After John Hardy left his home country of Canada to travel the world, he settled down in Bali, Indonesia, and became one of the world’s most-lauded designers of bracelets, necklaces, rings and other jewelry.
Hardy had studied at the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto before he set out globetrotting. In Indonesia, he became so smitten with the people, culture and landscape that he decided to stay, and in 1975 he started selling artisan jewelry and eventually designing his own pieces through his studies of local silversmithing. From the start, the focus was on time-honored jewelry-making traditions and details of craftsmanship.
In 1983, Hardy met an American named Cynthia Boesk who also had a small jewelry business. After they married, they merged their businesses and officially started John Hardy, making a name for themselves designing elegant and eclectic bracelets that reflected centuries-old Balinese techniques. In 1998, Italian-born French jewelry designer Guy Bedarida became the creative director of the company, staying on for 16 years and leading the brand in innovative new directions. Its Bamboo collection, with designs reminiscent of bamboo stalks, directs its sales toward planting bamboo seedlings in Indonesia, while the Kali collection takes its design cues from the distinctive pebbles found in Bali.
After learning about the harmful effects that silver mining has on the environment, Hardy became extremely committed to sustainable luxury business practices, promising that every piece is conflict-free and ethically produced during each step of the design process.
In 2017, the brand was among the jewelers challenged by Vogue Italia to craft pieces from the tagua nut in lieu of using elephant ivory and has used recycled sterling silver in its designs. Its first diamond-centered collection in 2019 concentrated on ethical sourcing and mines where workers are paid fairly. Although Hardy sold his business in 2007, it continues to operate with his name and adhere to the artisanal practices he promoted, including under jewelry designer Hollie Bonneville Barden, who served as creative director from 2016 to 2020. Along with online and global retail sales, the John Hardy Workshop and flagship Kapal Bamboo Boutique in Bali also offer the brand’s enduring designs from an open-air sustainable bamboo building.
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Woman on Dock, Photorealist Oil Painting by John Hardy
By John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Hardy, American (1923 - 2014) - Woman on Dock, Year: circa 1974, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 47.75 x 52.75 in. (121.29 x 133.99 cm), Frame Size: 49 x 54...
Oil
$3,000
H 9 in W 12 in D 0.75 in
"Homestead" (2024) By Michael Miller, Original Midwestern Landscape Oil Painting
By Michael Miller
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller's beautiful original photorealist Midwestern landscape painting "Homestead" (2024) depicts a cozy Midwestern red barn in the middle of a plains farmland, among a grey ...
Canvas, Oil
$10,000
H 30 in W 48 in D 0.75 in
"Spring Morning" - Contemporary Realist Oil Painting of Rural Barns, 2024
By Michael Miller
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller’s "Spring Morning" (2024) captures the serene beauty of rural America in a masterfully executed oil on panel. This contemporary realist work depicts a timeworn red bar...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 10 in W 10 in D 0.75 in
"Summer Evening" (2024) By Michael Miller, Original Landscape Oil Painting
By Michael Miller
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller's beautiful original photorealist landscape barn painting "Summer Evening" (2024) depicts a Midwestern barn in the middle of the vast plains, with a large cloud loomin...
Canvas, Oil
$2,682
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Back to the source, Oil painting on Canvas, Water Reflections, Leafs, Realistic
By Deniz Bayav
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas. Artist : Deniz Bayav Subject : Retour à la source (Title / F...
Canvas, Oil
"Sky 60" Oil Painting
By James Van Fossan
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 60" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a skyscape of grey and white clouds arching through a blue sky and the sunlight dances through it.
Oil, Panel
"Sky 58" Oil Painting
By James Van Fossan
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 58" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a skyscape of grey and white clouds arching through a blue sky as the sunlight highlights their forms.
Oil, Panel
"Driving in the Rain II", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Driving in the Rain II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a cascading pattern of rain drops on a car windshield which obscures...
Oil
$3,000
H 10 in W 10 in D 0.75 in
"Camp Road" (2024) By Michael Miller, Original Midwestern Landscape Oil Painting
By Michael Miller
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller's beautiful original photorealist Midwestern landscape painting "Camp Road" (2024) depicts a Midwestern barn lying at the end of a dirt road, surrounded by forestry an...
