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19th c. Varville & Son Plow Plane c.1870-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Solid wood carpenter's wood plane with steel and bronze accents. Stamped on both sides.
CREATOR Varville & Son, York, UK.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1870-1900.
MATE...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Early 19th c. German Dog Suit Brushes c. 1840-1860-Price per item
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Price per brush. Please specify which one you would like to purchase.
Natural bristle suit brushes, each topped with a hand-painted porcelain dog...
Category
Antique 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Natural Fiber
$475 Sale Price / item
32% Off
Pair WWII Bomber Airplane Wheels c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Pair of World War II bomber airplane wheels with red enameled, cast aluminum rims and balloon tires.
CREATOR U.S. Airforce, United States.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Aviation Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$1,695 Sale Price / set
32% Off
Antique New Old Stock Dixey Spool of Twine c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
New old stock Dixey spool of twine with vivid graphics. Manufactured in Brooklyn, NY circa 1920.
Shown with life size hand model for scale.
CREATOR Dixey Twine Co., Bro...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carnival Art
Materials
Twine, Paper
Vintage Leather Football Helmet c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Middlebury college leather football helmet. Hand block not included.
CREATOR Uknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Mid-century Hand Carved Scrooge McDuck Carousel Ride c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Hand carved, hand painted solid wood Scrooge McDuck carousel ride mounted on a steel and wood pole.
CREATOR Unknown. American.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1950s.
MATE...
Category
Mid-20th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Steel
$2,156 Sale Price
20% Off
Solid Boxwood Extra Long Plow Plane c.1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Solid boxwood carpenter's wood plane with steel and bronze accents. Stamped "Krautz" on both sides.
CREATOR Possibly Casey Kitchel & Company.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c....
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Steel
$695 Sale Price
22% Off
Bronze and Copper Plated Trojan Horse Bookends/Pipe Rests c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco bronze and copper plated Trojan horse bookends with pipe rests. Original labels on each.
CREATOR Metal Corp. of America, Hollywood, CA.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Copper
James T. Moore Memorial Band Hand Painted Parade Drum c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Large stressed vellum parade drum from the James T. Moore Memorial Band out of Philadelphia, PA. Hand painted with brass accents. The piece has retained its original finish an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
$2,156 Sale Price
20% Off
19th c. Bock-Steger Anatomical Brain Model, Germany
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A hand crafted and painted plaster anatomical model of the human brain. Franz Josef Steger and pathological anatomist Carl Ernst Bock collaborated a...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Victorian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plaster
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Persist in Physical Labor...1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Persist in Physical Labor for Continuous Revolution".
Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame and acrylic.
Not a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Dare to Contribute...1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Dare to Contribute Youth to the People, Being Scared of Nothing With the Raising Sun in Mind".
Bright, vivid colors. Framed with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Lessons from Dazhai, 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Lessons from Dazhai".
Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame and acrylic.
Not a Chinese export poster. Produced...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster, Support Agriculture..., 1969
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Support Agriculture Energetically"
Shanghai Xinhua Bookstore Shenyang.
Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster, Determined to Take Roots...1975
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Determined to Take Roots in the Countryside". "Tempering red hearts in the vast world, striking roots in the countryside without...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Learn from Dazhai in Agriculture, 1975
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Learn from Dazhai in Agriculture and Popularize Dazhai County". Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a black, metal frame and acryl...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Anti-Lin Campaign, 1974
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Anti-Lin Biao Campaign". Text translation: "Ruthlessly criticize Lin Biao's resurrection of the self, restoration of the rites, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Go Among the Workers..., 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster with "Go among the workers, peasants and soldiers and into the thick of struggle!" written in Chinese on the bottom. Bright, vivid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Warmly Hail...1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster with "Warmly Hail the Successful Opening of the 4th People's Congress" written in Chinese on the bottom to dedicate the Anhui Prov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Original Vintage Chinese Propanda Poster, Keep the Country in Heart & the Whole
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster with "Keep the Country in Heart & the Whole World in Mind" written in Chinese on the bottom. Bright, vivid colors. Framed with a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Vintage Taxidermy 11.5' Python Skin c.1940-1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage taxidermy 11.5 foot Python skin.
