Charming pair of rabbit paintings by Chris Adams, mid 20th century. Oil on canvas, mounted under glass in wood frames with linen mats. The paintings each measure 6 x 4 inches and the frames each measure 13.5 x 10.5 inches. Excellent condition.
Jennifer Holmes oil on canvas titled "Winter" and dated 2011. Excellent condition, beautifully framed in gold leaf on carved wood. The original Lyme Art Association exhibition tag is on the back of the frame. The painting measures 16 x 16 inches and the frame measures 23 x 23 inches. Jennifer is an Elected Artist in: Hudson Valley Art Association, North Shore Art Association, Rockport, Lyme, and Mystic Art Associations, and the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society. Artist Member level in The Academic Artists Association, Connecticut Academy of Fine Artists and the New Haven Paint and Clay Club. She holds artist membership in American Society of Marine Artists. Painting in the traditions of outdoor painters of the early New England Plein Air Painters of Old Lyme, CT, and Rockport, MA, "I paint on location most of the time. Painting en plein air, or painting out of doors, allows me the chance to capture a bit o' the life in the constantly changing light and atmospheric conditions.”
Antique English folk art painting of a little girl wearing a large feathered hat asleep on her large dog as it keeps watch. Titled "The Sentinell" at lower right. Oil on canvas. Frame measures 17.25 x 15 inches.
Antique English folk art painting of a little girl wearing a large feathered hat riding her large dog. Titled "Little Jockey" at lower right. Oil on canvas. Frame measures 17.25 x 15 inches.
Antique oil on board painting of a man blowing soap bubbles for a fascinated little boy. This is probably a student copy of the 1735 original work by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, who painted 3 versions of this scene. The first version hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the other two are in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the National Gallery. Canvas measures 16 x 20 inches. Frame measures 18.75 by 22.75 inches. Excellent condition circa 1910-20.