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Here are several wonderful, original Art Deco wood engraving prints done in the 1920's and 30's by John Farleigh. Farleigh was a noted English artist who died in 1965. His work is in several major museums and has been catalogued. Among many other achievements, Farleigh also did illustrations for books, including some of the work of George Bernard Shaw. The pieces we have are all printed on cream colored paper, signed and dated in pencil by the artist, professionally matted, and in stainless steel looking frames. See the first piece, "View of N. Y. City", for several shots of the frames in different lighting conditions - they were hard to photograph due to reflections but look very nice. These are in excellent condition and are striking visual images. They are priced at $500.00 each.
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"View of N. Y. City", a wood engraving print by John Farleigh. Signed and dated 1928. The image size is approximately 5 1/4" by 4". The frame is 16 1/4" by 13 1/2" overall. The price is $500.00. Inventory Code: TCAA. "View of New York City" by John Farleigh ... Two views in the frame ... Closeup of detail ... Side view of frame ... Two more views in the frame.
Larger images: "View of New York City" by John Farleigh ... Two views in the frame ... Closeup of detail ... Side view of frame ... Two more views in the frame.
Dynamos, a wood engraving print. Signed and dated 1933. The image size is approximately 7 3/4" by 4 1/2". The frame is 17" by 14" overall. The price is $500.00. Inventory Code: TCPR. "Dynamos" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with frame ... Closeup of detail.
Larger images: "Dynamos" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with frame ... Closeup of detail.
"Steam", a wood engraving print. Signed and dated 1933. The image size is approximately 7"by 3 3/4". The frame is 17" by 14" overall. The price is $500.00. Inventory Code: TCPK. "Steam" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with frame ... Closeup of detail.
Larger images: "Steam" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with frame ... Closeup of detail.
"Surfing", a wood engraving print. Signed and dated 1937. The image size is approximately 7 1/2" by 5 3/4". The frame is 17" by 14" overall. The price is $500.00. Inventory Code: TCAS. "Surfing" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with frame ... Closeup.
Larger images: "Surfing" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with frame ... Closeup.
"Diamond Head", a wood engraving print. Signed and dated 1933. The image size is approximately 6 3/4"by 5 1/4". The frame is 16 1/2" by 12 3/4" overall. The price is $500.00. Inventory Code: TCAP. "Diamond Head" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with the frame ... Closeup of detail.
Larger images: "Diamond Head" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with the frame ... Closeup of detail.
"Cover", a wood engraving print. This image was used as the front cover of the catalogue to the Centenary Exhibition of the Royal Institute of British Architects, (London, 1934). Signed and dated 1934. The image size is approximately 7 1/2" by 5 1/2". The frame is 16 1/4" by 12 3/4" overall. The price is $500.00. Inventory Code: TCAT. "International Architecture" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with frame ... Closeup of detail.
Larger images: "International Architecture" by John Farleigh ... Overall, with frame ... Closeup of detail.
A construction paper collage of ship at night; it was made by Virginia Love in the 1940's. We have more art by Virginia Love. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: VL9. Image ... Larger image.
A watercolor of a sunset, with a poem, by Virginia Love. It measures 9" by 12", c. 1940's, and is signed on the reverse. The paper is slightly yellowed, and there are two small tears and some minor creasing in the right hand margin. The price is $150.00. Inventory Code: APRW. Image ... Large Image.
This is a good looking hair sign with super graphics. It came from Ghana, and has some age to it. The sign is 48 1/4" wide by 25" high. The wood is slightly uneven, with some breaks around the edges, and looks like it was a found or leftover piece. The sign is in very good condition, with very slight wears to some of the paint. It has a pine frame on the back which gives it sturdiness. There are hanging eyes in the frame. The price is $475.00. Inventory Code: ACRW. Image ... Closeup ... Back. Larger images: Image ... Closeup ... Back.
| We have a selection of works by Lewis Smith, who was a reclusive, eccentric artist from Ohio. He lived alone most of his life in a house in the woods, drawing and painting on paper, cardboard, and his walls, and passed away in 1998. The two themes of most of his work are trains (his father worked for a railroad) and lady wrestlers. These pieces were done some years ago. See more of his work and life or visit his home page. Some samples of what we have are: |
Several 11" by 17" ink, marker, and crayon drawings on paper. They show women flexing their muscles, and wrestling with each other and/or with animals. Rambo Cider is 11" by 17". The price is $875.00. Inventory Code: LS122. Image ... Closeup.