CREATOR Unknown
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1970
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Python.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
$695 Sale Price
22% Off
Richard M. Bennett, Departure, Limited Edition Lithograph Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Richard M. Bennett lithograph titled Departure, limited edition on wove paper, signed by artist and numbered in pencil 5/50. Description on mount board reads, “Approaches… to ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paper
Renzo Vespignani, Sailboats on Shore, Limited Edition Lithograph, Signed 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Renzo Vespignani lithograph on paper of sailboats on shore. The piece is signed in pencil by artist, dated 1960, and is a limited edition 54/100. Vespignani was an Italian pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Limited Edition Lithograph From 1967, Signed and Numbered 14/25
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A midcentury limited edition color lithograph on wove paper of female and male figures arranged in a collage. The piece is signed in pencil and numbered 14/25, dated 1967.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Jan Sirks, Rotterdam Port, Etching on Paper, Signed, 1912
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Jan Sirks Rotterdam Port etching on wove paper, signed in pencil. Etchings became the main medium for Sirks between 1912-1915. His choice of subject matter was focused on the...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
Watercolor Artwork, Hawaii, Signed and Dated 1983
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original watercolor artwork on paper. The piece depicts the Pacific Ocean and the sky. The style is abstract and the pallet uses pastels. The work is signed by the artist an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
JW Street Scene, Oil on Canvas/Masonite Painting, Signed, 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Street scene oil painting on masonite, signed by artist J.W.
CREATOR J.W.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil painting on canvas and masonit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Masonite
Midcentury Etching With Aquatint, Titled, Great Glen, Signed, Artist Proof
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A midcentury etching with color aquatint on wove paper entitled Great Glen that depicts an abstract meadow. Signed in pencil by artist, marked AP (artist proof) with title, "G...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Eduardo Vial-Hugas, Boat on Shore, Artists Proof, Lithograph, Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Eduardo Vial-Hugas lithograph of boats on Catalan shoreline, signed in pencil, artist proof on wove paper.
CREATOR Eduardo Vial-Hugas, Spanish (1910 - 1999).
DATE OF...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Prints
Materials
Paper
Merle Izard, the Eagle Cries, Limited Edition, Serigraph, Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Merle Izard serigraph titled The Eagle Cries, limited edition on wove paper, signed by artist and numbered in pencil 32/200.
CREATOR Merle Izard.
DATE OF MANUFACTUR...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Aerial Photographs of San Francisco, George R. Lawrence, 1906 Earthquake
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Comparison aerial photographs of San Francisco printed on glossy fine art paper. The first image is an aerial shot of the city taken in 1981 by an unknown photographer. It depicts the harbor and downtown all the way out to Ocean Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge. The second image is taken from the same vantage point. It is stamped, ‘Photograph of San Francisco is ruins from Lawrence Captive Airship 2000 feet above San Francisco Bay. Overlooking waterfront, sunset over Golden Gate.’ There is also a copyright stamp for George R Lawrence. Lawrence used an aerial kite to photograph San Francisco after the devastating 1906 earthquake. His photographs appeared in newspapers around the world and generated more than $15,000 for the photographer.
CREATOR Unknown and George R. Lawrence and Co.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1906 and 1981.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Photograph on glossy fine art paper.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS Sheet: H 21.5 in. x W 23.5 in., Image: H 16 in. W 18.5 in.
HISTORY
George R. Lawrence (1868-1938)
After working briefly at a Chicago wagon factory in 1889, George Lawrence opened a studio for the production of crayon enlargements — large photographs, usually portraits, that have been enhanced by pastels or charcoal. Crayon enlargements were popular wall decorations in the late 1800s. In 1893, Lawrence's studio partner left Chicago permanently. Lawrence inherited the equipment and learned to develop negatives from a local photographer's apprentice. He formed the Geo. R. Lawrence Company and quickly became an innovator in the field, using the slogan "The Hitherto Impossible in Photography is Our Specialty."
Lawrence designed his own large-format cameras and specialized in aerial views. He began by using ladders...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Photography
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Painting on Paper, Eventide, Unknown Artist, 1960-1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A midcentury painting on wove paper in cobalt blue and white of a woman, signed in pencil, and inscribed, “For Mike. The artist is the white man’s Indian."
