
Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.636, Hanging Open-Window Form with Seven Tiers), ca. 1950s, early
looped steel wire
40 1/2 x 15 x 15 in.
Paul Thiebaud Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Twenty-Five Treasures, on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 3-5pm, with a gallery talk at 3:30pm. The 15th edition of this signature exhibition series mixes paintings, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, collage, and works on paper by 20th century modern masters and leading 21st century contemporary artists with antiquities from Costa Rica, the Philippines, and ancient Rome; masterworks from India and Tanzania from the 19th to the early 20th century; an 18th century American religious tableau, and 21st century industrial design. The exhibition will be on view through September 6, 2025.
While not curated around a specific theme, the show unites 25 works of art and cultural objects that can be qualitatively viewed as exceptional or extraordinary. The works on view span nearly two thousand years of history, diverse civilizations on four continents, and give viewers the feeling of peering into the private collection of an individual.
This year’s presentation features an expansive selection of 20th century modern masters. Among these works are a 1950s hanging wire sculpture by Ruth Asawa, signature paintings by Georgio Morandi, Wayne Thiebaud, and Harry Bowden; a life size female figure in plaster by Manuel Neri; a monumental canvas with a sculptural frame by Roy De Forest; a large ceramic frog wedding cake by David Gilhooly; a spectacular painted collage by Alfred Leslie, and an intimate sketchbook by Franz Kline dating to the 1930s. Among the contemporary works in the exhibition are the mural sized painting Rift (2014) by Donna Brookman; an intricately laser cut plywood maquette by sculptor Linda Fleming; the Four Directions (1994) work on paper by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; a giant feathered cape by Carlos Villa; a cyanotype printed, hand sewn quilt by Andrew I. Wilson; and a steel and fiberglass go-cart by Shawn HibmaCronan that bridges being both kinetic sculpture and sleek industrial design.
Selected from within the gallery stable are a classic still life painting by Robert Kulicke; a maritime Battle of the Nile in oils by David Fertig; a memento mori still life canvas by Fred Dalkey; and an iconic painting of a rooster on a cigar box by Ed Musante. Comingling with these works are an 18th century Last Supper attributed to John Trumbull; an Anonymous early 19th century sketch of Members of the Court of Ram Singh II; a 6th century CE limestone ossuary from the Salangsang culture on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines; a ritual vessel from the Nicoya Culture of Pre-Columbian Costa Rica; a late 19th to early 20th century female body mask from the Makonde peoples of Tanzania, Mozambique, and Kenya; and an ancient Roman glass amphora from the 1st – 3rd century CE, creating a dialogue not often seen in a gallery setting.
Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.636, Hanging Open-Window Form with Seven Tiers), ca. 1950s, Early
looped steel wire
40 1/2 x 15 x 15 in.
Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.636, Hanging Open-Window Form with Seven Tiers), ca. 1950s, Early
looped steel wire
40 1/2 x 15 x 15 in.
Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.636, Hanging Open-Window Form with Seven Tiers), ca. 1950s, Early
looped steel wire
40 1/2 x 15 x 15 in.
Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.636, Hanging Open-Window Form with Seven Tiers), ca. 1950s, Early
looped steel wire
40 1/2 x 15 x 15 in.
Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.636, Hanging Open-Window Form with Seven Tiers), ca. 1950s, Early
looped steel wire
40 1/2 x 15 x 15 in.
Harry Bowden
Horizontal, c. 1938
oil on paper
8 x 12 in.
Wayne Thiebaud
Cityscape, 1993
oil on wooden box
7 5/8 x 4 x 3 in.
Giorgio Morandi
Natura Morta,1956
oil on canvas
7 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.
Anonymous, Kota, Rajputana, India
Members of the Court of Ram Singh II, ca. 1830
ink on paper
14 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.
Attributed to John Trumbull
Last Supper, c. 1770-1780
oil on panel
10 1/2 x 8 in.
Attributed to John Trumbull
Last Supper, 1760
oil on panel
10 1/2 x 8 in.
Franz Josef Kline
Sketchbook (from London), n.d.
clothbound book
5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.
Ed Musante
Rooster/ Gabler's Judge, n.d.
mixed media on cigar box
8 3/8 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
Four Directions, 1994
photolithograph and linocut, ed. 26/200
44 1/2 x 30 in.
Roy De Forest
Tropic of Capricorn, 1999-2000
acrylic on canvas with sculptural appendage
84 x 90 1 1/2 x 8 inches
David Gilhooly
Erotic Frog Wedding Cake #6, 1979
glazed and painted earthenware
28 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
SOLD
David Gilhooly
Erotic Frog Wedding Cake #6, 1979
glazed and painted earthenware
28 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
David Gilhooly
Erotic Frog Wedding Cake #6, 1979
glazed and painted earthenware
28 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood, edition 2 of 3
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Linda Fleming
Wave, 2017
acrylic on laser cut plywood
13 x 21 x 9 in.
Shawn HibmaCronan
Ground Looper, 2022
stainless steel, bicycle tires, and fiberglass Eames chair, with a 3D printed bird skull
90 x 26 1/2 x 49 in.
Alfred Leslie
Untitled, 1957
mixed media on paper
17 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.
Salangsang Culture, Mindanao, Philippines
Covered Burial Jar, c. 600 A.D.
carved limestone ossuary
27 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Salangsang Culture, Mindanao, Philippines
Carved Limestone Covered Burial Jar, c. 600 A.D.
carved limestone ossuary (burial jar)
27 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Salangsang Culture, Mindanao, Philippines
Carved Limestone Covered Burial Jar, c. 600 A.D.
carved limestone ossuary (burial jar)
27 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Donna Brookman
Rift, 2014
acrylic on linen
104 x 56 in.
Makonde Culture, Southern Tanzania
Pregnant Female Mask, n.d.
carved darkened wood
20 x 9 1/2 x 6 in.
Carlos Villa
Waikiki (Little Wave), 1972
acrylic on rough canvas with strips of feathers, nails, mirror, and blood
approx. 94 x 94 x 3 in.
Nicoya Culture, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Shaman Effigy Tripod Vessel, n.d.
painted ceramic
13 3/4 x 11 x 11 3/4 in.
Robert M. Kulicke
Flower Still Life, 1960
oil on board
7 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.
Roman Culture
Roman Green Glass Amphoriskos, ca. 1st-3rd Century AD
green glass
8 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Fred Dalkey
Still Life with Skull, 1994
oil on panel
11 5/8 x 14 7/8 in.
David Fertig
Battle of the Nile, n.d.
oil on Masonite
13 x 29 1/2 in.
Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.636, Hanging Open-Window Form with Seven Tiers), ca. 1950s, Early
looped steel wire
40 1/2 x 15 x 15 in.
Harry Bowden
Horizontal, c. 1938
oil on paper
8 x 12 in.
Wayne Thiebaud
Cityscape, 1993
oil on wooden box
7 5/8 x 4 x 3 in.
Giorgio Morandi
Natura Morta,1956
oil on canvas
7 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.
Manuel Neri
Untitled (Standing Female Figure), 1987
plaster, burlap, acrylic, wood, styrofoam, and steel
70 3/4 x 26 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.
Anonymous, Kota, Rajputana, India
Members of the Court of Ram Singh II, ca. 1830
ink on paper
14 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.
Attributed to John Trumbull
Last Supper, c. 1770-1780
oil on panel
10 1/2 x 8 in.
Ed Musante
Rooster/ Gabler's Judge, n.d.
mixed media on cigar box
8 3/8 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
Four Directions, 1994
photolithograph and linocut, ed. 26/200
44 1/2 x 30 in.
Roy De Forest
Tropic of Capricorn, 1999-2000
acrylic on canvas with sculptural appendage
84 x 90 1 1/2 x 8 inches
David Gilhooly
Erotic Frog Wedding Cake #6, 1979
glazed and painted earthenware
28 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
SOLD
Shawn HibmaCronan
Ground Looper, 2022
stainless steel, bicycle tires, and fiberglass Eames chair, with a 3D printed bird skull
90 x 26 1/2 x 49 in.
Salangsang Culture, Mindanao, Philippines
Covered Burial Jar, c. 600 A.D.
carved limestone ossuary
27 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Makonde Culture, Southern Tanzania
Pregnant Female Mask, n.d.
carved darkened wood
20 x 9 1/2 x 6 in.
Carlos Villa
Waikiki (Little Wave), 1972
acrylic on rough canvas with strips of feathers, nails, mirror, and blood
approx. 94 x 94 x 3 in.
Nicoya Culture, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Shaman Effigy Tripod Vessel, n.d.
painted ceramic
13 3/4 x 11 x 11 3/4 in.
Andrew I. Wilson
One Day You'll Become Rain, 2025
cyanotype on cotton, toned, hand quilted
69 x 55 in.
Roman Culture
Roman Green Glass Amphoriskos, ca. 1st-3rd Century AD
green glass
8 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.