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Period: 1990s
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print Signed and numbered, verso 24 x 20 inches, sheet (Edition of 35) 39 x 26 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Horenstein’s creatures are decontextualized. They appear without the backdrop of the natural landscape, outside even the artificial world of the zoo or aquarium, and devoid of their true color. As a consequence, the images are truly arresting; and in both a literal and a metaphorical sense, we see these animals as we have never seen them before. We notice details, and Horenstein focuses our vision on the unexpected: the foot of an elephant, the eye of an octopus, the hair on the back of a gibbon’s head, the pattern of feathers on a bird’s neck. He plays with scale: the rear end and tail of a rhinoceros occupy the entire picture frame. We see these as if through a magnifying glass. His pictures challenge us to look more closely, to ask questions and make connections. We think about form and function: the relationship between an elephant’s foot, a horse’s hoof, and our own toes. We ponder modes of sensing and communication: the signals that hold together a school of fish. Examining these photographs, we become scientists and discoverers. “In some respects, Horenstein’s work continues a centuries-old tradition of natural history illustration in the realm of photography. In natural history illustration, animals are often presented in shallow space with limited landscape, sometimes even against a blank page, in order to promote close examination and study of detail. But as much as these photographs promote scientific inquiry, they are more than scientific illustration. Animals were the subjects of our first art and our first metaphors; and freed from the constraints of space and time, many of Horenstein’s creatures remind us of the lost magical connection between the ‘animal world’ and our own. They are unsettling and they mesmerize. They transcend and transgress familiar boundaries between subject and object. Who is observing whom? The Komodo dragon looks at us with piercing eyes. We’re transfixed by the gaze of the harbor...
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Other Art Style 1990s Art

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Silver Gelatin

1998 After William A. Sloan 'Little Me' Advertising USA Offset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 22 x 14 inches ( 55.88 x 35.56 cm ) Image Size: 22 x 14 inches ( 55.88 x 35.56 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Addi...
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1990s Art

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Offset

Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock
Located in Soquel, CA
Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock Wonderfully earthy abstract of red river with trees in background circa 1970s by an unknown San Francisco artist. Heavy texture ad...
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Abstract 1990s Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Landscape - Screen Print by Ivan Rabuzin - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original colored screen print on paper realized by Ivan Rabuzin in the 1990s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin. Excellent conditions. This very fine pr...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Screen

Mayenne -Signed limited edition landscape print, Color contemporary countryside
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Mayenne - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1992 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigme...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color, Photographic Film, Pigment, Gic...

Paris Romance- Signed limited edition couple print, Black white, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Paris Romance - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film in 1994 in Paris, Champs-Elysées front ...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Photographic Film, Pi...

Mechanical Parrots - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1997
Located in Roma, IT
Mechanical Parrots is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1997. Mixed colored aquatint and etching.  Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower rig...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Etching

Hillside Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Misty and verdant small-scale landscape by an unknown artist ("CMK"). The composition of the hillside in this landscape creates a diagonal across the canvas, bringing more visual int...
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American Impressionist 1990s Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Large format vintage multiple exposure male nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure male nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. Jack Mitchell's artist’s statement on this project: For five decades in New York City I photographed established and emerging creative and performing artists for major publications. The Numbered Nudes photographs are a development, and expansion, of my dance photography...
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Abstract 1990s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Bachantata
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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Abstract 1990s Art

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Paper

Large format vintage multiple exposure female nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
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Abstract 1990s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Female Nude from Numbered Nudes Series multiple exposure signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
5040 2 11 1991 1/20. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell and signed both on the recto and verso. Chosen by the ...
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Pop Art 1990s Art

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Silver Gelatin

“Orient, Long Island”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful Orient, Long Island, New York painting by well known Hampton artist, John Crimmins. Acrylic on masonite. Circa 1995. Signed lower left. Condition is excellent. The painting is housed in a a new contemporary antique silver frame 26 by 30.25 inches. Provenance: A Southampton, New York collector. East End artist, John Crimmins was born in New York in 1963. As an American Impressionist painter, he lives in New York and he is very active in the Hamptons. Incredibly, he is self-taught, having studied the works and techniques of the prominent American artist Charles Hawthorne and living by his saying “Let Color make form”. If you view John’s paintings at close inspection you will see single spots of color silhouetted with another which not only shows his skill but his passion and intricate dedication to his work. His paintings are done 'alla prima', that in Italian means 'at first attempt', it is a painting technique, used mostly in oil painting, in which layers of wet paint are applied to previously administered layers of wet paint. With this style of painting the work is to be completed while the paint is still wet, so once started his works are finished in one session. He is a member of the East End Arts Council and his paintings are a part of the Ken Ratner Collection and the Southold Historical Society in New York. His works were a part of the Islip Art Museum IAM Pocket sized open Call Exhibition in 2015. He is mostly known for his flag and local Hampton beach paintings...
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Post-Impressionist 1990s Art