CREATOR Unkno...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$475 Sale Price
20% Off
Mosaic Charcoal Artwork, Study of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Hyeres France
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A study in charcoal on paper tiles positioned to create a mosaic image. The work is a study of Hyères, France, a black and white photograph taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson in 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Rea Irvin Lithograph, Life Magazine Cover Artwork, Artist Proof 1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century artist proof lithograph on wove paper. The work is a study of Rea Irvin’s cover for Life magazine, entitled Still Life, which was published June 11th 1925. The p...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Caricature Tennis Player, Pastels on Paper c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original mid century caricature artwork, which depicts a young tennis player. Pastel on paper, inscribed by the artist, “Doug. The girls want to play him in love sets.” Unf...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Charles Hollis Jones "Box" Coffee Table C.1960
By Tri-Mark, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This will flat pack. Contact us for more affordable shipping options. S16 Home San Francisco.
An original mid-century Charles Hollis Jones "Box" coffee in nickle and glass. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Nickel
$550 Sale Price
57% Off
Andre Dunoyer De Segonzac, St Tropez Limited Edition Lithograph C.1959
By André Dunoyer de Segonzac
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, St Tropez, limited edition lithograph on wove paper, numbered in pencil 9/250.
CREATOR Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac (France).
DATE OF MANUFAC...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Duane Armstrong Oil on Paper, Signed c.1982
By Duane Armstrong
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Duane Armstrong original artwork, oil on paper, signed and dated in pencil.
CREATOR Duane Armstrong (1938).
DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1982.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
$1,250 Sale Price
40% Off
Enrico Baj, D’apre a La Gand Jatte, Limited Edition, Signed, 1973
By Enrico Baj 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Enrico Baj limited edition screen print and mixed media on wove paper, hand signed by artist and numbered 66/250 in pencil.
CREATOR Enrico Baj, Italy.
DATE OF MANUFA...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Ruth Leaf, Garden, Embosed Screenprint, Limited Edition Etching 21/35 Signed
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Ruth Leaf, Garden, signed and numbered in pencil, 21/35, embossed color etching and aquatint on wove paper.
CREATOR RUTH LEAF(1923-2015).
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1...
Category
Early 20th Century American Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Ruth Leaf, Dowager, Embossed Screenprint, Etching, Artist Proof Signed
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Ruth Leaf, Dowager, signed, titled and artist proof (AP) in pencil, embossed color etching and aquatint on wove paper.
CREATOR RUTH LEAF (1923-2015).
DATE OF MANUFACT...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Ruth Leaf, Tree Forms, Embossed, Limited Edition Etching 24/35 Signed
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Ruth Leaf, Tree Forms Fugue, signed and numbered in pencil, 24/35, embossed color etching and aquatint on wove paper.
CREATOR RUTH LEAF (1923-2015).
DATE OF MANUFACTU...
Category
Early 20th Century American Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Ruth Leaf, Self Portrait, Embossed, Limited Edition Etching 12/25 Signed
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Ruth Leaf, Self Portrait, signed and numbered in pencil, 12/25, embossed etching and aquatint on wove paper.
CREATOR RUTH LEAF(1923-2015).
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Peter Phillips, The Hunter, 1975, Screenprint, Artist Proof, Signed
By Peter Phillips
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Price is per piece.
Peter Phillips
United Kingdom, b. 1939
The Hunter
Signed, dated, Artist Proof and limited edition 60/75 in pencil.
Unframed.
Stamped Schoeller's Parole an...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Peter Phillips, Six Times Eight, Dreaming, 1974, Screenprint 15/20 Signed
By Peter Phillips
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Peter Phillips
United Kingdom, b. 1939
Six Times Eight, Dreaming
Signed and numbered AP Artist Proof 15/20 in pencil.
Unframed.
CREATOR Peter Phillips, United Kingdom.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Rare Gay Olympic Games Poster c.1982
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original rare Gay Olympic Games poster with "olympic" in the title. Unframed.
CREATOR Designed and Illustrated by Robert Kalthoff. Printed ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Sporting Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$452 Sale Price
20% Off
Lash's Orangeade Store Dispenser c.1920-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Lash's Orangeade Cooler & Dispenser. Drum shaped tin body designed to house both orangeade and a surrounding ring of ice, allowing for cold and fresh service. The interior com...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze, Tin
$1,595 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Hand Painted "Louise" Box c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage hand painted wood box. Decorative elements throughout. "Louise" painted on top. Shown with live size hand model.
CREATOR U...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Wood
Antique Dalton Adding Machine c.1912
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique cast iron and steel Dalton adding machine with Bakelite keys, wooden handle and original brass plaque with patent dates of 1912. With a fully functional wood and st...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Iron
Chinese Advertising Calendar Girl Poster Art c.1910-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Chinese advertising poster framed in a brown frame.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1939.
