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I Am Here In The World 1981 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Sharon Sutton
I Am Here In The World - 1981
Print - Silkscreen print on Somerset Paper
paper size 29.5'' x 29.5'' inches
Edition: Signed, titled and numbered in pencil 190/200
Sha...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Michigan
Materials
Screen
Sapphire Diamond Halo Engagement Ring Wedding Band Set 1.52ct 18K BRAND NEW
Located in Dearborn, MI
Sapphire Diamond Halo Engagement Ring Wedding Band Set 1.52ct 18K BRAND NEW
Featuring a Natural 1.00 Carat Round Cut Blue Sapphire
Over $250 in Gold Value Alone
Matching Diamond ...
Category
2010s Michigan
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 9.25 x 12.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur,...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Curvy Deco Style Italian Three Drawer Parchment Covered Chest
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1980s chest has great Art Deco style and lines. Three drawer chest with a curved, stepped base on parchment-covered dowel legs. Drawers have rounded pulls....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Michigan
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
La Tour Eiffel au ciel gris, Regards sur Paris, André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Regards sur Paris, 1963. Published by André Sauret, Paris;...
Category
1960s Surrealist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Inferno, Canto VI (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category
1960s Surrealist Michigan
Materials
Woodcut
Cocteau, Composition, Sous le Manteau de Feu (after)
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the album, Les Cavaliers d'Ombre; Sous le Manteau de Feu, 1956. Pub...
Category
1950s Modern Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Mosaic Tile Wall Clock in Walnut by George Nelson & Assoc circa 1950s
By Irving Harper, George Nelson
Located in Troy, MI
Rare George Nelson And Associates Mosaic Tile Wall Clock
Designed by Irving Harper for George Nelson and Associates and produced by Howard Miller
Model 2232
1957
Walnut frame with...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Miró, Composition (Cramer 83; Mourlot 347), Derrière le miroir (after)
By Joan Miró
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Derrière le miroir, N° 139-140, 1963. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éd...
Category
1960s Surrealist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Jaune, Good Morning, Walasse Ting 丁雄泉
By Walasse Ting
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Paper size: 21.5 x 28.75 inches. Inscription: Hand signed and numbered, 43/50, as issued. Notes: Published by Éditions Atelier Clot, Paris; printe...
Category
1970s Pop Art Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Picasso, Composition (Cramer 148), Le Goût du Bonheur (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and silkscreen with grease crayon, lithographic tusche, lead pencil, charcoal on vélin d'Arches paper. Paper size: 12.8 x 9.84 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered...
Category
1970s Cubist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
René Lalique Signed Art Deco St Vincent Frosted Crystal Pendant Light Fixture
By René Lalique
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A René Lalique signed St Vincent crystal light pendant. An absolutely jaw-dropping example of a genuine art deco René Lalique glass piece. This ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Michigan
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Klismos Occasional Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Ferndale, MI
Klismos occasional table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb furniture. Banded edge top sits on swooping tapered saber legs. Nicely refinished with original Widdicomb TH Robsjohn Gibbings...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan
Materials
Walnut
Inferno, Canto XVII (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category
1960s Surrealist Michigan
Materials
Woodcut
Pair Katavolos Littell Kelley for Laverne button tufted leather lounge chairs
By Douglas Kelly, Ross Littell and William Katavolos, Laverne International
Located in Ferndale, MI
Classic pair of original lounge chairs designed by William Katavolos, Ross Littell and Douglas Kelley for Laverne International from the Architectural Group One line of 1952. Archit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan
Materials
Chrome
Un été Souverain 1970 Framed Limited Edition Signed Lithograph
By Guillaume Corneille
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Guillaume Corneille
1970
Un Été Souverain
Print, Lithograph on wove paper
Image size 24 x 19 inches
Framed Size 37.5″ x 32.5″
As a co-founder of the famed experimental artist group...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
Nicholas Bodde Triptych Color Field on Aluminum
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Untitled" by Nicholas Bodde depicts vibrant layers of color on narrow aluminum strips. These pieces are interchangeable and can be hung in various ways. Each is signed on the verso and was created in 2013. All three are sold as a set. Each aluminum panel measures 39 " h x 2.5" w.
