Galerie Sommerlath Furniture
Color: Brown
1950’s Studio Craft Magazine Tree in the Style of Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a The 1950s Studio Craft Magazine Tree embodies the DIY Dunbar style, reminiscent of the iconic designs by Edward Wormley. This rustic piece stands proud in its original dark...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
“Squash” Brown Sofa by Paolo Deganello for Driade
By Paolo Deganello
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sculptural, Minimalist 1980s sofa by famed Italian designer Paolo Deganello (b. 1940). The sofa is discussed in “Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000,” by G. Gramigna, p. 212 (2003).
In 1966 Deganello cofounded the Archizoom Associati in Florence. The collective was named after the British group of architects known as Archigram and the journal “Zoom.” Part of the radical design movement in Italy, Archizoom created anti-design furniture, such as the corner set “Safari” and the “San Remo” palm-frond lamp (both 1968 for Poltronova). After the group ended in the early 1970s, he continued with his private practice as an architect and designer in Milan, with commissions in Italy and abroad. Deganello’s work was featured in numerous exhibitions, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York’s groundbreaking, “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape,” in 1972.
The Squash sofa...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
"A Visitor from Beyond" a White Plaster Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
This captivating folk art sculpture crafted in white plaster creatively explores the mysterious Arcturian aliens' world. The figure of the alien girl, with her elongated skull, exten...
Category
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Coffee Table with Pull Out Shelf by Van Keppel-Green
Located in Pasadena, CA
This white formica and dark stained mahogany coffee table features two tiers. The bottom shelf can be pulled out and adjusted at the required length as visible in our 2nd photo. The ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Formica, Mahogany
Multi Function Orange and Dark Blue Credenza by Castelijn
By Castelijn
Located in Pasadena, CA
A two-toned buffet in terracotta orange and dark blue stained wood, with brushed steel accented pulls.
It features six center drawers. The left side the door opens on 1 adjustable shelf and the right side features a little bookcase...
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Credenzas
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Asian Tower Floor Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
A vintage Asian square-shaped wooden floor lamp from the mid-20th century, with rice paper panels secured by a latticed design. The inside conceals the socket. The top is made of a w...
Category
20th Century Asian Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paper
Modern Semi-Abstract Aquatic Landscape Watercolor
Located in Pasadena, CA
This illegibly signed semi-abstract watercolor, dated from 1989, features a captivating and dreamy representation of sub-aquatic life. The technique used in this piece creates a deep...
Category
Antique 1880s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Neo-Expressionist Oil "The Beach at Santa Monica" by Dan Shube in Gold Frame
Located in Pasadena, CA
This artwork features an oil painting of the beach of Santa Monica. The artist depicts beachgoers and colorful sunshades on a cloudy day. The overall impression is joyful, like a Sunday get-together of family and friends.
Dan Shupe was born in Colorado in the late 1930s. He grew up in Venice, California, where he started sculpting early. He took many trips to Mexico and was profoundly influenced by the local folk artists. Dan moved to the East Coast in the late 1950s, where he studied with Franz...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Black and White Charcoal Drawing
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mysterious subject for this charcoal painting in a cerused frame.
Beautiful work but unfortunately signature eligible.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
1980s Torchiere
Located in Pasadena, CA
1980s torchiere in the style of Carl Springer with an ivory color body and a white lucite inverse shade ended by a brass trim.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hard Edge Painting signed F. Hartman
Located in Pasadena, CA
" Hard edge painting is an approach to abstract painting that became widespread in the 1960s and is characterized by areas of flat color with sharp, clear (or ‘hard’) edges.
Jules L...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rhythmic Modern Abstract Watercolor by Barry Bleach
By Barry Bleach
Located in Pasadena, CA
The piece is framed in a dark grey lacquered wood frame and mounted on a maroon mat background.
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
Pacific Palisades Watercolor signed Stanton
Located in Pasadena, CA
Delicate watercolor of a view of pacific palisades pier.
