womblegrinch
Womblegrinch's Box of Inspiration
On Saturdays I have a bookstall in Hackney, London, where I sell art auction catalogues. I have thousands and, therefore, hundreds of thousands of images of artworks that are often only found in the catalogues. I plan to share some of them to introduce you to art and artists that you may not be familiar with. Don't forget to look in the archive - there are over 3000 paintings to peruse. P.S. the books are only £1.00 each or less. Come on down to Netil Market, I'm there to be exploited - but, alas, not at the moment while the market is closed!
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Maxime Maufra (1861-1918) - Le village de Locronan
Oil on canvas. Painted in 1898.
31.9 x 39.4 inches, 81 x 100 cm. Estimate: €20,000-30,000.
To be sold Thierry-Lannon, Brest, France, 27 April 2024.
The historic village of Locronan is located in Brittany.
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George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933) - The Spanish shawl : Portrait of Jeanne Frankenberg
Oil on canvas. Painted c.1906-10.
78.25 x 38.4 inches, 198.8 x 97.5 cm. Estimate: US$25,000-35,000.
To be sold Bonhams, New York, 1 May 2024.
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John White Alexander (1856-1915) - Portrait de Juliette Vary
Oil on canvas. Painted c.1898.
13.8 x 10.2 inches, 35 x 26 cm. Estimate: €15,000-20,000.
To be sold Thierry-Lannon, Brest, France, 27 April 2024.
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Henry Moret (1856-1913) - Ouessant, Pointe de Creach
Oil on canvas. Painted in 1901.
23.8 x 32.1 inches, 60.5 x 81.5 cm. Estimate: €90,000-110,000.
To be sold Thierry-Lannon, Brest, France, 27 April 2024.
The Pointe de Creach is located on the Île d'Ouessant, Brittany.
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Guy Rose (1867-1925) - Lifting fog, La Jolla cliffs
Oil on canvas. 32 x 39.25 inches, 81.3 x 99.7 cm.
Estimate: US$400,000-600,000.
To be sold Bonhams, Los Angeles, 23 April 2024.
La Jolla is located on the California coast.
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Harriet Randall Lumis (1870-1953) - Summer morning
Oil on canvas. 36.25 x 40.5 inches, 92.1 x 102.9 cm.
Estimate: US$10,000-15,000.
To be sold Bonhams, New York, 1 May 2024.
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Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978) - Portrait study of a young woman
Pencil and stump on paper. 11.9 x 9.5 inches, 30.2 x 24.1 cm.
Estimate: £12,000-18,000.
Sold Christie's, London, 15 Dec 2022 for £23,940 incl B.P.
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Winslow Homer (1836-1910) - Perils of the sea
Etching on imitation Japan paper. Printed in 1888 in an edition of approx 100.
16.4 x 21.75 inches, 41.5 x 55.3 cm. Estimate: US$40,000-60,000.
To be sold Swann Galleries, New York, 18 April 2024.
The print has full margins, I've trimmed it down to display it here.
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Dean Cornwell (1892-1960) - A man's man
Oil on canvas. Painted in 1916.
34 x 24 inches, 86.4 x 61 cm. Estimate: US$20,000-30,000.
To be sold Heritage Auctions, Dallas, 23 April 2024.
A magazine interior illustration for The Red Book, November 1916.
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Victor Olson (1924-2007) - Strange Seduction
Oil on board. Painted in 1962.
21.75 x 13.25 inches, 55.2 x 33.7 cm. Estimate: US$1,000-1,500.
To be sold Heritage Auctions, Dallas, 23 April 2024.
The painting was used for the cover of Strange Seduction by Arthur Adlon published by Beacon Books in 1962.
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Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) - Nude art drawing
Charcoal on paper. Executed in 1912.
24.9 x 19 inches, 63.2 x 48.3 cm. Estimate: US$10,000-15,000.
To be sold Bonhams, New York, 1 May 2024.
After leaving school at 14, Rockwell attended Chase Art School, then the National Academy of Design onto the Art Students League of New York, where this was drawn, under the tutelage of George Bridgman (1864-1943).
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Robert Riggs (1896-1970) - Dust storm
Lithograph. Printed in 1941.
14.1 x 14.1 inches, 36 x 35.6 cm. Estimate: US$5,000-8,000.
To be sold Swann Galleries, New York, 18 April 2024.
Only a handful of this print have appeared at auction in the last 30 years. During the 1930s and 1940s, banks foreclosed on thousands of poor farmers in the Dust Bowl states forcing them off their land.
Oppression does not see colour. A good time to watch The Grapes of Wrath.
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Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) - Aïcha au pagne jaune
Oil on masonite. Painted in 1952.
32.6 x 34 inches, 82.8 x 86.5 cm. Estimate: €100,000-150,000.
Failed to sell Christie's, Paris, 10 April 2024.
Painted during Majorelle's trip to Côte d'Ivoire in 1952.
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Youtube's Algo recommended this album to me. 1970s Japanese jazz funk with koto and shakuhachi. Released in 2022, it's well worth a listen. Just search 'Wamono Groove' and you'll find it. It's also on Bandcamp.
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Luciano Ventrone (1942-2021) - Chimera, 2000
Oil on linen. 35.4 x 51.2 inches, 90 x 130 cm.
Part of a selling exhibition, Opera pittorica, at Pontone Gallery, Newman St, London, W1, 15 March - 20 April 2024. I hardly ever post still lifes - I will eventually post every one in the exhibition.
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Luciano Ventrone (1942-2021) - Manuela, 2015
Oil on linen. 51.2 x 35.4 inches, 130 x 90 cm.
Part of a selling exhibition, Opera pittorica, at Pontone Gallery, Newman St, London, W1, 15 March - 20 April 2024. Most of the exhibition features still lifes, which I hardly ever post - I will eventually put up every one.
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Wladyslaw Theodor Benda (1873-1948) - Mindy
Charcoal on paper.
28.75 x 21 inches, 73 x 53.3 cm. Estimate: US$8,000-12,000.
To be sold Heritage Auctions, Dallas, 23 April 2024.
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