MATE...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Chinese Advertising Poster, Chinese Batteries c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Chinese advertising poster with vivid colors for Chinese Batteries. Framed in a brown frame.
CREATOR K. K. Printing...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Chinese Advertising Poster, Everready Batteries c.1930-1939
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Chinese advertising poster for Everready Batteries. Framed in a brown frame.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACT...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Posters
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood
Juan Genoves, Untitled, Serigraph, Limited Edition 20/170, Signed, 1971
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Juan Genoves, Untitled, Serigraph, Limited Edition 20/170, Signed, 1971, Unframed.
CREATOR Juan Genoves (1930 - 2020).
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1976
MATERIALS AND T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Nickel Bed Frame c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Art Deco nickel bedframe with steel support bars that fit easily into the headboard and footboard. Fits a double bed.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTU...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Late 19th French Mahogany & Brass Balance Scale, c.1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A late 19th century balance scale. The body is Mahogany with two brass trays, brass and glass window and bronze inner mechanism. Th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Late 17th/Early 18th C. Carved Wood Hunting Panel C.1680-1750
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 17th/early 18th century Flemish or Dutch
carved wood panel, possibly from a wall paneling, or a component of a
large cabinet, likely from a hunting lodge.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$950 Sale Price
49% Off
Vintage City Athletic Club Poster, the Castro, San Francisco c.1980
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original large vintage poster from the former gay City Athletic Club gym located in the Castro, San Francisco.
CREATOR Photo by Fisher Ross.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Sporting Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$350 Sale Price
22% Off
Leonard Baskin, Frightened Old Man, 1950, Woodcut, Artist Proof, Signed
By Leonard Baskin
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Leonard Baskin
American, 1922-2000
Frightened Old Man
Signed and inscribed Artist Proof in pencil.
Unframed.
CREATOR Leonard Baskin, American.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Woodcut on Japanese rice paper.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Top corners bent and missing about an inch each. Lower left corner bent but intact.
DIMENSIONS Mat: H 32.25 in. W 24.25 in., Image: H 30.75 in. x W 23.25 in.
HISTORY
Leonard Baskin was an American artist working in a range of media. Though Baskin primarily considered himself a sculptor, he remains best known for his expressive works on paper. Many of his prints and drawings served as preparatory studies for his imposing bronze and wood sculptures of animals...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Mixed Media Art, signed, 1960-1980
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mixed media art on wove paper
Signed lower right WW, artist unknown.
Unframed.
Good condition, wear consistent with age and use. Missing small piece right bottom corner. Small piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Sergio Gonzales-Tornero, Peace on Earth, Limited Edition, Etching, 1970
By Sergio Gonzales-Tornero
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Sergio Gonzales-Tornero
Peace on Earth
1970
Etching with Aquatint, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil.
Edition: 19/100, Unframed.
CREATOR Sergio Gonzales-Tornero, Chilean (1927-2020)
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1970.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Etching with Aquatint on wove paper.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS Sheet: H 25.25 in. x W 28.25 in., Image: H 19.75 in. W 23.75 in.
HISTORY
Sergio Carlo Higinio Gonzalez-Tornero, painter and printmaker, was born in Santiago, Chile on May 22, 1927. The son of diplomats, he studied in Chile, Brazil, and the United States. In 1958 he studied at the Slade School in London before moving to Paris, where he worked at Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17 and met his wife, fellow printmaker Adrienne Cullom. They settled permanently in New York in 1962, where Sergio and Adrienne worked together at Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop. After visiting the Canadian archipelago of Haida Gwaii, Sergio became fascinated with the arts of the indigenous Haida peoples, finding it to be deeply spiritual: this became and remained a powerful influence in his work.
Principally a printmaker, Gonzalez-Tornero had more than forty solo exhibitions in Chile, Canada, Europe, and the United States. He discussed his printmaking techniques in an essay on page 325 of Fritz Eichenberg’s The Art of the Print.
Gonzalez-Tornero was awarded a fellowship by the New York State Foundation for the Arts in 1987 and a grant from the Adolph and Ester Gottlieb Foundation in 1990. He was a member of and exhibited with the Society of American Graphic Artists, the Boston Printmakers, and the Philadelphia Print Club. His work garnered numerous prestigious awards including the UNESCO Prize at the International Biennial of Prints in Cracow, Poland; first prize at the XII Biennale of Latin American Prints...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
