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Assadour (Bezdikian Assadour) Libyan/French
Terrestial 1981
watercolor, tempera and ink
9 13/16 x 12 3/4 inches
signed and dated in pencil by the artist
known for meticulous draughtmanship and a haunting vision Assadour has had a series of one-man exhibitions throughout the world . He has won a number of prizes,including the Gold Medal at the third Biennale of Florence and the Grand Prize of the City of Paris.

MAX BERNISCHKE or BENIRSCHKE (Viennese 1879-80-c. 1970) Eagle and Poppies tuche and india ink over pencil on what paper 13 15/16 x 3 1/4 inches signed with initials by the artist. Provenance: the artist’s estate Blue Poppy, bookplate india ink and blue ink wash on white paper. center portion collaged to simulate owner’s blank plate. 8 11/16 x 7 13/16 inches. signed by the artist. Bernischke or Bernirschke (both names are used in the art history books) was a member of the Vienna Werkstatte and a colleague of Josef Hoffmann.

John James Chalon (British, 1778-1854)
The Apparition
ink and wash drawing
10 2/3 x 13 3/8 inches
signed in ink by the artist.


Thomas Dalziel (British, 1823-1859)
Lady of the Lake, 1853
crayon drawing laid on board
10 1/4 x 14 1/8 inches
signed, titled and dated in pencil by the artist.

Vespers, 1854
crayon drawing laid on board
13 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches
signed, dated and titled in pencil by the artist.

JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN (French, 1852-1931) La Belle Jardiniere 14 1/2 x 11 inches conte crayon drawing signed by the artist .

THEODORE FORT (French, flourished c. 1810) [Plowing the Field] watercolor 5 7/8 x 9 7/16 inches signed by the artist.

Alberto Giacometti (French) )
[Woman -- Study for Sculpture] c. 1925
ink drawing, 2 sides.
7 1/8 x 4 11/16 inches
signed in pencil by the artist.
study for Giacometti’s 1925 abstract sculpture of “Woman”


Thomas Girten attribution (British, 1775-1802)
{Cottage with Figures]
pencil, gray and brown wash
9 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches
annotated in pencil on the verso


Marcel Gromaire (French, 1892-1971)
Seated Nude 1923
pen and incia ink drawing on newsprint
25 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches
signed and dated by the artist.


Etienne Hajdu (French, b. 1907)
Oriental Figure in Profile, 1958
pencil on wove
25 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches
signed, dated and annotated in pencil by the artist.


Frederick Hansen, attribution (Norwegian, late 19th century)
Woman Reading, 1897
sepia, pastel, gouache and blue-gray wash touched with highlights on
rough oatmeal colored paper.
12 7/16 x 9 3/16 inches
signed and dated by the artist.

ANTON MAUVE (Dutch, 1838-1888) Figures in a Dutch Landscape charcoal drawing, highlighted with white chalk 8 7/8 x 12 15/16 inches signed with stamp, “atelier A. Mauve” (Lugt 1803) affixed by the family after his death on some larger works.

WILLIAM MacCANCE (Scottish, ) The Engineer, His Wife and Family, c. 1923 pencil, ink and gouache 4 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches signed in pencil by the artist. a rare English cubist drawing by a sculptor, typographer and husband of Agnes Miller Parker (1895-1980). They worked together on the Fables of Aesop for the Gregynog Press (1931), one of the finest pieces of book design in the British school)

JOHN CLAUDE NATTES (British, 1785-1822) Hastings pen and ink drawing from a sketch book. 16 x 10 inches. signed J.C. Nattes

F. NORETTI (Italian, early 20th Century) The Bridge of Sighs watercolor 2 x 4 1/4 inches signed by the artist. St. Mark’s Square at Sunset watercolor 6 1/8 x 3 3/4 inches signed by the artist. C'a Foscari from the Grand Canal watercolor 2 1/8 x 4 1/4 inches signed by the artist. little is known about Noretti, however, the drawings are meticulously rendered, and the colors truly capture Venice. Venice from the Sea watercolor signed by the artist

Auguste Raffet, attribution (French, 1804-1860)
Le Dragoneer
soft pencil on ivory wove paper
8 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches
signed in pencil.

