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Boston State House Staffordshire Blue & White Pottery Plates
By John Rogers & Son
Located in Downingtown, PA
Days on Boston Common, seen here. Versions of this image are in the collection of the Bostonian Society
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Federal Dinner Plates
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Bistro du Midi, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
painting: restaurant, newspaper, bistro, cafe, table, Boston, Public Garden, Boston Common, eatery, figure
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boston pebble 21 (Abstract painting)
By Susan Cantrick
Located in London, GB
Boston pebble 21 (Abstract painting)
Mixed media. Unframed.
This mixed media work on paper is one
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
Wetland Powers (Big Oil, Corrupt Supreme Court, Common Assets)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey
Wetland Powers (Big Oil, Corrupt Supreme Court, Common Assets)
Screenprint on thick
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Crossing the Common French 19thC art figurative windmill landscape oil painting
By Georges Michel
Located in London, GB
noted French artist Georges Michel. Painted circa 1835 it is entitled verso Crossing the Common. The
Category
1830s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Common American Gull - Ring-billed Gull /// Ornithology Bird Seascape Beach Sky
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Common American Gull - Ring-billed Gull
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Watercolor
Exceptional Hiram Tucker Boston MA Cast Iron Fireplace Mantel with Églomisé
By Hiram Tucker
Located in Milford, NH
” Fireplace mantel designer Hiram Tucker patented improvements to the common mantelpiece back in 1850. His
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
H 56 in W 70.5 in D 13 in
Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Boston Common; Fireman's Memorial in Beverly, Massachusetts; a memorial to Mitchell Frieman in Boston
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Terracotta
Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Department Store and a philanthropist) on the Boston Common; Fireman's Memorial in Beverly, Massachusetts; a
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Very Fine Classical Rosewood and Bronze Pianoforte, Sack Provenance
Located in Dallas, TX
State House and Boston Common, which could accommodate the throngs of people who attended the numerous
Category
Antique 1820s American American Classical Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
'Double Hats', Editioned Woodcut / Lithograph by Aaron Fink
Located in Dallas, TX
Aaron Fink (American, b.1955) takes common, everyday objects—fruit, cups of coffee, hats—and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Thomas Ridgeway Gould, a Rare American White Marble Bust of a Woman
Located in New York, NY
Gould (1818, Boston - November 26, 1881, Florence) was an American sculptor active in Boston and
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
No Reserve
H 27 in W 19 in D 12 in
Thomas Ridgeway Gould, a Rare American White Marble Bust of a Woman
By Thomas Ridgeway Gould
Located in New York, NY
Gould (1818, Boston - November 26, 1881, Florence) was an American sculptor active in Boston and
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
Joseph Badger (c. 1707–1765) was a portrait artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century
Category
18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Green Stripe Teapot", contemporary, green, red, black, still life, oil painting
By Jill Pottle
Located in Natick, MA
includes ordinary household objects. The common object is worthy of exploration because of its reflections
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Yellow Swirl Teapot", contemporary, still life, orange, black, oil painting
By Jill Pottle
Located in Natick, MA
includes ordinary household objects. The common object is worthy of exploration because of its reflections
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 20 in W 20 in D 0.5 in
"Olympic Robe" Large colors lithograph
By Jim Dine
Located in San Francisco, CA
University of Cincinnati as well as the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and finally Ohio
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Referrals and Networking", contemporary, pink, green, yellow, ink, mixed media
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
unexpected dynamic compositions. DeGrandpre’s artworks evolve from the vast catalog of photographs of common
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink, Monoprint, Mixed Media
"Standing in Line (red knees)", contemporary, red, green, blue, ink, mixed media
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
of common objects and scenes from her everyday life and experiences. The imagery serves not only as
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color, Digital, Monoprint, Mixed Media, Digital Pigment
View of South Pond, New York, 1879 by Ida H. Stebbins (American, b. 1851)
Located in New York, NY
, she was living in Boston. Like many artists of her generation, Stebbins likely traveled throughout the
Category
