Early 20th Century Abstract Prints

Albert Gleizes, 'Descente de Croix', color pochoir, 1928, edition c. 50. Signed and dated in pencil. A fine, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (3 to 4 inches), in very good condition. The publisher's ink stamp 'EDITIONS MOLY-SABATA' beneath the image, lower left. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 12 x 14 inches (305 x 356 mm); sheet size 18 x 22 inches (457 x 559 mm). ABOUT THE IMAGE After the 1927 painting 'Descente de Croix', one of three religious-themed works that Gleizes developed as preliminaries for murals at the church at Serrières, France, the project was terminated at its final phase, and Gleizes commissioned master printer Robert Pouyaud to create prints of the paintings, closely overseeing the production. ABOUT THE MEDIUM Pochoir is a refined stencil-based technique employed to create multiples or to add color to prints produced in other mediums. Characterized by its crisp lines and rich color, the print-making process was most popular from the late 19th century through the 1930s, with its center of activity in Paris. The pochoir process began with the analysis of an image’s composition, including color tones and densities. The numerous stencils (made of aluminum, copper, or zinc) necessary to create a complete image were then designed and hand-cut by the 'découpeur.' The 'coloristes' applied watercolor or gouache pigments through the stencils, skillfully employing a variety of different brushes and methods of paint application to achieve the desired depth of color and textural and tonal nuance. The pochoir process, by its handcrafted methodology, resulted in the finished work producing the effect of an original painting, and in fact, each print was unique. ABOUT THE ARTIST Albert Gleizes (1881-1953), born in Paris, France, was a pioneering figure in the development of abstract art and one of the leading proponents of Cubism. His contributions to the art world extended beyond his paintings; he was also a prolific writer and theoretician, advocating for a new approach to art that emphasized the geometric abstraction of form and a departure from representational traditions. Gleizes initially studied painting at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was exposed to the academic conventions of the time. However, his artistic vision was profoundly influenced by encounters with avant-garde movements, including Fauvism and the work of Paul Cézanne. These influences led Gleizes to experiment with form and color, gradually moving away from traditional representation toward a more abstract and geometric style. After completing his secondary schooling, Gleizes spent four years in the French army and then began pursuing a career as a painter, primarily doing landscapes. Initially influenced by the Impressionists, he was only twenty-one years of age when his work titled ‘La Seine à Asnières’ was exhibited at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1902. The following year, he was part of the first Salon d'Automne and soon came under the influence of Fernand Léger, Robert Delaunay, Jean Metzinger, and Henri Le Fauconnier. In 1907, Gleizes and some of his friends pursued the idea of creating a self-supporting community of artists that would allow them to develop their art free of any commercial concerns. For nearly a year, Gleizes  , with other painters, poets, musicians, and writers, lived at a large house in Créteil, but a lack of funds forced them to give up their facility in early 1908, and Gleizes moved temporarily into La Ruche, the artist commune in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris. In the early 1910s, Gleizes became associated with the Cubist movement, which was spearheaded by artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque...

Kunstdruck, entstanden anläßlich Leo Castelli exhibition in New York Zustand; Darstellung im guten Zustand, leichte Randmängel

Vaclav Vytlacil, an eminent American artist and educator, played a pivotal role in popularizing Hans Hofmann's teachings in the United States. Renowned alongside modernist giants lik...

A superb, richly-inked impression of this iconic etching. Edition of approximately 500. Signed in pencil by Hopper, lower right. Published by The New Republic, New York. Catalogue ...

Bernard Sanders (1906-1967) was a master of minimalist prints. In several I've posted the subject is really atmosphere and tension. This could be r...

Color woodcut on Japan paper. Signed, numbered 1/30 and inscribed by the artist.

A historic Constructivist screenprint in a museum-grade frame. Screenprint made by Peter László Péri in 1923 for the Great Berlin Art Exhibition. It...

Ecce Homo VII Woodcut, 1921 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil by the artist One of only three known impressions Created while the artist was studying at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germ...

Yunkers, Adja (American, born Latvia, 1900-1983). NANIGOS - CUBA, 1927. Miller 1. Color Woodcut. Edition of 250 published in Sweden in 1942 in the magazine Creation (Miller notes an ...

Bound volume with complete text and 5 color illustrations (2 hors-texte, 2 en-texte and one on the front cover). One of 250 numbered copies on Arches, from a total numbered edition ...

