Bio: Joseph William Dawley (1936-2008) was born in Nashville, Arkansas and raised in Dallas, Texas. He received his B.A. from SMU where some of his art hangs today. He married and moved to NJ where Joe worked for the Newark Evening News retouching photos and sidelining as a political cartoonist. In the late 1960's Joe created a daily comic strip which was syndicated and distributed nationwide as "The Chief"...

This note concerns Poem 70-38, a rarely seen Big Red. NOTE: Daniel Tretiak created the term Big Reds for Haku Maki's large works centered on large kanji in red, usually on a black background and often done in broad strokes. Large ones in blue or yellow or green came to be termed Big Blues, Big Yellows, Big Greens, and so forth.

A beautiful colorful post impressionist oil painting by Charles Camoin (1879 - 1965). Oil on canvas signed lower right and noted painted in Paris. Born in Marseille in 1879, Camoin studied firstly in his home city before moving to Paris in the 1890s to study under the influential and controversial Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts...

The sheet size: 39 " H x 36 " W
The image size: 31 1/2"H x 31 1/4" W
The title: "Mulberry Street"
Artist: Linnea Pergola (American)
Medium: 100% Arches paper, Unframed.
Signed by artist: Lower right in pencil
Edition Numbered : 190/295, in pencil
The year made: 1990
Publisher: Martin Lawrence Limited Edition
The condition: Mint, never been framed.
This is sold out edition by Pergola.
The serigraph was stored away last 30 years...

Original oil painting on canvas by Henri D'Estienne (France, 1872-1949), of a Mediterranean vista, circa 1900-1910. Signed by the artist l.l. 25" by 29" in its original frame. Henri D'Estienne was a student of Jean-Leon Gerome, and is mainly known for his Orientalist paintings. His works are held in a number of museums, including the Musee d'Orsay...

The sheet size: 24" x 32"
The image size: 31" x 38"
The title: "London"
Artist: Linnea Pergola (American)
Medium: 100% Arches paper, Unframed.
Signed by artist: Lower right in pencil
Edition Numbered : 121/295, in pencil
The year made: 1990
Publisher: Martin Lawrence Limited Edition
The condition: Mint, never been framed.
The serigraph was stored away last 20 years...

This print--Haku Maki's Poem 71-9--is the kanji for woman.

Large oil painting on canvas by Pierre-Ernest Ballue (France, 1855-1928). In beautiful condition and with original frame. Signed "Pierre Ballue" l.r. 21" by 28", 31" by 38" with frame. Pierre-Ernest Ballue was an important painter affiliated with the Barbizon School.

The Artist: Jean-Claude Quilichi (1941 - Present)
Medium: Oil on Canvaas. Painted in 1990.
Title: "La Calanque Des Pecheurs" Signed lower right by Artist.
Size of Canvas: 24" x 19 2/3" Framed Size: 30 1/2" x 26 1/8"
Condition: Excellent
Beautiful Oil Painting by Jean-Claude Quilichi. Seascape of Mediterranean. The painting is Original painting. This painting was used for making liminted edition lithograph. The painting is in page 117 of "Book of Quilichi"...

Antique French oil painting of the Franco-Prussia War (1870-71) Napoleonic era. Warriors on horseback engage in combat by sword. Oil on canvas. In the manner of Théodore Géricault. Framed.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions of painting: 39" high x 47" wide

Original oil painting on canvas by well known artist Constantin Kluge (Latvia-France, 1912-2003), circa 1950, depicting the Conciergerie and the flower market with a view of the Seine and the Paris skyline. In excellent original condition and with original gallery frame. 21 1/2" by 25 1/2" painting alone, roughly 30" by 35" framed. Signed L.L. Provenance: Roberts Gallery in Toronto (label still attached to the stretcher)...

This note discusses Haku Maki's Poem 70–14. Poem from the Manyoshu, and the sources of the kanji he used to create the print. The note was written in August 2019 by Robert Craft.

Additional Photos #3 for Fautrier's Portfolio Book

This note about Maki's Work 626 was written by Michael Minckler.

Additional Photos #1 for Fautrier's Portfolio Book

Otto Soglow (December 23, 1900 – April 3, 1975) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip The Little King. This work on a menu from the Astor Hotel circa 1930s in pencil, framed about 10” x 7” Born in Yorkville, Manhattan, Soglow grew up in New York City, where he held various jobs as a teenager and made an unsuccessful effort to become an actor. His first job was painting designs on baby rattles...

Original drawing/sketch created on the first page of the book "Andre Brasilier Lithographe" by Andre Brasilier (France, born 1929). This work is accompanied by an inscription that reads "Pour Samantha Finney en hommage bien amical" followed by the signature of the artist.

A most attractive Abstract ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS in the manner of famed artist SERGE POLIAKOFF, signed and beautifully framed, Size: 20" x 16".