Mithé Esplet

Thermomètre

XXe

Sublime “Stéle” mirror in glazed ceramic, crystallized glass and crackled gold by French ceramist Mithè Espelt, measuring 28.5 x 17.8 cm

Catchall dish by French ceramist Gilbert Portanier Signed “PORTANIER EDITION VALLAURIS” on the back

1997 6 x 30 x 29 cm Ceramic signed on the back

Magnificent geometric abstract sculpture in acrylic-painted wood by Swiss artist Albert Chubac measuring 104 x 100 x 11.5 cm

Peter Kirkiles Biography American, b. 1966 Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a piece in a skilled manner and from his attraction to everyday objects and their relationship to humans. He finds beauty in the utilitarian tools, and objects that we may not notice in our day to day lives. By playing with their size and their proportion to human scale, he forces the viewer to examine more closely the object’s construction and its overall design importance. He has a nostalgia for well designed, well used, history laden objects. “I’m a maker; I’m also an admirer of things well made. Over the years, I’ve chosen to make things that I love. I find the subjects of my sculpture in real life; a shoe, a camera, a clock, a ruler…made to scale, as sculpture.” –Peter Kirkiles Kirkiles holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts and a Masters of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has exhibited nationally including a 2021 solo exhibition “At Scale” at the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne Vermont. His work is held by The Shelburne Museum, The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT and by private collectors throughout the US. ***** Peter Kirkiles’ sculptures are visual odes to everyday objects. He is a maker’s maker, a master craftsman, a lover of well-constructed things. He has a special affinity for things well-used, that have stood the test of time and remain steadfast in their intended purpose, that bear the marks of labor and living, that contain echoes of humanity: an antique chest of drawers, a well-worn...

Gregory is a painter, sculptor and public artist working in a variety of media. He was born in Georgia and grew up in Colorado. He studied architecture at Arizona State University, r...

A tall and narrow male protective energy. The verdigris organic surface has a feminine quality to this sculpture is a perfect balance of male and female energy. It is made from 12-ga...

Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 7/20