John Moll

Motorboat Cruising Off The Eastern Shore Of Maryland 1964 Watercolor by John Mol

Elegant & fabulously rare, original Philippe Jullian (1919-1977) (ink signed LR) watercolour depicting a lavish Moorish opium salon interior with a reclining nude portrait on the wall and two monkeys with their turban clad handler. Sagittarius Gallery, NY label inscribed Jullian No. 18 on verso Art Sz: 8 3/4"H x 11 1/8"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 18"W w/ Hermes orange mat & antique bamboo frame Provenance: The estate of D. D. Ryan (1928-2007), noted fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar, an associate of Halston and a regular on best-dressed lists! Another widely appreciated achievement is her association with the creation of Eloise, the fictional little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel. Eloise began as a character that Kay Thompson, a cabaret singer, portrayed to amuse her friends, of whom Ms. Ryan was one. Ms. Ryan urged her to write a book, put her together with Hilary Knight, the illustrator, and never stopped pushing her to finish the job. The result was “Eloise,” published in 1955 and a best seller the next year, and its popular sequels. “The book would never have existed without D. D. Never,” Mr. Knight said in an interview Thursday. “She would have just dropped it and gone on to something else.” Beyond her historic Eloise moment, Ms. Ryan thrived at the crossroads of New York’s fashion and artistic worlds, seeming to make a statement every time she dressed, almost always in clothes she made herself, always recognizable with her famous precisely stylized eyebrows. Her first job in Manhattan was as an assistant to the photographer Richard Avedon; she was photo editor at Harper’s Bazaar under the legendary editor Diana Vreeland, and she designed the costumes for Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 Broadway musical “Company.” Her social circle included Cole Porter, Andy Warhol, Mr. Sondheim and Truman Capote. When she recommended a new pair of sandals or a piece of costume jewelry — only “really good costume jewelry...

Abstract 'playing cards' watercolor attributed to Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) DAMA Ex- estate of D.D. Ryan (1928-2007) Manhattan socialite, fashion editor...

Charming sailboat gouache signed 'Felix' (LR) Art Sz: 8"H x 5 1/2"W Frame Sz: 13 1/2"H x 10 3/4"W

Abstract scuba diver w/ colorful sea urchins about 1960s Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 8"W Frame Sz: 17 1/4"H x 13 1/2"W

Classic watercolour depicting The Gent 1844-5. by George Bridgman signed (LL) & dated 1920 Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 6 1/2"W Frame Sz: 13"H x 10"W

Charming gouache depicting a boy flying a sailboat kite on pea green paper in a gilt bamboo frame Art Sz: 11 1/4"H x 10 3/4"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 15"W

"Porcelain Vase" is a watercolor and China ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper by realized in 1890 ca. Anonymous Artist of 19th Century. In very good conditions. With the Fren...

"Porcelain Vases" is an original watercolor and China ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper by realized in 1880 ca. Anonymous Artist of XIX Century. In very good conditions. Wit...

"Porcelain Vase" is an original drawing in watercolor and China ink, on ivory-colored paper by realized in 1880 ca. Anonymous Artist of XIX Century. In very good conditions, except...

"Porcelain Lamps" is an original ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by realized in 1880ca. by Anonymous Artist of XIX Century. In very good conditions, with some s...

"Maurice Kotler" 1960's is an original drawing in mixed media -ink and watercolor- on paper glued on grey cardboard, realized by Esy Beluzzi. The state of preservation of the artwor...

"Plate" is an original watercolor and china ink drawing on ivory-colored paper by realized in 1880ca. by Anonymous Artist of the XIX Century. In very good conditions. With the desc...