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1947. Oil on canvas by Cummings, who did not title his paintings; the title given here is purely descriptive. 18" x 24". "By E.E. Cummings" written on the wood frame, apparently in another's hand. Cummings signed only a small fraction of his work, deliberately and for philosophical reasons: he believed the work should stand on its own -- and be judged on its own merits or faults -- rather than be judged by who the creator of it was. When he backed away from the New York art scene in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Cummings was backing away from what he considered to be an artistic milieu driven by personality and ego rather than by art. After his early period as an abstract artist, he focused on representational art for the rest of his life, but often -- as in this painting -- he used a palette and a style that owed much to his early influences among modern artists: Cezanne, Matisse, and the Fauvists. One tack missing from the top of the stretched canvas; else fine. No Binding. Near Fine.
Charlie Chaplin - "His Last Day in America 1952" [From the estate of Pauline Kael] by AVEDON, Richard - 1971
by AVEDON, Richard
Charlie Chaplin - "His Last Day in America 1952" [From the estate of Pauline Kael]
by AVEDON, Richard
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1971. From the estate of Pauline Kael. An original Avedon print, titled and signed by the artist in 1971. Richard Avedon began his career as a fashion photographer in 1945, and he came to be known as the preeminent contemporary American portrait photographer. This image, of the one-time lovable Little Tramp posing as the Devil on his last day in the U.S., is one of Avedon's most famous, and one of the most famous images of Chaplin. Chaplin, who had long sought teenage girls as his lovers and wives, was hounded by years of persecution for his sexual proclivities and his left-leaning views. In 1944 he was involved in a high-profile scandal when he was indicted on charges involving a young actress he had brought to California and, although he was exonerated on all counts, the negative publicity began a series of events culminating in his voluntary exile from the U.S. eight years later. In addition, the FBI had stepped up its investigations of him as a result of his public statements in support of Russia and Soviet Communism. In 1952, when Chaplin left for England to promote his film "Limelight," the U.S. Attorney General used the opportunity to revoke his re-entry permit (Chaplin had never been an American citizen) unless Chaplin agreed to even more scrutiny of his private life. Chaplin opted to settle Switzerland with his third wife, Oona O'Neill (daughter of Eugene O'Neill). This Avedon image is the final image of Chaplin in America and a pointed reference to his demonization by the American press and government. Pauline Kael's first film review, in 1953, was of Chaplin's "Limelight." She didn't like it, and it launched her career. 19-3/4" x 15-3/4". Fine. No Binding. Fine.
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- Date Published 1971
Landscape with Red Tree and White Birches
by CUMMINGS, E.E.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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Bouquet In White Vase
by CUMMINGS, E.E.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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1947-09-25. Oil on canvas. 15" x 20". No Binding.
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Marion Morehouse, Seated
by CUMMINGS, E.E.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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1939. Oil on canvasboard. 10" x 14". November 4, 1939. No Binding.
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Still Life With Pumpkins
by CUMMINGS, E.E.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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Oil on canvasboard. 16" x 12". No date. No Binding.
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Rising Moon
by CUMMINGS, E.E.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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Watercolor. 18" x 12". Signed on front. No date. No Binding.
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The Golden Triangle - The Gold Heart [Original Signed Painting]
by BURROUGHS, William S.
