Robert Azensky Fine Art
Color: Beige
Late 19th Century Bessie Wessie Platinum Print
By Eizabeth Huggins
Located in Soquel, CA
Platinum Print of a "Bessie Wessie" Elizabeth (BESS) Huggins, Berkeley born 1895 to Charles Huggins, Brother of Eli Lundy Huggins, Indian Wars Captain and Medal of Honor recipient. ...
Category
1890s Realist Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Platinum
Mid Century Figurative Study of Pair
By Joseph Capozio
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling figurative study in gouache and pencil by Joesph Capozio (American, 1928-2016). Estate stamp lower right corner with bio on verso. Presented in mahogany wood frame. Framed size: 19"H x 17"W.
Capozio was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1927. After serving in World War II, he attended art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He lived and worked in San Francisco, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; Siesta Key...
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Gouache
Turn of the Century Photograph -- The Poet's Son Billie, 1898
By Arnold Genthe
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th century portrait of a young boy by Arnold Genthe (German/American, 19th-20th C), 1898. Signed "Arnold Genthe" lower left. "Billie, 11 mo." on v...
Category
1890s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Mid Century Abstracted Landscape --First Frost
By Kenneth W. Auvil
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century abstracted landscape serigraph by Kenneth William Auvil (American, b. 1929), 1960. Signed and dated lower right corner. Center edge number "23/27" and titled on...
Category
1960s Abstract Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen, Laid Paper, Ink
Portrait of a Young Girl
By Richard Dooner
Located in Soquel, CA
Silver Bromide photographic portrait of a young girl by Philadelphia photographer, Richard T. Dooner (American, 1878-1954). A fine portrait of...
Category
Early 20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Ink
Mid Century Yosemite Park in Winter Landscape
By Vladimir Shkurkin
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique Yosemite Park Valley in winter mountain and lake scene by listed California artist Vladimir Shkurkin (American, 1900-1990). Circa 1950's. Signed "...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Golden Gate Bridge
By Mary Hahn
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted and modernist painting of the Golden Gate Bridge by Mary Hahn (American, 20th century). Signed lower right. Presented in original bronze ...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mountain Lake Landscape
By Joseph Kleitsch
Located in Soquel, CA
Southern California Lake. Signed "J Kleitsch," which could possibly be by Joseph Kleitsch. Oil on canvas in a period giltwood frame. Image size, 16"H x 28"L.
Joseph Kleitsch was c...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Abstract Figurative Etching -- "Embrace"
By Patricia Way
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage abstract figural "Embrace", a lithograph by Patricia Ann Way (American, 20th Century). Signed "Patricia Way" and dated "76" lower right. Slight crease to lower center and s...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
Singing At the Moon, Wolf in a Tux - Abstract Figurative
By G. Lester
Located in Soquel, CA
A tongue in cheek swipe at the futility of it all. A well heeled gent (Wolf) in a Tux bays at the moon at his good fortune, by G. Lester (American, 20th Ce...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Roy Zoelin the Sculpture" - Figurative Drawing of Artist at Work
By Frances Beatrice Lieberman
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming genre painting titled, "Roy Zoelin the Sculpture" by Frances Liberman (American, 1911-2002). Signed "Frances Liberman" and dated "Spring 35" lower right. Titled "Roy Zoelin the Sculpture" on verso. Biography of Roy Zoelin and Frances Liberman on verso. Unframed. Image size, 14.25"H x 11"W.
A lifelong resident of San Francisco, California, Frances Lieberman was a painter, sculptor and etcher whose subjects included many scenes of San Francisco, child firgures, and seascapes--all in a style that combined realism, impressionism, and abstraction. She was active with her career into the mid 1980s.
Lieberman studied at the California School of Fine Art with Nelson Poole and Ralph Stackpole...
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Nudes in Flowers of Michel Figurative
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful figurative nude in bed of flowers of "Michel" by Berkeley artist Patricia Gren Hayes (American, 20th Century), circa 1990. Signed mid right and on verso. Unframed. Size: 29...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monterey Wharf - Figurative Landscape
By Stephen John Skerce
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed figurative watercolor landscape the Monterey Wharf with figures and boats by Stephen John Skerce (American, 1926-2010). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Skerce" lower le...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Fish Dish"- Figurative Abstract Still-Life
By Morag Muir
Located in Soquel, CA
"Fish Dish" by Morag Muir (Scottish, b. 1960). Screen print on paper Signed "Morag Muir" and dated "87" lower right. Titled "Fish Dish" center and numbered "...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Printer's Ink, Laid Paper
Big Sur Coastal Abstract Landscape
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique abstracted Big Sur landscape by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Signed "Les Anderson" lower left....
