1940s More Art

Edition of 649 copies including 15 original full page woodcuts in medioeval style, by the french illustrator René Ben Sussan (1895-1988), coloured by Edmond Vairel. Preface by Robert...

For the Yoruba people of Nigeria, beads and shells are applied to ceremonial garments and headdresses. Beads are an important part of Yoruba culture. henry John Drewal has written th...

Les Réfugiés is an original Rare Book illustrated by Frans Masereel (1889 – 1972) and written by Louis Piérard (Frameries,1886 - Paris, 1951) in 1942. Original First Edition. Published by Arthaud Editeur, Grenoble. Format: Small 8°. The dimensions and the weight are indicative. The book includes 116 pages with 9 full page reproductions of drawings. Good conditions. Frans Masereel (1889 – 1972). He was a Flemish painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France, known especially for his woodcuts focused on political and social issues, such as war and capitalism. He completed over 40 wordless novels in his career, and among these, his greatest is generally said to be Passionate Journey. Masereel's woodcuts influenced Lynd Ward and later graphic artists such as Clifford Harper, Eric Drooker, and Otto Nückel. Masereel's woodcuts influenced Lynd Ward and later graphic artists such as George Walker, Clifford Harper, Eric Drooker, and New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno. Masereel's woodcut series, mainly of sociocritical content and expressionistic in form, made Masereel internationally known. Among them were the wordless novels 25 Images of a Man's Passion (1918), Passionate Journey (1919), The Sun (1919), The Idea (1920), Story Without Words (1920), and Landscapes and Voices (1929). At that time Masereel also drew illustrations for famous works of world literature by Thomas Mann, Émile Zola, and Stefan Zweig.

First book illustrated by Michaux. Edition of 296 copies including 12 lithographs by Michaux. One of the 250 copies on Pur Fil Johannot. Original slipcase on beige cardboard and insi...

Autograph Letter Signed with Original Sketch by Hans Erni to Nesto Jacometti. March 5th, 1949. Signed "ton Erni". One page, one-sided. On ivory colored tissue paper. In French. In very good conditions, except for an horizontal tape connecting two parts of the sheet. Perfectly readabe, although the nervous calligraphy. An original red ink sketch...

At Eye Level Paramyths is an original modern rare book illustrated by Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) and written by Various Authors in 1949. Original Edition, designed by Max Ernst as cat...

This Correspondance between Max Gubler and Nesto Jacometti, written in 1949, in French, is in excellent conditions and includes 3 items: Autograph Letter S...

Autographs by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti, is a lot composed of 5 items, 5 autographs letters signed, written in French, 1953-1958. A correspondence concerning the Ossip Zadkin...

Versi e Prose 1871-1873 is a rare original Modern Rare book written by Arthur Rimbaud (1854, Charleville — Marseille, 1891) and illustrated by Carlo Carrà (Quargnento, 1881 — Milan, 1966) in 1945. Original Edition. Published by La Conchiglia, Milan. Format: in Folio. 55 numbered copies signed by the artist. The Book includes 98 pages, loose leaves in editor’s box, 12 full page lithographs in black and 12 full page hand colored lithographs. Good conditions. Carlo Carrà (Quargnento, 1881 — Milan, 1966). Carrà has been one of the most influential Italian painters of the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his still lifes in the style of Metaphysical painting. Carrà studied painting briefly at the Brera Academy in Milan, but he was largely self-taught. In 1909 he met the poet Filippo Marinetti...

"Il Selvaggio XVIII", "Annual supporter subscription- Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", with original woodcut prints by the artist Mino Maccari. Good conditions, exc...

Album is an extraordinary collection of 30 linocut plates by Mino Maccari, each numbered and hand-signed by the artist. Issued in 89 copies. In-folio, 30 plates, cm 49 x 2.5 x 37, ...

Autograph Christmas Card Signed by Afro Basaldella and his wife Maria to the Countess A.L.Pecci-Blunt. Around 1940. In 24°. In Italian. Excellent condition: As good as New. The Italian artist wrote this kind autograph card to his mentor and patron of arts, best-known to the artists as "Mimì", the Countess Pecci-Bluunt, the volcanic woman that, together with the Italian poet Libero De Libero, founded in 1935 the Cometa Gallery and promoted the Roman School. An international world was been born in Rome, in which artists and intellectuals like Afro, Mirko, Cagli Mafai, Guttuso and Capogrossi, Severini, Martini, Janni, Melli, Ziveri, Pirandello, Savinio graviteted. At the sime time the Countess, organised literary presentations by writers like Cecchi, Moravia, Montale, lectures by Valéry and Mauriac; music night by Stravinskij, Petrassi, Milhaud, Honegger, Poulenc, Auric. During the summer, cosmopolitan worldliness was hold at the grand villa...

Living from Writing is the main content of this Autograph Letter Signed by Eugenio Galvano to Mino Maccari. Tourin, June 20th 1949. In Italian. One page, double-sided. On letterhead...

Correspondance is a lot of 2 Autograph Letters Signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti, written in French, 1946-47. A.L.S. Les Argues par Cazals, France, 1946. Two pages. A.L.S....

Correspondance is a lot of 2 Autograph Letters Signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti, written in French, 1946-47. A.L.S. Les Argues par Cazals, France, 1946. Two pages. A.L.S....

Vita col padre is the main content of these 4 Autograph Letters Signed by Gerardo Guerrieri to Maria de Matteis. Not Dated. Around 1947. In Italian. Excellent condition. Including a map of the scene, sketched in black ink. Suggesting theatrical mood, theatrical staging, stage, costume ideas and stage colors, intellectual references (Orson Welles and Rex Whistler), the Italian dramaturg asks the collaboration of the yung and talented costume designer, Maria De Matteis. Under the supervision of Luchino Visconti, Gerardo Guerrieri signs the direction of Vita col padre, by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse (premiered on January 28, 1947, Teatro Eliseo, Rome). These letters refers to all preparations and adaptations for the theater, from the stage to the costumes. " Io vorrei una scena leggera, a tinte tenui, ariosa(..) Anche per i costumi direi di tenerci su un tono più sottile e spumoso: tutta scena e personaggi svampiti che stiano per volare per aria come coppe di champagne delicatissimi!". "I would like a light scene, with soft colors, airy (..) Also for the costumes I would say to keep us on a more subtle and frothy tone: all scene and dizzy characters who are about to fly in the air like very delicate champagne glasses! Gerardo Guerrieri (Matera,1920 – Rome,1986) The Italian film director, playwright, screenwriter, translator, theater critic, and essayist, Gerardo Guerrieri is particularly remembered for translating in Italian numerous plays by Anton Chekhov, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, August Strindberg, Eugene O'Neill, William Saroyan...

Edition of 165 copies including 20 etchings by G. Manzù. Copy on carta a Tino di Fabriano. Near perfect conditions. Realised by Officine Bodoni, Giovanni Mardersteig. Italian versi...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Trois sardines" (A.R. 34) stamped, marked and numbered “Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / I 113 / 138/200” (on the reverse) ceramic Length: 15-1/4 inch...

Ink and wash on paper. Signed and dated in ink lower right. John Sennhauser became known for his nononjective paintings in the early 1940's. Per teh Smithsonian Institute, "In 194...

Study for Medals is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in the 1940s. Drawing pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (188...

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Gable like symbol of authority Ibibio, Nigeria, c1940

Ex-Libris  - H J De Kost is an Artwork realized in 1946 by the artist Wim Zwiers.  Etching print on ivory paper. Hand signed on the right margin and dated on the back.  The work is...

Ex-Libris  - J M Casas y Ros is an Artwork realized in 1940 s., by the artist Juan Estiarte.  Woodcut print on ivory paper. Signed on plate on the upper left.  The work is glued on...

First edition. Original soft cover including the rare coloured illustrated book jacket. Excellent conditions.

Ex libris - J. Due Nielsen is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut print on ivory paper. Good conditions.  The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, a kneel...

Ex libris -  In Domino Mundus is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut print on ivory paper. Good conditions. The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, throu...

Ex libris - F. Luvckx is the artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut print on ivory paper. Good conditions. The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, through prec...

Original title: Lettres d'Espagne. 1830-1833. Lithographies originales en coeleurs de Clavé. Specimen number 39 of 300 copies printed on 'Vélin de Rives' inc...

Precious and rare volume of the famous French writer André Gide (Nobel Prize for literature in 1947), including beautiful black and white lithographs of Mas...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.3- 1940 " 31 Maggio 1940-Anno-XVIII, C.C. ", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters art...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, no.3-4- 19418", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in th...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.1 1940 " 15 Gennaio 1940-Anno-XVIII", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and s...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, no.5- 1938", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the do...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.2- 1940 " 15 April 1940-Anno-XVIII.", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and s...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.4-5 1940 " 31 Dicembre 1940-Anno-XIX", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and ...

Color woodcut on Japan paper. Signed by the artist in ink, lower right. Titled and numbered 22/100 in pencil, lower left. Strong, vibrant colors; a richly-inked impression. Cata...

Journal d’un Fantome is an original modern rare book written by Philipppe Soupault (Chaville, 1897 – Paris, 1990) and illustrated by Various Artists (Brauner, Masson and Labisse) in ...

Edition of 920 numbered copies. Copy on velin de rives B.F.K.. including 43 tables with printed tissue guards, in black and white and in colour reproducing the works of Michaux from ...

