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Item Ships From: Chicago
Every Fall's Wing - Blossom. Abstract Painting, Floral Patterns & Gold Leaf
By Suk Ja Kang
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. With Suk Ja Kang...
Category

2010s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Ouroboros - Colorful Surreal Scene with Serpents & Figures, Original Oil
By Benjamin Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
Ben Duke Ouroboros oil on canvas 63h x 55w in 160.02h x 139.70w cm BSD032 Ben Duke b. 1977 Louisville, KY Education 2006 M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2002 B.F.A., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2001 Summer School of Music and Art, Yale University, New Haven, CT Selected Exhibitions 2023 Ben Duke & Suk Ja Kang: New Work, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2022 This Is Home, Crooked Tree Arts Council, Petosky, MI 2020 Benjamin Duke: Paintings, Vickers Theater, Three Oaks, MI 2019 Family Reunion, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH 2018 Wrap It Up, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Portraits and Place: Select Works from Gallery Victor Armendariz, curated by Corporate Art Advisory, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, IL Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Distortion, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 The Suburbs Eyes: Picturing the Sprawl, (invitational), Ernestine M Raclin Gallery, Indiana University, South Bend, IN 2014 21 and Counting, The Painting Center, New York City, NY A River Without Banks, Paul Collins Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI The Contemporary Figure, Ben Duke and Robert McCann, Moss-Thron Gallery of Art, Fort Hays, KS 2013 Benjamin Swallow Duke and Nathan Barnes, Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, Bozeman, MT Benjamin Swallow Duke and Esther Randall, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH Thresholds, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE 2012 Sublime Rupture, Target Gallery, Catalog with Essay by Dominique Nahas, Alexandria, VA 2011 Identity In Itself, Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Center, Glens Falls, NY Benjamin Duke, Tony Shumsky, Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH Upheaval, [traveling solo exhibition] University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, MI 2010 Kuandu Museum Residency Show and Open Studio, Kuandu Museum of Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Upheaval, [traveling solo exhibition] Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO Floating, Fitton Art Center, Hamilton, OH 2009 Disrupted Particulars, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township, MI Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Notwishstanding, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), 7th Regiment Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY Biennial 25, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN 2008 We Drew a Circle and Called it and Island, Garden City Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan Benjamin Duke and Teresa Dunn, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI Imaginary Cities, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL Awakening, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), 7th Regiment Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Ann Nathan Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL Above and Beyond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Darkness: World and Culture, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA Baker Arts Center 10th National Juried Exhibition, Liberal, KS Nude International, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY 2006 Launch: Graduate Thesis Show, Baltimore, MD (solo) Second Chance: Brewer’s Art, Baltimore, MD (solo) Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI Academy 2006, Conner Contemporary, Washington, DC. Opening Exhibition, Touchet Gallery, Baltimore, MD Only Human, School 33, Baltimore, MD Go Figure, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD 2005 Emerging Artists, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD real vs. Real, City Café, Baltimore, MD Artscape Art Fair, Baltimore, MD Group Show, Hoffberger Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2004 Clamor, Rose Wagner Center for the Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Boxing, Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2003 Paintings, Finch Lane Gallery. Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Regional Show, Saint George Art Museum, Saint George, UT Show us Your Stuff, Left Bank Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT Spring Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT 2002 Trasa Urban Arts, Salt Lake City, UT 2001 Seen and Unseen, Union Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Professional Experience 2006-present Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2006-2005 Instructor, Ruriart Community Art Center, Ellicott City, MD 2004-2003 Instructor, Peterson Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT Selected Awards 2015 Alfred and Trafford Klots...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Canvas, Oil

E - Bright Colors, Woman, Dog, Flowers and Buildings, Original Oil on Canvas
By Benjamin Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
Ben Duke E oil on canvas 55h x 63w in 139.70h x 160.02w cm BSD031 Ben Duke b. 1977 Louisville, KY Education 2006 M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2002 B.F.A., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2001 Summer School of Music and Art, Yale University, New Haven, CT Selected Exhibitions 2023 Ben Duke & Suk Ja Kang: New Work, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2022 This Is Home, Crooked Tree Arts Council, Petosky, MI 2020 Benjamin Duke: Paintings, Vickers Theater, Three Oaks, MI 2019 Family Reunion, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH 2018 Wrap It Up, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Portraits and Place: Select Works from Gallery Victor Armendariz, curated by Corporate Art Advisory, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, IL Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Distortion, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 The Suburbs Eyes: Picturing the Sprawl, (invitational), Ernestine M Raclin Gallery, Indiana University, South Bend, IN 2014 21 and Counting, The Painting Center, New York City, NY A River Without Banks, Paul Collins Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI The Contemporary Figure, Ben Duke and Robert McCann, Moss-Thron Gallery of Art, Fort Hays, KS 2013 Benjamin Swallow Duke and Nathan Barnes, Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, Bozeman, MT Benjamin Swallow Duke and Esther Randall, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH Thresholds, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE 2012 Sublime Rupture, Target Gallery, Catalog with Essay by Dominique Nahas, Alexandria, VA 2011 Identity In Itself, Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Center, Glens Falls, NY Benjamin Duke, Tony Shumsky, Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH Upheaval, [traveling solo exhibition] University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, MI 2010 Kuandu Museum Residency Show and Open Studio, Kuandu Museum of Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Upheaval, [traveling solo exhibition] Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO Floating, Fitton Art Center, Hamilton, OH 2009 Disrupted Particulars, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township, MI Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Notwishstanding, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), 7th Regiment Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY Biennial 25, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN 2008 We Drew a Circle and Called it and Island, Garden City Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan Benjamin Duke and Teresa Dunn, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI Imaginary Cities, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL Awakening, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), 7th Regiment Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Ann Nathan Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL Above and Beyond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Darkness: World and Culture, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA Baker Arts Center 10th National Juried Exhibition, Liberal, KS Nude International, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY 2006 Launch: Graduate Thesis Show, Baltimore, MD (solo) Second Chance: Brewer’s Art, Baltimore, MD (solo) Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI Academy 2006, Conner Contemporary, Washington, DC. Opening Exhibition, Touchet Gallery, Baltimore, MD Only Human, School 33, Baltimore, MD Go Figure, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD 2005 Emerging Artists, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD real vs. Real, City Café, Baltimore, MD Artscape Art Fair, Baltimore, MD Group Show, Hoffberger Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2004 Clamor, Rose Wagner Center for the Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Boxing, Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2003 Paintings, Finch Lane Gallery. Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Regional Show, Saint George Art Museum, Saint George, UT Show us Your Stuff, Left Bank Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT Spring Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT 2002 Trasa Urban Arts, Salt Lake City, UT 2001 Seen and Unseen, Union Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Professional Experience 2006-present Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2006-2005 Instructor, Ruriart Community Art Center, Ellicott City, MD 2004-2003 Instructor, Peterson Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT Selected Awards 2015 Alfred and Trafford Klots...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Solid Bronze Modernist Wall Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
A French solid bronze round wall mirror, circa 1970s. Modern Industrial form resembling a gear. Polished solid bronze surrounds a 8.25” diame...
Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romantic Gifts

