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Medium: Engraving
A. Schultz, Riders in Central Park (New York City)
Located in New York, NY
Such an innovative image on the classic 'Riders in the Park' theme! Further, the use of drypoint and the rather direct -- even aggressive -- drawing style, bring it into the German E...
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1930s American Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint

Mallard Drakes (Louisiana Honkers)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Mallard Drakes (Louisiana Honkers) Drypoint, c. 1940 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled in pencil lower left (see photo) Note: A famous image by Kleiber. It is was made in a hand colored version which commands a large premium. Condition: Excellent Image/Plate size: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches Hans Kleiber (1887-1967) Hans Norbert Kleiber, painter, etcher, illustrator, and naturalist, was born in Cologne, Germany on August 24, 1887. He emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1900, settling in Massachusetts before moving to Wyoming. Kleiber first worked in lumber camps before working for the United States Forest Service from 1906 until 1924. One of his duties as a ranger was to monitor the logging camps in the Bighorn Mountains. Kleiber was primarily self-taught as an artist and it was in the 1920s that he began devoting himself to art. It appears that he first began to work in watercolor and oil but was producing etchings and drypoints as early as 1924. He traversed the mountains of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, and his subjects are drawn from the pristine landscapes and wildlife. Kleiber's first exhibition of his etchings was mounted in 1928 at Goodspeed's Book Shop in Boston. His etching, Crossing the Platte, was included in the 1939 New York World's Fair exhibition, American Art Today. There was an exhibition of fifty of his etchings at the National Museum in 1944, and an exhibition of his watercolors was mounted at the Grand Central Galleries in New York in 1950. Kleiber was a member of the Society of American Etchers and the California Society of Printmakers. He received a silver medal in 1931 from the Printmakers Society of California for his print, Leaving the High Country...
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1940s American Realist Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint

Red Breasted Merganser from Illustrations of British Ornithology Pl.58 by Selby
Located in Paonia, CO
Red Breasted Merganser PL 58 from a rare black and white edition of Prideaux John Selby’s two volume set of 222 engravings “Illustrations of British Ornithology”. These original...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

CAT
Located in Portland, ME
Nevelson, Louise. CAT. Baro 80. Etching and drypoint, 1965/6. Edition of 40 (There were also three Trial Proofs and four Artist's Proofs). Signed and numbered in pencil. 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (plate), (sheet). The edition was printed at the Hollander Graphic...
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1960s Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

"The Winner" - Etching on Paper (10/25)
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Winner" - Etching on Paper Clean and modern drypoint etching of a horse skeleton by Maria Bennett (American, 20th Century). This etching has layer...
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1970s Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Paper, Ink, Drypoint

Il Barocciaio - Etching and Drypoint by A. Checchi - 1939
Located in Roma, IT
Il barrocciaio is a superb etching, drypoint and burin on an ivory-colored laid paper, realized in 1939 by the Italian artist Arturo Checchi (1886-1971)...
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1930s Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Study of Five Heads - Original Etching by J.-J. Boissieu
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Five Heads is a beautiful black and white etching with drypoint interventions on paper, realized at the end of XVIII century by the French artist Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon, 1736- 1810). Five study of heads of which two profiles (a female and a male) are lightly sketched with the drypoint technique, and we could appreciate the incredible draftsmanship. Instead, the bigger three portraits are very detailed and etched with a superb technique. Although the subjects are drawn in different scales and with different degrees of finish, each portrait has the dignity of a unique piece and the composition is very balanced. In particular on the lower margin at the center there is the portrait of "Le Père Cotrot, Garçon Teinturier à Lyon'", an elderly man, toothless and with a large-nosed, slightly turned to left, with a hat and unbuttoned jacket over waistcoat, shows all his wrinkles in a very realistic way. Signed on plate on lower right margin “De Boissieu”. This old master’s original print with fresh impressions, is in very good conditions, except for a usual yellowing of the paper above all on the edges and some signs of the time and light foxing along the margins, do not affect the image. Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon,1736 –1810) Jean-Jacques de Boissieu was a French artist studied at the École de Dessin in Lyon, but he was mostly self-taught. His first prints were realized between 1758–64. When he went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador and Duc de la Rochefoucauld d’Enville, he had the lifechanging encounter: he met Voltaire and he entered in the world of luminaries, he had the opportunity of realizing some plates for the Diderot-d’Alembert’s Encyclopèdie. Then he continued to produce prints in Lyon, Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the French countryside around Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Song Thrush etc, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Song Thrush etc' Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879. 160mm by 245mm (sheet). Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Study of Six Heads - Etching by J.-J. Boissieu
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Six Heads is a beautiful black and white etching with drypoint interventions on paper, realized at the end of XVIII century by the French artist Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon, 1736- 1810). Six study od heads ( four elder men, a middle-aged man at the center, and a woman with turbant) etched with a superb technique and an incredible draftsmanship are drawn to different scales and with different degrees of finish, have the dignity of six different portraits with the same passion and effort. Signed on plate on lower right margin “De Boissieu”. Inscription ( number plate) on higher-right corner "10". This old master’s original print with lifetime impressions, is in very good conditions, except for a usual yellowing of the paper above all on the edges and some signs of the time,do not affect the image. Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (Lyon,1736 –1810) Jean-Jacques de Boissieu was a French artist studied at the École de Dessin in Lyon, but he was mostly self-taught. His first prints were realized between 1758–64. When he went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador and Duc de la Rochefoucauld d’Enville, he had the lifechanging encounter: he met Voltaire and he entered in the world of luminaries, he had the opportunity of realizing some plates for the Diderot-d’Alembert’s Encyclopèdie. Then he continued to produce prints in Lyon, Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the French countryside around Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long Tailed Duck) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800) Title: "Le Canard a Longue Queue (The Long Tailed Duck)" (Plate 954) Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux *Signed by Martin...
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1770s Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

