a fine example of post-war abstract expressionism with its emotional and spontaneous thick impasto paint strokes conveying a deep feeling rather than a realistic image; signed lower right 'Savage'; Property from the Collection of Lorna and Milton Berle, Beverly Hills, California; dimensions: 9.5" x 7.5" (sight), 17.5" x 15.5" (frame); with later custom ebonized and giltwood frame; good condition with clean surface
milos series – watercolor on paper 2000-2013; a series inspired by the legendary greek island, milos, with a ‘kaleidoscope of minerals, colors and water caves’. san francisco painter, william stanisich, captures the sheer beauty of this island in these paintings and as the artist stated “i have allowed my imagination the freedom to create a realism more accurate than mere mimicry”.
During the early 1980s, the artist worked from his Potrero Hill Studio and ventured to Dog Patch quite often. He was taken by the rolling fog that crept over Potrero Hill and depicted it in a series of small paintings looking west over the warehouses of Dog Patch towards the hills; now float mounted on a matting board all under glass within an ash frame; signed on verso
During the early 1980s, the artist worked from his Potrero Hill Studio and ventured to Dog Patch quite often. He was taken by the rolling fog that crept over Potrero Hill and depicted it in a series of small paintings looking west over the warehouses of Dog Patch towards the hills; now float mounted on a matting board all under glass within an ash frame; signed on verso
oil on canvas signed 'RM Burrer '64' lower right and verso with title 'Trees in October'; the large light-filled canvas with its spontaneous and quick brush strokes depicting an abstract October forest with splashes of fall colors and sunlight against the muted tones of the bare trees; dimensions: OH 37.5" sight: 35.5" OW: 49.25 sight: 47.5"; professionally cleaned and relined; good vintage condition with new walnut frame
each handcrafted whimsical tile depicting expressive frogs amidst long grasses; all in a mottled brown glaze; two tiles signed 'Ontko' (Janet Ontko, California); good vintage condition with no breaks.
Janet Ontko is inspired by the simplicity and style of the Craftsman Movement. The honesty of the materials, the look of the clay, the touch of the potter, and the return to the craft tradition compelled Janet to develop her own signature style. Her line of award-winning tiles and sculptures incorporates her love of gardening and nature.
vintage Curtis Jeré metal wall sculpture depicting the iconic Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco; large scale dimensional wall sculpture composed of detailed brass and wire-work with benches, lamposts and urns on pedestals; signed on upper right eave of roof 'C. Jeré'; good vintage condition; oxidation in areas and overall patina; some tarnish to the brass
$5,500/pair; each of brushed solid brass with a clean and simple cup-shaped design; no longer in production; some patina and rubbing to frames and mirror plates
Fred Pye (b. 1882 England d. 1964 Ogunquit, ME) Oil on canvas; large and dramatic rocky seascape painting depicting a rocky shore (most likely Ogunquit, ME) with crashing and cresting waves under a partly sunny sky with billowing clouds; signed lower right; good condition with some craquelure in upper right portion of sky; relined; within the original white-washed and gilt wooden frame with beige linen slip.
