John Murray Barton

PORTRAIT OF A VASE

1959

Heller, Helen West (American 1872-1955). EARLY SKYSCRAPER. Wood-engraving, 1928. Edition size not known. Titled, dated and signed in pencil, and further inscribed by Heller in the lo...

Ryan, Anne. FRUIT ON A WHITE PLATE. Color woodcut, not dated. Edition of 30, signed, titled and numbered 7/30 in pencil. 16 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches, 415 x 445...

Frasconi, Antonio. NAILS. Baltimore 505. Woodcut, 1964. Edition of 15. Numbered "10/15," titled and signed in pencil within the image. 18 x 23 3/4 inches (image printed on the full ...

Cheffetz, Asa. UNTITLED - DECANTER AND TWO GLASSES. Not in Springfield. Wood engraving, undated, but likely 1935-1945. Signed in pencil. 7 x 6 1/8 inches (image) plus margins. A tiny...

Dine, Jim (American, born 1935). YELLOW CALLA LILLIES. D'Oench and Feinberg 19. Etching, soft-ground, drypoint, photogravure and electric tools, with hand-...

BOUQUET FLEURS A L'AQUARELLE. Vailler p.294, Maeght No. 1025. Lithograph in colors, 1957. Edition of 300 published by Maeght, printed by Mourlot. Numbered 241/300 and signed in penci...

Gael Stack Untitled, from the Art Against AIDS Portfolio, 1988 Woodcut on paper with deckled edges. Hand signed. Numbered. Printer's and Publisher's Blindstamp. Unframed. Hand signed and numbered on the lower recto (front) with printer's and publisher's blindstamp. Edition 38/50 20 × 15 inches Publisher Little Egypt Enterprises, Houston, TX Provenance Art Against AIDS Portfolio, numbered 38/50 This beautiful limited edition woodcut by Gael Stack was published in 1988 as part of the Art Against Aids portfolio, numbered 38/50. Superb provenance as it is was acquired from the original Art Against AIDS Portfolio published in Houston, Texas. This will be the first time the work will be removed from the portfolio. The late 1980s was the height of the AIDS epidemic, and this was one of many efforts by the creative community to raise funds to assist in fighting this deadly scourge that disproportionately affected the artistic community. Measurements: 20 x 15 inches (sheet) 8 1/4 x 12 inches(image) The complete Art Against AIDS Portfolio is comprised of 10 prints, in black and white and color, from 10 artists. About Gael Stack: Gael Stack is a Texas painter. She lives in Houston and has work in the permanent collections of several museums. Stack has worked as a professor at the University of Houston...

After Mexico in Kyoto (INV# NP3627) Betty Woodman color woodcut with chine collé 27.25 x 36.25” 1997 # P.P. 2/2, outside the edition of 30 signed Betty Woodman (1930 - 2018) was a leading American ceramist whose dazzling inventions with form and color have moved beyond the traditional domain of craft and consistently challenged the limits of the medium. Betty Woodman first became interested in crafts because her father was a woodworker. In high school, one ceramics course was sufficient to convince Woodman that she wanted to be a functional potter. Studying pottery at the School for American Craftsmen at Alfred University, she developed a strong interest in the history of ceramics. Her first job after graduating in 1950 was as a production potter, and that technical facility and experience were to be the foundation of her subsequent innovations. In 1952 Woodman traveled to Italy, where exposure to traditions such as majolica opened her eyes to the potential of clay. It was not until the seventies that Woodman completely abandoned her functional approach. Collaborating with important figures in the Pattern and Decoration movement, such as Joyce Kozloff and Cynthia Carlson...

Boardwalk Vase (INV# NP3628) Betty Woodman color woodcut with chine collé 37.88 x 36.75” 1998 # P.P. 2/2, outside the edition of 30 signed Betty Woodman (1930 - 2018) was a leading American ceramist whose dazzling inventions with form and color have moved beyond the traditional domain of craft and consistently challenged the limits of the medium. Betty Woodman first became interested in crafts because her father was a woodworker. In high school, one ceramics course was sufficient to convince Woodman that she wanted to be a functional potter. Studying pottery at the School for American Craftsmen at Alfred University, she developed a strong interest in the history of ceramics. Her first job after graduating in 1950 was as a production potter, and that technical facility and experience were to be the foundation of her subsequent innovations. In 1952 Woodman traveled to Italy, where exposure to traditions such as majolica opened her eyes to the potential of clay. It was not until the seventies that Woodman completely abandoned her functional approach. Collaborating with important figures in the Pattern and Decoration movement, such as Joyce Kozloff and Cynthia Carlson...

Kimono Still Life Vase (INV# NP3630) Betty Woodman color woodcut with chine collé 27.5 x 41.5 1992 # W.P. 1/2, outside the edition of 15 signed

Kabuki Space (INV# NP3629) Betty Woodman color woodcut 37 x 25” # P.P. 2/2, outside the edition of 30 2000 signed Betty Woodman (1930 - 2018) was a leading American ceramist whose dazzling inventions with form and color have moved beyond the traditional domain of craft and consistently challenged the limits of the medium. Betty Woodman first became interested in crafts because her father was a woodworker. In high school, one ceramics course was sufficient to convince Woodman that she wanted to be a functional potter. Studying pottery at the School for American Craftsmen at Alfred University, she developed a strong interest in the history of ceramics. Her first job after graduating in 1950 was as a production potter, and that technical facility and experience were to be the foundation of her subsequent innovations. In 1952 Woodman traveled to Italy, where exposure to traditions such as majolica opened her eyes to the potential of clay. It was not until the seventies that Woodman completely abandoned her functional approach. Collaborating with important figures in the Pattern and Decoration movement, such as Joyce Kozloff and Cynthia Carlson...

Pompeian Garden (INV# NP3632) Betty Woodman color woodcut 29 x 34.75” 1992 # P.P. 2/2, outside the edition of 15 signed