Hilda Castellon, wife of the famous Spanish American printmaker, Frederico Castellon (1914-1971) female nude lithograph titled “Reflections” numbered 236 of 250.

1980s litho by New England artist Lin Warren. “Untitled” lower left; pencil signed and numbered from an edition of 10.

Bold abstract monoprint by Roxanne Lu (20th Century). This piece is composed of botanical shapes laid across large patches of pale magenta, olive green, grey, and pale blue.

Signed, dated, and marked with the artist’s chop in the lower right corner (Roxanne Lo FA 98)
Presented in an aluminum frame with an off white mat.
Frame size: 40.5″H x 28.5″W
Image size: 27.25″H x 19.25″W

Bold abstract monoprint by Roxanne Lu (20th Century). This piece is composed of botanical shapes laid across large patches of magenta, olive green, grey, and pale blue.

Signed, dated, and marked with the artist’s chop in the lower right corner (Roxanne Lo FA 98)
Presented in an aluminum frame with an off white mat.
Frame size: 40.5″H x 28.5″W
Image size: 27.25″H x 19.25″W

Bold abstract monoprint by Roxanne Lu (20th Century). This piece is composed of botanical shapes laid across large patches of dark magenta, olive green, black, and pale blue. Extending below the majority of the piece are brushstrokes resembling roots.

Signed, dated, titled and marked with the artist’s chop in the lower right corner (Roxanne Lu Roots FA 98)
Presented in an aluminum frame with an off white mat.
Frame size: 40.5″H x 28.5″W
Image size: 27.25″H x 19.25″W

Small vintage mid 20th century Akira Matsumoto (b. 1936) Japan abstract woodblock print. Signed, numbered 106/200 in pencil along lower margin. Unframed, age toning, with old mat toning.

“Lakota Messenger”
Frank Howell
Off-set Lithograph
Image Size : 17″ x 33″
Art Size: 25″ x 39″

FRANK HOWELL

1937-1997

Frank Howell’s work is described as a fusion of the physical and spiritual worlds, the continuum of life. Whether he is painting an Indian face or a landscape, there is a sense of evolving; an evolution of past, present, and the dawning of the future.
My work is very representational in some respects, and it’s kind of explosive and expansive in other respects. I combine these directions, and, really, that’s what has been accepted as the uniqueness in my work it’s at the same time contemporary and traditional.

Subtle earthy colors and sensitive draftsmanship bring to life this philosophical reality.
Howell views lithography as a painter’s print medium because of its ability to reproduce the kinds of subtle gradation of values and tonality which are most similar to the variations drawing and paint can provide.

my first concepts of a print were in terms of painterly processes. Progressively, as I have gained experience and knowledge, my ideas and approaches to conceptualizing those ideas are more in keeping with the qualities particular to lithography. The delicate washes, crayon textures and soft pencil lines so unique to the medium have become useful and integral ingredients in the formation of my images. I believe that through the communion between the tools, materials, and qualities of lithography and my sensibilities, beauty may be born. It is the communion and my awareness of its potential that perpetuates my search.
Howell’s list of credits is extensive. A drawing series, Past Winds, created in 1975, captured the attention of viewers in galleries, universities and museums throughout the nation. He has had over 30 one man shows including a display of lithographs at the Museum of Modern Art in Guadalajara, Mexico. Howell has been the subject of profiles on television, radio and in newspapers and magazines.

The oldest of three children, Howell spent his childhood in Iowa and Texas. As an ex-marine at eighteen, he enrolled in the University of Northern Iowa where he studied ceramics and jewelry making. He has had no formal training in painting, for which he is most widely known.

For six years Howell stopped painting altogether and devoted his time and energy to writing. The technical aspects of his painting may not have progressed during those years, but, his ideas moved forward, he explains, because the source for his poetry and painting are the same. He feels that getting in touch with this motivating force from within is the key to his success as an artist. Many of Howell?s current lithographs and paintings incorporate his poetry within the image, thus, allowing the viewer a more sensitive insight into his creative mind.
Howell taught art for 11 years in high schools and on the college level, before moving to Colorado in 1968 to devote his life to painting, sculpting and printmaking.

A 1969 abstract serigraph print signed by the artist Felice. Abstract circular shapes and layering of color give the work a sense of dimensionality. Signed and dated to the lower right, this print is displayed in a gold-tone wooden frame with an off-white double mat.

A 1970 serigraph print titled Some (Visual) Afterthoughts on the Boston Massacre by American artist Larry Rivers (1923-2002). The work has neon pink and green colors, with detailed depictions of British soldiers on the right side. The print is signed “Rivers” and numbered 85/150 to the lower left and displayed in a black frame with a white mat.

Larry Rivers was an artist, musician, and filmmaker who is recognized by many as a founder of the Pop Art movement. Born as Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg, he later changed his name to Larry Rivers while working as a jazz saxophonist under the band name “Larry Rivers and the Mudcats.” He studied at the Hans Hofmann school and was a graduate of New York University’s Art Education program in 1951.

“Distant Mistic”
by Franklin Galambos
Original Limited Edition Etching on White BFK Rives Paper
Hand tinted and signed by the artist
Paper Size: 24″ x 36″
Image Size: 17-3/4″ x 29-1/2″
Edition Number: 154/265
Circa early 1980s
Certificate of Authenticity with appraisal included
Condition of the etching is Mint

Franklin Galambos
Born: 1944, Norristown, PA
Education: No formal education, self taught.
1967-’69: Served in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Psychological Warfare, Special Forces, J.F. Kennedy Special War Center, Ft. Bragg, N.C.; assigned U.S.A.R.V. Long Binh, Vietnam as a graphic illustrator where he was primarily involved with U.S. Army Aviation projects.
1972: Left position at commercial printing firm in Philadelphia, PA to pursue a full time career in fine art.
1978: Moved studio from King of Prussia, PA to Oley Valley, PA.
1985 to present: Expanded studio in Oley Valley to include a printing Atelier.
Franklin Galambos and his wife Leslie live in the Oley Valley of Pennsylvania. With Leslie as his studio assistant, Franklin has dedicated himself to capturing the tranquility of his surroundings in his artwork. His etchings are cherished by all collectors throughout the country due both to their imagery and technical mastery.
Many of the images are multiple copper plate etchings, carefully rubbed with several tones of black, gray, and brown ink. The plates are masterpieces of complexity and must be carefully wiped for each impression. After each print is pulled, additional colors are meticulously added with an airbrush. Franklin uses acrylic paint for the airbrushing, carefully controlling the color as he works. Some of Franklin’s etchings also include berries which are individually hand colored onto the print. Each completed piece is a quiet, almost perfect understatement about the beauty of our vanishing wilderness. A reverence for this beauty shines from each piece.
For almost twenty years, collectors have responded to Franklin’s unique body of work, making him one of the nation’s foremost printmakers. He has had numerous one man shows in galleries and is collected by a host of individuals and corporations.