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Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, Los Angeles - Lithograph on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, Los Angeles - Lithograph on Paper
Clean, modern lithograph of the Ennis House in Los Angeles by Frances Myers (American, 1936-2014). The Ennis House sits at the top of a small hill, cutting a strong line against a soft peach-colored sky. Wright's strong sense of balance is highlighted in this composition, with patterns and lines guiding the viewers eye in various directions around the piece.
Numbered, titled, signed and dated along the bottom edge:
7/50 Ennis House - Los Angeles Frances Myers 1980
Paper size: 29.5"H x 38"W
Print size: 24"H x 32"W
Shipped rolled in a tube.
Myers was born on April 16, 1936, in Racine, Wisconsin. She began her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute, but soon transferred to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where she earned a BS in 1962, and an MFA in 1965.
Myers employed a variety of printmaking techniques in her career including "relief, photo-etching, and mixed media processes."
Myers is best known for her prints depicting various buildings. She once said, “I don’t want to invent a building, I want to bring new life to a building.” Growing up in Racine, Myers was exposed to many of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural works, and she paid tribute to this in her 1980 work The Frank Lloyd Wright Print...
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori - Original Woodblock Print
Located in Soquel, CA
Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori - Original Woodblock Print
Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori, from the Series "Beauties of the Floating World Associated with Flowers" by S...
Category
1760s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Ink, Rice Paper
Kabuki Actor with Pine-Patterned Robe - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Soquel, CA
Kabuki Actor with Pine-Patterned Robe - Japanese Woodblock Print
Finely detailed woodblock by Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825). A kabuki actor is standing on a wooden deck, wearing a robe with a pine-needle pattern. He is holding a sword and a staff. In the background, tree branches hang down from out of frame.
Presented in a gold colored frame with a silk mat.
Frame size: 20"H x 14.25"W
Image size: 14"H x 8.5"W
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825) was born in Edo, the son of Kurahashi Gorobei, a carver of dolls and puppets...
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
"A Song for a Nesei Fisherman" Poster, Limited Edition Screenprint #14 of 100
Located in Soquel, CA
"A Song for a Nesei Fisherman" Poster, Limited Edition Screenprint #14 of 100
Show poster designed by Chester Yoshida (American, b. 1922). The play "A Song for a Nisei Fisherman" wa...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Kumasaka Chōhan to Ushiwakamaru - One of a Diptych Original Woodcut Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
Kumasaka Chōhan to Ushiwakamaru is a Japanese Ukiyo-e print created between 1848 and 1854 by artist Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). The print is a Diptych, and is part of the...
Category
1850s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Rare Hand Colored "Cabane Des Hold" - 1st Ed "Description de l’Univers" C. 1683
By Alain Manesson Mallet
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare Engraving "Cabane Des Hold, Terres Artiques, Fig CII," 1st edition "Description de l’Univers, page 281
This rare image depicts the Willem Barentsz expedition of 1597 to Novaya Zemlya, Russia. The engraving, with later hand-coloring, shows the cabin and ship of the Dutch arctic expedition of Barentsz on Novaya Zemlya (Nova Zembla), with the party being attacked (and in some cases apparently eaten) by bears and wolves. Dutch explorer, Willem Barentsz, reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya in 1594, and in a subsequent expedition of 1596 rounded the northern point and wintered on the northeast coast. Barentsz died during the expedition, and may have been buried on the northern island.
This artwork is a page from a book by 17th century cartographer and engineer, Allain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706), "Description de L'Univers, contenant les differents systêmes du monde, les cartes générals et particulières de la géographie ancienne et modern." Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683.
Presented in an cream colored mat.
Text on verso shown in images.
Mat Size: 11.5"H x 9.07"W
Paper Size: 8.25"H x 5.44"W
Image Size: 5.63"H x 3.75"W
Alain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706) was a 17th century cartographer and military engineer. He started his career as a musketeer in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He later served under Alfonso VI, King of Portugal...
Category
1680s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Mid Century French Impressionistic Etching - "Degel en Haute Loire"
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Impressionistic French Etching - "Degel en Haute Loire" ("Thaw in High Loire) by Andre Jacquemin
Wonderful French Impressionist winter landscape of Loire hills by Andre Jacquemin (French, 1904-1992), 1950. The bare trees and undulating landscape and hills draws the viewer in and evokes a peaceful and serene feeling.