Spatial Equilibrium, 1925-26 is Balla's experimentation with space and movement dating from 1925-26, done on limited-run, very high-quality silkscreen prints. Edizione postuma pubbli...

Henri Laurens: 1885-1954. Well listed French artist with Auction records in the millions of dollars and over $8000 for a print. This rare print came in a small edition of Which I believe was only 30. This is number 22 which it is pencil marked and also pencil signed by the artist. The print itself measures seven and three-quarter inches high by 5 3/8 inches wide. The paper measures approximately 12 inches high by 9 3/4 inches wide. It is housed in a fabulous vintage hand carved Munn frame...

Various diagrams relating to astronomy Antique lithograph by W & AK Johnston, famous Scottish cartographers. Central vertical fold as issued. From Thomas...

'Eclipse of the Moon' Antique lithograph by W & AK Johnston, famous Scottish cartographers. Central vertical fold as issued. From Thomas Heath's 'The Twe...

A superb impression of this extremely scarce etching and aquatint. First state (of 2), before the darkened background. Edition of approximately only 11. Signed in pencil. This etch...

A superb, richly-inked impression of this very scarce, important German Expressionist lithograph on smooth, cream wove paper. Edition of approximately only 20. Signed in pencil. Publ...

Edge of the Woods. 1916. Drypoint. 7 7/8 x 9 3/4 (sheet 10 7/16 x 13 1/8). A rich impression in printed on Japanese paper with an oak leaf watermark. Signed and annotated '3rd state'...

Kees van Dongen (b. 1877, Delfshaven – d. 1968 Monte Carlo) He is considered a Fauvist, but his style is still nevertheless closely related to the German Expressionists. He is appr...

Le Cheval Etching, 1921 Signed in pencil lower left Edition: Signed edition of 50 (as here) Unsigned edition is 400 for the book Du Cubisme Printer: R. Girard et Cie Pr...

Raoul Dufy was an important multifaceted French artist who worked in a variety of media including painting, print making, mural design, theatre and costume design, upholstery, wall paper, ceramics, and fabric. In his paintings he often depicted the circus, equestrian scenes, Parisian cafe life, yachting scenes, colorful views of the French Riviera, and musical events in a distinctive style that combined the various artistic trends of the day, most notably Fauvism. Born in 1877 in Le Havre France, and after a year of military service in 1900, Dufy won a scholarship to the Ecole Nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts, in Paris, studying under Othon Friesz. He exhibited extensively throughout Paris and France at the various salons, including the Salon des Tuileries. For the 1937 Exposition Internationale in Paris, Dufy completed one of the largest paintings ever conceived, a 250...

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

Monochromatic abstract figurative lithograph of the Seven Archangels. Framed and matted in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Unsigned. Dimensions With Frame: H 6.13 in. x W 8 in.

Nebulae. Antique lithograph by W & AK Johnston, famous Scottish cartographers. Central vertical fold as issued. From Thomas Heath's 'The Twentieth Centur...

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition #218 (Two Ovals) 1919 Lithograph in colors on Arches paper, 1990 Paper size 30" x 24" inches Image size 24" x 20" inches Marked in pencil P.P. (Printe...

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From the Series “Métamorphoses”, one of the most important graphic works of the founder of the “Metafisica” Movement. Original colour etching numbered and signed by the artist, reali...

A very good impression of this scarce color etching and drypoint. Fourth state (of 4). Signed and numbered 54/100 in pencil, lower margin.

Wassily Kandinsky - Composition 1916 Lithograph in colors on Arches paper, 1990 Paper size 24" x 28" inches Image size 20" x 22" inches Stamped signature (16) Blindstamps of the Russ...

Wassily Kandinsky - Improvisation 11 1910 Lithograph in colors on Arches paper, 1990 Paper size 24" x 24" inches Image size 18" x 20" inches Stamped signature Blindstamps of the Russ...

