Oregon Tannery Photograph [barn 1]
A mounted photographic print of workers in an unknown Oregon tannery. Circa 1970, unsigned and undated. Dry-mounted to a 12" x 14" photo mat.
Condition: Very Good, some toning to mat.
Item #417
Art + Objects: Artworks
Oregon Tannery Photograph [barn 2]
A mounted photographic print of workers in an unknown Oregon tannery. Circa 1970, unsigned and undated. Dry-mounted to a 12" x 14" photo mat.
Condition: Very Good, some toning to mat.
Item #418
Oregon Tannery Photograph [hide]
A mounted photographic print of a worker with a hide in an unknown Oregon tannery. Circa 1970, unsigned and undated. Dry-mounted to a 12" x 14" photo mat.
Condition: Very Good, some toning to mat.
Item #419
Oregon Tannery Photograph [vat]
A mounted photographic print of workers in an unknown Oregon tannery. Circa 1970, unsigned and undated. Dry-mounted to a 12" x 14" photo mat.
Condition: Very Good, some toning to mat.
Item #420
Oregon Tannery Photograph [work table]
A mounted photographic print of workers in an unknown Oregon tannery. Circa 1970, unsigned and undated. Dry-mounted to a 12" x 14" photo mat.
Condition: Very Good, some toning to mat.
Item #416
A Collection of 6 Original Interior Design Watercolor Paintings, circa 1930s
A fun collection of interior design paintings/drawings circa 1930s. Artist unknown, these examples were possibly created by an interior designer to propose interior remodeling ideas and scenarios to clients. On "Chimatco Illustration Board" that was manufactured by the Chicago Cardboard Company. Skillfully rendered, with some nice details such as the wallpaper patterns, wood wall relief, recessed bench molding, mirrors, windows, and furniture and drape details. Choose Priority Mail at checkout.
Condition: Very Good; some scuffs, rubbing and dents to a few surfaces; light edge and corner wear; some edges slightly.....
Item #1375
![Set of 3 Medical Drawings [torso back]. Siegfried Berthelsdorf](/pictures/thumb/412.jpeg?v=1442357455)
Set of 3 Medical Drawings [torso back]
A set of three medical drawings on index cards by Dr. Siegfried Berthelsdorf (1911-2011), done in 1935 when he was a student at the University of Oregon. He continued his studies in psychiatry in New York City, graduating from the New York Psychoanalytic Institute in 1952. In 1953, he moved to Portland where he began private practice as the first psychoanalyst in Oregon. He was also a founding member of the Oregon Psychoanalytic Foundation. Framed in a black metal frame with UV glass. Additional shipping rates apply.
Condition: Very Good.....
Item #412
![Set of 3 Medical Drawings [torso front]. Siegfried Berthelsdorf](/pictures/thumb/411.jpeg?v=1442357455)
Set of 3 Medical Drawings [torso front]
A set of three medical drawings on index cards by Dr. Siegfried Berthelsdorf (1911-2011), done in 1935 when he was a student at the University of Oregon. He continued his studies in psychiatry in New York City, graduating from the New York Psychoanalytic Institute in 1952. In 1953, he moved to Portland where he began private practice as the first psychoanalyst in Oregon. He was also a founding member of the Oregon Psychoanalytic Foundation. Framed in a black metal frame with UV glass. Additional shipping rates apply.
Condition: Very Good.....
Item #411
Original Signed Etching: Untitled (Boar, 1975)
A rare, original signed etching by Michael Bowen, the co-organizer of San Francisco's Human Be-In during 1967's Summer of Love. Bowen was also the co-founder of San Francisco's Oracle, the legendary counterculture publication known for its psychedelic artwork and multi-colored printing. Bowen painted and studied art throughout his life, along with practices and studies related to mysticism and spirituality. Bowen died in Stockholm in 2009. Finely detailed and printed with a silvery-sepia ink with spot colors of yellow and red. Signed and dated by Bowen in pencil in the lower right.....