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Red and Brown Mesh Abstract
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Red and brown abstract by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California.
Signed "Les Anderson" lower left.
Unframed,...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
19th Century Loch Tay Scottish Landscape
By Aaron Edwin Penley
Located in Soquel, CA
Masterful Scottish watercolor landscape of Loch Tay with boats and small figures on the short by Aaron Edwin Penley (English, 1826-1897)....
Category
1870s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Nude Study, Diana 1948
By Carlo Tagliabue
Located in Soquel, CA
1948 Nude Study of woman's back with sanquine and charcoal. Titled "Diana" by Carlo Taliabue (Italian/American). Signed and dated lower right corner. Titled upper right corner. Image...
Category
1940s Post-War Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Poezia Marina, Spain - Abstract Landscape
By Guido Lopez
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and bold screen print by Spanish artist Guido Lopez (Spain, 20th century). Titled "Poezia Marina", signed lower right "Guido Lopez', 12/150. Unframed. Image 22.5"H x 25"L, Mat...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
Calle De La Ermita, Valencia Spain
By Guido Lopez
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and bold screen print by Spanish artist Guido Lopez (Spain, 20th century). Signed and titled, "Guido Lopez", 12/150. Unframed. Image 22.5"H x 25"L, Mat 31"H x 34.25"L.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
"A Dance in the Moonlight" - Landscape Lithobrome Photograph
By Sigismund Blumann
Located in Soquel, CA
"A Dance in the Moonlight" a Lithobrome photograph by Sigismund Blumann (American, 1872-1956). Signed "Sigismund Blumann" lower right. The blue color is the artist's own invention using a copper sulphate toning process. Unframed. Titled "A Dance in the Moonlight" on verso. Image size, 13.25"H x 10.5"W.
Sigismund Blumann (1872–1956) was a prominent tastemaker in Californian photography during the 1920s and 1930s. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area for his entire career, he edited magazines, wrote books, and made creative photographs. From 1924 to 1933 Blumann edited Camera Craft, the leading West Coast photographic monthly. Subsequently he established his own periodical, Photo Art Monthly, which he published until 1940. In these two magazines — for over fifteen years — Blumann found a large audience of mainstream pictorial photographers. In addition, he wrote five instructional books on photography...
Category
1920s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Early 20th Century Photograph -- "Impressions of the High Sierras"
By Sigismund Blumann
Located in Soquel, CA
"Impressions of the High Sierras", a Lithobrome Photograph by Sigismund Blumann (American, 1872-1956). Signed "Sigismund Blumann" lower right. Titled "Impressions of the High Sierras" and signed "Sigismund Blumann" on verso. Unframed. Image size, 10.25"H x 13.25"W.
Sigismund Blumann (1872–1956) (figure 1) was a prominent tastemaker in Californian photography during the 1920s and 1930s. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area for his entire career, he edited magazines, wrote books, and made creative photographs. From 1924 to 1933 Blumann edited Camera Craft, the leading West Coast photographic monthly. Subsequently he established his own periodical, Photo Art Monthly, which he published until 1940. In these two magazines — for over fifteen years — Blumann found a large audience of mainstream pictorial photographers. In addition, he wrote five instructional books on photography...
Category
1920s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Vintage Silkscreen Abstract -- The Wheely Whirly Steps
By Alice Aycock
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive vintage silkscreen on black paper by Alice Aycock (American, 20th Century). Hand signed and dated "Alice Aycock 1990" with hand written ...
Category
1990s American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Laid Paper
1930's Japanese Iris Bonsai Still Life
By Cor de Gavere
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful watercolor still life of Japanese Iris bonsai by longtime Santa Cruz, CA resident Cordelia de Gavere, c.1930's. Signed "Cor de Gavere" lower right. Unframed. Image, 18"H ...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Tarantella" - Geometric Abstract Screen Print with Peach, Red, and Black
By Michael Hale
Located in Soquel, CA
A minimal geometric abstract screen print in peach, red and black by Michael Hale (British, b. 1934). Presented in a black wooden frame. Titled "Tarantella" and numbered "16/50" lowe...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Screen
"Legato 2" - Chartreuse Abstract Geometric Screen Print
By Michael Hale
Located in Soquel, CA
"Legato 2", a geometric abstract screen print with chartreuse color field by Michael Hale (British, b. 1934). Presented in a black wooden framed. Signed "Hale" lower right. Titled "Legato 2" lower left. Image size, 26"H x 20"W.
