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Original vintage advertising poster for the Brussels Universal Exhibition 1935 - Bruxelles Exposition Universelle 1935 - the World Fair held in He...

A portfolio of twenty-six images by Erte from 1982. The Alphabet Suite Portfolio includes a series of figures representing the numbers A to Z in Erte's ...

A portfolio of six images by Erte from 1979. The Vamps Suite Portfolio includes a series of figures representing the fashionable Diva's in Erte's classic art deco style. Includes fo...

A portfolio of ten images by Erte from 1980. The Numbers Suite Portfolio includes a series of figures representing the numbers zero to nine in Erte's classic art deco style. Pictured are Number Three, Number Eight and Number Nine...

Artist: Arturo Di Modica, Italian/American (1960 - ) Title: Hawk with Woman Year: 1988 Medium: Patinated Bronze, signed, dated, and stamped on the base Edition: 3/5 Size: 41 x 38 x 1...

'Lo faro il litterato tutta la vita' Photo Lithography on rag paper hand signed lower right in pencil: Kounellis numbered 37/90. Provenance: The Collection of Ileana Sonnabend (Mrs Leo Castelli) & the Estate of Nina Castelli Sundell I have seen this piece identified as being 1969 and I have seen it as 1972. Jannis Kounellis (Greek: Γιάννης Κουνέλλης; 23 March 1936 – 16 February 2017) was a Greek Italian contemporary artist based in Rome. A key figure associated with Arte Povera, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome. Kounellis was born in Piraeus, Greece in 1936. He lived in Greece during the Second World War and Greek Civil War before he moved to Rome in 1956. From 1960 to 1966, Kounellis went through a period of only exhibiting paintings. In some of his first exhibitions, Kounellis began stenciling numbers, letters, and words onto his canvases, often reflecting advertisements and signs seen on the street. In 1960 he began to introduce found sculptural objects such as actual street signs into his work, exhibiting at Galleria La Tartaruga. This same year he donned one of his stencil paintings as a garment and created a performance in his studio to demonstrate himself literally becoming one with his painting. This newfound convergence of painting, sculpture, and performance was Kounellis' way out of traditional art. By 1961 he began to paint on newspaper to reflect his feelings towards modern society and politics. From 1963, Kounellis introduced found objects in his artworks, among them live animals but also fire, earth, burlap sacks, and gold. He replaced the canvas with bed frames, doorways, windows or simply the gallery itself. Kounellis' work from the 1980s, which also consisted of sculptures and performances using unusual materials, traveled all over Europe. In 1974, he performed with Edward Kienholz, Wolf Vostell and other artists in Berlin at the ADA – Aktionen der Avantgarde. His work has become integral to numerous renowned, international museums' collections. In 1967, Kounellis became associated with Arte Povera, a movement theorized by curator Germano Celant as a major shift from work on flat surfaces to installations. Kounellis participated in the exhibition 'Arte Povera – e IM Spazio' at the La Bertesca Gallery in Genoa curated by Celant, Arte povera means literally ‘poor art’ but the word poor here refers to the movement’s signature exploration of a wide range of materials beyond the traditional ones of oil paint on canvas, bronze, or carved marble. Materials used by the artists included soil, rags and twigs. Leading artists were Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Luciano Fabro, Piero Gilardi, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Marisa Merz, Giulio Paolini, Pino Pascali, Giuseppe Penone, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Prini and Gilberto Zorio. They worked in many different ways. They worked in painting, sculpture and photography and made performances and installations, creating works of large physical presence as well as small-scale gestures. To solidify the movement, Celant curated yet another group show, 'Arte Povera', which was exhibited at the De' Foscherari gallery in Bologna in 1968 with similar artists. In the same year Kounellis exhibited 'Senza titolo (Untitled)', which consisted of raw wool, rope and a wooden structure all leaning against a wall. Finally, Kounellis was also included in 'RA3 Arte Povera + Azioni povere' which was organized by Marcello Rumma and curated by Celant. In 1967, Kounellis installed "live birds in cages along with rose-shaped, cloth cut-outs pinned to canvas" alongside his painting. Through this shift in his work, "Kounellis was more interested in anarchical freedom from linguistic norms and conventional materials. The space of the gallery and the exhibition site in general were transformed into a stage where real life and fiction could join in a suspension of disbelief." The viewers became part of the scene of these living natural sources of energy within the gallery space. He continued his involvement with live animals later in 1969, when he exhibited twelve living horses, as if they were cars, in the Galleria l'Attico's new location in an old garage in Via Beccaria. Gradually, Kounellis introduced new materials, such as propane torches, smoke, coal, meat, ground coffee, lead, and found wooden objects into his installations. He also looked beyond the gallery environment to historical (mostly industrial) sites. In 1997, Kounellis installed thirteen wardrobes and two doors that were sealed in lead along a scaffolding ledge that blocked the entry to a central hall. In 1968, in an interview by Marisa Volpi, Kounellis stated that incidental adjustments are certain as aspects that can indicate the human liberty of life. Selected Solo Exhibitions 1960: La Tartaruga gallery, Rome 1969: Attico Gallery, Rome 1981: Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven 1982: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London 1988: Castle of Rivoli, Turin 1996: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid 2005: Albertina, Vienna 2007: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin 2007: Kounellis - Jaffa Port...

