Michael Stumbras More Art

A fun play on fish ; shape color and pattern, delights and brings smiles to the viewer, weather in the garden or home.

"Jolly" (2024) by Carolyn Barlock is an original, handmade ornament made with Persian luster and 22kt gold on porcelain. About the Artist: Carolyn L. Barlock was born in Denver, Co...

Antique Bronze Dog Portrait of a Löwchen on a Marble Base French 19th century 1/2 x 8 x 5 1/2 inches The chiseled bronze has a nuanced, rich brown patina depicting a Löwchen in the round, seated on a quadrangular marble base decorated with very fine gilt bronze flowers and fluted feet. Napoleon III, Louis XVI style. Based on a model by Jacques Caffieri for the Prince de Condé in 1773. (More images to be added.)F Executed during the nineteenth century, this figure is fully in line with the eclectic taste of the reign of Napoleon III. Indeed, the Empress Eugenie brought the Louis XVI style up to date in her castle of Compiègne. Jacques Caffieri is one of the most famous bronze smiths of the eighteenth century. In 1715 he was admitted as a master caster and chiseler, and worked almost exclusively for the crown castles...

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...

A fine antique bronze figural group of Bacchantes by Claude Michel (Clodion) ( 1738– 1814). The bronze depicts a pair of bacchantes, the female followers of Bacchus the Roman god of ...

This totem is full of surprises with an upside down duck a couple of fish an apple and a cala lily.Its wonderfully random which adds to the fun. Totems can make you laugh! Please no...

The portraits, loaded with symbolic imagery, gaze out at the viewer, with a variety of intensities and emotions. This is to say, each woman has a story, which may not be directly evi...

Signed 'G. Flamand' for Georges Flamand (French, 1895-1925) and created circa 1920. Standing on a later striated, jade-green marble base. Base dimensions: 1.25 H x 4.25 D x 7.5 W Inc...

This Totem by Marc Zimmerman is currently on display at Earthbound Farm, nestled in California's Carmel Valley. Farm features including chickens ,birds and various produce form the ...

This Totem by Marc Zimmerman is currently on display at Earthbound Farm, nestled in California's Carmel Valley. A country totem with a playful chicken and farm produce brings fun an...

"Splendrous" (2024) by Carolyn Barlock is an original, handmade vase made with Persian luster and 22kt gold on porcelain. About the Artist: Carolyn L. Barlock was born in Denver, C...

2008 (Detail) Ashtray By David Hockney David Hockney, a prominent British artist, is celebrated for his versatile and innovative contributions to 20th-century art. Known for his v...