Three (3) lithographs: LE VIEUX ROI, MATERNITE, AND PRAYER OF JOB. 1st item: Pablo Picasso, LE VIEUX ROI (The Old King), 1959. Dated in the stone "6/1/59"; stamped signature in red lower right; likely from the unnumbered edition of 1000. Ref. Bloch 869, Mourlot 317. Matted under glass in black wood frame. Sheet: 26 3/8" […]
Lot 578: Bernard Buffet Lithograph, Papillion Vert
Bernard Buffet (France, 1928-1999) lithograph on Arches paper, titled "Papillion Vert" (Green Butterfly) depicting a butterfly with wings spread in saturated shade of green with heavy black outline and a black hatch pattern in the background. Labeled "E. A." lower left and signed "Bernard Buffet" lower right in pencil. Housed and canvas matted under glass […]
Lot 574: O/C Cubist Portrait of a Woman attr. Marcell W. Jensen
Oil on canvas cubist portrait depicting a seated woman attired in a white slip against an abstract background. The painting is rendered in fragmented blocks of color that give the painting a multidimensional perspective. Signed "Marcell, 37" lower left, possibly Marcell W Jensen (1911-1985). Housed in a contemporary giltwood frame. Sight: 38 7/8" H x […]
Lot 575: Jose Guevara O/B Abstract Painting, Torero
Jose Guevara (Spain, 1926-2010) oil on board textured abstract painting, titled "Torero (Bullfighter)", rendered in bright crimson, blue, and deep maroon colors with blistering and craquelure of paint via a technique of pigment combustion or burning of the pigment onto hardboard. Signed lower left. Printed Guevara label with address, numbering, title, date of "1.963", and […]
Lot 576: Pierre Alechinsky Abstract Color Lithograph, "Exprmntl"
Pierre Alechinsky (Belgium/France, b. 1927) Expressionist color lithograph titled "Exprmntl", numbered "II/X". Depicts twenty-six squares surrounded by a black line border, each with various abstract images rendered in shades of red, yellow, black, brown, and moss green, surrounding a central square light brown panel. Titled, in pencil, center of panel, numbered with additional inscription reading […]
Lot 572: 2 Finn Pedersen Mixed Media Abstract Paintings
Two (2) Finn Pedersen (Denmark, 1944-2014) mixed media abstract paintings. 1st item: Mixed media on paper abstract painting rendered in bright colors and loose brushstrokes using a combination of watercolor and acrylic paint. Signed "Finn Pedersen -86" lower right. Housed in a simple wood frame. Paper has been mounted to linen canvas. Sight: 18 1/4" […]
Lot 573: 2 Suzy Suzac O/C Abstract Paintings
Two (2) Suzy Suzac (France, 1936-2013) oil on canvas abstract paintings. 1st item: Abstract painting with a white background divided by a vertical red striation intersected by horizontal yellow striation, with the left half of the work filled with large dark brushstrokes. Signed "Suzac 71" lower right. Unframed. 29 1/2" H x 36" W. 2nd […]
Lot 569: Paul Edelstein O/C Abstract Painting "Repeating Traces"
Paul Edelstein (Tennessee, b.1959), "Repeating Traces," oil on canvas abstract painting depicting figures, plant life, and other indiscernible subject matter simplified into geometric forms. Rendered in bright colors with loose brushstrokes and some areas of heavy impasto. Signed "Edelstein" lower left and titled "Repeating Traces" in yellow paint across canvas en verso. Unframed. Sight: 24" […]
Lot 570: Enrico Della Torre O/C Abstract Painting
Enrico Della Torre (Italy, b.1931) oil on canvas abstract painting, titled "Paesaggio" ("Landscape"), comprised of blue, green, and black geometric adjoining shapes; one form resembling a wave, and another resembling a tree branch extending downward in front of the other forms. Signed "d.t." upper right. Artist name, title, and date "1976", en verso. Housed in […]
Lot 571: Luis Padilla O/C Cubist Triptych, 3 items
Luis Padilla (Honduras, b.1947) oil on canvas triptych with multicolored abstract Cubist style panels containing figures. One panel depicts a figure, possibly a knight, attired in a suit of armor standing prominently and holding a helmet. The second panel contains two figures, the larger with their face in profile and the smaller with an exposed […]