1964 The Giving Tree
By Shel Silverstein
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely first impression copy of Shel Silverstein's important and influential children's novel
Category
Vintage 1960s European Books
Materials
Paper
Shel Silverstein
James Houston McConnellSister Kate — Mid-century, Jazz-inspired Modernism, 1947
$1,800
H 8.63 in W 14.07 in
Sister Kate — Mid-century, Jazz-inspired Modernism
By James Houston McConnell
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
version by Shel Silverstein, The Olympics in 1960 (released as "Shimmy Like Kate"), the Red Onion Band
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
De Hirsch MargulesNorth on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape), 1939
$3,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 15 in W 22 in
North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)
By De Hirsch Margules
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Street. Among the people in the same photograph are Shel Silverstein, Lester Blackiston, James Baldwin
Category
1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper
De Hirsch MargulesChristopher Street (abstract Greenwich Village cityscape), 1939
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 22 in
Christopher Street (abstract Greenwich Village cityscape)
By De Hirsch Margules
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Street. Among the people in the same photograph are Shel Silverstein, Lester Blackiston, James Baldwin
Category
1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper
The Chop Suey Club (Signed)
By Bruce Weber
Located in New York, NY
on matte paper. Snippets of text by James Agee, Robert Frost, T.E. Lawrence, Shel Silverstein, Bruce
Category
1990s American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
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$6,500
H 26 in W 32 in
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
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Located in New York, NY
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Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
1889 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. The sought after first edition, first impression. Illustrated with a frontis...
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Paper
David AtkinsNYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary, c. 1960s
$6,800
H 31 in W 37 in
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
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Category
1960s American Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Albert WenkEarly 20th Century Seascape of Capri, Amalfi Coast, 1913
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 36 in D 2 in
Early 20th Century Seascape of Capri, Amalfi Coast
Located in Soquel, CA
Luminous early 20th Century seascape of Capri on Amalfi Coast by Albert Wenk (German, 1863-1934), 1913. Signed and dated lower left corner. Condition: Previously relined; professiona...
Category
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Materials
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Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
$446,302
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
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Category
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Materials
Other
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By Jean Dominique van Caulaert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Category
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Materials
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Antique American School Ashcan New York Cityscape Signed Street Scene Painting, 1930
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 17 in D 2 in
Antique American School Ashcan New York Cityscape Signed Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted American impressionist street scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1964 Raleigh RM4 49CC Moped
Located in Houston, TX
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Category
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Materials
Metal
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
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Category
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Materials
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Industry and Commerce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
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By Arpad Bardocz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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By Auguste Herbin
Located in Miami, FL
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Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Howard Norton Cook'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City, 1931-32
$17,000
H 8.94 in W 11.82 in
'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Howard Norton Cook'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism, 1931
$12,000
H 13.32 in W 10.38 in
'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
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Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat - FIRST EDITION - dust jacket & signed card
$3,000
H 9.06 in W 6.5 in D 0.4 in
Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat - FIRST EDITION - dust jacket & signed card
Located in Middletown, NY
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Paper
Michael Loew"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan, 1928
$7,500
H 29 in W 43 in
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By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
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A Close Look at Modern Art
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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