Two copper enamel artworks by Israeli artist Agi Vardi circa 1950s.
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A hypnotic vintage 1960s 70s handmade copper enamel modernist Pinwheel Op Art design raised footed bowl artwork by enamelist/artist Lise Deschatelets (b. 1948-) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The design reminds me of those spinning optical wheels that were used to hypnotize people in old silent movies from the 1920s! The design was no doubt influenced by the Op Art movement including artists like Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley, but also a common design found on whirligigs and other wind-operated toys and wind chimes. Lise Deschatelets is an enamelist, a painter, and a sculptor from Montreal who stopped creating enamel artworks after just a few years to concentrate on her painting and sculpture. Consequently, her enamel artworks are much rarer than most from the period! Measures 9-7/8" diameter by 2" high at the rim. Counter-enameled in a finely speckled blue enamel on the bottom. A single large hand carved wood 'foot' attached at the bottom as shown. Marked "Deschatelets" on the bottom in gold paint over top of the enamel. Has an attached metal hanging device at the bottom, but can be displayed on a table as well. There is one very very small fleabite along the outer rim that isn't apparent at all except when the artwork is held up to the light. Can't be seen when displayed on a shelf or in a case! Excellent vintage condition with the above caveat and as shown.
A hypnotic pinwheel Op Art copper enamel artwork by Lise Deschatelets of Quebec Canada circa 1960s.
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A rare vintage 1950s one of a kind handmade pewter and enamel over silver and gold Adam & Eve Garden of Eden design two-piece modernist box by American artist/enamelist Hilda Kraus. A two piece oval-shaped box with the top fitting closely over the bottom section. The top section features the enamel over gold and silver artwork at top, and the bottom section is signed inside as shown. No doubt one of a kind as were all of her boxes, and a colorful depiction of Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden with Eve offering Adam a bite of her apple. Hilda Kraus was a renaissance-woman, and worked in a lot of different materials over the course of her career. She is particularly well known for her handmade pewter boxes, most with inset enamel on gold overlaid on silver sections like this one. I also have listed here on Ruby Lane another of her boxes with a mythological creature depicted at top, a pendant in pewter with one of these gold over silver enameled sections, a wonderful modernist enamel in sterling silver brooch by her, and a couple of her unique one of a kind pewter modernist serving sets. To find other items by her in my store please search by the Artist name in my shop. This is one of her larger enameled boxes. The box is in two pieces, the lid and the base. The box measures 3.5" across by 3-1/8" at top by 2.5" tall, and weighs about 12 ounces total. Stamped mark inside as shown, "Hilda Kraus Pewter". Pewter is a soft metal, so there are some fine light scratches to the metal and lots of tarnish that I haven't touched, but that can be easily removed with a jar of store-bought pewter polish, or you may choose to have the box professionally polished - there are a couple of fine craze lines inside the enamel at top in the 'sky' section that you can see clearly in my photo from the top, but that otherwise aren't really apparent and don't detract in the least when displayed and the crazing is 'inside' the enamel and can't be felt on the surface.
Hilda Kraus, a well-known designer, artist, jeweler, enamelist and metalsmith, was born in New York City in 1915. She had a B.A. from Hunter College in 1935 and completed her post graduate studies at International Academy of Art, Salzburg, Austria, in 1967, 72, 77. Ms. Kraus served as an apprentice to a Danish silversmith for 3 years. and studied traditional enameling methods in the great centers of Europe (France, Italy, Germany). She at one time had shops in N.Y.C, Connecticut and Maine. When she moved to Westport in the 1950’s she maintained her studio in her home. Hilda spent many hours teaching and taking classes at the Brookfield Craft Center, as well as being a part of both solo and joint exhibitions there. Hilda was a lifetime member of the Silvermine Guild of Artists and a Master Craftsman as awarded by the Society for Connecticut Craftsman. During her lifetime, Hilda was the recipient of many awards and prizes for her work both here and in Europe, especially for her work in cloisonné enamels. Her work is in the collections of the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; and the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington. In 1946, her work was featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art called Modern Handmade Jewelry, one of the earliest and most influential jewelry exhibitions in the postwar period. She was also awarded a purchase prize in the seminal exhibition Enamels ’70 organized by the Craft Alliance of St. Louis. Understanding the vision and importance of the Brookfield Craft Center as an institution of fine craft and catalyst for creativity, Ms. Kraus left a legacy gift to the BCC upon her death in 2014. Through the generosity of her long-time friend and Brookfield Craft Center supporter, Nell Mullen, a retrospective exhibition of her life’s work was featured in the Lynn Tendler Bignell gallery at the Craft Center in April of 2017.
