Despite Lotan's elaborate fabrications about his past certain biographical aspects are known for sure. He was born Lotan S. Welshans on June 19, 1905, in Danville, Indiana. Records list his mother as Anna Laurel Worthington-Jenkins and his father as Unknown. He attended Proviso Township High School in Illinois, where he graduated in 1924. After high school, he attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts from 1924–26. Although he never graduated, records show he did complete almost 2500 hours of coursework. It's interesting to note that, particularly given Lotan's history of hyping and fabricating his past accomplishments, he was never known to mention the fact that he attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, a fine school in its own right. In the late 1920s, he most likely worked as a commercial illustrator for an advertising firm with ties to the automobile industry. Illustrated advertisements for Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Benz from the late 20s signed Lotan Welshans are known to exist. Several Works Progress Administration era paintings signed by Lotan Welshans are also known to exist. So although little is known about his life in the 1930s, he was spending time painting. In 1952, he arrived in Arizona accompanied by his girlfriend Ruth and their pet Bulldog, Sir Oliver Cedric. Ruth, who would later become his wife, was also an artist. In a letter that same year to California artist Claude Buck, Lotan claims to be living in the middle of the desert painting like never before. He goes on to state in the letter that he had recently changed his name to Lotan Lotan because it was part of losing the past and becoming an entirely new person and doing my best to create a new painting as well as a new personality. Lotan had no problem stretching the truth to help create his new persona. During his Arizona years, he typically signed his paintings ‘Lotan Lotan, Ph.D., MD’ even though he was neither a Ph.D. or a Medical Doctor. Throughout his life, he claimed to have received degrees in medicine and a Ph.D. in art from the University of Berlin in 1926. In a 1966 interview with The Carefree Enterprise, he recounts how he used to operate a medical clinic and a portrait studio side by side in London. He goes on in the interview to state that he did commission portraits of King George V of England, President Warren Harding, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and General John Pershing. None of this has ever been substantiated and it is in all likelihood false. He also claimed at various times to have studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum in Berlin and the National Academy of Design in New York. No evidence has ever been found to validate these claims. In the same letter to Claude Buck, where he tells of his efforts to recreate himself, he mentions serving in the Naval Ordnance Department during World War II as well as the trying years trying to run an art school in Chicago following the war. He then mentions the dissolution of his marriage and finally his move to Arizona. Shortly after he arrived in Arizona, Lotan married Ruth. For several years, they lived in Scottsdale under the name Lotan and Ruth Ateliers. Then in the late 1950s they moved to Cave Creek, where they lived for nearly 15 years. During this time the Lotans often bartered their artwork in exchange for rent. For many of these years, they lived next door to John Wade Hampton, one of the founders of the Cowboy Artists of America. During this time Lotan worked out of a studio in the Elbow Bend area of Carefree which he called L'Atelier. Lotan painted several murals during this time, including an eight-foot by forty foot mural for the Maricopa County Health Building. Lotan has been called the ‘Dali of the Desert’ on numerous occasions. Although many of his paintings from the Arizona years are of traditional Western themes, Lotan described his style as conceptualism. In 1971, Ruth was suffering from a terminal illness. The couple entered into a bizarre suicide pact which was to include the killing of their two bulldogs. Ruth followed through and Lotan killed the dogs but could not bring himself to complete the agreement. Shortly after the incident, Lotan moved to Prescott, where he continued to paint and teach for another 10 years. He was the cover artist for the Frontier Days program in 1982. Lotan died at the Pioneers Home in Prescott in 1985.
$1,800
Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1974, Artist on Top of the World
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Surreal painting in excellent condition by Arizona artist Lotan Lotan. Depicts the artist on top of the world - a self-portrait. Framed. Signed lower right...
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Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 23 by 29 inches overall and 22 x 28 painting alone. Framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready t...
Canvas, Oil
Lecherous
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sold and sent unframed -VIRTUAL FRAME. You'll receive it rolled, in a tube. This evocative artwork presents a mesmerizing fusion of abstract expressionism and portraiture. Dominate...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$16,259
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.4 in
Ngama Snake Design Acrylic Painting, Abstract, 1980, Signed, 56x76cm
Located in PARIS, FR
Jack Ross Jakamarra (c.1925-2004) Titled: « Ngama Snake Design » Size: 56x76cm (Frame included 70,5x91x3 cm) Year: 1980 Acrylic on canvas board Aboriginal Art Provenance: Papunya ...