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PAUL KLEE 1879-1940 Münchenbuchsee 1879 - 1940 Muralto (German) Title: The Man in Love, from: Masters Portfolio of the Staatliches Bauhaus Der Verliebte: Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses, 1923 Technique: Original Hand Signed Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper Paper size: 34.2 x 27 cm. / 13.5 x 10.6 in. Image size: 27.7 x 19 cm. / 10.9 x 7.5 in. Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Klee" at the lower right margin. Our impression is from the final state of this lithograph which was printed in a limited edition of 100 impressions by Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar. It was published by Bauhaus Verlag. Munich and Weimar. Other impressions of this work can be found in the collections of the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California, and Centre Pompidou, Paris. Note: This composition is one of eight subjects which comprise the ‘Meistermappe des Staatlichen Bauhauses’ [The Masters Portfolio of the Bauhaus]. The contributors to the portfolio were Paul Klee, Wasily Kandinsky, László Moholy-Nagy, Lothar Schreyer...

E.H. Raskin Oceanic Flowers, 1926 Original lithograph and stencil Printed signature in the plate On paper, 37,5 x 27,5 cm (c. 14,7 x 10,8 inch) INFORMATION : This lithograph is par...

A very good, dark impression of this etching. Signed in pencil, lower right.

E.H. Raskin Oceanic Batik, 1926 Original lithograph and stencil Printed signature in the plate On paper, 37,5 x 27,5 cm (c. 14,7 x 10,8 inch) INFORMATION : This lithograph is part ...

This artwork titled "Spring 69" 1969 is an original color lithograph by American artist Nancy Genn, b. 1929. It is hand signed, titled and inscribed Artist Proof in pencil by the artist. The size is 23.75 x 34.65 inches. It is in excellent condition, it has very small marks in the back due to tape removal from previous framing, not visible from the front. About the artist: Nancy Genn is an American artist living and working in Berkeley, California known for works in a variety of media, including paintings, bronze sculpture, printmaking, and handmade paper rooted in the Japanese washi paper making tradition Her work explores geometric abstraction, non-objective form, and calligraphic mark making, and features light, landscape, water, and architecture motifs. She is influenced by her extensive travels, and Asian craft, aesthetics and spiritual traditions. Genn's first noted solo exhibition was in 1955 at Gump's Gallery in San Francisco. She received international recognition through her inclusion in French art critic Michel Tapié’s seminal text Morphologie Autre (1960), which cited her as one of the most important exponents of post-war informal art. Her abstract expressionist paintings of this period, continuing through the mid-1970s, featured all-over compositions of colorful layers of gestural brushwork and calligraphic mark making resembling asemic writing. In 1961, Genn began creating bronze sculptures using the lost-wax casting method. Influenced by noted sculptor and family friend Claire Falkenstein, who used open-formed structures in her work, Genn cast forms woven from long grape vine cuttings, and produced vessels, fountains, fire screens, a menorah, a lectern, and, notably, the Cowell Fountain (1966) at UC Santa Cruz. In 1963 her sculptural work was exhibited with Berkeley artists Peter Voulkos and Harold Paris in the influential exhibition Creative Casting curated by Paul J. Smith at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York. Genn was one of the first American artists to express herself through handmade paper, first receiving wide recognition via exhibitions at Susan Caldwell Gallery, New York, beginning in 1977, and in traveling exhibitions with Robert Rauschenberg and Sam Francis. In 1978-1979, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and Japan Creative Arts Fellowship, she studied papermaking in Japan, visiting local paper craftspeople, working in Shikenjo studio in Saitama Prefecture,[5] and exhibiting her work in Tokyo. She also learned techniques from Donald Farnsworth...

A superb, richly-inked impression of this early, very scarce lithograph. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right.

Royal Insurance Building of Canada. (Royal Globe Insurance Company Building) 1927. Drypoint. 12 x 6 1/2 (sheet 17 1/2 x 10 1/2). A rich impression with selective plate tone printed in black/brown ink on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. Housed in a 20 x 16-inch archival mat, suitable for framing. Rosenberg's first published print of 1927 was a drypoint of the Royal Insurance Building of Canada in New York. From his personal journal, we know that it was executed on January 18th in London and that 108 proofs were printed on 'modern' paper and signed. The alternate name of the building is the Royal Globe Insurance Company Building. It is located in the financial district of Manhattan, 150 William Street to Gold...

E.H. Raskin Coral Reef Original lithograph and stencil Printed signature in the plate On paper, 37,5 x 27,5 cm (c. 14,7 x 10,8 inch) INFORMATION : This lithograph is part of the se...

