Patrick Kapty
@patrickkapty.bsky.social
Author, historian, curator, reseller - I sell wearable and other art, and I am fascinated by cultures and artifacts from around the world!
My shop is: California Dreaming Art Jewelry Etc:
https://www.rubylane.com/shop/california-dreamin-art-jewelry-etc
My shop is: California Dreaming Art Jewelry Etc:
https://www.rubylane.com/shop/california-dreamin-art-jewelry-etc
A huge vintage 1960s 70s one of a kind cast bronze & hammered iron African Mask tribal modernist pendant necklace - measures 4.75" tall!
Available...
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#african #tribal #africanmask #africanjewelry #tribaljewelry #handmade #necklace #oneofakind #bronze #iron #art
Available...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A huge vintage 1960s 70s one of a kind cast bronze & hammered iron African Mask tribal modernist pendant necklace - measures 4.75" tall!
Available...
www.rubylane.com/item/1879775...
#african #tribal #africanmask #africanjewelry #tribaljewelry #handmade #necklace #oneofakind #bronze #iron #art
Available...
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#african #tribal #africanmask #africanjewelry #tribaljewelry #handmade #necklace #oneofakind #bronze #iron #art
A huge vintage 1960s 70s handmade mixed metals Mexican modernist brutalist Fish Bones design pin/pendant - measures 3.5" across!
Available...
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#mexicanmodernism #handmade #mixedmetals #hechoenmexico #fishbones #pin #pendant #modernistjewelry #brutalistjewelry #art
Available...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A huge vintage 1960s 70s handmade mixed metals Mexican modernist brutalist Fish Bones design pin/pendant - measures 3.5" across!
Available...
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#mexicanmodernism #handmade #mixedmetals #hechoenmexico #fishbones #pin #pendant #modernistjewelry #brutalistjewelry #art
Available...
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#mexicanmodernism #handmade #mixedmetals #hechoenmexico #fishbones #pin #pendant #modernistjewelry #brutalistjewelry #art
Malachite and Azurite druzy crystals growing together.
#malachite #azurite #druzy #crystals #mineral #gemstones #gemology #mineralogy #geology #nature #beauty #green #blue #mineralspecimen
#malachite #azurite #druzy #crystals #mineral #gemstones #gemology #mineralogy #geology #nature #beauty #green #blue #mineralspecimen
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Malachite and Azurite druzy crystals growing together.
#malachite #azurite #druzy #crystals #mineral #gemstones #gemology #mineralogy #geology #nature #beauty #green #blue #mineralspecimen
#malachite #azurite #druzy #crystals #mineral #gemstones #gemology #mineralogy #geology #nature #beauty #green #blue #mineralspecimen
Marilyn Mao
gelatin silver print
1952
Philippe Halsman
(1906-1979)
Marilyn Monroe superimposed over Mao Tse Tung by American surrealist - portrait photographer, Philippe Halsman (born Latvia).
#philippehalsman #marilynmao #dated1952 #dalismustache #surrealism #surrealistphotography #Marilyn #mao
gelatin silver print
1952
Philippe Halsman
(1906-1979)
Marilyn Monroe superimposed over Mao Tse Tung by American surrealist - portrait photographer, Philippe Halsman (born Latvia).
#philippehalsman #marilynmao #dated1952 #dalismustache #surrealism #surrealistphotography #Marilyn #mao
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Marilyn Mao
gelatin silver print
1952
Philippe Halsman
(1906-1979)
Marilyn Monroe superimposed over Mao Tse Tung by American surrealist - portrait photographer, Philippe Halsman (born Latvia).
#philippehalsman #marilynmao #dated1952 #dalismustache #surrealism #surrealistphotography #Marilyn #mao
gelatin silver print
1952
Philippe Halsman
(1906-1979)
Marilyn Monroe superimposed over Mao Tse Tung by American surrealist - portrait photographer, Philippe Halsman (born Latvia).