EVENING FLIGHT
Located in Portland, ME
Clark, Roland. EVENING FLIGHT. Derrydale 11. Etching and drypoint, 1929. Edition of 75. Signed in pencil. 12 x 15 inches. In excellent condition.
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1920s Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Portrait of Young Lady with Cat - Original Print by Helène Neveur - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of young Lady with Cat View is an original Etching and Drypoint realized by Helène Neveur in the 1970s. Good conditions. Numbered. Edition 40/...
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1970s Contemporary Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Francois Nicolas Martinet (1731-1804) - Engraving, Petite Outarde ou Canepetiere
Located in Corsham, GB
This hand-colored engraving comes from "Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux," a famous set of volumes edited by Georges Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffon (1707-1788). The book was publish...
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Early 18th Century Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Salvador Dali - The Oak and the Reed - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI The Oak and the Reed (La chêne et le roseau) from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 Conditions: A small tear defect has been restaured...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Ardea, Nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786) Title: "Ardea, Nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron)" (Plate 78) Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Bird...
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1770s Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

untitled (Duck taking to flight, flushed by a dog)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Duck taking to flight, flushed by a dog) Drypoint & Aquatint, c. 1940 signed lower right Created while the artist was a commercial artist working in Minneapolis, after his ...
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1940s American Realist Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint

Set of Three Engravings from "The British Sportsman" /// Osbaldiston Animal Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Augustus Osbaldiston (English, Active: Late 18th Century) Titles: "Coursing" (Plate 3), "Hawking" (Plate 7), and "Hare Hunting" (Plate 8) Portfolio: The British Sport...
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1790s English School Engraving Animal Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Artic Gull, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper with watermark. John Latham was the lea...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Green Partridge, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper with watermark. John Latham was the lea...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Hooded Merganser, 18th century bird duck engraving by John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper with watermark. John Latham was the lea...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773) Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards" Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and Undescribed Animals / Gleanings Of Natural History Year: 1743-1764 Medium: Set of Two Original Hand-Colored Engravings on watermarked laid and wove papers Limited edition: Unknown Printer: C. Rickaby, London, UK Publisher: William Gardiner and Messrs. Robinson, London, UK Reference: Mullens and Swann page 194-195; Anker No. 124-126; Fine Bird Books page 93; Lisney page 128-144; Nissen IVB No. 286-288; Zimmer page 192-198 Sheet size (each): approx. 11.25" x 9" Image size (each): approx. 8.63" x 7.38" Condition: "90" has faint offsetting to sheet. "308" has one foxmark center right. They are both otherwise in excellent condition with strong colors Notes: Comes from Edwards seven volume portfolio "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and Undescribed Animals" / "Gleanings Of Natural History" (1743-1764), which consists of 362 hand-colored engravings. "90" is on laid paper with a "fleur-de-lis" watermark at center left edge. "308" is on wove paper with no watermark. The last image of the cover title sheets is for reference/provenance; it is not included. Biography: George Edwards FRS (3 April 1694 – 23 July 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology". Edwards was born at West Ham...
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1740s Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Lincolnshire Sheep /// Osbaldiston The British Sportsman Farm Animal Herd Lamb
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Augustus Osbaldiston (English, Active: Late 18th Century) Title: "Lincolnshire Sheep" (Plate 9) Portfolio: The British Sportsman, or, Nobleman, Gentleman, and Farmer'...
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1790s English School Engraving Animal Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Wild Fowl Shooting /// Osbaldiston The British Sportsman Hunting Engraving Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Augustus Osbaldiston (English, Active: Late 18th Century) Title: "Wild Fowl Shooting" (Plate 2) Portfolio: The British Sportsman, or, Nobleman, Gentleman, and Farmer'...
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1790s English School Engraving Animal Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Salvador Dali "Untitled III (Le Tricorne)"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled III (Le Tricorne) Series: Le Tricorne (The Three-Pointed Hat) Date: 1959 Medium: Wood engraving Unframed Dimensions: 12.6" x 8.8" Framed...
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1950s Surrealist Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Minne Playing with a Cat (Minne Jouant avec un Chat)
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Villon (1875-1963) etching, aquatint, and drypoint, Minne Playing with a Cat (Minne Jouant avec un Chat),1907, signed in pencil and numbered (12/30)(Ginestet and Pouillon 192...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

