Pennsylvania - Wall Decorations

This gouache by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See”...

This plaque award is inscribed with the following: Award to P. Lorillard Company by the National Association of Tobacco Distributors for the Most Popular Exhibit at the 24th Annivers...

Roseline Koener oil on canvas 1985 About the artist: My adventurous journey as an artist has been focused on accessing the magic POOL of vibrant colors and life forces deep within me. I marvel at the infinite richness and divine beauty of colors, sounds, patterns, textures, and fragrances of Mother Nature. I am inspired and amazed by the powerful and dynamic cycles of life, which generate newness and oneness. The circular movements of planets and every cell, the miraculous growth of plants and mountains, the morning’s eclosion of roses, and the buoyancy of ocean waves fascinate me. Artists and musicians like Klee, Matisse, Tombly, Motherwell, Frankenthaler, Anatsui, Bach, Hafiz, Rumi, Hildegard von Bingen...

Contemporary artist Melissa Strawser’s Bertoia Junior Dandelion Gong Print is a pulled Artist Proof, an original intaglio print using handmade Doug Zucco White Crow Printmaking Paper (Fleetwood, PA) with colored inks from a single bronze plate that just happens to be a singing Bertoia Gong...

Edward McHugh The Bad Touch, 2020-21 Acrylic, ink, thread, polyester resin on double-refined fiberboard 3 x 56.5 x 45.5 in

"The Reading Hardware Company's Fine Builders Hardware" wall sign is an antique gem, blending craftsmanship and elegance. Its wood base exudes warmth, while the brass lettering adds ...

This European cardboard pedestrian sign is blue, white, and black in color. Good condition with appropriate wear from age. One available. Please note, ...

Edward McHugh It's A Put On, 2020 Acrylic, ink, thread on canvas Measurements: 84 x 60 inches

This is a 1960s Photo Compilation Book of photographs from Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill's design of The National Life Center in Nashville, Tennessee. These works are of great import...

Hand painted early 19th century miniature under glass. Finely painted details on this lovely lady. In a brass oval frame, with floral embroidery surround. Painting measures 2.5 in x...

Circa 1920s. framed antique picture taken of the Connecticut State Prison. The Prison was opened in 1827 and was closed 1962. It also shows the ...

These are original Screen-Printed Fabric Panels, designed by Alexander Girard in ca. 1972. We have 22 panels available, and the listed price is for each individual piece. These are t...

Edward McHugh Come On Join The Party, 2020-21 Acrylic, ink, thread, polyester resin on dibond 48 x 60 in

José González Veites "viaje imapinario ror bajio" acrilico / tela "imaginary journey for acrylic" bass / fabric (Mexican, born Mexico City 1957) ...

This gouache by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See”...

A very interesting and unusual Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz. The painting is produced on artist board and comes complete with what appears to be an original artist decorated/painted frame. The painting is signed on the front by the artist. Overall frame Size approximately 42″ wide x 2″ deep x 30″ high J. Earle Pfoutz had a long and distinguished career as a self trained artist. More can be learned about him from reading this article produced by Gary Hawbaker at askART Earle Pfoutz Born: 1891 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Died: 1957 Known for: Landscape, figure, still life painting An image of J Earle Pfoutz Biography from the Archives of askART J. Earle Pfoutz (John Earle Pfoutz) – (Oct 23, 1891-Nov 9, 1957) “A seventh generation descendant of a Swiss family which arrived in America early in the 17th Century, J. Earle Pfoutz was born in Lancaster, PA, son of John Bachman and Susan Allison Pfoutz. He painted houses for a living and pictures for a life. A self-taught artist, described as a primitive, he was distinctive for his vivid imagination and bold color application. He painted hundreds of Lancaster County scenes. Pfoutz traveled through the hills near his home and along the Susquehanna River in search of scenes. He began painting with a brush when he was fourteen, but added a palette knife after suffering an eye injury. He completed eighth grade in the Lancaster Public Schools and there his formal education ended. However, the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Pennsylvania thought so highly of his work as an artist that officials certified him as an art instructor and he taught for a year in the York (PA) public schools. He also was an art instructor under the program for disabled veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Administration, when he gave private instruction to veterans in their homes. In 1947, J. Earle Pfoutz finally earned national recognition as an artist. His painting, Opalescent October, was chosen by the Museum of Art of Dayton Ohio, to travel all over the country for a year with its Group Exhibition. Described as a “very colorful, calm scene, iridescent in color, sweeping in design,” the painting started on its journey around the country early in 1948. In an interview with the Sunday News (Lancaster, PA – Nov 2, 1947), Pfoutz stated that he didn’t know whether he was a “primitive” or an “impressionist.” No master taught him, no school channeled his style. “Sometimes I didn’t eat, but I always managed to paint,” he recalled. Many of his hundreds of canvases -most of them not sold, but given away to friends – found their way to other parts of the country. “I never remember the day when I did not love color,” Pfoutz said. “I was about 12 years old when I saw my first palette – a string of different colored paint paddles that graced the stores of that day. As a boy I had two great desires. One was to be able to eat all the strawberry jam I could, and the other to possess a string of those beautiful paint paddles. Well, I’ve got my fill of jelly, but I’ve never yet got my fill of beautiful colors.” In 1950, Pfoutz’s one man show of paintings made front page headlines in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: “Most of the twenty oil paintings on exhibition are landscapes, although there are several interesting figure studies. Colors again, as in all Pfoutziana are rich and full-bodied, but for the most part not as startlingly as in some of the earlier work. Most of the paintings were done during the past year, and also reveal the painter’s characteristic heavy impasto technique, in which the rich swirls of paint carry their own message. Among the figures, The Banjo Picker, and The Magician, are the most provocative. Both are character studies; the first being of a tramp musician whose drab clothing is set-off by a luminous aqua blue background. Modern in feeling and treatment is The Magician, a clown-faced wizard whose spinning ball in the air suggests the fourth dimension – space. The use of the primary colors in this picture serves to emphasize the theme effectively. A large colorful landscape, Opalescent October, depicting rolling hills against a late afternoon sky is new to Lancastrians, as it has just returned from Dayton, Ohio, where it hung in the Dayton Art Institute. Another landscape with soft dreamy colors is Fantasie D’Autumne, and one of the loveliest pictures in the show. Pennsylvania Dutch Country is another with eye appeal, and was one of the works which was hung in the Old Customs House in Philadelphia during Pennsylvania Week, and before that in a collection of Pfoutz work in the same place. In deep contrast to the sunny skies and brilliant foliage of many of the pictures, is the somewhat morbid Worry, in which the center of interest is a tremendous rat. This, the painter explains, was symbolic of 1948 in China, which was ‘The Year of The Rat’ in the Chinese calendar. Background material for the picture was furnished to Pfoutz by author Pearl Buck. Other pictures include Autumn Prelude, Miners Village, painted at Cornwall, PA; Humid Day, Saint Peters Kierch, at Middletown, PA; Lady Pfoutz, inspired by the painter’s wife; Sun Flowers, Sentimental Journey, Gyne, Luzon Woman, Old Bridge, The Cow Path. Lemures, based on Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving from Kenya Province, S. Africa.” In 1953, Pfoutz was installed as President of the Lancaster County Art Association. A. Z. Kruse, New York City artist, writer and member of the faculty of the Brooklyn College and the Cartoonists and Illustrators School, Manhattan, was the guest speaker. In January of 1953, thirty-five Pfoutz oils were exhibited at the Old Custom House in Philadelphia, PA under the sponsorship of the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation. Several Lancaster County landscapes and covered bridges were included as well as Katy, a Pennsylvania Dutch scene. Symbolic paintings included End of the Second Day, the artist’s visualization of the second coming of Christ, and Twilight, typifying the grief of mothers of all lands for sons lost in battle. In June of 1953, a Pfoutz oil made history in Lancaster. From the Lancaster New Era: “For the first in local art history, a painting has been withdrawn from an exhibition because of objections from viewers and hostesses serving at the show. The painting, Jeune Fille, a standing nude done by Pfoutz, was one of the paintings in the annual spring exhibition of the Art Association and had become the center of the controversy. Pfoutz said he took the painting down… ‘graciously but reluctantly.’ ‘From an artistic standpoint, there is nothing offensive about the painting,’ Pfoutz said. ‘This community just wants its nudes with clothes on.’ “It is most brilliant in color, and because it is so brilliant I thought it would make a nice lively spot for the show. This is the first time I’ve had to take a picture off the walls. I substituted a seascape for it.’ Pfoutz said he felt the painting brought a lot of viewers to the show because it was so controversial. It had never been exhibited before. ‘If this had been shown in a metropolitan city,’ he commented, ‘people wouldn’t have given it a second glance. But the viewpoint here is more conservative, even though I don’t think moderns would have minded.’ He said he felt the painting was neither ‘objectionable nor pornographic,’ but had complied with the wishes of fellow members of the Art Association who telephoned him to relay the protests they had received. The art controversy was the first to arise here publicly since the showing of Amish Grandmother, an oil by William Gropper which was part of the Gimbel Pennsylvania exhibit at the Griest Building several years ago. — Numerous viewers of Amish Grandmother, [a painting showing an Amish woman holding a white goose], expressed themselves quite vocally, calling it an affront to the Plain Folk. But it stayed on exhibit throughout the length of the Gimbel show. Pfoutz expressed no rancor, implying that if Gropper could take it so could he.” After his death, there were several shows of Pfoutz’ work organized by his son J. Earle, Jr. J. Earle, Jr. also saw to it that President Eisenhower would receive an oil called The Cow’s Path. The president first saw the painting in 1950 when, as president of Columbia University, he visited Lancaster to address a student assembly at Franklin and Marshall College. After his address was over, the then Gen. Eisenhower stopped at the Fackenthal Library on the campus to view an exhibition of Pfoutz’s paintings. The Cow’s Path intrigued him. For some time, as his aides fumed to get him back on his time schedule, Eisenhower and Pfoutz talked, as artist to artist. Prior to his death, Pfoutz requested that The Cow’s Path be given to the President if he wanted it. The painting was presented to Ike at the White House in November of 1959. Mrs. Eisenhower owned a Pfoutz painting titled, In the Manor. Though house painting was his livelihood, he worked for Millersville State Teachers College (now a university) for a time during World War II, and called himself “the Chimney Sweep of MSTC.” During that period he knocked out a dizzying canvas in the surrealist style (he thought it was terrible) and got into the campus newspaper when one of the students spotted it. Earle Pfoutz was not the humble, downtrodden artist, not the Douanier Rousseau type at all. As he developed his skill and style through the years, he also fashioned a resilient confidence in himself as an artist. Whether he was building his own home (he built two) or painting one for somebody else, he never lost faith in his ultimate recognition—though he was never sure he would live to see it. Whether he was working as a rigger for a hoisting company, in the Stehli Silk Mill of Lancaster, carving Cloister-style chairs, decorating old chests, cementing bricks from the old Safe...

