Clifford Ellis Furniture

British, 1907-1985

Clifford Ellis was born in Bognor in Sussex and trained at Saint Martin’s School of Art and Regent Street Polytechnic. He was a graphic artist and illustrator who is best known for the posters he produced for London Transport during the 1930s. Ellis generally collaborated on posters with his wife, Rosemary, whom he married in 1931. The General Post Office, Shell and the Empire Marketing Board were also clients for the couple's posters. They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order, and they are readily recognizable by their ebullient use of color and form.

Employed during the war as a camoufleur, along with so many other artists, Ellis was also an official war artist, serving with the Grenadier Guards. Rosemary, meanwhile, was an artist for the Recording Britain project. Following the war, they trained art teachers at the Bath Academy of Art. They also designed a series of nearly 100 book jackets for the New Naturalist series, published by Collins between 1945–82, and were always fascinated by animals and natural history.

Creator: Clifford Ellis

Clifford Ellis, Untitled

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

c.1955 Lithograph in colours on wove H69 x W93 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paper

Clifford Ellis, Untitled

$1,892

Clifford Ellis, Curlew II

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Pencil on paper H25 x W31.5 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Early 20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paper

Clifford Ellis, Curlew II

$925

Clifford Ellis, Untitled (abstract)

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

1957 Oil on canvas H62 x W94 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Clifford Ellis, Untitled (abstract)

$23,318

Clifford Ellis, Autumn in Yellow and Brown

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Gouache on paper H35.5 x W25.5 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Clifford Ellis, Autumn in Yellow and Brown

$2,410

Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Grey II

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Pencil and Gouache on paper H29.5 x W20 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Grey II

$1,477

Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Black and Grey

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Gouache and pencil on paper H19 x W25 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Black and Grey

$2,176

Clifford Ellis, Chickens and Chicken Shed

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Watercolour on paper H52 x W69 cm (unframed artwork)

Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Clifford Ellis, Chickens and Chicken Shed

$2,331

Clifford Ellis, Collage I (landscape)

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Collage on paper H25 x W67 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Early 20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paper

Clifford Ellis, Collage I (landscape)

$2,703

Clifford Ellis, Form

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Gouache on paper H33.5 x W41 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Clifford Ellis, Form

$3,536

Clifford Ellis, Swallow III

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Watercolour and pencil on paper H36 x W31 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Clifford Ellis, Swallow III

$1,220

Clifford Ellis, Variations on Six (Blue on Black)

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Lithograph H87 x W66.5 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paper

Clifford Ellis, Variations on Six (Blue on Black)

$1,216

Category

Early 20th Century American Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Abstract Painting in Original Frame

$1,600

H 12.5 in W 10.38 in D 1.5 in

Black and White Abstract Canvas by Samuel Amoia

Located in Pasadena, CA

Graphic, decorative black and white abstract canvas by Leonard Amoia. This piece was one of many pieces commission for a $14M dollars b...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Black and White Abstract Canvas by Samuel Amoia

$1,000

H 30 in W 30 in D 2 in

Italian Landscape Oil on Canvas Early 18th Century Gold Frame Venetian School

Located in Prato, IT

Veneto, Italy, early 18th century Oil on canvas 20th century frame carved and gilded in pure gold Dimensions: cm W 93 x H 78,5 x D 5.

Category

Early 18th Century Italian Antique Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Italian Landscape Oil on Canvas Early 18th Century Gold Frame Venetian School

$11,039

H 30.91 in W 36.62 in D 1.97 in

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower

Located in Torino, IT

The 19th Century Six-Panel Japanese folding screen "Byōbu" usually used in the most important Japanese house to stop wind and also to separate different space of the same big room de...

Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen Byobu With Chrysanthemums And Autumn Grass and Flower

$23,739

H 69.29 in W 143.3 in D 0.5 in

Abstract Black and White Artwork Painting

Located in New York, NY

A black and white abstract painting, New York, 2015. The unsigned artwork/painting is on a wood canvas which can be positioned or hung by any of its sides giving the piece four diffe...