Canvas, Oil
"Running the Rapids" Oil Painting
By Sheri Farabaugh
Located in Denver, CO
Sheri Farabaugh's "Running the Rapids" is a handmade, original oil painting that depicts a kayaker braving the whitewater current. Artist Statement a...
Canvas, Oil
$1,353
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Dérive, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Leafs, Nature
By Deniz Bayav
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas. Artist : Deniz Bayav Subject : Dérive (Title) Signature : T...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
At the Airport - Early Photo Realism
By Austin Briggs
Located in Miami, FL
Before there was Photorealism, there was Austin Briggs. Done in 1951, this work has all the hallmarks of the 1970's fine art movement and more. Briggs is using photographs as a refer...
Oil, Masonite
$2,682
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Reflet, Contemporary Original Painting, Acrylic and Oil, Realist, Natural Art
By Deniz Bayav
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas. Artist : Deniz Bayav Subject : Reflet (Title / FR) In “Reflet”, contempor...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Grandmother at Shore, Large Painting by John Hardy
By John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hardy, American (1923 - 2014) Title: Grandmother at Shore Year: circa 1974 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 46 x 70 in. (116.84 x 177.8 cm)
Acrylic
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H 22.5 in W 30 in
1970's New York City Jewish Street Scene Signed Judaica Pop Art Lithograph
By John Hardy
Located in Surfside, FL
John Hardy was born in Tours, France, 1923, He spent his childhood in various parts of the country including New York, Virginia, and North Carolina, and later lived in Florida and Ge...
Lithograph
Summer Clearance
By John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hardy, American (1923 - 2014) Title: Summer Clearance Year: circa 1977 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 275 Image Size: 20 x 28 inches Paper ...
Lithograph
Window Garden
By John Hardy
Located in New York, NY
John Hardy (American), "Window Garden" 5/250, Abstract Lithograph, 22.5 x 30, 1979 Colors: Green, White, Brown, Black
Lithograph
Max Wass, Master Jeweler
By John Hardy
Located in New York, NY
John Hardy (American 1923-2014), Max Wass, Master Jeweler, Abstract Figurative Lithograph, 30 x 22.50, 1979 Colors: Black, White
Lithograph
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H 30.25 in W 22.75 in
Soho Sunday (Susan Caldwell), Gallery Denizens, Signed Pop Art Lithograph
By John Hardy
Located in Surfside, FL
John Hardy was born in Tours, France, 1923, He spent his childhood in various parts of the country including New York, Virginia, and North Carolina, and later lived in Florida and Georgia. His travels outside the USA include Europe, Greece, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, the Caribbean Islands, Panama, and Mexico. In 1942, he married Betty Blackman, with whom he lived for 26 years and raised four children. He served in the Army from 1940 to 1945, spending 16 months in Europe during World War II. At age 52, he moved to New York City with Page Ogden, to whom he was married for 12 years. He subsequently lived with Naomi Lionni, who died in 1992. He taught drawing and painting from 1958 to 1981, first at the Atlanta College of Art, and subsequently at the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology and at New York University. A figurative painter known especially for his portraits, cityscapes, and seascapes, his work captured the depth and complexity of his subjects with empathy, humor, and, in some cases, astute social commentary. According to Gail Levin, an art historian, professor, and author specializing in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries, “Like those of Edward Hopper and Reginald Marsh, Hardy’s paintings often imply multi-layered meanings, enabling him to distill the essence of a cultural moment. . . . He selects and manipulates with an uncanny power, achieving ironic realism.” Select Solo Exhibitions 2006 “New Paintings,” DFN Gallery, New York, NY 2003 “It’s up to you, New York, New York,”Susan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2002 “Portraits,” Lizan Tops Gallery. Easthampton, NY “The New Collections,” DFN Gallery, New York, NY 2000 Undercroft Gallery, St. Anne’s School, Brooklyn, NY 1996 Brenda Taylor Gallery (two-person with Joan Semmel...
Lithograph
Sand Bar
By John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hardy, American (1923 - ) Title: Sand Bar Year: 1988 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 21 in. x 56 in. (53.34 cm x 142.24 cm) Frame Size: 23 x 58 inches
Oil