Leopoldo Mendez woodcut entitled Las Antorchas

Print on tinted paper

Image - 11 3/4" x 16"

1948

Signed lower right

Very good untouched condition, not examined out of frame

Mendez, 1902 - 1969

Mexico

This is a surprisingly good kanji It was done in 1972,slightly beyond Haku Maki's core period for such small kanji. It is the character for Mu or Nothing It is a very abstract depiction of the character, more so than most of Maki’s rendering of Nothing, which he did many times. This image is sharp and concise and it has drive. It has the Maki style and balance:a seal and the bottom margin. The seal at the right is balanced off by the splash at the left

Original Maxfield Parrish print, circa 1920s titled Daybreak. This is one of his most famous prints, and also one of the largest. It measures 18" x 30" and is in its original frame.

This is a fantastic oil on Masonite painting of Columbus landing at the Indian Islands. This painting is signed and dated 1921 by artist Frank Herbert Zeitler of Germany. Zeitler was born in Germany in 1874 and died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 30, 1940. His obituary, which appeared in the Milwaukee Journal, 7/31/1940, noted that his religious paintings (including murals) and sculptures were in churches in many parts of the world. His work could be seen in St. Francis and St...

Dutch School, 19th Century

Floral Still life with Tulips, Iris and Roses in a Glass Jar with Butterflies, Insects and a Shell

Oil on panel (slight warp)

Painting Size: 19.75” x 14.75”
Frame Size: 27 ” x 23”

Leonard Baskin, American, 1922-2000, "Portrait of a Man," Wood engraving, image size 20 x 13 1/2 inches, c. 1950s. This is a very rare unsigned proof, which does not appear in the Fern & O'Sullivan catalog. We believe this portrait to be of 17th century French artist Jacques Callot, whom Baskin greatly admired and included in his series of etchings, "Portraits of Ten Artists" in 1964.

Peter Moran, American, 1842-1914, "Through the Meadows". This is a beautiful, richly inked original etching by Peter Moran, image size 13 x 19 7/8 inches, published in 1886 by Klackner. It is state IV/IV, cat: Wright-92, pencil signed and titled on the lower margin. This image is listed with the title "Through the Meadow Stream" in the Wright catalog, although there are several alternate titles including the one that appears on this impression.

Stephen Parrish, American, 1846-1938, "Fishermen's Houses, Cape Ann". This is a very fine original etching by Stephen Parrish, published by Keppel in 1881. The image size is 12 x 19 inches, cat: Schneider-49, plate signed and titled, pencil signed. According to Schneider, this atmospheric image of the Massachusetts shore was one of Parrish's most popular etchings...

Oil on canvas by Lucio Ranucci - Italian, b. 1924.

Musicians at a fair on a bus or cart

Vibrant colors

Measures appx. 23 1/4" x 36".

Framed - 27" X 39"

Condition - very good original.

Original floral still life on canvas by Blasco Mentor (Spain, France, 1919-2003), dating probably from the sixties. Signed "Mentor" l.r. In excellent original condition and with original gallery frame. 16" by 13" canvas alone, 23" by 20" in its frame. Blasco Mentor was a well-known member of the "Ecole de Paris". His works are in the collection of the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.

Antique Carved Oak Statue of a Monk holding a book and seated on a curved bench. Probably American, circa 1880.

9" x 9" x 14" tall

John Henry Hill, American, 1839-1922, "Two Men in a Sailboat in a Rough Sea". This is an atmospheric marine etching by J. Henry Hill, after the painting by Otis Weber. The image measures 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches, published in 1886 by Klackner, New York, pencil signed on the lower right margin. Hill came from a family of artists and became a well known landscape and marine painter keeping with the pre-raphaelite tradition, influenced by John Ruskin and David Johnson.

Late 19th century alabaster statue of a lovely maiden. With her arms outstretched she studying a small bump on her finger. Probably Italian, condition is very good with some minor old dings expected with age, but most notable is a large chip on the back side of the base (see last photo). The price has been adjusted accordingly. Having a wonderful patina that only comes with time, this beauty measures about 18 inches high.

Work 73-56 L (fish). This is the second of Maki’s three huge prints that I have owned. This is Work 73-56 L (fish). Several aspects of this image are intriguing. My archive of Maki prints reveals that Maki produced over 100 different images in 1973. I have been able to account for many of them: 1 to 50 and 99 to 110. I had never known what went in the middle. Now I know at least one was work 73-56, the third huge print that Maki did. It is 3 x 6 feet...

