1910s Art

Date: 1911 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 30.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), Le Souper des Dockers, engraving, 1919-1920, signed in pencil lower left, titled lower left, and numbered (27/35) lower right. Reference: Laboureur ...

Arthur B. Davies, Up-Rising, soft ground etching and aquatint on a cream laid paper, 1919, signed in pencil lower right margin. Reference: Czestochowski 78, second state (of 3). In g...

Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), Advice, etching and drypoint, 1915, signed in pencil lower right and titled lower left. In generally good condition but obviously a proof impression, with marg...

Signed lower right. A prominent landscape and marine painter, Jules Eugène Pages spent most of his career in France where he was a well-known Impressionist painter, but he mainta...

Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), Le Cafe du Commerce, etching, 1913, signed in pencil lower left and numbered lower right 28/35 [also with the signature and d...

2018 marks the centenary anniversary of Ferdinand Hodler’s death. In that 100 years time, the art world’s esteem of this important artist has proved fickle. It has shifted from extolling his artistic merits during his lifetime to showing something of a feigned disdain- more reflective of the world political order than a true change of heart for Hodler’s work. After years of Hodler being all but a footnote in the annals of art history and generally ignored, finally, the pendulum has righted itself once again. Recent retrospective exhibitions in Europe and the United States have indicated not only a joyful rediscovery of Hodler’s art but a firm conviction that his work and world view hold particular relevance today. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS is not only a collection of printed work reflecting the best of all of his painted work created up to 1914 just before the outbreak of World War I, the portfolio itself is an encapsulation of Hodler’s ethos, Parallelisme. Hodler developed his philosophy of Parallelisme as a unifying approach to art which strips away detail in search of harmony. By means of abstraction, symmetry and repetition, Hodler sought ways to depict Nature’s essence and her fundamental, universal order. He believed these universal laws governing the natural, observable world extend to the spiritual realm. Symbolist in nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings governing all life as they are a visual portrait in the formal sense. Whether his subject is a solitary tree, a moment in battle, mortal fear, despair, the awe inspired by a vast mountain range, a tender moment or even the collective conviction in a belief, Hodler unveils this guiding principle of Parallelisme. Several aspects of Hodler’s portfolio reinforce his tenets of Parallelisme. The Table of Contents clearly preferences a harmonious design over detail. The two columns, consisting of twenty lines each, list the images by order of appearance using their German titles. The abbreviated titles are somewhat cryptic in that they obscure the identities of the sitters. Like the image Hodler presents, they are distillations of the sitter without any extraneous details. This shortening was also done in an effort to maintain a harmonious symmetry of the Table of Contents, themselves, and keep titles to a one-line limit. The twenty-fourth title: “Bildnis des Schweizerischen Gesandten C.” was so long, even with abbreviation, that it required two lines; so, for the sake of maintaining symmetry, the fortieth title: “Bauernmadchen” was omitted from the list. This explains why the images are not numbered. Hodler’s reasoning is not purely esoteric. Symmetry and pattern reach beyond mere formal design principles. Finding sameness and imposing it over disorder goes to the root of Hodler’s identity and his art. A Swiss native, Hodler was bi-lingual and spoke German and French. Each printed image, even number forty, have titles in both of Hodler’s languages. Certainly, there was a market for Hodler’s work among francophones and this inclusion may have been a polite gesture to that end; however, this is the only place in the portfolio which includes French. With German titles at the lower left of each image, Hodler’s name at bottom center and corresponding French titles at the lower right of each image, there is a harmony and symmetry woven into all aspects of the portfolio. This holds true for the page design, as it applies to each printed image and as it describes the Swiss artist himself. Seen in this light, Hodler’s portfolio of printed work is the epitome of Hodler’s Parallelisme. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS is also one of the most significant documents to best tell the story of how Hodler, from Switzerland, became caught between political cross-hairs and how the changing tides of nations directly impacted the artist during his lifetime as well as the accessibility of his art for generations to come. The Munich-based publisher of the portfolio, R. Piper & Co., Verlag, plays a crucial role in this story. Publishing on a wide range of subjects from philosophy and world religion to music, literature and the visual arts; the publisher’s breadth of inquiry within any one genre was equal in scope. Their marketing strategy to publish multiple works on Hodler offers great insight as to what a hot commodity Hodler was at that time. R.Piper & Co.’s Almanach, which they published in 1914 in commemoration of their first ten years in business, clearly illustrates the rapid succession- strategically calculated for achieving the deepest and broadest impact - in which they released three works on Hodler to hit the market by the close of 1914. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS was their premier publication. It preceded C.A. Loosli’s Die Zeichnungen Ferdinand Hodlers, a print portfolio after 50 drawings by Hodler which was released in Autumn of 1914 at the mid-level price-point of 75-150 Marks; and a third less expensive collection of prints after original works by Hodler, which had not been included in either of the first two portfolios, was released at the end of that year entitled Ferdinand Hodler by Dr. Ewald Bender. The title and timing of DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS' debut leaves little doubt as to the connection it has with another avant-garde portfolio of art prints, Das Werk Gustav Klimts, released in 5 installments from 1908 -1914 by Galerie Miethke in Vienna. Hodler, himself, was involved in Klimt’s ground-breaking project. As the owner of Klimt’s 1901 painting, “Judith with the Head of Holifernes” which appears as the ninth collotype print in the second installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts, Hodler was obliged to grant access of the painting to the art printers in Vienna for them to create the collotype sometime before 1908. Hodler had been previously invited in 1904 to take part in what would be the last exhibition of the Vienna Secession before Klimt and others associated with Galerie Miethke broke away. In an interview that same year, Hodler indicated that he respected and was impressed by Klimt. Hodler’s esteem for Klimt went beyond the art itself; he emulated Klimt’s method aimed at increasing his market reach and appeal to a wider audience by creating a print portfolio of his painted work. By 1914, Hodler and his publisher had the benefit of hindsight to learn from Klimt’s Das Werk publication. Responding to the sluggish sales of Klimt’s expensive endeavor, Hodler’s publisher devised the same diversified 1-2-3 strategy for selling Hodler’s Das Werk portfolio as they did with regards to all three works on Hodler they published that year. For their premium tier of DAS WERKS FERDINAND HODLERS, R. Piper & Co. issued an exclusive Museum quality edition of 15 examples on which Hodler signed each page. At a cost of 600 Marks, this was generally on par with Klimt’s asking price of 600 Kronen for his Das Werk portfolio. A middle-tiered Preferred edition of 30, costing somewhat less and with Hodler’s signature only on the Title Page, was also available. The General edition, targeting the largest audience with its much more affordable price of 150 Marks, is distinguishable by its smaller size. Rather than use the subscription format Miethke had chosen for Klimt’s portfolios which proved to have had its challenges, R. Piper & Co. employed a different strategy. In addition to instantly gratifying the buyer with all 40 of the prints comprising DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS and the choice among three price points, they advertised in German journals a fourth possibility of ordering single prints from them directly. These printed images are easily discernible from the three complete folio editions. The paper size of the single purchased images is of the larger format like the Museum and Preferred editions, measuring 65 h x 50 w cm; however, the paper itself is the same copper print paper used in the General edition and then mounted on poster board. The publishing house positioned itself to be a direct retailer of Hodler’s art. They astutely recognized the potential for profitability and the importance, therefore, of having proprietary control over his graphic works. R. Piper & Co. owned the exclusive printing rights to Hodler’s best work found in their three publications dating from 1914. That same year, a competing publication out of Weimar entitled Ferdinand Hodler: Ein Deutungsversuch von Hans...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned This is a study for the very large Howard Pyle mural now in the historic County Courthouse in Hudson County, New Jersey. It was commissione...

