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Art For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Victorian
de La Fresnaye, La table Louis-Philippe, Roger de La Fresnaye (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Roger de la Fresnaye, III, Collection Pierre Levy, 1968; published by Ferna...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled - Oil Paint by Mario Guglielmotti - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a modern artwork realized by Mario Guglielmotti. Mixed media on canvas. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Horse - Drawing by Antonio Vangelli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse is a modern artwork realized by Antonio Vangelli. Black marker drawing on paper. Hand signed on the upper margin. Includes frame.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Slim Aarons 'No Transport Problems' Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'No Transport Problems' 1980 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs. Woolworth Donahue with car and bicycles on her motor yacht, ‘Hartline’. Slim Aarons...
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

de La Fresnaye, Visage, Roger de La Fresnaye (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Roger de la Fresnaye, III, Collection Pierre Levy, 1968; published by Ferna...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

de La Fresnaye, L'entrée du village, Roger de La Fresnaye (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Roger de la Fresnaye, III, Collection Pierre Levy, 1968; published by Ferna...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Montmartre (Place Saint-Pierre), Paris Capitale, Maurice Utrillo
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin Johannot paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Paris Capitale, 1955; published by Joseph Foret, Editeur d'Art, Paris...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

After Showers – Maine Coast, an the anti-aging oil painting by Edward Christiana
Located in Hudson, NY
A modernist coastal/dock scene by Edward Christiana. This painting is hand-signed "Edward Chrstiana '52" lower right. Exhibited: 1946 Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute; 9th Annual Exhibition 2004 Jameson Gallery, Portland, Maine; Edward Christiana (1912-1992) More about this artist: Edward Christiana was born in White Plains, New York in 1912. After high school the artist enrolled at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, graduating in 1933. After returning to the Mohawk Valley and obtaining work he enrolled in the School of Related Arts and Sciences at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. In 1940, noted WPA artist William Palmer came to MWPAI to establish the School of Art, forerunner of the current Pratt at MWPAI. Mr.Christiana became involved with the School almost immediately and studied from 1941 until 1943 under Mr. Palmer, at which point he became an instructor himself and remained in this capacity until 1982. It was apparent at a very early stage in the development of Ed Christiana as an artist that he had a tremendous facility in the difficult medium of watercolor. By 1945, he had exhibited with the American Watercolor Society and did so again in 1947, 1949, and 1950. Mr. Christiana was even awarded the coveted William Church Osborne Purchase Prize in 1949 and 1950. He had his first one-man show at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in 1946, and would be so honored twice more; in 1954, and culminating with a major retrospective in 1989. By 1949 he was elected to the American Watercolor Society. He was represented in a group show at the Kraushaar Galleries in New York in 1951 and in another major one-man show at the Albany Institute of History and Art in 1956 where he received a purchase prize in oil. Strangely, after all of his early success in watercolor, he abandoned the medium in the early 50's to concentrate on oil painting. For over two decades he painted primarily in oil ranging from cubist inspired studies to his Marsden Hartley-inspired paintings of Mount Katahdin in the 1970's. By the mid 70's he had returned to watercolor. He was once quoted as saying "those who are familiar with my old paintings will be aware, I am sure, that in fact, they were not so far removed from watercolor, my technique in oils deriving positively from the aqueous medium." In the 1970's his watercolor style changed from the more wet and spontaneous style of the 40's to a dryer, slightly more controlled style, where the artist would often paint on dry paper, without wetting it prior to the application of paint. In the early 80's he returned to a wetter style, even more spontaneous than his method in the 40's. This culminated in his abstract work of the late 80's inspired partly by John Marin. Also, like Marin, Christiana painted representational work alongside very abstract work during the same period. Fellow artist Easton Pribble once said of Ed Christiana "If there were to be an honorary title -Painter Laureate- of the Mohawk Valley, Edward Christiana would certainly be the prime qualifier for that distinction." Christiana is known for his landscape views of the Mohawk Valley, her wild natural beauty as well as the architectural beauty of her towns and cities. He has also painted extensively in the Adirondacks as well as New Hampshire, Vermont, and especially Maine, which can almost be considered the artist's second home. He loved to paint the pastures, valleys, rivers, and waterfalls of the area as well as children playing on the grounds of his beloved Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute and the neighborhoods surrounding it in Utica, New York. Edward Christiana painted almost right until his death in 1992. He was and still is a beloved man. No one I have talked to has had an unkind word to say about Ed Christiana, either as a teacher, artist, or friend. He was a prolific artist and was known to hand paint Christmas and Birthday cards...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ancient Woman - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient woman is a modern artwork realized by an Artist of the early 20th century. Pencil drawing on paper. Diffused foxings on paper. Includes frame.
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Portrait of a Lady - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a lady is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. On the reverse: Pencil inscription partially covered on the upper m...
Category

