Bill Rice Art

1931-2006

William Rice, known as Bill Rice was a painter, film actor and an unaffiliated scholar. He was born in Vermont and graduated from Middlebury College. Bill Rice is considered by such luminaries as Rene Ricard to be one of the most important painters of urban life from his generation. Rice’s depictions of inner-city gay men are some of the most hauntingly beautiful images of anonymous sexual encounters during the epidemic. For gay men of his generation, the very act of sex was a political statement. Rice died in Manhattan of lung cancer on January 23, 2006.

Artist: Bill Rice

Bill RiceCity of Night (Cruising in the Park), n.d.

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City of Night (Cruising in the Park)

By Bill Rice

Located in New York, NY

Ink and watercolor on paper 13.5 x 7.5 inches This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Bill Rice was considered by such luminaries as Rene Ricard to be one of the most important painters of urban life from his generation. Rice’s depictions of inner city gay men...

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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Einar NoreliusRowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape, 1929, 1929

$4,037

H 12.21 in W 12.21 in

Rowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape, 1929

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape is a 1929 watercolor-and-ink illustration by Swedish artist Einar Norelius. Created for the 22nd issue of Bland tomtar och troll, the cherished an...

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1920s Symbolist Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Couple in a gig greeting neighbors along a country road - English School, 19th C, circa 1820

$350

H 10.04 in W 13.78 in

Couple in a gig greeting neighbors along a country road - English School, 19th C

Located in Middletown, NY

A lovely Regency era composition with a billowing sky and timber-framed houses; likely the Cotswolds or East Anglia. English School, 19th century c1820. Pen and ink in grayish black ...

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Early 19th Century English School Bill Rice Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Frederick NashGlastonbury Abbey, 1820

$525

H 14.25 in W 10.25 in

Glastonbury Abbey

By Frederick Nash

Located in Middletown, NY

Ink wash with watercolor in sepia and black, and blue, on buff wove watercolor paper, 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (360 x 260 mm). 1/4" of the lower right corner is lost, minor crack (doe...

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Mid-19th Century English School Bill Rice Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Frank Girard"The Small Collar", Trees Inhabited by Human, Paper Drawing with Pigment Colors, 2017

$1,118

H 17.13 in W 11.23 in D 0.02 in

"The Small Collar", Trees Inhabited by Human, Paper Drawing with Pigment Colors

By Frank Girard

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with ink and pigments Colors, on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the masterful French artist Frank Girard is...

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2010s Realist Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pigment

Ernest Hamlin BakerMagazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA, 1936

$7,500

H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in

Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA

By Ernest Hamlin Baker

Located in New York, NY

Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889 – 1975) “Today Magazine” Cover ...

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1930s American Modern Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Frank Girard"Great Pine", Tree Inhabited by Human in Nature, Drawing and Pigments on Paper, 2021

$2,523

H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.02 in

"Great Pine", Tree Inhabited by Human in Nature, Drawing and Pigments on Paper

By Frank Girard

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylic, and colored pencils on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the...

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2010s Realist Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Pigment

Lawrence KupfermanStreet Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows Expressionism Mid-Century, 1946

$12,000

H 24.25 in W 18 in D 1 in

Street Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows Expressionism Mid-Century

By Lawrence Kupferman

Located in Miami, FL

Mid-century artist Lawrence Kupferman paints a madly eerie New York street scene. An exaggerated upward view of two 19th-century walk-ups is split by a forced perspective of a downwa...

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1940s Expressionist Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Frank Girard"Elie", Trees Inhabited by Human in Nature, Pigments Ink Drawing on Paper, 2021

$1,187

H 17.05 in W 11.42 in D 0.02 in

"Elie", Trees Inhabited by Human in Nature, Pigments Ink Drawing on Paper

By Frank Girard

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

This drawing by Frank Girard is created with pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylic, and colored pencils on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the...

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2010s Realist Bill Rice Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Pigment

Roland AyersTwo West African Women in a Magically Surreal Painting, 1977

$950

H 12.75 in W 12.75 in D 1 in

Two West African Women in a Magically Surreal Painting

By Roland Ayers

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a circular composition set within a square frame. This focus on circular forms is seen in other works by Philadelphia native, African-American artist Roland Ayers (1932–2...

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1970s Surrealist Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Paul Emile PissarroL'Ile des Oiseaux by Paulémile Pissarro - Landscape watercolour

$5,600

H 9.06 in W 12.21 in

L'Ile des Oiseaux by Paulémile Pissarro - Landscape watercolour

By Paul Emile Pissarro

Located in London, GB

L'Ile des Oiseaux by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Watercolour and charcoal on paper 23 x 31 cm (9 x 12 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Paulémile Pissarro Provenance Private collec...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Patricia SmithPlot Plan No. 170519, 2016

$3,160

H 22.25 in W 30 in

Plot Plan No. 170519

By Patricia Smith

Located in New York, NY

Plot Plan No. 170519 Full-Dress Protectionist Pad With Knotted Entrance Strategy This ink and watercolor, work on paper is from Patricia Smith's newly released series: "Shelter in P...

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2010s Conceptual Bill Rice Art

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Walter SchnackenbergScary Nightmare Monsters Emerge from the Mountains, 1949

$14,000

H 17.13 in W 13.25 in

Scary Nightmare Monsters Emerge from the Mountains

By Walter Schnackenberg

Located in Miami, FL

Famed poster and stage scenery artist Walter Schnackenberg shifts gear and paints a nightmarish vision from his imagination. In the present work, we witness scary monsters emerge fro...

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1940s Surrealist Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Previously Available Items

Bill RiceEvocation 1, 1984

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H 11 in W 14 in

Evocation 1

By Bill Rice

Located in New York, NY

Watercolor on paper Signed, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Bill Rice was considered by such luminaries as Rene Ricard to be one of the most important painters of urban life from his generation. Rice’s depictions of inner city gay men...

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1980s Other Art Style Bill Rice Art

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Paper, Watercolor

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