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Luxurious vintage black lacquer and gold plated lighter with red Chinese lettering.

1960s Handwoven textile piece by world-renowned fiber artist Romeo Reyna. Pieces by Reyna of this scale took months to complete and were mostly only available by commission and are r...

A lavish French Aubbusson style jacquard tapestry depicting an exciting Renaissance era hunting scene. The scene is set in a dense forest of blue, g...

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Size: 15 x 16 Frame: 22 x 23 Medium: Batik "Girls Night Out" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret Putnam left an artistic legacy rare e...

Roberto Montenegro Untitled

Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) "Red with Blue" 1970s Fabric collage on stretch bar 38"x28" unframed Unsigned Collection acquired from family estate Sylvia Weinreb Rutkoff (1919-2011) Bo...

Carmie Born 1958 Mesquite Bowl with Turquoise 11.5" Diameter 2.75" tall Biography Carmie Born 1958 Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as...

Daniel Arsham Eroded Brillo Box - Blue, Edition of 500 Brand new, unopened box Daniel Arsham employs elements of architecture, performance, and scul...

KAWS Along The Way - Grey version New & unopened in its original packaging. Medium: Vinyl & Cast Resin Open unknown edition Unsigned Provenance: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

James Spencer Russell "#4" 1958 Collage with paper, sand, gouache Signed in pencil 19.25x13.5" James Spencer Russell (1915-2000) was born in Monticello, Indiana, but spent much of h...

James Spencer Russell "#3" 1958 Collage with paper, sand, and gouache Signed in pencil lower right 24x18" James Spencer Russell (1915-2000) was born in Monticello, Indiana, but spen...

Open unknown edition Unsigned Several months after releasing the KAWS Share Figure in February, the artist released his long anticipated KAWS Take Figure. The figure, which features...

Mask. Mexico. "Mascara, de la carpeta mountain suite. 1969".

Antique Advertising Signs Image Size: 24 x 17 Frame Size: 27.5 x 21.5 Medium: Lithograph Late 1800's "Echo Springs Whiskey" Kentucky's Best Product

Artist: Pedro Cervantes. Mexico. Title: No title

Samuel Wilson (Born 1986) San Antonio, TX Image Size: 27 X 36 Medium: Wood, Paint, Lights "This Circus Life" Born in 1986 in Wicihta, KS, Sam is a self taught artist, growing up ar...

Mid century modern abstract by artist Tommie (Thomas) Olson a student of Robert Preusser, when he was 16 and attending John Deagan High School in Houst...

Pink and green abstract contemporary concentric circle painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement: The w...

Monumental 'Sunburst" by renowned Detroit fiber Artist Jane Knight. The Sunburst is comprised of sixty-nine elements of hand twined in multicolored wool fibers and is and was commiss...

Animation Celluloid Image Size: 7.5 x 9.5 Frame Size: 13 x 15 Medium: Celluloid "Daffy Duck" Signed by Chuck Jones

Textile size 8.5 x 10 in. Frame size 13.5 x 15 in. This piece is an ancient Coptic Egyptian textile fragment, dating from the 3rd to 5th century CE. It is composed of a coarse, plai...

Contemporary abstract painting by Houston artist Emmanuel Araujo. The work features swirling bursts of color in blue, yellow, and black. Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse. Cur...

Jean Eugene Gilbert Despres (1889-1980) was born in Avallon, a small town in Burgundy, where his parents had a small shop selling jewelry and gifts. At the age of 16, he went to Paris to apprentice with a friend of his father, who had a jewelry and metal workshop in the Marais. At night, he studied design. Any spare time was spent in Montmartre, where he met Modigliani, Soutine, DeChirico, Signac, and most important, Georges Braque, who, with Picasso was the founder of Cubism. Despres and Braque became great friends. Jean Despres was one of the most important French Art Deco designers...

Signed and numbered lithograph on woven paper designed by Robert Rauschenberg titled "Broken Harp". An early edition, number 24 of only 500 prints ever made. Executed on woven paper ...