19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Skiing Waiters' Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waiters' 1960 Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, with the man in the foreground carrying a bird on a tray, the second man carrying a bottle of wine in an ice bucket, and the third carrying a menu, circa 1960 (Photo by Slim Aarons). This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of the period's wealthy and famous, beautifully documented by Aarons. In his words, he loved to photograph 'attractive people in attractive places, doing attractive things'. A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type photograph. This print measures 30 x 30" / 76 x 76 cm paper size Printed in 2024 - produced from the original transparency Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped and numbered in ink on the front Limited Edition to 150 only OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE : 12 x 12 / 30 x 30 cm 20 x 20 / 50 x 50 cm 30 x 30 / 76 x 76 cm 40 x 40 / 102 x 102 cm 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. GALERIE PRINTS works in close partnership with the prestigious Getty Images Archive and Slim Aarons Estate, London England - to bring you officially certified prints from this beautiful collection. Our prints are produced as Original Colour C-type or Black & White Silver Gelatin Photographs – utilising the original transparencies and negatives housed at the Archive. Keywords skiing in the 60s 1960 skiing on a sunny day waiters on a slope luxury dining on the slopes snow white white waiter uniform typical waiter red jacket blu sky winter season winter clothes mountain life skiing men fashion 1960s black dinner jacket...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc' (1976) Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc by Slim Aarons, 1976 Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print Guests standing by a white Rolls-Royce convertible courtesy car at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes,...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Utrillo, Montmartre, Douze Contemporains (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph, stencil on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Douze Contemporains, 1959; published by Éditions d'Art du Lion, Paris;...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Slim Aarons 'Harbour Island' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Harbour Island' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Harbour Island in the Bahamas, 1970. Paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm Printed in 2024 - produced from the or...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons 'Poolside Promenade' 1961 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Promenade' 1961 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print A fashion show at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, 1961. Paper Size 40 ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

C Print, Color

Xiaobo Ma Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Still Life I"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Still Life I Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.5 x 19.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Montmartre (Moulin de la Galette), Paris Capitale, Maurice Utrillo
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin Johannot paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Paris Capitale, 1955; published by Joseph Foret, Editeur d'Art, Paris...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Exhibition poster 'The Tribe of Benjamin' Signed
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colours, 1961, by Charles Sorlier on Chagall’s commission, from an edition of 2000 copies for the exhibition The Twelve Tribes of Israel at the Museum of Modern Art, Ne...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Dry Dock Boat Scene Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted modernist dry dock boat landscape by Karl Soderlund (Born 1962). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category

1990s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

36x48 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dufy, Ascot, Raoul Dufy, Collection Pierre Lévy (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition, with trifold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Raoul Dufy, IV, Collection Pierre Levy, 1969; publ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris Capitale, Maurice Utrillo
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin Johannot paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Paris Capitale, 1955; published by Joseph Foret, Editeur d'Art, Paris...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Stencil, Lithograph

Honourable Artillery Company British Army recruitment poster by Anna Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage propaganda posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot fin...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Face - Lithograph by Carlo Levi - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Face is a modern artwork realized by Carlo Levi. Mixed colored lithograph. Includes frame Hand signed and numbered on the lower margin. Edition of 52/100.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Four Tales of the Arabian Nights, Pl.3
Located in London, GB
Then he spent the night with her embracing and clipping. from 'Four Tales of the Arabian Nights', Pl.3. Lithograph in colours, 1948, from Four Tales of the Arabian Nights, the del...
Category

1940s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Slim Aarons 'Equestrian Entrance' 1957 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Equestrian Entrance' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print 1957 Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy. Slim Aarons Chromogeni...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Palm Springs Life' 1970 Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Palm Springs Life' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Nelda Linsk (left, in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk with guests by the pool at the Linsk's desert house ...
Category

1970s Modern Art

Materials

Color

Carnival Dress - Lithograph (Artcurial edition)
Located in Paris, FR
Sonia DELAUNAY Carnival Dress Lithograph after a painting Printed signature in the plate Numbered /600 On Arches vellum 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.8 in) ArtCurial edition, 1994 Exce...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"TRIPLE ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sailboats - Lithograph (Mourlot)
Located in Paris, FR
Raoul DUFY Sailboats Stone lithograph after a painting (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 in) Excellent condition
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Relief in the Basilica in Monza - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Relief in the Basilica in Monza is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the gov...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ordination of a Knight - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Ordination of a Knight is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, ...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mausoleum of the Knights - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Mausoleum of the Knights is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Combat - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Combat is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws, of ...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Knights' Weapons - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Knights' Weapons is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Interior of a Castle in the Middle Ages - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of a Castle in the Middle Ages is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Attack of a Castle in the Middle Ages - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Attack of a Castle in the Middle Ages is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of t...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Castel-Campo in Tyrol - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Castel-Campo in Tyrol is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, o...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Castelbarco in Tyrol - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Castelbarco in Tyrol on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws, of th...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Giacometti, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 127, published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed by Éditions ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tournament - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Tournament is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws,...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tournament - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Tournament is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws,...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Costumes of the 13th and 14th centuries - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Costumes of the 13th and 14th centuries is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Costumes of the 14th centuries - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Costumes of the 14th centuries is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the gove...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Italian Soldiers of the 13th and 14th Centuries - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Costumes of the 13th and 14th Centuries  is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " H...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Italian Costumes of the 13th and 14th centuries - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Italian costumes of the 13th and 14th centuries  is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " H...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Italian Costumes of the 13th and 14th Centuries - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Costumes of the 13th and 14th Centuries  is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " H...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Necklace Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
Measures about 4 X 3.75 inches. Box frame is 17 X 13 inches. Signed by artist verso. From the literature that I have seen I believe the edition size was limited to 10, I do not know ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Gold, Bronze

la Tour Eiffel, Paris Capitale, Maurice Utrillo
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin Johannot paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Paris Capitale, 1955; published by Joseph Foret, Editeur d'Art, Paris...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Stencil, Lithograph

Seascape - Oil Paint by Michele Ricciuti - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape is a modern artwork realized by Michele Ricciuti in 1980. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand signed on the lower margin. Signature and date on the back.
Category

1980s Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Joueur de flûte et faune, Lithograph by Pablo Picasso 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joueur de flûte et faune after Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881–1973) Date: 1959 Lithograph on Wove Paper, signed and dated in the plate Sight: 18 x 14.5 in. (45.72 x 36.83 cm) Frame Siz...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Soutine, Paysage à Cagnes, Soutine, Collection Pierre Lévy (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Soutine, I, Collection Pierre Levy, 1966; published by Fernand Mourlot, Par...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

de La Fresnaye, La Roumaine, Roger de La Fresnaye (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Roger de la Fresnaye, III, Collection Pierre Levy, 1968; published by Ferna...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Woman with Blue Gloves - Lithograph by Massimo Campigli - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Woman with blue gloves is a modern artwork realized by Massimo Campigli in 1967 Mixed colored lithograph. Hand signed and dated in the lower margin. Artist proof (as reported on t...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Plan and Facade of a Greek House - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Plan and Facade of a Greek House is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the go...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Frieze of a Doric Monument - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Frieze of a Doric Monument is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the governme...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Gymnasi Plants - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Gymnasi Plants is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the l...
Category

1860s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Meeting - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Meeting is a vintage photo, realized in the early-20th Century  Good conditions. It belongs to a historical and Nostalgic album including historical moments, places, families, artw...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

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