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Art Subject: Men
Turquoise, Blue and White Provençal Beach Scene. 'La Sigarette'.
Turquoise, Blue and White Provençal Beach Scene. 'La Sigarette'.

Turquoise, Blue and White Provençal Beach Scene. 'La Sigarette'.

Located in Cotignac, FR

Contemporary provençal beach scene in oil on canvas by Dutch artist Bernadette Van Baarsen. Signed to the side of the chassis. This painting vividly captures a serene beach scene wh...

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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Lion and snake
Lion and snake

Lion and snake

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in PARIS, FR

Lion and snake n°3 by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark greenish brown patina signed "Barye" on the base old edition cast – probably from the Bary...

Category

1860s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hold Onto Your Culture and History - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Art
Hold Onto Your Culture and History - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Art

Hold Onto Your Culture and History - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Art

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This piece of work is encouraging individuals to cherish, preserve and celebrate their cultural heritage. In today's globalized world, cultural identity can become diluted or lost....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Heartstrings" by Jon Wassom - Mixed Media Figurative Painting, 2024
"Heartstrings" by Jon Wassom - Mixed Media Figurative Painting, 2024

"Heartstrings" by Jon Wassom - Mixed Media Figurative Painting, 2024

Located in Denver, CO

Jon Wassom’s "Heartstrings" is an evocative mixed media painting on panel, measuring 16 x 16 inches. This striking composition explores themes of intimacy, emotion, and human connect...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Ceramic Expressionist Head in White Stoneware with Bismuth Rakú Glaze. Testa 9
Ceramic Expressionist Head in White Stoneware with Bismuth Rakú Glaze. Testa 9

Ceramic Expressionist Head in White Stoneware with Bismuth Rakú Glaze. Testa 9

By Óscar Aldonza Torres

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Testa 9 is an expressionist ceramic head sculpture created in white stoneware with a bismuth Rakú glaze. This ceramic head belongs to the artist’s Testas series, a body of work compo...

Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

Victorian 19th Century Oil - A Gentleman
Victorian 19th Century Oil - A Gentleman

Victorian 19th Century Oil - A Gentleman

Located in Corsham, GB

Well presented in a dark wood frame. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers. Image size: 54 x 41cm.

Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nudist Woman Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, Mid-20th Century
Nudist Woman Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, Mid-20th Century

Nudist Woman Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, Mid-20th Century

By Claude Benard

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nudist Women, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Singing Their Songs, For My People, Elizabeth Catlett
Singing Their Songs, For My People, Elizabeth Catlett

Singing Their Songs, For My People, Elizabeth Catlett

By Elizabeth Catlett

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph on vélin d’Arches 300gm paper. Paper Size: 21.8125 x 18.3125 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, For My People, 1992. Published...

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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Last supper"
"Last supper"

"Last supper"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

His painting is likely the work of the artist Andrey Kreminskiy. The canvas depicts a scene of the Last Supper, executed in an expressive style. The composition is centered, with th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Diaphanous
Diaphanous

Diaphanous

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Diaphanous" is a captivating artwork that captures the beauty of a moment in time. Created by the talented artist, Akinboye Akinola Peter, this...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Silent Glow - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric
Silent Glow - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric

Silent Glow - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Strength is not always measured by the noise we make, the battles we fight in the open, or the weight of the words we speak. Sometimes, true strength is found in stillness—in the gra...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spot the Ball, 1960 - Polo Match at Myopia Club in Hamilton Massachusetts in USA
Spot the Ball, 1960 - Polo Match at Myopia Club in Hamilton Massachusetts in USA

Spot the Ball, 1960 - Polo Match at Myopia Club in Hamilton Massachusetts in USA

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Spot the Ball, 1960 - Polo Match at Myopia Club in Hamilton Massachusetts in USA by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

One In The Hand

One In The Hand

By Todd White

Located in Toronto, ON

19" x 39.5" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas with Hand Embellishment of 50 Hand Signed By Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contra...

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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Giclée, Canvas

"Erste Beruhrung" First Stirrings
"Erste Beruhrung" First Stirrings

"Erste Beruhrung" First Stirrings

By Ernst Neuschul

Located in Brecon, Powys

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'EN [19]63' lower right, titled and dated to stretcher, numbered 33 and with paper label 34 to stretcher, From the family of the artist by direct des...