A number of drawings on panels cut from brown paper bags. Most are about 12" by 17", and many are two-sided. Side Show is drawn with crayon and ballpoint. The price is $1,100.00. Inventory Code: LS101. Front ... Close-up ... Reverse ... Close-up.
"Tough Cowgirls", by Lewis Smith. Crayon, ink, and marker on the separated top layer of corrugated cardboard, 27" by 27". This was pulled out of Smith's collapsed house - the condition is fair, with some creasing, dirt, and a few small punctures. He did very few large drawings. The price is $2500.00. Inventory Code: 67LS. Image ... Close-up ... Another close-up ... Larger overall image.
"Side Show" is one of the more abstract muscle women drawings by Lewis Smith. It is drawn on both sides in ballpoint pen and crayon on a section of grocery bag. The reverse is a wonderful embellishment of the grocery store's logo. It is 12" wide by 17" high, in excellent condition. Lewis Smith's work is included in the show "ABCD: A Collection of Art Brut", which recently toured the country. The price is $1100.00. Inventory Code: LS104. Front overall view ... Back overall view. Larger images: Front overall view ... Back overall view.
Here is a small picture made primarily from cut up stamps and highlighted with pen and ink. The scene is the interior of a room with two chairs, fireplace, wall paintings, and more. This is probably about 30-35 years old, with some of the stamps being a bit older. It is marked on the back: "Francisceines Missionnaires de Maire, Quebec". We have had a couple other ones done by them; so apparently this mission made stamp pictures to raise funds. The painting is in excellent condition, with a tear to the backing paper of the frame. The frame is 3 1/8" by 4 1/8". The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: ATKA. Image.
| Paintings and drawings by the late Robert E. Gilbert (REG) of Jonesboro, TN. In the 1950's through the 70's REG was a prolific producer and contributor of art to science fiction fan magazines (fanzines); in addition to publishing at least one story in a SF pulp. The work for the fanzines were pen and ink, but he also did a large number of sci-fi and outer space paintings in oil, pastels, and water color. In addition, from the 1940's through the 80's he experimented and painted in many other more traditional and non-traditional styles. He died in 1993. We have acquired the full remaining body of his work, over 400 pieces, from his estate. You can also see more of REG's work on his home page. |
This is a spaceship and alien landscape, painted in oil on canvas, by the late Robert E. Gilbert. It is very detailed, with thickly textured paint built up in dots. A "G" signature is almost hidden in one corner. The condition is excellent, and it measures 12" by 18", in a frame 14 1/2" by 18 3/4". The price is $750.00. Inventory Code: REG 10. Overall image ... Close-up. Larger images: Overall image ... Close-up.
"First Flight, by Robert E. Gilbert. This very detailed watercolor illustrates some of his ongoing themes. 10 1/4" by 13 1/2", in a mat 18" by 24", watercolor and pencil. The price is $500.00. Inventory Code: REG7. Image.
This is a painting by Robert E. Gilbert of a woman sitting in the woods by rocks and a stream. It is framed and under glass, so it is difficult to tell the paint, but it looks like acrylics, on artist's board. Gilbert, who is known more for his outer space and science fiction paintings and drawings, also seemed to have some strange attitudes toward women, which reflected in cheesecake paintings and "space bimbos" (for example, this painting). This is dated April 21, 1971. This image is 17 1/2" by 23 1/2", while the wood frame is 23 1/2" by 29 1/2" and about 3" deep. The price is $275. Inventory Code: REG 81. Painting by Robert E. Gilbert ... Closeup of hand and rocks ... Closeup of signature ... Back, with date.
Larger images: Painting by Robert E. Gilbert ... Closeup of hand and rocks ... Closeup of signature ... Back, with date.
This is a drawing done in red and black ink on the envelope of a first day issue of a stamp. It is a patriotic theme with an eagle, flag, and shield marked "Liberty". The envelope is cancelled June 8, 1963, "Stamporee Convention Station, Bradenton, FLA". The 6 3/4 envelope is unused except for the cancellation mark and in excellent condition. The size is 6 1/2" by 3 5/8". We have several more envelopes decorated by the same hand with various motifs. The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: ACCH. Image ... Larger image.
