Francis de Erdely’s works are considered a masterful extension of a humanistic tradition that has its roots in ancient Greece, Rome and the Italian Renaissance. His early volumetric treatment of images gave way over the years, to a style that uses flat shapes and the angularity of Cubism to simplify its subject matter. Born in Budapest, Hungary, de Erdely studied art in his native city, as well as in Madrid and Paris, and began his career in Europe. But his depictions of the atrocities he witnessed there in the 1930s angered the Gestapo, forcing him to flee. After living for a time in New York and Detroit, de Erdely settled in Los Angeles around 1944. He continued to use his work to document the times in which he lived - creating respectful, yet mournful, images of blacks and Mexicans living in Los Angeles, and works that decried the impact of technology on man, the loss of democratic rights to Communism and the ensnaring of individuals in a 9-to-5 routine. de Erdely taught art at the University of Southern California, the Pasadena Art Museum School and the Jepson Art Institute - and in doing so, strongly influenced a new generation of Southern California artists. de Erdely's works are exhibited at Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California and Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington.
A Fine Watercolor and Pencil "Mexican Shark Fisherman" within a Pine Frame
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in LA, CA
Francis De Erdely (Hungarian/American, 1904-1959) “Mexican Shark Fishermen” water color and Pencil on Paper within a pine frame and protective glass, circa 1930. Signed: ‘De Erdely’...
Glass, Wood, Pencil, Paper
$2,850
H 11.7 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Foundational Studies 25(E) Earthly Palettes & Visceral Tones
By Rebecca Wing Sze Lam
Located in STRETTON, AU
Foundational Studies 25(E) The Composition A refined entry point into the studio’s practice, Foundational Studies 25(E) is a deliberate exploration of form and verse. Executed on ha...
Paint, Ink, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Pencil, Carbon P...
$2,200
H 18 in W 14 in D 0.13 in
Original Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Drawing - Pencil and Ink, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Abstract Expressionist Drawing - Pencil and Ink, Signed Intriguing pencil and ink drawing by Felix Ruvolo (American, 1912-1992). The shapes in this drawing are primarily or...
Paper, Pencil, Ink
Reg Butler Abstract Figurative Signed "Manipulator"
By Reg Butler
Located in Detroit, MI
"Manipulator" is an abstracted figurative drawing in charcoal and graphite. The figure seems to be "manipulating" some object it holds without visual clarity as what that object is leaving it up to the viewer to fantasize about its intent. The drawing has a monumentality to it that speaks of Butler’s influence by Henry Moore, for whom he worked at one time, and echoes the style of the sculptures that Butler created. Butler most often used the female figure in his sculptures and drawings and although it is not certain, this drawing may be of a female figure engaged in some hand work with perhaps a mechanical toy that resembles a bird. Butler trained as an architect and worked as a blacksmith before becoming Henry Moore’s assistant and developing his own talent as a sculptor. His first solo exhibition was held in 1949 at the Hanover Gallery in London. In 1952 he exhibited at the Venice Biennale and in the same year won a much publicized competition for a Monument to the Unknown Political Prisoner which, however, was never made. After winning the 'Unknown Political Prisoner' competition in 1953 he became one of the best known sculptors during the 1950s and 1960s, and also taught at the Slade School of Art. Reginald Cotterell Butler (28 April 1913 – 23 October 1981) was an English sculptor born at Bridgefoot House, Buntingford, Hertfordshire to Frederick William Butler, formerly a police constable, and Edith Barltrop. His parents were the Master and Matron of the Buntingford Union Workhouse. His father was a relative of the poet William Butler Yeats; Edith was of Anglo-French descent. Butler studied and lectured at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1937 to 1939. He was a conscientious objector during the Second World War, being exempted from military service conditional upon setting up a small blacksmith business repairing farm implements. Butler's later work consists of lifelike models of female figures, such as Girl on a Round Base, that have something in common with Hans Bellmer and the sculpture of Allen Jones and prefigure the work of Ron Mueck...
Paper, Graphite, Charcoal
$2,200
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.13 in
Original Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Drawing - Marker and Pencil, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Drawing - Marker and Pencil, Signed Intriguing pencil and marker drawing by Felix Ruvolo (American, 1912-1992). The shapes in this drawing a...
Paper, Pencil, Spray Paint, Permanent Marker
$35,535
H 9.63 in W 14.63 in D 1 in
Signed and dated watercolour painting by Henry Moore, 1981 'Four ideas'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986) Four Ideas for Sculpture Signed and dated ‘Moore/81’ (lower right) Pencil, watercolour, crayon, charcoal and ball point pen on paper 24.5 ...
Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil
$6,500
H 34 in W 24 in D 3 in
"Yellow Coconut", 1981, Drawing by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Yellow Coconut Year: 1981 Medium: Marker and pencil on newsprint, signed 'JC' l.r. Image Size: 19.25 x 8.5 inches Size: 19.25 ...
Newsprint, Permanent Marker, Pencil
$1,500
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 0.04 in
Georgian Contemporary Art by Tamar Darchiashvili - Untitled 8
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink & pencil on paper, Tamar Darchiashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1996 she graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, F...
Paper, Ink, Pencil
$1,100
H 24.02 in W 33.86 in D 0.04 in
Georgian Contemporary Art by Tamar Darchiashvili - Untitled 12
Located in Paris, IDF
Pencil on paper Tamar Darchiashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1996 she graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty ...
Paper, Pencil
$1,100
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
Georgian Contemporary Art by Tamar Darchiashvili - Untitled 14
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel & pencil on paper Tamar Darchiashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1996 she graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts,...
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
$1,100
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
Georgian Contemporary Art by Tamar Darchiashvili - Contrasts 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Pencil, acrylic & ink on paper, Tamar Darchiashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1996 she graduated from the Tbilisi State Acade...
Paper, Ink, Pencil
$1,200
H 11 in W 10.5 in D 0.2 in
Untitled, by Clemens Briels Pencil on paper, framed
By Clemens Briels
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, by Clemens Briels Pencil on paper 2008 Image size: 11 H cm. x 10.5 W cm. Framed: 20.7 H cm. x 20 W cm. Clemens Briels is a painter born in the Netherlands in 1946. At a yo...
Paper, Pencil
$1,100
H 24.02 in W 33.86 in D 0.04 in
Georgian Contemporary Art by Tamar Darchiashvili - Shadows 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Pencil on paper Tamar Darchiashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1996 she graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty ...
Paper, Pencil
Sold
H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Toreador Mixed Media, Signed Bullfighting Scene By Francis De Erdely
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mixed Media, signed bullfighting scene.Very well framed. Francis De Erdely was recognized for his artistic influence on many emerging Californiaartists during the 1940's, and was kn...
Lithograph
California Modernist Ballet Dancers Ink Drawing
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Surfside, FL
Francis de Erdely (Hungarian: Erdélyi Ferenc) (1904–1959) was a Hungarian-American artist who was renowned in Europe and the United States for his powerful figure paintings and drawi...
Paper, Ink
Table for Two
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great American genre painting.
Oil, Canvas