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“We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.” – Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill

Create a dazzling holiday with art for yourself or a loved one.

Art has been used in gift giving for centuries. From Ancient Rome and Saturnalia sigillaria to Medieval Europe and books of hours or altars to even Edo period Japan where they covered gifts with beautifully embroidered fukusa, artworks have been used as special gifts with many significant meanings.

This year, Heather James has selected some of our favorite pieces for every budget. A joyful mix of unique paintings, one of kind works on paper, and limited edition prints, you will find a bounty of possibilities for those you love or even yourself! Artists include Pablo Picasso, Elaine de Kooning, Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, Marcel Duchamp, Roberto Matta, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, John Baldessari, Cindy Sherman, Camille Pissarro, and many more.

Whether an Old Master painting, a Pop Art print, Modern work on paper or Contemporary sculpture, our holiday selection will be a delightful acquisition. Art as a gift gives an element of surprise, the wisdom of history, and the creativity of human accomplishment.

Can’t find what you are looking for? Reach out to us and we’d be happy to find the right piece for you.

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Jim Dine was an American Pop artist whose work meditated on objects with childlike appeal to find a universal and nostalgic language. Dine’s robes are among the most recognizable images to have emerged from his long and illustrious career. They were first shown at Sidney Janis gallery in the fall of 1964 – this is one such example. Double Silver Point Robes is a large-scale mixed media assemblage. The work is executed in silverpoint – a technique that utilizes a piece of silver as a drawing instrument over a specially prepared ground by which it oxidizes over a period of months to create a warm brown tone. The two joined canvases feature blocks of wood in place of where the heads should be and a hanging wood element that moves in response to air currents.

Double Silver Point Robes

53 1/2 x 96 in.

silverpoint and acrylic on 2 joined canvases, wood, knife, and string in artist's frame

SALOMON VAN RUYSDAEL - A Dune Landscape with Figures Resting and a Couple on Horseback, a View of Nijmegen Cathedral Beyond - oil on canvas - 26 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.

SALOMON VAN RUYSDAEL

A Dune Landscape with Figures Resting and a Couple on Horseback, a View of Nijmegen Cathedral Beyond

26 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.

MARC CHAGALL - Les Amoureux sur le divan - watercolor and pencil on paper - 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.

Les Amoureux sur le divan

25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.

watercolor and pencil on paper

$Doug Aitken is best known as a video artist who experiments with radically expanded or fragmented screens. The mirror is a central motif in his sculptures, installations, and films. His 2011 film “Black Mirror,” starring Chloe Sevigny was commissioned by the collector Dakis Joannou and debuted on a floating barge off the coast of Greece. His groundbreaking underwater art installation off Catalina Island in 2016 involved pavilions with mirrored surfaces to create kaleidoscopic visual effects, refracting the light streaming through the water. The use of mirror in this sculpture “Movie” from 2012 evokes a similar sense of fractured perception and creates a striking prismatic lighting effect. It comes from a series of text sculptures of punchy words, including Fate, Free, Now, Riot, Sex, and Star.$

27 1/4 x 79 1/2 x 8 in.

high-density foam, mirror, and painted glass

Mel Ramos is best known for his paintings of superheroes and female nudes juxtaposed with pop culture imagery. Many of the subjects in his paintings emerge from iconic brands or cultural touchstones like Chiquita bananas, M&M bags, or Snickers. In these works, visual delight is combined with suggested edible and commercial indulgence.
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<br>Leta and the Hill Myna diverges from some of Ramos’ other nudes. Here Ramos depicts his wife, whom he spoke of as his greatest muse. Like his works depicting superheroes, Leta and the Hill Myna is imbued with mythos and lore. Myna birds are native to South Asia where some are taught to speak, often to recite religious. Furthermore, playing on his wife’s name and the avian theme, Ramos is referencing the famous tale of Leda and the Swan in which Zeus embodies a bird to rape Leda. The story has been reinterpreted throughout history, including by great artists such as Paul Cezanne, Cy Twombly and Fernando Botero. With this depiction, Ramos places himself in that same art historical lineage.

