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Swimmers
Located in London, GB
Edition of 175. 6 Colour lithograph on Somerset Velvet White 300gsm. Signed, titled and dated by the artist.
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2010s Animal Prints

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Lithograph

American Bittern: An Original 1st Ed. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century 1st octavo edition John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "American Bittern, 1. Male 2. Female", No. 73, Plate 365 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1840-1844. It depicts male and female American Bittern birds standing on the ground, each looking in opposite directions. There is high grass in the background. This original 1st octavo edition hand-colored Audubon American Bittern lithograph is in excellent condition, other than a few tiny spots, which appear most likely inclusions related to the paper manufacture. The sheet measures 6.5" high by 10.25" wide. The original text pages, 94-98, from Audubon's 19th century publication are included with the lithograph. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was a naturalist and artist. He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting every bird in America via his watercolor paintings and publishing his works for all to enjoy. Audubon's first illustrations were published in a large elephant folio...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents, Alexander Calder
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Title: Cinq Boules et Deux Serpents Year: 1965 Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper Edition: 90, plus proofs Size: 20.5 x 28.75 inches Cond...
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1960s Modern Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Salvador Dalí­, "Le Chateau de Gala", original etching, hand colored, signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Salvador Dalí Le Chateau de Gala (Gala's Castle) from After 50 Years of Surrealism Original etching, hand colored 1974 Image size: 15 3/...
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1970s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Emidio di Nola Italian Macaroni original Italian vintage food poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Emidio di Nola, original Italian pasta poster. Size 19" x 25.5". Professional acid-free archival linen-backed; in excellent condition; ready to frame....
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1950s Aesthetic Movement Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Blue Dog "We Will Rise Again" Signed Silkscreen Print
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a blue dog on a background on a blue background. The dog is sitting in front of an American flag and they both appear to be underwater. The dog has a...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Tiger Eating - Original etching (Marcilhac #370)
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul Jouve Tiger Eating, c. 1931 Original etching Unsigned proof On vellum 42 x 50 cm (c. 16 x 20 in) REFERENCES : Félix Marcilhac, "Paul Jouve, Peintre sculpteur animalier", Les É...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Prints

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Etching

Brittany Spaniel, French hound dog chromolithograph print, 1931
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of sporti...
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1930s Art Deco Animal Prints

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Lithograph

La Brebis, antique French 1760s sheep engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'La Brebis' Copper-line engraving, circa 1765 From Buffon's "Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere Avec la Description du Cabinet du Roi" which was published in Paris. 24c...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints

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Engraving

Hoopoe and Lyre Bird, bird engraving with original hand-colouring, 1849
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Passereaux. Dentirostres. 1. Le Roi des Gobe -Mouches ou Moucherolle a huppe transverse, Buff. (Muscicapa regia) 2. Menure lyre (Macnura lyra. Vieill) ' Steel-engraving with origin...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Edward Bawden: 'Aesop's Fables: Peacock and Magpie' 20th century linocut print
Located in London, GB
To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989) Aesop's Fables: Peacock and Magpie (1970) Linocut ...
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1970s Modern Animal Prints

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Linocut

Retriever Crossed with a Setter
Located in Columbia, MO
Retriever Crossed with a Setter 1887 Etching 3 x 5
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Lion Whisperer
Located in Toronto, ON
7" x 4" Unframed Woodcut Hand Signed by Gerhard Marks
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Prints

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Woodcut

Little Owl, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Little Owl, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Full Practice. Terrier dogs. 19th century mixed method engraving, circa 1865
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Full Practice', mixed method engraving published in New York, circa 1865. After the painting by George Armfield. 475mm by 610mm (platemark) 505mm by 645mm (sheet)
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Prints

