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Figurative Prints For Sale
Style: Old Masters
Style: Barbizon School
NEAPOLIS, Friedrich Bernhard Werner - Framed print on paper, modern
Located in Napoli, IT
Print on paper prized antique print "View of Naples" by Friedrich Bernhard Werner.
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Black and White

The Golden Calf - Nuremberg Chronicle, (528 Years Old)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
NUREMBERG CHRONICLE, 1493 THE GOLDEN CALF (THE CALF OF GOD) 1493 Woodcut. from "Liber Chronicarum." Printed by Anton Koberger text by Hartmann Sc...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jan Six by Pierre François Basan, after Rembrandt
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on thin laid paper laid down to mid-weight Japon paper, 9 5/8 x 7 9/16 inches (244 x 190 mm), narrow to thread margins. Lettered below the image in the lower right margin wit...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Etching, Handmade Paper

Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th century. Signed on plate on the lower le...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches of Salvation): The 30th Figure - Astrological Diagram with Scene of the Nativity Woodcut, 1491 Unsigned, as issued Published by Anton Koberger Diagram has Zodiac signs on outer ring, planets in the lower registers, and Nativity in the center. Condition: Very good for a 15h century woodcut, with the usual slight age stains Sheet size: 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches Wogelmut was the teacher of Albrecht Durer and employed young Durer in many project of the last decade of the 15th century. Michel Wolgemut Biography Wolgemut trained with his father Valentin Wolgemut (who died in 1469 or 1470) and is thought to have been an assistant to Hans Pleydenwurff in Nuremberg. He worked with Gabriel Malesskircher in Munich early in 1471, leaving the city after unsuccessfully suing Malesskircher's daughter for breach of contract, claiming she had broken off their engagement. He then returned to his late father's workshop in Nuremberg, which his mother had maintained since Valentin's death. In 1472 he married Pleydenwurff's widow and took over his workshop;[3] her son Wilhelm Pleydenwurff worked as an assistant, and from 1491 a partner, to Wolgemut. Some consider Wilhelm a finer artist than Wolgemut, however he died in January 1494, when he was probably still in his thirties. Wilhelm's oeuvre remains unclear, though works in various media have been attributed to him. Woodcuts Michael Wolgemut, Danse Macabre, 1493 Two large and copiously illustrated books have woodcuts supplied by Wolgemut and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff; both were printed and published by Germany's largest publisher, the Nuremberger Anton Koberger, who was also Dürer's godfather. The first is the Schatzbehalter der wahren Reichthumer des Heils (1491); the other is the Historia mundi, by Schedel (1493), usually known as the Nuremberg Chronicle...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Dance of the Cupids, Antique print with carved wooden frame
Located in Napoli, IT
Antique color print depicting the dance of cupids with carved wooden frame. The extraordinarily refined and highly decorative painting depicts an 18th-century allegory. Centrally and...
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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

Saint Francis with the Christ Child - Etching by Pietro Faccini - 17th Century
By Pietro Faccini
Located in Roma, IT
Saint Francis with the Christ Child is an etching print on paper realized by Pietro Faccini (1562-1602) Beautiful proof. Provenance: Collection G.S.S. Laub (Lugt 1221). Ref. Cat. P...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Letter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter V is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of the 18th century. Good condtions. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (origina...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Exo.17 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Exo.17 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by Sisto Badalocchio. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included 31 x 35 cm The artwork is in good cond...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

L'Abreuvoir - Etching after Jules Dupré - 19th Century
By Jules Dupré
Located in Roma, IT
L'Abreuvoir  is an Etching print on paper realized by After Jules Dupré in the 1870s. Titled and signed on the plate. The artwork is in good conditions.
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19th Century Barbizon School Figurative Prints

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Etching

Genesis 27 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Genesis 27 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included 31 x 35 cm The artwork...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Exo.24 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Exo.24 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included 31 x 35 cm The artwork is ...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Equity and Diversity
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Let’s come together Let’s learn to love one another Learn to love your brother Learn to love your sister Love your neighbor One eye can’t see One ear doesn’t hear One hand can’t cla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut

