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LUZI GIRL PAPAGO, 1907 Portfolio 2, Plate 53 THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN BY EDWARD S. CURTIS Image size 15.5 x 10 1/4 inches, Excellent condition. This is an original photogravur...

Focusing on painting as a space of exploration, Raphaëlle Goethals has worked with wax, resin, and pigments as her signature medium for over twenty years. She established her vocabul...

silver deposit and acrylic on canvas b. 1961 The surfaces of Jimi Gleason’s paintings have always responded to both the light and space of the environment they are in. Working with ...

Stow Wengenroth (1906-1978) original dry brush drawing, 1966 This work is a preparatory drawing for his lithograph “The Little Owl” Signed lower right, “Stow Wengenroth” Image measur...

Stunning studio crafted solid walnut and raffia armchair, late circa 1970s. This sculptural example has an unusual handcrafted back, beautifully formed arms and masterful joinery.

"These inflated objects are grown more than fabricated. Through the process of inflation, the application of the air to the geometric construction defines form at the moment of infla...

Original lithograph by Texas artist Alexandre Hogue (1898-1994). Title: Oil Field Christmas Tree. Created: 1941. Image size: 14 ½ x 9 1/8. Frame size: 22 ½ x 17. Edition size is ...

Frank Vittor (1888-1966) important bronze of mother and child. Signed by the artist “F. Vittor” and dated 1915. Also bears the foundry mark. Measures 12 1/2"h x 12 ½”w x 9"long. Bronze rests on a 1 ½ inch marble plinth. Artist born in Italy, studied with Rodin. The foundry is the National Art bronze works. The bronze was converted to a lamp at one point, and still bears a threaded tube projecting from the lower base approximately ½ inch. Frank Vittor (January, 6, 1888 - January 24, 1968) was an Italian immigrant to the United States who became famous as a sculptor. Vittor was born in Mozzato, Como, a suburb of Milan, Italy. He studied art in Milan at the Academy of Beres and then traveled to Paris, France to study under Auguste Rodin. When Vittor was 18, in 1906, U.S. architect Stanford White brought Vittor to New York to work on his staff. White, who had designed Madison Square Garden II, was murdered at a performance at The Garden two weeks after Vittor arrived. The youth, having little money and knowing very limited English, decided to stay in America and soon opened an art studio. He met his future wife, Ade Mae Humphreys, a resident of Pittsburgh, and made the move to her home town. Aviator Charles Lindbergh's first solo trans-Atlantic 3,600-mile (5,800 km) flight between Long Island, New York and Paris, France was immortalized in bronze by Vittor with a 50-foot-tall (15 m) sculpture showing a winged youth spanning the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower. Congress approved the expenditure in 1928, and the work was completed in 1929. Perhaps no work by Vittor created as much controversy and media coverage as did his nude statue of Henrietta Leaver, Miss America 1935. Though Leaver posed for Vittor, she did so in a bathing suit, accompanied by her grandmother. Upon first viewing the life-size 5-foot 5-inch plaster statue Leaver was shocked that it was a nude and demanded her representation be draped or veiled. Vittor did not agree and called in art experts to judge the work and all agreed it should stay as it had been created. Leaver did not back down and demanded people her own age review The American Venus, as it had originally been called. Unfortunately for Leaver her 60 peers, many of whom were art students, agreed it should remain unveiled. Though the strong disagreement between the two eventually did subside, Leaver, Vittor and the statue resurfaced five decades later in recaps of controversial Miss America mishaps. Baseball player Honus Wagner, one of the first five players inducted into the Hall of Fame, was memorialized by Vittor in a 17-foot-tall (5.2 m) bronze statue, originally on display near the Pittsburgh Pirates Forbes Field. It was moved to Three Rivers Stadium and, when that stadium was imploded in 1971, the statue was relocated to PNC Park.[6] In 1958, one of Vittor's greatest works, a 50-foot-tall (15 m) granite base and bronze statue of Christopher Columbus, was unveiled in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park. Shortly after the statue was placed, the bronze plaque at the base was stolen by vandals. The Sons of Columbus USA desire to replace the plaque with the original wording; however, there exists no record of what Vittor had written regarding Columbus. Charles Lindbergh was the recipient of a second work of art created by Vittor. The artist and sculptor designed a commemorative stamp picturing the pilot and his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis. Walter F. Brown, the U.S. Postmaster General, authorized a 175th anniversary commemorative "Battle of Braddock" 2-cent stamp to be designed by Vittor. The artwork he created featured a likeness of Colonel George Washington with the inscription "Battle of Braddock's Field, 1755-1930. In 1936 the U.S. Congress authorized minting a half-dollar coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the American Civil War. Vittor was the person selected to design the coin. The obverse depicts the profile of two soldiers, one from the North and one from the South and the reverse holds a symbol of the battle placed between the combatant's shields. The coins were distributed through the Pennsylvania State Commission for Gettysburg. Throughout Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities there exist more than 50 statues and fountains, as well as numerous other works, including a dozen historical panels on County bridges...

