Morbid Curiosity
Morbid Curiosity, named after an interesting magazine that pulled together writing, art and music of the late 1800's and 1900's. The magazine gave what many people of the 80s looked to for inspiration, a path away from mainstream.
In this section I wanted to highlight pieces from mostly one person. I will add some other items from clients just because they fit or would have been part of this persons interest. Most of the items in were collected and put together over time, concentrating on some of the best design, influential artist and artifacts of then underground from the 1960's to late 1980's. Some pieces collected at the time and other with the knowledge that these artists and creative folks had an important stake in the music and art of the 20th century.
Please keep visiting because items will be added as quickly as the person can pull them and get them photographed. I am very happy to offer some choices pieces to you and hope you will enjoy and see the beauty and important these pieces have and have had to the arts and music of the 20th century.
Black to Comm MC5 Apostles Gary Grimshaw 1967 Grande Ballroom Poster Near Mint Condition
Rarely seen MC5 Poster Black To Comm and one of the best posters for one of the best bands.
Original printing 135/8 x 213 [...]
Scarce Velvet Underground October 23-25th 1969 The Vulcan Gas Company Texas Handbill in Near Mint Condition
A scarce Velvet Underground October 23-25th 1969 The Vulcan Gas Company Handbill in very rare condition
The Vulcan Gas Company was a venue [...]
Near Perfect Condition Miles Davis Saturday Feb 10 Pease Auditorium (1973) Poster Art By Bary Grimshaw
Miles Davis Saturday Feb 10 Pease Auditorium (1973) Poster
Art by Gary Grimshaw
(February 25, 1946 – January 13, 2014), Grimshaw did [...]
2nd edition Numbered 157/350 Hasui Woodblock Night Rain at Omiya 1929 Published by Sakai and Kawaguchi
Title: Night Rain at Omiya (Miya no ame)
Size: oban size
Signature and Seal on lower right in block: Hasui Kawase (Sealed) [...]
The Hamlet of Hataori in Shiobara by Hasui Kawase Woodblock Watanabe 6mm Seal Lower Left 1946
Sturgis Antiques will be posting a collection of Hasui, collected by one person over decades, each of the woodblocks are in very good to near [...]
Kawase Hasui Woodblock Shiba Park in Snow Tokyo 1931 Publisher Watanabe with 6 mm Seal
Shiba Park in Snow, Tokyo (Shiba koen no yuki)
View of the Temple with Snow at Shiba Park in Tokyo
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Evening at Ushibori Woodblock by Hasui Kawase 1930 2nd Edition Numbered 166/350 Publisher Sakai and Kawaguchi
Title: Evening at Ushibori (Ushibori no Yugure)
Size: oban
Signature and Seal on lower right in [...]
Starlit Night At Miyajima by Hasui From Souvenirs of Travel III Series Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo Seal 1928
Title: Starlit Night At Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima)
from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)
Size: [...]
Moon at Gamo by Hasui Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo C Seal 1932 Woodblock
Title: Moon at Gamo (Gamo no tsuki)
Size: oban
Signature and Seal on lower right in block: Hasui Kawase (Sealed) [...]
Snowy Garden at Urayasu by Hasui Kawase Publisher Hojudo Date 1932 Signed with Seal in Woodblock
“Hasui Kawase (1883 –1957) was an artist, one of modern Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga (" [...]