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b. 1928 - d. 2006

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Mar. 13, 2015
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Pin Cushions"
Est: $500 - $1,000
egg tempera on board, initialed and dated at lower right "GD '87," inscribed by the artist on the verso, retaining a paper entry card on the verso for the 53rd Annual Art Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Associated (1988), likely the original frame. DOA 25.5 x 19.5 in. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself. From the Estate of the Artist
Leland Little Auctions
Mar. 13, 2015
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Three Moons Over South Street"
Est: $500 - $1,000
oil on board, signed and dated at lower right "Guy Danella '02," inscribed and titled on the verso by the artist, likely original frame. DOA 20 x 26.25 in. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself.
Leland Little Auctions
Mar. 13, 2015
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Red Gramaphone"
Est: $500 - $1,000
oil on canvas, initialed and dated "GD '60" at lower right, inscribed on the verso by the artist and dated 1960, framed. DOA 25 x 24.75 in. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself.
Leland Little Auctions
Mar. 13, 2015
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Ouch!"
Est: $500 - $1,000
gouache on board, inscribed on the verso "Guy Danella / 'Ouch!' / Gouache 1953," presented in a customized frame. SS 8.75 x 14.75 in.; DOA 15 x 20.75 in. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself.
Leland Little Auctions
Mar. 13, 2015
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Flight for Fear"
Est: $800 - $1,200
oil on canvas with newspaper, signed and dated at lower left "Danella '59," inscribed with title on the verso, framed. DOA 30.5 x 22.5 in. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself.
Leland Little Auctions
Dec. 05, 2014
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Nail Biter"
Est: $500 - $1,000
gouache on artist's board, monogrammed and dated 1955 at lower left, titled and inscribed on the verso, framed. DOA 11.75 x 17 in. This painting was completed during the Cold War in the year of the Warsaw Pact. The fantasy figure is reminiscent of the work by Paul Klee, as referenced in a Wall Street Journal review of Danella's work: "Mr. Danella began his career creating Paul Klee-inspired abstractions including the small, substantial figurative gouache Nail Biter (1955)" (The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 8, 2011). Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself. From the Estate of the Artist Exhibited: "Two Modernists Revisited," Kouros Gallery, Jan. 6-29, 2011, New York, NY.
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Dec. 05, 2014
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Sounding Swan"
Est: $500 - $1,000
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1958 at lower right, signed and inscribed on the verso, presented in likely original frame. SS 8.5 x 16.5 in.; DOA 12.5 x 21 in. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself. From the Estate of the Artist
Leland Little Auctions
Dec. 05, 2014
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Dancing Green Table"
Est: $500 - $1,000
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1956 at lower right, presented in the likely original frame. SS 18 x 18 in.; DOA 21 x 21 in. This painting was inspired by the famous ballet, "The Green Table," choreographed by Kurt Jooss depicting the futility of peace negotiations of the 1930s. Danella references the music of tango and Kinetography Laban, used for the first time fully in Jooss' work. This painting was completed during the year of the Hungarian Revolution and the Suez Crisis, so it understandable Danella would make the connection to Jooss. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself. From the Estate of the Artist
Leland Little Auctions
Dec. 05, 2014
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Psyche Cycle #1"
Est: $500 - $1,000
oil on canvas, signed at lower right and dated 1958, signed and titled on the verso, framed. DOA 21 x 20.75 in. Danella painted this work as a Modernist homage to the first panel, "Cupid in Flight is Struck by the Beauty of Psyche," of the monumental 1908 decorative ensemble of Maurice Denis, The Story of Psyche cycle housed at The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself. From the Estate of the Artist
Leland Little Auctions
Dec. 05, 2014
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Green Dragon"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1967 at lower right, presented in the likely original frame. SS 15.5 x 35.5 in.; DOA 24 x 44 in. This painting was completed during the year of the Six-Day War and the escalation of the war in Vietnam. It references the German master war commentary "The Green Table" (1932), restaged by its choreographer Kurt Jooss in 1967, City Center Joffrey Ballet, New York. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Stieglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself. From the Estate of the Artist Exhibited: "Two Modernists Revisited," Kouros Gallery, Jan. 6-29, 2011, New York, NY.
Leland Little Auctions
Jun. 15, 2013
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Sunday Afternoon"
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Sunday Afternoon" oil on canvas, signed at lower right and dated 1957, signed en verso on stretcher and canvas, presented in a later frame. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Steiglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself. SS 36 x 35.5 in.; DOA 39.5 x 39 in. Exhibited: "Two Modernists Revisited," Kouros Gallery, Jan. 6-29, 2011, New York, NY. A Wall Street Journal review of the show by Lance Esplund describes "Sunday Afternoon" as an "ambitious, tessellating 'magic square' painting." (WSJ, NY Culture section, January 8, 2011) From the Estate of the Artist
Leland Little Auctions
Dec. 01, 2012
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Sunday Afternoon"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Guy Danella (NY, 1928-2006), "Sunday Afternoon" oil on canvas, signed at lower right and dated 1957, signed en verso on stretcher and canvas, presented in a later frame. SS 36 x 35.5 in.; DOA 39.5 x 39 in. Danella began his early studies in Utica at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute. By the age of sixteen, in 1944, he had moved to NYC and enrolled at the Art Students League. While in NYC he befriended Alfred Steiglitz and John Marin. He later met and impressed Josef Albers, whose geometric abstractions and color studies greatly influenced Danella during the period this painting was completed. Danella went on to influence his own cadre of students, never setting the brush down himself. Exhibited: "Two Modernists Revisited," Kouros Gallery, Jan. 6-29, 2011, New York, NY. A Wall Street Journal review of the show by Lance Esplund describes "Sunday Afternoon" as an "ambitious, tessellating 'magic square' painting." (WSJ, NY Culture section, January 8, 2011) From the estate of the artist
Leland Little Auctions

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