Bodde was born in New York he lives and works in Germany. He considers himself a German painter, who uses lacquered aluminum to create works that are beautiful in their simplicity and in their joyful exploration of color. The artist drives upon the tradition of European constructivism as well as Colour Field Painting, noting influences by Mark Rothko and Barnett Newmann. Bodde claims that his paintings “reveal themselves differently from close up and from a distance. When viewed from a distance they clearly appear related to constructivist geometric tendencies. But from close proximity, one notices that my main objective is painting and not construction.” The artist has reduced his subject to parallel vertical or horizontal lines and fields that race across the hard surface in a controlled riot – as if the viewer were looking out of a fast moving car while driving by fields of colorful flowers. Bodde constantly questions the colors, focusing on creating a construction through using different colors. He sees his creations as a mode of communication with the world.
He paints on aluminum plates by successive coats of painting that he applies with different utensils to finally obtain a result that imprints itself into the eye’s retina. The game of colorful stripes, more or less large, sometimes with the feeling of the brush, sometimes flat, reflects the light differently on each lap. The brightness of his palette, a willful choice, accentuates the vitality that emanates from this painting. His works hesitate between the vibrating and nearly irritating colors and the calm of a monastic construction.
Bodde received his formal education from the University of Arts in Bremen (1989) and has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows across the world, including venues such as the Yeh Gallery in Seoul, Planet Art...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michigan
Materials
Metal
18 Karat Yellow Gold Double Wire Diamond Cuff Bracelet
By Campanelli & Pear
Located in Troy, MI
Wrap her wrist in the sparkle and comfort. This double wire bracelet is crafted in 18k yellow gold accented with a 18k yellow bar of diamonds. Bracelet secures with a safety chain cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Michigan
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Nicely Refinished Paul McCobb for Winchedon Planner Group Blond Chest of Drawers
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely refinished McCobb for Winchendon blonde maple chest of drawers with aluminum ring pulls . Early branded mark inside drawer.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan
Materials
Aluminum
$2,500 Sale Price
24% Off
Nira Choco Organic Cotton Handloom Pillow in Geometric Patterns
By Studio Variously
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Nira Choco Pillow is a slightly textured handwoven pillow where our artisans have skillfully created a classic pattern using an ancient weaving technique. Undyed yarn is used as a design element with the backdrop of pleasant hues of choco brown. The dyes are completely natural made by using flowers & herbs. The beauty of this pillow is in its pure design that stands out with also the use of undyed yarns left in its natural state.
Requiring attention to detail and finishing, It takes an incredibly skillful master artisan to make this special piece which is unique to the artisan cluster it originates from.
Throw Size: 20" X 20 " ( Down filler included )
Material: 100% Rain-fed Organic Cotton , Hand spun silk and Wool all locally and ethically sourced.
Color: Choco Brown & White (undyed and both yarns in its natural form )
Artisan base: Ethically hand woven by artisans in India
Wash care: Gently hand wash with cold water and hang dry or delicately dry clean only.
What Makes Your Purchase Sustainable?
100% organic yarn with no dyes used.
Support employment of women artisans...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Michigan
Materials
Cotton
Klimt, Kinderbildnis, Das Werk von Gustav Klimt (after)
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure, collotype vélin paper. Paper Size: 18.23 x 17.32 inches; image size: 12.44 x 8.31 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the fo...
Category
1910s Symbolist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$23,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Hölle XVII (Field 189-200; M/L 1039-1138), Die Göttliche Komödie
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin de Rives BFK paper, mounted on vélin d’Arches support, as issued. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Signed in the block, and unnumbered, as issu...
