Josef Presser '1907-1967' Portrait of a Woman

A fine pastel on paper of a female nude reclining with a book on a Victorian sofa by Albert Handell (1937-). Signed and dated in red lower right, Handell, 71. A very cozy theme with a raking artist's angled perspective. The work on paper has not been viewed out of the frame. Good overall condition with no visible rips, tears or foxing. The framing treatment consists of a simple dark wood molding, fillet with the work on paper under glass. The approximate overall dimensions with the frame are 33.75" wide x 1.5" deep x 25.75" high. The approximate sight dimensions are 27.5" wide x 19.75 high. AskArt bio: Coming to Santa Fe from Brooklyn in 1985, he was taken with the light and the colors of the Southwest landscape. He loves to paint sky, adobe structures, and trees. He also travels throughout the country giving workshops. His heritage is Russian Jewish and Polish. In 1916, his father emigrated from the Ukraine to New York where he met his Polish wife. Trained in New York City and Paris, Albert attended the Art Students League for three and a half years, and his most influential teacher was Frank Mason. He discovered his great love was painting outdoors, especially old woods and streams in the Catskill Mountains. A 1980 trip to Santa Fe was life-changing, and he moved there in the mid-80s, trading the subject matter of dark woods for brilliant colored landscape. In style, he followed in the footsteps of artists he most admired--Edouard Vuillard and Joaquin Sorolla. His studio is a renovated two-car garage...

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Signed lower left, C Catlin. Oil crayon (pastel) on paper, circa 1930. The artist has depicted a working class crowd in pronounced profile. Framing treatment consists of simple gi...

Peter or Petru Vintila's (1922-2002) Surrealist Homage to M.C. Escher entitled "What A Wonderful World". The medium is pen and ink on paper. At first glimpse I thought it was graphit...

"Sketch by Lady Shalimar (Shalamar)" aka Frances Montague (1905?-1996) of Mitzi and Mitzer. Circa 1988. A wonderful graphic rendered in great detail in glitter, ballpoint pen and ink...

Ethel Magafan (1916-1993) pen and ink sketch drawing entitled "Evening Mood". Signed lower right. Circa 1950. This piece comes from the Estate of Anton Otto Fischer after Magafan moved to Woodstock, NY where his home and studio were. Good overall condition. Wear consistent with age and not being framed. There is obvious darkening of the paper surface due to the piece originally having an old matte surrounding the sight opening. No visible rips, tears or restorations. Soft corners and edges. Approximately 8" wide x 6" high. Bio: After World War II, many people in the US were on the move, and on the advice of older artist friends in Los Angeles, Arnold Blanche...

Bright, vivid and quite fabulous abstract by Polish American artist Josef Presser (1909-1967), circa 1950s. Known for his figural work this is a beautifully executed portrait of two ...

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Drawing of a French woman, signed and dated “1817.” The woman wears a “troubadour” ensemble that could reflect either her *région d'origine* or point to the Romantic, new-medieval vo...

Very handsome original portrait drawing signed Chady, dated 1967. This interesting piece of art resembles Vincent van Gogh's self portrait. Measur...

Beautiful pastel on paper by Ivan Ivanovitch Kowalski (1839-1937), signed and dated 1907. Depicting a woman walking in a snowy forest. Post-impressionist work of the Russian school. ...

A monumental portrait illustration in pastel chalk on paper. Created by the late Oklahoma artist Clair Seglem, this striking piece of artwork is de...