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Leigh Block

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

By David Sharpe

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Chicago; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art. Galleries (selection

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

By David Sharpe

Located in Brooklyn, NY

, University of Chicago; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art. Galleries

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Portrait of a Woman #2
Portrait of a Woman #2

Portrait of a Woman #2

By David Sharpe

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Museum of Art, University of Chicago; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Mary & Leigh Block Museum

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

Mid Century Abstract Face Bronze Sculpture by Jean Robert Ipousteguy
Mid Century Abstract Face Bronze Sculpture by Jean Robert Ipousteguy

Mid Century Abstract Face Bronze Sculpture by Jean Robert Ipousteguy

By Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

. Darmstadt, Hessiches Landesmuseum. Dun sur Meuse, Centre Ipoustéguy Evanston, Illinois, Mary and Leigh

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Drawing of Fire" - Figurative oil drawing on paper
"Drawing of Fire" - Figurative oil drawing on paper

"Drawing of Fire" - Figurative oil drawing on paper

Located in East Quogue, NY

found in the collections of The Museum of Contemporary Art and Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art in

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon

Cloud Flute Moment
Cloud Flute Moment

Cloud Flute Moment

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

From Here to There
From Here to There

Will PetersenFrom Here to There

$600

H 41.38 in W 28.5 in

From Here to There

Located in Surfside, FL

, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Evanston.

Category

1980s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

A Matter of Aesthetics
A Matter of Aesthetics

Will PetersenA Matter of Aesthetics

$600

H 39.38 in W 30.38 in

A Matter of Aesthetics

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago

Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago

Located in Surfside, FL

; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Abbott Pattison Designed & Sculpted Italian Modern Marble & Glass Coffee Table
Abbott Pattison Designed & Sculpted Italian Modern Marble & Glass Coffee Table

Abbott Pattison Designed & Sculpted Italian Modern Marble & Glass Coffee Table

By Abbott Pattison

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Collector's Estate. COLLECTIONS: Johnson Wax Company Neuberger Collection Leigh Block Collection Ravinia Park

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Red (Floral Still Life)
Red (Floral Still Life)

Elizabeth OsborneRed (Floral Still Life), 1992

$1,600

H 18.25 in W 21.5 in D 1 in

Red (Floral Still Life)

By Elizabeth Osborne

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; Art Museum, Akron, Ohio

Category

1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Manchester Maine #4 Expressionist Landscape
Manchester Maine #4 Expressionist Landscape

Manchester Maine #4 Expressionist Landscape

By Elizabeth Osborne

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; Art Museum, Akron, Ohio

Category

1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Recent Sales

The Circus Tent

The Circus Tent

By Guy Pène Du Bois

Located in New York, NY

; October 10-November 30, 1980; traveled to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, Mary and Leigh Block Gallery

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

She's Off, Gladys Nilsson watercolor on paper
She's Off, Gladys Nilsson watercolor on paper

She's Off, Gladys Nilsson watercolor on paper

Located in Chicago, IL

, Wisconsin Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art

Category

1980s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Parchment Paper, Watercolor

Regatta, Boats and the Beach, limited edition print

Regatta, Boats and the Beach, limited edition print

Located in Chicago, IL

Museum of Art at Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern

Category

1990s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Village in Utah
Village in Utah

Village in Utah

By Harvey Gregory Prusheck

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

exhibitions: “Thinking Modern: Painting in Chicago, 1910-1940” at the Mary and Leigh Block Gallery

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Still Life
Still Life

Harvey Gregory PrusheckStill Life, Circa 1930

Unavailable

H 31.5 in W 33.5 in

Still Life

By Harvey Gregory Prusheck

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

exhibitions: “Thinking Modern: Painting in Chicago,1910-1940” at the Mary and Leigh Block Gallery

Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Hugh MesibovUntitled, 1959

Unavailable

H 53 in W 71 in

Untitled

By Hugh Mesibov

Located in Cincinnati, OH

, Massachusetts; the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; the Art Institute of Chicago and the Mary and Leigh

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Samuel Marx Andirons
Samuel Marx Andirons

Samuel Marx Andirons

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H 20.75 in W 17 in D 26.25 in

Samuel Marx Andirons

By Samuel Marx

Located in Pawtucket, RI

utilized examples of this form within his own residence and for the Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Block residence

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Steel

From Here to There
From Here to There

Will PetersenFrom Here to There

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H 41.38 in W 28.5 in

From Here to There

Located in Surfside, FL

, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Evanston.

