In this book, calle explores pencil drawing as a serious medium, rather than just a. The art of paul calle this and more can be found among the 50,000 works of art offered by artusa, the worlds source for collectible art. Paul calle limited edition fine art print and a good book for company. View over 340 paul calle artworks sold at auction to research and compare prices. Having found a lost address book on the street in paris, calle copied the pages before returning it anonymously to its owner. He covers several basic topics, but nothing of any great length, nor or any tutorials included. The artwork he created is a part of the national air and space museum in washington, dc. Calles notoriety was such that in 1992 paul auster, who had read about her projects, stole her character and incorporated it wholesale into his. Heres whats going on with the bronx zoo tiger who tested. Today, she is a touchstone for younger artists, and famous enough to serve as the inspiration for fiction writers, like paul auster. Buy marmont hill inside pro football by paul calle painting print on wrapped canvas at. The worse the breakup, the better the art art and design. Print fresh tracks by paul calle cowans auction house.
This excellent artist has created drawings representing the usa space mission as well as national parks and just about all subjects artists love to draw, from people to machinery, to landscapes. Art country canada paul calle in the valley of the grand. See more ideas about western art, art and native american art. An artist s journey, the book covers calle s work for nasa and his wonderful lifelike art depicting the era of the mountain man. An artists journey was awarded the prestigious benjamin franklin award for fine arts in 1993. Paul calle, postage stamp designer, is dead at 82 the new. Chriss book lovingly traces his father paul and his artistic journey through americas race to the moon. This mingling of fact and fiction so intrigued calle that she created the works of art created by the fictional character, which included a series of color.
Warrior no more by paul calle from his book the pencil from the. An artist s journey was awarded the prestigious benjamin franklin award for fine arts in 1993. Nov, 2019 her presentation style is suitably literary. Paul calle and a good book for company fine art canvas. Calle space art paul calle, chris calle space artist paul calle, 19282010 collectspace dec. The original edition of double game, published by violette editions in 1999, was the first important book by sophie calle to be published in english and earned fervent international praise for its concept, content and stunning design. Art country canada rocky mountain art gallery 729 main street canmore, alberta t1w 2b2. The midwests most trusted auction house antiques fine art art appraisals. Paul calle 1928 2010 is an artist born in 1928 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1993, at illustration house, and the most recent auction result is a drawingwatercolor sold in 2019.
Apr 10, 2017 calles fondness for games and their strict rules is showcased in this delightfully meta project, which springs from paul austers novel leviathan and its fictional artist maria, whose. For calle, the dimensions of art can be as vast as the wild, windswept plains of the west, as infinite as outer space and as small as the historic scenes he captures on postage stamps for the united states postal service. It has been translated into french, chinese and russian. A showcase of pencil works by a master of the medium, this volume explains paul calle s process and provides a fantastic gallery of demonstrations and inspiration for artists at intermediate to advanced levels. The pencil and paul calle an artists journey, winner of the benjamin franklin award for fine arts. It takes the form of a double jeu or double game between the work of sophie calle and the fiction of paul auster.
Paul calle, limited edition prints, giclee canvases, sculpture, books. Paul calle and a good book for company limited edition. This excellent artist has created drawings representing the usa space. Paul calle, postage stamp designer, is dead at 82 the. Trained at the pratt institute 1947, this artist was greatly influenced by the figure work of thomas hart benton. The image is a pencil drawing done by paul calle based on his sketches and experience in the suiting up room for apollo 7 with cunningham, wally schirra and donn eisele. Art country canada paul calle largest limited edition. Paul calle in the valley of the grand tetons limited. Calle is a prodigious maker of books, and her exhibitions often pair image and text, as if theyre meant to be read as much as experienced. See more ideas about mountain man, native american art and western art. Paul calle prints value paul calle winter hunter pencil. Oct 16, 2019 explore markusds board paul calle artist illustrator, followed by 1815. Paul calle prints, paul calle artwork, fine art by paul. Also a complete religious education program for grades 18.
Find paul calle prints from a vast selection of fine art prints. Calle has mastered the art of pencil drawing as well as painting with oils. Paul calle in the land of the teton sioux fine art canvas. Paul calle largest limited edition print and giclee canvas. Paul calles book the pencil may be the very best book on drawing ever written. The story begins with maria, a fictional character in paul austers novel, leviathan. Whether the wild western plains of days gone by or todays frontier of outer space, paul calle captures the moment with precision and skill in all of his art, prints and posters. As a prisoner in the camp, he participated in the escape plan but was debarred from the actual escape along with three or four others on grounds of. Paul calle is an artist whose work reflects the dramatic era of americas western heritage as well as the one in which he lives. He made amazing space paintings and drawings during the 1960s. Get the best deals on paul calle when you shop the largest online selection at.
An artists journey, was awarded the prestigious benjamin franklin. Marmont hill inside pro football by paul calle painting print. Paul calle gallery direct art is your fine art gallery for paul calle questions. Dec 31, 2010 paul calle was born on the lower east side of manhattan on march 3, 1928. The book represents one of the best retrospectives of paul calles space art, since abrams published the now famous eyewitness to space catalog in 1973. Paul calle paul calle was a master of both the oil painting and the pencil drawing. See more ideas about artist, art and fine art drawing. Double game was the first major publication in english by french artist sophie calle born 1953, and is her bestselling title to date. Paul calle was born on the lower east side of manhattan on march 3, 1928. Jul 31, 2009 chris brought along his new book, celebrating apollo 11. Paul calle suit up pencil drawing we have printed a limited edition print of walt cunningham suiting up signed by cunningham and numbered.
Jan 01, 1974 the pencil provides an insight into paul calle s pencil drawings. Sharing with friends by paul calle the national cowboy. Most of the fictional marias works are, in fact, based on. Apr 11, 2020 on april 5, the wildlife conservation societys bronx zoo said in a statement that nadia, a fouryearold malayan tiger at the bronx zoo, tested positive for covid19.
The worlds source for collectible art tollfree 18774440777 or 14403547002. The book includes paintings done in color plus some of calle s pencil drawings which have to be seen to be believed. Calle, paul, 19282010 coming attraction english as illustrator voyage to eternity english as illustrator callet, auguste, 18121883 o inferno portuguese as author call, frank oliver, 18781956 en. Calle asked writer and filmmaker paul auster to invent a fictive character which i would attempt to resemble and served as the model for the character maria in austers novel leviathan. Paul calle s book the pencil may be the very best book on drawing ever written. The art of paul calle this and more can be found among the 50000 works of art. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. New york city established american contemporary artist, paul calle is best known for his detailed figurative depiction of western and sporting themes, in his drawings and graphic prints. Calle s oil paintings, finely detailed panoramic landscapes of the majestic west, often take several years to complete. Mike collins by paul calle, 1969 felt tip pen on paper paul calle was the only artist with the apollo 11 astronauts in the early morning hours of july 16, 1969, when they put on their spacesuits in preparation for the historic journey to land on the moon. The address book, a key and controversial work in sophie calle s oeuvre, lies at the epicenter of many layers of reality and fiction. However, what makes the book stand out is the incredible pencil renderings contained throughout. The great escape is an insiders account by australian writer paul brickhill of the 1944 mass escape from the german prisoner of war camp stalag luft iii for british and commonwealth airmen.
Calle s oil paintings, finely detailed panoramic landscapes of the majestic west, often took several years to complete. He also learned woodcut techniques from lynd ward and the effect of sinewy lines from ben shahn. Well, my grandfather paul calle was an artist and he was chosen as one of the very first eight artists to join the nasa art program. Wildlife art prints plus original paintings with a wide.
Dec, 2004 calle s notoriety was such that in 1992 paul auster, who had read about her projects, stole her character and incorporated it wholesale into his novel leviathan. Paul calle paintings for sale paul calle art value price guide. Paul calles book the pencil straddles the categories of art instruction and coffee table book. Pencil illustration by paul calle, one of eight artists. He earned a bachelors degree from pratt institute in brooklyn and during the. He earned a bachelors degree from pratt institute in brooklyn and during the korean war was an illustrator for the army. Books, videos, music, software, prayerbooks, encyclicals published by the daughters of st. First steps by mitchell jamieson, 1963 acrylic, gauze, and paper on canvas. Acanthus and wild grape english as author in a belgian garden, and other poems english as author. See more ideas about western art, native american art and mountain man.