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1970s Vase by Don Johns
1970s Vase by Don Johns

1970s Vase by Don Johns

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Unique handmade vase, signed on underside by Dan Johns. American, 1970s.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic

John Coltrane and Miles Davis by Don Hunstein

John Coltrane and Miles Davis by Don Hunstein

By Don Hunstein

Located in Austin, TX

John Coltrane and Miles Davis, New York, 1959 by Don Hunstein, estate stamped limited edition print In 1959, trumpeter/band leader/composer Miles Davis assembled a sextet of legenda...

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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Miles Davis and John Coltrane by Don Hunstein

Miles Davis and John Coltrane by Don Hunstein

By Don Hunstein

Located in Austin, TX

Miles Davis and John Coltrane, New York, 1959 during the recording sessions for Kind of Blue, taken by Don Hunstein, estate stamped limited edition print In 1959, trumpeter/band lea...

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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Minton Parian Figure of Don Quixote's "Dorothea" by John Bell
Minton Parian Figure of Don Quixote's "Dorothea" by John Bell

Minton Parian Figure of Don Quixote's "Dorothea" by John Bell

By Minton, John Bell

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Minton Parian figure of Don Quixote's "Dorothea" by John Bell, a fine example of Parian, after a John Bell sculpture.  

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Hey Please Don't Shoot - Abstract Figurative Street Art Painting by Gary John
Hey Please Don't Shoot - Abstract Figurative Street Art Painting by Gary John

Hey Please Don't Shoot - Abstract Figurative Street Art Painting by Gary John

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Drabware Trio by Don Pottery with Sepia Landscapes England Circa 1810
Drabware Trio by Don Pottery with Sepia Landscapes England Circa 1810

Drabware Trio by Don Pottery with Sepia Landscapes England Circa 1810

By Don Pottery 1

Located in Katonah, NY

Dimensions: Saucer 5.25" diameter; Tea cup 3.25" diameter x 2.25" high; Coffee can 2.45" diameter x 2.45" high Condition: Excellent with minimal wear on the sepia panels Price: $185 ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Country Tea Sets

Materials

Stoneware

Don't Interrupt the Sorrow

Don't Interrupt the Sorrow

By John Brooks

Located in New York, NY

John Brooks “Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow” 2022 Oil on canvas 48 x 30 inches Contact gallery for price.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Racing Horse. 19th Century antique framed oil on canvas by Abraham Cooper
A Racing Horse. 19th Century antique framed oil on canvas by Abraham Cooper

A Racing Horse. 19th Century antique framed oil on canvas by Abraham Cooper

By Abraham Cooper

Located in St. Albans, GB

Abraham Cooper 1787 – 1868 Monogrammed and dated 1824 Portrait of the Racehorse 'Don John' Provenance: Label on the reverse Galerie Art and Antiques Dr Christa Cackett Switzerland ...

Category

1820s English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Don Quixote - figurative, contemporary, dystopian, acrylic on paper
Don Quixote - figurative, contemporary, dystopian, acrylic on paper

Don Quixote - figurative, contemporary, dystopian, acrylic on paper

Located in Bloomfield, ON

They seem to me to be a perfect metaphor for the average person who is at the mercy of the powers that be.” John Scott John Scott (1950-2022) was born to a working-class family in 1...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Don't Fear, Batwoman Is Here - Original Pop Retro Artwork on Newspaper
Don't Fear, Batwoman Is Here - Original Pop Retro Artwork on Newspaper

Don't Fear, Batwoman Is Here - Original Pop Retro Artwork on Newspaper

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

“Why don’t you call him and tell him you love him?” Illustration for Red Book
“Why don’t you call him and tell him you love him?” Illustration for Red Book

“Why don’t you call him and tell him you love him?” Illustration for Red Book

By John LaGatta

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Magazine story illustration for “Wings Over Honolulu” by Mildred Cram for Red Book Magazine, published November 1936, pages 58-59. The story is described as a “glamorous novel” in ...

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Eight Antique Staffordshire Blue and White Large Soup Plates Circa 1820
Eight Antique Staffordshire Blue and White Large Soup Plates Circa 1820

Eight Antique Staffordshire Blue and White Large Soup Plates Circa 1820

By Don Pottery 1

Located in Katonah, NY

Background of Don Pottery: John Green of the Leeds Pottery established the pottery in the late eighteenth century, circa 1790.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Dinner Plates

Materials

Pearlware

19th Century Oil Paintings of St. Francis Xavier & St. Carlo Borromeo
19th Century Oil Paintings of St. Francis Xavier & St. Carlo Borromeo

19th Century Oil Paintings of St. Francis Xavier & St. Carlo Borromeo

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Milan was celebrating joyfully the arrival of Don John of Austria, on his way to Flanders, where he had been appointed governor.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mother Flawless Sabrina

