Stephen Longstreet

Great Buffalo Medicine Man

Navajo Thunderbird Silversmith Signed in ink, titled in pencil Dimensions: 42 1/4 x 23 inches Mixed media on paper Provenance: Acquired from the art...

Allen Ladd as Shane Colored and metallic paper collage. c. 1960's Signed in ink lower right; Signed in pencil on reverse; (see photo) Titled in pencil upper left recto (see photo) Provenance: Joseph Erdelac, Cleveland Erdelac was a noted Longstreet collector who donated many of the artist’s works to the Columbus Museum of Art. Note: The movie Shane, was produced in 1952-53. It won several Academy Award Nominations, including the Award for best cinematography. Note: Ladd stars to perfection as Shane, a mysterious gunfighter who providentially appears in a Wyoming community just when the clash between homesteaders and cattle ranchers is turning uglier and bloodier. Shane finds himself impressed by the hearty industriousness of Joe Starrett (Van Heflin), a farmer who’s determined to work the land and protect his family. Just as important, Shane also finds himself drawn to the homesteader’s wife, Marian (Jean Arthur...

Tribute to Bix Beiberbecke Mixed media collage, 1974 Signed and titled in ink; lower right recto (see photo) Signed and dated ’74 in red crayon verso Image size: 32.5 x 22.75 inches Condition: Wrinkles due to collage and support sheet Provenance: Joseph Erdelac, Cleveland (friend and patron of Longstreet) One of the first Jazz Legends. He died at age 28 from alcoholism. Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer. Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) Born Chauncy Weiner (sometimes spelled Wiener) in New York City in 1907, Longstreet reinvented himself on a regular basis. Changing his name first to “Henry,” then “Henri,” he started his career as a commercial artist for a department store. In various public biographies he claimed to have studied in New York, London, and Paris, and said he was a student of cartoonist Ralph Barton (1891-1931). Facts that can be documented are that he was art editor for Golfer and Sportsman magazines, and was a contributor to various other magazines including The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Life, and Hooey, among others. He wrote sketches for NBC radio and the Rudy Vallee Show. In the 1930s, Longstreet worked and wrote under the names Thomas Burton, David Ormsbee, and Paul Haggard...

Jazz Singer Mixed media 3 dimensional collage sculpture, 1975 Although dated 1975, this work may well have been done in the 1980s. Longstreet dated his works for the period they represented, not necessarily the date of actual execution. Dimensions: 41 x 18 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches Signed on the reverse (see photo) Artist's address sticker on reverse (see photo) Provenance: Acquired from the artist by his friend and patron, Joseph M. Erdelac, Cleveland Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) At the website, the artist’s own grandchildren attempt to fathom the real life and nature of Stephen Longstreet, prolific author, artist, screenplay writer, and jazz aficionado. Born Chauncy Weiner (sometimes spelled Wiener) in New York City in 1907, Longstreet reinvented himself on a regular basis. Changing his name first to “Henry,” then “Henri,” he started his career as a commercial artist for a department store. In various public biographies he claimed to have studied in New York, London, and Paris, and said he was a student of cartoonist Ralph Barton (1891-1931). Facts that can be documented are that he was art editor for Golfer and Sportsman magazines, and was a contributor to various other magazines including The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Life, and Hooey, among others. He wrote sketches for NBC radio and the Rudy Vallee Show. In the 1930s, Longstreet worked and wrote under the names Thomas Burton, David Ormsbee, and Paul Haggard...

Untitled (Tuscan Landscape) Tissue paper collage on Fabriano support Signed and dated lower right in ink Provenance: Estate of the artist Martha A. French Trust Created while the art...

Jazz Artist Signed, dated, and titled by the artist, verso (See photos) Mixed media 3 dimensional collage Dimensions: 37 1/8 x 19 1/4 x 5 inches Although ...

Matthew Conradt "Detritus" Mixed Media on Mylar 60" x 180", 2008 This piece by Conradt shows an interest in serenity versus chaos, especially when placed in a suburban setting. He ...

Natura morta ovale con verde orientale - Bruno Donzelli Italia - Mixed media on canvas cm. 40 x 50- Wooden frame cm. 58 x 70 Signed in the lower center Bruno Donzelli was born in Nap...

J. Oscar Molina is a painter and sculptor as well as Founder of Oscar Molina Gallery in Southampton, NY. He is most well-known for his “Children o...

J. Oscar Molina is a painter and sculptor as well as Founder of Oscar Molina Gallery in Southampton, NY. He is most well-known for his “Children of the World” series which is compris...

Murat Morova "Dil + Suret Composition" set of four. Gouache and mixed media art work collage. Hand-made paper, book cover, paint and glass. Ready-to-ha...

We are proud to present for the first time in more than thirty years, the original painting of American artist Peter Korling. IT is with please that we present a series of early ori...