Pablo Picasso

Lozenge with Dancer and Hind

1971

"Yan Black Headband" (A.R. 514) 1963 Red Earthenware Pitcher Painted in Black Inscised 'EDITION PICASSO MADOURA' and 'EDITION PICASSO' pottery stamps on...

Emiliano Zapata / Frog Revolutionary, 1981 By David Gilhooly (1943-2013) 20" x 11.5" Whimsical and irreverent, Mr. Gilhooly was internationally accla...

Apres Pablo Picasso (bears a pseudo signature recto) Hand signed David Stein, dated 1979 verso. Figural painted porcelain or ceramic serving dish, oval form. Dimensions: 18" X 14 David Stein (born Henri Haddad, 1935, Alexandria, Egypt – died 1999, Bordeaux, France) was an artist (notorious art forger) who, until 1966, had been frequently sentenced for theft by the French courts before becoming an art forger and art dealer with 15 aliases. Stein often copied paintings in the style of the masters. For example, he studied Marc Chagall, Matisse, Braque, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Rouault, in order to copy their color scheme and inspirations. In 1967 Marc Chagall notified authorities of forgeries of his work hanging in a New York gallery, and Stein was arrested. Art dealers refused to cooperate with the prosecution because it would have incriminated them and made their expertise in the art field questionable. Some art collectors refused to give up their paintings as evidence. Stein was convicted of six counts of art forgery and grand larceny. During his prison term, Joseph Stone, the judge who arrested him, brought him to his office to paint. He remained a good friend of the Stein family long after Stein completed his jail sentence. In 1989 he discovered that Stein never stopped making forgeries. After Stein had served his prison term in the United States, he was deported to France where he served another term. Prison authorities allowed him to make further paintings, although now using his own name. In 1969 a London gallery sold some of these paintings. After Stein was released, he returned to painting, this time selling his paintings under his own name to put a mask on his real activities. The book Three Picasso's Before Breakfast (Mémoirs of an Art Forger's Wife) by Anne Marie Stein as told to Georges Carpozi Jr (Hawthorn Book Inc) was written by David's life partner Anne-Marie about their experiences in the art world. In the mid 1980s director Gil Cates gave his agent Arthur Axelman at William Morris a copy of the book which had been written without Stein's involvement. Axelman set out to find Stein and after several years he located him in Manhattan. Stein became an Axelman client and friend. While deals at HBO and ABC did not lead to production of a film, Axelman introduced Stein to Keith Carradine and Alan Rudolph, director of the movie "The Moderns" with ultimately starred John Lone, Géraldine Chaplin, Keith Carradine and Linda Fiorentino. The film was set in the Paris of the '20s although filmed in Montreal. Stein appeared in the film as an art critic and provided all of the art. A minor concern was a scene where a painting in the style of Matisse and Modigliani was to be burned on camera and a Modigliani destroyed by knife. No one cared to destroy any of Stein's copies, "Just good for the camera" say Stein. but a William Morris assistant for agent Axelman suggested making large format copies of the works to be destroyed. Stein refused and during the scene actor John Lone destroyed the Paintings. Stein was living in France after his troubles with the US immigration who had told him to leave US territory in 1988. He met the French photo...

Bubble vase, White stoneware, h 16 cm; d 28 cm The Bubble Vase is a stunning piece crafted from white stoneware, showcasing a beautiful combination of elegance and organic forms. The vase features a unique bubble-like texture. The irregular and organic shape of the vase enhances its artistic appeal, providing an intriguing contrast to more traditional and symmetrical vase forms. The white color of the stoneware lends a sense of purity and simplicity to the vase, making it versatile and complementary to various interior styles and color schemes. It can effortlessly blend into modern, minimalist spaces or add a crisp and fresh accent to more vibrant and eclectic decor. Inese Margevica (1960) Education: 2004 – LU, master's degree of educational sciences in art pedagogy; 2001 – LMA, Master of Arts degree; 1990 – LMA, Department of Applied Decorative Arts; 1981 – Riga Applied Arts Secondary School; 1977 – Riga 5th secondary school; Professional unions: 1992 – Artists' Union of Latvia; 1991 – ceramics association "Logs" Personal exhibitions: 2006 – "Black and white", in "Apsida" gallery, Riga; 2005 – "Touch", in the "Apsida" gallery in Riga; 2003 – "Black and white stories", in Satakunta Museum, Pori (Finland); 2003 – "Black and white stories", in the gallery "Apsīda" in Riga; 2000 – "Ceļabiedri", in the gallery "Apsīda" in Riga; 1998 – "Gaisma", Unibank branch in Riga; 1996 – "Feast over water", in the gallery "Jāņas sēta" in Riga; 1994 – "Ornamentalism and figuralism", in the gallery "Kolonna" in Riga; 1993 – "Chamots", in Reiterna House in Riga; Exhibitions: 2006 – Exhibition dedicated to the Assembly of the International Academy of Ceramics "Clay is everywhere" at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Riga; 2006 – International mini-ceramics exhibition at the Riga Porcelain...