Signed and dated: Within etching and below image
Series Number: 161/200
Condition: Good
Image size: 8.25"H x 15"W
Paper size: 15"H x 22"W
Mat size: 20"H x 24"W
André Jacquemin was born in Epinal, France in 1904. While attending art school in Paris he studied under Charles Walter, where he learnt the techniques of etching and practiced by copying the most famous artists and visited all the museums to learn more about the masterpieces of past and present. In 1925, he underwent military service at Fort de Domont outside Paris together with Louis-Joseph Soulas and Edouard Mac-Avoy. Four years later, with a few other up-and-coming artists including Yves Alix, Amédée de la Patellière and Jacques Villon, André Jacquemin founded "la jeune Gravure Contemporaine", a society of Printmakers.
In 1930, he simultaneously received the Foundation Florence Blumenthal prize and an allowance to go on a study trip from Spain to Morocco for 14 months. Back from Morocco, his career developed very rapidly. At the beginning of 1932, he exhibited his work at the Simonson gallery. It was a success: he sold everything he had done in Morocco and Spain. The same year, he was elected as a fellow of the French Society of Painter-Etchers/Engravers (Peintres Graveurs Français). In 1936, he was awarded the national arts prize, given for the first time to an etcher. The following year he along with Jacques Villon, Marcel Gromaire 1937 Venice Biennale to represent French gravure...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
Provence, France Fine Art Aquatint Etching - “Legendary Provence"
Located in Soquel, CA
Fine Art Aquatint Etching of Gordes, in Provence, France - "Legendary Provence" by Ronald Stephen Riddick
Beautiful aquatint etching of a sunset over iconic Provence French town, Go...
Category
1970s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Laid Paper
"Eternal Problem" - 1924 Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Eternal Problem" - 1924 Etching on Paper
Etching on paper titled "Eternal Problem" by Elias M. Grossman (American, 1898-1947). A bearded rabbi is portrayed thinking with his hand p...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
Old Battersea Bridge View, Chelsea, 1879 - Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Old Battersea Bridge View, Chelsea, 1879 - Etching on Paper
Black and white 1897 etching titled "Old Battersea Bridge View" by Charles John Watson (British, 1846-1947). View at Chelsea from the bank of the Thames, with boats moored in foreground at left, Old Battersea Bridge in background, and Chelsea Old Church beyond.
Signed and dated "Charles J Watson...
Category
1870s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
1971 The Tarahumara Indians - Figurative Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
1971 The Tarahumara Indians - Figurative Etching on Paper
Black and white etching of The Tarahumara Indians by Kelly English (American). The figures are outlined in thick black ink ...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink
Art Deco Etching and Aquatint "Jeunesse" Original Signed by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Soquel, CA
Art Deco Etching and Aquatint "Jeunesse" (Youth) Signed by Louis Icart
Iconic figurative of woman and horse titled "Jeunesse" (Youth) by famous Art Deco artist Louis Icart (French, ...
Category
1930s Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Aquatint
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"The World" Published by Cummings & Hilliard, No. 1, Cornhill, Boston
Located in Soquel, CA
"The World" Published by Cummings & Hilliard, No. 1, Cornhill, Boston
Early 19th century engraved double hemisphere Atlas Map, titled "The World." Hand colored original outlines. Pu...
Category
1820s American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Printer's Ink, Etching
Mitate of a Daimyo's Procession Crossing Ryogoku Bridge - Woodblock Print
By Keisai Eisen
Located in Soquel, CA
Mitate of a Daimyo's Procession Crossing Ryogoku Bridge - Woodblock Print
Woodblock print of a procession by Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848). Terrific triptych of a procession of...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
"Toy Horse Dance" Japanese Woodblock Triptych with Beauties and Mt Fuji
Located in Soquel, CA
"Toy Horse Dance" Japanese Woodblock Triptych with Beauties and Mt Fuji
Vibrant three-panel woodblock print by Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese,...
