Robert Ryel Bliss

Man in Thought

1964

Bo Bartlett (b.1955). Untitlrd, 1991. Charcoal and pencil on paper, 18 x 18.5 inches, 28.5 x 28.5 inches framed. Non-reflective museum glass. Signed and dated lower right. Artist seal in red ink lower left. Excellent condition. While Bo Bartlett’s paintings pay homage to an art historical tradition that has long been rooted in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York, his work highlights the American South—a place he refers to as both the “center of the art world” and the “center of the real world.” After graduating from high school in Columbus, Georgia, Bartlett traveled to Florence, Italy, to pursue an artistic career. There, he studied under North Carolina painter Ben Long...

Melodie Provenzano (b.1974). Ballerina and Bugs, 2006. Graphiye pencil on paper, sheet measures 14.5 x 20.5 inches. 16.5 x 22.5 inches framed. Signed, titled and dated on back of sheet. Excellent condition. Melodie Provenzano lived and worked in New York City until 2020. After receiving her BFA from Parsons School of Design in 1996, she freelanced for more than a decade painting window displays, showrooms and various commissioned projects for fashion companies including, Saks 5th Avenue, Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo, Chanel and Hermes. At this time, she sharpened her drawing and painting skills while developing her fine art. Melodie has exhibited in group shows at The Brattleboro Museum, VT, The Chelsea Art Museum, NYC, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA, and solo shows at Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL, The University School of Nashville, TN, and Nancy Margolis Gallery, NYC. She has also written and recorded songs as "Connie Acher", releasing five LPs on Flipped Out Records and her most recent "For Giving" on UK label Golden Lab. Melodie currently lives and works in the countryside near Nashville, TN. Born in Hudson, NY, 1974 EDUCATION 1996 BFA Parsons School of Design SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2020 Seeing Oneself in Others, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, February 27 - April 11 2015 Stealth Peace, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, May 14 - June 20 2014 Raw Ribbon, University School of Nashville, Nashville,, January 9 - February 10 2012 Rock Center, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY, November 15 - December 15 Selected Work 2005-2011, 5th Avenue Windows of Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, October 5-12 2011 Drawn Together: Melodie Provenzano & Philippe Simille, The Marketplace Gallery, Albany, NY, May 6-28 2010 Melodie Provenzano & Rachel...

A fantastic industrial drawing dated 1935, which depicts the former Plymouth Motor Company's Powerhouse in Buffalo, NY. Housed in a contemporary frame presentation this unique work ...

'Infanta Suculentas,' features the face of a young woman with succulents and skulls in an intricately patterned and complex graphite drawing on Kent paper. from Japanese artist Chika...