Item #1400
Original Signed Etching: Untitled (Figure in Oval, 1973)
A rare, original signed etching by Michael Bowen, the co-organizer of San Francisco's Human Be-In during 1967's Summer of Love. Bowen was also the co-founder of San Francisco's Oracle, the legendary counterculture publication known for its psychedelic artwork and multi-colored printing. Bowen painted and studied art throughout his life, along with practices and studies related to mysticism and spirituality. Bowen died in Stockholm in 2009. Signed and dated by Bowen in pencil in the lower right, with "A/P" (Artists's Proof) noted in lower left and with an embossed stamp/insignia in lower.....
Item #1401
Original Signed Etching: Untitled (Figure with Animals, 1975)
A rare, original signed etching by Michael Bowen, the co-organizer of San Francisco's Human Be-In during 1967's Summer of Love. Bowen was also the co-founder of San Francisco's Oracle, the legendary counterculture publication known for its psychedelic artwork and multi-colored printing. Bowen painted and studied art throughout his life, along with practices and studies related to mysticism and spirituality. Bowen died in Stockholm in 2009. Finely detailed, dense with imagery and printed in red-blue-purple hues with gold and silver leaf embellishments. Signed by Bowen in pencil in the lower right, with.....
Item #1407
Original Signed Etching: Untitled (Figure with Pegasus, 1974)
A rare, original signed etching by Michael Bowen, the co-organizer of San Francisco's Human Be-In during 1967's Summer of Love. Bowen was also the co-founder of San Francisco's Oracle, the legendary counterculture publication known for its psychedelic artwork and multi-colored printing. Bowen painted and studied art throughout his life, along with practices and studies related to mysticism and spirituality. Bowen died in Stockholm in 2009. Finely detailed and printed in reddish-purple-orange hues. Signed by Bowen in pencil in the lower right, with "First State A/P 1974" in lower left, noting a......
Item #1402
Original Signed Etching: Untitled (Unicorn and Sun, 1975)
A rare, original signed etching by Michael Bowen, the co-organizer of San Francisco's Human Be-In during 1967's Summer of Love. Bowen was also the co-founder of San Francisco's Oracle, the legendary counterculture publication known for its psychedelic artwork and multi-colored printing. Bowen painted and studied art throughout his life, along with practices and studies related to mysticism and spirituality. Bowen died in Stockholm in 2009. Finely detailed and printed in purple and orange hues, and embellished with gold and silver leaf. Signed and dated by Bowen in pencil in the lower.....
Item #1403
Abstract Composition #1: Color Lithograph, No. 6 of 23
A mid-century modernist signed color lithograph by California artist, Doris Chatham. Chatham (b. 1923), a printmaker and painter, studied printmaking in Paris at the legendary Atelier 17 in the 1950s with Stanley William Hayter. Early in her life Chatham worked and studied in the Pacific Northwest, including Seattle and Everett, Washington. Chatham moved to Marin County and taught printmaking at the College of Marin. In the late 1950s she married painter Russell Chatham. She continued to live and travel between both the Northwest and the SF Bay Area, where she now resides.....
Item #1376
Frank Sanje Elliott Oil Painting; Spring Turns the Wheel
Frank Sanje Elliott was born in 1933 in Centralia, Washington and studied at Lewis & Clark College and the Museum Art School in Portland, Oregon in the mid-1950s. Since that time, his paintings, calligraphy, and Thangka works have been shown internationally. This circa 1967 oil painting on canvas by Elliott, in the original artist frame, is entitled "Spring Turns the Wheel". Elliott continues to make work in Portland and is a very accomplished Tibetan Thangka painter. Additional shipping rates apply - can be shipped only by required "crater and freighter".....
