1950s Abstract Prints

This exquisite lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Bleu et noir (Blue and Black), originates from the historic 1958 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 110. Published by Maeg...

This exquisite lithograph after Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), titled Paysage (Landscape), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 65, originates from the 1954 edition published by M...

Signed and dated "55" in pencil. Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abst...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Etude pour un oiseau (Study for a Bird), from the album Georges Braque, Le Solitaire (The Solitary), or...

Artist: Joan Miro Title: Joan Miro (Plate 2) Portfolio: Joan Miro Medium: Lithograph Date: 1956 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 17" x 24" Sheet Size: 9" x 15" Signature: Unsigned Ref...

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Soleil orange (Orange Sun), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 69–70, originates from the 1954 edition published...

This exquisite collotype after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Le boeuf (The Ox), originates from the rare 1957 folio 40 dessins de Picasso en marge du Buffon (Forty Drawings by Pi...

This exquisite lithograph after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Le Peintre et son Modele (The Painter and His Model), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, La Comedie Humaine...

This exquisite lithograph after Juan Gris (1887–1927), titled La Pipe (The Pipe), from the folio Au Soleil du Plafond (In the Sunlight of the Ceiling), originates from the 1955 editi...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Oiseau au couchant (Bird at Sunset), from the album Georges Braque, Le Solitaire (The Solitary), origin...

Red Composition is an original artwork realized by Marino Marini in 1953. Mixed colored lithograph. Signed and dated on plate. Marino Marini (1901-1980),was an Italian sculptor. ...

This exquisite lithograph after Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), titled Femme assise (Seated Woman), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 65, originates from the 1954 edition publis...

Lithograph in fifteen colors on vélin paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.5 inches; image size: 6.7 x 7.9 inches. Notes: From the...

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;...

This exquisite etching after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Serie V (Series V), from the folio Derriere le miroir, 10 Ans d'Edition 1946–1956, No. 92–93, originates from the 1956 edit...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled L’arbre (The Tree), from the album Georges Braque, Le Solitaire (The Solitary), originates from the 195...

This exquisite woodcut after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) originates from the rare 1955 folio Helene chez Archimede (Helen at Archimedes), illustrations de Pablo Picasso. Published by N...

This exquisite lithograph after Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), titled Portrait d'homme (Portrait of a Man), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 98, originates from the 1957 editi...

This exquisite lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Vert et noir (Green and Black), originates from the historic 1958 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 110. Published by Mae...

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Deux pyramides et spirales (Two Pyramids and Spirals), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 69–70, originates from...

Lithograph, stencil on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série N° 11 (double) ...

Pierre SOULAGES (1919-2022) Etching IV, 1957 Original etching (Lacourière workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered / 100 On BFK Rives vellum, 32.5 x 25 (c 13 x 10 in) Presented in woodfr...

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: La Danse (frontispiece) Portfolio: Picasso Lithographe III Medium: Transfer lithograph printed in colors Date: 1956 Edition: 3000 Frame Size: 19 1/2" x 1...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 43, 1952. Published by Aimé Maeg...

Salvador Dali - Attack on the Windmils - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Atelier Mourlot. SIGNATURE : printed in the image LIMITED : 197 copies. SIZE : 64.5...

Lithograph, stencil on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série N° 7 (double) J...

This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Les Amants sous l’arbre (The Lovers Beneath the Tree), from Contes de Boccace, peintures du manuscrit des ducs de Bourgo...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Forme (Form), from the album Georges Braque, Le Solitaire (The Solitary), originates from the 1959 edit...

Zincograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Mason, Rainer Michael, et al. Henri Michaux...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 115, 1959. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; pr...

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Aventure méthodique, 1950; published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, a...

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Aventure méthodique, 1950; published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, a...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 19.3 inches, with centerfold and stitch perforations, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album,...

Lithograph, stencil on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série N° 6 (double) J...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Poliakoff, Alexis, and Gérard Schneider. Se...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série N°4 (double) ...

B/W lithograph on watermarked paper "Arc". Abstract composition signed, titled and dated on the lower margin in pencil by the French artist Jean Dubuffet. From the cycle of "Texturologie" (1953-1959). In excellent conditions. Jean Dubuffet (Le Havre 1901 - Paris 1985) Best known as the founder of the contemporary art movement called Art...

Lithograph, 1959 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 10/100 Publisher : Éditions L'Oeuvre Gravé Printer : Jean Pons (Paris) Catalog : [Polieri 1751 p.610-611] 65.00 cm. x...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série N°4 (double) ...

"Still Life" 1950s is a splendid lithograph, engraved by the artist Emmanuel Poirier. The state of preservation of the artwork is excellent. Numbered an hand-signed, on the bottom ...

This exquisite lithograph after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Femme agenouillee et clown (Kneeling Woman and Clown), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, La Comedie Humain...

Woodcut on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série, XXIe Année, N° 13, Noël 19...

