This black and white lithograph entitled Steel Forest is by Bertram Goodman (1904-1988), a listed American artist. It was printed in 1960 by Associated American Artists and bears the original AAA label en verso. It is signed and titled by artist in pencil. The image is matted to 9.25 by 15.75 inches, and the total size with the distinctive original AAA frame and white mat is 14.75 by 18.75 inches. The image is in good condition with no toning or foxing; the mat has slight mat burn at the edges.

Despite its being created in 1960, this urban image evokes a classic feel of social realism and the WPA New Deal Federal Arts Project aesthetic.

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This 1951 mezzotint titled Repose is by Reynold H. Weidenaar (1915-1985), a well-listed American artist. It was published by Associated American Artists with an edition size of 250. The piece is signed and titled by artist in pencil. It is matted to 11.5 by 13.5 inches, and the total size with the original champagne blonde frame and white mat is 16.75 by 20.5 inches. The piece contains some slight mat burn at the edges of the image, but otherwise it is in very good condition.

This is a classic WPA and art deco style image from this important American artist that makes an overall fine impression.

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This black and white lithograph, entitled Séance, is by William Ward Beecher (approx. 1921-2006), a listed American artist known for his trompe l’oeil (“fool the eye”) style of painting. The piece, which is signed and titled by the artist in pencil, was published by Associated American Artists circa 1955-1965. The matted image size is 10 by 12.25 inches. It is displayed in the original AAA mat and slim, black frame with the standard AAA label on verso; the total size is 15 by 18 inches. This surrealist image is in excellent condition with no foxing and features distinctive detailing and shading.

This lithograph is in the permanent collection of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.

Beecher once stated, “Almost all of my themes are based on something that has a three-dimensional feel. I was one of the best known of the artists that painted in three dimensions, which is what we call trompe l’oeil. I still paint in a very meticulous three-dimensional style.”

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This lithograph, entitled Painted Man, is by Joseph Hirsch (1910-1981), a well listed American artist known for his social realism and WPA New Deal Federal Arts Project artwork. The piece was published by Associated American Artists and is signed by the artist in pencil. The image is matted to 9.5 by 10 inches and appears in the original distinctive AAA mat and slim, black frame. The total size is 14.75 by 18.75 inches. This lithograph is in good condition with even toning throughout and no foxing.

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This untitled WPA-era urban rooftop watercolor was painted by a student at the Art Institute of Chicago, circa, 1940-1950; it is not signed. The image is displayed under glass with an acid-free black mat in a black wooden box. The matted image size is 8.5 inches by 11.5 inches, the total size of the image with the frame is 13 inches by 17 inches. This piece is in excellent condition.

This crisp and bright image featuring very nice detailing would make a particularly interesting addition to a WPA New Deal Federal Arts Project collection.

Status: Listed at eBay: Item #190126223527.

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This untitled and unsigned color serigraph is attributed to Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930- ), a seminal American modern artist. It is estimated to have been printed circa 1970’s-early 1980’s and was deaccessioned from the Westmoreland Museum of Fine Art in Pennsylvania in the early 1980’s. The piece is presented under glass in a metal and wood Kulicke-type museum frame with the image flush to the frame, measuring a total 25 x 25 inches. The serigraph has not been examined out of its frame. This serigraph closely resembles Olympics 1976, printed in 1975 (shown below).

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This black and white lithograph (circa 1960-1965) by Georges Schreiber (1904-1977) a well-listed American artist, is titled Equilibrium and was published by Associated American Artists. This mid-century modern image exemplifies Schreiber’s surrealistic, abstract, modernist style that dominated his later artistic life.

The piece is displayed under glass in a gold and black wooden frame with glass. The image is signed by the artist in pencil, and the piece features a standard AAA label on verso. The lithograph is matted to 10 by 14 inches in a white mat, and the total size of the piece is 17 by 21 inches. The lithograph is in good condition with even toning throughout and no foxing.

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The Spirit of Rain is a black and white drypoint etching by Peggy Bacon (1895-1987), a well listed American artist, a printmaker, illustrator, and author of children’s books, who later produced watercolor, pastel, and oil paintings.

This image, printed in 1936 and published by Associated American Artists, is a piece of social realism from the + New Deal’s WPA and Federal Arts Project era.

The etching is under glass in the original AAA frame and has the traditional maroon AAA label on verso. It is newly mounted in a light gray acid-free mat and is signed and titled in pencil by the artist. The sheet size is 8 by 11.5 inches, the image size is 4 by 4.75 inches, and the total size is 15 by 19 inches. The piece is in excellent condition.

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This color serigraph, titled Tall Tail, is by Charley Harper (1922- ), a well listed American artist known for his abstract wildlife and scenic artwork in a modern style.

The piece was printed in 1974, edition 298/2000, and is signed and numbered in pencil. It is double matted, with a light brown outer mat and a yellow inner mat, and framed under glass in bamboo style brown wooden frame. This image is 10 inches by 18 inches; the sheet measures 13 inches by 21 inches; the total measurements are 18 inches by 26 inches. The serigraph is in excellent condition; the mats have slight, even fading.

Despite the fact that this lithograph was printed in a large edition of 2000, few have survived. This is an engaging, distinctive piece that would complement several decors; we suggest incorporating it into an Eames-style atomic ranch aesthetic as it has a distinct mid-century modern appearance.

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This untitled color silkscreen is by Verena Loewensberg (1912-1986), a well-listed Swiss artist known for her abstract, classical modernism, modernist, and modern artwork.

The silkscreen was printed in 1974, edition 44/199. The image is under glass and flush to the frame, which is a metal and wooden museum/Kulicke-type frame. The total measurements are 24 inches by 24 inches. A label printed with “Art Planning Consultants, New York” is on the verso. This piece is in very good condition.

