8420. WOOD PIGEON by Jaggu Prasad, 20th century. Gouache on artist's board. Signed JP lower right. 9 x 12 inches in 15 x 18 mat (shown) under plexiglass (tiny corner bend to plexiglass). Superb quality work by a modern master of nature art. Much finer and better detail than the image can show.

Jaggu Prasad (1963 - ) was born and raised in Rajasthan and began training as an artist from the age of 6. Rajasthan has been a center for the arts for centuries and is regarded as one of the greatest artistic centers in India. It has been home to the finest artisans producing miniatures in carvings and paintings. Prasad has faithfully devoted himself to recording the wonders of nature with passion and commitment without introducing his own personality. Prasad produced many corporate, private and public commissions in botanical illustrations and art in the 1980's and 1990's in Australia, India, Germany, Singapore, the United States and France. His works of art were included in the 7th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration organized by The Hunt Institute. Prasad works in a traditional style of almost-microscopic watercolor representational painting, which he learned from his elders and has been practicing since his childhood. His preferred media are watercolor, gouache, and oils. Prasad has also participated in many group exhibitions organized by the Rajasthan Academy Art Council.

Provenance: A private American collection. Acquired at Berman's Auction House, NJ, September, 2006.

$400.

8421. 3 BIRDS IN A FIG TREE by Jaggu Prasad, 20th century. Gouache on artist's board. Signed JP lower right. 7 x 9.5 inches in 13 x 15.5 mat (not shown) under plexiglass. Superb quality work by a modern master of nature art. Much finer and better detail than the image can show.

Jaggu Prasad (1963 - ) was born and raised in Rajasthan and began training as an artist from the age of 6. Rajasthan has been a center for the arts for centuries and is regarded as one of the greatest artistic centers in India. It has been home to the finest artisans producing miniatures in carvings and paintings. Prasad has faithfully devoted himself to recording the wonders of nature with passion and commitment without introducing his own personality. Prasad produced many corporate, private and public commissions in botanical illustrations and art in the 1980's and 1990's in Australia, India, Germany, Singapore, the United States and France. His works of art were included in the 7th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration organized by The Hunt Institute. Prasad works in a traditional style of almost-microscopic watercolor representational painting, which he learned from his elders and has been practicing since his childhood. His preferred media are watercolor, gouache, and oils. Prasad has also participated in many group exhibitions organized by the Rajasthan Academy Art Council.

Provenance: A private American collection. Acquired at Berman's Auction House, NJ, September, 2006.

$200.

10981. CHARLES WATERHOUSE. SIRINGO. Original pen and ink drawing for Climax Magazine July 1961. Signed 'SPOT FOR SIRINGO, C. Waterhouse' with notation in blue ink below 'Climax, July 1961, Rati #55'. The drawing largely unaffected by a little foxing and adhesive stains on the edges which are removable. 11 x 12.5 inches.

Charles H. Waterhouse (1924 - 2013) was an artist, illustrator and sculptor as well as a Marine Colonel who fought in the battle of Iwo Jima and produced a well known painting from there entitled 'Silence in the Gorge' which now resides in the Marine Corps Combat Art Collection. He was wounded during the battle receiving a purple heart. After the war he studied art at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts in New Jersey where he graduated in 1950. In 1992 the Marines awarded Waterhouse the title "USMC Artist in Residence" thus becoming the first and only person to earn such recognition. Many of his works now reside in the Waterhouse Museum in Toms River, NJ. Wikipedia biography.

Provenance: A private American collection. Acquired at Berman's Auction House, NJ, August, 2011.

$100.

10947. PETER FENDI (1796 - 1842), EROTIC COLOR LITHOGRAPH. 6.5 x 10.5 inches on a 12 x 16 inch sheet, Embossed circular mark with a rooster and shield bottom left. Excellent condition. The work much better than the photograph shows. Three others from this series published pps. 146/7 in 'Erotica II, Hill and Wallace" 1993.

Peter Fendi was court engraver to the Habsburg Court in Vienna, Austria and was a member of The Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. He was one of the leading artists of the Biedermeier period. Multicolor prints by Fendi are considered pioneering achievements in the field of lithography. They are all very rare because most of his erotic works are privately owned and rarely seen. His works are owned by the Hermitage, the Albertina Museum, The Austrian Gallery in the Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum and in the collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein in Vaduz. More information.

Provenance: A private American collector. Acquired at auction in the 1980's in Manhattan. Said to be from the collection of Julius Streicher, the Nazi Gauleiter of Bavaria at Nuremberg.

$1200.

10948. PETER FENDI (1796 - 1842), EROTIC COLOR LITHOGRAPH. 6.5 x 10.5 inches on a 12 x 16 inch sheet, Embossed circular mark with a rooster and shield bottom left. Excellent condition. The work much better than the photograph shows. Three others from this series published pps. 146/7 in 'Erotica II, Hill and Wallace" 1993.

Peter Fendi was court engraver to the Habsburg Court in Vienna, Austria and was a member of The Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. He was one of the leading artists of the Biedermeier period. Multicolor prints by Fendi are considered pioneering achievements in the field of lithography. They are all very rare because most of his erotic works are privately owned and rarely seen. His works are owned by the Hermitage, the Albertina Museum, The Austrian Gallery in the Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum and in the collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein in Vaduz. More information.

Provenance: A private American collector. Acquired at auction in the 1980's in Manhattan. Said to be from the collection of Julius Streicher, the Nazi Gauleiter of Bavaria at Nuremberg.

$1200.

10949. PETER FENDI (1796 - 1842), EROTIC COLOR LITHOGRAPH. 6.5 x 10.5 inches on a 12 x 16 inch sheet, Embossed circular mark with a rooster and shield bottom left. Excellent condition. The work much better than the photograph shows. Three others from this series published pps. 146/7 in 'Erotica II, Hill and Wallace" 1993.

Peter Fendi was court engraver to the Habsburg Court in Vienna, Austria and was a member of The Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. He was one of the leading artists of the Biedermeier period. Multicolor prints by Fendi are considered pioneering achievements in the field of lithography. They are all very rare because most of his erotic works are privately owned and rarely seen. His works are owned by the Hermitage, the Albertina Museum, The Austrian Gallery in the Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum and in the collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein in Vaduz. More information.

Provenance: A private American collector. Acquired at auction in the 1980's in Manhattan. Said to be from the collection of Julius Streicher, the Nazi Gauleiter of Bavaria at Nuremberg.

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10961. TIBERIO TITI, PITTORE, c. 1750. Very high quality engraving of the painter Titian. 7 x 10.5 inches on a 14 x 18 inch sheet. Excellent condition.

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Howard McCormick; 1875-1943, American painter, muralist, wood engraver, and illustrator, Howard became best known for his museum murals depicting Southwest Indians. He was born in Hillsboro, Indiana and attended public schools in Newcastle and Indianapolis. He took art studies at the Indianapolis School of Art with William Forsyth, the New York School with William Merritt Chase, and in 1895 at the Academie Julian in Paris with Jean Paul Laurens. He was a member of the American National Academy and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1913 and the Salons of America in 1934.

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