Artist: Markus PiersonTitle: American Coyote in Paris No. 33Medium: Photolitho on PaperOrientation: verticalImage Size: 4.75 x 9.25 inchesPaper Size: 10 x 14.5 inchesEdition Size: 195: Signed by the artist, individually numbered, accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher.Biography * * Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless "racer", Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. * * While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus' talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn's Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was "dead" and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. * * The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, "Coyote." He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as "Coyote," is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow - Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he'd never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. * * Over the next six months Markus painted billboards by day for a living and drew his Coyotes into the night. To the wall above his desk he taped these words, "No one works this hard and this smart - and has it come to nothing." Within a year, he walked out of Artexpo in New York City with commitments from 110 art galleries who sought to represent his work. * * In the decades that followed, Pierson's work has evolved to include a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculpture, hand-pulled serigraphs and original found-object works. Over time, the metaphor of the Coyote has taken on a more poignant and profound purpose. At its essence, the work urges us to pursue our dreams, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and to celebrate all of life's ups and downs. He has had nearly one hundred solo exhibitions in galleries across America, Australia and New Zealand, while also being featured at various prestigious international fairs including Art Miami, Artexpo New York, Sofa Chicago, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, and palmbeach3. Markus has amassed a collector base which includes Heads of State, major corporations and celebrities worldwide. * * Markus' wife and muse is artist, Sheryl Pierson. The two live and work in a converted loft in Kansas City, Missouri. * * "There's no doubt in my mind that my success has more to do with luck than talent, more to do with stubbornness than vision, more to do with ignorance than insight, but the fact remains that I pursued my dream and attained it against staggering odds. I say this now to anyone who will listen: even if I had failed, it would have been worth it. Better to face a brutal truth than to grow old wondering what might have been. " Markus Pierson *

This artists mixture of colors, designs, and style makes you feel like you're on a psychedelic trip with Jimmi to a world unknown... * Artist: Shen Medium: Lithograph print on paper Signature: in pencil, lower right Edition: Artist Proof Size of Image: 12 1/4" x 16 1/8" Size of Paper: 17" x 22" Condition: Excellent

Artist: Bradley Schmehl * Title: The Grim Harvest of War (Stonewall Jackson - The Valley Campaign) * Medium: Lithograph * Edition Size: 950 * : Signed & numbered ed. 950, Somerset House 2002 *

This is an original painting of a tree in the wintertime, focusing on a close view of the weathered old trunk, still standing firm in the snow. * * Artist: Al StineSignature: In paint, lower right * Medium: Watercolor on heavy paper, with some deckled edgesSize: 28 1/2 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent; some marks at the lower right cornerBiography: * Al Stine graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago, and then began working as a freelance illustrator. His work became recognized in the art community, and he got involved in several arts organizations, including president of the Artist Guild of Chicago. He has exhibited widely, and published several how-to books on art techniques. His art can be found in galleries across the country. *

This giclee will get you all shook up, uhhh-huh... * Artist: Bobby Hill Title: Better Daze Medium: Giclee print on paper Edition: Limited Edition 221/250 Signature: lower left, in silver paint pen Size of Image: 13 7/8" x 22" Condition: Excellent Biography * Bobby is a Brooklyn based street artist who, through his artwork, creates a fantastic blend of Warholian pop imagery and a raw graffiti edge reminiscent of New York in the 1980's. Bobby Hill has a growing reputation worldwide. He has been commissioned to produce imagery on a regular basis for the famous street culture/hip-hop magazine The Source, which has helped further Bobby's name in his native USA. He has sold his pieces to collectors across America & more recently in Europe so he is definitely one to watch. * Information retrieved from: http://www.artrepublic.com/biographies/236-bobby-hill.html *

This original portrait on canvas is recognizable as a scene from the movie "My Fair Lady," and also as an image that originally appeared on a well known collector plate produced by the Edwin M. Knowles China Co, and distributed by the Bradford Exchange. This is the very painting from which 65,000 plates were produced, and saved by admiring collectors. Until now, the artist, William Chambers, held this painting in his personal collection, along with all his originals from the collector plates series. This is the first time the original artwork is being offered for sale, and Universal Live is pleased to be the exclusive online seller of this original art.This painting is known by the same title as the plate that bears its beautiful image: * "I Could Have Danced All Night" * The plate was the second issue in the series * The plates in this series are widely considered to be items of art, and here is an opportunity to own this one of a kind original. Audrey Hepburn looks absolutely radiant in her glittering gown. Even the expressions on the onlookers are done with meticulous detail in this wonderful scene. * The medium is oil on linen canvas, stretched. Some printers marks are seen in the margin. * The canvas size is 30 inches square. * It is signed in paint by the artist. * It is in Mint condition, having come directly to us from the artist. * This original artwork is the ultimate art collectible in the world of William Chambers collector plates. It is an elegant and beautiful portrait. * Biography * Born in 1940 and raised in the Chicago area, Chambers first began his * studies at the University of Illinois He planned on majoring in * industrial design, but after realizing the field required more * engineering than he had initially thought. and desiring to be an * artist more than an engineer, he transferred to Northeastern Illinois * University earning a Bachelors of Arts Degree. From there he began his * studies and graduated from at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. * * * After graduation from the American Academy , he apprenticed for * several years at Magee Inc. a top illustration studio. He continued * his career as an illustrator working at another Jack O'Grady studios * in Chicago. While working in illustration he became more engrossed in * portrait painting. * * By 1979, he decided to strike out on his own as a portrait painter. Many people * took notice of his painting, and before long, he was approached by a consultant for the Knowles China * Company. * * Chambers had never heard of collector plates at that time, but he * quickly became a design star, appearing * on the cover of Plate World magazine and making appearances across the * country. He is a Master Signature Member in a group of only 25 artists. * * Although well known for his successes in the realm of collector * plates, Chambers is best known for his expertise as a portrait artist. His large commissioned works are * priced from $25,000 to $35,000. * * Note: This painting is shown in an oval matte which is not included *

Rooster Giclee Numbered 20x26 Hand Embellished on canvas

Sunset Over Pond Oil on Board in Frame: Rural Landscape with Birch Tree. 27 1/2IN X 13IN x 3IN Carved Gesso Frame

John Lennon is shown in 3 famous album images in this Pop Art collage print. The artist also put his name into the artwork. Artist: Bobby Hill Title: John LennonSignature: In pencil, lower rightEdition: Artist Proof, marked AP, lower leftMedium: Print on paperSheet size: 11 x 17 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography: * Bobby Hill is an artist from New York City. His art is a combination of pop imagery, graffiti and expressionism. After being in the Gen Art shows from 2002 through 2003, Bobby's work was exhibited various places around New York, including The Grey Worldwide Gallery, MaxFish, Splash Light Studios, The Cutting Room, and The Art Directors Club.Bobby's interest in screen-printing developed into T-shirts, and he started his own brand of tees, and hoodies. * He has recently enjoyed success with huge shows in Spain, France and England, as well as SOHO. *

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901). Many immortal painters lived and worked in Paris during the late 19th century. They included Degas, Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Seurat, Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec. Toulouse-Lautrec observed and captured in his art the Parisian nightlife of the period. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born on Nov. 24, 1864, in Albi, France. He was an aristocrat, the son and heir of Comte Alphonse-Charles de Toulouse and last in line of a family that dated back a thousand years. Henri's father was rich, handsome, and eccentric. His mother was overly devoted to her only living child. Henri was weak and often sick. By the time he was 10 he had begun to draw and paint. At 12 young Toulouse-Lautrec broke his left leg and at 14 his right leg. The bones failed to heal properly, and his legs stopped growing. He reached young adulthood with a body trunk of normal size but with abnormally short legs. He was only 1.5 meters tall. Deprived of the kind of life that a normal body would have permitted, Toulouse-Lautrec lived wholly for his art. He stayed in the Montmartre section of Paris, the center of the cabaret entertainment and bohemian life that he loved to paint. Circuses, dance halls and nightclubs, racetracks--all these spectacles were set down on canvas or made into lithographs. Toulouse-Lautrec was very much a part of all this activity. He would sit at a crowded nightclub table, laughing and drinking, and at the same time he would make swift sketches. The next morning in his studio he would expand the sketches into bright-colored paintings. In order to become a part of the Montmartre life--as well as to protect himself against the crowd's ridicule of his appearance--Toulouse-Lautrec began to drink heavily. In the 1890s the drinking started to affect his health. He was confined to a sanatorium and to his mother's care at home, but he could not stay away from alcohol. Toulouse-Lautrec died on Sept. 9, 1901, at the family chateau of Malrome. Since then his paintings and posters--particularly the Moulin Rouge group--have been in great demand and bring high prices at auctions and art sales.

This is a signed limited edition hand-colored print by New York urban landscape painter Max Ferguson: Title: "Coney Island III" 1991 Hand-colored etching and aquatint 14¾ × 18¾ Signed and numbered from an edition of 100 Very good - excellent condition Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed Max Ferguson was born in New York in 1959. His background was in animation but while spending a year at an art school in Amsterdam, his interest switched to painting. He continues to be greatly influenced by 17th century Dutch painting. He has worked on a number of series over the years, including a commission from the Transit Display Inc. to promote issues of social importance on the side of hundreds of buses in twenty cities throughout the United States. He has painted work for the subways, Coney Island, nocturnal imagery and Jewish scenes. He has expanded his imagery to include other parts of the United States as well as Ireland and Israel.

The Artist by Picasso Numbered Giclee 20x26Hand Embellished on Canvas

Artist: Mackenzie Thorpe Title: Iconography Collection I (portfolio of 4 panels) Baby Mine Deliverer of Hope Going to the Mine In God's VoiceMedium: Serigraph on panel Orientation: square Image size: 6.75 x 6.75 inches (EACH) Paper size: 7.5 x 7.5 inches (EACH) Edition size: 65 This portfolio of four framed panels were hand-crafted using fine art serigraphy and are a collection of Artist's Proofs. Each panel has been hand-signed by the artist. The portfolio is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, signed by the publisher. * Biography * Internationally renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe was raised in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the 1950s. Struggling from dyslexia throughout his childhood, Mackenzie found confidence in painting and drawing and eventually summoned the courage to go to art school. After leaving art school, he spent several years working with inner-city children in London before moving to North Yorkshire to set up a studio, as well as his own gallery. Since then, he has become one of the world's most collected and sought-after artists. His art works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across 4 continents. * About the Artist - "My ambition is to unite the world through the eyes of these children and let today's cultures understand that in order to sustain our societies, we must protect and nurture our children, and also protect and nurture the child within us all. It is our responsibility to love these children, to let them bring love back to the world, and to keep our eyes open to the wonderment of childhood." - Mackenzie Thorpe *

Shown here is a signed, limited edition etching by the very well-known and well-respected muralist and trompe l'oeil master, Richard Haas. Haas has created numerous "make-believe" buildings, including an entire streetscape at Manhattan's South Street Seaport. This work of art captures the beauty of the Guggenheiim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Title: "Guggenheim Bilbao" 2000 Lithograph and silkscreen on aluminum 15 5/8 × 22 5/8 Signed by the artist Numbered from a limited edition of 150 Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity Richard Haas (American, b. 1936) is one of the world's leading architectural muralists, and is best known for his trompe l'oeil paintings. His paintings are held in collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney Museum, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Fogg Art Museum. He has exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum, and others.

This original Rivers signed print conveys the feeling of an orchestra at Carnegie Hall, appearing larger than life as apparitions above the famous concert hall.Artist: Larry Rivers Signature: In pencil, lower rightTitle: "Sky Music Over Carnegie Hall" Medium: Screenprint in colors on Heavy Wove paperSize: 40 x 60 inches Year: 1990 Condition: Excellent This is an uplifting vision from a gifted visual and musical talent.Larry Rivers was a painter, sculptor, writer, poet, teacher and occasional actor and filmmaker. He was born Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg to Jewish immigrant parents from Ukraine. He got involved in the bebop scene in New York City, and knew Miles Davis, among others. He decided to pursue painting, and created many fine pieces of art while still playing the saxophone. His work is widely collected today in fine public and private collections. *

ARTIST: Roy Lichtenstein TITLE: As I Opened Fire (triptych) YEAR: 1965 MEDIA: Lithograph in colors on three panels SIZE: 20.5 x 25 in (each) *

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

Anatole Krasnyansky, 1930 - Anatole Krasnyansky, now residing in California, was a prominent architect and watercolorist when he left the U.S.S.R. for the United States in 1975, where he found fertile ground for his aesthetic growth. His traditional cityscapes, much admired in Europe, have grown richer, freer and more expressive; and in recent years he has evolved a second, wholly new style with which to render the experience and ideas of his new life in the United States. With a Master's Degree in architecture and fine art, he is well versed in every aspect of the structure and design of the buildings he depicts. Since his arrival in the U.S., the artist has found important uses for his knowledge of architecture, design and his creative imagination, and he has realized his tremendous potential and achieved virtuosity in several different artistic areas. Working as a scenic artist in television, motion pictures and the theatre, he has designed sets calling for his specialized background. Always a lover of the baroque, he incorporated the strength and fluid grace of that style into his figural compositions, capturing the sense of motion with which a building makes a line flow from one area to another.

This exciting original print portrays a celebrity dinner at the famous Beverly Hills restaurant, done and signed by Neiman, who is a celebrity himself. Artist: LeRoy NeimanSignature: In pencil, lower right * Title: "Celebrity Night at Spago" Date: 1993 Medium: Serigraph on paper Sheet size: 28 1/2 × 40 1/2 inches Edition: Limited 90/600, numbered lower leftCondition: Excellent, never mounted, matted or framed LeRoy Neiman is one of our most popular, prolific and avidly collected contemporary artists. His work consistently garners popular praise and critical acclaim.

Offered here is an original Signed and Framed Bela Bodo Oil painting on canvas. In this work we see a lush countryside painted with thick expressive brush strokes reminiscent of the forceful and gestual approach used by Impressionist masters. Bodo's oeuvre often includes images culled from nature and this work inspired by the sublime beauty of a slow summer afternoon is very characteristic of the artist's natural and organic interests. A subtle color palette of pale pinks and greens gives this work a tranquil and serene feel. A molded gold frame with ornamental detailing completes this work perfectly. However, this piece can also be shipped without the frame. * * Artist: Bela Bodo Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 20th C. Signed by Artist, LR Canvas Dimensions: 18 x 48 inches Framed Dimensions: 28¼ X 52½ inches Condition of Image: Excellent Condition of Frame: Good, Gentle wear and scratches on sides. Frame can be removed. Certificate of Authenticity issued by Midwest Estate Buyers Includes Artist's Information * * Bela Bodo was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1936. Bodo studied at the Budapest Academy and Vienna Academy of fine Arts before coming to the United States in 1957 to pursue his arts career in New York. Since that time, he has lived on both coasts and the Midwest, eventually settling in his present location in Northern California. Bodo's success garnered him much attention and eventually Walter Foster Publication commissioned the artist to create and design a book on the art of painting landscape scenery. The resulting publication, 32 Painting Lessons in Oil, is a widely popular text and carried in bookstores worldwide. A romantic impressionist, Bodo's work in landscapes and his magnificent florals are full of energy, reminiscent of those artists who revolutionized the Paris art world a century ago. Noted for his masterful use of luminous color and light, Bodo regards texture as an integral part of the finished work. * * Give any room an Impressionist flair with this Original Signed Oil Painting by the famed artist, Bela Bodo!

Showcased here is a vibrant hand-signed, limited edition lithograph by well known artist, teacher and writer, Peter Halley. This print, titled "Contamination I" is representative of Halley's style in its juxtaposition of flattened geometric forms with abstracted, recognizable subject matter. Bold, vivid colors combined with solid forms and hard edges contribute to the work's overall sculptural quality. Title: "Contamination I" 2002 Four color lithograph and fifteen color silkscreen Image size: 27.5 inches x 28 inches Sheet size: 31 3/8 inches x 31 3/4 inches Hand Signed by the artist in pencil, LR corner Numbered from a limited edition of 100, 10 AP Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity * Peter Halley first came to the art world's attention in the early 1980s with his geometric paintings executed in vibrant day-glo colors. Halley is usually associated with such art movements as minimalism, neo-geo and neo-conceptualism. In addition, Halley is a successful writer, publisher and teacher. He is currently Director of Graduate Studies in Painting and Printmaking at the Yale School of Art.

MENORAH is a multi-layered papercut - Decoupage. This fabulous art piece is crafted out of multiple layers of skillfully arranged cut paper, making it completely unique and one-of-a kind. This three-dimensional treasure is displayed in a gorgeous gold shadow box frame with black matting that brings out the gorgeous brilliant colors.

This art print puts the viewer right in with the rhythms, sounds and energy of a vibrant jazz quartet. Artist: Justin Bua Title: Jazz Quintet * Image Size: '38 7/8 x '23 1/2 inches. Paper Size: 44 x 28 inches. Notes: Signed serigraph 375 Biography * Justin Bua is a well respected urban artist and clothing designer from New York, and the author of the bookThe Beat of Urban Art. *

This image portrays the sensual beauty of a woman lounging on fine velvet, while the beautiful woman in the painting appears to be longing for such elegance and leisure. * Artist: Douglas HofmannSignature: In pencil, lower right Title: "Woman in Chair" * Medium: Print on paperSheet Size: 25 x 33 inchesEdition: Printer's Proof, marked P.P. in pencil, lower leftCondition: Very good; slight corner creasing, stain on back (doesn't show through) * Biography: * Douglas Hofmann (1945 - ) learned his artistic techniques from Joseph Sheppard at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He developed his own unique style of baroque inspired atmospheric scenes. He got his start as an artist through an affiliatin with Circle Gallery. Since then, his art has been widely praised and collected in many public and private collections. * The artist, in his own words, say this: "I'm a dreamer. I want to express a romantic feeling in my work. This appeals to me as a form of self-expression in today's world of structured reality" *

This bold and colorful print is from Alexander Calder's historic "Flying Colors Collection" produced for Braniff Airlines in 1974. Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Sky Swirl Image Size: 26 x 20 inches. Paper Size: 26 x 20 inches. Notes: Lithograph

Intense, primary colors drip across a stark background on this attractive surrealistic art print.Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Diamond Head Image Size: '18 1/2 x 14 inches. Paper Size: 24 x 19 inches. Notes: Giclee ed. 175

Kovrigo was born and educated in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1989, after completing his art education, which focused on the restoration of antique paintings, he began to show his own work in exhibitions throughout Russia, Germany, Slovakia, Greece, Teh Czech Republic, Poland and Italy.His art is now included in the National Art Museum of Russia as well as numerous private collections. Combining oil paints, gouache and collage techniques, Kovrigo creates images both colorful and rich in texture that never fail to warm the viewer.

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

This is a large, original painting by artist Michael Tienhaara. This is a landscape portraying the shimmering atmosphere of an autumn day. The fall colors are all very natural, and the invigorating brushstrokes evoke that crisp fall weather. Artist: Michael Tienhaara Title: "Fall Shimmerings" Medium: Original oil on canvas Signed: In paint, lower right Image size: 35 1/2 x 49 1/2 inches Frame size: 46 1/4 x 58 1/2 inches Framing: Custom framed, matted in natural canvas matte with inner gold border, and dark reddish brown rounded front wood frame Condition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: From Fine Art Showcase This impressive original painting is a tribute to the subtle vibrance of the autumn season. Artist BiographyMichael Tienhaara is a mostly self taught artist from Portland, Oregon. He began as a printmaker, and then began training with individual artists, including Michael Schofield. His interest in painting then began. His style developed into a kind of highly abstract expressionism, and loose impressionism. He describes some of his work as "planned expressionistic accidents." His inspiration is drawn from nature, and a touch from his imagination. Tienhaara currently works in Las Vegas, Nevada. His art has sold nationally and internationally, and continues to draw interest among collectors. *

MWF1310B Watercolor on paper laid on card Merchant Vessel, unframed, signed lower right H. Fletcher (British, 19th/20th century)

Kovrigo was born and educated in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1989, after completing his art education, which focused on the restoration of antique paintings, he began to show his own work in exhibitions throughout Russia, Germany, Slovakia, Greece, Teh Czech Republic, Poland and Italy.His art is now included in the National Art Museum of Russia as well as numerous private collections. Combining oil paints, gouache and collage techniques, Kovrigo creates images both colorful and rich in texture that never fail to warm the viewer.

Cap Martin by Monet Numbered Giclee 17x22 1/2Hand Embellished on Canvas

This is a series of 6 individual Chinese paintings all in one elaborate presentation. They date back 100 years or more. The paintings portray beautiful women of the old days, wearing elegant gowns and jewels in their hair. Two of them have sentences in Chinese characters. One translates as "the sound of flower in the small building." The other is "the sound of the jade XIAO is far away." (XIAO is an old Chinese instrument). Both these lines are from old Chinese poems. The beauty of the scenes is matched by the ornate frame. Each section has inner borders in red weave pattern, with beaded outer portion in gold. The rest is black, with natural wood grain pattern, and gold painted ornamentation. * Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper or silkImage size: Each painting is 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inchesFraming: In wood frame painted red, black and gold, with cut-through designsFrame size: 44 x 36 1/2 inchesConditions: Paintings are excellent; frame has chips, and crack on top center decoration

This delightful "naif" (naive) print on wood is by the very popular and avidly collected contemporary artist Nobou "Nicky" Watanabe. With its unusual substrate and low edition number of 100, Skinny Dipping is an unusual and highly collectible Watanabe work. Title: "Skinny Dipping" 1989 Serigraph on Laminated Hardwood Panel Signed and numbered 6 from a limited edition of 100 Support Size: 32 × 40 inches Image Size: 25 × 33 inches Excellent condition; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity issued by Midwest Estate BuyersA master of detail, Nobou Watanabe applies meticulous definition to every face, tree and snowflake in his paintings. Watanabe was born in Japan and did not move to the United States until after he graduated college. His style incorporates the influence of his boyhood in Japan as well as "naif" styles and motifs. * A delightful addition to any collection!

