Roy Fridge Art

American, 1927-2007

A native of Beeville in Texas, Roy Fridge was an only child who made his own toys. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, with a degree in filmmaking. In the 1960s, he and his best friends, sculptors Jim Love and Dave McManaway, became known as the “unholy trio” of Texas contemporary art. In 1963, Fridge left a career in television advertising and “ran away to the beach.” He settled in the sleepy town of Port Aransas where raw materials for his lyrical works were plentiful. He built boats, some functional but mostly allusive, mythic ships of wood and bones of intimate scale. In the mid-1980s, Fridge stopped “whittling” entirely but continued his rich life as an amateur hermit, writing and reading voraciously. He passed away in his home in Port Aransas at the age of 79.

Artist: Roy Fridge

Roy FridgeModern Texas Mixed Media Sculpture of a Mummified Portrait Bust in a Box / Crate, Mid 20th Century

$5,000

Modern Texas Mixed Media Sculpture of a Mummified Portrait Bust in a Box / Crate

By Roy Fridge

Located in Houston, TX

Modern mixed media sculpture by Texas artist Roy Fridge. The work features a mummified portrait bust encased in a red, white, and blue flag placed in a wooden box or crate. Artist Biography: A native of Beeville, Fridge was an only child who made his own toys. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from Baylor University in Waco with a degree in filmmaking. In the 1960s, he and his best friends, sculptors Jim Love and Dave McManaway, became known as the "unholy trio" of Texas contemporary art. In 1963, Fridge left a career in television advertising and "ran away to the beach." He settled in the sleepy town of Port Aransas...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Yaacov Agam2 +3 = 4, 1981, 1981

$15,000

H 35.43 in W 24.81 in

2 +3 = 4, 1981

By Yaacov Agam

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Yaacov Agam 2 +3 = 4, 1981 offers another excellent example of the artist’s ability to induce the illusion of movement through color and pattern. By combining a multicolor palette wi...

Category

1980s Op Art Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Mixed Media

AlbenDONALD Dollars - Pop Art Sculptures, 2019-

$2,000

H 9.5 in W 4.75 in D 4 in

DONALD Dollars - Pop Art Sculptures

By Alben

Located in New York, NY

Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Donald Duck is cast in resin with banknotes inside. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures ...

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2010s Pop Art Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media

Linda SteinThree Bells 326 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture, 1999

$18,000

H 26 in W 25 in D 12 in

Three Bells 326 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture

By Linda Stein

Located in New York, NY

Linda Stein, Three Bells 326 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that i...

Category

1990s Contemporary Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Stone, Metal

Linda SteinKeyboard 281 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture, 2001

$18,000

H 29 in W 21 in D 5 in

Keyboard 281 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture

By Linda Stein

Located in New York, NY

Linda Stein, Keyboard 281 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that inco...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Stone, Metal

Niki SingletonChimera Bad, 2014

$4,800

H 32 in W 26 in D 16 in

Chimera Bad

By Niki Singleton

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Acrylic, oil, paper collage, car side mirror, branches, chimes, rag, clock radio (Instructions: Press “on” button on side of radio to turn on. Tune to suitable station) A pa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Acrylic, Mirror, Mixed Media, Oil, Rag Paper

Linda SteinLinda Stein, Case 905 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture, 2017

$5,500

H 9 in W 16 in D 10 in

Linda Stein, Case 905 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture

By Linda Stein

Located in New York, NY

Linda Stein, Case 905 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Metal

Leroy JohnsonAbstract Clay Sculpture of Urban Row Home with Black History Themes, ca. 2000

$12,000

H 15 in W 10 in D 8 in

Abstract Clay Sculpture of Urban Row Home with Black History Themes

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Rather than being literal reproductions of buildings, Leroy Johnson’s iconic, signature house sculptures are alive with texture and symbolism, celebrating the resilience of communiti...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Romero BrittoFriar's Club Award for Tony Bennett, Hand signed Sculpture by Romero Britto, 2016

$7,500

H 17.25 in W 6 in D 1 in

Friar's Club Award for Tony Bennett, Hand signed Sculpture by Romero Britto

By Romero Britto

Located in New York, NY

Romero Britto Friar's Club Award for Tony Bennett, 2016 Mixed Media Enamel and Iron Sculpture on marble base This sculpture is signed by the artist with permanent marker on the base ...