White Head Eagle
Located in Fairlawn, OH
White Head Eagle Mezzotint printed in colors, 2014 Signed lower right (see photo) Titled lower center (see photo) WHITE HEAD EAGLE. The Print Club of Cleveland Publication No. 94, 20...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Animal Prints

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Mezzotint

Chevrotain and Arab Antelope, mid 19th French century animal engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Chevrotin 2. Antilope Arabica' French engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1840.
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Mid-19th Century French School Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773) Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards" Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some O...
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1740s Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Lesser White Throat, bird and nest engraving by John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper with water...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837) Title: "New-Zealand Plover", "Nilid Grosbeak", "Black-throated Bunting", and "Variegated Chatterer" Portfolio: A General History of Birds Year: 1821-1828 (second edition) Medium: Set of Four Original Hand-Colored Engravings on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Jacob & Johnson, Winchester, UK Publisher: John Latham, Winchester, UK Reference: Brunet III, 872; Lowndes II, page 1314; Fine Bird Books page 87; Nissen IVB 532; Zimmer page 376 Sheet size (each): approx. 11.13" x 8.75" Image size (each): approx. 4.75" x 4.5" Condition: "New-Zealand Plover" has some light offsetting and a few faint areas of discoloration at top in margin. "Nilid Grosbeak" has some faint areas of discoloration. They are all otherwise in excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: acquired from Christie's, New York, NY, December 19, 1990. Comes from Latham's famous eleven volume portfolio "A General History of Birds" (1821-1828) (second edition), which consists of 193 hand-colored prints, made from engraved plates. "New-Zealand Plover" has an unidentified "1823" watermark lower right. Biography: John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds...
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1820s Victorian Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

Salvador Dalì (1904-1989) - The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey - Drypoint etching
Located in Varese, IT
Rare deluxe issue printed on extremely fine Japanese paper (hand colored in stencil). Limited edition, numbered 235/250 in lower left corner. Signed in pencil by artist in lower rig...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Animal Prints

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Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching

A Group of Four engraved and hand-coloured Birds Nests.
Located in London, GB
NOZEMAN, Cornelius and Jan Christian SEPP. A Group of Four Birds Nests: NIDUS ARDEAE, Nycticoracis; NIDUS PLATALEA, Leucorodia; NIDUS ARDEAE STELLARIS and NIDUS PELECANI, Carbonis f...
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1770s Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

Impressionist Etching, "Mystical Horse"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an impressionist etching/engraving by San Diego artist, Lenore Simon. Its dimensions are 17" x 12". A certificate of authenticity will fo...
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2010s Impressionist Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - Crab & Lobster, English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Warthog, Drypoint Etching by Leonard Baskin, 1969
Located in Long Island City, NY
This drypoint etching was created by American artist Leonard Baskin. Baskin is well known for his somewhat grotesque, intricate, surreal drawings and natural subject matter. This etc...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

The Spider, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.353)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Spider is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers). Catalogue - Cramer #37 The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work. Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential. For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate). These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
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20th Century Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Black-Faced Heath Breed, sheep lithograph with original hand-colouring, c 1845
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Race a tete noire, des Bruyeres' (Black-Faced Heath Breed - Ram). Lithograph with original hand-colouring by Hermann Eichens (1813-1886) from a drawing by W. Nicholson after a pain...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