Category

1980s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Cloud Flute Moment
Cloud Flute Moment

Cloud Flute Moment

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

From Here to There
From Here to There

Will PetersenFrom Here to There

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H 41.38 in W 28.5 in

From Here to There

Located in Surfside, FL

France, Paris; The Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh

Category

1980s Modern Abstract Prints

Cloud Flute Moment
Cloud Flute Moment

Cloud Flute Moment

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

A Matter of Aesthetics
A Matter of Aesthetics

Will PetersenA Matter of Aesthetics

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H 39.38 in W 30.38 in

A Matter of Aesthetics

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

A Matter of Aesthetics
A Matter of Aesthetics

Will PetersenA Matter of Aesthetics

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H 39.38 in W 30.38 in

A Matter of Aesthetics

Located in Surfside, FL

State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Prints

Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago

Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago

Located in Surfside, FL

; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Etching

Disc I & II
Disc I & II

Terry WintersDisc I & II, 2005

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H 36 in W 28.5 in

Disc I & II

By Terry Winters

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

, New Brunswick. Traveled to Mary Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Museum of

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Propeller Side Table
Propeller Side Table

Propeller Side Table

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H 26.5 in Dm 20 in

Propeller Side Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

the Leigh B. Block apartment in 1944 painted wood, ONLY 1 TABLE IS AVAILABLE

Category

20th Century American Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Rare Samuel Marx Cantilevered Armchair
Rare Samuel Marx Cantilevered Armchair

Rare Samuel Marx Cantilevered Armchair

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H 31.25 in W 23 in D 22.25 in

Rare Samuel Marx Cantilevered Armchair

By Samuel Marx

Located in New York, NY

Chicago, Gift of Leigh B. Block. Also illustrated in Liz O'Brien, Ultramodern-Samuel Marx: Architect

Category

Vintage 1940s American Armchairs

Materials

Nickel

Large Neil Goodman Cast Bronze Edition 1 of 3
Large Neil Goodman Cast Bronze Edition 1 of 3

Large Neil Goodman Cast Bronze Edition 1 of 3

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H 35 in W 10.25 in D 5.5 in

Large Neil Goodman Cast Bronze Edition 1 of 3

Located in Stamford, CT

Convention Center, the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Indiana University Northwest, and cities in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Figure

Max WeberFigure, 1919-20

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H 4.125 in W 1.75 in

Figure

By Max Weber

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Unsigned (as usual for this edition) From: Woodcuts and Linoleum Blocks by Max Weber (32 plates

Category

1910s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Nude with Upraised Arms
Nude with Upraised Arms

Nude with Upraised Arms

By Max Weber

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Garden Huntington Library Jewish Museum (New York) Los Angeles County Museum of Art Mary and Leigh Block

Category

1910s Cubist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Dancing Nudes
Dancing Nudes

Max WeberDancing Nudes, 1919-1920

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H 4.625 in W 1.75 in

Dancing Nudes

By Max Weber

Located in Fairlawn, OH

From: Woodcuts and Linoleum Blocks by Max Weber (32 plates) Unsigned individual print(s), The book

Category

1910s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Mother and Child
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

By Max Weber

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Garden Huntington Library Jewish Museum (New York) Los Angeles County Museum of Art Mary and Leigh Block

Category

1910s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Beat Artist "Desert dancer" Lithograph
Beat Artist "Desert dancer" Lithograph

Beat Artist "Desert dancer" Lithograph

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beat Artist "Thamyris" lithograph
Beat Artist "Thamyris" lithograph

Beat Artist "Thamyris" lithograph

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beat Artist "Musing" Lithograph
Beat Artist "Musing" Lithograph

Beat Artist "Musing" Lithograph

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beat Artist "Hat at Dusk" Lithograph
Beat Artist "Hat at Dusk" Lithograph

Beat Artist "Hat at Dusk" Lithograph

Located in Surfside, FL

Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beat Artist lithograph Dancer Sculpture
Beat Artist lithograph Dancer Sculpture

Beat Artist lithograph Dancer Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

France, Paris; The Art Institute of Chicago; Illinois State Museum, Springfield; and the Mary and Leigh

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life with Greek Vase
Still Life with Greek Vase

Elizabeth OsborneStill Life with Greek Vase, 1979

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H 34.25 in W 25.25 in D 0.75 in

Still Life with Greek Vase

By Elizabeth Osborne

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

; Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery

Category

1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

Elizabeth OsbornePortrait of a Woman, 1974

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H 22.75 in W 30.25 in D 0.01 in

Portrait of a Woman

By Elizabeth Osborne

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

; Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery

Category

1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Shinjuku Pleasure District, Tokyo (Japan cityscape)
Shinjuku Pleasure District, Tokyo (Japan cityscape)

Shinjuku Pleasure District, Tokyo (Japan cityscape)

By Yvonne Jacquette

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Category

1980s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Pair of Consoles by Neil Goodman
Pair of Consoles by Neil Goodman

Pair of Consoles by Neil Goodman

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H 23.75 in W 36 in D 10 in

Pair of Consoles by Neil Goodman

Located in Chicago, IL

handcrafted. Goodman’s many public works include a large-scale bronze sculpture in the Mary and Leigh Block

Category

Late 20th Century American Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Les Dioscures Ceramic Print, Art Deco, Circa 1958, EA Edition
Les Dioscures Ceramic Print, Art Deco, Circa 1958, EA Edition

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By Jean Cocteau

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Leigh Block For Sale on 1stDibs

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How Much is a Leigh Block?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a leigh block in our inventory may begin at $300 and can go as high as $671,679, while the average can fetch as much as $3,200.