An exquisite and spectacular GIA certified natural fancy yellow diamond, cushion cut, of 5,00 carats VS clarity, very clean, and two side natural diamonds trillions cut and round br...

Shiro Ikegawa (1933-2009) studied art and oil painting in Japan at the Tokyo University of Arts and later moved to Los Angeles in 1956 where he attended ...

pastel on paper I became interested in landscape painting because there were no confines, except the edge of the paper and an ever-changing display of color, rhythm, and texture outside my front door. Landscape painting is a method that expresses my inner response to and reverent feelings for nature. I look for connections between things—how one color flows into another, forms engage and separate, how one point in space influences another. The changes focused along the horizon are constant; they are governed by the seasons, the weather, or the cyclical nature of the agrarian landscape. There are no grand gestures, just subtle variations that, when combined, create a certain splendor. I convey in my paintings what is most pleasurable to me, such as discovering tenuous beauty in spontaneous cloud formations, and the repetition of endless corn and soybean rows captured on a rolling landscape. The process begins with a "drive-by-shooting" and a sketchbook. I make large pastel paintings...

Born Monterrey, Mexico 1991. Graduated from the Bachelor of Arts at the University of Monterrey. (2014) Andrés uses ceramics as a medium to create amorphous beings that seem to belo...

Pair of Murano glass and lucite table lamps from Italy, circa early 1970s. These unusual examples incorporate hues of purples and grays and sit atop square lucite bases. Measurement ...

Cast aluminium nude sculpture by architect and artist Paolo Soleri (1910-2013). Soleri is well known for his experimental community, Arcosanti, just north of Phoenix where his cast w...

b. 1979, Poole, Dorset, UK Danielle Hacche was born in Poole, Dorset in the Southwest of the United Kingdom. After moving to the United States with her family in 1993, Hacche attend...

acrylic, LED lamps, transformer, aluminum edition 1 of 3 For over thirty years Dominique Blain has examined and addressed the links between relationships of domination, such as ra...