A rare vintage 1950s Hilda Kraus handmade enamel on silver and gold decorated pewter lidded box depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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An androgynous one of a kind vintage 1960s 70s handmade copper enamel modernist Face in Profile "Surrealia" design artwork by Janet Hoover of San Diego, California. Janet Hoover was a member of the San Diego Enamel Guild that included such greats as Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley, Kay Whitcomb, Barney Reid, Phyllis Wallen, Joann Tanzer, James Parker, Margaret Price and sculptor/jeweler Jack Boyd. The design of this artwork is a stylized androgynous 'face' from the period that could be a man, could be a woman, actually reminds me of David Bowie a little. Created in greens, browns, beige, and white enamel on a slightly concave copper bowl/plate at center of a quality natural wood frame. Measures 8.25" by 8.25" by 1.5" deep. Weighs about 2 pounds prior to packing. Has original labeling for the artist attached at back as shown, including the title, "Surrealia". Excellent vintage condition.
Androgynous vintage 1970s handmade copper enamel "Surrealia" artwork by Janet Hoover of San Diego, California.
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A flawless vintage 1950s handmade blues and gold copper enamel abstract modernist tray artwork by California multi-disciplinary artist/designer Sascha Brastoff (1917-1993). An incredible one of a kind work of abstract art in shades of blue and white with gold painted overtop the enamel! An exceptionally large example, and in flawless original condition! His work is getting harder and harder to find especially in the larger formats like this one! Measures 11.75" diameter by 1.75" high at rim when placed flat, and weighs over 2 pounds prior to packing. Signed at front as shown, "Sascha B." and has a number at back that is likely the design number. Brastoff designed these enamel artworks, but had professional enamelists make them for him to his specifications. This was the case with the bulk of his pieces as his designs crossed into so many different arts and crafts. As these enamel artworks were handmade, they are each unique with small differences in the execution of the design. See my last two photos for an image of the artist as a young man, and a short biography of him that I found online. There is an original hanging apparatus at back as shown. This is an enamel artwork, not a catch-all on a table where you throw your keys and coins. Enamel is quite fragile, and I suggest preserving it by displaying it on your wall or in a case. Excellent vintage condition.
A flawless large vintage 1950s Sascha Brastoff abstract modernist copper enamel artwork - measures 11.75" diameter!
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A vivid vintage 1960s handmade copper enamel abstract Mexican modernist tray wall art by the famed artist/enamelist/jewelry designer, Miguel Pineda. This is an exceptional example of his fine early work in the modernist vein! Vibrantly colored in orange, red, dark and light brown in a bold geometric design! The largest size for this design that I've seen, and in really great shape! This artwork for sale in my store measures 10-3/4" diameter. Signed at back as shown, "Miguel Pineda Mexico". Excellent vintage condition.
Miguel Pineda Godoy was born in Mexico City in 1940 and was introduced to enameling by Maggie Howe, American born artist who opened an enamel work shop in the Mexican capital. Pineda studied with her from 1958 to 1960; afterwards he devoted himself to experimenting on his own, learning new techniques and specializing in cloisonné, champlevé, sgrafitto and painted enamel. He sold his pieces thru Los Castillo in Taxco and Mexico City, and also at Sanborns in Mexico City. From 1966 he has fully dedicated his career to enameling and later, in the 1980s, to jewelry design. Nowadays he has an extensive catalog that include jewelry, trays, vases, plates, pictures and chalices in copper, silver or 24k gold plated. His designs include a wide variety of Pre-Columbian scenes and idols based on the Mayan and Aztec codices, modern abstract art, Byzantine, orthodox and catholic images and original designs that are influenced by the different themes he works with. His jewelry in sterling silver is usually sleek and sculptural and large statement sizes as it was mostly made in the 1980s. His artwork has been exhibited in Spain, the United States and Mexico and he is a permanent exhibitor in Mexico City's Bazar del Sabado since 1972, which is an exhibition center founded in 1960 by Ignacio Romero who designed the space and called a group of excellent artists to exhibit their work there. A special committee evaluates an artist's work before accepting him as a permanent member of this renowned center. Pineda has been appointed by the Catholic Church to do several religious enameled pieces, among the most important are the panels decorating the 36 doors of the famous Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The panels (15" x 32") are made up of sections of champlevé enamel on copper. It took him three years to plan, design and carry out this work. He also made the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe placed in the chapel of San Lorenzo in the Vatican.
Vivid vintage 1960s copper enamel platter/artwork by Miguel Pineda of Mexico City.
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A very large one of a kind vintage 1990s Gwendolyn Orsinger ‘Orsini’ Anderson handmade copper enamel abstract modernist framed artwork - the artist was not only a pioneer of the enamel arts, but also an educator who taught students here in the US and abroad traveling to over 100 countries in her lifetime, and was one of the founding members of the first enamelist guild in the US back in the early 1970s - she exhibited in dozens of galleries nationwide and abroad, and her work is in the collections of museums and prominent collectors of the enamel arts internationally!
A one of a kind vintage 1990s handmade copper enamel abstract modernist framed artwork by Gwendolyn Orsinger aka 'Orsini'.
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A vivid vintage 1960s 70s handmade copper enamel abstract modernist Bird design plate/artwork by Marie-Ange Langlois of Quebec, Canada. Brilliant colors entirely handmade and striking modernist design! Looks like a bird to me, but you may see something else? Measures just under 7" diameter at 6-7/8" by 1-1/4" high at rim. Signed at back as shown, "Marie-Ange Langlois". I'm certain that this artist is from Quebec, but I haven't been able to find any information about her or her artwork yet, but I welcome any info about her. There are a couple very very small fleabites around the rim that aren't at all visible when displayed. This is a handmade item, and it's a mite irregular in shape which only adds to the charm in my opinion. Excellent vintage condition.
A vivid vintage 1960s 70s Marie-Ange Langlois Quebec handmade copper enamel abstract modernist Bird design artwork.
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Enamel on steel and copper with hammered copper pipe. Barn Owl with faint green and orangey-tan ponderosa pine boughs against a deep blue background. Hand-cut, hand-hammered and enameled copper feather. Hand-hammered copper suspension with black and blue patina. ©Sheila Evans.
One more for Superb Owl Sunday.
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a striking and quite VIVID vintage 1970s handmade copper enamel geometric modernist 'hard-edge' design artwork by Canadian artist/enamelist Daniel Briard of Quebec. A simple yet bold design of a bull's eye in red and white, off center and with slight lines drawn thru the white enamel give the design greater depth and complexity. Measures 7" diameter by 1/2" high at rim. Marked at back as shown with hand-signature in white enamel over gray ground, "D. Briard 78" for Daniel Briard 1978. The enamel is nearly mint condition.
An original 1970s Daniel Briard copper enamel abstract modernist tray/artwork...
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a RARE and quite magnificent vintage 1960s handmade copper enamel modernist Sailboat and Seagulls artwork by the artistic duo Micheline de Passillé and Yves Sylvestre of Quebec Canada. The design is at-once both abstract and figurative as the various shapes form overall a sailboat among waves, and with three seagulls aloft beside the yacht! So unique and no doubt a one of a kind and impressive artwork! The couple were more experimental in their early days, and that is seen clearly in this artwork. There are layers overlaid on layers of enamel, some with raised edges which you can clearly feel when running your fingers over the enamel, particularly with the black and red enamel sections. No doubt the enamel was painted on, and built up over successive layers very similar to the impasto technique in painting. De Passilé-Sylvestre started their business in 1960 by making one of a kind enamel artworks and jewelry in enamel on copper. (See my last photo for an image of the couple at one of their installation exhibitions in their early days.) A true collectors prize! Measures 9-3/4" diameter by 1-1/4" high at rim. Excellent vintage condition.
An original 1960s De Passillé Sylvestre enamel on copper artwork...
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a BIG vintage 1950s handmade copper enamel abstract modernist design bowl in black white and red by American artist/enamelist Edward Winter. A bold abstract composition in high contrast colors, but with a slight iridescence to the black in parts as a twist, makes this a stand-out work by Winter! This bowl measures 9.75" diameter by 1.75" high at the rim. Weight is about a pound and a half prior to packing. Excellent vintage condition with the top side with no chips but some very very light scratches, and a few original 1/16" kiln flaws on the underside which of course don't show when displayed. An indefatigable spokesperson for the field, Edward Winter played a critical role in the development of enameling in this country in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Pasadena, California and raised in Ohio, Winter studied at the Cleveland School of Art, graduating in 1931. In his final year, one of his teachers – Julius Mihalik, a design instructor and former head of the Royal Hungarian School of Industrial Art in Budapest – encouraged Winter to travel to Vienna to continue his studies in design. Following his teacher’s advice, Winter studied enameling and metalwork with the prominent designer Josef Hoffmann and ceramics with the acclaimed ceramist and designer Michael Polowny. During this year, Winter studied several areas of design but began to focus increasingly on enameling. Winter’s studies in Vienna – where he was exposed to the latest innovations in European painting, sculpture, and design – changed the course of his career and solidified his commitment to enameling and to a modernist aesthetic. Through the course of his almost forty-five year career, Edward Winter dramatically advanced enameling in this country through a combination of teaching, writing, and most important, through his own extraordinary work.
An original 1950s Edward Winter abstract modernist copper enamel artwork...
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