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 dramatic 1960's iron and brass pinwheel sunburst nail sculpture signed by Ron Schmidt
4773
late 1960's

this explosive brutalist iron nail sculpture contrasting the cold black steel iron nails and the warm buffed-brass brazing combing artistic design, geometric form and the high quality of the braze; excellent vintage condition with no visible condition issues, signed by the artist

Depth: 
3.5"
Diameter: 
43"
$3,500
Available
4739
date 2002

this very peaceful painting composed of many layers of paint and varnish creating complex hues beneath a silky, soothing surface; Chiu finds her inspiration from her personal spiritual journeys to Mexico and India

Height: 
57"
Width: 
69"
Depth: 
1.75"
$5,800
Sold
oil on board; a finely rendered continental art deco painting of a seated woman
4616
1930's

a well-thought out composition as the table plain draws the viewer into the room of a seated woman with distant gaze dressed in a blue jacket; the table set with a bowl of fruit, a goblet and plant; all within a silver-leafed carved wooden frame with linen slip; excellent condition professionally cleaned and restored; unsigned; later frame

Height: 
34"
Width: 
28"
$3,450
Available
gouache on paper; a lively and spontaneously-rendered 1960's abstract expressionist painting by Dorothy Swinney; exhibition label on verso dated 1962
4595
dated 1962

with quick spontaneous brushstrokes using nonrepresentational shapes in black, gray and white paints on a sepia ground; newly framed;  Abstract Expressionism is a post–World War II American art movement, developed in New York in the 1940's. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris. 

Height: 
39 1/2"
Width: 
30 1/2"
$3,450
Available
a handsome pair of american architectural engravings depicting taverns
1231
19th century

each depicting a 3-story building with accompanying floor plans; each titled 'Design for a First Class Tavern'; new mattes and frames; some discoloration.

Height: 
20 1/2"
Width: 
17"
$800
Available
a finely-rendered french art nouveau chromolighograph print by ernest david
1238
late 1800's

the well-detailed studies depicting a tented ceiling and a restaurant wall in rich layered colors; with new art nouveau style giltwood frames. (1 available)

Height: 
28"
Width: 
21"
$500
Available
a charming set of 3 german hand-colored copper engravings of seals from the Bilderbuch für Kinder (Picture Book for Children, dated 1798) by F.J. Beruch
3636
dated 1798

each plate depicting delightful images of seals; from the fascinating encyclopedia of natural history and science for children published between 1790 & 1830; minor discoloration; new ebonized frames.

Height: 
20.5"
Width: 
17.75"
$5,450
Available
an unusual set of 3 french 1930's sepia tone lithographs of airplanes
2277
1930's

each finely rendered lithograph of various French aircrafts of the 1930's with identifying script; used for french airplane engine marketing material; later mattes and mahogany veneered frames

Height: 
16 1/4"
Width: 
19"
$2,850
Available
a handsome pair of  french stone lithographs of classical figures within black reserves
1984
Circa 1820

each striking lithograph with classical figures at various pursuits on a black ground; later ebonized frames and slips with hand-wrapped linen mattes.

Height: 
20"
Width: 
25 1/2"
$1,500
Available

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