Erte (Romain De Tirtoff, Russian/French, 1892-1990) color serigraph with silver foil embossing titled "Purity", numbered 233/300", published by Circle Fine Art Corporation, Chicago, 1981. Depicts a woman with dark blonde hair dressed in a white gown with elaborate silver embellishments against a black background. Numbered, in pencil, lower left below the image, signed "Erte" in […]
Lot 374: Erte Art Deco Serigraph, Kiss of Fire
Erte (Romain De Tirtoff, Russian/French, 1892-1990) color serigraph on paper with silver, gold, and red foil embossing titled "Kiss of Fire" from the artist's Love and Passion Suite, numbered 61/300, published circa 1983-84. Depicts a partially nude male and a female couple in profile standing on a gold surface and dressed in red, orange, and […]
Lot 375: Erte Art Deco Serigraph, Eyes of Love
Erte (Romain De Tirtoff, Russian/French, 1892-1990) color serigraph with gold and silver foil embossing on paper titled "Eyes of Love" from the artist's Mysteries Through the Eyes of a Mask Suite, numbered 223/300, published 1983. Depicts a solitary figure on a golden stage with parted gold and black curtains enveloped in a dramatic black cape […]
Lot 373: Victor Vasarely Modern Op Screenprint, Lumi (Usteok)
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1908-1997) Modern Op art color screenprint, titled "Lumi (Usteok)", depicting two vertically stacked squares of concentric, warping lines of green and red. Signed in pencil "Vasarely-" lower right and numbered in pencil 159/250 lower left. Housed and matted under glass in a wooden frame. Sight: 36 1/4" H x 18" W. Framed: […]
Lot 371: 3 Prints incl. After Henri Matisse Serigraph, Nu Bleu II
1st item: After Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) color serigraph titled "Nu Bleu II (Blue Nude II)" after the gouache-painted paper cut-out, originally created in 1952. Signature "H. Matisse," lower left. Housed under plexiglass in a gold metal frame. Sight: 25 3/4" H x 19 3/4" W. Framed: 26 1/2" H x 20 3/8" W. Circa […]
Lot 372: 2 Omar Rayo Intaglio Prints, Felino & Dove VIII
Two (2) Omar Rayo (Columbia, 1928-2010) artist proof intaglio prints on white D'Arches paper. 1st item: Print titled "Felino" depicting a cat. Pencil signed and titled lower left "AP. Omar Rayo Felino". Paper stamped "Veritable Papier D'Arches Torchon" lower left corner. Unframed. Paper: 15" H x 22 1/8" W. Mat: 20" H x 27 1/4" […]
Lot 369: Exhibited Robin Arnold Abstract Painting, Sheep Dip
Robin Arnold (American, 20th/21st Century) mixed media on canvas painting titled "Sheep Dip" depicting several sheep bordering a collage of various paper and fabric items. Signed "Arnold" lower left. Two Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR labels, including one exhibition label indicating that this received the purchase award during the 20th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, […]
Lot 370: 2 Johnny Donnels Artworks, incl. French Quarter Abstract Painting
Two (2) Johnny (Johnn) Donnels (Louisiana, 1924-2009) artworks. 1st item: Oil on masonite abstract painting depicting building facades, likely representing the French Quarter in New Orleans, LA, rendered in shades of purple, pink, orange, and black. Signed "Johnn Donnels" lower left. Housed in a carved giltwood frame. Sight: 23 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. […]
Lot 368: John Charles Ford Painting, Brown Grid with Two Red Circles
John Charles Ford (New York/Louisiana, born 1929) Modern Op art acrylic on canvas painting titled "Brown Grid with Two Circles" depicting a grid with overlapping circular shapes rendered in shades of brown and two red spheres. Unsigned. Three Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR labels with possible artist's signature, en verso. Float mounted in a […]
Lot 366: 2 Exhibited Peter Paone Paintings, Halloween & Strawberry Farm
Two (2) Peter Paone (American/Pennsylvania, b. 1936) surrealist paintings. 1st item: Exhibited oil on canvas painting titled "Halloween" depicting three figures in costume; a ghost, mouse, and leopard climbing into a car; with multi-colored eyeball balloons floating above the ground. Signed "Paone 11-'70 N.Y.", top right corner. Label indicating that the work was exhibited in […]