Category
Early 20th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
"FernLake" Cargo Ship at Sea - Company Chromolithograph on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"FernLake" Cargo Ship at Sea Chromolithograph on Canvas
Original Maiden Voyage of the FernLake Chromolithograph from the painting by Norwegian artist Carl B. Hestman (Norwegian, 19...
Category
1960s Photorealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Canvas, Printer's Ink, Photogravure, Lithograph, Stretcher Bars
"Pond" Original Lithograph by Sally Warner 1988
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed lithograph of a California Sierras pond and reflections by California author and artist Sally Warner (American, B- 1946). Sally Warner grew up in Connecticut and Californi...
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Printer's Ink, Laid Paper, Lithograph
The Hunter, Mid-Century Photo Realist Drypoint Etching Portrait, Limited Edition
By Gilbert Schoenbrod
Located in Soquel, CA
An incredible photo-realist drypoint etching of a Native American man by Gilbert Adam Shoenbrod (American, 1903-1996), 1937. Titled "The Hunter", this hyper detailed portrait depicts...
Category
1930s Photorealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint
Male Figurative Study - Original Lithograph on Paper
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Male Figurative Study - Original Lithograph on Paper
Original lithograph on paper depicting a male nude in pose. The male figure is depicted sitting, ...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
"Study 6" - 1975 Figurative Lithograph on Paper
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
"Study 6" - 1975 Figurative Lithograph on Paper
Abstract figurative lithograph by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). The nude figure is seen with one hand above her head, holding a cloth, as she gazes down.
Numbered, titled, signed and dated along bottom. "5/12", "Study 6", "Smyth 75."
Presented in a brown mat.
Mat: 16"H x 12"W
Paper: 10 1/2"H x 8"W
Image:9 1/4"H x 6 1/2"W
Jim Smyth has studied at the Academia de Belle Arti in Fiorenza, Italy, Ecole des BeauxArts in Geneva, New York Academy, and the Art Students League. He is also a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in Fine Art.
Although academically trained, Smyth practices and teaches a more impressionistic style of painting, focusing on the Alla Prima technique.
He is particularly knowledgeable about drawing, perspective, color theory and the human figure, his passion. Smyth, with extensive academic knowledge, has a profound love of all human representations as illustrated by his humorous quick sketches from life. He also practices and teaches oil painting and pastels.
When not in Provence, or Southeastern France, Smyth teaches intensely in art schools, art centers and several colleges in the Bay Area. He is a beloved instructor and his classes fill in quickly as he is very knowledgeable.
On his return to the United States, he began studying with Mr. Alanson Appleton at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. Smyth was a founding member of the Appletree Etchers, Inc., an etching print shop organized by Mr. Appleton and his students to develop and promote color intaglio. Smyth served as Master Printer at the studio for many years perfecting the techniques of intaglio and developing the color theories of Mr. Appleton as applied to the deeply etched plate.
Smyth received his degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972 and holds the California Community College Certificate and an Adult Education Certificate. Smyth was invited to teach "Anatomy for Artists" at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California, as a result of his many years of dissection of the cadaver and developed the course of study of Perspective for the college. During this period, he began teaching Life Drawing at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California. During the following thirty years Smyth has taught an average of twelve classes per week at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Art Center and the Burlingame Recreation Department among others in all phases of drawing and painting. He has conducted many workshops for the California Academy of Painters in many aspects of drawing and painting. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor of Drawing at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. He is an authority on the materials of painting and drawing, techniques of traditional drawing and painting, color theory, perspective and anatomy for artists. In his career in Life Drawing, Smyth has made over two hundred thousand drawings from the model.