Signed Stanton and titled "Pier and Palisades or Santa Monica".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood
Oriental Lithograph and Watercolor by Umberto Brunelleschi
By Umberto Brunelleschi
Located in Pasadena, CA
The background of this intricate lithograph and watercolor from France depicts a geisha playing a musical instrument, while the foreground depicts a harlequin and two women wearing m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mixed-Media of a Motorcyclist by Avant Garde Disney Artist Walter Peregoy
By Walter Peregoy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Walter Peregoy (1925 2015) was an American artist acclaimed for his Avant Garde style. He is also known for his work at Disney, Hanna-Barbera, and Format Films during the mid-20th ce...
Category
1990s American Modern Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Modern Colored Pencil Drawing Portrait by Gillian Lefkowitz
Located in Pasadena, CA
The artwork features a portrait of a woman made with various colored pencils. It is signed by the artist Gillian Lefkowitz. The artist gives like always in her portraitures a strong ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Wall Sculpture of Little Boy Signed William Westenhaver
By William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in Pasadena, CA
An endearing, wood-carved wall sculpture by William Westenhaver depicting a young boy reading a book.
It is made of very grainy wood enhanced on some parts with black, pastel red, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Memphis Inspired Colorful Glass Studio Vase
Located in Pasadena, CA
A fun Memphis Group-inspired colorful glass vase with contrasting shapes that seem to be stacked. The wide circular base is clear glass with swirl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'
Located in Pasadena, CA
One of a kind pair of beautifully-carved wooden wall sculptures of an African couple. Most probably from a region in DR Congo in Central Africa.
One o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Pair of Framed Black and White Self Portraits Photographs by Gottfried Tollman
By Gottfried Tollman
Located in Pasadena, CA
Gottfried Tollman (1921-1986) was an iconic German photographer living and working in Dusseldorf Germany.
These black and white photographs in blonde wood framed sold as a pair are ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chrome Floor Lamp 1970's
Located in Pasadena, CA
Long chromed stem on a flat base with a plastic shade.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Leather and Wrought Iron Wine Bottle Holder by Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Pasadena, CA
Leather and wrought iron wine bottle holder can hold four bottles horizontally. Tan colored leather and features a wood slab on top.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Iron
Portrait of a Blonde Girl in a Red Dress Wearing a White Beanie, Oil on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
This portrait features a blonde lady in a red dress wearing a white beanie. The artwork is an oil painting by an unknown artist. The subject's expression ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Watercolor of a French Castle by Unknown Artist
Located in Pasadena, CA
Dreamy landscape picturing a view of a castle in France.
Large original frame made of walnut.
I love the soft and delightful pastel colors that are used. The colors add emotion to...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Romantic Paintings
Materials
Walnut, Paper
Oil and Pastel Crying Character #3 by Jim Kras
Located in Pasadena, CA
This artwork is signed by Jim Kras, and dated 1994.
The artist used oil pastels to feature a yellow crying character sketched with curvy long black l...
Category
1990s American Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Seahorse Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Pasadena, CA
Unusual coffee table, with thick (0.5") round beveled glass; supported by an unusual wooden-carved seahorse base.
A tranquil creature of elegance, the...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Set of 4 Mysterious Falcon Brass and Wood
Located in Pasadena, CA
A set of rare, collectible brass, wood and cork maybe pool table accessories in the shape of falcon talons.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
"Jupiter Tujo" Black & White Abstract Lithograph Signed L. Siekman
Located in Pasadena, CA
A beautiful, abstract black and white lithograph with a graphic surrealist quality. It is a jagged shape enclosed by negative white space for contrast. Signed L. Siekman.
Category
Vintage 1980s German Modern Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Matte White Circular Fiberglass Side Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
The base of this matte white fiberglass table is filled with concrete for more stability.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete
Draecana Plant Lithograph by L'Illustration Horticole, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This exquisite print is from L'Illustration Horticole, one of the great Belgian horticultural periodicals of the 1800s. Published from 1854 to 1896, L'Illustration Horticole featured...