Category

2010s American Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Abstract Black and White Artwork Painting

$675

H 21.5 in W 21.5 in D 2 in

Blue, Grey, Black Gouache Abstract Painting by Shawn Savage, USA, Contemporary

By Shawn Savage

Located in New York, NY

Abstract gouache painting by American artist Shawn Savage. Shades of blue with grey and black in a black frame. Signed by the artist.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Blue, Grey, Black Gouache Abstract Painting by Shawn Savage, USA, Contemporary

$2,450

H 18 in W 22 in D 1 in

"Abstract, Untitled" by RICHARD HENNESSY

By Richard Hennessy

Located in Sheffield, MA

RICHARD HENNESSY AMERICAN, b. 1941 ?Abstract, Untitled? Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1976 on verso 32 1/2 by 30 in. Provenance: From the estate of Christopher Scott, acquired from the artist. Note: Christopher Scott was a painter who was best known as curator/gadfly Henry, Geldzahler's partner. This relationship was immortalized in one of David Hockney's best portraits of 1969. EDUCATION: EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 1954-59 COLUMBIA COLLEGE, B.A., 1963 INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 1963-66 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS ALBRIGHT KNOX ART GALLERY, BUFFALO, NEW YORK AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH BROOKLYN MUSEUM, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CARNEGIE MUSEUM, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA CENTRO CULTURAL, MUSEO CONTEMPORANEO, MEXICO CITY COPLAND HOUSE, CORTLANDT MANOR, NEW YORK DAYTON ART INSTITUTE, DAYTON, OHIO DOW JONES HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO HECKSHER MUSEUM OF ART, HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK I. T. & T. ITALIAN RELIEF FUND J.P.MORGAN CHASE JACK S. BLANTON MUSEUM,UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK MOMA/P.S.1, STAIRWELL MURAL NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, PENNSYLVANIA PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, PHOENIX, ARIZONA READER'S DIGEST SAMUEL P. HARN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, RICE UNIVERSITY, HOUSTON SHIMIZU CONSTRUCTION, TOKYO SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK THE COMMODITIES CORPORATION, TRINITY UNIVERSITY, SAN ANTONIO, TX THE LANNAN FOUNDATION, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT WESTINGHOUSE CORPORATION WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW YORK AWARDS 2008 THE POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION 1988 THE POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION 1987 THE ANN AND ERLO VAN WAVEREN FOUNDATION 1983 INGRAM MERRILL FOUNDATION SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2008 CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY HUDSON, NY 1991 MARGULIES/TAPLIN GALLERY BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL 1989 BALL STATE UNIVERSITY MUNCIE, IN 1986 NINA FREUDENHEIM GALLERY BUFFALO 1986 JOHN GOOD GALLERY NEW YORK 1985 GETLER/PALL/SAPER GALLERY NEW YORK 1983 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK 1982 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK 1981 IVORY KIMPTON GALLERY SAN FRANCISCO 1980 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK 1978 ROBERT MILLER GALLERY NEW YORK 1976 OLIVER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK 1976 GREY ART GALLERY, NYU NEW YORK RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION 1976 OLIVIER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK 1970 TIBOR DE NAGY GALLERY NEW YORK 1969 OLIVIER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2007 VILLE DE REIMS GLOBAL BOOKS: LES LIVRES D'ARTISTE DE GERVAIS JASSAUD 2006 WEBER FINE ART GREENWICH, CT MY FRIENDS-THEIR VISION 2006 SNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTER STATEN ISLAND, NY ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES 2000 THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART HUNTINGTON, NY AARON COPLAND?S AMERICA 1997 ESPACE CULTUREL DE TINQUEUX FRANCE LA TENTATION DU LIVRE 1992 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK THE ARTIST, THE WRITER AND THE BOOK DESIGN (ARTISTS'S BOOKS FROM COLLECTIF GÉNÉRATION) 1992 MARGULIES/TAPLIN GALLERY MIAMI GROUP SHOW 1991 NINA FREUDENHEIM GALLERY BUFFALO RICHARD HENNESSY AND JEFFREY WASSERMAN 1991 ANDRE EMMERICH GALLERY NEW YORK ABSTRACT PAINTING: THE 90'S 1991 FRENCH CULTURAL SERVICES NEW YORK LIVRES D'ARTISTES OF COLLECTIF GÉNÉRATION 1991 SAMUEL P. HARN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE, FL CONTEMPORARY ART 1990 MARTA CERVERA GALLERY NEW YORK THE PAINTER AND HIS OCCASION, CURATED BY ALAN JONES...