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Italian Capodimonte Vegetables
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully whimsical collection of vintage Italian Capodimonte hand-painted porcelain vegetables including artichokes, eggplants, and a ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Country Romantic Gifts

Materials

Porcelain

Untitled (In the Garden) - Surreal Scene w/ Couple and Their St. Bernard Dog
By Benjamin Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
Ben Duke Untitled (In the Garden) oil on canvas 78h x 63w in 198.12h x 160.02w cm BSD029 Ben Duke b. 1977 Louisville, KY Education 2006 M.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2002 B.F.A., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2001 Summer School of Music and Art, Yale University, New Haven, CT Selected Exhibitions 2023 Ben Duke & Suk Ja Kang: New Work, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2022 This Is Home, Crooked Tree Arts Council, Petosky, MI 2020 Benjamin Duke: Paintings, Vickers Theater, Three Oaks, MI 2019 Family Reunion, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH 2018 Wrap It Up, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Portraits and Place: Select Works from Gallery Victor Armendariz, curated by Corporate Art Advisory, Metropolitan Capital Bank, Chicago, IL Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Distortion, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 The Suburbs Eyes: Picturing the Sprawl, (invitational), Ernestine M Raclin Gallery, Indiana University, South Bend, IN 2014 21 and Counting, The Painting Center, New York City, NY A River Without Banks, Paul Collins Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI The Contemporary Figure, Ben Duke and Robert McCann, Moss-Thron Gallery of Art, Fort Hays, KS 2013 Benjamin Swallow Duke and Nathan Barnes, Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, Bozeman, MT Benjamin Swallow Duke and Esther Randall, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH Thresholds, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE 2012 Sublime Rupture, Target Gallery, Catalog with Essay by Dominique Nahas, Alexandria, VA 2011 Identity In Itself, Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Center, Glens Falls, NY Benjamin Duke, Tony Shumsky, Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH Upheaval, [traveling solo exhibition] University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, MI 2010 Kuandu Museum Residency Show and Open Studio, Kuandu Museum of Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Upheaval, [traveling solo exhibition] Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO Floating, Fitton Art Center, Hamilton, OH 2009 Disrupted Particulars, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township, MI Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Notwishstanding, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), 7th Regiment Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY Biennial 25, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN 2008 We Drew a Circle and Called it and Island, Garden City Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan Benjamin Duke and Teresa Dunn, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI Imaginary Cities, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL Awakening, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art), 7th Regiment Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Ann Nathan Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL Above and Beyond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Darkness: World and Culture, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA Baker Arts Center 10th National Juried Exhibition, Liberal, KS Nude International, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY 2006 Launch: Graduate Thesis Show, Baltimore, MD (solo) Second Chance: Brewer’s Art, Baltimore, MD (solo) Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI Academy 2006, Conner Contemporary, Washington, DC. Opening Exhibition, Touchet Gallery, Baltimore, MD Only Human, School 33, Baltimore, MD Go Figure, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD 2005 Emerging Artists, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD real vs. Real, City Café, Baltimore, MD Artscape Art Fair, Baltimore, MD Group Show, Hoffberger Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2004 Clamor, Rose Wagner Center for the Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Boxing, Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2003 Paintings, Finch Lane Gallery. Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Regional Show, Saint George Art Museum, Saint George, UT Show us Your Stuff, Left Bank Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT Spring Salon, Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT 2002 Trasa Urban Arts, Salt Lake City, UT 2001 Seen and Unseen, Union Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT (solo) Professional Experience 2006-present Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2006-2005 Instructor, Ruriart Community Art Center, Ellicott City, MD 2004-2003 Instructor, Peterson Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT Selected Awards 2015 Alfred and Trafford Klots...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Echo III Side Table by Ian Cochran, Represented by Tuleste Factory
By Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Like its predecessor, the Dew Drops, the Echo Series is a collection of small tables made from solid cast resin. This material allows for magnificent bending of light and the play of...
Category

2010s American Modern Romantic Gifts

Materials

Resin

The Blue Night - Surreal Giclee Print, Artist Proof, Matted and Framed
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
Oliver Hazard Benson The Blue Knight giclee 35h x 23w in 88.90h x 58.42w cm 1/11 AP OB0032 Oliver Hazard’s paintings are produced directly from his i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Giclée

Wet Dreams (INV# NP3775) by Sunkoo Yuh
By SunKoo Yuh
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Untitled Sculpture (INV# NP3775) Sunkoo Yuh clay and glaze 19.75 x 19 x 10” 2010 signed
Category

2010s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Ceramic

Maple + Aluminum Desk by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy, 1970s
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare Italian desk unit designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti in the 1970s. This desk has one main section with an additional table top attachment, creating an L-shape. It was constructed with wood and has a maple wood veneer with an exquisite birdseye grain. This piece features brushed aluminum connectors and has an additional rolling modular cabinet with three drawers, which can be placed below or beside the desk. The top drawer has a cream acrylic insert organizer with five compartments. Unmarked. Sourced in Italy, 1970s. Dimensions: 61"W x 28.75"D x 28"H; extended piece 47"W x 17.75"D x 28"H Giovanni Offredi (1927-2007) was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer recognized for his use of angular lines and exposed wood or metal frames. He began making furniture for the wealthy elite of Milan...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romantic Gifts

Materials

Aluminum

Finn Juhl Japan Settee
By Finn Juhl, France & Søn
Located in Chicago, IL
Made by: France & Søn, Denmark, 1953 Material: teak, upholstery, brass Size: 50 w × 27.5 d × 28 h inches Description: Metal manufacturer's label to back stretcher ‘Fd Charle...
Category

1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romantic Gifts

Materials

Brass

Clyde Burt Large Ceramic Charger / Plate
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
A large Clyde Burt (Ohio, 1922-1981) ceramic charger / plate, circa 1960s. This glazed stoneware charger features a sgraffito abstract design in dark brown on a beige / tan background. Dark brown glazed rim. CB inscribed signature to underside. Measures 1.25" Height x 15.5" Diameter. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. Born in Melrose, Ohio in 1922, Clyde Burt would go on to become a major voice in American studio ceramics. He studied at Fort Wayne Art School and later at the Cape Cod School of Art before landing at the Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel to Cranbrook, Burt made it central to his practice and his thrown works express the same endless curiosity as his teacher. Upon returning to Ohio, Burt built a home studio on his family’s farmland near the Little Auglaize River and harvested rich clay from the surrounding area. He started every day at 5:30 in the morning and would work until he knew he “had enough”. Constantly experimenting with glazes, colors and surface decoration, Burt painstakingly recorded his successes and failures in a small notebook...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romantic Gifts