In addition to studies at Berkeley, Smyth has studied at the College of San Mateo, Foothill College, De Anza College, Mission College, and West Valley College, all in California. One of the pivotal points in his career was studying with Mr. Maynard Dixon Stewart at the University of San Jose, California. He spent a year at the New York Academy of Art where he was offered a full scholarship and at the Art Students League of New York. He concurrently attended classes at the National Academy of Design in New York. Among others, Smyth studied with M. Andrejivec, Ted Schmidt, Elliot Goldfinger, Gary Fagin, Ted Jacobs, Leo Neufeld...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching, Lithograph
"Parts of a Kimono" Multi-Layer Collagraph in Ink on Paper
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
"Parts of a Kimono" Multi-Layer Collagraph in Ink on Paper
Gorgeous purple mesh and rods collagraph by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Strips of fabric are draped over horiz...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
"Dodge Rebellion Girls" - 1967 Original Silkscreen on Paper Artists Proof
By Marc Foster Grant
Located in Soquel, CA
"Dodge Rebellion Girls" - 1967 Silkscreen on Paper
1967 color silkscreen depicting the Dodge Rebellion Girls by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947). A silhouette of the 'dodge gi...
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Screen
Visage - 1974 Original Monoprint Lithograph on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Visage - 1974 Original Lithograph on Paper
Original 1974 Lithograph depicting an abstracted mans face by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Black ink is used to out...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
Vintage Etching Inspired by Movie "Twilight’s Last Gleaming"
By Claudette McElroy
Located in Soquel, CA
"Twilights Last Gleaming" - Vintage 1980's Etching
Vintage etching depicting the characters from the 1977 movie "Twilights Last Gleaming" by Claudett...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
Sumiyoshi: Dengaku dance performed during an Onda ceremony - Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Soquel, CA
Sumiyoshi: Dengaku dance performed during an Onda ceremony - Woodblock Print
Bright woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). In this scene, two dancers with swords and fans are facing each other, in the center of a courtyard. There are spectators surrounding them, including nobles in black clothing on a balcony.
Presented in a new off-white mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 16"H x 20"W
Paper size: 9.63"H x 14.5W"
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858, sometimes called Ando Hiroshige) was the second of the two great masters of the Japanese landscape woodblock print...
Category
1830s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Beethovens Residence at Mödling Colored Etching by Henry Goering
Located in Soquel, CA
Beethovens Residence at Mödling - Vintage Colored Etching by Henry Goering WWII
Hand colored etching of the Christof House (the Yard of Christ) by Henry...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
Kiyomizu Temple, Scenes of Famous Places along Tôkaidô Road - Woodblock on Paper
By Utagawa Hiroshige II
Located in Soquel, CA
Kiyomizu Temple, Scenes of Famous Places along Tôkaidô Road - Woodblock on Paper
Full Title:
Kyoto: Kiyomizu Temple (Kyô Kiyomizudera), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along...
Category
1860s Edo Landscape Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Geometric Abstract Lithograph in the Style of Kandinsky by Harold Weiner
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric Abstract Lithograph in the Style of Kandinsky by Harold Weiner
Playful abstract composition titled "Abstract" by Harold Weiner (20th Century). A small edition of 6 impressi...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
"Sherman Rose" Adobe, Monterey California - Signed 1923 Original Etching
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th Century etching on vellum of the Monterey Bonifacio Adobe known as The Old Sherman Rose House, with climbing roses, by Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, (1881 - 197...
Category
1920s American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Japanese Artisans - Silk Dying -Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tosa Mitsuyoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
Japanese Artisans - Japanese Woodblock Print J
Japanese woodblock depicting six women, all wearing vibrant kimonos, working on crafts by Tosa Mitsuoki (Japanese, 1617-1691). Japanese,c. 1600. Handcraft depiction (dye works).Section from a painted screen with presentations of handcraft.Kita-in, Saitama.
Stamped lower left.
Presented in a white mat and giltwood frame.
Frame: 19"H x 14"W
Mat: 18.25"H x 13.25"W
Image: 14.5"H x 9.5"W
Tosa Mitsuoki was a Japanese painter, reinvigorating the Yamato style of classical Japanese painting. Yamato-e originated from interest in reproducing early Tang dynasty paintings, and was later reinvented and further refined to fit Japanese cultural perceptions in the late Heian period. Yamato, sometimes referred to as wa or kazu had become synonymous with the Tosa-ha by the Muromachi period as a way for Japanese artist to distinguish their works from those of mainland Chinese paintings, kara-e. Yamato-e incorporated various visual and literary techniques for establishing narrative. Works were not always accompanied with text and may rely on heavily on period specific visual motifs, icons, and symbols to relay a story or theme. Tosa style by the time of Mitsuoki focused heavily on depicting themes of plants and nature, famous places, meisho, the four seasons, shik, bird-and-flower, kacho. Many of these popular symbols and icons from mimicking Chinese practices, treating the original Chinese masterwork as a sort of prototype to improve upon. Popular formats for Mitsuoki's pictures were wall scrolls kakemono, or handscrolls that would be read from right to left with the accompanied story, sliding doors fusuma and folding screen panels byobu that featured up to six panels. Mitsuoki's style incorporated the depth and calligraphy techniques of ink wash brushwork similar to Song dynasty and Yuan dynasty Chinese court paintings...
