Art by Medium: Laid Paper

Abstracted Three Women with Earrings Figurative in Pastel on Paper Vivid abstracted profiles of three women wearing earrings by Black Arts Bay Area artist, Kelvin Curry (American, 20th Century), circa 2000. Three women's profile in in bold cobalt blue and playful colors of fluorescent red and yellow. Black outlines and tribal designs creates even more contrast, making this piece read well from a distance. The tall and thin size of this piece makes this ideal for those difficult and odd sized walls Signed lower left corner Presented in new, acid-free black mat. Mat size: 38"H x 16"W Paper size: 30"H x 11"W Image size: 28.50"H x 9.50"W Born in Oakland, California Kelvin Curry's creative destiny was clear early in life. Initially using black and white graphite as his medium and later expanding into mixed media to bring about multi-dimension; as well as a sense of rhythm and grace in the abstract female figure. Kelvin Curry studied fine arts at San Jose State University and has been making and exhibiting art all his life. Curry has a keen understanding of the arts, particularly the black arts movement in and around the Bay Area. Kelvin has exhibited his work in hundred of juried festivals, exhibits, and galleries throughout the country. Visitors from countries such as South Africa, Japan, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and China have chosen his work to adorn their homes in their native lands. Collectors include Randy Crawford, Nancy Wilson...

French Symbolist School (circa 1890–1910) Landscape with Meditative Figures Charcoal on paper (watermark “France” and “Ingres d’Arches,” circa 1890) 57 x 31 cm Provenance: Private ...

In this double-sided red chalk study, Simone Cantarini offers us a double reflection on the theme of the Judgment of Solomon. This sheet reveals his precise style and his sense of de...

Roman School (circa 1590–1620) Study of a Male Executioner Black chalk on laid paper, 275 x 199 mm Unsigned Formerly Giancarlo Sestieri Collection This dynamic figure study, exe...

Italian School, 17th century Study after Bernardino Lanino’s Frescoes in Santa Caterina, Milan Red chalk on paper 297 x 186 mm Annotated on the verso: “Vani” (otherwise unsigned) ...

Signed lower right, 'John T Stephens' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1965; additionally inscribed, verso, with title, 'Leaving the Garden of Eden' and signed. Paper dime...

Italian School, 18th century, circle of Giovanni Battista Piranesi Capriccio con arco (verso: study of a man) Brown ink on paper, 39 x 24.5 cm Unsigned Provenance: Private collec...

Artist: Tony Minartz (French, 1873-1944) Title: "L'Avant-Foyer de l'Opera" Portfolio: Revue de l'Art Ancien & Moderne *Issued unsigned Year: 1903 Medium: Original Etching on cream laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Revue de l'Art Ancien & Moderne, Paris, France Framing: Recently framed in a traditional gold and black moulding with 100% cotton rag matting Framed size: 18.63" x 16.38" Sheet size: 12" x 9" Image size: 9" x 7.25" Condition: In excellent condition Notes: Printed in one color: bistre. This review was founded in 1897 in the continuity of the review Les Beaux-Arts published between 1861 and 1865; Jules Comte, the founder, entitled his first issue Les Beaux-Arts - Revue nouvelle then changed the title to La Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Jules Comte directed the review until his death in 1912. Raymond Woog took over , who was provisional director until the start of the war in July 1914. In 1919, André Dezarrois took over this review and was its director until December 1937, date of last issue (published in January 1938). In the meantime, it publishes the Bulletin of ancient and modern art, which has gained a certain notoriety in the community. Biography: Tony Minartz, pseudonym of Antoine Guillaume, born 8 April 1873 to Cannes and died in that city on 13 December 1944 Is a painter, draftsman , illustrator and engraver French. Painter autodidact , Tony Minartz starts to become known in 1896 by exhibiting paintings at the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts , and then decorates the Pompadour theater of painted panels for fashion shows " Grand Guignol ", directed by L. Darthenay. In 1903, Henri Béraldi , with whom he worked, praised him in The Journal of ancient and modern art, writing that "it was thirty years ago," and he has received advice from Paul Renouard to be formed the technique of etching ; Béraldi adds that his favorite subjects are "Paris at night Paris at night, always." Minartz also gives them some high-remarkable in The Journal of ancient and modern art until 1910: balls, cafe concerts, Parisian in their most beautiful dresses, but also music-halls, music halls, restaurants, large and small theaters, are the preferred settings of his compositions. Its fertile period seems to end in 1914. In addition to the National Salon, Minartz exhibited in Paris at the gallery Bartholomew (1903), the Independent Living (1905, 1906) and the gallery Devambez (1909) and received the Academic Palms . He occasionally collaborates with periodic illustrated as The Almanac Sports (Ollendorff, 1899), or satirical as Gil Blas...

Artist: Pierre Bulliard (French, 1742-1793) Titles: "Le Pied de Griffon (Griffin’s Foot)" (Plate 71), "La Laureole (The Laurel)" (Plate 37), and "Le Cabaret d’Europe (The European Ca...

