Hildegarde Haas was born with a unique and astounding ability; The ability to see sounds. Gifted with a condition known as synesthesia, when Haas heard certain sounds she would see colors and shapes. Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory…
Jesse Reichek – Abstraction – 1964 Jesse Reichek – Abstract Jesse Reichek, (1916-2005), was an American abstract artist who worked in Northern California. Reichek was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1916 and was educated at the Institute of Design Chicago, and the Academy Julian in Paris. He influenced many young minds with his own…
Peter Lowe – 1940s Abstract Oil Painting Peter Lowe – 1940s Abstract Oil Painting Peter Lowe, (1913-1989), was a Chinese- American abstract painter who lived most of his life in California. Lowe was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1913. When he was one year old his family moved to China where Lowe began…
Cesar Domela – Abstraction Cesar Domela – Abstract Composition Cesar Domela, (1900-1992), was a Dutch born painter and sculptor, and a key member of the De Stijl movement. Domela painted his first non-objective painting in 1923 and had his first solo exhibition in 1924 at the Galeria d’Audretsch inn Berlin, Germany. In 1925 Domela became…
Arthur N. Christie painting Arthur N. Christie painting Arthur N. Christie, (1891-1980), was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and studied at the Pratt Institute, the American Artists’ School, and later with Hans Hoffman in New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Christie began doing abstract painting about 1931 and from 1937 to 1941 he exhibited with…
Walter Ufer – Portrait Painting Portrait of Mrs. Harriet Sullivan Wardrop. Walter Ufer, (1876-1936), was a highly regarded American Southwest painter lauded for his depictions of the bucolic lifestyles of the native peoples of the Taos region of New Mexico and the portraits he painted of his many affluent clients. Ufer grew up in Louisville,…
Jerry Foyster – Op Art Sculpture Jerry Foyster – Op Art Sculpture Jerry Foyster, (born 1932- ), is an American abstract artist who showed his work in the now famous 1965 Optical art show at the Museum of Modern Art, ‘The Responsive Eye’. This show traveled to multiple museums the country and was a…
Vintage Mexican Pottery Vase Vintage Mexican Pottery Vase Tonala painted vase images on the shoulder depicting a cat, a church, and two birds, (cranes), all separated by painted foliage. Good condition overall. No cracks or chips. Some wear to the surface, consistent with age. c1940 Measures 7 1/2 inches tall by 7 inches wide.…
Minimalist Steel Sculpture Early minimalist steel sculpture by James Prestini. James Libero Prestini, (1908-1993), was a California minimalist sculptor best known for his thin-walled turned wood bowls he created early in his artistic career, and his highly polished aluminium I-Beam sculptures Prestini created later in his life. Prestini’s father was an Italian stonecutter, who exposed…
Sidney Gordin sculpture – 1970 Abstract sculpture by Sidney Gordin. Sidnney Gordin, (1918-1995), was an Russian-born American abstract artist who lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gordin was an influential instructor at University of California, Berkeley for almost 30 years, from 1958 through 1986. This work is a welded steel elements…
