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Fun Set of 3 Richter 1961 Artcraft Plaster Negative Relief Sports Plaques
4979
each dated 1961

a true time capsule of 1961, the 3-dimensional plaster negative relief plaques depicting a golfer, bowler and tennis player all engaged in their sport and all from the perspective of being in front of the player; each inscribed '1961 RICHTER'; Hal Richer ( German-American 1888-1976) an artist and filmmaker known for his contribution to the Dada movement. Settling in the US after fleeing Nazi Germany, spending his later years in Connecticut; good vintage condition with some small chips to edges; some rubbing to surface

Height: 
12"
Width: 
8.5"
Depth: 
.5"
$1,500
Available
Acrylic on Canvas: Abstract Expressionist Painting by Susan Morosky ' Neon Day Field 3'
5019
2010

Susan's energetic, colorful abstract contemporary paintings are based on her study of nature - from flowing water to rolling meadows; her use of thick brush strokes while adding and removing material creates a vivid collage of color and movement; within a thick birchwood frame; signature to lower left and on the reverse; label on reverse; good condition with no visible defects to canvas; minor wear to wooden frame

Height: 
31"
Width: 
31"
Depth: 
3"
$3,600
Available
8 French Teaching Posters for Accident Prevention by Les Fils d’Emile Deyrolle
4784
1950's

each with four panels detailing various ways to prevent accidents and lessons learned, including 'Feu, Eau, Contagion, Empoisonnements, and Maison'; based on 19th century original lithographs by Emile Deyrolle; Les Fils d’Emile Deyrolle, Rue du Bac, Paris; restored ebonized wooden frames; some darkening, wrinkling, and foxing; PRICED PER PAIR

Height: 
32"
Width: 
29"
Depth: 
.75
$2,750
Available
 dramatic 1960's iron and brass pinwheel sunburst nail sculpture signed by Ron Schmidt
4773
late 1960's

this explosive brutalist iron nail sculpture contrasting the cold black steel iron nails and the warm buffed-brass brazing combing artistic design, geometric form and the high quality of the braze; excellent vintage condition with no visible condition issues, signed by the artist

Depth: 
3.5"
Diameter: 
43"
$3,500
Available
oil on board; a finely rendered continental art deco painting of a seated woman
4616
1930's

a well-thought out composition as the table plain draws the viewer into the room of a seated woman with distant gaze dressed in a blue jacket; the table set with a bowl of fruit, a goblet and plant; all within a silver-leafed carved wooden frame with linen slip; excellent condition professionally cleaned and restored; unsigned; later frame

Height: 
34"
Width: 
28"
$3,450
Available
gouache on paper; a lively and spontaneously-rendered 1960's abstract expressionist painting by Dorothy Swinney; exhibition label on verso dated 1962
4595
dated 1962

with quick spontaneous brushstrokes using nonrepresentational shapes in black, gray and white paints on a sepia ground; newly framed;  Abstract Expressionism is a post–World War II American art movement, developed in New York in the 1940's. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris. 

Height: 
39 1/2"
Width: 
30 1/2"
$3,450
Available
a handsome pair of american architectural engravings depicting taverns
1231
19th century

each depicting a 3-story building with accompanying floor plans; each titled 'Design for a First Class Tavern'; new mattes and frames; some discoloration.

Height: 
20 1/2"
Width: 
17"
$800
Available
a finely-rendered french art nouveau chromolighograph print by ernest david
1238
late 1800's

the well-detailed studies depicting a tented ceiling and a restaurant wall in rich layered colors; with new art nouveau style giltwood frames. (1 available)

Height: 
28"
Width: 
21"
$500
Available

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