Ronald Julius Christensen

Winter Bells, Signed Abstract Lithograph by Ronald Julius Christensen

1980

Sky Flowers by Ronald Julius Christensen, American (1923–1999) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 295 Size: 27 in. x 40 in. (68.58 cm x 101.6 cm) Ronald...

Shadow Reds by Ronald Julius Christensen, American (1923–1999) Date: circa 1979 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition Size: 295 Image Size: 26 x 17 inches Size: 30 x 22 i...

Spring’s Passion by Helen Covensky, Polish/American (1925–2007) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 225 Image Size: 18.5 x 27 inches Size: 22 in. x 29 in....

Flower Burst Ronald Julius Christensen, American (1923–1999) Date: circa 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 148/295 Size: 27.5 x 33 in. (69.85 x 83.82 cm)

Flowers is an Original Lithograph realized by Ernesto Treccani in 1973. Limited edition of 125 copies, editor "La Nuova Foglio SPA". Very good condition on a white cardboard. Hand...

Rafael Soriano Untitled, 1993 Lithograph Ed PA 33 x 26 in

"Season's Greetings" is an original color silkscreen by Schomer Lichtner. The artist signed the piece in the screen on verso. This piece features abstract, linear patterns in blue and white on a brown paper background. 6 1/4" x 4 5/8" art 14" x 12 1/2" frame Milwaukee artist, Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices. Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas, such as his "Ballerina Dancing on Cow" sculpture below. The late James Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet. Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County. According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre, " joy of life," and expressed it in his art. Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows and elegant ballerina dancers. Lichtner also painted all sorts of combinations of beautiful women, flowers and country landscapes. James Auer, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic, said that his art eventually "exploded into expressionistic design elements with bold, flat areas of color and high energy that anticipated Pop Art." Auer went on to describe Lichtner’s work as full of "wit, vigor and virtuosity." As early as 1930, Lichtner’s work was shown at the prestigious Carnegie International Exhibition in New York and at museums throughout the Midwest. As a student, he was a protégé of another icon of 20th century American art, Gustave Moeller...

"The Bells at Christmas" is an original color silk-screen print signed on verso by the artist Schomer Lichtner. It depicts multiple patterned triangle shapes in magenta and blue whic...