Pearl Took

'Abstract in Coral and Turquoise', Woman Artist, Pasadena

1968

'Midcentury Biomorphic Abstract' by Emilio Rodríguez Larraín, 1964. NYMoMA, Paris, XXXII Venice Biennale, Museo de Arte de Lima, Lima, Peru ----- Signed, lower right, 'E.R. Larrain' for Emilio Rodríguez Larraín (Peruvian, 1928-2015), and inscribed 'Roma, Nov 1963, Enero 1964'. (Rome, Nov 1963-January 1964). Verso titled, "L'Homme C'est Sujet à Errer" (Man Tends to Wander), and bearing the artist's self-portrait in india ink and wash. Exhibited: XXXII Venice Biennale, 1964. (original exhibition label verso) Previously with Staempfli Galleries, New York. This painting is registered in the Archives of American Art as 'Staempfli Gallery, inventory #775'. A monumental and historically distinguished work by this groundbreaking Peruvian Modernist who drew inspiration from Peruvian indigenous and pre-colonial culture. The paintings of Emilio Rodríguez Larraín are held in the permanent collections of museums worldwide including the Musée de la Ville de Paris, Peru's Museo de Arte de Lima and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This painting was selected by the Peruvian Government for exhibition at the XXXII Venice Biennale in 1964 and is the largest single recorded work by the artist. Emilio Rodríguez Larraín received his Bachelors of Architecture in 1949 from Peru's Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería and held his first solo exhibition in Lima after visiting Europe in 1950. In 1951, he returned to Europe in the company of the artists Alfredo Ruiz Rosas and Joaquín Roca Rey...

A substantial and vibrant American Abstract dating to circa 1975. Stamped, verso, with artist estate stamp for Aida Nelson (American, 1921-2018) and titled, 'Free Spirit II'

Signed lower right "Cornin" for Jon Cornin (American, 1905-1992), dated "LVII" for 1957, and titled verso "Uncial." Jon Cornin first studied with Raphael Soyer at New York's Art Stu...

Initialed lower right, "D.B.", signed verso, "Duane Bousfield" (American, born 1960) and inscribed "Unchartered Lesson". Oil abstract comprised of fields of violet, teal, rust, and ...

Ron Stonier (1933-2001) was a dedicated Vancouver artist celebrated for his exploration of abstract painting, influenced by his mentors Gordon Smith and Jack Shadbolt, as well as by ...

Ron Stonier (1933-2001) was a dedicated Vancouver artist celebrated for his exploration of abstract painting, influenced by his mentors Gordon Smith and Jack Shadbolt, as well as by ...

Abstract impressionist oil on paper on board by French artist Chantal Payet. Signed and dated April '96 to the reverse. An interesting and challenging Abstract Impressionist work in...

David Leverett (British, B. 1938) Storm. signed lower right. Provenance: Merrill Chase Galleries, Chicago 22" x 29.5" Frame: 28.25" x 35.5" DAVID LEVERETT British, born 1938 Known for his abstracts in acrylic as well as for his collages, David Leverett studied at Nottingham College of Art, 1957-61, and at the Royal Academy Schools from 1961-64. David Leverett was working as a designer and scenic design assistant before painting and teaching from 1965. In 1966 he had the first of a series of shows at the Redfern Gallery, London. David Leverett has taught widely in England and abroad and he was a Visiting Artist at the Royal Academy Schools, the Royal College of Art and at Hornsey College of Art, London. David Leverett has participated in many significant exhibitions including: 1966, Young Contemporaries 1967, John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 1968, Britain Painting and Sculpture, Whitechapel Art Gallery...