Designer Spotlight: Toshiko Takaezu

Toshiko Takaezu, renowned abstract Hawaiian ceramicist from the twentieth century, drew inspiration from her own cultural background as well as contemporary painting and sculpture.

Toshiko Takaezu (American/Japanese, 1922–2011) is best know for her ‘Closed forms’ which can be described as both sculptures and paintings all in one. Each form is unique and varies in shape, size, color and texture and captures a spirit that mirrors work of other postwar expressionist artists, like Joan Mitchell and Mark Rothko.

Artist Spotlight: Andy Warhol

Published in 1979, Andy Warhol’s bizarre take on the classic traditional subject of fruit still lifes, titled Space Fruit: Still Life Series, underscores his evolving interest in abstract art in the late 1970s.

Artist Spotlight
Modern + Contemporary

Artist Spotlight: Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell was a prolific painter and illustrator, best known for depicting everyday American life.

Artist Spotlight
Modern + Contemporary

Spring Design Auction

Clars is starting Spring with our Design Auction, to be held on March 16, 2023 at 10 AM PST.

Auction
Modern + Contemporary

International Women’s Day

Clars is celebrating International Women’s Day by highlighting the career of Greta Grossman, one of the leading female designers of the mid-20th Century.