Category
1970s Surrealist Michigan
Materials
Woodcut
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Fiber Art Woven Wall Hanging
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s
1960s handwoven textile piece in burgundy with some chartreuse accents. Beautiful vintage fiber art, extra tall and slim (purchased from a...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan
Materials
Natural Fiber
Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 12.25 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur, 1948. Publ...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Daphne, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
By Henri Laurens
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Verve: Revue Art...
Category
1950s Modern Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Inferno, Canto III (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category
1960s Surrealist Michigan
Materials
Woodcut
Wonderful Mid-20th Century Still life, Colorful Flowers, MUST SEE, Unknown
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Now available, and ready to be hung and enjoyed!
Unknown Artist
Signed: Clayton ? (Lower, Right)
" Still Life ", circa mid 20th Century?
Oil on Canvas
36" x 24"
Housed in a 3...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Michigan
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,300 Sale Price
60% Off
Four Art Deco Monogramed Chrome with Cobalt Blue Glass Cocktail Glasses
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Ferndale, MI
Smaller version of the Walter Von Nessen attributed cocktail glasses. Chromed brass base holds cobalt blue glass insert. Cork underside. Monogramed cwc.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Michigan
Materials
Chrome
$200 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Steel Blue, Ikebana Series, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 42 x 30 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Painted by Dale Chihuly, Seattle, Dale Chihuly Studio, Inc., Seattle, 2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michigan
Materials
Acrylic
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Sapphire Engagement Ring Platinum Solitaire 1ct Antique Original 1920
Located in Dearborn, MI
Genuine Original Antique from 1920s Vintage 1.00ct Sapphire Platinum Solitaire Art Deco Engagement Ring
Featuring a Gorgeous 1.00ct Genuine Natural Blue Round Sapphire Center
100%...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Michigan
Materials
Sapphire, Platinum
Pair of Woodard Glass Top Wrought Iron Side Tables
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Woodard glass top tables with wrought iron and mesh steel base. Recently powder coated in matte black finish. New glides added to feet. There is also a matching glider settee...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,600 Sale Price
30% Off
18 Karat Yellow Gold Fancy Brown Diamond Swallowtail Bird Pendant Charm
By Joanna Dahdah
Located in Troy, MI
Crafted in rich 18 karat yellow gold this elegant swallowtail bird is edged with 0.19 Cttw Fancy Brown diamonds accented with black rhodium for a striking look! White diamonds = 0.04...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Contemporary Michigan
Materials
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Archimede Seguso Artist Signed Murano Art Glass Nude Female Sculpture on Base
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Archimede Seguso Artist Signed Murano Art Glass Nude Female Sculpture on hand blown original glass base. Signature on bottom of base as ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Michigan
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Curtis Jere Large Brutalist Brass Owl Sculpture Mid Century Modern 1960s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Troy, MI
Highly sought after brutalist owl sculpture by Curtis Jere 1967
Oversized abstract modern form with drip texture brass finish and tripod feet
Signed and dated to lower back
13 inche...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan
Materials
Brass
Handmade Pure 24 Karat Yellow Gold Hammered Square Stud Earrings
By Campanelli & Pear
Located in Troy, MI
Rarest of all the golds, 24 karat gold has a distinct, rich color valued by investors worldwide, which is further enhanced by the hammered finish for a fun look. These classic 15.20m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Michigan
Materials
18k Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
Moïse III (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Cain, Julien, and F...