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Engraving

A Family of Moorhens & Lilly Pad: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Gallinula Chloropus" (Moorhen) by John Gould, published in his "Birds of Great Britain", published in London between 1862 and 1873. The print, which was drawn by Gould and Henry Richter and lithographed by Walter & Cohn, depicts a family of Moorhens, including two adults and six babies in a beautiful landscape. The adults are in the water and the babies are lying on the leaves a flowering lilly pad. This striking Gould hand-colored moorhen family lithograph is augmented with gum-arabic paint. The sheet measures 14.88" high and 21.75" wide. It is in excellent condition, other than a spot in the upper portion of the right margin and two small spots at the edge of the lower margin on the left. The original descriptive text pages from Gould's 19th century publication are included. There are several other unframed Gould hummingbird lithographs available on our 1stdibs and InCollect storefronts. Two or more of these striking lithographs would make an attractive display grouping. A discount is available for purchase of a set depending on the number. These additional Gould hummingbirds may be viewed by typing Timeless Intaglio...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Wings, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Wings, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in the ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Butterflies, English antique natural history Lepidoptera chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Griffon D' Arret A Poil Dur, French hound dog chromolithograph print, 1931
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of sporti...
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1930s Art Deco Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Original Jungfrau Railway Bernese Oberland vintage 1913 poster
Located in Spokane, WA
The original vintage poster by Emil Cardinaux for the Jungfrau Railway in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, is a classic example of early 20th-century travel advertising. Emil Cardi...
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1910s Art Nouveau Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Picasso, La Lionne, Histoire naturelle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on papier bouffant des Papeteries de Casteljoux paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de ...
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1970s Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

I'm the Real Thing Yellow - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a yellow background with a blue dog with soulful yellow eyes sitting to the right of an old-fashioned style Coca-Cola machine. This pop art animal ori...
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2010s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Ass and the Lion Hunting, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme. An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Salvador Dali, Le Cerf Malade Signed Etching Engraving, Color Lithograph Pochoir
Located in Surfside, FL
An original signed drypoint etching with color pochoir by Spanish artist Salvador Dali titled "La Cerf Malade", depicting a stag deer, from the Portfolio: Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine...
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Color, Drypoint, Etching

Cat Duo
Located in Columbia, MO
LEONOR FINI Cat Duo 1973 Color lithograph Ed. 157/230 12.5 x 9 inches
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1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Spaniel with Duck original signed etching by Leon Danchin
Located in Paonia, CO
Spaniel With Duck is an original signed etching by Leon Danchin in very good condition. paper size 22.25 x 30 image size 16.50 x 24 Leon Danchin, born in Lille, Fra...
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1930s Realist Animal Prints

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Etching

Golden-winged Woodpecker: First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored royal first octavo edition lithograph entitled "Golden-winged Woodpecker, 1. Male, 2. Female2", No. 55...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Two Goats, from "Daphnis & Chloe"
Located in Middletown, NY
Woodcut on hand made laid paper with the publisher's watermark designed by the artist, full margins. From the special suite of 53 woodcut illustrations which were laid in loose to t...
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Mid-20th Century French School Animal Prints

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Woodcut

The Cat - Etching and Drypoint by Giselle Halff- 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Cat is an Original etching and drypoint print on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in 1950 ca. Good conditions with some foxing.
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Randal Ford - Cheetah No. 1 (BW), Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes: 37.5 x 30 in Edition of 15 50 x 40 in Edition of 10 60 x 48 in Edition of 5 Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White

Alice Zilberberg - Patience Peacock, Photography 2019, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Patience Peacock Series: Meditations Photo-based painting on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique Available sizes 30 x 20 in Edition of 15 40 x 27 in Edition of 12 60 x 40 in ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigm...

