William Acheff Art

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Mooers writes of his work, “My paintings begin with a serious sense of play, both in the staging and the creating of the compositions...

Purple Iris Ed Mell Stone Lithograph image size 26" x 27 3/4" Edition of 200, 2002 "Original Pencil Signature", not an estate stamp ****PRINT IS SOLD UNFRAMED**** THE PASSING OF ED MELL IN FEBRUARY 2024 HAS CREATED VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO ORIGINAL SIGNED PRINTS. ALL FUTURE SALES OF ED MELL PRINTS WILL HAVE THE ESTATE SIGNATURE WITH AN EMBOSSED EMBLEM. IN SOME INSTANCES THERE WILL BE SIGNED ORIGINAL PRINTS WHICH WILL BE AT AN ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PRICE. WE WILL MAKE NOTE ON EACH OFFERING AS TO BEING ORIGINAL SIGNATURE OR ESTATE SIGNED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, COLLIER GALLERY WE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE FRAME MAKER FOR ED MELL ARTWORKS FOR OVER 45 YEARS. WE OFFER THE ED MELL SIGNATURE FRAMES WITH "EMBOSSED ED MELL SIGNATURE" IN SEVERAL CUSTOM DESIGNED PROFILES. UNLESS THE FRAME HAS HIS SIGNATURE IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL ED MELL FRAME. BIOGRAPHY OF ED MELL Born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1942, Ed Mell started drawing as soon as he could hold a pencil. Influenced by his older brother Frank’s drawings of World War II combat aircraft and soldiers, Mell found his own hobby designing model automobiles. His interest in automobiles continued into high school, where Mell could usually be found drawing one of his friend’s cars or watching car commercials for future drawing ideas.Graduating from Phoenix Junior College with an Associated Arts Degree, he enrolled in The Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles to pursue his interest in illustration. During his four years of study there Mell broadened his artistic technique and learned to express his artistic conviction. In November, 1967, he accepted a position as a junior art director at Kenyon and Eckhardt, a major New York advertising firm. However, in only 10 months Mell found that the advertising world smothered his creativity. Considering a move back to Los Angeles, he called an old friend, Skip Andrews, who assured him that work there was scarce, and that he himself was planning to move to New York. A few months later Mell and Andrews established their own illustration firm, which they named Sagebrush Studios. Sagebrush Studios became an immediate success, with major corporate clients such as Cheerios and RCA, and illustrations appearing in Esquire and Psychology Today. But success had its price, and within three years the Arizona native was struggling with the fast-paced New York lifestyle and pressures of the advertising business. Mell jumped at the opportunity to teach summer classes in silk screening and drawing on the Hopi Reservation at Hotevilla, Arizona. When the summer session was complete, he took a hard look at his future and decided to get back to his Arizona roots. A few months later he and Andrews closed Sagebrush Studios. Returning to Phoenix, Mell and his younger brother decided to open their own illustration business. But the Phoenix market for illustration was in less demand than Mell was used to, so during breaks he began sketching landscapes using colored pencils. Colored pencils slowly turned into paints and by 1978 he had made the transition from commercial artist to landscape painter. Throughout the years, Mell has constantly changed the subjects he depicts and the techniquess to capture them. Beginning specifically with southwest landscapes, he has moved to other southwestern subjets including cowboys, horses, longhorn cattle and cactuses. Although best known for his oil paintings, he also developed an avid body of collectors for his bronze sculptures. Collectors are often left with a unique visual impression when they witness first-hand the tangling of reality with imagination. Ed Mell has won numerous awards and honors. His art has been exhibited in nine museum shows, including the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Mesa Southwest Museum, and the Rockwell-Corning Museum of Modern Art. More than 40 corporate and private collections have acquired his paintings and sculptures, and his life as an artist has been chronicled in major art publications. His biography, "Beyond the Visible Terrain: The Art of Ed Mell," was published in l996. His art also has been featured prominently in "Leading the West: 100 Contemporary Painters & Sculptors" and "Place of Spirit: Canyon de Chelly, 100 Years of Painting and Photography. Corporate Collections Atlantic-Richfield Corporation, Los Angeles, California Bank One, Phoenix, Arizona Loew's Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona Mountain Bell, Denver, Colorado Tri-Star Pictures, Hollywood, California U-Haul Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona Public Collections City of Glendale, Glendale, Arizona City of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona Kartchner Caverns, Southern Arizona Private Collections Forbes Collection Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Babbitt, Washington, DC Craig & Barbara Barrett, Phoenix, Arizona Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Coors, Golden, Arizona Stephane Janssen, Scottsdale, Arizona Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, California Diane Keaton, Beverly Hills, California Collier Gallery, Tempe Arizona Collier Gallery has been in continuous operation for over 30 years. Originally located just off Main Street in downtown Scottsdale, Arizona, we have moved to Tempe to accommodate and showcase our large inventory including: • Original works by Maynard Dixon, Lon Megargee, Ed Mell, Fritz Scholder, Bill Schenck, Bill Lesch, Luis Jimenez, Greg Singley, Dan Budnik, and other 20th century Western, WPA and Contemporary Southwestern artists. • The Fine Art Estate of Lon Megargee • Vintage rodeo photography...

