{"title":"Material Matters November 2026","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"11325-morgan-barbara-confrontation-original-barbara-morgan-photograph","title":"Morgan, Barbara. (1900–1992) \"Confrontation,\" Original Barbara Morgan Photograph","description":"Original silver gelatin photograph, 26 x 26 cm, signed \"Barbara Morgan\" dated 1970 and titled \"Confrontation\" in pencil on the mount. Overall 37.5 x 41.5 cm. Foxing to mount, else fine. Framed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The year Morgan returned to creating photomontages in earnest, in 1965, also was the year doctors diagnosed Morgan's husband Willard with throat cancer.  Anfter two years of fighting the disease, Willard passed away in 1967.  Although Morgan never specifically mentioned her husband's illness as a factor in returning to photomontage, several of her artworks from this period seem to address the themese of cancer and death.  Among these works is 'Confrontation.'  The skull is a time-honored artistic symbol of death, but in this photomontage the skull suggests a secondary meaning.  Morgan placed the skull and spine in opposition to the head and neck of the woman, to present two opposite states of existence: life and death.  A likely refernce to the Asian concept of opposites, the Yin and Yang, appears as the primarily white upper half of the montage, the location of the skull, stands in opposition to the dark tones of the lower half, where Morgan placed the woman's head.  The specific negatives Morgan chose are relevant as well.  The dancer Anna Sokolow is the woman who appears in 'Confrontation.' Morgan utilized a 1940 photograph of the dancer performance 'Slaughter of the Innocents.'...In designing the montage, Morgan chose an image of a woman who looked remarkably similar to herself in her youth.  Furthermore, Sokolow closes her eyes as if in a reverie.  The ghostly, disembodied hand reaches toward her.  It is a large, thick hand reminiscent of the the hand of Morgan's deceased husband.  The specter of death, as represented by the skull, overalps Sokolow's head.  The turns away from the skull, but cannot escape it.\" (Brett Knape, \"Barbara Morgan's Photographic Interpretation of American Culture, 1935--1980,\" p. 189 - 90)","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093450084511,"sku":"11325","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/31441023_2_x.jpg?v=1722188102"},{"product_id":"12536-beatles-starr-ringo-papier-mache-dogs-from-the-collection-of-ringo-starr","title":"[Beatles] Starr, Ringo. (b. 1940) PAPIER MÂCHÉ DOGS - FROM THE COLLECTION OF RINGO STARR","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo vintage dog figures, Tallest, height, 11 inches.  From the collection of former Beatle, Ringo Starr.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093488783519,"sku":"12536","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Dog_Figurines_Ringo_Starr_12536_281_29.jpg?v=1722188359"},{"product_id":"13105-posada-jose-guadalupe-magia-blanca-y-magia-prieta-color-relief-print-framed","title":"Posada, José Guadalupe. (1852–1913) \"Magia blanca y magia prieta\" - Color Relief  Print FRAMED","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStriking three-color relief print (the black block is a relief etching on zinc; the red and green are relief engravings on metal) proof for the cover of an apparently unpublished magic book, by the great engraver known as the \"Printmaker to the Mexican People.\" Titled \"Magia blanca y magia prieta\" (White magic and dark magic), the image shows a magician, an angel, a fearsome devil and many more symbols of sorcery. The name of the printer, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, who published many of Posada's works, appears at the lower right. Printed in black, red, and brown inks. Overall toning, light ink smudging on parts of the print, slightly irregularly trimmed, with light wear and one chip to the lower edge; otherwise in fine condition for a proof. 8.75 x 6.75 inches (22.1 x 17 cm), framed to an overall size of 14.25 x 15 inches (36.1 x 38.1 cm.).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe artist, engraver, folk illustrator, and political cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada came out of poverty to become one of Mexico's most important artists, a creative mouthpiece of the common man and an influence on later artists such as muralists Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"In 1887, he joined the Antonio Vanegas Arroyo Publishing House, doing illustrations for a wide variety of printed publications, many of which had editions in the thousands... Posada knew his intended audience well; most were poor, illiterate and enjoyed the sensational aspect of any story. Using well-known symbols, and with an uncanny journalistic sense, Posada was able to identify a hierarchy of interests for the common man: family, work, neighborhood, government, disasters, religion and the supernatural. His illustrations, which were always linked to a story, were graphic reports that read from left to right. Posada was a master of composition and chiaroscuro (dark\/light) and his prints always convey a feeling of action and movement...His political drawings reveal a deep social consciousness; Posada was a moralist whose criticism was aimed at everyone, not just the obvious government officials. His personal and artistic integrity were well-known, even though he worked for much of his life in complete obscurity. He died in 1913 and was buried in a common grave.