A strongly painted portrait miniature of a gentleman, rendered in watercolor on organic wafer. The sitter is a good-looking chap with blue eyes and fulsome sideburns, attired in a black jacket and cravat, a white collar and ruffled shirt, and a gold chain. He is identified by engraving on the reverse of the case as J.A. Reed...
Harry Bertoia monotype on rice paper
Tall sculptural forms in varied textures and hues
c 1950's
Paper size - 19 1/2" x 22 3/4"
Set in black frame - size 25" x 30"
Very good original condition
Original deep etching on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell. 18 1/2 by 27 image alone. In excellent original condition. Titled and inscribed a/p in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '51 by Elaine" l.r. Also inscribed "Berk Chappell Imp" bottom right of the sheet. A wonderful allegorical portrait of Elaine Black. Plate 21 in "The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
Original deep etching on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In original unframed condition. 17 by 23 3/8 image alone. Titled and numbered 7/25 in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '52 by Elaine" l.r. Plate 15 in "The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
Original etching by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In original unframed condition. Titled and numbered 7/25 in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '56 by Elaine" l.r. Plate 14 in "The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
Original light etch on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In original unframed condition. 17 1/2 by 23 3/4 image alone. Titled and numbered 7/25 l.l. Signed "Wendell Black '50 by Elaine l.r. Plate 20 in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre
Original drypoint engraving on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In original unframed condition. Titled and numbered 7/25 in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '51 by Elaine" l.r. 12 1/2 by 23 1/2 image alone. Plate 2 in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
This Warren Davis etching measures 7 7/8 x 6 inches, pencil signed, label from Kleemann-Thorman Galleries, New York included, c.1928. This delicately rendered etching is a great example of Davis's images of graceful female nudes, many of which were used for Vanity Fair and Life magazines in the very early 1900s.
This color aquatint etching by the French Expressionist Georges Rouault measures 12 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches, plate signed, from the "Circus of the Shooting Stars" series, a group of eight color aquatints created in 1930, on Rives BFK laid type paper, initialed and dated in the plate, lower right, edition of 270, cat: Wofsy-212.
Original engraving, deep etching, salt ground, and drypoint on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In excellent condition. 17 1/2 by 23 5/8 image alone. Titled and marked a/p in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '56 by Elaine" l.r. Also inscribed bottom right of the sheet "Berk Chappell-IMP". This is plate 18 in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre. Provenance available.
Original deep etching on zinc by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell. In excellent condition. 11 1/2 by 19 1/4 image alone. Titled and numbered 7/25 in pencil l.l. Signed "Wendell H. Black '61 by Elaine" l.r. Plate 9 in The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black by Henry Sayre. Provenance available.
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell. In excellent original condition. 16 by 23 1/2. Titled and marked a/p l.l. Also signed "Wendell H. Black '52 by Elaine" l.r. Also inscribed bottom right of the sheet: "Berk Chappell-imp". Provenance available.
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In excellent original condition. Titled and marked A/P l.l. Also signed "Wendell H. Black '54 by Elaine" Also inscribed bottom right of the sheet "Berk Chappell-imp" 12 by 23 1/2 image alone. Provenance available.
Original copper engraving by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In excellent original condition. Titled "Predella" and inscribed a/p l.l. Also signed "Wendell H. Black '54 by Elaine" l.r. Also inscribed bottom right of the sheet "Berk Chappell-imp". Provenance available.
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell (Since Black never issued a complete edition in his lifetime, and only printed a few prints, the edition was completed after his death.) In original unframed condition. Titled "Self-Portrait '50-'55" and marked A/P l.l. Also signed "Wendell H. Black '55 by Elaine." Also inscribed at the bottom right of the sheet "Berk Chappell-imp". 22 by 15 image alone. Provenance available...
Original etching, drypoint, and engraving on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell (Wendell Black never issued an edition in his lifetime). In original unframed condition. Titled and inscribed a/p l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '56 by Elaine" l.r. 16 1/2 by 23 1/2. Plate 17 in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
Internationally acclaimed artist Bruce Onobrakpeya (b. 1932 ) produced this expressionistic image of a black fishes during one of his earlier periods of artistic expression in 1963. The serigraph depicts gold fish swimming in a pond or lake expressing, perhaps, the beauties of African natural life. Onobrakpeya has a wide following, including Prince Phillip of the United Kingdom from whom Nigeria, Onobrakpeya's native country, gained independence in 1960...
Original charcoal-pencil drawing on grey paper by Warren Brandt (American, 1918-2002). Signed l.r. Also inscribed verso: "#11--Warren Brandt--Sisters--Charcoal-Pencil--11 1/2 by 13--$300". Still bears a gallery label from the Louise Himelfarb Gallery in Water Mill, New York.
Warren Brandt was born in Greensboro, NC. He lived and worked in New York...