Category
1920s Edo Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
3 Panel Hand Colored Japanese Woodcut Print Lithograph
By Keisai Eisen
Located in Soquel, CA
3 Panel Hand Colored Japanese Woodcut Print Lithograph
Three panel hand colored woodcut lithograph from Nanso Satomi hakkenden, Tale of the Eight Dogs...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
"Space And Space" - 1988 Offset Lithograph on Paper
By Susumu ENDO
Located in Soquel, CA
"Space And Space" - 1988 Offset Lithograph on Paper
Offset lithograph titled "Space and Space" by Susumu Endo (Japanese, B- 1933). Two bottles are depicte...
Category
1980s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
"Reflecting Thoughts About Remembering" - Monoprint on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Reflecting Thoughts About Remembering" - Monoprint on Paper
Sepia colored monoprint of a male figure "reflecting and remembering." A nude male figure sits with his head facing down...
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
The Pilgrimage Procession to Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa in the Eastern Capital
By Kuniyasu
Located in Soquel, CA
Japanese Parade - Woodblock Print
Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyasu (歌川 国安) (Japan, 1794–1832). Japanese women, dressed in blue and red kimonos, are the focal point. A vi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
"Various Himochi" Wagashi Festival Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Soquel, CA
"Various Himochi" Wagashi Festival Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni
Rare oversized early 19th century 5-tiered woodblock by Utagawa Ichiyosai Toyokuni, (Japan, 1769-1825), a Japanese lord and wife oversee a sekku festival of food, music, and dolls or toys. '"oshi" is the first day of “Mi (Snake)” in the third month of the lunar calendar. This day, known in modern Japan as the Girls' Festival, originated in China as a form of purification ceremony in which water and drinking peach blossom wine were used to drive away evil. Many kinds of hishi-mochi appear in this picture of hina ningyo (dolls associated with Hinamatsuri, or the Girl’s Day) from Omochae.
The custom of eating special dishes at events throughout the year and at milestones in people's lives has existed since ancient times. This paragraph specifically focuses on the annual event called sekku, and life events that involve eating sweets. Joshi is the first day of “Mi (Snake)” in the third month of the lunar calendar. This day, known in modern Japan as the Girls' Festival, originated in China as a form of purification ceremony in which water and drinking peach blossom wine were used to drive away evil. According to the Keiso saijiki, in ancient China, on the third day of the third lunar month, people ate “ryuzetsuhan,” which is the juice of gogyo (Jersey cudweed) mixed with rice flour and nectar. In Japan, there is a record in the Heian period history book Nihon Montoku tenno jitsuroku [839-5] that it was an annual event to make kusamochi using gogyo on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, which may have been influenced by Chinese customs.
The tradition of eating kusamochi on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar continued after that. By the Edo period, however, hishimochi had come to be used as a sweet to serve on the third day of the third month. A picture of a hishimochi is included in the Morisada manko , which we mentioned in Part 1. According to it, hishimochi in the Edo period were often three layers of green-white-green instead of the now common red-white-green. However, it is possible to see from our collection that not all hishimochi were made in this way. Omochae published in 1857, is a good example. Omochae is a type of ukiyoe print...
Category
1820s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu
By Toyohara Chikanobu
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延, 1838–1912), better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu (楊洲周延).
Colorful and expressive court scene. Two actors...
Category
1890s Edo Landscape Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
"First Horse Day, 1896" - Chiyoda Palace - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu
By Toyohara Chikanobu
Located in Soquel, CA
"First Horse Day, 1896" - Chiyoda Palace - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu
Colorful and expressive court scne by Toyohara Chikanobu,"Yoshu" (Japanese, 1838-1912).
