Bay Area - Art

This artwork titled "Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas II" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered XLII/C in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.5 x 18 inches, framed size is 36 x 30.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold leaf frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist:   Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...

This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Ciconia Alba” (A family of storks) by John Gould, from the supplement to his "Birds of Great Brit...

Stephan Hoffpauir’s photorealistic watercolors invite viewers to contemplate spaces that, while familiar, are largely ignored by those who fleetingly pass through them. Among his sub...

The scene flows with a mix of people out and very much milling about against a backdrop of high rises half hidden in mist. There’s the dandy sporting a red fedora, a white-helmeted b...

This artwork titled "Carnavalesque" from the suite "The Mujeres File" 1969 is an original colors lithograph on BFK Rives paper by renown Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, 1899-1991. It i...

This is an early 19th century map of ancient Syria and Egypt entitled "Carte de la Syrie et de l'Egypte anciennes/dressée par M. Lapie, Colonel d'Etat M...

These are two separate 11 x 8.5 inch (45 x 60 cm) hand-printed original cyanotype photographs sold sold together. They are the same image but one is printed from the negative and the...

'Mangaia' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. Trails ar...

Artist: Teo Tobiasse (French/Israeli, 1927-2012) Title: "The Songs of Songs of King Solomons" Year: 1975 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered LVII/C in pencil Paper: Jap...

'Infanta Suculentas,' features the face of a young woman with succulents and skulls in an intricately patterned and complex graphite drawing on Kent paper. from Japanese artist Chika...

This is a rare 18th Century hand-colored copperplate engraving entitled "Der Storch Ciconia" (White Stork) by Johann Leonhard Frisch is plate 19...

This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Grey Fox, No. 5, Plate XXI" from John James Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America, published in Philadelphia ...

'Orange Tulips' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. Inter...

This artwork "Woman with Cityscape" c.2010, is a watercolor on paper by noted Israeli artist Patricia Govezensky, b.1961. It is signed at the lower...

Dazzling blue 'Bluffs at Wilder' oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in ...

'Sunflowers in a Tall Vase' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and ...

This is a hand-colored 18th century map of the Meissen region of Germany, entitled "Geographischer Entwurff Derer Aemmter Meissen als Creys-Procuratur-Schul-und Stiffts-Ammt benebst ...

'Borderline' narrative oil on canvas painting byTamera Avery, whose contemporary oil paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serious themes including globa...

This artwork titled "The Internist" c.1975 is an original etching by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 130/300 in pencil by the a...

This artwork "Native American Woman with basket" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Richard Rackus, 1922-2013. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas size is 28 x 22 inches, framed size is 33 x 27 inches. Custom framed in a wood distressed style frame. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in Michigan in 1922, Richard Rackus moved to Los Angeles, California in 1936. He studied at Chouinard Art Institute under the tutelage of Frank Tolles Chamberlin...

This artwork titled "Navajo Weaver" 1937, is an original color lithograph on paper by noted Swiss/American artist Conrad Buff, 1886-1975. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist, t...

This encaustic collage is mounted on a birch wood panel with 3/4 deep natural wood sides. The thick transparent slightly frosty encaustic beeswax coating on the front gives it a cool...

Eric Gill "Hawaiian Drummer" Original Airbrush Painting C.1930s Small but mighty airbrush. Classic 1930s Hawaiian painting by Eric Gill. Dimension...

This artwork titled "Market Day, Guatemala" c.1998, is a photograph by American artist Lisa Kristine, b.1965. It is stamp signed and titled on the back. The photograph size is 6.5 x ...