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Masonite, Acrylic

"Charioteer and Time" Modern Roman Themed Print from the Delphi Series
Located in Houston, TX
Houston Artist Margarita Urquiza’s Greek-themed etching done on arches paper. Printed by Hare and Hound Press in a unique impression. The work is signed, numbered and dated in pencil...
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Neo-Constructivist 1990s Art

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Etching

Santa Cruz Mountains at Twilight, Pacific Ocean View California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous plein air oil painting of Pacific Ocean as viewed from top of Santa Cruz Mountains, showing the tree-line and distant ocean in the soft t...
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American Impressionist 1990s Art

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Canvas, Oil

Two Big Flowers - Screen Print by Ivan Rabuzin - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Two big flowers is a colored screen print on paper realized by Ivan Rabuzin in the 1990s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin. Excellent conditions...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Screen

Horses - Signed limited edition animal print, Black white photo, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Horses -Fine Art Limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free and...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

It’s What I’d Like To Be (1998)
Located in Woodbury, CT
It's What I'd Like to Be, from 10 Supastore Supastars 1998 Lithograph, on heavy, wove paper, the full sheet. S. 41.7 x 59.7 cm (16 3/8 x 23 1/2 in.) Signed, titled, dated and numbere...
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1990s Art

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Screen

Fauvist Faces Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling abstract figurative portrait with bold color fields by Southern California artist Chris Hamamoto (American, 20th Century). Signed lower left corner. Unframed, gallery wrapped. Size: 24"H x 20"W x 2"D. Chris, a native of Southern California, has enjoyed creating artwork since childhood. After trying various media, he decided to specialize in painting on canvas and paper with acrylic paints. He is inspired by the works of Monet, Van Gogh, Sergeant, and Diebenkorn. Chris displays and sells his paintings in art festivals throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada. Education: Los Angeles Valley...
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Abstract Expressionist 1990s Art

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Canvas, Oil

Old Woman Spring Road (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Old Woman Spring Road (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Art...
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Outsider Art 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

By the Sea (Zuma Beach)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
By the Sea (Zuma Beach) - 1997 43x59cm, Edition of 3/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artist Inventory # 119.03...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Seaside Baptists (California Badlands) - analog, mounted, polaroid, contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Seaside Baptists (California Badlands) - 2010 44 x 59cm, Edition 2/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist. based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist...
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Outsider Art 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Country Town - Screen Print by Ivan Rabuzin - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Country Town is an original colored screen print realized by Ivan Rabuzin in the 1990s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Artist's proof. This very fine print representing a little...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Screen

Kirsten doing her Nails (50x50cm) - Figurative, Portrait, Polaroid, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Kirsten doing her Nails' (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist in...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper

Mindscreen 8 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mindscreen 8 - 1999 58x56cm, Edition of 10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Not mounted. Signed on back with Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 2...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper

Large format vintage multiple exposure male nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure male nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arch...
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1990s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Large format vintage multiple exposure male nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure male nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arch...
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Abstract 1990s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Magic Hour (Musica Poetica)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Magic Hour (Musica Poetica) - 1999 Edition 3/10, 44x59cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed and enlarged by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Flowers Bed. 1998. Oil on linen, 50x60.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The Flowers Bed. 1998. Oil on linen, 50x60.5 cm
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Romantic 1990s Art

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

'Portrait of a Young Man', Dennis the Menace, Walt Disney, Figural Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed center right, 'Ketcham' for Hank Ketcham (American, 1920-2001) and dated 1990. Hank Ketcham, the creator of Dennis the Menace, was born in Seattle...
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Modern 1990s Art

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (P95.93) White Brown abstract
Located in Greenwich, CT
From his most desirable period, this restrained in color palette Fonseca is for a collector and room where sophistication is key. Long held that his works on heavy paper are the mos...
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Abstract 1990s Art

