Ink Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Elegant & fabulously rare, original Philippe Jullian (1919-1977) (ink signed LR) watercolour depicting a lavish Moorish opium salon interior with a reclining nude portrait on the wall and two monkeys with their turban clad handler. Sagittarius Gallery, NY label inscribed Jullian No. 18 on verso Art Sz: 8 3/4"H x 11 1/8"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 18"W w/ Hermes orange mat & antique bamboo frame Provenance: The estate of D. D. Ryan (1928-2007), noted fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar, an associate of Halston and a regular on best-dressed lists! Another widely appreciated achievement is her association with the creation of Eloise, the fictional little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel. Eloise began as a character that Kay Thompson, a cabaret singer, portrayed to amuse her friends, of whom Ms. Ryan was one. Ms. Ryan urged her to write a book, put her together with Hilary Knight, the illustrator, and never stopped pushing her to finish the job. The result was “Eloise,” published in 1955 and a best seller the next year, and its popular sequels. “The book would never have existed without D. D. Never,” Mr. Knight said in an interview Thursday. “She would have just dropped it and gone on to something else.” Beyond her historic Eloise moment, Ms. Ryan thrived at the crossroads of New York’s fashion and artistic worlds, seeming to make a statement every time she dressed, almost always in clothes she made herself, always recognizable with her famous precisely stylized eyebrows. Her first job in Manhattan was as an assistant to the photographer Richard Avedon; she was photo editor at Harper’s Bazaar under the legendary editor Diana Vreeland, and she designed the costumes for Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 Broadway musical “Company.” Her social circle included Cole Porter, Andy Warhol, Mr. Sondheim and Truman Capote. When she recommended a new pair of sandals or a piece of costume jewelry — only “really good costume jewelry...

Dear art lover, This artwork makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period. This floral painting called "Floral delight" is done in an expressive impressionis...

Dear art lover, This artwork makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period. This floral painting called "Beauty of nature" is done in an expressive impression...

Frammenti Pastel on Paper (Fabriano Elle) 100x70 cm 2023 Original Art Marilina Marchica's research delves into the relationship between Man and Nature and the emotional implications of the relationship between human and dwelling. In this research, the landscape is the protagonist. People today rule over 75% of the land not covered by ice, which has led to modifying and shaping places, ignoring the life-giving forces of nature. The attempts of modern people...

“When beauty and art heal us” Several recent observations in neuroimaging have proven the effects of contemplation which, by stimulating certain brain regions, activate the reward ...

Work : Original Drawing, Unique Work, Handmade Artwork. The work has been treated with UV-resistant varnish and it is not framed. Medium : Gouache painting and oil based pencils on ...

The technique of this luminous architectural drawing with its rigorous perspective is perfectly representative of the creations of the Venetian school’s 18th century vedutists. Simil...

Taju Mayakiri is the son of the Well know Nigeria Old Master and Postwar artist - Tijani Mayakiri ( 1937 - 1992), he invented a style of Painting that has the sketch at the back and...

Work : Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. The work has been treated with an anti-UV varnish and it is not framed. Medium : Watercolour on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper 300Gsm Artist : Gabriel Riesnert...

Taju Mayakiri is the son of the Well know Nigeria Old Master and Postwar artist - Tijani Mayakiri ( 1937 - 1992), he invented a style of Painting that has the sketch at the back and...

William F. Buckley and Pat Buckley at home in NY, 2014 by Manuel Santelices From the Interiors series Unframed A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities...

Cy Twombly’s chair by Manuel Santelices Ink, gouache, and watercolor on paper Image size: 12" H x 9" W inches. Unframed 2023 Manuel Santelices explores the world of fashion, soci...