Catalog: Fine Art (96)

Fine homage to Diego Giacometti’s (1902 – 1985) own unabashed genius, this matching wrought iron table and six chairs demostrates Diego’s unique perspective and artistic vision and stands on its own as a Masterpiece work of art. Note the display of Nature’s form including the songbird below the tabletop. This piece was made by Artfactory.com and sells there for $40,000...

"Kabukie Execution" Dyptych oil on canvas, signed by on both pieces by Morris Gaylord Broderson (1928 - 2011) . Dimensions: Two pieces - Large 71" X 26" - Narrow 71" X 7.5". A large grand, powerfully tragic example of one of Broderson's iconic subjects. Broserson, deaf, studied at the Pasadena Art Museum and UCLA. He is know for his ability to draw together moving emotions of tragedy and compassion...

"Fight of the Century" iconic oil on board painting of the the come back knockout victory of Joe Louis over Max Schmeling in 1938, signed by Arthur Smith (1897 – 1972) lower left. Dimensions: 24" X 18" not including frame, 28.5" X 22.5" with frame. Arthur Smith from New York, famous leader in the Socialist Realist genre, painted for the Federal WPA Program in the 1930s and 1940s and was also an illustrator for The Ring boxing magazine...

Two striking Master period paintings. First, “Morgen Fuchsjagd” (“Morning Fox Hunt”), Beautiful turn of the Century oil painting on board, signed lower left Fritz Van der Venne – Munchen, the famous outdoor painter from Munich Germany. Seal inverso of the Adrian Brugger Munchen gallery numbered 840. Condition: Paint craquelure prevalent, color maintained...

"Le Navi al Forte dei Marmi" (Ships at Forte dei Marmi - Tuscany) oil on canvas, signed by Giorgio BELLONI (1861-1944). Dimensions: 5.5" X 7.5". Belloni studied at the Brera Academy and was from th Lombard Naturalism school specializing in seascapes distinguished by a poetic and evocative atmosphere. A similar Belloni work "Solitudine" Lot 106 sold at Sotheby's Milan on June 12th, 2007 for $25,639.

Elegant and artistic “Parisian Nude” by Jan Hoowij – signed lower right demonstrates his evocative master talent. Dimensions: 29.5” X 23.5” (34.75” X 28.5” with frame). Circa 1953. Hoowij, born in Holland and attended the Royal Academy of Fine and Applied Arts in the Hague and the Academie Grande Chaumière, Paris. He later escaped his occupied homeland in 1939 and lived in London and then emigrated to New York then moved to California...

Rare last work, unusually large (over 40 inches X 30 inches), “Wranglers” Oil on canvas, signed lower right, Lloyd Harting. Recognized as Harting’s last work (some consider this work partially unfinished). Condition: Excellent. Lloyd Harting was born in Little Falls, Minnesota. He attended the College of Engineering at the University of Minnesota, and then studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts...

"Le Poisson et la Lune" Gouache on paper, signed by Oscar Dominguez (1906 - 1957), surrealist and cubist painter, lower right. Dimensions: 10.5" X 16" (not including frame). Born on the island of Tenerife, this Spanish surrealist joined the avant garde in Paris including Pablo Picasso and Paul Éluard.

Large striking emotive oil painting "Angel" signed and dated1962 lower right by Eugene Hawkins. Size: 65" X 41".

Bold bronze bust of Napoleon signed by Renzo Colombo dated 1885, titled "Napoleon 1st features the famous Napoleonic Eagle on marble base. Hallmark: Pinedo Bronzes Paris. Dimensions: 14.5" X 9" X 6.5". Strong demand for Colombo works is demonstrated by the recorded sale price of $3,819 for the smaller Napoleon bronze bust Lot # 259 sold at US Auction House on July 31, 2010.

French hand-painted porcelain portrait of a woman in carved wooden frame. Dimensions: 8" X 6.5". Circa 1890s.

"Warming Beach" Oil on canvas - Singed. Anton Gutknecht (1907 – 1988). This piece, large (a full 4 ft. X 2 ft.) and sweeping in scope makes you feel as though you are right there on the sand. Mr. Gutknecht a listed Artist, was born and died in Dusseldorf, Germany. He studied in Dusseldorf, Munich, and Hamburg, and instructed for many years at Vienna's Royal Academy before moving to southern California where he settled for sometime...

Large oil painting on canvas of a Burgermeister. Signed lower left. Circa turn of the Century. Dimensions: 31" high X 19.5" wide.

"High Sierra Pass", oil on canvas, signed by Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873 - 1949) lower right. Dimensions: 21" x 29.5". J W Smith is renowned for his colorful High Sierra mountain views, missions, and marine paintings, and is considered one of California's most important painters. Born in New Jersey, Smith, who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, was a sketch artist for The Cincinnati Enquirer when he sketched his world famous front line scenes from the Spanish-American War...

Bring Nature's beauty and wisdom, good luck and prosperity, as well as the classic artisanship of the Japanese Meiji Period into your home with this fine silk painting of Cranes in their habitat. Includes original Japanese period frame. Cranes are a symbol of good luck and prosperity. Circa 1890s. Dimensions: 21" X 18" with frame, 12" X 9" without.

"Woman with Maze" Bon A Tirer first of lithograph signed and dated 1986 by Rudolph Carl GORMAN (1932-2005). Dimensions: 25" X 36". Gorman was legendary for his drawings, paintings and sculptures of colorful, blanketed, generously sized Native American women from his Arizona homeland.

"August" oil on canvas, signed by Mary Joyce Norton lower center. Dimensions: 40" X 36".

Beautiful, signed (lower left corner), "Shepherd's Pause" pastoral landscape oil painting of a shepherd and his cattle by leading 19th Century Dutch artist, Albert Jurardus van Prooijen (1834-1898). This piece came from the Fry Estate of Pasadena, California. Works by Albert Jurardus Van Prooijen are on display in the world famous Groninger Museum in the Nertherlands...