Monique Cras Wall Decorations

The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground & Nico Produced by Andy Warhol, Unripened, 2007 Vinyl, LP Label: Not On Label (The Velvet Underground) Country: Sweden Cover art designed by Andy Warhol Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches (30.48 x 30.48). Both the record and cover are in very good overall vintage condition. Well suited for framing. Though The Velvet Underground existed for less than three years with its original members, it is considered to be not just the ‘ultimate New York band’ but also the most influential group ever. Artists who have acknowledged such influence include David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Joy Division and Nirvana. Witts places the band and its genesis in the cultural context of Manhattan’s beatnik bohemianism, its radical artistic environment, and the city’s negative reaction to California’s ‘Hippie’ counterculture. Lou Reed’s song factory background is also considered, while his Primitives (1964-5) and Velvet Underground songs (1965-70) are examined within the stylistic context of rock music. The band’s sound world is likewise considered in this light. John Cale’s experimental contribution is assessed, especially his work for LaMonte Young (The Theatre of Eternal Music) and what he carried from that experience into the Velvet’s sound. The visual artist Andy Warhol became the band’s manager and producer in 1965. He placed his ‘superstar’ Nico in the line-up (which already included a female drummer). The radical nature of the group’s Warhol period performances are examined, together with those aspects related to issues of gender, sexuality and drugs culture...

Wonderful image by Arthur Rackham. It is one of the illustrations for Wagner's " The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie " Tipped in plate. On card Lithograph. Published 1910 The measurem...

Majolica cherries plate Orchies, circa 1910.

The Classic Cappiello poster in an outstanding custom frame. Signed in the plate 922 lower left. A festive female figure supports a glass of overflowing bubbly Contratto on a black b...

Wonderful image by Arthur Rackham. It is one of the illustrations for Wagner's " The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie " Tipped in plate. On card Lithograph. Published 1910 The measurem...

Dutch Rozenburg earthenware wall plate, 1910 A Rozenburg earthenware wall plate, with floral decor The wall plate has the Rozenburg hallmark...

Majolica cherries plate Orchies, circa 1910.

Small faience fish shape dish or platter Desvres circa 1910. Decorated with a coat of arms.

German hunting badge made of bronze cast, mounted on a plate of ebony walnut wood.

Early French polychrome transferware platter with hunt scene horseman and his dogs signed Hippolyte Boulenger for the manufacture of Choisy le roi, circa 1840. The platter edge area...

A signed limited edition lithograph on paper of an original painting by Charles Fracé (1926-2005) titled "Lone Hunter". This piece depicts an African leopard walking across the fallen grass and trees of his natural habit. The print is signed by hand, signed in plate and numbered in an edition of 2500 all to the lower right corner. Copyrighted 1982 by the American Masters Foundation, Inc. in Houston, Texas, the print is accompanied by a biography of the artist, an affidavit of limited edition and the original folder will be furnished with this purchase. Fracé is best known for his paintings of animals. Professionally framed and ready to hang. A wonderful choice for any interior. Dimensions: 41 1/4" W x 31.50" H x 1" D About the Artist: Charles Fracé was an American wildlife artist whose work was featured in more than 500 exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Fracé painted over a hundred paintings from which limited edition prints were produced, which were consistently popular with collectors. Early life, education, and career Born in 1926 in the small town of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe...

Rare, large-sized colored lithograph of Mephistopheles, published circa 1910: **Subject**: Mephistopheles **Publication Year**: Circa 1910 This is a rare and large-sized colored lithograph depicting Mephistopheles, a well-known demonic figure from German folklore...