Gerald Anthony Coles Art

Oriental figures is an original modern artwork realized after Katsushika Hokusai in the late 19th Century. Black and white woodcut print. Includes a gilded frame.

A 1928 woodcut on paper of a self-portrait of notable Chicago Modernist artist, Emil Armin. Artwork size: 10 1/2" x 8". Archivally matted to: 12 1/2" x 14 1/2. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Edition 7/30. Emil Armin was born in Radautz, Austria in 1883. By the age of 10, Armin was orphaned and was raised by his older siblings. He supported himself by working in restaurants and drew in his spare time. In 1905, at the age of 21, Armin immigrated to Chicago. He began studying at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1907, but financial difficulties forced him to start and stop a number of times, finally graduating in 1920. He studied with George Bellows and Randall Davey. Armin was an integral part of Chicago’s 57th Street Art Colony and exhibited in both the more avant-garde Chicago No-Jury Society Shows, as well as the more formal and conventional Chicago Society of Artists Exhibitions, the Chicago Renaissance Society and Art Institute of Chicago (1922-1949) exhibitions. He taught at Hull House...

Woodblock print on paper. A refined and atmospheric Japanese woodblock print depicting a tranquil coastal inlet rendered in an economy of line and muted colour. The composition is n...

Figure is an original woodcut print realized by Amadore Porcella. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Passepartout dimension: ...

Erotic Scene with Travelers and Courtesans (from an erotic album) Edo period (late 18th–early 19th century) Woodblock print (sumizuri-e). This rare and finely executed erotic woodblock print...

Woodcut print realized in the early 20th Century. Proof on japan paper, hand signed and numbered. Edition of 50. Very good condition. A rare and delightfully modern woodcut by th...

Woodblock print on paper. Japan, Edo period. A refined bust-length portrait depicting a court official or learned gentleman, shown in three-quarter profile and wearing formal attire...

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), realized in 19th Century. Vertical oban format. This restrained landscape composition depicts a rugged coastal promontory descending into pale blue wat...

Portrait of the actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro and curtain is an original artwork realized in 1864 by Toyohara Kunichika (30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) Oban. Bust portrait of the actor Kawarazaki Gonjuro in front of the brown theatre curtain with advertisement for the theatre performances. Signed: Kunichika ga. Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke. Censored by Aratame. Excellent impression with blind printing and very fine visible vertical wood grain in the brown curtain and haori, glossy black print (collar), a little bit creased. Toyohara Kunichika (30 June 1835 – 1 July 1900) was a ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print artist. Talented as a child, at about thirteen he became a student of Tokyo's then-leading print maker, Utagawa Kunisada. His deep appreciation and knowledge of kabuki drama...

Ex Libris Gallardo is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 1940s. Original B/W woodcut on ivory-colored paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 21 ...

Portrait is original xylography on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. Monoprint, signed on the plate In very good condition. Sheet dimension: 26 x 19.5 cm. I...

"The fisherwoman" is an original woodcut on brown-colored paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the 20th Century. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimen...