Jeanne Modigliani Wall Decorations

Although John Lear entitled this drawing "Confrontation," the half-nude male figure and the falcon on the other end of his bright red leash are contemplating each other with placidit...

Wayne Benter Jung, Fashion Sketch of Josephine Baker, Post WWII Gouache and ink on paper, 7.5" x 9.5" (sight), silver lacquered frame 11" x 9", circa late 1940s This vibrant fashion illustration represents Josephine Baker, the American-born dancer, singer, and actress whose international fame made her one of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century. Although often associated with her Parisian rise during the 1920s Jazz Age, Baker continued to embody glamour and modernity well into the 1940s and beyond, performing throughout wartime Europe, assisting the French Resistance, and reinventing her stage image for postwar audiences. The sketch, executed by Wayne Benter Jung (1919–2003), reflects this later phase of Baker’s career. Jung, a Wisconsin-born artist who studied at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and served in WWII, turned to fashion and theatrical design during his early postwar years. His work often balanced fine art, interior decoration, and fashion, situating him within the larger mid-century American dialogue between commercial design and artistic practice. Fashion Analysis The gown depicted here is emblematic of late 1940s fashion sensibilities: Silhouette: The tightly belted waist and elongated column form anticipate the couture revolution inaugurated by Christian Dior’s New Look...

Original pastel drawing by Swedish artist Jules Schyl, signed and dated 1943. This nude study features soft color contrasts and dynamic strokes, typical of Schyl’s modernist style. ...

This mesmerising pastel drawing on paper depicts a young maiden from the early 19th century. Her unmistakable piercing gaze is haunting, the delicate and intricate details of her dre...

Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burlwood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.

Martin Summers, (1922- 2012) had a long career creating art in a number of mediums, all with wonderfully whimsical style, and often featuring female sub...

Walter Gutman midcentury abstract figurative drawing in pastel on paper Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern figurative abstract pastel drawing by W...

1967 Francisco Zúñiga Pastel Drawing Mother, Child, Provenance Sotheby's NY Offered for sale is a 1967 pastel drawing of a mother and child by Francisco...

Stunning abstract composition by John Monti. John Monti (1957-) is one of the upcoming "undiscovered" artists of his generation. This piece, dated 1987, belongs to his early period. John Monti has exhibited regularly in New York since the mid-1980s. Against a fluctuating backdrop of stylistic convulsion he has single-mindedly pursued his own ideas. Monti's work is ingeniously devised and fabricated. His earliest wood sculptures, suggesting unlikely mergers of Constructivism and West African...

Pastel drawing of a glamorous woman sitting with three small adorable dogs on her side.

Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.

Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.