Etienne Ret

Etienne Ret Mixed Media Portrait of a Newsboy C.1974

1974

Incredibly realistic and charming early 20th century oval portrait of a young child. Oil on board signed and dated top left. Cannot make out signature. Date looks to be 1915. Wonderful frame looks to be original to the painting. It measures 25 3/4 inches high by 21 3/4 wide. One of the finest child portraits...

Attributed to WiniFred CleMence Ashton Dane: 1888-1965. She was a British novelist, playwright, and artist. She has auction prices over $2,900. This incredible portrait seems to be ...

Mid 20th Century Oil Portrait of a Fashionable Young Woman by Barrow c.1970 Bright, bold and colorful painting - Classic vintage oil portrait Or...

Vintage Jesus of Nazareth Original Oil Portrait 20th Century Framed oil portrait Original oil on panel Dimensions 8.5" wide x 8.5" high The frame mea...

Louis Henri Deschamps Baby Portrait 19th Century Original oil on canvas Dimensions 32" wide x 23" high Signed in the lower right corner The painti...

Mid Century Oil Portrait of a Dancer By Zikvo Zic C.1959 Original oil on canvas Canvas dimensions 31" wide x 39" high The frame measures 3...

Gold & Despair is my adaptation of Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece "The Woman In Gold", also known as The Mona Lisa of Austria. Having admired the symbolic art of Klimt since my working days as a fine art restorer at Vienna’s prestigious Conservation Institute (Bundesdenkmalamt) in the 1980’s, I conceived the idea to recreate the jewel of his gilded period with an interpretive lens on the looming darkness of the Holocaust and World War II. As a native of Austria, Salzburg, I have developed an appreciation for Klimt’s art, and Art Nouveau in general. For the last thirty years, I have lived in New York City and worked as a fine art restorer, conservator, and painter as well as in the healing arts. Klimt had executed The Woman in Gold in the span of four years (1903-1907). My own creative process during 2014-2017, reflects my diligent care and thoroughness in rendering the original painting. In 2014, I started with the preparation of the canvas using Klimt’s original size of 54 x 54 inches (167 x 167 cm). For gesso, I used the traditional method of rabbit skin glue and chalk. For the painting, I used oil paints and genuine 23.5 karat gold in various shades, as well as silver leaves, to magnify the brilliant sheen of Klimt’s gold...

Condition: This painting is in great condition. Provenance: Direct from the artist. Artist Statment: This country has always felt to me like an out of control experiment. A fiction ...

Artist Statment: This country has always felt to me like an out-of-control experiment. A fiction that became a manifestation. As a people we seem to embrace a superficial fantasy of ...

Condition: This painting is in great condition. Provenance: Direct from the artist. Artist Statment: This country has always felt to me like an out of control experiment. A fiction ...

'Sailors in the Port of Nice', mixed media - gouache, pastel and oil on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The Port of Nice is one of the key hubs of Nice and, in fact, of the...

Autumn - 16"x20" Mixed Media Painting on Canvas in Vintage Repurposed Solid Wood Box Frame My work is inspired by the beauty that I find in the ordinary and imperfect; it tells ...