Now exhibiting Abstractions: Colorful, textured paintings by Michigan's Randall Higdon "Pure abstract offers us the avenue to get outside ourselves; our thoughts, what we know and think we know; and observe the world through a different lens." See the Higdon collection of abstract (non-objective) paintings in the east gallery and online here! |
Now exhibiting
Frederick Phillips: Dreamy images of reality Phillips' masterful paintings are like half-remembered dream images, glimpsed briefly as one awakens. See these compelling images defined by the Phillips's memory of what he has seen, now displayed in the center gallery and online here! |
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Hand-blown glass vases by Rick HunterNew jewelry and collections boxes by Monica Martinez New linocuts by William Hays New prints and paintings by Frederick Phillips New paintings by Brant MacLean Serigraphs by Michigan's Markus Pierson New oil paintings by Lou Heiser New paintings by Michigan's Kathleen Chaney Fritz New glass art by Tom Stoenner New wooden boxes by Larry Anderson New ceramic tiles by Ruth Faktor New limited editions by Hessam Abrishami New abstract paintings by Randall Higdon New botanicals by David Herzig New wire mesh shadow sculptures by Randy Cooper New etchings by Stephen McMillan Free-standing mobiles by Paul Landis New Shona sculpture Stabile by Graham Mitchell Sears New paintings by Benjamin Shiff New mobile by Arthur Bauman New bronze by Paul Varga New canvas by John-Mark Gleadow Painting by Miquel Herrero Glass plates and platters by Cliff Goodman New hand-blown glass by David Royce Paintings by Carlos Garcķa Romįn Paintings by Manuel Higueras New ceramic reliefs by Peruvian leather boxes Origami paintings by Francisco Casas New glass by artist Rollin Karg Plein air landscapes by Vicente Pelegero Agusti Hyperrealism by Almunia de Miguel Miniature camel bone paintings by Madan Kumar New monotypes by Ann Dergara New sculpture by New serigraphs by Itzhak Tarkay New Watercolors by Arno Arrak Pointillist paintings by Liz Whitney Quisgard Paintings by French artist Fabienne Delacroix New sculpted ceramics by Jeff Margolin Hand-blown glass by Donald McDermott New small still life oil paintings New cocobolo wood bowls from Costa Rica |
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Now exhibiting Frederick Phillips: Dreamy images of reality Phillips' masterful paintings are like half-remembered dream images, glimpsed briefly as one awakens. See these compelling images defined by the Phillips's memory of what he has seen, now displayed in the center gallery and online here! |
Family
and Couples Hand-carved Stone Sculptures Serpentine stone sculptures from the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe celebrate family. See all the sculptures in our center gallery and on our Shona site here! |
In celebration of our 40th anniversary Mikio Watanabe Master of Mezzotint Mikio Watanabe is a master of one of the most challenging and difficult forms of print-making, the mezzotint etching. In celebration of our 40th anniversary, please visit and enjoy the mesmerizing mezzotints of Mikio Watanabe, now in our gallery and online here. |
Reduction
Linocuts: Landscapes by William Hays Landscapes as revisited and translated into linoleum block prints by Vermont artist William Hays. Read his personal reflections and see the images here -- and in our east gallery now! |
Hyperrealism Unique Oil Paintings View the paintings of five artists who paint hyperrealism, a form of exacting realism that is so lifelike that the paintings have the illusion of being photographs, in part due to details that the eye would not normally observe in real life. Only the most highly competent painters possess the technical ability to so successfully achieve the results you will see on display now at Saper Galleries. Lansing City Pulse article about the exhibit is here. Carlos Bruscianelli John-Mark Gleadow Manuel Higueras Almunia de Miguel Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz |
Michigan
Impressions: Oil Paintings by Michael Callihan Dreamy impressions of Michigan places, real and imagined. Click here to see more images and learn more about the Michigan landscape oil paintings of Michael Callihan! |
Vistas of Michigan Oil Paintings by Lou Heiser Featured in the east gallery At this exhibition you will enjoy Lou Heiser's striking use of brilliant colors to depict what he observes from the lookouts, hills, rivers, dunes, fields, roads, and farm country in the northwestern area of Michigan's lower peninsula. Heiser's new paintings highlight Harbor Springs, Empire, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and Glen Arbor, among other areas. Read the preview on EastLansingInfo.Org See the full Heiser collection here! |
Method Light LED Picture Light Available in the framing department If you've wanted to light a sculpture or artwork on the wall but do not have a fixture installed, this is the light you've been waiting for. We love it! It is easily mountable on the ceiling or can beam light from below shining upward and is battery operated, controlled by a small remote control, and can vary the light intensity and color! Read more about it here and stop by to test it! |
Botanical Watercolors and Drawings by David
Herzig Now in the west gallery David Herzig is a highly regarded painter of botanical imagery from Toledo, Ohio. His watercolors and pencil drawings are of lilies, amaryllis, cyclamen, iris, orchids, and tulips selected from his garden. See the Herzig collection here! |
REALISM AND STILL LIFE: Paintings by Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz Now in the east gallery Colombian-born and now living in Spain, Juan Carlos Ortiz is a highly trained artist who demonstrates considerable talent and precise control in painting his canvases of exquisite still life and realism. See all of the Ortiz paintings here! Read Lansing City Pulse article here. |
Hand-painted Wooden Boxes by Brazilian
artist Monica
Martinez Now in the center gallery A coupling of unique paintings and functional wooden boxes -- all in one! Most Martinez boxes are divided into sections for your pearls, rings, watches, notes, guitar picks, keys, precious letters, coins, lip balm, pens, flash drive, memory cards, buttons, pill containers, remote control, tea bags, stamps, batteries, ribbons and collections. See the entire Martinez box collection here! |
Paintings by Parisian FABIENNE DELACROIX Now in the east gallery Fabienne Delacroix's lyrical canvases are windows on the past, that legendary era of memory and desire when life was sweet and pleasures innocent and simple. See the Fabienne Delacroix collection here! |
THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF HEBRON
GLASS IN THE
WORLD (Outside of the West Bank) In the center gallery For more than 2,000 years, hand-blown glass has been made in Hebron, the largest city in the Palestinian West Bank. Rarely seen outside the Middle East, Saper Galleries has acquired these unique, swirl-colored hand-blown glass vases, now displayed in the center gallery. Click here to see the Hebron glass collection! |
MICHIGAN AT ITS VERY BEST! The Art of Kathleen Chaney Fritz New paintings in the west gallery The splendors of Michigan are captured by the amazing talent of Michigan's premiere painter, Kathleen Chaney Fritz. See her newest paintings and prints now on display! Here is what the Towne Courier reports. The Kathleen Chaney Fritz artworks are all on this page. |
PAINTINGS OF LOVE by Hessam Abrishami Now in the north gallery Colorful, emotive images by Persian-born Hessam Abrishami have been shown at Saper Galleries for 15 years. They are vibrant and filled with energy and expressions of love. See what Hessams are available here! |
TUNIS PONSEN Paintings and Watercolors Now in the north room of the west gallery! Oil paintings, watercolors, rare linocuts and lithographs by the Dutch-born artist who called Michigan home in the early 20th century. The entire Tunis Ponsen estate collection is managed and located at Saper Galleries. We would welcome your visit to see them. See the oil paintings here, watercolors here and lithographs here |
Costa
Rican Cocobolo
(Revisited)! Now in the center gallery! Unique, functional, boxes and bowls hand-crafted by artists in Costa Rica using their native rosewood-like cocobolo wood. Hand-selected by us at the artist workshops for you to enjoy at Saper Galleries, the only source for these boxes outside of Central America. See the entire collection here and new cocobolo bowls just received here! Read what the Lansing State Journal writes about it here. |
The
Magic
Realism of ROB GONSALVES In the center gallery Enjoy the most recent images of Rob Gonsalves' Magic Realism. Discover the transitional imagery that bridges realistic scenes with the magic of creative imagination! The February 4, 2013 State News article on the exhibition here |
FACE IT! Dimensional Ceramic Wall Sculptures of Allen Littlefield In the east gallery The sculpted faces by Allen Littlefield are compelling, some with a nod to fantasy and many seemingly futuristic. Your own experiences determine what you see. |
THE LORAX at Saper Galleries! In the west gallery See the Lorax and images of other available Dr. Seuss artwork. You can own or give as a gift your favorite Dr. Seuss limited edition! See more here! |
LOVE AND
FAMILY: Ceramic Relief Tiles of Ruth Faktor In the west gallery Visit and select from the world's largest collection of Israeli Ruth Faktor ceramics (starting at only $52). See them all here! |
HAND-BLOWN
GLASS Thirteen artists at Saper Galleries Click on the 13 links below to see the hand-blown glass on display now! Abelman Eickholt Fields Hebron Hunter Karg McDermott Nemtoi New-Small Royce Stoenner Sutherland Thai |
FLORAL
REFLECTIONS:
Realism on Canvas by Hilary Eddy New paintings by the British artist Hilary Eddy are of still lifes involving reflections and compelling floral close-ups of amazing detail and quality. See more here! |
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Highly Polished Stainless Steel Sculpture by James T. Russell Polished stainless steel sculptures by James Russell, one of the world's most respected artists in monumental and indoor stainless steel sculpture, are for home and office, inside or out doors. Click here to see others now available! |
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$35 Jennifer Tapping etchings $70 Hebron hand-blown glass vases $55 Costa Rican cocobolo wood boxes $54 Ruth Faktor ceramics $130 Carved Shona stone sculptures $75 Rick Hunter hand-blown glass $84 Leslie Mitchell raku vases Framing and matting for your budget Gift certificates in any amount! Recognition
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New mobile by Arthur Bauman New video added to the Eyvind Earle page New original landscapes by Michael Callihan Original heart paintings by Principe
Hand-blown
glass by Rollin Karg
Pencil drawings by Jay Varma |
What's New? Recent Additions to the Saper Galleries Inventory! New watercolors by Arno Arrak New paintings by Eric Waugh New Cocobolo wood boxes from Costa Rica Sculptures by Brazilian Roberto Hollanda New abstracts by Randall Higdon New artist Roberto Salas Hand-blown Hebron Glass Ceramic wall sculptures Allen Littlefield New hand-blown glass by Rick Hunter New serigraphs by Itzchak Tarkay New etchings by Stephen McMillan New editions by Rob Gonsalves Last lithograph we have by Russell Chatham Hyper-realism by John-Mark Gleadow New paintings by Eyvind Earle New glass vases by Robert Eickholt New ceramic relief tiles by Ruth Faktor Hand-painted boxes by Monica Martinez New hand-blown glass by Ioan Nemtoi New intaglio etchings by Mathias Muleme New paintings by Hilary Eddy New paintings by David Herzig New paintings by Kathleen Chaney Fritz Paintings on paper by John and Jan Baughman Persian miniature paintings on camel bone New paintings by Barbara McCleary Small still life oil paintings Glass bowls by David Thai |
Gallery Photos
of the Month! (Click photos to enlarge.) Click here to see past Photos of the Month from Saper Galleries! In 2024 Michigan State Representative Penelope Tsernoglou honored and recognized us with her district's Business of the Month Award. Claire brought us this inherited wall hanging mounted to a damaged and distracting water-stained backing. We made it look like new for her! Cornelia brought us this fabulous ink drawing she created. We perfectly matted and framed it for an undergraduate exhibition at Michigan State University. Outstanding artist and a delight to have assisted her! What may we frame for you?! Click here to see more Photos of the Month from Saper Galleries! |
Saper Galleries
is a full-service Michigan-based art
gallery specializing in free art search services and friendly,
professional assistance in providing fine
art, framing, and related services to
everyone from beginning collectors to
sophisticated connoisseurs, interior designers, art
consultants, and business owners
everywhere. Our bricks-and-mortar
gallery was created in 1978 by Roy C.
Saper who, with a highly competent team of
art professionals, work daily to ensure
client satisfaction in all aspects of the
visual arts. (To see
photographs of the gallery, click here.)
Saper Galleries
is highly regarded for its friendly,
personalized attention with art selection
assistance, special art commissions, archival-quality
matting and framing, conservation
and
restoration services, and installation
services world-wide. Saper Galleries also manages the Tunis Ponsen
estate paintings. (Click here to see
what recent clients have said about us!)
Every day the Saper
Galleries web site is visited by art lovers
and collectors from dozens of countries and we
ship artwork regularly to those who acquire
our artwork in locations throughout the world
(as you can see from visiting our testimonials
page). In August, 2009
Saper Galleries was awarded (by Art Business
News) the national Award
of Excellence for the best gallery
exhibition (The Art of Dr. Seuss) in
2008. Two years earlier Decor
Magazine presented its top
award to Saper Galleries for our
Picasso exhibition of 2006. In 2003
we were honored as one of the Top
100 galleries in the USA.
Locally, in June, 2010 Williamston Enterprise readers and in June, 2011 and 2009 The Towne Courier readers voted Saper Galleries their Favorite Art Gallery and picture framer of the couple dozen in the area. In May, 2008 Lansing City Pulse and, again, Towne Courier newspaper readers voted Saper Galleries as Best Art Gallery. Saper Galleries and Custom Framing was honored to have again been voted the Best of the Best among art galleries in the 2007 Lansing State Journal readers' poll. Also in 2007 (as in prior years) Saper Galleries earned two "Best of the Best" awards from The Towne Courier newspaper -- for best art gallery and also for best picture framer. Similar awards were also earned in 2012 and 2013. In 2003
gallery owner Roy Saper was honored by
being named the Outstanding
Small Business Person of the Year by the
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce!
(Click
here to learn about Saper Galleries in
its community.)
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more about who
we are, all that we do, and why Saper
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Dr. Seuss limited edition prints and sculptures were the focus of a major exhibition of the artist's work between 2008 and 2009. The display was recognized by Art Business News which awarded Saper Galleries the top exhibition gallery of the year award in late 2009. On display now is a selection of artwork from that exhibition including many of the illustrations used in the Seuss children's books, his secret art that was not published during his lifetime, and the unusual "unorthodox taxidermy". Click here to learn more! |
The hand-blown glass vases,
bowls and paperweights of artist Robert Eickholt have been
one of the most beautiful attractions of Saper
Galleries over more than two decades. Since his
retirement we have been displaying the last works he
created, exquisite glass that evokes amazement at his
superb talent in mastering the medium. Click here to see the
current inventory of the very desirable hand-blown glass
of Robert Eickholt. |
Paul Braslow's cast bronze
sculptures show life as he would like it to be --
graceful, elegant, and hopeful. They inevitably
recall the work of Brancusi in their startling grace,
and the work of Giacometti in their intensity.
After first impressions, one reads the sculptures for
their strength of balance, and only then the sense of
emotion becomes apparent and remains the lasting
impression. Saper Galleries is proud to make
available to collectors the figurative, highly finished
and unique cast bronze sculpture of Paul Braslow.
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Michael Callihan's softly-focused Impressionist-like oil paintings are based on real and imagined landscapes around Michigan. His paintings are reflective and peaceful and richly formed with depth and feeling. There is a connection to place in a Michael Callihan painting, like images of places you've visited, if not in person, at least certainly in desire. See the many paintings of Callihan's impressions here! |
David Herzig's watercolors
of familiar flowers are like poetic portraits.
Enjoy his life-like paintings of tulips, lilies, amaryllis, poppies, sunflowers, iris
and cyclamens.
Many
are now on display in the center gallery. Enjoy
viewing them now here!
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Kathleen
Chaney
Fritz is
not
only one of Michigan's best artists, she is also one of
the best oil painters anywhere! She
beautifully captures the feeling of Michigan's many
shoreline attractions and is also noted for her
exquisite floral paintings. Saper Galleries
is honored to be able to present for your enjoyment the
rare and phenomenal quality paintings of Michigan artist
Kathleen Chaney Fritz. See more here!
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Ruth Faktor's ceramic
bas-reliefs are beautiful, colorful tiles that
collectors both hang on the wall and display on small table-top
easels. The images depicted in her
solemn designs are of families, children, musical
themes, and villages. The Israeli artist uses
clay from Jerusalem in creating these captivating
works of art. To see the most recent additions
to our vast Ruth Faktor inventory, click here or visit
us in downtown East Lansing, Michigan!
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
is recognized as the most important artist world for his
contributions to the world of modern art and for being
the most prolific artist in the world. Saper
Galleries displayed 77 original Picasso graphics and
ceramics in a two- month exhibition ending July 9,
2006. Although the exhibition has ended, you
will enjoy reviewing the several web pages
describing the exhibition, illustrating several of the
Picassos which are still available, and providing
detailed information about the women of Pablo Picasso,
printmaking techniques, and historical and descriptive
information about his art. All this and more can
be found by clicking here. Do let us
know should there be specific Picassos you are seeking
for your own collection!
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Dutch-born artist Tunis Ponsen (1891-1968)
was
a traditional painter who painted what he saw without embellishment. His
imagery focused on the rural landscape of his western
Michigan home and then urban scenes when he later
moved to Chicago where he taught and exhibited
frequently. Saper Galleries is proud to
represent his estate paintings which numbered more
than 1,000 oil paintings, watercolors, and a limited
number of single-color lithographs and linocuts, all
discovered soon after he died close to 40 years
ago. Click here to see
more of his paintings that are in inventory now.
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Michael Callihan's soft,
tranquil Michigan landscapes convey a sense of quiet
spirituality in a world which is strife with conflict
and cacophony. On display the paintings become
windows into a world of contemplated calm based on real
or imagined places that artist Callihan has
visited. The Michigan's artist's paintings never
stay very long. Click here to see what
is available today!
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Ioan Nemtoi, the Romanian
glass artist creates extraordinary, brilliant, decorative
glass vessels. Their shapes and large size make them
stand out considerably from that of other glass
artists. His hand-blown glass vases, bowls and other
dimensional pieces are unique and compelling. Their
unusual forms seem to dance, displaying a fluidity that
represents the molten state that is now frozen into
beautiful sculptures of captivating color and form.
See more here.
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Bill Mack is a
master of the sculptural relief medium. His low
and high-relief figurative sculptures are captivating in
evoking an emotional connection with the viewer. Click
here to see
additional examples of his cast relief figurative wall
sculptures.
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The Magic Realism of Rob Gonsalves continues
to engage viewers who delight in the creative imagery of
this one-of-a-kind artist! Take a ride to the land
of fantasy and imagination by exploring the genius
talent of Canadian artist Rob Gonsalves. We have
in inventory a large selection of his Magic Realism as
well as his recent books which illustrate his more
popular imagery. See the entire collection here!
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Brian
Davis --
his magnificent, brilliant floral paintings beautifully
capture the subtle shifts in color and shadows that we
often take for granted when viewing the nature in
our environment. Davis brings attention to the
beauty of nature by allowing light to dance about the
image, allowing the breath and depth of the flower to
seemingly come to life. A wonderful selection of
Brian Davis canvases are now on display at Saper
Galleries! More images are shown here!
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ALVAR , the
famed Spanish painter who is known to collectors
throughout the world for his colorful and poetic hand-colored
embossed
lithographs flew to Michigan from Spain to open the
exhibition ALVAR: An Unveiling of Paintings,
Watercolors, Drawings, Sculpture and Embossed
Lithographs. The exhibition, which continued
through December, 2003 displayed 50 works of art including
his rarely-seen oil paintings, colorful watercolors,
exquisite pencil drawings, cast bronze sculptures, and
his most recent lithographs. To see Alvars available as of
today, click here. A very limited number
of Alvar books are also available. To see pictures of the
opening reception click here!
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Laurent Schkolnyk,
master of the mezzotint medium of engraving, was at
Saper Galleries June 1, 2003 for the opening the the
Saper Galleries 25th Anniversary exhibition. "Laurent
Schkolnyk: Still Lifes by the Master of Mezzotint"
featured 50 of Schkolnyk's exquisite,
phenomenally-executed still life mezzotints.
Schkolnyk, one of only 5 major mezzotint artists in
the world, is recognized around the world for the
delicate, glowing imagery of his ethereal designs. Please click here to see the
Schkolnyk mezzotints now on display and available
for acquisition.
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Barbara McCleary is
a painter of vibrant florals, lush gardens, tranquil
waters, and sun-swept landscapes. Visit Saper
Galleries now to see a selection of her recent oil
paintings influenced by trips to Provence, France,
and Mexico. Click here to see an example
of her beautiful paintingsand learn more of
this extremely talented Michigan artist! We look
forward to welcoming you to the vision of reality
from the eye and brush of Barbara McCleary!
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Michel
Delacroix, the most noted naļ f painter
of our time, recently exhibited paintings of his native
Paris at Saper Galleries. Several of his paintings and a
selection of his limited edition graphics including the
new serigraph "Moulin Rouge sous la Pluie" are still on
display. Stop by to visit or click here to see pictures of
paintings available for immediate acquisition . We look
forward to welcoming you!
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John
James
Audubon's "Fifty
Best", recreations of 50 of Audubon's famous Birds
of America hand-colored
engravings from Chicago's Field Museum of Natural
History opened October 7, 2001 and continued through
December, 2001 at Saper Galleries. This world premiere
of 50 of Audubon's best images from his famous Birds
of America portfolio
is still able to be viewed on line. You may order your
Audubons by visiting Saper Galleries in person or contacting
us
on line now .
To learn more about this special collection and see
each of the images, please
click here.
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