Haku Maki's Poem Z depicts a Heart by any other name. Maki began to use this theme early in his artistic life. The character was often vertical but this is the only time it was at an angle from the center and seemingly lacking in one stroke, Hence it is an unusual design and intellectually challenging. Its meaning is not immediately evident even to the literati. My curator in Beijing figured it out when she was opening the package and tilted it a bit. The print is large and subtle...
Etching by the British artist Sir Francis Seymour Haden measuring 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches, pencil signed, plate dated, 1877, cat: Schneiderman-155. Sir Francis Seymour Haden was one of the most important British etchers of the 19th century, along with his brother in law James Whistler. In addition to being a highly regarded artist he was a successful surgeon, accomplished author and dedicated angler...
Oil on canvas "Bird and Baby" oil a split screen canvas untitled 36" by 50" with Diane Brown Gallery Label from NY NY...
A very fine oil painting of a Dutch Skating Scene signed and dated 1885 lower right, possibly by the Dutch Artist Evert Pieters.,measuring 14” x 22”, frame size 22” x 28” in a very Fine Ornate gilded frame.
Watercolor on paper country road scene with figure and possibly a horse, 4" by 8 3/4" inside the mat, signed at lower right "Lauro" and inscribed "A mi querido cunado (brother-in-law) Daniel" and dated 1881. I have searched for a listed artist that could correspond to this name but have not come up with a compatible listing. Purchased this at a flea market in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
A fine miniature portrait by Jeremiah Meyer, painted in watercolor on organic wafer. The sitter, an attractive woman with long brown hair, is simply presented in a teal gown, with no jewelry or other distractions from her natural beauty.
The painting has no cracks, chips, bowing, or restoration. The brass case is in fine condition with an unimportant dent in the back. The overall size is 1 7/8" by 1 5/8"...
A small etching of one of the classic old buildings of America's oldest coastal cities, perhaps New Orleans or Charleston South Carolina, titled "Street Cart", numbered 91/150 and signed "Godzala" or similar. The etching measures 3 3/4" by 2 1/2" inside the mat and 10 1/4" by 8 1/4" in the silver metal frame. Condition is excellent. The piece likely dates to the 1990's through present. I do not see an obvious artist that would correspond with the name.
Joseph Pennell, American, 1857-1926, "Eleusis: The Pavement of the Temple". This is a gorgeous original lithograph of ancient Greek ruins by Joseph Pennell, from his series "In the Land of Temples", based on his travels through Greece and Italy. The image size is 16 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches, published in 1913 in a very small edition of 50, printed on a watermarked wove type paper, pencil signed...
Contemporary Australian aboriginal art "dot" painting, acrylic on a thin canvas, signed on the reverse by artist POLLY PUNTJUNTA, and stamped with the Original Aboriginal Art Company stamp, of Adelaide, South Australia. The work measures 15" by 26 1/2" (23" by 34" in a wood frame with scratches). The past framer elected to place the reverse wire so as to hang this vertically, though I do not believe there is any particular reason to have done so. The work might be more logically horizontal...
MEDIA: Chinese brush painting
TITLE: Portrait of Guan Yin
SIZE: 13 ¾ inches x 16 ½ inches
ARTIST: Jin Tian was born in Beijing in 1954. She began her studies of Chinese painting at an early age. She first studied under Mr. Liu Ling Chang, a well known artist and teacher. Then she began working in the Palace Museum, Beijing, where she conducted an extensive study of the museum¡¯s collection. In 1992, she started her studies at the Central Art Academy School...
Small contemporary painting on canvas, 10" by 10", unframed. The work seems to be in mixed media, the yellows particular appearing to be gouache, the green strokes shiny, the remainder of the painting flat. A decorative piece.
This is an original hand signed etching by American artist Isac Friedlander. The title of this work is "Aftermath" alt. "Outcasts", this etching was created and printed in 1944.
This etching was created in an edition of 30 signed proofs, this one is inscribed as "Trial Proof #2", the image measures 14X11 inches, printed on a medium weight wove type paper. The artist's view of the aftermath of war in Europe.
Isac Friedlander (1890-1968) was born in Mitau, Latvia...
Painting on coarse burlap of an angel girl-child, 24" by 18" (32" by 26" in the original Mexican wood frame), in the highly recognizable style of noted Mexican artist JOSE MARIA DE SERVIN (1917-1983). The artist, who was actually born in Michigan, was taken at the age of two months to Guadalajara, where he was to become well known as a painter, sculptor, and muralist...
Kathleen Hyland-Nesvig Master artist abstract Floral Floral Still Life Measuring 22 x 27“, frame size 31 x 36“ Oil on paper
Original bronze sculpture by David McFall, famed Scottish sculptor (1919-1988) created in 1973. Numbered 3/8 (although we believe only 3 or 4 were cast), signed "McFall", and with the foundry mark of "Fiorini & Carney Founders London". In excellent original condition. Original green patina--although much more muted in person than in the photos. Roughly 11 1/2" (width) by 7 1/4" (depth) by 9" (height). Please ask for additional photos if needed. From an Atlanta estate.
This is the original 1974 watercolor painting of The Rice Mill by Hubert Shuptrine which can be found in the book JERICHO The South Beheld, Published 1974. The size is 22 1/4" X 25 7/8". On the back of the original frame is an Exhibition Label marked Hunter Museum of Art Oct. 12, 1977.
Laszlo Matulay - 1912 - 1999
Austrian/American
Gouache on heavy paper
Expressionist portrait entitled "Mozart"
20" x 30"
In very good unframed condition
Minor small tear in lower right
Studied - Vienna Academy of Applied Arts
Associated with Bauhaus artist group
Emigrated to the United States in 1935
Painter, magazine and book illustrator
Found in Southern California, this is a mixed media (colored markers and pencils) drawing on paper, 23 1/4" by 18", unframed, the subject a stylized seated obese woman. The artist signed her name at lower right and dated the work nearby "04". The name appears to me as "Greta A...