Ionel Talpazan Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ionel Talpazan Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 31, 2023
IONEL TALPAZAN, ROMANIAN (1955-2015) COLOR PENCIL
Est: $100 - $1,000
From an exhibition of Outsider alien art. Signed and dated '94 lower left. Indistinctly titled lower right. Colored pencil of alien spaceship. Dimensions: (Frame) H 24.25" x W 30.5" Condition: Some corner separation to frame. Coming out of the frame. Colored pencil appears in good condition. Talpazan is a Romanian self-taught artist. After having a UFO sighting at the age of 8, he became fascinated with UFOs and painted alien inspired works. He came to the US in the '80s.
Westport Auction
Oct. 07, 2023
Ionel Talpazan Outsider Art UFO Space Ship Sculpture
Est: $400 - $450
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian-American, b. 1955) flying saucer on candlestick sculpture, mixed media including paint and plaster over wood, painted metal, and plastic. Inscribed signature to underside and dated 1991 (New York). 7" H x 5 1/2" diameter. Note: Ionel Talpazan was born in Romania and raised in a foster home. As a child, he allegedly experienced the presence of a UFO. In 1987, he escaped Romania by swimming the Danube River and eventually emigrated to the United States as a political refugee. He now lives and works in New York, where his UFO experience informs many of his sculptures and drawings.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Oct. 11, 2022
Ionel Talpazan, UFO Abduction of the Statue of Liberty
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ionel Talpazan UFO Abduction of the Statue of Liberty 2012 mixed media on board 29.75 h × 20 w in (76 × 51 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Talpazan Ionel NYC. 2012'. Signed, dated and handprints to verso. This work will ship from Toomey & Co. in Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 27, 2021
Ionel Talpazan Flying Saucer Painted Sculpture
Est: $300 - $500
Exotically painted plaster sculpture, signed on bottom with "NY 92", 12" ht. x 9" wd. x 8" dp. Ionel Talpazan 1955-3015 Ionel Talpazan escaped Bucharest, Romania, by swimming across the Danube staying in Yugoslavia until he was given refuge status in NYC. Abused as a child, his mother threw him out of the house during a rain storm for losing a farm tool only to awake to an all encompassing "Blue Light." He became obsessed with the sky, Blue Energy, UFOs and Spaceships, his spaceship constructions multiplying until there was little room for him in his apartment. Sometimes he could be spotted near MOMA trying to sell his drawings on the street. He often carried a small bird in his coat pocket. His complex drawings depicted space ship technology and energy sources such as nuclear, magnetic, solar, anti-gravitational, volcanic and vacuum. Maybe he was trying to escape his childhood. Ref: Raw Vision Winter 2003/4 From the lifetime collection of living folk artist Dewey Blocksma, Beulah, Michigan. Blocksma acquired most pieces directly from the artists.
Caza Sikes
Oct. 27, 2021
Ionel Talpazan, Flying Saucer Mixed Media / Paper
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Pastel, watercolor, marker and crayon on paper, depicting a large flying saucer with two beings on right and left hovering above a pair of houses resting on a seascape. Signed in the lower left and dated New York, 1992. Sight size: 28" ht. x 21.5" wd., framed size: 37" ht. x 30" wd. Ionel Talpazan (1955-2015). Ionel Talpazan escaped Bucharest, Romania, by swimming across the Danube, staying in Yugoslavia until he was given refuge status in NYC. Abused as a child, his mother threw him out of the house during a rain storm for losing a farm tool only to awake to an all encompassing "Blue Light." He became obsessed with the sky, Blue Energy, UFOs and Spaceships, his spaceship constructions multiplying until there was little room for him in his apartment. Sometimes he could be spotted near MOMA trying to sell his drawings on the street. He often carried a small bird in his coat pocket. His complex drawings depicted space ship technology and energy sources such as nuclear, magnetic, solar, anti-gravitational, volcanic and vacuum. Ref: Raw Vision Winter 2003/4 From the lifetime collection of living folk artist Dewey Blocksma, Beulah, Michigan. Blocksma acquired most pieces directly from the artists.