A quiet and thoughtful pose is taken by this woman in this contemplative print. * Artist: Christine RosamondSignature: In pencil, lower rightEdition: Printers Proof, marked P.P. in pencil, lower leftDate: 1976, marked in pencil next to the signatureMedium: Lithograph on paper Size: 23 1/2 x 32 inchesCondition: Excellent; some creasing at the upper left corner, could be matted outBIOGRAPHY: * Christine Rosamond (1947-1994) was a self-taught artist, who achieved national acclaim only 6 months after showing her first works. Her art became well loved for its elegance and femininity, and dreamy compositions. Her work is just as admired today, and can be found in some of the finest galleries. *

Artist: Markus PiersonTitle: Coyote Portrait of DegasMedium: Canvas SerigraphOrientation: verticalImage Size: 10 x 11.5 inchesPaper Size: 10 x 11.5 inchesEdition Size: 175: Signed by the artist, individually numbered, accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher.Excerpts from his book, But I Digress, A Coyote's View of Art History * * EDGAR DEGAS * * Edgar Degas is my brother Pat's favorite, and since he's my older brother, I have to toe the line and say Edgar's a stud. Not that I wouldn't anyway. * * I know why he likes him. Pat loves motion. Nobody captured motion better than Degas. Many were the times I can recall him approaching his snot-nosed runt little brother's basement studio and saying, "God, that music you like is repulsive. Turn it down. What could you find appealing in it? How can you draw with your ears on fire? I can't stand it in here. Ooooh – you've got nice motion there." And then he'd leave to immerse himself again in the classical music that I found utterly lacking. No lyrics! Got to have lyrics. But I digress. * * Some folks say Edgar is an Impressionist, others say no. I say he dabbled, he flirted. Remember what Impressionism is. They're all about light and color; subjects don't matter. Well, Edgar put huge importance on light, even more on color, but more than anything he was nuts about subject and composition. * * Lordy, that boy is good. Degas was a huge fan of Ingres. Ingres told young Edgar to learn to draw, draw like the wind, and darned if he didn't do just that. Degas is a draftsman's draftsman, a painter's painter, and a pasteler's pasteler. (Pasteler? That can't be right.) He played to the strengths of each medium he worked in. A brilliant technician, but beyond that nobody can touch Edgar when it comes to capturing spontaneous movement and its particular effect on light and shadow. A stud. Man alive, could he draw from memory. You'd swear he was working from snapshots. Nope. Cameras only took still pictures back then. I guess he could have said, "Now hold it," but that would have caused the dancers to get miffed or worse, get a bunion. All he had was a sketchbook and a quick hand. Wow. To this day I can't figure out how he could concentrate in those ballet studios with all that classical music blaring in his ears. He probably just did a quick pencil study and then ran back to his basement studio to crank some Zeppelin. * * Every profession has its own particular horror. Singers fear throat cancer, balloonists fear vertigo, a sommelier fears sinusitis, a politician fears a moral compass, painters fear blindness. Well, Edgar went blind. Not completely, but still . . . yikes! How ironic that someone who created such an expansive feast for the eyes would, in the end, find himself starved for sight. * Biography * * Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless "racer", Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. * * While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus' talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn's Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was "dead" and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. * * The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, "Coyote." He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as "Coyote," is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow - Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he'd never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. * * Over the next six months Markus painted billboards by day for a living and drew his Coyotes into the night. To the wall above his desk he taped these words, "No one works this hard and this smart - and has it come to nothing." Within a year, he walked out of Artexpo in New York City with commitments from 110 art galleries who sought to represent his work. * * In the decades that followed, Pierson's work has evolved to include a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculpture, hand-pulled serigraphs and original found-object works. Over time, the metaphor of the Coyote has taken on a more poignant and profound purpose. At its essence, the work urges us to pursue our dreams, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and to celebrate all of life's ups and downs. He has had nearly one hundred solo exhibitions in galleries across America, Australia and New Zealand, while also being featured at various prestigious international fairs including Art Miami, Artexpo New York, Sofa Chicago, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, and palmbeach3. Markus has amassed a collector base which includes Heads of State, major corporations and celebrities worldwide. * * Markus' wife and muse is artist, Sheryl Pierson. The two live and work in a converted loft in Kansas City, Missouri. * * "There's no doubt in my mind that my success has more to do with luck than talent, more to do with stubbornness than vision, more to do with ignorance than insight, but the fact remains that I pursued my dream and attained it against staggering odds. I say this now to anyone who will listen: even if I had failed, it would have been worth it. Better to face a brutal truth than to grow old wondering what might have been. " Markus Pierson *

Presented here is a striking hand-signed, limited edition lithograph by well known visual artist, Peter Halley. The print, entitled "Contamination II" is a true representation of Halley's style. The juxtaposition of flattened geometric forms with recognizable subject matter gives the piece a bold sculptural quality. Halley punctuates the intense feeling of the print by using vibrant colors and hard edges. Title: "Contamination II" 2002 Four color lithograph and fifteen color silkscreen Image size: 27.5 inches x 28 inches Sheet size: 31 3/8 inches x 31 3/4 inches Hand Signed by the artist in pencil, LR corner Numbered from a limited edition of 100, 10 AP Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity * Peter Halley first came to the art world's attention in the early 1980s with his geometric paintings executed in vibrant day-glo colors. Halley is usually associated with such art movements as minimalism, neo-geo and neo-conceptualism. In addition, Halley is a successful writer, publisher and teacher. He is currently Director of Graduate Studies in Painting and Printmaking at the Yale School of Art.

This original portrait on canvas is recognizable as a scene from the movie "Gone With The Wind," and also as an image that originally appeared on a well known music box produced by the Edwin M. Knowles China Co, and distributed by the Bradford Exchange. This is the very painting from which many music boxes were produced, and saved by admiring collectors. Until now, the artist, William Chambers, held this painting in his personal collection, along with all his originals from the series. This is the first time the original artwork is being offered for sale, and Universal Live is pleased to be the exclusive online seller of this original art.The music boxes in this series are widely considered to be items of art, and here is an opportunity to own this one of a kind original. The images show the artwork on both the top and the sides of the music box. This is a stunning portrait of Scarlet. * The medium is oil on linen canvas, stretched. * The canvas size is 24 x 33 inches. * It is signed in paint by the artist. * It is in Mint condition, having come directly to us from the artist. * This original artwork is the ultimate art collectible in the world of William Chambers collector items, and a wonderful piece for any fan of the classic movie. * Biography * Born in 1940 and raised in the Chicago area, Chambers first began his studies at the University of Illinois He planned on majoring in industrial design, but after realizing the field required more engineering than he had initially thought. and desiring to be an artist more than an engineer, he transferred to Northeastern Illinois University earning a Bachelors of Arts Degree. From there he began his studies and graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. * After graduation from the American Academy , he apprenticed for several years at Magee Inc. a top illustration studio. He continued his career as an illustrator working at another Jack O'Grady studios in Chicago. While working in illustration he became more engrossed in portrait painting. * By 1979, he decided to strike out on his own as a portrait painter. Many people took notice of his painting, and before long, he was approached by a consultant for the Knowles China Company. * Chambers had never heard of collector plates at that time, but he quickly became a design star, appearing on the cover of Plate World magazine and making appearances across the country. He is a Master Signature Member in a group of only 25 artists. Although well known for his successes in the realm of collector plates, Chambers is best known for his expertise as a portrait artist. His large commissioned works are priced from $25,000 to $35,000. * Note: This painting is shown in an oval matte which is not included *

"Just as images coalesce from the gestural strokes of her paintings, the horses in 'Genesis' appear to rise before our eyes from the mass of shapeless metal. Even in this quintessentially concrete medium, Richardson achieves effects that hover between the representational and the abstract," writes Joan Troccoli, deputy director of the Denver Art Museum and author of "Turning Towards Home - The Art of Jean Richardson." * "Genesis" is just one of two sculptures ever executed by Jean Richardson: 1989 Bronze Edition limited to 50 16 inches high Certificate of Authenticity included Jean Richardson (American b. 1940) received her Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Georgia and attended New York's Art Students League. Afterwards, she returned to her Oklahoma birthplace where she currently lives and works. Her prints and paintings are held in numerous public, corporate and private collections, including Southwestern Bell; Phillips Petroleum; Marriott Hotels Corporation; Thomas Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, OK; Minnesota Museum of Art; State Collection of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University. * This impressive sculpture makes an equally expressive statement.

This is an original painting by artist Michael Tienhaara. This is a landscape portraying the waning days of summer, in a fleeting glow of sunlight over the horizon. It is atmospheric, natural, with a touch of fantasy evident in the expressive branches of the tree. Artist: Michael Tienhaara Title: "Summer's Last Glow" Medium: Original oil on canvas Signed: In paint, lower right Image size: 20 x 24 inches Frame size: 30 1/4 x 35 inches Framing: Custom framed, matted in natural canvas matte with inner gold border, and dark brown rounded front wood frame Condition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: From Fine Art Showcase Tienhaara has captured a moment in time, holding onto that last bit of summer, in this wonderful original painting. Artist BiographyMichael Tienhaara is a mostly self taught artist from Portland, Oregon. He began as a printmaker, and then began training with individual artists, including Michael Schofield. His interest in painting then began. His style developed into a kind of highly abstract expressionism, and loose impressionism. He describes some of his work as "planned expressionistic accidents." His inspiration is drawn from nature, and a touch from his imagination. Tienhaara currently works in Las Vegas, Nevada. His art has sold nationally and internationally, and continues to draw interest among collectors. *

MWF1324 Italianate Landscape, signed lower right ~Salvador~, oil on canvas, 39-1/4 x 27-1/2 in.; parcel gilt and painted wood frame (late 19th/early 20th century)

Offered is a very representative work from well-known and well-respected Photorealist painter Ben Schonzeit: Title "Yankee Flame" America: the Third Century Portfolio 1976 Collotype 12½ × 27 Hand signed and numbered from a limited edition of 200 Bright and fresh; never mounted matted or framed Authenticity is absolutely guaranteed Pioneer of the SoHo 1960s art scene and a leader of the Photorealists in the 1970s, Ben Schonzeit (US, b. 1942) took his BFA (1964) at Cooper Union, New York, NY. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art; Denver Art Museum; Isetan Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin and in many other prestigious international public and private collections. The artist lives and works in New York.

Artist: Alphonse Mucha * Title: Eveil de Matin * Image Size: 40 x 14.25 inches. * Paper Size: 46 x 19.25 inches. * Notes: Lithograph

Yvan Goll,the etching and aquatint print by master printmaker Johnny Friedlaender offered here, commemorates the bi-lingual French / German poet Yvan Goll. Friedlander's dynamic, intimate print joins multiple techniques and images just as Goll's poetry bridged languages. A lovely work! Artist: Johnny Friedlaender Title: Yvan Goll Date: 1973 Signed in white and gray pencil, numbered 67 in white pencil (edition of 150 w/ 20 E.A.) Medium: Etching and aquatint Size: 10½ by 14½ Condition: Very good Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from Midwest Estate Buyers Johnny Friedlaender's early studies were in Breslau under Otto Mueller. He later moved to Dresden and in 1935 he fled the Nazis by going to Czechoslovakia. In 1937 he moved to the Hague, Holland, where he first exhibited. Eventually, Friedlaender found himself in Paris. During the war, the artist worked in the French Resistance in the south of France. After the war, he returned to live and work in Paris though he paid frequent visits to the United States, where he taught and published some of his most important etchings. Though a fine abstract painter, he was one of the most important masters and teachers of colored etching of the post-war years. His techniques influenced Stanley Hayter at Atelier 17 and many other of his contemporaries. During his long life, Friedlaender produced hundreds of etchings and the still incomplete catalogue runs into four volumes. *

God gives Abraham the ultimate test by telling him to sacrifice his only son, Issac. The intensity of the scene is heightened by the dramatic poses and colors in this stunning print. * Artist: Reuven Rubin Signature: In pencil, lower right Title: Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac Medium: Lithograph on Japon paper Edition: Proof Size: 20 x 25 1/2 inches Condition: Excellent Biography: * Reuven Rubin (1893-1947) was born in Romania to a poor, Jewish Hasidic family, and later studied art there, as well as in Paris. He developed a style influenced by the work of Henri Rousseau. In Palestine, he was one of the founders of the new Eretz Yisrael style, with a folk and naive appearance. His subjects were often the biblical landscape, folklore and people. He became quite popular, despite his opposition to the modern art schools of Jerusalem. Today he is recognized as an important figure in the history of Israeli art. His work can be found in many public and private collections around the world. *

The subject of this print, Jane Avril, was a French can-can dancer of the Moulin Rouge, made famous by Lautrec through his paintings.Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Title: Jane Avril * Paper Size: 38 1/8 x 27 1/4 inches. Notes: Lithograph ed. 2000

A vase of flowers casts reflections and shadows across the space of this appealing still life photo print.Artist: Deborah Freeman Signature: In pencil, lower right Title: "Swept In Place," in pencil, lower center Medium: Digitally printed photograph on paper Year: 1999, dated under the signature Size: 17 x 18 1/2 inches Condition: Excellent * *

Artist: Mackenzie Thorpe Title: Last One Gets the Beer In Medium: Serigraph on paper Orientation: horizontal Image size: 48 x 8 inches Paper size: 62 x 13 inches Edition size: 195 Hand-deckled EdgesThis hand-pulled serigraph was printed on 100% cotton rag paper with hand-deckled edges and was created with exceptional fine art craftsmanship. It has been hand-signed and hand-titled by the artist and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, signed by the publisher. * Biography * Internationally renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe was raised in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the 1950s. Struggling from dyslexia throughout his childhood, Mackenzie found confidence in painting and drawing and eventually summoned the courage to go to art school. After leaving art school, he spent several years working with inner-city children in London before moving to North Yorkshire to set up a studio, as well as his own gallery. Since then, he has become one of the world's most collected and sought-after artists. His art works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across 4 continents. * About the Artist - "My ambition is to unite the world through the eyes of these children and let today's cultures understand that in order to sustain our societies, we must protect and nurture our children, and also protect and nurture the child within us all. It is our responsibility to love these children, to let them bring love back to the world, and to keep our eyes open to the wonderment of childhood." - Mackenzie Thorpe *

This etching is by well-known American artist and printmaker Isabel Bishop (1902 - 1988):Title: "Young People" 1974 Published 1981 Etching and aquatint 7-3/8 × 8½ Numbered from a limited edition of 25 Excellent condition; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity Isabel Bishop taught at the Art Students League from 1936 to 1937 and was a life member. In 1938, she worked as a Muralist for the W.P.A., and did a mural for the US Post Office in New Lexington, Ohio. She also taught at Yale and the Skowhegan Art School, Maine. She was a member of the National Academy of Design, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Society of American Etchers, Gravers, Lithographers, and Woodcutters. Bishop exhibited widely during her life including the Berkshire Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, Associated American Artists, and the Midtown Galleries, NYC. She was featured at several Venice Biennials and won awards for her work at the American Artists Group (etching), the National Academy of Design, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the American Society of Graphic Artists; the National Arts Club; the Royal Society of Arts (London), and others. Her works are in the permanent collections of at least 39 museums including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Philadelphia Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, the Phillips Collection, the Smithsonian, and the National Academy of Design. * * Please click on the link below to view our other prints by Isabel Bishop.

Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was born in South Spain in Malaga. Malaga is a scenic city on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. His father, Don José Ruiz Blasco and mother, Doña Maria Picasso y Lopez lived modestly. His father was a painter and naturally, Pablo was exposed to art and the creation of it, very early on in life. The first ten years of Pablo's life was spent in Málaga. The family was poor, and when two other children were born Lola (Dolorès) in 1884 and Concepción (Conchita) in 1887 it put pressure on Don to find a higher paying position. When Don José was offered a better-paid job, he accepted it immediately, and the Picassos moved to the provincial capital of La Corua, Galicia and and he studied art with his father at the Fine Arts at La Corua. In 1900 he moved to Barcelona. At that time Barcelona was home to many intellectuals and artists. Picasso headed into what now is referred to as the "blue period" (1901-1904), marked by the blue tonalities in his paintings as he shuffled back and forth from Paris to Barcelona. In 1905 Picasso moved to Paris and met George Braque. His style also took on a new look. Pinks and Grays were some recognizable color scheme of this period now known as the "rose period". In 1907 Picasso painted "Les Demoiselles d' Avignon". This is considered to be one his most important works not only of his life but in 20th century art. In 1909 just before his introduction to the U.S. Pablo began to develop his cubism style in several of his works. Picasso had his first exhibition in the U.S. at Photo - Section Gallery in New York (1911). Soon after this Picasso began to work in college and in 1914 he went to Rome to work as a designer. He worked with Sergey Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes. In 1915 Picasso met his wife, Olga, who was then a dancer. Olga Koklova became the subject of several of his paintings. The next 10 years of his life was spent designing theater sets and painting in Cubism, Classical, and Surrealism. From 1929 to 1931 he worked on a large quantity of graphic illustrations and he pioneered wrought iron sculpture with Julio Gonzalez, a good friend of his. In 1935 his daughter Maria Therese was borne. She later became the model for one of my all time favorite paintings "Girl Before the Mirror". In this painting a girl sees herself imperfectly and through Picassos use of color and his use of the reflected image, one can gain a look into the emotion of the "Girl Before the Mirror." If you have not sat and looked at this painting, you might want to consider doing so.a true masterpiece. In 1937 the world was becoming entangled by Nazi attacks. Picasso responded with his great anti-war painting "Guernica," a very powerful and disturbing portrayal of man. Death became a major subject in most of his work from 1939 to 1945. Francois Gilot became Picasso's liason during the 1940's. She borne him two children and she also appeared in many of his works from that time period. Jacqueline Roque, whom he met in 1953 and married in 1961 was his last companions to be portrayed in his art. Most of his time in the 50's was spent in southern France. He unveiled "Head of a Woman" for Chicago 's Civic Center in 1967. Towards the end of his life Picasso created 347 engravings with themes of the circus, bullfights, and love. He died April 8th in 1973. Picasso was one of the few artists to be appreciated and celebrated during his lifetime. He loved life and celebrated the beauty of it and he made a good living doing what he loved. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is one of the most important works in the genesis of modern art. The painting depicts five naked prostitutes in a brothel; two of them push aside curtains around the space where the other women strike seductive and erotic poses-but their figures are composed of flat, splintered planes rather than rounded volumes, their eyes are lopsided or staring or asymmetrical, and the two women at the right have threatening masks for heads. The space, too, which should recede, comes forward in jagged shards, like broken glass. In the still life at the bottom, a piece of melon slices the air like a scythe. The faces of the figures at the right are influenced by African masks, which Picasso assumed had functioned as magical protectors against dangerous spirits: this work, he said later, was his "first exorcism painting." A specific danger he had in mind was life-threatening sexual disease, a source of considerable anxiety in Paris at the time; earlier sketches for the painting more clearly link sexual pleasure to mortality. In its brutal treatment of the body and its clashes of color and style (other sources for this work include ancient Iberian statuary and the work of Paul Cézanne), Les Demoiselles d'Avignon marks a radical break from traditional composition and perspective. With Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso offends the Paris art scene in 1907. Showing his eight-foot-square canvas to a group of painters, patrons, and art critics at his studio, Picasso meets with almost unanimous shock, distaste, and outrage. The painter Matisse is angered by the work, which he considers a hoax, an attempt to paint the fourth dimension. "It was the ugliness of the faces that froze with horror the half-converted," the critic Salmon writes later. The painter Derain comments wryly, "One day we shall find Pablo has hanged himself behind his great canvas." In the months leading up to the painting's creation, Picasso struggles with the subject -- five women in a brothel. He creates more than 100 sketches and preliminary paintings, wrestling with the problem of depicting three-dimensional space in a two -dimensional picture plane. The original composition includes two men -- a patron surrounded by the women, and a medical student holding a skull, perhaps symbolizing that "the wages of sin are death." In the final composition, the patron is gone and the medical student -- who has been called a stand-in for the painter himself -- has become a fifth woman with a primitive mask, holding back the crimson curtain to reveal her "sisters." The painting is described as a battleground, with the remains of the battle left on the canvas. The Iberian women in the center of the canvas clash with the hideously masked creatures standing and squatting on the right. In creating Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Picasso turns his back on middle-class society and the traditional values of the time, opting for the sexual freedom depicted in a brothel. He also rejects popular current movements in painting by choosing line drawing rather than the color- and light-defined forms of Impressionism and the Fauves. The painter's private demons take shape in the figures on the canvas. Picasso later calls Les Demoiselles d'Avignon "my first exorcism painting." He likens the act of painting to that of creating fetishes, or weapons: "If we give spirits a form, we become independent." The originality of Picasso's vision and execution in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon help plant the seeds for cubism, the widely acclaimed and revolutionary art movement that he and painter Georges Braque develop in years to come. After its initial showing, the painting remains largely unseen for 39 years. It is shown at the Galerie d'Antin in Paris in 1916, then lies rolled up in Picasso's studio until it is bought in the early 1920s by Jacques Doucet, sight unseen. It is reproduced in the publication La Revolution Surrealiste in 1925, but remains relatively unknown until 1937, when it is shown at the Petit Palais in Paris. The Museum of Modern Art in New York buys it soon afterwards, and in later years it becomes a prized part of the collection.

George Beattie (Georgia, 1919-1997) CAVALLINO (Little Horse) oil on panel, framed, signed: lower right, GB H19 1/2~ W17 1/2~ MWF954

This print has a horse that can be seen through, and it is comprised of spherical forms.Artist: Salvador Dali Title: Transparent Horse Paper Size: 25 x 32 inches.

