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Place of Origin: North American
Framed Oil on Canvas "Fluffed Up" by Mary Segars
By Mary Segars
Located in Savannah, GA
Mary Segars grew up in Blacksburg, VA, and attended the College of William & Mary, where she majored in Biology. She had an interest in art from the age of 7, but didn’t pick up a br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Framed Oil on Canvas "Hot Night" by Mary Segars
By Mary Segars
Located in Savannah, GA
Mary Segars grew up in Blacksburg, VA, and attended the College of William & Mary, where she majored in Biology. She had an interest in art from the age of 7, but didn’t pick up a br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Arts & Crafts Dragonfly Stained Glass Lamp Screen Pendant After Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts style stained glass window hanging, sun catcher, or lamp screen in the form of a dragonfly
In the manner of Tiffany Studios New York
USA, 20th Century
Sta...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts North American Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Cool Hand Luke 1967 US 6 Sheet Film Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
The very rare first-year-of-release country-of-origin US 6 Sheet Film Poster for 60s classic Cool Hand Luke. Featuring a wonderful close-up of Paul Newman, this poster certainly does...
Category
20th Century North American Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Arthur Greenus Oil on Canvas Painting Surrealism Impressionist
Located in Wallkill, NY
Lovely tranquil country scene on this Oil on Canvas Arthur Greenus Painting. A little about the artist below
Born in 1919. Active in the United States, and known for landscape. Thi...
Category
1930s Country Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This sculptural stone mural features three Knightia eocaena, all of which are Eocene Era fossil fish from the Green River Formation. These fossil fish are ...
Category
2010s North American Decorative Art
Materials
Limestone
Mid Century Brutalist Nail Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prime example of Brutalist nail wall art.
This is a multi layered mixed media piece made of iron and brass with gold leaf accents.
The oxidized metal nails a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist North American Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Contemporary Abstract Painting Signed
Located in Miami, FL
A fine abstract painting, signed.
Unidentified artist.
A wonderfully intriguing E.A. or artist proof bursting with color and movement. It sparks the imagination at every glance.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Advertising “SODAS” Metal Embossed Sign
Located in New York, NY
Great looking rare original large size embossed metal advertising “SODAS” sign..Looks like it came from an old country mom and pop store . All metal with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical North American Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Framed and Matted Duck Prints
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Gold framed and matted prints of 6 types of waterfowl with Latin Nomenclature.
Includes: Colymbus Septentrionalis (Red-Throated Loon), Anser Ferus (...
Category
20th Century American Classical North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Benjamin Jorj Harris, Newman Decor, Art Deco Painting, U.S.A., circa 1940s
Located in Chatham, ON
Benjamin Jorj Harris, Newman Decor - American Art Deco airbrush painting on illustration board - featuring an over-sized group of white gardenia blossoms ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco North American Decorative Art
Materials
Composition
American Needlework Sampler by Maria Morris, 1827
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American Needlework Sampler by Maria Morris, 1827, a needlework sampler on linen panel having alphabet and numerals, above a religi...
Category
1820s Federal Antique North American Decorative Art
Materials
Thread, Linen
Ojai in Black
By Mel Sage
Located in San Diego, CA
Mel Sage is a Southern Californian artist and woodworker. She pulls inspiration from nature and it's profound undulations in the form of real topographies with a nod to architectural...
Category
2010s Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Birch, Maple
Vintage Modern Contemporary Kinetic Art Mobile Wall Sculpture by Amidei 1980s
By Amidei
Located in Troy, MI
Unique wall sculpture by Chicago artist Amidei 1987
Kinetic pendulums with alternating deep red and smoked Lucite discs that oscillate against a white abstract textured canvas
Frame...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
The Gilded Age
Located in Greenwich, CT
First Night at the Opera, by Ethel Louise Braddock, (born NYC 1887 - died 1975)
A woman artist, born in the Gilded Age, depicts a young woman's coming-o...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
See It like It Is 1970s American Political/Protest Poster, Reese James
Located in Bath, Somerset
See It Like It Is! A fabulous original protest poster from the 1970s, printed by Vagabond Creations in Ohio, United States. Art by Reese James. A very eye-catching design!
This vint...