Caza Sikes
Nov. 23, 2020
Ionel Talpazan (1955-2015) UFO Drawing
Est: $400 - $800
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American, 1955-2015) UFO, mixed-media drawing, signed. Unframed. Size: 12'' x 16'', 30 x 41 cm (sheet).
Material Culture
Aug. 26, 2020
Ionel Talpazan Outsider Landscape on Paper
Est: $100 - $200
An work on paper landscape of New York City possibly illustrating the Majestic on East 72nd Street and Central Park West by 20th / 21st Century outsider artist Ionel Talpazan (1955-2015, Romanian). Born in Romania in 1955, Ionel Talpazan was raised in a foster home. When he was 8 years old, he experienced the presence of a UFO while sleeping by a lake close to his home: he witnessed a craft appear and hover above him, and was enveloped by a beam of blue light for a brief period of time. From this moment on, Talpazan realized he possessed knowledge of UFO technology for which he could not account, but which he felt compelled to share through drawings. In 1987, he escaped Romania by swimming the Danube River, and lived in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and was eventually able to emigrate to the US as a political refugee. He lives in New York City, where he often sells his work on the street. Like other Outsider Artists whose creativity is mediumistic, UFO experiencers feel they are channeling information and images from an otherworldly source, and produce artwork as a
The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.
Aug. 05, 2020
Ionel Talpazan Outsider Landscape on Paper
Est: $100 - $200
An work on paper landscape of New York City possibly illustrating the Majestic on East 72nd Street and Central Park West by 20th / 21st Century outsider artist Ionel Talpazan (1955-2015, Romanian). Born in Romania in 1955, Ionel Talpazan was raised in a foster home. When he was 8 years old, he experienced the presence of a UFO while sleeping by a lake close to his home: he witnessed a craft appear and hover above him, and was enveloped by a beam of blue light for a brief period of time. From this moment on, Talpazan realized he possessed knowledge of UFO technology for which he could not account, but which he felt compelled to share through drawings. In 1987, he escaped Romania by swimming the Danube River, and lived in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and was eventually able to emigrate to the US as a political refugee. He lives in New York City, where he often sells his work on the street. Like other Outsider Artists whose creativity is mediumistic, UFO experiencers feel they are channeling information and images from an otherworldly source, and produce artwork as a way of partnering with this source. For decades, Talpazan has been engaged in what he considers to be research of UFO technology by producing countless drawings on board, depicting alien spacecraft. These are often colorful, dynamic views of what a craft might look like to the human eye, and also diagrammatic views that depict the inner workings of alien technology. Talpazans work is driven by a powerful and generative paradox: he feels he possesses knowledge for which no measurable language yet exists, yet he feels obliged to present it to the world in a palpable way. This challenge is what charges each drawing with energy. His crafts appear to whirl at high speeds, propelled by complex but believable propulsion systems. Talpazans strong conviction in his unexplained knowledge is what gives these drawings their authority, and his lifelong dedication to sharing his vision with us is truly awe-inspiring. bio written by Jenifer P. Borum on Outsider Art Fair website. This work is matted and unframed. It is in a cellophane bag. The work is signed and dated Ionel Talpazan NYC 95. The work itself measures approximately 17 in wide by 14 in high. The overall measurements are approximately 20 in wide by 16 in high. The work on paper appears to be in good condition. BIO OF COLLECTOR: Estelle Goodman (1930-2007, American) was a modernist expressionist painter and sculptor during the mid 20th Century in New York. Ms. Goodman resided at the fabled Majestic on Central Park West at 72nd Street in Manhattan and had an art studio in her apartment. This work is from the Collection of Estelle Goodman. A collection that has only now been rediscovered. Her artist studio home had been vacant and under lock and key since 2007. The works in this fresh to the market trove of modernist, expressionist, abstract and mid century paintings and sculpture are on the market for the first time in decades. Ms. Goodman studied at and graduated from Barnard College. As a woman artist, Ms. Goodman often explored concepts of the human figure in both sculpture and painting. Ms. Goodman was known to have cast at the Modern Art Foundry in Astoria, Queens, New York. This was an important American foundry that cast works from many of the leading sculptors working in the mid century period, including Miro, Archipenko, Noguchi, Lachaise and Lipchitz. She was a member of various arts institutions including the Artist-Craftsmen of New York, the New Jersey Society of Painters and Sculptors, the Yonkers Art Association, the Knickerbocker Artists and League of Present Day Artists. Ms. Goodmans exhibitions included the Knickerbocker Artists, 1961-64; the Allied Artists of America, 1963-65; the Audubon Artists, 1965; the National Design Center, New York, 1966; the W & J Sloane Co. Galleries, 1967. Her awards included, New Jersey Society of Painters and Sculptors, 1963 & 1967; the Yonkers Art Association; the Vermont Arts Club. sculpture, statue, mid century modern, abstract, abstract expressionism, modernism, woman artist, women artist, 20th century artist, American artist, home decor, interior design, decorative art, New York school. 11
The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.
