Smiling Sam
Homage to Sam Francis - contemporary homage art in boxes of artist Sam Francis
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Homage to Sam Francis" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 31.11 in W 26.78 in D 5.52 in
Sweet Sam - Happy Animal Painting Original Pop Art Cow Artwork
By Fredi Gertsch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
element: the Emmentaler cow. Humor and optimism are essential traits of the artist: "The smiles of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"A Brief History of Smiling", Modern Figural Collage by Dick Crispo
By Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
Mixed media composition featuring various historical and modern figures with smiles on their faces
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, Photographic Paper, Pen
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
DCW Editions Mono M600 Pendant Lamp in Dark Grey Aluminum and Glass by Vantot
By Vantot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
/Off dimmer switch. Mono emanates from the ‘Vantot’ design studio, inventor of VVV. (Esther and Sam
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
DCW Editions Mono M400 Pendant Lamp in Dark Grey Aluminum and Glass by Vantot
By Vantot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
/Off dimmer switch. Mono emanates from the ‘Vantot’ design studio, inventor of VVV. (Esther and Sam
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
DCW Editions Mono M500 Pendant Lamp in Dark Grey Aluminum and Glass by Vantot
By Vantot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
/Off dimmer switch. Mono emanates from the ‘Vantot’ design studio, inventor of VVV. (Esther and Sam
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Turner's Modern World
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
Edited by David Blayney Brown and Amy Concannon and Sam Smiles
A landmark publication positions
Category
2010s North American Books
Materials
Paper
Geometric Woman's Portrait - Rare Signed Graphite Drawing on Paper 1962
Located in Soquel, CA
lips parted into a soft smile. She's surrounded in geometric shapes offering a wonderful juxtaposition
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Graphite, Paper
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Bohemian Woman - Rare and Signed Graphite Portrait Drawing on Textured Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Boehme Bandana with exaggerated eyes and a parted smile. A Carbon Pencil and eraser original drawing by
Category
1970s American Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Meschac Gaba Inkjet Pigment Print Photograph African Conceptual Art Dollar Bill
Located in Surfside, FL
Center, swapping out our stately eagle for his smiling face portrait. One of Gaba’s sculptures appears on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Inkjet
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Assemblage Grey Gradient- abstract contemporary three-dimensional artwork
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
Assemblage Grey Gradient - is a unique work by Volker Kuhn, hand-torn with strips of handmade paper, individually painted, relief-like composition (70 cm diameter), framed 118 x 116 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
H 46.46 in W 45.67 in D 3.55 in
Chocolate Kiss - contemporary art in boxes artwork by Volker Kuhn, minimalist
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Chocolate Kiss" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed and numbered by the artist below the artwork on the mat. 28 x 25 cm framed in a silver-gol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 11.03 in W 9.85 in D 1.19 in
"MAMA LIKES SHADE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CATTLE WESTERN HEREFORDS
Located in San Antonio, TX
Chuck Mauldin
Born 1949
Fredericksburg Artist
Image Size: 8 x 10
Frame Size: 12 x 14
Medium: Oil
"Momma Likes Shade"
A native of Texas, Chuck Mauldin has been painting in oil since t...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rota, Spanish Landscape -- Pobre Casa Cadiz
By John Sackas
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful Spanish landscape of a humble farm in Rota, Cadiz, Spain with horses, a cow with two herons, one of which is on cow's back by San Francisco artist John Sackas (American, 19...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
"WORKING AS ONE" COWBOY WESTERN BRONZE ORIGINAL STUDIO COPY
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones)
(1933-2017)
San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist
Image Size: 16 x 15 tall
Medium: Bronze Sculpture / Studio Copy
1984
"Working as One"
G. Ha...
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Bronze
On the Right Track - contemporary art in box person walking towards their future
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"On the Right Track" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed by the artist below the artwork on the mat. 25 x 29 cm framed in a silver wood-framing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
H 9.85 in W 11.42 in D 1.97 in
"WISHING FOR SPRING" G. HARVEY WESTERN SNOW SCENE. FRAMED 22 X 19
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones)
(1933-2017)
San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist
Image Size: 12 x 9
Frame Size: 22 x 19
Medium: Oil
Dated 1995
"Wishing For Spring" Western ...
