The page deals with the creation of nature and of Adam on the sixth day of Genesis.
Important woodcut with God the Father creating Adam from a lump of clay...
Important woodcut of God the Father creating Eve from Adam’s rib.
According to Genesis, God the Father created Adam and placed him in the Garden of Eden. There he was given dominion over the animals, which he named. But he himself had no mate. God made Adam fall into a deep sleep and created his mate Eve from one of his ribs.
The recto with two blocks of Latin text.
Page from Hartmann Schedel's Liber Chronicarum, more commonly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle...
Original mixed media (watercolor, gouache, ink) on paper by Judith Shahn (USA, born in Paris, worked in New York and Cape Cod, 1929-2009). Signed lower right. Frame is by Robert Kulicke. Judith Shahn was Ben Shahn's daughter. She studied with her father and Moses Soyer. Her work appeared in the New Yorker Magazine, Harpers, The Nation, etc.
Large original oil painting on canvas by Anna Katharine Skeele (California, born in Ohio, 1896-1963). Signed by the artist lower right. Label remnant from the Foundation of Western Art in Los Angeles verso. Original frame
Original woodblock print by Kiyoshi Saito. This work is titled "Maiko Kyoto (A)", signed in pencil and on the image, dated 1959, and numbered 34/100. In good condition. Framed but can be sold without the frame.
Original color intaglio by Gloria Garfinkel (USA, New York, born 1929). This work is signed lower right by the artist, titled "Ginza I" and numbered 13/20. Also dated 1993. Mary Ryan Gallery label verso. In its original gallery frame.
Rare signed original etching with aquatint by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). Published by Emil Richter Dresden Verlag. Inscribed in pencil "Ausst. Exemplar" (exhibition print) under the signature.
Large original watercolor by famed Bay Area artist Alexander Nepote (1913-1986). This work is titled "The White Door" on an exhibition label from the Oakland Art Gallery verso. 31" by 38" in its frame. Signed lower right. In excellent condition.
American Modernist Edward Rosenfeld 1906-1983 Circus Study, 12” x 18” Graphite drawing, circa 1930s…..When Matisse came to America and was asked by Mr Philips (of The Philips Collection) who he wanted to meet, and he replied; Manfred Schwarz and Edward Rosenfeld” so says Peter Colasante. Provenance: Peter discovered Edward through a great friend and expert John Swanner. Peter explains how he acquired Rosenfeld’s work: “John frequently visited Howard Street in Baltimore...
American Modernist Edward Rosenfeld 1906-1983 Circus Study, 11” x 14” Graphite drawing, circa 1930s…..When Matisse came to America and was asked by Mr Philips (of The Philips Collection) who he wanted to meet, and he replied; Manfred Schwarz and Edward Rosenfeld” so says Peter Colasante. Provenance: Peter discovered Edward through a great friend and expert John Swanner. Peter explains how he acquired Rosenfeld’s work: “John frequently visited Howard Street in Baltimore...
Spanish Master Artist Alberto Boquera Muñoz, Born 1925 who was still painting in 2010, and exhibiting mainly in his native Spain This romantic work measures 32” x 24” and is oil on canvas. Signed lower left ….. He was be born in Barcelona.
Munoz was a disciple of Juan Serra Mi and specialized in landscapes of his native region...
Metal sculpture by Swedish artist Puck Stocklassa (1922-2014)) of two figures on a horse, figures with matte black surface on rectangular wood stand with artist information on bottom.
Measures 9" wide, 9 5/8" high, and 3" deep, these measurements include the stand. The figure alone is roughly 8 3/4" wide, 7 1/2" high and 2 1/8" deep.
The metal appears to be copper, as it shows through in some small areas where the black surface is worn...
Frank Thayer Merrill (December 14, 1848 – October 12, 1936)[2] was an American artist and illustrator. He is best known for his drawings for the first illustrated edition of Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women, published in 1880. Over a five-decade career, he illustrated a wide variety of works for adults and children.
Frank Thayer Merrill was born on December 14, 1848, to George William Merrill (1824–1879) and Sarah Rose Merrill (née Alden, 1822–1895) in Roxbury, Massachusetts...
Beautiful Autumn Landscape with maple leaves. Painted with ink and pigments on paper. Signed Tetsuzan and sealed.
Some light marks are present on the painting itself, otherwise the painting is in very good antique/vintage condition. Some insignificant light marks are present on the scroll mounting, otherwise the piece is diplayed well and in very good condition...
Mexican Nayarit culture Classical Period painted terra cotta pregnant or nursing mother. Measuring 11” tall, 9” wide, amd 7” deep
The provenance Dr Camara Peon. 1940-2015
The important part of the nursing mother is that he excavated it from a burial mound on the family’s property in the 1920s, which accounts for the flawless condition
A fine pair of early 19th century Italian Neo Classical recumbent male lions in conversation.these lions are hand hewn from Solid blocks of travertine, figures as well as bases from single blocks
These sculptures were executed in Rome,early in tge 19th century and
Purchased there by the family of August Vasaio.
The family owned them throughout the 19th century and shipped them from their home in Pescara, Abruzzo to Washington DC in the 1940s
L’ Enfant Gallery purchased them directly ...
BRONZE ROUNDEL OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BY ARTIST LEO NOCK 1873-1949
Measuring 6.75 inches in diameter. Signed and dated 1914
KAKEBOTOKE OF TODAY
Japanesse bronze 'Kakebotoke' (lit. 'Hanging Buddha' / Ref. https://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/k/kakebotoke.htm) with such a lovely face. Showa-Heisei period, late 20th century. 13.7 x 7.5 x 2.7 cm (5.39 x 2.95 x 1.06in)...