Art
Mid-Century Cat Mosaic Folk Art by Bowes
$395.00Circa 1960s mosaic art work signed ‘Bowes’ composed of a glass-like resin mosaic arranged to represent a cat. Applied to raffia and framed.
23.25ʺW × 1ʺD × 11.25ʺH
Mid-Century Israeli Enamel on Copper Cityscape
$325.00Circa 1960s decorative enamel on copper framed cityscape (likely Israeli, but unsigned). Attractive combination of vivid colors nicely contrasted by a gold frame.
Excellent, vintage condition with only minor wear to the frame.
12.75ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 10.75ʺH
Midcentury Redwood Burl Sphere Sculpture
$4,600.00Magnificent and monumental in scale (26″ in diameter / 79″ circumference) redwood burl sphere. Can be used as a stand-alone impressive sculpture / decorative object or, with slight modification and the addition of a top, as a table base. Spectacular color, texture, and detail. Note that this piece is heavy (weights roughly 175 lbs).
Cylindrical pedestal is for display purposes only.
H 24.5″ x Diameter: 26″
Mixed Media on Paper by Giuseppe Napoli
$1,200.00Giuseppe Napoli (1929 – 1967) mixed media on paper (collage / watercolor). An integral part of the 1950s – ’60s Greenwich Village artist community and New York School, Napoli was an experimental water colorist, sculptor, and painter, adopting both Modernist-Representational and Abstract Expressionist styles.
This work (circa early 1960s) invokes a postmodernist style with a pop art sensibility in relation to form and palette.
Minor ‘waves’ to the paper from the collage work and slight color bleeding. Additionally, the frame shows wear consistent with age. Overall, fine, vintage condition.
H 11.5″ x W 15.5″ x D 1″
Mixed Metal Curtis Jere Elongated ‘Urchin’ Wall Sculpture
$2,200.00This uncommon Jere sculpture is comprised of chromed steel ‘spores’ that together form an urchin or pom-pom figure at the top. A combination of brass and chromed steel rods with steel ball tips extend down, and, although the piece does not have the same functionality, the structure is reminiscent of a wind-chime. This piece is unsigned (these were originally marker signed on the back, which often wears off, or is purposely scrubbed off).
H: 45.25″ x W: 17.75″ x D: 9.5″
Modernist Figural Op Art Mixed Media on Canvas by Silverman
$1,200.00Op art mixed-media collage and oil painting featuring three abstract figures composed of geometric patterns including concentric circles, squares, and spirals (ca. early 1960s, USA).
The frame shows peeling to the edges, and there is some wrinkling where the paper was applied to the canvas, as shown.
Signed: Silverman
Framed: H: 30.75″ x L: 24.63″ x D: 1.25″.
Monumental Ghanaian “Concert Party” Fragmentary Bifold Painting by Mark Anthony
$10,500.00Large bifold painting by Ghanaian artist, Mark Anthony, ca. mid-1980s.
Anthony’s style and imagery was shaped by a creative fusion of local and global popular culture, and his work depicted key scenes from modern morality plays performed by itinerant musicians and actors. Prior to the theatrical event, these paintings were hung to attract a potential audience to the “concert party.” Anthony was perhaps the most significant artist creating these “concert party” paintings.
In this example, we are confronted with the ‘good vs. evil’ morality theme. An angel wielding a spear is fending off a demon as he attempts to pull the subject away from the deities. The text representing the musician and album/performance being promoted “Jackson Volta and the Wailers – The Judgement Day” is boldly displayed in yellow on the top right. The bi-fold form of the work allows Anthony to manipulate visual perspective, enabling the viewer to experience these diverse images in a fragmentary way. The pictorial fragmentation underscores the shifting connections between local and global references which are part of the dynamic visual landscape in contemporary urban Ghanaian life.
