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19th Century handcrafted Woolie featuring sailboat bordered by British flags with the motto of the British monarch Dieu et Mon Droit, (God and my rig...

Created in 1869 by British Naval Officer a woolie of H.M.S Volage which was built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s and was assigned to the Flying Squandron circumnavigating the w...

. Watermelon, from the Collection of Mexican Children - (Sandias, de la Colección de Niños Mexicanos). Serie 2/9. CDMX, Mexico.

'Abstraction 1' Enamel on copper plate by Irwin Whitaker, Walnut frame , 1960s Oklahoma-born artist who was prolific in California, Taos and Austin. We have a number of his works ava...

Carmie Born 1958 Mesquite "Hut Box" 4.5 tall 2.5 Wide Biography Carmie Born 1958 Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as a synthetic organ...

Abstract figurative tapestry of a woman carrying a harvest basket on her head by French outsider artist Cecile d’Apres Coraif. This work is a fantastic example of the collage fabric ...

Large scale serigraph by Gene Davis 'Black Witch Series' on archival paper signed and numbered in pencil, 24 of 150. Executed in 1974, 72" x 45" in the original frame with plexiglass...

Brutalist Abstract Nail sculpture comprised of hundreds of hand welded flat nails with a rusticated patina. Would be great as a fireplace scree...

Gloria Dudfield After Clyfford Still 1960s Acrylic on paper site 36"x25" black wood gallery frame float mount 40"x1.25"x28" Good Condition- Minor wear...

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 7 x 5 Frame Size: 15 x 14 Medium: Hand Painted Etching Circa 1960's "Allelujah" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret Putnam...

The Clash "Police and Thieves" Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printe...

Fernando Andriacci Nature and Its Colors

Fragment size: 12 x 15 in. Frame size: 18 x 21 in. A 4th to 7th Century Coptic Egyptian antique textile fragment of hand woven wool. In the 4th century AD, Greeks invaded Egypt a...

Gorgeous and detailed portrait sketch of a man in a suit with a cane by artist C. Hallam in 1975.

KAWS Clean Slate (Black), new & unopened in its original packaging. Sold Out after the artist's retrospect exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fo...

Pink and white abstract contemporary concentric ombre shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement:...

Carmie (Born 1959) Rustic Mesquite Hollow Form Vase/Bowl Height 4.5" Diameter 5''Biography Bio Carmie (1959-) Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta w...

New Design - "Sex, Drugs and The ROLLING STONES" - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed onto...

Textile size 8.5 x 10 in. Frame size 13.5 x 15 in. This piece is an ancient Coptic Egyptian textile fragment, dating from the 3rd to 5th century CE. It is composed of a coarse, plai...

Abstract modern collage of geometric shapes in blues, greens, and yellows, by artist Spe, 2000's. Signed. Displayed in a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size frame. ...

Daniel Arsham Eroded Brillo Box - Blue, Edition of 500 Brand new, unopened box Daniel Arsham employs elements of architecture, performance, and scul...

Ceramic Plaque: 11.5 x 11.5 inches Solid Wood Frame: 15.5 x 15.5 inches An exquisite Castelli Maiolica plaque, featuring a richly detailed scene of the Italian Renaissance. The cera...

Certified Gray and White Large Vase. Mata Ortiz , Chihuahua, Mexico.

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 8 x 10 Frame Size: 18 x 20 Medium: Gouache "The Mystery" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret Putnam left an artistic legac...

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 11.5 x 11.5 Frame Size: 14 x 14 Medium: Batik "Hymn to the Red Moon" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret Putnam left an ar...

Carmie Born 1958 Mesquite Bowl with Turquoise 11.5" Diameter 2.75" tall Biography Carmie Born 1958 Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as...

Magenta and white abstract contemporary concentric oval shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statemen...

Maud Morgan "SSI" c.1970s Silkscreen on silver paper edition A/P 11.75"x15" framed silver frame 19.25"x1"x22.25" Signed in pencil lower left

Geometric Multicolor Horse. Bronze Sculpture. Bronze Sculpture with Marble Base. With Certificate of Authenticity. Oaxaca, Mexico.

Contemporary Chinese papercut of a still life of rocks and grass that is back lit with an LED video loop of a dancing female figure in red. There is a button at the bottom of the piece that can be pressed to activate the video. Once pressed, the woman begins to dance up from the lower right corner until she is fully standing and then she continues to dance back down until she is out of view. About the Artist: Liu Dao...

Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004) Huge Heavy Crackle Vase 1985 Height 14'' Across Widest 8" Biography Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004) Harding Black was born on a farm in Nueces County between Ingleside and Aransas Pass and moved with his family to San Antonio in 1916. There he graduated from Brackenridge High School and attended San Antonio Junior College (1929-30). In 1931 Black joined an archaeological expedition to the Big Bend area sponsored by the Witte Memorial Museum. Initially a painter, he was taught by Rudolph Staffel in 1933 to make wheel- thrown pottery and in the same year began to teach children's ceramic classes at the Witte. Between 1937 and 1939, Black directed ceramic installation in a San Antonio reconstruction project sponsored by the National Youth Administration and the Works Progress Administration art program. In 1955 he retired from teaching and devoted his time to ceramics. Black became a well-known ceramist from his research, innovations, and writings in the field. Exhibitions: San Antonio Local Artists Annual Exhibition (1939-42, 1945, 1947); Texas General Exhibition (1940 award, 1942, 1948 honorable mention); National Ceramic Annual Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art (1947-54); River Art Group, San Antonio (1948-49); National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington D.C. (1951, 1956); Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1952 one-man); Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University (1991 one-man); San Antonio Museum of Art (1995 retrospective); National Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. (1995); University of Texas at Dallas, Irving (1998 retrospective). Collections: Dallas Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; San Antonio Museum of Art; Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco; National Museum of American Art, Washington D.C.; New Orleans Museum of Art; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, new York; Alfred University (New York). Harding Black resided in San Antonio Texas where he worked as a potter for over 60 years and far as anyone knows he was completely self taught. I find it amazing that anyone could ever accomplish what he did with with no formal training in either ceramics or chemistry. It was a long and prolific journey from the early hand built earthenware pottery to become recognized as a master of glazes. While I feel that his forms often could be better this is more than compensated for by the spectacular glazes he developed. Constant experimentation and his acquired knowledge of chemistry were the foundations for the wonderful glazes that adorn his pottery. The following quote is from an interview with Rudolf Staffel His copper reds are unbelievably beautiful. Harding was a master of glazes and one of the most generous human beings in the ceramic field that I've known. He had literally a room full of beautifully organized test tiles of all his glazes, and he would just throw the room open to anybody who wanted to rummage through his tiles. All the recipes were there and he shared them with anyone who was interested. It was wonderful to go and visit him. Although accurate records of all test firings were kept for reference it I have been told that it would be difficult to reproduce many of these glazes because of the kiln he built and clays he used. This may not be the case because in a recent phone conversation (4/11/2007) with Peter Pinnell he told me that some of his students had success replicating some glazes using Harding's formulas By concentrating on the bowl and vessel forms Harding remained true to the historical traditions of pottery making. The magnificent Harding Black journey began in 1932. At that time he joined the Witte Museum Archaeological Society which provided him with access to their collections of Native American pottery. Harding became fascinated by these pollychromed vessels and he began attempting to create hand built pots. He had very little or no success but a life long of working in clay had begun. It was about this time that he met up with Rudolf Staffel and it was from him that Harding learned wheel throwing and developed ideas of how to operate a studio. Harding was given access to working space at the Witte where he built a wheel and in 1933 he was given a position as ceramic instructor. In this position it was his responsibility to establish a ceramics department. The first kiln Harding built was using plans that were obtained from Newcomb College. He scrounged parts from a junkyard which were used in its construction. This project was not totally successful because of problems reaching required temperatures. As usual this did not deter Harding. He seemed to have a wonderful ability to learn from failure and move on. In the early 1940's Harding began working with formulas for copper red glazes prepared by Arthur Baggs and Edgar Littlefield. This work only added to his interest in Oriental pottery and fostered a desire to rework many old glazes. Being greatly influenced by A Potters Book published in 1940 by Bernard Leach Harding was now on his way seeking to incorporate form, function and surface treatment into a single entity where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. In the 1950's Harding left the Witte and built his own studio where he spent the rest of his life creating his wonderful art. The body of his work is a living tribute to the Harding Black lifelong love of ceramics. Along with being a researcher he was also a teacher always willing to share his knowledge with others. He spent his life producing pots and occasionally taking time off to do a bit if fishing. According to Harding Black - Harding Black 11/14/90 "I am one of the lucky ones. When I get up in the morning I can hardly wait to get to work." 1912 Born April 15 near Aransas Pass, Texas 1916 Family moved to San Antonio 1929 Graduated from Breckenridge High School 1929-30 Attended San Antonio Junior College 1931 Joined Archaeological Society of the Witte Museum, San Antonio, and participated in excavations of ancient Basket maker Indian mounds and caves in the Big Bend area of Texas 1933 Taught by Rudolf Staffel to make wheel-thrown pottery. Set tip studio in a streetcar behind Witte Museum and began teaching children’s ceramic classes 1937-39 Appointed Superintendent of Ceramic Installation for N Y A /W P A reconstruction project in San Antonio 1943 Moved from streetcar studio to new facilities in the reconstructed Ruiz House on the grounds of the Witte Museum Began firing to stoneware temperatures 1947-54 Exhibited each year in the annual National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art 1951 Exhibited at the National Museum of Art, Washington, DC 1952 Toured ceramic centers throughout the United States 1953 “Opening the Door to Copper-Reds” by Harding Black, published in January issue of Ceramics Monthly “Harding Black Profile” published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly 1954 “Iron Spotted Glazes” by Harding Black, published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly 1955 Built present studio at 8212 Broadway, San Antonio Retired from teaching at the Witte Museum 1956 Exhibited at the National Museum of Art, Washington, DC 1961 “Lava Glazes” by Harding Black, published in October issue of Ceramics Monthly 1964 “Harding Black Texas Potter” by Jean R Lange, published in November issue of Ceramics Monthly 1971 The Meyer Family Master Potters of Texas, co-authored by Harding Black and Georgeanna H Greet 1980 Harding Black’s biographical information entered into the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D C 1983 Harding Black traveled throughout China 1984 Awarded Glaze Research Grant by Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio 1985 Solo exhibition at the Southwest Crafts Center 1987 Selected as Artist of the Year by the San Antonio Art League 1988 Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, establishes Harding Black Fund to aid ceramics students 1990 “Harding Black Pottery...

