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Nautical Driftwood Painting

Late 19th Century

Silvio Bicchi (1874 Livorno-1948 Florence) La Mucca, The Cow. Pupil of G. Fattori. Charming pastel of a young cow in a gilt gesso and wood carved frame. Italy, first quarter twentie...

Four Horses, Grabsch 1923. Vintage oil on board painting of four horses in profile, under museum glass in antique Italian mahogany frame. Europe, 1923. Dimensions: 20.5" W x 15" H x ...

Pair of Watercolours with Jardin du Luxembourg views. Pair of American watercolours with views in the Jardin de Luxembourg, Paris, circa 1910 in original frames. Dimension each: 11....

Jules Brouwers (1869-1955) Catch of the Day. Oil on panel still life with fresh catch of skate and fish and majolica jug in rich browns and golds and cream in a vintage Louis XV styl...

Busy is a tridimensional original painting on paper on branches depicting tailor ladies working taking body measurements along a path in a dark night. keywords; vintage tailor ladi...

Hermits is a tridimensional original painting on paper on branches depicting a woman next to a giant butterfly along a path in a dark night. keywords; butterfly, woman, lingerie, americana...

Artist Commentary: This piece was inspired by a public outdoor mural I had just completed that was bright light and airy Words that describe this piece: lines,sky,horizon,geometric...

Carlos Betancourt, American (Born 1966) Abstract Sculpture Spray Paint and hand Painted Sculptural Wall Applique. Hand signed. Dimensions: 23 X 23 inches approximately Three dimensional neo primitive wall relief I believe this is from The Sounds Symbols Project (2000), a monumental ephemeral installation in the sand in Miami Beach. Carlos Betancourt (born San Juan, Puerto Rico 1966) is an American multi-disciplinary artist. His artworks explore issues of memory, and his own experiences, while also dwelling in issues of nature, the environment and matters of beauty, identity and communication. He has worked as a curator, furniture designer and has collaborated in with Louis Vuitton as well as on architectural and site-specific private and public commissions with architect Alberto Latorre. Betancourt artwork is in part inspired by his relationship with nature as well as by the diverse cultures and history of the Caribbean basin, Florida and the Americas. Also by artist Ana Mendieta interventions, Robert Rauschenberg assemblages, Andy Warhol perceptions, Neo Rauch compositions, and a Federico Fellini-esque cast of characters for his photo assemblages. Additionally, he relates to some of theorist Jean Baudrillard views about art and his philosophy on objects; French artist Gustave Courbet's idea that "the only possible source for living art is the artist's own experiences", as well as the Martinican writer and theoretician, Edouard Glissant's belief that ..."the past resides in material objects that only release their hidden meanings when encountered imaginatively and sensuously. Betancourt admires the works of diverse artists such as Fernando Oller, Cisco Jimenez, Bill Viola...