20th century drypoint etching figurative animal print black and white signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Boy With Cows" is an original drypoint etching by John Edward Costigan. It depicts a young boy with three cows standing in a watering hole. The artist si...
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1930s American Realist Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Salvador Dali "Untitled XII (Le Tricorne)"
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled XII (Le Tricorne) Series: Le Tricorne (The Three-Pointed Hat) Date: 1959 Medium: Wood engraving Unframed Dimensions: 12.6" x 8.8" Framed...
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1950s Surrealist Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Sparrowhawk /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1785) Title: "Sparrowhawk" (Plate XXI - 21) Portfolio: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds) Year: 1767-1776 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on watermarked laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), Florence, Italy Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 241; Fine Bird Books page 120; McGill/Wood, page 450; Nissen IVB No. 588 Sheet size: 17.88" x 14.07" Platemark size: 13.69" x 11.69" Condition: A few small minor areas of discoloration in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Saverio Manetti. Comes from Manetti's monumental five volume "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", (1767-1776), which consists of 600 hand-colored engravings. Unidentified watermark in center of sheet. The Eurasian sparrowhawk, also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below. Manetti's extraordinary "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", 1767-1776 was commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany. It is a massive 5 book volume set of 600 hand-colored engraved plates of birds. Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Manetti. Manetti created the drawings almost exclusively from real specimens, beginning with the extensive collection of Marquis Giovanni Gerini, an affluent Florentine Senator. Manetti saw the work was published in parts of 12 plates, issued every two months or so, most plates dedicated to a prominent member of the Italian nobility and gentry. Printed on handmade watermarked laid paper and published by heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), between 1767-1776 in Florence, Italy. It took 10 years to complete and at its time, was one of the largest surveys of ornithology attempted and the finest set of bird books to ever be created. Biography: Francesco Saverio Manetti...
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1760s Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

The Royston Crow (Hooded Crow) /// Thomas Pennant Ornithology Bird Animal Art
By Thomas Pennant
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Thomas Pennant (Welsh, 1726-1798) Title: "The Royston Crow (Hooded Crow)" (Plate D1) Portfolio: The British Zoology, Class II: Birds Year: 1761-1766 (First edition) Medium: O...
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1760s Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper

La Perruche Javane, Pl. 69
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Jacques Barraband Title: La Perruche Javane Pt 69 Year: 1801 - 1805 Medium: Engravings with Original Hand-Coloring Sheet Size: 20" x 13.38" About the Artist: Jacques Barraba...
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Early 1800s Engraving Animal Prints

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Archival Paper, Engraving

Larus, Cinereus (European Herring Gull) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786) Title: "Larus, Cinereus (European Herring Gull)" (Plate 101) Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds) Year: 1770-1829 Medium: Origi...
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1770s Old Masters Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio, Laid Paper

Aardvark
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Aardvark Engraving, 1951 Signed, dated, titled in pencil by the artist (see photo) Annotated "To Jon from Ray" (see photo) Printed by Jon Clemens, Master Printer, c. 1990 Condition: ...
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1950s American Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837) Title: "Kamtschatkan Thrush", "Spotted-sided Grosbeak", "Crimson-bellied Flycatcher", and "Black-headed Grosbeak" Portfolio: A General History of Birds Year: 1821-1828 (second edition) Medium: Set of Four Original Hand-Colored Engravings on watermarked wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Jacob & Johnson, Winchester, UK Publisher: John Latham, Winchester, UK Reference: Brunet III, 872; Lowndes II, page 1314; Fine Bird Books page 87; Nissen IVB 532; Zimmer page 376 Sheet size (each): approx. 11.25" x 8.88" Image size (each): approx. 4.5" x 4.5" Condition: "Kamtschatkan Thrush", "Crimson-bellied Flycatcher", and "Black-headed Grosbeak" have some light offsetting to their sheets. "Spotted-sided Grosbeak" has some minor foxmarks and some light discoloration upper left in margin. They are all otherwise in very good condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: acquired from Christie's, New York, NY, December 19, 1990. Comes from Latham's famous eleven volume portfolio "A General History of Birds" (1821-1828) (second edition), which consists of 193 hand-colored prints, made from engraved plates. "Kamtschatkan Thrush" and "Crimson-bellied Flycatcher" have an unidentified "1821" watermark lower right and upper right respectively. "Spotted-sided Grosbeak" has a "1820" watermark lower right. Biography: John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds...
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1820s Victorian Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

