PORTALS LTD
CHICAGO
Nancy McIlvaine
Art Consultant - Interior Design- Event Planning
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BARBARA KOHL-SPIRO
"Make the soul sing-this is my mission. Kafka said art should cleave the frozen sea inside a heart. I think that. When critics, curators, gallery owners, art historians, etc., are no longer around 100 years after a work is created, it is the lone work left to relate to future generations. In all times, certain basic things reach the human heart.
The fundamental things survive as time goes by.
I hope I can add a little something to that part of human culture.
I am Jewish and my tradition teaches the importance of thinking of generations to come.
I think of the legacy given to me by all the great artists of the past.
To me many of these artists were women-often anonymous, often part of the decorative arts. I hope I can be a small part of the creative people's legacy. In this series, I often refer to Ellie Needleman's "Kicking Lady" because she has a spirit of celebration. I love the blessing of finding joy in the work I do every day. I specially treasure my glorious family and friends who always are making more rooms in my heart.
I thank God for giving me a creative soul."
- Barbara Kohl-Spiro
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"My Heart Is In The East"
Mixed media on handmade paper
28 x 22 3/4
Ref. # M1007040 Retail $ 3,000.00
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"Foxy Lady"
Mixed media on handmade paper
33 1/2 x 27 1/5
Ref. # M1007039 Retail $ 3,500.00
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"White Nights On Grey"
Mixed media on handmade paper
18 1/2 x 14 3/4
Ref. # M1007042 Retail $ 1,000.00
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"White Nights On White"
Mixed media on handmade paper
18 1/2 x 14 3/4
Ref. # M1007041 Retail $ 1,000.00
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"White Nights On Quilt"
Mixed media on handmade paper
18 1/2 x 14 3/4
Ref. # M1007043 Retail $ 1,000.00
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"White Nights All Day"
Mixed media on handmade paper
31 1/2 x 26
Ref. # M1007038 Retail $ 3,000.00
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With frame | "White Nights II" mixed media on handmade paper 38" x 30" x 2 1/2" Ref. # M0910042 Retail $3,000.00
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 With frame | "The Medal" mixed media on handmade paper 26 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 2 1/4" Ref. # M0909035 Retail $2,500.00
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With frame | "Three Generations" mixed media on handmade paper 27" x 21 1/2" x 2 1/4" Ref. # M0909037 Retail $ 2,500.00
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With frame | "The New Couple" mixed media on handmade paper 28 3/4" x 23 3/4" x 2" Ref. # M0909038 Retail $ 2,800.00
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With frame | "Nanny and Children Evoking an Unwitting Smile" mixed media on handmade paper 29" x 24" x 2 1/2" Ref. # M0910041 Retail $ 2,800.00
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"Mainly About Love, Woman with Valor"
mixed media on handmade paper
26" x 20"
Ref. # M0906025 Retail $ 2,800.00
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"Mainly About Love, Twins"
mixed media on handmade paper
26" x 24"
Ref. # M0906024 Retail $ 2,800.00
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Detail of 100 year sampler applied to paper | "Mainly About Love I" mixed media on handmade paper 58" x 28" Ref. # M0810170 Retail $4,500.00
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Detail | "Mainly About Love II" mixed media on handmade paper 45" x 25" Ref. # M0810171 Retail $ 3,500.00
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Detail | "Mainly About Love III" mixed media on handmade paper 45" x 25" Ref. # M0810172 Retail $ 3,500.00
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| "Three Faces" Three enamel face profiles 29" x 24 1/2" Ref. # M0801004 Retail $ 3,000.00 |  |
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| "Donkey Serenade" Mixed media on hand made paper 31 1/2" x 26 3/4" Ref. # M0801006 Retail $3,000.00 |  |
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| "Blue Girl" Mixed media 37 1/4"x30 1/2" Ref. # M0710239 Retail $ 4,000.00 |
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| "Jack & Jill" Mixed media on hand made paper 33" x 28 1/2" Ref. # M0801009 Retail $ 4,000.00 |  Detail |
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| "Ode to Harry" 23 1/2" x 20 1/2" Ref. # M0801008 Retail $ 2,500.00 |
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| "Hamsa I" mixed media on hand made paper 21" x 18 " Ref. # M0801002 Retail $ 1,200.00 |
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Detail of hamsa | "Hamsa II" mixed media on hand made paper 21" x 18 " Ref. # M0801003 Retail $ 1,200.00 |
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| "Ode to Youth" Mixed media 59"x 45 1/4" x 6" Ref. # M0710248 Retail $ 7,000.00 |  |
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Detail of doll | "The Three Graces " Mixed media 29 1/2"x 30 1/2" Ref. # M0710246 Retail $ 3,800.00 |
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| "Twins I" Mixed media 29 1/2" x 25 1/2" Ref. # M0710242 Retail $ 3,000.00
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| "Jamaican Bride" Mixed media 34" x 34 3/4" Ref. # M0709177 Retail $ 4,800.00
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34" x 28 " Ref. # M0709175 Retail $ 3,000.00
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"The Dance" Mixed media 30 1/4" x 25 1/2" Ref. # M0709176 Retail $ 3,000.00
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"Barbados Jayne" Mixed Media 56 1/2" x 44 1/2" Ref. # M0704074 Retail $ 6,000.00
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"Girl from Chile with Pomegranates"
Mixed media
46" x 39 1/2"
Ref. # M0606113 Retail 4,000.00
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"Gees Bend Home"
Mixed media
32" x26"
Ref. # M0704077 Retail $ 3,000.00
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"Poem for a Daughter"
Mixed Media
48" x 40"
Ref. # M0607139 Retail $ 3,500.00
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"Checkerboard Couple"
Mixed media
31 1/4" x 26"
Ref. # M0607139 Retail $ 4,000.00
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