Category

1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

THE COUPLE Signed Lithograph, Modern Figurative Portrait, Art Deco Style
THE COUPLE Signed Lithograph, Modern Figurative Portrait, Art Deco Style

THE COUPLE Signed Lithograph, Modern Figurative Portrait, Art Deco Style

By Robin Morris

Located in Union City, NJ

THE COUPLE by the woman artist Robin Morris, is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. THE COUPLE is a modern Art Deco styled portrait of a sophisticated, elegantly dressed urban couple formally poses for their portrait, an attractive woman with her short blonde bob hairstyle is seated wearing a fashionable purple and magenta ensemble and 1920's style flapper hat...

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1980s Art Deco Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jim (Demetrios) Dardanis

Jim (Demetrios) Dardanis

Located in New York, NY

Vintage silver print Western Photography Guild studio stamp in purple ink, verso Numbered "14-5" in purple ink, verso Also titled and inscribed in...

Category

1950s Other Art Style Figurative Photography

Materials

Black and White

MAN Signed Woodcut Print 2003 Ethnic Portrait, Standing Figures, Mexican Culture
MAN Signed Woodcut Print 2003 Ethnic Portrait, Standing Figures, Mexican Culture

MAN Signed Woodcut Print 2003 Ethnic Portrait, Standing Figures, Mexican Culture

By Elizabeth Catlett

Located in Union City, NJ

MAN is a hand pulled, original limited edition relief print created using woodcut and serigraphy(silkscreen) printmaking techniques on white archival heavyweight paper, 100% acid fre...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut, Screen

Walter Rudolph, Winter sports 1976

Walter Rudolph, Winter sports 1976

By Walter Rudolph

Located in Cologne, DE

Walter Rudolph His photographs are reminiscent of the jet-set photographer Slim Aarons. Walter Rudolph discovered the world as a photographer on the idea, travel was his passion, hi...

Category

1970s Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Color

The Devil - figurative, contemporary, dystopian, acrylic on paper
The Devil - figurative, contemporary, dystopian, acrylic on paper

The Devil - figurative, contemporary, dystopian, acrylic on paper

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This graphic painting by John Scott deals with images associated with the devil and war. Growing up in Windsor, Ontario, in the 1950s during the Cold War, John Scott experienced the...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Miles Davis at Fillmore East, NYC, June 17, 1970 by Glen Craig

Miles Davis at Fillmore East, NYC, June 17, 1970 by Glen Craig

By Glen Craig

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of Miles Davis on stage at the legendary Filmore East, New York City in 1970 by photographer Glen Craig. Miles Davis recorded Miles Davis at Fillmore ov...

Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Violin Player, Berlin, German Women Artists
The Violin Player, Berlin, German Women Artists

The Violin Player, Berlin, German Women Artists

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Elise Brennicke (German, Born 1855) Signed: Elise Brennicke 1909 (Lower, Right) " The Violin Player ", 1909 Oil on Canvas 39 3/4" x 30 7/8" Housed in a 2 5/8" Period Ornamented ...

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper

"The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper

By Plastic Jesus

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and politics. His work is more about shining a small light into some of those dark corners of society then standing back and watching reactions and opinions. his work combines humor, irony, criticism and unique opinion to create art that engages on many levels. Works usually begin on the streets and then expand to limited edition prints and originals on canvas. "The New Messiah" – Acrylic Stencil on Paper...

Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Stencil

European School 19th Century Oil - The Game Seller
European School 19th Century Oil - The Game Seller

European School 19th Century Oil - The Game Seller

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming European genre scene depicting a well-dressed lady with coin, purchasing game from a local seller. Unsigned. On panel.

Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe in Oil on Masonite
Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe in Oil on Masonite

Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe in Oil on Masonite

Located in Soquel, CA

Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe in Oil on Masonite Detailed portrait of a man with a pipe by Heinz Robert Schubert (German, 1912-2001 approx.). A man wearing a short-brimmed hat is...

