Elfi Schuselka

Abstract Compositions, Mixed Media Collages, 2

Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Abstract Heart, Mixed Media on Paper, stamped "Studio / Domenick Capobianco" to verso, unframed. 37.25" H x 39.5" W. Provenance: From the col...

Eva Bouzard-Hui (American, 1936-2023) Two Mixed Media Abstract Compositions on Handmade Paper, comprising: "Crow and the Mountain", with descriptive label to verso, and "Untitled", b...

Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Composition, Mixed Media on Paper with three-dimensional collage elements, signed in pencil lower right, unframed. 23" H x 30" W. Provena...

Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), "The Grey One", Acrylic on Paper, signed in pencil lower right, signed and titled to verso. 25.75" H x 37.75" W. Provenance: From the collection o...

Robert Rauschenberg 'Snowflake Crime XIX', from the ACE Gallery Collection, 1981 Solvent transfer, acrylic and fabric collage on handmade paper with deckled edges Signed and dated '8...

Sheila Isham Flight XXXI, 1987 acrylic, watercolor, and collage on handmade paper with deckled edges Pencil signed, dated and titled Signed again and warmly inscribed: "For Aladar, o...

The art of Philip Wittmann is founded on signals. For him, signs serve as a bridge between abstraction, reality and writing, too. When he was 26 years old, he began painting as a hobbyist using 'pure' abstraction. However, he believed his work lacked a solid foundation upon which to grow. ​He discovered a book on the origins of the Chinese alphabet, which origins are essentially signs, in 2008 while taking a calligraphy class. The 26 letters of our Latin alphabet are less pictorial than the Chinese characters as we know them now. He discovered that pictorial representation is more prevalent when examining the origins of alphabets—all alphabets, in fact—because there is frequently a similarity between the sign's true meaning and what it is meant to represent. For instance, the symbol for a turtle in the original Chinese script resembles a turtle. Wittmann loves signs as they leave room for interpretation. For instance, if one writes “the sky is blue”, one will make for themself a mental representation of a blue sky, even if each one-off us will probably have some nuance in our own mental representation of that blue sky. On the other hand, a sign can...

The art of Philip Wittmann is founded on signals. For him, signs serve as a bridge between abstraction, reality and writing, too. When he was 26 years ...