Oct. 29, 2018
Ionel Talpazan (1955-2015) UFO
Est: $600 - $900
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American, 1955-2015) UFO, mixed-media drawing. Size 20'' x 26'', 51 x 66 cm (sheet); 27'' x 33'', 69 x 84 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Apr. 29, 2017
Ionel Talpazan. Heart Of The Mothership.
Est: $400 - $600
Ionel Talpazan. The Heart Of The Mothership.1991. Signed and dated. Crayon and marker on poster. Great condition. 22"w x 28"h. Provenance: John Turner. Est. $400-600. Ship: $55
Slotin Folk Art Auction
Apr. 29, 2017
Ionel Talpazan. Diagram Of UFO.
Est: $300 - $500
Ionel Talpazan. Diagram Of UFO.2011. Signed and dated. Paint and marker on poster. Excellent condition. 28"w x 22"h. Est. $300-500. Ship: $45
Slotin Folk Art Auction
Apr. 29, 2017
Ionel Talpazan. Black UFO With Red Exhaust.
Est: $300 - $500
Ionel Talpazan. Black UFO With Red Exhaust.2012. Signed and dated. Paint on poster. Excellent condition. 28"w x 22"h. Est. $300-500. Ship: $45
Slotin Folk Art Auction
Jan. 23, 2017
Ionel Talpazan (1955-2015) UFO Diagrame
Est: $300 - $500
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American, 1955-2015) UFO Diagrame, mixed media, crayon and marker on art board, signed. Size: 20'' x 30'', 51 x 76 cm (board).
Material Culture
Jan. 23, 2017
Ionel Talpazan (1955-2015) UFO, 1992
Est: $400 - $600
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American, 1955-2015) UFO, 1992, mixed media on paper, signed. Size: 11'' x 14'', 28 x 36 cm (sheet).
Material Culture
Jun. 12, 2016
Ionel Talpazan (b. 1955) UFO, 1992
Est: $200 - $300
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American b. 1955) UFO, 1992, mixed media on paper. Size: 10.25" x 13.25", 26 x 34 cm (sight); 16" x 20", 41 x 51 cm (mat).
Material Culture
Jun. 12, 2016
Ionel Talpazan (b. 1955) Mixed media on paper, 1991
Est: $250 - $350
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American b. 1955) Mixed media on paper, 1991, signed and dated. Size: 28" x 22", 71 x 56 cm (sheet); 36" x 29.25", 91 x 74 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Mar. 26, 2016
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American b. 1955) UFO
Est: $300 - $500
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American b. 1955) UFO, mixed-media painting. Size: 18" x 24", 46 x 61 cm (board).
Material Culture
Mar. 26, 2016
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American b. 1955) UFO
Est: $300 - $500
Ionel Talpazan (Romanian/American b. 1955) UFO, mixed media painting. Size: 16" x 12", 41 x 30 cm (board).
Material Culture