Sven Berlin

Modern British artist, Sven Berlin, 'Pan embracing a maiden', mixed media

Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) Maiden head Mixed media 5.3/4 x 3.5/8 in. (14.7 x 9.3 cm.) Sven Berlin, born in Sydenham, London on 14th September 1911...

A delightful study by the contemporary female tapestry weaver Lynne Curran titled 'Take me to Bali'. Lynne Curran trained in tapestry at the Edinburgh College of Art from 1973-77. ...

A bright and engaging portrait of the famed comedian Victoria Wood (1953 - 2016). She wears a vibrant yellow jersey with a vivid blue stripe running across it. In the background are ...

Eduard Xavier Kapp (British, 1890 – 1978) Hot soup Pen on paper Inscribed and dated ‘Hot Soup / 15-12-38’ (upper right) and signed ‘kapp’ (lower right) 7.1/2 x 12.3/8 in. (19 x 31.5 cm.) Edmond Kapp was born in Islington, London, on 5 November 1890, of American and German Jewish parentage. He gave himself the middle initial ‘X’ – sometimes said to stand for Xavier – to distinguish himself from his father Emil Kapp, who was a wine merchant. However, his parents called him ‘Eddie’ while his wife and friends knew him as ‘Peter’. During his early years, Kapp was continually ill and, while convalescing, entertained himself by drawing at home. As his health improved, he attended Dame Alice Owen’s School, Islington (1903-10), with periods at Berlin University (1909) and L’Institut Français pour les Etrangers, Paris (1909). He then read Languages at Christ’s College, Cambridge (1910-13), though spent most of his time writing and drawing. Kapp took a studio in London, and worked intensively until the outbreak of the First World War, contributing to the Daily News, the Onlooker and other periodicals. During the war, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Regiment on the Western Front, and then in Intelligence, rising to the position of Staff Captain on Haig’s Staff. Finally, he founded and directed the Neutral Press Counter-propaganda Section. In 1919, Kapp returned to London and, after abortive periods at three art schools, worked alone. In that year, he made his name with an exhibition of caricatures, held at Furst’s Gallery, London, and accompanied by a catalogue introduced by Max Beerbohm. This soon led to contracts with three London periodicals and a book of caricatures, Personalities, published by Martin Secker. Through the 1920s and 30s, his drawings of musicians and other personalities appeared in a wide variety of periodicals, most notably Time & Tide; were collected in further volumes; and were exhibited at the Leicester Galleries. He considered himself to be a ‘character-portraitist’, producing images of psychological not satirical power, and disliking the term ‘caricature’. Between the wars, Kapp developed other aspects of his artistic talents, the desire to study and the search for subject matter often taking him abroad. For instance, work at the British Academy, Rome, under Antonio Sciortino...

A very striking work by German/British artist Hans Feibusch: Diana and Actaeon. Escaping the grip of Nazi Germany in 1933, Hans Feibusch sought refuge in Britain. In 1934, he debute...

A very magnificent work by 20th Century British artist Hans Feibusch of a nude classical figure posed for a study for the four seasons Escaping the grip of Nazi Germany in 1933, Han...

Cityscape with Statue is an original artwork, mixed media on cardboard. Is not signed and dated but we can attribute the period middle 20th Century. The artist want to define a e...

"Nude" is an original erotic ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on white paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. In excellent conditions: as go...

Amphora and Vase is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the French artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux (Desvres, ...

Landscapes is an original drawing in mixed media on paper realized by Daniele Macci. Han-signed on the lower right. Good conditions. The artwork represents a landscape. The artwo...

Woman Portrait is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Black and white drawing pen drawing. The artwork is in good conditions, except for a light browing of paper. Hand s...

Boris deutsch was born in krasnagorka lithuania june 4 1892 died in los angeles 1978.Entered the polytechnic school in riga 1905.School of applied arts berlin 1912. Settled in l.A. 1...