Item #31
![Eleanor Engdahl Original Gouache [Brown]. Eleanor Engdahl](/pictures/thumb/409.jpeg?v=1442357454)
Eleanor Engdahl Original Gouache [Brown]
An original signed gouache drawing by Eleanor Engdahl, possibly as a study for graphic, textile, fashion or even wallpaper design. Little is known about the artist, although records were found for an Eleanor Engdahl who died in Portland, OR in 1967. In her portfolio were notes to the effect of "two designs due by Friday" etc. An unfounded idea that is interesting to consider is that the Jantzen swimwear company was based in Portland during the time these artworks were most likely created, and some of her designs are reminiscent.....
Item #409
Original Keith Haring Free South Africa Subway Drawing
An original "Free South Africa" subway drawing by Keith Haring. In the early to mid-1980s Haring drew with chalk on the black paper in the subway system that the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority used to paste over expired advertisements and billboards. The blank, black panels would remain for a few days to several weeks before a new advertisement was pasted on top. Haring saw them as a blank canvas and began drawing on them, saying "it became a rewarding experience to draw and see the drawings being appreciated.....
Item #880
Original Keith Haring Subway Drawing Fragment (Serpent with Hand)
An original subway drawing fragment by Keith Haring. In the early to mid-1980s Haring drew with chalk on the black paper in the subway system that the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority used to paste over expired advertisements and billboards. The blank, black panels would remain for a few days to several weeks before a new advertisement was pasted on top. Haring saw them as a blank canvas and began drawing on them, saying "it became a rewarding experience to draw and see the drawings being appreciated. The number.....
Item #982
Archive of 64 Original Watercolor Drawings and Artworks of Fish, Marine and Bird Wildlife; Asia Pacific Islands, Wartime Deployment
An exquisite collection of 64 original watercolor drawings and artworks by Karl Walton Kenyon of fish, marine and bird wildlife, created in the Asia Pacific during wartime deployment, circa 1941-1966. Many are draw to scale from life examples caught by hand. A large number of examples are signed with notes related to their locality, scale, species (if known), and often including the date and other related remarks i.e. "Espiritu Santo, tidepool, 5x life size, painted from life, June 5 1944 (signed)" or "(signed) May 24, 1944 near Guadalcanal, flew aboard.....
Item #1251
Robert Motherwell: Airless Black, Signed Lithograph; No. 73 of 98
An original signed and numbered Robert Motherwell lithograph in an edition of 98 with 14 artist’s proofs from his "El Negro" suite of prints produced in 1983. This number 73 of 98, and signed by Motherwell in pencil in the lower right. Printed by Roger Campbell and Lee Funderburg at the renowned Tyler Graphics workshop, who produced prints and editions by some of the great contemporary artists of the 20th Century. With preparatory work for the continuous-tone lithography by Kenneth Tyler himself. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) was one of the great painters.....
Item #1346
Melvin Edward Nelson (M.E.N.) Original Artwork (Blue/Green)
An original "photo genetics" artwork by Melvin Edward Nelson. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to make his own.....
Item #1349
Melvin Edward Nelson (M.E.N.) Original Artwork (Sienna/Brown)
An original "photo genetics" artwork by Melvin Edward Nelson. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to make his own.....
Item #1348
Melvin Edward Nelson (M.E.N.) Original Artwork (Sun)
An original "photo genetics" artwork on found paper by Melvin Edward Nelson. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to.....
Item #1351
Melvin Edward Nelson (M.E.N.) Original Artwork: The Whirling World
A signed and titled work, "The Whirling World," by Melvin Edward Nelson of Colton, Oregon. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to.....
Item #1347
Melvin Edward Nelson (M.E.N.) Original Graphite Drawing
An original drawing on found paper by Melvin Edward Nelson. The work seems to be a prepatory drawing for another work with notataions for color written in such as "Blue Black," "Blue Silver" and "Burnished Copper". Drawn on the back of a mailer/solication letter (page 3) for the "Warner Success Plan for Plastic Laminating". Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is.....
Item #1350