This beautiful, limited edition original color woodblock is by the famous Showa Shin Hanga woodblock master Clifton Karhu (1927-2007). It bears the original frame and has a label on the back from a Tokyo gallery. The work is a beautiful impression with rich color. It and the frame are in excellent condition. The print measures 16 x 16 inches. The frame is 23 ½ x 23 ½ inches. It is numbered lower left as AP5 - Artist Proof #5 and is pencil signed and dated ‘74 lower right. An American of Finnish descent, Clifton Karhu was born in Minnesota in 1927. Raised together with his twin brother Raymond, Karhu was the son of painters Arne and Anna Karhu. After his graduation in 1946 he served in the military at an American Navy base in Japan. Returning to America following his military service in 1950, Karhu enrolled at the Minneapolis School of Art but quit two years later to pursue missionary work as a Lutheran minister. Karhu left the missionary work in 1958 and chose to move his new family to Gifu City, a small provincial town northwest of Kyoto, Japan where he set about returning to his art. Karhu soon found local success in 1961; obtaining first prize at the Chubu Taiheijo Bijutsu Kyokai Ten (The Middle Pacific Art Group Exhibition) and fixing his first single, professional exhibition at the Shin Gifu Gallery. In hopes of providing their three children with an international education, Karhu settled in Kyoto in 1963. The next few years proved heavily influential in Karhu’s work. Arguably forming the foundation for all his future success, Karhu found tutelage under recognized woodblock artist and gallery owner Tetsuo Yamada and colour theorist Stanton Macdonald-Wright. Responsible for shifting Karhu’s artistic doubts, Karhu proceeded to fulfill a very successful career in woodblock printing - carving his own works largely by himself. Clifton Karhu passed away in 2007 after an illustrious career that saw him viewed and celebrated as a local Kyoto celebrity, as well as having exhibited widely in many countries around the world. His woodblock prints have been collected by many famous museums including the Tokyo Modern Art...

glass beads, medium, and Mylar mounted on aluminum

Terracotta sculpture by French artist Georges Oudot (1928-2004). Bears his signature “Oudot” and the date ‘58. Beautiful work depicting a seated female with covered head. Measures:...

Treva Wheete (1890-1963) Original Color Woodblock created 1936. The edition size is 13 of which this print is no. 5. The title is: “The 5 and 10" The image measures 8"h x 10"w. The...

Early Steven Sles oil on linen painting circa 1955. Due to his Cerebral Palsy, Sles used his mouth to paint his works and studied under Hans Hoffman. This work mixes thick texture an...

Early oil on linen landscape painting depicting a city by Steven Sles circa 1957. This example has a thick textured background and foreground with architectural and natural forms in ...

b. Melbourne, Australia Louise Blyton is a reductive artist exploring the romance of raw linen and dry pigment. The artist’s geometrically shaped canvas...

oil and gold leaf on porcelain tile Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of li...

Original aquatint by Mexican artist Emilio Amero (1901-1976) created 1969. Titled: “The Fetish.” Edition size is 9 of 50. Signed and dated in pencil lower right and numbered lower l...

turned wood, wooden vessel, oak Anthony Bryant began woodturning in 1973 after discovering an old 19th Century treadle lathe in his father's workshop. He was immediately fascinated...

Original lithograph by Charles Keller depicting the subway being built in New York on 6th Avenue in 1937. This print is inscribed lower left: “To W.B.” The print is in excellent con...

Miami designer Robert Whitton one-off prototype coffee table in brushed matte aluminum and free form glass.

Clare Leighton (1819-1989) (Connecticut Artist) original wood engraving on paper. Copy number 14 of the edition of 50 signed and numbered by the ar...

silver deposit and acrylic on canvas b. 1961 The surfaces of Jimi Gleason’s paintings have always responded to both the light and space of the environm...

Decorative mid-century ceramic bowl from Japan with glaze painted yellow and white fish.

Original vintage British Railways advertising poster "Progress: Every week British railways modernization plan goes further ahead." Print from a painting by Terence Cuneo for the cov...

Excellent ceramic designed by well known Wiener Werkstatte artist Kitty Rix. It depicts a young couple on a park bench holding hands. Executed by the Wiener Werkstatte. The figurine...

turned jarrah wood Anthony Bryant began woodturning in 1973 after discovering an old 19th Century treadle lathe in his father's workshop. He was immediat...

Hugh Acton chrome and granite side table circa early 1970s. This example has a finely grained grey granite top and sleek chrome base.

Tall pink volcanic glaze vase by California Art potter Beatrice Wood (1893-1998). Signed on the bottom (twice) "Beato." Measures: 11 1/2" H x 5 1/...