The Rough Collie
Located in Columbia, MO
The Rough Collie 1887 Etching
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Barn Owl Study 10
Located in Sante Fe, NM
My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in the United Kingdom as far as I can remember. I have heard them calling to...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Swamp Hare: an Original 19th Century Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand colored lithograph entitled "Swamp Hare", No. 8, Plate XXXVII, 37, from Audubon's "Quadrupeds...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Lithograph

"Carrier Pigeon" Signed Limited Edition Black and White Silkscreen Print
Located in East Quogue, NY
“Carrier Pigeon,” 2012, Limited edition silkscreen print by Baltimore street artist Gaia. Three-color hand-pulled silkscreen on Coventry Rag, 100% Cotton Archival Paper. Edition 25/...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Monkey - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Monkey is an artwork realized by the Contemporary Italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017) in the 1970s. Original black and white etching on paper. Good conditions. Leo Guida (199...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

Randal Ford - Upside Down Sloth, Photography 2018, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes: 32" x 32" Edition of 15 40" x 40" Edition of 10 48" x 48" Edition of 5 Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, manki...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print...

II Festival de la Melodia Costa Verde original vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: II FESTIVAL MELODIA DE LA COSTA VERDE, 1961. This image for the second music festival held in Gijon, a city in north-western Spain. Located on the coast of the ...
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1960s Expressionist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

So I lean back (Oo La La) Jim Dine lithograph and Ron Padgett poetry pink bird
Located in New York, NY
A sparrow perches at the center of a swath of pale pink, around which wraps hand-written lines from Ron Padgett’s poem “Ode to Clemens Laurrell”: “So I lea...
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Canoe, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Canoe Digital C-Print / Archival Pigment Print Edition of 5 per size Available sizes: 24” x 36” Scenic Collection.
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital Pigment

Keith Haring Secret Pastures 1984 poster
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Secret Pastures 1984: Rare original 1984 Keith Haring designed poster for the historic, "Secret Pastures" show at The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in 1984. The very 1980s performance also featuring Haring set design. A well-sized original 1980s Haring collectible sure to standout in any setting. Off-set lithograph. 25 x 37.75 inches. Fair overall vintage condition. Surface markings; mild creasing; moderate signs of handling; small pin-holes to each corner; otherwise intact with well-preserved colors (no rips or tears). Printed signature ‘K.Haring 1984...
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1980s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

"Californian Hare": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Quadruped Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "Californian Hare", No. 23, Plate 112, CXII, from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America". It was...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Arab Greyhound or Sloughi, French hound dog chromolithograph print, 1930s
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of sporti...
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1930s Art Deco Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Chauvesouris - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Chauve- souris is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807). Titled and Signed on the plate. The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et partic...
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1770s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

"Japon 17 e Siècle" Lithograph by Unknown Artist, Printed in Italy
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Japon 17 e Siècle" Lithograph by Unknown Artist Print is in good condition Measures 14.5 in x 35 in Published byEdizioni D'Arte Dordoni M, Milano. Printed in Italy
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20th Century Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Silkscreen Day Glo Fluorescent Japanese Gyu-chan Neo Dada Print Plum Tree Litho
Located in Surfside, FL
Ushio Shinohara (born 1932, Tokyo), nicknamed “Gyu-chan”, is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist. His bright, large work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Centre Georges Pompidou, the Guggenheim Museum SoHo, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul and others. Shinohara and his wife, Noriko, are the subjects of a documentary film by Zachary Heinzerling called Cutie and the Boxer (2013). Shinohara's parents instilled in him a love for painters such as Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin. His father was a tanka poet who was taught by Wakayama Bokusui. Shinohara’s mother was a painter who went to the Woman’s Art University (Joshibijutsu Daigaku) in Tokyo. In 1952 Shinohara entered the Tokyo Art University (later renamed to Tokyo University of the Arts), majoring in oil painting, however he left before graduation in 1957. In 1960 Shinohara participated in a group called "Neo-Dada Organizers". (Masunobu Yoshimura, Genpei Akasegawa, Shusaku Arakawa, Ushio Shinohara, Sho Kazakura, Tomio Miki, Tetsumi Kudo...
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Eagle Owl Flying, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Eagle Owl Flying, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s l...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Bassets Ardennais, French hound dog chromolithograph print, 1930s
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Bassets Ardennais'. French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of i...
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1930s Art Deco Animal Prints

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Lithograph

'Pups in the Pit' — American Realism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
William Wind McKim, 'Pups in the Pit', lithograph, 1967, edition c. 50. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/8 to...
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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Picasso, Le Singe, Histoire naturelle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on papier bouffant des Papeteries de Casteljoux paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de ...
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1970s Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

The Dove - Original lithograph, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jules CAVAILLES The Dove Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Justified EA (artist proof) On Arches vellum 38 x 25 cm (c. 15 x 10 in) Very good c...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Western Swamphen, French antique natural history water bird art print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Porphyrion ou Poule Sultane - Western Swamphen French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illust...
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1930s Art Deco Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Picasso, La Mère poule, Histoire naturelle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on papier bouffant des Papeteries de Casteljoux paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de ...
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1970s Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

The Wild Cat (Chat Sauvage)
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, full margins. From Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages. [Beraldi II.140.34] Henri Béraldi Les graveurs du XIXe siècle: Guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. Librairie L. Conquet, vol. XII, Paris, 1885–1892, cat. no. 34, p. 140. __________ Well known in his native Germany as a watercolorist, Karl Bodmer had a rich experience exploring in North America in the 19th century, accompanying German explorer Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied as the official artist on an expedition which toured the Missouri River...
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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Animal Prints

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Laid Paper, Etching

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these range slightly in size but they are all about 13 X 17 inches (with minor variations in size as issued.) These have never been framed. The outer folio is not included just the one lithograph. James Sweeny from the introduction “The fame of Calder’s circus spread quickly between the years 1927 and 1930. All the Paris art world came to know it. It brought him his first great personal success. But what was more important, the circus also provided the first steps in Calder’s development as an original sculptor” Clive Gray wrote ”A visit to the studio of Alexander Calder led to the chance discovery of some hundred masterful circus drawings completed over thirty years ago. We publish, for the first time, a choice of sixteen from that group.” With signed introduction by Miro. These whimsical drawings, done in the style of wire sculpture, include acrobats, clowns, jugglers, trapeeze artists, an elephant, dog and lion. they are great. Alexander Calder is widely considered to be one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. He is best known for his colorful, whimsical abstract public sculptures and his innovative mobiles, kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents, which embraced chance in their aesthetic. Born into a family of accomplished artists, Calder's work first gained attention in Paris in the 1930s and was soon championed by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, resulting in a retrospective exhibition in 1943. Major retrospectives were also held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1964) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (1974). Calder’s work is in many permanent collections, most notably in the Whitney Museum of American Art, but also the Guggenheim Museum; the Museum of Modern Art; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and the Centre Georges Pompidou. He produced many large public works, including .125 (at JFK Airport, 1957), Pittsburgh (Carnegie International prize winner 1958, Pittsburgh International Airport) Spirale (UNESCO in Paris, 1958), Flamingo and Universe (both in Chicago, 1974), and Mountains and Clouds (Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 1976). Although primarily known for his sculpture, Calder was a prodigious artist with a restless creative spirit, whose diverse practice included painting and printmaking, miniatures (such as his famous Cirque Calder), children’s book illustrations, theater set design, jewelry design, tapestry and rug works, and political posters. Calder was honored by the US Postal Service with a set of five 32-cent stamps in 1998, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously in 1977, after refusing to receive it from Gerald Ford one year earlier in protest of the Vietnam War. Calder moved to New York and enrolled at the Art Students League, studying briefly with Thomas Hart Benton, George Luks, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and