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Glamorous Redhead Iconic Mid-Century Illustration
By Al Parker
Located in Miami, FL
- The 1950s. Al Parker is a giant in the history of American Illustration. He possesses all of the
Category

1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Life Magazine Satirical Society Cartoon Illustration
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). Society Satirical Cartoon, ca. 1940s. Gouache on heavy illustration
Category

1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Seductive Femme Fatale Kim Novak Look-a-like Illustration in Red
By Coby Whitmore
Located in Miami, FL
Femme Fatale Kim Novak Look-a-like Illustration in Red It's a one-of-a-kind offering that conveys an
Category

1950s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Life Magazine Art Deco Showgirls Cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
gouache on heavy illustration paper, matting window measures 16.5 x 13 inches; sheet measures 19 x 15
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Rio Hondo, Cowboy Oil Painting on Canvas, Western Art
By Dennis Lyall
Located in Whitefish, MT
publishers in the U.S. A native of Iowa, Dennis doesn't remember a day during his childhood when he didn't
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mod Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Bernard Segal New Hope PA Modernist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Art Academy. He was known for figure, abstract painting, collage, and cartoon illustration. In the
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Israeli Oil Painting Ruth Schloss Child, Doll, Wagon, Kibbutz Social Realist Art
By Ruth Schloss
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum, Jerusalem, Curator: Yigal Zalmona 1998 “Social Realism in ‘50s, Political Art in the ‘90s,” Haifa
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mod Abstract Expressionist W/C Painting Bernard Segal New Hope PA Modernist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
illustration. In the 1920's and 30's, he lived in NYC and attended The Art Students League where he was
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

LOVE (Plate 4) /// Pop Art Robert Indiana Screenprint Post-War New York Minimal
By Robert Indiana
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. Crestwood Museum Edition paper Limited edition: 75/200. (There were also 50 impressions in Roman numerals
Category

1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Book 5.1 Number 12 Grimmauld Place signed by Mary GrandPré
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Gicleé on Canvas EDITION SIZE: 50 AP’s SIZE: 11" x 29" SIGNED BY: Mary GrandPré SKU
Category

2010s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paper, Paint

Autoportrait dans un Coeur
Located in Toronto, Ontario
during the late 1970’s. Together they created a vivid fantasy world of their own, a fusion of painting
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Mirror, Photographic Paper

Dream Blocks
By Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Fort Washington, PA
" Little kid looking out the window. Exhibitions: Allentown Art Museum, At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic
Category

Early 1900s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
pencil drawing and painting on paper. This is number 39 of 60 copies. (there were only 50 actually
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
By Mark Podwal
Located in Surfside, FL
, Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art. Podwal's recent publications include his illustrations for Elie Wiesel's
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Patrick Nagel Art Rare “Seated Man" Silkscreen, Framed Only 40 Pcs Made
By Patrick Nagel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
style. Nagel was in the forefront of a new wave of illustration in Los Angeles in the late 1970’s
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Large 1960's California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist LA Lithograph John Altoon
Located in Surfside, FL
rightIllustrated in Los Angeles Prints 1883-1980, LACMA, illustration #88. John Altoon (1925 - 1969), an American
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bob Keeshan in the Title Role in "The Captain Kangaroo Show"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Ink on Illustration Board
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
By Jessie Gillespie
Located in Miami, FL
illustrations J.G.[9] The story goes that the art editor of Life magazine was in Thomson Willing's office when
Category

1910s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Penny Candy, The Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
painted over one-hundred and twenty-five Saturday Evening Post covers during the 1940's and 50's
Category

1940s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Tempera

Monograph: Philip Guston (Hand signed, inscribed and dated to a major collector)
By Philip Guston
Located in New York, NY
) was a member of the San Francisco art community for more than 50 years. As an art consultant and
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Shade Tree
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
high school, he went on to study at the art school in Moline, and he later trained at the Corcoran
Category

1950s Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Tempera, Board, Gouache

Calligrammes, by Guillaume Apollinaire and Giorgio De Chirico
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Roma, IT
binding in 20th century, probably between '40s and '50s. Surname and name of the binder are impressed on
Category