Materials

Stoneware, Pottery

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with two drawers, simple square tapered legs ending in horse-hoof feet, and with a well-worn sangre-de-boeuf lacquer. The perfe...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Romantic Gifts

Materials

Elm

TnT - Surreal Nude Figure, Fine Point Graphite Drawiing, Matted and Framed
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
An overly exaggerated nude figure is the subject of Oliver Hazard Benson's drawing entitled "TnT". Upon closer look, the artist's fine hand is evident in the amazing detail in the f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Giclée

Set of Four Paul Ferrante Wrought-Iron Two-Arm Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
A sophisticated and striking set of four hand-wrought iron two-arm sconces by famed metal fabricator, Paul Ferrante, and with modern-in-spirit iron backplates and arms with gilt flor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Romantic Gifts

Materials

Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron

View of Siena with the Duomo - Ink and Crayon Drawing, Matted and Framed
By Christopher Ganz
Located in Chicago, IL
The loose hash marks come together in this colored pen and conte crayon drawing of the Tuscan countryside with a view into Siena with its fabulous Duomo. This piece is matted with a buttery hued mat and framed in a simple oak colored wooden frame measuring 15h x 18w inches. Christopher Ganz View of Siena with the Duomo colored pens & conte crayon 11h x 14w in 27.94h x 35.56w cm CG0052 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Crayon, Paper, Pen

Early 20th Century American Empire Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming and handsome early 19th century American Empire mahogany stool with a tapered fluted Doric column supported by a flat three legged ba...
Category

1840s American American Empire Antique Romantic Gifts

Materials

Mahogany

Flayed Wax-Cast Figure - Original Ink Drawing, Matted and Signed
By Christopher Ganz
Located in Chicago, IL
Hash marks come together in this colored pen study of a flayed figure. The quick and loose style evoke studies done in preparation for a larger piece. They often appear unfinished yet in reality, the artist reached a point with the study has served its purpose and he can then move on to producing the main work. This particular study is a copy of one that is hanging in La Speccola Museo in Florence, Italy. This piece is matted but unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Christopher Ganz Flayed Wax-Cast Figure colored pens 10h x 13.50w in 25.40h x 34.29w cm CG0020 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Paper, Pen

Day of the Painter - Allegorical Drawing with the Artist and Multiple Figures
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
"Descriptions I have heard or read of my work, most of which either delight or offend me, are: allegorical, apocalyptic, provocative, prophetic, dream-like, surreal, fantastic, weird, frightening, disturbing, demanding, despairing, disgusting, irrelevant, inspiring, old, new-old, fascinating, morbid, medieval, bizarre, cathartic, mystery-plays (I like that), and well drawn." - David Becker David Becker Day of the Painter graphite on paper 22h x 34w in 55.88h x 86.36w cm DB0017 David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001  Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000  Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on request Arkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconsin-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennessee – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL Jamie Kalikow, New York, NY Dianne & Jim Blanco, Chicago, IL Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA Tish & Philip Messinger, Creskill, NJ Brian Wesphal & Michael McVicker, Chicago, IL Ralph Privoznik, Lafayette, IN Candice Groot, Evanston, IL Shoemaker/Ruud Collection, Chicago, IL Braden Berkey and Robert Bartlett, Chicago, IL Bill and Karyn Silverstein, Highland Park, IL Steve Weitz, Lovettsville, VA Mary Allice Wimmer, Madison, WI Ann & Robert Avery...
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1980s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist Chaise
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Kerstin Horlin Holmquist
Located in Chicago, IL
Made by: Nordiska Kompaniets Verkstäder, Sweden. Material: upholstery, beech. Size: 67 W × 30 D × 38.5 H in seat height 15 inches.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Romantic Gifts

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Upholstery, Beech

Peace Cadet - Large Scale Portrait of Woman in Space Suit Surrounded by Bunnies
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Flower Power with a modern twist. Artist Rose Freymuth Frazier plays presents "Peace Cadet" - a woman clad in a space suit, shooting a pistol that has flow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Oil, Linen

Rare Warren McArthur Two-Tier Desk with Drawers, Reversible, Machine Age 1930s
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren McArthur two-tier desk with drawers Aluminum and black lacquered wood Warren McArthur Corporation, 1930s Measures: 48" x 24" x 30" desk height Desk is reversible, and ca...
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1930s Machine Age Vintage Romantic Gifts

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Aluminum

Autumn Cotilion - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. When I began this series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own unique colors and patterns. My particular favorites are the Tanchos which can be identified by the distinct red spot on their heads. To create these pieces I print common carp I catch myself with sumi ink using traditional techniques used by Japanese fisherman dating back the mid 1800's. I then tint the images using watercolor. In each piece I hope to translate a sense of movement to give the viewer a sense of calm one might experience watching the living versions lazily meandering around a serene pond. —Jeff Conroy Several koi swim in a circle while autumn leaves fall on the surface of the water in this Gyo-tako method of painting by artist Jeff Conroy. After inking and taking impressions of the koi, the artist then uses watercolors to enhance their beauty. By using marbled mulberry paper to print on, he has created the illusion of water with the swirls of the mulberry paper. The paper itself has a soft hue and slightly wavy texture adding the overall feel of the artwork. This artwork is unframed. Contact gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Autumn Cotillion sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 25h x 37w in 63.50h x 93.98w cm JEC103 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression. It is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Gyotaku is a Japanese method of printmaking that traditionally utilizes fish, sea creatures or similar subjects as printing "plates" in its process. The literal translation of the word is "fish stone rubbing...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Herman Miller La Fonda Coffee Table by Charles and Ray Eames, Marble Top
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
"La Fonda" coffee table by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller 1975 The La Fonda table was part of the "La Fonda Group" Furniture line for Alexande...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romantic Gifts

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Marble, Chrome

The Rape of Persephone by Bernini, Galleria Borghese -Original Sepia Ink Drawing
By Christopher Ganz
Located in Chicago, IL
The loose hash marks come together in this colored pen drawing taken from Bernini's sculpture titled "The Rape of Persephone" in the Galleria Borghe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Paper, Pen

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and brilliant early 20th century American Art Deco table lamp with a hand-blown glass globe shade with captured bubbles, and a glas...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Romantic Gifts

