Bronze Animal Paintings

Gerard Rigot (France, 1929-) Animeubles, Child's Chair Circa, 1980's Folk art, hand carved chair in the form of a cat. Hand signed on bottom Endorsed by the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris. Dimensions: Measures 23" x 19" x 13" The chair is made from softwood, probably pine, alder, ash, birch or hornbeam. It stands on four legs and has a simple D-shaped form. A carved cat’s head adorns the proper right arm, and an erect tail the proper left. The legs of the chair are shaped at the feet to resemble a cat’s paws. The whole chair is painted in simple, dilute oil colours, predominantly a soft red, with a green gray seat and blue-white stripes on the tail and body. The facial features are highlighted. The artist’s signature is painted in black on the underside of the seat. Gerard Rigot was born in the suburbs of Paris in 1929, and began sculpting and painting whimsical fantastic wood furniture after moving to the countryside at the age of 49. Before becoming a full-time artist in the late-1970s, Rigot had a varied career including stints as a soldier and a photography assistant, his practice being particularly influenced by a period he spent working as a teacher in Algeria. When the painter Gerard Rigot bought a farmhouse in Toulouse, France, he began to make furniture. Inspired by his cat and using native oak and pine, he carved and painted playfull naive animal...

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Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2024. Package: protected cardboard box. Dispatching terms: 2-3 working days. Location and ...

Mid 20th Century sgraffito work on plaster by Jean Pierre de Cayeux. The work is signed and dated on the skirt of the card player, bottom right, and on the stretcher of the chair, bo...

A piece from the exhibition "Cosmic Duality" by artist Mr. Mitote. Mitote is a term we use today to describe a lively, noisy, and excessive gathering. It’s also used to depict tumul...

Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...

Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...

Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2024. Package: protected cardboard box. Dispatching terms: 2-3 working days. Location and ...

Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2024. Package: protected cardboard box. Dispatching terms: 2-3 working days. Location and ...

Mid Century carved marble flute player by Rodney Marshall Winfield (American, b. 1925). Presented in a rustic wooden frame. Unsigned. Image size: 14"H x 10"W. Framed: 20"H x 16"W. Wear to frame and age wear to marble. A painter in acrylic, designer in stain glass and silver, sculptor and long-time teacher, Rodney Winfield has had a diverse career. He was born in New York City. As a young man, he was artistically inclined and composed music, drew and painted, danced, wrote poetry and created sculpture. Choosing to focus on art, he enrolled in Cooper Union School in New York City. From 1953 to 1970, he was a stain-glass designer for Emil Frei...

Jungle with creative license of tangled growth and bright flowers and peaking out from the foliage is a strange hybrid of jungle cat. Playful and somewhat surreal. Jungle Creature -...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY This painting of four different species of fish that can be found in South Korea is from the mid-20th century Korean artist Kim Kyung. Seafood from both the seas that surround the peninsula and from its rivers are an integral part of the livelihood and cuisine of Koreans. Kim Kyung (in Hanja, 金耕, in Hangul 김경) was born in South Korea, his real name, under the current Revised Romanization was Kim Gyeong-Eun (in Hanja 金萬斗, in Hangul 김경은). His name follows the East Asian convention of family name first, though some Western galleries choose to reorder his name with the Western convention as Kyung Kim. He was born in Hadong, Gyeongnam during the Imperial Japanese occupation, as the eldest son of a poor farm family, and at the age of 18 he entered the art department of Japan University. In 1943, he returned to his hometown to escape being drafted into the Japanese army...