\" (Stanford University Library, Guide to the Jose Guadalupe Posada Prints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093506969759,"sku":"13105","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Posada_Jose_Magia_Blanca_Print_13105_001-rotated-270.jpg?v=1722188481"},{"product_id":"14642-hohner-oversized-replica-marine-band-harmonica","title":"[Hohner] Oversized Replica Marine Band Harmonica","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking oversized replica harmonica, constructed ca. 1950's from cardboard and vacuform plastic as an advertising display piece for Hohner, manufacturers of harmonicas and accordions. Just as on the real item, the top of the harmonica is detailed with numbers, the company's logo, and the text, \"Marine Band M. Hohner.\" Some areas of wear, scuffs and dents to the plastic areas, but overall in fine condition. \u003cspan\u003e6.5 x 24 x 5 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Marine Band has been Hohner's most popular model of harmonica for generations, originally made in Germany on a wood comb. Most blues and rock artists play a Marine Band; several noted users are Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Little Walter and Neil Young.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093557301407,"sku":"14642","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Hohner_Harmonica_14642_001.jpg?v=1722188823"},{"product_id":"14810-baryshnikov-mikhail-swope-martha-baryshnikov-on-broadway-photographs-signed","title":"Baryshnikov, Mikhail. (b. 1948) [Swope, Martha. (1928–2017)] Baryshnikov on Broadway: Photographs - SIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003eSigned book from the Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor, documenting rehearsals and performances of his 1980 TV movie \"Baryshnikov on Broadway\" (which also featured Nell Carter and Liza Minnelli.) He has signed boldly on the half-title. 96 pp., unpaged. Softcover, with some shelf wear; slight smudging to the signature; overall in very good condition. 9 x 10 inches (23 x 25.5 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093562609823,"sku":"14810","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Baryshnikov_Mikhail_Sig_Book_14810_283_29.jpg?v=1722188858"},{"product_id":"15308-bouchet-camille-la-femme-aux-trois-maris","title":"Bouchet, Camille. (1799–1890) La Femme aux Trois Maris","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatercolor with gouache on paper. Signed lower right. 16.5 x 12.2 cm. Framed. Titled in pencil on the backing of the frame: \"La Femme aux Trois Maris.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe nineteenth-century French artist Camille Bouchet exhibited at the Salon from 1849 to 1883.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093580239007,"sku":"15308","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Bouchet_Danse_Macabre_15308_002.jpg?v=1722188966"},{"product_id":"15305-warhol-andy-keith-haring-screenprint-on-t-shirt","title":"Warhol, Andy. (1928–1987) KEITH HARING - Screenprint on T-Shirt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"lotdetail-subtitle\" style=\"\"\u003eS\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ecreenprinted cotton t-shirt by Andy Warhol, ca. 1986,  featuring the face of fellow Pop artist Keith Haring, rendered in a vibrant palette of pink and blue. This t-shirt was originally sold in Haring's famed Pop Shop, a retail store he opened in April 1986 in SoHo, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e  Jockey 38-40 M. Somewhat faded, else fine. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"lotdetail-subtitle\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"lotdetail-subtitle\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eBy the time Haring appeared on the scene, Andy Warhol was already the pop of Pop. And Pittsburgh isn’t all these two very American artists had in common. Both were prolific, dared to create all over the place, and had the audacity to be informal and casual-seeming about art, which misled critics already determined to find them frivolous. Both were gay and – perhaps, at some level, because of that – had an extra drive to be anointed as popular and famous. Haring didn’t have Warhol’s range, or complexity, or genius at getting under the skin of the culture. But one could say that Haring became a sort of mini-Warhol and, in one way, went beyond his idol. Because of the tenor of the times, Haring’s queer sexuality was much more out-front than Warhol’s enigmatic image, behavior, and sensibility. But Warhol’s need to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003ebelong, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eto be a star among stars, was shared by Haring. He was an American kid who equated-at least at the beginning-success with public recognition and media validation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"lotdetail-subtitle\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"lotdetail-subtitle\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"lotdetail-description\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"conditon-report logged-in action\" data-toggle=\"modal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2016\/prints-and-multiples-n09564\/lot.297.html#conditionsOfSaleModal\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093580271775,"sku":"15305","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Warhol_Keith_Haring_T_Shirt_15305.jpg?v=1722188967"},{"product_id":"15345-x-ray-transparent-lady-1934-4-5-x-10-gelatin-silver-print","title":"[X-Ray] Transparent Lady (Eastman Kodak x-ray research lab), 1934. 4.5\" x 10\". Gelatin silver print","description":"\u003cp\u003eStriking 1934 press photograph showing an x-ray of a young woman wearing jewelry and high heels. Press caption on the verso reads, in part: \"This bob-haired young thing stepped into the x-ray-research laboratory of the Eastman Kodak Company and became the subject of a full-length x-ray portrait. The life-size result, taken in one second on what may be the largest film ever used for a picture, has just gone on view at the [Chicago World's] Fair.\" Gelatin silver print. Some dings and indentations and small corner creases; overall in fine condition. 4.5 x 10 inches (11.3 x 25.2 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe new-fangled x-ray machine was first exhibited in a fair at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. By 1933 they were widely in use for medical and dental purposes, as well as in industrial settings. However, the risks of unnecessary exposure to radiation were not yet fully understood, as the presence of a recreational X-ray booth at the 1933 World's Fair demonstrates!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093581385887,"sku":"15345","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/X-Ray_OP_15345_001.jpg?v=1722188975"},{"product_id":"15820-perrin-philippe-monumental-knife","title":"Perrin, Philippe. (b. 1964) Monumental Knife","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eFrance, 2000. Cast aluminum. This work is number 4 from the edition of 8. Signed, dated and numbered to blade: [Philippe Perrin PP 2000 N 4\/8]. 36 x 7 x 2 inches (91 x 18 x 5 cm). Provenance: Cannes Encheres, \u003ci\u003eArt Moderne et Contemporain\u003c\/i\u003e, 28 February 2016, Lot 725 | Private Collection. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNB: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE CUSTOM CRATING AND ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES WILL APPLY. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSince the 1980s, Philippe Perrin has been an unconventional figure on the international art scene, known for his short temper and bad-boy image. His work blends reality and fiction, evoking symbols of violence taken from a variety of genres, such as crime fiction, cinema, or popular culture. Notably, he often plays with scale, enlarging objects such as a revolver or a razor blade to monumental sizes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093597343903,"sku":"15820","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Perrin_Monumental_Knife_15820_01.jpg?v=1722189084"},{"product_id":"15898-anonymous-france-ca-1920-bird-skull-bronze-9-75-x-5","title":"[Anonymous] France, ca. 1920. Bird Skull. Bronze. 9.75\" x 5\"","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eBronze sculpture of a bird skull. Unsigned, undated. 9.75 x 5 inches; 25 x 13 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093599473823,"sku":"15898","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Bird_Skull_15898.jpg?v=1722189102"},{"product_id":"15902-tattoo-flash-peckham-george-dragon-1900","title":"[Tattoo Flash] Peckham, George. Dragon, 1900","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"space-top space-bottom\"\u003eOriginal tattoo flash of a dragon, probably British, signed \"G. Peckham\" and dated 1900 l.r.. Pigments on canvas board, 7.75 x 11.75  inches (sight), 9.75 x 13.25 inches (framed).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"space-top space-bottom\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"space-top space-bottom\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tattoo flash is a stereotypical tattoo design printed or drawn on paper or cardboard, and may be regarded as a species of industrial design. It is typically displayed on the walls of tattoo parlors and in binders to give walk-in customers ideas for tattoos. A flash is either drawn by the individual tattooer for display and used in their own studio, or traded and sold among other tattooers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093599834271,"sku":"15902","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Dragon_Painting_15902_01.jpg?v=1722189102"},{"product_id":"15909-seance-talking-skull-ca-1920s","title":"[Seance] Talking Skull, ca. 1920s","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"space-top space-bottom\"\u003eAn antique \"talking skull\" with a hinged jaw, apparently made to be used by mystics in the context of seances. Ca. 1920s, British. Painted papier-maché, wood and steel. Some oxidation to metal and light wear to surface. 10 x 6.5 x 6.5 inches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"space-top space-bottom\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"space-top space-bottom\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093600129183,"sku":"15909","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Talking_Skull_15909_01.jpg?v=1722189106"},{"product_id":"17689-holiday-billie-signed-photograph","title":"Holiday, Billie. (1915–1959) Signed Photograph","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eSigned photograph of the legendary jazz singer, who is shown in an attractive promotional photograph for the Associated Booking Corp, posing with a cigarette in her hand. She has signed and inscribed at the left. Several small tape remnants and surface losses to the edges; otherwise in fine condition overall, nicely matted and framed with all described faults out of view.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003eRevered as one of the greatest and most individual vocalists in the history of blues and jazz, Holiday died from cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 44. Signed photographs of her are very scarce.","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093658194079,"sku":"17689","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Billie_Holiday_Framed_Picture_17689.jpg?v=1722189496"},{"product_id":"18393-memento-mori-weak-condition-miserable-nature-late-baroque-memento-mori","title":"[Memento Mori] \"Weak Condition, miserable Nature\" – Late Baroque Memento Mori","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA French memento mori \u003c\/span\u003edating to the late 1700s painted in gouache on parchment, depicting many objects that represent the transience of the human experience, such as flowers, an hourglass, a skull, a glass ball, clock, and more sitting atop an altar table of red marble. 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