Leta and the Hill Myna

PABLO PICASSO - Peintre et modèle - pen and India ink on paper - 9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.

Peintre et modèle

9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.

pen and India ink on paper

This painting has remained in the same private collection since its creation. Along with its companion work, "Untitled" (1991) was on display in the lobby of Chicago's Heller International Building at 500 West Monroe Street from the building's opening in 1992 until its renovation in 2015.
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<br>The November 2018 sale of Schnabel's "Large Rose Painting, (Near Van Gogh's Grave)" for $1.2 million at auction demonstrates a strong demand for the artist's work. This major sale was only the second-highest price paid for a Schnabel at auction: the record was set in November of 2017 when "Ethnic Type #14" sold for $1.4 million.
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<br>A recent museum exhibition, "Julian Schnabel: Symbols of Actual Life" at the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, in 2018, featured several of Schnabel's large-scale paintings.

JULIAN SCHNABEL

oil, resin, gesso, fabric and leather on seamed dropcloth

Along with its companion work, "Untitled" (1991) was on display in the lobby of Chicago's Heller International Building at 500 West Monroe Street from the building's opening in 1992 until its renovation in 2015. This painting has remained in the same private collection since its creation.
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<br>The November 2018 sale of Schnabel's "Large Rose Painting, (Near Van Gogh's Grave)" for $1.2 million at auction demonstrates a strong demand for the artist's work. This major sale was only the second-highest price paid for a Schnabel at auction: the record was set in November of 2017 when "Ethnic Type #14" sold for $1.4 million.
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<br>A recent 2018 museum exhibition, "Julian Schnabel: Symbols of Actual Life" at the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, featured several of Schnabel's large-scale paintings.

JULIAN SCHNABEL

oil, resin, gesso, fabric and leather on seamed dropcloth

JAN JOSEPHSZOON VAN GOYEN - River Landscape with a Windmill and Chapel - oil on panel - 22 1/2 x 31 3/4 in.

JAN JOSEPHSZOON VAN GOYEN

River Landscape with a Windmill and Chapel

22 1/2 x 31 3/4 in.

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JOAN MIRO - L'Oiseau - bronze and cinderblock - 23 7/8 x 20 x 16 1/8 in.

23 7/8 x 20 x 16 1/8 in.

bronze and cinderblock

HELIO OITICICA - Metaesquema 69 - gouache on paper - 17 5/8 x 21 1/8 in.

17 5/8 x 21 1/8 in.

gouache on paper

WOJCIECH FANGOR - Green Points - oil on canvas - 52 7/8 x 33 1/2 in.

WOJCIECH FANGOR

52 7/8 x 33 1/2 in.

ALEXANDER CALDER - Red and Black Spiral - gouache and ink on paper - 29 1/2 x 43 1/4 in.

ALEXANDER CALDER

Red and Black Spiral

29 1/2 x 43 1/4 in.

gouache and ink on paper

Ed Ruscha is one of the most distinguished American artists due in part for his explorations of the symbols of Americana and the relationship between language and art. The End is a cinematic theme that the artist used in the 1990s and 2000s, appearing in paintings, prints, and drawings – notably the 1991 large-scale painting at the Museum of Modern Art. Addressing the passage of time and obsolescence, Ruscha makes use of an antiquated typeface and an old cinematic tradition of using text in film. The concept of ephemerality is enhanced by the words themselves, The End, and the nature of the medium itself; considered futuristic when it was developed in the 1960s, the laser technology for holograms also creates a sense of impermanence as the images change with the viewer’s movement. While there is innate movement in the shifting words and images, these holograms also represent a full stop – a transitory moment frozen in time.

glass hologram set

ALEXANDER CALDER - The Forest - gouache and ink on paper - 43 x 29 1/4 in.