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Brass

Early 20th Century Southern American Folk Art Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating and intriguing early 20th century Southern American folk art panel, found in Mississippi, depicting a figure with what appears to be African tribal headgear, and wearing a white collared shirt with black suit jacket. The line work and attention to detail is extraordinary and mysterious, with the artist choosing to incorporate a natural knot in the board to form the mouth of the figure, and the left half of the drawing showing shading, but seemingly left unfinished. The frame is not terribly old, and is constructed from splatter-painted boards...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Romantic Gifts

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Wood, Paint

Oblong Mug (INV# NP3732)
By John Gill
Located in Morton Grove, IL
John Gill Oblong Mug (INV# NP3732) stoneware and glaze 2002 signed by artist
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Early 2000s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Stoneware, Glaze

Large Frimkess Jar (INV# NP3747)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Michael Frimkess Large Frimkess Jar from the Instant Migration Series (INV# NP3747) stoneware, underglaze, glaze, and decal 28.5 x 8 x 8" 1977 signed ...
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1970s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Stoneware, Glaze, Underglaze

Vintage English Tole Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and charming mid-20th century English hand painted tole drum-style coffee table with three painted crests surrounding the drum, rope tensioners, and all supported by four metal ball feet. The perfect coffee table in your family room or children play room.
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20th Century English Romantic Gifts

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Metal

Chicago Portage - Serene Wooded Landscape with Stormy Skies, Oil on Canvas
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Postcards From the Edge of the West My work originates from journey and travel. The process often begins with extensive historic research, followed by an epic journey into the landscape as a means of experiencing the land. The paintings document a landscape that flows between two realities: one outside the picture attempting to capture nature and one inside the material flow of abstracting the experience of space. I utilize the traditional methods of landscape painting such as the observation of light, shadows, and transparency, and try and merge that process with the emotional space held by a direct experiences in the land, memory, and history. The white border surrounding each painting suggests a card and the souvenir printed material – a postcard – sent out when on a journey; much like the journey I take part of in my artistic process. This particular painting (card) is inspired from the landscapes along the Coeur d’Alenes trail in Northern Idaho. It is a place of rugged and stark beauty barely on the old maps and outside the edge of the Louisiana Colony. It is a place that is part image and part abstraction; color field painting and rendering; a place not yet born. –Don Pollack The lush landscape in Don Pollack's "Coeur d'Alenes Trail" brings a calm serenity to the viewer. The deep green pines in the are reflected on the calm water while a moon illuminates the entire scene. A deliberate white border on the canvas "frames" the entire piece and enhanced by the simple white frame measuring 37.5 x 61.5 inches. Don Pollack Coeur d'Alendes Trail oil on canvas 36h x 60w in 91.44h x 152.40w cm DJP027 Don Pollack BIOGRAPHY Don Pollack is a Painter and Adjunct Associate Professor of Visual Communication at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work investigates among other things, the relationship between personal mythologies and representation in painting and how it may simultaneously give reference to a narrative.Working in cross disciplines has influenced his perspectives as projects begin with an epic adventure. Conceptually proceeding from the premise that all vision is historic and constructed, Pollack’s research starts with the planning of a long distance trek,– such as a 3000 mile journey via bicycle following Lewis and Clark. His work has utilized maps, documents, photography, painting, and installation.This work was routed in a previous investigation into the role of museums in the process of forming collective memory. Don studied design at the University of Illinois and painting at the Ohio State University where he received his MFA.The state of Illinois has recognized his history based work with a special bicentennial edition of the ‘Order of Abraham Lincoln’ award. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and has shown many solo shows in, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and Canada. True Life Novelettes is the most recent addition to the bigger project; Crossing The Great Divide which is loosely a series of landscape and history projects I began in 2009. It explores among other things, current events and personal literary interests through the construction of large scale [48x72”] book cover paintings. I use a variety of images juxtaposed with bylines and misplaced authors in order to create new meanings. I read the print edition of the New York Times for current content and subject matter, and because I still like the feel of a large document and printed typography. Recently and with a twist of prescient irony, a found myself reading a special supplemental section of the Times declaring that “the post-text future is here!” Could that be good for painting, now that we are entering an online culture ruled by pictures! But if our information will become dominated by pictures, slogans, and emotional announcements, I do fear that the arguments driving political discourse will soon become completely supplicated by popular memes. What should the new best sellers look like? Do I have enough time to read them? Underneath all this fanfare is it possible that the discussion will also be reduced to the display of personal artifacts of material culture? In the fashion section of today’s Times the headline reads, “Can you wear Dior to the Protest March?” (Enter my books.) I first start by writing columns and mixing up the authors with made-up titles (from films and books) and looking for strange connections to create a metaphorical tension. I then look for popular images and taglines in the news, print media, and the publishing business, and search for catchy phrases from film dialog. Then I combine everything into a new design layout to form a hybrid of ‘true life novelettes’ and modern classics. Climate change denial and alt/fake news declarations become great sources for topics in the overwhelming modern noise machine too grim to bear. I cancel my cable subscription. But what are the conditions for making a painting in a world saturated with images? While the representational, abstract, and technical concerns of painting collapse into the same memory well, what are we to say especially when we have “seen all the films and seen all the pictures”? The works of Tursic and Mille have pointed me into this new direction. In order to visually reclaim myself from disappearing into the ruins, I adopt a strategy combining editorial cartooning, oil painting and graphic design. I am attracted to those handsome publisher’s design formats, especially the ones that utilize carefully-placed typography and eclectic images– such as Everyman’s Library, Penguin Books, and Barnes and Noble. There are colored stripes running along the sides of the covers identifying the modern story collections, with the authors’ names set in script fonts. These various formats also hold the space to paint a combination of historic events and contemporary imagery from popular culture. I also patrol the web and search for vintage advertising campaigns for copy. Perhaps this grimness can have an uplifting thread. However, Virginie Vuillaume in Another Girl warns, “desire leads to disaster, partly bound up with fiction but also with death and catastrophe. The fate of those who are in love with images is always tragic, desire always leads to disaster.” So now Tursic and Mille’s painting that appropriated an image of a house on fire from a scene from Andrei Tarkovski’s film The Sacrifice also becomes my subject matter for the cover of the Year of Living Dangerously. For 2017, The Year of the Eclipse, the cover takes direction from a modern classic rendition of Frankenstein, with his head screwed on backwards. Maybe the only way left to paint now is by moving things forward by the only way possible,– through other mediums. The byline lyric for Eclipse is now taken from the Youngbloods popular song of 1967, Get Together,–so come on Frankenstein, ‘Smile on Your Brother’. Don Pollack EDUCATION m.f.a. Ohio State University Columbus,Ohio b.f.a. University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Story Tellers, Don Pollack: True Life Novelettes, Chicago, Illinois 2016 Bridgeport Art Center, this land is not empty, Chicago, Illinois Carnegie Museum for Art and History, bernheim arboretum, New Albany, Indiana 2013 Perimeter Gallery, 34 days to washington, Chicago, Illinois 2011 Newzones Gallery, far from home, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, far from home, Atlanta,Georgia 2010 Perimeter Gallery, mysterious island, Chicago, Illinois Marquette University Law Library, laying the foundation [a Lincoln Portrait], Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2009 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the lincoln project, Springfield, Illinois The Union League Club, the lincoln project, Chicago, Illinois 2007 Newzones Gallery, the sheltering sky, Calgary,Alberta, canada Merwin andWakeley Galleries, IllinoisWesleyan University, american inheritance, Bloomington, Illinois MarciaWood Gallery, night, Atlanta,Georgia 2006 MargaretThatcher Projects, american gothic, past imperfect, NewYork,NewYork Perimeter Gallery, improvisation, Chicago, Illinois 2005 Newzones Gallery, missives, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, south of the tennessee, remains of the campaign, Atlanta, Georgia 2004 Perimeter Gallery, voyages of discovery, from the earth to the moon, NewYork, NewYork 2003 Newzones Gallery, garden of forking paths, Calgary,Alberta, canada Perimeter Gallery, a search for heroes, lincoln & the illinois landscape, Chicago, Illinois 2002 Perimeter Gallery, ancien regime, NewYork,NewYork MarciaWood Gallery, ancien regime, Atlanta,Georgia 2001 Newzones Gallery, ancien regime, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2000 Perimeter Gallery, between heaven and earth, Chicago, Illinois Newzones Gallery, preview, Calgary,Alberta, canada 1999 Newzones Gallery, north american inheritance, Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery, american inheritance, Atlanta,Georgia 1998 MarciaWood Gallery, entering the circle, Atlanta,Georgia 1997 Newzones Gallery, crossing the next meridian, Calgary,Alberta, canada 1996 Peter Miller Gallery, landscape and memory, Chicago, Illinois MarciaWood Gallery, mythopoeia, an american portrait, Atlanta,Georgia 1995 Elliot Smith Gallery, St.Louis,Missouri Marx-Saunders Gallery, International Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois 1994 Deson-Saunders Gallery, shadowlands, Chicago, Illinois 1993 Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver,British Columbia, canada Bess Cutler Gallery, NewYork,NewYork 1992 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1991 Bess Cutler Gallery, NewYork,NewYork Deson-Saunders Gallery, between earth and sky, Chicago, Illinois 1989 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1988 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1987 Houghton College, Houghton,NewYork SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 architectural biennial, Brininstool and Lynch, Chicago, Illinois 2014 black and white, Perimeter Gallery- Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2012 art miami , Perimeter Gallery- Chicago, Miami, Florida Group Show, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2011 art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Group Show,Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchemont,NewYork 2010 pull, MarciaWood Gallery, Atlanta,Georgia memory is a metaphor, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont,NewYork our kind of town, Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois 2009 nature satisfies by its loveliness, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont,NewYork the exquisite corpse, Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois the big picture show, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2008 this just in, MarciaWood Gallery, Atlanta Georgia portraying lincoln, Madden Arts Center, Decatur, Illinois contemporary art institute of detroit, Curator’s Choice, Detroit,Michigan art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2007 artwork 5, Gallery 2,Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois artscapes, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville,Tennessee atlanta gallery association preview, rep: MarciaWood Gallery, Eatonton,Georgia out of the garden, Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois art chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2006 states of seige, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of Rhode Island, Kingston,Rhode Island landscape x10, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada pulse, MargaretThatcher Projects, NewYork,NewYork 2005 summer sensation, Thatcher Projects, NewYork,NewYork Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2004 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2003 landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada contemporary landscape, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois deck the walls, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada 2002 landscape x9, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 2001 departure: american contemporary landscape, Indiana University Northwest Gary, Indiana Rena Sternberg Gallery, Glencoe, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Perimeter Chicago, Illinois Miami Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 2000 landscape x8, Newzones Gallery, Calgary,Alberta, canada San Francisco Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada International Art Exposition:Chicago, Perimeter Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1999 requiem, Nexus Contemporary Art Center Atlanta,Georgia family album, MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia 1998 the nature of landscape, South Bend Regional Museum of Art South Bend, Indiana cornucopia, Winston-Wachter Gallery NewYork,NewYork paradise and its transformations, Georgia State University, School of Art & Design Gallery Atlanta,Georgia landscape x six, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada land, air, & sea, Elliot Smith Gallery St.Louis,Missouri 1997 Marguerite Oestricher Gallery New Orleans, Louisiana MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois Seattle International Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada 1996 Center for the Arts Calgary,Alberta, canada Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada International Art Exposition:Chicago, Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois Seattle International Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada introductions, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1995 contemporary realists, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada the nature of landscape, Fontbonne College St. Louis,Missouri first in flight, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada MarciaWood Gallery Atlanta,Georgia International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1994 contemporary