From the Nubia Collection (2007), Carme Solé Vendrell b.1944

Monumental in its scale, this work represents a close-up of an Egyptian figure. Painted by Spanish illustrator Carme Solé Vendrell born in 1944, this oil painting is part of the Nubi...

Originally created by the Bauhaus school of design, the tubular steel chair was inspired by bicycle handlebars. Up to 1925, steel tubing had mainly been used for hospital furniture...

The title of this work ‘Not a hyperanthropos’ is based on many different literature and essays the artist Antonius Aloysius studied. The term ‘hyperanthropos’ originates from the Gre...

This inspiring portrait of a young lady who's holding a pomegranate is part of a photographic series. The name of the series of special photographi...

A pair of figurative tile panels, each consisting of eight tiles per panel representing two male and two female bodies. On one panel the lower part of a male figure is seen from behi...

A large bright and colorful mosaic of several abstract figures called 'Geweld' (Violence), set in a concrete base. It is the counterpart of another mural called ‘Vrede’ (Peace). Th...

A masterful example of French decorative arts at its best, this lacquer panel features the interlocking figures of Egypt and Nubia, each stylized in cl...

Turkish Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts from the Collection of Edwin Binney, Binney, Edwin (1973) Examples of the Turkish pictorial a...

A cross between Grant Wood and Paul Cadmus, this remarkable American regional scene painting depicts a young man in a white t-shirt walking a group of cows down a country lane with p...

Oil painting on canvas by Alberto Dressler, entitled "Snowy Landscape" and created in 1944. Ø cm 105 h cm 87 Alberto Dressler was born in 1878 in Milan and is an Italian painter an...

Made in the U.S.A: American Art from The Phillips Collection, 1850-1970. Yale University Press, New Haven, 2014. 1st Ed softcover exhibition ca...

Vintage set one-of-a-kind haute couture gouache fashion sketches by the Parisian Balmain Fashion House circa 1970. Fashion Designer Bio: Perre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (1914-1982) was a well-known designer from France and the founder of Balmain fashion house. He was and still is known for his elegance and sophistication. Balmain studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts, but he spent most of his time designing apparel. From 1934-1939 Balmain worked with Edward Molyneux (fashion designer) who offered him a trial. Balmain then worked after the War with Lucien Lelong and established his own fashion house that displayed bell-shaped and small waist skirts. This was a look that became famous later on through the brand Christian Dior. A family friend, Gertrude Stein wrote a commemorative piece on Balmain for Vogue magazine and following this an order was placed by the Duchess of Windsor. By 1951, Balmain opened various branches of his label across America to sell his prêt-a-porter collections. During this time, he popularized some unique trends such as stoles, evening wear and he made sheath dresses with jackets a fad in the fashion market. He was talented in creating both simple and extravagant clothes, all with the similar aesthetics of graceful and slender lines. Pierre Balmain also created fragrances. For his astounding creations and designs, he was nominated for Best Costume Designer by the Tony Award and Balmain received the Drama Desk Award for designing outstanding costumes for Happy New Year Broadway production in 1980. He designed costumes for Sophia Loren for The Millionaires, 1960 and Josephine Baker for her eponymous revue, 1964. He designed costumes for sixteen films and designed clothes for actresses Mae West and Vivien Leigh. His classic couture dresses are still chic and sought after among international movie stars and socialites such as Kristin Davis...