ALEXANDER CALDER

43 x 29 1/4 in.

gouache and ink on paper

Magic Wands is a 2004-2005 creation by India’s most renowned contemporary artist, Subodh Gupta. The work seamlessly blends a sculptural approach with an installation art aesthetic to create a statement on his heritage and universal themes. Since Gupta’s first installation in 1996, “Twenty-nine Mornings,” the artist has been driven to incorporate daily, utilitarian objects into his work. Bicycles, wands, pans all play heavily in the work of Gupta.
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<br>Gupta’s work often reflects the economic transformations in India- and provides a view into the lives of those whose lives are changed by the rise of the country as a global economic power. Gupta is widely collected as the pre-eminent Indian Contemporary artist. His work is included in the permanent collections of the MFA Houston and Victoria and Albert Museum, London, among many others.

62 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. ea.

chrome-plated aluminum

Jaudon was one of the founders of the Pattern and Decoration movement. With a foundation of feminist theory, Jaudon repositioned what were considered trivial art forms and minor visual images. These forms and symbols were relegated because of their association with the feminine or non-Western.
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<br>At the same time, Palmyra exemplifies the ability of Jaudon to create aesthetically beautiful works. Jaudon interweaves shades of red into ornate arabesques recalling gothic stonework, celtic knots, and Islamic calligraphy. The crispness of the lines against the impasto and the layering of red tones makes it appear that the lines are carved like stone.

Deborah Butterfield is an American sculptor, best known for her sculptures of horses made of objects ranging from wood, metal, and other found objects. The 1981 piece, Untitled (Horse), is comprised of sticks and paper on wire armature. The impressive scale of this piece creates a remarkable effect in person, presenting a striking example of Butterfield's celebrated subject matter. Butterfield originally created the horses from wood and other materials found on her property in Bozeman, Montana and saw the horses as a metaphorical self-portrait, mining the emotional resonance of these forms.

DEBORAH BUTTERFIELD

Untitled (Horse)

100 x 157 x 36 in.

sticks and paper on wire armature

ANDY WARHOL - Self-Portrait in Fright Wig - Polaroid, Polacolor - 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ea.

Self-Portrait in Fright Wig

4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ea.

Polaroid, Polacolor

MASAMI TERAOKA - Los Angeles Sushi Ghost Tales/Flying Sushi - watercolor on paper, mounted as a scroll - 90 x 17 1/4 in.

Los Angeles Sushi Ghost Tales/Flying Sushi

90 x 17 1/4 in.

watercolor on paper, mounted as a scroll

"Bouquets de Fleurs" (1901) is a glowing Post-Impressionist still life. As the revolutionary wave of Impressionism receded from its apex, artists such as Henri Manguin, Henri Matisse, Kees van Dongen, Louis Valtat, and others emerged as part of the new avant-garde in Europe. These “Fauves,” or roughly translated “wild beasts,” would attack their canvases with a bold and vibrant new palette. This completely new way of painting was not initially celebrated by critics, or the artistic elite, but is today recognized among the most innovative and original artistic movements of the 20th Century.
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<br>The present work, painted just before the revolution of Fauvism took hold, demonstrates a critical transitionary period in Modern Art. The subject is depicted with a masterful compositional sense and attention to spatial relationships. Manguin’s competency in composition would allow him to experiment freely with color during the first decade of the 20th Century. The slightly later but comparable Manguin still life “Flowers” (1915) is in the permanent collection of the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Bouquets de fleurs

25 7/8 x 21 5/8 in.

Works under $100k

Additional Resources

“How to Give a Good Gift” – Dr. Jennifer Rothschild, a professor of philosophy, shares her secret to finding the perfect gift at TEDxUF

“How to Give a Good Gift” – Dr. Jennifer Rothschild, a professor of philosophy, shares her secret to finding the perfect gift at TEDxUF

Story of Heather James: A Conversation with owners Jim Carona and Heather Sacre

Story of Heather James: A Conversation with owners Jim Carona and Heather Sacre

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