Mother Flawless Sabrina

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Among the luminaries depicted are Meredith Baxter, Alan Cumming, Don Lemon, John Waters, George Takei, Alison Bechdel, Barney Frank, Don Bachardy, Billy Porter, Ari Shapiro, Arthur T...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist
Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist

By Jonah Kinigstein

Located in Surfside, FL

Sacred-cow abstract expressionist artists — Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns – don’t escape his poison pen, either. “I put the cartoons up on walls all over Soho,” he...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist
Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist

By Jonah Kinigstein

Located in Surfside, FL

Sacred-cow abstract expressionist artists — Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns – don’t escape his poison pen, either. “I put the cartoons up on walls all over Soho,” he...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Tom Whalen - Toy Story 2 - Contemporary Cinema Movie Film Posters

Tom Whalen - Toy Story 2 - Contemporary Cinema Movie Film Posters

By Tom Whalen

Located in Asheville, NC

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jim Varney, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris, and Laurie Metcalf all reprise their character roles from the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Laser, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment...

Large Judaica Oil Painting Rabbi Rediscovered NY Artist Simchat Torah
Large Judaica Oil Painting Rabbi Rediscovered NY Artist Simchat Torah

Large Judaica Oil Painting Rabbi Rediscovered NY Artist Simchat Torah

By Jonah Kinigstein

Located in Surfside, FL

Sacred-cow abstract expressionist artists — Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns – don’t escape his poison pen, either. “I put the cartoons up on walls all over Soho,” he...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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Mid-Century Pottery Mushroom
Mid-Century Pottery Mushroom

Mid-Century Pottery Mushroom

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H 11.5 in Dm 8 in

Mid-Century Pottery Mushroom

By Don Johns

Located in Northfield, IL

Signed, Don Johns. This is a fantastic piece of Mid century pottery.

Category

Vintage 1960s American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Byblos Vintage Gold Metallic Silk Cocktail Dress with Very Low Scoop Back
Byblos Vintage Gold Metallic Silk Cocktail Dress with Very Low Scoop Back

Byblos Vintage Gold Metallic Silk Cocktail Dress with Very Low Scoop Back

By Gianni Versace, Byblos

Located in Cloverdale, CA

Other designers of this brand were Keith Varty and Allen Cleaver, Richard Tyler and John Bartlett. I don't know which era this dress is from, but it is stunning.

Category

1970s Italian Coats

Clifton Ernest Pugh, Aftermath of the Fire, Figurative and Landscape, Red, Grey
Clifton Ernest Pugh, Aftermath of the Fire, Figurative and Landscape, Red, Grey

Clifton Ernest Pugh, Aftermath of the Fire, Figurative and Landscape, Red, Grey

Located in South Yarra, AU

Important early group exhibitions include The Antipodeans, the exhibition for which Bernard Smith drafted a manifesto in support of Australian figurative painting, an exhibition in w...

Category

Vintage 1970s Australian Paintings

Don Johns Large Ceramic Graphic Pottery Vase
Don Johns Large Ceramic Graphic Pottery Vase

Don Johns Large Ceramic Graphic Pottery Vase

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H 12.75 in W 10 in D 3.5 in

Don Johns Large Ceramic Graphic Pottery Vase

By Don Johns

Located in Miami, FL

A large pottery vessel by Don Johns. Graphic decoration on both sides. Signed on bottom.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Don Johns "media" vase
Don Johns "media" vase

Don Johns "media" vase

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H 18 in W 6.75 in D 5.5 in

Don Johns "media" vase

Located in Chicago, IL

Ceramic "media" vase by potter Don Johns. Johns lived and worked for a time in the Chicagoland area before moving to North Carolina.

Category

20th Century American Ceramics

Don Pottery Shell Shaped Botanical Dish
Don Pottery Shell Shaped Botanical Dish

Don Pottery Shell Shaped Botanical Dish

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H 1.5 in W 8 in D 7.5 in

Don Pottery Shell Shaped Botanical Dish

By Don Pottery 1

Located in Katonah, NY

"The Don Pottery 1801-1893", by John D Griffin, ISBN 0 903524 29 5.

