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Parker Panttila “Date Night” Gouache on Board

$1,600.00

Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) gouache / pastel / watercolor entitled, “Dance Night.’
Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre and comedic sensibilities.
Along with being a proficient artist in many mediums (outsider sculpture / found object art and drawing), Panttila was also known for making his own frames, each carefully designed and crafted to suit the piece. The frame is original to the work.
Light wear to the frame, as shown, but otherwise in fine condition. We have a second example from this series listed separately.
Unsigned.

H 18.25″ x W 23.1″ x D .25”

Parker Panttila “Forest” Watercolor Still Life

$900.00

Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) watercolor still life of a forest tableau in attractive earth tones. The subject appears to be a partial tree trunk covered in moss and fungi. Along with being a proficient artist in many mediums (outsider sculpture / found object art and drawing), Panttila was also known for making his own frames, each carefully designed and crafted to suit the piece. The frame is original to the work. Signed “Panttila ’93.”
Overall, good, vintage condition. The canvas doesn’t lay completely flat, which can be remedied with re-matting. Light wear to the frame, as shown.

H 17.5″ x W 21.5″ x D 1″

Parker Panttila “Passion Eclipsing Enlightenment Don Juan” Watercolor

$900.00

Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) watercolor on board entitled, “Passion Eclipsing Enlightenment Don Juan.’
Surrealist in style, evoking the symbolists like Gustav Klimt, whose works were also marked by eroticism.
Along with being a proficient artist in many mediums (outsider sculpture / found object art and drawing), Panttila was also known for making his own frames, each carefully designed and crafted to suit the piece. The frame is original to the work.
Signed, Titled, and dated 4-24-1971.

H 19.25″ x W 19.25″ x D .25”

Parker Panttila Surrealist Study Watercolor on Board

$1,600.00

Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) pen and watercolor on board.
Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre and comedic sensibilities.
Along with being a proficient artist in many mediums (outsider sculpture / found object art and drawing), Panttila was also known for making his own frames, each carefully designed and crafted to suit the piece. The frame is original to the work.
Light wear to the frame, as shown, but otherwise in fine condition. We have a second example from this series listed separately.
Artist signed and dated (1958).

H 23.75″ x W 27.5″ x D 1.25″

Post Impressionist Village Landscape Acrylic on Canvas

$1,200.00

Charming post-impressionist village nestled between forest and lake scene (ca. 1940s, Western Europe). Appealing colors incorporated to evoke the verdant landscape.
Unsigned.
Measures: Framed: H: 38.38″ x L: 26.25″ x D: 0.75″.

Ralph de Burgos Mixed-Media Abstract Collage

$1,600.00
Ralph de Burgos (b. Shanghai, China 1906 d. Washington DC, US 1979) mixed-media collage and oil abstract on paper, circa early 1960s. Burgos was known largely as a painter, with a leaning toward modernist landscape and still-life. This example is a departure from his standard style, incorporating collage (primarily newspaper clippings), oil paint, and marker. Education: National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, the School of Industrial Arts, and the Arthur Schweider School of Modern Painting.
Titles / Honors: Faculty at the Washington Workshop President of the Society of Washington Artists and of the American Art League Founder of two schools (de Burgos School of Art in Georgetown and de Burgos School of Art in Falls Church)
Works featured in the Capitol, various U.S. embassies, as well as a mural in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Washington. He restored and refinished the portraits of 32 presidents of Georgetown University.
H: 21.5″ x W: 29.5″ x D: .07″

Richard Hohenberg Mosaic

$2,900.00

This Hohenberg Mosaic depicts a classical Thai dancer and is comprised of glass and ceramic tiles against a crystalline incrustation. The frame is solid walnut and the piece is stencil signed on the reverse ‘Hohenberg Original.’

H: 48″ x W: 24″ x D: 1.25″

Set of Three Italian Framed Figural Warrior Terracotta/Porcelain Enamel Panels

$450.00

Circa 1950s terracotta and porcelain enamel decorative tiles depicting soldiers in traditional uniform. Hand made and decorated with vibrant pops of color, framed in walnut with brackets for wall-mounting.
“Hand Made – Made in Italy” along with the model number stamped on verso.
Crazing present (intentional from kiln firing) and light wear consistent with age present. Overall, fine, vintage condition.
Easel is not included.

6.75ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 10.75ʺH

Small Vintage Handcarved Modernist Organic Form Wooden Sculpture on Base Signed

$700.00

Modernist organic-form sculpture on base – all hand-carved from one continuous piece of wood (circa 1950s, USA).
Subject resembles an abstract ampersand.
Very good, vintage condition – rich patina present along with light, age-commensurate wear.
Unique tabletop decorative objet a’dart, presenting well from all angles.
Signed “NOL” to the underside.
Small size – H: 9″ x L: 2.88″ x D: 2.25″

Vintage Acrylic and Teak Abstract Cat Sculpture by Robert D. Harvey

$850.00

Robert D. Harvey (b. 1927-2015 – Marshfield, MA, USA) abstract sculpture composed of cut acrylic / Lucite (both smoked and transparent) and sculpted walnut assembled to represent a cat. Mounted to an ebonized pine board, circa 1970s. This sculpture is a rare example from Harvey, a graduate of the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston, who was almost exclusively known as an accomplished painter.
Unique piece in nice, original condition sans light scratches to the clear acrylic ‘face’ cut out, along with minor, overall wear. There is additionally one spot of walnut loss to one corner, as pictured.
Artist signed and stamped with address and telephone number.

H 17.9″ x W 11.75″ x D 7.75″

Vintage Brutalist Embossed Brass and Steel Lion Sculpture by Pal Kepenyes

$1,600.00

Brutalist lion sculpture ca. 1970s by renowned artist and jewelry designer, Pal Kepenyes (b. Hungary, 1926, d. Mexico, 2021).
Soldered steel and brass with embossed fruit, floral, geometric and owl motifs with perforations throughout.
Eyes in green and red are semi-precious stone, which contrast beautifully with the perfectly patinated brass.
Excellent, original condition with natural patina present.
Signed to underbelly.
H: 9.25″ x L: 6.5″ x D: 4.75″

Vintage Etruscan Style Mounted Terracotta Female Idol / Deity Effigy Sculpture

$1,600.00

Abstract Etruscan-style female deity/idol tabletop effigy sculpture in terracotta mounted to a wooden plinth base (ca. Mid-20th Century, Italy).
Vent hole present to one side, as shown, to allow trapped air and steam to escape as the clay heats and dries during firing.
Very good, vintage condition with only minimal wear present, as shown.
Stylish objet d’art with intriguing subject and attractive colors employed.
Relatively small size –
H: 10.38″ x L: 3″ x D: 2.75″
Figure alone: H: 7.13″ x L: 2.5″ x D: 1.25″