Fontana Arte Devotional object, model 1316 Italy, c. 1950 brass, verre églomisé on glass literature: Fontana Arte, manufacturer's catalog, pg. 48

"Elevate No. 3", is a one-of-a-kind piece as part of Huy Lam's "Elevate" collection. This piece is hand-crafted by the artist in Canada with hand-carved wood fashioned with classic j...

The painting is quaint, as written on the back Edward Mack Hawkins the artist was motoring from NYC to Upstate during the World War, Near Windset on a country road he saw this meager...

Lisa Tyson Ennis Fishing Weir Study IV, Deer Island, 2010 Toned silver gelatin print 26 x 24 in Framed Edition 4 of 40

Cool 1940s porcelain EXIT sign. Measuring: 18 in long x 5 in.

HAROW 9mm, 2017 Plexiglass, 9mm bullet casings 75 x 43.5 x 2 in Edition 9 of 12

HAROW 9mm, 2017 Aluminum, 9mm bullet casings 75 x 43.5 x 2 in  

This is a 1960s Collection of Framed Black and White Photographs, taken by Ezra Stoller on behalf of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. The photos show scenes from SOM's work for The Nat...

Heather Ujiie Erotic Tree of Life- Siren 2, 2014 Watercolor on paper 14 x 11 in unframed

Bruce Dorfman "Montalcino" 1998 mixed-media collage painting *Bruce Dorfman has had fifty-six solo exhibitions in New York, the United States and abroad. His most recent exhibition...

Lisa Tyson Ennis Fishing Weir Study III, Deer Island, 2010 Toned silver gelatin print 26 x 24 in Framed Edition 4 of 40

This is Julius Shulman's iconic photograph of the Kaufmann House, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 and photographed by Shulman in 1947. The house was commissioned by Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. who also commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. Shulman is arguably the most famous architectural photographer in history and is known as an instrumental figure in communicating American modernism to the eyes of the public throughout the 20th century. This image along with the "Two Girls" variation of Case Study...

Brilliantly conceived and executed, in vivid shades of pink, pale blue, slate green and black, this pair of Mid Century paintings bring life, humor and color to scenes of circus life...

Colorful Pop Art Coin-Operated Horse Ride Print / Lithograph Signed in Pencil (undeciphered) "Quarter Horse" 57 of 80 Mat in good condition. Some peeling...

This is a Limited-Edition Screen Print, entitled "Lute and Molecule No. 2", executed in 1958 by Lithuanian artist Ben Shahn in the USA. It depicts a molecule-like shaped structure ac...

This is a set of eight original photographs from 1963 of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University, taken by the celebrated architectural photographer Ezra Stoll...

Trompe L'oeil game painting on board. Birds, guns and a bugle. Italian artist and dated 1910.