Mike Hale could perhaps be considered something of a 'lost' figure within this movement. He was, a pioneering screen-printer and worked as a master printing technician at Kelpra Studios for a time, before going on to teach at the Leicester Collete of Art where his meticulous approach influenced a new generation of artists working in the medium which, by the 60s had exploded in popularity. "Kelpra Studios: In 1957, commercial screen printer Chris Prater and his wife Rose set up their own business in a tiny space in Kentish Town: Kelpra Studios. Within the period of a decade they had introduced a mind-boggling array of Britain’s greatest artists to the medium of screen-printing. Like the Wizard of Oz orchestrating proceedings from behind his curtain, Prater collaborated with them all to the highest degree, succeeding - virtually single handedly as it is now recognized - in elevating the medium to an accepted art form within the eyes of even our most traditional institutions. Early converts...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
Nude at the Beach - Abstract Figurative
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Figure in red, green, blue conte crayon by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Unsigned, from a collection of his works. Image size: 24"H x 18"W....
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Conté, Paper
Mid Century Yellow and Blue Large Scale Abstract
By Louis Earnest Nadalini
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning and expressive large scale oil painting by mid-century San Francisco artist Louis Earnest Nadalini (American, 1927-1995). Signed "Nadalini" lower right. Unframed. Image size...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
"The Newcomes, Chapter XI" - Early 20th Century Figurative Watercolor with Piano
By Charles Edmund Brock
Located in Soquel, CA
An fine period watercolor, dated 1910, an illustration by Charles Edmund Brock (English, 1870-1938). This, from a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, "The Newcomes, Memoirs of the Most Respectable Family." The novel was published in 1855. Below this image are two characters from "The Newcomes, Chapter XI". Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Signed "C.E. Brock" and dated "1910" lower left. Image size, 10"H x 7.5"W.
Charles Edmund Brock was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator, who signed most of his work C. E. Brock. He received his first book commission at the age of 20. He became very successful, and illustrated books for authors such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot. Brock also contributed pieces to several magazines such as The Quiver, The Strand, and Pearsons...
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Musketeer 28th Foot (Gloucestershire Regiment) 1746 in Watercolor on Paper
By Clarence F. Bretherick
Located in Soquel, CA
Muskateer 28th Foot (Gloucestershire Regiment) 1746 in Watercolor on Paper
A beautiful watercolor of a British Musketeer of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot, in full uniform standing with poise and readiness by English artist Clarence F. Bretherick (b. 1868). Signed lower right. Displayed in a rustic giltwood frame. Image, 12"H x 9"W.
In 1892 Bretherick was appointed permanently on the Liverpool Weekly Post as artist to that journal, to be responsible for all illustrations therein. His great specialty was figure drawing, military figure subjects in particular. This particular watercolor is a fine example of his skill as an artist and his fine attention to detail. 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment was first raised in 1694 by Colonel Sir John Gibson, the Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth, as Sir John Gibson's Regiment of Foot and was posted to Newfoundland to protect the colony there. They saw action in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession...
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bold Colorfield Abstract
By Martin Aguilar
Located in Soquel, CA
A bright and bold colorfield abstract by Martin Aguilar (American, 20th Century). Signed monogram signature on verso. Image size, 24"H x 18"W. Unframed.
Growing up in New Mexico’s b...
Category
Early 2000s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman With Air Guitar and Musicians Figurative Abstract
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist abstract figurative oil painting of a woman with musicians by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century). Signed with monogram "MWE" and dated ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Faced Figurative Abstract
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Fantastical two faced figure with elements of abstraction by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century). Unsigned, from a collec...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Mid Century Modern Black, Brown and Orange Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking mid century modern abstract with black, brown and orange by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed "Kimball" lower right. Unframed. Image size: 36"H x 36"W.
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Niman Kachinas - Alo Manas
By Lawrence Fodor
Located in Soquel, CA
Alo Manas by Lawrence Fodor (American, b. 1951). A lithograph of Hopi Medicine Men. Shortly after Summer Solstice each year the Hopi ceremony called the Niman Kachina, also known as “The Going Home of the Kachina.” Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Larry Fodor...