This is the r...
Category
1890s French School Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Antique Lithograph Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" Character Petruchio
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Smoker" After Shakespeare's "The Taming Of The Shrew" Petruchio - Antique Lithograph
Lithograph titled "The Smoker," after the character ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tonalist Figurative Prints
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper
Passages - A Suite of 16 Prints by Patricia Pearce and other artists
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Passages - A Suite of 16 Prints by Patricia Pearce and other artists
A set of lithographs by College of San Mateo class of 1992, instructed by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b 1948). Each print is on laid paper, meaning they all have ragged edges. Presented in a black folio with title sheet, table of contents, and ties. Includes protective tissue paper dividers between each piece.
Each piece is numbered, titled, and signed by the artist.
Patricia Pearce is a California artist who attended San Francisco State and UC Irvine and is the adjunct Professor of Fine Art at the College of San Mateo. Her early work on paper explored images of garments using various printmaking techniques. Later, she began to work mainly in collagraph and monotype prints creating singular images of kimonos and ribbons in her subtle shifting, subdued pieces are constructed in a three-step process. Awards include Grade Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation. Collections: Nieman Marcus, San Francisco; Wells Fargo, San Francisco Exhibitions: Montalvo, California Center for the Arts; Pacific Prints, Palo Alto.
Other artists in the collection include:
Tom Attix
Donna Catalini
I. Colon
Nancy Conner
Judith Gaulke (American, b. 1946) is originally from Hood River, Oregon. Gaulke has been working in oils on canvas most of her life, painting seriously since 1988 when she had her first showing, then her first gallery representation in 1990. She is attracted to lone objects and scenes not yet populated — table settings, chairs, boats — all interpreted to give the viewer a sense of calm. Gaulke now resides in Atherton, California with her husband Michael. Together they created the Michael and Judith Gaulke Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University, an endowment for the College of Engineering.
Exhibitions:
“Varied Visions” - Main House at Holbrook-Palmer Park, Atherton, CA - 1998
Solo Show - Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA - 1998
Atherton Arts Foundation Show - Jennings Pavilion, Holbrook-Palmer Park, Atherton, CA - 2006, 2009-2011
Pacific Art League 95th Anniversary Exhibition - Palo Alto, CA - 2016
Betty Gong
M. A. Gothan
Gretel Hadland
Tokuko Ikeda
Michelle P. Kern (American, 20th C) has lived and worked in Northern California all her life. Educated in art in the Bay Area, she has worked in art and arts education for several decades. She has a BFA and MFA in Ceramics from California College of the Arts. Kern has taught ceramics for the College of San Mateo since 2006. She has also taught for the Summer Enrichment Program for California College of the Arts, the Richmond Art Center, the California State Summer School for the arts, and for the summer program for the Crystal Springs Uplands School. Kern was the recipient of the Ernie Kim...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Lithograph
Mask Collotype on Paper
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Mask Collotype on Paper
Bold lithograph of an abstracted mask by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Signed in the bottom right corner, "Patricia A. Pearce." Presented in a new ...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$360 Sale Price
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Time And Space - Black and White Lithograph On Paper
By I. Colon
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking abstract expressionist lithograph by I. Colon (20th Century). An open hand with a baby in the palm is the focal point with objects, including a spaceship, an eye and doodles...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Derrière le Miroir Lithograph by Alexander Calder
Vintage 1960's Alexander Calder double-page Lithograph, unsigned, part of portfolio "Derriere le Miroir". Published by:...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink
$840 Sale Price
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Kimono Applique with Mulberry Paper
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Collagraph layered with mulberry paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948).
Unsigned but acquired in a portfolio of artist's work.
Presented in a new white mat.
Mat size: 3...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mulberry Paper, Lithograph
$680 Sale Price
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"Moms Pitcher" - Giclee Print on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Moms Pitcher" - Giclee Print on Canvas
Giclee still life titled "Moms Pitcher," depicting a blue and white pitcher next to a bundle of freshly cut sunflowers by Coraly Hanson (American, b. 1950). A white and blue table cloth lays under the freshly cut flowers, with red handled snips next to them. A deep purple encapsulates the background.
