Nude Study in Pencil, Europe, 1940s. Beautiful and well drawn study with a male nude kneeling. Wonderful atmosphere and very elegant. At the underside of the paper there are also a few other drawings of hands. Most probably made by a skilled artist as a study. At DEZAAK DELUXE we try to find items that are out of the ordinary. with experience over 40 years, we are known for our singular eye and combining the new and the old. We have a few thousand items in stock in our beautiful showroom in a reclaimed factory building out of the 1930s.

Poster by Osvaldo Ballerio for Compagnia Italiana Assicurazioni. Year 1934. Very good condition, the poster has always been protected by a light plastic sheet, which still protects it and of which you can see the reflections, bright colors. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity

issues arising from misattribution

Mixed technique “composition” andrés mende, abstract informalism – contemporary art

exceptional work carried out by the valladolid artist andrés mende, active during the last decade of the twentieth century and the beginning of the current century. It is an acrylic on paper, characteristic support of this painter. This abstract work surprises the viewer thanks to the contrast of colors and the thorough study of the stroke. Its lines fit in any contemporary space, following the style, or in a more classic environment, such as groundbreaking work.

the expression of the work is helped by the chromatic palette, since in the author the black, brown and ocher colors always predominate, which usually contrast with some other color. In this way, it provides depth and more dynamism to the result. His style is attached to abstract informalism, which could be considered a aspect of european abstract expressionism. Informalism was born in europe after world war ii and is characterized by the inclusion of different materials in the works. Using chance and improvisation create matéric works, with an ideological basis linked to existentialism and individual subjectivity. It differs from the american abstract expressionism in which it is more poetic, more static and more discreet than this.

this painting is eminently mental, nothing arises randomly or by chance. The compositions are premeditated, each stroke is designed. Play with color, with geometry, with straight lines and spots, the result is a vibrant, unreal and lyrical paint.

his style greatly remembers fernando zóbel’s, artist of filipino origin recognized worldwide. For him, the discovery of rothko’s painting, pollock, kooning . Supposed the escape from figuration, joining informalism and abstract expressionism. However, little by little, zóbel moved away from expressionist drama, he based his painting on the naked line and the suggested movement through the strokes that cross the paper.

about abstract art

abstract art is an artistic expression style that is characterized by representing abstracted concepts of reality or independent of the recognizable by the senses, through freedom, irrationality and diversity of shapes, lines and colors. That is, it is a subjective art that does not represent in a precise or figurative way the visual reality that the human being perceives. It emerged around 1900 and was the axis of modern art that covered various artistic movements, such as cubism, surrealism and stijl. Abstract art allows you to generate various interpretations or views according to the receiver because it does not seek to achieve the perfection of the stroke or the plausible compositions. It is considered an art that reaches another dimension of morality and spirituality, because it expresses emotions and sensations separate from logic and objectivity.

individual expositions:

2007 – bozzetto gallery, bilbao.

2006 – bomob cultural space, a coruña.

2005 – exhibition hall p. Sta maría la real, a. De campoo, palencia.

2002 – hotel trip sofía exhibition room, valladolid.

2001 – bomob cultural space, a coruña.

2000 – bomob cultural space, vigo.

1998 – molmar art gallery, pamplona.

1996 – expoarte gallery, madrid.

1985 – velázquez art gallery, valladolid.

and many more collective.

dimensions: 49 x 54.5 cm. / 28 x 34.5 cm.

the frame that protects the work is offered as a gift, but has value in itself. It is provided without additional cost so that when your work of art arrives at your home or place of destination you can be exhibited immediately. Any damage to the frame itself, which does not affect the integrity of the work of art, cannot be accepted as a valid reason to open a claim or request a cancellation.
this piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution

A Set of 3 Iconic 1950s Charcoal Portraits on heavy paper, one signed Oka. Of great scale and now bespoke framed in our workshops, these portraits can be sold separately. Smaller portrait dimensions; 84.5 high x 83 wide.

