Inez Storer

'The Green Shoes', SF Women's College, SF Art Institute, California, Romanoff

1978

Signed lower right, 'Storer' for Inez May Storer (American, born 1933) and dated 1979. Inez Storer first studied at the San Francisco College for Women, the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of California at Berkeley. She later earned a bachelor's degree at Dominican College in San Rafael and, in 1971, a graduate degree in at California State University in San Francisco. From Inverness...

Signed lower right, 'Storer' for Inez May Storer (American, born 1933) and dated 1978. Inez Storer first studied at the San Francisco College for Women, the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of California at Berkeley. She later earned a bachelor's degree at Dominican College in San Rafael and, in 1971, a graduate degree in at California State University in San Francisco. From Inverness, California, north of San Francisco and working from a studio in Point Reyes, Inez Storer creates mixed-media narrative paintings, collages and assemblages in naive-sophisticated style, which she describes as Magic Realism: "I am a visual raconteur. I use paint to tell stories." Most of these stories are explorations of the human condition with characters who seem allegorically to be walking tightropes. She gets many ideas from her studio collection of old postcards, toys, photos and other random items that she often incorporates into her work. Inez Storer is also known for her prints and drawings. Storer was born in Los Angeles to German parents who left that country in 1933 to avoid Hitler. Her father got a job in Hollywood with Billy Wilder as an art director, and her mother was an actress and dancer. Inez spent much time as a child on movie sets. She was raised a Catholic as her parents wanted no one to know her mother was Jewish and uses Catholic imagery in her work. In 1974, she met Andrew Romanoff, a Russian artist who became her second husband. In this marriage, she became a part of Russian royalty because Andrew was the grand nephew of the Czar Nicholas II, Russia's last emperor...

Signed verso lower left, 'Isaac Mizrahi'. A fashion designer and creator of costume, Isaac Mizrahi attended the Parsons School of Design before becomin...

Stamped verso with certification of authenticity for Warren Lamm (American, 1937-2017) and painted circa 1975. This artist and illustrator first studied at the Chouinard Art Institute (1958), before receiving his Bachelor in Fine Art from San Jose State University. Warren Lamm was a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the recipient of seven Emmy awards...

Signed upper left, 'May' for Dan May (American, 1952-2019) and dated June, 2017. After study with Larry Stobie at Oregon College of Education, Dan May exhibited in his galleries 'Th...

Signed, verso, 'Carole Hand' (American, 20th century), dated March, 1998, and titled, 'AEC, ST, C.O.D.'. A large mixed-media figural collage and painting comprising jazz musicians, possibly members of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. This San Francisco Bay area...

This delicate green and black dress is an artwork on paper blending paint, color pencil and collage elements. Intuitive mark-making and loose textured detail create an impressionisti...

This delicate green and black dress is an artwork on paper blending paint, color pencil and collage elements creating an impressionistic composition. Intuitive mark-making and loose ...

Blue nude is swirling abstracted water figurative painting from Kim Frohsin's "Emergence" series from 2018. Frohsin, third generation Bay Area Figurative artist—from the movement tha...

Stunning composition in blue and black of model Ashlyn's back from Kim Frohsin who is associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement that was started by David Park, Wayne Theibaud,...

artwork is 11 1/2 x 9 inches, Professionally matted in an 8ply museum mat and backing and comes in an archival sleeve. Ready for framing or for presentation. All archival materials u...

Danny Brown’s artworks allocate an intrinsic connection between himself and the diverse communities occupying Los Angeles. Brown combines art history, streetwear trends, and pop art ...