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1988. An original Burroughs painting, which became part of the Seven Deadly Sins exhibition at The Writer's Place, Kansas City, Missouri, in 1993. Acrylic and spray paint on poster board: a gold triangle and heart spray-painted against a background acrylic image of black, blue and gray. Signed by Burroughs. 20" x 32". Mounted and framed to 24" x 36". Fine. Burroughs, whose Naked Lunch, Soft Machine, and numerous other works helped define the Beat generation and redefine the psychedelic novel, also worked in the visual media from the early 1950s on, experimenting first with collages and later with what he called "nagual art" -- art infected by chance, which had the possibility of giving the viewer access to what Burroughs called a "port of entry," an access to a different universe or a different way of seeing our own. In writing, Burroughs adopted the "cut-up" technique, with Brion Gysin, to achieve similar ends: a final product that was, in part, a product of chance or, at the very least, forces…
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Original Drawing for Tornado Alley [For a Book by William Burroughs]
by (BURROUGHS, William). WILSON, S. Clay
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1988. An original drawing by Wilson for Burroughs' 1989 book Tornado Alley. This image was included in the exhibition "Ports of Entry: William Burroughs and the Arts" that was mounted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1996, and it is reproduced on page 140 of the exhibition catalog. Interestingly, the illustration in the book does not show some of the work that Wilson did, as it was done using nonrepro blue pencil which does not show up when photographed: Wilson's edits didn't appear in Tornado Alley and they don't appear in Ports of Entry, but they are quite visible in the work itself. Wilson, one of the great artists of the underground comix of the 1960s and beyond, whom R. Crumb has said was a major influence on Crumb's own work, collaborated with Burroughs on a number of projects. This is not only a significant work of art, and a significant association with Burroughs, but it is also signed by Wilson, who has added, "To Nelson" next to his signature: Wilson gave this work to his friend…
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Landscape with Red Tree and White Birches
by CUMMINGS, E.E.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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1947. Oil on canvas by Cummings, who did not title his paintings; the title given here is purely descriptive. 18" x 24". "By E.E. Cummings" written on the wood frame, apparently in another's hand. Cummings signed only a small fraction of his work, deliberately and for philosophical reasons: he believed the work should stand on its own -- and be judged on its own merits or faults -- rather than be judged by who the creator of it was. When he backed away from the New York art scene in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Cummings was backing away from what he considered to be an artistic milieu driven by personality and ego rather than by art. After his early period as an abstract artist, he focused on representational art for the rest of his life, but often -- as in this painting -- he used a palette and a style that owed much to his early influences among modern artists: Cezanne, Matisse, and the Fauvists. One tack missing from the top of the stretched canvas; else fine. No Binding. Near Fine.
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Intense Waterfall
by CUMMINGS, E.E.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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Oil on cardboard. 8-1/2" x 17". No date. No Binding.
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Still Life With Pumpkins
by CUMMINGS, E.E.
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Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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Oil on canvasboard. 16" x 12". No date. No Binding.
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Original Drawing: Design For A Modernist Mural "Christ Child
by Napolitano, Pasquale Giovanni (Johnny)
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Los Angeles (Circa 1935?), 1935. Original Art Work . No Binding. Fair. Original Sketch. Original Drawing, Image Approximately 118" X 12". Not Signed Or Dated By The Artist, But Titled By Him On Verso "Christ Child". Mounted On Larger Paper, Many Horizontal Folds, Left Edge Chipped Away. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny In 1929, And Then Studied Mural Painting In Germany 1930-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In Nyc 1931-1932, Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1936 And Some Private Commissions Including The Bel Air Bay Club Circa 1937, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960 (Including A Book About Napolitano, 1935), Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S And Early 1950'S (The…
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"The Art of The Frame": American Frames of the Arts and Crafts Period
by Eli Wilner
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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Oblong exhibition catalogue for "Eli Wilner & Company, Period Frames & Mirrors". Interior is bright and tight. A great reference piece identifying various frame makers, their marks and design process. Cover is scuffed with closed tear to bottom edge, stapled binding. "An Exhibition focusing on American frames of the Arts and Crafts movement, 1870-1920". Frames designed by Stanford White, James McNeill Whistler and other artists.
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FRAMED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN FRONT OF COURT HOUSE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
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N.D.. Non-Book. Very Good with no dust jacket; Framed Original Photograph of Confederate Soldier in Front of Court House, Huntsville, Alabama. Frame is 23 1/2" high and 23 1/2" wide. Very good condition, frame does have some wear.; Photograph .
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Original Drawing: School Study Of Female Figure
by Napolitano, Pasquale Giovanni (Johnny)
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Los Angeles , 1924. Original Art Work . No Binding. Very Good. Original Sketch. Original Drawing, Image Approximately 24" X 14" . Signed And Dated 1924 By The Artist. Some Tears And Chipping. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny In 1929, And Then Studied Mural Painting In Germany 1930-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In Nyc 1931-1932, Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1936 And Some Private Commissions Including The Bel Air Bay Club Circa 1937, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960 (Including A Book About Napolitano, 1935), Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S And Early 1950'S (The King And I, Etc.), Worked As A Designer-Craftsman For Judson Studios, Worked With His Wife On Original…
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Drawings by Michael Leonard.
by Michael Leonard
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Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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Leonard. Michael. Drawings by Michael Leonard. Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd., London, 2004. 8vo, 1st edition. Card covers, pp48. Catalogue for exhibition held16th march to 27th April 2004. Illustrated throughout with black and white images of Micheal Leonard's work of Nudes and Portraits in Time. Inscribed on the front page "for Arnold [Rattenbury] with Love from Michael 4th August '04" There is also a 'post it' note on the title page in the hand of Leonard "How lovely talking to you. Keep well! Love M. Additional entry in the Biography section in the hand of Leonard. In fine condition.
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An American Jubilee: The Art Of Jane Wooster Scott
by Scott, Vernon (Author) / Selbrede, Guenther (Editor)
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Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States
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Canoga Park, California: Collectors Editions Inc.. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1993. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 304 pages: 11.75 x 9.25 in.: 4.8: Signed by Artist: KB#007329: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. INSCRIBED / SIGNED BY ARTIST on half title page, "To Karen Best Wishes Jane Wooster Scott". Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Stated First Edition. "Wooster Scott captures the essence of the American people, their traditions and institutions. Her naif art brings to life the broad American landscape, dotted as it is with cities, towns and villages unique to our culture, along with farms, factories, and waterfronts that are singularly New World.": Hand-painted .
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Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art
by Augaitis, Daina
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
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Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
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NEW in original shrink wrap Red paper boards with black illustrated dust jacket. Includes 140 full color illustrations of Haida art - totem poles, masks, baskets, plates, pipes and much more. Beautifully written history of Haida art.
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Original Drawing: "The Village
by Napolitano, Pasquale Giovanni (Johnny)
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Los Angeles (Circa 1935?), 1935. Original Art Work . No Binding. Fine. Original Sketch. Original Drawing, Image Approximately 11" X 8 1/2" . Signed And Titled By The Artist, But Undated, Circa 1923-1940. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny In 1929, And Then Studied Mural Painting In Germany 1930-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In Nyc 1931-1932, Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1936 And Some Private Commissions Including The Bel Air Bay Club Circa 1937, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960 (Including A Book About Napolitano, 1935), Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S And Early 1950'S (The King And I, Etc.), Worked As A Designer-Craftsman For Judson Studios, Worked With His Wife On…
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Mural Design: Original Watercolor Sketches Of Christian Figures On Single Sheet 19 1/2" X 2
by Napolitano, Pasquale G
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Los Angeles: Pasquale G. Napolitano, 1935. Original Artwork . No Binding. Fine. Sheet Of Thin Vellum-Like Paper 19 1/2" X 2" With 6 Groups Of Color Figures Of Holy Family, Probably A Sketch For A Mural. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-925, Engaged In Wor On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Pottery In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For Th Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph "Napolitano", 1934, By Merle Armitage.
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Original Drawing: "Study From The Bayeaux Tapestry
by Napolitano, Pasquale Giovanni (Johnny)
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Los Angeles (Circa 1935?), 1935. Original Art Work . No Binding. Fine. Original Sketch. Original Drawing, Image Approximately 13" X 8 1/2" . Signed And Titled By The Artist, But Undated, Circa 1923-1940. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny In 1929, And Then Studied Mural Painting In Germany 1930-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In Nyc 1931-1932, Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1936 And Some Private Commissions Including The Bel Air Bay Club Circa 1937, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960 (Including A Book About Napolitano, 1935), Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S And Early 1950'S (The King And I, Etc.), Worked As A Designer-Craftsman For Judson Studios, Worked With His Wife On…
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