A superb, richly-inked impression of this etching. Edition of 150. Signed in pencil, lower left.

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.

WENDINGEN - Number 2 of the 5th series 1923 dedicated to posters of Dutch artists author Jac.Jongert Color Lithograph after a drawing by Jan Sluijters. Dutch text cover designed by Jan Sluijters In good condition with minor wear. JAN SLUYTERS. Posters by Dutch Artists. Published March 1923. Introduction by Jac. Jongert, twenty-seven illustrations after designs by Roland Holst...

M a x W e b e r – – 1 8 8 1 – 1 9 6 1 Invocation- – 1919-20, Color Woodcut. Rubenstein 27. Proofs only. Signed in pencil. Image size 3 3/4 x 2 1/8 inches (124 x 54 mm); sheet size ...

Die Lilienweisse Stute is an book written by Carl Hauptmann (Obersalzbrunn, 1858 - Schreiberhau, 1921) and illustrated by Otto Schubert (born January 29, 1892 in Dresden - June 12, 1...

GEORGE SHERINGHAM (1884-1937) The Wave Signed and numbered 2 Stencil print with 9 plates, designed and cut by the artist, fan shaped 23 by 42 cm., 9 by 16 ½ in. (frame size 37.5 by 22 cm., 14 ¾ by 8 ¾ in.) Sheringham was born in London and studied at the Slade under Henry Tonks and later in Venice, Brussels, Berlin and Paris where he held his first one-man exhibition in 1905. On his return to London he initially supported himself with poster designs and teaching. His first exhibition of fan designs was held at the Ryder Gallery in 1909 followed by another in the following year. With enthusiastic reviews in Studio he had launched his career as a decorative designer, theatrical designer and illustrator. He illustrated books by Max Beerbohm and Cyrus MacMillan. In 1921 he collaborated with his brother Hugh on a book about fishing, The Book of the Fly Rod. He wrote Drawing in Pen and Pencil (1922), with James Laver, Design in the Theatre (1927) and with Rupert Mason and R Boyd Morrison he edited Robes of Thespis, Costume Designs by Modern Artists (1928). As a decorator, Sheringham designed the music room at 40 Devonshire House...

A superb, richly-inked impression of this scarce etching printed in reddish brown on heavy, cream wove paper. Signed, dated and inscribed "kupferstich" in pencil.

A superb, dark impression of this extremely scarce, early etching on Japan paper. Edition of approximately only 12. Signed and titled in pencil.

A very good impression of this etching with strong contrasts. Edition of 85 (from an intended edition of 100). Signed, titled and inscribed "100 proofs" in pencil by Sloan. From "New...

A superb, richly-inked impression of this extremely scarce etching and drypoint. Second state (of 2). Edition of approximately only 10. Signed in pencil by Marin. Published by Alfred...

Poetry is an original photo-lithograph on ivory-colored cardboard realized by Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. The Text on the artwork: "I want to Heal like a beaten animal; I ...

A very good, richly-inked impression of this color woodcut. Second state (of 2). Signed and dated in pencil. Published by R. Piper & Co., Marées-Gesellschaft, Munich. From "Der Dritt...

Jacques POLI Surrealist Bird Original lithograph and collage Handsigned in pencil Numbered /150 copies On vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22) Excellent condition

GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963 Argenteuil-sur-Seine, 1882-1963 Paris (French) Title: Still Life on a Table (Paris 1910) Nature morte sur une table (Paris 1910), 1910-11 Technique: Ori...

JACQUES VILLON 1875-1963 (Gaston Duchamp) Damville 1875-1963 Paris (French) Title: The Small Mechanical Workshop Le petit atelier de mécanique, 1914 ...

South shore is an original etching by Maurice Chot Plassot (1929). Hand- signed by the artist on the lower right corner and the title on the left corner. In very good contitions, ...

The Church is an original watercolored woodcut print, realized by Charles Dubin in the early 20th Century. The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully throu...

Decorative Motifs of the Italian Renaissance is an original print by an anonymous artist. Chromolithograph. Good conditions. The artwork represents Decorative motifs of the Italia...

Gothic Stained Glass is an original print on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Passepartout included: 49x 34 cm. ...

Alea Iacta Est is an original etching realized in1914 by Benito (Edmond Garcia, 1891-1961). Good condition. Edition 29/50 The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in a well-b...