Robert Delaunay was born in Paris in 1885, a few years after Braque and Picasso to 1941 Montpelier. This stunning watercolor on paper is of the Eiffel Tower, 37cm by 25.8cm (14.6" by 10.2") signed LL. He was a big blond bright-eyed man, the son of a well-off engineer and so he was not afflicted by the poverty that befell most of his fellow artists. After training as a decorative commercial painter he took up an artistic career in 1904...

Gino Severini was born in Cortona, Italy on 7 April 1883 - Paris February 26, 1966. This gouache on paper is 26cm by 35.4cm ( 10.2" by 13.9" ), signed LR G. Severini. In 1899 the Italian painter, graphic artist and sculptor went to Rome in 1899 to attend evening classes at the Villa Medici. After a decisive encounter with Giacomo Balla and Umberto Boccioni he began working as an artist in 1901. Balla introduced him to the divisionistic colour technique of the Neo-Impressionists*...

Louis Marcoussis (Ludwig Casimir Ladislas Markus) Warsaw,Poland,1878-1941. In 1901 he entered the Academy of Fine Arts of Cracow to study painting with Jan Crzegorz Stanislawski. In 1903 Markus moved to Paris, where he worked briefly under Jules Lefebvre at the Académie Julian* and became a friend of La Fresnaye and Robert Lotiron...

George Valmier, French, 1885-1937. 3 oil and collage on board, approximately 29.3cm by 22.3cm ( 11.5" by 8.9" ) all signed L G. Valmier,are available as a group or individually. Born and educated in France, Georges Valmier was a pioneer of the Cubist Movement. He studied with Luc-Olivier Merson at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1905 to 1909. As early as 1911, he adapted the Cubist designs for practical application such as futuristic decorations for Marinetti’s theater...

George Valmier, French, 1885-1937. 3 gouache on paper, approximately 18.6cm by 11.5cm ( 7.8" by 4.5" )all signed LR G. Valmier,are available as a group or individually. Born and educated in France, Georges Valmier was a pioneer of the Cubist Movement...

Henri Laurens, Paris, 1885-1954.These 2 pieces are Cubiste Natur Morte Avec Guitare are Gouache, Pencil and collage on paper both signed H. Laurens. 18. They are #1: Horizaontal 23.8cm by 29.2cm (9.7" by 11.5".#2: Vertical 26.5cm by 22.5cm (10.4" by 8.8") The son of a workman, Laurens trained at an early age in a decoration studio, where he modeled period-style ornaments and drew architectural designs. Afterwards Henri Laurens worked on building sites and scaffolding, where he learnt the hands-...

A fine mid-19th century Mexican tin retablo depicting San Miguel (Michael) the Archangel. He is shown in his usual pose, standing atop a vanquished demon as described in the Biblical Book of Revelation. As weigher of men's souls, he holds the scales of justice in one hand and a flaming sword in the other. He wears armor of blue decorated with golden stars. As a symbol of young soldiers, Miguel is always depicted as a beautiful young man, and the facial features of this Michael are particular...

A mixed media collage by Riva Leviten. It features painted paper, part of a headline "Beautiful heav..." etc. Signed 88 Leviten in the lower right corner. The pink plastic frame measures 9.5" x 11" , the picture 5" x 6.5". Her other work, "Cake Dreams", is also on this site.

Fernand Leger, French,1881-1955. This stunning example of Fernand Leger's imagery at his peak period in the 1920's is graphite and gouache on paper. It is 34.5cm h by 25cm w in a beautiful frame 55cm h by 45cm w. It is signed lower right F. L. 22 and inscribed "A mon cher Ami Albert Fratellini cordialement F Leger". There is some wear on the edges of the paper as can be seen but no damage to the image. It has excellent provenance: bought from Gallery Louise Leiris in Paris by Prince Darius Tayar...

From our European Collection, a masterpiece by German genre realism painter Carl Johann Spielter (1851-1922), entitled "Sad News," painted in 1901. More information to follow: Size: Framed Size 60 inches wide x 48 inches tall.

Henri Laurens, Paris, 1885-1954. Cubiste Tete de Femme is pencil and gouache on paper signed H.L. 18 LR. It is 22.3cm by 18.7cm (8.75" by 7.6". The son of a workman, Laurens trained at an early age in a decoration studio, where he modeled period-style ornaments and drew architectural designs. Afterwards Henri Laurens worked on building sites and scaffolding, where he learnt the hands-on side of hewing stone. He also regularly attended the popular evening classes in drawing taught by "Papa Perri...

Henri Laurens, Paris, 1885-1954.These 4 pieces are Cubiste Head ink on paper signed LR. They are 22.8cm by 18.5cm (9" by 7.3". The son of a workman, Laurens trained at an early age in a decoration studio, where he modeled period-style ornaments and drew architectural designs. Afterwards Henri Laurens worked on building sites and scaffolding, where he learnt the hands-on side of hewing stone. He also regularly attended the popular evening classes in drawing taught by "Papa Perrin," who instilled...

