Alan Tompkins

Seated Figure

1956

Beautiful ca. 1960 portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on sized illustration board measuring 21.5 x 30 inches. Signed lower right. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello ...

Beautiful mid-century painting of a female dancer by J. Steven. Oil on canvas measures 12 x 30 inches, 21 x 39 inches framed. Signed lower left with arti...

Bruno Lucchesi (b.1926). Mother and Child, ca. 1960. Oil and charcoal on sized paper mounted to masonite, measuring 11 x 21 inches; 15.5 x 25.5 inches in original gold leaf frame. Si...

Harry Sefarbi (1917-2009) Ikon, ca. 1980. Oil on panel, 5.25 x 16 inches. Framed measurement: 8.25 x 19 inches. Signed lower right. Accompanied by 3 pieces of paperwork. The A...

Wonderfully vivid mid century abstract expressionist painting by San Francisco artist Jerry W Ward (American, b. 1968), circa 2000. Titled "Erotic Clown Diva" and signed verso. Condi...

Abstract figure in pink by by San Francisco, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-2016), (AKA, Xavier Lundt) (American, 20th Century). From a collection of hi...

Three masks abstract by Novak (American, 20th Century). Presented in a white wooden frame. Signed "Novak" lower right. Image: 28.5"H x 26"W.

"Abstract Composition 3" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 18" inch by Youssef Sida Signed and dated 1990 Youssef Sida 1922-1994 Born in 1922 in Damietta, and in 1945 he got his degree from the Higher Institute of Educational Art. In 1947, he participated in establishing the influential Group of Modern Art. In 1949 he participated in the Egyptian exhibition in Paris. In 1950, he received the Full Bright award for studying art at Minnesota University. He then studied at Colombia University in NY and began exhibiting his work in NY and Minnesota from 1951-1952. He participated in 1953 in the Biennale of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Upon returning to Egypt in 1954, he became active in local and international exhibitions. In 1961, he was sent by the Egyptian government to receive his Ph.D. from Columbus University, Ohio. After, he started exhibiting his work in Columbus and Washington DC. Y.Sida’s work at the start was mainly dealing with popular Egyptian themes. We can distinguish Sida’s work through his power of using primary colors in its purest form directly in the tubes without being mixed with other colors. Also, we can notice in his work a tendency towards the qualities and techniques of children’s art. In his later years, Sida began experimenting with Arabic Calligraphy by concentrating on the forms and shapes that are dominant in the popular Egyptian motives and décor. We can witness the dynamism in his Arabic calligraphy work. Sida is also known for his huge murals...