fully signed and dated 1943. 33.5" x 26.5" framed. Image is 21.5" x 15.5"

Of American interest, the origins of John Cooper remain somewhat mysterious. Most of his works are found in early American homes but he was not known to have ever left England. This small work is not typical, although the details of the faces are characteristic. Approx. 14" x 11"--circa 1725. Now in a black and gold period frame from my frame collection.

En grisaille, oil on canvas. 14" x 9"

Painted marriage ceritificate, watercolor on paper, portrait of Aleda Van Ryn, sampler by Aleda Van Ryn and a group of van Ryn family printed announcements, mostly 18th C. Hendrik Swartwout, husband, maried to Aleda Van Ryn, 10 December 1760. Her sampler is dated 1752. The portrait is not dated but circa 1775. Portrait is 12.5" x 10" and the watercolor is 8 3/4" x 13 1/4"--note the far end is cropped in the image and is whole. Minor tears.

Oil on canvas, signed lower left. 22" x 28" This biography from the Archives of AskART: Born in Waterville, New York, Charlotte Buell Coman was a prominent late 19th, early 20th-century landscape artist known for her tonalist paintings, especially with misty blue coloration. She was a key painter in bringing the Barbizon tradition from France to America...

30" x 24" oil on canvas, signed and illustrated in the paperback book on the artist published jointly by Hirshl and Adler Galleries, NYC and Adams Davidson Galleries, Washington, DC. "Old Man with a Pipe."

27" x 33" oil on canvas. 36" x 39" framed.

Of the type attributed to Rufus Porter, in stamped metal frame, watercolor on paper.

Watercolor on paper, circa 1875, perhaps a 19th C representation of French admiration for America and American ideals. This makes this drawing a true antique! Image size, 16" x 12"

Oil on wood panel, in the original frame, 17" x 22.5" panel size. 2nd Q 19th C.

23" x 17" watercolor and pastel on artist board, signed and titled in the margin: The Gardener"--a charming illustration for a children's book. See Falk's WWWAA for a biography.