This artwork titled "Kennett's Window High Tide (Variation #1)" 1988 is an original mixed media with collage on museum board by American artist Daniel Joshua Goldstein, b.1950. It is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 5/100 in pencil by the artist. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Solo Exhibitions Gallery 443 PAS, NYC 2012 Durka Chang Gallery, San Francisco CA 2002 Foster Goldstrom Gallery, New York, NY 1994 Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 1993 Neville/Sargent Gallery, Chicago, IL 1988, 1989 Portfolio Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand 1988 Neville/Sargent Gallery, Chicago, IL 1986 Belle Arts Gallery, New York, NY 1986 Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 1985 Dubins Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1984 Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 1983 Neville/Sargent Gallery, Chicago, IL 1983 The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY 1983 Dubins Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1982 Getler/Pall Gallery, New York, NY 1982 Spector/Brown Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA 1982 Art Forms, San Francisco, CA 1982 Smith Gallery, UC Santa Cruz, CA 1978 Getler/Pall Gallery, New York, NY 1977 ADI Gallery, San Francisco,CA 1977 Group Exhibitions (selected) “Art, AIDS, America” MOCA Los Angeles 2015 “Through the Eyes of Love” 2010 Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL “Medicine Men” and “Through Positive Eyes” 2010 2010 International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria “Because We Are”, Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, TX “Crossoverwise”, Manresa Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2010 “Good Friday”, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St Louis, MO 2009 “Not Alone”, Durban Museum, Durban, South Africa and The Castle of Good Hope Museum, Cape Town, South Africa 2009 “Make Art/ Stop Aids, Fowler Museum, UCLA 2008 Los Angeles, CA Green Room Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006 “The Visual Culture of American Religions”, Brauer Museum of Art, 2000 Valparaiso, Indiana Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO 1998 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia 1998 Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO 1995 Cabrillo College Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA 1995 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA 1994 Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY 1994 Katzen Gallery, New York, NY 1991 California Crafts Museum, San Francisco CA 1990 Neville/Sargent Gallery, Chicago, IL 1989 Allport Gallery, San Francisco 1988 “Recent Bay Area Prints,” Allport Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1984 “Four Hundred Years of the Woodcut,” Palo Alto, CA 1983 “Four Bay Area Woodblock Artists,” World Print Council, San Francisco, CA “Subjective Realities: Seven Bay Area Artists”, Achenbach Foundation Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA 1982 The Brooklyn Museum National Print Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY 1981 “Recent Acquisitions,” Achenbach Foundation, San Francisco, CA 1980 “Four California Printmakers,” Associated American Artists, New York, NY 1979 “New Talent in Printmaking,” Associated American Artists, Ney York, NY 1977 Tokyo Central Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 1977 “Thirty Years of American Printmaking,” The Brooklyn Museum, NY 1976 “Prints, California,” The Oakland Museum of art, Oakland, CA 1976 Selected Publications Continuum, By Jason Lahman, Published by Daniel Goldstein Studio, 2011 In conjunction with the 433PAS exhibition, New York, NY“Art and Activism”, by Steven C. Dubin. Art in America, December 2009. Beyond Belief: Modern Art And The Religious Imagination, by Rosemary Crumlin. Published by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Australia. 1998. Reliquaries, by Richard Howard, Robert Atkins and David Maxim; Published by Foster Goldstrom Gallery, NY, 1994. The Folding Image, by Komanecky and Butera; Published by The Yale University Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Art, Washingtom, DC, 1984. Daniel Joshua Goldstein: Woodblocks and Paper Cut-outs 1974-1983, by Barry Walker and Richard Howard; Published by The Brooklyn Museum, 1983. Prints, A Collector’s Guide, by Ellen Kaplan; Published by Coward McCann, 1983. Subjective Realities, by Robert Flynn Johnson; Published by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1983. Thirty Years of Printmaking, by Gene Baro; Published by The Brooklyn Museum, 1977. “Four West Coast Artists”, Graphics, August/September, 1977. Daniel Joshua Goldstein: An Interview With The Artist By Gene Baro Catalogue published by ADI and Getler/Pall, 1977. Selected Collections and Major Commissions Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Oakland Museum of Art Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO Art Institute of Chicago Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburg, PA University of California Museum of Art, Berkeley, CA Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA IBM AT&T Kaiser Medical Center, Mountain View, CA City of, Reston, VA City of Mountain View, CA Hotel Eldorado, Sante Fe, NM The California Endowment, Oakland, CA Saks Fifth Avenue BART, Colma Station, Colma, CA Ernst and Young, Dallas, Texas Amoco, New Orleans, LA Pacific Telesis, San Francisco and San Ramon, CA SAP, Palo Alto, CA Alcoa, Pittsburgh, PA DFS, San Francisco, CA Blue Shield of California...

jd Hansen is an American sculptor whose work explores the tension and interplay between vulnerability and strength, using human and animal forms rendered in bronze and stainless stee...

This artwork titled In "My Heart Feel the Embrace of Sacred Feeling, Goethe 19C II" is a mixed media (Acrylic paint and collage) on wood panel by California artist Millicent Thomkins...

Wallace Nutting Antique Hand Colored Photograph Photo dimensions 75" wide x 9.5" high The frame measures 14" wide x 18" high The pho...

This artwork titled "Corner Pond" 2009, is an oil painting on canvas board by American artist Annamarie (Anna) Nelson. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist, also sign...

This artwork titled "Vivaldi, Winter" 1993 in an original etching with hand coloring by noted German artist Jurgen Gorg, b.1951. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered E.A. III/X in pencil by the artist. The plate mark (image) size is 15.5 x 12.5 inches, framed size is 29 x 18 inches. Custom framed in a wooden silver frame, with light grey matting, silver color bevel and red/brown fillet. The artwork and matting are in excellent condition, the frame have some scratches and dents, it will be replaced by a new similar or better silver frame when sold before shipping. This will bring the over all condition to excellent. About the artist: Born in 1951 in Dernbach, West Germany, Jurgen Gorg has established himself as a master craftsman and consummate artist. His etchings and lithographs reflect his innate talent and imagination. He studied visual arts first, in Koblenz, Germany and later, at the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. Gorg began his professional career in 1977 as an artist and printmaker and by 1980, was awarded a special painting prize by the district of Rheinland-Pfalz. In 1985, a catalog raisonne was published of Gorg's creations. Gorg's work follows a strong tradition of figurative art with erotic overtones. He interprets his subject matter loosely, keeping his figures open and emphasizing motion through line and contour. A foreword in a book on Gorg's work captures his artistic sensibility: "The predominant subject is the human body: it is the body of a young, slim, beautiful person. The face remains vague, the gestures are those of free motion...

'Freeway No. 13 (diptych) ' by artist Ryan Reynolds, who uses bold colors to depict contemporary life in this painting that is from his 'Freeway' series. Fantastic spiraling highway...

Persephone VIII by Erik Pawassar 62 x 48 inches (157 x 122cm) edition of 7 signed 40 x 31 inches (102 x 79cm) edition of 25 signed archival fine art pigment print signed & numbe...

This colorful and detailed early 18th century copperplate map by John Cary entitled "A New Map of Persia from the Latest Authorities" was published in London in 1801. It depicts Persia, the region of modern day Afghanistan, the Caspian Sea, the Sea of Aral, the Persian Gulf...

Parking by Frank Schott from a series of photographs capturing urban observations onto humanity and its constructs 27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 102cm edition of 25 signed 48 x 72 inches...

This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "American Black Bear", No. 29, Plate CXLI from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America". It was dr...

Hand printed Platinum Photograph. Tom Millea was well known for his printing. He loved Death Valley and even made a portfolio of it. This is a loose print.

This artwork Titled "Bold Autumn Forest" 1989, is a colors Ilfochrome Photograph by noted photographer Christopher Burkett, b.1951. It is signed on the first matting at the lower right corner by the artist. also signed, titled and dated on the back. The photograph size is 20 x 24 inches, apparent part is 18 x 23 inches, framed size is 30.25 x 34.25 inches. Custom framed in a gold metal frame, with off white matting. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright. About the artist: Christopher Burkett (born 1951) is an American landscape photographer, known not only for his large format photography of woodlands but also as a craftsman who "makes every print himself with a skill that is unsurpassed. Photography Burkett requires "absolute material accuracy" and has since 1980 evolved into one of the greatest color printers in the history of the medium, creating Cibachrome color prints of unprecedented dimension (40x50) from his brilliant 8x10 transparencies. "The best of Christopher Burkett's photographs have an almost mystical sense of connection to us, one that cannot fully be conveyed through words or reproductions. "All of Christopher's photographs, is able to act across distance, to illumine a viewer standing fifty or a hundred feet away, to transcend the physical dimensions of its frame. Burkett is also a former brother in an Orthodox Christian religious order who, Vincent Rossi writes, has "transformed photographic technique into a spiritual endeavor. On April 15, 2018 the PBS national network broadcast a segment about Burkett on NewsHour Weekend. The program states: "There are some photographers who are convinced that the old ways are worth preserving. One of these is Oregon Photographer Christopher Burkett, who works slowly and patiently to create some of the highest resolution photographs every made. Christopher Burkett has been photographing the American landscape for over four decades." "He and his wife, Ruth, have lugged their camera gear across all 50 states." "He says he want to make both the physical and the ethereal accessible." "Light and luminosity are critical elements of Burkett's work." "For Burkett, photography is not just an artistic but a spiritual experience that's informed by his religious faith." And Burkett says: "...going out and photographing is one thing, but spending time bringing the light out of these images to share them with other people is really what it’s all about. Reviews and awards[ Burkett's books and exhibits have been reviewed in the Bloomsbury Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, The Washington Post, and Book Reader; an interview with Burkett was published in View Camera magazine. Articles about Burkett have also appeared in Camera Arts, Hasselblad Forum, and Popular Photography.[8] The North American Bookdealers Exchange awarded Burkett's book Intimations of Paradise Best Book of the Year for Art and Photography in 1999 and in 2004 he was one of twelve photographers honored with the Hasselblad Masters award for his photography by camera manufacturer Hasselblad. Bibliography • Christopher Burkett (1999). Intimations of Paradise: Photographs by Christopher Burkett. West Wind Arts. ISBN 978-0967021607. • Christopher Burkett (2004). Resplendent Light: Photographs by Christopher Burkett. West Wind Arts. ISBN 0-9670216-1-8. • Robert Frost...

