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Art Subject: Men
Neoclassical sculpture Ephebus Harpocratic in Marble Roman workshop 18th century
Neoclassical sculpture Ephebus Harpocratic in Marble Roman workshop 18th century

Neoclassical sculpture Ephebus Harpocratic in Marble Roman workshop 18th century

Located in Pistoia, IT

Rare neoclassical white marble sculpture depicting an ephebe in the gesture of silence, also known as the gesture of Harpocrates, Rome, second half of the 18th century. Harpocrate...

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Late 18th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Where the Light Stays 10 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Where the Light Stays 10 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

By Damilola Ilori

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

In my world, colors aren't always reliable. I often struggle to tell where a deep blue ends and a purple begins, or where a red turns into wine, and deep yellows turn into oranges. I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Entombment; Plate 2 from The Passion of the Christ
Entombment; Plate 2 from The Passion of the Christ

Entombment; Plate 2 from The Passion of the Christ

By Hendrick Goltzius

Located in Middletown, NY

Celebrated for the "sfumato" effect that Goltzius achieved through engraving alone, the incredibly fine lines in this work create the illusion of soft, glowing light and atmospheric ...

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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Laid Paper

Among Chaos
Among Chaos

Among Chaos

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 120×97 cm (overall size with stretching 130×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled In this work, I explore the phenomenon of inner light — that unch...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Icarus. Llimited edition: 1/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze
Icarus. Llimited edition: 1/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze

Icarus. Llimited edition: 1/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze

Located in Riga, LV

Undoubtedly, Icarus has become a symbol of the longing for freedom, the desire to feel one’s wings – but also of danger and risk. This work is dedicated to teenagers, no longer child...

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

16th-Century Tempera on Panel, Italian Religious Painting, "Sacred Conversation"
16th-Century Tempera on Panel, Italian Religious Painting, "Sacred Conversation"

16th-Century Tempera on Panel, Italian Religious Painting, "Sacred Conversation"

Located in Vicoforte, IT

An important 16th-century Italian painting. A tempera-on-panel artwork of remarkable pictorial quality, featuring monumental original carved and gilded woodwork. The altarpiece depic...

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16th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Tempera

Fine Large 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of Gentleman
Fine Large 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of Gentleman

Fine Large 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of Gentleman

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman French, circa 1800's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 38 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition For m...

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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jordan Original Oil Painting, English Fox Hunt Scene with Rider, Horses & Hounds
Jordan Original Oil Painting, English Fox Hunt Scene with Rider, Horses & Hounds

Jordan Original Oil Painting, English Fox Hunt Scene with Rider, Horses & Hounds

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This finely executed oil on canvas depicts a classic English fox hunting scene, featuring a distinguished rider dressed in a traditional red hunting coat, mounted on a white horse an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Victorian French School Orientalist art male portrait oil painting indis. signed
Victorian French School Orientalist art male portrait oil painting indis. signed

Victorian French School Orientalist art male portrait oil painting indis. signed

Located in Hagley, England

This impressive Victorian French Orientalist oil painting is attributed to an artist from the French School. It was painted in 1882 and is indistinctly signed. The composition is of...

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1880s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon

Stories of the Old House
Stories of the Old House

Stories of the Old House

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

Having stood for generations, this old house has witnessed countless stories of human life. Within its walls echoed laughter and tears, the joy of new beginnings, the birth of childr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fragments of Light - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Fragments of Light - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

By John Ali

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fine Antique British Dog Oil Painting Portrait of Jack Russell Terrier John Emms
Fine Antique British Dog Oil Painting Portrait of Jack Russell Terrier John Emms

Fine Antique British Dog Oil Painting Portrait of Jack Russell Terrier John Emms

By John Emms

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier by John Emms (1843-1912) signed lower left oil painting on board, framed painting: 7.5 x 6.25 inches framed: 8.5 x 7.25 inches condition: overall v...

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Late 19th Century English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

17th Century Netherlandish Portrait of Gentleman with Ruff c.1620
17th Century Netherlandish Portrait of Gentleman with Ruff c.1620

17th Century Netherlandish Portrait of Gentleman with Ruff c.1620

Located in Stockholm, SE

Provenance: The Raeburn Gallery, as by Maerten de Vos; Bukowskis, Stockholm, 15–18 April 1970, lot 133, as in the manner of Anthony van Dyck; Private collection, Sweden Essay: This ...

