This Guest Note was written by Bob Craft in December 2018. It discusses Haku Maki's use of ancient calligraphy in Poem 69-47.
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.
The large torso of the adorned Buddha, dating back to glorious Dvaravati period, Late 7th to Early 8th Century. Sensitively carved. Wearing long diaphanous sanghati, the folds elegantly draped over the elbows and gathered at the ankles. Estimate Value: 20 000 - 27 000 Measurements: Height - 89 cm (35 In) For the torso not including display stand in measurement.
Provenance: Property of a british Gentleman...
A very rare Han Dynasty Chinese Terra Cotta Guanyin sculpture measuring 16” in height. The sculpture with traces of polychrome.
Dressed in fine clothes, it was made as an object of worship and most likely had a bouquet in her left hand, as a symbol of marriage. An incredible rare piece for the advanced collector.
(Consignment). An important and rare portrait in terracotta of an attractive Etruscan woman from the 5th century BC Rome, Italy. She is wearing a crown polos which is covered by a veil that drapes along the sides and behind her head. She also wears a necklace of many Amphora-shaped pendants, and her hair is dressed into curls and ringlets...
This small carved two tone agate snuff bottle is 2 5/8” high, 1 ¼” wide and 5/8” thick. The artist used two darker spots to carve as two fish. This makes the double gourd shape snuff bottle unique. It is very well hallowed, polished and in great condition.
Geometric Man and Birds by Ephrem Kouakou, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 40".
Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa.
His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC...
Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC. He is noted for his bold blending of indigenous African visual sensibilities
SOLD - First all palette knife marine oil work. Framed signed small original American oil painting on stretched canvas depicting a rocky Maine coast in an impressionist style with a muted neutral palette. New England coastal scene by a self taught artist. All knife, no brush. Title: Marginal Way Cove, Ogunquit Maine. Image: 4" X 6". Framed: 6 1/4 X 8 1/4". First showing, market fresh. Signed lower right: Mimi Dee, a self taught painter. No reproductions...
WASHINGTON DC ARTIST ROBIN SUTLIFF., “Jerusalem” Resin on Metal Plate, measuring 24” x 36”in. from our recent exhibition of Ms. Robin Sutliff works,….Robin has been an artist most of her life using Acrylic and Resin in a variety of mediums. Robin masterfully uses rich colors and textures in her work, to evoke the joyful essence of nature.
Abstract Figure Trio by Ephrem Kouakou. Oil on Canvas. 40 x 48"
Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa.
His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC...
Paco Lane oil on canvas measuring 30 x 24“, frame size 32 x 25“
An oil on paper painting of the artist. abstracted Figure by Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou.
Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC...
Done in oil on canvas Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases...
Riding Tiger by Ephrem Kouakou. Oil on Canvas. 48 x 40"
Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa.
His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC...
Signed American original landscape acrylic painting depicting a large dark flowering tree with exposed roots leaning across over other flowering plants with a road in between and a luminous buttery yellow sky in the background. Painted by this self learned painter and signed Mimi Dee at lower right...
Geometric Abstraction Oil by Ivory Coast Painter Ephreme Kouakou , large oil on canvas 50x40 inch Abstracted Figures by Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou. Oil on Canvas. Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washingto...
WYLAND "Radiant Reef"
Limited Edition Diptich (two panels) on Canvas
Hand-Signed by the Artist on the Left Panel
Edition Number written on the Right Panel
Certificate of Authenticity from the Publisher
Each Panel Measures Approx: 36" X 25" ( image )
List price in the year 2,000, when it was published: $4,815.00
MINT CONDITION. NEVER FRAMED
THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THIS DYPTICH GICLEE ON CANVAS IS $6,390.00, ACCORDING TO WYLANDGALLERIE...
Abstract Figures with Chickens by Ephrem Kouakou, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 40"
Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa.
His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC. He is noted for his bold blending of indigenous African visual sensibilities and fol...
"Les Soeurs"
Watercolor on paper, 11.75" x 8.75" unframed, 23.5" x 19.5" framed
Itzchak Tarkay was born in Sabotica on the Ugoslav/Hungarian border in 1935. At age 9, he was sent to Mathausen concentration camp. He and his family finally migrated to Israel in 1949. In 1951, he received a scholarship to the Bezalel Art Academy. Tarkay has become one of the most famous and popular figurative artists of our time, inspired by the art of Toulouse-Lautrec and Matise. Itzchak. Tarkay has gained w...
Accurately depicted paining on canvas of Sri Nathji. 60x60 cm. currently framed under glass.
Undated, estimated to be 21st century.
Can be viewed in central London and shipped unframed worldwide.
An original Tom Christopher New York painting acrylic on canvas titled "Between the Clock and the Messenger" measuring 48" by 48.5" signed on verso. This painting has been exhibited at Galerie Tamenaga in Paris France
with label on stretcher bar.
TOM CHRISTOPHER BIOGRAPHY
"Monet had his water lilies and Tom Christopher has Times Square." --The New Yorker
Tom Christopher is a classically trained draughtsman. He received a BFA from the Art Center College in Los Angeles, studying wi...
This very well carved agate contemporary snuff bottle is 2 ¾” high, 1” wide and 3 quarters of an inch thick. The artist used the colors very well. The lighter part was carved as the body of the bottle. The dark part was carved as a bamboo branch with leaves and small Ling Zhi (tree mushroom). It is well hollowed, polished and in great condition.
Done in oil on canvas Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases. The subjects and themes of her art, reflect her fascination with people, p...
Sold. Thank you Mr & Mrs B for your art patronage and for helping the Andover Historical Society continue to make art and history possible! This latest small landscape painting titled "Vibrant View From The Addison" as seen across the street from The Addison Gallery of American Art Museum on the grounds of Phillips Academy can be viewed at the Andover Historical Society "Places" juried art show from 09/09/17 through 12/22/97. This is signed by this self learned painter as Mimi Dee at lower ...
Joyful Path indeed and this painting will be on display in a very joyful home in NH along with an upcoming commission. This small landscape, signed as Mimi Dee at lower right - a self learned painter, depicts a colorful path in warm colors leading through lush trees onto a soft buttery yellow hopeful horizon.
Title: Joyful Path. SOLD
Ms M. said, 'Mimi you capture the feeling so well with your title' .
Thank you for collecting "Made in USA" Ms M. and here is wishing you many, many j...
Couple in the Park by Anne Lane, Oil on Canvas. Frame size 11 x 19. Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases. The subjects and themes of h...
“A WINDOW IN PARIS”BY DC ARTIST ROBIN SUTLIFF 36” x 36” Inches,… Mixed Media with Resin on canvas., .from our recent exhibition of Ms. Robin Sutliff works,….Robin has been an artist most of her life using Acrylic and Resin in a variety of mediums. Robin masterfully uses rich colors and textures in her work, to evoke the joyful essence of nature
This interesting hand carved rock crystal snuff bottle is 2 ½ inches tall, 1 5/8 inches wide and 1 inch thick. It depicts a butterfly flying in front of a squash and its flower. The snuff bottle is well hollowed and polished. It has a cone shaped agate top. The crystal has natural grains and impurities.
Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases. The subjects and themes of her art, reflect her fascination with people, particularly the phycho...
SOLD. A signed American original acrylic landscape painting depicting a large tree taking possession of the entire scene with its flowering limbs bending over a lake with a rocky beach and a buttery yellow sky background peeking beyond the limbs. Painted by a semi reclusive self learned painter with a semi limited palette of 5 pigments plus white and signed as Mimi Dee with this painting's ID# 0610161009.
Title: Blooms at the Lake.
Original work by this artist has been exhibited in various...
Italian Artist Mirani, the granddaughter of the the artist Silvio Ottoviani known for his simplicity. This still life is a painting in oil of a bouquet of white roses., measuring 17” x 15”
Done in oil on canvas Anne Lane studied art at George Mason University in Virginia, completed her education at Saint Patrick’s college, Ireland, where she studied theology and philosophy. The tonal and contemplated intensity of her paintings reflect her 10 years spent working as an artist under the desert sun of New Mexico. Her vibrant style,resonant with color and baroque in detail,swoons its delight over her canvases. The subjects and themes of her art, reflect her fascination with people, p...
Viacheslav SADOVOI Still Life floral o/c 20x24”. Contemporary Ukrainian artist paints in the style of Vincent Van Gogh
Paco Lane Master Artist cubist portrait 30x26”Paco Lane, is a Washington DC-based artist who has been painting in a myriad of styles for many years and is part of the Lane family of renown artist. This is from his cubist period and is a rare work to come up for sale
Paco Jacques Lane was
born on October 24, 1969 in Virginia just outside of Wash-
ington DC. From an early childhood Paco was encouraged
The artist in Greenwich CT, 2003.
and allowed great freedom to pursue a natural interest ...
Signed American original landscape acrylic painting depicting a large dark flowering tree with exposed roots leaning across over a grove with a road in between and a luminous buttery yellow sky in the background. Painted by this self learned painter and signed Mimi Dee at lower right. ID# 05011610-06
Original work by this artist has been exhibited in various area artist association shows since 1998 and at the previously open Methuen studio store gallery by the same name.
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