Ruth Grotenrath

'Smith Brothers Restaurant' original color silkscreen

c.1950

An original color silkscreen print by Ruth Grotenrath. A lovely assortment of different foods both vegetable and animal alike. The photos do not do this piece justice. The dark color...

"L'oiseau de sables" ("Bird of the Sands") is an original signed lithograph by Georges Braque executed in 1962. It is 37 of an edition of 125. The work is one of five lithographs cre...

"The Flight (Duck Flying) is an original color silkscreen by Schomer Lichtner. The artist initialed the piece lower right. This piece features a duck in flight through red hatched lines. 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" art 13" x 15" 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...

"Procession (Fish)" is an original serigraph print by Ronald Osiecki. It is signed and part of a limited edition. This print depicts fish heads in a pattern with abstract shapes in b...

"Final Spring" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed and titled in the lower center of image. This piece is an artist's proof and features a brightly c...

"Fabled Ambassador (Bird Suite)" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition num...

De la serie Suite Ravensburg. Impresión en serigrafía sobre papel japonés Torinoko.

De la serie Suite Ravensburg. Impresión en serigrafía sobre papel japonés Torinoko.

TITLE Mark Drew Diptych Print Set Exclusive "Time to Grind" & "Keep Their Heads Ringing" The Peanuts Charles Schulz YEAR 2019 CLASSIFICATION Limited editio...

"Wolfbat Leopard Snake" is a 6 color enamel ink silkscreen print measuring 29in x 21.5in, and is part of an edition of 25. The ink splatters in the background are part of the design...

screenprint on cotton edition size unknown 53 x 53 cm 63 x 63 cm (Framed) unsigned

Clare Halifax L is for Leopard small Limited Edition 5 Colour Silkscreen Print Edition of 30 Image size H 22 x W 22cm Sheet Size: H 27 x W 25cm x D 0.1cm...