20th Century Figurative Paintings

out a group of Ron English artworks we purchased is another version of this great play on names. A great iconic image of two legends John Lennon and Groucho Marx...

Artist: William Nelson Copley, American (1919 - 1996) Title: 1976 Year: 1976 Medium: Tempera on Paper, signed and dated Size: 23.5 x 18 inches Frame: 36 x 30 inches

A fresh and contemporary piece honoring charitable, revolutionary and patriotic women in the US, "The American Women" by Charles Warren Mundy (American, b. 1945), provides a nod towards the pop art movement. Pictured in this unique painting are Harriet Beecher Stowe...

Mario Schifano (Homs 1934 – Roma 1998), Futurismo rivisitato (1972 – 1976) Smalto spray su tela di cm 100 x 120 in perspex policromo firmato Schifano. L’opera risulta archiviata ...

"Smoker #21" is a shaped canvas painting by Pop artist Tom Wesselmann. The painting is signed and dated on the overturn edge, "Wesselmann 75". Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati Ohio on February 23 1931. He attended college from 1945-1951, first at the Hiram College in Ohio and then the University of Cincinnati, where he majored in psychology. He was drafted during the Korean War in 1952, and it was during this time that Wesselmann did his first cartoons. After he was discharged and had finished in degree in psychology, Wesselmann began to study drawing at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He sold his first cartoon strips to two magazines, 1000 Jokes and True. In 1956, he was accepted to Cooper Union in New York and he continued his studies there. It was while he was studying in New York, specifically on a trip to the MoMA that Wesselmann became inspired by Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning. In 1958, a landscape painting trip to Cooper Union’s Green Camp in New Jersey brought him to the realization that he could make his career in painting, rather than cartooning. After graduation, Wesselmann became one of the founding members of the Judson Gallery, along with Marc Ratliff and Jim Dine. Wesselmann also began to teach art at a public school in Brooklyn and later at the High School of Art and Design. In 1961, Wesselmann began the series that would bring him to the attention of the art world, Great American Nude. After a dream concerning the phrase “red, white and blue”, Wesselmann decided to limit himself to a palette of only those colors (including colors like gold and khaki that are associated with patriotic motifs). This series incorporated representational images along the same patriotic theme, including American landscape photographs and portraits of the founding fathers. Wesselmann often collaged these images from magazines and discarded posters which required him to work in a much larger format than he was used to. As his works became larger and larger he approached advertisers directly to acquire billboards. Wesselmann’s first solo show was held in 1961 at Tanager Gallery. In 1962, Richard Bellamy gave him a one man exhibition at the Green Gallery. In 1962, Wesselmann participated in the group exhibition “New Realists” at the Sidney Janis Gallery and kicked off his international career. In that same year his first pieces with the title of Still Life, came about. In these works, Wesselmann concentrated on the juxtaposition of different elements, i.e. a cigarette ad...

Mark Kostabi is an American Pop artist who's work often revolves around faceless figures. "Rite of Passage" features the likeness of popular talk show host Morton Downey, Jr. This oi...

Tom Wesselmann Smoker Study 1973 Oil on canvas 20.3 x 24.1 cms (8 x 9.5 ins) TW5082 Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist Exhibited: Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, So...

Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...

Artist: Peter Max Title: Grammy Year: 1991 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed upper right, with Max studio verso Size: 60 x 48 inches (152.4 x 121.92 cm) Frame: 63 x 51 inches Max wa...

Artist: Mark Kostabi (1960 - ) Title: The Cure Date: 1988 Medium: Oil on canvas, signed and dated Dimensions: 84 x 60 inches Accompanied by the original sign...

Artist: Peter Max Title: Neo Head Year: 1994 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 72 x 60 inches (frame larger)

In this high-contrast, black and white painting, Mark Kostabi created a crowded scene of figures, some with wings, communicating with each other while standing and sitting along with...

Artist: Mark Kostabi Title: Is Gramercy Park Burning? Year: 1987 Medium: Oil on canvas, signed and dated Size: 84 x 60 inches; 213.4 x 152.4 cm With or...

Artist: Mark Kostabi Title: Light My Fire Year: 1989 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. and verso Size: 68 x 40 inches (172.7 x 101.6 cm) Frame Size: 70 ...

Artist: Mark Kostabi Title: John Waters Year: 1989 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.l. and verso Size: 48 x 54 inches; 121.9 x 137.2 cm

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Auth...

Artist: Mark Kostabi, American (1960 - ) Title: Good Ol' Boy Year: 1989 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 in. x 60 in. (91.44 cm x 152.4 cm)

Artist: Mark Kostabi, American (1960 - ) Title: Hour Dimension Year: 1989 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 70 x 48 in. (177.8 x 121.92 cm)

Artist: Mark Kostabi, American (1960 - ) Title: Simply Irresistible Year: 1989 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 68 x 72 in. (172.72 x 182.88 cm)

Artist: Mark Kostabi, American (1960 - ) Title: The Pause that Refreshes Year: 1989 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 72 x 60 in. (182.88 x 152.4 cm)

Artist: Kiki Kogelnik, Austrian (1935 - 1997) Title: Libration on an Eccentric Orbit Year: 1965 Medium: Acrylic and Airbrush on Canvas, signed and titled verso Size: 44.5 in. x 3...

Artist: Mark Kostabi, American (1960 - ) Title: Factory Made Soul Year: 1987 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 68 x 84 inches (172.7 x 213.4 cm) with original certifi...

An original Keith Haring painting on a genuine Schott "Perfecto" Leather Jacket. Haring knew how to capture the cool and only painted a handful of these jackets. There was recently a NY Times article about them. Marlon Brando, James Dean and Bruce Springsteen are but a few of the major stars that have worn these jackets. It is a Men's Size 42. Ex. Collection: Estate of Robert Bissell