Mixed technique “grises” andrés mende, abstract informalism – contemporary art

exceptional work carried out by the valladolid artist andrés mende, active during the last decade of the twentieth century and the beginning of the current century. It is an acrylic on paper, characteristic support of this painter. This abstract work surprises the viewer thanks to the contrast of colors and the thorough study of the stroke. Its lines fit in any contemporary space, following the style, or in a more classic environment, such as groundbreaking work.

the expression of the work is helped by the chromatic palette, since in the author the black, brown and ocher colors always predominate, which usually contrast with some other color, as in this case gray, in contrast to the warm chromatic range. In this way, it provides depth and more dynamism to the result. His style is attached to abstract informalism, which could be considered a aspect of european abstract expressionism. Informalism was born in europe after world war ii and is characterized by the inclusion of different materials in the works. Using chance and improvisation create matéric works, with an ideological basis linked to existentialism and individual subjectivity. It differs from the american abstract expressionism in which it is more poetic, more static and more discreet than this.

this painting is eminently mental, nothing arises randomly or by chance. The compositions are premeditated, each stroke is designed. Play with color, with geometry, with straight lines and spots, the result is a vibrant, unreal and lyrical paint.

his style greatly remembers fernando zóbel’s, artist of filipino origin recognized worldwide. For him, the discovery of rothko’s painting, pollock, kooning . Supposed the escape from figuration, joining informalism and abstract expressionism. However, little by little, zóbel moved away from expressionist drama, he based his painting on the naked line and the suggested movement through the strokes that cross the paper.

about abstract art

abstract art is an artistic expression style that is characterized by representing abstracted concepts of reality or independent of the recognizable by the senses, through freedom, irrationality and diversity of shapes, lines and colors. That is, it is a subjective art that does not represent in a precise or figurative way the visual reality that the human being perceives. It emerged around 1900 and was the axis of modern art that covered various artistic movements, such as cubism, surrealism and stijl. Abstract art allows you to generate various interpretations or views according to the receiver because it does not seek to achieve the perfection of the stroke or the plausible compositions. It is considered an art that reaches another dimension of morality and spirituality, because it expresses emotions and sensations separate from logic and objectivity.

individual expositions:

2007 – bozzetto gallery, bilbao.

2006 – bomob cultural space, a coruña.

2005 – exhibition hall p. Sta maría la real, a. De campoo, palencia.

2002 – hotel trip sofía exhibition room, valladolid.

2001 – bomob cultural space, a coruña.

2000 – bomob cultural space, vigo.

1998 – molmar art gallery, pamplona.

1996 – expoarte gallery, madrid.

1985 – velázquez art gallery, valladolid.

and many more collective.

dimensions: 90 x 70 cm. / 73 x 54 cm.

the frame is offered as a gift, but has value in themselves. It is provided without additional cost so that when your work of art arrives at your home or place of destination you can be exhibited immediately. Any damage to the frame itself, which does not affect the integrity of the work of art, cannot be accepted as a valid reason to open a claim or request a cancellation. This piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution

This fantastic 1920s Academic Study Drawing of a Male Nude Model by Luigi Lobito was done in Italy 1927.
It is framed. This piece has an attribution mark,
I am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution

This artwork “Tree” c.1980, is a pastel drawing on paper by noted American artist Albert Handell, b.1937. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (Image) size is 15.5 x 21 inches, framed size is 24.25 x 28.75 inches. Custom framed in original wooden gold with brown patina frame, with off-white matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some small minor restorations, practically invisible.

About the artist:
ALBERT HANDELL was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1937. At an early age, a favorite activity of his was drawing with chalks on the city streets. He began formal studies of drawing and anatomy at the age of sixteen. In 1954, he enrolled at the Art Students League of New York City to study drawing and anatomy with the late Louis Priscilla and the late Robert Ward Johnson, and later studied painting for two years with Frank Mason. From 1961 to 1965, Mr. Handell lived and traveled in Europe. In Paris, he painted independently in his own studio, working from the model at L’Ecole de la Grande Chaumiere and at the Louvre, copying the old masters.

Since 1961, he has had over thirty one-man shows and has received over seventy prizes and awards. Mr. Handell has received grants from the John F. and Anna Lee Stacy Foundation and from the Elizabeth T. Greenshields Foundation, Montreal Canada. His paintings are in numerous private and public collections and museums.

Mr. Handell now exhibits with the Ventana Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where, since 1987, he has had annual one-man shows.

For a period of fifteen years, 1960-1975, Albert Handell’s pastels were included in every book published on pastels in the U.S.A. His pastels enjoy international reputation

The Allied Artists of America, New York City
The Audubon Artists of America, New York City
The National Academy of Design, New York City
Academie Artists of America, Springfield, Massachusetts
The Pastel Society of America, New York City
The Butler Institute of America Art, Youngstown, Ohio
State University of New York, Albany, New York
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
National Arts Club, New York City
The Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, New York
The Berkshire Museum of Art, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York
Artists of America (Denver- Rotary Club) 1983, 1984, 1990

His paintings and pastels are in numerous private and public collections and museums.
Permanent Collections (Partial Listing):

Capital Art Collection, State Capital, Santa Fe, NM, above “Last Light” 24″x36″ oil
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
Ranger Purchase Award, National Academy of Design, N.Y.C. Donated to Bates College, Lewistown, Maine
Elizabeth T. Greenshiekls, Memorial Foundation and Museum, Montreal, Canada
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Schenectady Museum of Art, Schenectady, NY
Syracuse Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
R.K. Mellon Art Acquisition Fund Purchase
Sidney Mishkin Art Gallery at Baruch College, City University of New York City
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania
The Rio Hotel and Casino in the Italian Resort of Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada
Capital Art Collection, State Capital, Santa Fe, NM, below “La Hacienda De Los Martinez, Taos”, 12″x18″ pastel

Mixed technique “composition” andrés mende, abstract informalism – contemporary art

exceptional work carried out by the valladolid artist andrés mende, active during the last decade of the twentieth century and the beginning of the current century. It is an acrylic on paper, characteristic support of this painter. This abstract work surprises the viewer thanks to the contrast of colors and the thorough study of the stroke. Its lines fit in any contemporary space, following the style, or in a more classic environment, such as groundbreaking work.

the expression of the work is helped by the chromatic palette, since in the author the black, brown and ocher colors always predominate, which usually contrast with some other color. In this way, it provides depth and more dynamism to the result. His style is attached to abstract informalism, which could be considered a aspect of european abstract expressionism. Informalism was born in europe after world war ii and is characterized by the inclusion of different materials in the works. Using chance and improvisation create matéric works, with an ideological basis linked to existentialism and individual subjectivity. It differs from the american abstract expressionism in which it is more poetic, more static and more discreet than this.

this painting is eminently mental, nothing arises randomly or by chance. The compositions are premeditated, each stroke is designed. Play with color, with geometry, with straight lines and spots, the result is a vibrant, unreal and lyrical paint.

his style greatly remembers fernando zóbel’s, artist of filipino origin recognized worldwide. For him, the discovery of rothko’s painting, pollock, kooning . Supposed the escape from figuration, joining informalism and abstract expressionism. However, little by little, zóbel moved away from expressionist drama, he based his painting on the naked line and the suggested movement through the strokes that cross the paper.

about abstract art

abstract art is an artistic expression style that is characterized by representing abstracted concepts of reality or independent of the recognizable by the senses, through freedom, irrationality and diversity of shapes, lines and colors. That is, it is a subjective art that does not represent in a precise or figurative way the visual reality that the human being perceives. It emerged around 1900 and was the axis of modern art that covered various artistic movements, such as cubism, surrealism and stijl. Abstract art allows you to generate various interpretations or views according to the receiver because it does not seek to achieve the perfection of the stroke or the plausible compositions. It is considered an art that reaches another dimension of morality and spirituality, because it expresses emotions and sensations separate from logic and objectivity.

individual expositions:

2007 – bozzetto gallery, bilbao.

2006 – bomob cultural space, a coruña.

2005 – exhibition hall p. Sta maría la real, a. De campoo, palencia.

2002 – hotel trip sofía exhibition room, valladolid.

2001 – bomob cultural space, a coruña.

2000 – bomob cultural space, vigo.

1998 – molmar art gallery, pamplona.

1996 – expoarte gallery, madrid.

1985 – velázquez art gallery, valladolid.

and many more collective.

dimensions: 90 x 70 cm. / 73 x 54 cm.

the frame that protects the work is offered as a gift, but has value in itself. It is provided without additional cost so that when your work of art arrives at your home or place of destination you can be exhibited immediately. Any damage to the frame itself, which does not affect the integrity of the work of art, cannot be accepted as a valid reason to open a claim or request a cancellation. This piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution