Herta Hausmann Mixed Media

Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Basement Systems Materials : Acrylic, tempera, gouache, and glitter glue on cardboard drawing pad back Date : 2019 Dimensions : 18 x 12 x .2 in. Kory ...

The present illuminated folio page contains a fine miniature depicting three figures hunting while on horseback, an image meant to accompany a historic epic. During the medieval period, hunting was an important pastime of male nobility throughout the Islamic world. The Quran itself explicitly endorses hunting and the use of animals to aid in capturing prey: "Lawful to you are foodstuffs that are good to eat and any game that, at your wish, is captured by beasts of prey which train as you do dogs, according to the method that Allah has taught you, after you have spoken the name of Allah over it." (Q 6:4) Muslim princes and nobles enjoyed the chase of the prey via horseback, using bow and arrow, crossbows, and blowpipes to capture their prey Horseback riding itself trained young men in the necessary skills for armed combat and warfare, developing their speed and strength. 12 x 8.25 inches, artwork 19.75 x 15.88 inches, frame accompanied on the back with an image of the verso framed to conservation standards with a 100% rag silk-lined mat in a gold gilded frame A Persian miniature is a small Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an album of such works called a muraqqa. The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an equally well-established Persian tradition of wall-painting, the survival rate and state of preservation of miniatures is better, and miniatures are much the best-known form of Persian painting in the West, and many of the most important examples are in Western, or Turkish, museums. Miniature painting became a significant genre in Persian art in the 13th century, receiving Chinese influence after the Mongol conquests, and the highest point in the tradition was reached in the 15th and 16th centuries. The tradition continued, under some Western influence, after this, and has many modern exponents. The Persian miniature was the dominant influence on other Islamic miniature traditions, principally the Ottoman miniature...

Artist : Kory Twaddle "Autumn Biogram of the Nelson" Newsprint, graphite, conté crayon pastel, charcoal, beeswax, cardboard, paper, gingko leaves, stickers, and Mixed Media on drawi...

Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : California Monoprint Materials : Tempera on paper Date : 2008 Dimensions : 36 x 24 x .1 in. Kory Twaddle is a Kansas City based artist and Research A...

Untitled, 1971, mixed media collage with painted and printed elements on paper, signed and dated lower right, 9 x 10 5/8 inches, exhibited Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY, unknown date...

Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Blue Springs Semi Upper Level Materials : Colored pencil, marker, tempera, gouache, stickers, tape, glitter glue, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic, graphite...

A mixed media on paper. Signed lower right. Image measures 24.75 x 29.75 inches Framed size is 25.5 x 30.5 inches. Born in Dnipro, Ukraine (Yekaterinoslav, when previously controlle...

A mixed media on heavy paper. Signed lower right. The artwork can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. Image measures 24.75 x 29.75 inches Framed size is 25.5 x 30.5 inches. Bor...

This deceptively simple study of a downward view of a crab by modernist master Marsden Hartley is as much a well-observed document of a crab as it is a marvelous abstraction. Hartley...

A vibrant Southwestern mixed media landscape by Bert Van Bork titled Second Mesa, depicting the Hopi Pueblo of northern Arizona through a bold, modernist...

Two very pleasant musical themed silhouettes mixed media paintings. These lovely drawings are made of ink and watercolor on paper enriched by a musical score fixed with a red lacquer wax mold...

This is an unusual image in the cactus-filled desert of a squirrel reaching towards a human hand that is tenderly holding a small bird. The image is striking because of its strong g...