From the personal collection of Dr. Michelle Gilbert, former professor of Anthropology at Trinity College, who, since 1976, had written written many articles based on her fieldwork studying art, religion and politics in an Akan Kingdom of Southern Ghana. In her catalog essay, “Hollywood Icons, Local Demons: Ghanaian Popular Paintings by Mark Anthony,” she focuses on the artist’s work, delving into themes and references in the pieces and their relevance on a global scale.
In 2000, Gilbert curated a gallery showing of Anthony’s paintings at the Gallery of Art of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. This was the first time a group of these painting was shown in the United States. A pamphlet advertising this show will be included with the work.
The work is in good, vintage condition – subjects, font, and imagery are clear, though paint losses/moderate general wear, particularly around the central hinges, edges, and sides, are present.
Fully extended – H: 78″ x L: 96.38″ x D: 2″
Each segment is 48″ long
Monumental Mounted Polychrome Stoneware Panels by Mario Ferreira Da Silva
$3,600.00This large-scale high-fired stoneware sculpture was made by the Portuguese artist, Mario Ferreira da Silva, most noted for his 1971 80-panel installation commission for the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This particular work is comprised of four separate polychrome stoneware panels assembled to create one large, abstract master work. The hardware is a heavy patinated brass which connects the tiles to the frame. The texture, color, scale, and dimension of this piece combine to make it an exceptional work.
Artist signed and dated on the reverse ‘Mario Silva 1969 Lisbon.
Condition: Good. Frame shows minor wear; panels are in good, vintage condition.
H: 37″ x W: 43.5″ x D: 2″
Outsider Art “Animals and Castles” Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
$2,200.00Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero’s aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Contrasting oxen / bulls and flamingos with a castle backdrop creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero’s marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style.
Singed on verso.
H 24.75″ x W 49″ x D 2″
Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995
Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist’s death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin and Randall Morris in the late 1990s. Del Favero’s first one-man show outside Greenwich was held at the Cavin-Morris Gallery in 1998.
Outsider Art “Deer and Houses” Oil on Panel Landscape by Bruno Del Favero
$3,000.00Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero’s aptitude for creating fantastical backdrops, utilizing the common animal motif found in many of his landscapes. Proportion and perspective are distorted, keeping with the Naïve style for which Del Favero was known. Though it’s worth noting his techniques, including color combination and fabrication of texture, rise above, even transcend art world genres such as “outsider” and “folk”.
Applied signature label to LR.
H 25″ x W 48.75″ x D 1.25″
Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995
Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist’s death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin and Randall Morris in the late 1990s. Del Favero’s first one-man show outside Greenwich was held at the Cavin-Morris Gallery in 1998.
Outsider Art “Man in Carriage” Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
$2,800.00Oil on panel depicting a man in a horse-drawn carriage by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero’s ability to construct textures and aptitude for creating intriguing landscapes. Proportion and perspective are distorted, keeping with the Naïve style for which Del Favero was known. Though it’s worth noting his techniques, including color combination and fabrication of texture, rise above, even transcend art world genres such as “outsider” and “folk”.
Signed on verso.
H 24.25″ x W 48.5″ x D 1.25″
Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995
Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist’s death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin and Randall Morris in the late 1990s. Del Favero’s first one-man show outside Greenwich was held at the Cavin-Morris Gallery in 1998.
Parker Elwood Panttila “Poodle with Sunflowers” Acrylic Portrait Still Life
$2,200.00Parker Elwood “Woody” Panttila (1924 – 2002, Brooklyn, NY USA) poodle living room vignette including a ceramic urn with sunflowers, a fuchsia drape backdrop and multi-colored rug.
Painted frame is also designed and handmade by the artist and serves as an extension of the paining itself in richly patinated / distressed brick red with antique white accents (Panttila was known for designing and hand-making his own frames that corresponded well with the art works).
Very fine, vintage condition with wear to the frame, as shown. Painting and glass front are sound.
Signed “Panttila.”
Measures (Framed): H: 36.75″ x L: 31″ x D: 0.75″.