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The Surgeon and the Photographer by Geoffrey Farmer, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Surgeon and the Photographer by Geoffrey Farmer. Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2015. First
Category

2010s Canadian Books

Materials

Paper

17th Century Dutch Book, Oost-Indien, 1694
Located in Delft, NL
17th Century Dutch Book, Oost-Indien, 1694 by Frikius, Hesse and Schweitzer, Simon de Vries Dutch
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Books

Materials

Paper

Antique Reference Book, The Greyhound, English, Illustrated Guide, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique reference book, The Greyhound by Stonehenge. An English language, bound and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Books

Materials

Paper

Portrait of a Girl with Book, 18th Century Regency Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
girl holding a book in an outdoor setting. Working with a darker palette, a strongly accented diagonal
Category

18th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dance Study 1623: Dancers in the Museum
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 5200: The Kiss
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Study 1138
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#8 of 12, signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study 1578
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vikkia Lambert, Dance Study 11
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#5 of 8, signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beauty Study 1070
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 2696
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Little Mermaid - Fairy Tales - English Female Illustrator Pen and Ink
Located in Miami, FL
Nouveau Helen Isobel Mansfield Ramsey Stratton (5 April 1867 – 4 June 1961) was a British artist and book
Category

1890s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Bronze Cat Swatting a Fly "The Fly"
Located in Brookville, NY
Kathleen Friedenberg began her professional career as a veterinary surgeon in England, and came to
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Original Watercolor on Board Painting Entitled "Diamond Head 1893" Great Story
Located in San Diego, CA
gentleman named Dr. Roger Dustin Mermod ("Poppy") who was born in Switzerland in 1888. Per the book, "Men of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Troublemaker, Bolting Horse without Rider
Located in Brookville, NY
Kathleen Friedenberg began her professional career as a veterinary surgeon in England, and came to
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pairs Study 106
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Village Fete, Signed Watercolour 20th Century British Female Artist
Located in London, GB
drawings of war injuries for the Royal College of Surgeons. Artist of portrait, figure, landscape and
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Dance Study: Shannon Chain #3
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 14 of 24 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

1990s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Study 212
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 1 of 8 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tiffany Heft #1
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#9 of 24 signed and dated, lr This work is the cover of Schatz's book "Passion and Line" new print
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cock Fight. Two Fighting Birds. A Riot of Aggression, Masculinity & Feathers
By David Wilde
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
surgeons at the local hospitals, and illustrated a medical textbook on birth. During the Second World War
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dance Study 1478
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 1 of 8 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

2010s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study 1475
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 1 of 8 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Human Body Study 1707
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 1 of 8 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

2010s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Human Body Study 1705
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 1 of 8 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study: Askia Swift
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
as a retinal surgeon and a clinical professor to follow his passion for photography. Schatz first
Category

1990s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Hunter, Mid-Century Photo Realist Drypoint Etching Portrait, Limited Edition
By Gilbert Schoenbrod
Located in Soquel, CA
Surgeons, Columbia University, he left medical school to study painting and sculpture at Yale University
Category

1930s Photorealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Dance Study 1117
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 1 of 8 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Body Study 1448
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 1 of 8 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

1990s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study 1073
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
# 1 of 8 Signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hope Clark 1: Performance
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#4 of 8, signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

1990s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Heather Vaughn 1335
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#4 of 8, signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study 4006
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Study 1363
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

1990s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Yannick LeBrun 2
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8, signed, dated and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

LIquid Light Study 1067
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8 Signed and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 2843
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8 Signed and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A Boxing Tournament RA Artist, British Oil, Major Sporting Event
By Anna Katrina Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
drawings of war injuries for the Royal College of Surgeons. Artist of portrait, figure, landscape and
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pregnancy Study 1104
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8 Signed and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 3285
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8 Signed and numbered Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Last Supper
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical professor to follow his passion for photography
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

"Are You a Preppette?" Constance Brooke Pellington Color Poster (NOS)
Located in Bristol, CT
local male prep schools, black book of boyfriends, father's assets, birth certificates or pedigree
Category

1980s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper

1918 American Frohse Anatomical Chart, A. J. Nystrom, Max Brodel Illustrator
By A.J. Nystrom & Co, Max Brödel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Gynecology. The book revolutionized the practice of gynecology and garnered international acclaim for Brödel
Category

Vintage 1910s American Steampunk Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Shapes of the NFL: Cameron Brown 13
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8 signed, numbered, dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dahlia Study 19A
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gudoshnik Tulip
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#2 of 12 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sunflower 3
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#2 of 12 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slipper Orchid 2, from the Botanica Series
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 12 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dahlia Study 1011, from the Botanica Series
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 12 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Trumpet Tree #37, from the Botanica Series
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#3 of 12 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Passion Flower #1, from the Botanica Series
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 12 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Poppy 2, from the Botanica Series
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 12 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sacred Lotus 2, from the Botanic Series
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 12 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 2826
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#5 of 8 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beauty Study 1183
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#2 of 8 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 2645: American Champion Sprinter Tyree Washington
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#1 of 8 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Liquid Light Study 1028
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
#4 of 8 signed and dated Howard Schatz gave up a career as a retinal surgeon and a clinical
Category

2010s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 3331
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
surgeon and a clinical professor to follow his passion for photography. Schatz first established a
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Redhead Study 20
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
surgeon and a clinical professor to follow his passion for photography. Schatz first established a
Category

1990s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 3284
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
surgeon and a clinical professor to follow his passion for photography. Schatz first established a
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Pigment

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