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1620s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Fine Original British Sporting Oil Painting Young Rider on Horseback 20thC
Fine Original British Sporting Oil Painting Young Rider on Horseback 20thC

Fine Original British Sporting Oil Painting Young Rider on Horseback 20thC

By Doris Zinkeisen

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Young Rider by Doris Zinkeisen (British 1897-1991) signed lower front right corner oil painting on canvas, framed in original period frame canvas: 20 x 24 inches framed: 25.5 x 2...

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Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

She is my best
She is my best

She is my best

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting “My Best” - where chickens appear as women - symbolizes the relationship between a man and a woman. A man leading a chicken on a leash symbolizes his attitude towards hi...

Category

2010s Conceptual Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Biasini - Early 20th Century Oil, Dutch Woman Knitting
Biasini - Early 20th Century Oil, Dutch Woman Knitting

Biasini - Early 20th Century Oil, Dutch Woman Knitting

Located in Corsham, GB

A warm and intimate genre scene depicting a young woman seated beside a hearth, absorbed in her knitting. She is dressed in traditional Dutch costume - a white lace cap, striped bodi...

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Traditional English Oil Painting depicting Metal Worker in his Workshop
Traditional English Oil Painting depicting Metal Worker in his Workshop

Traditional English Oil Painting depicting Metal Worker in his Workshop

By John Edwards 2

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Metal Worker by John Edwards (1940 - 2020) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 23.5 inches canvas : 23 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good c...

Category

Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

French school, circa 1840, Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on wood, signed
French school, circa 1840, Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on wood, signed

French school, circa 1840, Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on wood, signed

Located in Paris, FR

French school, circa 1840, Portrait of a Gentleman, monogrammed D.L. on the lower right oil on wood panel 28.8 x 24,8 In a beautiful antique frame : 48 x 43.5 cm This gentleman’s...

Category

1840s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Black and White Photography, Wall Street, New York City, Limited Edition, 19x13
Black and White Photography, Wall Street, New York City, Limited Edition, 19x13

Black and White Photography, Wall Street, New York City, Limited Edition, 19x13

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

Leonard Freed's photographic career is punctuated by epic documentary photo essays with many works from New York City. Wall Street is one of the photographer's iconic 1950s images. ...

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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Art Deco Sprinter (Track Runner) Wood Sculpture Canadian Artist
Art Deco Sprinter (Track Runner) Wood Sculpture Canadian Artist

Art Deco Sprinter (Track Runner) Wood Sculpture Canadian Artist

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Frances Norma Loring (October 14, 1887– February 5, 1968) Track Runner, ca. 1920's. Carved wood with small nail embellishments representing treads on left foot. Original wood st...

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1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick in Jersusalem
Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick in Jersusalem

Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick in Jersusalem

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Christ Healing the Sick French School, 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 20.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Europe Condition: some craquelure throughout, mo...

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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Coyoacán, 1943. Black and White Portrait
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Coyoacán, 1943. Black and White Portrait

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Coyoacán, 1943. Black and White Portrait

By Leo Matiz

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Matiz managed to create intimate portraits, in which Frida seemed happy to surrender to her lens. The result was dynamic portraits of Khalo, a wonderful example of both the photograp...

Category

2010s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Pigment

Cubist-Inspired Portrait, Oil on Board, Framed, Late 20th Century
Cubist-Inspired Portrait, Oil on Board, Framed, Late 20th Century

Cubist-Inspired Portrait, Oil on Board, Framed, Late 20th Century

Located in Cotignac, FR

Cubist-inspired portrait. Oil on board by Marius Oddo. Stamped to the reverse of the frame. This striking artwork features a cubist-inspired portrait that melds abstract geometry wi...

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Late 20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Figure of Crouching Venus/Naked Aphrodite, 19th Century Italian School Sculpture
Figure of Crouching Venus/Naked Aphrodite, 19th Century Italian School Sculpture

Figure of Crouching Venus/Naked Aphrodite, 19th Century Italian School Sculpture

Located in Beachwood, OH

Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus, or The Naked Aphrodite, 19th Century Italian School Bronze raised on a marble base 21 in. h. x 10 in. w. x 7 in. d., overall 18 in. h. x 8.5 in. w....

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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fine 1760's English Sporting Art Oil Painting Huntsman Horse & Dog Landscape
Fine 1760's English Sporting Art Oil Painting Huntsman Horse & Dog Landscape

Fine 1760's English Sporting Art Oil Painting Huntsman Horse & Dog Landscape

By Francis Sartorius

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Groom, Horse & Dog in an English Landscape by Francis Sartorius (English, 1734-1804) signed and dated 1762 oil painting on canvas, antique gilt frame canvas: 25 x 3...