realists, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary,Alberta, canada Monte Clark Gallery Vancouver,British Columbia, canada 10th anniversary group exhibition, Elliot Smith Gallery St.Louis,Missouri International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1993 Robert Berman Gallery Santa Monica, California the dreamer awakes, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois west art and the law, traveling exhibition, John B. HynesVeterans Memorial Convention Center Boston,Massachusetts/ Kennedy Gallery NewYork,NewYork/ Loyola Law School Los Angeles, California/ James R.Thompson Center Chicago, Illinois/ Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul,Minnesota pacific, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois finesse, Skokie Public Library Skokie, Illinois skillfully, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1992 Bess Cutler Gallery NewYork,NewYork Robert Berman Gallery Santa Monica, California finesse, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois land of 100 dancers, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1991 chicago art today, Gallery of Contemporary Art University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado west art and the law traveling exhibition,American Association of Law Libraries New Orleans, Louisiana/ NewVisions Gallery of Contemporary Art Atlanta,Georgia/ Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul,Minnesota/ Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee,Wisconsin International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1990 Nature/nature, Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois on nature, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois spirits in the material world, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles Art Exposition, Bess Cutler Gallery Los Angeles, California International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1989 the unconventional landscape, John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan,Wisconsin elements of style, history of the dividing line, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois west art and the law traveling exhibition, Bally’s Casino Reno,Nevada/ Arkansas State University Museum Jonesboro,Arkansas/ Robert Kahn Gallery Houston,Texas/ Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul,Minnesota International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1988 chicago now! , Arts Center South Bend, Indiana a european celebration, Limelight Building Chicago, Illinois 1987 new works, Objects Gallery Chicago, Illinois illinois 87, small painting exhibition, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois Objects Gallery Chicago, Illinois 1986 works, Dittmar Gallery Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois RuthVolid Gallery Chicago, Illinois national first annual wildlife and landscape exhibition, GalleryTriangle Washington,D.C. 1985 75th annual columbus exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art Columbus,Ohio 1984 shreveport national exhibition, Meadows Museum of Art Shreveport, Louisiana 1982 mid america biennial, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro,Kentucky SELECTED AWARDS 2017 enrichment grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2016 enrichment grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2015 sabbatical grant, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois 2014 bernheim arboretum, artist residency, Louisville,Kentucky 2012 illinois institute of art, faculty of the year award, Chicago, Illinois 2010 marquette university law library, commission award, Milwaukee,Wisconsin sabbatical grant, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois 2009 order of lincoln, bicentennial edition, State of Illinois award, Springfield, Illinois school of the art institute of chicago, faculty enrichment grant, Chicago, Illinois illinois institute of art, faculty enrichment grant, Chicago, Illinois 2008 abraham lincoln presidential library and museum, grant, Springfield, Illinois 2003 philbrook museum of art, museum purchase Tulsa,Oklahoma 2002 illinois arts council fellowship, grant, State of Illinois Springfield, Illinois 1993,‘91,‘89 west art and the law, purchase West Publishing St. Paul,Minnesota 1983 ford foundation grant, Ohio State University Columbus,Ohio PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa,Oklahoma Racine Museum of Art, Racine,Wisconsin Marquette University Law Library, Milwaukee,Wisconsin Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut Union League Club, Chicago, Illinois Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, Illinois Vedder, Price, & Kammholz, Chicago, Illinois Fidelity, Charlotte,North Carolina Republican Governors Association, Washington,D.C. Allston & Bird, Washington,D.C. Corboy, Demetrio, and Clifford, Chicago, Illinois Poco Petroleum, Calgary,Alberta, Canada Burnett, Duckworth, and Palmer, Calgary,Alberta, Canada Evans, Martin, andWilson, Calgary,Alberta, Canada Metropolitian Life Insurance Company, NewYork,NewYork AmericanTelephone andTelegraph Company, Chicago, Illinois Prudential Insurance Company, Newark,New Jersey Arthur Anderson and Company, Minneapolis,Minnesota Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, Chicago, Illinois G.D. Searle Company, Westchester,NewYork Schiff, Gorman, and Krkljes, NewYork,NewYork Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois University of Illinois, Illini Union, Urbana, Illinois Jupiter Corporation, Chicago, Illinois Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Chicago, Illinois SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Jenna Esarey, bernheim art on display at carnegie center, Courier-Journal, February 6, 2016 LaurenViera, “don pollack, mysterious island, ChicagoTribune, March 5, 2010 Jason Mojica, “don pollack: improvisation”,Time Out Chicago, February 2-9, 2006 Edward Gomez, “reimagining the landscape”,Art and Antiques,Atlanta, Georgia, October, 2003 Alan Artner, “Don Pollack”, ChicagoTribune, March 21, 2003 Anne Severson, “in the wilderness of our mind”, Fast Forward, Calgary,Alberta, Canada, December 2-8, 1999 Richard Rhodes, ed., “fast forward:a canada-wide guide to the season’s best exhibitions”,Canadian Art, Vol. 16, No. 3, , Fall/September 1999 Shelley Boettcher, “Critic’s Pick”, Calgary Herald, Gallery Guide, Calgary ,Alberta, Canada, November 18, 1999 Catherine Fox, “a convergence of landscapes”, Atlanta Constitution, October 8, 1999 Lisa A. Rundquist, “remembering beauty: the seductive & nostalgic nature of ameri - can landscape”, (Catalogue), South Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, Indiana, August 8-October 4, 1998 Garrett Holg, “chicago: don pollack”,Art News, January 1997 Barbara Buchholz, “don pollack”, ChicagoTribune, November 8, 1996 Jerry Cullum, “old west, new myths”,Atlanta Constitution, August 23, 1996 MarciaWood Gallery, “mythopoeia, an american portrait”, (Catalogue),Atlanta, Georgia July 27-August 24, 1996 Alexandra Bellos, “symbol pleasures”, St. Louis River FrontTimes, March 22, 1995 Debra Riley Parr, “in review, don pollack”, St Louis Post Dispatch, March 9, 1995 Malcolm Parry, column,Vancouver Sun,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 20,1993 Alan Artner, “don pollack”, ChicagoTribune, April 19, 1992 Alan Artner, “comfortable viewing”, ChicagoTribune, February 7, 1991 Alan Artner, “don pollack”, ChicagoTribune, July 7, 1989 Jacqueline Hall, “league gathers forceful raw works for exhibition”, Columbus, Dispatch, June 9, 1985 Jacqueline Hall, “arcadia inspires local artists”, Columbus Dispatch, July 14, 1985 PUBLICATIONS 2013 34 days to washington, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, catalog 2012 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, catalog 2010 art chicago international exposition, Mart Center, Chicago, Illinois, catalog marquette law review, vol. 93, number 4, Marquette University, Milwaukee,Wisconsin, catalog 2009 the lincoln project,Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, Springfield, Illinois, catalog design school confidential, Extraordinary Class Projects from International Design Schools, Steven Heller & LitaTalarico, Rockport Publishers, Beverly Massachusetts, (selections featured from AdvancedTypography course, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) 2003 a search for heroes, lincoln & the illinois landscape, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, catalog 1996 remembering beauty: the seductive & nostalgic nature of american landscape, South Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, catalog mythopoeia, an american portrait, MarciaWood Gallery,Atlanta, Georgia catalog 1995 art chicago international exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, catalog 1994 private arts, nos.8&9, Chicago, Illinois, Art Consultant, magazine 1993,‘91,‘89 west art and the law,West Publishing Co., St.Paul Minnesota, catalog, traveling exhibition 1992 art chicago international exposition, Navy Pier., Chicago, Illinois, catalog 1991 10 th anniversery auction, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois, catalog TEACHING EXPERIENCE school of the art institute of chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Adjunct Associate Professor, September 2005- present, courses: Image Studio,AdvancedTypography and Introduction toVisual Communications illinois institute of art, Chicago, Illinois, Professor, January 1995-present, courses: 2-D, and 3-D Foundation Design, Color,Typography, Corporate Identity, and Portfolio ray college of design, Chicago, Illinois, January 1986-January 1995, courses: 2-D, and 3-D Foundation Design, Color,Typography, Corporate Identity, and Portfolio ohio state university, Department of Art, Columbus, Ohio, January 1983- June 1984, courses: Art 290 & 190, Drawing, painting, 2-D, 3-D design, color, creative process ohio state university, Department of Art, Columbus, Ohio, GraduateTeaching Associate, September 1982 January 1983, assisted and taught, 2-D Design,Drawing TUTORIALS drawing & problems of representation, North Shore Art League,Winnetka, Illinois, January 1986-April 1986 19th century hudson river school perspectives- drawing and painting, Columbus, Ohio, June 1985- August 1985 LECTURES MLKYouth Leadership Day, Elgin Center, Elgin, Illinois,“crossing the great divide,– standing rock”, January 16, 2017 Northwestern University, Slivka College, Evanston, Illinois,“crossing the great divide”, February 1, 2016 Bronx, City College of NewYork, Bronx, NewYork, “crossing the great divide”, December 10, 2015 Fluid, Society for Literature, Science, & Art Conference, Southern Methodist University, Dallas,Texas “crossing the great divide, trying to understand the collage of my landscape”, October 9, 2014 - October 12, 2014 Postnatural, Society for Literature, Science, & Art Conference, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana “34 days to washington”, October 3, 2013 - October 6, 2013 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “34 days to washington”, April 25,May 14,& 17, 2013 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “mysterious island”, March 5, 2010 Union League Club, Chicago, Illinois, the lincoln project, June 17, 2009 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, Springfield, Illinois, the lincoln project, February 6, 2009 Merwin andWakeley Galleries, IllinoisWesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, american inheritance, November, 13, 2007 University ofWisconsin,Eau Claire, cross cultural perspective of visual communication, presentation topic: Native America:Truth and Imagery”, April 20-21, 2007 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “improvisation”, February 2, 2006 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “a search for heroes, lincoln and the illinois landscape”, March 29,& April 3, 2003 Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, “between heaven and earth”, December 7, 2000 Newberry Library, Map Society, Chicago, Illinois, tlon, uqbar, orbis tertius: taking measure across chicago, March 18, 1999 Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois, Faculty TrainingWorkshop, teaching strategies, July 10, 1997 Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois, Quantitative Mathematics course, March 11, 1997 Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, landscape and memory, October 11 & 18, 1996 MarciaWood Gallery,Atlanta, Georgia, mythopoeia, an american portrait, August 1, 1996 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Advanced Painting course, February 22, 1994 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, October 21, 1993 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 16 & 18, 1992 Objects Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 19, 1988 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Art 190, native & american topics, April 16 & 18, 1984 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, CS 102, Religious Themes in Literature, native & american topics, November 22, 1983 INTERVIEWS MLKYouth Leadership Day, Elgin Center, JanelleWalker,“crossing the great divide,– standing rock”, January 16, 2017 FNews SAIC Magazine, by Sophie Lucido Johnson, standing ground at standing rock, January 18, 2017 ChicagoTribune, by Heidi Stevens, artist assist standing rock, January 3, 2017 KYW News Radio 1060, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taking measure across america, August 9, 2010 Fox/NBC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taking measure across america, August 9, 2010 WGRZ NBC Buffalo, NewYork, taking measure across america, July 28, 2010 WTTW, Chicago, Illinois, arts across illinois, looking for lincoln, June 19 & 21, 2009 WFLD-Fox News...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Floor Lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, circa 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Floor Lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, circa 1950 Made by Holm Sørensen & Co., Denmark, c. 1950 Additional information: Material: Brass, linen shades Size: 17 Dia × 60 H ...
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20th Century Danish Romantic Gifts

