South Carolina - Art

Camille Billops, 'Mondo Negro III', color etching, 2000, edition 20. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '7/20' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impre...

"""Spotted"" Profile portrait in black and white of an elegant cheetah in the tall grass Full body portrait of a cheetah in the tall grass Exceptional Creatures is a limited editi...

"""Resting Warrior"" A Rendille warrior crouching on the ground with his spear in hand in the desert Kneeling on the salt flats of the Chalbi Desert in Northern Kenya, this Rendill...

Lyonel Feininger, 'Three Masted Ship, 2 (Dreimastiges Schiff, 2)', woodcut, 1937, one of a small but unknown number of letterhead proofs; Prasse W296. Feininger estate stamp and inventory no. 'W 865' in pencil, bottom left sheet corner. Annotated 'W 296' and 'on block : 3702a' in pencil, bottom right sheet corner. A fine impression, on cream, laid, letterhead stock; hinge remains on the left and right top sheet edges, verso, in excellent condition. Very scarce. Image size 2 1/4 x 2 11/16 inches; sheet size 10 x 6 3/4 inches. Archivally sleeved, unmatted. Exhibited: 'Lyonel Feininer, Woodcuts Used As Letterheads'; Associated American Artists; Feb 4 - March 2, 1974; New York, NY. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) was born in New York City into a musical family—his father was a violinist and composer, his mother was a singer and pianist. He studied violin with his father, and by the age of 12, he was performing in public, but he also drew incessantly, most notably the steamboats and sailing ships on the Hudson and East Rivers, and the landscape around Sharon, Conn., where he spent time on a farm owned by a family friend. At the age of 16 he left New York to study music and art in Germany, from where his parents emigrated. Drawn more to the visual arts, he attended schools in Hamburg, Berlin, and Paris from 1887 to 1892. After completing his studies, Feininger began his artistic career as a cartoonist and illustrator, his originality leading him to great success. In 1906, after working for a dozen years in Germany, he was offered a job as a cartoonist at the Chicago Tribune, the largest circulation newspaper in the Midwest. He worked there for a year, inventing what became the standard design for the comic strip: in the words of John Carlin, “an overall pattern. . . that allowed the page to be read both as a series of elements one after the other, like language and as a group of juxtaposed images, like visual art.” His originality did not end there: he went on to become one of the great abstract painters. Like Kandinsky, music was his model, but Kandinsky only knew music from the outside—as a listener (inspired initially by Wagner, then by Schoenberg)—while Feininger knew it from the inside. He lived in Paris from 1906 to 1908, during which time he met and was influenced by the work of progressive painters Robert Delaunay and Jules Pascin, as well as that of Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh. He began painting full-time, developing his distinctive Iyrical style based on Cubist and Expressionist idioms and a concern for the emotive qualities of light and color. He exhibited with the Der Blaue Reiter group in 1913, and in 1917, he had his first solo exhibition at Galerie Der Sturm in Berlin. One year after his solo exhibition, in 1918, Feininger began making woodcuts. He became enamored with the medium, producing an impressive 117 in his first year of exploring the printmaking medium. In 1919 at the invitation of the architect Walter Gropius, he was appointed the first master at the newly formed Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar. His woodcut of a cathedral crowned...

"""Running West"" Three wild horses running along the sand dunes of Sable Island In this aerial drone shot, the first of its kind from Sable Island, three horses run across the san...

"Yosemite Awakens" In the moment of taking this image, the stillness in the water was echoed by the calm of the scene surrounding it while the air smelled like spring, warmth, and ...

"""Reverence"" Minke whale surfacing against sea ice in this ephemeral photograph Minke whale surfaces momentarily against sea ice in very still, reflective water The limited edit...

Al Hirschfeld, 'Kris Dancer, Bali', color lithograph, 1941, edition 1,000. Signed in the stone, lower right. A fine, clean impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper, the ful...

"Creation" Expansive portrait of life in the stunning cattle camps of the Mundari on the banks of the Nile River In these scenes of life from South Sudan, experience the surreal, r...

"Symphony of Light" From the angelic light streaming in from the ocean's surface to the minute movements of the horse's hooves as she swims, each element...

"Wind Blown" Drawn to the timeless, ethereal beauty that unfolds moment to moment during visits to Sable Island and her horses, Drew's images feature the unforgettable nature of wil...

"Haven" In this award-winning image, a lone bush is encased by a delicate sand dune, as if nature has protected it in a loving embrace. The print series Dunes: Landscapes Evolving...

Rémy Duval, 'Parisian Balcony', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in warm black ink, on cream wove B.F.K. Rives paper; the sheet with deck...

"Winter Reverie Serene image of a whale surfacing against a mountain backdrop in black and white A Minke whale surfaces momentarily against the sea ice and the backdrop of mountain...

"Eclipse" Large group of fledgling penguins and two adult king penguins with white chests Two adult king penguins with white chests appear vibrantly amongst the fledglings in this ...

Glenn O. Coleman, 'Hurdy Gurdy Ballet', lithograph 1928, edition 50. Signed, dated, and numbered '14/50' in pencil. Titled in the bottom left margin, in an...

"""Riding the Calm"" Longboarders wait for waves on their colorful boards in this aerial photograph Surfers wait for the waves on their colorful boards, creating an unexpected comp...

"""Patterns in Motion"" A lone surfer stands on the sand with his board while the water laps his feet As the water laps the velvety-smooth sand, it creates ephemeral compositions, ...

Boris Lovet-Lorski, Untitled (Nude with Geometric Forms), lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed and numbered 8 in pencil. Number 8 of Volume 1, a series of 10 lithographs published b...

Hayley Lever, 'After the Storm', also 'Sunny Afternoon', watercolor on watercolor paper, the full sheet, the image extending to the sheet edges; in very good condition. Signed 'Hayle...

Ralph M. Pearson, 'Black Hawk Country', etching, second state, edition not stated, 1912. Signed, and titled in pencil. Inscribed 'Rock River Series Second...

Louis Lozowick, 'Tanks #1', lithograph, 1929, edition 50, Flint 39. Signed, titled, and numbered '11/50' in pencil. Signed with the artist's monogram in the stone, lower left. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, the full sheet with margins (3/4 to 1 7/8 inches), in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards. Image size 13 15/16 x 8 1/16 inches (355 x 204 mm), sheet size 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches (400 x 286 mm). Exhibited: 'The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock', Stephen Coppel, The British Museum, 2008. Literature: 'Prints and Their Creators, A World History', Carl Zigrosser, Crown Publishers Inc, 1974; 'American Lithographers...

"Soul Mates" Running freely over the island's 13 square miles, the iconic wild horses of Sable Island are the perfect picture of freedom....

Unidentified artist, 'Commedia dell’arte' – four character studies (Arlecchino, Pantalone, Pantalone giovane, Tartaglia), watercolor and pencil, c. 192...

"Untitled 2" In this best-selling, award-winning image, a Karo tribeswoman shows off her pierced lower lip. Self expression is paramount in this community, and both men and women c...

Ira Moskowitz, 'The Three Gods of Healing (Navajo Medicine Ceremony of the Night Chant)', lithograph, 1945, edition 30, Czestochowski 148. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed and dated in the stone, lower right. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (2 1/4 to 2 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 12 1/4 x 15 13/16 inches (311 x 402 mm); sheet size 17 1/8 x 20 7/8 inches (435 x 530 mm). ABOUT THIS WORK The nine-night ceremony known as the Night Chant or Nightway is believed to date from around 1000 B.C.E. when it was first performed by the Indians who lived in Canyon de Chelly (now eastern Arizona). It is considered the most sacred of all Navajo ceremonies and one of the most difficult and demanding to learn, as it encompasses hundreds of songs, dozens of prayers, and several highly complex sand paintings. And yet the demand for Night Chants is so great that as many as fifty such ceremonies might be held during a single winter season, which lasts eighteen to twenty weeks. The Night Chant is designed both to cure people who are ill and to restore the order and balance of human and non-human relationships within the Navajo universe. Led by a trained medicine man who has served a long apprenticeship and learned the intricate and detailed practices that are essential to the chant, the ceremony itself is capable of scaring off sickness and ugliness through techniques that shock or arouse. Once the disorder has been removed, order and balance are restored through song, prayer, sand painting, and other aspects of the ceremony. The medicine men who supervise the Night Chant ensure that everything—each dot and line in every sand painting, each verse in every song, each feather on each mask is arranged precisely, or it will not bring about the desired result. There are probably as many active Night Chant medicine men today as at any time in Navajo history due to the general increase in the Navajo population, the popularity of the ceremony, and the central role it plays in Navajo life and health. ABOUT THE ARTIST Ira Moskowitz was born in Galicia, Poland, in 1912, emigrating with his family to New York in 1927. He enrolled at the Art Student's League and studied there from 1928-31. In 1935, Moskowitz traveled to Paris and then lived until 1937 in what is now Israel. He returned to the United States in 1938 to marry artist Anna Barry in New York. The couple soon visited Taos and Santa Fe in New Mexico, returning for extended periods until 1944, when they moved there permanently, staying until 1949. During this especially productive New Mexico period, Moskowitz received a Guggenheim fellowship. His work was inspired by the New Mexico landscape and the state’s three cultures (American Southwest, Native American, and Mexican). He focused on Pueblo and Navajo life, producing an extensive oeuvre of authentic American Indian imagery. He and Anna also visited and sketched across the border in Old Mexico. While in the Southwest, Moskowitz flourished as a printmaker while continuing to produce oils and watercolors. Over 100 of Moskowitz’s works depicting Native American ceremonies were used to illustrate the book American Indian Ceremonial Dances by John Collier, Crown Publishers, New York, 1972. After leaving the Southwest, printmaking remained an essential medium for the artist while his focus changed to subject matter celebrating Judaic religious life and customs. These works were well received early on, and Moskowitz was content to stay with them the rest of his life. From 1963 until 1966, Moskowitz lived in Paris, returning to New York City in 1967, where he made his permanent home until he died in 2001. Shortly before his death, Zaplin-Lampert Gallery of Santa Fe staged an exhibition of the artist's works, December 2000 - January 2001. Other one-person shows included the 8th Street Playhouse, New York, 1934; Houston Museum, 1941; and the San Antonio Museum, 1941. The artist’s work was included in exhibitions at the Art Students League, Art Institute of Chicago, Philadelphia Print Club, College Art Association (promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching), and the International Exhibition of Graphic Arts (shown at MOMA, 1955). Moskowitz’s lithographs of...

Paul Kelpe, Untitled (Abstract Composition), lithograph, 1937, edition unknown but small. Signed and dated in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, with all the nuanced texture an...

Lyonel Feininger, 'Church with House and Tree (Kirche mit Haus und Baum)', woodcut, 1936, one of a small but unknown number of letterhead proofs; Prasse W290 V. Inscribed 'J. F. note paper', in pencil, in the artist’s hand; with the Feininger estate stamp and catalog no. 'W 859' in pencil. Annotated 'W.290 V state 3609' in pencil, in the bottom right sheet corner. A fine impression, on cream, laid letterhead stock; hinge remains on the left and right top sheet edges, verso, in excellent condition. Very scarce. Image size 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 inches; sheet size 10 x 7 5/16 inches. Archivally sleeved, unmatted. Exhibited: 'Lyonel Feininer, Woodcuts Used As Letterheads'; Associated American Artists; Feb 4 - March 2, 1974; NY, NY. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) was born in New York City into a musical family—his father was a violinist and composer, his mother was a singer and pianist. He studied violin with his father, and by the age of 12, he was performing in public. Still, he also drew incessantly, most notably the steamboats and sailing ships on the Hudson and East Rivers, and the landscape around Sharon, Conn., where he spent time on a farm owned by a family friend. At the age of 16 he left New York to study music and art in Germany, from where his parents emigrated. Drawn more to the visual arts, he attended schools in Hamburg, Berlin, and Paris from 1887 to 1892. After completing his studies, Feininger began his artistic career as a cartoonist and illustrator, his originality leading him to great success. In 1906, after working for a dozen years in Germany, he was offered a job as a cartoonist at the Chicago Tribune, the largest circulation newspaper in the Midwest. He worked there for a year, inventing what became the standard design for the comic strip: in the words of John Carlin, “an overall pattern. . . that allowed the page to be read both as a series of elements one after the other, like language and as a group of juxtaposed images, like visual art.” His originality did not end there: he went on to become one of the great abstract painters. Like Kandinsky, music was his model, but Kandinsky only knew music from the outside—as a listener (inspired initially by Wagner, then by Schoenberg)—while Feininger knew it from the inside. He lived in Paris from 1906 to 1908, during which time he met and was influenced by the work of progressive painters Robert Delaunay and Jules Pascin, as well as that of Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh. He began painting full-time, developing his distinctive Iyrical style based on Cubist and Expressionist idioms and a concern for the emotive qualities of light and color. He exhibited with the Der Blaue Reiter group in 1913, and in 1917, he had his first solo exhibition at Galerie Der Sturm in Berlin. One year after his solo exhibition, in 1918, Feininger began making woodcuts. He became enamored with the medium, producing an impressive 117 in his first year of exploring the printmaking medium. In 1919 at the invitation of the architect Walter Gropius, he was appointed the first master at the newly formed Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar. His woodcut of a cathedral crowned...

"Pacific Glow" There are very few places on Earth where the light is as significant as it is in the morning along the coast of California. Join the photographic journey through th...

Richard Seewald, 'Der Hirte (The Shepherd)', woodcut with hand coloring, c. 1919. Unsigned as published in 'Genius', Vol 1, no. 1, 1919. A fine, richly...

"""Sun & Moon"" Incredible color image of two king penguins standing face to face Stunning color photograph of two king penguins in the Falkland Islands facing one another in a per...

"""Sea Sculpture"" An iceberg with organic, angular features in this surreal black and white photo Black and white photograph of an epic iceberg with arches and jagged faces featur...

A group of elephants of all sizes walks across a day lake bed in Amboseli with Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting ...

Edward Landon, 'Forms in White', color serigraph, 1950, edition 30, Ryan 85. Signed in pencil. Dated, titled, annotated 'ED. 30' and '5 COLORS' in the screen, bottom center sheet edg...

'Broken Carousel', color lithograph, 1950, edition 35, Fine and Looney 285. Signed, titled, and numbered '18/35' in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower right. A fine, richly-inked ...

Wild Encounter Two wild horses playing in the rain on Sable Island A chance encounter with two wild horses in the rain, playing on the shores of Sable Island without a care in the ...

"Wind Blown" Drawn to the timeless, ethereal beauty that unfolds moment to moment during visits to Sable Island and her horses, Drew's images feature the unforgettable nature of wil...

Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), Untitled (Central Railroad), watercolor, c. 1945. Estate stamped verso, 'Beni E Kosh COLLECTION' and numbered '697' in ink. A fine, modernist re...

"Portrait of a beautiful, elegant white horse in a fashion-inspired photograph There is something undeniably alluring about this speckled white horse, especially featured against a ...

Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'Sailor and His Girl', wood engraving, 1941, edition 35. Signed, titled, and numbered '21/35' in pencil. Signed in the block, lower right. A superb, richly-in...

Jacques La Grange, 'The Yankee', color woodcut, edition 500, 1934. Signed and numbered '25/500' in pencil. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper, with margins (1 1/8 to 1 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. A work from La Grange’s celebrated series of woodcuts 'Drama and Color in the America's Cup Races'. Image size 10 x 10 11/16 inches (254 x 271 mm); sheet size 12 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (311 x 337 mm). Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. When the artist created this print in 1934, the 'Yankee' was one of the most promising yachts eligible for the America's Cup but ultimately 'Rainbow' was chosen to defend against England's 'Endeavor' in that year's race. The 'Endeavor' was built for Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast. She was launched in 1934 and won many races in her first season but the Cup challenge was blighted by a strike of Sopwith's professional crew prior to departing for America. Forced to rely mainly on keen amateurs, who lacked the necessary experience, the campaign failed. 'Rainbow' won the series 4–2. This was one of the most contentious of the America's Cup battles and prompted the headline "Britannia rules the waves and America waives the rules." ABOUT THE ARTIST Jacques La Grange was born in Clanwilliam (near Cape Town) in South Africa in 1895. He studied at London University and later immigrated to the United States. La Grange established himself as a painter, illustrator, and printmaker specializing in nautical subjects. He and his wife, Helen La Grange, published 'Drama and Color in the America's Cup Races' in 1934 and 'Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain 1833-1869', in 1936. Both were deluxe hardcover limited edition volumes with signed original color woodblock prints. La Grange had solo exhibitions at the Buchanan Gallery in 1929; the Babcock Gallery and the 56th Street Gallery, New York, in 1930; and at the Nicholas Roerich...