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

g. paul - lotus
Located in New York, NY
g. paul – lotus 1996 Signed, dated, and numbered, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches, sheet 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 30) $3500.00 This work is offered by CLAMP in...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Nirvana Nevermind photoshoot
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition photographic print of Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana by photographer Kirk Weddle from the famous 1991 swimmi...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Digital Pigment

Nocturnal Garden Landscape -- West Side Cottage
By Kristy Simmons
Located in Soquel, CA
A nocturnal landscape of a cottage shrouded in foliage by Kristy Simmons (American, 20th century). Signed, stretcher bar, on verso. Unframed. Image, 19.38"H x 23.88"W. Painted during...
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American Impressionist 1990s Art

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Canvas, Oil

Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Duanye Hatchett Original Modernist Early Work
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract painting by Duayne Hatchett from his Trowel Painting Series. Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed. Framed. Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work included print...
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Abstract 1990s Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Carnival Abstract in Blue, Orange, and Yellow - Oil and Collage on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Carnival Abstract in Blue, Orange, and Yellow - Oil and Collage on Paper Bright and colorful abstract by Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925). Shapes are scattered across the page, ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1990s Art

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Paper, Oil, Tape

Country Town - Screen Print by Ivan Rabuzin - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Country Town is an original colored screen print realized by Ivan Rabuzin in the 1990s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left.143/150. This very fine print re...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Screen

Ces messieurs du jury ne comprendront
Located in Westmount, QC
Normand Hudon, Canadian, 1929-1997 Ces messieurs du jury ne comprendront Lithograph 17 x 20 in Signed, titled and numbered in pencil framed
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1990s Art

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Lithograph

Joshua Tree National Park (29 Palms, CA) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Joshua Tree National Park (29 Palms, CA) - 1997 44x59cm, Edition 3/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature lab...
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Outsider Art 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Under the Brooklyn Bridge, Screenprint by Lady Pink
By Lady Pink
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lady Pink, Ecuadorian (1964 - ) Title: Under the Brooklyn Bridge from Bullet Space, Your House is Mine Year: 1988-1992 Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil Image Size: 22...
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Pop Art 1990s Art

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Screen

Vessel
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Robert Winslow's 'Vessel" is carved from fine grain black Pennsylvania granite. Winslow's signature stonework is apparent in this finely polished granit...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Granite

Terri (Breaking the Waves) - analog, vintage print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Terri (Breaking the Waves) - 1997 43x59cm, Edition of 2/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artist Inv...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled 19 (Polaroid Transfer of Young Nude Man in Bed on Rives BFK)
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 8 x 10 inches Young Nude Man in Bed Unique Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom left...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Polaroid

"I'm Losing You" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "I'm Losing You" first released on "Double Fantasy" in 1980. It was written when Lennon was in Bermu...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Other Medium

Summer day. 1994, oil on cardboard, 45x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Summer day. 1994, oil on cardboard, 45x58 cm Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seaso...
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Impressionist 1990s Art

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Cardboard, Oil

Post Impressionist Landscape, Under the Bridge
Located in Soquel, CA
Post Impressionist Landscape, Under the Bridge Gorgeous post-impressionistic landscape in the style of Vincent Van Gogh, circa 1990. The ...
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Post-Impressionist 1990s Art

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India Ink, Watercolor, Cardboard

A Second Generation, For My People, Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches 300gm paper. Paper Size: 21.8125 x 18.3125 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, For My People, 1992. Published...
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Expressionist 1990s Art

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Lithograph

Kirsten smokes (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten smokes (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 58x56cm, Edition of 10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist invento...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Mimosas - Oil Tempera on Canvas by Gina Ceccagnoli - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Mimosas is an original contemporary artwork realized by Gina Ceccagnoli in 1996. Acrylic Tempera on Canvas. Hand signed and dated on the lower left...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Tempera

Contemporary American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 24L.
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Abstract 1990s Art

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Abstract Expressionism -- Pink Figural
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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Abstract Expressionist 1990s Art

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Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

Balances - Sculpture by Lorenzo Servalli - 1998
Located in Roma, IT
Intimate Sculpture, in Excellent Condition, created in Hand-painted Wood by Sculptor Lorenzo Servalli in the year 1998, to quietly share The Experienc...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Wood

Nude at the Beach - Abstract Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Figure in red, green, blue conte crayon by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Unsigned, from a collection of his works. Image size: 24"H x 18"W....
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Abstract Expressionist 1990s Art

