Ancient Oil Lamps

Chris Knox

Musician, b. 1952

Per Kirkeby 

Danish

(1938 - present)

The Siege of Constantinople

1995, Oil paint on canvas, 402 x 361 cm

 

Dark Cave (The Dream about Uxmal and the Unknown Grottos of Yucatan), 1967 

 

"Skowhegan V", 1991

Oil on canvas,  46 1/16 x 38 inches

 

"Untitled", 2006

Tempera on canvas78 3/4 x 118 1/8 inches

 

"Untitled", 2013

Oil on canvas78 3/4 x 63 inches

 

 

 

 

Regicide at Finderrup Barn (1967)

 

"Untitled", 1991

Oil pastel, gouache on paper, 40 x 26 inches

 

"Untitled", 2005

Gouache, oil, oil crayon, graphite on paper25 3/4 x 39 1/4 inches

 

 

"Untitled", 2004

Gouache, watercolor, charcoal, red chalk on paper25 3/4 x 39 1/4 inches

Qi Baishi

(1864  – 1957)

landscape

landscape

lotus

lotus painting

shrimp and crab

landscape

morning glory

Fausto Melotti 

(1901 – 1986)

Fausto Melotti, “I Sette Savi (The Seven Sages)” (1960), plaster, 18 1/2 x 31 3/8 x 15 5/8 inches; 7 parts, each 17 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 inches

Giugno (June), 1974, Brass, painted fabric, glass, 116 x 112 x 50 cm / 45 5/8 x 44 1/8 x 19 5/8 in

Fausto Melotti, “Primavera (Spring)” (1974), painted terracotta, brass, fabric, 16 3/8 x 11 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches 

Cerchi, 1960, Glazed polychromed ceramic, nylon, brass, 11.93 x 9.49 x 1.97 inches

Senza titolo (Untitled), circa 1945, Terracotta, 19 x 14.5 x 7.5 cm / 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 3 in

L'ombra dell'anima (The Shadow of the Soul), 1984, Painted plaster, painted refractory, brass, 30 x 57 x 42 cm / 11 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 16 1/2 in

La luna nello stagno (The Moon in the Pond), 1981, Plaster, mixed techinque, paper, 50 x 70 x 5 cm / 19 5/8 x 27 1/2 x 2 in

Francis Alys 

Sometimes making something leads to nothing

Mexico City 1997
4:59 min.

Gego  (Gertrud Goldschmidt)

1912 - 1944

Untitled,1977, Bronze 

Horizontal square reticularia 71/10, 1971

Sin título, 1961

Sin título, 1965

Sin título, 1963

Sin titulo, 1963

Sin titulo, 1967

Sin titulo, 1964