This very well carved contemporary snuff bottle is 2 ½” high, 1 5/8” wide and 1” thick. The lighter part was carved as the body of the bottle and darker part was carved into a praying mantis resting on a cucumber. The workmanship is precise and clear. It is well hollowed, polished and in great condition.
This green and yellow bitter melon shape overlay glass snuff bottle is 2 ½ inches tall and 1 ¾ inches wide. It depicts a grasshopper landing on a Chinese bitter melon plant; a moth (or butterfly) is flying around a flower. The workmanship is great and the idea to make the bottle like a melon definitely makes it interesting.
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...
Viacheslav SADOVOI Still Life floral o/c 20x24”. Contemporary Ukrainian artist paints in the style of Vincent Van Gogh
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...
Abstracted Figures by Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou. Oil on Canvas 60 x 50". 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...
CLOUDSCAPE BY WASHINGTON DC ARTIST ROBIN SUTLIFF 30” x 40” 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
An original American oil painting of a path starting from a slightly dim opening in the foreground with a slight incline beyond into a moderately lit area; then on to a mountain and a solitary bird in the far distance. Signed lower right by this self learned painter as: Mimi Dee.
Title: Woodland Path I - ID # 03021001-12
Acquired by a 13 year old...
SOLD, thank you! Signed American regional landscape oil painting on stretched canvas depicting a romantic luminous sky reflected on a river's water with a rich dark moody foreground of a rocky edge along a local river.
This scene, recorded just in time, has since changed as the trees were removed to make room for a boat ramp!
An original signed by the self directed painter at lower right as: Mimi Dee...
(Consignment). For the past 22 years, Massimo Righini has sculpted “STORIES IN STONE” and has exhibited them primarily in the Washington, DC, area at l’Enfant Galerie...
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...
While this is SOLD, please consider: sterling silver sculpture titled "Butterflies are Free" #110592 to be found at www.mimideeartwear.com. This "Pearls of Wisdom" was proudly handwrought in a USA studio by and is signed in script with the metal maker's mark: Mimi Dee & sterling.
This sculpture's weight: 1/2 Lb. + of 925 silver & 360+ semi-precious gems & pearls! Including amethyst, peridot & opals.
Stands: 18" X 6"...
A fine Japanese ikebana basket hand-woven from bamboo, cane, cedar root, and urushi lacquer. Signed by artist Jiro Yonezawa (b.1956). Jiro Yonezawa attended the Beppu Vocational Arts Training Center in 1981 and spent a year as an apprentice to Masakazu Ono. Later on, he continued his training at the Oita Prefectural Beppu Industrial Art Research Institute. He lived and worked in the United States from 1989 to 2007. In 2008 he returned to Japan and built a new studio in Oita Prefecture...
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...
The creator Mizoguchi Yoshiharu
Mr. Mizoguchi is a kaleidoscope creater living in Shizuoka prefecture,Japan
and he is also good at using lacquer, making dynasty style paper and writing calligraphy.
Recently, he has also created works using wood grain with old Japanese cloth.
The kaleidoscope created from his excellent sensitivity has
a representation of Japanese beauty "wabi sabi"at the image and the shape.
The series 2
wood curving
Method: OIL/ Light from the side
Hardwood stand made of white nara. Dramatic white rind with natural finished top.
Contemporary
Dimensions: 19 3/4" high x 24" wide
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...
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. He is noted for his bold blending of indigenous African visual sensibilities and folk motifs w...
This very well carved agate contemporary snuff bottle is almost 3 ½” high, 1 ¾” on the widest part and 1 1/8” thick. It is carved as “Hu” shape with two loose rings on each side. The darker color of the agate was carved into the character “SHOU” (Long Life) and makes the snuff bottle interesting. It is well hollowed, polished and in great condition.
Signed American original oil painting on stretched canvas of a single bold white orchid in a sage color pot. Title: Solo Phalaenopsis. ID#: 07051006.
Image: 24 X 18" .
Framed in a beautiful professional antiqued gold leaf closed corner gallery frame of 29 1/2" x 23 1/2".
Signed: Mimi Dee, a self directed painter. No reproductions.
Acquired by a financial institution.
Original work by this artist has been exhibited in various fine art area artist association shows since ...
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 folk motifs with West.
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. Please collect with confidence ...
Original American signed floral oil painting on stretched canvas of a grouping of phalaenopsis orchids, one taking center stage against a dark background that when the right light hits it at the right angle, you can see a dark phalo blue green appear. The orchids are lavender mauve rose tinged and ivory white with sage greens. Dim light source delights.
Title: Mom's Orchid
It is painted by an American self learned oil painter and signed lower right as: Mimi Dee. The latest floral by thi...
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”
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...
American born artist Donald Brackett born 1932, is a plein air artist that is sometimes called a California Impressionist, known for his plein air work and delightful colors. This work is typical of his sojourns into the American southwest. Oil on panel measuring 9”x12”, framed size measuring 13”x16”
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...
Fresco like work on canvas,oil on canvas, mixed with sand and gesso.. After an early Christian religious scene circa 400 ad, depicting a Saint and an Angel. measuring 41x50 inches….The Painting was done by a group of monks who were also Artist as a gift to the person who was a large benefactor of their church restoration in the 1970s .. the church was located near Lake Cuomo, Italy
A large contemporary print by artist Tanaka Ryohei. Scene of a garden gate opening to the rising morning sun, a green grasshopper crawling along the latch. Signed in pencil, numbered 69/100 in it series, dated 2001.
Dimensions: 26" x 26 1/2" H (entire frame) 15" x 15 1/4" H (artwork only)
Japanese contemporary large sculpture of an ant, whimsical and charming, formed from leather and incised metal, the perfect modern piece for the new age. Made by Japanese artist" Ko Kono" from Aichi Province, born 1956. Contemporary 21th Century
Size H 4" x W 15" x D 8"
A beautiful painting by Washington, DC Artist Glenn Pizer, known for his brilliant watercolors and unique style portraits. This work depicting a town or cityscape in France, painted in the early 2000’s. The painting is oil on canvas measuring 28” x 22” and framed in a gold leaf baroque frame that measures about 37” x 32”
The following is from his website,
Glenn Pizer's work centers around the suggestion of a narrative, a film-like situation that entices the viewers into playing and...
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.
The size of Book: 12 1/4" x 9 1/2" x 1 1/8", Weight of Book 3 Lbs. Louis Icart, "The Complete Etchings". West Chester, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1990. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 245 pp. A great reference book on the artist Louis Icart the French Art Deco painter and illustrator. Trained in engraving, he started out illustrating for the French fashion press. In the 1020's his portraits of women and Parisians seduced the public. He had a large exhibit in 1920 at the Galerie Simonso...
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, Washington DC. He is noted for his bold blending of indigenous African visual sensibilities Surrealist Drea...
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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Woman in Teal by Anne Lane, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 30"….. 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, ref...
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. He is noted for his bold blending of indigenous African visual sensibilities and folk motifs with West...
Unusual Japanese okimono of an ant with lifelike rendering made out of leather hide. Mounted on custom metal base for display.
Dimensions: 16.25" H x 4.5" W x 6" D (on base)
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.
(Consignment). For the past 22 years, Massimo Righini has sculpted “STORIES IN STONE” and has exhibited them primarily in the Washington, DC, area at l’Enfant Galerie. His sculptures can be found in some 30 private collections in Italy, France, the UK, and the US.
Pronoun: He
Full Bio: ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT
The curriculum of the “Liceo Classico” in Italy included heavy doses of philosophy, mythology and history of art, and Righini’s family had a long tradition of involvement ...
Signed American original landscape acrylic painting depicting a path through a grove of dark oddly shaped trees with exposed roots on either side of a path leading up to a luminous buttery yellow sky in the background. Painted by this self learned painter with a tonalist mood and signed Mimi Dee at lower right.
ID # 0410161004
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 ...
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.
This work is from her minimalist series. 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 fascina...
ROBIN SUTLIFF WASHINGTON DC ARTIST “Dreamcatcher” 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
Made in USA using pure .999 silver for this face sculpture. This sculptural piece which can be hung on a wall or worn as a necklace, was hand built by and signed: 999FS Handmade Mimi Dee.
Included is a hand painted presentation box with the lid covered with a copy of a watercolor by the same artist.
Acquired by and mailed to a special "Art Angel" who has collected a few by this maker.
Collector wrote: "For me the piece speaks of the oneness of man and nature." She was pleased to ...
A beautiful Sculpture in Faience by the Renowned Artist and sculptor Ampofo-Anti. Kwabena Ampofo-Anti is an African artist from Mampong-Akuapem, Ghana. A celebrated visual artist whose education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Science and Technology (Kumasi, Ghana), Master of Fine Arts degree from Howard University (Washington, DC) and further studies at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana (Accra).
Ampofo-Anti works in a variety of media including cer...
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.