Mare (Mascagni) by Frank Schott 40 x 32 inches / 102cm x 81cm signed edition of 25 60 x 48 inches / 152cm x 122cm signed edition of 7 archival quality fine art pigment print limit...

Automobili III by Frank Schott 27 x 40 inches / 69cm x 102cm edition of 25 signed 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183cm edition of 7 signed archival quality fine art pigment print limite...

This is a 16th century original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Frankfort, Germany entitled "Francenbergum, vel ut alij Francoburgum Hassiae Opp" by Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, from their famous city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", published in Cologne, Germany in 1595. This is an English translation of an excerpt from the original text in the atlas: "Frankenberg or, according to others, Francoburgum, a town in Hesse. Charlemagne vested the town of Frankenberg with many freedoms and privileges, which it still enjoys to this day, and on account of its valiant and victorious soldiers awarded a signet, upon which there formerly appeared a golden castle with a tower, together with the letter F and a golden crown. Frankenberg, seen here from the northeast, lies on a hill above the River Eder. The hillside is covered with fields neatly separated by bushes and fences. Soaring above the town is the massive Liebfrauenkirche, which was modelled on St Elizabeth's church in Marburg. The New Town was founded in 1335 at the foot of the hill (right) and merged with the Old Town as late as 1556. Frankenberg was founded by Conrad of Thuringia in 1233/34 to prevent the archbishops of Mainz from expanding their sphere of influence...

Who says you can’t hang a painting bursting with flowers in an all-neutrals room? At no risk of disturbing the peace, here’s an artwork done of roses and anthurium in surprisingly re...

This artwork titled " Paris, Place De La Concorde" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper by French artist Urbain Huchet, 1930-2014. It is hand signed and numbered ...

This artwork titled "Amaryllis" 1998 is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Gary Bukovnik, born 1947. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 95/200 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 10 x 9.75 inches, sheet size is 14.75 x 13.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright, has never been framed. About the artist. Born and educated in Cleveland Gary Bukovnik has lived in San Francisco for over 25 years. Primarily using the mediums of watercolor, monotype, and lithograph, Bukovnik creating colorful floral images of great depth and intensity. Bukovnik collaborates with Trillium Press, whose owner and master printer, David Salgado, studied at the Tamarind Workshop, formerly in Los Angeles. In 2003, the American Academy in Rome invited Bukovnik to attend the academy as a Visiting Artist for six weeks. He was asked to attend a second session in February 2005. In 2001, he was selected to create a poster for the prestigious List Collection, which creates posters to commemorate programs at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. Lincoln Center past contributors have included Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Alex Katz, Elizabeth Murray, and Donald Sultan. The work of Gary Bukovnik is held in public and private collections worldwide. Selected Museums Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario The Art Institute of Chicago Atlanta Botanical Garden Brooklyn Museum Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown Dallas Museum of Art Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Frye Art Museum, Seattle Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow Library of Congress, Washington, DC The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Museum of Modern Art, New York The Richard L. Nelson Gallery, U.C. Davis, California The New York Public Library Oakland Museum of California Philadelphia Museum of Art Phoenix Art Museum Portland Art Museum, Oregon Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence San Francisco Museum of Modern Art University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson University of California, Berkeley Art Museum Selected public collections ALZA Corporation, Mountain View ART In Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State AT&T, New York Atlantic Richfield, Los Angeles BankAmerica Corporation, Charlotte Citigroup, New York Cleveland Institute of Music Clorox Company, Oakland Comerica Bank, Costa Mesa & San Jose H.J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh Illinois Bell Telephone...

This is an 18th century engraved and etched portrait of Johannes Wesselius by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Jan Maurits Quinkhard. It depicts a half-height image of Wesselius...

This artwork "Decorated Cat" c.1960, is an oil painting on hardboard by noted Mexican Artist Jose Maris De Servin, 1917-1983. It is signed at the upper left corner by the artist. The...

Promesse I & II ( Diptych) is a magnificent abstract oil painting of ephemeral clouds floating on an elegant deep blue sky . A unique view of clouds at twilight, in rich shades of...

Artist: Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898-1978) Title: cityscape Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Color etching with aquatint on silk Edition: Unknown Plate mark (Image) size: 11.25 x 8.2...

