Pearl Took

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

1968

Oil and paper assemblage abstracted seascape comprised of layers of cut and torn paper with printed patterns, images, and text, overlapped by dynamic fields of sea-foam green, coral,...

'Midcentury Biomorphic Abstract', NYMoMA, Paris, XXXII Venice Biennale, MALI, 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...

Signed lower right, 'DMc', for Douglas McCellan (American, 1921-2016) and painted circa 1975. Additionally signed, verso, titled, 'Still Life' and bearing old rental reference label....

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 ochre overlapped by dynamic linear and geometric forms. Duane Bousfield is a fifth-generation Californian living in New York City since 1995. In 2001 Duane accepted the directorship of Wally Findlay Gallery in East Hampton, NY, and continued working with the gallery on 57th Street, NYC, for more five years. Wanting to work with more contemporary art, Duane accepted a position as Senior Art Consultant at Franklin Bowles Gallery, in SoHo, NY, where he continues to help people build art collections for their homes and estates. During the years of art consulting, Duane has continued making his own art and exploring the relationship of meaning and abstraction. Selected Solo Exhibits: 2009 Mud, Sweat & Tears New York, NY 2002-2005 The Duplex New York, NY 2000 Merican New York, NY 2000 Big Genius Art Williamsburg, NY 1999 & 2000 Pegasus New York, NY 1998 Town House Club Room New York, NY 1996 Esalen Institute visiting artist Big Sur, CA 1995 Esalen Institute visiting artist Big Sur, CA 1994 Center for Psychological Studies Albany, CA 1994 Citadel Gallery San Jose, CA 1992 Montgomery Theatre San Jose, CA 1992 Objectivity Gallery...

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Marianne Kolb (born 1958 in Bern) is a self-taught Swiss painter currently living in the United States. She is known for her emotionally-charged figurative paintings that address the human condition. Kolb paints directly onto canvas with her hands, placing her figures in isolation on a monochromatic...