(A) Can I sandwich a mere print amongst the original works without incurring your ire? Gene Pressler steals the heart of this Deco Hound (Ooowowwwwwwwoooooooo...) with this luminous print entitled "Fascinating!" His lovely, youthful subject is teasing the goldfish with her pearls (or is she seeing, before the ball, whether they'll melt??). Measuring 15 wide by 22 tall, and having the inscription on the bottom border: "5891 Painting by Gene Pressler Fascinating Copyright FAS Made in USA." I bought this print over 20 years ago from a Pennsylvania antique dealer; it already had considerable age at that time. Condition? Near Mint. No holes, no tears, no folds, no fading -- the colors are vibrant and rich. You can't see it in this picture, but along the light blue border, starting at the top right corner and descending about 11 inches down the edge, is a slightly fauxed, dirty area. You still have about 1/8 inch of light blue border next to the image field which is not affected, so you could easily mat the rest out but still have a bit of light blue border. (e-mail Jack for a price)

 

 

(B) Here's a wonderful pair of original works, probably by an American artist, surely from the Art Deco period, in their original stepped, painted wood frames. They're copper plates which have been scored and painted. Including the frames, they measure about 17 1/2 by 17 1/2.

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(C) A vibrant, colorful cubist-inspired oil painting on canvas entitled "Workman's Shack" (written in pencil on verso) by Opal Danz (signed lower left), measuring about 26 1/2 high, 20 wide (original limed oak frame included in the measurement, which is about 2 1/4 wide). (e-mail Jack for a price)

 

(D) A print entitled "Le Desert" by LT&L. Overall 26 x 14, 1 1/2" frame. Print in perfect unfaded condition with original frame.

 

(E) Jaffe: Print entitled "Bell P-39 'Airacobra,'" measuring 24 x 19 overall, image about 18 x 11 1/2.

 

(F) As stated on the back: "BERNARD OF NEW YORK: A genuine water color painted with an airbrush, stylized and decorative, this type of picture is used by leading interior decorators and works in any period or modern setting. Note how the colors blend with those of current rugs and fabrics." 20 1/2 x 24 1/2 overall, frame width 1 1/2.

 

(G) A watercolor on textured paper depicting a neighborhood clustered in a gully or perhaps an arroyo. Signed Jerg, '77, watercolor on textured paper. Overall 25 x 22, image 16 1/2 x 13 3/4.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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