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Blackpool Opera House by Fortunino Matania

Another amazing image from the Italian artist and illustrator Fortunino Matania, showing the stage and audience during an operatic performance at Blackpool. Signed lower left, this work is in good condition having been newly reframed and mounted behind museum-quality U.V. glass. From the private estate of a commercial airline pilot who collected items and images relating to balloons and ballooning.

Measures 32.5 cm wide by 22.5 cm deep (51 cm by 43.5 cm in its frame).

£2500

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Gala Night At The Empire Ballroom, Blackpool by Fortunino Matania

An astonishing and highly detailed watercolour of a party  night at the Gala Ballroom, the Winter Gardens in Blackpool by the Italian artist Fortunino Matania (1881-1963). Signed lower left,this work is in good condition having been newly reframed and mounted behind museum-quality U.V. glass. From the private estate of a commercial airline pilot who collected items and images relating to balloons and ballooning. NB; digital prints  of this are available from a company in America but this is the original watercolour.

Measures 31 cm wide by 22 cm deep (51 cm by 43.5 cm in its frame).

 

£4000

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Kerroch, Brittany by Auguste Nayel (1900)

A lovely image of the rocky coastline at Kerroch in Brittany by the French artist Auguste Nayel (1845-1909). This watercolour is in good condition and is signed and precisely dated to Le Matin, 24th Aout, 1900, by the artist.  This work has been re-framed  at some time and is behind non-reflective glass.  There is a framer’s label for a Lorient company verso.

Measures 43 cm wide by 28 cm deep (64 cm by 52 cm in its frame).

£350

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God 2000 by Zani Veljanoska

A striking abstract image in watercolour, gauche and gold leaf by the contemporary Macedonian artist Zani Veljanoska. This work is in good condition having been remounted in its original frame. It bears a label, verso, indicating what I believe to be a  signature, a title of the artwork and details of the artist’s address.

Measures 50 cm wide by 35 cm deep (71 cm by 55 cm in its frame).

£350

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St. Stephens Church, Vienna – signed

A mid-century etching in colours showing an extensive view in Vienna with the historic and important 12th century St. Stephens Cathedral,  the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna, centre.  Signed in pencil and titled and dated 1950 in the plate. In good condition in its original frame. For delivery outside UK contact Bill.

Measures 34 cm wide by 50 cm deep (54 cm by 72 cm in its frame).

£300

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Landscape by Otto Weber (1832-1888)

A lovely. oil on canvas by the German artist Otto Weber showing a narrow rocky gorge. Signed lower right and in good condition in its original frame.

Measures 73 cm wide by 50 cm deep (90 cm by 66 cm in its frame).

£1000

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Vitruvian Man (After Leonardo Da Vinci) by Adolfo Bartolome (b.1937)

An interesting etching by the Spanish artist Adolfo Bartolome, based on DaVinci’s masterpiece. In good condition and signed and numbered in pencil 3 from a run of 70.

Measures 25 cm wide by 26 cm deep (45 cm by 45 cm in its frame).

£350

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An Extensive Landscape by Daniel Bec (1940-2010)

A vibrant landscape by the Italian artist Daniel Bec.  This oil on canvas is signed, lower right, by the artist and in good condition in its original frame.

Measures 80 cm wide by 58 cm deep (94 cm by 72 cm in its frame).

£550

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A Couple In A Gaslit Close by H.S. Cooper

An atmospheric little etching by the Canadian artist H.S. Cooper showing a couple conversing beneath the high walls of a city close.  Signed in pencil and in good condition in its original frame and mount.

Measures 22.5 cm wide by 33 cm deep (41 cm by 53 cm in its frame).

£120

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The Doorway To St. Mark’s, Venice by Louis Rosenberg (1890-1983)

A fine little etching by the American artist Louis Conrad Rosenberg showing a religious figure entering the doorway of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice.  Signed in pencil and in fair condition with some light yellowing in the foreground. In its original frame and mount.

Measures 18.5 cm wide by 26 cm deep (38 cm by 52 cm in its frame).

£120