Category
20th Century North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Printing Block Letter Press Collage Art
Located in San Francisco, CA
Folk Art printing press or letter block collage art. Interesting assortment of vintage printing blocks arranged in a whimsical visual pleasing manor in hea...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Rudolph Weisenborn (1879-1974) Abstract Oil on Canvas Circa 1957
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rudolph Weisenborn (1879-1974) Colorful abstract painting in heavy impasto oil on canvas by renowned Chicago artist Rudolph Weisenborn. Signed on bottom right front Wesisenborn '57. In original wood frame.
BORN: October 30, 1879[1] Chicago
DIED: March 15, 1974 Chicago
MARRIED: 1922 Alfreda “Fritzi” Gordon[2] of St. Joseph, MO
TRAINING
1898 University of North Dakota
1905-1907 Students School of Art, Denver, Henry Reed[3]
1907-1910 Jean Mannheim School of Art, Denver
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT[4]
c.1910 Commercial illustration, Denver
c.1910 Portrait sketches, Denver Post
1913 Window designer for Marshall Field and Company
1922 Illustrated for The Wave
c.1930s Diorama, Fight Against Soil Erosion, Tennessee Valley Authority[5]
1931 Lecture, The Abstract in Painting, Renaissance Society of the University of Chicago
1933 Mural Machine Movement[6], Pavilion No. 4, General Exhibits Building, A Century of Progress World’s Fair, Chicago[7]
1934-1939 Federal Art Project, easel and mural division[8]
1936 Mural, Contemporary Chicago, Louis Nettelhorst Elementary School, Chicago[9]
1937 Mural, Richard Crane Technical High School, Chicago: Electricians; Boilermakers Pipe Fitters, and Architects and Steelworkers[10]
TEACHING
1922 Chicago Hull House[11]
1920-1937,[12] 1939[13] Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
1935-1964 Weisenborn School of Modern Art [privately], Chicago[14]
RESIDENCES
1879-1888 Chicago
1888-1905 North Dakota
1893 Wisconsin
1894 Minnesota and Oklahoma
1905-1910 Colorado
1910-1913 Cripple Creek, CO
c.1913[15]-c.1960 Chicago;[16] 1940s-1960s Santa Fe, New Mexico (summers)[17]
c.1960-1974 Oak Park, Illinois
TRAVEL
c.1930s Cape Cod, Massachusetts
1950 Provincetown, Massachusetts[18]
MEMBERSHIPS/OFFICES
All-Illinois Society of Fine Arts (advisory board 1926)
American Abstract Artists[19]
Artists’ Equity Association, Midwest (president 1952)
Artists’ League of the Midwest (charter member 1947)[20]
Artists’ Union, Chicago Chapter (executive committee/founder)[21]
Cor Ardens (vice president, 1921-1922; treasurer 1922-1923)
Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists (founder, president 1922-1926)[22]
Chicago Society of Artists (board 1926-1927)
Independent Society of Artists, Chicago
Introspectives, Chicago[23]
Neo-Arlimusc (founder, president 1926-1928)[24]
Palette & Chisel Club
Society of Independent Artists
HONORS
1928 Honorable Mention architectural subject, Art Institute of Chicago, American Annual[25]
1931 Third Honorable Mention, Ninety and Nine Artists[26]
1941 Prize, Laura Davidson Sears Academy of Fine Arts, Elgin, Contemporary American Art
1957 William H. Tuthill Prize, Art Institute, Chicago & Vicinity
JURIES SERVED
Art Institute, Chicago & Vicinity 1923
Chicago Society of Artists annual 1924
Covenant Club under auspices of American Jewish Artists Club, First Annual Exhibition by Jewish Artists of Chicago and Vicinity 1936[27]
Jewish Education Building, Chicago under auspices of American Jewish Artists Club, Annual Exhibition by Jewish Artists of Chicago and Vicinity 1955, 1956[28]
Sears Academy of Fine Arts annual, Elgin, Illinois 1941
South Side Swedish Club, Chicago Artists of Swedish Descent
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
All-Illinois Society of Fine Art annual 1926, 1927
American Abstract Artists, annuals 1938-on
American Art Congress 1937
Art Institute of Chicago, A Half Century of American Art 1939
Art Institute of Chicago, Abstract and Surrealist American Art 1947
Art Institute of Chicago, Abstractions By Eight Artists 1942
Art Institute of Chicago, American Annual 1928, 1929, 1939, 1941-1943, 1945, 1947
Art Institute of Chicago, American Watercolors 1923, 1925,[29] 1931, 1934, 1942-1944, 1946, 1949
Art Institute of Chicago, Federal Art Project 1938[30]
Art Institute of Chicago, Room of Chicago Art 1945
Art Institute of Chicago, Society For Contemporary American Art 1953
Art Institute of Chicago, Work by 17 Chicago Artists, [work from the W.P.A.] 1936[31]
Art Institute, Chicago & Vicinity 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1948, 1949
Artists Equity Association, Chicago 1950, 1951
Artists League of the Midwest 1947, c.1950
Associated American Artists Galleries, Chicago 1950
Association of American Artists, Chicago, Artists-Teachers 1950
Cedar Rapids Art Association 1921[32]
Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists 1922-1926,[33] 1928[34]-1931,[35] 1932, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1957[36]
Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists directors at Moulin Rouge café, Chicago 1926
Cor Ardens, Arts Club of Chicago 1922
Elizabeth Nelson Galleries, Chicago, Chicago Artists 1950
European Art Tour, under auspices of Mrs. John Alden Carpenter of Chicago 1924[37]
Evansville, IN 1922[38]
Findlay Gallery, Chicago, Best Paintings by Chicago Modernists 1933[39]
Findlay Galleries, Chicago, Frank Holland...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mosaic Panel of the Bicentennial in New York Harbor, 1978
Located in Camden, ME
A large mosaic panel artwork representing the bicentennial celebration in New York harbor on the evening of July 4, 1976.
A memorable evening throughout the United States and partic...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Curtis Jere Midcentury Urchin Brass Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Countryside, IL
Curtis Jere midcentury Urchin Brass Wall Sculpture
This wall sculpture measures: 40 wide x 25 deep x 10 inches high
We take our photos in a cont...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Curtis Jere Brass Style Brass & Copper Toned Sunburst Wall Sculpture, 1970's
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Curtis Jeré, William Friedle Style Brass plated Starburst Wall Relief. Featuring a handcrafted radiating circular form, with central three dimensional organic Brass orb, torch cut C...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Decorative Plate
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Turkish decorative plate. Brilliant clear colors in this royal composition. Signed on the back. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian North American Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Georgia O'Keefe "New York Night" Framed Print
By Georgia O'Keefee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed print of Georgia O'Keefe's, painting "New York Night" first created in 1929. The print focuses on the Benjamin tower formally, Hotel Beverly. O'Keeffe originally drew her pain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Triangular 3d Splatter Paintings - Set of 3
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible postmodern three piece wall art. Each piece is comprised of wood in the shape of a triangle. Displays and green paint over paper.
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Canvas, Wood
Massive Vintage Art Work by Thomas Nawrocki
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage artwork by American artist Thomas Nawrocki. Entitled Kaleidoscope, Steeple Scope Window. This large-scale framed piece is made from colorful vinyl stitched together to create...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Sprawling Galaxies Wall Sculpture by Sten Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
By Sten Studio
Located in New York, NY
Sprawling Galaxies XIII by Sten Studio
Semi-precious stones, copper pleated brass
Scene available with different options.
Semi-precious stones, copper pleated brass Galaxies are sy...
Category
2010s Organic Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Stone, Brass
Carved Oak Wood Panel by Evelyn Ackerman
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Dark oak wood caved panel by Evelyn Ackerman for ERA Industries.
It’s marked EA on the lower right corner and Stamped ERA Industries on back.
Measurements: 39.18” Wide, 9.5” Hi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Oak
Rare Abstract Mid Century Ceramic Mosaic Tile Wall Art! Teak Frame. 1950s Table
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in Peoria, AZ
SUPERB !
MID-CENTURY MODERN
ABSTRACT HANDCRAFTED
TILE MOSAIC
DIMENSIONS: Approx. 26" by 14"
Dated
1953
This magnificent mosaic wall art work is...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Teak, Ceramic
Vintage Printing Block Collage Wall Hanging
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful collaged Printing Block wall hanging made from old printing blocks and an old drawer. Made in the 1960s it has the feeling of the artist Louise Nevelson but at a fraction...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
3 Gaetano Pesce Resin Invitations from 3 Hot Spots: NY, LA & Knokke Zoute
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Hamden, CT
Gaetano Pesce has many exhibitions and for nearly every one, he has made a resin invitation, some quite simple, some very complex. Every one has a hole at the top so they can be disp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Resin
Grey Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These SOFT GREY collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a soft finish, and protected with lacquer and wax. The works convey an energized tranquility, a chaotic Brutalism from accidental beginnings.