Signed "Coraly '05 1/6" lower right.
Presented in a giltwood frame.
Frame: 16"H x 18"W
Image: 7.5"H x 9.5"W
Coraly Hanson (American, b. 1950) loved drawing from early childhood, and began painting in the 1970s, moving on to oil in 2000. Hanson was invited to paint in New Zealand with Kevin MacPherson for his documentary “Passports and Palettes” on PBS. Hanson also studies with Scott Christiansen, Matt Smith, Laurie Kersey, Brian Blood, C. W. Mundy, Ronaldo Macedo, John Cosby, Ray Roberts, Calvin Liang, Randall Sexton, Bill Cramer, John Burton, Jesse Powell...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Prints
Materials
Canvas, Panel, Giclée
"For Each That You Take" - Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"For Each That You Take" - Etching on Paper
Abstract expressionist etching depicting a human-like tree as the focal point, with a figure sittin...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Located in Soquel, CA
Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Delicate hand-colored lithograph of Rue de la Paix Palace in Paris, France printed by Rose-Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803 - 1887). Published, Paris 1843 to 1867 by Hautecoeur Freres (Eugène and Alfred Hautecoeur (French). After Charles Riviere...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"The Blatant Mortal Sin" - Satirical French Illustration
By Gaston Hoffmann
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Blatant Mortal Sin" - Satirical French Illustration
Satirical French Lithograph titled "Le Péché Mortel Flagrant" meaning "The Blatant Mortal Sin" by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$680 Sale Price
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"Sister Water" - St Francis of Assisi Linocut
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sister Water" - St Francis of Assisi Linocut
Wood Black pring of St Francis by Italian artist (printer of Assisi) Gastone Vignati (Italian, 20C)...
Category
1990s Baroque Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Linocut
$316 Sale Price
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"King Pin" Pointillist Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"King Pin" Pointillist Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Detailed lithograph of a king on a bench by E.B. Rothewell (American, 1926-2011). A stylized portrait of a king, seated on a large bench. He is looking upwards, with a somewhat dejected expression, hands near his mouth. This piece is completely made from small dots (stippling) giving the subject the feel of a fantasy illustration...
Category
Late 20th Century Pointillist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
"Oriental Flowers" - Figurative Etching and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
"Oriental Flowers" - Figurative Etching and Watercolor
Figurative etching and watercolor of four men sitting, wearing coats and berets by San Francisco artist Margaret (Maggi) McEll...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
Pop Art Male Diptych Silkscreen Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful diptych silkscreen of man in yellow and red by unknown artist, circa 2000. Unsigned. Presented in white metal frame under glass. Originally sold by Walters Adams Gallery. E...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink
Mid Century French Color Lithograph "Homme au Feuillage" (Man with Foliage)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th Century color linocut of abstracted man with leaves titled "Homme au Feuillage" (Man with Foliage) by French artist Jean Lucat (French, 1892 - 1966), circa 1950....
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Linocut
"Fifty Years Later" - Linocut Print on Paper 1/10
Located in Soquel, CA
"Fifty Years Later" - Linocut Print on Paper 1/10
A silhouetted image of a person's profile dropping their ballot into a voting box. The simple shapes, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Linocut
Farmhouse and the Wheat Field at Sunset - Landscape Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Farmhouse and the Wheat Field at Sunset - Landscape Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Rich and saturated landscape by Edward Ripley (British, b. 1929). A vibrant yellow sun hangs over a farm landscape, set against a bold red sky. The foreground is made up of yellow and red wheat, with a few red poppies in the very front. A two story farmhouse stands...
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
"Church of St. Aignan Chartres" Etching in Ink on Paper (Demonstration Plate)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Soquel, CA
"Church of St. Aignan Chartres" Etching in Ink on Paper (Demonstration Plate)
Delicate and detailed drypoint etching of the Church of St. Aignan in Chartres, France by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953). The viewer stands in an alley near the church, looking out of the shadows at the sunlit towers. The architectural details of the church are well-captured, including the texture of the stone walls, the roof, and ornamental detail.
