Antoinette Raphaël Mafai Art

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Reclining Nude (Black)" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1995 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Limited edition: 45/50 Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA Sheet size: 20.25" x 24" Image size: 11.38" x 17.13" Condition: In excellent condition Notes: Titled and dated by May in pencil lower right. Biography: Dan May is an American painter and printmaker born on March 11, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, May grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color, and shape. At age 5, he remembers his father cutting up a book of drawings by Henri Matisse and hanging them on the walls of their home. The French master Matisse as well as Richard Diebenkorn and David Hockney are his favorite art influences. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing, and monoprinting. Monoprinting soon became May's medium of choice due to its wide range of expression and spontaneity that he felt other techniques lacked. May - "With monoprinting, you can only work a piece for as a long as the paint stays wet, so the resulting print has a feeling of movement and immediacy. I also like how monoprinting allows the brush strokes to transfer a transparent light quality to the print. For me, this is a technique that bridges drawing...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Are the Cookies Ready Yet" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 2001 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove ...

Milo MANARA Venus on the Beach Original Screen Print Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 50 x 70 cm (c. 20 x 28 in) Excellent condition

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Nude and Cat" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1987 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded w...

Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - Nude Woman, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 65/100, Size: 19 x 13 in. (48.26 x 33.02 cm)

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "A Man and His Dreams" *Signed by May in pencil lower left Year: 1991 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Limited edit...

Candy Darling, nude, 1970, 32.5 x 23” Hand-signed at the lower right 5/22/70 Richard Bernstein by the artist in pencil. Candy Darling was a transgender actress and Warhol superstar...

Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Leo Castelli Gallery at Northpark National Bank (Reclining Bather)" Year: 1978 Medium: Original Screenprint, Exhibition...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Sun Therapy" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1982 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Limited edition: 1/150 Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA Sheet size: 30.88" x 29.13" Image size: 23.13" x 23.13" Condition: Minor wear to lower right corner. In excellent condition Notes: Titled and dated by May in pencil lower right. The paper is white wove, however the entire recto sheet is screenprinted with color. The margins are screenprinted in red which connect throughout the central image. Biography: Dan May is an American painter and printmaker born on March 11, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, May grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color, and shape. At age 5, he remembers his father cutting up a book of drawings by Henri Matisse and hanging them on the walls of their home. The French master Matisse as well as Richard Diebenkorn and David Hockney are his favorite art influences. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing, and monoprinting. Monoprinting soon became May's medium of choice due to its wide range of expression and spontaneity that he felt other techniques lacked. May - "With monoprinting, you can only work a piece for as a long as the paint stays wet, so the resulting print has a feeling of movement and immediacy. I also like how monoprinting allows the brush strokes to transfer a transparent light quality to the print. For me, this is a technique that bridges drawing...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Woman with Fruit" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1994 Medium: Original Screenprint o...

This print is based on photographs of Piper's wife, Myfanwy Evans, exploring themes of seeing and recording images. This work is from a series of prints entitled Eye and Camera creat...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Nude with Dogs" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 2005 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Limit...