PRICED BY THE SQUARE FOOT, these hardwood panels function both as decorative art and acoustic baffles in large spaces. No two panels are alike, each is a random collage and they can be hung in any order. The arrangement of tiles is entirely up to the client, becoming part of this process, selecting and arranging the tiles however they wish.
The collage tiles are sold in modular sizes and are priced by square feet. They can be ordered in 1x1, 1x2, and 2x2 foot sizes, the pricing is based on 1, 2, and 4 units respectively. The collages are made from recycled wood cuttings from furniture factories and mounted on 1/2" MDF board, trimmed square, and given a furniture finish with matte lacquer and wax.
Please see attached specification sheet for further details.
Finish: Soft Grey
MINIMUM ORDER: 8 SQ/ FT
Bio:
Peter Glassford was born in Texas where he graduated with a degree in Sculpture from the University of Texas at Austin. He currently lives in Guadalajara, Mexico with his wife Isabel Moncada, a lighting designer. Together, they founded Glassford Moncada...
Category
2010s Brutalist North American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
The Hustler Original US Film Movie Poster, 1964
Located in Bath, Somerset
The superior pop artwork on the 1964 re-release for The Hustler makes it one of the rare examples where a later re-release is more valuable than the original-year-of-release. A strik...
Category
20th Century North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Postmodern Gold framed X Large Abstract Palette Painting By Sigal
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful colors on this large abstract painting palette, signed by Sigal circa 1980s nicely framed in aluminum with gold-tone, a great statement piece to fill a big wall.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Set Of Ten Forms & Surfaces Abstract Cast Aluminium Plaques 1970's
By Forms and Surfaces
Located in Norwich, GB
A fabulous set of ten abstract cast aluminium square plaques. Maker's label: Forms & Surfaces - United States - Circa 1970.
By repute, these were a feature of the foyer of a buildin...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Temperance Day Sheet Metal Road Signs, circa 1951
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Created by the Seventh-Day Adventists church in 1951 for their October 27th, 1951 Temperance Day "Weapons and Warfare" Campaign against alcohol consumption in the United States. The ...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Collage Painting!
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Calling all Dentists! Dental Theme Collage. Dated 1973, signed William Enturile. Original Frame, bought from a retired Dentist.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Beer Stein / Mug Pub Sign. Mid Century Wall Hanging Folk Art Sign. 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Beer Stein / Mug Pub Sign. Mid Century Wall Hanging Folk Art Sign. 1940´s. Bar Collectible.
Perfect gift for any Beer fan. Perfect for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Brass Beveled Border Exit Faceplate Sign
Located in New York, NY
This antique brass beveled border exit faceplate sign features red glass letters, exuding timeless elegance. This piece serves as a sophisticated and eye catching directional accent ...
Category
20th Century North American Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Large Scale Wall Mounted Leather Bricks, United States, 1980's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Large Scale Wall Mounted Leather Bricks Panel, United States, 1980's. Leather over wood and framed in steel.
Category
20th Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Original Limited Edition Print by Frederick S.Coburn-Words with a Mummy, 1902
By Goya
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Sensational image by Frederick Simpson Coburn
In the style of one of my favourite artists, Goya
Photogravure
Limited edition of 300. This i...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Antique North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Large Original Antique Map of Wisconsin, USA, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of Wisconsin
Original color
Engraved and printed by the George F. Cram Company, Indianapolis.
Published, circa 1900
Unframed
Category
1890s Antique North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Large Mixed Media Oil & Sand Abstract Painting, 1950's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Mid Century Mixed Media Oil & Sand Abstract Painting on Board, 1950's. Shows very nicely. Illegible signature to the front.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Batman Vintage 1966 US Poster, Carmine Infantino
Located in Bath, Somerset
Nonsense! There are no such things as--UHH!
Fabulous original Carmine Infantino 1960s Batman poster - Printed by G & F Posters NYC official licensees Copyright National Periodical P...