This poster was painted in 1939 for a farm institute at Winesburg School, in Fredericksburg, Ohio. It shows a scene of crops in a field with trees and a train in the background. The materials used were water colors on posterboard. There is some discoloration to the surface, but otherwise it is in very good condition. The back is signed. The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: ACSP. Image ... Larger image ... Back.
This is a hand drawn and painted tribute to the artist's parents on their 50th wedding anniversary. At the top it says "Love, Honor, and Obey". A sign on the wall says "Home Sweet Home", and the couple is talking about their happiness. The man is holding a copy of the Buffalo Lake News with headlines about divorce, while a note on the bouquet reads in part: "Congratulations to Mother and Dad". It is ink, pencil, crayon and tempera on textured paper, in a frame that measures 11 3/4" wide by 14 3/4" high. The visible area is 10 3/4" by 13 3/4". A signature and date are partly hidden by the frame. We can't make out the date for sure, but it looks like '37. The condition is excellent. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: AAPW. Image ... Closeup of couple ... Closeup of bouquet and message ... Closeup of newspaper. Larger images: Image ... Closeup of couple ... Closeup of bouquet and message ... Closeup of newspaper.
This is an oil painting on canvas of a giant soldier watching over Europe. It is unsigned, and was found in Iowa. From the 1940's, it is in the original frame and in very good condition. The size is 18 1/2" by 23 3/4"; the frame is 24 1/2" by 29 1/2". The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: AACP. Image ... Larger image ... Back view.
This is a W.W.II-era patriotic painting of a soldier and a woman, in tempera on paper. The old wooden frame is 10 1/4" by 12 1/4" with an opening 7 1/2" by 9 1/2". Found in the Midwest, c. 1940's. The condition is very good with one tiny water spot: less than 1/4", and one even smaller crinkle in the paper. The price is $150.00. Inventory Code: AAAA. Image ... Larger image.
Watercolor by CD Love. There is a sprig of flowers painted on the reverse. It is 6" by 9", in very good condition, the paper is slightly yellowed. From St. Louis area, probably 1940's. The price is $95.00. Inventory Code: APRH. Image.
This is an oil painting, on unstretched canvas, of a W.W.II era graveyard. Rows of white crosses, surrounded by red poppies, recede into the distance. In the background are ruined buildings, rows of barbed wire, cannons, and explosions, as bombers fly overhead. Probably painted during or shortly after the war, it is unsigned. There is a 3" tear in the bottom edge, and two small nail holes at the top, where it was probably hung once. It is 44" high by 71" wide, rectangular: not skewed as it looks in the photo. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: PKOC. Image.
This crayon drawing by Joseph Martin illustrates the evils of the world. It includes cards, dice, a fetus, drugs, gun, a tombstone, and a Bible with a padlock through it surrounding a brain. It is 6" by 8 1/4", in excellent condition. The price is $160.00. Inventory Code: POKO. Image.
This painting is titled "The Prophet", by Caroline Goe. Oil on paper, it measures 8 1/2" by 12 1/2" as matted, the frame is 13 3/4" by 17". The artist is a street person in New York City who works mainly with scrounged materials. This piece was painted prior to 1986, and is in excellent condition. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: PWWO. Image
This is a selection of Amish drawings from OH, done in pastels. The artist, who is in her 30's, has been doing them since she was 12. She draws the images, and some of her family members fill them in, using colors she has selected. Their bishop allows the family to sell the drawings only if they are not signed and their names are not publicized. The drawings portray: an out-of-perspective home scene, and a series of two drawings depicting an Amish woman in a buggy being hit by a train: one just before the accident, and one just after, with the woman, horse, and buggy flying through the air. All are done in strong, rich colors, and have similar qualities of skewed perspective. They measure 30" by 40" and are contemporary pieces. They are priced at $450.00 each.
Family, 30" by 40", in excellent condition. The price is $450.00. Inventory Code: PTWC. Image.
Before the train wreck, 30" by 40", in excellent condition. The price is $450.00. Inventory Code: PTWO. Image ... Larger image ... Closeup.
After the train wreck, 30" by 40", in excellent condition. The price is $450.00. Inventory Code: PTWR. Image ... Larger image ... Closeup.
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