Louis Schanker

THREE MEN ON HORSES

Schanker, Louis. CIRCLE IMAGE NO. 25. Relief Print in color, 1954-1955. Edition of 210 published by IGAS. Signed and numbered 17/200 (the edition included 10 artist's proofs). 14 x 1...

Tyler, Richard Oviet (American, 1926-1983). THE PLANETS. Uranian Press, New York, 1958. Uranian Press, New York, 1958. The Second Edition of 20, with the plates loose in a portfolio, and with each of them titled, inscribed "Ed 2," numbered "6/20, signed in pencil by Tyler, and bearing the emossed seal of the Uranian Press at the lower right (the First Edition, of 5 copies, was a bound set of the plates, signed on the Justification page by Tyler, but with the individual plates unsigned). Quarto, string-tied boards covered in white linen printed in black from woodblocks, endpapers printed in purple and red, paper folder enclosing 20 woodblock plates printed in colors. The portfolio 14 x 10 1/2 inches, the plates each about 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. The whole in excellent condition except that the paper folder containing the plates is foxed. We have seen a copy of the bound edition, but the work seems to very rare in either iteration. The plates are as follows: Plate 1: Title "The Planets," Plate 2: "Sun," Plate 3: "The Sun ever generous force of his being in the flow of self strength striving," Plate 4: "Moon," Plate 5: "The moon of our emotions surrounding memory influenced reflections of pleasant remembrance," Plate 6: "Mercury," Plate 7: "Mercury messenger of mind influence most observant and discriminating reaches attracts resembles snake a tree a heavy ___??," Plate 8: "Venus," Plate 9: "Venus upon us as into us the longing of love rules existence," Plate 10: "Mars," Plate 11: Mars infinitely delicate degree of devotion leads to deeds against falsehood destruction for the sake of creation inalienable dream of passion," Plate 12: "Jupiter," Plate 13: Jupiter father of forgiveness and sustaining belief of plenty keep faith favorable and optimism omnipresent," Plate 14: "Saturn," Plate 15: "Last planet of limitation leads us through purification into silence," Plate 16: "Uranus," Plate 17: "Cause ruler of spirit inspired in matter unknown and omnipotent," Plate 18: "Neptune," Plate 19: "Neptune dissolution unity divinity," Plate 20: "The Planets." Richard Oviet Tyler...

Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Luigi Spacal (Trieste, 1907 - Trieste, 2000) in the 1970s. Original Colored woodcut print on cardboard. Good conditions. Image Dimensions: 18 x 14 cm. Lojze Spacal, also known as Luigi Spacal, was born on the Trieste Karst, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from a family of Slovenian nationality.In 1930 he was arrested on charges of anti-fascism and confined for some time to Accettura, in Basilicata. Here he discovered his artistic vocation. In 1934 he graduated in Venice. He began to exhibit his first works in 1937. In 1942 he was again sent to confinement, this time in Abruzzo and, later, assigned to a special working battalion in Forte dei Marmi. Nevertheless, he managed to continue to exhibit his works so much that, in 1944, he set up his first solo show. In 1948 he participated for the first time in the Venice biennial. In 1958 he won the International Grand Prix "for a draftsman and engraver" at the Venice Biennale. In 1959 he received the 2nd prize at the International Biennial of Graphic Art in Ljubljana. In 1974 he was awarded the Prešeren prize, the highest Slovenian artistic recognition, and the “San Giusto d'Oro” in 1977. In 1998 a museum was dedicated to him in the castle of San Daniele...

Contemporary op art abstract linocut and woodcut print by Polish artist Ryszard Gieryszewski. Print is mostly black and white with a little bit of red. Title of this artwork is 'Line...