Category

1970s American Vintage Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Canvas

"Abstract, Untitled" by RICHARD HENNESSY

$2,500

H 32.5 in W 30 in D 2 in

"Abstract, Untitled" by Richard Hennessy

By Richard Hennessy

Located in Sheffield, MA

RICHARD HENNESSY AMERICAN, b. 1941 "Abstract, Untitled" Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1975 on verso 48 by 36 in. Provenance: From the estate of Christopher Scott, acquired from the artist. Note: Christopher Scott was a painter who was best known as curator/gadfly Henry, Geldzahler's partner. This relationship was immortalized in one of David Hockney's best portraits of 1969. EDUCATION: EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 1954-59 COLUMBIA COLLEGE, B.A., 1963 INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 1963-66 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: ALBRIGHT KNOX ART GALLERY, BUFFALO, NEW YORK AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH BROOKLYN MUSEUM, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CARNEGIE MUSEUM, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA CENTRO CULTURAL, MUSEO CONTEMPORANEO, MEXICO CITY COPLAND HOUSE, CORTLANDT MANOR, NEW YORK DAYTON ART INSTITUTE, DAYTON, OHIO DOW JONES HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO HECKSHER MUSEUM OF ART, HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK I. T. & T. ITALIAN RELIEF FUND J.P.MORGAN CHASE JACK S. BLANTON MUSEUM,UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK MOMA/P.S.1, STAIRWELL MURAL NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, PENNSYLVANIA PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, PHOENIX, ARIZONA READER'S DIGEST SAMUEL P. HARN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, RICE UNIVERSITY, HOUSTON SHIMIZU CONSTRUCTION, TOKYO SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK THE COMMODITIES CORPORATION, TRINITY UNIVERSITY, SAN ANTONIO, TX THE LANNAN FOUNDATION, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA THE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT WESTINGHOUSE CORPORATION WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW YORK AWARDS: 2008 THE POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION 1988 THE POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION 1987 THE ANN AND ERLO VAN WAVEREN FOUNDATION 1983 INGRAM MERRILL FOUNDATION SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2008 CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY HUDSON, NY 1991 MARGULIES/TAPLIN GALLERY BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL 1989 BALL STATE UNIVERSITY MUNCIE, IN 1986 NINA FREUDENHEIM GALLERY BUFFALO 1986 JOHN GOOD GALLERY NEW YORK 1985 GETLER/PALL/SAPER GALLERY NEW YORK 1983 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK 1982 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK 1981 IVORY KIMPTON GALLERY SAN FRANCISCO 1980 HAMILTON GALLERY NEW YORK 1978 ROBERT MILLER GALLERY NEW YORK 1976 OLIVER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK 1976 GREY ART GALLERY, NYU NEW YORK RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION 1976 OLIVIER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK 1970 TIBOR DE NAGY GALLERY NEW YORK 1969 OLIVIER BERNIER, INC. NEW YORK GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2007 VILLE DE REIMS GLOBAL BOOKS: LES LIVRES D'ARTISTE DE GERVAIS JASSAUD 2006 WEBER FINE ART GREENWICH, CT MY FRIENDS-THEIR VISION 2006 SNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTER STATEN ISLAND, NY ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES 2000 THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART HUNTINGTON, NY AARON COPLANDâÃ¯¿½Ã¯¿½S AMERICA 1997 ESPACE CULTUREL DE TINQUEUX FRANCE LA TENTATION DU LIVRE 1992 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK THE ARTIST, THE WRITER AND THE BOOK DESIGN (ARTISTS'S BOOKS FROM COLLECTIF GÃï¿½Ã¯¿½NÃï¿½Ã¯¿½RATION) 1992 MARGULIES/TAPLIN GALLERY MIAMI GROUP SHOW 1991 NINA FREUDENHEIM GALLERY BUFFALO RICHARD HENNESSY AND JEFFREY WASSERMAN 1991 ANDRE EMMERICH GALLERY NEW YORK ABSTRACT PAINTING: THE 90'S 1991 FRENCH CULTURAL SERVICES NEW YORK LIVRES D'ARTISTES OF COLLECTIF GÃï¿½Ã¯¿½NÃï¿½Ã¯¿½RATION 1991 SAMUEL P. HARN MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE, FL CONTEMPORARY ART 1990 MARTA CERVERA GALLERY NEW YORK THE PAINTER AND HIS OCCASION, CURATED BY ALAN JONES...

