Post-War Art

"Space Churn with Squares" is an abstract Post War kinetic sculpture in stainless steel sculpture by George Rickey in 1969. The artwork is 35 1/2 x 20 x 13 inches, weighing less than...

This lithograph was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1959 and is a part of the "La Ville" portfolio. It is annotated "Epreuve de l'atelier Mourlot /...

A painting by Jae Kon Park. ""Untitled"" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas in grays and blues by Korean, Post-War artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower right, ...

A painting by Jae Kon Park. "Untitled" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas in a colorful palette of blues, oranges, yellows, and greens by Korean, Post-War artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower right, "Jae Kon Park 92". Born in South Korea, Park Jae Kon...

Love in Black and Gold - Original Acrylic on Canvas with Quartz Multicolored, iridescent abstract composition by Judith W Winslow (JW) (American, 1943-2023). This piece is textured ...

A painting by Hassel Smith. "9000 and 9 Nights" is an abstract, acrylic and graphite on canvas executed in a bright palette primarily of yellow, sky blues, greens and deep salmon and...

Alkyd-oil on board, 81cm diam., (100cm diam framed). Although most famous for his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth in the National Portrait Gallery, London, from the late 1970s up un...

"Twilight Colored Pencil" - Original Pastel and Charcoal on Paper Original charcoal and pastel drawing of a man and woman looking off into the distance. Their backs are to the viewe...

Agudelo (XX), Untitled (Abstract Composition), Oil on Two Canvases Mounted on Canvas, signed "Agudelo P" lower right, unframed. 58.75" H x 55.5" W x 2.75" D.  Provenance: From...

You look at the street with all the cracks in it and the curb. An image communicates the whole sense of that kind of reality. You can't but it into words. I have several books in ...

Charles Blondin French, 1913-1991 Marche des Fleurs Devant La Madeline Oil on canvas Signed lower right 11 by 14 in. W/frame 16 by 19 in. A "School of Paris" artist during the mid...

Botanical Still-Life with House Plants & Red Roses Dramatic abstracted botanical still life of house plants and red roses Lithograph by Sidney Jonas Budnick (American, 1921-1994), 19...

Original Bay Area Figurative of Mother and Baby in Oil Paint on Laid Paper Original oil painting depicting a modern twist of a mother and baby by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985), ...

YU-ICHI (1916-1985) Flower, heavenly blossom Ink on Japanese paper Japan, 1970 34,5 x 34,1 cm Catalogue Raisonné No. 70131 YU-ICHI (1916-1985) is one of the most important Japanes...

After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), "Reverie", Lithograph in Colors on paper, the Painter and the Donkey, apparently unsigned, silver-tone frame. Image: 12" H x 16" W; f...

This is a large mixed media abstract painting with stencilled letters in a sans serif typeface in blue and red. it is in the manner of James Coignard but does not appear to be signed...

Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987) Title: Untitled - Polish Rabbi F Year: 1952 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Image Size: 10 x 7.5 inches Frame Size: 17.5 x 15 inches

Agudelo (XX), Abstract Composition Assemblage, Oil on Board with Collage Elements, 1966, strings mounted to left side and abstract painted canvas mounted to lower half of board, 1966...

Here for your consideration is a important, rare social realism oil painting by the WPA (Works Project Adminstration) artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Oil on canvas; signed and dated lowe...

This original drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Baselitz" at the lower right margin. It is also dated “72” [1972] next to the signature It is also hand numbered 41 fro...

This original drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Baselitz" at the lower right margin. It is also dated “72” [1972] next to the signature It is also hand numbered 31 fro...

Jewish Man Playing Viol (3-F) Abraham Straski, Polish (1903–1987) Date: 1952 Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 16 x 11.5 in. (40.64 x 29.21 cm) Frame Si...

Bandstand II, captured on a visit to his grandparents in Eastbourne in 1985, this black and white photograph collection by Samuel Field is a beautiful reminder the British seaside of...

A Unique, Unusual and Striking 1999 Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition by Notable Artist, Stanley Dean Edwards (Am. Born 1941). Titled "Mr...

A Unique, Unusual and Striking Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition by Notable Artist, Stanley Dean Edwards (Am. Born 1941). Titled "The Las...

