This beautiful expressionist painting is entitled "Genoveva" after the lead character in Robert Schumann's romantic German Opera. ...

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Charles Fisher (1792 Prussia – 1873 New Orleans) The Prussian immigrant to the United States Charles Fisher worked as a blacksmith and machinists but also became an accomplished portrait and historical painter.  He was famous...

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Young Girl in a White Dress in a Reflective Pose. We believe this is the work of the Geneva portraitist and enameler Alfred Sandoz (Born 27.3.1901 St-Imier (Bern) – Died 19.3.1964 in Geneva). Oil on...

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Original Lithograph in vibrant thickly applied inks. The Dutch painter, sculptor and poet was influenced by Picasso, Matisse and Dubuffet and was one of the founders of the Cobra avant-garde movement in 1948....

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Automne pres Chexbres by Francois Gos (Autumn Near Chexbres) Beautiful view out over Lake Geneva from the area around the village of Chexbres (Lavaux region between Lausanne and Vevey). Oil on Board Signed Francois Gos Upper Right Condition: ...

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Markus Dinkel ((Eicken 1762 - 1832. Bern) was a portraitist specialized in Swiss costumes. He is one of the so called Schweitzer Kleinmeister (the Swiss Little Masters), 18th and 19th Century artists who...

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Sculpture

Hungarian Hussar on Horseback – Antique Wooden Butter Mold »

Hungarian Hussar on Horseback – Antique Wooden Butter Mold Antique Butter Mold - Proud Hussar on a Horse. ...

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Markus Dinkel – Antique Watercolor Portrait of Girl from Zug – Zuger Trachtenmädchen »

Markus Dinkel – Antique Watercolor Portrait of Girl from Zug – Zuger Trachtenmädchen

Markus Dinkel ((Eicken 1762 - 1832. Bern) was a portraitist specialized in Swiss costumes. He is one...

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Portrait of a Spanish Lady by Rafael Enriquez y Villanueva »

Portrait of a Spanish Lady by Rafael Enriquez y Villanueva

Rafael Enriquez y Villanueva (1850-1937) was a Spanish / Philippine painter and first director of the University...

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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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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

Autumn View of Chexbres on Lake Geneva by Geneva painter Francois Gos »

Automne pres Chexbres by Francois Gos (Autumn Near Chexbres) Beautiful view out over Lake Geneva from the area around the village of Chexbres (Lavaux region between Lausanne and Vevey). Oil on Board Signed Francois Gos Upper Right Condition:  Surface lightly soiled. Needs light professional restoration. About Francois Gos François-Marc-Eugène Gos, the son of Swiss landscape artist Albert Gos, was born in Geneva...

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Autumn View of Chexbres on Lake Geneva by Geneva painter Francois Gos

Victorian Woman Reading a Book – Charming Small Painting by M.A. Ansley »

Beautiful small gouache painting of an elegant Victorian woman reading a book in a park. She wears a rich red dress and a scarf loosely draped around her neck. ...

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Victorian Woman Reading a Book – Charming Small Painting by M.A. Ansley

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

George Edwards – Black-capped Manakin and White-capped Manakin, Plate 260

George Edwards – Black-capped Manakin and White-capped Manakin, Plate 260 »

18th Century handcolored engraving by George Edwards, the "Father of Ornithology."...

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Expressionism

Autumn View of Chexbres on Lake Geneva by Geneva painter Francois Gos »

Autumn View of Chexbres on Lake Geneva by Geneva painter Francois Gos

Automne pres Chexbres by Francois Gos (Autumn Near Chexbres) Beautiful view out over Lake Geneva from the area around the village of Chexbres (Lavaux...

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Lili Erzinger – Blue Expressionist Landscape with Trees and Houses »

Lili Erzinger – Blue Expressionist Landscape with Trees and Houses

Spring Landscape by the Neuchatel artist Lili Erzinger (1908-1964). Erzinger studied at La Chaumière in Paris, where she came into contact...

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Leo Steck – Madonna and Child Swiss Expressionist Painting

Leo Steck – Madonna and Child Swiss Expressionist Painting »

This beautiful expressionist painting is entitled "Genoveva" after the lead character in Robert Schumann's romantic German Opera. ...

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Folk Art

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