This artwork titled "At The Park" Circa 1980 is an offset lithograph on Wove paper by artist Barbara A. Wood (American) It is signed and numbered 356/875 in pencil by the artist. The...

Airfield by Erik Pawassar 23 x 40 inches (58 x 102cm) edition of 25 signed 48 x 84 inches (122 x 213cm) edition of 7 signed archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by ...

19th Century Oil Painting "The Naughty Child" After Sir Edwin Landseer Delightful antique oil painting of "The Naughty Child" by a mystery artist. The original painting was done by ...

Hand printed by artist. Signed in pencil lower right. Excellent Condition Dry mounted on board Printed 1981

This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "Grizzly Bear", No. 27, Plate CXXXI from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America". It was drawn on...

This artwork titled "Kreuzenstein Courrtyard, Austria" c. 1960 is a color etching on wove paper by noted Austrian artist Robert Kasimir, 1914-2002. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower center. The image (plate mark) size is 15.75 x 17.35 inches, framed size is 25.25 x 26 inches. Custom framed in a wooden antique silver frame, with decorated matting. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright, the frame has minor restorations, practically invisible. About the artist. Born in Vienna in 1914, Robert Kasimir began drawing at age 4, taught by his grandfather Alois. He made his first etching at age 5. He graduated from Vienna schools and attended the Technological College before switching to the Academy for Graphic Art, where he studied under Professor Hans Frank, a painter and graphic artist. Robert inherited the talent of his famous parents. His technique and subject matter are quite similar to those of his father. He signed his early etchings with the pseudonym "F.O. Robert" until he became established as a successful artist in his own right. Only then did he begin signing his etchings with his own name. In 1936 he came to the United States for a year of study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. During that year he made drawings for his American etchings, including the Capitol in Washington, Yale University, Broad Street, New York, and the University of California in Berkeley. He completed the actual etchings after his return to Vienna. In 1938 he was drafted into the army. He was sent to several fronts (Belgium, Holland, France, Russia) as a war reporter. He did many drawings during the war. In 1945 he returned to Vienna. For the next several years industrial commissions comprised most of his work, though he did several of his Viennese and Austrian scenes such as the Vienna Opera House...

large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic ...

'Muthana' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a series about the David's views on the American invasion of Iraq. "In 2005, a f...

This is an original 1st octavo edition John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Black-billed Cuckoo, 1. Male, 2, Female, Magnolia Grandiflora", No. 56, Plate 276 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1840-1844. It depicts a female black-billed cuckoo perched on a branch of a magnolia tree reaching for a flying insect. The male appears to be in flight in front of magnolia leaves on the right, perhaps after the same insect. Magnolia flowers are depicted, as well. This original 1st octavo edition hand-colored Audubon Black-billed Cuckoo lithograph is in excellent condition, other than a few tiny spots in the upper margin and a tiny faint spot in the lower inscription area. The sheet measures 6.5" high by 10.13" wide. The original text pages, 300-302, from Audubon's 19th century publication are included with the lithograph. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was a naturalist and artist. He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting every bird in America via his watercolor paintings and publishing his works for all to enjoy. Audubon's first illustrations were published in a large elephant folio size. Due to their expense they were purchased in rather small numbers by the wealthy. To reach a larger audience, Audubon, with the help of his sons and J. T. Bowen, published a smaller octavo sized lithograph version, which were much more affordable. With the success of his bird projects, Audubon then turned his attention to four-legged animals. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His expedition covered some of the same regions recently explored by Lewis and Clark, traveling from present day Alaska to Mexico. Audubon realized that this was an opportunity to document these animals in the still relatively pristine American wilderness, before man encroached on their environment. Between 1845 and 1848, Audubon and his sons John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon produced a set of elephant folio sized lithographs that were primarily engraved and hand colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. The publication, which included text descriptions of the animals was published 3 years before Audubon died. As with the birds, this was followed by a three-volume set of 155 octavo-sized plates entitled “The Quadrupeds of North America” completed and published by Audubon’s sons, John, Jr. and Victor. Audubon prints continue to be popular and a wise investment. The double elephant folio set...

Artist: Adriaen Van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685) Title: The Organ Grinder Year: 1647 Medium: Etching Paper: Laid paper Image (plate mark) size: 4.35 x 3.5 i...

This artwork titled "Venice" 1965 is an original color aquatint on Arches paper by noted Indian artist Kaiko Moti, 1921-1989. It is hand signed and numbered 42/100 in pencil by the a...

This artwork "Winter Landscape" c.1980, is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Bill Shaddix, b.1930. It is signed at the lower left corne...