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Ceramics

Materials

Creamware, Earthenware

Don't Shoot
Don't Shoot

Gary JohnDon't Shoot, 2015

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H 28 in W 22 in D 1 in

Don't Shoot

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint, pastels, paper and graphite on cardboard to create this one-of-a-kind original artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel

Don’t Look
Don’t Look

Gary JohnDon’t Look, 2015

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H 16 in W 11 in

Don’t Look

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media, Newsprint

Red Mercedes (John Butts)

Red Mercedes (John Butts)

By Don Eddy

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Don Eddy Title: Red Mercedes (John Butts) Year: 1972 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Paper Size: 24 x 31 inches (60.96 x 78.74 cm)

Category

1970s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Don't Turn Your Back on Me
Don't Turn Your Back on Me

Don't Turn Your Back on Me

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

1980 Guinness, Don't Forget the Guinness Original Vintage Poster
1980 Guinness, Don't Forget the Guinness Original Vintage Poster

1980 Guinness, Don't Forget the Guinness Original Vintage Poster

By John Gilroy

Located in Winchester, GB

One of the largest and most successful alcohol brands in the world, Guinness has a long history of iconic posters & advertisements, perhaps most famously their collaborations with co...

Category

Vintage 1980s Irish Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage "Don't Give Up The Ship" Bellamy Style Eagle
Vintage "Don't Give Up The Ship" Bellamy Style Eagle

Vintage "Don't Give Up The Ship" Bellamy Style Eagle

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is a hand-carved, hand-painted American eagle plaque from the mid 20th century. This striking Bellamy-style eagle is depicted with its head outstretched and turned to the side a...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

John Hardy Wheat Chain Necklace Solid 18k Yellow Gold 6.5mm 18" 90g Heavy Rare
John Hardy Wheat Chain Necklace Solid 18k Yellow Gold 6.5mm 18" 90g Heavy Rare

John Hardy Wheat Chain Necklace Solid 18k Yellow Gold 6.5mm 18" 90g Heavy Rare

By John Hardy

Located in Northbrook, IL

Don't miss this stunning John Hardy wheat chain necklace. Crafted from solid 18k yellow gold, this 6.5mm wide chain is the perfect addition to any jewelry collection.

Category

Late 20th Century Chain Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Three John Stuart chinoiserie styled red lacquered cabinets
Three John Stuart chinoiserie styled red lacquered cabinets

Three John Stuart chinoiserie styled red lacquered cabinets

Located in Palm Springs, CA

They each features a John Stuart label on the back and interior. Two are a matched pair and the middle one pictured has 4 drawers.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

George Frederic Watts 'Get thee beyond me, Satan', 19th Century British drawing
George Frederic Watts 'Get thee beyond me, Satan', 19th Century British drawing

George Frederic Watts 'Get thee beyond me, Satan', 19th Century British drawing

By George Frederic Watts

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Note: Watts painted the massive, sculptural, fiery figure of Satan in 1847, in preparation for fresco. The critic John Ruskin wrote ‘don’t understand the new picture, but it is glori...

Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist
Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist

By Jonah Kinigstein

Located in Surfside, FL

Sacred-cow abstract expressionist artists — Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns – don’t escape his poison pen, either. “I put the cartoons up on walls all over Soho,” he...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist
Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist

By Jonah Kinigstein

Located in Surfside, FL

Sacred-cow abstract expressionist artists — Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns – don’t escape his poison pen, either. “I put the cartoons up on walls all over Soho,” he...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Old Jewish Babushka Oil Painting Rediscovered New York Master Jonah Kinigstein

Old Jewish Babushka Oil Painting Rediscovered New York Master Jonah Kinigstein

By Jonah Kinigstein

Located in Surfside, FL

Sacred-cow abstract expressionist artists — Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns – don’t escape his poison pen, either. “I put the cartoons up on walls all over Soho,” he...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

John O'Hara, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Encaustic Painting
John O'Hara, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Encaustic Painting

John O'Hara, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Encaustic Painting

By John O'Hara

Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO

Forsyth is proud to represent John O’Hara, a self-taught artist from Saint Louis whose work is found in some of the most beautiful rooms on Earth.

Category

2010s American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Don't Shoot The Target
Don't Shoot The Target

Don't Shoot The Target

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Poetry in Motion - Don't Shoot
Poetry in Motion - Don't Shoot

Poetry in Motion - Don't Shoot

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Historical oil painting of the surrender of Don Pedro De Valdez to Francis Drake
Historical oil painting of the surrender of Don Pedro De Valdez to Francis Drake

Historical oil painting of the surrender of Don Pedro De Valdez to Francis Drake

By John Seymour Lucas

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

John Seymour Lucas RA British, (1849-1923) The Surrender of Don Pedro De Valdez to Sir Francis Drake Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1889 Image size: 19.5 inches x 30.5 inches Size i...

Category

19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MCM Tall Brass Copper and Onyx Sailboat Nautical or Maritime Sculpture, Demott
MCM Tall Brass Copper and Onyx Sailboat Nautical or Maritime Sculpture, Demott

MCM Tall Brass Copper and Onyx Sailboat Nautical or Maritime Sculpture, Demott

By Demott

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Measures: 15" tall 6" wide 4" deep 1.8 lbs John & Don Demott.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Onyx, Brass, Copper, Steel

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