Poppies at Argenteuil by Monet Numbered Giclee17x22 1/2 Hand Embellished on Canvas

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

A horse plays the fiddle, while a man seduces a nude woman in this seductive Chagall print.Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Serenade Paper Size: 24 x 18 inches. Notes: Giclee interpretation

This poster is from an exhibit of Picasso's work at the Le Palais des Papes during the Festival D'Avignon in France. * Artist: Pablo PicassoMedium: Lithograph on paperDate: May 1 - October 1, 1970Printer: Moulot * Framing: Shrink-wrapped on boardSize: 20 x 30 1/2 inchesCondition Very good - some wear to the cornersBiography: * Joan Miro was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramist born in Barcelona, Spain. His work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. *

Red Grooms has done a portrait of master artist Picasso in a unique 3 dimensional print that displays like a sculptural figure. This unusual portrait has Pablo in his studio with his pen to the paper.Artist: Red Grooms Signed by the artist Title: "Picasso" Edition: Of 75Medium: Three-dimensional lithograph in Plexiglas caseSize: 22 7/16 x 23 3/8 x 13 3/8 inches Year: 1997Condition: Excellent This is an enjoyable and unique tribute to an all time great artist by a truly original Pop artist. Biography: * Red Grooms was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and went to study art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, and the New School of Social Research in New York. His style developed into a whimsical, and Red accounts for it by having "a giddy sense of reality." Currently he resides New York City, and works as a full-time artist, as well as an occasional visiting professor. His work is hugely influential and quite popular in the world of Pop Art. *

Kovrigo was born and educated in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1989, after completing his art education, which focused on the restoration of antique paintings, he began to show his own work in exhibitions throughout Russia, Germany, Slovakia, Greece, Teh Czech Republic, Poland and Italy.His art is now included in the National Art Museum of Russia as well as numerous private collections. Combining oil paints, gouache and collage techniques, Kovrigo creates images both colorful and rich in texture that never fail to warm the viewer.

Artist: P.S. Gordon * Title: Metropolitan Opera 1992 * Image Size: 40.125 x 25.625 inches. * Paper Size: 47.125 x 31.5 inches. * Notes: Signed serigraph ed. 150

Artist: Alphonse Mucha * Title: Summer * Image Size: 39 x 20 inches. * Paper Size: 44.5 x 24.25 inches. * Notes: Lithograph

Offered here is a signed limited edition etching by the very well-known and well-respected muralist and trompe l'oeil master Richard Haas. Haas has created numerous "make-believe" buildings, including an entire streetscape at Manhattan's South Street Seaport, 13 murals of New York publishing houses for the New York Public Library, Smithsonian Institution exteriors on an interior wall, and an entire exterior facade of the Boston Architectural Center: Title: "Copley Square" 1993 Etching and aquatint 17¾ × 21-7/8 Signed by the artist Numbered from a limited edition of 65 Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity Richard Haas (American, b. 1936) is one of the world's leading architectural muralists, and is best known for his trompe l'oeil paintings. His paintings are held in collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney Museum, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Fogg Art Museum. He has exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum, and others.

This Matisse print is of a daring Sword Swallower, with intense colors emphasizing the danger of the moment. It is from one of the artist's best loved series, the Jazz Suite.Artist: Henri Mattisse Title: "Sword Swallower" Edition: Of 100Medium: Poichoir on double page, one side blank Image size: 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 inchesSheet size: 16 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches Year: 1947Presentation: Comes framed Condition: Excellent This is a fantastic image from one of the most popular 20th century modernists. *

This is an original painting by Andre Dunoyer De Segonzac, signed by the artist. The scene is a group of mountain chateaus on a summer's day, bright with sunlight and greenery. * Artist: Andre Dunoyer De SegonzacSignature: By the artist in black ink, lower right Medium: Watercolor on paperSheet size: 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inchesCondition: ExcellentCertificate of Attribution: Alan Goldberg Authentication Service, London EnglandReference marking: On verso Biography: * Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884 -1974) was a French painter and engraver who developed a strong interest in drawing as a child. He studied at Academie de la Palette in Paris, and soon began exhibiting at Salon d'Automne and Salon des Ind pendants. His work was inspired by the Cubism styles of his era, and he became a member of Section d'Or, which had a group show in New York. After serving in WW I, he went on to pursue a more naturalistic style. He worked in oils, water colors, and later etchings. His art can be found in many public collections, including the Mus e de l'Ile. There is also a museum of his work at his birthplace, Boussy-St-Antoine, near Paris. *

Nympheas Numbered Giclee on Paper By Monet 17x22 1/2 Hand Embellished on Canvas

This is a large print of jazz signer and trumpet legend Louis Armstrong by artist Seymour Chwast. "Satchmo's" charismatic personality shines through in this composition, with close-up on his bold grin, and trumpet. Artist: Seymour Chwast Title: "Satchmo" Series: The "O" Series (in which every subject's name ends in the letter "o.") Sheet size: Each 30 x 43 inches Signature: Signed by the artist, in pencil, lower right Edition: Numbered from an edition of 200 in pencil, lower left Condition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: IncludedThis print brings Satchmo into a larger than life presence, with stylish, jazzy design. Biography: * Seymour Chwast was born in New York, and studied illustration and graphic design at The Cooper Union. Paul Klee and Georges Rouault were some of his formative influences. The style he developed, with thick bold outlines, had a visual impact on the world contemporary art, design, and advertising. He founded Push Pin Studios to bring a new vitality to graphic design, with an emphasis on hand drawn illustration. His art found its way into posters, packaging, record-sleeves, magazines and children's books. His work has been exhibited in many fine institutions. Chwast and his studio were honored at the Louvre in Paris in a retrospective exhibition. His posters are in the permanent collection of New York s Museum of Modern Art, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum of The Smithsonian Institution, and The Library of Congress. *

This sign was made during the original production of the motion picture The Color Purple. * It was displayed at the production studio, and also at the premier. The sign is all wood, and hand-painted, with the famous logo, and image. The size itself really lets it stand out, at 48 x 71 inches. It stands out even more with the addition of another separate panel on the main panel, where the image is. The silhouetted figure on the rocker appears in dark purple, with a deep yellow background. Actual purple lace frames the scene, adding a touch of depth and realism. This panel measures 40 x 40 inches. * The sign is in very good condition overall. There are 10 small holes around the near the edges where it was affixed to a wall. There is some paint wear, mostly on the yellow surface, and one spot of lace wear. These are common features on a promotional item, and they don't take away from the wonderful impression this sign makes. This is a unique piece of movie history. Of course, The Color Purple was more than just a movie. It is a great American story, and like this sign it will be cherished for generations to come.*** This is large and heavy sign. Please contact us for a shipping quote, or to schedule a pick-up in our suburban Chicago warehouse. *

Kent was raised and has spent most of her life in Southern California. She won her first National Art Competition at age 12 and studied with several celebrated artists. Melanie graduated from the UCLA School of Art and taught art in the Los Angeles City Schools. In 1980 she started her own publishing company and has published a series of art chronicling America by depicting famous streets and famous events. She continues to work and recently her artwork has been licensed to Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Corporation and Hanna-Barbera. Melanie Taylor is one of the most treasured and collected painters living and painting today. In just a few years she has achieved recognition as "the artist of famous celebrations, streets, and landmarks of America". She combines her art talent and love of history with a whimsical imagination to produce images of brilliant and vivid colors, yet informative because of Melanie's attention to detail and quest for authenticity. Melanie's serigraphs are noted for the famous personalities that delight and challenge collectors to identify them. Melanie was the first artist to be licensed by the Walt Disney Company to portray Disney theme parks in limited edition prints. Melanie has been selected as the official artist of the LA Dodgers and the 30th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. Melanie was selected as the official artist of the 50th anniversary of "The Wizard of Oz", the 15th anniversary of "Star Wars" and the 10th anniversary of "E.T.". Melanie's depiction of the 1984 Olympics, "Let the Games Begin", was licensed by the US Olympic Committee. Most of Kent's limited edition works are done as serigraphs, utilizing as many as 200 separate color plates and heavy,acid free archival papers. The production values complement these terrific works, which are collected worldwide.

This is a poster from a Miro sculpture exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. * Artist: Joan MiroMedium: Print on paperDate: 15- April - 28 May 1972Framing: Shrink-wrapped on boardSize: 28 1/2 x 44 1/2 inchesCondition Very good - some wear to the cornersBiography: * Joan Miro was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramist born in Barcelona, Spain. His work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. *

This print portrays three figures, two of whom seem to be comparing a bird and a slice of watermelon. In addition to the Cubist forms and layered colors is a segment of embossed ornamentation on white. This beautiful portrait is rich in color, texture, and form. * Artist: Alvar SunolSignature: First name in pencil, lower rightEdition: Artist's Proof, marked E/A in pencil, lower leftImage size: 11 x 16Framing: Double matted in black and gold, in brushed gold wood frameFrame size: 20 x 24 1/2 inches Condition: Excellent Biography: * Alvar (1935- ) is a Catalan artist who began oil painting at the early age of 12. By age 17 he was accepted at the Escuela Superior de Belles Artes in Barcelona. There he developed his unique style. The Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona acquired one of his paintings for its permanent Collection while he was still a student. The Instituit Francias awarded him a scholarship to study in Paris, where he spent several years. He later returned to Spain to continue working as an artist. Alvar has had individual exhibitions in Brussels, Barcelona and Madrid. His paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculpture, and prints are avidly collected around the world. *

Offered here is a beautiful hand-signed, limited edition art print by famous Japanese artist, Tetsuro Sawada. This striking print, entitled, "Nightscape", demonstrates why Sawada is world renowned for his printmaking technique. The print comes with a wide gold and black panel frame and matting treatment. Title: "Nightscape" Serigraph on paper 1986 Hand signed by the artist, LR corner Numbered 112/220 in pencil by the artist, LL corner Image Size: 16 inches x 23 inches Frame Size: 34 inches x 42 inches From a limited edition of 220 Condition of image: Excellent Condition of Frame: Good, some nicks and scratches consistent with age. Some chipping of the wood at the corners. Ready to hang Certificate of Authenticity issued by Midwest Estate Buyers * A master of "bokashi" (shading), the most difficult technique in the medium of silkscreen, Sawada inked and self-printed all of his own prints. The results are always striking and harmonious contrasts of high gloss and matte colors of great depth and beauty. * Often referred to as "the skyscape artist," the work of Tetsuro Sawada (Japan, 1935 - 1999) is held in numerous public collections, including the Cleveland Museum of Art; British Museum; Cincinnati Art Museum; Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, and the Queensland Art Museum, Australia, as well as many prestigious private and corporate collections.

This is a limited edition original hand signed deluxe giclee on canvas by Guillaume Azoulay titled "LE LION". Each handmade giclee by Azoulay averages 90 color screens.Each piece is hand signed and numbered by Guillaume Azoulay from an edition of 300. Image Size: 16 3/4" x 26" Comes with a publishers certificate of authenticity. Comes unframed. In Mint Condition!

This seven legged creature is cow or horse, or perhaps something else from Calder's fancifull imagination. Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Beastie Image Size: 20 x 26 inches. Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches. Notes: Lithograph

This abstract piece is a print by Georg Baselitz, and it conveys much of his expressionist and post modern sensibility.Artist: Georg BaselitzSigned by the artist in pencilTitle: "Grunes Tuch" Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paperSize: 60 x 40 inches Year: 1990Condition: Excellent This is a great print by this compelling artist.Georg Baselitz is a German painter who studied in East Germany. His style is considered Neo-Expressionist, or postmodern. His approach to painting is summed up in the artist's own words: "I begin with an idea, but as I work, the picture takes over. Then there is the struggle between the idea I preconceived...and the picture that fights for its own life." Despite some controversial work, Baselitz is one of the popular modern artists, and his art can be found in the most revered public and private collections. *

This light and stylish print is from Alexander Calder's historic "Flying Colors Collection" produced for Braniff Airlines in 1974.Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Skybird Image Size: 20 x 26 inches. Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches. Notes: Lithograph

Artist: Alphonse Mucha * Title: Reverie du Soir * Image Size: 40 x 14 inches. * Paper Size: 46 x 19 inches. * Notes: Lithograph

The excitement of a Western horse corral is given form in this impressive wall sculpture. The cowboy rustles a wire rope, riding high. The horses are at different levels, giving the scene a more dynamic, three-dimensional effect. It will look great in any home of cowboy collectibles or Western art. * Medium: Brown/rust tone metalSize: 20 x 64 inches, and 1 1/2 inches deepCondition: Excellent

This is a large, original painting by artist Gregory Wilhelm. It portrays a bend in the river at Goulding Creek, in Durango Colorado. The movement of the river is conveyed through the Impressionistic reflections of color, along side the breezy leaves of the autumn trees. Artist: Gregory Wilhelm Title: "River Bend at Goulding Creek" Medium: Original oil on canvas Signed: In paint, lower right Image size: 35 1/2 x 49 1/2 inches Frame size: 46 1/4 x 58 1/2 inches Framing: Custom framed, matted in natural canvas matte, in decorative dark brown and gold wood frame Condition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: Included The size of this great original painting lets you feel like you are out on a hilltop, ready to walk right through the passage. *

This is a hand signed serigraph by Isaac Maimon titled "CAFE DE LION". Beautiful extra large art piece on extra thick paper. Image measures: 32" x 45". Paper measures 37.5" x 50". Hand signed and numbered by the artist. This piece is numbered from a limited edition of 275. Comes unframed. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. In mint condition!

New York City is portrayed in this abstract image, in streaks of bright primary colors like graffiti, and the patterns of sewer covers giving a raw feeling of the street. Artist: Bobby Hill Title: New York CitySignature: In pencil, lower rightEdition: Artist Proof, marked AP, lower leftMedium: Print on paperSheet size: 11 x 17 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography: * Bobby Hill is an artist from New York City. His art is a combination of pop imagery, graffiti and expressionism. After being in the Gen Art shows from 2002 through 2003, Bobby's work was exhibited various places around New York, including The Grey Worldwide Gallery, MaxFish, Splash Light Studios, The Cutting Room, and The Art Directors Club.Bobby's interest in screen-printing developed into T-shirts, and he started his own brand of tees, and hoodies. * He has recently enjoyed success with huge shows in Spain, France and England, as well as SOHO. *

This print was created by Pablo Picasso for the Musee d'Art Moderne of Paris for a tradeshow in May 1958.Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Salon de Mai Paper Size: 29 7/8 x 18 5/8 inches. Notes: Lithograph ed. 3000 (1970)

This print portrays the famous Place de la Concorde in Paris. Villon, inspired by Cubist forms, presents this part of the city with an unusual composition. At the center is a road, dividing the buildings to either side, their angles veering off, somewhat distorted. Yet, it is a perfectly balanced work * Artist: Jacques VillonSignature: Pencil signed, lower rightTitle: La PlaceEdition: First state: One of 24Medium: Original lithograph in black ink on BFK Rives watermarked paperPrinter: Studio of Fernand MourlotPublisher: Sripta & PictaCirca: 1953Image size: Approximately 10 1/2 x 20 inchesFraming: Matted in black with gold inner frame, in decorative gold painted wood frameFrame size: 22 x 32 1/2 inchesCondition: ExcellentRarity: Considered ScarceCertificate of Authenticity: From Global Fine Art

Michel Delacroix, French (1933 - ) Michel Delacroix was born in Paris, France in 1933. He was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. After two years, he interrupted his studies temporarily to work in set design, and for a short time he worked with Marcel Marceau. Upon graduating, he became an art teacher and as a teacher,Delacroix dabbled in several different styles of painting. With time, he established the one style that is attributed uniquely to him. Delacroix's primitive style in his paintings and graphics combines structure and detail, with rich color, to convey the bustling diverse activity of the streets of Paris, his native city. Delacroix is recognized as one of the most important primitive artist of our time.Delacroix has had numerous one man shows as well as group exhibitions all over Europe. Among these are... 1972, Galerie Romi (Paris), Galerie 93 (Paris), Salon D'Automne (Paris), Salon Comparaison (Paris), Salon des Independents (Paris) ... 1973, Galerie Krull Kreffeld (Germany), Centre Culturel Francais (Luxemburg) ... 1974, I.K.I. (Dusseldorf), Arts Guild Exposition (Monte Carlo), Salon des Artistes Francais (Paris).Delacroix has also received numerous awards in recognition for his outstanding primitive style of painting. These include... 1973 Prix Public, Prix Pro Arte (Morges, Switz.)...1975 Grand Prix des Amateurs D'Art (Paris) ... 1976 Prix de la Cotes D'Azure (Cannes) and Premier Prix des Sept Collines (Rome).Today, Delacroix and his wife and daughter live on a small farm in the Loire Valley

This is a poster from a Miro sculpture exhibit at Galerie Maeght. * Artist: Joan MiroMedium: Print on paperFraming: Shrink-wrapped on boardSize: 21 3/4 x 31 inchesCondition Very good - some wear to the cornersBiography: * Joan Miro was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramist born in Barcelona, Spain. His work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. *

This abstract lithograph features a modern abstract display of geometric shapes, done in a more unusual freehand drawing style. The title suggests the artist may be more concerned with creating from the unconscious, rather than geometric forms on the surface. Artist: Jonathan Lasker Title: Unconscious Construct Date: 2002 Medium: Lithograph Signed and numbered in pencil along with year, lower left Edition size: 75 Size: 30 1/4" x 22 1/8" Condition: Excellent Retail gallery price 1,250 USD Certificate of Authenticity included * This litho print is a nice variation on the abstract form. Jonathan Lasker (1948- ) studied at the School of Visual Arts, New York, and California Institute of the Arts, Valencia. * From the artist's own words: * "A critic once wrote that my work asked the same question of its viewer that John Q. Public would ask when looking at an abstract painting. The question being, What is that supposed to be? What the critic, Stephen Westfall, meant was that although my forms are abstract, my paintings give viewers suggestions to help them perceive pictorial images in my paintings. Suggestion, of course, being the only way one sees images in a painting, even if the painting is supposedly realistic." * Lasker's work has appeared in many group shows in the U.S. and Europe, and can be found in public collections, including MIT Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and Wacoal Art Center, Tokyo.

Here is an original painting of an old weathered boathouse in the evening, with boat at the dock, and sunset clouds, and their reflection on the water. * * Artist: Al StineSignature: In paint, lower left * Medium: Watercolor on double layer boardSize: 21 1/2 x 15 inches Condition: Excellent; minor scuffs at the cornersBiography: * Al Stine graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago, and then began working as a freelance illustrator. His work became recognized in the art community, and he got involved in several arts organizations, including president of the Artist Guild of Chicago. He has exhibited widely, and published several how-to books on art techniques. His art can be found in galleries across the country. *

Kovrigo was born and educated in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1989, after completing his art education, which focused on the restoration of antique paintings, he began to show his own work in exhibitions throughout Russia, Germany, Slovakia, Greece, Teh Czech Republic, Poland and Italy.His art is now included in the National Art Museum of Russia as well as numerous private collections. Combining oil paints, gouache and collage techniques, Kovrigo creates images both colorful and rich in texture that never fail to warm the viewer.

