Original Oil on Board by Swiss Artist Leo Deck “Bei Altenrhein bei Bodensee” (Landscape near Altenrhein, a Swiss town on Lake Constance). The Swiss artist Leo Deck (1908 – 1997) worked in the region of...

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The Swiss artist Leo Deck (1908 - 1997)worked in the region of central Switzerland around Bern. He is known for his colorful landscapes in an expressionist style....

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Jean Lurcat (1892 – 1966) Rooster Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil by the Artist Lower Left Limited edition numbered 96/240 The French artist Jean Lurcat was close to many of the great artistic geniuses of the early...

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Marc-Antoine Bissiere was born in Paris in 1926, the son of the well known artist Roger Bissiere (1888-1964), who knicknamed him “loutre” (Otter). The two worked for many years side by side. The...

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Marc-Antoine Bissiere was born in Paris in 1926, the son of the well known artist Roger Bissiere (1888-1964), who knicknamed him "loutre" (Otter). The two worked for many years side by side. The...

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Great Horned Owl Handcolored plate from “Gleanings of Natural History” originally published in 1758-1764 and from “A Natural History of Uncommon Birds” published between 1743 and 1751. Attractively framed in a vintage gilt frame. George Edwards...

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Sculpture

Alexander Kelety – Young Athlete, Art Deco Bronze Bust »

Alexander Kelety – Young Athlete, Art Deco Bronze Bust Art Deco Period Bronze Bust, Green-Gilt patina on Solid Marble base Signed on the Reverse and numbered 14 Cachet LN Paris JL Dimensions: H 35 x L 47 X D 30 cm. Alexander Kelety...

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Featured Fine Art

Vinzenz Daxelhofer (Dax) – “Reisen” (Traveling) – Mixed Media on Board »

Vinzenz Daxelhofer (Dax) – “Reisen” (Traveling) – Mixed Media on Board

Mixed media on Board entitled “Reisen” (Traveling) Dated 1989 on the reverse. 127 X 123 cm Swiss artist Vinzenz Daxelhofer,...

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Canal Scene in Venice – Franco dei Rossi »

Canal Scene in Venice – Franco dei Rossi

View of a Canal in Venice Soft blues and rose tones in shimmering summer sunlight. A native of Venice,...

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Hermann Scherer – Woodcut – Expressionist Hillside »

Hermann Scherer – Woodcut – Expressionist Hillside

Woodcut Posthumously Printed from the Original Woodcuts and Artist's Paper Stock. Limited Edition of 70. Scherer was a...

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Lowell Nesbitt – Blue Iris »

Lowell Nesbitt – Blue Iris

This original painting is a fine example of Lowell Nesbitt's work. Like the work of the famous...

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Francois Gos – “Gletsch”- Glacier – Expressionist Gouache »

Francois Gos – “Gletsch”- Glacier – Expressionist Gouache

Original Gouache on Paper by well-known Swiss landscape artist François-Marc-Eugène Gos. Francois Gos was the son of...

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Cuzco School Painting on Wood – Madonna of the Miracles »

Cuzco School Painting Madonna of the Miracles Painting of crucifix on reverse. The figure of the madonna is surrounded by three ex voto style scenes of miracles at which she appears to rescue or give solace to the victim. The reverse is a dark and somewhat frighting vision of a cross, with a figure from a religious brotherhood in...

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Cuzco School Painting on Wood – Madonna of the Miracles

Expressionist Lakeside at Sunset by Swiss Artist Leo Deck »

Original Oil on Board by Swiss Artist Leo Deck “Bei Altenrhein bei Bodensee” (Landscape near Altenrhein, a Swiss town on Lake Constance). The Swiss artist Leo Deck (1908 – 1997) worked in the region of central Switzerland around Bern.  He is known for his colorful landscapes in an expressionist style. Deck studied at La Grande Chaumière in Paris,...

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Expressionist Lakeside at Sunset by Swiss Artist Leo Deck

Walter Krebs – Polish WWII Troops Cross into Switzerland »

Walter Krebs (March 17, 1900 Starrkirch (Solothurn) - April 10, 1965 Bern) Swiss Artist Walter Krebs is known for his large format biblical and reglious images and stark alpine landscapes.  He lived a solitary life, dedicated to his work, which has a powerful expressionist quality. In this fascinating watercolor Krebs depicts a little known episode in WWII history. After the...

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Walter Krebs – Polish WWII Troops Cross into Switzerland

Old Master Engraving by Carl Gustav Amling – Autumn »

Carl Gustav Amling After Peter Candid (Candido) “Autumnus” – Autumn Engraving dated 1698 Dimensions: 31.5 X 20 cm This allegory of Autumn comes from a series of twenty-two plates by engraved circa 1700 by the celebrated German artist and printmaker Carl Gustav Amling from the famous gobelin tapestries in the palace at Munich designed by Candido. The...

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Old Master Engraving by Carl Gustav Amling – Autumn

Pair of Baroque Style Sculpted Wooden Mirrors (Sold) »

Matching set of two beautiful sculpted wood Baroque style Mirrors Formed like Cartouches, they are decorated in classic Baroque style with leaves and volutes. Dimensions: 49 x 75 cm Condition:  There are some repairs, signs of wear and a few minor missing pieces.  Antique glass.  Great Patina. SOLD var addthis_pub = 'genevawendy'; var addthis_brand = 'Village Antiques';var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options...

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Pair of Baroque Style Sculpted Wooden Mirrors (Sold)

Prints & Maps

Large Antique Dentist Engravings: Town & Country Tooth Extractions

Large Antique Dentist Engravings: Town & Country Tooth Extractions »

These beautiful large format engravings on old chainlinked paper date to the late 18th or early 19th Century. Up until the 19th century, blacksmiths often did the job of pulling teeth,...

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The Sebesten Plum and the Italian Runner after Mark Catesby »

The Sebesten Plum and the Italian Runner after Mark Catesby

From A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) by George Edwards, adapted after the original by Mark Catesby. This beautiful 18th...

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Great Horned Owl – Antique Engraving by George Edwards »

Great Horned Owl – Antique Engraving by George Edwards

Great Horned Owl Handcolored plate from “Gleanings of Natural History” originally published in 1758-1764 and from “A Natural History of Uncommon Birds” published...

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Expressionism

Walter Krebs – Polish WWII Troops Cross into Switzerland »

Walter Krebs – Polish WWII Troops Cross into Switzerland

Walter Krebs (March 17, 1900 Starrkirch (Solothurn) - April 10, 1965 Bern) Swiss Artist Walter Krebs is known for his large format biblical and reglious...

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“Dancers” by the Slovak Artist Vavro Oravec »

“Dancers” by the Slovak Artist Vavro Oravec

Holocaust survivor Vavro Oravec did not become an artist until after the second world war. Born in the Slovakian town of Tvrdošín...

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Riders in an Autumn Landscape Expressionist style painting by Swiss Artist Leo Deck

Riders in an Autumn Landscape Expressionist style painting by Swiss Artist Leo Deck »

The Swiss artist Leo Deck (1908 - 1997)worked in the region of central Switzerland around Bern. He is known for his colorful landscapes in an expressionist style....

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