Art and Photography
This site features artwork and photography by Oskar Fischinger, Hy Hirsh, Glenn McKay, Jules Engel, Jeff Scher, Scott Draves, Robert Seidel, George Stadnik, Scott Nyerges and others.
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Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967), Studie nr 8 (1931), original Animation Drawing, charcoal on paper, from the film Study no. 8. Numbered lower right, unsigned. 9 x 11.25 inches (23 x 28 cm). Photographed and used in the film, excerpt here, made in Berlin. $1500 (includes shipping to US addresses). Artist's biography. Inquire about another available drawing from Studie nr 8.
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Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967), Square in Square (c. 1939). Oil on heavy paper, unsigned, 8 x 8.5 inches. To the outside of the metal frame, 14.25 x 14.75 inches. Artist's original linen matte. Inscribed on verso to Midas (William Moritz) from Elfriede (artist's widow), 1978. Fischinger began painting oils in America in 1936, this is a very early painting for him. $2200, inquire.
Fischinger's paintings are in the collections of museums including the Solomon Guggenheim Museum, New York; Tate Modern, London; Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art, Long Beach Museum of Art (CA), and others worldwide._____________________________________________________________________________
Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967), Kreise #2090 (1933-34), original animation drawing, pencil on paper, 11.5 x 12 inches. Drawn in Berlin and used in the film Kreise. Numbered at top and top right, punched for animation, unsigned. Note tiny hole in center of main circle, likely used with a tool to draw the circles. Excerpt from the film. Artist's biography. $1500, inquire.
CVM also has a Square (1934), goauche on paper, from the series made in Berlin and used in the film. $4000, inquire.
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Hy Hirsh, Untitled Photograph. Paris street scene (with car #2), Giclee print from Hirsh's original 35mm transparency (c. 1960), printed by CVM in 2023. 12 x 8. Limited edition. $150. (More Hirsh below)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Photographer and filmmaker Hy Hirsh (1911-1961) led a restless and unconventional life. He worked in Los Angeles and San Francisco before creative and economic opportunities lured him to Europe in 1955. He died in Paris at age 49 under clouded circumstances (Dennis Reed). See the Hy Hirsh: Color Photographs catalogue (link above) for an extensive biography related to his photography career, which ranged from WPA to commercial fashion work for Elle, Réalités, and Vanity Fair. For an overview of his photography and film career, visit CVM's Hirsh site, centerforvisualmusic.org/Hirsh
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James Whitney, Advertising flyer for three films. 21 x 5.5 inches, on paper. Texts by William Moritz, David Curtis and Gene Youngblood. Two available. $70 each (includes shipping to US addresses).
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Glenn McKay (1936-2010), "Opiumm" drawing, Ink on textured/crumpled paper, 10-7/8 inches x 13.5 inches. Signed, no date. $600 (includes shipping to US addresses).
McKay was a painter and photographer, and a pioneer of 1960s psychedelic light shows in San Francisco. For 3 years he was the official light show artist working with Jefferson Airplane. He did hundreds of light shows in the SF Bay Area and on tour, for dozens of bands including the Grateful Dead, the Doors, and Jimi Hendrix. His work is in the collection of SFMoMA and private collections. About Glenn McKay, Light Show Pioneer._____________________________________________________________________________
Jeff Scher, Two animation drawings, #22 and #24, from Garden of Regrets (1994). Watercolor, ink, goauche, crayon and collage on paper, mounted on archival matte board. Each 8 x 10 inches. Signed on reverse, initialed and dated 94 on front, lower right. The film can be seen here, and this shot is at 2:06. This film is in the permanent collection of MoMA. Scher is New York-based animator, filmmaker and painter. About the artist. Each $250, or both drawings for $400.
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Glenn McKay (1936-2010), Untitled Painting #4 (2001), Acrylic on board, 24 x 24 x 1.5 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Available in Fall 2024, pickup in SF Bay area is possible. $800 plus shipping (est. 9 lbs packed for shipping).
McKay was a painter and photographer, and a pioneer of 1960s psychedelic light shows in San Francisco. For 3 years he toured and created the light shows for Jefferson Airplane. He did hundreds of light shows in the SF Bay Area and on tour, for dozens of bands including the Grateful Dead, the Doors, and Jimi Hendrix. His work is in the collection of SF MoMA and private collections. About Glenn McKay, Light Show Pioneer._____________________________________________________________________________
Glenn McKay (1936-2010), Untitled, Altered SX-70 photograph (1988), Paint on original photograph. Image: 3 x 3 inches. Matted and framed by artist, with frame, 12 x 10 inches. Signed and dated lower right. $150 plus shipping.
McKay was a painter and photographer, and a pioneer of 1960s psychedelic light shows in San Francisco. For 3 years he toured and created the light shows for Jefferson Airplane. He did hundreds of light shows in the SF Bay Area and on tour, for bands including the Grateful Dead, the Doors, and Jimi Hendrix. He became known for his altered SX-70 photographs, which he painted on. His work is in the collection of SF MoMA and private collections. About Glenn McKay, Light Show Pioneer._____________________________________________________________________________
Postcard, Better Living through Chemistry (1967). Vintage, original postcard satirizes the DuPont Chemicals slogan popular at the time (this is the height of the popularity of LSD in the San Francisco Bay area). From Glenn McKay’s collection. Light show pioneer/artist McKay is shown on left. $70 (link includes $5 for US shipping).
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Oskar Fischinger, Walking from Munich to Berlin (1927). New 16mm film print. Made by Fischinger on his famous journey from Munich to Berlin in 1927. Excerpt from the film here. This is for private home use only, no rights are included for public screenings, use in institutions or galleries, or online. Requires signed agreement accepting conditions. The print is offered in acknowledgement of your donation of $500, and won’t be taxed (it is not a sale, it's a premium item given with thanks for a donation). Price does not include shipping; please contact us to sign the agreement and obtain the total with shipping, at cvmaccess (at) gmail.com
If you are interested in a print for your university, museum, festival or institution, please contact us for pricing and terms. This film and stills are copyright Center for Visual Music.
About the Film. From an undated typescript in the Fischinger archive at Center for Visual Music: "Walking from Munich to Berlin is such a sizeable challenge that anyone who undertakes it must have a very good reason. I was motivated mostly by a longing for freedom. I wanted to break ties that bound me, and I wanted to become healthy from this long hike at the same time that I broke all the ties binding me to Munich. I succeeded in walking over 1,000 km. [620 miles] to Berlin, taking the back roads, all on foot, with no trains or conveyances used. Daily I put long stretches of road behind me. I saw many beautiful landscapes, met friendly people, farmers and workers, and here and there Gypsies. I got along well with all of them, and we had good conversations. There is a lot less difference between people than is commonly supposed. I must say that people are the same everywhere. There are some differences, of course, but these stem primarily from character and temperament, and those same variations occur everywhere. For an airplane, this is a laughable stretch, only about two and a half hours from Munich to Berlin. But it took me three and a half weeks, wandering as I did through hop-fields, over mountains, across the Danube, through forests and little villages, and again over mountains, from the heights of which everything looks so terribly tiny." - Oskar Fischinger
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Jules Engel, Untitled Study for a Film (#1). Pencil on paper, punched for animation. Unsigned. $200.
Jules Engel (1909-2003) was a Hungarian-American painter, animator, sculptor, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the Experimental Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts, where he served as mentor to several generations of animators. His animation credits include Fantasia (1940), Bambi, Gerald McBoing-Boing, Madeleine and Mr. Magoo. He created paintings, prints, sculptures and assemblages over numerous decades, plus dozens of experimental animation films, and is acknowledged as an early California Modernist. His fine art works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; LACMA, Los Angeles; and other collections worldwide. Engel was a co-founder of the Center for Visual Music.
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Scott Draves, Dream 191.14533 (2005). 27 x 48 inches. Giclee print on canvas, signed on reverse. From Draves' Dreams in High Fidelity, made with the Electric Sheep. Artist's biography. $1200 plus shipping. Pick up in Los Angeles or Santa Barbara area preferred.
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CVM Mandala poster by Michael Friend. 11x17, on poster stock. Printed 2021 in an edition of 40, signed and numbered on reverse by artist. $100 plus shipping ($9 to US addresses, higher for international) .
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Hy Hirsh, Untitled Photograph. Untitled Paris street scene (#1), Giclee print from Hirsh's original 35mm transparency (c. 1960), printed by CVM in 2023. 13 x 10. Limited edition. $150
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Photographer and filmmaker Hy Hirsh (1911-1961) led a restless and unconventional life. He worked in Los Angeles and San Francisco before creative and economic opportunities lured him to Europe in 1955. He died in Paris at age 49 under clouded circumstances (Dennis Reed). Hirsh was friends with Jordan Belson and Harry Smith while in San Francisco, and helped them with their early films. See the Hy Hirsh: Color Photographs catalogue (link below) for an extensive biography related to his photography career, which ranged from WPA to commercial fashion work for Elle, Réalités, and Vanity Fair. For an overview of his photography and film career, visit CVM's Hirsh site, centerforvisualmusic.org/Hirsh_____________________________________________________________________________
Hy Hirsh (1911-1961), Untitled (with model #1) Giclee print from Hirsh's original 35mm transparency (c. 1960), printed by CVM. 12 x 8 inches. Hirsh was known for his fashion photography for several major magazines including Elle and Vanity Fair, throughout his career. This photograph is from his Paris series at the end of his life. Limited edition, $125 each. Inquire re larger sizes. Artist's bio is above.
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Steve Roden. Untitled, 2010. Pencil, Ink and Crayon. 8 x 10 inches. Signed, dated. Artist's statement: "one of a series of 'eyes closed, listening' drawings - done in various locations, with my eyes closed, trying to allow the sounds around me to determine the movements of my hands. it’s dated Sept. 20, 2010. The drawing was made in my studio with the door open at 6:22 am. (Steve Roden). No longer for sale. See our Squarespace shop for a signed copy of his book + cd, i listen to the wind...
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George Stadnik, Cubist Landscape, 1982. Giclee print of a Lumiagraph composition created in 1982, printed in 2013 by the artist. 11 x 14 inches, 1 of 50. Signed. Stadnik is a New York artist working in Lumia and digital light effects. Larger view. $150
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Scott Nyerges, photograph. Space Needle x 3. $100 plus $8 shipping (to US addresses)
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Other Oskar Fischinger items: Boxed Coaster Set, a Raumlichtkunst Silk Scarf (produced with the Whitney Museum), and two DVD releases. Please purchase these items through our Squarespace shop.
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Terms of Sale
Most prices do not include shipping (except for a few as noted) or CA tax. We must add California sales tax for California sales. A few items include US shipping but a surcharge would need to be paid separately for international shipping. Artwork is unframed unless indicated otherwise. After you purchase an item, we'll contact you with the shipping cost if it needs to be added. For some items, CVM members may receive a discount.
You can also purchase from CVM directly, via credit card or wire transfer, please contact us. For additional information, please email cvmaccess (at) gmail.com
Some larger items may be arranged for pickup in Los Angeles or San Francisco area, inquire. Sales are final, we do not accept returns. Contact us to view other Fischinger, McKay, Engel artwork available.
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Fischinger, Engel, McKay, Hirsh images courtesy Center for Visual Music
Other images courtesy the artists