The Ramones "Road To Ruin" Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed o...

Carmie Born 1958 Tippy Messenger Box 7 2.5 x 2 Biography Carmie Born 1958 Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as a synthetic organic chem...

Led Zeppelin Giant Handmade Metallic 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art. Artwork prin...

Berry Bowen abstract blue and orange painting on canvas. The work is signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the back of the canvas. Artis...

KAWS Clean Slate - set of 2 (Grey & Black version), new & unopened in its original packaging. Sold Out versions after the artist's retrospect exhibiti...

The Beatles, Giant 3D Vintage Button with the artwork taken from their first album - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art. John Lennon, ...

KAWS's cartoonish style—including his best-known characters with X-ed out eyes—has its roots in his early career as a street artist, when he began replacing advertisements with his ...

24"×18" acrylic on canvas ©2022 Georgia Griffin Brunhilda ruled the eastern Frankish kingdoms of Austrasia & Burgundy three separate times. First, as Regent for her son Childebert I...

From the 2017 Collection. Black, white and pink vinyl BFF Companion Open Edition figurine with upright pose, trademark X-form eyes, textured surface, movable limbs and brand stamp at...

KAWS Gone- Grey version New on its original packaging. Medium: Vinyl & Cast Resin Open unknown edition Unsigned

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 6 x 5 Frame Size: 15 x 14 Medium: Hand Painted Etching Circa 1960's "Renaissance Man" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret ...

Abstract lithograph of a black mass with a painterly appearance around the mass. Painting is signed by the artist on the bottom right corner. It is framed in a light wood frame with ...

Several Generations - (Varias Generaciones). 2019. (Acrylic Painting on Canvas.) Guatemala City, Guatemala.

"a" (English translation: "Octopus Queen Urraca I, Empress of All Spain") 24"×18" acrylic on canvas ©2021 Georgia Griffin Queen Urraca I was the first woman ever to reign in a weste...

