Rope Paintings

Ralph de Burgos (b. Shanghai, China 1906 d. Washington DC, US 1979) mixed-media collage and oil abstract on paper, circa early 1960s. Burgos was known largely as a painter, with a l...

A mid-century oil on board boat harbour scene Signed, 1947. An attractive example. Housed in original frame. Provenance: Private London Collection. In very good condition commen...

Two portraits of Japanese man and women in traditional costume painted on silk, circa 1920, in their original frames. Details show the exquisite tradit...

Charming American Folk Art oil painting on wood features orange cat sitting next to fish bowl with gold fish. The painting is executed ...

Large Vintage 1980s Harley Francis Abstract Nudes Painting. Mixed Media, Glass Offered for sale is a large vintage 1980s painting by the late American artist Harley Francis (1940-2...

Charming acrylic painting on canvas of a group of colorful figures in a tropical setting executed in a naive style. Signed Osnel in the lower right and presented in the original wood...

This pair of oil paintings on canvas are done by the well known portrait and landscape Russian artist, Vera Alabaster in circa 1940 in a Folk Art style. The paintings depict a Jamaic...

Mid-century colourful abstract oil on board, with an old plain wooden frame, Europe, anonymous, 1950's. Please note that we often have a much shorter handling time than advertised.

Mixed media abstract painting by Edward R. Lewis (American, 1914-1992). Signed and dated 1984.

Large scale (54" x 43") oil on masonite in a carved layered wood frame depicting a grouping of men in traditional Chinese costume engaged in various activities under a tree in a styl...

Whimsical outsider, Folk Art oil painting by William R. Straly, excellent use of color. Texture and space.

Final costume design drawing by Jose Varona for the New York City Opera's 1967 production of Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel). This design is for the title character. The drawing is ink, watercolor and gouache. Two other designs for this opera are in the collection of the McNay Museum in San Antonio, TX. Sight measurement is 19 1/4 x 14 1/8 inches. Jose Varona American was born 1930 in Argentina. He began his art career in the 1950's and later became a renowned international costume designer mostly with opera and dance productions. He moved the the United States in 1962. He designed costumes for Beverly Sills, Joan Sutherland...