Hans Beat Wieland – Der Alpsegen – The Alpine Blessing
Hans Beat Wieland’s Der Alpsegen, an evocative Swiss Alpine lithograph celebrating the traditional evening blessing of the mountain pastures and herds.
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Cowherd Senn in the Traditional Costume of Appenzell Switzerland
Antique chromolithograph of a handsome young Senn or alpine cowherd in the traditional costume of Appenzell, Switzerland. Available framed for
Karl Schlageter – Expressionist Portrait Study of a Young Woman
Karl Schlageter (Swiss, 1894–1990)Expressionist Portrait Study of a Young WomanInk and wash on paper, signed lower left. A striking monochrome
Fine Art, Paintings, Drawings
Oil signed F. Tourte – Le Petit Dejeuner – French Breakfast
Colorful painting of a green tea service with toasts, butter and sugar sitting ready on a yellow tray in a library. A wonderful kitchen piece.
Antique Prints
The Fire Which Destroyed Quai de Seujet, Geneve -1864 Engraving
Incendie du Quai du Seujet à Genève – Night of 24 September 1864 Fine 19th century engraving depicting the fire
Switzerland
Karl Stauffer-Bern – Portrait of the Artist’s Sister Sophie Stauffer
Karl Stauffer-Bern (Bern, 1857 – Florence, 1891) Portrait of Sophie Stauffer, the Artist’s Sister Like many of Karl Stauffer-Bern’s engraved
Town of Thun, Switzerland – Lithograph
Thun Color Lithograph circa 1840 Nicely matted (not framed). An annotation in pencil on the mat reads “Wagner.” This may
Laurenz Halder – Zuerich: Two Antique Engravings Circa 1790
Laurenz Halder Laurenz Halder (1765-1821) was a mapmaker and engraver from St. Gallen who was also active in Zuerich. These
Fred Fay – Woodblock Portrait of a Swiss Farmer
Woodcut portrait of a bearded Swiss farmer from the Valais wearing a hat with a village and the alps in
Folk Art
Maria Palatini – Soldiers and Cannon in the Snow (SOLD)
Maria Palatini Soldiers in the Snow A group of soldiers pose with a cannon in a naive winter landscape. Self-taught