Contemporary colorful pastel abstract painting by local Houston artist Benji Stiles. The painting depicts light green, peach, dark deep blue, and a bright red shape against a light green and gray background. Unframed but framing options are available. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist at the back. Artist Biography: Born in New Orleans, Robert Benjamin Stiles (Benji) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Houston. He holds a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, with a major in Art History and a minor in Studio Arts, and is currently an MFA candidate at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). His work ranges from non-representational painting...

Stuart Mathews was a prolific sculptor who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Cranbrook in the 1950s. His work is characterized by his ability to combine a variety of differ...

Flamenco Moon - (Luna Flamenca). Technique: Bronze Sculpture. Jalisco, Mexico.

A delicate gold iridescent favrile art glass bowl by Tiffany and Co., featuring a flared and ruffled mouth. Height: 3.25 in Diameter: approx. 5.5 in.

KAWS's cartoonish style—including his best-known characters with X-ed out eyes—has its roots in his early career as a street artist, when he began replacing advertisements with his o...

'Abstraction 1' Enamel on copper plate by Irwin Whitaker, Walnut frame , 1960s Oklahoma-born artist who was prolific in California, Taos and Austin. We have a number of his works ava...

Frida Painting " Two Fridas" (1892-1965) 1939, Gelatin Silver Print,

Three sculptures from the series "The Rust" by renowned Japanese artist Aijiro Wakita, from a very prominent collection in Dallas The sculptures, were created in pieces of corten ste...

Contemporary abstract painting by Houston artist Emmanuel Araujo. The work features swirling bursts of color in blue, yellow, and black. Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse. Cur...

Heading Soccer Study. Dated 1926. Technique: Ink on Paper. Durango, Mexico.

Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) “Green Abstract” C.1970s Fabric collage and paint on fabric 46"x34" unframed Signed in paint lower right Collection acquired from family estate Sylvia Wei...

Untitled. Signed and Dated in Quito, February 2nd, 1989. Technique: Serigraphy. Ecuador.

Blue and white abstract contemporary concentric ombre oval shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. The work features three dimensions bends that stand away from the wal...

KAWS's cartoonish style—including his best-known characters with X-ed out eyes—has its roots in his early career as a street artist, when he began replacing advertisements with his o...

California Tile Mural Salvador Hernandez-Ch Circa 1920s California Tile Maker Image Size: Approx 36 x 96 3 feet tall and 8 feet across. very heavy 400 lbs or more. Medium: Tile & Wro...

Harding Black San Antonio Ceramicist (1912 - 2004) "Oil Spot Vase" 1985 12.75 inches tall 8 inches across SIGNED & DATED Weight 9 lbs You are more th...

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Spain Artist Plate Size: 12 3/4 inches x 10 inches. I also have the original stand that was purchased with the plate when new. Medium: Earthenware Ceramic C...

Created in 1869 by British Naval Officer a woolie of H.M.S Volage which was built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s and was assigned to the Flying Squandron circumnavigating the w...

Harding Black San Antonio Ceramicist (1912 - 2004) "Lava Glaze Planter" 1967 16.5 inches tall 15 inches across SIGNED & DATED IN THE GLAZE Weight almost 50 pounds. You are more than...

KAWS Clean Slate - set of 2 (Grey & Black version), new & unopened in its original packaging. Sold Out versions after the artist's retrospect exhibiti...

DEVO - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed onto vinyl and wrapped onto a hand spun alumi...

Carmie (Born 1959) Rustic Mesquite Hollow Form Vase/Bowl Height 4.5" Diameter 5''Biography Bio Carmie (1959-) Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta w...

Berry Bowen abstract red and white painting on canvas. The work is signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the back of the canvas. Artist ...

The Clash "Police and Thieves" Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printe...

Harding Black San Antonio Ceramicist (1912 - 2004) Rare Alligator Glaze Bowl 7.5 inch across top. 3.5 inches tall Dated 1974 SIGNED & DATED Weight 4 lbs You are more than welcome...

