- NICK VACCARO "ASCENT" (EARLY 1960S OIL
NICK VACCARO "ASCENT" (EARLY 1960S OIL ON CANVAS)Nick Vaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Ascent , circa 1960-63
Oil on canvas
70" x 68"
Signed and titled to the reverse. Housed in a slim wooden frame.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.
Condition
There is pronounced craquelure to the upper left and a slight canvas dimple in the top left corner. A little bit of craquelure along the right edge. Some mildew to the reverse of the canvas. No over-painting or touch-ups.
- EDGAR PAYNE (CALIFORNIA, 1883-1947)
EDGAR PAYNE (CALIFORNIA, 1883-1947) MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE Oil on artist board. Signed 'Edgar Payne' (lower left).
Edgar Alwin Payne ((American, 1883-1947)
Born in rural Missouri, Edgar Payne grew up in the Ozark Mountains which instilled in him a love for the wilderness that would remain with him for the rest of his life. By the age of fourteen, Payne was completely on his own and made his way painting houses, signs, and stage sets until he reached Chicago and began a brief period of formal training in fine art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
While in Chicago, Payne learned of a nascent art colony located at Laguna Beach, California. In 1911 he made his first visit to the region that would provide him with a lifetime of inspiration and which he was to immortalize on canvas. By 1917 Payne had made Laguna Beach his home. Here he was inspired by subjects that were close at hand: Santa Catalina, Laguna Canyon, and the Laguna shoreline. However, Payne was driven by an incessant wanderlust that lured him away from the southland. Between 1922 and 1924, he traveled Europe and completed a series of impressive maritime and mountain scenes which strongly suggest his more mature work.
- HERB RITTS PLATINUM PRINT, BILL T. JONES
HERB RITTS PLATINUM PRINT, BILL T. JONES I-VII Herb Ritts (American, 1952-2002), "Bill T. Jones I-VII (Ascent of Man), Los Angeles," 1995, platinum print photograph, photo depicts multiple images of the dancer, framed by Randolph Laub. Image: 7.5" H x 22.5" W; frame: 22" H x 35" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the artist, donated to New York Live Arts.
- (2) FRAMED GIOVANNI FATTORI (D.1908)
(2) FRAMED GIOVANNI FATTORI (D.1908) ETCHINGS(lot of 2) Framed etchings, signed in plate Giov Fattori (Giovanni Fattori, Italy, 1825-1908), including: (1) "Salita del Priore" (The ascent of the priest) / "Ritorno a casa" (Homecoming), c. 1903, sight: approx 13.5"h, 10.5"w, overall: approx 32"h, 24"w, (1) Cavalleria (Cavalry), early 20th c., sight: approx 10.5"h, 13.5"w, overall: approx 24"h, 32"w; foxing to paper, 17.75lbs total
- MARK HOPKINS WILDLIFE BRONZE, 'EVENING
MARK HOPKINS WILDLIFE BRONZE, 'EVENING ASCENT'Patinated bronze sculpture, "Evening Ascent," signed Mark Hopkins (Colorado, Georgia, 20th/ 21st c.), dated 1999, numbered 126/ 550, approx 19.75"h, 19"l
- SPECTACULAR 19TH C. SAILOR-MADE SCRIMSHAWN
SPECTACULAR 19TH C. SAILOR-MADE SCRIMSHAWN WHALEBONE AND THREE-TOOTH HATRACK Shaped Scrimshawn Whalebone backplate featuring a rare ca. 1850 view of San Francisco from Yerba Buena Cove, the small town nestled in the hills, what would beome Fort Point indicated on the right, the harbor crowded with sailing ships. The nascent city had just begun a growth spurt instigated by the Gold Rush. The image is contained within a scalloped edge punctuated by floral baskets at bottom and blossoming vines at top. Three plain right whale teeth provide hooks for hats. The upper corners are drilled corners to hang. 6" x 6" x 23 1/2". Teeth are loose, one is chipped and cracked at joint.
- Frederick Hart
(American, 1943-1999)
Ascent
Frederick Hart
(American, 1943-1999)
Ascent to Victory, 1993
bronze on acrylic pedestals
signed Hart, dated, numbered 316/400, and inscribed (lower edge)
Height 19 1/4 inches.
- 2pc Repro Signs. Hot Air Balloon Ascent
2pc Repro Signs. Hot Air Balloon Ascent over London. Marsh Tavern Fine Foods and Spirits. Dimensions: H: 62 inches: W: 22.5 inches ---
Condition: Light wear. Minor nicks and scratches.
- Unusual Pair of English Eglomise Panels,
Unusual Pair of English Eglomise Panels, depicting, respectively, the 1856 balloon ascent at Basford Park and a pair of Georgian golfers, both fourth quarter 19th century, 12\" x 9\". Presented in matching period bird\'s-eye maple frames.
- Axel Salto. vase. 1929-30, glazed stoneware.
Axel Salto. vase. 1929-30, glazed stoneware. 15½ h × 10½ dia in. result: $5,000. estimate: $4,000–6,000. Halier left Royal Copenhagen in 1926 to start his own studio with Arne Bang where, for the next four years, he produced unique stoneware vessels in collaboration with visiting artists such as Salto, who worked there from 1929-30 prior to moving on to Saxbo and then Royal Copenhagen. This sizable vessel, with its undulating and stylized organic motif, constitutes an example of his nascent Den Spirende Stil (The Sprouting Style), which the artist would go on to coin in a special publication of the same name in 1949. Incised signature to underside ‘Salto’.
- Piero Fornasetti. Gli Ascensori plate.
Piero Fornasetti. Gli Ascensori plate. c. 1975, transfer-printed porcelain. 1 h × 9½ dia in. result: $197. estimate: $400–600. Signed with manufacturer's mark to reverse '1 DR Da Rin & Co. Milano GLI Ascensori Piatto Creato Da Fornasetti Ascensore Del Grande Magazzino La Rinascente A Milano P.Za Duomo. Installato Nell'anno 1917'. This work has been reviewed by Barnaba Fornasetti.
- PEGGE HOPPER #152/300 SIGNED LITHOGRAPHPegge
PEGGE HOPPER #152/300 SIGNED LITHOGRAPHPegge Hopper (California/Hawaii) lithograph, signed to lower right and numbered "152/300" to lower left; triple matted and framed under glass; measures approximately 36" x 41-1/2" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 27" x 33-1/2"; in good overall condition.
Born in Oakland, California, Pegge Hopper moved to Hawaii in 1963 and took a job as an art director with an advertising agency. In 1970, she began a series of paintings of Island women, and she has exhibited these paintings in one-person shows in Hawaii as well as Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle. She studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Her first job was with Raymond Loewy Associates in New York, where she designed murals for department stores. This was followed by a year of travel through Europe. In Milan, Italy she worked for La Rinascente for two years designing posters and graphics. Her work is represented in many private and public collections including the permanent collections of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, The Honolulu Advertiser and Contemporary Arts Center in Hawaii, American Hawaii Cruise Lines, the Bishop Museum, the Honolulu International Airport, and the Pacific Club.