MWF1326 Manner of John Henry Henshall (British, 1856-1928) Town View, signed lower left ~J. Henshall~, oil on canvas, 24-1/4 x 24-1/4 in.; gilt wood and composition frame

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

Artist: Markus Pierson Title: Portrait of a Blue Coyote Medium: Serigraph on Paper Image Size: 22.5" x 45" Edition: 325 Signed and Numbered on Paper Certificate of Authenticity included Biography * Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless "racer", Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. * While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus' talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn's Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was "dead" and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. * The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, "Coyote." He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as "Coyote," is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow - Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he'd never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. * Over the next six months Markus painted billboards by day for a living and drew his Coyotes into the night. To the wall above his desk he taped these words, "No one works this hard and this smart - and has it come to nothing." Within a year, he walked out of Artexpo in New York City with commitments from 110 art galleries who sought to represent his work. * In the decades that followed, Pierson's work has evolved to include a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculpture, hand-pulled serigraphs and original found-object works. Over time, the metaphor of the Coyote has taken on a more poignant and profound purpose. At its essence, the work urges us to pursue our dreams, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and to celebrate all of life's ups and downs. He has had nearly one hundred solo exhibitions in galleries across America, Australia and New Zealand, while also being featured at various prestigious international fairs including Art Miami, Artexpo New York, Sofa Chicago, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, and palmbeach3. Markus has amassed a collector base which includes Heads of State, major corporations and celebrities worldwide. * Markus' wife and muse is artist, Sheryl Pierson. The two live and work in a converted loft in Kansas City, Missouri. * "There's no doubt in my mind that my success has more to do with luck than talent, more to do with stubbornness than vision, more to do with ignorance than insight, but the fact remains that I pursued my dream and attained it against staggering odds. I say this now to anyone who will listen: even if I had failed, it would have been worth it. Better to face a brutal truth than to grow old wondering what might have been. " Markus Pierson *

Artist: Mackenzie Thorpe Title: Love Cat Medium: Serigraph on Paper Image: 30" x 27" Paper: 36.5" x 33" Edition: 395 Arabic Biography * Internationally renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe was raised in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the 1950s, where his father worked as a laborer and his mother as an auxiliary nurse. Mackenzie acknowledges mixed emotions about this period in his life. He remembers the strong feeling of community spirit, the warmth and humor that flourished in the face of adversity, as well as the loneliness and isolation. * The need and compulsion to draw was obvious from an early age and remains with Mackenzie today. As a child, he would seek out whatever raw materials he could find, drawing on cigarette packs with stubs of pencils, or using eye-shadow and lipstick illicitly obtained from his mum's makeup bag. Struggling with dyslexia throughout his childhood, Mackenzie found confidence in painting and drawing. Unsurprisingly, he left school without formal qualifications, taking on a variety of manual, unskilled jobs while continuing to draw and paint. Mackenzie eventually got the courage to enter the local art college. His lack of education and a barely readable application did nothing to warrant support, but the strength and volume of work that Mackenzie presented, coupled with his enthusiasm and commitment, won him a place at the Middlesbrough College of Art and, subsequently, the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. * After leaving art school, he spent several years working with inner-city children in London before moving to North Yorkshire to set up a studio and gallery with his wife, Susan, and children, Owen and Chloe. Since then, he has become one today's most collected and sought-after artists. His works express an entire range of human emotion, from the special bond of love and friendship, to the importance of self-reflection and individual triumphs. His works are a tribute to the creativity within us all and are a vivid expression of hope and the human spirit. * Mackenzie's perspective on life is clear. He doesn't hide the fact that often life is a struggle, a dark tunnel which can seem endless. However, he passionately believes that our frail dreams are worth nurturing and that love and honesty will triumph over adversity. *

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

This is an original painting by artist Alexander Gevorkyan. It portrays a building with two figures strolling along on the sidewalk outside. The brushstrokes are Impressionist in style, and the scene has a nice sense of light. Artist: Alexander Gevorkyan Title: Unknown Medium: Original oil on canvas Signature: Signed by the artist in pencil on back Image size: 8 3/4 x 13 inches Frame size: 15 3/4 x 20 inches Framing: Custom framed, in gold painted decorative wood frame Certificate of Authenticity: Included This is a nice original oil painting for any art collector. *

This colorful work is a Calder fine art print on paper with tan border, ready to framed as is.Artist: Alexander CalderMedium: Lithograph on paperSheet size: 14 x 20 1/2 inches Image size: 9 x 12 1/4 inchesCondition: Excellent

Mill On The Couleuvre Near Auvers By Cezanne Canvas. 17 1/2 x 22 Hand Embellished on Canvas

A jubilant Paris street scene is portrayed in this charming print.Artist: E DelcroySignature: In pencil, lower rightMedium: Lithograph on paperEdition: 185/250Sheet size: 29 1/2 x 21 inchesCondition: Excellent

Pablo Picasso1881 - 1973Pablo Picasso is unquestionably the most famous artist of the 20th Century. In his artistic life, lasting more than 75 years he created tens of thousands of works, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, original lithographs, etchings, linoleum cuts and ceramics. No single artist has had a greater influence on Modern Art and has changed art more profoundly in the 20th Century. Picasso has been described as having lived several lifetimes artistically. He created Cubism (with George Braque) and continued thereafter to develop his art with a velocity that is comparable to the pace and dramatic change of the 20th Century.Born in Malaga on October 25, 1881, Picasso received his first drawing lessons from his father, a drawing teacher, at La Coruna in 1891. In 1895 the family moved to Barcelona, where young Pablo brilliantly passed the entry examination to the famous La Llonga art school completing in a single day, the one-month qualifying exam. His father was so overwhelmed by his son's abilities that he gave him own brushes, and proclaimed that he would never paint again. In 1897 he exhibited drawings in a cafe called Els Quatre Gats the artistic center of Barcelona. In 1899 he met Jaime Sabartes and did his first etching El Zurdo. The following year saw Picasso in Paris for the first time, where he created and exhibited drawings. In 1901 he made drawings in Madrid and Paris and he started to sign his works 'Picasso,' his mother's maiden name. In 1904 he settled definitively in Paris, where he rented a studio in the "Bateau Lavoir." This is the period when he created his famous "Blue Period" works, so called because of their monochromatic tonality, and somber content.In 1907, Picasso created the painting that would in essence create "modern art." "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" is considered the watershed painting of modern art. Artists from all over the world made pilgrimages to see the work themselves. It led to Picasso's collaboration with Braque (lasting into the 1920's), which created Cubism.The 1920's were important years in the development of Picasso's art and his fame. He designed theater sets and painted in cubist, neo-classical, and surreal modes. In 1937, the fascists horrified the world with the bombing of the civilian town of Guernica, Spain. Picasso was deeply affected by the carnage and responded by creating his other most notable masterpiece mural, "Guernica."Picasso became one of the most important original printmakers of all time. He was never content to use any media in its purely traditional way, and he revolutionized many of the graphic media he employed. In 1905 he engraved Les Saltimbanques. In 1906 Picasso did drypoints on celluloid and his first woodcuts. From 1909 to 1915 he produced Cubist prints, and from 1916 to 1920 he did neoclassic etchings. 1919 was the year of his first lithographs; in 1927 he did etchings for Balzac's Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu and etchings for Ovid's Metamorphoses in 1930. In 1933 he started work on a set of one hundred copperplates for Vollard (the Vollard Series). In 1934 he did Lysistrata and in 1935 the Minotauromachy. In 1937 engraved Franco's Dream and Lie (also in response to Guernica), the sugar aquatints for Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, and the portraits of Vollard that concluded the famous hundred plate series.Picasso moved to lithography in November 1945, producing his first color works in that medium at the famous Mourlot atelier. In 1948 he did Gongora and Reverdy's Le Chant des Morts. In 1949 Picasso created the lithograph entitled The Dove of Peace; in 1950 the illustrations for Cesaire's Corps Perdui; in 1952 the aquatints, Woman at the Window. From 1953 to 1957 came his aquatints, line engravings and lithographs (the Jacqueline series), and in 1958 his first color linocuts. In 1959 he did the Tauromachy series and linocuts. From 1960 to 1967, he did aquatints, etchings, drypoints and line engravings. In 1968, from March 16 to October 5, three weeks before his 87th birthday, he did three hundred and forty-seven etchings, line engravings, drypoints, mezzotints and aquatints, known as the "347 Series." Picasso died on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France at the age of 91.

You'd expect Bugs Bunny to say "What's up Doc?" but here's Bugs as a Doc! Bugs might not know the medical field, but artist Dick Duerrstein definitely knows the animation field, as he proves with this great original painting. * Artist: Dick DuerrsteinTitle: "Doctor Bugs Nose Best"Medium: Acrylic paint on stretched canvasSigned by the artist, lower left, and on the verso Other markings: Artist's name stamped on versoImage size: 29" x 36" Condition: Mint- straight from the artist to usThis terrific original painting would be great for anyone practicing medicine, in Looney Tunes style! * Duerrstein's work can be found in the Walt Disney Studio corporate offices, Burbank, California; The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. and St. Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee and private collections worldwide. *

This is a mixed media art print by Japanese artist Hisashi Otsuka. This image depicts three traditional women holding onto the values of the past, but existing in a composition that is markedly contemporary. The detail is impeccable, and the paper surface has a silken luster which gives the costumes a life-like quality. Artist: Hisashi Otsuka Medium: Mixed media print on paper Signature: By the artist, lower left Edition: Numbered 299/825; Master has been cancelled Sheet size: 25 x 39 inches Condition: Very good; slight deckling on left side, and image wear on the background on the lower left corner-- won't be noticeable with proper framing Certificate of Authenticity: Included This is a terrific print, steeped in tradition, with modern flair.Biography: * Hisashi Otsuka left his Japanese homeland for Hawaii, seeking the artistic freedom he couldn't find in Japan. Western culture appealed very much to him, and he wanted to combine this with traditional Japanese culture in visual expressions that would enhance these two distinct points of view. Otsuka is schooled in Zen and the martial arts, and the warrior s code of discipline and duty is one he lives and works by. He believes that life and art create each other. His balance of Eastern and Western artistic sensibilities, as well as meticulous skill, have lead him to worldwide recognition. He has exhibited at one man shows in Hawaii, New York, London, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo. He has earned high praise, and his art can be found in public and private collections throughout the world. *

That's how you play the saxophone. The music can be seen vibrating and rippling throughout this great piece of art. * Artist: Robiati Maurizio Medium: Ethcing on paper Edition: Limited Edition 221/250 Signature: lower left, in pencil Size of Image: 6" x 9 1/4" Size of Paper: 13 5/8" x 19 5/8" Condition: Excellent

Well-known American artist and printmaker Isabel Bishop (1902 - 1988) is the artist:Title: "Nude" 1961 Published 1981 Etching and aquatint 3½ × 6 Numbered from a limited edition of 25 Excellent condition; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity Isabel Bishop taught at the Art Students League from 1936 to 1937 and was a life member. In 1938, she worked as a Muralist for the W.P.A., and did a mural for the US Post Office in New Lexington, Ohio. She also taught at Yale and the Skowhegan Art School, Maine. She was a member of the National Academy of Design, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Society of American Etchers, Gravers, Lithographers, and Woodcutters. Bishop exhibited widely during her life including the Berkshire Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, Associated American Artists, and the Midtown Galleries, NYC. She was featured at several Venice Biennials and won awards for her work at the American Artists Group (etching), the National Academy of Design, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the American Society of Graphic Artists; the National Arts Club; the Royal Society of Arts (London), and others. Her works are in the permanent collections of at least 39 museums including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Philadelphia Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, the Phillips Collection, the Smithsonian, and the National Academy of Design. * * Please click on the link below to view our other prints by Isabel Bishop.

This compelling print is from Alexander Calder's historic "Flying Colors Collection" produced for Braniff Airlines in 1974. Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Friendship Image Size: 20 x 26 inches. Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches. Notes: Lithograph

This a rendition of the famous vase and faces image, that plays with positive and negative space, and plays a trick on the eye. The trick here also is that the faces are of Picasso. * * Artist: Jasper JohnsSignature: In the plateTitle: Cup 2 PicassoMedium: Lithograph on paperDate: 1973Sheet size: 10 1/2 x 15 3/8 inchesCondition: Excellent * Picasso, who was a tremendous influence on Jasper Johns, dies in 1973, and the artist did this work in tribute to him. * Biography: * Jasper Johns (1930 - ) has for nearly three decades played a central role in contemporary American art, producing paintings, drawings, and prints of exceptional stature. Having achieved a commanding position as a painter in the tumultuous New York art scene of the late 1950s, Johns began to work in lithography at Tatyana Grosman's Universal Limited Art Editions in 1960. The resulting prints demonstrated for the first time in this medium the vitality of the new American art. For Johns, printmaking has continued to be an important part of his total creative output-as it was for such other major modern artists as Munch and Picasso. There is little question that he has contributed more, qualitatively, than any living artist to the printed form of art. * Castelman, "Jasper Johns: A Print Retrospective," The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1986. *

This original portrait on canvas is recognizable as a scene from the movie "The King and I," and also as an image that originally appeared on a well known collector plate produced by the Edwin M. Knowles China Co, and distributed by the Bradford Exchange. This is the very painting from which 65,000 plates were produced, and saved by admiring collectors. Until now, the artist, William Chambers, held this painting in his personal collection, along with all his originals from the collector plates series. This is the first time the original artwork is being offered for sale, and Universal Live is pleased to be the exclusive online seller of this original art.This painting is known by the same title as the plate that bears its beautiful image: * "We Kiss in a Shadow " * The plate was the fourth issue in the series. * The plates in this series are widely considered to be items of art, and here is an opportunity to own this one of a kind original. The dimly lit scene can be difficult to portray on canvas, but this image shines through, full of glowing details. * The medium is oil on linen canvas, stretched. * The canvas size is 36 inches square. * It is signed in paint by the artist. * It is in Mint condition, having come directly to us from the artist. * This original artwork is the ultimate art collectible in the world of William Chambers collector plates. It captures the allure and romance of an enchanting moment from a fine film. * Biography * Born in 1940 and raised in the Chicago area, Chambers first began his * studies at the University of Illinois He planned on majoring in * industrial design, but after realizing the field required more * engineering than he had initially thought. and desiring to be an * artist more than an engineer, he transferred to Northeastern Illinois * University earning a Bachelors of Arts Degree. From there he began his * studies and graduated from at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. * * * After graduation from the American Academy , he apprenticed for * several years at Magee Inc. a top illustration studio. He continued * his career as an illustrator working at another Jack O'Grady studios * in Chicago. While working in illustration he became more engrossed in * portrait painting. * * By 1979, he decided to strike out on his own as a portrait painter. Many people * took notice of his painting, and before long, he was approached by a consultant for the Knowles China * Company. * * Chambers had never heard of collector plates at that time, but he * quickly became a design star, appearing * on the cover of Plate World magazine and making appearances across the * country. He is a Master Signature Member in a group of only 25 artists. * * Although well known for his successes in the realm of collector * plates, Chambers is best known for his expertise as a portrait artist. His large commissioned works are * priced from $25,000 to $35,000. * * Note: This painting is shown in an oval matte which is not included *

This is a large, original artwork by artist Cecilia Garcia Amaro. It is an abstract image of a banjo, on a green background. The sparse imagery and use of space adds a dynamic rhythm to the work. Artist: Cecilia Garcia Amaro Title: "Mareat del Bajo" Medium: Original acyrlic and pastels on paper Signature: Hand signed and dated by the artist in pastel, lower right Date: 2006 Image size: 22 x 30 inches Frame size: 33 x 40 1/2 inches Framing: Custom framed, with natural canvas matte and inner wood border, in dark brown wood frame Condition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: Included This is an engaging abstract original by the well respected Amaro. Cecilia Garcia Amaro (1953- ) was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. She began her artistic studies in the field of interior design at the Superior Institute of Art and Culture. In most of her visual art, she is self taught. She moved to California in 1980, and began exhibiting with artist collectives. Her work was eventually featured in shows at the Museum Amparo, the Art Center in Norfolk Virginia, the Mexican Embassy in Los Angeles, California, and the Mexican Embassy San Diego. Amaro's inspiration comes from her native land of Mexico. This can be seen in her expressive lines and abstraction. Her work is often compared to Mexican master artists such as Orozco, Rivera, and Tamayo. Today she Amaro is one of Mexico s leading contemporary artists, and her art can be found in many public and private collections. *

Benoît Havard is a young Professional, a sanctimonious painter who asserts a beautiful personality and a big fulfilment in his work.His oil painting is of a big sensualism, a fluid, quite in shadows and lights. Not amazing that he takes itself of love for the lands of Africa, Morocco in particular, of which he made one of his subjects of preference.He also likes the watercolor, which he deals in a quite personal way, with coolness, vitality and authenticity.More recently, he expresses himself in the acrylic, on big sizes, marine in particular, in more and more strong colors, underlined by black ink and heightened by brilliant filler.Always representational artist, his painting delivers a place more and more opened to more abstract declensions.

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

MWF1309B Watercolor on paper laid on card. - The Royal Charles, 5-1/4 x 9-7/8 in. unframed (British, 19th/20th century)

BETTY PHILLIPS OIL ON CANVAS - Unsigned (label on reverse), painting of white flowers titled ~The Ravine Dwellers~ - Condition good, - Mid to late 20th century - 24~ x 29~ framed MWF958

A special piece and is an etching. Aproximately

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901). Many immortal painters lived and worked in Paris during the late 19th century. They included Degas, Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Seurat, Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec. Toulouse-Lautrec observed and captured in his art the Parisian nightlife of the period. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born on Nov. 24, 1864, in Albi, France. He was an aristocrat, the son and heir of Comte Alphonse-Charles de Toulouse and last in line of a family that dated back a thousand years. Henri's father was rich, handsome, and eccentric. His mother was overly devoted to her only living child. Henri was weak and often sick. By the time he was 10 he had begun to draw and paint. At 12 young Toulouse-Lautrec broke his left leg and at 14 his right leg. The bones failed to heal properly, and his legs stopped growing. He reached young adulthood with a body trunk of normal size but with abnormally short legs. He was only 1.5 meters tall. Deprived of the kind of life that a normal body would have permitted, Toulouse-Lautrec lived wholly for his art. He stayed in the Montmartre section of Paris, the center of the cabaret entertainment and bohemian life that he loved to paint. Circuses, dance halls and nightclubs, racetracks--all these spectacles were set down on canvas or made into lithographs. Toulouse-Lautrec was very much a part of all this activity. He would sit at a crowded nightclub table, laughing and drinking, and at the same time he would make swift sketches. The next morning in his studio he would expand the sketches into bright-colored paintings. In order to become a part of the Montmartre life--as well as to protect himself against the crowd's ridicule of his appearance--Toulouse-Lautrec began to drink heavily. In the 1890s the drinking started to affect his health. He was confined to a sanatorium and to his mother's care at home, but he could not stay away from alcohol. Toulouse-Lautrec died on Sept. 9, 1901, at the family chateau of Malrome. Since then his paintings and posters--particularly the Moulin Rouge group--have been in great demand and bring high prices at auctions and art sales.

This is an original painting of several figures in a mountainous setting. It is nicely done, by an artist that we do not recognize. The work is signed on front. The scene appears to be from ancient times, and it is possibly religious themed. Artist: Unknown Title: Unknown Medium: Water based paint on paper Signature: By the artist in black marker, lower left Image size: 19 x 21 3/4 inches Frame size: 21 3/4 x 26 1/2 inches Framing: Custom framed, in gold painted wood frame, no glass Condition: Excellent; frame has a chip on the lower right corner This is a nice piece for anyone who appreciates original paintings. *

Artist: Pal - Jean de Paleologue * Title: Clement Cycles * Image Size: x inches. * Paper Size: 52 x 38 inches.

Offered here is a fine example of the work of Peter Milton, considered by many to be one of the outstanding printmakers of our age: Title: "Under Greylock" 1994 Etching 15 × 18 Signed and numbered from an edition of 175 Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framed Authenticity absolutely guaranteed With representation in well over 100 public collections nationally and internationally, Peter Milton (US, b. 1930) has had solo exhibitions in London, Paris, Osaka and Seoul, as well as in most major cities in the U.S. He has served as a visiting artist at Dartmouth, Yale, Columbia and Rhode Island School of Design.

This is a Giclée Art Print by the Zhou Brothers. This abstract image features a figure, with lines of expressive movement all around. The hand embellished black and red lines at the top enhance the energy of the piece. Artist(s): The Zhou Brothers Signature: Signed "Zhou B" in pencil, lower right Edition: Numbered 4/99, in pencil, lower left Title: "Life Temperment" Medium: Giclée on paper, with hand embellishments Image size: 28 3/4 x 33 inches Sheet size: 35 x 39 1/4 inches Condition: Excellent; slight crease at lower left corner, readily matted out Certificate of Authenticity: Included This piece is an engaging balance of traditional Chinese and Western art. Artist Biography: * The Zhou Brothers, Shan Zuo and DaHuang Zhou, were born in 1952 and 1957 in China. They studied art as well as drama, and both received MFAs from the National Academy for Arts and Crafts in Beijing. Their style developed into one of collaboration, comprising painting, performance, and sculpture. Their aesthetic is based on a combination of Eastern and Western philosophy. Their work became widely recognized, and they won the National Prize of Chinese Avant-Garde of the Ministry of Culture, and the Prize for Creativity from the United Nations Peace Corps. Seeking an environment in which to expand their art, they left the political confines of China for the U.S., where they settled in Chicago, where they are now based. * Their work can be found in private and public collections around the world, including, in Shanghai, China, the National Gallery and the International Cultural Palace, and in Chicago at the United Airlines offices, and Encyclopedia Britannica. The brothers also established their Zhou B. Center in Chicago as a large gallery space to exhibit an eclectic variety of visual artists. *

In this print, Picasso presents a blue rose that's color extends to the dress of the woman.Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Woman and Blue Rose Image Size: '21 7/8 x '17 3/4 inches. Paper Size: 29 x 21 3/4 inches. Notes: Lithograph on rag paper

Peter Milton, considered by many to be among the outstanding printmakers of the age, is the artist: Title: "Light Sweet Crude"1996Etching and aquatint on cream colored Somerset paper15 × 18Signed and numbered from an edition of 175Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framedAuthenticity absolutely guaranteedWith representation in well over 100 public collections nationally and internationally, Peter Milton (US, b. 1930) has had solo exhibitions in London, Paris, Osaka and Seoul, as well as in most major cities in the U.S. He has served as a visiting artist at Dartmouth, Yale, Columbia and Rhode Island School of Design.

This piece is facsimile signed which means that it has a copy of Picasso's original signature on it. Pencil numbered from a limited edition of 500. Measures 18.5" x 15". Printed on high quality archival paper. In excellent condition, comes unframed. Comes with a certificate.

MWF1309E Watercolor on paper laid on card. The Victory 110 Guns~, 7-7/8 x 12-1/4 in. signed lower right ~H. Fletcher~ unframed (British, 19th/20th century)

This is an artist's interpretation of a Chagall original, and it faithfully reproduces the colors and subjects of the master.Artist: Marc ChagallEdition: 16/250, lower leftSignature: Fascimile signature, lower rightMedium: Lithograph on paperSheet size: 22 3/4 x 34 3/4 inchesCondition: Excellent

This is a late 20th century portrait of the legendary Leonardo Da Vinci, done in a style reflective of the Master himself.Artist: Christian ZeimertSignature: In pencil, lower rightTitle: "Portrait of Da Vinci"Medium: Lithograph on paperEdition: 2/99Sheet size: 22 x 29 3/4 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography: * Christian Zeimert (1934- _) is a Parisian artist who always knew he would be a painter. He studied at the Ecole Boulle, and later participated in anarchist movements the turbulent 1960's. His art is varied, and is shown around the world. *

A Chinese carved ivory statue rests amidst bold flowers and a sweeping background in this enchanting photo print. * Artist: Deborah Freeman Signature: In pencil, lower right Title: "Ivory Place," in pencil, lower center Medium: Digitally printed photograph on paper Year: 1999, dated under the signature Size: 17 x 18 inches Condition: Excellent * *

Mark King describes his approach to painting as ninety percent preparation. â?oIt takes a great deal of time for meâ?¦ but once I begin, I work with great impetus, with immense bursts of energy. It is not until the last ten or fifteen minutes before completion that I am able to see where the painting is going and to catch the mood of the moment.â?Born in Bombay, India to British parents in 1931, Mark Kingâ?Ts childhood was one of exotic experience and privileged education. After graduating from La Martiniére College in Calcutta, the sixteen-year-old King sailed to England to attend Bournemouth College of Art. There he studied painting, sculpture, architecture and theatre design. Subsequently, he spent seven years as the resident scenic designer at the Oxford Playhouse Theatre. In 1961, he decided to concentrate on painting, and he moved to Paris, where he studied at the Ã?cole des Beaux-Arts and the Louvre. It was there that he developed his impressionistic style, influenced by the wealth of examples of European masters.