Titled, signed, dated, and inscribed along the bottom edge:
Sketch, Saint Aignon, Chartres John Taylor Arms 1950
The inscription includes details about production, as well as a dedication "To my friends Georgia and Jasper Mathews, with my sincerest good wishes"
Presented in a wood frame with an off-white mat.
Frame size: 12.5"H x 9.25"W
Image size: 7"H x 4.5"W
John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, DC in 1887. He studied law at Princeton University, transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, to study architecture, graduating in 1912. After serving as an officer in the United States Navy during World War I, he devoted himself full-time to etching. He published his first original etchings in 1919.
His initial subject was the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City near which he worked. Arms developed a successful career as a graphic artist in the 1920s and 1930s, specializing in series of etchings of Gothic churches and cathedrals in France and Italy. In addition to medieval subjects, Arms made a series of prints of American cities.
He used sewing needles and magnifying glasses to get a fine level of detail. A member of many printmaking societies, Arms served as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists. An educator, Arms wrote the Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers (1934) and did numerous demonstrations and lectures. Arms was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member in 1930, and became a full member in 1933. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics...
Category
1940s Victorian Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Drypoint, Etching
"Nativity" Modernist Landscape Screen Print in Ink on Paper -
Located in Soquel, CA
"Nativity" Modernist Landscape Screenprint in Ink on Paper
Whimsical modern landscape silkscreen print of the nativity scene by San Francisco, C...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Printer's Ink, Screen
$452 Sale Price
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"Not True: Good Accounts Make Good Friends" Satirical French Illustration
By Gaston Hoffmann
Located in Soquel, CA
"Not True, Good Accounts Make Good Friends" Satirical French Illustration
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1977) titled "Ce n'est pas vrai, les bons comptes fon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Satirical French Illustration of Man and Woman
By Gaston Hoffmann
Located in Soquel, CA
Satirical French Illustration of Man and Woman
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1967) titled "un bon tien vant amieux que deux tu l'auras" in French, "one real ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Sur la rivière (Marne)" - On the River Marne - Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sur la rivière (Marne)" - On the River Marne - Hand Colored Lithograph
Serene depiction of a house along the Marne River by unknown artist "Charlot." This piece was commissioned and printed by Camilla Lucas Publishing in New York. A two-story house with a red roof sits on the bank of the river. Lush trees line the banks, some of which are depicted with orange-brown leaves, indicating that autumn has arrived. The color in this piece was added by hand.
Titled "Sur la riviere (Marne)" in the lower left corner.
Signed "Charlot" in the lower right corner.
Presented in a wood frame with a double mat.
Frame size: 20"W x 16"W
Image size: 11.5"H x 9"W
In 1928, Hungarian-born Sidney Zoltan Lucas founded "Camilla Lucas Publishing" which encompassed a wholesale art publishing house and a retail art gallery. This business was both wholesale and retail and dealt in reproductions of antique, modern, and contemporary prints. It also sold original art including etchings, lithographs, and paintings. Starting in the 1930's and continuing into the 1950's, Sydney Lucas traveled to Europe periodically and contracted with French and Flemish artists to publish their work under the banner of the "Paris Etching Society."
During his career, Sydney published many thousands of images. He brought art into the homes of people at all levels of income through his etchings, serigraphs, woodblock prints, restrikes and reproductions. The various subjects included Redouté and Prevost Flowers, Barraband and Gould Birds, Piranesi, French Landscapes, Urban Scenes, Women, Children, Animals, Hunting and much more.
Later on in the 1950s, Sydney and his wife Phyllis Lucas became the first North American publishers of original signed, limited edition lithographs by the famous surrealist artist Salvador Dali. They worked directly with Mr. Dali over several years and the three created such fine images that in 1985 the Lucas’ Collection of limited edition lithographs from Salvador Dali’s paintings were displayed alongside his original paintings at the Salvador Dali Museum...
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$372 Sale Price
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"Leopard Dreaming" - Fantasy Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Leopard Dreaming" - Fantasy Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Bold lithograph of a leopard by Carol Jablonsky (American, 1932-1992). A leopard is depicted in a fantastical, surrealist man...
Category
1970s Modern Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$360 Sale Price
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