Featured Thrift store art....

Due to the university, a number of accomplished artists have passed through here. In 1952-53, Richard Diebenkorn was here and produced a body of work (The Urbana Series). He later expressed that it was one of the most depressing times of his life ..... LOL! Would love to stumble on to one of his works here someday.

Here is an interesting read about Diebenkorn's early years, including his time here.

Albuquerque, Urbana, and New York | Chronology | Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

 

They are cheap, for a good reason.
Are you going to be that guy with a houseful of cheaply bought framed artwork...?

 

Yes and no. I would like to think my personal collection is a step above. I have certainly bought some of which that was amazingly cheap. Others I had to pay more realistic values for. As for the very cheap art en masse, I would hope there is some redeeming value to most of it. There was something I liked about every piece and hope others will see something in it as well.

 

It's less cumbersome than tables & chairs.........but to quote a fellow I know..
" In my midwest semi rural area , these things sell for....."

If you get my point !

 

We've got a Diebenkorn Wing in our Portland Museum,he was born here.He used to buy supplies at the same art store as me in Santa Rosa,CA.He lived 15 miles away in Healdsburg.
I knew some guys who remodeled his farmhouse/studio-his barn was stuffed with paintings !

 

"This is a small block print on thin paper. At first look, it seems unsigned. However, the letters on the boat could be artist's initials. Otherwise, maybe the store sign is the signature?".

Maybe a souvenir from the Isle of Man (IoM), where Kelly is a common name, so much so that there was a famous music hall song "Kelly From The Isle of Man".
https://www.manxmusic.com/media/History photos/Kelly Songs Maurice Powell 2017.pdf

Though actually Manx boats don't have "IOM" as code letters, but different codes for each port.

 

A few more things to show. All from the thrift stores, of course

This pair of paintings are small watercolors and framed identically. Paint is applied pretty heavily so bordering on guoache. Signed, Little. I am guessing amateur but I like their jewel-tone qualities. Paid $4.00 each. Ironically, there was a slightly larger glicee print by the same artist there that they wanted double the money for.






I bought 3 of these good sized Grant Wood lithographs on canvas. All have their original sleeve. Probably date to the 60s based on the use of the zip code. Only paid $2.00 for all three so I think a no-brainer. Any idea if there would be a market for these?




I normally would not buy such prints but they were nicely framed and dirt cheap. All framed the same and $2.00 each. Late 19th century engravings. I have not researched them yet.

 

I really bought all three of these for the frames. Prints are interesting so I will not just throw them away.

This pair of Harrison Fisher American beauty prints have a copyright date of 1909. Paid $3.00 each.




This photo print was $4.00. Any idea of who this is?

 

The lady in the last print was a model of some sort. She falls into the same category as those Wallace Nutting prints. No idea whodunnit.

 

I think the Turner prints are quite early (though there may be later reprints). From the series "Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England" (1826).
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-st-michaels-mount-t05423

 

Thanks! Believe these have a publication date in the 1890s. Will have to take a second look. Didn't even realize they were Turner's. I brought these home, photographed them, and tucked them away. This is the problem when you have hundreds of pieces of art.

 

An example of one in color. From the V&A's collection.

Debora

 

Actually you're probably not too far out on the dates. I've had a chance to check up in a couple of books and it turns out to be a bit more complicated than I assumed.

The "Cologne" was engraved by A Willmore as part of the "Turner Gallery", a series of prints issued in 1859-61, but reissued after in expanded editions, up to around 1890.

There are two engravings of Turner's "St Michaels Mount", one by WB Cooke for "Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England" (1814) and one by J. Cousen for the "Turner Gallery". I can't make out which one you have.

The engraving of Folkestone by Robert Wallis was first published in 1826 for "Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England", but may well have been one of the earlier plates reissued as part of the expanded reprints of the "Turner Gallery".

 

This is actually an oil painting from 1834, about 20 years later than the first engraving, which was after a watercolour.

 

Carelessness on my part: the compositions are quite different and your print is obviously the later one by J. Cousen after the oil in the V&A

 

Couple more things to show. This large limited edition signed lithograph is by French artist Bernard Charoy (b. 1931). He is quite prolific and well known. Not terribly valuable but only paid $10.00.


This painting is by Native American (Sicangu Lakota) artist, Lorenzo Black Lance. Dated 1976, it is a bit early for him. Reasonably good size at 18" x 24". I see a lot of prints on the market but few originals. Maybe not as accomplished as his later work, I think it is still a reasonably good find for $13.00. Seems that original NA art always sells.

 

This happens more with art than anything else I buy, and I buy a decent amount of art. I wind up selling not very much of it. I’ll have it stacked like cordwood by the time I’m done. I saw a basement like this once actually. Literally stacked like wood in big built in lumber shelves. They had to have at least a thousand framed pieces in the basement thick with dust and other nasty.

edit: I don’t sell it much because I don’t list much of it. Just into a stack for a later listing day that often doesn’t come.

 

Finally had a look at the Turner prints. You are correct that they are by Wallis, Willmore, and Cousens. I was mistaken, there is no publisher or date on these.

 

I am aspiring to this..... LOL! Not a 1000 yet (I don't think). Maybe half that.

 

When in doubt, leave at least one problem for the grandchildren!