Provenance: Charak Modern Design acquired this piece from David Lackey Antiques and Art.

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This lithograph, entitled “Night Storm,” is by Richard Aberle Florsheim (1916-1979), a well listed American artist from Chicago, IL, known for his depictions of abstract urban and marine views in a modernist style.

The piece is a black and white lithograph printed in 1968/1969 (edition 240/250) and published by Associated American Artists. The lithograph is in a black frame and white acid free mat behind glass and is signed and numbered in pencil. The image size is 13 7/8 by 9 13/16 inches; including the frame, the total size is 15 by 19 inches. The piece is in good condition with some tears in the top margin.

Status: Auction pending.

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This color lithograph, entitled Airport, is by Richard Aberle Florsheim (1916-1979), a well listed American artist from Chicago, IL, known for his depictions of abstract urban and marine views in a style described as modern, modernist, and modernism.

The piece was printed in 1964 (edition 117/250) and published by Associated American Artists. The lithograph is signed and numbered in pencil and matted under glass in a wide white wooden frame; the original AAA. label is included. The image size is 10 inches by 30 inches; the total size including the frame 18.5 inches by 37.5 inches. This piece is in good condition.

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This untitled painting is by Joan Thorne (1943- ), a well-listed American artist from New York, N.Y., known for her abstract, non-objective, modern, modernist, modernism artwork.

The medium appears to be a watercolor batik on canvas. The image has abstract light reddish pink and light gray brush strokes with a yellow border, and it is flush with the original wooden frame. The piece measures 20.5 inches by 20.5 inches, and it is signed and dated on verso in pen. The painting is in good condition with even fading of colors, which are much brighter than the photographs indicate.

Joan Thorne is a New York-based artist whose work is internationally recognized. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in New York City and throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Latin America, and the Carribean. In 1998, her work was featured in two museum retrospective exhibitions in the Dominican Republic.

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Thorne has had numerous one-person shows in galleries such as The Fishbach Gallery, New York City; The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; The Willard Gallery, New York City; The Graham & Sons Gallery, New York City; and The Clocktower, New York City. Her work has also been exhibited in two Whitney Museum Biennials and various other group exhibitions in the United States, Latin America, the Carribean and Europe.

In 1986, Thorne was awarded the Prix de Rome Fellowship to paint at the American Academy in Rome. She also received two National Endowment grants for painting.

For more information on the artist, please see:

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Abbott Pattison – Family Group (1969)

This bronze sculpture by Abbott Pattison (1916-1999) is a maquette commissioned by the Mayo Clinic. It depicts three abstract figures on a wooden plinth. The artist’s signature is engraved in the sculpture and the label is located under the base:

“Abbott Pattison, B64, Family Group-one of four studies for Mayo Clinic commission, 1969, bronze, unique, 6.5″h,7.5w,2d., The Downtown Gallery, 465 Park Avenue, New York. Stamped Mar, 23, 1971.

As described in the label, the piece measures 6.5″(H) x 7.5″ (L) x 2″ (W); it is in very good condition.

Provenance: Charak Modern Design acquired this piece from The Downtown Gallery, 465 Park Avenue, New York.

Status: Charak Modern Design permanent collection

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Florsheim was born in Chicago, IL, and studied at the University of Chicago. He was active as a painter, sculptor and graphics artist in Chicago; Milwaukee, WI; Woodstock, NY; and Provincetown, RI. His career included the following:

• teacher at the Contemporary Art Workshop in Chicago
• teacher at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee
• assistant director of the Arts Center Association in Woodstock
• member of the Chicago Society of Artists
• member of the National Academy of Design
• member of the Society of American Graphic Artists
• board member of the Illinois Arts Council
• Trustee and Vice President of the Provincetown Art Association

Jack Brusca – Ring Negative (1970)

This painting by Jack Brusca (1939-1993) features a silver ring on a black background painted in oil in the Op-art style. This unique piece is signed and titled on verso. It is in excellent condition and is unframed, measuring 24 x 24 inches.

Provenance: Charak Modern Design acquired this piece at an auction house.

Status: Charak Modern Design permanent collection

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Joel Graesser – Untitled (1989)

This abstract sculpture by Joel Graesser (1964?- ) is painted a subtle royal blue and appears to be constructed of iron or steel. It sits upon a similarly painted plinth. The signature has been either engraved or embossed in the sculpture.

Provenance: Charak Modern Design acquired this piece from Susanin’s Auction Marketplace Auctions in Chicago, IL.

Status: Charak Modern Design permanent collection

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Robert Motherwell – Africa Suite VII (1966)

This abstract screenprint by Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) is an original silkscreen printed in black and cream and collaged to a larger support sheet, framed behind glass in an aluminum frame. The piece is signed “Mother well” in plate; it is also initialed and numbered (84/150) in pencil. The print is in very good condition.

Label:

Africa Suite VII (Belknap 46, Engberg & Banach 75). Original silkscreen printed in black and cream and collaged to a larger support sheet, 1966. 150 signed & numbered impressions, plus artist’s proofs (of which ours is one). Printed at Kelpra Studio, London and published by Marlborough Graphics. Printed on J. B. Green paper. It is also signed in the screen top left. Except for a small unobtrusive paper flaw in the upper left quadrant not visible in this photograph, this is a very good impression of this large print in very good condition. Image size: 810x603mm. Price: $5200.

Provenance: Charak Modern Design obtained Africa Suite VII from the estate of Florida artist Len Janklow in Tamarac, FL.

Status: auction pending

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