This ring is full of glitz and glamour! With a stunning .83 carat old European cut diamond in the center of a .64 carat scalloped diamond halo. All set in beautiful 14k white gold. S...

forged mild steel and acrylic urethane Jeremy Thomas is a maker. His work explores objecthood; how a sculpture interacts with its surroundings, how the viewer interacts with a sculp...

oil on panel b. 1985, Phoenix, AZ Jake Fischer, born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, graduated with a Master of Fine Art from Arizona State University in Drawing and Painting. Whil...

Leonard Edmondson (1916-2002) original color aquatint. Titled in pencil lower centre "Blackbird". Edition size in pencil lower left: 20/50. Pencil Signed Lower right: Edmondson, circ...

Original mixed media in gray and black by well-known Phoenix, Arizona black artist Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Created 1963. Signed lower left. Framed beautifully and in excellent condition. Painting measures 23"h x 17 3/4"w. Frame measures 29 1/2"h x 24"w. This item is a preparatory work for the oil painting by Grigsby also titled “The Family.” Art professor, fine artist, and high school art teacher, Jefferson Eugene Grigsby, Jr. (1918-2013) in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1933, Grigsby attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. Within a year, Grigsby transferred to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he first met his long time mentor, Hale Woodruff. Grigsby graduated from Morehouse College in 1938, with B.A. degree and because of Woodruff, he was equipped with extensive artistic experience that he would retain throughout his life. Grigsby went on to obtain his M.A. degree in art (1940) from Ohio State University and his Ph.D. degree from New York University (1963). In 1942, Grigsby volunteered to serve in World War II and became a master sergeant of the 573rd Ordinance Ammunition Company under U.S. Army General George Patton...

Cerused oak perched warrior lamp, circa early 1950s. This example in the manner of Samuel Marx and Paul Laszlo is sold with a custom gray silk shade. Sha...

Tapered solid walnut and polished brass cocktail or occasional table from Italy, circa late 1950s. This lovely example has sculptural newly oiled walnut inserts with mirror polished ...

Brock & Company Sterling Art Nouveau vase - 17 ½ inches tall. Beautiful poppy flower design. Slender stem with attached tendrils. Marked: Brock & Company, Sterling, 7369, 17 ½ in. Beautiful vase in excellent condition. Measures: 17.5" H x 4.75" D. Brock & Company was a nationally-prominent jewelry firm, and it certainly was the most important jewelry and giftware store in Los Angeles. It was considered to be the jewelry store of the stars and was shopped by many notable Los Angeles actors of the day including Mary Pickford and others. It's jewelry workshop was housed in the top floor of the building on West Seventh Street. Brock & Co. was founded by George A. Brock in 1903. George C. Brock, George A.'s son, took charge of the company, and it continued to grow and thrive. A second store was opened on Wilshire Boulevard, in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Tiffany and Co. even approached Brock's to do a merger to become Tiffany-Brock & Co. That merger did not take place, and Angelenos continued to buy their jewelry, watches, silver, fine china, and crystal at Brock & Co. Brock retired in 1964 and the building and inventory were sold. This vase had a note attached upon purchase that attributed it to Clemens Friedell...

Terracotta sculpture by Bernhard Sopher (Syrian/American 1877-1949). Clay figure of mother and child. Signed on the lower back: B. Sopher. Measures: 7 1/2" H x 7" W x 5" L. In excell...

Watercolor on paper, unframed Michael Marlowe is a studio artist, art director and production designer working in the film and television industry. Marlowe’s large-scale painting pr...

acrylic on linen 18 x 18 x 6 inches b. 1964, Arnhem Jan Maarten Voskuil stretches his paintings into the third dimension. His crafted, partly curved wooden constructions are base...

Emmanuel Cooper (1938 - 2012) UK Ceramist - flared footed studio bowl. The interior is decorated with an alternating pink and blue pinwheel design. Excellent condition. The EC mark...