This wonderful piece is commomerating the 50th Anniversay of the ever so popular Batman series. Depicted here are your favorite characters from this hit comic book. * Artist: Bob Kane Title: The Golden Years (Part 1 of 2) Medium: Lithograph print on paper Edition: Numbered Printers Proof out of 75 marked PP Size of Image: 12 7/8" x 16 3/4" Size of Paper: 16 3/4" x 21 5/8" Publication: First Team Press, Inc Gold Publisher stamp at lower center Date: 1989 Condition: Excellent Biography * Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn; October 24, 1915 - November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. He was inducted into both the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1996. * In early 1939, DC's success with the seminal superhero Superman in Action Comics prompted editors to scramble for more such heroes. In response, Bob Kane conceived "the Bat-Man". Kane said his influences for the character included actor Douglas Fairbanks' movie portrayal of the swashbuckler Zorro, Leonardo Da Vinci's diagram of the ornithopter, a flying machine with huge bat-like wings; and the 1930 film The Bat Whispers, based on Mary Rinehart's mystery novel The Circular Staircase. In 1943, Kane left the Batman comic books to focus on penciling the daily Batman newspaper comic strip. DC Comics artists ghosting the comic-book stories now included Jack Burnley and Win Mortimer, with Robinson moving up as penciler and Fred Ray contributing some covers. After the strip finished in 1946, Kane returned to the comic books but, unknown to DC, had hired his own personal ghosts, including Lew Schwartz: Lew Schwartz interview, Alter Ego #51 (Aug. 2005) and Sheldon Moldoff from 1953-1967 * Information retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kane *

This original Delacroix print portrays a military parade of July 14th, capturing the patriotism of the French national holiday. * * Artist: Michel DelacroixSignature: In the plateTitle: Defile du 14 JuilletEdition: Open; plates destroyed, out of printMedium: Original Lithograph on archival paper (copyright lower left)Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 17 1/4 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography: * Michel Delacroix was born in Paris in 1933. He studied at the Lycee Louis-le-Grand and has won numerous awards for his ability to combine bustling activity, structure and detail with bold vivid colors. About his own work, the artist says: "In my pictures there is mostly beauty and life. The viewer is given a glimpse of Paris from the perspective of a happy child. Each of my works is intimate and personal and I try to convey a sense of peace and love. There is enough ugliness and violence." *

Offered here is an original Conte pencil drawing by well-known American artist, Harold Altman: Title: "Seated Couple" 1976 Conte pencil on paper Signed by the artist in pencil LL Drawing: 22 × 30 Framed size: 32 × 39½ Drawing appears to be in excellent condition; has not been examined outside of the frame Twisted dark wood frame shows slight signs of age and use; readily touched up Certificate of Authenticity Authenticity unconditionally guaranteedHarold Altman (American, 1924 - 2003) attended the Art Students League, the Black Mountain College, the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris, and is a graduate of the Cooper Union Art School. Altman's work has been exhibited at many international museums and galleries and is represented in nearly every significant collection in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney of New York, the Brooklyn Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam, the Kunst Museum of Basel, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Copenhagen and the Bibliotheque Nationale of Paris. The artist has been the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Tamarind Lithography Fellowship, a National Institute of the Arts and Letters Award, a Fulbright-Hayes Senior Research Fellowship for work in France and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant. * * A very representative and masterful Altman original - an important acquisition for the discerning collector.

This poster is from an exhibit of Picasso's drawings in Paris in 1966. * Artist: Pablo PicassoMedium: Lithograph on paperPrinter: Mourlot * Edition: of 2000Date: 1966Size: 20 1/4 x 29 3/4 inchesCondition Very good - creasing, lower right; some wear to the cornersBiography: * Joan Miro was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramist born in Barcelona, Spain. His work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. *

"Gemini" is just one of two sculptures ever executed by noted painter Jean Richardson. Once again, this talented contemporary artist turns her attention to the horse, an archetypal image of the American West and a primary stream of inspiration for Richardson: 1989 Bronze Edition limited to 50 17 inches high Jean Richardson (American b. 1940) received her Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Georgia and attended New York's Art Students League. Afterwards, she returned to her Oklahoma birthplace where she currently lives and works. Her prints and paintings are held in numerous public, corporate and private collections, including Southwestern Bell; Phillips Petroleum; Marriott Hotels Corporation; Thomas Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, OK; Minnesota Museum of Art; State Collection of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University. * This rare and powerful bronze, celebrating the form, energy and emotional content of horses, makes an impressive statement.

This humble and simple Picasso print features a man holding his goat. Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Man with Goat Paper Size: 38 1/4 x 16 1/8 inches. Notes: Pochoir on Rives paper

Watch this Jazz legend come to life with the eclectic use of style and colors that gives true meaning to the life of Frank Sinatra. * Artist: Shen Medium: Lithograph print on paper Signature: in pencil, lower right Edition: Artist Proof Size of Image: 12 1/8" x 15 1/8" Size of Paper: 17" x 22"" Condition: Excellent

Showcased here is a limited edition silkscreen, hand-signed by the famous 20th century artist, Al Held. This print, entitled "Scholes II", was created by the late artist in 1991. The print represents Held's abstract, non-representational style in which forms are created through flattened, geometric shapes and bold colors. Here, Held constructs his own world where everyday reality is skewed. Title: "Scholes II" 1991 Silkscreen on Arches cover paper Image size: 23.5 inches x 29.5 inches Sheet size: 29 inches x 34 inches Hand Signed by the artist Numbered from a limited edition of 80 Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity * Al Held (1928-2005), born in Brooklyn, NY, was recognized foremost for his association with Abstract Expressionist painting. Held gained widespread notoriety in the 1960s for his large scale, hard-edge paintings, which employed bright, vibrant colors and simple geometric forms. Though known primarily as a painter, Held worked in numerous mediums including printmaking and murals.

This whimsical print portrays the bride and groom on the back of a donkey, and the rainbow colors give it a storybook wedding quality.Artist: Jovan OBicanSignature: In pencil, lower rightTitle: The WeddingEdition: 228/300Sheet size: 21 3/4 x 29 3/4 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography: * Christian Zeimert (1934- _) born in Cannes, France, of Yugoslav parents. He is recognized around the world for his childlike imagery, full of old customs and folklore. *

Artist and Composer Mark Kostabi was born in Los Angeles in 1960 to Estonian immigrants. He was raised in Whittier, California and studied drawing and painting at California State University Fullerton. In 1982 he moved to New York and by 1984 became a leading figure of the East Village art movement. He developed a provocative media persona by publishing self-interviews that commented on the commodification of contemporary art. In 1988 he founded Kostabi World - a studio, gallery and office complex known for openly employing painting assistants and idea people.The Mitsukoshi Museum in Tokyo (1992) and the Art Museum of Estonian Tallinn (1998) have held retrospective exhibitions of his work. Kostabi's work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Groninger Museum in Holland. In 1988 he painted a mural in the Palazzo dei Priori in Arezzo, Italy and completed a commissioned public sculpture To See Through is Not to See Into, for the city of San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.Kostabi's music has been performed in New York, Japan, Italy and Estonia by orchestras and soloists including Rein Rannap, Kristjan Jarvi, Maano Manni, the Chamber Staff of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, and Kostabi himself. His first CD, I Did It Steinway, of solo piano music composed and performed by himself, was released in 1998. Kostabi has designed album covers (Guns 'N' Roses' Use Your Illusion, Ramones' Adios Amigos) and numerous products including a Swatch watch, limited-edition vases, and computer accessories. Kostabi has been profiled on"60 Minutes," "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung," "A Current Affair," "Nightwatch" (with Charlie Rose), "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," "West 57th," CNN, MTV and numerous television programs throughout Europe and Japan. In print he has been featured in The New York Times, People, Vogue, The Face, Playboy, Forbes, New York Magazine, Domus, Artforum, Art in America, ARTnews, Flash Art and Teme Celeste.Kostabi produces a weekly cable TV show, Inside Kostabi in Manhattan.Kostabi lectures regularly worldwide and has published seven books, including Sadness Because the Video Rental Store Was Closed, Kostabi: The Early Years and Conversations with Kostabi.

This is a SHLOMO ALTER hand signed serigraph titled "LAKESIDE FESTIVITIES". Beautiful art piece on extra thick arches paper. Measures: 17" x 13". Hand signed and numbered by the artist. This piece is numbered from an edition of 490. Comes unframed. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. In mint condition! Shlomo Alter was born in Romania in 1936 to a family of restaurateurs. He was naturally gifted and from an early age, he showed a precocious ability to draw. He came to Israel in 1948 and during high school he started to study painting under the painter Aaron Avni. Two of his works in soft pastels took part in the Unicef's World Touring Exhibition of young painters. During the sixties he was sporadically guided in painting by the world-renowned painter, Marsel Yanko, also a family relative. In 1975, he decided to dedicate himself entirely to his artwork

This is a Pop Art image of the legendary Bob Dylan, with photo images from his early days collaged onto a vivid background. It has streaks of bright primary colors, and an urban feel. Artist: Bobby Hill Title: Bob DylanSignature: In black marker, lower rightMedium: Offset print on paperSheet size: 8 x 12 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography: * Bobby Hill is an artist from New York City. His art is a combination of pop imagery, graffiti and expressionism. After being in the Gen Art shows from 2002 through 2003, Bobby's work was exhibited various places around New York, including The Grey Worldwide Gallery, MaxFish, Splash Light Studios, The Cutting Room, and The Art Directors Club.Bobby's interest in screen-printing developed into T-shirts, and he started his own brand of tees, and hoodies. * He has recently enjoyed success with huge shows in Spain, France and England, as well as SOHO. *

This starkly dramatic original print by Picasso is an abstract still life with apple and glass. It is part of the Dans l'Atelier de Picasso suite.Title: "Nature Morte Au Verre Et a La Pomme" Year: 1957 Publisher: Mourlot Studios Medium: Lithograph Image size: 13 x 9 7/8 inchesSheet size: 17½ × 13 inchesBaer 697 II B.b. Condition: Excellent This Picasso print shows he could take a simple still life and make it stand out as something spectacular.

Signature: Character, lower rightMedium: Watercolor and ink on paperSheet size: 35 x 66 inchesCondition: Good; Slight edge tears; taped repair

Offered here is a very representative signed limited edition landscape print by noted French printmaker Phillipe Mohlitz: Title: "La Vierge aux Etrons" 1981 Etching Sheet size: 9&frac1; × 12-1/8 Image size: 5 × 6-7/8 Signed Numbered from an edition of 100 * Excellent condition; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity Since his first individual show outside Europe in 1973, Phillipe Mohlitz has had numerous exhibitions in Europe, the U.S., and Japan. His catalogue raisonné was published in 1977 with an introduction by Walter Koschatsky, curator of the Albertina in Vienna. His prints are also to be found in the collections of the New York Public Library; the Brooklyn Museum; the Bibliothéque Nationale in Paris, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. * * The number of the print shown in the auction photos may not be the number on the print received by the winning bidder.

Artist: Mackenzie Thorpe Title: Out Together Medium: Serigraph on paper Orientation: vertical Image size: 16.5 x 23 inches Paper size: 22 x 29.75 inches Edition size: 295 This hand-pulled serigraph was printed on 100% cotton rag paper and was created with exceptional fine art craftsmanship. It has been hand-signed and hand-titled by the artist and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, signed by the publisher. * Biography * Internationally renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe was raised in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the 1950s. Struggling from dyslexia throughout his childhood, Mackenzie found confidence in painting and drawing and eventually summoned the courage to go to art school. After leaving art school, he spent several years working with inner-city children in London before moving to North Yorkshire to set up a studio, as well as his own gallery. Since then, he has become one of the world's most collected and sought-after artists. His art works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across 4 continents. * About the Artist - "My ambition is to unite the world through the eyes of these children and let today's cultures understand that in order to sustain our societies, we must protect and nurture our children, and also protect and nurture the child within us all. It is our responsibility to love these children, to let them bring love back to the world, and to keep our eyes open to the wonderment of childhood." - Mackenzie Thorpe *

Popeye is showin' his guns in this impressive original painting! Artist Dick Duerrstein is a bit of a powerhouse too, when it comes to cartoon art, and it is plain to see. * Artist: Dick DuerrsteinMedium: Acrylic paint on stretched canvasSigned by the artist in yellow paint, lower left, and on the verso Other markings: Artist's name stamped on versoImage size: 24" x 30" Condition: Mint- straight from the artist to usThis is a fantastic original painting of that spinach munching sailor! * Duerrstein's work can be found in the Walt Disney Studio corporate offices, Burbank, California; The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. and St. Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee and private collections worldwide. *

Artist: Mackenzie ThorpeTitle: We Are FamilyMedium: Serigraph on PaperImage: 29.5" x 24"Edition: 395 ArabicBiography * Internationally renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe was raised in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the 1950s, where his father worked as a laborer and his mother as an auxiliary nurse. Mackenzie acknowledges mixed emotions about this period in his life. He remembers the strong feeling of community spirit, the warmth and humor that flourished in the face of adversity, as well as the loneliness and isolation. * The need and compulsion to draw was obvious from an early age and remains with Mackenzie today. As a child, he would seek out whatever raw materials he could find, drawing on cigarette packs with stubs of pencils, or using eye-shadow and lipstick illicitly obtained from his mum's makeup bag. Struggling with dyslexia throughout his childhood, Mackenzie found confidence in painting and drawing. Unsurprisingly, he left school without formal qualifications, taking on a variety of manual, unskilled jobs while continuing to draw and paint.Mackenzie eventually got the courage to enter the local art college. His lack of education and a barely readable application did nothing to warrant support, but the strength and volume of work that Mackenzie presented, coupled with his enthusiasm and commitment, won him a place at the Middlesbrough College of Art and, subsequently, the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. * After leaving art school, he spent several years working with inner-city children in London before moving to North Yorkshire to set up a studio and gallery with his wife, Susan, and children, Owen and Chloe. Since then, he has become one today's most collected and sought-after artists. His works express an entire range of human emotion, from the special bond of love and friendship, to the importance of self-reflection and individual triumphs. His works are a tribute to the creativity within us all and are a vivid expression of hope and the human spirit. * Mackenzie's perspective on life is clear. He doesn't hide the fact that often life is a struggle, a dark tunnel which can seem endless. However, he passionately believes that our frail dreams are worth nurturing and that love and honesty will triumph over adversity. *

Bust of A Woman By Picasso Giclee Numbered 20x26Hand Embellished on Canvas

ARTIST: Roy Lichtenstein TITLE: Whaam (diptych) YEAR: 1963 MEDIA: Lithograph in colors on two panels SIZE: 31.5 x 47.5 in (combined)

This is a woodcut print of men in boats on the water, and it is an unusually large one for the artist. Sections of the fishermen image have been sold individually at hundreds of dollars, but this is the entire work. Mr. Gat also signed this in person at the Guggenheim Museum in New York while he was there for an exhibit. That makes this a unique piece from the renowned artist. * Artist: Moshe GatSignature: In pencil, lower rightMedium: Woodcut on paperDate: 1960, marked lower right * Image size: 35 1/2 × 20 inchesFraming: In rustic wooden frameFrame size: 23 3/4 × 39 inchesCondition Very good - some rippling to the surfaceBiography: * Moshe Gat (Palestine, 1935) studied at the Bezalel School, in Jerusalem. In 1957 he was awarded a grant by the America-Israel Cultural Fund, to further his studies abroad. He became a member of the Society of Painters and Sculptors in Israel, and held his first one-man exhibitions. The most important of these was in the Tel-Aviv Museum. In 1958 he left Israel and settled in Mexico, where he had a solo exhibit at the Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. * In 1962 the artist returned to Israel, and settled in Haifa. In the following year he held exhibitions at the Haifa Municipal Museum, the Bezalel Museum in Jerusalem, the Artist's House in Haifa, and Jerusalem, the Chermerinsky Gallery in Tel Aviv, and other places. In 1962 he began to teach drawing at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. He was one of the twelve Israeli artists whose works were shown at an exhibition held at Pushkin House in Moscow, early in 1965. * * *

This original painting portrays the lush shores of a tropical island, with palm trees and grasses swaying in the warm breeze. * * Artist: Not known- unsigned. Possibly a study, or unfinished workMedium: Watercolor on heavy paperSheet size ize: 25 x 38 inches Condition: Excellent; some wrinkling in the margins

This is a Giclée Art Print by the Zhou Brothers. The symbols on this print are like hieroglyphics, or cave paintings, and the hand embellished areas of black enhance the naturalistic appearance. Artist(s): The Zhou Brothers Signature: Signed "Zhou B" in pencil, lower right Edition: Numbered 2/99, in pencil, lower left Title: "Human Symbol" Medium: Giclée on paper, with hand embellishments Image size: 29 x 39 inches Sheet size: 35 x 45 inches Condition: Excellent; slight crease marks at the corners, readily matted out Certificate of Authenticity: Included This print recalls the ancient mystery of human symbols. Artist Biography: * The Zhou Brothers, Shan Zuo and DaHuang Zhou, were born in 1952 and 1957 in China. They studied art as well as drama, and both received MFAs from the National Academy for Arts and Crafts in Beijing. Their style developed into one of collaboration, comprising painting, performance, and sculpture. Their aesthetic is based on a combination of Eastern and Western philosophy. Their work became widely recognized, and they won the National Prize of Chinese Avant-Garde of the Ministry of Culture, and the Prize for Creativity from the United Nations Peace Corps. Seeking an environment in which to expand their art, they left the political confines of China for the U.S., where they settled in Chicago, where they are now based. * Their work can be found in private and public collections around the world, including, in Shanghai, China, the National Gallery and the International Cultural Palace, and in Chicago at the United Airlines offices, and Encyclopedia Britannica. The brothers also established their Zhou B. Center in Chicago as a large gallery space to exhibit an eclectic variety of visual artists. *

Offered here is a signed limited edition print by Burlet-Viennay: Title: "Le Revolver" 1970 Lithograph 20½ × 28 Signed and numbered from a limited edition of 150 Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framed Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed

This vibrant print is from Alexander Calder's historic "Flying Colors Collection" produced for Braniff Airlines in 1974. Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Convection Image Size: 20 x 26 inches. Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches. Notes: Lithograph

Artist: Mackenzie ThorpeTitle: The Great JourneyMedium: Lithograph on PaperOrientation: horizontalImage Size: 18 x 15 inchesPaper Size: 22 x 19.5 inchesEdition Size: 200: Signed by the artist, individually numbered, accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher.Biography * Internationally renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe was raised in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the 1950s, where his father worked as a laborer and his mother as an auxiliary nurse. Mackenzie acknowledges mixed emotions about this period in his life. He remembers the strong feeling of community spirit, the warmth and humor that flourished in the face of adversity, as well as the loneliness and isolation. * The need and compulsion to draw was obvious from an early age and remains with Mackenzie today. As a child, he would seek out whatever raw materials he could find, drawing on cigarette packs with stubs of pencils, or using eye-shadow and lipstick illicitly obtained from his mum's makeup bag. Struggling with dyslexia throughout his childhood, Mackenzie found confidence in painting and drawing. Unsurprisingly, he left school without formal qualifications, taking on a variety of manual, unskilled jobs while continuing to draw and paint. Mackenzie eventually got the courage to enter the local art college. His lack of education and a barely readable application did nothing to warrant support, but the strength and volume of work that Mackenzie presented, coupled with his enthusiasm and commitment, won him a place at the Middlesbrough College of Art and, subsequently, the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. * After leaving art school, he spent several years working with inner-city children in London before moving to North Yorkshire to set up a studio and gallery with his wife, Susan, and children, Owen and Chloe. Since then, he has become one today's most collected and sought-after artists. His works express an entire range of human emotion, from the special bond of love and friendship, to the importance of self-reflection and individual triumphs. His works are a tribute to the creativity within us all and are a vivid expression of hope and the human spirit. * Mackenzie's perspective on life is clear. He doesn't hide the fact that often life is a struggle, a dark tunnel which can seem endless. However, he passionately believes that our frail dreams are worth nurturing and that love and honesty will triumph over adversity. *

This poster was made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. It features an image of the Bard, and a quote from his contemporary Ben Jonson. * Medium: Print on paperImage size: 20 × 30 1/2 * Framing: Matted in black, with gold chrome metal frameFrame size: 26 1/4 × 36 1/2 inchesCondition Excellent

This is a print by artist Poch Romeu. Shown here is a rose garden in front of a modern-day looking house. Artist: Poch Romeu Title: "Roser" Medium: Silkscreen on paper Signature: Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Edition: Numbered 130/275 in pencil, lower left; original plates have been destroyed Sheet size: 36 x 36 inches Condition: Excellent; has been stored rolled Certificate of Authenticity: From Fine Art Showcase This is a delightful print by the skillful artist Poch Romeu. Biography: * Poch Romeu (1935- ) was born in Barcelona, and began painting at an early age. He studied at the Escola d'Arts I Oficis. After completing courses, he went on to study set design at Institut del Teatre, and developed a keen insight into depth and perspective. He pursued his own artistic endeavors in lithography, airbrush, and serigraphy, and by the age of 18 was a graphic artist. He later went on to become the artistic director of a graphic design firm, becoming fairly successful. After this he focused on his art. His style is both impressionistic and realistic, with an emphasisi on light and composition. His art became widely recognized in its appreciation of realistic beauty, and is widely collected today. A great addition to any empty wall space! *

MWF1327 Max Otto Beyer (German, 1863-1902) Nature Morte, with wild game, fruits, vegetables and wine, signed lower right ~M.O. Beyer 1889~, oil on canvas, 31-1/4 x 50 in.; 20th century wood frame