Category
1950s Expressionist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Louis Philippe Style Mahogany Buffet a Deux Corps
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1880s French Louis Philippe mahogany buffet a deux corps. Features include a top section with locking glazed doors and two adjustable internal shelves, a footed base with two l...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Michigan
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Vintage Freestanding Wall Unit Desk in Walnut, circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Mid Century Modern Freestanding Wall Unit Desk
Great modernist secretary wall unit circa 1960s
Freestanding with adjustable upper drop fr...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan
Materials
Walnut
Knoll Frank Gehry Power Play Pair of Bentwood Armchairs and Matching Ottoman
By Knoll, Frank Gehry
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A set of Knoll Frank Gehry "Power Play" armchairs and ottoman. This stunning set of artful furniture designed by Frank Gehry and produced by Knoll feature a bentwood construction with a ribbon-like design. These pieces are inspired by Gehry's childhood, specifically by the apple crates...
Category
1990s Michigan
Materials
Bentwood
$12,500 Sale Price / set
21% Off
Kora Black & White Large Gently Textured Handwoven Natural Yarn Blend Pillow
By Studio Variously
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Kora black pillow is a slightly textured handwoven pillow where our artisans have skillfully blended hand-spun yarns like silk, wool and organic cotton. The beauty of this pillow is ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Michigan
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Vuillard, Le Parasol Orange, Douze pastels (after)
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper mounted on backing museum board, as issued. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Vuillard, Douze Pastels P...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
New Rina Menardi Canna 1 Vase in Mint
By Rina Menardi
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Italy by Rina Menardi, this tall Canna 1 vase stands over 12” tall. The vessel has a saturated teal green glaze and a matte black interior glaze. Signed on underside ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century English Flip Top or Tilt Top Tavern Table
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this folding tavern table dates from approximately 1820. Table appears to be made of pine with X-form stretcher and trestle style base. Table top flips up to one si...
Category
Early 19th Century English Industrial Antique Michigan
Materials
Pine
Michael Bondanza Sterling Silver Link Bracelet from the Mulberry Collection
By Michael Bondanza
Located in Troy, MI
Throughout his career, Michael has achieved international recognition for his creative jewelry, winning him acclaim amongst the designer and retail cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Michigan
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th C English Three Drawer Chest with Bamboo Trim
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1920s chest of three drawers found in England. Not sure of wood type - appears to be pine with stained veneer and bamboo trim. Brass pulls and escutcheons. Solid structurally w...
Category
1920s English Vintage Michigan
Materials
Brass
Inferno, Canto XX (Field 189-200; M/L. 1039-1138), La Divina Commedia
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut in colors on vélin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Michler & Löpsin...
Category
1960s Surrealist Michigan
Materials
Woodcut
Vintage Painted Wood Carnival Game Wheel
Located in Troy, MI
Found in the US, this painted wood carnival game wheel dates from the late 1940s/early 1950s. Wood wheel has colorful painted details and numbers separated by nails. The original lea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Michigan
Materials
Metal
Canyon Hand Embroidered Hand Woven Modern Artisanal Scarf
By Studio Variously
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Coming together with heritage artisan cluster from the valleys of Kashmir, Variously brings to you a special collection of handwoven and hand embroidered scarves...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Michigan
Giacometti, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 127, 1961. Published by Aimé Mae...
Category
1960s Modern Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Italian Mid Century Chairs with New Sage Green Chenille Upholstery
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of upholstered armchairs dates from the 1960s. Chairs have a distinct shape that bridges both cubist and curvy. Slender brass-tipped black metal legs. Newly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pittsburgh Glass Company Nicolas Kopp Reverse Glass Painting Shade & Lamp
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Pittsburgh Glass Company Lamp" Landscape, Reverse Glass Paintng
The landscape painting on the reverse side of the glass shade is an exceptionally fine example of...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Michigan
Materials
Brass
Autumn Landscape with Country Road, Grand Rapids, Michigan Artist, Beautiful
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Mathias Alten (German/American 1871-1938)
Signed: M. Alten (Lower, Right)
" Autumn Landscape with Country Road ", c. 1934
26" x 32"
Oil on Canvas
Housed in a 3 1/4" Frame
Over...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Michigan
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roy Lichtenstein "Figures" 1978 (From Surrealist Series) Gemini G.E.L. Printers
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
Title: Figures
Portfolio: 1978 Surrealist
Medium: Lithograph on Arches 88 paper
Edition: 38
Sheet Size: 31 7/16" x 23 1/2" Image Size: 23 1/2" x 15 1/4"
Signature: Hand signed in pencil
Reference: Corlett 156
Printed by Gemini G.E.L. printers out of Los Angeles.
Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960s through the 90’s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Most of Lichtenstein's best-known works are relatively close, but not exact, copies of comic book panels, a subject he largely abandoned in 1965. Lichtenstein's Still Life paintings, sculptures and drawings, which span from 1972 through the early 1980s, cover a variety of motifs and themes, including the most traditional such as fruit, flowers, and vases.
Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in cheek manner. His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style. His artwork was considered to be "disruptive". He described pop art as "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting". His paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City.
Wham!, and Drowning Girl Look Mickey proved to be his most influential works. His most expensive piece is Masterpiece which was sold for $165 million in January 2017.
Lichtenstein received both his Bachelors and Masters at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio where he taught for ten years. In 1967, he moved back to upstate New York and began teaching again.
It was at this time that he adopted the Abstract Expressionist style, being a late convert to this style of painting. Lichtenstein began teaching in upstate New York at the State University of New York at Oswego in 1958. About this time, he began to incorporate hidden images of cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny into is abstract works.
In 1960, he started teaching at Rutgers University where he was heavily influenced by Allan Kaprow, who was also a teacher at the university. This environment helped reignite his interest in Proto-pop imagery. In 1961, Lichtenstein began his first pop paintings using cartoon images and techniques derived from the appearance of commercial printing. This phase would continue to 1965, and included the use of advertising imagery suggesting consumerism and homemaking. His first work to feature the large-scale use of hard-edged figures and Ben-Day dots was Look Mickey (1961), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.) This piece came from a challenge from one of his sons, who pointed to a Mickey Mouse comic book and said; "I bet you can't paint as good as that, eh, Dad?" In the same year he produced six other works with recognizable characters from gum wrappers and cartoons.
It was at this time that Lichtenstein began to find fame not just in America but worldwide. He moved back to New York to be at the center of the art scene in 1964 to concentrate on his painting. Lichtenstein used oil and Magna (early acrylic) paint in his best known works, such as Drowning Girl (1963), which was appropriated from the lead story in DC Comics’ Secret Hearts No. 83, drawn by Tony Abruzzo. (Drowning Girl now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art, New York.) Drowning Girl also features thick outlines, bold colors and Ben-Day dots, as if created by photographic reproduction. Of his own work Lichtenstein would say that the Abstract Expressionists "put things down on the canvas and responded to what they had done, to the color positions and sizes. My style looks completely different, but the nature of putting down lines pretty much is the same; mine just don't come out looking calligraphic, like Pollock’s or Kline’s.
Rather than attempt to reproduce his subjects, Lichtenstein's work tackled the way in which the mass media portrays them. He would never take himself too seriously, however, saying: "I think my work is different from comic strips – but I wouldn't call it transformation; I don't think that whatever is meant by it is important to art.” When Lichtenstein's work was first exhibited, many art critics of the time challenged its originality. His work was harshly criticized as vulgar and empty. The title of a Life magazine article in 1964 asked, "Is He the Worst Artist in the U.S.?" Lichtenstein responded to such claims by offering responses such as the following: "The closer my work is to the original, the more threatening and critical the content. However, my work is entirely transformed in that my purpose and perception are entirely different. I think my paintings are critically transformed, but it would be difficult to prove it by any rational line of argument.”