Jean-Baptiste Germain (French 1841-1910)

Primavera

Bronze, signed.

Height: 33”

Known as a sculptor of classical and allegorical figures, Germain was a student of Dumont and Gumery. He worked with his brother Gustave in producing classical and historical statues and groups. Germain exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1866 to 1879 and later at the Salon des Artistes Français where he became an Associate in 1889. His bronzes include various images of Joan ...

William Gropper color lithograph

Orchestra

c. 1940

Artist proof

Signed in pencil

Image - 17" x 24"

With frame - 24 1/2" x 31 1/2"

Very good condition

From our European Collection, a very large late 17th century / early 18th century oil on canvas painting believed to be titled "A Warning to the Wicked Ezekiel." This piece is obviously in relic condition with several notable tears, punctures, and heavy soiling both front and back. Please note that this piece is still currently under study and not fully researched, so we must refrain from posting pricing information at this time. As this piece is potentially significant, we have already put ou...

From our European Collection, a wonderful signed and dated (1860) oil on canvas entitled "The Offering" by British genre painting master John Bagnold Burgess (1830-1897). Burgess was a well -accomplished painter of the mid-late 19th century, regarded as highly in his own time, as he is nowadays. He was nominated to membership of the Royal Academy in 1889, where he had over 70 paintings displayed from about 1850 all the way through to his death in 1897. His works have been displayed at over 40 m...

From our European Collection, a beautiful mid-late 19th Century pastel under glass rendering of a young woman with a pensive gaze, flower in her hair, and time piece in hand, framed in a wonderful gilt-carved and gesso Period frame of the era, with very ornate ribboning at the top. Artist unknown and unsigned, but Continental School 19th century for certain.

Size and Condition: Framed dimensions are 38 inches tall by 31 inches wide, unframed image size is 26 inches tall by 22 inches wid...

(A) Signed original oil on canvas landscape painting, depicting a colorful saturated tropical scene, not usual for this painter and signed: Mimi Dee at lower right. Title: "Hommage Ala Palette de M. Gauguin" with a double title of "I Never Went to Tahiti". Image size: 16 X 20" canvas laid on professional artist archival hardboard panel placed in a modern peanut brittle color frame of 18 1/4" X 22 1/4", which Is included. Fresh to the collecting market, wired and ready to hang on your favori...

A Rare/Fine Korean Water Color Painting by Won Suk Yeon(¿ø¼®¿¬)(1922-2003): ¡° A Young lady musician playing a Korean traditional musical instrument Jang-go in Korean folk dress with black hat-Gat¡±, framed. Korea, circa 1960s, framed, and painted on paper elaborately, and signed the artist¡¯s round seal ¡°¿ø¼®¿¬¡± in Korean stamped on the lower left.. The actual painting size before framed; 15 1/2¡± x 18 1/8¡±, and after framed; 11 1/2¡± x 15¡± It¡¯s in ve...

If the Master could do a Seat series in the 1960s he must have decided to do a Sink series in 1972. First, it did a small image in 1972 and then he ended the year with a larger image depicting the same sink theme. It is the one pictured here, Poem 72-61 Sink-S. It measures 9.75sq in.

Superb quality Antique late 19th century, circa 1880 Portuguese gild Bronze sculpture depicting a Nuno Alvares Pereira ,famous Portuguese knight and chief commander of Portuguese army. He is holding a sword and wearing full armour with tunic adorned on the chest and the sleeves with his coat of arms. The quality of this sculpture is remarkable. All the details of the armour and knight's head are hand chiseled with fine details.
The sculpture is mounted on its original marble...

This is Daniel Tretiak's note about Maki huge print Poem-Woman, which is a horizontal print that measures 3ft x 6ft. His note is in the photos that are a part of this entry. Here he described photos that he was presenting along with his note. He said: Frame 8 is the same image but done with a yellow sun and purple moon. It is 33/50. This suggests many of the first 33 and then some were done this way; then Maki did not use these colors. I do not own this print. The paper has the same wavy con...

A well painted miniature painting, on natural organic material, by Theodore V. Peticolas. The sitter, from Cincinnati, is a handsome young man in a black coat with a white shirt and a stickpin. This painting was part of a pair belonging to the family, the other one of which was signed and dated by Peticolas. The beautiful gilt brass repousse frame is somewhat earlier, being from c1830.

The miniature is in fine condition, with no chips, cracks or bowing. There has been some slight touchup to a...

