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 Keith Haring Graffiti Partner Angel Ortiz LISTED LA 2 OIL on CANVAS NO RESERVE $102.51 (13 Bids) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 18:45:38 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Darrow Durham LISTED early California plein air Desert Impressionist landscape $850.00 End Date: Monday Jun-18-2012 18:26:22 PDT Buy It Now for only: $850.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 KEN JOAQUIN CALIFORNIA AMERICAN VTG ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM MODERNISM SIGNED $72.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 16:57:06 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Frederic James 1915 85 Kansas City Friend of Thomas Hart Benton Regionalism $154.50 (5 Bids) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 16:46:49 PDT Buy It Now for only: $2,000.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 LISTED Edith Kramer 1988 Nude Woman in Tub Rodin Style Sculpture NO RESERVE $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 18:25:12 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 ABSTRACT ORIGINAL Painting Large 24X48 Aspen Landscape Fine Art by Thomas John $199.70 End Date: Friday Jun-8-2012 10:17:48 PDT Buy It Now for only: $199.70 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 KEN JOAQUIN CALIFORNIA AMERICAN VTG ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM MODERNISM SIGNED $178.50 (15 Bids) End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 16:57:19 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 German American Modernist WC Signed No Reserve $39.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:30:25 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 ORIGINAL PAINTIG Abstract Cityscape Earth Tone Large 24X48 Art By Thomas John $199.70 End Date: Tuesday Jun-12-2012 22:23:19 PDT Buy It Now for only: $199.70 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
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 John Munroe LISTED California Mid Century modern watercolor colorist landscape $285.00 End Date: Saturday Jun-16-2012 21:24:19 PDT Buy It Now for only: $285.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Winthrop Turney Original Modernist Oil Painting Plant c1930 LISTED American $1,425.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 15:01:12 PDT Buy It Now for only: $2,125.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 1941 signed original MILTON AVERY drypoint etching Helen and Lily small ed of 60 $950.00 End Date: Saturday May-26-2012 18:32:02 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 1950s Impressionist Cat in Window 3 D Composition Framed American NO RESERVE $12.50 (2 Bids) End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 18:00:13 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 KEN JOAQUIN CALIFORNIA AMERICAN VTG ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM MODERNISM SIGNED $20.50 (6 Bids) End Date: Saturday May-26-2012 16:57:26 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 Richard Francis Lahey American 1893 1979 Modernist WPA Ogunquit Colony $680.00 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 13:36:08 PDT Buy It Now for only: $680.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
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 SAMBA Original Brazil MODERN ART Diptych Acrylic Painting Stretched Signed $69.95 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 20:46:55 PDT Buy It Now for only: $84.95 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Juan Bernal Ponce Modernist Abstract Original Oil Painting Chilean Artist 1960s $329.99 End Date: Sunday May-27-2012 14:07:10 PDT Buy It Now for only: $489.99 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 Joseph Levin Rus Am 1894 1979 Painting CALIFORNIA 1941 Modernist NO RESERVE $198.99 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 19:33:07 PDT Buy It Now for only: $248.99 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Juan Bernal Ponce Modernist Abstract Original Oil Painting Chilean Artist 1960s $329.99 End Date: Sunday May-27-2012 14:23:56 PDT Buy It Now for only: $489.99 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Juan Bernal Ponce Chilean Mid Century Modernist Abstract Original Oil Painting $950.00 End Date: Sunday May-27-2012 15:01:14 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,425.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 ORIGINAL PAINTING Abstract Modern Large Fashion 24X48 Fine Art by Thomas John $199.70 End Date: Monday Jun-18-2012 10:11:37 PDT Buy It Now for only: $199.70 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 SAMBA LAND Original DIPTYCH Painting BRAZIL MODERN ART $74.75 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 6:30:16 PDT Buy It Now for only: $87.95 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 CHRIS BENVIE 1919 1995 LISTED AMERICAN ROCKPORT MASSACHUSETTS $50.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday May-24-2012 9:55:06 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Original Modernist 1940 WPA Oil Painting African American Woodstock Regionalist $150.00 (5 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-27-2012 18:02:26 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 EARLY MODERN LISTED Marguerite Diddel 1896 1970 $64.90 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 21:29:28 PDT Buy It Now for only: $64.90 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 James McCray Abstract Expressionist San Francisco School 1960 $1,150.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 7:42:47 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,275.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 KEN JOAQUIN CALIFORNIA AMERICAN VTG ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM MODERNISM SIGNED $41.00 (9 Bids) End Date: Sunday May-27-2012 16:57:06 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Fine WPA American Modernist Robert W Cunningham Nude Women Child Painting $46.93 (5 Bids) End Date: Saturday May-26-2012 17:36:26 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Important JOHN TWEDDLE 1957 Abstract Painting American Mid Century Modernism $1,795.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 13:25:35 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,795.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
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 Listed Original Ecuador ARTURO NIETO Mother Child Oil Pastel Painting RARE $299.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 18:59:18 PDT Buy It Now for only: $399.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 American Artist Tim Culp 1984 Grand Tetons Wyoming Photo Framed NO RESERVE $9.99 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 18:05:02 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Gladys Goldstein American1918 2010 Modernist 2 $240.00 End Date: Monday Jun-18-2012 16:16:57 PDT Buy It Now for only: $240.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Original Oil of Desert by Well Listed Carmel California Artist Ellwood Graham $675.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 19:19:48 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 BRAZIL SAMBA Original Modern Art Acrylic Diptych PAINTING Vibrant Gorgeous $69.95 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 21:00:08 PDT Buy It Now for only: $84.95 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Emilio Jaime GIOL Brazil b 1934 Large Painting Dove Of Peace NO RESERVE $75.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 19:09:57 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 ABSTRACT ORIGINAL Painting Large 24X48 Textured Impasto Fine Art by Thomas John $199.70 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 9:36:07 PDT Buy It Now for only: $199.70 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Alfred McNamara Oil Painting Table Top Still Life The Busy Table 1984 NY Artist $299.99 End Date: Thursday May-24-2012 18:15:02 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 EXCELLENT VINTAGE 1960S O B MODERNIST MALE PORTRAIT PIERRE MAS FRENCH US LISTED $124.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 19:34:39 PDT Buy It Now for only: $149.99 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Henry Schnakenberg Painting New York Connecticut Artist Watercolor Original $200.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 19:07:41 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 COLORADO MODERN W C LISTED Marguerite Diddel 1896 1970 $64.90 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 21:25:45 PDT Buy It Now for only: $64.90 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 J J McVicker Oklahoma Modernist Printmaker Dark Structure Color Aquatint $579.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:35:25 PDT Buy It Now for only: $895.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 JJ McVicker Oklahoma Printmaker Along The Cimarron Famous Regionalist Aquatint $579.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:35:25 PDT Buy It Now for only: $895.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 J J McVicker Modernist Prairie Fantasy Color Aquatint Collage $629.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:35:25 PDT Buy It Now for only: $949.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Original W C Man Blowing Horn Listed Marguerite Diddel $64.90 End Date: Tuesday Jun-19-2012 21:29:28 PDT Buy It Now for only: $64.90 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 J J McVicker Oklahoma Modernist Scape 2 Abstract Color Aquatint $629.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:35:25 PDT Buy It Now for only: $949.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 J J McVicker Oklahoma Modernist Egyptian Series 1 Exhibited Color Aquatint $629.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:35:25 PDT Buy It Now for only: $949.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 antique print 1930 vintage etching of deer etching in colors Old artwork $43.80 End Date: Monday Jun-18-2012 0:36:50 PDT Buy It Now for only: $43.80 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Coreen Spellman Je Ne Sais Quoi Texas Modernist Watercolor circa 1950s $295.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 17:51:21 PDT Buy It Now for only: $495.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Coreen Spellman Earth Contours Important Early Texas Modernist circa 1960s $295.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 17:51:21 PDT Buy It Now for only: $495.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Modern Hand Composition 1950s Custom Framed American Artist Vintage NO RESERVE $9.99 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 18:25:16 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 ABSTRACT METAL Art Large 24X48 Original Modern Fine Art Painting By Thomas John $199.70 End Date: Friday Jun-15-2012 14:18:07 PDT Buy It Now for only: $199.70 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
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 Primitive Americana Portrait Oil on Board SPECTACULAR Hand Made Frame NO RESERVE $9.99 End Date: Saturday May-26-2012 18:00:01 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 TREES ACRYLIC ON WATERCOLOR PAPER MODERNIST $29.95 End Date: Sunday May-27-2012 15:13:52 PDT Buy It Now for only: $29.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 Coreen Spellman Early Texas Artist Watercolor Study Boarding House 2 pcs $129.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 17:51:21 PDT Buy It Now for only: $329.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Steve Penley Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Beautiful Vibrant Floral $3,200.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 18:36:08 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 WILD FLOWERS Brazil Original MODERN ART ACRYLIC PAINTINGS SET Signed Novica $99.95 End Date: Thursday May-24-2012 17:49:13 PDT Buy It Now for only: $119.95 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Francesco Frank Martino American 1896 1941 Philadelphia Modernist WPA $240.00 End Date: Wednesday May-30-2012 13:09:46 PDT Buy It Now for only: $240.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