Russian subject by Anatoly Sokoloff (1891-1971). "Russian Village, Winter Fun". Oil on canvas laid on board, circa 1960s. Size: 20" H x 24" W. Frame size: Approximately 28" H x 32" W. Excellent condition. Anatoly Sokoloff was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in July, 1891. He completed studies at the Academy of fine Arts in St. Petersburg. He became the Commissioner of fine Arts in the Crimea, and later Academic Professor of Art. By the 1940s Sokoloff had settled in San Francisco. In Europe, his works are to be found in museums and private galleries of Germany, Romania, and Austria. Many are Royal portraiture. In 1953, the government of Argentina commissioned the artist for the painting, The Great Captain for their House of Congress. In 1961, again commissioned by the government, he completed the work, Crossing of the Parana River. His panoramic murals...

H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist Oil on board in the original frame. Painting measures 31 3/4" H x 27 3/4" W Frame 22 3/4" H x 28 3/4" W. Signed lower right “H. Wilson S...

Original color woodblock print by Werner Drewes. In excellent condition. Unframed. Image measures 9 1/8 x 21 inches. Pencil signed and dated lower right. Edition size in pencil lower left: #3 of 30. (13) R-341 Werner Drewes (1899-1985) Werner Drewes, painter, printmaker, and teacher was born in Canig, Germany in 1899. His father, a Lutheran Minister, hoped he would become and architect but Werner chose the life of an artist. After he served on the front line in France during the war, Werner was admitted to the Bauhaus in 1921 where he studied under Klee, Itten, and Muche. Later, he traveled through Europe to study such old masters as Tintoretto, Velasque, and El Greco. After marrying Margaret Schrobsdorff, they traveled throughout South America, North America, and Asia. In 1930, Werner immigrated to New York City with his family. In New York City, despite the Depression, Werner joined other Bauhaus artists such as Mondrian and Feininger to make a living as an artist. This group became the core of the American Abstract Artists group. Werner taught at Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 Worlds Fair building...

H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist $3000 Oil on masonite in the original frame. Painting measures 26 3/4"h x 20 1/2"w. Frame: 27 3/8"h x 21 1/8"w. Titled on the verso ...

oil and wax on canvas Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light in the sky...

painted steel In the fields of sculpture and drawing, George Thiewes creates sharp, angular work with a focus on the interaction of light and dark. That interest began in the 1990s ...

SIGNATURE AND TITLE ON VERSO b. 1968 Elkhart, IN Travis Rice is an artist currently residing in Phoenix, AZ where he teaches within the Fine Arts Department at Phoenix College. Ori...

Beautiful color etching by Leo Browne. Created circa 1930's and 1940's. Image size: 14 x 11 inches. Sheet size: 19 5/8 x 15 1/4 The print is in excellent condition and presents in a ...

gilded wood with gold leaf and fabric For over a decade Mateo has focused his work on the analysis of the rites and symbols of power, the high classes, aristocracy, and royalty. H...

Original Etching by Modernist Milton Avery (1885-1965) Image measures: 8 5/8" H x 4 5/8" W. Titled lower left - “Little Girl” Edition size: 6 of 60. Printed in 1936. In excellent co...

Walter Koeniger (1881-1943) oil on canvas, winter scene. Beautiful river bend in snow. Signed W. Koeniger lower left. Measures: 24 x 36. The frame measures 30 x 42 inches. In excell...

"These inflated objects are grown more than fabricated. Through the process of inflation, the application of the air to the geometric construction defines form at the moment of inflation." It is the pragmatic that draws Thomas. Asked about his influences he asserts that his primary influences do not come from the realm of art but rather from everyday living. “I don’t eat, sleep, and breathe art,” he comments. His discovery of metal-working arose in a similar, practical way. Thomas had been sculpting with stone and asked someone to show him how to forge his own chisel. This was the start of his exploration of forging techniques and after a time he gave up working with stone to work with metal. One of the key aspects of blacksmithing that intrigued Thomas was fact that it isn’t instantly gratifying, and it poses questions that aren’t easily solved. He interned with Tom Joyce...