Rita Gombinski

Figural Abstract Mid Century Modern Lithograph Portraits, Judaica, Jewish Print

Mid 20th Century

John Altoon (American, 1925-1969) From the 'About Women' Series. Color lithograph 1965/66, Hand signed and editioned in pencil with the chop mark of Gemini G.E.L. publishers John Altoon (1925 - 1969), an American artist, was born in Los Angeles to immigrant Armenian parents. From 1947–1949 he attended the Otis Art Institute, from 1947 to 1950 he also attended the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, and in 1950 the Chouinard Art Institute. Altoon was a prominent figure in the LA art scene in the 1950s and 1960s. Exhibitions of his work have been held at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Baxter Museum, Pasadena, and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Altoon's work was influenced by the Abstract Expressionism Movement although he is best known for his figurative drawings of the 1960s, with as Leah Ollman describes "a vocabulary of vaguely figurative, botanical and biological forms that he pursued until his death." He was part of the "Ferus group" of artists so called for their association to the Ferus Gallery that operated in Los Angeles in 1957–1966. Some of the other artists included in this group are Edward Kienholz, Larry Bell, Robert Irwin, Billy Al Bengston. He was featured in the Cool School documentary, a film about Altoon and other Ferus Gallery artists such as Walter Hopps and Ed Kienholz...

Michael Mazur "The Artist" Hand signed and editioned from the edition of 50 1967 Michael Burton Mazur (1935-August 18, 2009) was an American artist who was described by William Grim...

Moix, Santi (Spanish, b. 1960), Figural Abstraction, hybrid print with etching and aquatint, 23.5 x 16.75 inches, pencil signed and numbered 2/3. Santi Moix (Barcelona, 1960) lives ...

Pinchas Burstein, known as Maryan Lithograph (after the drawing). 1960 Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (315 x 240mm). Gold or bronze ink on black paper Signed in the plate, not b...

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Le Grenouille (The Frog), from Buffon's l'Histoire Naturelle Medium: Original etching with sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint on Vidalon paper with Vollard...

"Juggler on a Tightrope" Etching in Ink on Paper Playful etching of a performer by Dick Swift (American, 1918-2010). A juggler is show in a cubist style, w...

Pablo Picasso's depiction of a woman from Alès is bright and colorful, rendered in bright shades of pink, yellow, and blue. Shown in a Cubist style with her face and body fragmented,...

Artist: Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963) Title: "Pastoral" From the suite "Les Bucoliques" Year: 1953 Medium: Color lithograph Paper: Japan nacre Image size: 8 x 19 inches Sheet size: 22.25 x 18.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Edition: From the edition of 245 Publisher: Scripta and Picta Printer: Fernand Mourlot, Paris Condition: Excellent Frame: Unframed About the artist. Jacques Villon was born Gaston Duchamp on July 31, 1875, in Damville, Normandy. His family is one of remarkable artistic repute; he and his three siblings Marcel Duchamp, Raymond Duchamp...