Artist: Joan Miro Title: Joan Miro (Plate 4) Portfolio: Joan Miro Medium: Original lithograph Year: 1956 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 15 1/2" x 14 1/4" Sheet Size: 9" x 7 1/2" Sig...

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Grandes terres de feu (Great Lands of Fire), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 87–89, originates from the 1956 edition...

This exquisite woodcut after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) originates from the rare 1955 folio Helene chez Archimede (Helen at Archimedes), illustrations de Pablo Picasso. Published by N...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 55-56, 1953. Published by Aimé M...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, XXe Siècle, vol. n°7, 1956. Published and printed under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazza...

Stanley William Hayter, 'Feu sous L'eau (Fire Under Water)', color engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper with yellow silkscreen, 1955, edition 50 plus 10 artist proofs, Black & Moorhead 221. Signed, titled 'Fire Under Water', dated and annotated 'Essai' in pencil. Dedicated in the artist’s hand 'for Adja & Dove WH Bill 17–5–55' in the top margin. A superb, richly inked impression with fresh colors, on heavy, cream wove paper; wide margins (2 1/2 to 3 7/8 inches), in excellent condition. One of 10 artist’s proofs. Image size 10 3/16 x 7 inches; sheet size 18 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THIS WORK In 1950 Hayter returned to Paris and reopened Atelier 17. Works such as 'Fire Under Water' reveal newfound influences, such as that of the Ardèche area of southern France, where he acquired a house in 1951 and frequently visited. Hayter took great interest in the flowing Escoutay River, an experience that parallels the artist and co-director of Atelier 17 Krishna Reddy’s interest in depicting water. While some forms in this print evoke the natural world, the palette of contrasting tones of purple, yellow, black, and white reflects Hayter’s belief in using color intuitively to express emotions and evoke feelings. The sharp white relief lines from the paper and the textural effects realized through soft-ground etching operate in tandem with the sweeping curves and bold colors to give the composition a sense of vitality and dynamism. —edited from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Published by 'La Jeune Gravure Contemporaine', Paris. Impressions of this work are in the following collections: British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Stanley William Hayter (1901-1988) was a British painter and printmaker associated in the 1930s with Surrealism and from 1940 onward with Abstract Expressionism. Regarded as one of the most significant printmakers of the 20th century, Hayter founded the legendary Atelier 17 studio in Paris, now known as Atelier Contrepoint. Among the artists he is credited with influencing are Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, and Marc Chagall. The hallmark of the workshop was its egalitarian structure, breaking sharply with the traditional French engraving studios by insisting on a cooperative approach to labor and technical discoveries. In 1929 Hayter was introduced to Surrealism by Yves Tanguy and André Masson, who, with other Surrealists, worked with Hayter at Atelier 17. The often violent imagery of Hayter’s Surrealist period was stimulated in part by his passionate response to the Spanish Civil War and the rise of Fascism. He organized portfolios of graphic works to raise funds for the Spanish cause, including Solidarité (Paris, 1938), a portfolio of seven prints, one of them by Picasso. Hayter frequently exhibited with the Surrealists during the 1930s but left the movement when Paul Eluard was expelled. Eluard’s poem Facile Proie (1939) was written in response to a set of Hayter’s engravings. Other writers with whom Hayter collaborated included Samuel Beckett and Georges Hugnet. Hayter joined the exile of the Parisian avant-garde in 1939, moving with his second wife, the American sculptor Helen Phillips...

This exquisite lithograph after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Femme au singe (Woman with Monkey), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, La Comedie Humaine (The Human Comedy...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches, with quadfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 55-56,...

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 87–89, originates from the 1956 edition published by Maeght E...

Aquatint, 1953 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered VI/XV Printer : Fiorini 65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 43.00 cm. x 33.50 cm. 16.93 in. x 13.19...

The Black Birds is a lithograph published by Maeght after an original composition by Georges Braque in 1958. Braque authorized and selected certain works to be reproduced by his tru...

This exquisite lithograph after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Cheval et cavaliere (Horse and Rider), from the folio Derriere le miroir, Hesiod, Theogony, Etchings by Georges Bra...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches, with quadfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 74-76,...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 94-95, 1957. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; ...

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Aventure méthodique, 1950; published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, a...

This exquisite lithograph after Juan Gris (1887–1927), titled Le Moulin a Cafe I (The Coffee Grinder I), from the folio Au Soleil du Plafond (In the Sunlight of the Ceiling), origina...

Homme couche et femme accroupie Lithograph on Arches paper, 1956 Signature stamp lower right )see photo) Annotated in pencil lower left: "epreuve d'artiste" (see p[hoto) Edition: 50...

Lithograph, 1959 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 234/275 Publisher : Maeght (Paris) Catalog : [Maeght 1036] 20.00 cm. x 30.50 cm. 7.87 in. x 12.01 in. (paper) 10.00 ...