In 1969, Lichtenstein was commissioned by Gunter Sachs to create Composition and Leda and the Swan, for the collector's Pop Art bedroom suite at the Palace Hotel in St. Moritz. In the late 1970s and during the 1980s, Lichtenstein received major commissions for works in public places: the sculptures Lamp (1978) in St. Mary's, Georgia; Mermaid (1979) in Miami Beach; the 26 feet tall Brushstrokes in Flight (1984, moved in 1998) at John Glenn Columbus International Airport; the five-storey high Mural with Blue Brushstroke (1984–85) at the Equitable Center, New York and El Cap de Barcelona (1992) in Barcelona. In 1994, Lichtenstein created the 53-foot-long, enamel-on-metal Times Square Mural in Times Square subway station. In 1977, he was commissioned by BMW to paint a Group 5 Racing Version of the BMW 320i for the third installment in the BMW Art Car Project. The DreamWorks Records logo was his last completed project. "I'm not in the business of doing anything like that (a corporate logo) and don't intend to do it again," allows Lichtenstein. "But I know Mo Ostin and David Geffen and it seemed interesting.
In 1996 the The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. became the largest single repository of the artist's work when Lichtenstein donated 154 prints and 2 books. The Art Institute of Chicago has several important works by Lichtenstein in its permanent collection, including Brushstroke with Spatter (1966) and Mirror No. 3 (Six Panels) (1971). The personal holdings of Lichtenstein's widow, Dorothy Lichtenstein, and of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation number in the hundreds. In Europe, the Museum Ludwig in Cologne has one of the most comprehensive Lichtenstein holdings with Takka Takka (1962), Nurse (1964), Compositions I (1964), besides the Frankfurt Museum fur Modern Kunst with We Rose Up slowly (1964), and Yellow and Green Brushstrokes...
Category
1970s Pop Art Michigan
Materials
Lithograph
Cassina LC4 Black Leather Chaise Lounge Chair by Le Corbusier 2006
By Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Detroit, MI
This original Cassina LC4 chaise lounge chair designed by Le Corbusier was produced in May of 2006 and features a black leather pad and headrest on a tubular steel frame with polishe...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Bauhaus Michigan
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Reiterweg (Roethel 111), XXe Siècle, Wassily Kandinsky
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, n°3, July-August-September 1938. Published and printed und...
Category
1930s Modern Michigan
Materials
Woodcut
$4,556 Sale Price
20% Off
Olyv Twill Weave Throw Handwoven In Soft Merino In Brown Black Olive Hues
By Studio Variously
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Olyv handloom merino throw / blanket is handwoven by master weavers in Nepal and dip dyed entirely with certified eco-friendly Swiss Dyes.
Each piece is individually dip dyed entir...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Michigan
Materials
Yarn, Wool
Vintage Mid Century Silver Chrome Wall Sconce Lights by Sonneman
By Sonneman Lighting, Robert Sonneman
Located in Detroit, MI
This pair of large, vintage mid century modern silver chrome wall sconce lights by Robert Sonneman are circa 1970. The unique, minimalist design features a simple, center cylinder tu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Lawless Fauteuil by Evan Fay
By Evan Fay
Located in Geneve, CH
Lawless Fauteuil by Evan Fay
Each is a unique hand-sculpted creation
Dimensions: 111 x 80 x 120 cm
Materials: Steel pipe, brass connections foam, scuba kn...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Michigan
Materials
Brass, Steel
$14,137 / item
Vintage Mid Century Swedish Rosewood Rolltop Secretary Desk
By Egon Ostergaard
Located in Detroit, MI
This mid-century Swedish modern Egon Ostergaard rosewood cylinder rolltop secretary desk cabinet was made in Sweden circa 1960. The classic Scandinavian modern design has clean, mini...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan
Materials
Brass
Nile Jade Harp 1998 Signed Lithograph on Arches Paper Mourlot Paris
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist : Nile Jade
Title: HARP
Year: 1998
Lithograph on Arches Archival Paper
Paper Size 29" x 35" inches
Signed in pencil and marked 100/299
Printed by Mourlot Paris
Nile Jade was...
Category
1990s Surrealist Michigan
Materials
Lithograph