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Miramar I
By Nathan Oliveira
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Artwork title: Miramar IArtist name: Nathan Oliveira Date created: 1969 Classification: print Medium: lithograph Edition: 75 Dimensions: 29 3/8 × 22 1/8 in. (74.6 × 56.2 cm) Signed...
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1960s Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

France Provence Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1940 French landscape painting. Oil on canvas measuring 18 x 25 inches. Unframed. Unsigned. Some minor flaking in sky and dirt. Otherwise good condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Young Man
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello. Portrait of a young man, 1963 Pencil on paper, sheet measures 18 x 24 inches. Crease running diagonally....
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1960s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Portrait of Young Man
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello. Portrait of a young man, c.1950. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 14 x 17 inches. Excellent condition. S...
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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Portrait of Young Man
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello. Portrait of a young man, c.1950. Charcoal and pastel on paper, sheet measures an impressive 11 x14 inches...
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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Night Club New York
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Night Club New York, ca. 1960s. . Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 12 inches; 11 x 17 in matting. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Jer...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Female Figures
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1989. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 14 inches; 15 x 18 inches in original matting which has some foxing and discoloration. Signed...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1968. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 20 x 12.75 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New ...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

African Woman portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1976 oil on canvas painting depictes an African woman in native dress. Oil on canvas measuring 14 x 34 inches, signed and dated lower right. The panel in unstretched and c...
Category

1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hazy Morning Manayunk Philadelphia Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Hazy Morning, Manayunk by Philadelphia artist, John Bekavac (?-2011). Oil on linen, Canvas measures 16 x 22 inches. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Provenance: Estate of ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Still Life with Tea Kettle
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful still life painting by Philadelphia artist, John Bekavac (?-2011). Oil on linen, Canvas measures 14 x 18 inches; 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed. Signed lower left. Excellent...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Portrait of a Handsome Beatnik
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Kiisel Greenwood (b.1924) Studied: PAFA Exhibited: Gross McCLeaf Gallery, Philadelphia Portrait of a Beatnik, ca. 1955-60. Oil on canvas measuring 12 x 16 inches. Some w...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled Minimalist Sculptural painting
By Harris Strong
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract painting by American artist, Harris Strong (1920-2006). Acrylic and pins on folded handmade paper, 1970's. Measures 30 x 40 inches framed. Weighs 22 lbs. Color ...
Category

1970s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Outdoor Market WPA sketch
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
David Margolis (b.1911). Outdoor Market, ca. 1935. Charcoal on paper, image measures 7 x 9.5 inches. Framed measurement 13 x 15.5 inches. Signed lower right. David Margolis (Septem...
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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Black Broadway Street Dancers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful WPA era NYC street scene by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Jiggers on Broadway, ca. 1935. Lithograph on paper, image measures 9 x 13 inches. Full sheet measuring 11...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
By Eve Peri
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 12 x 17.5 inches. Unframed. Signed and dated lower right. Estate stamp on verso. EVE PERI (1897-1966) Born in Bangor, Maine, Eve Peri worked...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
By Eve Peri
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 12 x 17.5 inches. Unframed. Signed and dated lower right. Estate stamp on verso. EVE PERI (1897-1966) Born in Bangor, Maine, Eve Peri worked...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Nude Woman Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful female nude painting by unknown artist. Watercolor and pencil on paper, image measures 5 x 10 inches; measuring 11 x 15.5 inches framed. Signed and dated 1966 in pencil low...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Cubist Female Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 13.5 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Cubist Female Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 8 x 12.25 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Tugboat WPA era painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tugboat, 1939, 9 x 11.25 inches. Ink on paper. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1911, Joe Kardo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink

Point Pleasant NJ New Jersey Beach Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Point Pleasant NJ New Jersey Beach Landscape 1960. 11 x 14.5 inches. Watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, sheet measures ...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Passaic River NJ Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Passaic River Landscape 1967. 9.5 x 13 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Tarleton Golf Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tarleton Landscape 1967. 9 x 12 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Male portrait study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Portrait Study, 1966. 10.25 x 10.25 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Bor...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Cubist East River industial scene
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). East River, 1966. 9.5 x 12.25 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in N...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1946, 9.25 x 12.5 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in N...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1968, 10 x 14 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966, 9 x 14 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966, 9 x 12 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 9.5 x 13.5 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1946. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 9 x 6; 13 x 10 inches in matting. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Bird on Sea Rocks
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Ritter (1906-1976). Red Bird on Sea Rocks, ca. 1960. Watercolor on rag paper, sheet measures 15 x 22 inches. Sheet is loose and unmounted. Unframed. Estate stamps500 on v...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Abstract Composition
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Ritter (1906-1976). Abstract Composition ca. 1960. Watercolor on rag paper, sheet measures 17.5 x 22 inches. Sheet is loose and unmounted. Unframed. Estate stamps500 on v...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Abstract Composition
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Ritter (1906-1976). Abstract Composition ca. 1960. Watercolor on rag paper, sheet measures 17.5 x 22 inches. Sheet is loose and unmounted. Unframed. Estate stamps500 on v...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Abstract Walking Figure
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Ritter (1906-1976). Walking Figure, ca. 1960. Watercolor on rag paper, sheet measures 15.5 x 22 inches. Sheet is loose and unmounted. Unframed. Estate stamps500 on verso....
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

Still Life with Reeds
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1971 Still life painting signed S. Stirling. Oil on canvas measures 18 x 24 inches; 25 x 31 inches framed. Depicted is an antique pice of crockery with blue docoration th...
Category