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Paper, Conté

National Danish Gymnastics Team: Earth #4
Located in London, GB
Toned silver gelatin print (printed 2003), signed, dated and numbered (verso), edition '20/25', 33cm x 26cm (image size), (49cm x 41cm framed). (N.B. although this is an edition of 2...
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Modern 1990s Art

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Silver Gelatin

Tim
Located in New York, NY
Tim 1998 Signed, dated, and inscribed “AP” in pencil, recto Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper 22 x 15 inches, sheet 9 x 6.75 inches, image This work is offered by ClampArt in ...
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Contemporary 1990s Art

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Polaroid

Levicki - 1991 Oil, Morning Mist, Street Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric and serene study depicting a quiet city street in the early morning mist. Well presented in a silver-gilt effect frame. Signed and dated. On canvas on stretchers.
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1990s Art

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Oil

"Yvette Guilbert" by Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Hinsdale, IL
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE (1864-1901) "Yvette Guilbert – A Menilmontant de Bruant" Delteil 255, Adhemar 311 Lithograph printed in black with beige t...
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Art Nouveau 1990s Art

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Lithograph

LADY WITH PICK FAN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biography from the niece of the artist from during his lifetime. Paintings acquired from the artist.s estate. Max Turner 1925 - 2019 Max Lamar Turner Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author. Max Turner was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 28, 1925. His father was Lance Howard Turner and his mother Mary Irene Turner. In 1927, his family moved to Bingham Canyon, Utah where Max's father extracted copper from a creek that he had diverted to pass through his garage. The town was located in a narrow canyon on the eastern face of the Oquirrh Mountains. In 1938, when Max was 13, his family moved to Midvale, Utah. After completing high school, Max went to work laying rail until he was inducted into the U.S. Navy to serve during W.W. II. There he took an aptitude test and was initially assigned to the medical corp., later transferring to the dental unit. Max was stationed at Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California through the end of the war. When he was discharged in 1946, he remained in Southern California, living in the Los Angeles area. He met a man named Larry Torres and they formed a partnership to do silk screen work primarily for the Colby Poster Printing Company. This lasted about 10 years until the Colby building caught fire and burned down. In 1958, Max began working for Slade Novelty company that made doll parts using a product called plastisol. A year later, Max began producing plastic parts through his own business. One day, a couple of kids brought in a shrunken skull they had made and asked Max if he could reproduce it. Max said he could and he looked around for a business to work with for this task. He ultimately decided he could create his own machine shop to make molds. As a result, Max purchased a lathe, drill press, grinder and other tools to create his own machine shop and went into business making molds. He built a clientele and in 1973, he moved his machine shop to Glendale, California. Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author: Max recalls the day when his interest in art took a new direction. He happened to be in a paint store to purchase some supplies when he saw a card posted on a wall that read, "Come paint with Connie Marlo". Max had been interested in art since his youth and he was frequently impressed with paintings displayed by local artists at various community events. Consequently, he decided to go to Connie's Saturday morning art class at a studio on North La Brea Avenue (between Sunset and Hollywood) in Los Angeles. But, as fate would have it, he immediately took a detour from this class when he found a piece of paper on the floor of the studio referencing another art class dealing with compositions, patterns, rhythms and color harmony. The instructor's name was Hal Reed, a former art student of the Russian/American Master, Nicolai Fechin. Hal owned the building (previously the Will Foster Studio) and had founded the Art League of Los Angeles. When Max found Hal, he asked Hal if he could join his class. Hal said "No, the class was full" but he said Max could monitor the class in the back of the classroom. Max took him up on the offer and began observing the weekly class. During the class, Hal told his students that they should practice what they were learning by going to "live model" classes. Max began attending these classes where he learned how to draw figures. After a few months, Hal and Max became good friends. Hal was so impressed with Max's work that he offered Max the opportunity to teach at another location that Hal was opening in the San Fernando Valley. Max accepted the offer and began teaching his own art class. For Max, it was a quick jump from learning to teaching. Max then found that several of his students had to commute to his art class from the west end of the "Valley". To better serve this group of students, Max decided to relocate to another studio in Calabasas. Max continued teaching, and at this time he was producing very impressive portraits, both oil paintings and charcoal drawings from live models (Max never worked from