"""Nirvana"" In charcoal tones of black and white, this white horse swims with ease An underwater capture of a white horse swimming Created completely underwater, Equus: Underwate...

"Kingsland" Colony of king penguins on the shore in this incredible black and white photo King penguins gather at the water's edge in this expansive portrait that also includes the...

"""Noble Arch"" A speckled horse photographed in vivid detail against a black backdrop A speckled horse with a braided mane stands out against a black backdrop in this incredible d...

"Alight" This timeless image features a stretch of California Coast where it seems like the Earth ends and disappears into the sea. Join the photographic journey through the cultu...

"Ice Fortress" Black and white image of a massive iceberg with arches and penguins at its edges A larger than life ice formation in Antarctica with a gathering of penguins congrega...

"In Step" Black and white photograph of three king penguins walking across pristine snow Three king penguins walk across a perfectly flat, serene plain of the beach in the Falkland...

"Spirit Rising" Three all-white Camargue horses are featured in this best-selling print. The print series Band of Rebels: White Horses of Camargue captures the powerful spirit of ...

Black and white portrait of a herd of elephants lead by a young bull Within a herd of elephants, the younger bulls are always flanked by their mothers who serve as their guardians u...

"Endless Dream" Although the horses are calm and collected, the powerful waterfall Skógafoss pounds thousands of gallons of water into the pool they stand in. The conditions to crea...

"A beautiful white horse underneath a stone arch in an ancient building A black and white image of a white horse underneath an ancient stone arch looking away from the camera This powerful global series explores horses in diverse settings and offers a nuanced and captivating look at their grace, strength and lasting cultural impact. Offered in a limited edition, these works are printed on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta paper, which sets the standard for image definition and color depth. Each print includes an embossed certificate of authenticity and is signed and numbered. All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. For your convenience, all images are printed with a 3” paper border; this is not included in the listed sizes. ABOUT DREW: Photographer & filmmaker Drew Doggett creates print series featuring the extraordinary stories of diverse cultures and communities seen through a fashion-inspired lens. Through both intimate and expansive perspectives, he reveals his subjects in vivid detail. Drew's work is in public and private collections around the world, notably the Smithsonian Institute. He has received over 100 awards and honors for his photography and short films; in 2020, he was named number one in the US and fourth globally for black and white photography by One Eyeland. ""Related Tags: Horse Western Cappadocia Desert Church Black and White Cathedral Doors...

Two giraffes walk across the plains with Kilimanjaro in the backdrop and dense cloud cover Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary...

"Spirit of the Camargue" In this iconic black and white image, the Camargue horses wild, untamed essence is on full display. Coupled with their all-white coats and bold features, th...

'Bird & Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches; sheet size 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches; mat size 14 x 11 inches. ABOUT THIS WORK Hopei or Hebei is a province of North East China, on the Gulf of Chihli near Beijing that is home to Chengde Mountain Resort, the imperial summer residence of the Qing-dynasty emperors. Chengde contains 18th-century palaces, gardens, and pagodas ringed...

Gordon Phillips, 'The Chase Is On', graphite, c. 1980. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, spontaneous rendering, on white, wove bristol, the full she...

"""Phantom"" Otherworldly capture of an iceberg in black and white Unique photograph of an iceberg in the Weddell Sea amidst a dark background of sky and sea, creating an abstract,...

"""Savor"" A meditative black and white image of a seal savoring a moment A fur seal appears to be savoring a private moment in the light snow fall on South Georgia Island This st...

Hailey Lever, 'East Gloucester, Massachusetts', watercolor, c. 1930. Signed 'HL' in pencil, lower left. A fine, spontaneous watercolor with fresh colors on off-white watercolor paper...

"Of Earth & Ocean I" Detailed black and white photograph of a king penguin's top half An exceptionally detailed black and white portrait of a king penguin's top half taken in the F...

"Monument of Ice" Colony of king penguins on the shore in this incredible black and white photo King penguins gather at the water's edge in this expansive portrait that also includ...