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

Artist: Markus PiersonTitle: Coyote Portrait of MagritteMedium: Canvas SerigraphOrientation: verticalImage Size: 10 x 11.5 inchesPaper Size: 10 x 11.5 inchesEdition Size: 175: Signed by the artist, individually numbered, accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher.Excerpts from his book, But I Digress, A Coyote's View of Art History * * RENE MAGRITTE * * My deadline for the book approaching like the Starship Enterprise approaches Klingon territory at full warp drive with fresh dylithium crystals, I sit at my writer's desk, hopped up on antihistamines, buried in art books, and Magritte's biographer tells me, by way of written word, "Anti-Painting is equivalent to anti-art, or at the very least, to a reintegration of industrial production and its sociological effects into artistic endeavor." What? Excuse me, what? The guy is nuts! I've read that sentence fifty times – it still evades me. I think the guy has no interest in informing his readers. He has no respect for words other than to use them as a way of sounding smarter and more enlightened than other authors. Which brings me to Magritte and his particular brand of Surrealism. * * Surrealism is the painted version of that sentence I read to you. It was done mostly by artists wishing not to inform, but instead to seem smarter and more enlightened than other artists. Dali is a perfect example. * * Pity the poor fool who would claim to fully understand Dali's work while Dali was within earshot. He wasn't amused by people thinking they were his equals. Now give the guy his due: he was a genius after all. But look at Magritte and what you see is a blue-collar, down to earth, nice guy, everyday Joe Surrealist. * * Magritte didn't claim to be a genius. Or a master. In fact, he didn't even claim to be a gifted painter. He didn't make impossible images, he made improbable ones. Unlike most Surrealist art, a great number of Magritte's paintings depict scenes which could actually happen, things which could actually be. * * I like a good, snappy wit. Magritte's work has wit all over it. When it isn't obvious in the painting, it's there in the title. He did a big painting of a pipe. The title? This Is Not a Pipe. He did a portrait of himself painting a bird. His reference? An egg. This guy must have been a world-class dinner guest, just a hoot to have around. Maybe not, though – artists can get testy. Most times artists get testy when they are out somewhere far from art supplies and they get a good idea. They wish they were working right that minute and since they can't, they fidget and mumble and sometimes their wife, Sheryl, has to ask them the same question five times and kick them in the shin under the table, which just makes them fuss all the more. But I digress. * * Magritte was a wickedly fast painter, a "one-a-dayer" as we in the trade like to say. They don't look near as good as a Dali close-up, but who cares. He was from Belgium, which as we all know is also the country that gave us five-time world champion motocross racer Roger DeCoster – the best ever. Magritte joined and un-joined the Communist Party (now there's a witty bunch) many times, dabbled in filmmaking, wrote some, blah, blah, blah. That's not important. Take a good hard look at Magritte's paintings and what you hear is a guy whispering, "Hey pal, anything can happen." Read that last sentence again – it's almost surreal. * Biography * * Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless "racer", Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. * * While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus' talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn's Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was "dead" and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. * * The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, "Coyote." He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as "Coyote," is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow - Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he'd never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. * * Over the next six months Markus painted billboards by day for a living and drew his Coyotes into the night. To the wall above his desk he taped these words, "No one works this hard and this smart - and has it come to nothing." Within a year, he walked out of Artexpo in New York City with commitments from 110 art galleries who sought to represent his work. * * In the decades that followed, Pierson's work has evolved to include a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculpture, hand-pulled serigraphs and original found-object works. Over time, the metaphor of the Coyote has taken on a more poignant and profound purpose. At its essence, the work urges us to pursue our dreams, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and to celebrate all of life's ups and downs. He has had nearly one hundred solo exhibitions in galleries across America, Australia and New Zealand, while also being featured at various prestigious international fairs including Art Miami, Artexpo New York, Sofa Chicago, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, and palmbeach3. Markus has amassed a collector base which includes Heads of State, major corporations and celebrities worldwide. * * Markus' wife and muse is artist, Sheryl Pierson. The two live and work in a converted loft in Kansas City, Missouri. * * "There's no doubt in my mind that my success has more to do with luck than talent, more to do with stubbornness than vision, more to do with ignorance than insight, but the fact remains that I pursued my dream and attained it against staggering odds. I say this now to anyone who will listen: even if I had failed, it would have been worth it. Better to face a brutal truth than to grow old wondering what might have been. " Markus Pierson *

MWF1309C Watercolor on paper laid on card. The Royal James, , 7-1/4 x 11-3/8 in. signed lower right ~H. Fletcher~ unframed (British, 19th/20th century)

MWF1329 Maryse Ducaire-Roque (French, 1911-1992) Nude With Basket, unsigned, oil on canvas, 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 in., gilt wood frame

MWF1310C Watercolor on paper laid on card Merchant Vessel, unframed, signed lower right H. Fletcher (British, 19th/20th century)

Artist: Mackenzie Thorpe Title: Watching with Butch Medium: Serigraph on paper Orientation: vertical Image size: 21.25 x 18.25 inches Paper size: 26 x 22 inches Edition size: 275 Hand-deckled Edges This hand-pulled serigraph was printed on 100% cotton rag paper with hand-deckled edges and was created with exceptional fine art craftsmanship. It has been hand-signed and hand-titled by the artist and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, signed by the publisher. * Biography * Internationally renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe was raised in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the 1950s. Struggling from dyslexia throughout his childhood, Mackenzie found confidence in painting and drawing and eventually summoned the courage to go to art school. After leaving art school, he spent several years working with inner-city children in London before moving to North Yorkshire to set up a studio, as well as his own gallery. Since then, he has become one of the world's most collected and sought-after artists. His art works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across 4 continents. * About the Artist - "My ambition is to unite the world through the eyes of these children and let today's cultures understand that in order to sustain our societies, we must protect and nurture our children, and also protect and nurture the child within us all. It is our responsibility to love these children, to let them bring love back to the world, and to keep our eyes open to the wonderment of childhood." - Mackenzie Thorpe *

Kovrigo was born and educated in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1989, after completing his art education, which focused on the restoration of antique paintings, he began to show his own work in exhibitions throughout Russia, Germany, Slovakia, Greece, Teh Czech Republic, Poland and Italy.His art is now included in the National Art Museum of Russia as well as numerous private collections. Combining oil paints, gouache and collage techniques, Kovrigo creates images both colorful and rich in texture that never fail to warm the viewer.

This is a limited edition art print by the most famous artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso. This interesting print, titled "Man with Ruff", portrays a man with an unusually distorted face. The lithograph was produced by Picasso in 1963. Title: "Man with Ruff" Year: 1963 Medium: Lithograph in color printed on Arches paper Image size: 15.75 inches x 21.75 inches Sheet size: 21.75 inches x 26.75 inches Signed by the artist in the plate, lower right Concition: Excellent This Picasso print is a fantastic portrait, inspired by Surrealism as only Picasso could do. *

Patinated Spelter Figure of Diana, 19th c, on a malachite inlaid gilt decorated black granite base, H.- 19 in., W.- 6 in., D.- 4 1/2 in.

Shadows along a draped curtain reveal the form of a dancer, in this subtly intriguing photo print. * Artist: Deborah Freeman Signature: In pencil, lower right Title: "Tabular Trouble," in pencil, lower centerMedium: Digitally printed photograph on paper Year: 1998, dated under the signature Size: 13 x 19 inches Condition: Excellent

Artist: Mackenzie Thorpe Title: Time Without Shadows Medium: Serigraph on paper Orientation: vertical Image size: 23.25 x 20.5 inches Paper size: 26 x 30 inches Edition size: 395 This hand-pulled serigraph was printed on 100% cotton rag paper and was created with exceptional fine art craftsmanship. It has been hand-signed and hand-titled by the artist and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, signed by the publisher. * Biography * Internationally renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe was raised in the industrial town of Middlesbrough in the 1950s. Struggling from dyslexia throughout his childhood, Mackenzie found confidence in painting and drawing and eventually summoned the courage to go to art school. After leaving art school, he spent several years working with inner-city children in London before moving to North Yorkshire to set up a studio, as well as his own gallery. Since then, he has become one of the world's most collected and sought-after artists. His art works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across 4 continents. * About the Artist - "My ambition is to unite the world through the eyes of these children and let today's cultures understand that in order to sustain our societies, we must protect and nurture our children, and also protect and nurture the child within us all. It is our responsibility to love these children, to let them bring love back to the world, and to keep our eyes open to the wonderment of childhood." - Mackenzie Thorpe *

This print portrays the docks near a waterway in the winter. The natural hues and textures give this a realistic and classic style. Artist: Jacques DeperthesSignature: By the artist in pencil, lower rightEdition: Numbered 1/100, lower leftMedium: Lithograph on paperSheet size: 23 x 15 inches Image size: 30 x 21 1/4 inchesCondition: Excellent; some creases at the corners

Medium: Giclee on Canvas [Hand Signed and Numbered by the artist] This piece is so beautiful with gorgeous vibrant colors! Edition Size: 300. Image Size: 14" x 16". Comes unframed. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. Fully guaranteed authentic! In mint condition! Charles Lynn Bragg brings to life creatures of the reef, the rainforest, and the jungle. Among his most recent accomplishments are his marine life United States postage stamps and his work for The Nature Conservancy's "Rescue the Reef" campaign. Charles Lynn Bragg is the son of the very famous artist Charles Bragg and both enjoy a strong envy by collectors for their images.

Artist: Markus PiersonTitle: Coyote Portrait of RiveraMedium: Serigraph on PaperOrientation: verticalImage Size: 10 x 11.5 inchesPaper Size: 17 x 18 inchesEdition Size: 175: Hand-deckled edges, Signed by the artist, individually numbered, accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher.Excerpts from his book, But I Digress, A Coyote's View of Art History * * DIEGO RIVERA * * Don't get a vegetarian chef to run your steakhouse's kitchen, and don't hire an atheist to interpret your Bible, and don't hire a Communist to paint a mural about the joys of Capitalism. A certain Mr. Rockefeller skipped that third rule when he hired Diego Rivera to paint a mural in the foyer of Thirty Rock (30 Rockefeller Center, NYC). Uh oh. Many coats of gesso and a litany of cuss words later, the Rivera mural is gone, with a proper pro-industry image replacing it (which, incidentally, is an image I adore . . . it is the single coolest thing in all of Manhattan). Lump it, Diego. * * He wasn't handsome. His bulging eyes looked in two directions, he was obese, had bad skin, and his hair was a mess. No matter, the gals dug him, and he was a sex machine. Richard Roundtree's Shaft character is actually Diego Rivera with a car and a gun. Okay, I'm stretching, but I'm right on the mark when I say Diego Rivera was easily as socially successful as Paul Gauguin. Gauguin, as we know, caught syphilis; Diego Rivera had cancer of the, um, winkle. Some might see instruction in this information, others not. I'm not touching it. * * What a lovely painter. He knew his people, Mexicans toiling humbly, working quietly and diligently. He loved them, and that love comes through so eloquently in his canvases. He saw these workers as heroic, regardless of their task, saw the work they do carrying flowers or tooling machines just as important as the work of any law-making bureaucrat or corporate CEO. Almost makes me want to turn Marxist and I would, if not for currently having a job as the CEO of my own corporation. * * Diego was married to Frida Kahlo, whom I'll tell you about next. He put her in some of his murals, depicting her handing out guns and knives to the Revolutionaries. How sweet. Diego, unlike, say, those wimpy Impressionists, was not into nicey-nicey stuff. He would have just as soon pistol-whipped Renoir as look at him. Rivera wanted his art to tell a tale, to send a message, to cause a revolution, to unite the workers and overthrow the man! Fight the power! Lenin lives! Trotsky's a putz! Murals rule! Government for the muralist, by the muralist! A muralist in every pot! We have nothing to paint but paint itself! * * It's just not right that I make fun this way, but you know, paintings don't overthrow governments any more than dancers win fights. It only happens in the movies. That fact, however, does in no way alter the beauty, the importance, the power, or the artistic splendor of the paintings and murals of Diego Rivera. * Biography * * Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless "racer", Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. * * While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus' talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn's Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was "dead" and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. * * The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, "Coyote." He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as "Coyote," is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow - Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he'd never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. * * Over the next six months Markus painted billboards by day for a living and drew his Coyotes into the night. To the wall above his desk he taped these words, "No one works this hard and this smart - and has it come to nothing." Within a year, he walked out of Artexpo in New York City with commitments from 110 art galleries who sought to represent his work. * * In the decades that followed, Pierson's work has evolved to include a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculpture, hand-pulled serigraphs and original found-object works. Over time, the metaphor of the Coyote has taken on a more poignant and profound purpose. At its essence, the work urges us to pursue our dreams, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and to celebrate all of life's ups and downs. He has had nearly one hundred solo exhibitions in galleries across America, Australia and New Zealand, while also being featured at various prestigious international fairs including Art Miami, Artexpo New York, Sofa Chicago, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, and palmbeach3. Markus has amassed a collector base which includes Heads of State, major corporations and celebrities worldwide. * * Markus' wife and muse is artist, Sheryl Pierson. The two live and work in a converted loft in Kansas City, Missouri. * * "There's no doubt in my mind that my success has more to do with luck than talent, more to do with stubbornness than vision, more to do with ignorance than insight, but the fact remains that I pursued my dream and attained it against staggering odds. I say this now to anyone who will listen: even if I had failed, it would have been worth it. Better to face a brutal truth than to grow old wondering what might have been. " Markus Pierson *

Artist Linnea Pergola has transformed this old milk can into a unique object of art. A vibrant scene of the legendary 42nd Street covers this large metal can. All the big shows of the time are shown in bright lights, and portrayed in the artist's own imaginative style. The exciting New York images are accented by whimsical borders composed of a taxicab checkerboard pattern, and skylines. * Artist: Linnea PergolaTitle: "42nd Street"Medium: Acrylic on a metal milk can Signed: "Linnea" blended into the image, on one of the signs in the backgroundSize: 23 1/2 inches high, 13 1/2 inches in diameter at the base, and 9 inches in diameter at the opening Condition: ExcellentA dazzling display of both country and city charm, this milk can is a unique piece of original art. It will be wonderful to display in your home or business, especially for anyone involved in theater, dance and live entertainment! * Biography: * Linnea Pergola (1953-_) was born in Los Angeles, and developed an interest in travel. She joined the Peace Corps out of college, and was stationed in Southeast Asia. Her further explorations of foreign lands led her to Europe, Russia, and to the East Coast of the United States. This wanderlust became the inspiration for her art. She draws and paints various locales with an imaginative flair. Her art is well loved for its na ve charm and originality. *

This print is a charming, colorful image from the Pop Art icon. * Artist: Andy WarholTitle: The MillDate: Circa 1958Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paperImage size: Approximately 5 x 5 1/2 inchesFraming: Matted in black with gold inner frame, in decorative gold painted wood frameFrame size: 21 3/4 x 20 1/2 inchesEdition: First State Rarity: ScarceCondition: ExcellentCertificate of Authenticity: From Global Fine Art

This is an original drawing of a Native American man in traditional dress, possibly an Indian Chief. The drawing is done with charcoal tone and white and pencil on tan paper, creating nice, natural contrasts. * Artist: John MayerSignature: By the artist in pencil, lower rightDate: 1991, marked lower rightMedium: Colored pencil on paperImage size: 10 1/2 x 17 1/2 inchesFraming: Double matted in tan and brown, in bronze tone metal frameFrame size: 15 1/4 x 22 1/2 inchesCondition: Excellent

This is a print by Chinese Yunnan School artist Jiang Tie Feng. This scene portrays flowers in bloom, and a figure reclining. There is an abundance of intersecting lines, obscuring some of the flowers, and making everything look a little like stained glass, especially with the bright colors. Artist: Jiang Tie Feng Title: "Blossoming Flowers" Medium: Silkscreen on paper Signature: Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Edition: Artist's proof, numbered 18/75 in pencil, lower left; Deluxe Edition, original plates have been destroyed Publisher: Fingerhut Sheet size: 43 x 44 inches Condition: Very good; some light creasing at the top edges, and minor tear under signature- readily matted out; has been stored rolled Certificate of Authenticity: From Fine Art Showcase This is a vivid and wonderful Tie Feng that you can just get lost in. Biography: * Jiang Tie Feng (1938) was born in Ningbo, China. He showed an interest in art as a child, and his mother encouraged his pursuits. He went on to study at the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing learning from the master artist Huang Yong-yu. He graduated in 1964 at the beginning of the cultural revolution. The Chinese Government hired him to produce"Socialist Realism" propaganda, and one of his posters of a red-faced Chairman Mao became quite famous. The new regime would not allow for his artistic expressions, however, so he and two other artists, He Neng and Liu Shaohui, Jiang formed a school that became known as the "Yunnan School." In 1983, Jiang came to the US and began teaching art at the University of Southern California, in their cultural exchange program. His art was noticed by American galleries, and he became quite popular. His paintings are full of Buddhist and Chinese mythology. What most people saw, however, were his revolutions forms and colors, which broke from traditional Chinese painting. He has said "my work is my understanding of life." He eventually settled in California, and he has become known as the Father of the Yunnan School of Art. His work has appeared at many group and one man exhibitions, and is widely collected throughout the world. *

Willie Wonka and his Oompa Loompas are portrayed in this fantastic Pop Art print, with dreamy balloons sailing overhead. Artist: Bobby Hill Title: Willie WonkaSignature: In pencil, lower rightEdition: Artist Proof, marked AP, lower leftMedium: Print on paperSheet size: 11 x 17 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography: * Bobby Hill is an artist from New York City. His art is a combination of pop imagery, graffiti and expressionism. After being in the Gen Art shows from 2002 through 2003, Bobby's work was exhibited various places around New York, including The Grey Worldwide Gallery, MaxFish, Splash Light Studios, The Cutting Room, and The Art Directors Club.Bobby's interest in screen-printing developed into T-shirts, and he started his own brand of tees, and hoodies. * He has recently enjoyed success with huge shows in Spain, France and England, as well as SOHO. *

The traditional three graces from Greek mythology represent charm, beauty, and creativity. Here they've taken on modern, abstract forms, in bold contrasts, with colored, uneven sided shapes. * * Artist: Marino MariniTitle: Three GracesMedium: Lithograph on paperDate: 1970Sheet size: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography: * Marino, Marini (1901 - 1980) Marini was born 1901 in Pistoia, Italy. He studied painting and sculpture at the Academy of Art in Florence under the naturalistic artist Trentacosta. From 1928 to 1929 he was in Paris, and from 1929 to 1940 taught at the School of Art at the Villa Reale in Monza. In 1935 he won a Grand Prix for sculpture, and in 1940 was made Professor of Sculpture at the Brera in Milan. He was often in France, especially Paris, and also visited the USA, Germany and most other European countries. From 1942 to 1946 he lived in Switzerland. In 1952 he won the Prize for Sculpture at the Biennale in Venice, in 1954 the Grand Prix for Sculpture at the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, and in 1963 the Prize for Sculpture awarded by the city of Milan. Marini is one of those rare artists with a genuine gift for both painting and sculpture. *

This is a print by artist Merv Corning showing an exciting moment in Super Bowl XII. This print shows a Dallas Cowboys touchdown. Artist: Merv Corning Title: "Super Bowl XII" Medium: Lithograph on paper Signature: Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Edition: Numbered 404/950 in pencil, lower left; original plates have been destroyed Sheet size: 23 x 26 inches Condition: Excellent; has been stored rolled Certificate of Authenticity: From Fine Art Showcase Biography: * Over the years, the NFL has commissioned Merv Corning to paint more than 300 subjects. His football paintings and prints are in the collections of many NFL teams, players, coaches and owners and has been included in The Pro Football Experience, The Professionals, Great Ones, 75 Seasons and other football books. Corning's work has been exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution, the Pentagon, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the California Museum of Science and Industry, the Chicago Historical Society and the United States Air Force Museum. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Air Force and other major museums, as well as in prestigious public and private collections. A great piece, for an even better price, bid now! *

This is a collotype by modern artist William Bailey. There are traditional aspects to this still life, with everything neatly in its place, and realistically portrayed. Yet, with the flat planes of color, it is decidedly modern. Artist: William Bailey Title: Still Life Eggs, Candlestick Medium: collotype Size: 30 x 22 1/2 inches Condition: Excellent Signed Retail gallery price 2,000 USD Certificate of Authenticity included * Originally done in 1975, this work demonsrates Bailiey's clean, stylish approach to the age-old form of the still life. William Bailey (1930 - ) pursued his art career at Yale, where he befriended Willem De Kooning and Jackson Pollock. He developed a neat, and modern style, with a new perception on the still life. Bailey has exhibited in the U.S. and Europe, and his work is found in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Joseph Hirshhorn Muesum. He has won a Guggenheim Fellowship, and was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He has taught art for many years, and continues to teach at this Alma Mater. *

Artist: Markus Pierson Title: Black Tie Blue Coyote Medium: Serigraph on Paper and Canvas Image Size: 45" x 13.5 Edition: 325 signed and numbered serigraphs on caventry rag paper Certificate of Authenticity included * Biography * Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless "racer", Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. * While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus' talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn's Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was "dead" and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. * The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, "Coyote." He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as "Coyote," is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow - Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he'd never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. * Over the next six months Markus painted billboards by day for a living and drew his Coyotes into the night. To the wall above his desk he taped these words, "No one works this hard and this smart - and has it come to nothing." Within a year, he walked out of Artexpo in New York City with commitments from 110 art galleries who sought to represent his work. * In the decades that followed, Pierson's work has evolved to include a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculpture, hand-pulled serigraphs and original found-object works. Over time, the metaphor of the Coyote has taken on a more poignant and profound purpose. At its essence, the work urges us to pursue our dreams, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and to celebrate all of life's ups and downs. He has had nearly one hundred solo exhibitions in galleries across America, Australia and New Zealand, while also being featured at various prestigious international fairs including Art Miami, Artexpo New York, Sofa Chicago, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, and palmbeach3. Markus has amassed a collector base which includes Heads of State, major corporations and celebrities worldwide. * Markus' wife and muse is artist, Sheryl Pierson. The two live and work in a converted loft in Kansas City, Missouri. * "There's no doubt in my mind that my success has more to do with luck than talent, more to do with stubbornness than vision, more to do with ignorance than insight, but the fact remains that I pursued my dream and attained it against staggering odds. I say this now to anyone who will listen: even if I had failed, it would have been worth it. Better to face a brutal truth than to grow old wondering what might have been. " Markus Pierson *

In this colorful portrait, a proud Johnny Bench stands, looking off into the field, the intensity of the moment captured beautifully. This print is the best you can find, because it is signed by both the artist and the star catcher. * Artist: LeRoy Neiman Title: "Johnny Bench, The Catcher" Medium: Serigraph on paper Signatures: In pencil, lower right, and lower centerEdition: Limited, numbered 139/250 in pencil, lower leftSheet size: 25 x 44 1/2 inches Image size: 19 x 38 inchesCondition: ExcellentIncludes: Certificate of Authenticity from Knoedler Publishing, and two printed photo images of Bench at the signingLeRoy Neiman is one of our most popular and prolific contemporary artists. His work consistently garners popular praise and critical acclaim. This is an exciting work by the man who has transformed "sports and celebrity art" into "fine art." *

This captivating view of captivating Venice is by the popular contemporary Italian artist Marco Sassone: Title: "Venice Reflections"1989Limited edition silkscreen on paperSigned and numbered from a limited edition of 250, plus 20 Roman and 25 APs 38 × 43 inchesCrease in the right margin readily matted outBright and fresh; never mounted, matted or frame; slight edge wearCertificate of Authenticity issued by Midwest Estate BuyersMarco Sassone (Italy, b. 1942) has attained international recognition with major exhibitions at the Wally Findlay Galleries in New York, Chicago, Palm Beach and Beverly Hills. He was awarded a gold medal for his work from the Italian Academy of Arts, Literature and Science. The President of Italy honored the artist with the decoration and title of "Official Knight of the Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic." Sassone's work has been exhibited in Japan, Canada, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, France, The Netherlands, United States and Sassone's native Italy. Marco Sassone currently lives in San Francisco. * A beautiful print that will be a welcome addition to any collection or décor! * * SPECIAL SHIPPING NOTE: This print will be shipped rolled in a heavy duty mailing tube.