Samuel Wilson (Born 1986) San Antonio, TX Image Size: 27 X 36 Medium: Wood, Paint, Lights "This Circus Life" Born in 1986 in Wicihta, KS, Sam is a self taught artist, growing up ar...

Carmie Born 1958 Mesquite Shallow Bowl 5" diameter 1.5" tall Biography Carmie Born 1958 Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as a syntheti...

Large Jaguar Head Micro Beads. Wood. Wax. . Sierra Madre. Mexico.

New Order, Giant 3D Vintage Button with the artwork taken from their first album - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tap...

Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004) Huge Heavy Oxblood Vase 1984 Height 17'' At widest 5'' Biography Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004) Harding Black was born on a farm in Nueces County between Ingleside and Aransas Pass and moved with his family to San Antonio in 1916. There he graduated from Brackenridge High School and attended San Antonio Junior College (1929-30). In 1931 Black joined an archaeological expedition to the Big Bend area sponsored by the Witte Memorial Museum. Initially a painter, he was taught by Rudolph Staffel in 1933 to make wheel- thrown pottery and in the same year began to teach children's ceramic classes at the Witte. Between 1937 and 1939, Black directed ceramic installation in a San Antonio reconstruction project sponsored by the National Youth Administration and the Works Progress Administration art program. In 1955 he retired from teaching and devoted his time to ceramics. Black became a well-known ceramist from his research, innovations, and writings in the field. Exhibitions: San Antonio Local Artists Annual Exhibition (1939-42, 1945, 1947); Texas General Exhibition (1940 award, 1942, 1948 honorable mention); National Ceramic Annual Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art (1947-54); River Art Group, San Antonio (1948-49); National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington D.C. (1951, 1956); Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1952 one-man); Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University (1991 one-man); San Antonio Museum of Art (1995 retrospective); National Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. (1995); University of Texas at Dallas, Irving (1998 retrospective). Collections: Dallas Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; San Antonio Museum of Art; Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco; National Museum of American Art, Washington D.C.; New Orleans Museum of Art; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, new York; Alfred University (New York). Harding Black resided in San Antonio Texas where he worked as a potter for over 60 years and far as anyone knows he was completely self taught. I find it amazing that anyone could ever accomplish what he did with with no formal training in either ceramics or chemistry. It was a long and prolific journey from the early hand built earthenware pottery to become recognized as a master of glazes. While I feel that his forms often could be better this is more than compensated for by the spectacular glazes he developed. Constant experimentation and his acquired knowledge of chemistry were the foundations for the wonderful glazes that adorn his pottery. The following quote is from an interview with Rudolf Staffel His copper reds are unbelievably beautiful. Harding was a master of glazes and one of the most generous human beings in the ceramic field that I've known. He had literally a room full of beautifully organized test tiles of all his glazes, and he would just throw the room open to anybody who wanted to rummage through his tiles. All the recipes were there and he shared them with anyone who was interested. It was wonderful to go and visit him. Although accurate records of all test firings were kept for reference it I have been told that it would be difficult to reproduce many of these glazes because of the kiln he built and clays he used. This may not be the case because in a recent phone conversation (4/11/2007) with Peter Pinnell he told me that some of his students had success replicating some glazes using Harding's formulas By concentrating on the bowl and vessel forms Harding remained true to the historical traditions of pottery making. The magnificent Harding Black journey began in 1932. At that time he joined the Witte Museum Archaeological Society which provided him with access to their collections of Native American pottery. Harding became fascinated by these pollychromed vessels and he began attempting to create hand built pots. He had very little or no success but a life long of working in clay had begun. It was about this time that he met up with Rudolf Staffel and it was from him that Harding learned wheel throwing and developed ideas of how to operate a studio. Harding was given access to working space at the Witte where he built a wheel and in 1933 he was given a position as ceramic instructor. In this position it was his responsibility to establish a ceramics department. The first kiln Harding built was using plans that were obtained from Newcomb College. He scrounged parts from a junkyard which were used in its construction. This project was not totally successful because of problems reaching required temperatures. As usual this did not deter Harding. He seemed to have a wonderful ability to learn from failure and move on. In the early 1940's Harding began working with formulas for copper red glazes prepared by Arthur Baggs and Edgar Littlefield. This work only added to his interest in Oriental pottery and fostered a desire to rework many old glazes. Being greatly influenced by A Potters Book published in 1940 by Bernard Leach Harding was now on his way seeking to incorporate form, function and surface treatment into a single entity where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. In the 1950's Harding left the Witte and built his own studio where he spent the rest of his life creating his wonderful art. The body of his work is a living tribute to the Harding Black lifelong love of ceramics. Along with being a researcher he was also a teacher always willing to share his knowledge with others. He spent his life producing pots and occasionally taking time off to do a bit if fishing. According to Harding Black - Harding Black 11/14/90 "I am one of the lucky ones. When I get up in the morning I can hardly wait to get to work." 1912 Born April 15 near Aransas Pass, Texas 1916 Family moved to San Antonio 1929 Graduated from Breckenridge High School 1929-30 Attended San Antonio Junior College 1931 Joined Archaeological Society of the Witte Museum, San Antonio, and participated in excavations of ancient Basket maker Indian mounds and caves in the Big Bend area of Texas 1933 Taught by Rudolf Staffel to make wheel-thrown pottery. Set tip studio in a streetcar behind Witte Museum and began teaching children’s ceramic classes 1937-39 Appointed Superintendent of Ceramic Installation for N Y A /W P A reconstruction project in San Antonio 1943 Moved from streetcar studio to new facilities in the reconstructed Ruiz House on the grounds of the Witte Museum Began firing to stoneware temperatures 1947-54 Exhibited each year in the annual National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art 1951 Exhibited at the National Museum of Art, Washington, DC 1952 Toured ceramic centers throughout the United States 1953 “Opening the Door to Copper-Reds” by Harding Black, published in January issue of Ceramics Monthly “Harding Black Profile” published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly 1954 “Iron Spotted Glazes” by Harding Black, published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly 1955 Built present studio at 8212 Broadway, San Antonio Retired from teaching at the Witte Museum 1956 Exhibited at the National Museum of Art, Washington, DC 1961 “Lava Glazes” by Harding Black, published in October issue of Ceramics Monthly 1964 “Harding Black Texas Potter” by Jean R Lange, published in November issue of Ceramics Monthly 1971 The Meyer Family Master Potters of Texas, co-authored by Harding Black and Georgeanna H Greet 1980 Harding Black’s biographical information entered into the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D C 1983 Harding Black traveled throughout China 1984 Awarded Glaze Research Grant by Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio 1985 Solo exhibition at the Southwest Crafts Center 1987 Selected as Artist of the Year by the San Antonio Art League 1988 Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, establishes Harding Black Fund to aid ceramics students 1990 “Harding Black Pottery...

Depeche Mode Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed onto vinyl and ...

Depeche Mode Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed onto vinyl and wrapped onto a hand spun aluminum button, hand finished, powder coated, epoxy resin to protect, individually aged, polished, hand signed and numbered. * Available in two sizes: Large - 40cm (17 5/8”) diameter Giant - 60cm (23 5/8”) diameter * Limited edition of only 10 made in each size * These 3D button limited editions are taken from Tape Decks...

Pre-hispanic Sculpture Head. Medium: Azurite. Guerrero, Mexico.

Carmie (1959-) Large Hackberry Vase, Height 12" Diameter 6'' Bio Carmie (1959-) Wood Turner Carmie K. Acosta was born and raised in San Antonio. By day he works as a synthetic organic chemist specializing in steroid synthesis. His foray into wood turning began in the year 2000 when his father passed away. Growing up, he was surrounded by wood working and the associated wood working tools...

Talking Heads Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed onto vinyl and ...

The Who, Giant 3D Vintage Button with the artwork taken from their first album - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed o...

Duran Duran "Rio" Giant 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art Artwork printed onto vinyl ...

The Sex Pistols, "God Save The Sex Pistols" Giant Handmade Metallic 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Denni...

Ghost Handle. Jalisco, Mexico.

Contemporary abstract painting by Houston artist Emmanuel Araujo. The work features swirling bursts of color in blue, green, pink, and purple. Signed, titled, and dated on the revers...