Large American NW Abstract Expressionist painting Circus "Wire Performance" by Fredrick Heidel, 1993 Drawings & Prints The casket is based on

The casket is based on a design from Al Jazari's "Book of Knowledge"

This very elegant table made from blond walnut and having an ebonized top and ebonized accents

Giovanni "Gio" Ponti was an Italian architect

The statue is raised on a black marble plinth

Frederick Heidel  was born in Corvallis

Large American NW Abstract Expressionist painting Circus "Wire Performance" by Fredrick Heidel, 1993 Drawings & Prints The casket is based onA large American Abstract Expressionist acyrilic on canvas painting by Pacific Northwest artist Frederick Heidel ( 1915 2000), titled "Wire Performance", Oregon, 1993. This is a large & later work by the artist, with various hues of blue with warmer inflections of orange, green, and pink. It depicts a circus high wire act, with a tall ladder to the high wire and figures in gymnastic poses. This large painting is housed in the original simple wooden