Biographies & Price Guides
Ju Ming “Single Whip” Large Bronze Sculpture
The sculpture’s mixture of hard angles and soft lines are intended to mimic the variety in the movements of tai chi. The practice of tai chi is an important part of the artist’s life, and this sculpture is a celebration of that practice, and the way tai chi uses energy to interact with space.
Who is Antoine Blanchard? (Prints and Artist Auction Prices)
Antoine Blanchard was a French impressionist oil painter who specialized in painting detailed, atmospheric Parisian cityscapes. He would often paint the same monument or street many different times in order to capture it from different angles or in different lighting.
Who Is Charles Schulz? Artist Biography
The creator of the Peanuts cartoon, Charles Schulz also created other cartoons and artworks. We examine their history and value.
The Value of Patrick Nagel Illustrations (Artist Price Guide)
Patrick Nagel was an American painter and illustrator. He created illustrations of women in a distinctive style that incorporated aspects of art deco and pop art. His most famous projects include designing the album cover for Duran Duran’s album Rio, and for his long standing work as an illustrator for Playboy magazine.
Who Was Miguel Berrocal (Artwork Price Guide)
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal was a Spanish abstract and figurative sculptor. He is most known for his puzzle sculptures made of numerous abstract pieces. Berrocal constructed intricate sculptures ranging from huge outdoor pieces to tiny handheld objects, many of which could be taken apart and reassembled into different forms.
A Guide to Adolph Gottlieb: Paintings and Prints (Art Values)
Adolph Gottlieb was an American painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was one of the early pioneers of Abstract Expressionism and a founding member of “the ten”, a group of New York painters who showed their work together in the 1930s. His abstract works of the 1960s and 70s were groundbreaking for their time, and many are valued at over $1,000,000 today.
A Guide to Paul Cadmus: Paintings, Drawings and Photographs (Art Values)
Paul Cadmus is best known for his gritty and often erotic paintings of social interactions, especially those using the egg tempera medium. His painting style has been described as magic realism, and his works often contain elements of satire or social commentary. Additionally, he is known for his sensual drawings of male nudes and his work in the PaJaMa Collective photography project.
The Value of Alden Mason Paintings (Artist Price Guide)
Alden Mason was an American painter from Skagit, Washington known for both his abstract and figurative works in watercolor, oil, and acrylic paints. His best known series include Burpee Garden, Squeeze Bottle, and Big Heads. Besides his work as an artist, Alden Mason taught as a professor in the University of Washington’s School of Art for over 30 years, where he inspired and influenced many young artists.
The Value of Dr. Seuss Taxidermy and Sculptures
During the 1930s, Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, created a series of 18 unorthodox taxidermy sculptures. Collectively referred to as The Seuss System of Unorthodox Taxidermy, these sculptures depicted colorful and strange “Seussian” creatures such as the “Cruel Hack-Biter” or the “Semi-Normal Green-Lidded Fawn.”
Who is Kenneth Noland? (Prints and Artist Auction Prices)
Kenneth Noland was an American abstract painter best known for his involvement in Color Field painting. His technique involves adding thin layers of acrylic paint to an unseasoned canvas to create colorful patterns of bullseyes, chevrons, and other geometric forms.