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Modern Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Contemporary Rhythmic Watercolor by Barry Bleach
By Barry Bleach
Located in Pasadena, CA
This contemporary rhythmic composition by Barry Bleach features soft washes of color punctuated by opaque hatch marks. The watercolor on paper is signed on the lower right, "Barry Bl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Abstract Oil Pastel #4 by Jim Kras
Located in Pasadena, CA
Abstract oil pastel sitting in a sycamore frame. It was signed by Jim Kras (as much as we can read the signature) and dated 1994.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Nude #6 Drawing by Jerry O'Day
By Jerry O'Day
Located in Pasadena, CA
Gracious nude of a woman drawn with ink on craft paper. It is signed by the artist. The artwork sits in a simple black stained wood frame.
Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, CA on June 17, 1912, Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. She wed sculptor David Lemon...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Sail Boat in Watercolor by Shelly Shepherd
Located in Pasadena, CA
Watercolor painting of four sailboats by Shelly Shepherd. Signed and dated 1986.
Shelly Bechter Shepherd was a nationally recognized watercolorist and a teacher with her studio at t...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
"Les Quais De Conti" Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas by Fauvist Pat. F. Wilson
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pat Wilson was a French painter born in 1868 and who died in 1928.
She lived in France and part of her life in the Maghreb.
This painting shows perfectly ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Carousel Oil Painting on Canvas by J. Mamez
Located in Pasadena, CA
A painting of a woman riding on a carousel horse while holding out her white handkerchief to flow in the wind.
This piece is reminiscent of a week...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pastel Nude by Byron Randall
Located in Pasadena, CA
Playful nude created with pastels on paper. This sketch-like drawing shows a woman wearing dramatic blue eyeshadow and full red lipstick while lying naked in a meadow.
Byron Randal...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Abstract Oil Painting by Bert Miripolsky
By Bert Miripolsky
Located in Pasadena, CA
This artwork features a large abstract from the estate of Bert Miripolsky, It is signed and displayed in the original black wood frame.
An American artist, Miripolsky studied paint...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Abstract Pastel and Gouache Painting by Edward Wolfe
Located in Pasadena, CA
This abstract painting features lines of gradient blues triangles entangled like festive garlands . Cubism influenced the combination of triangle shapes of different sizes in this artwork . Edward Wolfe is known for semi-abstract figure, still life, landscape and portrait painting and drawing, some cubism.
Edward Wolfe (29 May 1897 – 8 July 1982) was a British artist who was a Portrait, flower, and landscape painter, mainly in oil, illustrator, and draughtsman in pen and ink and pencil. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wolfe came to England and studied at the Slade School 1916–8, having in his native country worked for periods as a child actor and for a jeweler, during which time he had his first serious art lessons with the British painter George Smithard. Whilst at the Slade was invited by Nina Hamnett to join Roger Fry...
Category
20th Century English Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood
Still-Life, Gouache by Byron Randall
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Byron Randall, Signed and Dated.
A post-impressionist expressive still life. In the top left a vase with luxurious flowers, while in the forefront there is a banana in a small fruit bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Une Fillotte" Oil Painting by Roger Etienne
By Roger Etienne
Located in Pasadena, CA
Depicting a big eyed girl with fiery auburn hair and white and yellow flowers, this vintage painting has an interesting medium. It was rendered in oil on ...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Paper
Embossed Santa Ana Map
Located in Pasadena, CA
This map creates the illusion of 3D by applying Digital Elevation Data and meticulously adding shaded relief to the landscape of the original 1959 Santa Ana,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Fine Art Photograph of a Bunch of Asparagus
Located in Pasadena, CA
Black and white fine art photography of a bunch of asparagus, surrounded by other bunches of asparagus.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
French Walnut Music Stand with Brass Light
Located in Pasadena, CA
A very fine quality piece, the stand has an upright column that carries an inclined walnut table top, with a concealed book rest and a brass light.
The tabletop cannot be adjusted.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Music Stands
Materials
Brass
Large Organic Painting of Trees
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid-century large framed painting of two trees in warm earthy tones and textured details.
The work is first sculpted in plater then painted.