A Unique, Unusual and Striking Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition by Notable Artist, Stanley Dean Edwards (Am. Born 1941). Titled "Maquete #3", the assemblage is a diminutive, mixed media collage composition of found objects and acrylic on canvas. The artwork shows a unique synthesis of American Machine Age aesthetics with Post-War Surrealist influences, including the avant-garde Italian artist Enrico Baj and the Chicago Imagist school (including H.C. Westermann and others experimenting with collage, assemblage and the integration of inanimate objects). Artwork size: 10 x 8 inches; Signed and dated "Edwards 2005" on the reverse and titled "Maquette #3". Provenance: The Artist; Private Collection, Chicago, IL (circa 2010). Born 1941 in Joliet, Illinois, Stanley Dean Edwards moved to Chicago early in life to pursue his life as an artist. His mother was a Chicago public school teacher, and his father was a Methodist minister. He studied painting and design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), receiving a BFA in 1967. While at SAIC, Edwards was influenced by Vera Berdich's printmaking classes and Daniel Massen's design classes. After a brief stay in New York (1967-1970), where he was profoundly shaken by urban rioting and general upheaval of this time, Edwards returned to Chicago and later set up a studio in the Pilsen Neighborhood. Edwards is primarily a figurative painter whose work is informed by both Surrealism and Constructivism. Early hard-edge paintings from the mid-1960's feature a series of screaming babies set in brightly colored environments. These works offer religious suggestions, as the infants are paired with ecclesiastical figures presented atop an altar. Other protagonists of his series include dogs and faceless men. (1) In the early 1960's, Stan Edwards was part of a diverse group of artists that included George Kokines, Ray Siemanowski, Michael Hurson and Peter Holbrook among others. These artists and Edwards were part of that decade's vanguard and their work was included in an exhibition titled, "Twelve Chicago Artists" at the Walker Art Center. The curator was Jan Van der Marck. Edwards called his paintings of babies, dogs and erotic torsos from that period "image painting" because they were taken not from the model stand but cast off photo images. One painting from this period, Infant in Altar IV, is a 60" x 60" an oil and acrylic painting and was loaned by the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian to the Museum of Contemporary Art for its fifty year retrospective titled, "Art in Chicago, 1945 to 1995." The painting is part of the Martha Jackson memorial collection at the National Museum of American Art. (2.) Recent paintings, which Edwards calls "Icons for a New Era: Assembled Art Imagery," feature iconic images composed of items from popular culture; witty titles often allude to the materials from which they were made. The found objects, vibrant colors, and slick presentations of his works indicate their relationship to and a continuation of Pop art. Both humorous and sinister, Edwards' paintings reflect the psychological uneasiness associated with the close of the twentieth century. (3.) One painting of this series titled Surveyor is a 66" x 60" oil and acrylic painting and appears in the book Humor in Art by Nicholas Roukes, published by Davis Inc. The book is widely used as a text for art and design projects. (4.) In October of 2002 Edwards presented a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Illinois Institute of Art where he taught art and design in the foundation program. His lecture and exhibition were presented as part of "Chicago Artist's Month" sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago. In 2004 Edwards completed a major commission for the new Veterans' Administration building in Chicago. The commission centered on patriotic themes and one large 6 and 1/2' x 10' painting is dedicated to prisoners of war. Five others are 48" x 48" and depict the military branch seals, and four paintings 32" x 32" are based on 19th century patriotic engravings. Stan Edwards, who retired from the Illinois Institute of Art in 2009, lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Sources: (2. & 4.) Press release (1. & 3.) "Art in Chicago 1945 1995, MCA.) COLLECTIONS: Selected corporate & institutional collections National Museum of American Art/Smithsonian Corcoran Gallery of Art Ceco Corporation Crain Communications Thrall Railcar Company American Hospital Association Plyzynski & Associates, Inc. NYC North American Jet Corporation Ball State University Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago State University of New York Harris Bank & Trust Dallas Theater Center Electronic Media Magazine Johnson Controls Central National Bank of Cleveland Associates Commercial Corporation Corporate Art Source Veterans' Administration Commission, Chicago, 2004 Ten site specific paintings Siemens Corporation COLLECTIONS: Selected private collections Walter & Dawn Clark Netsch Beatrice "Buddy" Mayer Douglas Ross Larry Aronson Marc & Ilana Platt Phil & Joan Krone Craig & Janet Duchossois Sally Fairweather Shirley Hardin Brian Boyer Pritzker collection James Speyer collection Michael Greany Ed & Lindy Bergman Collection Leigh Block Collection Professor Harold Platt Professors Lew Erenberg & Susan Hirsch Dr. David Gross Professor Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi Dr. Paula Young Dr. & Mrs. Imre Hidvegi EXHIBITIONS: Selected exhibitions Biennial Drawing Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1962 Momentum II, Lexington Hall, University of Chicago, 1964 The Sunken City Rises, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology,1964 Eye on Chicago, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1964 29th Corcoran Biennial, 1965, Washington, D.C. Inaugural exhibition, Fairweather-Hardin, 1965 Society for Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago, 1965 12 Chicago Painters...

Hidden by Clouds is an original framed painting by artist Rosie Phipps. Featuring her gestural and expressive use of mark making to create these beautifully intimate landscapes. Rosi...