Category
20th Century North American Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Vintage Brutalist Collage by Uwe Kind c. 1968
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceptional and unique original art piece by world-famous educator, Uwe Kind. German-born Kind rose to fame in the 1980s, becoming a fixture on American television with appearances with Johnny Carson, David Letterman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist North American Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Late 20th Century Decorative Wall Ornament Gucci Letters Made in Golden Brass
By Gucci
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 20th century decorative wall ornament Gucci letters made in golden brass from one of their retail store
By: Gucci
Material: brass, copper, metal, zi...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Zinc, Copper, Brass
Robert Bushong Silkscreen on linen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Robert Bushong "Bobby" 1922-1995 Silkscreen on Linen. Beautiful Colors! In very nice condition! Owners had professionally cleaned about 15 years ago...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Paint
Set of Two (2) Abstract Linocut "A" Digital Print Wall Art Paintings
Located in Deland, FL
Delve deep into the world of abstract thought with this exquisite set of two matching giclée prints. Crafted in a striking black and white tonal palette, these artworks defy the trad...
Category
2010s Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Original Limited Edition Print by Frederick S.Coburn-The System of Dr Tarr, 1902
By Goya
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Sensational image by Frederick Simpson Coburn
In the style of one of my favourite artists, Goya
Photogravure
Limited edition of 300. This i...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Antique North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
One of a Kind Handmade Mirror #794, Woven Rusty Cotton & Black Glazed Ceramic
By Karen Gayle Tinney
Located in Proctorsville, VT
Mirror #794 by Karen Gayle Tinney.
One of a kind - available without a lead time.
Mirror with a hand formed stoneware frame glazed black. Woven rusty...
Category
2010s Organic Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Cotton
Landscape Pastel Painting by Linda Jacobson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed pastel painting by American artist, Linda Jacobson, c.1980. The landscape artwork portrays trees, water and green rolling hills. The mood of Jacobson's work is often peaceful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Crayon
1960's Mid Century Modern Framed Silk Screen Aquatic Art
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1960's Mid Century Modern Framed Silk Screen "Aquatic Art".
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Velvet Underground vinyl record album
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Velvet Underground record released in Europe circa late 1990s/early 2000s. Well suited for framing.
Medium: Vinyl record album.
Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches (30.48 x 30.48).
Both the record and cover are in very good overall vintage condition.
Though The Velvet Underground existed for less than three years with its original members, it is considered to be not just the ‘ultimate New York band’ but also the most influential group ever. Artists who have acknowledged such influence include David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Joy Division and Nirvana.
Witts places the band and its genesis in the cultural context of Manhattan’s beatnik bohemianism, its radical artistic environment, and the city’s negative reaction to California’s ‘Hippie’ counterculture. Lou Reed’s song factory background is also considered, while his Primitives (1964-5) and Velvet Underground songs (1965-70) are examined within the stylistic context of rock music. The band’s sound world is likewise considered in this light. John Cale’s experimental contribution is assessed, especially his work for LaMonte Young (The Theatre of Eternal Music) and what he carried from that experience into the Velvet’s sound.
The visual artist Andy Warhol became the band’s manager and producer in 1965. He placed his ‘superstar’ Nico in the line-up (which already included a female drummer). The radical nature of the group’s Warhol period performances are examined, together with those aspects related to issues of gender, sexuality and drugs culture...
Category
1960s Vintage North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Lighted Mid-Century Modern Motel Sign
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage MCM motel sign. A classic direction sign with a row of lights. All over patina from time adds to the charm. Acquired from a Sarasota estate.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Ojai in Neutral #2
By Mel Sage
Located in San Diego, CA
Mel Sage is a Southern Californian artist and woodworker. She pulls inspiration from nature and it's profound undulations in the form of real topographies with a nod to architectural...
Category
2010s Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Birch, Maple
Schumacher Madame De Pompadour Art Panel, Right
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Our wallpaper panels are gorgeous enough to frame—and we’ve done all the work for you. Resized to capture the most alluring portions of the original design by Miles Redd, this art panel pairs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Richard Kemble Wood Collage "Flag", circa 1975
Located in New York, NY
A wood collage by the American artist Richard Kemble. Title "Flag", this art piece was created by using multiple slabs of wood cut and staked to resemble the US flag. Signed on botto...
Category
Late 20th Century American Craftsman North American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Large Original Antique Map of Georgia, USA, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of Georgia
Original color
Engraved and printed by the George F. Cram Company, Indianapolis.
Published, circa 1900
Unframed
Category
1890s Antique North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Schindler's List Original Special US Film Poster, Saul Bass, 1993
By Saul Bass
Located in Bath, Somerset
Saul Bass submitted this design for Schindler's List but, incredibly, it was not chosen for the movie.
However some US 1 Sheets were printed in limited quantity (believed approx. 20...
Category
20th Century North American Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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