surrealist
“Heavenly Jerusalem” Acrylic on Canvas by Yankel Ginzburg, 1971
Mixed-media acrylic and paper collage on canvas (circa 1971) entitled “Heavenly Jerusalem” by Yankel Ginzburg. Surrealist in style, with the Wailing Wall and Old City of Jerusalem serving as the central image. There are collage elements (pieces of a musical composition cut and pasted to the canvas and painted over) along with painted Hebrew script. Important painting featured on the cover of the May 1971 issue of “Hadassah Magazine.” Artist signed.
Edge wear to the frame, painting itself is in fine, vintage condition.
H 22″ x W 19″ x D 2.5″
Yankel Ginzburg (b. 1945, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan Republic)
Awards and Honors
1994 Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC: unveiling of sculpture collection Gondolas
1992 Art Academy, Moscow, Russia: one-man exhibition
1992 Humanitarian Honor First Class, awarded by President Boris Yeltsin and the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation
1991 King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA: commissioned artwork
1991 President George Bush: commissioned artwork to present to Russian President Boris Yeltsin
1985 Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution: commissioned graphics
1983 Air & Space Museum Bicentennial: official poster, commissioned by President Ronald Reagan, Washington, D.C.
1979 “Hands and Hearts,” monumental mural commission, downtown, Washington D.C
1978 Modern Masters of Israel, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA; Skirball Museum, Los Angeles: Works on Paper, one-man show, CA
1976 U.S. Bicentennial Celebration: commissioned to create monumental tapestry “Freedom Road,” Washington, D.C.
1975 International Art Fair, participant, Cologne, Germany
1977 Admitted to Who’s Who in American Art, and Who’s Who in America
1967 Marc Chagall Museum, one-man show, Haifa, Israel
1962 Rome Biennale, “Silver Medal,” Italy
Parker Panttila “Date Night” Gouache on Board
$1,600.00Parker 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 “Macabre” Mixed-Media on Board
Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) ink, pencil, chalk and oil on board. Surrealist in style, highlighting a macabre sensibility.
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.
H 13.75″ x W 10.75″ x D 1″
Parker Panttila “Passion Eclipsing Enlightenment Don Juan” Watercolor
$900.00Parker 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
$1,600.00Parker 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″
Surrealist “Skeleton” Watercolor by Parker Panttila
Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) watercolor.
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.
Wear to the frame, as shown, but otherwise in fine condition.
Signed.
H 18.25″ x W 7″ x D 1″
Vintage Surrealist Piero Fornasetti “Città di Carte” Polychrome Porcelain Dish
Piero Fornasetti “Città di Carte” (House of Cards) lithographically-decorated and hand-painted porcelain trinket/card deck dish depicting a house of cards against a landscape in a surrealist style (ca. 1955-1960, Milano, Italy).
Very good condition for its age with no losses to the central pattern; only light wear consistent with age/use.
Small size – H: 0.63″ x L: 5.5″ x D: 4.25″
Signed “Fornasetti Milano Made in Italy” along with Fornasetti’s pictogram.