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Emil Bisttram Taos School Transcendental Painter Abstract Watercolor
By James Emil Bisttram
Located in Phoenix, AZ
York School. In 1930, Bisttram visited Taos, New Mexico for the first time, but found he was blocked
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

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Paint

21st Century Modern Wooden Black T-Shaped Chair Tao Made in Italy
By Paolo Orlandini
Located in Sant'Elena, IT
frame are an image that each of us has in our memory, from everyday examples such as school chairs or
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2010s Italian Modern Chairs

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Steel

Gene Kloss Original Etching, 1938 - "Pines at Point Lobos"
By Gene Kloss 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Etching on paper by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996). Titled: “Pines on Point Lobos
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Vintage 1930s Prints

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Paper

Gene Kloss Etching, 1982 - "Pueblo Dancer"
By Gene Kloss 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Drypoint on paper by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996). Titled: “Pueblo Dancer.” Pencil
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Vintage 1980s Prints

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Paper

Gene Kloss Original Etching, 1981 - "Old Pinon Tree"
By Gene Kloss 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Etching & Drypoint on paper by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996). Titled: “Old Pinon Tree
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Vintage 1980s Prints

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Paper

Spirit of the Thunderbird Bronze Statue by Chris Navarro
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, but in 1999 opened a gallery in Taos, New Mexico. Navarro was born into a military family, and during
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Late 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Howard Cook Original Woodblock, 1926 "Giant's Thumb"
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful woodblock by Taos artist Howard Cook (1901-1980). Titled: “Giant’s Thumb” (alternate
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Vintage 1920s Prints

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Paper

Howard Cook Original Wood-Engraving, 1932 - "Acapulco Girl"
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful wood-engraving by Taos artist Howard Cook (1901-1980). Titled: “Acapulco Girl (alternate
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Vintage 1930s Prints

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Paper

"A Quiet Corner" Wood Block print by Gustave Baumann, Signed 4 of 125
By Gustave Baumann
Located in Van Nuys, CA
headed east to Wyoming, New York in 1917 and taught at a summer school. From there he headed to
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Vintage 1930s American Prints

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Paper

Pair of Japanese Edo Screens Chrysanthemums Along Fence
Located in Rio Vista, CA
school influence with moriage flowers. The love of chrysanthemums was immortalized by Tao Yanming (365
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Large Modern Abstract Art Painting Signed Original Mark Dickson
By (after) Mark Rothko
Located in New York City, NY
and public art collections nationally. Pratt Institute, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Brooklyn, New
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1990s Paintings

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Acrylic, Paint, Paper

Joseph M. Glasco Oil and Collage on Canvas, #34, Dated 1985
By Joseph Glasco
Located in Dallas, TX
New York for Taos and ultimately settled in Galveston,TX. Close friends, collectors and sponsors
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20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

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Wood, Paint

Large 50" x 50" Modern Abstract oil on canvas painting by Martha Visser t Hooft
By Martha Hamlin Visser't Hooft
Located in Buffalo, NY
at the Parsons School of Design before transferring to the John Murray Anderson School of Theater
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

John Burton Figural Oil on Canvas, 2006 "Escape"
By John Burton (American)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Oil Painters of America show and competition in Taos, New Mexico and an award of excellence at the
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Early 2000s Paintings

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Paint

Modernist Abstract Painting , Ink, by Martha Visser T Hooft, circa 1961
By Martha Hamlin Visser't Hooft
Located in Buffalo, NY
John Murray Anderson School of Theater Design. She took several trips to Taos, New Mexico, meeting
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

Jerry De La Cruz Nude Female Kavin At Home Charcoal Drawing on Paper 33"
Located in Dayton, OH
world began in grade school in the predominately Hispanic neighborhood of North Denver. By junior high
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Vintage 1970s Drawings

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Paper

Louis Leon Ribak Oil ainting “ruby in red” Social Realist Style
By Louis Ribak 1
Located in Westport, CT
1947, he and Mandelman founded the Taos Valley Art School, and Rivak was its director and an instructor
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Early 20th Century American Expressionist Paintings

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Driftwood, Masonite, Paint

Li Yuan-Chia Cosmic Point Multiple Mix Media Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
group Ton Fan (Eastern in English) in which Li and other artists, such as Wu Hao, Ho Kan or Chen Tao
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Vintage 1960s Asian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

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Steel, Magnets

Mountain Landscape Painting by Frank Myers
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and in France at the School of Fine Arts at Fontainebleau
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20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Tang Dynasty Court Official in Sancai Glazed Robes, China '618-907' - TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
, complete with kings, governors, judges and government officials. The Tao - which literally translates as
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Terracotta

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Taos Artist Gene Kloss Original Drypoint, Christmas Eve, Taos Pueblo
By Gene Kloss 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Drypoint etching by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996). Edition of 75. Titled: Christmas Eve - Taos Pueblo. Image measures: 12" H x 15" W. Unframed. Archivally matted. Cre...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Pavillon dans les Arbres (Pavilion in the Trees) /// Impressionist Henri Sidaner
By Henri Le Sidaner
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862-1939) Title: "Pavillon dans les Arbres (Pavilion in the Trees)" Portfolio: Henri Le Sidaner (Camille Mauclair) *Issued unsigned, though signed ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Intaglio, Drypoint, Etching