"Croisieres Etoile Du Sud"; is an original lithograph poster by Berny Et Peignot depicting multiple animal silhouettes in blue, tan, and black. 1934. 34.9375" x 25.9375" art 37.75" ...

By Gérard Valtier Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 21" x 25" Framed This painting by Gérard Valtier (1950), titled "Soil au Peptit," depicts an elegant outdoor gathering scene, bathed in...

Unique representative piece from the jewish school . Born painter 1936 in Paris dead in 2022 . Son of a Russian emigre of semitic and slavic culture , he bathed from his earliest c...

Executed in Chinese ink on paper in 1993, this striking work by Menachem Gueffen explores the subject that remained central throughout the artist’s career: the female figure. Depicte...

Ernest Voegeli is an artist who has found his path through a combination of solid technique and a clear, insightful approach to color, form, and composition. While his work is primar...

His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...

His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...

'Bandstand', captured on a visit to his grandparents at the British seaside in Eastbourne, this collection by Samuel Field is a beautiful reminder of days gone by. This artwork is a...

'Bandstand', captured on a visit to his grandparents at the British seaside in Eastbourne, this collection by Samuel Field is a beautiful reminder of days gone by. This artwork is a...

'Bandstand', captured on a visit to his grandparents at the British seaside in Eastbourne, this collection by Samuel Field is a beautiful reminder of days gone by. This artwork is a...

A print by Josef Albers. "Formulation: Articulation" is a geometric abstract screen print in a green and yellow palette by Post War artist Josef Albers. The artwork is numbered 1981....

Guillaume Corneille screen prints 3 pieces + poem of Bert Schierbeek in portfolio Corneille was one of the founders and one of the most important representatives of the Cobra movemen...

Created in 1991, this expressive figurative drawing by Menachem Gueffen depicts two stylized characters: a seated crowned figure and a younger harlequin-like character dressed in a g...

An extra-large red abstract composition that invigorates the bystander with its powerful red and black color play. This oil painting is an exquisite example of a mid-century modern a...

Giuseppe Migneco (Messina 1903 - Milan 1997) - The Fortune Teller. 49.5 x 39.5 cm (without frame) - 52.5 x 40.5 cm (with frame). Mixed media drawing on paper, in wooden frame. Sig...

Created in 1978, this distinctive work on paper exemplifies Menachem Gueffen’s highly personal approach to figurative art. A stylized female face occupies the center of the compositi...

Hermann Schütte (1893 Osnabrück - 1973 Hamburg), White Mask on Violet Ground. Enameled copper plate on wooden base, 37 x 29.5 cm, monogrammed and dated "S[chütte] [19]62" in the lowe...

A large ceramic shoulder vase by Carstens-Tönnieshof from its high-end Atelier Series helmed by designer Gerda Heuckeroth. This form is accented by textured glazes in hues of green, ...

Josef Albers (German/American, 1888-1976), "The Interaction of Color Plate IX-3", Screenprint in Colors on Paper, 1973, published Josef Keller Verlag Starnberg, black frame. Image: ...

French women's fashion design from 'La Revue Paris Mode' a Parisien fashion periodical, illustrated by Bryn Smith. 370mm by 270mm (sheet)

French women's fashion design from 'La Revue Paris Mode' a Parisien fashion periodical, illustrated by Bryn Smith. 370mm by 270mm (sheet)

French women's fashion design from 'La Revue Paris Mode' a Parisien fashion periodical, illustrated by Bryn Smith. 370mm by 270mm (sheet)

French women's fashion design from 'La Revue Paris Mode' a Parisien fashion periodical, illustrated by Bryn Smith. 370mm by 270mm (sheet)

French men's fashion design published as a Supplement to 'L'Homme et Le Maitre Tailleur', a Parisien fashion periodical. Jean Darroux was a Parisien tailor, who designed several seri...

French men's fashion design published as a Supplement to 'L'Homme et Le Maitre Tailleur', a Parisien fashion periodical. Jean Darroux was a Parisien tailor, who designed several seri...

European fashion design from the 'Atelier Sogra', published in Vienna. 325mm by 220mm (sheet)

European fashion design from the 'Atelier Sogra', published in Vienna. 325mm by 220mm (sheet)

European fashion design from the 'Atelier Sogra', published in Vienna. 325mm by 220mm (sheet)

European fashion design from the 'Atelier Sogra', published in Vienna. 325mm by 220mm (sheet)

European fashion design from the 'Atelier Sogra', published in Vienna. 325mm by 220mm (sheet)

European fashion design from the 'Atelier Sogra', published in Vienna. 325mm by 220mm (sheet)

European fashion design from the 'Atelier Sogra', published in Vienna. 325mm by 220mm (sheet)

French fashion design published as a Supplement to 'L'Homme', a Parisien fashion periodical. Darroux was a Parisien tailor, who designed several ...