by Lia Von Huban | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ukiyo-e artists throughout the Edo period explored a variety of genres, including historical events, kabuki actors, folk tales, beautiful women, and the natural environment. One recurring subject in Japanese woodblock prints that encompasses multiple genres is cats....
by Lia Von Huban | May 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Russian Porcelain Egg with Sterling Stand, for sale May 20th A saint, Prince Vladimir the Baptizer of Kievan Rus, is doubtless an appropriate image for a finely decorated, Russian porcelain Easter egg. Vladimir’s clothing is simple yet regal, swathed in a blood red...
by Lia Von Huban | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
A full moon illuminates draped wisteria vines that seem to float along a dark blue sky. The delicate composition is unbroken, smooth, and betrays no hint of the complexity behind its existence, except for the golden white moon. This moon plays a larger role than just...
by Robert Snell | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Before you sell a painting it is important that you have information about it that will enable you to make the best decision.. Many people have been given or have acquired an old painting at some point in their lives. You may have purchased it at an estate sale,...
by Lia Von Huban | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
John Lodge Cowley’s An Appendix to Euclid’s Elements is a fascinating book. It’s incredibly visually attractive, with pages of beautifully executed copperplate etchings that fold up into interactive geometrical diagrams. It’s even remarkably compelling for a...
by Christina | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), father of le style Mucha, or Art Nouveau, is perhaps best known for his print and poster designs. He began as an apprentice scene painter in Vienna, then as a portrait painter in Mikulov. Eventually, Mucha gained patronage from two local...
