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St. Francis Preaching to the Birds Sculpture

This sculpture was part of a water fountain shown at The Art Institute of Chicago in their 1925 exhibition of Alfonso Iannelli's art.

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Bram Van Velde

Bram Van Velde 1978

the same table where i bought the vases i've posted recently just half an hour later these thr

Selena P. Allan, (1861 - 1945) Student of Birger Sandzen, CO and Calif., Oil on Canvas

Selena P. Allan, (1861 - 1945) Student of Birger Sandzen, CO and Calif., Oil on
Selena P. Allan, (1861 - 1945) Student of Birger Sandzen, CO and Calif., Oil on Canvas

Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 9, 1861, she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under Birger Sandzen and in Paris with Souter.

Conrad Buff, California Abstract Modernism

Conrad Buff, California, Abstract, Modernism
Conrad Buff, California, Abstract, Modernism - "Monument Valley"

Conrad Buff was born in Switzerland in 1886, and died in Laguna Hills, California in 1975.

Gummer/Cummins Collection

MARBLE MODERNIST
unsigned marble


Drexel

Organic Totem

Carved from a solid piece of wood. I have never seen one of these before.

50s Chalkware Balerina and Cavalier

50s Chalkware Balerina and Cavalier
50s Chalkware Balerina and Cavalier

I wish I knew more about these. But at 34 inches high, and thrift store priced, they are now collecting dust in my garage. But I know they are very iconic and are great 1950s colors.

Harrison Moore - "When Moderns Ruled (Tucson)", Painter

Harrison Moore, Tucson artist, (d. 1986), Abstract Still Life
Harrison Moore, Tucson artist, (d. 1986), Abstract Still Life

The beautiful pottery pieces by Maurice Grossman recently posted on Modish reminded me of an article in a Tucson, AZ newspaper referring to Grossman's part as co-curator of "Tucson's Early Moderns