Picasso's portrayal of a female head is done in a Classical style in this handsome print. * Artist: Pablo PicassoTitle: Tete de FemmeDate: Printed December 15, 1930, ParisMedium: Lithograph in black ink on wove paperImage size: Approximately 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inchesFraming: Matted in white with gold inner frame, in decorative gold painted wood frameFrame size: 20 3/4 x 23 1/4 inchesCondition: ExcellentCertificate of Authenticity: From Global Fine Art

Publisher: Published by the American Art Union for the Members of 1850.Medium: Steel engraving with modern hand color,1851

Here are 5 reproductions of original concert posters from some of the greatest 1970's and 1980's bands.Condition: Excellent Size: 12" x 18" Posters:Led Zepplin (Madison Square Garden; September 19, 1970)Nirvana: "Smells Like Team Spirit" (Portland Meadows)Metallica w/special Guest Korn and Kid Rock (L.A. Memorial Coliseum; July 15th)Guns N' Roses (Hard Rock Hotel; Las Vegas, NV, New Years Eve)Bon Jovi w/special guests Cinderella (Madison Square Garden; August 1-3, 1987) *

This is a limited edition print by an Armenian artist formerly of the USSR. The scene is a country field, with two figures. There is a pleasant openness in the composition, and a warm Impressionist palette of colors.. Artist: C. Manoukian Title: Unknown Medium: Lithograph print on paper Signature: By the artist in pencil, lower right Edition: Numbered 187/350, lower left Year: 1994 Image size: 8 x 10 inches Frame size: 13 x 17 inches Framing: Pale gold laminate wood frame Condition: Excellent This is a lovely piece by a talented Armenian artist. *

"Baskin's genius lies in his unerring ability to reveal essence - be it of the human condition, the atrocity of war, or nature's fragile order," according to the fly leaf of The Complete Prints of Leonard Baskin. "He spies on his enemies - Crow" - one of the artist's most interesting Native American portrait subjects - fully realizes that statement: Medium: Lithograph on Rives Sheet size: 25 × 35 Image size: 22½ × 32 Hand signed and numbered from an edition of 160 Signed and titled in the stone Date: 1972 Reference: Fern & O'Sullivan 614 (also referenced above) Retail gallery price USD 800 A provocative and important work by an acknowledged master printmaker.

This is a Salvador Dali lithograph titled "Homage to Lincoln Dalivision". It's complete title is "Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea Which at Twenty Meters Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln". Made on archival quality paper, facsimile pencil signed, numbered from an edition of 500. Measures 14" x 20" on 18" x 24" paper. In excellent condition, comes unframed. Comes with a

This original etching portrays a clearing in a wooded area to reveal a tranquil pool, in wonderful details. * Artist: Fred Slocombe Signature: In pencil, lower leftTitle: Woodland PoolMedium: Etching on paperSheet size: 7 7/8 x 14 1/2 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography * Frederick Albert Slocombe (1847 - 1920) was an accomplished painter and printmaker. He and his brothers Charles Philip, and Edward, were all artists, and were quite popular around the end of the 19th century. Frederick exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy, and his artwork has been widely collected in public and private collections around the world.

A beautiful acrylic 30 x40 in bright colorful tones..  A real treasure.

MWF1309D Watercolor on paper laid on card. A 38 Gun Frigate 1790, 6-1/2 x 11-5/8 in. signed lower right ~H. Fletcher~ unframed (British, 19th/20th century)

Well-known American artist and printmaker Isabel Bishop (1902 - 1988) is the artist: Title: "Girls at the Counter" (St.II) 1982 Published 1984 Etching and aquatint 6 × 4-1/8 Numbered from a limited edition of 75 Excellent condition; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity Isabel Bishop taught at the Art Students League from 1936 to 1937 and was a life member. In 1938, she worked as a Muralist for the W.P.A., and did a mural for the US Post Office in New Lexington, Ohio. She also taught at Yale and the Skowhegan Art School, Maine. She was a member of the National Academy of Design, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Society of American Etchers, Gravers, Lithographers, and Woodcutters. Bishop exhibited widely during her life including the Berkshire Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, Associated American Artists, and the Midtown Galleries, NYC. She was featured at several Venice Biennials and won awards for her work at the American Artists Group (etching), the National Academy of Design, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the American Society of Graphic Artists; the National Arts Club; the Royal Society of Arts (London), and others. Her works are in the permanent collections of at least 39 museums including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Philadelphia Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, the Phillips Collection, the Smithsonian, and the National Academy of Design. * * Please click on the link below to view our other prints by Isabel Bishop.

Here is a signed, limited edition art print by well-known artist Jan Peter Tripp: Title: "Kinsey Meets Man Ray" 1989 Drypoint with hand-coloring 21-3/8 × 27¼ Signed Numbered from a limited edition of 95, of which 50 are hand-colored (shown) Excellent condition; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity The photo-realist style of Jan Peter Tripp's brilliant etchings and paintings is the direct result of Tripp's superb technical talents and of the special experiential relationship nurtured between artist and subject. Tripp lives for his art, once spending several months at an insane asylum before rendering its patients on canvas. This commitment accounts for the honesty and heightened realism of the work. * Jan Peter Tripp was born in Oberstdof, West Germany in 1945. Between 1967 and 1970, he attended the Stuttgart Art Academy after which he studied under Rudolf Hausner at the Vienna Art Academy, from 1970 until 1972. . * Numerous museum shows have featured Tripp's work, including the Goethe Institute in Paris and in Toulouse; The State Gallery Peschkenhaus in Moers, West Germany; the State Gallery of Biberach, West Germany; Museum Amersfort in Holland; Museum of Warsaw in Poland, and the Montreal Museum in Canada. The artist lives and works in France.

"Like a tree or a stone, human beings also possess this original purity. I would like to return to that point of simplicity and have the vision to look at all human and living beings," states well-known artist Mikio Watanabe. The strong desire to develop that vision is one of the reasons why we find Watanabe's mezzotints of the nude female form so compelling: * * * Title: "Plage" * 1992 * Mezzotint on paper * Numbered 38 from a limited edition of 75 * Signed in pencil in the margin LR * Sheet: 15.5 by 21 inches * Image: 7.5 by 11.5 inches * Very good condition; never mounted, matted or framed. Slight crease to top right edge; 1" long discoloration to far right margin. * Certificate of Authenticity provided by Midwest Estate Buyers * * Watanabe creates a mezzotint by repeatedly pressing a curved, serrated mezzotint rocker over the surface of a copper plate until has received many thousands of tiny indentations from this tool. This procedure is extremely time-consuming — most of the plates take 70 - 80 hours to produce — but plates made this way yield velvety blacks that can be obtained no other way. After the entire surface of the plate has been roughened, scraper and burnishers are used to raise tones of gray and white. * * "During the slow process of engraving, as I scrape the burrs that I have incised on the copper plate and then polish it, the sensitivity which lies inside me can be revealed. Giving shape and light to what was before absolute darkness, I try to feel this universe of purity which exists deep inside the human body," says the artist. * * Mikio Watanabe (Japan, b. 1954) completed his studies in Tokyo in 1977 and settled in Paris, where he learned engraving techniques at the Atelier 17. Since 1981, Mikio Watanabe has focused on mezzotint and his works can be found in many public collections including Bibliotheque National in Paris, the Central Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Jack Boiredon (also paints as Boron) was born in St. Lambert, near Saumor, in 1927. He studied at the Ecole Nationale des Artes du FEU in Limoges, France, and the Beaux Artes in Limoges. He produced porcelain paintings for many years. He has had exhibitions in France since 1978 and participated in many exhibitions, winning the Silver Medal in 1993, the Brass Medal in 1994, and the Gold Medal in 1998.Special Collections: France, Spain, USA, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Belgium, Lebanon and Germany.

In this mixed media work, visionary artist Peter Max has given his well known "Love" image a special splash of color and expression. Hand painted designs surround the image, on a light spring green background. The theme of Love really comes through, with each warm color, and each loving brushstroke. * Artist: Peter MaxTitle: "Profile In Love"Medium: Print, with acrylic on paperSignature: "MAX" by the artist in acrylic on frontEdition: 206 from a Limited Edition of 300Sheet size: 8 x 11 inchesFraming: Custom framed, triple matted in green, purple and black, in gold painted decorative wood frame Frame size: 24 x 26 1/2 inchesCirca: 1981Publisher: Neo Pop, New YorkLove is portrayed in many Peter Max works, but perhaps none so beautifully and directly than this unique mixed media image. Peter Max is synonymous with the message of love inspired by the flower power generation, and now you can acquire a part of that spirit that the legendary artist has brought forth for all. * Biography:Peter Max (1937-__) was born in Berlin, grew up in China, and traveled with his family to Israel and throughout Europe before eventually arriving in America. He began painting, and soon rose to prominence in the mid 1960's with expressionistic art that explored wild color juxtapositions. His work in the 1970's included a commission for a postage stamp in the theme of environmental preservation, a cause in which he devoted himself. Max has painted four former U.S. Presidents: Carter, Ford, Bush and Reagan. His concern for world peace has led to his involvement in some significant political events, including stamp designs for the first United Nations Environmental Summit, and a carving from a portion of the Berlin Wall. He has been the official artist for the World Cup USA, the Super Bowl, and the Grammy Awards. His awards are numerous, and include honorable recognition for product, fashion, food, book, and poster designs. His latest project is a collaboration with computer effects producer Silicon Graphics. Peter Max has continued his optimistic world vision into the new Millennium, and strives to be a "Global Artist." *

This is a limited edition print by an Armenian artist formerly of the USSR. The scene is a country field, with church in the background. The colors and brushstrokes are inspired by the Impressionists, with a bright intensity. Artist: C. Manoukian Title: "Claude les Deux Arbes" Medium: Lithograph print on paper Signature: By the artist in pencil, lower right Edition: Artist's proof, marked E.A., lower left Year: 1994 Image size: 8 x 10 inches Frame size: 13 x 17 inches Framing: Pale gold laminate wood frame Condition: Excellent This is a lovely piece by a talented Armenian artist. *

This art print is from an exhibition of Picasso etchings from the 347 series, shown at the School of Paris Gallery in New York in 1975. It is full of expressive characters and human forms. Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: 347 Series Etchings Image Size: 30 x 22 inches. Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches.

Le Grenouillere By Monet Numbered Giclee 17x22 1/2Hand Embellished on Canvas

Artist and Composer Mark Kostabi was born in Los Angeles in 1960 to Estonian immigrants. He was raised in Whittier, California and studied drawing and painting at California State University Fullerton. In 1982 he moved to New York and by 1984 became a leading figure of the East Village art movement. He developed a provocative media persona by publishing self-interviews that commented on the commodification of contemporary art. In 1988 he founded Kostabi World - a studio, gallery and office complex known for openly employing painting assistants and idea people.The Mitsukoshi Museum in Tokyo (1992) and the Art Museum of Estonian Tallinn (1998) have held retrospective exhibitions of his work. Kostabi's work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Groninger Museum in Holland. In 1988 he painted a mural in the Palazzo dei Priori in Arezzo, Italy and completed a commissioned public sculpture To See Through is Not to See Into, for the city of San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.Kostabi's music has been performed in New York, Japan, Italy and Estonia by orchestras and soloists including Rein Rannap, Kristjan Jarvi, Maano Manni, the Chamber Staff of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, and Kostabi himself. His first CD, I Did It Steinway, of solo piano music composed and performed by himself, was released in 1998. Kostabi has designed album covers (Guns 'N' Roses' Use Your Illusion, Ramones' Adios Amigos) and numerous products including a Swatch watch, limited-edition vases, and computer accessories. Kostabi has been profiled on"60 Minutes," "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung," "A Current Affair," "Nightwatch" (with Charlie Rose), "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," "West 57th," CNN, MTV and numerous television programs throughout Europe and Japan. In print he has been featured in The New York Times, People, Vogue, The Face, Playboy, Forbes, New York Magazine, Domus, Artforum, Art in America, ARTnews, Flash Art and Teme Celeste.Kostabi produces a weekly cable TV show, Inside Kostabi in Manhattan.Kostabi lectures regularly worldwide and has published seven books, including Sadness Because the Video Rental Store Was Closed, Kostabi: The Early Years and Conversations with Kostabi.

MWF1328 Marie-Lucie Nessi-Valtat (French, 1910-1993) Dans le Lyonnais, signed lower right ~Nessi~ and titled verso, oil on canvas, 15 x 18 in.; gilt wood frame

Here is one single sided artwork and one double-sided artwork, all mixed media abstracts by Alberto Burri. They are full of energetic lines and abstract forms. * Artist: Alberto Burri Signatures: (Two) by the artist in pencil, lower rightMedium: Mixed media on paper, (marker, white paint)Sheet sizes: 8 x 11 1/2 inches, 5 x 7 inchesCondition: Good to Very Good; larger piece has creasingCertificate of Attribution: Alan Goldberg Authentication Service, London England; attributed to Alessandro Maria Carella, the Italian film producerReference marking: On reverse side of the larger pieceBiography * Alberto Burri (1915 - 1995) was an Italian abstract painter and sculptor. He began his career as a surgeon in WWII. While being held in a Texas prisoner of war camp, he began using his surgical skills and developing them into artistic expressions, by sewing things together. The horrors of war influenced his art, as well as industrial waste of the mid 20th century. Burri was recognized as a seminal figure in Italian modern art, sometimes contemporary, and sometimes nihilistic in form. His work was featured amongst post-war Italian art at the Guggenheim Museum. His art is considered significant in modern art, and it can be found in public and private collections around the world. *

This original painting portrays some of the artist's more traditional influences, showing a quaint European street scene with rustic colors and fine details. * * Artist: David BurliukMedium: Oil on boardImage size: 7 1/4 x 11 3/4 inchesPresentation: In old, gold painted wood frame (missing top section)Frame size: 14 1/2 x 18 inches * Condition: ExcellentBiography: * David Burliuk (1882-1967) was an artist of the Russian Avant-Garde, and became known as the "Father of Russian Futurism." He studied art at the Royal Academy in Munich, spent time in Paris, and later moved to the United States. He co-authoredthe Russian Futurist manifesto titled "A Slap in the Face of Public Taste." His expression was exhuberant, and branched into performance art and publishing. He is recognized as an enigmatic figure in modern art, and his works are collected widely in both public and private collections. *

Artist: Markus PiersonTitle: Coyote Portrait of DaliMedium: Canvas SerigraphOrientation: verticalImage Size: 10 x 11.5 inchesPaper Size: 10 x 11.5 inchesEdition Size: 175: Signed by the artist, individually numbered, accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher.Excerpts from his book, But I Digress, A Coyote's View of Art History * * SALVADOR DALI * * Salvador Dali was one of the pioneers and the undisputed star of the art movement called Surrealism. It was supposed to be sort of a bridge between conscious and unconscious, between reality and dreaming. He's also the primary reason most people think I get ideas while dreaming when, in fact, I never do. I once had a dream back when I was a teenager and I still remember it: I was motocross racing (when I was young, I ate, slept, drank and dated racing motorcycles) and the bike I was riding was a Husqvarna 360 with a purple gas tank! Weird city! Everyone knows the Husqvarna 360 has a maroon gas tank! Purple? It's nuts! My point here is simple: if Dali's dreams looked like his paintings . . . Whoa! No more pickles after eleven o'clock! That's one wacky conductor he's got on his dream-weaver train. I mean, can't you see it? Dali and his wife in bed sleeping, and Dali jumps up and says, "Wow, I just had the strangest dream!" And his wife says, "Oh good. I've had my eye on this beautiful Chanel suit and now I can get it!" But I digress. Let's talk about his work. * * Salvador Dali was a masterful painter, a true technician. Not that you'd know if he weren't because, well, it's surreal and so it's supposed to look wrong. Still, there's an obvious genius to his paintings, in particular the really huge ones and the really tiny ones. Very cool. What I like best about it is the obvious effort he put in. Man, that is real work! Anybody who works that hard honors his canvases that way – you've got to take your hat off to him. As for the validity of Surrealism, I once saw a hypnotized guy act like a chicken without his knowledge, so I don't trust the subconscious – it's too tricky. How could you even really know when it wasn't bluffing? So no, I don't put much stock in Surrealism. World's weird enough when you're awake, that's what I think. But again, you've got to admire Dali's work ethic. And, as you've probably already noticed, nothing in the world of fine arts gets more respect from me than good, old-fashioned elbow grease. It's the primary flaw in art education today: they just don't put enough emphasis on the kind of flat-out effort you can see in a Dali canvas. And so these misled art students think they need only sneeze at a blank canvas to be considered a competent painter! It makes me nuts! But I digress. * Biography * * Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless "racer", Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. * * While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus' talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn's Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was "dead" and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. * * The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, "Coyote." He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as "Coyote," is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow - Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he'd never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. * * Over the next six months Markus painted billboards by day for a living and drew his Coyotes into the night. To the wall above his desk he taped these words, "No one works this hard and this smart - and has it come to nothing." Within a year, he walked out of Artexpo in New York City with commitments from 110 art galleries who sought to represent his work. * * In the decades that followed, Pierson's work has evolved to include a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculpture, hand-pulled serigraphs and original found-object works. Over time, the metaphor of the Coyote has taken on a more poignant and profound purpose. At its essence, the work urges us to pursue our dreams, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and to celebrate all of life's ups and downs. He has had nearly one hundred solo exhibitions in galleries across America, Australia and New Zealand, while also being featured at various prestigious international fairs including Art Miami, Artexpo New York, Sofa Chicago, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, and palmbeach3. Markus has amassed a collector base which includes Heads of State, major corporations and celebrities worldwide. * * Markus' wife and muse is artist, Sheryl Pierson. The two live and work in a converted loft in Kansas City, Missouri. * * "There's no doubt in my mind that my success has more to do with luck than talent, more to do with stubbornness than vision, more to do with ignorance than insight, but the fact remains that I pursued my dream and attained it against staggering odds. I say this now to anyone who will listen: even if I had failed, it would have been worth it. Better to face a brutal truth than to grow old wondering what might have been. " Markus Pierson *

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

This is an antique woodcut by well-known German master engraver Hans Sebald Beham. This image is one of his mythical subjects, done in fantastic detail and complex layout. * Artist: Hans Sebald BehamTitle: Vine Pattern with Satyrs and NymphsDate: Printed Circa 1850 in LondonMedium: Woodcut print in black ink on two sheets of laid paper hinged (late 19th century) together on the versoImage size: Approximately 21 x 25 1/2 inchesFraming: Matted in tan linen with black inner frame, in large black painted wood frameFrame size: 35 x 39 1/2 inchesRarity: Extremely RareCondition: ExcellentCertificate of Authenticity: From Global Fine Art

This is a large print by artist Seymour Chwast portraying the father of modern art Pablo Picasso. He is depicted as a Satyr, with horns on his head, and flute that balances the letters of his name. Satyrs are associated with fertility, and Picasso was certainly fertile in the body of art he produced. Artist: Seymour Chwast Title: "Pablo" Series: The "O" Series (in which every subject's name ends in the letter "o.") Sheet size: Each 30 x 43 inches Signature: Signed by the artist, in pencil, lower right Edition: Numbered from an edition of 200 in pencil, lower left Condition: Excellent; slight ink smudge near upper right corner Certificate of Authenticity: IncludedPicasso's influence shows clearly in this portrait, yet Chwast maintains his own unique style in tribute to the great Pablo. Biography: * Seymour Chwast was born in New York, and studied illustration and graphic design at The Cooper Union. Paul Klee and Georges Rouault were some of his formative influences. The style he developed, with thick bold outlines, had a visual impact on the world contemporary art, design, and advertising. He founded Push Pin Studios to bring a new vitality to graphic design, with an emphasis on hand drawn illustration. His art found its way into posters, packaging, record-sleeves, magazines and children's books. His work has been exhibited in many fine institutions. Chwast and his studio were honored at the Louvre in Paris in a retrospective exhibition. His posters are in the permanent collection of New York s Museum of Modern Art, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum of The Smithsonian Institution, and The Library of Congress. *