Artist : Genevieve E. Flynn Title : Golden Botrus Teapot Materials : Sterling Silver, Rosewood Date : 2016 Dimensions : 4.5 x 4 x 4.25 in. Description : This Saul Bell International Award finalist teapot was inspired from Flynn's love of mineral specimens with botryoidal crystal structures as a young girl. The body was raised from a single sheet of sterling silver, using chasing and repousse techniques. 23 1/2 karat gold leaf is applied over the surface of the "bumps." The handle is made of Pau Rosewood. ONE OF A KIND. Award winning silversmith, Genevieve Flynn, has been working in precious metals for 44 years creating hollow-ware and art jewelry family heirlooms. Flynn has been invited to create numerous private commissions, including an intricately chased and engraved hand mirror that was presented to music industry personality, Paula Abdul and a commemorative 1985 World Series pin for the late Ewing Kauffman, then owner of the Kansas City Royals and Marion Laboratories. contemporary art, ceramics, contemporary ceramics, contemporary fine art, ceramic artists, sculpture, contemporary sculpture, jewelry, contemporary jewelry, jewelry art, Margaret De Patta, René Lalique, Bruce Metcalf, fine art jewelry, Suzanne Belperron, Stanley Lechtzin, Art Smith, Margret Craver...

The tale of Tsar Saltan and his son Price Guidon Saltanovitch and his beautiful princess Cygne. With beautifully illustrated pages (ornate borders and 27 "capitals"/"chapter heading...

To see our other Architectural Drawings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Cyril A. Farey Design for an Art Deco office building...

"Staircase in Primary Colors" is a hand-painted Mixed Media painting on high-quality 300g paper of a minimalist architectural staircase, drawn and painted in the style of Sol Lewitt ...

Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately with one of Persia’s mo...

"Rose" is an original artwork realized by Jannis Kounellis in 1963. It is hand signed overleaf and made with mixed media on cardboard. The Certificate of Authenticity is on a signed photograph. Exhibitions: Rome 1960 - the Dealer's Choice, Galleria Angelica, Rome, 2012. Reference: Luca Beatrice, Roma ’60, Milano, Silvana Editoriale, 2010, p. 189. Very good conditions, wooden frame included. Jannis Kounellis (1936 – 2017) was a Greek painter and sculptor. He anticipated and fostered the development of the Arte Povera movement. From the 1980s, his artworks often retrieved fragments and ancient objects...

Charles-Victor Guilloux (1866-1946) A thatched cottage in countryside Watercolor on paper 22 x 32 cm Signature stamp on the bottom left In a simple mount (not framed) Condition :...

An Original Illustration Handpainted with India Ink and Watercolor, Gouache on Paper, by Edouard Halouze. A Baltic woman dancing to a man playing an acco...

Presenting large just discovered tryptich, 3 hinged oils on canvas by Belgian artists Jessica Rice 1942 -2016. This painting was recently found wrapped and stored within the privat...

Presenting a just discovered original oil painting, "La Negress", by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1942-2016.) This painting was just discovered wrapped and stored within the artists...

Presenting a just discovered original oil painting, "La Maison", by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1942-2016.) This painting was just discovered wrapped and stored within the artists ...

Presenting a just discovered original oil painting, "Love Letters", by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1942-2016.) This painting was just discovered wrapped...

Artist: Rachel Hubbard Kline Title : Eleanor Rhino Whiskey Cups Materials : Porcelain, Underglaze, Glaze, Decals Date : 2018 Dimensions : 4" x 3.25" x 3.25...

Artist : Gary Hodson Title : Fish Scale - Roof Tile Materials : Archival Pigment Print Date : 2018 Dimensions : 13 x 19 in. Gary Hodson’s subject matter ...

