studio pottery
studio pottery Is studio pottery valuable? Hans Coper and Lucie Rie Hans Coper (1920-1981) and Lucie Rie (1902-1995) are the acknowledged masters of 20th-century studio …
Art and Literature
feminist art
feminist art Why is Feminist Art important? What is Feminist Art? The unifying goal of Feminist Art is to provide a place for female-centred representation …
Directoire style
Directoire style What is Directoire style furniture? Directoire style, Neoclassical style of dress, furniture, and ornament popular in France during the period of the Directory …
Neo-Plasticism
Neo-Plasticism From the Dutch ‘de nieuwe beelding’, neo-plasticism basically means new art (painting and sculpture are plastic arts). It is also applied to the work …
hammerbeam
hammerbeam Why is it called a hammer beam? They are traditionally timber framed, using short beams projecting from the wall on which the rafters land, …
wove paper
wove paper What is the difference between wove paper and laid paper? Wove paper is a paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed and often …
photogravure
photogravure Photogravure (in French hliogravure) is a process for printing photographs, also sometimes used for reproductive intaglio printmaking. Are photogravure prints valuable? Estimate: $100-$250. CENTER …
National Socialist art
National Socialist art What was Hitler’s type of art? He claimed to be the synthesis of many artistic movements but drew primarily from Greco Roman …
mixed media
mixed media Mixed media is a term used to describe artworks composed from a combination of different media or materials. Pablo Picasso. Bottle of Vieux …
upholstering
upholstering What does being upholster mean? upholster. verb [ T ] /?p?h??l.st?r/ us. /?p?ho?l.st?/ to cover a chair or other type of seat with cloth …