Autograph Card Signed by Giuseppe Raimondi, addressed to Mino Maccari. On letterhead paper "Ditta Torquato Raimondi, Bologna" of the family company. 15 x 10 cm. Bologna, June 15th,...

This is a Greeting Letter Signed by the Alberto Gerardi to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Rome, February 29th, 1940, XVIII. One page, single-sinded. In Italian. Excellent condition, incl...

This is a Typewritten Letter Signed by Giuseppe Prezzolini to the Countess Pecci Blunt. New York, September 30th 1941. In Italian. One page, single-sided. On letterhead paper "Colu...

Autograph Christmas Card Signed by Afro Basaldella and his wife Maria to the Countess A.L.Pecci-Blunt. Around 1940. In 24°. In Italian. Excellent condition: As good as New. The Italian artist wrote this kind autograph card to his mentor and patron of arts, best-known to the artists as "Mimì", the Countess Pecci-Bluunt, the volcanic woman that, together with the Italian poet Libero De Libero, founded in 1935 the Cometa Gallery and promoted the Roman School. An internationl world was been born in Rome, in which artists and intellectuals like Afro, Mirko, Cagli Mafai, Guttuso and Capogrossi, Severini, Martini, Janni, Melli, Ziveri, Pirandello, Savinio graviteted. At the sime time the Countess, organised literary presentations by writers like Cecchi, Moravia, Montale, lectures by Valéry and Mauriac; music night by Stravinskij, Petrassi, Milhaud, Honegger, Poulenc, Auric. During the summer, cosmopolitan worldliness was hold at the grand villa...

Christmas Greeting Card by Guttuso is an Autograph Signed by Renato Guttuso to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. Rome, November 1939. In Italian. O...

L. T. S. addressed to Contessa A. L. Pecci-Blunt. Rome, April 7, 1945. 2 pp. Front and back, with free-handwritten corrections, some red-typed words and blue ink "Sender" stamp. Perf...

Letter from Orfeo Tamburi to Countess Pecci Blunt is an invitation letter for the collective of the rising Roman group composed by Guttuso, Guzzi, Montanarini, Ziveri, Fazzini, Tambu...

Italian Art in NY – A.L.S. is a Autograph Letters Signed by Vittorio Rieti to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt. Paris, May 10th 1947. In Italian. Onepage...

Rotterdam im Aufstieg- Autographs is a heterogeneous lot, composed of 3 items, signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti. Generally excellent condition, except for aging signs or ...

This lot is composed of 2 Vittorio Rieti's Autograph Letters Signed to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt, written in Italian, during the 1944. Excellent con...

Tragica Notte by Soldati is a lot composed of two items: Telegram by Mario Soldati to Maria De Matteis. In Italian. May 1941 (from the postmarks on the back). Autograph Letter Sign...

This lot is composed of : a Telegram by Mario Soldati to Maria De Matteis. Written In Italian. Rome, April 20th, 1943 (from the postmark on the back); a Au...

Color etching and aquatint, 1946. Third state (of 3). Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right margin, and numbered 199/300 in pencil, lower left margin. Published by Laurel Ga...

As implied by his name, Monstro is a malicious, massive whale with a fearsome reputation among sailors and sea creatures alike, and he isn't like the conventional whale, which is a gentle animal though there are exceptions. He will eat anything foolish enough to wander into his territory and does not seem to care what he consumes, whether it would be fish or humans like Geppetto. He is even said to have swallowed ships whole, or at least destroyed them by using his tail. Up for sale is an original production...

Drypoint, 1959. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right, and numbered 65/200 in pencil, lower left. rinted by Lacourière and Frélaut, Pairs. Published by the artist, Paris. C...

Signed by Lauren Bacall MEDIUM: Limited Edition Cel SIZE: 11.5" x 12.5" ARTIST: Lauren Bacall SKU: CC1177 ABOUT THE IMAGE: A “Hollywood” wolf, a sultry seductress, and the venera...

Furniture designed by George Nelson/ Charles Eames/ Isamu Noguchi & Paul Laszlo [72] pp. Herman Miller Furniture Co. 1948 First Edition 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" The first edition catal...

Vintage buxom cocktail waitress serving cocktails to a dapper white dinner jacket clad gent since bespokely custom shadow-boxed in gilt bamboo frame w/ retro cool coral & lime green ...

A fine graphite drawing of a circus clown with guitarist by British / Canadian artist Jack Leonard Shadbolt (1909-1998). Shadbolt was born in Sho...

Menswear Advert Art Sz: 18"H x 12"W Frame Sz: 19"H x 13"W Fashion Park Clothes was a Rochester, New York-based manufacturer of men's tailored suits and apparel. They were located...

MEDIUM: Original Production Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 13.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: Popeye, "Her Honor the Mare" (1943) SKU: CCV2946 ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Original Production Drawings are one-of...