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  Charles Martin, “Bal Masque”, Pencil, ink, gouache and watercolor on paper 1927

  CHARLES MARTIN (1884-1934) France

  Bal Masque 1927

  Pencil, ink, gouache and watercolor on paper.

  Signed: Martin (lower right corner); A l’Ami Koval, l’Ami Martin, Bien Amicalement (upper left corner)

  H: 8” x W: 11 7/16”

  Price: $12,500

  Charles Martin was a notable French illustrator, graphic artist, posterist, fashion and costume designer. His drawings are charming, amusing and sophisticated. The artist studied at the Montpelier Ecole des Beaux Arts, Academie Julian and Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris. Throughout his career, Martin was also a contributor to the French fashion journals Gazette du Bon Ton, Modes et Manieres d’Aujourd’hui, Journal Des Dames et Des Modes, and Vogue. His illustrated books include the hat catalogue “Les Modes en 1912,” the erotic “Mascarades et Amusettes” 1920, and “Sports et Divertissements” 1919, written in collaboration with composer Erik Satie.

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  Mayo Martin Johnson / American Post-War bronze sculpture 1960

  Mayo Martin Johnson (b. 1904) USA

  “Summit Conference”   1960

  Patinated bronze with a verdigris patina in the recessed areas and natural bronze highlights, original wooden plinth / base.

  Marks: Red painted museum accession marks

  For more information see: American Art, ed. Peter Hastings Falk (Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1985) p. 317.

  H:  10 ¼” on plinth

  Price: $6,000

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  S O G A T A New York, NY, “Costume for a String Quartette” Watercolor and pencil on paper 1930

  S O G A T A   New York, NY

  “Costume for a String Quartette”   1930

  Watercolor and pencil on paper

  Signed: COSTUME FOR A STRING QUARTETTE. SOGATA. LONDON: 1930. ESPECIALLY FOR CARL VAN V. with script signature (in pencil on lower left and beneath image)

  For contextual history and similar art see: Rhapsodies in Black : Art of the Harlem Renaissance,(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997); Harlem Renaissance Artists. Jordan, Denise (Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2003).

  Paper H: 14 7/8″ x W: 10 7/8 ”

  Image H: 14″ x W: 10 1/2″

  Frame H: 20 1/2” x W: 17 1/4”

  *This SOGATA New York Watercolor and pencil on paper has been gifted to The Wolfsonian – FIU, Miami Beach, FL.

  Carl van Vechten (1880-1964), to whom this artwork is dedicated, was an influential novelist, critic, and photographer in New York during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. His role in the Harlem Renaissance is well-documented. Van Vechten also introduced Miguel Covarrubias, a caricaturist and contemporary of Sogata, to prominent Manhattan artistic and society circles.

   

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  American Art Deco, Neon, OK Chevrolet Used Truck Sign c.1940’s

  AMERICAN NEON DESIGN

  OK Chevrolet Used Truck Sign c.1940’s

  Blue, yellow and red baked enamel on metal with an orange neon tube spelling out “OK” encircled with a round blue neon border, original paper tag.

  Marks: Registration Mark (in the enamel) Original paper tag, This is an OK Used Truck, Authorized Chevrolet Dealer, Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corporation

  Diameter: 31” x Depth: 6”

  Price: $10,500