Category

2010s Pop Art Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Marble, Enamel, Iron

Norma Minkowitz"Baggage" Norma Minkowitz, Contemporary, Figurative mixed media wall sculpture, 2007

$20,000

H 43 in W 50 in D 6 in

"Baggage" Norma Minkowitz, Contemporary, Figurative mixed media wall sculpture

By Norma Minkowitz

Located in Wilton, CT

This figurative mixed media textile wall sculpture was done by American fiber artist, Norma Minkowitz (b. 1937). The interlacing technique that Minkowi...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Textile, Thread, Resin, Mixed Media

Linda SteinJustice for All 698 - Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture, 2010

$55,000

H 79 in W 24 in D 9 in

Justice for All 698 - Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture

By Linda Stein

Located in New York, NY

Justice for All 698 from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icon...

Category

2010s Contemporary Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Wood, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Linda SteinLinda Stein, Protection 469 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Wall Sculpture, 2002

$35,000

H 48 in W 15 in D 9 in

Linda Stein, Protection 469 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Wall Sculpture

By Linda Stein

Located in New York, NY

Linda Stein, Protection 469 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Wall Sculpture Protection 469 is from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series, which she started after being forced ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Metal

Linda SteinLinda Stein, Case 1203 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture, 2022

$5,500

H 9 in W 17 in D 7 in

Linda Stein, Case 1203 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Linda Stein, Case 1203 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Metal

Previously Available Items

Roy FridgeModern Abstract Texas Surrealist Carved Wooden Spade Sculpture, 1967

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H 18.5 in W 9.63 in D 7 in

Modern Abstract Texas Surrealist Carved Wooden Spade Sculpture

By Roy Fridge

Located in Houston, TX

Modern surrealist abstract wooden sculpture by Texas artist Roy Fridge. The work features a prominent spade shape with two open recesses. The top opening exposes a teardrop shape and the bottom shows more machine-like forms. Currently mounted onto a stable, black base. Artist Biography: A native of Beeville, Fridge was an only child who made his own toys. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from Baylor University in Waco with a degree in filmmaking. In the 1960s, he and his best friends, sculptors Jim Love and Dave McManaway, became known as the "unholy trio" of Texas contemporary art. In 1963, Fridge left a career in television advertising and "ran away to the beach." He settled in the sleepy town of Port Aransas...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Wood

Roy Fridge"Hog Bayou Ritual" Mixed Media Collage 1982, 1982

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H 28.25 in W 23.75 in D 1.25 in

"Hog Bayou Ritual" Mixed Media Collage 1982

By Roy Fridge

Located in Houston, TX

Mixed media collage of hand drawn maps and photographs titled "Hog Bayou Ritual" by Roy Fridge. Artist Biography: A native of Beeville, Fridge was an only child who made his own toys. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from Baylor University in Waco with a degree in filmmaking. In the 1960s, he and his best friends, sculptors Jim Love and Dave McManaway, became known as the "unholy trio" of Texas contemporary art. In 1963, Fridge left a career in television advertising and "ran away to the beach." He settled in the sleepy town of Port Aransas...

Category

1980s Modern Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Pencil

Roy Fridge"The Tree House" Mixed Media Collage 1982, 1982

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H 28.25 in W 23.75 in D 1.25 in

"The Tree House" Mixed Media Collage 1982

By Roy Fridge

Located in Houston, TX

Mixed media collage of hand written notes, photographs, and watercolor images titled "The Tree House" by Roy Fridge. Artist Biography: A native of Beeville, Fridge was an only child who made his own toys. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from Baylor University in Waco with a degree in filmmaking. In the 1960s, he and his best friends, sculptors Jim Love and Dave McManaway, became known as the "unholy trio" of Texas contemporary art. In 1963, Fridge left a career in television advertising and "ran away to the beach." He settled in the sleepy town of Port Aransas...

Category

1980s Modern Roy Fridge Art

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Pencil

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