WCL, Author at Village Antiques

Swiss Farmer with a Pipe – Watercolor signed A.J.M.

October 19, 2022 WCL 241 Views

Watercolor of a Swiss farmer with a pipe leaning on a fence, taking a break from work. Artist unknown. Signed

20th Century French Modern Realism

Marcel Gromaire – Man with a Shovel – Original Eau-Forte

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 WCL 240 Views

Original etching / eau-forte of a man with a shovel smoking a pipe. He might either be a village farmer,

19th Century British Chalet Style Fine Art Landscape Lithograph

Aira Force, Ullswater by Thomas Robert Colman Dibdin from Wanderings in the Woods

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 WCL 238 Views

Charming landscape of a wanderer admiring the waterfall at Aira Force, Ullswater – 1854 Lithograph by T.C. Dibdin from his book “Wanderings in the Woods and Green Lanes of England.”

18th Century Militaria Swiss Swiss History

A Droitte – Antique Engraving of an 18th Century Soldier in Red Uniform

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 WCL 251 Views

Elegant beautifully hand colored copperplate engraving of a soldier in a red uniform standing at attention and carrying a rifle

18th Century Antique Prints British Caricatures

Satire on False Perspective – Antique Engraving after William Hogarth

October 10, 2022 WCL 2749 Views caricature, drawing, perspective, william hogarth

This wonderful work, an antique reproduction after William Hogarth illustrates the pitfalls that an artist who does not properly employ the principles of perspective may encounter.

18th Century Mythology / Allegory Neoclassical

Vue de l’Areopage d’Athenes – Areopagus, Hill of Ares in Athens

October 10, 2022 WCL 275 Views

Antique engraving of the Areopagus or Hill of Ares in Athens, Greece.

Chalet Style Drawing Fine Art Swiss

Swiss Girl in Traditional Costume – Pencil and Charcoal Drawing

October 9, 2022October 10, 2022 WCL 212 Views

Beautiful mixed media pencil and charcoal drawing of a girl in traditional Swiss Costume. The work is not signed. One

20th Century Art Deco Nudes Oil Paintings Swiss

Rudolf Löw – Nude With Cockatoo and Tropical Plants

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 WCL 255 Views

Beautiful large format oil on canvas of a nude with a cockatoo surrounded by tropical plants. The work appears to

17thCentury Antique Prints Swiss Swiss History Swiss Landscapes Switzerland Topographical

Geneve – Engraving showing Geneva in the Age of the Escalade – Nicolas Tassin 1634

August 28, 2022 WCL 363 Views

Geneva, Switzerland around the time of the Escalade. Original antique 1634 Copperplate engraving by Nicolas Tassin.

Fine Art Swiss Swiss History Swiss Landscapes Switzerland Watercolor

Rare Antique Watercolor of the Rütli Meadow where Switzerland Began

August 28, 2022 WCL 409 Views

Rare and unique antique watercolor of legendary Rütli/Grütli meadow above Lake Lucerne, where the It is the site of the

18th Century Antique Prints Swiss Swiss Landscapes Switzerland Topographical

The Devil’s Bridge – Vue du Pont du Diable – 18th Century Engraving by Chatelet / Masquelier

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 WCL 647 Views Zurlauben

Vue of the Devil’s Bridge in the Swiss Alps – IIe Vue du Pont du Diable – a famous scenic

18th Century Bedroom Drawing Fine Art French French Country

Italian Peasant Girl – Contadina – Drawing attributed to Jean-Michel Moreau

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 WCL 597 Views

Sanguine sketch attributed to Jean-Michel Moreau / Moreau Le Jeune. Jean-Michel Moreau (26 March 1741 – 30 November 1814), also called Moreau

20th Century Art Deco Expressionist Fine Art Fine Art Prints Swiss Swiss Landscapes Woodcut

View of Bern – Expressionist Woodblock by Werner Engel

April 10, 2022 WCL 779 Views

Wonderful expressionist view of Bern seen from the hillside heading up towards Rosengarten park.

20th Century Architecture Chalet Style Expressionist Fine Art Swiss Switzerland Woodcut

Werner Engel – Large Format Color Woodblock of Thun

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 WCL 795 Views

View of the city of Thun in a striking bold expressionist woodblock print by Swiss artist Werner Engel.

16thCentury Dutch Horses

Stadanus Horses – Romanus / Equus Matronalis – Orig. Engraving from Equile

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 WCL 975 Views horse, horses, Stradanus

The Roman Horse and the Gentlewoman’s Horse – Elegant renaissance period engraving by Jan Van der Straet – Stradanus.

16thCentury Antique Prints Dutch Horses

Gallicus – Antique Engraving of a Horse from Stradanus’ Renaissance Work Equile

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 WCL 593 Views horse, horses, Stradanus

Gallicus – a stallion from France. Original antique print from Equile, the famous renaissance work about horses.

17thCentury Dutch Horses

George Simon Winter – 17th Century Engraving of Bucephalus – Horse of Alexander the Great

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 WCL 946 Views George Simon Winter, horse, horses

17th Century engraving of Bucephalus (the name means Head of an Ox) was the horse of Alexander the Great, and one of the most famous horses of the ancient world.

16thCentury Antique Prints Dutch Horses

Stadanus – Appulus – Orig. Engraving from Equile

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 WCL 676 Views

Appulus – Magnificent Stallion from Puglia. Renaissance period engraving by Stradanus.

16thCentury Antique Prints Dutch History Horses

Stadanus – Thessalus (Horse from Thessaly) – Orig. Engraving from Equile

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 WCL 765 Views horse, horses, Stradanus

Renaissance period engraving of a stallion from Thessaly in Ancient Greece.

16thCentury Antique Prints Dutch Horses

Stadanus – Saxo – Renaissance Period Engraving of Saxon Stallion from Equile

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 WCL 759 Views horse, horses, Stradanus

A Saxon Stallion from the rare and exceptional Renaissance series of engravings of horses in the famous work Equile – The Stables of Don Juan of Austria – by Stradanus.

Antique Prints History

Stadanus – Achivus – Orig. Engraving from Equile

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 WCL 694 Views

Magnificent copperplate engraving of a Stallion – 16th century late Renaissance print on old hand laid paper. Stradanus.