A very good, dark and evenly-printed impression of this scarce lithograph on cream laid paper. From the edition of approximately 50.

"Matinee a l'Odeon" is an original etching by Maurice Asselin. The artist signed and titled the print below the image. This piece is edition 13/30 and depicts three figures watching ...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Mounted to Archival Board Signature: Unsigned Sight Size 17.625” x 14.375;" Framed 23.063” x 20.125" Custom Gilt Framing: Thanhardt Burger (formerly Newcomb Mac...

LUDWIG MEIDNER (1884-1966) Bernstadt 1884 - 1966 Darmstadt (German) Title: Street in Wilmersdorf, from: The Creators Straße in Wilmersdorf, von: Die Schaffenden...

Date: 1919 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 24.00" x 36.00" Signature: Signed and Dated 'Dean / Corn / well '19' (Lower Right) This work was originally used as an illustratio...

Signed lower left. This painting was exhibited at the James Cox Gallery, Woodstock NY. "Carl Olof Eric Lindin 1862-1942", in 1993. No. 27. Carl Lindin, a Swedish-born painter who...

Medium: Pastel, Gouache, and Black Crayon on Paperboard Sight Size 22.88" x 17.50", Framed 31.75" x 26.50" Signature: Signed EVERETT SHINN and Dated Vanity Fair Cover...

Artist: Henry Sené (French, 1889-1961) Title: By the River Date: 1916 Medium: Oil on thick paper Dimensions: 14 x 9 cm l 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. Frame: 20 x 15 cm l 7 7/8 x 5 9/10 in. Sign...

Maurice de Vlaminck’s Le Viaduc de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (circa 1910-1911), an arresting oil on canvas framed in ornate gold, captures the industrial elegance of a viaduct west of Pa...

From edition of 250. Note: We do not ship pieces uninsured. We require shipping through 1stDibs, for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While st...

This large oil painting depicting a sweet moment of maternal bonding was published as an interior illustration for Harper’s Bazar in May 1910. Jessie Willcox Smith gained renown for ...

Lågvatten i Nilen is a depiction of the Nile River during low water, painted during one of Anna Boberg’s extended stays in North Africa. The composition unfolds horizontally along th...

Jeune Orientale Assise by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Charcoal on paper 63 x 50 cm (24 ³/₄ x 19 ³/₄ inches) Signed lower right, manzana Executed circa 1915 This work is acc...

Leonetto Cappiello's original "Je ne fume que le Nil" poster, created in 1916 and printed by Vercasson in Paris, for Papier à Cigarettes Joseph Bar...

A great example of Schoonover's story telling. The painting is 43 1/2" x 32 1/2" framed. Signed Lower Right and dated '14 Raisonne catalog Vol 1 page 233 #616

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1919 and published in Berlin by Paul Cassirer. Plate size: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (168 x 113 mm). Sheet size: 9 x 6 3/4 inches (230 x 173 mm). Not ...

Alexandre Altmann (1878-1932) Snowy Landscape, 1915 Oil on canvas, 50 x 65 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Captured in the winter tones of 1915 by Alexandre Altmann, 'Sn...

Early 20th Century Tonalist Pastel Landscape Beautiful tonal landscape, c.1915, by pastel artist William Henry Chandler (American, 1854-1928). The viewer looks out over a serene riv...

J.C. Leyendecker's "Boy Scouts Signaling with Flags," first published on the cover of The September 9, 1911 edition of The Saturday Evening Post, quickly became an iconic image of the Boy Scouts of America, which was founded the previous year. Embodying core values like leadership, teamwork, and preparedness, its widespread reproduction cemented its status as a defining visual representation of the organization. The painting depicts two scouts practicing flag signaling, a vital early 20th-century communication skill and a requirement for the Eagle Scout...

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Signed lower right, 'Ludvig Jacobsen' (Danish, 1890-1957) and dated 1926. An exceptional early twentieth-century figural work by this notable Danish modernist and follower of Wattea...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Board Signature: Unsigned The Saturday Evening Post, November 16, 1912 cover Study (Thanksgiving Edition)

Medium: original lithograph. This is one of the scenes of the Berlin art world executed by Rudolf Grossmann. Printed in 1919 at the Wolf & Sohn atelier for the Ganymed portfolio ...

Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) (after) Lovers : The Kiss Lithograph and stencil after a drawing from the artist Signed in the plate On Arches vellum 48 x 36 cm (c. 19 x 14,2 in) Limi...

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Bouvet 82. This is an interpretation by Pierre Bonnard of one of Paul Cezannes's compositions, printed in 1914 and published in Pari...

Etching on paper. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. From the collection: "Croquis du front Italien" - Album II.  One of 100 units (45/100).  