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Mid-18th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Denis Hopper - Screen Print after Andy Warhol - 2013
Denis Hopper - Screen Print after Andy Warhol - 2013

Denis Hopper - Screen Print after Andy Warhol - 2013

By Andy Warhol

Located in Roma, IT

Photogravure realized in 2013 by Phaidon Press after a 1971 photograph by Andy Warhol. Paper: Medium weight, clay coat - satin/matte finish. Certificate of authenticity by White Kn...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting
At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting

At Paris Maxim's Nightly Street Scene With Two Stylish Women French Oil Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

At Night at Maxims Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 45 x 57.5 inches Titled verso Condition: Good and sound condition with slight small pa...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late 19th Century Bronze Bust of Napoleon Sculpture, Italian Artist
Late 19th Century Bronze Bust of Napoleon Sculpture, Italian Artist

Late 19th Century Bronze Bust of Napoleon Sculpture, Italian Artist

Located in Beachwood, OH

Raphaël Nannini (Italian, 1852-1925) Napoleon Bust, Late 19th Century Bronze on marble base Signed on back 17 x 11 x 8 inches Raphael Nannini was born in Florence. He exhibited at t...

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Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Figures on paper, Bold lines, Orchestra, Untitled Musicians by America Martin

Figures on paper, Bold lines, Orchestra, Untitled Musicians by America Martin

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

America Martin "Untitled Musicians" Mixed Media on Paper 19.75 x 26.25 in (50.16 x 66.68 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Boy From Hood - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Hyperealism, Africa
Boy From Hood - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Hyperealism, Africa

Boy From Hood - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Hyperealism, Africa

By Falope Ibrahim

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Fal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Sixty Year Old Woman - Dutch Old Master art oil painting
Portrait of a Sixty Year Old Woman - Dutch Old Master art oil painting

Portrait of a Sixty Year Old Woman - Dutch Old Master art oil painting

By Anthony van Dyck

Located in Hagley, England

This strong Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to a follower of Anthony Van Dyck. Van Dyck painted the original portrait in 1618 as he noted top right Anno 1618. He...

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Early 1700s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Trilogy of Love The Eternity of Love (The Tower)
Trilogy of Love The Eternity of Love (The Tower)

Trilogy of Love The Eternity of Love (The Tower)

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Trilogy of Love The Eternity of Love (The Tower) MEDIUM: Lithograph SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: III/C MEASUREMENTS: Paper...

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1970s Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Art Nouveau Italian Signed Dated and Inscribed Original Bronze
Art Nouveau Italian Signed Dated and Inscribed Original Bronze

Art Nouveau Italian Signed Dated and Inscribed Original Bronze

By Constantino Barbella

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful Art Nouveau "Ebrezza" bronze sculpture of a woman lying on a bed of roses. It bears at the base the signature Barbella and the wording “Rome Palm Sunday 31 III 1912” Brand...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Oil Painting Victorian Family Beach Outing
Antique Oil Painting Victorian Family Beach Outing

Antique Oil Painting Victorian Family Beach Outing

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6072 Victorian famaily beach outing signed Period frame Image size 13.5x27.5"

Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Mère et fil (Évocation d’Horta d’Ebre). ca. 1904
Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Mère et fil (Évocation d’Horta d’Ebre). ca. 1904

Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Mère et fil (Évocation d’Horta d’Ebre). ca. 1904

By Pablo Picasso

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Malaga, Spain, October 25, 1881 - Mougins, France, April 8, 1973). Mère et fil (Évocation d’Horta d’Ebre). Ink and watercolor on paper. ca. 1904. 24 x 25 cm (...

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Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Antique 1913 Venetian/Italian School Canal Scene V. Campiniz Figures Landscape
Antique 1913 Venetian/Italian School Canal Scene V. Campiniz Figures Landscape

Antique 1913 Venetian/Italian School Canal Scene V. Campiniz Figures Landscape

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This atmospheric antique oil painting by V. Campiniz depicts a quiet canal lined with historic European architecture, where three figures in period attire gather beside a railing ove...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Theseus. Llimited edition: 2/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze
Theseus. Llimited edition: 2/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze

Theseus. Llimited edition: 2/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze

Located in Riga, LV

The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur carries a profound philosophical narrative. It represents the struggle against the monster within – the battle with one's own dark side. Wanderin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Head of Woman
Head of Woman

