Paintings
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P-01
Colorful Abstract Gouache "Lovers in Landscape" by Gio Colucci
Gio Colucci, painter, sculptor, ceramist was born in Florence, Italy in 1892. In 1911, he moved to Paris to study architecture at the Fine Art School. Colucci settled in Cairo in 1914 where he worked as an architect. In 1917, he gave up architecture and began painting. He went to the United States and brought back many canvas. Upon returning to Paris in 1919, Colucci exhibited at the Allard Gallery. In 1921 and 1923, he participated in the Salon d’Automne and in the Salon des Surindépendants with Gleizes, Herbin, Duchamp-Villon. Colucci returned to Paris in 1945 and exhibited his ceramics at the Christofle Gallery. In 1947, he took part in the Salon des Décorateurs in Paris, and in 1952 exhibited his ceramics at the Vallauris Museum in Provence. The same year the Odéon Gallery exhibited his polychromed sculptures which have a total expression of liberty. In 1954, Colucci participated in the Salon des Indépendants at the Grand Palais Museum where he showed sculptures and ceramics. Gio Colucci participated in the third Biennale dedicated to sculpture in 1955 in Antwerp in Belgium. In 1956, Colucci founded, along with Gino Severini, the Italian School of Arts and in 1959, a retrospective was held at the Juster’s Gallery in New York as well as at the Rodin Museum in Paris. A retrospective of his work is organized in New York in 1963. The Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris exhibited several polychromed wood-based sculptures, ceramics but also painted and sticked Arcopal glass by Colucci. The artist died in Paris in 1974. Provenance ex collection of Family owner of Sara Lee. Italy: circa 1950
- width
- 23.25 in. (59.06 cm)
- height
- 24.5 in. (62.23 cm)
- depth
- 2 in. (5.08 cm)
- condition
- Very good condition, no restorations.
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P-02
Oil On Canvas , "Dorade Bleue" by Raymond Guerrier
Raymond Guerrier , French (1920-2002). Abstract still life , "Dorade Bleue" , oil on canvas by French artist Raymond Guerrier . Signed : Guerrier at the bottom left. France: circa 1960. A self taught artist, he was very much influenced by George Braque, he won the "prix de la jeune peinture" in 1953 and his work is part of the collection of many museums (M.N.A.M of Paris, Musée Réatu in Arles, Musée Cantini of Marseilles, Museum of Tokyo, Museum of Saint-Louis etc…). Reference: p.79 Connaissance des Art Décembre 1962, Galerie Hervé Paris. Provenance: Private collection, Montreal.
- width
- 39.25 in.
- height
- 31.75 in.
- condition
- Very good original condition. Later frame.
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P-03
Rare Pair of Russian Avant Garde Collage by Mikhael Menkov
Rare pair of Russian Avant Garde collage by Mikhael Menkov Signed M.M. 21 Mienkov was born in Vilnus in 1885 Died in Crimea in 1926. From 1912-1914 studied in Moscow and afterwards participated at the 0,10 exhibition in 1915-1916 and was part of the Suprematist group and finally exhibited with the Jack of Diamonds group which included Goncharova and Larionov. Russie 1921
- width
- 11 in.
- height
- 18 in. (46 cm)
- depth
- 1 in.
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P-04
Mix Media on Board Portrait of a Gentleman By Lucretia Mihail Silion
Média Mixte on board portrait of a gentlman by Lucretia Mihail Silion Signed and dated at the base: "Luc Mihail Silion 1930"
- width
- 19.5 in.
- height
- 27.5 in.
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P-05
Studies of Angels by Antoine Victor Leopold
Durangel, Antoine Victor Leopold, Durand. (1828 - 1891), French school. Studied at the salon in Paris form 1859. His work can be seen at Bayonne Museum in France. Pair of oil on board, studies of angels.
- width
- 26
- height
- 32
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P-06
Red Lacquered Japanesque Panel by Bernard Dunand alias Andre Dambrun
Polished red lacquered rectangular panel in the Japanesque style by Bernard Dunand. in the middle of th 1950's Bernard Dunand signs his works with the André Dambrun stamp to promote his pictorial research Signed Andre Dambrun which was an acronym for Bernand Dunand. France: circa 1960
- width
- 23.5 in.
- height
- 47 in.
- depth
- 1 in.
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P-07
Colorful Oil on Canvas Nature Morte by Claude Venard
Claude Venard, French (1913-1999).Colorful abstract cubist oil on Canvas "Nature Morte Aux Fruits ". Signed "C. Venard", label to the back May 9, 1989, lot 60 Provenance: Collection of Litsa Tsitsera, New York;, Christie's East, NY, May 9, 1989, lot 60, "Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Drawing and Sculpture.