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 Josephine Mahaffey Announcing Angel Vibrant Expressionist Watercolor $39.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 13:16:28 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Josephine Mahaffey Abstract Expressionist Madonna Child Blockprint $29.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 13:16:29 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 ABSTRACT ORIGINAL Painting Seascape Large 24X48 Green Ocean Fine Art Thomas John $199.70 End Date: Sunday May-27-2012 8:24:01 PDT Buy It Now for only: $199.70 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 1945 JON CORBINO original illustration GULLIVERS TRAVELS book HORSE PAINTING $9,800.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 21:11:06 PDT Buy It Now for only: $10,780.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 Audrey Skaling American 1912 2009 Modernist Abstract Mid Century 5 $480.00 End Date: Wednesday Jun-13-2012 11:14:28 PDT Buy It Now for only: $480.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
 1950s JON CORBINO 1905 1964 Jesus GOUACHE ink CHRIST baby PAINTING $2,700.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 21:14:34 PDT Buy It Now for only: $2,970.00 Buy It Now | Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 Josephine Mahaffey Abstract Madonna Child Blockprint $25.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:38:40 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 ROY VINCENT MACNICOL 1889 1970 COLORFUL MEXICO WOMEN w JUGS 1961 WATERCOLOR $900.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 9:45:02 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
 Josephine Mahaffey Early Texas Artist Parents Expressionist Watercolor $30.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 17:53:24 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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 Josephine Mahaffey Abstract Expressionist Mother Child Blockprint $25.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 18:00:00 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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John Storrs MACHINE-AGE MODERNIST by N.F. Karlins
“Elegant” is the word for the work of American sculptor John Storrs (1885-1956). His Stone Panel with Black Marble Inlay (1920-21) has the grace of a Ballet Dancer, with upward thrust and elongated planar shape that recall both the human figure and majestic architecture. Widely considered to be one of the few great sculptors that this country produced in the early 20th century, Storrs discovered his own style of bold, dynamic abstractions.
Some of his most radical works, which date from the teens to the early 1930s, are on view in “John Storrs: Machine-Age Modernist,” Apr. 12-July 9, 2011, at New York University’s Grey Gallery.
Born in Chicago, Storrs was a Francophile through and through, eventually spurning the family real-estate business (giving up his inheritance) to take a French bride and live and work in France for most of his life. But don’t worry -- this ardent Socialist still had sufficient funds to buy a beautiful chateau near Mer in the Loire River valley.
While in Paris, Storrs studied with French sculptor Auguste Rodin, but it was Cubism, Futurism, Vorticism and the other great movements of European modernism that were key to his development. Frequently shuttling back and forth between Europe and the U.S., Storrs was seen as a link between European greats like Duchamp, Man Ray and Brancusi and the pioneers of American abstraction.
His style was shaped by the time he spent touring Gothic cathedrals in France and elsewhere -- drawing from them a certain soaring grace -- as well as by the skyscrapers of Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright in his native Chicago. This hybrid influence can be seen in New York (1925), a dynamic sculpture of brass, steel and vulcanite that embodies his fascination with new forms and materials.
It is safe to attribute at least some of the motifs that Storrs used during this period to America. His interest in a zigzag pattern, prominent in the stone and inlay work Abstraction (1917-19), can be traced to a trip that he made in 1915 to the Southwest, where he became fascinated by Native American art. His adaptation of the pattern presaged its use by other American artists in years to come.
Meanwhile, Storrs’s sensitive blending of light and dark in shallow relief became one of the identifying characteristics of French Art Deco, which borrowed the practice from Babylonian ziggurats and Egyptian pyramids. In fact, his incorporation of motifs such as the zigzag into his sculpture resulted in a dearth of American buyers until the late '20s, while prominent French furniture makers such as Emile Jacques Ruhlmann were purchasing his work long before then.
I think he independently developed what we now call Deco, but there is an unmistakable Gallic sense of refinement in his style. His work has a restraint and simplicity that is very American. In 1928, the painter and poet Marsden Hartley, a close friend of Storrs, remarked to him that, “Now here we two have spent most of our creative lives living in France and Germany, yet our work is American as apple pie and baked beans.”
John Storrs was not just a sculptor. He made prints and drawings, and started painting seriously in the 1930s, a period that is beyond the scope of this exhibition, but that is hinted at in the painting Monologue from 1932. By the '30s, Storrs had shifted to using interlocking mechanical forms for both his paintings, like Monologue, and sculpture, like his Composition around Two Voids (ca. 1934).
One of Storrs’ cleverest drawings in the exhibition combines his ongoing interest in skyscrapers with his passion for cars, which Storrs started collecting around 1920. His Study for Auto Tower (Industrial Forms) (1920) suggests a building that would have been a landmark, and a witty one at that.
“John Storrs: Machine-Age Modernist,” Apr. 12-July 9, 2011, New York University’s Grey Art Gallery, 100 Washington Square East, New York, N.Y., 10003.
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