Presenting an exceptional oil painting by Polish/American artist Alexander Rosenfeld 1905-1995. The Garden, is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1950, with an image dimension of 38 x 29.5 inches, just arrived from an outstanding West Coast collection, the painting is in excellent original condition, beautifully framed. Please contact our West Hollywood gallery...

1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair is available for sale. This sculpture, "Riders of the Elements," is the original 7' plaster maquette from the NYC 1939 World's Fair by Chester Beach...

Untitled / Hommage to Caravaggio is an Arte Povera Work realized by Yannis Kounellis in 2010 and made of iron, glass bottles, a shoe, jackets, trumpet and steel wire. Certificate of authenticity by the Artist. Exhibitions: About Caravaggio: Visioni e illusioni contemporanee, Frascati, Scuderie Aldobrandini, Museo Tuscolano, 1 dicembre 2012 – 7 aprile 2013; Novecento Italiano...

Original vintage advertising poster for the Republique Francaise Exposition Coloniale Internationale Paris 1931 / French Republic International Colonial Exhibition Paris 1931 featuri...

We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...

We are proud to present a series of early original mixed media works on paper, just released from the private collection one of the contemporary masters of Belgian avant-garde painti...

Presenting an exceptional ealry oil painting by American artist Ron Blumberg (1908-2002). The Broken Mirror, is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated...

Aquating Engraving Image Size: Approx 19 x 15.5 Framed Size: Approx. 28.5 x 24.5 William Albert Ablett (1877 - 1937) Although born to English parents, William Ablett lived in Par...

Artist: Giancarlo Impiglia, Italian/American (1940-) Title: Cafe Society Year: 1987 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 84 in. x 84 in. (213...

Micao Kono was born in Japan, but moved to work in Paris in the 1920's. His style, a mixture of Japanese watercolor and figurative Art Deco. He often mixed egg tempera into his oils ...

Presenting an exceptional original oil pastel by French artist Pierre DeMougins. "Tightrope" is an original oil pastel, signed, painted in 2004, with an image dimension of 25 x 19 i...

Beck, Maurice. Safety, 1931. Photomontage. 40 x 25" Waterloo And Sons, London. 2nd in the series of 4 posters commisioned to Beck by The London Underground Maurice Beck...

Presenting an original pastel on paper by Fernando Luziarte. "Les Amie" is an original pastel, signed, dated 1924, with an image dimesnion of 19 x 25 inches, offered in good origi...

Presenting an outstanding Art Deco inspired oil painting by noted contemporary French artist Pierre DeMougins. During this period the artist was concentrating on Art Deco imagery, he...

Presenting a rare, early original oil painting, "Stan Spohn", by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010) McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, ...

"Backstage", is a large theatrical Art Deco painting by French artist Paul Alex Deschmacker. The painting depicts two theater performers, one se...

A rare, early original figurative charcoal by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010) Robert McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, including fi...

Benton Murdoch Spruance (1904-1967). Out of the City, 1930 (FL #33) Ed. 28. Lithograph on wove paper, plate measures 9.75 x 12.25 inches. Signed in pencil lower right. Titled and numbered 27/28 lower left. Sheet is not glued. Biography: Birth place: Philadelphia, PA Death place: Phila. Addresses: Germantown, PA; Phila. Profession: Lithographer, painter, educator Studied: Univ. Penn. School FA; PAFA with D. Garber (Cresson traveling scholarship); G. Harding; R. Nuse; A. Lhote in Paris. Exhibited: many nat. print exhs., 1929-65; Phila. Pr. Club,1929 (prize), 1932 (prize), 1929 (prize), 1941, 1953, 1956; WC Ann., 1937 (prize); WMAA, 1933-45; AIC, 1937-38, 1941; PAFA Ann., 1939-53 (gold medal 1946); Corcoran Gal. biennial, 1941; Laguna Beach AA, 1943, 1944; Audubon Artists, 1947; LOC, 1948; Boston Printmakers, 1949; Phila. Art All., 1951; NAD, 1953, 1957, 1959; Am. Color Pr. Soc., 1954, 1960, 1961; SAGA, 1955, 1962; Calif. Etchers, 1959; Bay PM, 1959; Joslyn Mus. Art , 1954 (retrospective); Mt. Holyoke, 1954 (retrospective); Swarthmore, 1954 (retrospective); Woodmere Art Gal., Phila., 1960; Phila. Sketch Club, 1965 ( Medal for Distinguished Service to Art); Phila. Art All., 1965 (Medal of Achievement). Solos in numerous colleges, universities, galleries & museums nationally, 1954-65. Other awards & medals: Pennell medal, 1937; Eyre medal, 1939; Beck medal, 1946; Guggenheim Fellowship, 1950, 1963; hon. D.F.A., Phila. College of Art, 1962; PAFA Fellowship, 1964 Member: NA; SAGA; Phila. Pr. Club; Phila. Art All.; Am. Artists Congress. Work: MoMA; WMAA; CI; LOC; NGA; PMA; SAM; PAFA; NYPL; AGA. Murals, Municipal Court Bldg., Phila.; Philadelphia House...