#philippehalsman #marilynmao #dated1952 #dalismustache #surrealism #surrealistphotography #Marilyn #mao
A pair of Pop Art Political Free Love handmade painted resin pins by Bill Schiffer of NYC from 1971!
Available...
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#popart #political #freelove #billschiffer #nyc #handmade #paintedresin #brooch #jewelry #jewelrydesign #oneofakind #vintage1970s #popartjewelry #art
Available...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A pair of Pop Art Political Free Love handmade painted resin pins by Bill Schiffer of NYC from 1971!
Available...
www.rubylane.com/shop/califor...
#popart #political #freelove #billschiffer #nyc #handmade #paintedresin #brooch #jewelry #jewelrydesign #oneofakind #vintage1970s #popartjewelry #art
Available...
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#popart #political #freelove #billschiffer #nyc #handmade #paintedresin #brooch #jewelry #jewelrydesign #oneofakind #vintage1970s #popartjewelry #art
Mexican modernist sterling silver necklace and earrings by Reveriano Castillo circa 1950s.
Available...
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#mexicansilver #mexicanmodernism #modernistjewelry #reverianocastillo #taxco #taxcosilver #mexicandesign #hechoenmexico #handmade #sterlingsilver #modernsilver
Available...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Mexican modernist sterling silver necklace and earrings by Reveriano Castillo circa 1950s.
Available...
www.rubylane.com/item/1879775...
#mexicansilver #mexicanmodernism #modernistjewelry #reverianocastillo #taxco #taxcosilver #mexicandesign #hechoenmexico #handmade #sterlingsilver #modernsilver
Available...
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Louise Brooks - Eugene Robert Richee (1896-1972), photographe américain.
#photographie
#cinéma
#LouiseBrooks
#EugeneRobertRichee
#photographie
#cinéma
#LouiseBrooks
#EugeneRobertRichee
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Louise Brooks - Eugene Robert Richee (1896-1972), photographe américain.
#photographie
#cinéma
#LouiseBrooks
#EugeneRobertRichee
#photographie
#cinéma
#LouiseBrooks
#EugeneRobertRichee
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Art should also disturb the comfortable...
📸 : Sebastião Salgado (Brazil, 1944-2025)
Blind Tuareg woman, 1985
Mali, West Africa
"With dead eyes worn out by sand, storms and chronic infections, this woman from the region of Gondan has arrived at the end of her voyage."
~ Sebastião Salgado
📸 : Sebastião Salgado (Brazil, 1944-2025)
Blind Tuareg woman, 1985
Mali, West Africa
"With dead eyes worn out by sand, storms and chronic infections, this woman from the region of Gondan has arrived at the end of her voyage."
~ Sebastião Salgado
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Art should also disturb the comfortable...
📸 : Sebastião Salgado (Brazil, 1944-2025)
Blind Tuareg woman, 1985
Mali, West Africa
"With dead eyes worn out by sand, storms and chronic infections, this woman from the region of Gondan has arrived at the end of her voyage."
~ Sebastião Salgado
📸 : Sebastião Salgado (Brazil, 1944-2025)
Blind Tuareg woman, 1985
Mali, West Africa
"With dead eyes worn out by sand, storms and chronic infections, this woman from the region of Gondan has arrived at the end of her voyage."
~ Sebastião Salgado
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Conrad Veidt as the Maharajah of Bengal in Das Indische Grabmal / Mysteries of India (Joe May, 1921)
produced by May Film, Berlin. Postcard.
Weimar Era
produced by May Film, Berlin. Postcard.
Weimar Era
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Conrad Veidt as the Maharajah of Bengal in Das Indische Grabmal / Mysteries of India (Joe May, 1921)
produced by May Film, Berlin. Postcard.
Weimar Era
produced by May Film, Berlin. Postcard.
