Following WWII many american artists chose to live in Paris using their army stipend, the "G.I.Bill", and they quickly to embraced the avant-garde.
[Further works can be found in the ARTISTS section.]
Following WWII many american artists chose to live in Paris using their army stipend, the "G.I.Bill", and they quickly to embraced the avant-garde.
[Further works can be found in the ARTISTS section.]
JOHN LEVEE (1924-2017)
“July V, 1959”
oil on canvas, 72 x 91cm, (28½ x 36in)
signed and dated upper left
Provenance:
Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, Los Angeles
Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis, Los Angeles
JAMES BROWN (b.1951)
“WOMAN IN HAT”
oil and enamel paint on canvas, 142 x 127cm (56 x 50in)
signed, titled and dated on reverse, 1984-1985
EXHIBITED:
Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Salzburg
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich
KOSTA ALEX (1925-2005)
“DIEU SOLEIL”
bronze with gold patina, height: 86cm (34in)
signed and dated 1960
numbered 3 from an edition of 6
bears foundry stamp “PASTORI, Cire Perdue”
LITERATURE: Kosta Alex, Florian Rodari, Editions Hazan, 2011, (illus. p. 43)
BILL PARKER (1922-2009)
“COMPOSITION ABSTRAITE, 1967”
oil on canvas, 92 x 73cm
signed lower right,
and signed and dated on reverse, 1967
PATRICIA DISKA (1924-2003)
“FORME TECHTONIQUE”
black marble on wooden base,
height 28cm (22 3/4in),
signed underneath
LOWELL NESBITT (1933-1993)
“VIOLET ROSE”
oil on canvas, 152 x 152cm (60 x 60in)
signed, titled and dated on reverse, 1979
EXHIBITED: Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York
JOHN LEVEE (1924-2017)
“July V, 1959”
oil on canvas, 72 x 91cm, (28½ x 36in)
signed and dated upper left
Provenance:
Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, Los Angeles
Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis, Los Angeles
JAMES BROWN (b.1951)
“WOMAN IN HAT”
oil and enamel paint on canvas, 142 x 127cm (56 x 50in)
signed, titled and dated on reverse, 1984-1985
EXHIBITED:
Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Salzburg
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich
KOSTA ALEX (1925-2005)
“DIEU SOLEIL”
bronze with gold patina, height: 86cm (34in)
signed and dated 1960
numbered 3 from an edition of 6
bears foundry stamp “PASTORI, Cire Perdue”
LITERATURE: Kosta Alex, Florian Rodari, Editions Hazan, 2011, (illus. p. 43)
BILL PARKER (1922-2009)
“COMPOSITION ABSTRAITE, 1967”
oil on canvas, 92 x 73cm
signed lower right,
and signed and dated on reverse, 1967
PATRICIA DISKA (1924-2003)
“FORME TECHTONIQUE”
black marble on wooden base,
height 28cm (22 3/4in),
signed underneath
LOWELL NESBITT (1933-1993)
“VIOLET ROSE”
oil on canvas, 152 x 152cm (60 x 60in)
signed, titled and dated on reverse, 1979
EXHIBITED: Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York