- width
- 21 in.
- height
- 18 in
- depth
- 1 in.
- condition
- The painting has recently been cleaned and some small area of the yellow paint was missing and has been filled , original silver gilt frame with some re-gilding , Condition report from the restoration studio is available .
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P-08
Ink on Paper of Nudes "Réflexion Dans Un Mirror" by Boris Vansier
Ink on Paper of Nudes "Réflexion dans un Mirror" by Boris Vansier With Original Sticker Gallery Agnès Lefort Boris Vansier spent his youth in Geneva and left for the United States in 1946, settling first in New York where he took classes at Adelphi University then in Los Angeles where he attended the prestigious Chouinard Art Institute. In 1948, after a brief return to Switzerland, Vansier moved to Montreal where he met gallerist Henry Kleemann, who offered him his first exhibition at the Kleemann Gallery in New York. In 1954, he left Canada to settle in France, first in Cannes until 1956, then in Paris during the 1960s where he befriended New Realist artists including Arman, David Lan-Bar, Raymond Hains and Yves Klein. Canada.
- width
- 22 in. (55.88 cm)
- height
- 28 in. (71.12 cm)
- depth
- 2 in. (5.08 cm)
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P-09
"Mr Cardy Jumping" by Oscar De Lall
'Mr. Cardy Jumping' by Oscar De Lall R.C.A. (1903 - 1971). Signed bottom right. Oscar de Lall (1903 - 1971) RCA Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, he followed his own self teaching plan in painting. He came to Canada in 1926 and settled in Montreal where he studied drawing under Edmond Dyonnet. He was influenced by the work of Velasquez, Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Degas, and Manet. Using realistic style for portraits and impressionistic in landscape, he worked in oils charcoal and pastel. He was elected A.R.C.A. 1946, R.C.A. 1958. He lived in Montreal. Vernon Grandison Cardy was the longtime Mount Royal Hotel chief and was a prim, self-absorbed horse-breeder. He founded the Cardy Hotel Corp which at one time had eight grand hotels in Canada . He sold his hotel chain in 1950 to the Sheraton Corporation to devote his time to his passion, horses riding and breeding.
- width
- 42
- height
- 34
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P-10
Stunning Portrait of a Man by Shui-Bo Wang
Stunning charcoal portrait of a man by Shui-Bo Wang Born in China on September 11th, 1960, Wang Shui-bo studied visual arts at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in the early 1980s. After his graduation in 1985 he taught at the same university as an assistant professor. For further development, he came to Canada as a graduate student in the fall of 1989. He began his career in film assisting world famous Canadian animator Fredric Back on his last film, the Academy Award-nominated The Mighty River.Wang Shui-bo’s Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square artfully traces his roots and his own life of journey as he struggles to sort through ideology and arrive a truth. It has won the Oscar Nomination for Best Short Documentary in 1999
- width
- 22.5 in.
- height
- 28 in.
- depth
- 1 in.
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P-11
Mix Media Abstract Black and White Painting bu Louise Pershing
Oil on board abstract black and white painting by Louise Pershing USA circa 1960
- width
- 26.5 in. (67.31 cm)
- height
- 28.5 in. (72.39 cm)
- depth
- 1 in. (2.54 cm)
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P-12
Colorful Still Life Painting by René Arnoux
Colorful oil on canvas painting: Le "Poisson" by René Arnoux (1928-2009). Born in Tunisia in 1928 Arnoux moved to Paris in 1956. He also exhibited extensively Canada, the U.S.A. and Mexico. In 2003 he donated 45 of his works to the André Malraux cultural centre in Villeneuve-Loubet. The dimensions mentioned are for the canvas. France.
- width
- 32 in.
- height
- 25.5 in.
- depth
- 1 in.