Weimar Era
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Auguste Herbin (France, 1882-1960) :
COMPOSITION CUBISTE, 1918
Oil on canvas
81.2 x 65 cm | 32 x 25-5/8 in
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
COMPOSITION CUBISTE, 1918
Oil on canvas
81.2 x 65 cm | 32 x 25-5/8 in
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Auguste Herbin (France, 1882-1960) :
COMPOSITION CUBISTE, 1918
Oil on canvas
81.2 x 65 cm | 32 x 25-5/8 in
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
COMPOSITION CUBISTE, 1918
Oil on canvas
81.2 x 65 cm | 32 x 25-5/8 in
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
Grasshopper carving
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE
#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE
#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Grasshopper carving
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE
#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
hematite
Old Babylonian
c. 1800-1700 BCE
#ancientculture #babylonia #1800BCE #carved #carving #hematite #grasshopper #carvedstone #ancientart #art #weight #measure #trade #bronzeage #marketplace
A sculptural sterling silver and moss agate modernist bracelet by Henning Ulrichsen of Denmark circa 1970.
Available...
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#henningulrichsen #denmark #handmade #sterlingsilver #mossagate #bracelet #modernistjewelry #wearableart #art #danishmodern #danishsilver #1970s
Available...
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#henningulrichsen #denmark #handmade #sterlingsilver #mossagate #bracelet #modernistjewelry #wearableart #art #danishmodern #danishsilver #1970s
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A sculptural sterling silver and moss agate modernist bracelet by Henning Ulrichsen of Denmark circa 1970.
Available...
www.rubylane.com/item/1879775...
#henningulrichsen #denmark #handmade #sterlingsilver #mossagate #bracelet #modernistjewelry #wearableart #art #danishmodern #danishsilver #1970s
Available...
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#henningulrichsen #denmark #handmade #sterlingsilver #mossagate #bracelet #modernistjewelry #wearableart #art #danishmodern #danishsilver #1970s
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🎨Alberto Monier. Pescador en el Sena en Ile Saint-Louis, París década de 1950 #paris #AlbertoMonier #painting #photography #museoparticular #art
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎨Alberto Monier. Pescador en el Sena en Ile Saint-Louis, París década de 1950 #paris #AlbertoMonier #painting #photography #museoparticular #art
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Grace Jones, 1987 - Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), photographe américain connu pour ses portraits en noir et blanc très stylisés, ses photos de fleurs et ses nus masculins.
#photographie
#musique
#chant
#Dance-pop
#NewWave
#Disco
#GraceJones
#RobertMapplethorpe
#photographie
#musique
#chant
#Dance-pop
#NewWave
#Disco
#GraceJones
#RobertMapplethorpe
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Grace Jones, 1987 - Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), photographe américain connu pour ses portraits en noir et blanc très stylisés, ses photos de fleurs et ses nus masculins.
#photographie
#musique
#chant
#Dance-pop
#NewWave
#Disco
#GraceJones
#RobertMapplethorpe
#photographie
#musique
#chant
#Dance-pop
#NewWave
#Disco
#GraceJones
#RobertMapplethorpe
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Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), photographe américain connu pour ses portraits en noir et blanc très stylisés, ses photos de fleurs et ses nus masculins.
#photographie
#RobertMapplethorpe
#photographie
#RobertMapplethorpe
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), photographe américain connu pour ses portraits en noir et blanc très stylisés, ses photos de fleurs et ses nus masculins.
#photographie
#RobertMapplethorpe
#photographie
#RobertMapplethorpe
Surrealist cover art for Harper's Bazaar magazine March 15, 1938 - the London/Paris issue.
#coverart #magazineart #harpersbazaar #magazine #surrealism #surrealistart #art #dated1938
#coverart #magazineart #harpersbazaar #magazine #surrealism #surrealistart #art #dated1938
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Surrealist cover art for Harper's Bazaar magazine March 15, 1938 - the London/Paris issue.