19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Quiet Spot 3", abstract, landscape, twilight, blue, aqua, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
lenses. Loomis paints to shine a light on the common threads that connect our human experiences and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
"The Quiet Spot 4", abstract, landscape, twilight, blue, aqua, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
lenses. Loomis paints to shine a light on the common threads that connect our human experiences and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
"I Threw My Smile at a Beautiful Bird", abstract, geometric, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
world through different cultural lenses. Loomis paints to shine a light on the common threads that
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 40 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Late 19C English Oak Spindle-back Ball Finial Rocker
Located in Dallas, TX
not normally, oak. Although, many Boston Rockers were in fact made of oak, but the style of this one
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
"A Garden View 2", abstract, garden, fence, pinks, greens, impasto, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
lenses. Loomis paints to shine a light on the common threads that connect our human experiences and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lilies
Located in Provincetown, MA
School of Design. He also attended the Vesper George School of Art in Boston, and the Art Students League
Category
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Walking the Causeway to Marblehead Neck (tough summer feet)", print, digital
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
catalog of photographs of common objects and scenes from her everyday life and experiences. The imagery
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Metal
Important Arts and Crafts Black Opal Galleon Necklace
Located in Riverdale, NY
, likely made in the Boston area of sterling silver and gold. Incredible detailing with original fitted box
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Drop Necklaces
Materials
Opal, Citrine, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
"Sitting on the Seawall with Sand in Your Suit (Devereux Beach)", print, digital
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
recognizable with the abstract. DeGrandpre’s artworks evolve from the vast catalog of photographs of common
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Metal
"Two Roosters Running Amok on Poipu Beach", contemporary, print, mixed media
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
catalog of photographs of common objects and scenes from her everyday life and experiences. The imagery
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Color, Digital
"Compadres", abstract, expressionist, blue, green, oil painting, oil pastel
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
lenses. Loomis paints to shine a light on the common threads that connect our human experiences and
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel
H 50 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Ann Chernow, Trouble, Rag Paper, Etching
By Ann Chernow
Located in Darien, CT
a common gesture and establishing dramatic moments are paramount.
Once experienced, a movie is
Category
2010s Feminist Portrait Prints
Materials
Rag Paper, Etching
Twilight, oil on canvas by Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Pena (1807 - 1876)
By Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña
Located in Gent, VOV
oriental subjects.
As was common practice at the time, Narcisse learned to paint by studying the masters at
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 17.33 in W 25.6 in D 3.15 in
"Two Souls", contemporary, interior, abstract, figures, blue, red, oil painting
By Anita Loomis
Located in Natick, MA
the common threads that connect our human experiences and spotlight the value of empathy.
Loomis
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ARP Gas Rattle, Football Rattle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Second World War wooden ARP gas rattle.
An air raid warden's wooden gas rattle, later Boston
Category
Vintage 1930s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Beech
"What Remains?", abstract, oil, earthy, neutral, mixed media, painting
By Leslie Zelamsky
Located in Natick, MA
use of common building materials. Zelamsky’s forms are concurrently architectural and organic
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Tar, Wood, Oil
Vintage Pair of Egyptian Recumbent Sphinxes 20th C
Located in London, GB
Bronze Age. By the end of the 8th century, the sphinx reappeared in Greek art and was common down to the
Category
20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Picnic", contemporary, flowers, cake, red, yellow, blue, print, mixed media
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
from the vast catalog of photographs of common objects and scenes from her life. The imagery not only
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Digital, Ink, Paper, Color, Inkjet, Monoprint
Our Easy, Mixed Media OIl on Canvas by Beth Park-Field
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mixed media on canvas, framed.