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Vintage Pressed Flowers Nº3 + Year: 2023 + Edition Size: 20 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer. Inspired by nature, we feel the need to look back at a craft that is handmade, analogue, and using an all-natural light source: the sun. Our cyanotypes are made by coating high-quality Italian watercolor paper with a light-sensitive emulsion. We then expose it in direct sunlight for several minutes using a photo negative...

This lithographic poster was designed after a gouache by Raoul Dufy, "Le Grand Concert" 1948, for the second Festival of Painting and Sculpture in 1957 in the town of Vichy, France, which was sponsored by the Lions Club...

Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Market Flowers VI" is a masterfully created realistic oil still-life. This painting measures at 12 x 10 inches, and is framed in a thin black frame...

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype of a beautiful palm leave. Details: + Title: Tropical Palm Branches + Year: 2024 + Edition Size: 20 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper * Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube. WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer. Inspired by nature, we feel the need to look back at a craft that is handmade, analogue, and using an all-natural light source: the sun. Our cyanotypes are made by coating high-quality Italian watercolor paper with a light-sensitive emulsion. We then expose it in direct sunlight for several minutes using a photo negative to get the best image quality. Finally, the print is washed and fixed with water to stop the reaction and prevent fading. What you get is an amazing, royal blue image...

Robert Rauschenberg Lily Scent, 1981 Lithograph 32 x 24 inches SPIII Signed This lithograph was made by the artist especially for the Foundation for the 1981 exhibition, "8 Lithogra...

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

William Wegman (b. 1943). 'She Awakened to a Glowing Light' (1993) From the portfolio: Cinderella / Fay's Fairy Tales Project Lithograph on wove paper Pencil signed lower right "Wi...

Floating Figures undated lithograph, artist proof (E.A) & signed by the artist 22 x 15,5 x 0,1 cm sold without frame about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) Jean Hélion was born on April 21, 1904, in Couterne, France. He entered the Institut Industriel du Nord in Lille to study chemistry in 1920 but left the following year to become an architectural apprentice in Paris. He painted while working as an architectural draftsman in the early 1920s. Hélion attracted the attention of the collector Georges Bine in 1925 and was soon able to devote himself entirely to painting. In 1927 he met Joaquín Torres-García, who collaborated on L'Acte, a short-lived magazine founded by Hélion and others. Hélion first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1928. Shortly thereafter he became acquainted with Jean Arp, Piet Mondrian, and Antoine Pevsner...

Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Onions II" is a masterfully created realistic oil still-life. This painting measures at 12 x 8 inches, and is framed at 13.50 x 9.50 inches ready t...

This lithographic poster was designed after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec for an exhibition of his prints at the Maison de La pensée Française, Paris in 1955. This poster is based on an original lithograph from 1896 entitled "The Seated Clowness...