photos). Max demonstrated real talent, and the style of his drawings and paintings were being compared to those of Nicolai Fechin. And, like Fechin, Max also had an interest in sculpting. One day, Max decided to design and cast a bronze owl sculpture to put in his Calabasas Fine Art Gallery. Later, someone approached Max when he was at the foundry and asked him about his success selling the owl sculpture. The individual who asked this question was convinced that there was a broader market for these sculptures and he ordered a dozen of the owl sculptures from Max. This encouraged Max to do more castings. Some of the new castings were antique sculptures he found and reproduced. As this new business grew, he decided to establish his own foundry, employing up to 15 workers. The business continued for many years, up until the late 1990's when Max got tired of the foundry business and sold it. Max, who was now in his 70's, decided to move on to his next venture as an artist, dedicating himself to doing the actual sculpting of original art. He loved the creativity of sculpting and he had his sculptures cast at local foundries, ironically the same ones that used to be his competition. Max was now fully engaged in his new artistic direction and, over time, he produced a large body of work. He created very impressive sculptures, including about 100 full-size sculptures. He sold some of these to high-end clientele, the Foundry at SLS Las Vegas, and to Hollywood studios. Even though Max now seemed to be totally in his element, he somehow also found time to continue to teach painting classes at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village in Los Angeles. At the institute, he specialized in figure work. Max continued to draw, paint and teach, but he says he stopped sculpting when he turned 90. Max produced four books showcasing his drawings and paintings. The first is "Faces, The Drawings of Max Turner", copyright 2000, that showcases nearly 100 of his portrait drawings. Within the "Acknowledgements" section, he lists Hal Reed and Joseph Nordmann, two former students of Nicolai Fechin. In 2006, Max produced his second book titled "Figures and Faces", reflecting not only portraits but also figure drawings and paintings. It is a wonderful book of Max's work, but it is currently difficult to find. The third book is titled "Faces 2, The Paintings and Drawings of Max Turner", copyright 2009, which includes 75 portrait paintings and drawings. In the "Preface" of this book, Max describes growing up in a small and isolated mining town during the Great Depression. He states that as a kid, he had little exposure of any culture or view of what the rest of the world was like. His neighbor was the trash collector and Max would sometimes go through his truck looking for anything of value. Among other things, he found magazines like Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Red Book, with covers that frequently showed drawings or paintings of faces. Max states that these images were the very first source of inspiration for him. He says that he began looking more carefully at people's faces and if they had character, he would draw them. By drawing them, Max says that he was making them part of his world, his world of "Faces". In 2018, Max published his newest book showcasing his drawings and paintings. It is titled "Max Turner's Figure Sketches". This softbound book includes 76 pages and over 120 drawings and paintings. In the Introduction, Max explains "I have found that when approaching the figure, one should begin with the gesture. After having captured the essence or feeling of the pose, one can then proceed to build on it." The figure sketches in this wonderful book reflect a Master's work that consistently captures the "gesture"-showing the emotion, movement and expression. Two more books are on the horizon for Max, both dealing with his passion for sculpting. His first, "The Sculpture of Max Turner" is a compilation of his commercial and noncommercial pieces throughout his career. The second, "Terra Cotta Sculpture by Max Turner" is a complete collection of figures done at the California Art Institute. These much anticipated books should be out later in 2018. Max now considers himself primarily a sculptor. But others in the art world are more than impressed with his drawings and paintings as well. His portraits are often described as having a Fechin-esque appearance, referring to the style of Nicolai Fechin. When Max observed those first art classes given by Hal Reed, it should be noted that Hal had previously been a student of the Russian/American Master Nicolai Fechin in the early to mid-1950's. In fact, Hal was a student in the last art class that Fechin taught before he unexpectedly died in 1955. Hal was so strongly influenced by Fechin that he later produced two 30-minute art instruction videos as part his Art Video Productions wherein he specifically described Fechin techniques that he learned in Fechin's class. The Fechin style and techniques were in play when Max later met Hal. Over the years, many of Max's art students, art collectors, gallery owners, as well as the Director of the Monterey Museum of Art have commented on the Fechin-esque qualities of Max's wonderful charcoal drawings and paintings. So, while Max may consider himself primarily a sculptor, his drawings and paintings are also impressive and very much sought after. When Nicolai Fechin died in 1955, three of the nine students in his last art class became life-long friends. Max subsequently became friends with not only Hal Reed, but also with prior Fechin students Joseph Nordmann and Albert Londraville...
Category

Modern 1990s Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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