Mark MorrisonHead of Woman, ca. 1940

$6,000Sale Price|50% Off

Head of Woman

By Mark Morrison

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Head of Woman , ca. 1950 Carved stone 7.75" wide, 9" deep, height is 20 7/8" Signed at base. Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingf...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Your Life's Matter 1 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Portrait, Africa

Your Life's Matter 1 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Portrait, Africa

By Elijah Olanase

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Eli...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Portrait of Gentleman in Traditional Scottish Dress Old Master art oil painting
Portrait of Gentleman in Traditional Scottish Dress Old Master art oil painting

Portrait of Gentleman in Traditional Scottish Dress Old Master art oil painting

By Thomas Lawrence

Located in Hagley, England

This superb British Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Thomas Lawrence and is surely by a very experienced hand. Painted circa 1820 the composition is a half...

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1820s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden
1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden

1900's French Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Lady Overlooking Balcony Garden

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Garden View French School, early 20th century signed with initials lower corner watercolour painting on artist paper, framed Glass covering framed: 13 x 10.5 inches board: 10 x 8...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

French Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress, Neoclassical, Signed, 19th Century
French Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress, Neoclassical, Signed, 19th Century

French Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress, Neoclassical, Signed, 19th Century

By Jean-Antoine Houdon

Located in Beachwood, OH

After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) Bust of Diana Bronze Signed on side, Susse Frères foundry stamp on base 28.5 x 16.25 inches Jean-Antoine Houdon's bust of Diana is an 1...

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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Relining Nude (WG6)
Relining Nude (WG6)

Relining Nude (WG6)

By Waylande Gregory

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Waylande Gregory (1905-1971). Nude Reclining, ca. 1950's. Painted composite cast from original sculpted in 1930's. Casting sanctioned and approved by the artist during his lifetime in partnership with MPI, Museum Pieces Incorporated. Very few examples were produced and even fewer survive. Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more traditional bronze or marble. Exhibiting his ceramic works at such significant American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and at the venerable Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, he also showed his ceramic sculptures at leading New York City galleries. Gregory was the first modern ceramist to create large scale ceramic sculptures, some measuring more than 70 inches in height. Similar to the technique developed by the ancient Etruscans, he fired his monumental ceramic sculptures only once. Gregory was born in 1905 in Baxter Springs, Kansas and was something of a prodigy. Growing up on a ranch near a Cherokee reservation, Gregory first became interested in ceramics as a child during a native American burial that he had witnessed. He was also musically inclined. In fact, his mother had been a concert pianist and had given her son lessons. At eleven, he was enrolled as a student at the Kansas State Teacher's College, where he studied carpentry and crafts, including ceramics. Gregory's early development as a sculptor was shaped by the encouragement and instruction of Lorado Taft, who was considered both a major American sculptor as well as a leading American sculpture instructor. In fact, Taft's earlier students included such significant sculptors as Bessie Potter Vonnoh and Janet Scudder. But, Taft and his students had primarily worked in bronze or stone, not in clay; and, Gregory's earliest sculptural works were also not in ceramics. In 1924, Gregory moved to Chicago where he caught the attention of Taft. Gregory was invited by Taft to study with him privately for 18 months and to live and work with him at his famed "Midway Studios." The elegant studio was a complex of 13 rooms that overlooked a courtyard. Taft may have been responsible for getting the young man interested in creating large scale sculpture. However, by the 1920's, Taft's brand of academic sculpture was no longer considered progressive. Instead, Gregory was attracted to the latest trends appearing in the United States and Europe. In 1928 he visited Europe with Taft and other students. "Kid Gregory," as he was called, was soon hired by Guy Cowan, the founder of the Cowan Pottery in Cleveland, Ohio, to become the company's only full time employee. From 1928 to 1932, Gregory served as the chief designer and sculptor at the Cowan Pottery. Just as Gregory learned about the process of creating sculpture from Taft, he literally learned about ceramics from Cowan. Cowan was one of the first graduates of Alfred, the New York School of Clayworking and Ceramics. Alfred had one of the first programs in production pottery. Cowan may have known about pottery production, but he had limited sculptural skills, as he was lacking training in sculpture. The focus of the Cowan Pottery would be on limited edition, table top or mantle sculptures. Two of the most successful of these were Gregory's Nautch Dancer, and his Burlesque Dancer. He based both sculptures on the dancing of Gilda Gray, a Ziegfield Follies girl. Gilda Gray was of Polish origin and came to the United States as a child. By 1922, she would become one of the most popular stars in the Follies. After losing her assets in the stock market crash of 1929, she accepted other bookings outside of New York, including Cleveland, which was where Gregory first saw her onstage. She allowed Gregory to make sketches of her performances from the wings of the theatre. She explained to Gregory, "I'm too restless to pose." Gray became noted for her nautch dance, an East Indian folk dance. A nautch is a tight, fitted dress that would curl at the bottom and act like a hoop. This sculpture does not focus on Gray's face at all, but is more of a portrait of her nautch dance. It is very curvilinear, really made of a series of arches that connect in a most feminine way. Gregory created his Burlesque Dancer at about the same time as Nautch Dancer. As with the Nautch Dancer, he focused on the movements of the body rather than on a facial portrait of Gray. Although Gregory never revealed the identity of his model for Burlesque Dancer, a clue to her identity is revealed in the sculpture's earlier title, Shimmy Dance. The dancer who was credited for creating the shimmy dance was also Gilda Gray. According to dance legend, Gray introduced the shimmy when she sang the Star Spangled Banner and forgot some of the lyrics, so, in her embarrassment, started shaking her shoulders and hips but she did not move her legs. Such movement seems to relate to the Burlesque Dancer sculpture, where repeated triangular forms extend from the upper torso and hips. This rapid movement suggests the influence of Italian Futurism, as well as the planar motion of Alexander Archipenko, a sculptor whom Gregory much admired. The Cowan Pottery was a victim of the great depression, and in 1932, Gregory changed careers as a sculptor in the ceramics industry to that of an instructor at the Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Cranbrook was perhaps the most prestigious place to study modern design in America. Its faculty included the architect Eliel Saarinen and sculptor Carl Milles. Although Gregory was only at Cranbrook for one and one half years, he created some of his finest works there, including his Kansas Madonna. But, after arriving at Cranbrook, the Gregory's had to face emerging financial pressures. Although Gregory and his wife were provided with complimentary lodgings, all other income had to stem from the sale of artworks and tuition from students that he, himself, had to solicit. Gregory had many people assisting him with production methods at the Cowan Pottery, but now worked largely by himself. And although he still used molds, especially in creating porcelain works, many of his major new sculptures would be unique and sculpted by hand, as is true of Kansas Madonna. The scale of Gregory's works were getting notably larger at Cranbrook than at Cowan. Gregory left the surface of Kansas Madonna totally unglazed. Although some might object to using a religious title to depict a horse nursing its colt, it was considered one of Gregory's most successful works. In fact, it had a whole color page illustration in an article about ceramic sculpture titled, "The Art with the Inferiority Complex," Fortune Magazine, December, 1937. The article notes the sculpture was romantic and expressive and the sculpture was priced at $1,500.00; the most expensive sculpture...