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Brass

Pair of Bibendum Armchairs by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Bibendum armchairs by Eileen Gray Made in Ireland Additional information: Material: Chrome-plated steel, leather Size: 36.75 W × 34.5...
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20th Century Northern Irish Romantic Gifts

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Leather

Pair of Divina Lounge Chairs by Arne Norell, circa 1965
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Divina lounge chairs by Arne Norell, circa 1965. Made by Norell Möbel, Sweden, circa 1965. Additional information: Material: upholstery, beech. Size: 36 width × 30.5 ...
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20th Century Swedish Romantic Gifts

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Upholstery

Whirlaway Table by Wendell Castle
By Wendell Castle
Located in Chicago, IL
Whirlaway table by Wendell Castle. Carved signature and date to one leg ‘Wendell Castle 1990’. This work is registered with the artist's studio as number 2613. Made in USA, 199...
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20th Century American Romantic Gifts

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Mahogany

Rosewood Desk by Severin Hansen Jr.
By Severin Hansen Jr.
Located in Chicago, IL
Rosewood desk by Severin Hansen Jr. Desk features five drawers each with a fixed key. Made by halsev, Denmark Additional information: Materia...
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20th Century Danish Romantic Gifts

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Rosewood

Acrylic and Pastel Abstract Figurative Painting by Anne Abueva
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking acrylic and wax pastel abstract figurative painting on paper by Anne Abueva, and framed in a found vintage frame. A decade ago interior designer Anne Abueva put down her paint deck and picked up a paintbrush. Her signature expressive bold lines combined with her unique color palettes allow her to create memorable connections with her viewers while weaving together her love of intuitive art...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Romantic Gifts

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Acrylic, Paper

20th Century Rootwood Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking and animated 20th century root wood stool with four snarled legs supporting a squatty burled top, and with a wonderful glowing patina. The ...
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20th Century Unknown Rustic Romantic Gifts

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Wood

Modern Bleached Walnut "Smyth" Bar Cart by Last Workshop, Custom Options
By Last Workshop
Located in Chicago, IL
"Smyth" bar cart by Last Workshop Shown here in solid walnut, bleached finish. The center shelf is adjustable and the top trey contains a removable cutting board. Standard s...
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2010s American Minimalist Romantic Gifts

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Walnut

UFO (Unidentified Flying Octopus) - Gyotaku Style Print, Psychedelic Pattern
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Set on a dark blue sky complete with stars, this UFO (Unidentified Flying Octopus) casts its glowing aura upon the night sky. The psychedelic nature of the creature's patterning enh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Nantucket Mack Pack - A Gathering of Mackerel on a Vintage Nautical Map
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A school of mackerel swim across the paper in Jeff Conroy's drawing entitled "Mack Pack". The fish are drawn with the precision of a fine silver etching, showing every subtle shift in color and texture on this stunning species. Drawn on a vintage nautical map...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Paper, Watercolor

Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Black Plaster Sculpture, c. 1980's
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage post-modern abstract black plaster sculpture. With a great presence, this sculpture provides a one-of-a-kind design moment. In good vintage condition, shows age-appropriate wear. This item is part of a vintage collection curated by Jen Talbot Design...
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20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Romantic Gifts

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Stone

Vintage Italian Murano Avventurina Glass Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
An arresting vintage Italian Murano Avventurina glass table lamp with a chic silhouette, paper shade, and sparkling gold fleck inclusions that catch even the softest light in the roo...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Romantic Gifts

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Glass

Early 20th Century Leopard Mancala Game Board
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and playful early 20th century leopard-form mancala game board carved with the board resting on the leopard's back and with a patina that only a hundred years of use coul...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Romantic Gifts

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Wood

Buck O'Neil, Satchel Page & Jackie Robinson - Baseball Greats, Framed Watercolor
By Margie Lawrence
Located in Chicago, IL
One hundred and eleven years after his birth, baseball great Buck O'Neil was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame in 2022. O’Neil’s biggest impact was not anything he did as a player, manager, coach or scout. Rather, what made O'Neil worthy of Cooperstown is the sheer amount he did for the game off the field in his later years. Artist Margie Lawrence shows him here with other baseball greats, Satchel Page and Jackie Robinson...
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2010s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Gouache, Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

18th Century English Turner's Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 18th century English Turner's chair created to show off the talents of a skilled wood turner, with a triangle seat upholstered in a smooth ...
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18th Century British Antique Romantic Gifts

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Leather, Wood

Contemporary Coffee Table "Ballast" in Walnut by Casey Lurie
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Ballast table, named for the two hefty uprights which form its structure, is a generously sized coffee table. Careful attention to proportion and the arrangement of parts give the Ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Romantic Gifts

Materials

Wood

Grande 19th Century Italian Marble-Top Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A grand 19th century Italian marble-top console table with an apron carved of wood to mimic a swaged cloth and large classical face in the centre, all painted a wonderful museum oliv...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Romantic Gifts

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Marble

Lichtenstein's Portrait of a Woman - Ode to Roy Lichtenstein, Hand Built Ceramic
By Sandy Kaplan
Located in Chicago, IL
"Lichtenstein's Portrait of a Woman " is a direct reference to the iconic Roy Lichtenstein's 1979 painting of the same name. Kaplan's ceramic sculpture brings a three dimensionality to Lichtenstein's painting. Sandy Kaplan Lichtenstein's Portrait of a Woman ceramic, glaze 13h x 9w x 6d in 33.02h x 22.86w x 15.24d cm SAK014 Sandy Kaplan b. 1943, St. Louis, MO 2021 Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis 2020 Storytellers Exhibit, Art Saint Louis 2019 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Honors Exhibit, Art Saint Louis Anthony Bourdain - Parts Unknown: Ceramic Centric, Foundry Arts Ctr, St. Charles, MO Current Profiles, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, MO 2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis Works from the Studios, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO Drawn From Life: Artful Aging, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2017 3-D, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2016 Works from the Studio, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO A Moveable Feast Exhibit, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis 2015 Writers Round Table, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2014 Save the Last Dance for Me, Art Saint Louis XXX...
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2010s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Ceramic

Willow - Botanical Watercolor & Gouache on Paper with Single Bud Vase and Tree
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
A single bud vase, a willow tree seeming to grow inside a confined vessel, all appearing to float upon a sea of moving water are the subjects of Christ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Untitled #14, Original Raw Graffiti Painting, Acrylic & Spray Paint on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
This untitled work by Jesús Villalpando (aka Feng) is colorful in its composition with it's thickly applied paint and rapid brushstrokes. The work is effortless, if not completely i...
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2010s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Koi Pond Caucus - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Archival Kraft Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. When I began this series of Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) I studied the many varieties of Koi, each with their own unique colors and patterns. My particular favorites are the Tanchos which can be identified by the distinct red spot on their heads. To create these pieces I print common carp I catch myself with sumi ink using traditional techniques used by Japanese fisherman...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Archival Paper, Sumi Ink, Watercolor

18th Century English Georgian Mahogany Dropleaf Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and modern-in-spirit 18th century English Georgian mahogany drop-leaf gate-leg breakfast table with a top made from three solid pl...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Romantic Gifts

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Mahogany

19th Century Belgian Low Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and alluring primitive 19th century Belgian sanglier (wild boar) butcher's table with one of the best patinas we've seen in a long time. The table top is carved of one ...
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19th Century Belgian Primitive Antique Romantic Gifts

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Wood

Cast Resin 'Bilbouquet' Side Table, Lupine Blue Finish by Zachary A. Design
By Zachary A. Bitner
Located in Chicago, IL
A symmetrical, sculptural balance of elegance and function. Dimensions: Diameter 15 in. (38 cm), height 18 in. (46 cm). Weight 20 lbs. (9 kg) Finish color options: Sedona Red ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Romantic Gifts

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Resin, Fiberglass

Rare Sake Cup by Suzuki Goro (INV# NP3500)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Suzuki Goro - Nude Woman Sake Cup stoneware, underglaze and glaze 1.75 x 2 x 2” date unknown signed comes with a signed wooden box BIO- Revered Japanese ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Stoneware, Glaze

Vintage Italian Gilt Hydrangea Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and playful Italian mid-20th century gilt steel table lamp in the form of a potted hydrangea plant with three arms surrounding a central stem, all with large mop-head hyd...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Romantic Gifts

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Steel

Graphic Artwork Exhibition Poster by Georges Braque, Modernist Lithograph 1959
By (after) Georges Braque
Located in Chicago, IL
"Georges Braque Graphic Works" features a bird in flight against a ruddy background. The poster announces an exhibition of prints and illustrated books held at Galerie Nicolas Rauch ...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Romantic Gifts

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Lithograph

I Am A Man - Color Signed Photograph, 1968 Memphis Sanitation Worker Protest
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
In his final days, Martin Luther King Jr. stood by striking sanitation workers in Memphis ,Tennessee. MLK had given his famous "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech and the next day Art Shay was on his way to cover the strike. He got word that MLK was shot while en route. He arrived in the city with chaos all around. This photo captures that important time. Art Shay I Am A Man, 1968 archival pigment print 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm Framed: 23.75h x 17.75w x 1.25d in 60.33h x 45.09w x 3.17d cm ASY325 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen and Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart...
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1960s Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Archival Pigment

Pillow by David Shaner (INV# NP3159)
By David Shaner
Located in Morton Grove, IL
David Shaner Pillow (INV# NP3159) stoneware and glaze 2.5 x 5.25 x 3" date unknown signed DAVID SHANER (1934 – 2002) David Shaner's illustrious career as a sculptor and a potter s...
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20th Century Contemporary Romantic Gifts

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Stoneware, Glaze

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