Ceramic Plaque: 11.5 x 11.5 inches Solid Wood Frame: 15.5 x 15.5 inches An exquisite Castelli Maiolica plaque, featuring a richly detailed scene of the Italian Renaissance. The cera...

Several months after releasing the KAWS Share Figure in February, the artist released his long anticipated KAWS Take Figure. The figure, which features a blue BFF holding a brown Com...

Carmie Born 1958 Mesquite "Hut Box" 4.5 tall 2.5 Wide Biography Carmie Born 1958 Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as a synthetic organ...

The Beatles, Giant 3D Vintage Button with the artwork taken from their first album - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art. John Lennon, ...

'Oblique Ombre' textile installation by Fiber artist Jane Knight. Comprised of 31 elements and signed with a copper metal plaque. Jane Knight (19...

Abstract modern collage of long geometric shapes in blue, brown, and beige, by artist Spe, 2000's . Signed. Displayed in a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size frame...

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 11.5 x 11.5 Frame Size: 14 x 14 Medium: Batik "Hymn to the Red Moon" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret Putnam left an ar...

Charming hand drawn ink and watercolor map of the Forest of Andely, in the Normandy area, France, circa 1890. Original artwork on paper displayed on...

The Ramones "Road To Ruin" Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed o...

James Spencer Russell "#2" 1958 Pastel, gouache and sand collage on paper Signed in pencil lower right 24x18" James Spencer Russell (1915-2000) was born in Monticello, Indiana, but ...

Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004) Huge Heavy Crackle Vase 1985 Height 14'' Across Widest 8" Biography Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004) Harding Black was born on a farm in Nueces County between Ingleside and Aransas Pass and moved with his family to San Antonio in 1916. There he graduated from Brackenridge High School and attended San Antonio Junior College (1929-30). In 1931 Black joined an archaeological expedition to the Big Bend area sponsored by the Witte Memorial Museum. Initially a painter, he was taught by Rudolph Staffel in 1933 to make wheel- thrown pottery and in the same year began to teach children's ceramic classes at the Witte. Between 1937 and 1939, Black directed ceramic installation in a San Antonio reconstruction project sponsored by the National Youth Administration and the Works Progress Administration art program. In 1955 he retired from teaching and devoted his time to ceramics. Black became a well-known ceramist from his research, innovations, and writings in the field. Exhibitions: San Antonio Local Artists Annual Exhibition (1939-42, 1945, 1947); Texas General Exhibition (1940 award, 1942, 1948 honorable mention); National Ceramic Annual Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art (1947-54); River Art Group, San Antonio (1948-49); National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington D.C. (1951, 1956); Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1952 one-man); Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University (1991 one-man); San Antonio Museum of Art (1995 retrospective); National Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. (1995); University of Texas at Dallas, Irving (1998 retrospective). Collections: Dallas Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; San Antonio Museum of Art; Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco; National Museum of American Art, Washington D.C.; New Orleans Museum of Art; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, new York; Alfred University (New York). Harding Black resided in San Antonio Texas where he worked as a potter for over 60 years and far as anyone knows he was completely self taught. I find it amazing that anyone could ever accomplish what he did with with no formal training in either ceramics or chemistry. It was a long and prolific journey from the early hand built earthenware pottery to become recognized as a master of glazes. While I feel that his forms often could be better this is more than compensated for by the spectacular glazes he developed. Constant experimentation and his acquired knowledge of chemistry were the foundations for the wonderful glazes that adorn his pottery. The following quote is from an interview with Rudolf Staffel His copper reds are unbelievably beautiful. Harding was a master of glazes and one of the most generous human beings in the ceramic field that I've known. He had literally a room full of beautifully organized test tiles of all his glazes, and he would just throw the room open to anybody who wanted to rummage through his tiles. All the recipes were there and he shared them with anyone who was interested. It was wonderful to go and visit him. Although accurate records of all test firings were kept for reference it I have been told that it would be difficult to reproduce many of these glazes because of the kiln he built and clays he used. This may not be the case because in a recent phone conversation (4/11/2007) with Peter Pinnell he told me that some of his students had success replicating some glazes using Harding's formulas By concentrating on the bowl and vessel forms Harding remained true to the historical traditions of pottery making. The magnificent Harding Black journey began in 1932. At that time he joined the Witte Museum Archaeological Society which provided him with access to their collections of Native American pottery. Harding became fascinated by these pollychromed vessels and he began attempting to create hand built pots. He had very little or no success but a life long of working in clay had begun. It was about this time that he met up with Rudolf Staffel and it was from him that Harding learned wheel throwing and developed ideas of how to operate a studio. Harding was given access to working space at the Witte where he built a wheel and in 1933 he was given a position as ceramic instructor. In this position it was his responsibility to establish a ceramics department. The first kiln Harding built was using plans that were obtained from Newcomb College. He scrounged parts from a junkyard which were used in its construction. This project was not totally successful because of problems reaching required temperatures. As usual this did not deter Harding. He seemed to have a wonderful ability to learn from failure and move on. In the early 1940's Harding began working with formulas for copper red glazes prepared by Arthur Baggs and Edgar Littlefield. This work only added to his interest in Oriental pottery and fostered a desire to rework many old glazes. Being greatly influenced by A Potters Book published in 1940 by Bernard Leach Harding was now on his way seeking to incorporate form, function and surface treatment into a single entity where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. In the 1950's Harding left the Witte and built his own studio where he spent the rest of his life creating his wonderful art. The body of his work is a living tribute to the Harding Black lifelong love of ceramics. Along with being a researcher he was also a teacher always willing to share his knowledge with others. He spent his life producing pots and occasionally taking time off to do a bit if fishing. According to Harding Black - Harding Black 11/14/90 "I am one of the lucky ones. When I get up in the morning I can hardly wait to get to work." 1912 Born April 15 near Aransas Pass, Texas 1916 Family moved to San Antonio 1929 Graduated from Breckenridge High School 1929-30 Attended San Antonio Junior College 1931 Joined Archaeological Society of the Witte Museum, San Antonio, and participated in excavations of ancient Basket maker Indian mounds and caves in the Big Bend area of Texas 1933 Taught by Rudolf Staffel to make wheel-thrown pottery. Set tip studio in a streetcar behind Witte Museum and began teaching children’s ceramic classes 1937-39 Appointed Superintendent of Ceramic Installation for N Y A /W P A reconstruction project in San Antonio 1943 Moved from streetcar studio to new facilities in the reconstructed Ruiz House on the grounds of the Witte Museum Began firing to stoneware temperatures 1947-54 Exhibited each year in the annual National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art 1951 Exhibited at the National Museum of Art, Washington, DC 1952 Toured ceramic centers throughout the United States 1953 “Opening the Door to Copper-Reds” by Harding Black, published in January issue of Ceramics Monthly “Harding Black Profile” published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly 1954 “Iron Spotted Glazes” by Harding Black, published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly 1955 Built present studio at 8212 Broadway, San Antonio Retired from teaching at the Witte Museum 1956 Exhibited at the National Museum of Art, Washington, DC 1961 “Lava Glazes” by Harding Black, published in October issue of Ceramics Monthly 1964 “Harding Black Texas Potter” by Jean R Lange, published in November issue of Ceramics Monthly 1971 The Meyer Family Master Potters of Texas, co-authored by Harding Black and Georgeanna H Greet 1980 Harding Black’s biographical information entered into the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D C 1983 Harding Black traveled throughout China 1984 Awarded Glaze Research Grant by Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio 1985 Solo exhibition at the Southwest Crafts Center 1987 Selected as Artist of the Year by the San Antonio Art League 1988 Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, establishes Harding Black Fund to aid ceramics students 1990 “Harding Black Pottery...