Category

1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Eifeltower, Paris, 1955
Eifeltower, Paris, 1955

Eifeltower, Paris, 1955

By Erich Andres

Located in Cologne, DE

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1955. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photograph...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mid Century French Drawing of a Classical Bald Male Bust
Mid Century French Drawing of a Classical Bald Male Bust

Mid Century French Drawing of a Classical Bald Male Bust

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Male Bust Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper Size: 19 (height) x 12.5 (width) Stamped: Verso Condition:...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Impressionist Painting of a Bohemian Woman Budapest 1925  Bertha De Hellebranth
Impressionist Painting of a Bohemian Woman Budapest 1925  Bertha De Hellebranth

Impressionist Painting of a Bohemian Woman Budapest 1925 Bertha De Hellebranth

Located in Rochester, NY

Bohemian woman Budapest, Hungary 1925 by Bertha De Hellebranth. Fabulous period painting brings to life the bohemian intelligentsia of Europe in the 1920's. I believe the painting is of the artists sister Elena Maria De Hellebranth. Both sisters were accomplished artist and worked and exhibited together. See the photo of the sisters Elena on the left and Bertha on the right. Oil on canvas. In a period frame. Signed lower right. Inscribed on reverse. Provenance: label from Newman Galleries Philadelphia. BIOGRAPHY ; Bertha de Hellebranth and her sister Elena were born into a cultured upper-class family in Budapest, Bertha in 1899, Elena in 1897. Their father was a lawyer and their mother a student of Franz Liszt's last living pupil. Both sisters showed artistic potential early, beginning to paint at four or five years of age. Their parents encouraged them, and had the means to send them to the best art schools of the time. They studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Budapest, at the Académie Julian and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, and painted portraits of European nobility. As Patricia Fazekas points out, "Growing up in a family of privilege, they seemed to have unusual access to many illustrious people." So we should not be surprised to find among their subjects members of high society, such as Count Andrássy Gyula, the Russian-born Princess Baby Galitzine, and Admiral Horthy Miklós, the Regent. Later on, their subjects included American heiress Gladys Vanderbilt (Countess László Széchenyi), President Theodore Roosevelt's granddaughter Paulina Longworth and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.Often, the sisters would paint the same subject at the same time, offering the sitter a choice of portraits. Most often, the sitter wanted both renditions.While Elena concentrated on working in oil and watercolor, Bertha used gouache and oil to achieve her effects. Elena gave lectures and workshops, was a writer and also wrote popular and ecclesiastical music, while Bertha also went in for sculpture and handicrafts.From the mid-thirties until World War II, Bertha and Elena divided their time between their home in Budapest and a home on the ocean at Ventnor, NJ. In 1925, they showed their work at the Nemzeti Szalon in Budapest, and in 1926, they had a joint exhibition of their portraits in the US. Both exhibited their work at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and most major museums and galleries in the US. Bertha also had exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Both Bertha and Elena were Fellows of the Royal Society of Art (London), and garnered numerous prizes. Bertha was awarded First Prize by the National Academy of the American Water Color Society one year, and the Grand Prize of the Audubon Society. She was one of the founders of the now defunct World League of Hungarian Artists Abroad (Külföldi Magyar Képz?m?vészek Világszövetsége), and received a Gold Medal from the Cleveland Árpád Akadémia in 1963. (Elena also received the Akadémia's gold medal in 1965.) Their work is found in museums and galleries too numerous to mention.The de Hellebranth sisters were devout Catholics, and this is evident in their many portraits of clerics...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Oil

Tramps and Accordion Oil on Board Painting, Modernism, 70x50 cm
Tramps and Accordion Oil on Board Painting, Modernism, 70x50 cm

Tramps and Accordion Oil on Board Painting, Modernism, 70x50 cm

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Oil measures 70x50 cm. Frame measures 83x63 cm. Painter of landscapes and figures, in whose characterization he deepens psychologically capturing the character, Albert Roca has won...

Category

1990s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Mexican Landscape Water Scene with Figures and Boat" Expressionistic Style
"Mexican Landscape Water Scene with Figures and Boat" Expressionistic Style

"Mexican Landscape Water Scene with Figures and Boat" Expressionistic Style

By Michael Baxte

Located in New York, NY

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the Mid Century by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wond...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Only a sort of thing in his dream

Only a sort of thing in his dream

By Maggie Taylor

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Maggie Taylor creates evocative single-scene narratives in her whimsical and often elaborate photomontages. Working intuitively, Taylor combines 19th Century photographs, found objec...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sweet Sixteen - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Modern, Africa Woman Hair
Sweet Sixteen - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Modern, Africa Woman Hair

Sweet Sixteen - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Modern, Africa Woman Hair

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kate Bush "Sensual World" - First print of the edition
Kate Bush "Sensual World" - First print of the edition

Kate Bush "Sensual World" - First print of the edition

By Guido Harari

Located in Austin, TX

Kate Bush by Guido Harari, taken during the official photo shoot for her album The Sensual World in 1989. Guido Harari recalls, "I collaborated with Kate for over ten years, doing her official press photos for “Hounds of Love”, “The Sensual World”, “The Red Shoes” and on set photography for her film “The Line, The Cross & The Curve”. She wanted me to avoid the iconizing of previous shoots, and find a different way of capturing her more naturally. Shooting in the studio for hours allowed for much improvisation as there were to be no props or fancy sets. I used different techniques more to entertain ourselves rather than to experiment! And it worked!" First print...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Giclée

The Italian Actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - B/w Photo - 1980s

The Italian Actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - B/w Photo - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Photo. The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni and the Italian Actress Laura Morante in a scene from the movie "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal" by Mario Monicelli.

