Julian Barrow

JULIAN BARROW (1939-2013): "OAKENDALE", FROM FRONT HALL TO DRAWING ROOM

1993

Classic c.1950's watercolour by Allen Townsend Terrell (1897-1986) depicting an elegant salon interior from a Palm Beach estate Image: 23.5"H x 18"W F...

Elegant & fabulously rare, original Philippe Jullian (1919-1977) (ink signed LR) watercolour depicting a lavish Moorish opium salon interior with a reclining nude portrait on the wall and two monkeys with their turban clad handler. Sagittarius Gallery, NY label inscribed Jullian No. 18 on verso Art Sz: 8 3/4"H x 11 1/8"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 18"W w/ Hermes orange mat & antique bamboo frame Provenance: The estate of D. D. Ryan (1928-2007), noted fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar, an associate of Halston and a regular on best-dressed lists! Another widely appreciated achievement is her association with the creation of Eloise, the fictional little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel. Eloise began as a character that Kay Thompson, a cabaret singer, portrayed to amuse her friends, of whom Ms. Ryan was one. Ms. Ryan urged her to write a book, put her together with Hilary Knight, the illustrator, and never stopped pushing her to finish the job. The result was “Eloise,” published in 1955 and a best seller the next year, and its popular sequels. “The book would never have existed without D. D. Never,” Mr. Knight said in an interview Thursday. “She would have just dropped it and gone on to something else.” Beyond her historic Eloise moment, Ms. Ryan thrived at the crossroads of New York’s fashion and artistic worlds, seeming to make a statement every time she dressed, almost always in clothes she made herself, always recognizable with her famous precisely stylized eyebrows. Her first job in Manhattan was as an assistant to the photographer Richard Avedon; she was photo editor at Harper’s Bazaar under the legendary editor Diana Vreeland, and she designed the costumes for Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 Broadway musical “Company.” Her social circle included Cole Porter, Andy Warhol, Mr. Sondheim and Truman Capote. When she recommended a new pair of sandals or a piece of costume jewelry — only “really good costume jewelry...

Art Sz: 5 1/2"H x 7 1/2"W Frame Sz: 8"H x 9 3/4"W Oil on Canvas Artist Biography: Living in the heart of the English countryside, Richard Britton works from his home studio. A de...

Image Sz: 20"H x 16"W Classic oil on board by Ethel Welch (1890-1983) signed (LL) depicting a c1930s jockey leaning against a fence

Art Sz: 15 1/2"H x 19 1/2"W Frame Sz: 19 3/8"H x 23"W "Golden Eye Decoy", oil on linen, signed lower left, titled verso, with his Haddonfield, NJ address and label from James Graham...

Canvas Sz: 21 1/2"H x 28 1/2"W Frame Sz: 24 5/8"H x 31 7/8"W Provenance: The Estate of Paul Desmond Brown Paul Desmond Brown (American, 1893-1958) was an artist, illustrator, and ...

Blossom by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) influenced by the works of Vincent van Gogh Signed lower front and back oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with rick thick impasto ...

"PST" Mixed media painting 36" x 24" inch by Ben Cope 2022 Photo on deconstructed paper with oils and paint pigments Mixed media oil on wood Ready to hang ...

Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable...

Amanti alla Fontana - Lovers by a fountain, painting oil on canvas, Signed left sight. Measures: cm 70 x 100 frame 118 x 145 Faustini Modesto. Brescia, 27 maggio 1839 - Roma, 23 m...

Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable...

Bartolomeo Passerotti ( Bologna 1529 – 3 giugno 1592) Ritratto di Gentiluomo con cane Olio su tavola, Sec. XVI, cm 84x69; con cornice 101x87 // Bartolomeo Passerotti (Bologna 1529...