Artistic Sketches and Photographs

A mix of sketches and historical photographs showcasing artistic works, interior design, and decorative items.

Porcelain images of Chimaera's and Pork heads, Lemercier & Cie., C. 1879 - in or before 1884 photomechanical print   paper  sculpture. Chimera. pig
Porcelain images of Chimaera's and Pork heads, Lemercier & Cie., C. 1879 - in or before 1884 photomechanical print paper sculpture. Chimera. pig
Een heer met laarzen en sjerp.Square glass plate in wooden mount. A gentleman with long gray hair, for feet from depicted, wears high boots and a sash over his green jacket. The background is black.Wall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeWorld Exhibition , Republic of Uruguay No, Michael Frankenstein , Comp, Photo Studio, Viennese Photographer Association, Publishing HouseA paintbox, close-up.Roßwein. Residential house with shop (company Bellmann), Dubber Street 1st shop window decoration "Great Germany porcelain industry" to Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday on 20.04.1939CDIR - CAIDA DEL IMPERIO ROMANO - 1998 - ESCULTURA EN BRONCE - 31x76x22 Y LITOGRAFIA - 50x29. Author: ROBERTO GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ (S XX). Location: COMUNIDAD DE MADRID-COLECCION DE ARTE. MADRID. SPAIN.Anefo photo collection. Recording Bruidsuikers Bonera, 3 Boxes. 26 February 1950Drawing for Still Life #12. Tom Wesselmann; American, 1931-2004. Date: 1961-1962. Dimensions: 1203 x 1203 mm. Charcoal on paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Zuboff Square by Wassily Kandinsky, oil on canvas, circa 1910, 1866-1944, Russia, Moscow, Tretyakov GalleryGift for John F. Kennedy, Jr. (JFK, Jr.). Gift for John F. Kennedy, Jr., from his godfather, Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland. Medallion in red velvet-lined case; obverse.rnrnStill Life With a Violin by Georges Braque, 1910, (1882-1963), France, Paris, Muse National d'Art de ModerneLedger book isolated on white backgroundKlagenfurt: Weapon collection of the national museum. .Shoe Series #9  Marilee Whitehouse-Holm (b.1949/American)  Acrylic Private CollectionALMA DE JARDIN - 1993 - MATERIALES DIVERSOS. Author: VICTORIA CIVERA REDONDO 1955/. Location: GALERIA SOLEDAD LORENZO. MADRID. SPAIN.An heraldic shield or badge with stylized horse on it. Grunge background. Vector illustration.Photograph by Franz Eichberg showing criminalistic acts and the associated camera, printed on silver gelatin paper on a box box in 1913 or earlier, depicting camera setup and evidence documentation.Henry Meyers, Card Table, c 1936 Card TableFurniture. Brandt. "The jets of water", iron door Edgar-William Brandt (1880-1960). Furniture. The jets of water, iron door. Photograph of Jacques-Ernest Bulloz (1858-1942), 1900-1930.Standing panel with tile tables with flowers and birds from the north of the Netherlands; Exhibition tiles from own ownership. .Tile Wall Facing (Netherlands); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeDresden, Saxony Germany, possibly Ferrier Père-Fils et Soulier, c. 1855 - c. 1865.Avon cosmetics brand gifts, 1927. Gift box with compact and lipstick. Green glass perfume atomiser in front of a purple chrysanthemum. Chromolithograph by an unknown artist from the California Perfume Company (later Avon) product catalog, New York, Kansas, Montreal, 1927.Colored skioptic image with motifs of two cats on a chair.Plate card for Lady Six, Anonymous, c. 1875 - c. 1925 photomechanical print At the top two family weapons (one of the Six family), a spoonbill on the other. Below that (handwritten) 'Lady Six'.  paper printing block armorial bearing, heraldryGermany, Cologne, Flag on Orange FieldFilmblik; Moord op Theo van Gogh.Metal movie can with inscription: This was your last movie about Pim Fortuin. Now you are the victim. We will remember. Theo, rest soft. On the gaze label stands: Film Fortuin. There is a cigarette cigarette pivot and a cutout with a photo by Theo van Gogh - Born to Be Wild.Brooch in the shape of a branch with blossom; Brillantová Náprsní Kytice. .Wall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeLes Chiens 1875-80 Pierre-Louis Pierson French The countess conceived a sort of mortuary chapel around the little corpse of her favorite dog, Kasino. Among the artificial flowers, photographs, umbrella, dog collar, and widow's hat is a strange note in the countess's hand: "Descended from heaven.". Les Chiens 282738Still Life with Steer's Skull by Pablo Picasso, 1942, 1881-1973, Germany, Dusseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-WestfalenThis photograph shows various types of German gas shells. The image is from the Ordnance Department's Photo Hed collection, taken in 1918. It was captured and issued under the code number 9381. An important note is provided, indicating that the shells were made with Synekol AU, a type of chemical compound used in their production.Wall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglaze; 5 tiles tall, various wideOur time, Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836 - 1912 print A number of objects from the nineteenth century, including a gear and a factory. Netherlands paper  globe. factory-buildingWall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeWall Facing (Holland); tin-glazed earthenware, underglazeNadeau Institute, weaving technology, 725 Branch Ave., Providence, R. I. , Textile industry, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesNadeau Institute, weaving technology, 725 Branch Ave., Providence, R. I. , Textile industry, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesTlingit grass basket. Alaska Task Force PhotographsCarved animal figure, ivory; Ipiutak Period (100-300 AD): Burial site at "Battle Rock". Alaska Task Force PhotographsPanorama of Niagara Falls. Artist: Frederick Langenheim (American, born Germany, Schöningen 1809-1879). Dimensions: Each plate: 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (8.9 × 7 cm), visiblePaper mat: 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm). Former Attribution: William Langenheim (American, born Germany, Schöningen 1807-1874). Photography Studio: W. & F. Langenheim (American, active 1843-1874). Date: July 1845.In 1841-42 William and Frederick Langenheim opened a daguerreotype studio in Philadelphia. Known for their technical innovations, the former journalists were not the city's first but were certainly its most celebrated photographers. In 1845 the brothers traveled to Niagara Falls where they made the first ever photographs of the natural wonder. The panorama of five separate plates, assembled in an decorative mat to suggest the view from a colonnaded terrace, captures tremendous detail in the falling water, the figures, and the carriages in the foreground. The brothers produced eight sets of the panorama and sent