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Portrait of an Elegant Gentleman with a Moustache

Portrait of an Elegant Gentleman with a Moustache

Late 19th or early 20th Century oil on canvas.
An earlier owner of this work has written on the canvas frame on the back that they believe the painting to have been the work Frank Buchser, but we have nothing to support that supposition.

November 3 2011 | Posted in 19th Century, 20th Century, Fine Art, Oil, Paintings, Portraits, Switzerland | Read More »

Daffodils in a Pewter Pot – Beautiful Still Life by Swiss Artist Agnes Pelissier-Pezolt

Daffodils in a Pewter Pot – Beautiful Still Life by Swiss Artist Agnes Pelissier-Pezolt

Colorful still life in bold expressionist strokes by the Swiss artist Agnes Pelissier-Pezolt.

October 13 2011 | Posted in 20th Century, Fine Art, Floral / Botanical, Oil, Paintings, Still Life, Switzerland | Read More »

Fillette de Pont-l’Abbé, Brittany by Swiss Artist Emile Bressler

Fillette de Pont-l’Abbé, Brittany by Swiss Artist Emile Bressler

Well-known Geneva artist Emile Bressler was influenced by fauvism. This oil on canvas mounted on board was most likely painted just before WWI when the artist spent several months in Brittany

August 7 2011 | Posted in 20th Century, Artist's Nationality, Oil, Paintings, Portraits, Switzerland | Read More »

Colorful Expressionist Landcape – Artist Unknown

Colorful Expressionist Landcape – Artist Unknown

We  have been unable to determine the name of the artist who created this beautiful expressionist scene of village houses and gardens.
There is a partial painting of an expressionist scene on the reverse and a tag from a framing store in Evolene in the Valais. The painter may have been a member of the Ecole [...]

May 19 2011 | Posted in 20th Century, Abstract, Expressionism, Fine Art, Living / Dining Room, Oil, Paintings, cityscapes | Read More »

Tonio Ciolina – Rendez-Vous, 1932 – Original Oil of Couple Embracing

Tonio Ciolina – Rendez-Vous, 1932 – Original Oil of Couple Embracing

Tonio Ciolina
Rendez-Vous
1932
Original Oil
Swiss artist Tonio Ciolina (Bern 1898-1988) studied in France and was the student of André Lhote and other [...]

May 19 2011 | Posted in 20th Century, Bedroom/Bath, Couples / Romance, Fine Art, Oil, Switzerland | Read More »

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