The artist signs a color poster titled "Maharishi". Poster signed: "Max 72". Signed in pencil on lower right side.15½ x 17, 1972. Titled "Maharishi", the work depicts a holy man seated with his legs crossed on a green platform, surrounded by the night sky. Peter Max, born in Berlin in 1937, spent most of his first ten years in Shanghai, and then traveled the world with his parents before immigrating to the US in 1953. Already an award-winning graphic artist and designer, Max burst on the cultural scene in the 1960s, first with his "psychedelic art" and then with a new concept, "cosmic art." Max, who works in many mediums, has been the official artist for the Grammy Awards, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, the Woodstock Music Festival and 5 Super Bowls. He has decorated a Boeing 747, a Dale Earnhardt racecar, and 265 murals on the US border. He has designed popular US and UN stamps, painted five US Presidents, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the Dalai Lama. He painted individual portraits of 356 firefighters who lost their lives heroically on 9/11, presenting these portraits to the families, and then at President Bush's request designed 356 more for the firefighters' memorial. Fine condition.

Abraham Lincoln Life Mask copy by Leonard W. Volk. This mask measures 10 ½ high x 10 wide x 8 deep. American sculptor LEONARD VOLK (1828-1895), who studied in Rome with the help of Illinois political figure Stephen A. Douglas, opened a studio in Chicago in 1859. Closely observing Douglas and his rival, Abraham Lincoln, during their debates, he sculpted both men and did Lincoln's life mask and made casts of both of his hands. Volk's monument to Douglas stands in Chicago and statues of Douglas and Lincoln grace the state Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. The sculptor also did portrait busts of Lincoln and a number of other subjects, including Henry Clay. Fine Condition.

Matisse signs a typed New Year's greeting for 1953 on verso of this 6x4 printed version of his self-referential painting, The Painter and His Model Printed Art signed in Ink: "H. Matisse" on verso, 6x4. His typed note in French above his signature, translated in full: "My thanks and my best/ wishes for 1953". The printed card features a reproduction of his painting, The Painter and His Model, from the Museum of Modern Art, Paris. A short version of the title, simply The Painter, is printed on this card. French painter, sculptor, and printmaker Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who was influenced by Post-Impressionism, revolted against Pointillism and became a leader of the Fauvist school, although his later work moved in other directions. He was a master in the use of form and color to convey emotion. A lifelong friend and rival of Pablo Picasso, Matisse shared many similarities with his contemporary. However, he differed from Picasso in that Matisse usually painted from nature. In The Painter and His Model (1917) Matisse also depicts himself in his Paris studio painting in another well-known work, Laurette in a Green Robe (1916). Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.

Deep-relief bust rendering of George Washington's head from an original cast by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor who created the Mount Rushmore National Monument. Produced to help finance construction of the "shrine of democracy", this model displays Borglum's vision and craftsmanship, and was personally signed by him. Original art signed "Gutzon Borglum/Rushmore" on verso. 4¼x5x2 plaster sculpture mounted on 8x9¼x¼ brown velvet-covered wood board. This is a deep-relief rendering of George Washington's head, from a mold made by the sculptor who created the Mount Rushmore National Monument. Executed before the monument itself, this model reflects Borglum's design in its planning stage. Though a small piece, it is filled with subtle details that breathe life and humanity - and dignity - into its subject. This patriotic piece of Americana is a fine exhibition of Borglum's skills. John Gutzon de la Mothe  Borglum (1867-1941), born in St. Charles, Idaho, already famous for creating the great head of Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, was commissioned to begin work on a "shrine of democracy" in 1927.

Carl Anderson, Rube Goldberg, Dick Moores, Jerry Scott, Otto Soglow, Pat Sullivan, and Russ Westover sign and draw their own cartons. Comprises: (1) DICK MOORES. Cartoon signed: "Dick Moores". B/w, 5x6¾. Dick Moores (1909-1986), a former assistant to Chester Gould on "Dick Tracy" and a Disney animator, is best known for working with Frank King on "Gasoline Alley", which Moores took over upon King's death in 1969. Fine condition. (2) RUBE GOLDBERG. Original Art inscribed and signed: "Love to/Jane Ann/Bodenheimer/from/Boob McNutt,/Mike & Ike/Pearl &/Bertha/Rube Goldberg./Aug./1934". B/w, 6x7¾. Rube Goldberg (1883-1970), who is also known for his complicated contrivances, has drawn the characters from "Boob McNutt", which he introduced in 1915, on letterhead of The Balsams, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. Horizontal fold touches characters, light horizontal crease at 2 letters of characters' names. Fine condition. (3) CARL ANDERSON. Original Art signed: "Carl/Anderson". B/w, 4x5¼. Pen and ink drawing of Carl Anderson's (1865-1948) comic strip character Henry, who was picked up by King Features Syndicate in 1934. Mid-horizontal fold at blank area. Fine condition.

1812 indenture renting land in Philadelphia owned by Mary Penn, signed by the prolific Peale family member as a witness. Extremely rare signature from the artist! Indenture signed "Rubens Peale" as a witness. Also signed by Mary Penn through her attorney "Thos. Cadwalader" in lower right corner. 2 pages, 21½x14¼ (front and verso). Aug. 1, 1812. This indenture rents an 11-acre-and-100-perches lot of land in Philadelphia to John Craige for eight silver dollars a year. In return, Craige had to erect a brick or stone house on the property worth at least $1,333.34 within two years. American artist Rubens Peale (1784-1865) was one of the children of artist-naturalist Charles Willson Peale. Born with poor eyesight, Peale wouldn't follow his siblings into an art career until much later in life. He became manager and then administrative proprietor of the Peale family's museum of art and science in Philadelphia and began his own museum in New York City in 1825. It was after his retirement from museum directing that Peale began painting, using still life painting as an extension of his interest in natural history. However, his painting career was short lived as he passed 10 years later in 1865, leaving most of his artwork and paintings extremely rare.

Remarkable signed, handwritten letter to a friend, describing his Florida vacation plans in very vivid detail. Remington has included a drawing of himself sketching an alligator. ALS: "Frederic R", 1 page, 7x8¾. No date, no place, but Florida. To unnamed correspondent. Begins: "Dear One". In full: "That's better than I expected - I have had the grip and been d-- sick - I have got catarrel [sic, catarrhal] to beat hell - I am going to die or take the old lady and pull for  the palmetos _ which I do on Florida Special tomorrow - how long? The length is decided by how my money holds out - that's the motive -- Three weeks if I like it -- a year if you will come and bring Madam. Going to take a shot-gun and I am going in for sport. No d-- high diddle diddle in a big cave full of niggers and dudes. -- Clear shooting and I want to feel a big tarpon pull. Going Jacksonville - Tampa -- & think far south -- Will write you -- but its too good to think you will come -- If you did -- me boy we would have some fun -- Got sketching kit want to shoot alligator. -- want to draw nigger -- want rest and good old fashioned loaf.…"

He signs an autograph letter thanking a fellow artist for his "articles against the critics." Autograph letter signed: "T-Lautrec", 1 page, 4½x7. No place, no date. To "My dear Marty". In French, translated. In full: "We remain open next week, so you may let it be known. I don't know if I asked you to do it yesterday. Thanks for the articles against the jurists. Cordially" French painter and printmaker Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) is famous for his posters and other images of Parisian nightlife in the "belle époque" of the 1890s. His early painting, "The Laundress", sold for $22.4 million in 2005. The letter is written to young fellow artist Andre Edouard Marty, later a leader of the Art Deco movement. Slightly creased. Ink transference at upper blank margin from folding the letter before ink had dried. Fine condition.

An original bronze sculpture by the artist, titled "Midas". Bronze sculpture, 10 ½ inches in length, 18 inches high and 6 inches wide. The base of this sculpture is 10 inches long and 8 inches wide. Circa 1980. Titled "Midas". Painter, sculptor, and author Charles Bragg (1931-2017) was a social satire artist. His art has been exhibited in museums and galleries, commissioned by Playboy, and documented in a PBS program. He won a Gold Medal from the National Society of Illustrators and an Award of Merit from the Art Directors Guild of New York. His publications include Charles Bragg on Medicine (1984), Charles Bragg: The Works! A Retrospective (1999), and Asylum Earth (2013). Excellent condition.

The artist signs an image of his plaster statue depicting his lover, Camille Claudel. Postcard Photograph signed: "Rodin". Sepia, 4 x 5½ overall, image 4 x 4¾ (one surface). This signed image of Rodin's plaster statue of his lover, Camille Claudel, is titled: L'Adieu (The Farewell) (1892). His young protégé suffered a mental breakdown in 1898 and was later hospitalized. Rodin's classic realism in sculpture was generally devoted to the sensuality of the human body seen in such works as The Thinker (1880) and The Kiss (1886). Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 23 x 16¼. Frame exhibits wearing at corners.

Unsigned aquatint "Tourne à Gauche" portrait of Pierre Auguste Renoir's son, Claude Renoir, circa 1904. Aquatint, unsigned. B/w, 11x13¼ overall, image 9¾x12 (two surfaces). Aquatint "Tourne à Gauche" portrait of his son, Claude Renoir, circa 1904. Facsimile of Renoir's signature, produced by the same process, appears below the image. Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), a leader among the Impressionists, is best known for his landscapes and paintings of figures and flowers. Renoir, who also enjoyed painting his children, also painted Claude, the youngest of his three sons (born in 1901 when the artist was 60), at his easel (1907) and dressed in a clown costume (1909). Dry mounted. Edges slightly soiled. Mounting remnants on verso (no show through). Overall, fine condition. Mounted by unknown individual. Not reviewed by us for conservation integrity. "As is" mounting purchase.

Visually striking 9¾x12½ print of a swan in flight, signed by the French painter, affixed to16x20 card stock Printed Art signed: "G Braque", 9¾x12½ print affixed to a 16x20 piece of card stock. French painter Georges Braque (1882-1963) painted everything from landscapes to still-lifes, his style evolving from Impressionism to Fauvism to Cubism. Braque and Picasso were co-developers of the Cubist style. By the time of his death, Braque was considered one of the great elder statesmen of the art world. Additionally. he is credited with producing the first papier collé picture in 1912. Fine condition.