Composition in Red and Blue - Abstract Expressionist 1950s Oil Painting
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
'Composition in Red and Blue' is a vintage abstract expressionist original oil painting on board by Charles Bunnell (1897-1968) from 1951. Signed and dated by the artist in the lower...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

York Avenue, Sunday Morning.
By Armin Landeck
Located in Storrs, CT
York Avenue, Sunday Morning. 1939. Drypoint. Kraeft 78. 7 3/4 x 12 7/8 (sheet 8 x 12). Edition 100. Provenance: Estate of David Llewellyn Reese, New York. A rich impression with plat...
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1920s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Etching by Frank Brangwyn "The Storm No 2"
By Frank Brangwyn
Located in East Geelong, VIC
At the bottom left of this etching by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) is the title, written in pencil, " The Storm No 2".  It is also known as the "Hay Harvesters". On the bottom right is...
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Prints

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Paper

“Trio”
By Ruth Leaf
Located in Southampton, NY
Artist proof intaglio print of a trio of Jazz players by the American printmaker and author, Ruth Leaf. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. Condition: Very good. Provenance: Art...
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1960s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Intaglio

“Trio”
“Trio”
H 18.5 in W 24.25 in D 2 in
Abstract Men Outdoor Large Sculpture, Brown Rusted Metal & Silver Aluminum
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Passadís Here some fragments for one of his latest exhibition catalogue “I think that a work of art should puzzle viewers, make them reflect on the meaning of life” Antoni Tàpies ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

A Loud Noise in the Forest - Minimalist Abstract Painting on Natural Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Taylour Martin creates captivating abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas, showcasing a dynamic interplay of emotions and colors. Martin's art is a reflection ...
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2010s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil

Cripple Creek Colorado, 1950s American Modern Landscape Painting, Green Brown
Located in Denver, CO
1950s gouache on paper painting signed by artist Mildred Welsh Hammond (1900-1980) portraying a modernist view of Cripple Creek, Colorado with the town center in front of a mountain...
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1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache, Archival Paper

17th Century Etchingn and Drypoint" Ceres and Phytalus" by Salvator Rosa, 1662
By Salvator Rosa
Located in Cagliari, IT
" Ceres and Phytalus" To left, Phytalus, kneeling, receives the fig tree from the goddess Ceres, standing to right, as a reward for his hospitality. Etching and drypoint, circa 1662...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Prints

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Paper

Nets – Mid-Century Modernism, Atelier 17
By Sigismond Kolos-Vari
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Sigismond Kolos-Vari, 'Nets', color etching with soft-ground and aquatint, edition 200—1 of 60 artist's proofs, 1952. Signed and dated in pencil. Numbered L/LX in pencil. Image size ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Modernist "I Am Black But Comely" Etching Israeli Judaica Bezalel School Woman
By Shulamith Wittenberg Miller
Located in Surfside, FL
Etching hand signed and dated in English. Titled, "I am black but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem" Shulamit Wittenberg Miller Born 1908 in Jerusalem, attended Bezalel Art Schoo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

'Naval Heroes of the United States' hand-colored lithograph by Nathaniel Currier
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present hand-colored lithograph is an excellent example of patriotic mid-nineteenth century American imagery. The print shows the battle and several of the major figures involved...
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1850s Victorian Landscape Prints

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Lithograph, Watercolor

Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Art Plate Sant-Vicens France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed faience Ceramique Saint Vicens charger. It depicts highly stylized faces, or Carniva...
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Mid-20th Century Modern More Art

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Ceramic, Glaze

"Trees, " Landscape Wood Engraving by Betsy Ritz Friebert
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Trees" is an original wood engraving print by Betsy Ritz Friebert. It features a man walking down a large path underneath tall barren trees. Image: 6" x 5" Framed: 13.75" x 14.75" ...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Forellenweiher - Etching and Drypoint by Franz Von Stuck - 1890s
By Franz von Stuck
Located in Roma, IT
Forellenweiher is a wonderful black and white etching and drypoint on wide rod cream paper realized by Franz von Stuck in 1890-1891. Hand signed in graphite on the lower right: "Fra...
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1890s Symbolist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Etching

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Ila Mae McAfee
By Ila Mae McAfee
Located in New York, NY
A double work in reverse. A master rendering of the Santa Safe/Tao school
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20th Century American Paintings

Ila Mae McAfee
Ila Mae McAfee
H 27.5 in W 14.5 in
Rare Original Emil Bisttram - Study of a Cowboy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century pencil study of a cowboy by well listed Taos school painter Emil James Bisttram
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings

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Pencil, Charcoal

Gold Lacquer Natsume with Chrysanthemum on a Fence by Okada Hyokan I '1904-1969'
Located in Berlin, Berlin
takamaki-e. The image usually refers to the famous "Poem of Home-coming" (Guiqulaici) by Chinese poet Tao
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Lacquer