JAMES EDWARD ROGERS (British, 1838-1896) Dr. Pearsall’s Village, 1875 grey and brown wash drawing 8 1/2 x 12 inches signed, annotated and dated march 10, 1875 by the artist.

Arthur Segal (German 1875-1944)
Landschaft mit Vogeln [Landscape with Birds], 1917
india ink and china white over pencil on grey paper
6 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches.
signed in ink on the verso.
Segal exhibited with the Neue Seccession, in Der Sturm Galleries,
with the Aktion circle, with Arp and Jawlensky in Dada exhibitions and in the Novembergruppe shows in Berlin. His main interest became mystical Cubism, optical equibalance, which he perceived as a theory of giving equal importance through balance and harmony to each area of a work.


Kate Steinitz (1889-1976)
Portrait of a Woman
watercolor on tan oatmeal paper
13 x 15 3/4 inches
signed by the artist.
Steinitz was one of the original Hanover Merz group members and worked with Kurt Schwitters on several of his important Dada books, sharing credit with him. This watercolor was done of a dancer, shortly after the artist settled in the United States.


Max Thalmann (German, 1890-1940)
Communion
ink drawing on oatmeal paper
9 x 9 inches
signed with estate stamp.


Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868-1940)
Still-Life with Teapot and Cup
pastel, colored pencil and pencil
3 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches
signed with estate stamp (Lugt 909c).

HEINRICH ZILLE Mother and Children with the Woodman’s Wife conte crayon, pencil, brown crayon on wove 10 x 13 18 inches signed and annotated with caption by the artist.

Belgian, 19th Century
[Three Schoolgirls] Verso: Seated Girl brush drawing
brush, brown wash, highlighted with chinese white over pencil on smooth coated paper.
3 5/8 x 2 13/16 inches.


British (19th Century)
[Costume Drawings]
Aehates
Maid
Citizen
Lady of the Court
watercolor
each 9 1/2 x 6 7;8 inches
costume designs, richly colored and annotated with notes regarding the costumes and the production.

Country Cottage, with early attribution to SANDBY ink and watercolor 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches signed Sandby. Fine quality watercolor.

Gothic Country House, 1856
pencil on heavy wove with a slight blue tint
10 1/8 x 12 inches
Signed with initials P.Mc C. by the artist.
a gothic country house in a rustic setting with arched, leaded glass windows.


British Colonial (19th Century)
Punjab
watercolor
7 x 5 1/2 inches
turbaned man in flowing white dress and carrying an ornamental staff.


French, 19th Century
Hotel Chenigot, Ile St. Louis, 1852
brown ink and wash
8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches
Provenance: Peter MacBrown.


German, early 20th Century
The Temple of Vesta, 1906
watercolor on wove
11 1/8 x 19 inches
annotated and dated on the verso.
the rotunda-style temple and a fountain are set against the horizon, delicately rendered in brown, blue, green and soft grey.


Italian, early 19th Century
[Botanical Illustration -- Lavender, stem and blossom)
watercolor on laid
14 x 9 1/2 inches
with hand-drawn old french mat.

[Botanical Illustration -- Yellow Milkweed, stem and blossom)
watercolor on laid
13 11/16 x 9 1/2 inches
with hand-drawn old french mat.

ITALIAN, 19th CENTURY Stage Design for the Opera La Pellegrina by Phillipo Clement ink and colored washes (blue, grey and brown) on off-white wove paper 12 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches annotated “Pellegrina Atto 30”. a grand design for a grand production.

SPANISH, 19TH CENTURY The Race of the Riderless Horses, c. 1820 pencil drawing 6 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches. a meticulously rendered, animated drawing of a famous event of the carnival season. It was the subject of paintings by Gericault and Horace Vernet among others.

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