This is a large print by artist and graphic designer April Greiman. Fire is the theme interpreted here in computerized collage. There is also text, which begins: "Desire the Fire. Seek to the Fire: And you will find the Fire." As the words continue down the colors get brighter and more intense, until the fire seems to consume the entire work. Artist: April Greiman Title: "Fire" Sheet size: Each 29 1/2 x 41 inches Signature: Signed by the artist, in pencil, right margin, center Edition: Artist's and Printer's proofs available, unnumbered (you will receive a print marked "A.P." or "P.P.") Condition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: Included April Greiman has taken a most primitive of substances, fire, and reinterpreted it into a modern vision. This is a vivid and compelling print by one of the most influential women in the world of modern design. Biography: * April Greiman (1948- ) was born in New York City. She pursued graphic design at Allgemeine Kunstgewerbeschule in Basel, Switzerland, and the Kansas City Art Institute. Her style developed into postmodernism, with strong influence of Her career began simultaneously as a graphic designer and teacher. She later moved to L.A. and opened her own graphic design studio called "Made in Space," which greatly influenced the Californian New Wave. She was one of the first to utilize Paintbox on Apple computers to great effect, becoming a pioneer of digital imaging. Her design work has been used by many companies, including AOL/Time Warner, Microsoft, and the US Postal Service. April Greiman has won many awards, and her work has been exhibited at the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, and is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. *

This original hand-painted cel and background is from the Nickelodeon TV show SpongeBob Squarepants. The story takes place under the deep blue sea in Bikini Bottom, where SpongeBob resides. SpongeBob, who is a yellow, porous sponge, is your typical happy-go-lucky character, as he is always cheerful and enjoys making people laugh. Patrick Star, SpongeBob's neighbor who is a starfish, boasts knowing nothing and is often getting himself into ridiculous situations. Between the homes of these two lies the home of the miserable Squidward, a squid, who is known for being grouchy and playing tricks on SpongeBob and Patrick. Both SpongeBob and Squidward work at the Krusty Krab, a fast food business run by the greedy money-loving Mr. Krabs, a crab, the arch rival of the evil, possibly misunderstood, Plankton. Another neighbor, Sandy Cheeks, an athletic squirrel who normally wears an astronaut's space suit, was introduced in "Tea at the Treedome." She spends most of her time inventing and experimenting. This is an evening scene of some houses and a road. * * Overall Size of Background: 13 1/2" x 19 3/4" Overall size of cel: 10 1/2" x 16 1/2"Very good condition; has been stored rolled, needs to be flattened * Original Production Backgrounds are used in the making of the final version of animated productions. The background establishes the location and the overall good mood of the scene. Typically, a background layout artist creates a drawing to establish the content of the scene, placement of characters, perspective and camera angle. Based on this drawing, the background artist creates a preliminary painting to confirm all of the scenes details, then the final production background which is used in the filming of the scene. When these backgrounds are individually photographed behind the progression of production cels, and projected at a rapid succession, the images in the foreground appear to move, creating an animated scene. * This cel has the black house on it, and the rest is on the paper. The bottom of the sheet has peg holes, and the animator's notations. *

Kent was raised and has spent most of her life in Southern California. She won her first National Art Competition at age 12 and studied with several celebrated artists. Melanie graduated from the UCLA School of Art and taught art in the Los Angeles City Schools. In 1980 she started her own publishing company and has published a series of art chronicling America by depicting famous streets and famous events. She continues to work and recently her artwork has been licensed to Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Corporation and Hanna-Barbera. Melanie Taylor is one of the most treasured and collected painters living and painting today. In just a few years she has achieved recognition as "the artist of famous celebrations, streets, and landmarks of America". She combines her art talent and love of history with a whimsical imagination to produce images of brilliant and vivid colors, yet informative because of Melanie's attention to detail and quest for authenticity. Melanie's serigraphs are noted for the famous personalities that delight and challenge collectors to identify them. Melanie was the first artist to be licensed by the Walt Disney Company to portray Disney theme parks in limited edition prints. Melanie has been selected as the official artist of the LA Dodgers and the 30th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. Melanie was selected as the official artist of the 50th anniversary of "The Wizard of Oz", the 15th anniversary of "Star Wars" and the 10th anniversary of "E.T.". Melanie's depiction of the 1984 Olympics, "Let the Games Begin", was licensed by the US Olympic Committee. Most of Kent's limited edition works are done as serigraphs, utilizing as many as 200 separate color plates and heavy,acid free archival papers. The production values complement these terrific works, which are collected worldwide.

Soft flowers in shades of blue rest on a table in this serene and pleasant photo print.Artist: Deborah Freeman Signature: In pencil, lower right Title: "Blue Sighs," in pencil, lower center Medium: Digitally printed photograph on paper Year: 2010, dated under the signature Size: 17 x 18 inches Condition: Excellent * *

Per the certificate of authenticity, this is an original etching that portrays a standing man from the design of Leonardo da Vinci. There are several letters which were marked to corresponded to a study of anatomy. It was originally conceived between 1490-1513, and it later appeared in a book titled A Treatise on Painting, first published in 1651. * Da Vinci was a master of the human form, both scientifically and artistically, and this etching is a fine example of his genius. * Artist: Leonardo da VinciExecuted with collaboration by: Nicolas Poussin and Charles Errand Title: Standing ManEdition: First State Medium: Original etching in black ink on thin laid paperCirca: 1651Image size: Approximately 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inchesFraming: Matted in black with gold inner frame, in decorative gold painted wood frameFrame size: 23 x 25 1/2 inchesCondition: ExcellentRarity: Considered Very ScarceCertificate of Authenticity: From Global Fine Art

In this romanticized print, it appears that a warrior on horseback is returning home to his beloved.Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The Impossible Dream Image Size: 14 x 16 inches. Paper Size: 18 x 24 inches.

This is an unusual printer's proof of a Matisse etching, with image and signature in showing in reverse. This appears to be a sketch of a cathedral.Artist: Henri MatisseSignature: In the plate, lower right * Medium: Etching on paperSheet size: 13 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches Image size: 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 inchesCondition: Excellent

FY176 ORIGINAL (not a copy) CHARLES MARION RUSSELL BRONZE 11~H , 11~ L ~WILL ROGERS~

This exciting signed and numbered etching by critically acclaimed American photorealist painter Daniel Morper deserves your serious consideration: Title: "Metropolis" 1989 Etching Sheet: 29-7/8 × 41¾ Image: 26¾ × 35¼ Signed and numbered from a limited edition of 100 Bright and fresh; never mounted, matted or framed Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed Daniel Morper (U.S., b. 1944) earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Notre Dame and studied at the Corcoran Museum School of Art. Morper's paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States for three decades and his work is represented in many prominent museum and private collections.

This mezzotint artwork portrays a woman with flowers. The flowers appear to be held in her hands, but also take on a purely abstract decorative quality, along with her face. Artist: Kaoru Saito Title: Sa Sanqua Date: 1987 Medium: Mezzotint Signed and numbered Edition of 93 Size: 15" x 18" Condition: Excellent Retail gallery price 1000 USD Certificate of Authenticity included * This is a lovely image, and a fine mezzotint. Kaoru Saito is basically self-taught in the mezzotint process, yet he is considered to be one of its most accomplished technicians. It is an extremely difficult, labor-intensive and rarely practiced print method, including scratching hundreds, if not thousands of passes across a metal plate until the entire surface has a rough, uniform texture. The plate would print solid black if it were now run through the press. A burnishing tool is then used to rub smooth the areas which will print from gray to white. Mezzotint rewards the skilled practitioner with subtle shading and incredible graphic detail. Images in this series that include color were printed with additional, aquatint plates. Saito, now in his 70s, was born and still lives in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. *

CAROL STECHER-JONES (Washington) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER - Signed beach scene with shell and seaweed titled ~Low Tide~ - Condition good - Dated 1982 - 24~ x 28.5~ framed MWF956

Artist Alex Katz has captured a fleeting moment of recognition among a group of figures. Or perhaps there is a lack of recognition here, as the title may imply. * Artist: Alex KatzTitle: Unfamiliar ImageDate: 2001Signature: Signed by the artist in pencil, lower leftEdition: Numbered from an edition of 100, plus 13 artist proofsMedia: Five color silkscreen on Hahnemuhle paperSize: 30 x 44 inchesCondition: Excellent Certificate of Authenticity: Included This print is characteristic of Katz's style, with both abstract flatness and realism, and a limited color palette. It is an engaging contemporary scene. * Biography: * * Alex Katz's work is in the public collections of The Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), The Tate Gallery (London), Nationalgalerie (Berlin), and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington, D.C.), as well as in many prestigious private collections throughout the world. His work, characterized by color, space, scale and simplification has been written about extensively, and he's an acknowledged force in contemporary American art. *

Alvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos was born on January 29, 1935, in Montgat, a Catalan fishing village on the Mediterranean coast near Barcelona. He started painting oils at age twelve and at age seventeen was accepted at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Jorge, the prestigious fine art school in Barcelona. Before graduating from the Belles Artes, he gave his first solo exhibition at Galleries Layetana in Barcelona in 1957. Alvar also won the Bolsa de Viaje Alhambra de Granada, a summer scholarship study trip to Granada. At age 18, Alvar entered a painting in a competition for the Young Painters Prize sponsored by the City of Barcelona. His painting won the grand prize and it is now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain. Due to his early artistic successes, Alvar received many invitations for shows in other Spanish cities. During his military service, he submitted one of his canvases for the Institut Francais annual painting competition in Barcelona. The Institut Francais awarded him the grand prize and a scholarship to study in Paris. Alvar arrived in Paris to paint in 1959. He met Juan Fuentes, a fellow Spaniard and director of the prestigious Parisian Galerie Drouant. Fuentes encouraged Alvar in his painting and brought Alvar's first group of Paris oil paintings to the gallery. Fuentes' gallery sold the paintings in one week.In 1960 Alvar returned to Barcelona to marry his childhood sweetheart, Rosella Berenguer. They returned to Paris and lived there for ten years. Alvar's paintings were exhibited in the United States for the first time at the Monede Gallery, New York in 1962. Alvar produced his first original lithographs for a one-man show at Galerie Drouant in 1963. Since a decisive solo exhibition in Paris in 1963, Alvar has exhibited regularly throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and Japan. For a comprehensive list of Alvar's museum and private exhibitions, please see the additional information provided.Alvar's hometown of Tiana hosts one of his permanent public installations. In September 2001, a commissioned mixed media mural by Alvar was unveiled. The mural reflects on the four seasons and is affixed to The Four Seasons Building, named in reference to Alvar's mural. In 2003, city officials in Montgat, Spain, commissioned Alvar to create another permanent public installation: an 18-foot sculpture titled "Mediterranea" dedicated to the city's personality and seaside character, which now stands in the newly opened Plaza de Mallorquines.Perhaps one of the most prestigious honors Alvar has received was in 2006 when Restaura, a Spanish real estate company that is dedicated to building restoration projects for cities, asked Alvar to create a sculpture to honor the famous Spanish cellist and composer Pablo Casals (1876 - 1973). In early 2008, the sculpture was placed on a street in the Boulogne Billancourt area of Paris that after a major renovation has also been renamed for Pablo Casals.In addition to the sculpture, Restaura also commissioned Alvar to create a large painting and lithograph suite honoring Pablo Casals.The lithograph is displayed in their headquarters as an honor to their fellow Spaniards Casals and Alvar.In 1993 a book devoted to the artist's paintings was published in Spain and the United States. In 2001, Alvar: Thirty Years of Lithography, a book chronicling the lithographic creations of Alvar was published. In 2005, Alvar in Color and Poetry, a book by Dr. Betty Jean Craige, Marjorie Agosin, and Alvar was published.

MWF1325 Young Lady Holding a Fan and an Orange, unsigned, oil on canvas, 32-1/8 x 26-1/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame (18th century)

This limited edition Neiman print portrays the Swedish tennis star Bjorn Borg, his vibrant yellow hair and shirt emphasizing his lightning speed on the court. * Artist: LeRoy NeimanSignature: In pencil, lower right marginTitle: Bjorn BorgMedium: SerigraphEdition: Numbered 160/300, in pencil lower leftImage size: 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 inchesFraming: Double matted in blue and white, in light blue laminate frame Frame size: 29 1/2 x 35 1/2 inchesCondition: Excellent; frame has some surface nicks, and matting is slighly askew, and needs to be re-alignedLeRoy Neiman is one of our most popular and prolific contemporary artists. His work consistently garners popular praise and critical acclaim. This is an exciting work by the man who has transformed "sports and celebrity art" into "fine art." *

Artist: Marc ChagallTitle: SerenadePaper Size: 34 7/8 x 24 3/8 inches.Notes: Lithograph edition of 2000

Beautiful mixed media art piece on extra thick arches paper. Measures 35½" x 24½". Hand signed and numbered by the artist. This is numbered from a limited edition of 750. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. Born in the English West Midlands, Benfield studied at Stourbridge College of Art and then went on to do further study at Wrexham College of Art. After leaving the academic world, he set up his own studio near London and concentrated on drawing and painting figures. Within a few years, his work was collected throughout Europe and he reputation was firmly established. An award-winning illustrator, Benfield has a natural talent for depicting things as seen. His work is spontaneous and is reflected by his drawn lines and dashes of color. The figures dissolve in and out of their backgrounds and move across the surfaces of his paintings and graphic works. He paints rapidly and discards most of his paintings and drawings, keeping only those that he feels are perfected in their conception rather than overwork those he feels are not correct. In recent years, his work has begun to be exhibited in galleries in America as well as in Europe.

This piece is facsimile signed which means that it has a copy of Picasso's original signature on it. Pencil numbered from a limited edition of 500. Measures 25" x 19.5". Printed on high quality archival paper. In excellent condition, comes unframed. Comes with a certificate

This floral art print has bright colors, and brings a feeling of calm. Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Le Soucis Paper Size: 24 x 18 inches. Notes: Giclee interpretation

Here is a signed, limited edition art print by well-known artist Jan Peter Tripp: Title: "American Dream" 1991 Etching and engraving 27½ × 37¼ Signed Numbered from a limited edition of 100 Excellent condition; never mounted, matted or framed Certificate of Authenticity The photo-realist style of Jan Peter Tripp's brilliant etchings and paintings is the direct result of Tripp's superb technical talents and of the special experiential relationship nurtured between artist and subject. Tripp lives for his art, once spending several months at an insane asylum before rendering its patients on canvas. This commitment accounts for the honesty and heightened realism of the work. * Jan Peter Tripp was born in Oberstdof, West Germany in 1945. Between 1967 and 1970, he attended the Stuttgart Art Academy after which he studied under Rudolf Hausner at the Vienna Art Academy, from 1970 until 1972. . * Numerous museum shows have featured Tripp's work, including the Goethe Institute in Paris and in Toulouse; The State Gallery Peschkenhaus in Moers, West Germany; the State Gallery of Biberach, West Germany; Museum Amersfort in Holland; Museum of Warsaw in Poland, and the Montreal Museum in Canada. The artist lives and works in France.

Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Bouquet Image Size: 18 x '14 1/4 inches. Paper Size: 24 x 18 inches. Notes: Giclee interpretation

Artist: Marc Chagall * Title: Litho III * Image Size: x inches. * Paper Size: 13.75 x 20.5 inches. * Notes: Lithograph

This print shows the interior of a house divided in two separate images. Inspired by the cubist, and abstract impressionist movements, Villon depicts overlapping lines and forms to gives substance to the sketch-like quality. * Artist: Jacques VillonSignature: Pencil signed, lower rightTitle: Composition InterieureEdition: One of 24Medium: Original lithograph on Japon Imperial paperCirca: 1953Image size: Approximately 9 1/2 x 20 inchesFraming: Matted in black with gold inner frame, in decorative gold painted wood frameFrame size: 22 x 32 1/2 inchesCondition: ExcellentRarity: Considered scarce * Certificate of Authenticity: From Global Fine Art

Artist: Markus PiersonTitle: Love Awaits the BraveMedium: Canvas SerigraphOrientation: verticalImage Size: 21 x 52 inchesPaper Size: 21 x 52 inchesEdition Size: 195: Signed by the artist, individually numbered, accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by the publisher.Biography * * Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless "racer", Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children. * * While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus' talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn's Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was "dead" and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist. * * The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, "Coyote." He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as "Coyote," is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow - Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he'd never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. * * Over the next six months Markus painted billboards by day for a living and drew his Coyotes into the night. To the wall above his desk he taped these words, "No one works this hard and this smart - and has it come to nothing." Within a year, he walked out of Artexpo in New York City with commitments from 110 art galleries who sought to represent his work. * * In the decades that followed, Pierson's work has evolved to include a vast array of paintings, drawings, sculpture, hand-pulled serigraphs and original found-object works. Over time, the metaphor of the Coyote has taken on a more poignant and profound purpose. At its essence, the work urges us to pursue our dreams, wear our hearts on our sleeves, and to celebrate all of life's ups and downs. He has had nearly one hundred solo exhibitions in galleries across America, Australia and New Zealand, while also being featured at various prestigious international fairs including Art Miami, Artexpo New York, Sofa Chicago, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, and palmbeach3. Markus has amassed a collector base which includes Heads of State, major corporations and celebrities worldwide. * * Markus' wife and muse is artist, Sheryl Pierson. The two live and work in a converted loft in Kansas City, Missouri. * * "There's no doubt in my mind that my success has more to do with luck than talent, more to do with stubbornness than vision, more to do with ignorance than insight, but the fact remains that I pursued my dream and attained it against staggering odds. I say this now to anyone who will listen: even if I had failed, it would have been worth it. Better to face a brutal truth than to grow old wondering what might have been. " Markus Pierson *

Michael Schofield The landscapes of Michael Schofield are justly prized and celebrated for the wealth of their fine detail, for the radiancy of their colors, and for the unfailing consonance of their diverse visual parts which enables those elements to form a harmonious visual whole. And his landscapes are not at all the same; Schofield has the ability to summon up the memories and images of different times and places, from years before and from miles and miles away, and recombine them on canvas with entirely new results. Indeed, though he has a characteristic elegance of style, his serigraphs are as distinct from one another as are the various natural beauties that inspire them. Schofield was born in Florida 1947, but his family moved to California that same year. He began to paint and study watercolor in high school. Like most teenage boys, he was at first much more interested in sports than in fine art, but his art teacher at Oakland High School recognized that Michael had an exceptional talent, and for nearly two years he tutored the youth privately. After a stint in the military, Schofield went to art school in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summers he would journey to Woodstock, New York, in order to study with watercolorist John Pike, an esteemed member of the National Academy of Art and the American Watercolor Society. Schofield soon opened his own art studio, where he painted and taught for more than a decade. He returned to California in 1980 to set up a silk-screen printing studio in order to be able to create his own original serigraphs. He wanted to be involved in every step of the intricate and exacting process of serigraph, from fabricating the stencils to adding the final finishing touches of color. Having been a successful artist for many years, Schofield has his works in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Bank of America, the Library of Congress, the Xerox Corporation, Occidental, and Twentieth Century, Inc. Schofield believes that the primary aspiration of art is to communicate a shared perception of beauty from one human heart to another, from the artist to the viewer of his art: I choose to create more traditional landscapes because they involved imagery most people can relate to, imagery that evokes a memory and therefore a feeling. I painting landscapes because they speak to everyone. In sharing a place I have known, I know that others will see places they have known. In that way, I can communicate with others without using a single word

This is a Salvador Dali lithograph titled "Cosmic Horseman". Made on archival quality paper, facsimile pencil signed and pencil numbered from an edition of 500. Image measures 19" x 15" on 24" x 22" paper. In excellent condition, comes unframed. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Robert Hoppe Glamorous dream visions are the central components of Robert Hoppe's artworks. In the tradition of movements such as Russian Constructivism and German Bauhaus, Hoppe stresses collaboration of the arts, and his work evolves from a variety of experiences. He is a painter, a draftsman and a sculptor, and he has created set designs for ballet companies and avant-garde dance troupes, including Alvin Ailey's tribute to Duke Ellington.Hoppe has received critical acclaim for sets and costumes designed for the Pennsylvania Ballet's homage to George Gershwin, "Rialto." Clive Barnes of the New York Times wrote, "The best thing about 'Rialto' is the way it looks - the truly Art Deco backdrop of the New York skyline and the neatly variegated costumes are a tribute to the designer Robert Hoppe's visual sensibility..." Hoppe attended the School of Visual Arts, New York City and the Polakov Studio of Scenic Design, New York City. He is a member of the noted theatrical guild United Scenic Artists. His awards include the prestigious Desi Award in Graphic Design, and an Emmy for scenic design. Extravaganzas, such as those produced by Radio City Music Hall, the Ice Follies, and early Hollywood musicals are inspiration for Hoppe's special flair for theatrical imagery. The gaiety and splendor of his blithe dancers and grandiose settings recall the vibrant era of Busby Berkeley and the Ziegfeld Follies. Enamored of the great architectural renderings of the 1920's and 1930's, Hoppe deftly blends urban starkness with post-modern romanticism. Graced with a patina of sophisticated elegance, his cityscapes emerge with the texture of magic.Working with gouache and acrylics, he favors a pallet of muted colors, and the dramatic resonance of chiaroscuro. Hoppe is an impeccible draftsman. Using an innovative range of perspectives, visual mystiques are created by the formal play between background and figures. The total illusion of light, movement and space draws the viewer into the action. Hoppe's celebrations of pageantry and grandeur reconfirm the timeless relevance of romantic fantasy.