Charles Martin Art

Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase...

Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 1 of 10 If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph This exhibition is a visual dance of contradictions. Whimsical and sophisticated. Stylistic and simple. Studied and carefree. That’s what emerges when you take a photojournalist by study, fashion photographer by trade and fine artist by instinct and leave him alone with his camera and a muse. Burris’ work is influenced by his early career spent working with fashion photographer Bill King and inspired by the decisive moment made known by the Henri Cartier Bresson. He defies the confines of either discipline. It is not fashion photography, which is by nature produced, but rather purely spontaneous. Todd left the world of fashion photography after building his own career in Milan and New York to go to LA and find his niche. He embraced his fascination with flea markets and penchant for discarded items that wouldn’t ever be chosen because they were trendy but because they were interesting. Burris packed his 1979 white Pontiac station wagon with his finds. When he came upon a stage that fit the props, he called on his muses and created a visual story on the spur of a moment. The collection of black and white images conveys a sense of effervescence and Élan. It includes photographs from Burris' time in Los Angeles as well as earlier experimental work in Milan and New York City. Anything but superficial, the invitational image, "Paget #1" challenges the traditional symmetry of beauty. We see a dramatic close up of a woman’s face, her intense eyes framed by the stark contrast between her porcelain skin and jet black hair. The lighting is such that her face is divided by shadow, one half dark and mysterious, the other half light and classically beautiful. The effect is deeply engaging. The viewer doesn’t know when the photo was taken but you want to know more. In “Mercer Street...

Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston, 1971, STERN Photographed at Nicholson's house on Mulholland drive in Los Angeles. Silver Gelatin Print Edition si...

Majestic desk table lamp by Woka Vienna, circa 1980s solid metal nickel plated finish shows a lot of original patina, nicely worn double sockets good original condition. A couple of ...

An original Art Deco illustration hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper. The drawing features two elegant women with large windows and drapery in the background. This illustrati...

François-Maurice Roganeau (1883-1973) Portrait of a young man, 1947 signed and dated lower left Titled Guy Ernoult (name of the sitter) on the upper part 27 x 22 cm in a beautiful f...

Maison Charles Palm-three-lamp Paris 1970s with chrome /silver pedestals and bronze urns and brass fronds. Each with 3 light fittings orignal shad...

A fine impression with full margins published by Associated American Artists with their information label present - pictured in Art and Popular Religion in Evangelical America, 1815-...

Fernand Léger Dantzig's street, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c...

Lighting-sculpture designed by Christian Ludwig Attersee in 1992. Material used is wood, silk-screen process, signed, numbered. Suitable for the US market   

A blue-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Martin Flodén, Arvika, Sweden, 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.15" H x 5" Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4....

Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Potpourri en Ciel Year: 1975 Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper Edition: 90, plus proofs Size: 29...