Acrylic
$5,500
H 25.5 in W 37.5 in
Untitled Dynamic Colorful Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Israeli-American
Located in Surfside, FL
Nachume Miller (1949–1998) was a German born Israeli artist who immigrated to New York City in 1973, where he made a name for himself in the American Modern Art scene. Miller immigrated to New York to study at the School of Visual Arts, where he would later become a professor of painting and drawing. He was quickly identified as a star on the rise and at the age of 29, was included in the Guggenheim Museum’s “Young American Artists,” Exxon National Exhibition. A decade later he was granted a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, where his work is now part of the permanent collection. Though his career was cut short by his untimely death in 1998, Nachume exhibited at some of the most prominent galleries in New York and around the world. Miller's parents were both Holocaust survivors. His father was a captain in the front lines of the Russian Army during World War II and his mother was a Lithuanian who had once been held captive in a concentration camp. Both escaped the Nazis, re-united and fled to Israel. Nahum was born during their voyage, in Frankfurt, Germany, on January 28, 1949. He grew up in the town of Holon, Israel, where he was inspired by his father who spent most of his post-war days carving elaborate wood sculptures of Cubist human forms. Nachum, on the contrary, excelled in painting. By the age of 16, Miller was painting elaborate surreal dream lands referencing religion, politics and the history of Modern Art. His earlier works show similarities to Hieronymus Bosch, Salvador Dali and Francisco Goya. Miller was enlisted in the Israeli Army where he worked as one of Ariel Sharon's personal assistants and also fought in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He went to New York in 1966 to study at the School of Visual Arts, and joined the faculty in 1977 to teach painting and drawing. He was enlisted in the Israeli Army and fought in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. That same year, he received a scholarship from the Israeli-American Cultural Foundation. He married his girlfriend Ruth and moved to New York to study at the School of Visual Arts. In 1977, he joined the faculty to teach painting and drawing. Over the next two decades, Nachume was prolific in the range of media, styles, and references he incorporated into his art. His paintings and three-dimensional works pay homage to artists throughout history, from the classical Greeks to Robert Rauschenberg. He prioritized craft over concept and was a disciplined painter, never neglecting workmanship in favor of a trend. His work is marked with curiosity, sincerity and intensity. Cara McCarty, an assistant curator in the department of architecture and design, organized the current show. It reveals Mr. Miller as someone who finds common ground with both Turner and Jackson Pollock - with the former's Romantic re-creations of storms at sea and with the latter's search for content in abstract gesture. Selected One-Person Exhibitions 1976: "Drawing Show", Bertha Urdang Gallery, New York 1981: "Figures", A&M Artwork, New York 1988: Exit Art, New York; "Projects: Nachume Miller", Museum of Modern Art, New York 1989: E.M. Donahue Gallery, New York 1990: "Nachume Miller: Views", E.M. Donahue Gallery, New York 1993: "Sensual Painting", E.M. Donahue Gallery, New York 1994: The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv University Selected Group Exhibitions 1968: "10+ For and Against", Tel Aviv Aviva Uri, Michael Druks, Nahum Miller, Izzika Gaon, Izzika Raffi Lavie. 1970: "10+ In a Circle", Tel Aviv Moshe Gershuni, Buky Schwartz, Igael Tumarkin, Reuven Kadim (Berman), 1972: "Symbols and Imagination", Artists' Pavilion, Tel Aviv; "July '72", Gallery 220, Tel-Aviv 1975: "The Work of Nine Graduates of the School of Visual Arts", New York; 112 Greene Street Gallery, New York; "Group Indiscriminate", 112 Green Street Gallery, New York 1976: "8 Israeli Artists", Bertha Urdang Gallery, New York 1978: "Young American Artists", Exxon National Exhibition, Guggenheim Museum, New York 1979: The Kadishman Connection Israel Museum, Jerusalem Menashe Kadishman, Larry Abramson, Yaacov Agam, Nachum Miller, Jacob El Hanani,Samuel Bak, Koki Doktori...
Canvas, Oil
$1,859
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Abstract Expression - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2022
By Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expressionism is an artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2022. Original Oil Painting on Canvas. Hand signed and dated on the lower left margin. Hand signed, ...
Canvas, Oil
$6,390
H 40.56 in W 34.26 in D 1.58 in
Christina Gschwantner New Vivid Gestures Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright
By Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The work reflects the artist’s mastery of gesture and emotion, where each mark becomes a visual language. A striking piece that brings movement, depth, and intensity to any collectio...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Zhizhi Cui Abstract Original Oil On Canvas "Sky View"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Sky View Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 12 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting i...
Canvas, Oil
$2,787
H 39.38 in W 57.09 in D 0.79 in
Hommage to P. Klee - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2022
By Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage to P. Klee is an artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2022 Original Oil Painting on Canvas. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Hand-signed, tit...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 22.75 in W 26.75 in D 1.25 in
Early Modern Orange, Blue, and Yellow Toned Abstract City Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern colorful abstract city landscape by American artist Richard W. Dempsey. The work features a heavily abstracted street scene of the front of a building with a white door ...
Oil, Canvas
$1,278
H 9.45 in W 9.45 in D 0.79 in
"Dismay" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm
By Corrado Ferrante
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation dynamic approach in orde...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Board
$5,226
H 35.44 in W 70.87 in D 0.79 in
Coalmine - Modern Expressive Minimalistic Painting, Large Format
By Joanna Mrozowska
Located in Hallein, AT
Joanna Mrozowska Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$8,478
H 62.21 in W 65.36 in D 0.79 in
Untitled 04 - Series Picture Stories, Modern Colorful Composition, Large Format
By Dominika Krechowicz
Located in Hallein, AT
Dominika Krechowicz is a professor at the Gdansk GUT Institute The Art works from this series are painted with acrylic technique on canvas They were created 2008. All works are sign...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
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H 30 in W 24 in D 0.25 in
Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1976, Apocalypse
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Surreal painting, oil on board by the late Arizona artist Lotan Lotan. Signed lower left by the artist and dated 1976. Painting measures: 30" H x 24" W. ...
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