John Sloan. While a student, he worked for the National Police Gazette where, in 1925, one of his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated with the action of the circus, a theme that would reappear in his later work. In 1926, Calder moved to Paris, enrolled in the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and established a studio at 22 rue Daguerre in the Montparnasse Quarter. In June 1929, while traveling by boat from Paris to New York, Calder met his future wife, Louisa James (1905-1996), grandniece of author Henry James and philosopher William James. They married in 1931. While in Paris, Calder met and became friends with a number of avant-garde artists, including Fernand Léger, Jean Arp, and Marcel Duchamp. Cirque Calder (on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art at present) became popular with the Parisian avant-garde. He also invented wire sculpture, or "drawing in space," and in 1929 he had his first solo show of these sculptures in Paris at Galerie Billiet. Hi! (Two Acrobats) in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art is an early example of the artist's wire sculpture. The painter Jules Pascin, a friend of Calder's from the cafes of Montparnasse, wrote the preface to the catalog. A visit to Piet Mondrian's studio in 1930, where he was impressed by the environment-as-installation, "shocked" him into fully embracing abstract art, toward which he had already been tending. Dating from 1931, Calder’s sculptures of discrete movable parts powered by motors were christened “mobiles” by Marcel Duchamp, a French pun meaning both "motion" and "motive." At the same time, Calder was also experimenting with self-supporting, static, abstract sculptures, dubbed "stabiles" by Jean Arp in 1932 to differentiate them from mobiles. Public commissions increasingly came his way in the 1960s. Notable examples are .125 for JFK Airport in 1957, Spirale for UNESCO in Paris 1958 and Trois disques, commissioned for Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Calder's largest sculpture at 25.7 meters high was El Sol Rojo, constructed outside the Aztec Stadium for the 1968 Summer Olympics "Cultural Olympiad" events in Mexico City. Many of his public works were commissioned by renowned architects; I.M. Pei commissioned his La Grande Voile (1966), a 25-ton, 40-foot high stabile for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Part of Calder's repertoire includes pivotal stage sets for more than a dozen theatrical productions, including Nucléa, Horizon, and most notably, Martha Graham’s Panorama (1935), a production of the Erik Satie symphonic drama Socrate (1936), and later, Works in Progress (1968). In addition to sculptures, Calder painted throughout his career, beginning in the early 1920s. He picked up his study of printmaking in 1925, and continued to produce illustrations for books and journals.As Calder’s professional reputation expanded in the late 1940s and 1950s, so did his production of prints. Masses of lithographs based on his gouache paintings hit the market, and deluxe editions of plays, poems, and short stories illustrated with fine art prints by Calder became available for sale. One of Calder's most celebrated and unconventional undertakings was a commission from Dallas-based Braniff International Airways to paint a full-size Douglas DC-8-62 four-engined jet as a "flying canvas." Calder created over 2,000 pieces of jewelry over the course of his career, many of them as gifts for friends and relatives. For his lifelong friend Joan Miró, he set a shard of a broken porcelain vessel in a brass ring. Peggy Guggenheim received enormous silver mobile earrings and later commissioned a hammered silver headboard...
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1930s American Modern Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Tigre couché à l'entrée de son antre (Tiger Lying at the Entrance to its Lair)
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching, drypoint, and roulette on watermarked Hallines cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (95 x 148 mm), full margins. A very good impression of this charming image, with all of...
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Early 19th Century Realist Animal Prints

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Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Original vintage travel poster to London Horse Guards
Located in Spokane, WA
London original travel poster; artist Sam Wisnom. Size 25 x 37"; archival linen backed and ready to frame. Original vintage travel po...
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1960s American Realist Animal Prints

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Offset

Untitled, from 25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy
Located in London, GB
Offset lithograph, circa 1954, on wove paper, with the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Warhol Foundation ink stamps on the reverse, 49.1 x 34.2 cm. (19¼ x 13½ in.) From the '25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy' series. 25 cats name[d] Sam, and One Blue Pussy, circa 1954, was one of Warhol’s first illustrated bound books. Produced with Seymour Berlin of Record Offset Corporation in New York, and written by Charles Lionsby, Warhol illustrated 25 cats name[d] Sam, and One Blue Pussy with sixteen drawings of cats...
Category

1950s Pop Art Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

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