Leon Danchin

Vintage Handcolored Engraving Pair of Pointers by Leon Danchin

c1920

Jean Lurcat Limited Edition Lithograph of an Owl / Chouette Hand Signed c1940-1960 unframed Rare and Original numbered 44 of 200 a short run because the printing plates were destroy...

Jean Picart Le Doux Lithograph Unicorn Mid Century Hommage a la Licorne Jean Picart Le Doux, 1902-1982 French Jean Picart Le Doux, born in Paris January 31, 1902 and died in 1982, w...

La grande Parade des Chats Original Illustrations by Leonor Fini Containing sixty illustrations This is from a unique special run being one of only 35 copies produced for personal use by Leonor Fini these were numbered EA 1 to EA 35 This example being EA 9 and has been personally dedicated and signed by the artist to her friend Philippe Aetmann A mid century modern artist Leonor Fini 1907-1996 There was a small run of this Limited Edition in total 250 copies numbered and signed by the artist with 230 copies printed on hand made Arches paper and another 20 on Japon nacre Through time most of these books have been been split up and the illustrations sold off individually Consequently there are very few complete examples remaining Original printed hardcover containing the book itself printed with winged cats (reference to her Sphinx women) Unique copy in very good condition with only minor signs of age Leonor Fini (1907–1996) is considered one of the most important women artists of the twentieth century and also one of the most misunderstood. Frequently labeled a surrealist she was never a member of that group or movement, preferring to stake her own claim on modernism with a vision that owes more to the farthest shores of her imagination than to any affiliation with art trends, schools or movements. The originality of her art as well as her intelligence, famous wit and charisma accorded her celebrity status in the Paris art world and beyond beginning in the late thirties. Often eclipsing and even compromising her standing as a major artist was the originality and impact of her personal style. Her panache and glamour, once they found a place in the collective imagination of the time, turned her into a much-publicized fashion and feminist icon. Always controversial, with as many detractors as admirers, she lived and painted consummately on her own terms. Born in Buenos Aires of mixed Spanish, Italian, Argentine and Slavic blood, Leonor was raised in Trieste by her single mother where she absorbed the multi-ethnic and mixed cultural heritage of that cosmopolitan center. The predominant themes in Leonor Fini’s art are sexual tensions, mysteries and games. One of her favored subjects is the interplay between the dominant female and the passive male, and in many of her most powerful works the female takes the form of the sphinx to which she felt a strong identification. Her genius for stage and screen design is evident in her numerous ground breaking theater decors...

La grande Parade des Chats Original Illustrations by Leonor Fini Containing sixty original illustrations all hand signed This is from a uniq...

Jean Lurcat Lithograph Fish with Verse c1950 Signed in the frame with it's number It is No 123 out of 200 Total measure 51cm (20 ins) x 61cm (24...

Lady with Lamb Signed by Kaby Engraving c1920 French Limited edition with Mark of the engraving to the left Mary had a little Lamb Mounted on to...

This is an impressionist etching/engraving by San Diego artist, Lenore Simon. Its dimensions are 17x12. A certificate of authenticity will follow...

After William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764) Royal Sports PIT TICKET • Engraving by William Dent (British), active from 1783 to 1793 • Inscribed bottom right: Dent sculp • Plate ca. 7.6 x 9.1cm • Image ca. 6.3 x 7.9 cm • Sheet ca. 23.5 x 15 cm Fantastic imagery full of detail and symbolism – For example discover the cast shadow of the dept collector with his truncheon, looming over the winner, whose fast gained riches are being stolen by a thief as we watch. This well know subject was originally created by the famous British artist William Hogarth and then reproduced over time by many contemporary artists as prints of various formats and as paintings. Here we have a rendition engraved by William Dent, who was active from 1783 to 1793 and signed his work in the plate bottom right. I think this impression would date to the late 18th or then to the very early 19th Century. I was told, that these small prints, served as entry tickets to cock fights in Georgian England...

Wolverine or Gulo gulo.. . Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by George Edwards from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1797. . . The prolific Sibly published his Universal System of Natural History in 1794 1797 in five volumes covering the three natural worlds of fauna, flora and geology. The series included illustrations of mythical beasts such as the sukotyro and the mermaid, and depicted sloths sitting on the ground (instead of hanging from trees) and a domesticated female orang utan...

Horses Antique Print Hand Coloured Matt size 30cm x 34cm Image Size 14cm x 19 cm

Antique Steel Engraving Published 1866 by Blackie & Son, London for "A History of the Earth and Animated Nature" by Oliver Goldsmith. Matt siz...

Mandrill Antique print Matt size 33.5cm x 26cm Image Size 17cm x 11 cm