Michael O'Shea

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Photogravure and chine-colle abstract image, in white frame.

Woven cotton tapestry.

Blackboard, chalk, oil paint on board, fir boat

Melinda Cootsona might be considered the Intimiste of figurative abstraction. Her paintings are reminiscent of Bonnard and Vuillard in their depiction of private intimate moments in ...

Danse Macabre is an original Rare Book illustrated by Frans Masereel (1889 – 1972) in 1941. Original Edition. 950 numbered copies. Published by Lang, ...

Métiers des Hommes is an Original Rare book written by Pierre Courthion (1902-1988) and illustrated by Kurt Seligmann (Basel, 1900 - Middletown, 1961) in 1936. Original Edition. Pu...

Deutsches Dichterjubilaum is a book written by Arno Holz (1863 – 1929) and illustrated by Hans Steiner (1907-1962) and in 1923. Original First Edition. Published by Werkverlag, Be...

Der Golem. Prager Phantasien is an original modern rare book written by Gustav Meyrink, pseudonym of Gustav Meyer (Wien, January 19, 1868 - Starnberg, December 4, 1932) and illustrated by Hugo Steiner-Prag (Prague, 1880 - New York, 1945) in 1916. Original Edition. 300 numbered and signed copies. Published by Kurt Wolff verlag, Leipzig. Format: In Folio. The book includes an original Portfolio with 25 Lithographs. Mint conditions. Hugo Steiner-Prag (Prague, 1880 - New York, 1945); he was an artist and illustrator. In his adolescence, he took private art lessons and was a member of Jung Prag, a group of young artists fascinated by mysticism. His formal artistic career began at age seventeen when he enrolled at the Prague Academy of the Arts, Prager Kunstakadmie, in 1897. He continued his education in Munich, Germany at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Königliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste. It was here Steiner added “Prag'' to his last name in recognition of his home city and to help distinguish his name from other artists. The Leo Baeck Institute has a vast collection of Steiner-Prag’s illustrations and personal mementos from throughout his entire career. Viewers can appreciate his beautifully drawn city scenes and mythical creatures, photographs, set designs, artistic instruments, and certificates of achievement. In 1916, Steiner-Prag illustrated Der Golem by Gustav Meyrink. The golem...