Gary Van Der Steur Art

Coloured Pencils and pastel on Hahnemühle paper - Realistic Figurative original Drawing, Colorful, Interior. Work Title : Intérieur Provence Artist : Gabriel Riesnert...

'Painter in the Jardin de Luxembourg, Paris', pastel on fine art paper, French School (1919). An intriguing depiction of a hatted-woman dressed in white at her easel in the park. A b...

Marc Chagall 1887-1985 Russian Grand bouquet et fruits devant la fenêtre à Paris (Large bouquet and fruits in front of the window in Paris) Stamped with signature “Marc Chagall" (...

This piece is framed measuring 27.5 by 35 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavi...

Expressionist ink and pastel crayon drawing of flowers in vase. Framed in a vintage cobalt blue glass original frame Hand signed and dated Framed it measures 13.5 X 10.5 The actual paper is 7.5 X 5.5 Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw Reymont, as well as Hebrew literature, Ben-Zion wrote poetry and essays that, like his visual work, attempt to reveal the deep “connection between man and the divine, and between man and earth.” An emigrant from the Ukraine, he came to the US in 1920. He wrote fairy tales and poems in Hebrew under the name Benzion Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name. Ben-Zion was a founding member of “The Ten: An Independent Group” The Ten” a 1930’s avant-garde group, Painted on anything handy. Ben-Zion often used cabinet doors (panels) in his work. Other members of group included Ilya Bolotowsky, Lee Gatch, Adolph Gottlieb, Louis Harris, Yankel Kufeld, Marcus Rothkowitz (later known as Mark Rothko), Louis Schanker, and Joseph Solman. The Art of “The Ten” was generally described as expressionist, as this style offered the best link between modernism and social art. Their exhibition at the Mercury Gallery in New York held at the same time as the Whitney Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, included a manifesto concentrating on aesthetic questions and criticisms of the conservative definition of modern art imposed by the Whitney. Ben-Zion’s work was quickly noticed. The New York Sun said he painted “furiously” and called him “the farthest along of the lot.” And the triptych, “The Glory of War,” was described by Art News as “resounding.” By 1939, The Ten disbanded because most of the members found individual galleries to represent their work. Ben-Zion had his first one-man show at the Artist’s Gallery in Greenwich Village and J.B. Neumann, the highly esteemed European art dealer who introduced Paul Klee, (among others) to America, purchased several of Ben-Zion’s drawings. Curt Valentin, another well-known dealer, exhibited groups of his drawings and undertook the printing of four portfolios of etchings, each composed of Ben-Zion’s biblical themes. He worked as a WPA artist. Ben-Zion’s work is represented in many museums throughout the country including the Metropolitan, the Whitney, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Phillips Collection, Washington. The Jewish Museum in New York opened in 1948 with a Ben-Zion exhibition. Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the human figure, the Hebrew Bible, and the Jewish people—into his work throughout his life. "In all his work a profound human feeling remains. Sea and sky, even sheaves of wheat acquire a monolithic beauty and simplicity which delineates the transient as a reflection of the eternal. This sensitive inter- mingling of the physical and metaphysical is one of the most enduring features of Ben-Zion's works." (Excerpt from Stephen Kayser, “Biblical Paintings,” The Jewish Museum Catalogue, 1952). Mystical Imprints: Marc Chagall, Ben-Zion, and Ben Shahn presents the print work of three prominent 20th century Jewish artists born in the Russian Empire. Among these seventy pieces are etchings and lithographs from Chagall’s Bible series...

The Pears is original drawing in pastel on paper realized by Herta Hausmann. With the stamp of "Atelier Herta Hausmann" on the rear. Good conditions except for folding at the top. ...

Stunning pastel work by Paula Humphris a Cornish artist more well known now for her pottery. Signed and dated 1985. Very evocative of the Art Deco Period. very pretty ! Image size ...

Mid-century still life pastel on paper of a vase with flowers by French artist Andrée Ruy Petroff. Signed bottom right. An enchanting and energetic rendering in pastel of poppies a...

"Tires" is an original paper, enamel, pastel, inkjet prints, chain, wire, and tubing sculpture by Drew Leshko measuring approx. 11.5"h x 8.5"w x 0.75d. Drew Leshko is a Philadelphia...

"Munchie's" is an original paper, enamel, pastel, inkjet prints, chain, wire, and tubing artwork by Drew Leshko measuring approx. 11"h x 10.5"w x 0.75"d. Drew Leshko is a Philadelph...

"Pink Poppy at the Front Door" is an original pastel drawing by David Barnett, signed along the lower left edge. The image features a single pink poppy in a patch of grass. Art size...

Pastel by Lech Polcyn