A well painted miniature portrait on natural organic material of a sea captain, identified on the reverse as "Phillip…MHK Captain". The miniature is in very good condition, with no cracks, chips, bowing, or restoration. The period lacquered frame is missing its cover glass, easy enough to replace. Sight size is 2 7/8" by 2 3/8", and the frame size is 5 1/8" by 4 3/8".

A fine miniature portrait painting, on natural organic material, attributed, by two experts, to Joseph Saunders. The sitter is a young boy dressed in blue garb with gray trim. Condition is excellent, with no issues. The piece is actually much better in person than the photos indicate. Sight size is 2" by 1 1/2", while the frame (newer) is 3 1/4" by 2 3/4".

NOTE:Joseph Saunders (fl 1772-1811), considered to be a very fine artist, exhibited at the Free Society of Artists and the Society of Art...

A very fine miniature bust length silhouette on natural organic material by John Miers. The piece is signed along the left side of the bust line. As is usual with his best examples, this painting shows very finely executed bronzed work. The interior of the top is glazed with a hairwork enclosed. Sight size is 1 1/8" by 7/8", and the locket size is 1 1/4" by 1".

Both the miniature and the locket are in excellent condition, with no issues.

NOTE: The following are excerpts from two reference w...

A very rare African style "Crucifixion" form bronze sculpture by post-war Liverpool Artist Arthur Dooley (1929-1994) possibly entitled 'Einstein E = MC2', made circa 1968-1969. We are not aware of any other bronzes in this form by the Artist. We have a Certificate of Authenticity for this item which is co-signed by the Arthur Dooley Estate and the Official Arthur Dooley Archive. Condition: Excellent. Bronze: 43cm (17inches) high; 24cm (9.5inches) wide. For many additional enlargements ...

Original oil painting on canvas by Jacques Koslowsky (Lithuanian, American, lived in Paris and Mallorca, 1904-1993) of an untitled female nude, circa 1950-1960. Signed lower right. 18" by 24". Provenance: the Arthur and Joe Robinson collection, Harrison, New York. Jacques Koslowsky was born in Lithuania. He studied art in Florence and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris (from 1932 on). He had a studio in Montparnasse, where he frequented the great artists of the pre-war period. He left...

A nice miniature painting done by Christopher Greiner. The sitter is a gentleman in a black coat and tie, but Greiner emphasized the somber feel of the painting by using a background of black and dark green.

The painting has no condition flaws, and is housed in a cast foliate pendant case with hair in the glazed aperture on the back. The size is 2 1/2" by 1 3/4".

Note: Not much seems to be known about Christopher (or Christian) Greiner (died 1864), other than that he was a painter and min...

Another of Maki's all-white prints, this one is of a Chinese coin. wu wei zhi zu Frame 5 shows the Han dynasty coin which inspired this 1981 print.

A fine American miniature painting on natural wafer of a hazel-eyed woman, dressed in a white bonnet and fichu. Original locket gilt metal case has a plait of hair in the aperture on the back of the case.

Superb condition with no problems. The locket is 2 3/8" by 2", and the sight size of this little gem is 2 1/4" by 1 7/8".

Original painting (oil and gouache on paper) by Ruth Schloss (Born 1922 in Germany, died 2013 in Israel). This untitled work is signed twice as is usually the case with this artist's works: "Schloss" lower left, and "Ruth Schloss" in Hebrew lower right. 19" by 13" (work alone), 30" by 23" in its gallery frame. In excellent original condition. From a NY estate. Ruth Schloss emigrated with her family to Israel in 1937. She studied art at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem (1938-1942) and a...

An American miniature portrait painting, on natural organic material, of an older woman, unusual in that the subject is directly facing the viewer, and her image fills practically the entirety of the painting. The sitter has brown eyes, brown hair done in sausage curls, and is wearing a white lace cap and ruffled collar.

The artist was clearly well trained, and chose an overall palette of muted somber tones to emphasize that this was not just a pretty picture of a client, but was a character...

A lovely little oil on copper painting that depicts a small cottage with thatched roof. Crisp detail. Signed S.W. in the LR corner. The back of the plate shows evidence of an earlier use. The frame measures 7-7/8" x 9", the plate 5-3/4" x 6"

In 1970 quite suddenly Haku Maki started producing truly large prints. They were dramatic and somewhat unexpected, all at least 24in x 24in and extended in size to 35in x 35in. His huge print of a woman is 36in x 72in. All of these were created in 1970. Then no Big ones until Big Mu done in 1973. Then no more huge ones. What happened to Maki? What happened to the supply of paper? This Poem 70-10 is pretty large--17.5in W x 24.5in H--but it was succeeded by others even larger.

