Art & More

Original Oil Painting on Canvas Jungle Scene: An original oil painting on canvas. This work depicts a dirt path through tall grass and trees with small shacks and a human figure in the scene. The piece is signed by the artist the to lower right corner and dated. It is presented as a stretched canvas and is not framed.

Aquatint Etching on Paper of an Artifact: An aquatint etching on paper. This print depicts an artifact in red, orange, brown, grey, and black shades. The piece is hand signed by the artist to the lower right corner. It is presented behind an off-white mat behind glass in a metal frame.

Early 20th Century Colored Pencil on Paper Portrait of Young Man: An early 20th century colored pencil portrait on paper. The framed piece depicts a young man in turn-of-the-century attire. The subject wears a black suit with matching vest and tie over a high-collared white shirt. The unsigned piece is presented under glass in an oval gold tone frame with beaded accents to the inner perimeter. The frame does not include hanging wire or brackets.

Original Oil Painting on Canvas Board: An original oil painting on canvas board. This work depicts a portrait of a young man in a blue suit and tie. The piece is monogrammed by the artist to the lower left corner. It is presented in a gold tone wood frame.

Framed Calligraphy of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote From "Faust": A framed German calligraphy piece drawn on paper. Featured is a quote from notable German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, hand-rendered in red and black inks. The quote, from Goethe’s play Faust, reads, “Was du ererbt von deinen Vätern hast, erwirb es, um es zu besitzen”. This translates to “What you have inherited from your fathers, acquire it to possess it.” The piece is presented over a red background; set under glass in a decorative wooden frame with wire to the back for hanging.

Moore and Salisbury Gouache on Paper "House for Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Cooley": An architectural gouache on paper by an anonymous artist. This is titled House for Mr. and Mrs Francis B. Cooley and was made for architects Moore and Salisbury. It depicts a white single level bungalow, in a Mod sixties style, with feature chimneys, and wrap around porch, with a heavily manicured garden around it. It is unsigned, but titled below in typeface on the white mat. This is presented behind glass in a white painted frame wired for hanging.

Framed Original Oil Painting of Gray Horse: An original oil painting on canvas of a gray horse. This painting depicts a gray and black horse wearing a red bridle and is standing in front of a brown background. The painting is mounted in a gold tone beveled wood frame. Several sketches in graphite are present to verso of the canvas. No signature is present to the painting.

1929 Photograph of Master Farmer Banquet: A framed photograph of the second annual Master Farmer Banquet on December 12th, 1929 by Century. This depicts a ballroom at the Hotel Lincoln in New York City, with a long trestle head table, and round banquet tables full of men in dark suits and a few women in evening dress. It is titled in the bottom right corner, and attributed in the bottom left. This work is presented under glass in a dark wooden frame, wired for hanging.

After George Franklin Cram Lithograph Map of Connecticut: A lithographic map on paper after a 1901 original by George Franklin Cram. This depicts the state of Connecticut with labeled and hand colored counties. This work is presented with a pale green mat, under glass in a cherry wood frame wired for hanging.

1947 Westinghouse "No. 8 El Diesel Break" Colored Lithographs: A 1947 portfolio containing colored lithographs of Westinghouse’s No. 8 El Diesel Break Equipment. These prints on paper depict various train component blue-prints represented through numbered charts, which are color coded to distinguish each part. Each chart is labeled with a headline, and is broken down into numbered components and a legacy. The prints are presented in a paper portfolio with a table of contents and illustration of a train featured to the front.

Original Colored Pencil Drawing on Paper: An original colored pencil drawing on paper. This work depicts a landscape with bare autumn trees and a country road. It is presented behind a white mat behind glass in a gold tone wood frame.

Framed Gouache Painting on Cardboard of Rural Landscape: A gouache painting on cardboard of a rural landscape setting. The framed piece depicts a winding country road running past a small cottage surrounded by trees with changing leaves. The road extends onward to the sea, with white clouds disappearing into a grey-blue sky. The piece is signed “Rich” in paint to the lower right margin. The painting is presented under glass in a gold tone wooden frame with wire to the back for hanging.

Circa 1940s Half Tone International Maps: A collection of circa 1940s half tone international maps. These maps on paper feature New England Homestead, which includes former presidents and other international figureheads in monochromatic portraiture adorning a map at the center. Multiple maps are bound together, featuring a “Special War Edition” of China and Japan, as well as maps of Europe, Mexico, United States and Hawaii. The latter map is complemented by photos of the native peoples of The South Seas, which depicts native life in Hawaii.

Franklin Roosevelt Offset Lithograph: An offset lithograph of Franklin Roosevelt. This lithograph features an image of Franklin Delano Roosevelt first printed by The Old Print Shop in 1933 holding a newspaper with The Capitol building visible in the background. The print is captioned “Entered According to Act of Congress MArch 1933 There is Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Thirty-First President of The United States”. The piece features various handwritten markings including “Artist Proof 30 Limited to 500 signed copies” with two Roosevelt signatures features at the lower right. The piece is encompassed by a black wooden frame under glass and hanging wire is included on the verso with a handwritten family tree of Franklin Roosevelt beginning with John Aspinwall.

E. L. Thurlow Original Watercolor of a River Bank: An original watercolor on paper of a river bank by E.L. Thurlow. This piece depicts a rock lined riverbank filled with trees and tall grass. The watercolor is signed by hand to the lower left corner of the main image. The watercolor is mounted under shiny gold tone matting, glass and is presented in a gold tone wood frame with a scrolling ornamentation.