Adolf Reinhold Hallman

Don Juan - Cosi Fan Tutte - China Ink and Pencil by A. R. Hallman - 20th Century

Early 20th Century

Lautréamont is original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman. Titled on the lower left in pencil. On the back the green ink stamp "Made in U.S.A", the name of the artist, New York City. The state of preservation is good. Lautréamont is pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse (1846- 1870), a French poet. His works, Les Chants de...

Gender Image is an original drawing in China Ink on paper realized by Henri-Paul Pecquieraux (1889-1935) in 1960s. The artwork is in good condition unlike how you might perceive it from the photo. There’s only one small point...

JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) The Duet Watercolour and pencil Unframed, in mount only 32.5 by 26 cm., 12 ¾ by 10 ¼ in. (mount size 45.5 by 39 cm., 18 by 15 ¼ in.) John Marsden Dron...

Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East. In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color. SCHNACKENBERG BALLET UND PANTOMIME...