Category

1950s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Man in the Forest 1980 Large Signed Screen Print
Man in the Forest 1980 Large Signed Screen Print

Man in the Forest 1980 Large Signed Screen Print

By Mark Sabin

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Mark Sabin Man In The Forest - 1980 Print - 26'' x 34'' in Edition: signed in pencil and marked 234/250 Mark Sabin is a fantasy painter, blending elements in a juxtaposition that ...

Category

1980s Folk Art Animal Prints

Materials

Screen

Destination Unknown 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
Destination Unknown 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph

Destination Unknown 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph

By Ernie Barnes

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Artist: Ernie Barnes Title: Destination Unknown Year: 1979 Print - Lithograph Size: 25" x 19 ½" inches Edition: Pencil signed and numbered 24/300 Unframed ‘Destination Unknow...

Category

1970s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Perseus. Llimited edition: 1/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze
Perseus. Llimited edition: 1/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze

Perseus. Llimited edition: 1/5. Sculpture by Sergey Oganov. Bronze

Located in Riga, LV

This work reimagines the myth of Perseus, slayer of Medusa Gorgon. Here, the hero sails across the ancient sea astride Pegasus – an intentional anachronism by the artist. According t...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lost in Time
Lost in Time

Lost in Time

By George Condo

Located in Manchester, GB

By George Condo 2024 22 colour silkscreen with spot colours on 600gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper 80 x 81 cm Edition of 150

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Portrait of a Mid 19th-century Young American Gentleman
Portrait of a Mid 19th-century Young American Gentleman

Portrait of a Mid 19th-century Young American Gentleman

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a portrait of a dapper young man holding a hat who is believed to be Philip Edward Tabb (1830–1901). This painting is a classic example of mid-19th-century American portr...

Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil