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Japanese Rat Woodblock Print 2/5

Blue toned serigraph of a carousel with horses. The work is signed and numbered by the artist. It is not framed but comes with a white matte. Artist Biography: Barbara Maples...

Cubist style woodblock print of sun with an eagle. The woodblock is neutral-toned with greens and yellows. The work is titled and signed by the artist. The work is framed in a black ...

Abstract figurative woodblock print of a beach landscape with a boat. The print is stamped by the artist and titled and editioned in pencil. This print is editioned 47 of 86 and the print is not currently framed. Artist Biography: Born in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1924, John Biggers studied at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) under Viktor Lowenfeld and muralist Charles White. In 1943, Biggers' mural, Dying Soldier, was included in the exhibition curated by Lowenfeld, Young Negro Art, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. After serving in the United States Navy, Biggers transferred to Pennsylvania State University where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as his doctorate in art education. In 1949, Biggers accepted a faculty position at Texas State University for Negroes (now Texas Southern University) in Houston, where he founded and chaired the art department until his retirement. In the early 50s, he won prizes for his work at annual exhibitions held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Dallas Museum of Art. In 1957, he traveled to Africa on a UNESCO fellowship to study Western African cultural traditions, becoming one of the first black artists to study the culture first-hand rather than through library research. His work was profoundly influenced by his experiences in Africa. He was known for his murals, but also for his drawings, paintings, and lithographs, and was honored by a major traveling retrospective exhibition from 1995 to 1997. He created archetypal imagery that spoke positively to the rich and varied ethnic heritage of African Americans, long before the Civil Rights era drew...

Landscape print of small Japanese city, Nara (A). Signature and seal lower right. Mat board covers the margins which may have date, title and edition. Non-glare glass makes inspection and photography difficult. Visible Area: H 15 in. x W 20.5 in. Artist Biography: Kiyoshi Saito was born in Fukushima prefecture in 1907. At the age of five he moved to Otaru in Hokkaido, where he would come to serve as an apprentice to a sign painter. Saito became infatuated with art after studying drawing with Gyokusen Narita and moved to Tokyo in 1932 to study Western-style painting at the Hongo Painting Institute. He began experimenting with woodblock prints and exhibiting his works with Nihon Hanga Kyokai in 1936. Saito mainly worked in oil painting until his invitation from Tadashige Ono...

The Couple is an original etching realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Good condition. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engraver and journalist...

Portrait is an original woodcut print realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian ...

The Rabbit is an original woodcut print by Giselle Hallf in the first half of the 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in a well-balanced c...

Ducks is an original woodcut print realized by Giselle Halff. Good condition, no signature. Included a white cardboard passpartout (39x29 cm).