Ettore De Maria Bergler painting

Taormina
by Ettore De Maria Bergler (1850-1938)
1907, oil on canvas, 57.28" x 91.14"
Bergler was an Italian painter, he was born in Naples.

Rudolf Koller painting

The Gotthardpost
by Rudolf Koller (1828–1905)
1874, oil on canvas, 54.7" × 46.3"
Koller was a Swiss painter, he was born in Zürich.

Childe Hassam painting

Columbian Exposition, Chicago
by Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
1892, gouache on paper, 10.6" x 14"
Hassam was an American Impressionist painter, he was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Emil Theodor Richter painting

Salzburg with the Untersberg in the Distance
by Emil Theodor Richter (1801–1878)
1858, oil on canvas, 32.7" x 47.2"

Literature Pick #104

The Terror from the Depths

by Sewell Peaslee Wright

From the November 1931 issue of Astounding Stories comes this fantastic science fiction short story, an action-packed tale starring Commander John Hanson, a character who appeared in ten stories from 1930 to 1933.

John Brett painting

Val d'Aosta
by John Brett (1831-1902)
1858, oil on canvas, 34.5" x 26.8"
Brett was a Pre-Raphaelite artist; he was born near the town of Reigate in Surrey, England.

Johann Heinrich Bleuler painting

The Staubbach Falls in the Lauterbrunnen Valley in the Canton of Bern
by Johann Heinrich Bleuler (1758-1823)
1820, gouache, 20.5" x 27.6"
Bleuler was a Swiss painter and engraver, he was born in Zollikon.

Homer Watson painting

Near the Close of a Stormy Day
by Homer Watson (1855-1936)
1884, oil on canvas, 38" x 56.1"
Watson was born in Doon, Ontario, Canada.

Henry Pether painting

Venice with San Giorgio Maggiore in the Moonlight
by Henry Pether (1828-1865)
Oil on canvas, 30.1" x 49.8"
Pether was an English Landscape artist.

Johan Christoffer Boklund painting

Carl's Cliff. View of Edsviken
by Johan Christoffer Boklund (1817–1880)
1865, oil on canvas, 18.7" x 25"
Boklund was a Swedish artist, he was born in Kulla-Gunnarstorp in Scania.

Francis Wheatley artwork

Country Scene: Figures by a Cottage Door and Cattle in a Stream
by Francis Wheatley (1747 - 1801)
1795, 9.88" x 10.75"
Watercolor over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Wheatley was an English artist, he was born in London.

Nikolay Dubovskoy painting

The Forest River
by Nikolay Dubovskoy (1859-1918)
Dubovskoy was a Russian landscape painter.

Anton Raphael Mengs painting

The Adoration of the Shepherds
by Anton Raphael Mengs (1728- 1779)
1770, oil on oak wood table, 100.8" x 74.8"
Mengs was born in Aussig, Kingdom of Bohemia.

Francisco Collantes painting

Winter Landscape with the Adoration of the Shepherds
by Francisco Collantes (1599–1656)
oil on canvas, 28.4" x 41.6"
Collantes was a Baroque era painter, he was born in Madrid, Spain.

Utagawa Toyoharu artwork

A Winter Party
by Utagawa Toyoharu (1735 - 1814)
Color and gold on silk, 20.83" x 38.03"
Toyoharu was a Japanese artist of the ukiyo-e style, he was born in Toyooka.