Patrick Kelly

"The Bride" Serigraph Print with Foil Inlay Edition 7 of 10

1987

Modern abstract figurative lithograph by renowned artist John Biggers. The work features a trio of women carrying a house on their backs set against a rural landscape. Signed, titled, dated, and editioned along the front lower margin. Currently hung in a black frame with a white matting. Dimensions Without Frame: H 38.75 in. x W 27 in. Artist Biography: Born in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1924, John Biggers studied at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) under Viktor Lowenfeld and muralist Charles White. In 1943, Biggers' mural, Dying Soldier, was included in the exhibition curated by Lowenfeld, Young Negro Art, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. After serving in the United States Navy, Biggers transferred to Pennsylvania State University where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as his doctorate in art education. In 1949, Biggers accepted a faculty position at Texas State University for Negroes (now Texas Southern University) in Houston, where he founded and chaired the art department until his retirement. In the early 50s, he won prizes for his work at annual exhibitions held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Dallas Museum of Art. In 1957, he traveled to Africa on a UNESCO fellowship to study Western African cultural traditions, becoming one of the first black artists to study the culture first-hand rather than through library research. His work was profoundly influenced by his experiences in Africa. He was known for his murals, but also for his drawings, paintings, and lithographs, and was honored by a major traveling retrospective exhibition from 1995 to 1997. He created archetypal imagery that spoke positively to the rich and varied ethnic heritage of African Americans, long before the Civil Rights era drew...

Modern abstract portrait lithograph by Venezuelan artist Hector Poleo. The work features a figure in profile wearing a yellow hat and matching outfit. Softly rendered in his signatur...

Black and white lithograph with surrealist men positioned in a wheel formation that represent the different seasons in a year. Winter is represented by bare trees and scarfs. Fall is...

Beautiful black and white lithograph with a bold pop of color with a Mexican blanket titled "The Magic of Teotitlan" by artist Janis Schwartz-Stegall....

Artist proof print by Houston, Texas artist Charles Criner. His work speaks numbers about the African American community and the history of oppression and slavery. The piece is titled "Angel in the Potato Field" and is signed and dated by the artist. The print is framed in a black frame with a white matte. Dimensions without Frame: H 30 in x W 21 in. Artist Biography: Charles Criner was born in the small East Texas town...

Figurative lithograph of a man in red riding through the air on a horn. The viewer looked out through a window with the view of the Dome of Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore...

Some People Together, 1974 Hand-signed and dated in pencil Color lithograph and screenprint Sheet 22 x 29 3/4 inches; 559 x 756 mm. Edition 110

Marc Chagall Le Rêve de Paris (Paris Dream), 1969-70 Color lithograph on Arches wove paper 35 3/8 in x 25 1/4 in (90 cm x 64 cm) 40 1/8 in x 28 1/8 in (101.8 cm x 71.5 cm) Numbered f...

Some People Together, 1974 Hand-signed and dated in pencil Color lithograph and screenprint Sheet 22 x 29 3/4 inches; 559 x 756 mm. Edition 110

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869-1954) Title: Tête de Femme Year: 1948 Medium: Lithograph on Chine Appliqué (China paper mounted on wove paper) Size: 9.75 x 7.50 Condition: Excellent Insc...

Little is known about the artist, Edward (Ed) Sacks, although this print may have been made at the Art Students League in NYC. it is a cross between, as the title suggests, a Seated ...

Marcel Gromaire (1892-1971) - The Painter. 1943, paper, lithograph, 56x46 cm