'The Rabbit' original woodcut engraving by Clarice George Logan
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In 'The Rabbit,' Wisconsin artist Clarice George Logan presents the viewer with a multi-figural scene: under a wood-frame structure, four children crouch on the ground, gathered around a young woman who presents a rabbit. Under normal circumstances, such an image of children with a bunny would recall childhood storybooks. In this case, however, the image is more ambiguous and suggests the unfortunate economic circumstances many children suffered during the interwar years. Nonetheless, the group could also be interpreted as a nativity play, with the rabbit taking the place of the Christ child, shining light on the children like in a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Correggio. The careful line-work of the woodblock engraving adds a sense of expressionism to the scene, leaving the figures looking distraught and dirty, though the image nonetheless falls into the Social Realist category that dominated American artists during the Great Depression. This print was published in 1936 as part of the Wisconsin Artists' Calendar for the year 1937, which included 52 original, hand-made prints - one for each week of the year. Clarice George Logan was born in Mayville, New York in 1909 but moved to Wisconsin in 1921. She attended the Milwaukee State Teachers College from 1927 to 1931 where she studied with Robert von...
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1930s American Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving, Woodcut

Snowy Egret
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed, dated, and titled in pencil by the artist Dedicated: "To Jon From Ray" Edition: 100 in two printings A studio proof from the second printing by Jon Clemens, master printe...
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1950s Abstract Geometric Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax describes her circular images as "most often quasi abstract works that refer to ancient islamic designs using the shapes and attributes of animals, in this case the deer. T...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Mezzotint

Walruses
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Walruses Engraving, 1952 Signed, dated, titled and numbered (see photos) Edition: 100, this from the second printing with the artist's initials in an edition of 25 (16/25) Condition:...
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1950s American Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Hambleden Orchard (Farm with chicken, ox and oxcart)
Located in New Orleans, LA
This engraving is from an edition of 60. It is signed and dedicated. A farmyard scene with barn, chicken and ox. It is in excellent condition and is a fine impression. There is a stain in the lower bottom margin away from the image and well below the mat line Wilfred Fairclough...
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1940s Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

A meeting. Mezzotint print, Limited edition, Black & white, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative black & white mezzotint and drypoint print by Polish artist Ewa Kutylak. Print depicts a man facing a horse. Above them there is a dog in a landscape and bene...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Engraving Animal Prints

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Drypoint, Paper, Mezzotint

A concert. Mezzotint print, Limited edition, Monochromatic, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative monochromatic mezzotint print by Polish artist Ewa Kutylak. Print depicts a man sitting near a tree with a bird standing on his hand. There is a dog on the ot...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Engraving Animal Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Mezzotint

Birds of Paradigm
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax describes her circular images as "most often quasi abstract works that refer to ancient islamic designs using the shapes and attributes of animals, in this case the elephan...
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1980s American Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Mezzotint

THE PORTRAITURE OF LAMPREY
By Richard Houston
Located in Portland, ME
Houston, Richard. THE PORTRAITURE OF LAMPREY. Engraving with hand-coloring, 1755, by Houston after the painting by James Seymour. 11 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches, plus full margins. In excell...
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Mid-18th Century Engraving Animal Prints

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Engraving

Trunk Lines (Interweaved faces, ears and the trunks of elephants form design)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax describes her circular images as "most often quasi abstract works that refer to ancient islamic designs using the shapes and attributes of animals, in this case the elephan...
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1980s American Modern Engraving Animal Prints

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Mezzotint

Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837) Title: "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks", "White backed Coly", "Banksian Cockatoo", and "Variegated Tanager" Portfolio: A General History of Birds Year: 1821-1828 (second edition) Medium: Set of Four Original Hand-Colored Engravings on watermarked wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Jacob & Johnson, Winchester, UK Publisher: John Latham, Winchester, UK Reference: Brunet III, 872; Lowndes II, page 1314; Fine Bird Books page 87; Nissen IVB 532; Zimmer page 376 Sheet size (each): approx. 11.25" x 8.88" Image size (each): approx. 5.75" x 4.75" Condition: "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks" and "White backed Coly" have light offsetting to their sheets. "Banksian Cockatoo" and "Variegated Tanager" have moderate offsetting to their sheets. The "Variegated Tanager" also has a few light spots of discoloration at top in margins. They are all otherwise in good condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: acquired from Christie's, New York, NY, December 19, 1990. Comes from Latham's famous eleven volume portfolio "A General History of Birds" (1821-1828) (second edition), which consists of 193 hand-colored prints, made from engraved plates. "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks" and "Variegated Tanager" have an unidentified "1821" watermark lower right and upper right respectively. "Banksian Cockatoo" as a partially visible "1820?" watermark lower right. Biography: John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds...
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1820s Victorian Engraving Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

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