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Mah Jongg
Mah Jongg

ErtéMah Jongg, 1985

$2,300

H 33.5 in W 45 in D 1 in

Mah Jongg

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

Russia's social elite. As a young boy, he was fascinated by the Persian miniatures he found in his father

Category

Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

"WYATT EARP" SHERIFF, COWBOY, GUNSLINGER, GAMBLER WESTERN
"WYATT EARP" SHERIFF, COWBOY, GUNSLINGER, GAMBLER WESTERN

"WYATT EARP" SHERIFF, COWBOY, GUNSLINGER, GAMBLER WESTERN

Located in San Antonio, TX

tried several times to run away and enlist, but at 13, he was too young. Each time, his father found him

Category

2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Shine Again" (2024) Original Acrylic Painting, Brilliant Sunrise
"Shine Again" (2024) Original Acrylic Painting, Brilliant Sunrise

"Shine Again" (2024) Original Acrylic Painting, Brilliant Sunrise

By Brian Sostrom

Located in Denver, CO

father was an engineer for the National Forest Service and we frequently relocated for his work. All his

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Harlequin
Harlequin

ErtéHarlequin, 1970

$2,450

H 35 in W 28 in D 1.25 in

Harlequin

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

raised amidst Russia's social elite. As a young boy, he was fascinated by the Persian miniatures he found

Category

Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

The Coming of the Spring
The Coming of the Spring

ErtéThe Coming of the Spring, 1982

$2,300

H 35 in W 28 in D 1.25 in

The Coming of the Spring

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

Persian miniatures he found in his father's library. These exotic, brightly patterned designs continued to

Category

Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

"Letter Q" From the suite "Alphabet"
"Letter Q" From the suite "Alphabet"

"Letter Q" From the suite "Alphabet"

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

, he was fascinated by the Persian miniatures he found in his father's library. These exotic, brightly

Category

Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Lithograph

Sunrise
Sunrise

ErtéSunrise, 1984

$1,650

H 19.65 in W 26.75 in D 1.35 in

Sunrise

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

Persian miniatures he found in his father's library. These exotic, brightly patterned designs continued to

Category

1980s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

"Kootenai" (2024) By Brian Sostrom, Original Acrylic Painting
"Kootenai" (2024) By Brian Sostrom, Original Acrylic Painting

"Kootenai" (2024) By Brian Sostrom, Original Acrylic Painting

By Brian Sostrom

Located in Denver, CO

I found there. Sostrom’s father has always painted, and he would watch his father painting on his

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Defiance'
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Defiance'

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Defiance'

Located in New York, NY

This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Regret'
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Regret'

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Regret'

Located in New York, NY

This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Knowing'
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Knowing'

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Knowing'

Located in New York, NY

This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Worship'
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Worship'

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Worship'

Located in New York, NY

This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Panic'
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Panic'

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Panic'

Located in New York, NY

This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Dread'
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Dread'

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Dread'

Located in New York, NY

This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Defence'
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Defence'

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Defence'

Located in New York, NY

This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Grief'
Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Grief'

Whispers & Hisses Series: 'In Grief'

Located in New York, NY

This series was inspired by a 1950’s era instruction manual found while clearing out my father

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

“Untitled”
“Untitled”

Lucina Smith Wakefield “Untitled”, Circa 1930

$380Sale Price|20% Off

H 6 in W 5.5 in D 0.5 in

“Untitled”

Located in Southampton, NY

Atlanta Art School she was in Life, Portrait, and Pictorial Composition classes and found her father

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Linocut

"Melisande" from the suite "At the Theater"
"Melisande" from the suite "At the Theater"

"Melisande" from the suite "At the Theater"

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

raised amidst Russia's social elite. As a young boy, he was fascinated by the Persian miniatures he found

Category

1980s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Calder Stabiles
Calder Stabiles

(after) Alexander CalderCalder Stabiles

Price Upon Request

H 30 in W 22 in

Calder Stabiles

By (after) Alexander Calder

Located in Missouri, MO

was making figures from found objects. Because of the father's ill health and the necessity for a

Category

20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Color

The Madness of Heracles, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
The Madness of Heracles, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

The Madness of Heracles, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Derek Overfield

Located in Yardley, PA

labor, Heracles was weary and ready to find peace. Instead, the hero found his father, wife and sons on

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino
Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino

Point Cabrillo Light Station, Mendocino

Located in San Francisco, CA

where her father and grandmother founded MORESA, an automotive parts manufacturing business. Upon

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Tending the Sheep”
“Tending the Sheep”

Myles Birket Foster“Tending the Sheep”, Circa 1885

$1,120Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.25 in W 14.75 in D 1 in

“Tending the Sheep”

By Myles Birket Foster

Located in Southampton, NY

name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster. Life and work Foster was born in North Shields

Category

1880s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Watercolor, Gouache

“Flower Picking”
“Flower Picking”

Myles Birket Foster“Flower Picking”, Circa 1885

$1,050Sale Price|25% Off

H 9.75 in W 14.25 in D 1 in

“Flower Picking”

By Myles Birket Foster

Located in Southampton, NY

name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster. Life and work Foster was born in North Shields

Category

1880s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Watercolor, Gouache

Lady with a Rose
Lady with a Rose

ErtéLady with a Rose, 1980

$1,750

H 29.25 in W 22 in D 1.5 in

Lady with a Rose

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

the Persian miniatures he found in his father's library. These exotic, brightly patterned designs

Category

Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Riviera
Riviera

ErtéRiviera, 1979

$2,300

H 38.25 in W 32.5 in D 1.5 in

Riviera

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

Persian miniatures he found in his father's library. These exotic, brightly patterned designs continued to

Category

Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

After Georges Braque - Antiborée - Lithograph

After Georges Braque - Antiborée - Lithograph

$3,823

H 29.93 in W 46.07 in D 0.04 in

After Georges Braque - Antiborée - Lithograph

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Havre. The father founded a painting business building. 1893 : If enrolled in evening classes of Fine

Category

1950s Cubist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Georges Braque - Original Lithograph
Georges Braque - Original Lithograph

Georges Braque - Original Lithograph

By Georges Braque

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Havre. The father founded a painting business building. 1893 : If enrolled in evening classes of Fine

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Georges Braque - Original Lithograph
Georges Braque - Original Lithograph

Georges Braque - Original Lithograph

By Georges Braque

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Havre. The father founded a painting business building. 1893 : If enrolled in evening classes of Fine

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph after Georges Braque
Lithograph after Georges Braque

Lithograph after Georges Braque, 1964

$1,426

H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in

Lithograph after Georges Braque

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Havre. The father founded a painting business building. 1893 : If enrolled in evening classes of Fine

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Bird - Lithograph
The Bird - Lithograph

(after) Georges BraqueThe Bird - Lithograph, 1965

$1,782

H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in

The Bird - Lithograph

By (after) Georges Braque

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Havre. The father founded a painting business building. 1893 : If enrolled in evening classes of Fine

Category

1960s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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