Sir Francis Dodd, British (1874-1949), "Charles March Gere," This drypoint etching of the English landscape painter, Charles March Gere, c. 1927, measures 12 x 10 1/4 inches and is pencil signed on the lower right margin. Francis Dodd was born in Wales and trained at the Glasgow School of Art winning the Haldane Scholarship in 1893 enabling him to travel and study in France, Italy and Spain. During WWI he became a portrait war artist producing more than 30 portraits of senior officers. After the...

Charles Mielatz, American, 1864-1919, "Dewey Triumphal Arch," This elegant and detailed etching by Charles Mielatz measures 14 3/4 x 10 7/8 inches. Created in 1899 in NYC it depicts the American Naval Arch on the corner of 5th Avenue and 23rd Street. It is plate signed and dated and also pencil signed. On the lower margin is a pencil sketch of a US Navy battleship. A publishers identification mark is located on the back of this framed piece. Born in Germany and arriving in the US as a young boy,...

Original grisaille painting (with subtle touches of color) by Arthur Lidov (American, 1917-1990). In excellent original condition and in its original frame. Signed l.r. and dated 1946. 18" by 21" painting alone, 25" by 28" in its frame. A very poignant post-Holocaust work. Arthur Lidov is a major American artist who became famous as a medical and science illustrator. He created murals and sculpture during the WPA, and was widely exhibited, at the AIC (he was born in Chicago), and at the N...

From our European Collection, a lovely and substantially-sized 19th century nautical oil painting of ships in a European port, signed and dated S. Brade 1871. This painting is in excellent condition with only the typical fine craquelure expected in paintings of its age. UV light inspection suggests possible small random areas of touch-up to the sky, but otherwise this piece has survived well in fine original, essentially unrestored condition.

Provenance: De-accessioned from a Boston a...

Franz Marc, 1880 (Munich)- 1916 (Verdun, Austira)"Komposition Rein Abstrakter Formen 1914. Oil or tempera over pencil on paper Size: 11.5 in x 9.5 in. (29.1 cm x 24.1 cm) Condition: Excellent – no tears, stains or folds. Verso 1. Signature initials “FZM” (front, lower right) 2. “Franz Marc Komposition rein abstrakter formen 1914” (verso, bottom center, pencil) – roughly translates “Composition of purely abstract form” 3. Stamp “Konstantin S. Redko, Schluterstr. 35, Char...

Fernand Leger, French,1881-1955. This stunning example of Fernand Leger's imagery at his early cubust period in the 1920's is pencil on paper. It is 21.5cm w by 25cm h in a beautiful frame 45cm w by 47.5cm h. It is signed lower left F. L. 20. Fernand Léger was born in 1881, the same year both Picasso and Braque were born, in Normandy; his father was a substantial cattle grazer. Fernand was trained as an architectural draughtsman and later worked as a professional retoucher of photographs. He wa...

Albert Gleizes, French, 1881-1953.This vivid painting is Cubiste Composition, Gouache and pencil on heavy paper, 20.2 cm by 28.3cm (about 7 15/16" by 11.2"), signed LR ALB GLEIZES in black, Verso In Pencil, Miette Braive, Rue Chauehat (or Chauchat) Paris, Circa 1920's. Miette Braive (1916-2000) was a cubist painter in Paris in the circle of Albert Gleizes.\ Excellent Provenance upon request. His paintings sell for up to $2,709,303 and works on paper sell for up to $150,000. Initially influen...

Unique photographic abstraction by California artist and lithographer, Victor von Pribosic [1909 - 1959]

Created in the 1940's, this image measures app. 13 1/2" x 16 1/2".

Condition - excellent.

Matted and shrink wrapped.

Warren Davis, American, 1865-1928, "Naiad". This is a very fine etching by Warren Davis, image size 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, printed in an edition of 150, signed within the plate, with the title and edition in pencil below the image. This etching is in pristine condition, printed on a cream colored watermarked Rives paper with ample margins. Warren Davis studied at the Art Students League in New York and became known for his etchings of idealized female figures, many of which were used on the cover...

Daniel Tretiak's Research Note 12 took a look back at Haku Maki's works from 1965 to 1970.

The bottom margin states this is 39/777 but did Maki really do that many and if so where are they? This is a late-in-life Maki print. Where did this idea come from? A sunflower! I know van Gogh did quite a few famous paintings depicting many sunflowers, all realistic paintings. The Japanese printmaker Tadashi Nakayama did many different takes on Sunflowers. These were realistic depictions. Nakayama did fewer. Maki did this one and it was quite abstract It was the only Sunflower he di...