Category

1980s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Pierre Renoir by Louis Valtat
Portrait of Pierre Renoir by Louis Valtat

Portrait of Pierre Renoir by Louis Valtat

By Louis Valtat

Located in New Orleans, LA

Louis Valtat 1869-1952 French Portrait of Pierre Renoir Signed "L. Valtat" (lower right) Oil on canvas This vibrant painting by Louis Valtat depicts the famed Renoir's eldest son...

Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze
Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze

Life-Size Art Deco Diana Bronze

By Hans Harry Liebmann

Located in Miami, FL

This is a rare statement piece that commands that eye. It is of museum quality will be the centerpiece of any space. Masterfully crafted details of the human form are finely rendered in a pre-art deco style. Hans Harry Liebmann...

Category

1910s Art Deco Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Glow, " Oil Painting
"Glow, " Oil Painting

"Glow, " Oil Painting

By Karen Offutt

Located in Denver, CO

Karen Offutt's "Glow" is an original, handmade painting that depicts a close up view of a feminine face with her eyes closed as her necklace and alabaster skin reflect brightly again...

Category

2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fishing Boats - Sicilian Landscape Harbour Photograph
Fishing Boats - Sicilian Landscape Harbour Photograph

Fishing Boats - Sicilian Landscape Harbour Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Fishing Boats - Sicilian Landscape Harbour Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Fishing Boats' is a Limi...

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Che Guevara
Che Guevara

Che Guevara

Located in Cologne, DE

Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!
Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!

Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!

By Albert Pels

Located in New York, NY

Albert Pels (1910-1998) Painting of a group of figures, c. 20th century. 12 x 16 in. Framed dimensions: 19 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. Albert Pels was an art educator and painter of figures, genre scenes, urban and rural images, and illustration. He also did murals and worked in the mediums of oil, fresco, and watercolor. He was born on May 7, 1910, in Cincinnati, Ohio and died at the age of eighty-eight on January 25, 1998 in New York City. Albert Pels was the son of Samuel and Frieda Pels. He had two children, Joan Barbara and Richard J.A. with his first wife Gertrude Ethel Jaeckel. He later married Yolanda Zemfler, a painter of impressionist art. While in Ohio, Pels attended the Cincinnati Art Academy in 1931 where he won several scholarships. After moving to New York, he continued his education at the Art Students League, Beaux Arts and the American School. At the Art Students League, Pels studied under Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Alexander Brook. Under the tutelage of these mentors, Pels evolved his technique and style. Pels was a member of the National Society of Mural Painters, the Salmagundi Club, and the Society of Independent Artists. He was on the board of directors of the Arts Students League in 1939, as well as, on the board the WPA Artists...

Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antenati
Antenati

Antenati

By David Shevlino

Located in Burlingame, CA

Antenati - meaning ancestors - by David Shevlino is a haunting oil painting rooted in memory and personal history. Drawn from vintage family photographs...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse
Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse

Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse

By Waylande Gregory

Located in Beachwood, OH

Waylande Gregory (American, 1905-1971) Polo Player, c. 1930s Ceramic Inscribed signature on bottom 11 x 8.5 inches 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," (fig. 1) and his "Burlesque Dancer," (fig. 2). 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" (fig. 3). 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 in the article. Gregory was from Kansas, and "Kansas Madonna" should be considered a major sculptural document of Regionalism. Gregory and his wife Yolande moved to New Jersey in the summer of 1933. And the artist began construction on his new home in the Watchung Mountains of Bound Brook (Warren today) in 1938. His enormous, custom kiln was probably constructed at the start of 1938. Gregory's new sculptures were the largest ceramic sculptures in western art, in modern times. To create these works of ceramic virtuosity, the artist developed a "honeycomb" technique, in which an infrastructure of compartments was covered by a ceramic "skin." Science and atomic energy were a theme in Gregory's most significant work, the "Fountain of the Atom" (fig. 4), at the 1939 New York's World Fair. This major work included twelve monumental ceramic figures at the fairground entrance from the newly constructed railway entrance, giving the work great visibility and prominence. The framework of the fountain itself was of steel and glass bricks. It consisted of a bluish green pool which was sixty five feet in diameter. Above it were two concentric circular tiers, or terraces, as Gregory called them; the first wider than the second. On the first terrace were eight "Electrons," comprised of four male and four female terra cotta figures, each approximately 48 inches high. These relate to the valance shell of the atom. Above them on a narrower terrace, were the much larger and heavier terra cotta figures depicting the four elements, each averaging about 78 inches in height and weighing about a ton and a half. Of the four, "Water" and "Air" were male, while "Earth" and "Fire" were female. This terrace represents the nucleus of the atom. In the center of the fountain, above the "Elements," was a central shaft comprised of sixteen glass tubes from which water tumbled down from tier to tier. At the top, a colorful flame burned constantly. The glass block tiers were lit from within, the whole creating a glowing and gurgling effect. Since the fair was temporary, the figures could be removed after its closing. But the credit for the design of the structure of the fountain belongs to collaborator Nembhard Culin, who was responsible for several other structures on the fair grounds as well. Although Gregory created a figure of "Fire" for the "Fountain of the Atom," he also executed a second, slightly smaller but more defined version which he exhibited at various locations (including Cranbrook, Baltimore Museum, etc.) in 1940-1941, during the second year of the fair (fig.5). Measuring 61 inches in height, "Fire" may be a metaphor for sexual energy, as well as atomic energy. Gregory stated, "Fire is represented by an aquiline female figure being consumed in endless arabesques of flame." Portraiture was also a significant focus of Gregory's sculpture. Gregory produced many commissioned portraits of local people as well as celebrities. He created Albert Einstein's portrait from life (fig. 6, ca. 1940) after Einstein had seen Gregory's "Fountain of the Atom." He also sculpted some of the leading figures in entertainment, including 2 sculptures of Henry Fonda, who became a personal friend. Gregory also sculpted a series of idealized female heads, both in terra cotta and in porcelain. These include "Girl with Olive" (ca. 1932) and "Cretan Girl;"(ca. 1937) both are very reductive and almost abstract works that call to mind Constantine Brancusi's "Mademoiselle Pogany" (1912, Philadelphia Museum of Art). But perhaps one of his most original female heads is "Head of a Child" (fig. 7, ca. 1933), a sensitive white glazed terra cotta portrayal with elaborately crafted braded hair, was originally created as one of a pair. Gregory also produced sculptural works for the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was a work relief project that greatly helped artists during the great depression. Founded by the Federal Government in 1935, an estimated 2500 murals were produced. Among these public works were the iconic post office murals. But, among the painted murals were also sculptural relief murals including Gregory's "R.F.D.," 1938, for the Columbus, Kansas Post Office. But, Gregory's largest WPA relief...

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1930s Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Jimi Hendrix Contact Sheet by Gered Mankowitz

Jimi Hendrix Contact Sheet by Gered Mankowitz

By Gered Mankowitz

Located in Austin, TX

Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz A portrait of Jimi looking serious while in an embroidered jacket. "Shot during my first session with Jimi at my Studio in early 1967." ...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'A Night out at the Cinema'. Italian Mid-Century Oil on Board.
'A Night out at the Cinema'. Italian Mid-Century Oil on Board.

'A Night out at the Cinema'. Italian Mid-Century Oil on Board.

Located in Cotignac, FR

Mid-century impressionist oil on board of a cinema forecourt. The artist is unknown but the painting is signed bottom right. Quite likely an Italian artist as the oil painting was fr...

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Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1870's British Sporting Art Oil Painting Hare Coursing with Dogs, signed dated
1870's British Sporting Art Oil Painting Hare Coursing with Dogs, signed dated

1870's British Sporting Art Oil Painting Hare Coursing with Dogs, signed dated

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Hare Coursing by J.C Mitchell (British sporting artist, 19th century) dated 1879 signed oil on board, framed framed: 11.5 x 14 inches board: 9.25 x 12 inches provenance: private coll...

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1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Real cat"
"Real cat"

"Real cat"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

I love my ginger cat.He can be completely different!). When he's really annoyed he becomes like this! And it's better not to stand in his way)))

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil