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Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Muthana', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Muthana' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Azair', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Azair' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Sanawa', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Sanawa' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Baquba', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Baquba' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Norsel 2', 2011 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Norsel 2' is a contemporary cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from the Chill Project Series. This
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

1940s Sofa Set by Theo Ruth for Artifort
By Theo Ruth, Artifort
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
with block turned legs and arms. In 1936 Ruth joined Wagemans and Van Tuinen, first as a furniture
Category

Vintage 1940s Dutch Sofas

Materials

Leather, Oak

1940s Sofa Set by Theo Ruth for Artifort
1940s Sofa Set by Theo Ruth for Artifort
H 32.68 in W 63 in D 21.26 in
The Sun Flower
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-1975. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 9/20 in pencil by the artist
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

The Sun Flower
The Sun Flower
H 15 in W 18 in D 0.01 in
Large Heavy Israeli Bronze Abstract Jerusalem Sculpture Moshe Castel Judaica Art
By Moshe Castel
Located in Surfside, FL
Galilee. Inspired by the basalt blocks he saw there, engraved with images and ornaments, he began to use
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Carlotta
By Georges Rouault
Located in Palm Desert, CA
. Block, Chicago Ruth & Harvey Kaplan, acquired from the above, 1945 Christie's New York: Thursday, May 5
Category

1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carlotta
Carlotta
H 15.875 in W 12.25 in
"Door County, Wisconsin, " Landscape Silkscreen Travel Poster
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as
Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Screen

Jackson Pollock Bearbrick 400% figure (Jackson Pollock BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

1943 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

1940s Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Woodcut

DeVilbiss Purfume Art Deco Poster by George Petty for the A.C. Schultz Company
Located in New York, NY
color block. With short cropped silvery white hair and red lipstick, the female figure in center
Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Carved and Painted Black Duck Decoy, by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
. amongst all her shorebird carvings. The decoy is extremely heavy, as if carved from a solid block of
Category

Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Hardwood

"Farmer, " Portrait Linoleum Cut signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth
Category

1920s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

"Rest, " Farmer leaning on Work Tool Linoleum Cut signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

"The Flight (Duck Flying), " Silkscreen signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists
Category

1940s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Screen

"Season's Greetings, " Abstract Holiday Silkscreen signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their
Category

1950s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

"Cow and Ballerina, " Painted Wood Sculpture signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both
Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

German Israeli Expressionist "Rooster" Batik Style Painting Print on Silk Fabric
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

20th Century Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Silk, Ink

"Skiing Near Holy Hill, " Original Silkscreen Landscape by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

'Field' original abstract linocut in black by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Black and White, Paper, Linocut

'Flowers' original abstract linocut by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Black and White, Linocut

'Winter Silhouettes, ' offset lithograph by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known
Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Black and White, Lithograph

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Winter Silhouettes, ' offset lithograph by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth
Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Black and White, Lithograph

Bonnieux Village Luberon France
Located in Soquel, CA
print. Rather than creating separate woodblocks for each color, one block was made and painted. Small
Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Woodcut, Watercolor, Laid Paper

Jackson Pollock Bearbrick 400% Companion (Jackson Pollock BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Large Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Painting Chihung Yang Chinese Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Painting Exhibition, Part II: Eight Imagist Painters, Siegel Contemporary Art, NYC 1984 Salvo, Ruth
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Oil Pastel

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Painters, Siegel Contemporary Art, NYC 1984 Salvo, Ruth Siegel Ltd, New York 1984 Modern Art, Ted
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Painters, Siegel Contemporary Art, NYC 1984 Salvo, Ruth Siegel Ltd, New York 1984 Modern Art, Ted
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Etching Chihung Yang Chinese Calligraphy Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Painters, Siegel Contemporary Art, NYC 1984 Salvo, Ruth Siegel Ltd, New York 1984 Modern Art, Ted
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Radio City Music Hall Art Deco Jazz Age, Ruth Reeves / Donald Deskey Fabric
By Ruth Reeves
Located in Dallas, TX
Radio City Music Hall Art Deco Jazz Age, Ruth Reeves / Donald Deskey Fabric. Price Reduced from
Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Tapestries

Materials

Canvas

Book of Ruth
By Dorothy Simpson Krause
Located in Stowe, VT
Dorothy Simpson Krause’ “Book of Ruth” is a 12 x 12 inch mixed media collage from her “Sacred and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Original Three Dimentionsl Wood Painting " Yankee Stadium"
By Harry Bouras
Located in Bedford, NY
Painting in wood block signed "Harry Glaubah" 1997 on back This is an original painting- This is
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Newspaper
By Wendel Wirth
Located in Ketchum, ID
of a man reading his newspaper. The man is obscured by a crisp block of white that mimics the folds
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

_otel
By Wendel Wirth
Located in Ketchum, ID
The doorway to the "_otel" in this photograph is cut off by a rich block of blue. Shot in
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

_otel
_otel
H 44.75 in W 33.5 in
Grain Elevator
By Wendel Wirth
Located in Ketchum, ID
" "My relentless obsession of both photography and minimalism led me to layer a block of color on top of
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Grain Elevator
Grain Elevator
H 31 in W 46 in D 2 in
A & A
By Wendel Wirth
Located in Ketchum, ID
: "My relentless obsession of both photography and minimalism led me to layer a block of color on top
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cowboy
By Wendel Wirth
Located in Ketchum, ID
layer a block of color on top of the image, essentially hiding a piece of it. I became deeply curious
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cowboy
Cowboy
H 46.5 in W 70 in
Cow
By Wendel Wirth
Located in Ketchum, ID
to layer a block of color on top of the image, essentially hiding a piece of it. I became deeply
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cow
H 20 in W 30 in
"Lovers" Sterling Silver Sculpture by Ruth Bloch
By Ruth Bloch 1
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Stamped R.B. and 925, includes black painted wood block plinth. Ruth Bloch was born in Israel in
Category

2010s Israeli Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

'Winter Silhouettes, ' offset lithograph by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known
Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Black and White, Lithograph

"Yellow Cow Hat, " acrylic painting on canvas by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"The Merrymakers, " holiday landscape silkscreen by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

'Shapes' original abstract linocut in black by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Black and White, Linocut

Desert Wanderer, Orientalist Watercolor
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM German Israeli Modernist Oil Painting
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
influenced by German expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught
Category

1970s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

German Israeli Large Expressionist Woodcut Print Couple
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Jackson Pollock Bearbrick 400% Companion (Jackson Pollock BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

German Israeli Expressionist "Rooster" Batik Style Painting Print on Silk Fabric
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

20th Century Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Silk, Ink

1943 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School
By Jacob Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionism and traditional Japanese wood block printing. From 1956 to 1977, he taught at Israel's leading art
Category

1940s Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Woodcut

Carved "Cherub" Sculpture by Reuben Nakian
By Reuben Nakian
Located in Doylestown, PA
A carved "Cherub" sculpture by Reuben Nakian (1897-1986) from a block of clay, mid-20th century
Category

20th Century American Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Goodbye Summer
By Alden Mason
Located in Palm Springs, CA
iconography of his image with either patch worked blocks of design like a mola, or overall patterns like
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Goodbye Summer
Goodbye Summer
H 72 in W 80 in D 1.75 in
Disc I & II
By Terry Winters
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME Affinity Atlas, Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Brutalist Figurative Rabbi Menorah in Bronze by Ruth Bloch / Block
By Ruth Bloch 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Brutalist figurative "rabbi" menorah in bronze by Ruth Bloch / Block (i've seen it spelled both
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist More Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Brutalist Figurative Rabbi Menorah in Bronze by Ruth Bloch / Block
By Ruth Bloch 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous brutalist figurative "rabbi" menorah in bronze with verdigris finish by Ruth Bloch / Block
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist More Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

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