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A charming "M is for Mole" woodcut or linoleum print, perhaps originally created for an illustrated children's book or print series - artist unknown, circa 1960s. Maybe you know the artist?
Condition: Very Good, toning to paper and mat board; title written in pen on the mat board.
Item #1206
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
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
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
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
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 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)
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)
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
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 hand-embellished with a silver/metallic finish in the center square (around the circle). Signed by Bowen in the lower right. Unnumbered, but dated and.....
Item #1356
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 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)
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
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
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
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 #981
![Norma Heyser Sculpture [blue-yellow]. Norma Heyser](/pictures/thumb/38.jpeg?v=1442357452)
This sculpture, circa 1965, is by the Oregon artist and activist Norma Heyser (1933-). It was shown in her 1960s solo exhibition at Mt. Angel College, a short-lived but vibrant art school and arts venue active in the late '60s to early '70s located in Mt. Angel, Oregon. In the exhibition, the piece was hung from the ceiling - it has an embedded metal hook so that it can be re-installed in that same manner. Heyser studied at the Museum Art School in Portland in the mid-1950s, and went on.....
Item #38
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
This Mondrian-inspired and "tramp art" styled box is signed and numbered by the artist, Bob Magahay. Magahay, a Hollywood set and costume designer made elaborate boxes such as this one for his friends and patrons. This box is made entirely from pieces of cardboard (the work is not glued to a manufactured cardboard box). The interior of both sides of the box include inlayed acrylic painted cardboard pieces. The exterior of the box is a multilayered construction of cardboard. Perhaps most pleasurable is that the lid of the box perfectly.....
Item #456
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
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
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
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
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
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