#coverart #magazineart #harpersbazaar #magazine #surrealism #surrealistart #art #dated1938
#coverart #magazineart #harpersbazaar #magazine #surrealism #surrealistart #art #dated1938
A Henning Ulrichsen Denmark sterling silver and lapis lazuli sculptural modernist ring - size 9 US!
Available...
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#henningulrichsen #denmark #danishmodern #danishsilver #modernistjewelry #sculptural #wearableart #handmade #modernistring #cocktailring #modernsilver
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#henningulrichsen #denmark #danishmodern #danishsilver #modernistjewelry #sculptural #wearableart #handmade #modernistring #cocktailring #modernsilver
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A Henning Ulrichsen Denmark sterling silver and lapis lazuli sculptural modernist ring - size 9 US!
Available...
www.rubylane.com/item/1879775...
#henningulrichsen #denmark #danishmodern #danishsilver #modernistjewelry #sculptural #wearableart #handmade #modernistring #cocktailring #modernsilver
Available...
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#henningulrichsen #denmark #danishmodern #danishsilver #modernistjewelry #sculptural #wearableart #handmade #modernistring #cocktailring #modernsilver
Grossular garnet
#grossulargarnet #garnet #mineral #gemstone #geomology #mineralogy #geology #nature #beauty #mineralspecimen #crystal #crystals
#grossulargarnet #garnet #mineral #gemstone #geomology #mineralogy #geology #nature #beauty #mineralspecimen #crystal #crystals
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A sculptural 1970s sterling silver and tigereye pendant by Henning Ulrichsen of Denmark.
Available...
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#handmade #henningulrichsen #modernist #pendant #wearableart #sculpturaljewelry #jewelrydesign #danishmodern #denmark #danishsilver #modernsilver #modernism #art
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November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A sculptural 1970s sterling silver and tigereye pendant by Henning Ulrichsen of Denmark.
Available...
www.rubylane.com/item/1879775...
#handmade #henningulrichsen #modernist #pendant #wearableart #sculpturaljewelry #jewelrydesign #danishmodern #denmark #danishsilver #modernsilver #modernism #art
Available...
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#handmade #henningulrichsen #modernist #pendant #wearableart #sculpturaljewelry #jewelrydesign #danishmodern #denmark #danishsilver #modernsilver #modernism #art
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Absolutely !
(1978) "I’ll say it again in the land of the free
Use your freedom of choice
Freedom of choice
Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom of choice!"
#MusicSky youtu.be/rimpnVuXZa0?...
Use your freedom of choice
Freedom of choice
Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom of choice!"
#MusicSky youtu.be/rimpnVuXZa0?...
Freedom of Choice
YouTube video by DEVO - Topic
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Absolutely !
The Meeting (Revolving Doors)
pochoir print with ink on paper
1916
Man Ray
(1890-1976
#art #modernart #manray #pochoirprint #circa1916 #france #frenchart #modernism #abstractart
pochoir print with ink on paper
1916
Man Ray
(1890-1976
#art #modernart #manray #pochoirprint #circa1916 #france #frenchart #modernism #abstractart
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Meeting (Revolving Doors)
pochoir print with ink on paper
1916
Man Ray
(1890-1976
#art #modernart #manray #pochoirprint #circa1916 #france #frenchart #modernism #abstractart
pochoir print with ink on paper
1916
Man Ray
(1890-1976
#art #modernart #manray #pochoirprint #circa1916 #france #frenchart #modernism #abstractart
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I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world.
~ Seamus Heaney
~ Seamus Heaney
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world.
~ Seamus Heaney
~ Seamus Heaney
Reposted by Patrick Kapty
August 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Reposted by Patrick Kapty
Barbarian Sacrifice by Paul Klee, 1932
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137291
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137291
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Barbarian Sacrifice by Paul Klee, 1932
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137291
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137291
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Wassily Kandinsky (1926)
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Wassily Kandinsky (1926)