Signed oil on original canvas nude circa 1914 by French post impressionist painter Georges D'espagnat. The work depict a nude woman standing beside a wash basin in a boudoir. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 45"x34" Unframed: 37"x26" Provenance: Private collection - Netherlands From the beginning of his career, it was a constant concern of Georges d'Espagnet to assert his originality. His studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, did not last very long, for he wanted immediate independence and decided to follow courses in the private academies of Montparnasse. In about 1900, he became acquainted with Maurice Denis, Bonnard and Vuillard, and his collaboration with Denis led to a renewal of religious art in France. In 1903, d'Espagnet was one of the founders of the Salon d'Automne, and was appointed professor in charge of studios at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1934. He illustrated a number of books: Rémy de Gourmont's Evil Prayers ( Oraisons mauvaises) (1896), The Saints of Paradise ( Les Saintes du paradis) (1898), Simone (1907), Sistine ( Sixtine) (1922); Alphonse Daudet's The Immortal ( L'Immortel) (1930); André Gide's The Pastoral Symphony ( La Symphonie pastorale); Francis Jammes' Clearings in the Sky ( Chairières dans le ciel) (1948). D'Espagnet belongs to the group of artists who made the Courrier Français so successful. The drawings of his which are published in it are strongly expressive and some bear comparison with the designs of the great Renaissance masters. He also contributed to L'Image. He often placed cheerful nudes in a landscape, reminding us that, though he moved away from the Fauves, he retained their freedom of colour and arabesque. He painted many portraits, including those of Albert André, André Barbier, Victor Boucher, Déodat de Séverac, Albert Marque, André Marty and Albert Roussel. He also painted mural decorations, including a wall for the Palais de la Découverte (1937), the ceiling of the Victor Hugo Room in the Palais du Luxembourg (1939), a decorative panel for the Palais de Justice, Toulouse (1941) and interior decorations for private houses. His landscapes are Impressionist in inspiration, and work for a certain sobriety, an intimacy, both in their composition - one, two or three sketched figures and large open spaces - and in the choice of colours and treatment with the special hazy brushstroke that marks his style. D'Espagnet took part in a number of annual Parisian exhibitions, including the Salon des Indépendants, the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Salon d'Automne (from 1903 to 1949, except in special circumstances), the Salon de la Libre Ésthétique, Brussels (1899, 1901), the Berlin Secessionists (1940). He also exhibited at the first Salon de la Société de la Gravure sur Bois. Among other exhibitions were 1912, A Century of French Art ( Centenaire de l'art français), St Petersburg; 1916, Kunstverein, Winterthur; 1918, 1926, Galerie M. Bertheim, Paris; 1930, Contemporary French Art...

Interior scene from a study or collectors room signed and dated with monogram "HNH 1912", Hans Nikolaj Hansen (1853-1923) presenting a quiet yet intellectually charged space. In the foreground stands a writing desk furnished with an inkwell and a book, objects that suggest reflection, scholarship, and artistic contemplation. Beyond the desk, set against a deep red wall, rises a large neoclassical sculpture whose pale surface contrasts with the warmth of the interior. The composition balances intimacy with monumentality: the scholar’s table before us, the silent authority of antiquity behind. Executed in oil on canvas, the painting reveals Hansen’s characteristic sensitivity to historical atmosphere. Hans Nikolaj Hansen was a Danish painter and Illustrator, born in 1853, the son of wine merchant C.J.A. Hansen and Sophie. After graduating in 1872 from Borgerdydskolen on Christianshavn, he followed his early artistic inclination and enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, completing his studies in 1877. He debuted the following year with the historical painting "Uden for Sigbrits Port", before travelling to Paris where he continued his education under the influential French painter Léon Bonnat. The Parisian training left a lasting imprint on his painterly discipline and compositional clarity. He also stayed in Rome for a time where he painted numerous historical and genre works. His art is distinguished by originality, narrative imagination, and a keen sense for historical character. Hansen achieved his greatest recognition as an illustrator and graphic artist. His illustrations for Gaffelen by Johan Herman Wessel...

Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) Original Lithograph 1913 - Very Large - "Zdenka Cerny" The Greatest Bohemian Violincellist Prague, Czechoslovak Color lithograph Signed and dated "...

Early 20th Century Italian Landscape Painting Wonderful Italian oil on canvas The image reproduced in this beautiful painting not signed, is characterised by evocative lighting that ...

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1919 for Das Kestnerbuch (a portfolio of original prints published during the height of the German Expressionist movement). Image size: 7 x 5 ...

Etching and drypoint on paper. From the collection "Croquis du front Italien" - Album III.  Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100. Very good condition.    

Etching and drypoint on paper. From the collection "Croquis du front Italien" - Album III.  Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100. Very good condition.  

Georges CONRAD (1874-1936) Study of female nude and a couple Original pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in) Good condition, paper...

View in Summer of Napoli, Italy Well executed pleinair painting of a hill over looking the Bay of Napoli, Italy. done at the turn of the century in ...

