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Nina Ricci 'Iris' 81 Watercolor Fashion Plate

Art Sz: 16 1/2"H x 22 1/2"W Frame Sz: 23 1/4"H x 28 3/4"W Martha Visser't Hooft (née Hamlin) (1906-1994) was an American painter and teacher. She was known for her modernist painti...

Original Nina Ricci watercolor c1960s illustration w/ fabric swatch attached Provenance: a Beverly Hills, CA estate Art Sz: 12"H x 8 1/4"W Frame Sz:16"H x 12"W

Art Sz: 10 1/2"H x 13 1/2"W Frame Sz: 19 5/8"H x 22 3/4"W Provenance: a Saratoga Springs, New York Equestrian Estate

Original Nina Ricci watercolor c1960s illustration w/ fabric swatch attached Provenance: a Beverly Hills, CA estate Art Sz: 12"H x 8 1/4"W Frame Sz:16"H x 12"W w/ blue matte & y...

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Spanish Guitare sur un guéridon (Guitar on a pedestal) Gouache on Western wove paper laid on board Signed “Picasso” (upper left) Picasso’s prolific career has been marked by many grand love affairs, both romantic, intellectual and creative. Beyond his lovers like Olga Khoklova and Dora Maar and his intellectual muses like Georges Braques and Gertrude Stein, Picasso’s greatest love and inspiration was perhaps a humble instrument: the guitar. Whether it be the Old Guitarist from his early blue period, his groundbreaking series of three-dimensional guitar sculptures from his nascent explorations in Cubism, or his Mandolin and Guitar composition’s grander explorations with color and biomorphic shapes, the guitar is an elusive calling card for modern art’s greatest genius. In Guitare sur un guéridon, Picasso intertwines his signature guitar and a bowl of fruit. These two elements are playfully brought together and skillfully anchored on the tabletop by a square positioned at the center of the composition. The result is a captivating and harmonious arrangement that showcases Picasso's artistic ingenuity in blending these everyday objects into a visually striking and cohesive composition. This rare gouache was created during the pivotal summer of 1920. During this time, Picasso lived in Juan-les-Pins, a small coastal resort town in the South of France away from the confines of the city and the fallout of World War I. With this newfound freedom, Picasso entered an exciting and innovative creative period and began to interrogate the connections between Neoclassicism and Cubism. Picasso created a series of gouache paintings characterized by their flat, geometric nature, sinuous contours and strikingly vivid colors. Though not a complete departure from his previous Cubist works, this series showcased the influence of the Surrealists, especially the biomorphic subconscious explorations of Joan Miró, upon Picasso’s oeuvre. While the breadth of his creativity grew, he returned back to a familiar motif — the guitar — with a renewed sense of vigor and excitement. Guitare sur un guéridon’s undulating lines and biomorphic appeal bring Picasso's preoccupation with the guitar into deeper focus. The sinuous lines of guitar mirror...

John Fincher (American, b. 1941) Physical Activities, c. Late 20th Century Watercolor and collage on paper Sight: 16 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. Framed: 22 x 30 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. Provenance: Th...

Watercolour and gouache on paper painting titled 'Siamese Slaves' by British artist Derek Carruthers, signed to the bottom right and to the reverse and dated 2008 and titled. A colo...

"Oasis with Reindeer, Shaman, & Bear Tracks" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett that incorporates iridescent watercolor, rubber stamps, and a pressed ginko leaf on 100...