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Mixed media work with various animals and the phrase, "very restful here...". Artist Biography: Dick Wray, a native Houstonian,born in Heights Hospital in 1933 was primarily educat...

Modern grey and white geometric abstract leaf pattern composition with orange accents by textile designer John Little. The work was created as a proposed design for a wallpaper and features the original color codes in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a solid black frame with a large white margin. Dimensions Without Frame: H 27.13 in. x W 31.5 in. Artist Biography: A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School. John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own store in 1920, called John Little Studios: Fabric and Wallpaper Design. He ran the store until 1950. In 1933 John Little resumed his painting studies at the Art Students League in New York under the guidance of George Grosz (1893-1959). The following year he made his first visit to East Hampton, Long Island, which he would eventually call home. Later in the decade, he traveled to Paris where he became familiar with European modernism. On his return to America, he taught textile design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He hired Josephine Watkins to work for him; she later became his wife. Little's textile store and teaching job gave him a financial security that was rare during the Depression, and he never found it necessary to find employment with the Works Progress Administration. At the end of the decade, John Little studied with Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York and Provincetown. Little was greatly influenced by Hofmann, particularly by his views on color theory. In 1942 John Little joined the Navy as an aerial photographer. In the late 1940s he purchased a rundown house on Three Mile Harbor...

Mixed media collage of hand drawn maps and photographs titled "Hog Bayou Ritual" by Roy Fridge. Artist Biography: A native of Beeville, Fridge was an only child who made his own toys. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from Baylor University in Waco with a degree in filmmaking. In the 1960s, he and his best friends, sculptors Jim Love and Dave McManaway, became known as the "unholy trio" of Texas contemporary art. In 1963, Fridge left a career in television advertising and "ran away to the beach." He settled in the sleepy town of Port Aransas...

Black and white landscape photograph was done by photographer Pat Truax. This photograph showcases the Sabbttier process or the results of solarization. The photograph is not framed....

Modern abstract black ink line drawing of a seated female nude. The work features a loose rendering of a single woman sitting on her heels and looking off in the distance. Signed and dated in front lower right corner. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Frank Dolejska...

Modern abstract black ink line drawing of a reclining female nude. The work features a loose rendering of a single woman laying on her left hip and looking off in the distance. Signed and dated in front lower right corner. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Frank...

Polichinel ex-roi des Marionnettes devenu philosophe is an original modern rare book illustrated by Alcide-Joseph Lorentz (1813-1891) in 1848. Original Edition. Published by Willer...

La Coda di Paglia is an original modern rare book illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) and written by Alfonso Gatto in 1949. Original First Edition. Published by...

L’Antipatico - Almanacco per il 1960 is an original modern rare book written by Italo Cremona and illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) in 1959. Original First Edi...

Il Selvaggio is an original modern rare art magazine illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) in 1955. Original First Edition. Published by Neri Pozza, Venice. Form...

Totò il buono is an original modern rare book illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) and written by Cesare Zavattini in 1943. Original Edition. Published by Bompia...

Picabia La Nuit espagnole - Poster Exhibition is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1986. This print was realized on the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the artist and...