A beautiful oil on canvas Still Life with Fruit signed SADOVOI., by the Russian artist Viacheslav Sadovoi, circa 1990s Post Perestroika, measuring 9” x 12” oil on canvas, framed 13” x 16”
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a very fine and intricate Indonesian original painting by N. Mandra of Ubud (Bali), depicting an offering scene executed in subdued earth tones. The painting is acrylic on canvas and is very well done.
Size and Condition: Framed dimensions are 32 inches tall, 24 1/2 inches wide. Perfect condition, no damages.
A print by the Japanese print maker Haku Maki, 1924-2000. He began in a career as a kamikaze pilot during world war 2. The surrender by Japan saved his life. He became a teacher and learned print making. His prints are unusual as they start with a woodblock which is carved then pressed with cement. When the cement is dried, it is carved further. A wet paper is placed on the woodblock and left to dry. The resulting image has a wonderful texture and unique embossed finish. He often printed...
A fine original modernist bronze by Heriberto Juárez signed edition # 6 of 100 measuring overall approximately 11 inches tall in excellent condition a beautiful work of art by this Mexican master. Biography
Heriberto Juárez was born in San Juan Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, and it was precisely there, land of pyramid builders and legendary sculptors, where he took his first lessons on artistic pottery, sculpture and drawing which helped him acquire the knowledge and skills he materializes ...
Mogul Sculpture Still Life, oil on canvas measures 35”x29” and fine frame measures 42”x36” signed W.E. Fager
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W. Edwin Fager was born in 1897 near Fairview, a very small town in Randolph County, Indiana, but spent most of his life working in Chicago or spending time at his farm near Michigan City.
Fager crafted a successful career as a fine artist and interior designer. He specialized in custom commission for lamps, tables, and other furniture. After graduating from high schoo...
Bio: Ernesto Alcántara (1933 - 2019) created a vast body of work along many themes: volcanoes, the Sierra Gorda, seascapes, landscapes, nudes, still life works, travel sketches, political satire, fairy tales drawn for his daughter, characters, with Sor Juana, Don Quixote, and Rembrandt being predominant.
His techniques include oil on linen, prepared by him in his studio with rabbit glue, linseed oil, and tempera; engravings on copper or zinc using burin, dry point, etching, or soft ground;...
Enrico Colombotto Rosso, Italian, 1925-2013.
Untitled (Sleeping Figure) Oil on canvas,signed Colombotto Rosso (lower right); signed and inscribed (verso)Height 35.2 in.; Width 59.2 in. / Height 89.5 cm.; Width 150.5 cm. Misc Signed, Inscribed verso. His paintings sell at auction up to $9000.
Master Artist Jean Volang, was born in Vietnam in 1921 and began his painting at an early age when he was taught by a French born teacher who later told him to paint in France, especially Paris where he could make his mark in the world. Never forgetting his roots of his beloved Vietnam, his most celebrated works are of his memories there. This oil on canvas measuring 27”x 37.5”, recalls the many villages on the delta’s and the river’s famous for the county. Volang’s work has now been r...
Chinese horseshoe back lady's folding chair made of elm wood with brass mounts. Back splat and other details are carved with an archaic chimera motif. Reinforced seat is very comfortable and strong. Classical and elegant design.
Age: 20th Century
Dimensions: 35 1/2" high x 26" wide x 25" deep. Size of seat: 19" wide x 15 1/2" deep.
“Paysage Provencal”
Oil on canvas 19.7” x 25.6” w/o frame
Gaston Sebire was born in Saint-Samson, Normandy, France, August 18, 1920. He attended School in Rouen, then entered the postal service, working at night and devoting himself to painting during the day. His first big break came in 1953, when he won the honorable job of designing the costumes and decorations of L'Ange gris, a ballet written by Claude Debussy for the Marquis of Cuevas. Moving to Normandy soon after, he buried hims...
Fall Landscape signed by Cody, 16 x 20". Framed Oil Painting 22 x 26".
MEDIA: Inside Painting Snuff Bottle
SIZE: H: 3 ¼ inches, W: 3 inches
ARTIST: Shi Sheng (Guanyu Art Studio)
From our Fine Arts and Americana Collection, a stunning and massive alto-relief sculpture in bonded sand by American contemporary art legend Bill Mack.
For those who have followed the American Contemporary Art Movement over the last 20 years or so, Bill Mack needs no introduction. For those unfamiliar with his work, Bill Mack sculpts in what is referred to as “alto-relief,” which is a variation of bas-relief but incorporates even much greater depth and three dimensionality with portion...