Category
1980s American Realist Mixed Media
Materials
Lithograph
"Sirene II" - Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Located in Soquel, CA
Collotype and collage with linen, paper and gouache. Layers of texture create a rich visual assemblage. Signed lower right and on verso; signature illegible, Artists Proof. Displayed...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Gouache, Linen, Lithograph, Paper
Late 20th Century Abstract -- Two Figures and Interior
By Michael Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Two figures in a brightly colored interior with abstracted elements by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Signe...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
After the Bath Figurative
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative abstract painting by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century). From a collection of his works. Eggleston is a San Francisco Abstract Expressionist...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract Expressionist Female Nude
By Michael Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique expressionist nude figure by Michael Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Unframed. Measures 40"H x 30"W.
Eggleston is a San Francisco Abstract...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Monotype II Abstract
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Opaque and transparent colors work together in this beautiful Monotype painting by David Stephens (American, 20th century). Signed "D. Stephens" lower right.
Unframed. Print area: ...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Dye, Ink
1980s Abstracted Bay Area Landscape -- Oakland to Tamalpais Views
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous colors in this abstract of the sunrise on the bay by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), a modernist of urban and coastal views and geometric painting. Signed on verso. From a...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Leaning Forward, Contemporary Figurative Abstract with Primary Colors
By Michael Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Leaning Forward, Contemporary Figurative Abstract with Primary Colors
A bold and bright color palette is used to depict shapes and forms that come together to form an abstracted fig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Fun Couple, Contemporary Figurative Abstract
By Michael Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
The Fun Couple, Contemporary Figurative Abstract
Fun and imaginative contemporary abstracted figurative oil painting by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abundant Floral Still Life
By Gerdell Schroder
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful still life oil painting, abundant with color and texture in a variety of fruit and flowers. A full spectrum of rich color throughout. Signed lower left Gerdell (Gerdill) Sc...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bruce Jenner, Olympian 1976 - Large Scale Pop Art Portrait Original Painting
By Edgar Duveyoung
Located in Soquel, CA
A substantial pop art style oil painting of famed Olympian Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner) composed of contrasting mosaic-like rectangles in rainbow of ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Modern Geometric Abstract in Primary Colors with Pink, Vintage Pastel Drawing
By Henry Elinson
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking modern abstract pastel on paper by listed Monterey, California artist Henry Elinson (American, 1935-2010), 1980. Featuring clean lines and bold geometric shapes in a palet...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Hand Written Letter from Daniel O'Connell, with Portrait Engraving by O'Neil
Located in Soquel, CA
Handwritten letter by Daniel O'Connell, the political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. The letter was written to Robert Sidney, regarding travel arrangements, the health of his wife, and a payment.
Accompanying the letter is an engraved portrait of O'Connell, based on a painting by Thomas Heathfield Carrick (1802-1875), engraved by O'Neill.
These pieces are presented in an ornate frame with a double mat.
The engraving measures:
The letter measures:
O'Connell was the leader of the Catholic emancipation...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Irish Early Victorian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Royal Doulton Isaac Walton Series Ware Jardiniere by Charles Noke, Signed
By Charles Noke, Royal Doulton
Located in Soquel, CA
Large late 19th century stoneware jardiniere, a Royal Doulton Isaac Walton Series Ware piece by Charles Noke (English, 1858-1683). This large jardiniere has three handles and is decorated with several detailed figures; characters based on the 17th century English author Isaac Walton's book The Complete...
Category
Early 20th Century English Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Austrian Royal Vienna Porcelain Encrusted Floral Vases
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Soquel, CA
Pair of exquisite 19th century Royal Vienna porcelain vases. A fine example of the Neo-Classical Austrian style, these vases are decorated with an ornate garden floral motif. Encrusted with sculptural bunches of pink and yellow roses, and painted with tiny bees, butterflies, and gold accents.
The Royal Vienna mark (Bindenschild, or shield) appears on the base of each vase in blue.
Each vase measures 7"H x 4"W x 4"D.
History of The Royal Vienna Porcelain Factory:
The Royal Vienna Porcelain factory was founded in 1717 by Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Barbini Murano Glass Olive Green / Yellow Ochre Heart Shaped Bowl Ash Tray Dish
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant heart shaped two toned Murano glass bowl, with a transparent olive green/yellow ochre outer layer and an inner layer of gold-flecked cream, attributed to Alfredo Barbini (Ita...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Pearl Necklace and Earrings Set with Pearls
Located in Soquel, CA
Brilliant pearl necklace with matching stud earrings. 14K white gold clasp on the necklace. Pearls are 7mm (.275in) in diameter. Gorgeous slightly pink coloration. Earrings are 14K y...
Category
20th Century Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Other
