20th century pastel of Caravaggio’s Medusa 1597.

20th century pastel of Caravaggio’s Medusa 1597.

Frame 185cm x 132cm

Such a fascinating painter.

Love his work!

Selling for a customer.
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Photos by,
Russell Winnell Photography ✨

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
1571 – 1610

 

Some of my unframed 17th - 20th century hand coloured copper and woodblock engravings and coloured lithographs.

Some of my unframed 17th – 20th century hand coloured copper and woodblock engravings and coloured lithographs.

19th century hand coloured lithographs of palm family.
Elizabeth Blackwell, hand coloured copper engravings 1735.
19th century F.E. Hiscocks & Co’s Atlas of the Counties and Districts of Victoria 1874.
20th century Japanese watercolours on cardboard.
Orbis Terrarum Veteribus 1720.
19th century Dutch, Charte Von Australian 1812.
19th century Italian costume prints, from Schiersee by Whalen 1843.
Rare coloured lithographs of, Aladdin, Goody Two Shoes & Yellow Drarf.
Rare Japanese watercoloured botanical woodblock prints, early 20th century.
Rare Picasso prints, Paris 1956.

ALLPRESS :: MOIR Birds Revisited

ALLPRESS :: MOIR Birds Revisited

Today Mali Moir’s most recent magical works arrived.
I’m doing this quick post, including a brief showcase of our working history and friendship over the years.

Image references from Jamie’s book of birds. ‘Birds. The Art of Ornithology’

Watercolour on 100% Arches cotton paper.
~50 x 63cm rough cut ‘deckle’ edges.

 

Enjoying some old posts on my website from over a decade ago.

Enjoying some old posts on my website from over a decade ago.

That’s what’s so special dealing in rare one off pieces of furniture and art.

Sometimes I repost sold items as they’re worth sharing.

Karl Blossfeldt’s photogravures 1929

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We are pleased to offer these superb photogravures from Karl Blossfeldt’s rare and beautiful work, Urformen der Kunst (Archetypes of Art), 1929.

Beautiful pieces of art within my showroom. Over 150 framed and many dozens of unframed 16th - 19th century European and Japanese botanicals.

Beautiful pieces of art within my showroom. Over 150 framed and many dozens of unframed 16th – 19th century European and Japanese botanicals.

17th century fish 1680. 1930 oil of Anne Bonney, an 18th century Irish pirate, painted by Raymond Lindsay (son)
One of collection of framed watercolours of birds 1827. Various nudes. Portrait of English gentleman, resembling Captain Cook.
Italian school portrait of a Roman dignitary. One of a collection of Picasso’s, Le Chat. One of many 17th century English maps. Victorian landscape by G Pillig 1940s.
Scottish highlands. A bright Margaret Tarrant. Napoleon hand coloured lithograph. 19th century NZ landscape.
Soldier 1607 – de Gheyn & Soldier 19th century.
Charcoal of a kitten by Mali Moir,
Exceptional Australian artist and close friend.

See more of her works on my website under Contemporary Art also many in Archives.

Dressing customers walls, first peices.

Dressing customers walls, first peices.

Last night after closing shop I visited my customers home, they recently purchased some beautiful art from me, as Julian Stafford, Picture Rail Systems hung them yesterday.

They look perfect for the spaces intended and Julian did a fantastic job!

 

Fifteen early 20th century Japanese water coloured woodblock prints.

Fifteen early 20th century Japanese water coloured woodblock prints.

Tanigami Konan
The work celebrates the seasons so there is a wide variety of both native Japanese plants and many from the Western World.
Seiyo Soda Tofu (Pictorial Book of Western Flowers) 1917
A fine example of traditional woodblock printing in watercolour finished by hand.
37x27cm
My simple yet elegant Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival window display.

My simple yet elegant Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival window display.

Unusual contemporary sculptured brass horse head on stand.
Wearing a black fascinator.

Now resting on a 18th century English oak lowboy in window display.

If you search “Sculpture” on my website, the same one in my apartment can be seen.

DM me for pricing.

H.44cm
W.12cm
D.22cm