Presenting an original pen and ink drawing by American artist Stan Repp. Stan Repp was an industrial designer and illustrator, publish...

Presenting an original pen and ink drawing by American artist Stan Repp. Stan Repp was an industrial designer and illustrator, published in several books. While recovering from a health issue in 1974, he began drawing scenes from his childhood memories growing up in Buffalo New York in 1927. "Pierce Arrow...

Presenting A stunning original WPA wood sculpture by Chicago artist Burton Freund. Freund worked for the FAP(Federal Arts Project) in Chicago in the 1930's as well as an accomplished...

An original oil on canvas by prolific French artist Helene Perdriat. Perdriat specialized in figurative, genre subjects of the 1920's and 1930's French...

Presenting an exceptional original wood sculpture by the famed Austrian design house Hagenauer. "Repose" is an original carved wood sculpture on the original metal base, signed, c...

Presenting a monumental vintage oil painting by French artist Antoine DeRoux. “Artist and Muse” is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1934, with an image dimension of 37.5 ...

Artist: Giancarlo Impiglia, American (1940 - ) Title: Performance Year: 1987 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 84 in. x 84 in. (213.36 cm x 213.36 cm)

Presenting a monumental original graphite drawing by American artist Alexander Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld was classically trained in Poland before set...

Presenting A stunning original WPA wood sculpture by Chicago artist Burton Freund. Freund worked for the FAP(Federal Arts Project) in Chicago in the 1930's as well as an accomplished illustrator for some of the countries leading magazines. "The Mechanic...

Micao Kono was born in Japan, moving to work in Paris in the 1920's. His style, a mixture of Japanese watercolor and figurative Art Deco. He often mixed egg tempera into his oils to ...

Presenting an exceptional Art Deco oil painting by Austrian artist Richard Geiger. Geiger specialized in Art Deco imagery, in particular, he enjoyed using figures from the Italian Theater...

Our Gallery acquired the estate of a Northern California artist, Thelma Terrell. Terrell lived in Oakland and was an illustrator and professional graphic artist. "The Pink Dress...

Presenting an exceptional Art Deco original pastel by Spanish artist Fernando Luziarte. "Femme et Chien", is an original pastel, signed, dated 1924, with an image dimension of 19 ...

Presenting an original large pen and ink drawing by Hungarian/American artist Karoly Fulop. "Bell Ringers", is an original pen and ink d...

Presenting a large original oil on canvas, "Salome;" by French artist Friedman Hahn. "Salome'", is an original oil on canvas, signed, c.1940, with an image dimension of 46 x 27 in...

American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Elevated Train Tracks...

Presenting an original oil on canvas by American artist Alexander Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld was classically trained in Poland before settling in Los An...

An original Pastel by French artist Jean Jannel, known for his figurative, genre portraits. Fleurs, is an original pastel on paper, signed, c.1930, offered superbly framed.

Jirayr Hamparzoom Zorthian was born April 14, 1911 in Kutahya, Turkey, of Armenian parents. At the age of three, he showed considerable talent in drawing and painting. Zorthian went through two Turkish massacres before age eight. He left Turkey at age nine with his family and spent a year in Padua, Italy, waiting for his visa to open to the United States. This period was very important in his life because his father took him to many cities in Europe and exposed him to great works of art. Zorthian arrived in the United States at the age of eleven and settled with his family in New Haven, Connecticut. He obtained his formal education there, after graduating from Yale, the Winchester Fellowship granted him a year and a half at the American Academy in Rome with travel and study throughout Europe. His art career branched into various directions on his return to the United States. As a mural painter his reputation was established. He has forty two (42) murals throughout the United States. Zorthian worked and taught painting at some of the finest art academies on the west coast including both the Chouinard Art Institute and the Otis Art Institute. The Old Gentleman...

An original mixed media gouache by French artist Jean Jannel, known for his figurative, genre portraits. Mademoiselle Jannel, is an original mixed media gouache, c.1930. We acquir...