready (his brother-in-law), and Samuel Palmer, and he published various instructional works, including one with Blake. In his early years Varley was influenced stylistically by the work of Thomas Girtin...

19th Century Italian Watercolor of Fishing Boats in the Bay of Naples. Charming antique watercolor depicting the Bay of Naples with fishermen and their boats at their daily chores. ...

Late 19th century black and white etching titled "The Old East India Wharf, NY, 1879" by Frederick Leo Hunter. Dockside cityscape showing figures seated by boats in harbor. Signed an...

This original antique etching by Danish artist Carl Locher, signed and dated 1900, shows a group of fishermen sailing through rough seas under a dramatic sky. The dark waves, distant...

An unusual pencil drawing of “Canton“ a three masted whaling ship by Harold Wyllie. New Bedford was a major whaling centre in the 19th century. Photograp...