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Sculpture, acrylic paint on wood. Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition: 58/60 ex. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Corneille, one of the founders of the COBRA group, has passed away. He died in Paris on Sunday, 5 September 2010 aged 88 years. Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo was born in 1922 in Liège, Belgium, to Dutch parents. After leaving school, he studied drawing at the Academy of Arts in Amsterdam from 1940 to 1943. As a painter, however, he was an autodidact. His first exhibition was in 1946 in Groningen in the Netherlands, together with artists from the Dutch experimental group, Reflex. Corneille first visited Paris in 1946 and felt immediately at home in the art metropolis. Together with Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Dotremont and Constant, he founded the COBRA group in Paris 1948. Many other artists, poets and architects later joined the group, including the Swedish artists C-O Hultén, Max Walter Svanberg and Anders Österlin. The works of Paul Klee and Joan Miró exerted a strong influence on Corneille and, like them, he too was inspired by African culture, with which he became well acquainted during several journeys to Africa. Initially his art was non-figurative, but he gradually turned to painting fantasy landscapes in warm tones, frequently characterised by symbiotic representations of female figures and birds. The woman represents beauty and voluptuousness, while the bird symbolises freedom and strength. Since his debut in Groningen more than half a century ago, Corneille has taken part in hundreds of exhibitions at different galleries and is represented in museums all over the world. Led by a fascination for Corneille and the joie de vivre of his paintings, our father, Siwert Bergström, visited the artist in Paris in 1976, where the two of them met in a sidewalk café by the Rue de Clignancourt. Corneille promised to produce a sequence of engravings for Siwert’s gallery, then called Galleri Kända Målare and situated in Jönköping. This marked the beginning of a fruitful friendship and a close working relationship. We were 14 and 12 years old respectively when Corneille first exhibited at the gallery on Bredgränd in Jönköping in 1978. Our memory of that first meeting with him is of a kindly man with a violet-coloured scarf and peering eyes whose penetrating gaze testified to the greatness of the human being behind them. In the years to come he would often visit us in our home and, as our proficiency in foreign languages improved, he was able to share with us his memories and his recollections of meetings with the great modern masters − Picasso, Chagall and Miró to name but three. One anecdote that made a great impression on us dated from his years as a poor, hungry young artist in Amsterdam in the late 1940s, when the COBRA Group was just beginning to take shape. Karel Appel, with whom he shared a studio, had succeeded in selling a painting and had raced off to buy a huge chunk of steak which he subsequently cooked and ate up in front of Corneille – without offering him the tiniest morsel! He would never forget that story. And nor will we! It was Corneille who encouraged our father to move the gallery to Stora Nygatan in Malmö in 1984. Together they produced a large number of graphic editions and art books together, which led to numerous visits and exhibitions over the course of the years. Corneille became one of the cornerstones on which the gallery’s success was built and is – metaphorically speaking, at least – part of the very fabric of our business and the building. In accordance with his wishes, Corneille will be laid to rest beside his fellow countryman and predecessor, the great master, Vincent van Gogh: two artists from totally different eras, with different life histories behind them, who are nevertheless sure to discover that they share a great deal in common. We will miss the slight, bearded gentleman with the peering gaze and the violet neck-scarf, but his spirit lives on in his brightly coloured and highly imaginative paintings. Corneille played a big part in our upbringing and our education into the world of art. He is an important representative of his age, whose work still continues to spread joy and inspiration. We are convinced that he has earned his rightful place in the art history of our time – as an artist who truly knew how to celebrate womanhood, joy and all that is beautiful in life. Thomas and Karl-Johan Bergström Galleri GKM Siwert Bergström

