
Eugene ONeill
By Edward Steichen
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Silver gelatin print Provenance: General Electric Corporate Collection Heather James Fine Art
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
1925/1982
Though he began his artistic career as a painter, training at the Académie Julian in Paris, Edward Steichen is also known for his role in revolutionizing photography from a commercial tool into an artistic medium.
Famed artist and gallerist Alfred Stieglitz often featured Steichen’s artwork in the magazine Camera Work, published from 1903 to 1917 as photography gained popularity. Over the years, Steichen served as the chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair as well as the Director of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Steichen’s dramatic, highly stylized compositions and curatorial eye catapulted photography into greater prestige. An art critic quipped in 1905: "One should not say that he recalls Rembrandt but rather, at this rate, that Rembrandt will, in time, remind us of Steichen."
As Steichen shifted his artistic focus to photography, he destroyed nearly all of his painted compositions. Beethoven represents one of the very few surviving paintings and is considered his most remarkable.
Simultaneously realistic and symbolic, Beethoven reflects Steichen’s unmistakable talent for composition, balance and hue. He completed the painting in 1902, immediately receiving critical praise for its commanding nature. Beethoven was hung prominently beside his photos at Steichen’s first solo show in June 1902 at La Maison des Artistes. The artwork was then proudly exhibited at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, and later at the "National Arts Club Special Exhibition of Contemporary Art" in 1908.
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(Biography provided by M.S. Rau)

Eugene ONeill
By Edward Steichen
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Silver gelatin print Provenance: General Electric Corporate Collection Heather James Fine Art
Silver Gelatin

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media collage by John Stezaker. “Untitled” is a film portrait collage in black and white by artist John Stezaker. The artwork is unsigned. John S...
Mixed Media

Marilyn Monroe
Located in Palm Desert, CA
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Silver Gelatin

Satiric Dancer
By Andre Kertesz
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Satiric Dancer" is a photograph by Andre Kertesz. The photograph is signed verso, "Paris 1926, A. Kertesz". The framed piece measures 18 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 3/4 in. Kertész's work was i...
Silver Gelatin
The Shadow (from Myths)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A color screen print with diamond dust by Andy Warhol. "The Shadow" is a self-portrait print executed in a dark, bold palette of browns and blacks by American Pop Artist Any Warhol. ...
Screen
Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Lawrence Schiller. “Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” is a vintage silver gelatin photograph in black and white by American artist L...
Silver Gelatin
George Washington, Lithograph by George Deem
By George Deem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Deem, American (1932 - 2008) Title: George Washington, George Washington Year: 1978 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; AP 30 Image Size: ...
Lithograph
George Washington with Powder, Surrealist Portrait Lithograph by George Deem
By George Deem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Deem, American (1932 - 2008) Title: George Washington with Powder Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; AP 40 Image Size: 25...
Lithograph, Screen

George Washington: Father of Our Nation
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: George Washington: Father of Our Nation Medium: Screenprint on Canvas Size: 20 x 20 Inches Edition: 97 of 200 Year: 2000-2010 Notes: Hand Signed and ...
Canvas, Screen
Portrait of President George Washington
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This early 19th-century French School portrait of President George Washington, rendered in pastel and graphite on paper, exemplifies the European admiration for the American leader. ...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Graphite
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