Subject: Watercolor Paintings

Watercolor painting titled "A Stroll in Summer," depicting a mother and child taking a walk. The painting is signed "B. Cohen." Cohen is known to have been living in West Chester, Pennsylvania by 1887. He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The watercolor on paper measures 6.25 x 13.25 inches.

This trade card advertises R.N. Hershfield, a jeweler. The front of the card features a watercolor painting of a country scene. The front of the card is divided into three panels. The top panel is the largest. The bottom panel is the smallest and contains the name of the business and the address. The middle panel contains the image of a country scene. The painting is in shades of brown, green, and blue. The image depicts a small wooden stand in a field or meadow, topped with a landscape painting. In the background, three distant farmhouses are visible.

Watercolor painting depicting a genealogical chart of the Lippman, Elkin, and Levin families. The chart includes two monuments, one with a cross and the other without a symbol. It was discovered in the attic of a Pennsylvania German family in Lititz, Pennsylvania, circa 1850.

Watercolor painting of an Arab. The artwork is torn into three pieces but complete. It is signed, but the signature is illegible. The watercolor was found with the Tobias Collection and is circa 1870.

Watercolor painting of Fort Delaware, Delaware, created by Max Neugas, a Jewish Confederate prisoner of war, in 1865. The watercolor, measuring 5 x 8 inches, depicts scenes from the fort. The reverse of the piece is inscribed with information regarding its provenance.

Watercolor painting by Max Neugas, a Jewish Confederate prisoner of war, depicting a scene at Fort Delaware during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Executed in watercolor and pen and ink on paper, measuring 5 x 8 inches. The watercolor is inscribed on the reverse: "Given to my father by Uncle Ben... P. on his return from imprisonment in 1865. B. Craig Patterson (Drawn by a prisoner)". This piece is one of two watercolors by Neugas from his imprisonment at Fort Delaware from 1863 to 1865. Neugas, born in Germany circa 1836, was a Confederate soldier and artist who, after the war, moved to New York and became a professional artist. The description also includes biographical information about David Mayer and Henry Hirsch, prominent Jewish Confederate soldiers.

Watercolor painting of Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany, created by Katherine M. Cohen in 1887. The painting depicts the Wartburg, a significant historical landmark.

Watercolor painting depicting a rabbi holding a Torah. The painting is undated, but the donor suggests a date of around 1950.

A large watercolor painting or illustration in the Art Deco or Stalinist style. Depicts stylized eagle's wings over the Eternal Light. The title, "Into Thy Hands I Commit My Spirit," is written in English and Hebrew at the bottom. Created circa 1935. The donor's description notes that it may be a study for a larger painting.