Arthur Wesly Dow Etching "Poplars on the Even River" Signed & Dated 1887 - W8097 This is a framed signed etching by Arthur Wesly Dow dated 1887, "Poplars on the Even River" in good ...

This elegant and lovely depiction of a shepherd with his staff, clearly influenced by classic Greek painting and pottery, was made by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two lead...

Merton Simpson Oil on Board. He has used a bit different style and colors to create this magnificent piece of art. Merton Daniel Simpson (September 20, 1928, March 9, 2013) was an Am...

"Elevate No. 5", is a one-of-a-kind piece as part of Huy Lam's "Elevate" collection, created using a traditional Shou Sugi Ban wood-burning technique. This piece was made with hand-c...

This is the official program from the 1988 Pritzker Architecture Prize ceremony honoring Gordon Bunshaft and Oscar Niemeyer, accompanied by Bunshaft's personal invitation to the even...

God's Gift Watercolor 1915. Beautiful and Emotional Masterpiece signed by E. Lochlilar

A vintage medical wall chart illustrating the anatomy of the foot, including bones, muscles, and ligaments. These types of prints were often used as educational tools in medical sett...

A framed print featuring a souvenir of Edouard Pétré, also known as "Dadar," during the 1927 Tour de France. Taken by photographer L. Perron, this photograph is housed in an ornate, ...

This captivating oil on canvas, titled Hydroid IV, showcases Marko Spalatin’s mastery in geometric abstraction. Bold and precise, the composition draws the viewer into a rhythmic pla...

"Untitled" 1999, Watercolor Figure by American Artist Martin Sumers. Wear is consistent with age and use. See photos for details. 12.25"" W x 14.25"" H Martin Sumers (1922–2012) w...

A large oil on masonite painting depicting a city view painting featuring a clock tower. Unsigned. Frame: 52.5" x 40"

Merton Simpson Multi-Media 27" x 24". Merton Daniel Simpson (September 20, 1928, March 9, 2013) was an American abstract expressionist painter and African and tribal art collector an...

Autumn Field Oil on Canvas Painting by Richardson. Beautiful and vibrant fall colors used in this. 42" x 54"

This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...

Sculpted just a year before both sculptor and subject died in 1938, this important and unique sculptural rondel was made by Robert Tait McKenzie, ...

Designed and executed by Ernest d'Hossche, one of Belgium's leading Art Deco artisans in the 1930s and 40s, this very rare wall plate features a nude female figure holding an upright...

A year after André Margat received a gold medal for his lacquerwork at the Exposition Universelle of 1937, the artist painted this beautiful and expressiv...

Signed With The Initials 'LB' and Incised With The WTC Copeland monogram. A mounted lancer gallops across the frame displaying the peg that he has uprooted from the ground, while other competitors, amongst them a few spectators, wait their turn in the background. Detailed research within the Copeland Spode archives and consultation with ceramic historians and technicians reveals that these important hand painted panels are probably the largest known examples of this kind of ceramic art from their day. Each single earthenware panel (made from the finest Cornish China Clay) would have been produced in a mould and fired and glazed a number of times. Their scale, the quality of the painting, and the vivid clarity of the cobalt blue establish them as a remarkable artistic and technical achievement for any era. The Collection was commissioned by Thomas Russell from Copeland Spode, for Cleveden House, Kelvinside, Glasgow, (designed and built by John...

Bold and striking, this depiction of Charon rowing departed souls to the afterlife was painted by Richard Schwarzkopf, renowned for his paintings and illustrations in what has been called the German Expressionist Art...

Jean Chaleye (FRENCH , 1878-1960) Red Bikini - Oil on Board , signed lower left - Lady in red bikini sitting by the lakeside looking out towards water.

Fresh and light, this lovely Impressionist painting of a spreading apple tree laden with blossoms, reigning over a field brilliant in tones of spring green and gold, was painted by Edward Siebert in the early 20th century. Born in the District of Columbia...

Jean Chaleye (French, b. 1878 - d. 1960) "Nude In Nature" - Oil on board, signed lower right - Abstract nude woman standing surrounded by bushes.

This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...

Vividly painted in tones of carmen, ivory and sapphire, and depicting a turbaned woman with fashionably short hair and bedecked with strands of diamonds, sapphires and rubies, this p...

Vivid and striking, this Classic Art Deco watercolor of an exotic female figure in harem pants and geometric-patterned blouse, balancing a bird of paradise on...

A large and striking enamel rondel panel by the great enamel artist, Edward Winter, this Art Deco masterpiece depicts a proud horse, with his head raised high and one leg ready to mo...

One of Germany's great inter-war expressionists, strongly influenced by Cubism, Josef Eberz painted a number of brilliantly hued, high energy paintings as well as a series of prints ...