1970s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Conclave (French Street Scene)
By Orlando Greenwood
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Orlando Greenwood (1892-1989). The Conclave, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas, 26 x 30 inches; 34 x 38 inches framed. Estate sale stamp on verso. Last photo in listing is an example of Chri...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Young Man
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello. Portrait of Young Man, John Alcorn, Eliot House, Cambridge MA. Pencil on pap...
Category

1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Man in Leather Smoking
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1960 portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on line canvas, 20 x 24 inches, 28 x 32 inches in period frame. Signed lower right. A lifetime NYC resident, T...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Three Young Men
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1960 portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on sized illustration board measuring 21.5 x 30 inches. Signed lower right. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Recent Still Life RISD exhibition poster
By Jasper Johns
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jasper Johns (b. 1930): Recent Still Life Lithograph in black on wove paper, 1966, signed and dated '2016' in ink. 34 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (sheet), 36 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (frame). Provenance: Property from the Collection of Tom Levine...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Landscape with Orange Sky
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Earl Ray (1928-1998). Landscape with Orange Sky. ca. 1975. Oil on masonite panel measures 6.5 x 8.5 inches, 10.5 x 12.5 inches framed. Signed lowe...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph
By Otto Fenn
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Otto Fenn (1913-1983). Andy Warhol, 1956. Gelatin silver print, 9 7/8 x 10 inches; 11 x 14 sheet. Studio stamp, verso. Biography: Otto Fenn photographed fashions, decorations and food for Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, McCall’s, House Beautiful and House and Garden magazines. Among the celebrities he photographed were Tallulah Bankhead, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Bette Davis, Yves Montand and Rosalind Russell. He also did Lord & Taylor’s advertising photography. Mr. Fenn served as chairman of the Sag Harbor Historic Landmarks District. He lived in the Nathan P. Hand house, which dates to the 1600′s and is named for a whaling captain who once owned it. Since 1964 Mr. Fenn and Mr. Krug operated the 1964 Sag Harbor Antiques Shop. Born in Manhattan, Mr. Fenn grew up in Lincoln Park, N.J. He studied at the New York School of Design and taught painting there. Early in his career he made sets for summer theater and backgrounds for fashion sittings and painted murals for the 1939 World’s Fair and the passenger ship America...
Category

1950s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Elegant Couple
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1970's portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on masonite panel measures 10 x 12 inches. Signed and dated lower right. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello ...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Male Portrait
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1970's portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on masonite panel measures 10 x 12 inches. Signed and dated lower right. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello ...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pool Player (male portrait)
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1970's portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on masonite panel measures 8 x 11 inches. Signed and dated lower right. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello i...
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Passage
By Roger Mühl
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roger Muhl. Passage, ca. 1970. Lithograph on paper, image measures 15.5 x 18.5 inches. Measuring 25 x 28 inches framed. From an adition of 60. Signed and numbered in pencil by artist...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Impressions of Maine (fishermen)
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20.5 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist ...
Category

Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Hog Scalding, Canada
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20.5 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist ...
Category

Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Canadian Landscape
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). Newfoundland, ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20.5 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist style of land, sea and cityscapes, created paintings with an emphasis on color and form. His works possess a clear and simple...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Monterey Bay cypress tree California Impressionist landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin B. Kelley Jr. (American). Monterey Bay Cyprus tree Landscape. Oil on panel measuring 12 x 16 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left.
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Post-Impressionist Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Post-Impressionist landscape painted in Bloomsbury Group era period and style. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches; 22 x 28 inches framed. Unsigned. Some areas of paint loss as...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Self-portrait (portrait of man)
By Wesley Lea
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Wesley Lea (1914-1981). Self-portrait, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas, 12 x 17 inches. Signed lower left center "WESLEA" as was his practice in 1930s-40's. Unframed.
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Seated Figure (Abstract Woman Collage).
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Sam Maitin (1928-2004). Seated Figure, ca. 1970. Charcoal, gouache and decorative paper collage. Measuring 15.5 x 20.5 inches; 22.75 x 27.75 inches framed. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Period frame original to the piece in mahogany with natural wood grain on sides and 22k gold leaf gilt face. After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Maitin won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts). A painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, graphic designer, political activist, and beloved teacher, Maitin headed the Visual Graphics Communication Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication from 1965–1972 and served on the board of Woodmere Art Museum from 1995–2004. He received a number of awards, including a 1968 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. He created murals and other public art for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, the Please Touch Museum, and Hahnemann University Hospital, among others. Maitin's work is museum collections in the United States and Europe, including (but not limited to): Philadelphia Museum of Art Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Museum of Modern Art, New York Tate Gallery, London Bauersche Geisserie, Germany Oakland Museum, California Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts The Currier Gallery of Art...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Gouache

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
By Eve Peri
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 8.25 x 10.5 inches. Unframed. Signed and dated lower right. Estate stamp on verso. EVE PERI (1897-1966) Born in Bangor, Maine, Eve Peri work...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Ballet Dancer (Young woman)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Rosemary Bothwell (20th century).Ballet Dancer, ca. 1975. Pastel on paper, 19 x 25 inches. Creasing and stray markings in margins and corners. Signed lower right.
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Two Boys Fishing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Rosemary Bothwell (20th century). Two Boys Fishing, ca. 1975. Pastel on paper, 18.75 x 22.75 inches. Creasing in upper right corner. Signed lower right.
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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Four Figures
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Four Figures, ca. 1960. Welded bronze, 14.5 x 9.75 x 3 inches. Signed at base. Edgar Tafur, born and raised in Colombia, was first trained as an architect at the University of the ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Four Figures
Four Figures
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Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measuring 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Unframed. Studio stamp on verso. Mounting and framing services available. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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