Richard Marquis

Noble Effort Vase

1985

Zephyr Green Macchia with Blue Lip Wrap, 1996 Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 8 x 10 x 10 inches Signed and Dated on Bottom Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most...

Cameo Pink Seaform with Black Lip Wrap (94.678.s1), 1994 Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 14 x 32 x 18 inches Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most famous ornate ...

"Glass Fused Ceramic Vase" is vintage Mid-Century Modern. This handsome vase has an elongated neck with a white glass-fused inlay portion on the front body...

"Blown Glass" vase is a light beautiful wisp of blown glass infused with a milky white and blue fog of color and bold splashes of red. The vase has a long elegant neck and round body. Herb Babcock known as a Michigan Glass Artist began as a metal sculptor. He studied glass blowing in 1969 and created a series of Glass Image Vessels in 1974. Eventually he began to combine metal and glass in sculpture. The Pillared Series, which includes glass, steel and stone, began in 1989. Herb received both his BFA and his MFA in Sculpture: his bachelor’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his master’s from the Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Cranbrook was designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. Numerous creative artists who are alumni of Cranbrook include: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald Lipski, Duane Hanson, Nick Cave, Hani Rashid, George Nelson, Urban Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the Emancipation Hall in the Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC), Cory Puhlman (televised Pastry Chef extraordinaire), Thom O’Connor (Lithographs), Paul Evans (Brutalist-inspired sculpted metal furnishings), Eugene Caples (small bronze images/abstract), and Morris Brose...

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 7 x 5 Frame Size: 15 x 14 Medium: Hand Painted Etching Circa 1960's "Allelujah" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret Putnam...

This stunning figurative bas relief sculpture captures a female ballet dancer gracefully poised in the arabesque position, created by the acclaimed Colorado/Missouri artist Eric Bransby (1916-2020). Crafted from bronze and polymer Forton casting, the piece beautifully exemplifies Bransby’s mastery of motion and form. Provenance: Collection of the artist, Eric Bransby About Eric Bransby: Eric James Bransby was a highly respected muralist, painter, illustrator, and educator. His education at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center included studies with renowned artists like Thomas Hart Benton, Jean Charlot, Boardman Robinson, and Josef Albers. He also studied at the prestigious Yale School of Fine Art. Bransby’s career is defined by his exceptional work as a muralist, with notable commissions including the Rockhurst Library Triptych Mural at the University of Missouri, murals at Brigham Young University, the U.S. Air Force Academy...

Jay Alan Babcock is a St. Louis-based graphic designer and painter. His work exhibits his interest in the visual language of Americana, including old ...

Musical Abstraction (Untitled), c. 1935 - 1942, handwoven and embroidered textile on linen, 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches, label verso reads "Tenn. WPA Project handwoven / Related Art Dep. ...

Milwaukee Handicraft Project, Applied Design Blockprinted Textiles Volume VI Supplement, c. 1935 - 1942, twelve block printed designs on linen, images are various sizes, each is mounted in its original folder which measures 24 x 19 inches, all bear the Milwaukee Handicraft Project label, various designers, including Barbara Warren (1915 - 2005) ("Checkered Flower" and perhaps others), includes original portfolio binder The Milwaukee Handicraft Project (MHP) was the most prolific and successful of the decorative arts projects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It served as a model for many other similar projects across the United States and attracted the attention of thought leaders as diverse as Frank Lloyd Wright and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Designed with the dual goals of providing work for underprivileged women and the creation of well-designed household objects, the MHP began in 1935 under the direction of Elsa Ulbricht...

Winged Male Figure - Apollo, c. 1930s, polychrome bas-relief of cast aggregate, 12 x 26 inches; the mold from which this cast was taken by the artist is illustrated in St. Gaudens, M...