Category

1970s American Vintage Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Canvas

"Abstract, Untitled" by Richard Hennessy

$6,500

H 48 in W 36 in D 2 in

"Lion and Bull", Art Deco-Medieval Decorative Painting in Greys and Burnt Sienn

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A marvelous example of Romanesque-Medieval bas relief sculpture interpreted by an American artist in the 1920s, this painting on fabric was executed by Dunbar Beck, the famous muralist. The painting, on one length of cloth, is in two parts -- one portion depicts a bull being attached by a lion, the other depicts a scrolling rope motif. According to a notation on the reverse, both paintings were done for a production of "Oedipus Rex," perhaps in California. Beck was an important muralist at this time, executing a mural for the US Post Office...

Category

1920s American Art Deco Vintage Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Fabric

"Lion and Bull", Art Deco-Medieval Decorative Painting in Greys and Burnt Sienn

$1,560 Sale Price

20% Off

H 40 in W 22 in D 0.1 in

Fran Levin - Untitled (Abstract Window), c. 1980s Signed Modernist Watercolor

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

A modern watercolor on paper by Michigan artist Fran Levin. Circa 1980s. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right. From a private collection. Dimensions: 37"h x 29.25"w x 1.25" d (fr...

Category

1980s American Vintage Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paper

Fran Levin - Untitled (Abstract Window), c. 1980s Signed Modernist Watercolor

$1,200

H 37 in W 29.25 in D 1.25 in

William Henry Chandler Pastel, Cottage in an Autumn Landscape

By William Henry Chandler

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

William Henry Chandler (1854-1928) Pastel, a cottage in an autumn landscape, signed "Chandler" on lower right. Pastel on paper in period mahogan...

Category

Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paper

William Henry Chandler Pastel, Cottage in an Autumn Landscape

$795

H 17.25 in W 29.25 in D 1.75 in

Martin Kline "Untitled" Abstract Pencil Drawing 1997 'Signed and Dated'

By Martin Kline

Located in New York, NY

Beautifully framed original abstract drawing, Untitled, 1997, pencil on paper, 30" x 22" sheet, by Martin Kline, signed and dated in lower left. Martin Kline’s (b. 1961) work ref...

Category

1990s American Modern Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Ash, Paper

Martin Kline "Untitled" Abstract Pencil Drawing 1997 'Signed and Dated'

$5,500

H 35.5 in W 27.5 in D 1.5 in

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By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Watercolour on paper H27 x W35 cm (framed dimensions)

Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

Paint

Clifford Ellis, Coming of the Ice Age II

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Located in London, GB

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Category

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Materials

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By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

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Category

Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Furniture

Materials

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Clifford Ellis, Coming of the Ice Age IV

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