French School, 18th century Circle of Hubert Robert (1733–1808) Landscape with Antique Ruins Red chalk on paper, 31 x 20.5 cm Unsigned Collector’s stamp lower left, very faint: “L...

Wrapped Statues/West Germany Christo (Bulgarian, 1935-2020) Mixed Media Hand-signed lower right Numbered PP 1/10 lower left 35 x 27 inches 39.25 x 31.2...

Rosanna Gaddoni Solstizio d’Inverno 102 x 66 cm Charcoal and graphite on Rives Arches Paper 175 gm2 crème white Framed the size is 112 x 78 cm ( Frame is included in price) Framed ...

Benedetto Caliari (Verona 1538 – 1598 Venice) Portrait of a Woman Pen and brown ink, brown ink wash, heightened with white gouache, on prepared brown paper 22.4 × 30 cm Provenance...

English School, c. 1895 Portrait of an Artist Holding Her Brushes Indistinctly signed, lower right Watercolour on paper 52.5 x 40 cm (21 x 15 3/4 in.) Provenance: Private Collectio...

Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773) Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards" (Plates 90, 308) Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and Undescribed Animals / Gleanings Of Natural History Year: 1743-1764 Medium: Set of Two Original Hand-Colored Engravings on watermarked laid and wove papers Limited edition: Unknown Printer: C. Rickaby, London, UK Publisher: William Gardiner and Messrs. Robinson, London, UK Sheet size (each): approx. 11.25" x 9" Image size (each): approx. 8.63" x 7.38" Reference: Mullens and Swann page 194-195; Anker No. 124-126; Fine Bird Books page 93; Lisney page 128-144; Nissen IVB No. 286-288; Zimmer page 192-198 Condition: "90" has faint offsetting to sheet. "308" has one foxmark center right. They are both otherwise in excellent condition with strong colors Notes: Comes from Edwards seven volume portfolio "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and Undescribed Animals" / "Gleanings Of Natural History" (1743-1764), which consists of 362 hand-colored engravings. "90" is on laid paper with a "fleur-de-lis" watermark at center left edge. "308" is on wove paper with no watermark. The last image of the cover title sheets is for reference/provenance; it is not included. Biography: George Edwards FRS (3 April 1694 – 23 July 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology". Edwards was born at West Ham...

Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774) Title: "Torksey Hall" (Plate 179) and "Newark Castle" (Plate 226) Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerable ...

Memoria Inocente, 2025 Mixed media on paper 29 x 21 in

Attributed to Armand Point (1860–1932) Portrait of a Man Pencil on paper, 15.3 x 11 cm Monogram upper right: interlaced "AP" Provenance: Private collection This expressive portra...

Nancy Pantirer Untitled Mixed Media on Canvas 50 x 47 in Nancy Pantirer incorporates abstract expressionism and collage into her canvases, letting the properties of paint and paper ...

Artist: Pierre Bulliard (French, 1742-1793) Titles: "La Gratiole Officinale (Grace of God)" (Plate 130), "La Digitale Jaune (Yellow Foxglove)" (Plate 65), "La Renoncule Acre (Acre Bu...

DAVID ROBERTS RA 1796 - 1864 Bazaar of The Coppersmiths, Cairo First Edition lithograph Full plate: 230 Presented in a acid free mount We pride ourselves in the hand colouring of our antique David Roberts lithographs...

Surreal abstract figurative of a dreamy, meditative scene including multiple figures and flowers, blended with sill-life and landscape elements by Noel Howard (American, 20th Century...

A very good, dark and evenly-printed impression of this scarce lithograph on cream laid paper. From the edition of approximately 50.

The paintings of Christophe have everything they need, the balance, the color, the values, the emotion, the composition and just the right amount of feeling. What makes his art spe...

"En Salada" Salad Fixings Etching on Paper by Joseph C. MaCarthy This Intaglio print, titled "En Salada," by San Francisco Bay area artist Joseph C. McCarthy (American, 20th C), cre...

A Medici-era study of decorative carousels from an equestrian pageant. c1700. Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, 3 x 8 inches (76 x 230 mm), the full sheet. In good condition wi...

These colored engravings are from Edward Joseph Lowe's 1861 book "Beautiful Leaved Plants. Being a Description of the Most Beautiful Leaved Plants ...

Signed lower left, 'Vernon Nye' (American, 1915-2013), inscribed 'AWS' and painted circa 1975. A key figure in California's post-war watercolor revival, Vernon Nye was raised in New York where he first studied art at the Mechanics Institute and, later, with Eliot O'Hara and Roy Mason...

Seba, Albertus. Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiossimis expressio, per universam physices historiam. Amsterdam, Wetsten, Smith, Jans...

Original engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann from "Phytanthosa Iconographia." Ratisbon, 1737-1745. This plate: Cereus Minimus Serpens Americanus. [Cactus]. Mezzotint engraving print...

David Roberts RA The Entrance to the Citadel of Cairo 1796 - 1864 Subscription & first edition lithographs in stock Full plate: 228 Presented in an acid free mount The viewpoint is ...

