Herman Roderick Volz was a Swiss-American painter, muralist, lithographer, set designer, and mosaic/ceramic artist. He was a politically active champion of the working man and often used his strikingly modernist graphic works as vehicles to address issues of inequality and social injustice. Initially trained by his grandfather, a master in decorative arts, he began his formal study at the Art und Gewerbeschule in Zürich and the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna. He traveled for four years in France, Spain, Italy, Africa, and Holland and then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1933, becoming a US citizen in 1938. During the Great Depression, Volz was appointed a supervisor in the Northern California Art Project and for the Federal Building mural project at the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) Art in Action exhibit from 1939-40. Directing a group of about ten artists he produced two monumental murals (the world’s largest at the time) on the facade of San Francisco’s Federal Building titled The Conquest of the West. In 1940-42 with another team of workers he created two large, low-relief polished marble mosaic panels for the Golden Gate International Exhibition “Art in Action” World's Fair which were later installed at San Francisco City College. The murals titled Organic and Inorganic Science represent the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. The slogan of the mural reads ‘Give me a base and I move the world. From 1944-48, Volz worked in Hollywood, as a scenic artist and technical director at Actors' Laboratory Theatre, and he also designed sets for MGM and Paramount Studios. Volz was a member of the California Watercolor Society and the San Francisco Art Association. He exhibited at Berlin National Exhibition (1927), Paris Salon (1937), San Francisco Art Association (1938–41), Golden Gate International Exposition (1939), and San Francisco Museum of the Legion of Honor (1937–41), and won the San Francisco Art Association prize in 1937.
$725
Herman Volz Original Woodcut, Social Unrest of the 1960s, Rioters
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
An original woodcut print depicting the social unrest of the 1960s by Herman Roderick Volz. Pencil signed by the artist lower right. Image measures 11 1/2" x 14 1/2," sheet measures...
Paper
Herman Volz Original Woodcut, Social Unrest of the 1960's, Confrontation
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
An original woodcut print depicting the social unrest of the 1960s by Herman Roderick Volz. Pencil signed by the artist lower right. Image measures 11 1/2" x 17," sheet measures 18"...
Paper
THE PARTISAN (SF Dock strike)
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Santa Monica, CA
HERMAN VOLZ (Swiss/American 1904 - 1990) THE PARTISAN, 1937 Lithograph, signed and no. in pencil. Edition 30. 10 1/2 x 14. Sheet 11 1/4 x 17 1/2" Generally good condition aside fro...
Lithograph
Herman Volz Original Woodcut, Social Unrest of the 1960's, Social Unrest
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
An original woodcut print depicting the social unrest of the 1960s by Herman Roderick Volz. Pencil signed by the artist lower right. Image measures 24 1/2" x 11," sheet measures 29"...
Paper
Herman Volz Original Woodcut, Social Unrest of the 1960's, Disbursing the Riot
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
An original woodcut print depicting the social unrest of the 1960s by Herman Roderick Volz. Pencil signed by the artist lower right. Image measures 14" x 24," sheet measures 18 1/2"...
Paper
$2,250
H 28 in W 21.75 in D 0.05 in
Original 'The U. S. Marines Want You' vintage military recruiting poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: The U.S. Marines Want You. This military vintage poster is archival linen-backed and in fine condition, ready to frame. There is no date, artist, or printer'...
Lithograph
$1,250
H 30.75 in W 23.5 in
A New Tomorrow Lithograph Print, Cubist Style, Signed, 2008
By Alexandra Nechita
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition of 195. Image size: 27.5 x 18.5 i...
Paper, Lithograph
Tulips in a Vase
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Tulips in a Vase" 1995 is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Gary Bukovnik, born 1947. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 169/200 in...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 13 in
Andrew Wyeth, Early October, from The Four Seasons (after)
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), titled Early October, originates from the distinguished 1962 folio The Four Seasons: Paintings and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth....
Lithograph
$4,463
H 37 in W 29 in D 1 in
Marilyn For Ever Screen Print on Archival Paper, Signed, Edition 10/95
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on hand torn archival art paper. Hand signed and numbered on front, thumb print on verso by the artist. Edition 10/95. Frame size approx 37 x 29 inches. Artwork is ...
Paper, Screen
$9,713
H 30 in W 22 in
The Wall Gold Hand Signed Screen Print with Spray Paint, Edition 1 of 5, 2009
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print and spray paint on hand torn archival art paper. Hand signed and numbered on front, Inscribed 'Life is Beautiful' with signature, edition, date and thumb print on verso...
Paper, Screen
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 17 in
Andrew Wyeth, New Leaves, from The Four Seasons (after)
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), titled New Leaves, originates from the distinguished 1962 folio The Four Seasons: Paintings and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth. Pu...
Lithograph
$39,600
H 40 in W 30 in
My House II Silkscreen Print on Paper, Signed, 14/100, Contemporary
By Christopher Wool
Located in Aventura, FL
7 Color Silkscreen on 335 GSM Matt Custom Paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Numbered 14/100 (there are also 10 artist's proofs). Published by Counter Editions, London. Printed by Brand X Editions, New York. Artwork size 40 x 30 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame size approx 46 x 36 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Christopher Wool is a contemporary American painter. In his paintings, Wool contrasts bold stenciled text or abstract brushwork with white backgrounds. In the stenciled works, words run together and breaks arrive at the edges of the canvas, as seen in his Apocalypse Now (1988), which bears the phrase “SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS.” “With the painting the inspiration comes from the process of the work itself,” Wool reflected. “Like music [making the work] is an emotional experience. It’s a visual language and it’s almost impossible to put words to it.” Born on September 16, 1955 in Boston, MA, Wool studied briefly at Sarah Lawrence College, but quickly left to enroll at the New York Studio School. A contemporary of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Cindy Sherman, and others in New York’s downtown art scene in the 1980s, Wool introduced graffiti techniques to his work, later incorporating silkscreens and paint rollers. The artist’s work has been exhibited at numerous institutions around the world, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst am Museum Ludwig in Cologne, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Wool currently lives and works between Marfa, TX and New York, NY with his wife the painter Charline von Heyl.
Paper, Screen
$59,950
H 13.5 in W 16.5 in
Pop Shop III (2), Hand Signed Screen Print, 1989, Pop Art, Edition 108/200
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, Image size: 11 .5 x 14.75 inches. Sheet size: 13.5 x 16.5 inches. Edition ...
Paper, Screen
$900
H 16.25 in W 20.25 in
"The Slope Near the Bridge" Paul Sample, Mid-Century, American Snowy Landscape
By Paul Sample
Located in New York, NY
Paul Sample The Slope Near the Bridge, 1950 Signed in pencil lower left Lithograph on wove paper Image 8 15/16 x 12 15/16 inches Sheet 11 5/16 x 15 1/16 inches From the edition of 25...
Paper, Lithograph
The Vera Stretz Murder Trial
By William Sharp
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Vera Stretz Murder Trial Lithograph, 1936 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Initialed W.S. in the image lower right (see photo) Dated in the image lower right (see photo) ...
Lithograph
$3,300
H 29.5 in W 24 in
Norman Rockwell, 'Jim got down on his knees', 1972, Litho, a.p., Signed, Framed
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Columbia, MO
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Signed recto Norman Rockwell remains one of the most celebrated illustrators of the twentieth century, renowned for his ability to translate na...
Lithograph
Industrial Accident
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Herman Roderick Volz, 'Industrial Accident', lithograph, 1942, edition 20. Signed, titled and numbered '6/20' in pencil. Signed in the stone, lower left. A fine, rich impression, on cream, wove paper, with full margins (1 1/8 to 1 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Reproduced and exhibited: 'L’Amérique de la Dépression: Artistes Engagés des Années 30', Musée-Gallerie de la Seita, Paris, 1996. Impressions of "Industrial Accident' are in the collections of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Volz’s other graphic works are held in the collections of Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum of Wisconsin Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Wisconsin Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Herman Roderick Volz (1904–1990) was a Swiss-American painter, muralist, lithographer, set designer, and mosaic/ceramic artist. He was a politically active champion of the working man and often used his strikingly modernist graphic works as vehicles to address issues of inequality and social injustice. Initially trained by his grandfather, a master in decorative arts, he began his formal study at the Art und Gewerbeschule in Zürich and the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna. He traveled for four years in France, Spain, Italy, Africa, and Holland and then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1933, becoming a US citizen in 1938. During the Great Depression, Volz was appointed a supervisor in the Northern California Art Project and for the Federal Building mural project at the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) Art in Action exhibit from 1939-40. Directing a group of about ten artists he produced two monumental murals (the world’s largest at the time) on the facade of San Francisco’s Federal Building titled ‘The Conquest of the West’. In 1940-42 with another team of workers he created two large, low-relief polished marble mosaic panels...
Lithograph
'Giving Chase' California Modernist Oil Painting
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Surfside, FL
Three male figures are depicted in action. The figures seemed to be captured in movement while running together in the same direction. The figures are stylized, and elongated instead of realistically rendered. Herman Roderick Volz (1904–1990) Swiss-American painter, muralist, lithographer, set designer, decorative artist and ceramist. He was politically active, vocal and often made social statements through his imagery and he was especially taken by the industrial horizon of his adopted home of San Francisco Bay Area. Many of his art pieces done for the Federal Art Project (FAP, WPA), for example, were of men at work and of docks, piers, and railroad yards. Herman Roderick Volz was born December 25, 1904 in Zürich, Switzerland. His first training was under the tutelage of his grandfather, a master in decorative arts. He then started his formal training at the Art und Gewerbeschule in Zürich, the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna, and travelled for four years in France, Spain, Italy, Africa and Holland, eventually moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1933. By 1938 he became a US citizen. During the Great Depression, Volz was appointed to the position of supervisor in the Northern California Art Project and supervisor for the Federal Building mural project at the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) Art in Action exhibit from 1939-1940.[4] He painted the two large mural on two sides of a large federal building called, The Conquest of the West, and on one side of the building it was By Land and the other was By Sea. This particular mural was the world's largest at the time and had around ten artist helping including Jose Ramis, John Saccaro...
Oil