Graffiti Painted Cannon Mixed media, wood and hard plastic with metal chain on one side Circa 1990's Dimensions: 29" x 11" x 10" Provenance: Kirk Gallery New York City Extreme line detail with various base colors, black green yellow gold and red with silver metallic and black paint. Tagged Throughout by LAII New York City graffiti artist LA II (a.k.a. Angel Ortiz) Angel Ortiz (born 1967), known publicly as LA II or LA2 (meaning "Little Angel"), is an American graffiti artist and visual artist of Puerto Rican descent from the Lower East Side who is known for his collaborations with Keith Haring. Ortiz's contributions to Haring's work, including his trademark graffiti infill squiggles, have notably been obscured by the art establishment, which has prompted Ortiz's supporters, including artist, photographer, and videographer Clayton Patterson, to publicly uplift Ortiz's work and ask for credit to be given. Ortiz has been criminalized, arrested, and incarcerated several times for various offenses throughout his life. Ortiz is represented by Lawrence Fine Art, which has galleries in Los Angeles and East Hampton. Ortiz has created graffiti art since at the age of ten. Starting in the mid-1970s, he tagged in New York's Lower East Side under the moniker LA2. At the age of thirteen, his subway tags caught the attention of Keith Haring in 1980. Haring was reportedly inspired by Ortiz's artistry and the two began collaborating. At the age of sixteen, Ortiz was in contact with Jean Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. In 1982, Ortiz and Haring collaborated for an exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York. His work is associated with the Outsider street art movement and the Pop Art movement. In a 1992 biography on Haring's life, Haring stated "We just immediately hit it off. It’s as if we’d known each other all our lives. He’s like my little brother." Kenny Scharf, artist and friend of Haring's, recalled "Keith treated him as a true collaborator; he didn’t treat him like some little kid, which he actually was, really. He respected him and gave him half of whatever they collaborated on.” Ortiz confirmed that he was paid for his work during Haring's lifetime. However, Ortiz stopped receiving payment from Haring's estate following his death. According to scholar Ricardo Montez, the Haring Foundation has "since made strides to rectify LA2’s erasure." LA II is for Haring what Jean-Michel Basquiat was for Andy Warhol. Today LA II is considered an iconic graffiti artist, being unearthed from the massive power of Keith Haring’s body of work. LA II’s role role...

Unique hand sculpted limestone and painted work by Italian artist Vincent Leggiadro. Vincent Leggiadro has exhibited many monumental works for public spaces.

Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Original – Untitled Sculpture on Foamboard” Medium: Acrylic Paint & Pen Date: 1997 Edition: 1 of 1 Dimensions: 25” X 21” X 12” Descript...

Colorful wooden sculpture that includes a variety of shapes and colors that are connected to a geometric white base. The maquette is signed and dated by the artist on the bottom of t...

TOM WESSELMANN Hedy Sleeping, from Steel Drawing Edition Laser-cut steel multiple painted in colors, 1990 Signed, titled and dated in ink on the reverse Numbered 10/25 Co-published b...

Sculpture, acrylic paint on wood. Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition: 14/60 ex. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Corneille, one of the founders...

Allen Jones (English, b. 1937) Juggler II, 1996 Medium: Acrylic on wood Dimensions: 71.1 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm (28 × 10 × 10 in) Edition of 8: Hand signed, numbered and dated, on bottom. ...

Raku Pottery Bowl with Cover Robert Carlson contemporary ceramic artist, signed raku pottry bowl with cover lid, in gold, black burgundy colors.