It is eligibly signed by the artist.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Paint
"Dancing Clowns" Black and White Drawing By Former Disney Artist Lenard Kester
By Lenard Kester
Located in Pasadena, CA
Whimsical framed black and white drawing by Lenard Kester, tilted "Dancing Clowns". Autographed and signed by artist on May 16, 1955: "...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Black and White Screenprint of a Nude Asian Girl by Jason Pulgarin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist proof of an Asian girl on white paper. Black mat in a black frame. Signed by the artist and marked AP.
In January of 1990, Jason Pulgarin, a though...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Still Life Oil on Canvas by Byron Randall
Located in Pasadena, CA
A beautifully expressive still life painted with oil on canvas signed and dated 1994.
This piece is a great combination of Randall's typical subjects, woman figures, and fruit.
Rand...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
2 Magis Lyra Side Tables
By Magis
Located in Pasadena, CA
Lyra was designed by the Design Group Italia for renowned Italian furniture specialist Magis.
These walnut top tables rest on sculptural tapered chro...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
"Jupiter 7" Lithograph
Located in Pasadena, CA
A lithograph containing three circles overlapping. Minimalist with clean lines, this hard edge piece would add much character into any environment.
Titled "Jupiter 7"
Print # 249...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Figure Study Lithograph by William S. Schwartz
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Pasadena, CA
Charming drawing of a woman sitting and resting her head on her hand. This was done with a technique that provides us with very soft lines, almost airbrush-like. It's simple and precise.
William S...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Perforated Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of perforated cylinder lamps made of porcelain.
Something unique about these lamps is there is no shade necessary. They are made in such a way that the perforations are the on...
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Geometrical Abstraction Gouache by Christopher Mark Brennan
Located in Pasadena, CA
A Geometric Abstraction gouache on paper by Christopher Mark Brennan.
This piece is very enjoyable to observe. The layers upon layers of shapes and playful colors, present us with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood
"Love and Matter" Graphic Painting by Jae Carmichael
By Jae Carmichael 1
Located in Pasadena, CA
"It's not just love, it's a matter of being"
A statement piece and graphic painting full of emotion and color.
Jae Carmichael (1925-2005) Signed.
Jae Carmichael, painter, sculptor, photographer, writer, and independent filmmaker. She was founding director of Pasadena's Pacific Asia Museum. She staged more than 200 solo exhibitions in galleries in Los Angeles, Japan, and Europe and has works included in permanent collections of the Oakland Museum of California, the Long Beach Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.
Jae Carmichael was born in Hollywood, Ca. in 1925.
She studied art with Francis de Erdely, Millard, Sheets, Phil Dike...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Oil on Canvas Portrait #2 by Albert Radoczy
By Albert Radoczy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Another whimsical portrait of Radoczy's wife, her favorite subject.
Albert Radoczy was a master at exploring the female form. Throughout his care...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Colorful Semi-Abstract Mystery by Jerry Williamson
By Jerry Williamson
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mosaic-like, this piece is semi-abstract and compact yet very simple. The colors used are playful.
It seems to show us someone turning the pages of his life. On the left, you can no...
Category
2010s American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Departure for Fishing, Watercolor by Ed Sotello
Located in Pasadena, CA
Watercolor signed and dated 1965. Walnut frame.
Ed Sotello is a graduate of Claremont Graduate University where he earned an MA with an emphasis on drawing and painting the human fig...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Christopher Mark Brennan #1 Gouache on Paper
Located in Pasadena, CA
A simple abstract piece by Christopher Mark Brennan done with gouache on paper sitting in a simple black frame.
Presented are three figures, each casting a shadow on one another (Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Christopher Mark Brennan #2 Gouache on Paper
Located in Pasadena, CA
Abstract piece with the red moon by Christopher Mark Brennan in a black wood frame. Signed and dated 2020.
The dry brush technique used here is given the background a great deal of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Wood
Wesley Johnson Unusual Oil Painting
By Wesley Johnson
Located in Pasadena, CA
Truly one of a kind, Wesley Johnson created this detailed artwork on a thick carved piece of wood. You can see how Johnson uses the movement of the wood to help section this piece. T...
Category
1990s American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