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Gold, Gold Leaf

Art Case Piano Chinoiserie Style Hand Painted Masterpiece by Weber
By Weber
Located in Port Jefferson, NY
symbol of longevity. The chrysanthemum, because of its association with the poet Tao Yuanming (372-427
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Musical Instruments

Rare Hand-Carved and Hand-Adzed WPA Period Trastero from New Mexico
Located in San Francisco, CA
Colonial Furniture Bulletin, one of the most popular, was distributed at vocational schools as a method of
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Early 20th Century American Cabinets

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Cedar

Rare Original E.A. Burbank American Indian Sketch, Navajo, 1907
By Elbridge Ayer Burbank
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare original Conte crayon on paper of American Indian by well listed Taos and Santa Fe school
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Antique Early 1900s American Drawings

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Paper

Rare, Original E. A. Burbank Sketch, Navajo, 1899
By Elbridge Ayer Burbank
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare original Conte crayon on paper of American Indian by well listed Taos and Santa Fe school
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Antique 1890s American Drawings

Southwest Pueblo Taos School Watercolor Painting & Arts & Crafts Oak Frame c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique painting in the manner of Taos School offers watercolor on paper street scene, artist
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Early 20th Century American Paintings

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Oak, Paper

Modernist Abstract Oil on Canvas original painting by Martha Visser 't Hooft
By Martha Hamlin Visser't Hooft
Located in Buffalo, NY
, Russian ballet, and modern music. In 1926 she moved to New York to study briefly at the Parsons School of
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Large Antique Painting Summer Garden Scene by Frederick Ballard Williams
Located in Rochester, NY
Brooklyn, New York. He was educated in the public schools of Bloomfield and Montclair, New Jersey, and took
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Early 20th Century American Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Micro Mosaic Side Table by Bay Area Artist Margaret Bruton Circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
settled in the San Francisco Bay area where she grew up. Margaret attended public schools in Alameda with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Metal, Brass

"Freedom Forever" Vintage Wwii Poster by Bettina Steinke, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Forever." Bettina Steinke (1913-1999) was an American painter. Steinke attended the Fawcett Art School
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Silkscrreen by Woody Crumbo Potowattomie War dance
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Potawatomi lands in Kansas where Crumbo attended grade school. When he was seven his mother died. Being
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Vintage 1950s American Native American Objects

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Screen

1846 Antique Map of Texas, Oregon, California, and Regions Adjoining by Mitchell
By Samuel Augustus Mitchell 1
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
above Taos in an area labeled the Green Mountains. These claims to the Upper Rio Grande were eventually
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Antique 1840s American Maps

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Paper

American Classic Taos School Arts & Crafts Period Frame, 1920
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This beautiful American Taos School frame is hand carved and water gilded in 22-carat gold leaf
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Picture Frames

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Wood

Transcendental Painter Emil Bisttram Untitled Abstract Composition, 1947
By James Emil Bisttram
Located in Phoenix, AZ
instructor at the New York School. In 1930, Bisttram visited Taos, New Mexico for the first time, but
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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Louis Ribak New Mexico Modernist Abstract Painting, Black Angus
By Louis Ribak 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
painter of the New York School, abstract expressionism, and then moved to Taos in 1944 with his wife, Bea
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

New Mexico Modernist Louis Ribak Painting "White City No. 3"
By Louis Ribak 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
painter of the New York School, abstract expressionism, and then moved to Taos in 1944 with his wife, Bea
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Eduardo Chavez Vintage 1977 Bronze Sculpture "Ouray"
Located in Denver, CO
learning, discovery and adventure. He attended Junior High School in Sterling, Colorado, where his
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Taos School Painting, Oil on Canvas by Howe Williams
Located in Montecito, CA
Beautiful Taos school oil on canvas by Howe Williams.
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Vintage 1930s Paintings

Emil Bisttram Abstract Painting Taos
Located in Montecito, CA
briefly in Phoenix, Arizona, and in 1931, settled in Taos. There he established the Taos School of Art
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

Rare 1940s Constructivist Painting by Edward Corbett
By Edward Corbett
Located in Treasure Island, CA
. Edward Corbett was an important figure in the San Francisco School of abstract expressionism, which he
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Vintage 1940s American Contemporary Art

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Canvas

New Mexico Landscape Painting by Janet Lippincott
By Janet Lippincott
Located in Oakland, CA
was friends with such notable artists as Elmer Schooley. [4] She attended the Emil Bisttram School for
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Barbara Latham Woodcut "Lucy" Taos New Mexico
By Barbara Latham
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1919. She also studied, at the Art Students League of New York summer school in Woodstock, with
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Vintage 1930s American Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

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Taos School For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic taos school available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and paint, every taos school was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a taos school, we have 12 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer taos school, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each taos school bearing mid-century modern, modern or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. A well-made taos school has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by James Emil Bisttram, Clay Spohn and Joseph Glasco are consistently popular.

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A taos school can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,600, while the lowest priced sells for $639 and the highest can go for as much as $48,500.

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