Oil on canvas, approx. 10" x 14" --unsigned but surely by Armfield. Bio fromo ask art.com: George Armfield Smith (for by this name he was known until the year 1840) was born in Wales. (Actually Bristol: according to Armfield family information) His father was a painter, who for some time had a studio at 54, Pall Mall, London, (His father was the portrait painter William Armfield Hobday (1771-1831)) and from his father, George Armfield obtained any artistic tuition he may have received...

Oil on wood panel, in what appears to be the original frame. Signed lower right. Approx. 9" x 14"--Bio: De Penne was a landscape and animal painter, born in Paris in 1831. He was a student of Leon Cogniet. In 1857, after attending art school, he won the Rome Grand Second Prize with his painting Jesus et la Samaritaine, a subject inspired by Victor Hugo. De Penne also deeply loved the forest of Fontainebleau, animals and hunting...

Circa 1860-80, circular oil on compo panel, approx. 12" diameter.

Oil on wood panel, in what appears to be the original fine gilt frame. Approx. 14" x 9"

Oil on canvas, 18" x 1 22" signed lower left and in custom carved and gold leaf frame: 27" x 31"--New England impressionist landscape. Bio from askart.com: Benjamin Foster's painting specialty was bucolic scenes of the New England countryside. His style was predominantly Tonalist* with subdued colors and limited tones---almost exclusively autumn colors, muted browns, grays and rusts...

Nice bright impressionist landscape, 25" x 43" canvas size and signed lower left. Framed. Bio from askart.com: He was born in Middleboro, May 5, 1861, the son of August and Ardelia (Monk) Lamb. At the age of 17 he entered Massachusetts Normal Art School in Boston and studied under Arthur Smith of England. This school was the first of its type in America. Later he taught modeling in clay and casting and painting in oil from still life at the New England Consevatory of Music...

Oil on artist board in the original frame, 8" x 12" image size, frame: 15" x 18.5". Unsigned.

Oil on artist board, painted circa 1940. 20" x 24" Framed, signed lower right. Bio from ask art.com: Harold Rotenberg (1905-2011) He was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts in 1905. He began his studies at age 19 in Jerusalem at the Bazalel Academy, which taught students in the tradition of French Post Impressionism. His return to America in 1926 led him to Cape Ann, where he set up his first studio in Gloucester...

20" x 30" oil on canvas, signed lower right. Born in Gardiner, ME in 1841. Webber was a self-taught, Eastern artist who was active in Yosemite in 1886. He died in Wollaston, MA on Nov. 4, 1914. Exh: Boston Art Club, 1874-91; Williams & Everett Gallery (Boston), 1877.

Oil on artist board in what appears to be the original frame, approx. 4.5" x 8 1/4" and 7" x 11" framed. Unsigned.

In original frame, approx. 46" x 42" --

Oil on canvas, in what appear to be the original mahogany frames. Pending research, I have not been able to attribute this rare pair of portraits to one artist.