Juliette Steele – Historic painting of San Francisco Art Institute A historic painting of San Francisco Art Institute by woman artist Juliette Eleanor Wilm Steele. Juliette Steele, (1909-1980) was an American painter, printmaker and educator. She studied art and fashion design at the Traphagen School of Design in New York during the late 1920s. In…
Neil Boyle – Portrait of a Native American Woman – Owns Different Horses A striking portrait of a native American woman, Owns Different Horses, by artist James Neil Boyle. Neil (James Neil) Boyle, grew up in Indian Country. His father was an honorary Chief of the Blood of Peigan tribes of Canada’s Blackfoot Confederacy, and…
Virginia Banks – Floating Tiger 1940s American modern abstract painting by Virginia Banks. Virginia Banks (1920 – 1985) was a well-known Northwest artist based in Seattle. She was born in Norwood, Massachusetts, and received her bachelors degree from Smith College in 1941, and a master of arts from the University of Iowa in 1944. She…
Leonid Borisov painting – EW Geometric abstract painting by Soviet artist Leonid Borisov, a leading figure in Soviet Nonconformist Art. Borisov participated in almost every significant “unofficial art” exhibitions in St Petersburg since the 1970s. He was influenced by Moscow’s Conceptualism (early 1970s – 1980s) and by 20th century art from the West, including the…
Marr Grounds found object sculpture Found art sculpture by Australian-American environmental and counterculture artist Marr Grounds. This work was likely created in the 1960s when Grounds was active at UC Berkeley, and was involved with the counterculture movement there. At the time Grounds became friends with Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac while spending…
William Gaw – Arrangement in Yellow and Blue A powerful and historic still life painting by California artist William Gaw. Oil on canvas. c1930. Good condition. Recently cleaned by a professional conservator. There are some minor paint cracks visible, but they have been stabilized. Housed in an impressive gold-gilded frame. This work has been exhibited in…
Vaea Marx – Saddle Stoneware saddle on wood sawhorse stand. 1971 Signed and dated by the artist. Measures 50 x 42 x 23 inches. Good condition. Has had some minor repairs by a professional conservator. There are some minor nicks and chips to edges. Price $12,500
Lucien Labaudt – Untitled (Farm House) An early painting by San Francisco Area artist, Lucien Labaudt. Exhibited at Club Beaux Arts 1925-26. Provenance: Appears to have been in the collection of early San Francisco art patron, Francis Keeling. Dated 1924 Oil on stretched canvas. Signed upper right. Housed in a period custom frame. Measures 14.5…
David Rolt – Portrait of Baron Audley – 1940 Oil on canvas. Titled : ‘Baron Audley’ Good condition overall. Some mild crackalure due to heavy paint application in two places. (see images). Frame has wear. Measures 19.5 x 15.5 inches sight size, and 24 x 19.8 x 2.25 inches overall including framing. Price -…
Seymour Franks – Abstraction – 1946 Mixed media on paper. Dated 1946. Housed in a new frame under UV plexiglass. Measures 30.5 x 23..5 inches sight size, and 39 x 32 x 1.25 inches overall including framing. Price $7500 Click on price to purchase or inquire.