Makes a unique and memorable gift! Who wouldn't want a card with a ribbon that reads "Love, Andy Warhol" - from Warhol himself? Andy Warhol Love, Andy Warhol, ca. 1979 Ink on card ...

Mickalene Thomas Portrait de Priscilla Le Petit Chien, 2012 Pigment print on 100% cotton rag paper Edition 141/150 Frame included with official COA affixed to the back Hand numbered ...

Rome: Scudellari, 1822. Engraving on laid paper, 13 3/8 x 18 1/4 inches (350 x 464 mm), the full sheet, trimmed at the platemark. In very good condition with minor toning and handli...

A collabroation between Sir William Hamilton & Pietro Fabris Naples: Pietro Fabris, 1776. Engraving with hand coloring in gouache and watercolor on 18th century laid paper with an...

Carl Haag 1820 - 1915 One of the Howling Dawashes in Cairo Watercolour on paper, signed lower right & dated 1880 Image Size: 10 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (27 x 19.5 cm) Original Frame ...

A fierce battle scene with women warriors. (after Perino del Vaga) Engraving on oval-shaped light laid paper, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (260 x 274 mm), the full sheet, trimmed at the pl...

Artist's Statement "When I first began to paint landscapes in college, European and American landscape painters heavily influenced me. I loved the immediate qualities of the Barbizo...

Subscription lithographs in stock Full plate: 22 Presented in a acid free mount Even before Roberts and his party had left Cairo, they were aware the plague had been raging in Jerus...

FEDERICO BAROCCI (Urbino 1526-35 - 1612) Study of bearded man Black and red chalk, stumping, pastel heightened with white on brown-prepared paper 15 3/8 x 10 5/8 in 39 x 27 cm Unsi...

Tomas Sanchez Del Romerillo al Blanco, 1981 Tempera on paper 13 x 18 in Certificate of authenticity by Tomas Sanchez Unique piece

Woodcut on laid paper, 8 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches (212 x 233 mm), the full sheet. In excellent condition with text and portraits of Empedocles, Sapho, Zeuxis and others on the verso, as is...

Classic Interior design and Family Dinner by Architectural Digest illustrator David Mode Payne (American, 1907-1985). The scene depicted is an interior of a room, with finely crafted...

Etching with drypoint on hand made laid Japan paper with a deckle edge, 8 9/16 x 11 5/8 inches (220 x 296 mm), full margins. Signed, dated and titled in pencil in the margin, recto. ...

Utrecht: Herman van Swanevelt, c1650. Etching on cream laid paper, 6 3/4 x 10 3/4 (172 x 273 mm), the full sheet, thread margins (trimmed at the platemark). In good condition with s...

A superb impression of Martin Lewis's consummate image of Japan. Etching with drypoint on fine cream laid paper, 13 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches (352 x 265 mm); sheet 17 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches ...

Post Dogmatist Painting on Canvas signed verso Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagosa...

Subscription edition lithograph Full plate: 10 Presented in a acid free mount

Drawing Graphite, pen and brown and black ink, gray and sepia watercolor, white lead elevations on ivory virgin paper. (440 x 610 mm) Title: Achilles' sorrow over the death of Patroc...

David Roberts RA Interior Of The Mosque Of The Sultan Hassan 1796 - 1864 Subscription Edition lithograph Full plate: 220 Presented in a acid free mount Open media 1 in modal Regular...

"Boonton Falls" Forest Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Serene landscape by Hedy Pfreundschuh (American, b. 1937). A river is flowing towards the viewer, with a waterfall in the mid...

Artus WOLFAERTS (1581-1641) Study of a head Oil on paper, transferred on panel. 39,5 x 29 cm Unsigned Provenance Private collection, France Firstly thought to be from Rubens’s S...

Etching on laid paper, 13 1/2 x 7 1/2 (343 x 191); sheet 16 1/2 x 11 inches (420 x 280 mm), full margins. Signed and dated by Arms in the lower right corner. From the edition of 150 ...

Cricket on Branch - 2nd Generation Lingnan School Bird and Flower Painting Beautifully executed painting of a cricket on a branch by Zhao Shao'ang 趙少昂 (Chinese b. 1905 d. 1998.) Thi...

Date: 1938 Medium: Oil on Paperboard Sight Size 20.25" x 13.875", Framed to 27.50" x 21.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right with Initials: N/R 'Philip found himself involved in a humi...

Miguel Padura Cuban Artist Latin American Artist “Untitled” 2020 Watercolor on paper 30 x 22 in Signed by the artist at the bottom of the dress

Subscription edition lithographs in stock Full plate: 8 Presented in a acid free mount The Mosque of Omar, more usually known as the Dome of the Rock, was built by Caliph Abd-el-Mal...

"The Outsider" - Original 1989 Screen Print on Paper Original black and white screen print of abstracted figures by Jane Leddy (American, 1925-2019). Figures are seen in white with ...

We are pleased to offer another impressive abstract expression painting by French abstract expressionist artist Christophe. This painti...

Julien Leopold BOILLY Paris 1796-1874 Portrait of a man First third of the 19th century Pierre noire Signed on the right 23,5 x 17 cm 38 x 29 cm framed Small stains