Painted face plate wall hanging. (not positive if it is porcelain or ceramic) Luigi Benzoni, 1956- Italian artist known for painting, sculpture, ceramic, glass and furniture design. He works with bronze, stone, glass, gold foil and paintings. He was born in Clusone in the province of Bergamo, Italy in 1956 but has lived in Venice since 1976 where he studied architecture and specialized in the history of art. He has exhibited his works in public and private institutions in Italy and abroad. Among the most important exhibitions in which he has taken part are: “The Secret of Murano”, Het Paleis Museum, The Hague, Netherlands (1997), “A Choice of European Glass Artists”, Mostly Glass, New York, USA (1998), “Made in Murano-Making Art with Glass”, Hotel Cipriani, Venice, Italy (1999), “Interationell Samtidskonst I Glas”, Halstadtsgruppens Museum, Halmstad, Sweden (1999), “Made in Venice”, Röhsska Museum for Design and Applied Art, Goteborg, Sweden, “Innuendo”, Palazzo delle Prigioni, Venice, Italy, “XI Biennial of Sacred Art”, Stauros Museum of Sacred Art, Isola del Gran Sasso d’Italia, Abruzzo, Italy (2004). Benzoni’s work – both pictorial and sculptural – is characterized mainly by his experimentation with the human face. Select Solo Exhibitions Galerie Mackenbach – Arnheim, Netherlands Schmidlin Art Studio – Milan, Italy Select Group Exhibitions 1er ArtSud Salon International d’Art Contemporain du Sud Palais des Congrès – Paris, France Art Miami SOFA Sculpture Object and Functional Art – Chicago, n°8 Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States Galerie Vivendi – 28 Place des Vosges – Paris, France Berengo Fine Arts Glass Furnace and Gallery – Fondamenta Dei Vetrai Venice, Italy KunstRAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sthml Art Fair Sollentunamässan – Sollentuna, Sweden ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n° 19 Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain St’art – Foire d’art contemporain de Strasbourg, n° 4 Parc des expositions du Wacken – Strasbourg, France Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte Contemporanea, Bologna BO, Italy "Christmas Exhibition" Steinberger Galleries, Langenargen Museum of Modern Art Carinthia, Klagenfurt "Elvira Bach, Luigi Benzoni & Silvio Vigliaturo" Steinberger Galleries, Weikersheim Group exhibitions The Netherlands Collection Berengo, 10 años de formacion en vidrio. La Granja, Spain Education 1976 : IUAV Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia – Santa Croce 601 – Venice VE, Italy similar in style to Robert Laughlin.

Painted face plate wall hanging. (not positive if it is porcelain or ceramic) Luigi Benzoni, 1956- Italian artist known for painting, sculpture, ceramic, glass and furniture design. He works with bronze, stone, glass, gold foil and paintings. He was born in Clusone in the province of Bergamo, Italy in 1956 but has lived in Venice since 1976 where he studied architecture and specialized in the history of art. He has exhibited his works in public and private institutions in Italy and abroad. Among the most important exhibitions in which he has taken part are: “The Secret of Murano”, Het Paleis Museum, The Hague, Netherlands (1997), “A Choice of European Glass Artists”, Mostly Glass, New York, USA (1998), “Made in Murano-Making Art with Glass”, Hotel Cipriani, Venice, Italy (1999), “Interationell Samtidskonst I Glas”, Halstadtsgruppens Museum, Halmstad, Sweden (1999), “Made in Venice”, Röhsska Museum for Design and Applied Art, Goteborg, Sweden, “Innuendo”, Palazzo delle Prigioni, Venice, Italy, “XI Biennial of Sacred Art”, Stauros Museum of Sacred Art, Isola del Gran Sasso d’Italia, Abruzzo, Italy (2004). Benzoni’s work – both pictorial and sculptural – is characterized mainly by his experimentation with the human face. Select Solo Exhibitions Galerie Mackenbach – Arnheim, Netherlands Schmidlin Art Studio – Milan, Italy Select Group Exhibitions 1er ArtSud Salon International d’Art Contemporain du Sud Palais des Congrès – Paris, France Art Miami SOFA Sculpture Object and Functional Art – Chicago, n°8 Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States Galerie Vivendi – 28 Place des Vosges – Paris, France Berengo Fine Arts Glass Furnace and Gallery – Fondamenta Dei Vetrai Venice, Italy KunstRAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sthml Art Fair Sollentunamässan – Sollentuna, Sweden ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n° 19 Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain St’art – Foire d’art contemporain de Strasbourg, n° 4 Parc des expositions du Wacken – Strasbourg, France Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte Contemporanea, Bologna BO, Italy "Christmas Exhibition" Steinberger Galleries, Langenargen Museum of Modern Art Carinthia, Klagenfurt "Elvira Bach, Luigi Benzoni & Silvio Vigliaturo" Steinberger Galleries, Weikersheim Group exhibitions The Netherlands Collection Berengo, 10 años de formacion en vidrio. La Granja, Spain Education 1976 : IUAV Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia – Santa Croce 601 – Venice VE, Italy similar in style to Robert Laughlin.

Sculpture, acrylic paint on wood. Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition: 48/60 ex. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Corneille, one of the founders...