Etching and drypoint on paper. From the collection "Croquis du front Italien" - Album III.  Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 100. Very good condition.    

Max Usadel (ca.1880-1950), Temple of Paestum, dat. 1912 View of the temple of Paestum with two ox carts in the foreground. The setting sun creates a dramati...

Story illustration for Louisa May Alcott's classic story Little Women featuring Beth March playing the piano in Mr. Laurence's grand house. The full...

Cubist influence mixed with soft warm colors is on full display in this charming work. Signed twice. 6 Gallery Tags on verso Sotheby's Kennedy Galleries Barbara Mathes Gallery Sid Deutsch Gallery The Downtown Gallery University of Arizona Art...

A very good impression of this color drypoint and aquatint. Third state (of 3). Edition of 150. Signed and inscribed "No. 25" in pencil, lower right.

Untitled (woman's head) Lithograph printed in grey ink on japanese paper, c. 1900-1920 Unsigned Provenance: estate of the Artist By descent to wife ...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916 Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916, illustrated on the ...

Consigned to the gallery, Pasadena, California; By descent to a private collector, Encino, California; Acquired by a private collector, Palo Alto, San Carlos, and Oceanside, Californ...

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed on Verso. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame. Nancy Maybin Ferguson (1...

Signed with monogram lower left * The Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art contains more paintings (nine) by Georges D’Espagnat than any other nineteenth- or ...

Raoul Dufy, 'La Danse' (Dance), woodcut, 1910. A proof impression before the second edition of 220 in 1953; with the estate stamp 'ATELIER RAOUL DUFY' in the lower right margin; the blind stamp 'GG' in the lower left sheet corner. Annotated 'E/Z' in pencil, beneath the estate stamp; and 'bois original' in the margin, lower left. Titled in the block, lower right. A superb, richly-inked impression, on heavy, cream wove paper; the full sheet with wide margins (3 1/2 to 6 3/4 inches); slight toning at the bottom and right sheet edges, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Archivally sleeved, unmatted. Image size 12 5/16 x 12 1/2 inches (313 x 318 mm); sheet size 19 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches (502 x 654 mm). Collections: Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), Brooklyn Museum, Cleveland Art Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Nasher Museum of Art (Duke University), Toledo Art Museum. From the suite of four woodcuts entitled 'Les Plaisirs de la Paix' (The Pleasures of Peace), published by Éditions de La Sirène, Paris in 1926. The other three works in the series are 'La Peche' (Fishing), 'La Chase' (The Hunt), and 'L'amore' (Love). See our other listings for 'La Peche' and 'L'amore'. Collections: Brooklyn Museum, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Cleveland Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Minneapolis Art...

Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1910-7. Printed in Paris and published in 1910 by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Plate size: 8 1/4 x 6 inches (210 x 155 m...

Original watercolor on archival paper by the well known American artist, George Howell Gay. Signed lower left by the artist. Circa 1910. Condition is excellent. Great vibrant colo...

Portrait of a Lady French artist, signed and dated 1915 oil on panel board: 13.75 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: scuffing to the edges from a previou...

An fine period watercolor, dated 1910, an illustration by Charles Edmund Brock (English, 1870-1938). This, from a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, "The Newcomes, Memoirs of the Most Respectable Family." The novel was published in 1855. Below this image are two characters from "The Newcomes, Chapter XI". Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Signed "C.E. Brock" and dated "1910" lower left. Image size, 10"H x 7.5"W. Charles Edmund Brock was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator, who signed most of his work C. E. Brock. He received his first book commission at the age of 20. He became very successful, and illustrated books for authors such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot. Brock also contributed pieces to several magazines such as The Quiver, The Strand, and Pearsons...

This is an almost lifesize portrait of a charming blond holding a basket of freshly picked flowers. The girl set against a verdant landscape with blue sky and cumulus clouds. The subject is the friend of the artist's daughter. 78 x 42in. framed. This joyful image of youth looks better in person due to its impressive size and clearly will be a statement piece in any home. Francis Luis Mora ( ( Uruguayan / American, 1874-1940) Studied under Edmund Charles Tarbell...

Distinguished Gentleman Portrait Signed by D - Lubin (French, early 20th century) Dated 1915 oil on panel, unframed panel: 13.75 x 10.5 inches Provenance: Private collection, Paris ...