1930s Surrealist More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Backward
By Adam Mysock
Located in New Orleans, LA
1940s and 50s, we didn’t have the necessary technology to see what the surface of Mars really looked
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Backward
H 7.5 in W 7.5 in
Noon in Central Park by Mary Mintz Koffler
Located in Larchmont, NY
York in the 30s, 40s, 50s and 1960s. Like many artists, she earned income by creating illustrations for
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whimsical Woman with Colorfully Fanciful Outfit Blue Eyeglasses
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Museum 1970. In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mini Hope (15/50) - Figurative Sculpture with Glossy Pink Balloon
By Nayla Saroufim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. She graduated from ALBA (Académie Lebanese des Beaux-Arts) with a degree in Illustration and Art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

"Enchanting" a surreal and realist portrait of a woman with a floral headdress
By Elise Remender
Located in Edgartown, MA
’s, 50’s, and 60’s. I’m a bit of an old soul and there is a sense of elegance and beauty that has
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Girl with Scarf”
By Thornton Utz
Located in Southampton, NY
. Initial recognition of his work came for his illustrations. During the 1940s and '50s, Utz provided
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor, Fiberboard, Graphite, Gouache

The Red Kiss (Rouge Baiser)
By René Gruau
Located in Paris, FR
, International Textiles, Flair etc. Gruau’s designs, ads and illustrations characterized the graphic art of the
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Red Kiss (Rouge Baiser)
The Red Kiss (Rouge Baiser)
H 42.13 in W 49.61 in D 1.97 in
Blue Bells, Abstract Painting
By Julia Hacker
Located in San Francisco, CA
order of the universe. Her art draws from many sources of imagery, but consistently possesses a magical
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

“Girl with Balloons, Paris”
By André François
Located in Southampton, NY
film and theater, and in the 1960s and ‘70s began to experiment with printmaking as a fine art
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Female Bather (Nude Women)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
1914. She took classes at the Art Students League where her teachers included two realist artists of
Category

1930s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

"THE COWBOYS" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY James Robinson (1944-2015)
By James Robinson
Located in San Antonio, TX
James Robinson (1944-2015) Austin, Dallas, Houston Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Frame Size: 40 x 50
Category

20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
life, Smith attended various art schools but it was not until turning 50 he returned to college to earn
Category

1970s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Wellfleet, Cape Cod, " Gerrit Beneker, American Impressionism, Provincetown
By Gerrit Beneker
Located in New York, NY
, representational style and he continued to do illustrations for the NYC art editors. Gerrit was a founding member
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Expressionism "The Lumberjacks" Pierre Ambrogiani, Circa 1950s
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Lumberjacks" Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) Oil on canvas Circa 1950's 27 x 22 1/2
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"El Torero- The Bullfighter" Circa 1950's Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"El Torero-The Bullfighter" Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) Oil on canvas Circa 1950's 28 1
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Altitude 2000, Departure by Julio De Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Featured in the Julio de Diego - Paintings and Drawings exhibition at the McNay Art Institute, this
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Venus's Day Off" oil painting of a woman in black suit floating on a swan tube
By Elise Remender
Located in Edgartown, MA
’s, 50’s, and 60’s. I’m a bit of an old soul and there is a sense of elegance and beauty that has
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century
By Lily Harmon
Located in New York, NY
Colarossi in Paris and the Art Students' League in New York. By the early 1930's she was working in a Social
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board, Ink

Diamond Heart (20/50) - Figurative Sculpture with Three-Dimensional Blue Heart
By Nayla Saroufim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Académie Lebanese des Beaux-Arts with a degree in Illustration and Art Direction. While working in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

"Golden Afternoon" Whimsical painting of a woman on orange, yellow poppies
By Elise Remender
Located in Edgartown, MA
’s, 50’s, and 60’s. I’m a bit of an old soul and there is a sense of elegance and beauty that has
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Aragon" Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Hill Town" Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
States Senator from 1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Serpent" Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate moved to New
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Resting Amazon" Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cathedral #79" Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
1920’s Bate moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League under Frederick Bridgman. He
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Kore" Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
Senator from 1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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