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Expert: Leisha Hiester - 1/22/2011


Question

E. Karlin ceramic vase
I have a white ceramic vase signed E.Karlin. The etching is of a jester playing a violin and another of a harp. I cannot find any information  on the value of this vase.

Answer

Karlin
Dear Cindy,
What a great piece! I believe you have a piece by Eugene Karlin. Here's a little bit about him;

A Brief Biography of Eugene Karlin

Eugene Karlin’s fine art has been exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Los Angeles Museum.... San Francisco, Oakland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the list goes on! Japan hosted him on a Lecture tour of seven cities, where his trademark flowing pen and ink drawings were already acclaimed. During his career, Eugene Karlin’s work has been used to illustrate everything from Plato to Playboy.

Karlin’s teaching positions read like a catalog of New York schools. The School of visual Arts, where he is still listed as an honored colleague, Pratt Institute, Cooper Union, Workshop School of Advertising and Editorial Art, and Parsons School of Design.


As a staff artist at Fortune magazine in the ‘40s Karlin’s exposure lead him on to the New Republic, Esquire, Look, and dozens more magazines and to book and album art as well. The unusual characteristic of Karlin is that his career in graphic art did not limit his scope as an artist. Exploring many different media and techniques, Karlin’s drawings and paintings have been used to illustrate the very meaning of grace or the harsh reality of want, age, poverty or humanity. Starting in the 1930’s with pencil, ink, tempera and oil, he has added pastel and ceramic to his media in the last twenty years.


Eugene Karlin is now living and working in southern California near Laguna Beach, which grew up in the late nineteenth century as a community of artists. He has exhibited at the Laguna Beach Museum of Art.

Contact and Sales
All artwork is original and is signed by the artist. It is sold unframed and includes shipping and insurance.
To purchase artwork or for more information please e-mail us at siegmanjc@fea.net subject: Karlin

I would recommend you send them an email and try to obtain an appraisal directly. Hope this helps.

Leisha

Leisha Hiester

Expertise

Inquiries about ceramics, pottery, clay and art in general.

Experience

21 years in ceramics and clay, teaching, producing and selling.

Education/Credentials
College, courses, teacher and worked in production studios.

Past/Present Clients
Private collections

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