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P-13
Jean Dupas Advertising Lithograph in Colours Poster for Arnold Constable
Jean Dupas advertising lithograph in colours for Arnold Constable. France 1928. Signed: "Jean Dupas Paris 1928" and marked "Made in France Tolmer Paris". In the sophisticated Art Deco style that was a hallmark of Dupas work, the fashion poster was commissioned by the Arnold Constable department storeand depicting three women, dressed in the fashions of the past, present, and future, amid lush, slightly surrealistic scenery. Arnold Constable & Company was a department store chain in the New York City metropolitan area. At one point it was the oldest department store in America, operating for over 150 years from its founding in 1825 to its closing in 1975 Jean Dupas intervenes, like many artists of the time, in the most varied fields. In 1923 and 1924, he worked on orders from the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, as well as on cartons for the Manufacture des Gobelins. He designs for major fashion magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. In 1925, he sent an oil on canvas, Les Perruches, to the Exhibition of Decorative Arts where it was very noticed8. In 1927, he designed the Max fur catalog for the Draeger printer. He was a member of the Sacred Art Workshops, after 1919, in the wake of Maurice Denis and George Desvallières, and participated in the revival of frescoes. In this capacity, he worked on the decoration of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Paris10, collaborating, among others, with the Lyon painter Louis Bouquet, organizer of the Salon de l'Afrique at the Palais des Colonies in Paris. He also creates posters for the Grands Magasins Dufayel. At that time he lived at 19, boulevard de Port-Royal in Paris.
- width
- 30 in.
- height
- 47 in.
- condition
- Good overall condition
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P-14
on hold
Abstract Painting
Abstract Painting.
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P-15
Orientalist Watercolor of Young North African Boy
Orientalist watercolour depicting a seated north African boy. Inscribed at the back the former owner of the painting: "W. de Keller 1 rue Goethe Paris". France: circa 1860
- width
- 21.5 in.
- height
- 27.5 in.
- depth
- 1 in.
- condition
- Excellent, framed in antique gilt frame , acid free.
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P-16
Oil on Canvas Still Life by Claude Venard
Oil on Canvas Still Life by Claude Venard. Signed: "C. Venard" With gallery Sticker The Esplorer Art Gallery NYC Provenance: Collection White Plains NY. France: circa 1960
- width
- 18 in.
- height
- 21.5 in.
- depth
- 1
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P-17
Oil on Canvased Panel Seascape
Oil on canvased panel , seascape of weaves crashing on a rocky shore, unsigned , USA: circa 1940
- width
- 28 in.
- height
- 22 in.
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P-18
17th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Aubusson Tapestry France: circa 1650
- width
- 82 in.
- height
- 92 in.
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P-19
Copy of Painting by Scheile
Copy of Painting by Scheile
- width
- 21
- height
- 17
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P-20
sold
Cuzco School Painting, Virgin of Pomata
Exceptional 18th Century Cuzco school depiction of the Virgin Mary and Christ child, both wearing feathered headdresses and with angels surrounding her halo rays, he holding an orb, she holding the infant in one hand along with a rosary and crucifix and a lily in the other, her hair cascading over her floral engraved gown, the border decorated with various flowers, with more angels at their feet. Peru 18th Century
- width
- 50.5 in.
- height
- 78 in.
- depth
- 4 in.
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P-21
Colourful Still Life by Raymond Guerrier
Colourful still life oil on canvas by Raymond Guerrier Signed. France circa:1960.
- width
- 36.25
- height
- 28.75
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P-22
Paintings by John Francis Williams
Watercolor on paper by John Francis Williams Canada.
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P-23
Oil on Canvas "Lying on the Beach" by Gustav Bolin
Oil on Canvas "Lying on the Beach" by Gustav Bolin. Signed: "Bolin.56." Gustav Bolin's family, which was of Russian origins, settled in France in 1921. At age 18, Gustav was part of Emile Othon Friesz 's courses at the Academy de la Grande Chaumière. When he returned from Stockholm in 1940, France was invaded which forced him to settle in the south. During this period, landscapes were his greatest source of inspiration, this led him to study Cezanne's paintings. Finally back in Paris in 1943, he borrowed the studio of Pierre Tal-Coat, frequented the Café de Flore, where he met great Parisian artists such as Picasso, Nicolas de Stael and Diego Giacometti. At that time, he painted numerous portraits of his family and friends. The artist did his first solo exhibition at the Pierre Loeb Gallery in 1948, which allowed him to become known among critics and the public. His fame went beyond national borders and he began exhibiting in Stockholm, New York and Tokyo. In 1973, the Galliera Museum in Paris exposed is work. In 2006, Paris honored him with a retrospective of his work at the Salon of Tapestries and at the exhibition hall of the Louvre des antiquaires . France: 1956
- width
- 29 in.
- height
- 24 in.
- depth
- 1 in.
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P-24
Oil on Board Painting by Herman Heimlich
Painting by Herman Heimlich (1904-1986). Original period frame."Still Life" Signed 1966.Oil on hardboard Canada.
- height
- 37.5 in. (95 cm)
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