EXcondition
Exploring the common properties of shaping, firing, and
Category
1970s Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Photographic Paper
"Vintage Hawaii and Some Lady Legs", contemporary, blue, red, print, mixed media
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
from the vast catalog of photographs both past and present of common objects and scenes from her
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color, Digital, Inkjet, Monoprint, Mixed Media
'Much Ado About Nothing' by Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
' and 'Tragedy', symbols that are common in drama to highlight the disparity between comedy and tragedy
Category
Antique 19th Century British Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
Joseph Badger (c. 1707–1765) was a portrait artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century
Category
18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
VOTE, limited edition political silkscreen with artist's famed basketball image
By Jonas Wood
Located in New York, NY
in Boston, Wood grew up surrounded by the art collection of his grandfather, featuring the work of
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
H 20.3 in W 14.4 in D 0.3 in
"Blue Gum 2", cyanotype, trees, blue, yellow, photograph
By Marie Craig
Located in Natick, MA
are common. Now invasive in many parts of the world, this 'gasoline tree' is a dangerous fire hazard
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Photogram
"Hello & Goodbye (Flight to Hawaii)", abstract, Hawaii, blue, yellow, monoprint
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
. DeGrandpre’s prints evolve from the vast catalog of photographs of common objects and scenes from her everyday
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Digital, Bamboo Paper, Inkjet, Monoprint
THE SNAKE, (Rearing Horse with Farmer)
By Ben Zion Shechter
Located in Surfside, FL
. Artist, illustrator, since 1974.
Works
Illustrator: Common Ground, 1980. One-man shows Martin Sumers
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Small Settee in the Neoclassical Taste
Located in New York, NY
common in Boston furniture of the Late Federal period. Its sabre legs, for example, as seen straight on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Settees
Materials
Wood
Gorgeous Jersey City apartment interior poster (Hand Signed twice by Jonas Wood)
By Jonas Wood
Located in New York, NY
scale and vantage point.
Born in Boston, Wood grew up surrounded by the art collection of his
Category
2010s Pop Art Interior Prints
Materials
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Regulator Clock by Jean-Aimé Jacob and Adam Weisweiler
Located in New Orleans, LA
recoil, and therefore the inaccuracy, of the more common anchor escapement.
While most regulator clocks
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Cl...
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Triptych Photographs Rock Bottom by David Hilliard
Located in Atlanta, GA
the divide between us. There are things that separate us, things we do not agree on or have in common
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Photography
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Homage to Kenneth Koch with Hearts, Bread Sky - Pop Art print showing food, love
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
public panels with his favorite poets, and relate his art to poetry. Known for depicting common symbols
Category
1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Pencil
"Day Pass", contemporary, abstract, mountain, trees, ski, landscape, monoprint
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
catalog of photographs of common objects and scenes from everyday life. The imagery serves as visual
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Color, Digital
"Connect for Sound", turntable, speaker, wall plug, wires, abstract monoprint
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
, negative space and pictures. deGrandpre’s prints evolve from the vast catalog of photographs of common
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Color, Digital
"Sit and LIsten", abstract, turntable, cassette, tape, modern, chair, monoprint
By Patty deGrandpre
Located in Natick, MA
, negative space and pictures. deGrandpre’s prints evolve from the vast catalog of photographs of common
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Color, Digital
Vintage Pair of Egyptian Cream Recumbent Sphinxes 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Bronze Age. By the end of the 8th century, the sphinx reappeared in Greek art and was common down to the
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Les Marguillers - Original Lithograph by L- J. Simon in the Early 20th Century
By Lucien Joseph Simon
Located in Roma, IT
artists, and the Post-Impressionism movement. However, he never had anything in common with the artistic
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 14.97 in W 18.9 in D 0.08 in
"Ayeka", abstract, grey, black, neutral, mixed media, oil painting
By Leslie Zelamsky
Located in Natick, MA
and isolation; reflected in commonplace structures, through the use of common building materials
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Tar, Oil
H 24 in W 24 in D 2 in
Mimosa with Green, Jan 25, 2023
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
– the dominating, abstract forms contradict its common association with fragility.
Born in Asheville
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mimosa, April 12, 2023
By Donald Sultan
Located in Fairfield, CT
– the dominating, abstract forms contradict its common association with fragility.
Born in Asheville
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Jasper Johns poster (Hand signed and inscribed to Michael Crichton's brother)
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
, he wrote his first novel, Dealing or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues, with his
Category
1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Jasper JohnsJasper Johns poster (Hand signed and inscribed to Michael Crichton's brother), 1980-1981
H 30.5 in W 22.5 in D 0.5 in
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