Hello,
We are Berta's and Mina's Antiquites Gallery founded in beautiful New Orleans, Louisiana on Magazine street and celebrating more than 35 years in the wonderful Louisiana community.
Myself, Berta....and my daughter. Mina, a native New Orleanian, we hand select antiques, collectibles and art from cultures all over the world, with a focus on Southern art... artists Noel Rockmore, Harold " Napoleon" King , Charles Richards, Colette Pope Heldner, Clementine Hunter, Sister Gertrude Morgan and many others.
We are the home for works which celebrate the culture of New Orleans and Louisiana...
and we specialize in and are proud to represent the Original art
.....and Fine Limited edition Giclee Canvas Reproductions of the works of acclaimed Contemporary New Orleans Louisiana artists Mina Zavala Lanzas and those of her father,..the late acclaimed Louisiana artist
Nilo Lanzas "NL".
Mina's work is about Love, her Louisiana culture, and the spiritual and physical connection between each of us and in turn to the world.
With a background in music and drama, she brings her vision to life with rich textures and brilliant colors...in paintings, mixed media paintings and sculptures, works on paper and hand carved wood sculptures.
She often uses historical antique Louisiana cypress architecturals and pieces of furniture... her vision of the past and present united...
The power of dancing and the power of love.
Nilo is well known and loved for his classic and colorful work.
He loves to tell stories from his childhood, in his native Leon, Nicaragua.... to his time proudly serving in the U.S. Army... and to his life in New Orleans, Louisiana, his beloved home of 50 years
He is the only artist who has seemlessly fused Nicaragua with New Orleans..
Nilo takes us on a powerful journey. to his musical world of ""Nilovilllle"...."It's in my mind", he said,
and truly his imagination shines through beautifully in all his art.
He is well known for his joyfully classic paintings, mixed media and for his inventive use of antique Louisiana cypress architecturals throughout his work.
Nilo's canvases come to life with cascades of dancing bright bold colors and figures, bold mellifluous brushstrokes, stellar composition, original songs and poetry, original characters, and simply......his cool and quirky sense of humor, and loving wisdom..
He brings us the beauty, humor and challenges of every day life....in full living color, with his New Orleans Music and Second Line series and Jazz Funerals, Western and Ranch series, his Mermaid series, his Outerspace series, Animal series...his Biblical and his Romantic series and many others..
Powerful Timeless Portraits of People and animals in Musical Poetic motion.....
Let's Dance!
Mina's works are in private, public and celebrity collections Internationally.
Nilo's work is in private, public and museum collections Internationally and in celebrity collections including those of...Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Gil Netter, Marc Roskin, Julie Taymor, Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Tilly, Joel Schumacher and many others.
We love to share these classic,, fun, exciting and historical treasures.....the artists and their works with you... finding them the perfect new loving home...
"Welcome to "Niloville"