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| WINFIELD FINE ART IN JEWELRY -- SPECIAL COLLECTIONS PAGE ONE | ||||||||||||
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| LYDIA ROSEN BROOCH WITH ORIGINAL DRAWING | ||||||||||||
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Lydia Rosen brooch for Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry; drawing on paper,
encased in acrylics and
framed in sterling by New York mid 20th century metalsmith
Paul Lobel; about 2-3/8" x 1-7/8";
etched in the plastic: "Original Drawing by Lydia Rosen, WINFIELD, Pat.
Pend.", frame is marked "STERLING;" brooch back has a few nicks and a crack in the
acrylics on the reverse, top left; otherwise fine
condition. $450.00 (item #WFA01) |
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| MARGARET STARK MIXED MEDIA BROOCH | ||||||||||||
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Margaret Stark mixed media brooch for Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry; paper,
paint, silver foil, glitter, encased in acrylics, c. 1946; about
1-1/2" x 1-3/4"; etched on reverse: "Designed by Margaret Stark,
WINFIELD, Pat. Pend.;" fine
condition. Margaret Stark created many brilliantly colored abstract collages and paintings for Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry. She was a New York City native, born in 1915. Stark studied at the Art Students League and also with the famous German-born painter Hans Hofmann who also taught the famous abstract expressionists Clifford Still and Jackson Pollock. She exhibited at the Carnegie Institute in 1944-1946, the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1944-45, and the Museum of Modern Art in 1944. $450.00 (item #WFA02) |
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| LYDIA ROSEN MIXED MEDIA PENDANT | ||||||||||||
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Lydia Rosen mixed media pendant for Winfield Fine Art
in Jewelry;
gold cord, copper wire, cloth, stone, gold leaf, other materials encased
in acrylics, c. 1946 or 1947; about 3-1/5" x 3"; etched in plastics:
"by Lydia Rosen, WINFIELD, Pat. Pend.;" very light surface wear on back,
otherwise fine condition. Lydia Rosen was married to Efrem Weitzman who also created designs for Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry. She created iridescent, deeply 3-dimensional collages using pearls, silver, paint, cord, wire, bits of shells, and other objects. $450.00 (item #WFA03) |
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| JEFF MARKEL MINIMALIST BROOCH | ||||||||||||
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Jeff Markel minimalist brooch for Winfield Fine Art In Jewelry, c. 1946-47; silver, amber colored bead and other materials on paper encased in acrylics; approximately 2" x 1-1/2"; inscribed on reverse: "designed by ....Jeff (illegible)" WINFIELD PAT. PEND;" small bubble on front that is original to the piece, otherwise fine condition. The brooch is minimalist in that it leaves out all but the essential line and circle necessary to evoke the idea of a human profile. Markel's brooch is fluid and expressive like the drawings of Picasso, Matisse, or Paul Klee. Jeff Markel was an artist and musician who would bring his trumpet to the jam sessions at Julian Goodenow's in Greenwich Village. Markel is now a furniture designer, contractor, and author in California. $350.00 (item #WFA04) |
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RODNEY WINFIELD BROOCH WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING |
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Rodney Winfield brooch for Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry, c. 1946 or 1947; paint and gold foil encased in acrylics; Latin words "SYNEVES PAX CHRISTOS....," are painted in the design on gold foil; about 4" x 2-3/8"; unsigned on back; a little fuzziness under the acrylics, otherwise fine condition. No one's work sold better at Winfield Fine Art in Jewelry than that of Rodney Winfield (Armand Winfield's brother). His painted miniatures were difficult for Armand to keep in stock. Today, almost all of his pieces are in museum collections. His work is charming and illustrative with spiritual nuances. It evokes nostalgic memories of childhood journeys through books of Eastern European folk and fairy tales. Rodney became a well-known producer of stained glass, enamels, and mosaics for churches and synagogues. He created the N.A.S.A. window in the National Cathedral in Washington. D.C. which contains the Moon Rock. SOLD (item #WFA05) |
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