Category
1990s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 22 in W 19 in D 4 in
The Garden of Magritte - contemporary art work homage to Belgian surrealist
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"The Garden of Magritte" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed and numbered by the artist below the artwork on the mat. It is a witty reference f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood
H 24.02 in W 20.08 in D 2.76 in
Antique Bull Horn Boot Jack Austria 1870
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Bull Horn Boot Jack Austria 1870
From a noble villa in Austria comes this antique bull horn boot jack with antique green velvet fabric and original cow horns. Bull horn furn...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Rustic Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Fur, Wood, Antler
"OCTOBER SNOWS" G. HARVEY WESTERN GERALD JONES SNOW SCENE 22 X 19 FRAMED
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones)
(1933-2017)
San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist
Image Size: 12 x 9
Frame Size: 22 x 19
Medium: Oil
"October Snows"
G. Harvey, known for pai...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
I Like It - contemporary art in boxes artwork by Volker Kuhn
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"I Like it" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed and numbered by the artist below the artwork on the mat. 28 x 26 cm framed in a silver-gold woo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 11.03 in W 10.24 in D 1.58 in
Under Pressure - contemporary art in boxes artwork by Volker Kuhn, design art
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Under Pressure" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed by the artist below the artwork on the mat. 28 x 25 cm framed in a silver-gold wood-framin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 11.03 in W 9.85 in D 1.19 in
Homage to Dali - contemporary art work, tribute Salvador Dali with Muse
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Homage to Dali" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed and numbered by the artist below the artwork on the mat. It is a witty reference formed as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 20.48 in W 22.05 in D 1.58 in
It's A Long Way - contemporary art in boxes artwork by Volker Kuhn
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"It's A Long Way" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed and numbered by the artist below the artwork on the mat. 66 x 63 cm framed in a silver-go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 25.99 in W 24.81 in D 1.58 in
Fred Nagler, (Cows in a Pasture)
By Fred Nagler
Located in New York, NY
Massachusetts-born Fred Nagler studied at the Art Students League from 1914 to 1917, with George Bridgeman and Robert Henri, and eventually became a member of the Board of Control. ...
Category
1920s Ashcan School Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Equanimity - contemporary art in boxes artwork by Volker Kuhn
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Equanimity" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed and numbered by the artist below the artwork on the mat. 51 x 43 cm framed in a silver-gold wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood, Acrylic
H 20.08 in W 16.93 in D 1.97 in
Recent Sales
1950s Smiling Sam Carnival Man Clown Wind Up Japan Tin Toy
Located in Orange, CA
For your consideration we have a vintage Litho Tin Toy - Smiling Sam the carnival man clown wind up
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Toys
Materials
Tin
1939 Smiling Sam The Voo Doo Man Coin Op Fortune Machine
By Exhibit Supply Co.
Located in Orange, CA
features a man, Smiling Sam, whose face changes as he thinks and then dispenses a small fortune card. One
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ben Hogan Candid Fine Art Print
By Morgan Fitz
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Wonderful shot of golfer Ben Hogan candid, looking upward and smiling.
Ben Hogan was an American
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment
Mammy (FS II.262)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
striking turquoise eyes and golden hoop earrings. Like with Uncle Sam 259, Warhol invited a sitter to
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Small Red Toned Abstract Figurative Relief Portrait of a Man with Two Birds
Located in Houston, TX
man with two birds sitting on his head with the quote along the bottom: "I'm trying to smile but I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Cast Stone
H 13.13 in W 11.13 in D 0.75 in
Small Blue Toned Abstract Figurative Relief Portrait of a Man with Two Birds
Located in Houston, TX
man with two birds sitting on his head with the quote along the bottom: "I'm trying to smile but I
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
H 10.88 in W 8.88 in D 0.25 in
"Humeur de Printemps (Spring Mood)" Acrylic on Canvas signed by Maryam Alakbarli
By Maryam Alakbarli
Located in Milwaukee, WI
,” one of her teachers professed. “We love her smile, her joie de vivre. And her happiness is reflected
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Plage Au Jour Venteux (Beach on a Windy Day)
By Maryam Alakbarli
Located in Milwaukee, WI
at her arts school loves her,” one of her teachers professed. “We love her smile, her joie de vivre
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
WWI Vintage Poster by Courboin, "Société Centrale Des Banques De Province" 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
minimal but impactful color, limited to the red, white, and blue outfit on the Uncle Sam figure in the
Category
Vintage 1910s French Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
H 47 in W 32 in D 2 in
Homage to Sam Francis - contemporary homage art in boxes of artist Sam Francis
By Volker Kuhn
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Homage to Sam Francis" is an original mixed media artwork by Volker Kuhn. The work is hand-signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 31.11 in W 26.78 in D 5.52 in
Antique French Bronze of Sainte Maria by De Beaumont, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Mary smiling down on the infant Jesus held in her arms.
She is dressed in flowing robes and stands
Category
Antique 1840s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Portrait of the Artist's Wife Alice Greenwood - British 1928 RA exh oil painting
By Frank Owen Salisbury
Located in London, GB
painted every morning. The composition is a seated profile portrait of Alice but she is turning to smile
Category
1920s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Golf Art, Merion Golf Club, Golf Print, Arthur Weaver
By Arthur Weaver
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
the gods of golf have smiled on Merion.
The club was founded at just the right moment in time when
Category
Vintage 1980s English Sporting Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Large Photograph George (Seeing in the Dark Series) Van Dyke Brown Photo Print
By Rashid Johnson
Located in Surfside, FL
, Washington, Johnson is said to mimic Édouard Manet's Olympia in a work called White Girls and Sam Gilliam and
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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How Much is a Smiling Sam?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a smiling sam in our inventory may begin at $55 and can go as high as $51,000, while the average can fetch as much as $990.
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