Oil Lamp - Etching by Giovanni Battista Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Giuseppe Guerra (1740-1815). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercola...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Royal Feminine
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut

Black Council
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The Council says; Forget about where you come from As long as you’re a black man You’re an African if you come from Clarendon, Portland, Westmoreland… Don’t mind your nationality Yo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut

Call To Order
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut

Justice Before Peace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
We are all crying out for peace, But none is crying out for justice. Not just all about peace, But equal rights and justice. It’s a must-have. Slavery then, advanced colonization no...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut

Stand Tall
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Linen, Canvas, Ink, Linocut

Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"
By Francesco Bartolozzi
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) Title: "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters" Portfolio: Rudiments of Drawing *Issued unsigned, though both are signed by Bartolo...
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

VEDUTA DI PONTE NUOVO, Antonio Cardon - Print on paper with frame, modern
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the words...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Color

Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter T is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. Good condtions.    The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Altra veduta della Chiesa di ... - Etching by G.B. Falda - Late 1600
Located in Roma, IT
Altra veduta della Chiesa di S. Ignatio de Papa della Compa di Giesu nel Rione della Pigna is an etching realized in the Late 17th Century by Giovan Battista Falda. Good condition e...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Connais-tu le Pays (Primavera) apres J. Rolshoven (Do you Know the Country)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Connais-tu le Pays (Primavera) apres J. Rolshoven (Do you Know the Country -Spring) Etching, 1889 Signed "Julius Rolshoven...
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1880s Barbizon School Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Beheading of the King of England; Enthauptung des Königs in England
Located in Middletown, NY
The execution of Charles I (1600-1649) at Whitehall, January 30th 1649, in front of the Banqueting House. The executioner holding the head of Charles up to the crowd below. Engravin...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Laid Paper

Roman Fresco - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching belongs t...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Little Girl Playing with a Baby in its Mother's Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Deuchar, David, (after van Ostade). Little Girl Playing with a Baby in its Mother's Arms; Mother with Two Children. Edinburgh: c 1800. Etching on cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inch...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Laid Paper

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Stampa su carta pregiata di un stampa antica "Veduta di Chiaia dalla parte di Levante" di Antonio Cardon . Edizioni Pontevecchio. Logo del Giglio e un pennello con la scritta "Color...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Black and White

The Queen of Great Britain arriving in Portsmouth 25 May 1662 & The Arrival in L
Located in Middletown, NY
Two images of Queen Catharina of Braganza; one before her marriage to King Charles II, the other after, as Queen of Great Britian. Engraved by Matthiäus Merian, father of Maria Sybli...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Laid Paper

"Nohubo remedio" (There was no remedy) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Nohubo remedio" (There was no remedy) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper Bold 3rd or 4th edition, circa 1868-1878, with burnished aquatints, drypoints etching, and engravings by Franc...
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1790s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Paper, Etching, Aquatint

A Chinese Nobleman, from The Costume of China, by G.H. Mason, engr. John Dadley
Located in Middletown, NY
London: 1799. Copperplate stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (445 x 260 mm) (sheet), full margins. In very good condition with some minor, lig...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Watercolor, Engraving

Giuseppe Adora il Bambino sotto una Palma - Etching by G.D. Tiepolo
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching and burin on wire rod paper. Second and final state, after the numbering. Signed, numbered and dated on the lower left margin of plate. 19° plate from the ser...
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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully
By (After) Frans Pourbus the Younger
Located in Middletown, NY
A portrait of Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully, the Ambassador from Henry IV of France to James I of England; by Gerard Edelinck, after Franz Pourbus the Younger Etching on fine ...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Etching

"Etude d'Une Scene du Brigands (Study), " Etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Etude d'Une Scene du Brigands (Study with Brigands)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Art Institute of...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Frontispiece with stepped fountain.
Located in Middletown, NY
Dujardin, Karel. Frontispiece with stepped fountain; a stone wall with water spout pouring water into a rectilinear basin, from which a second spout pour...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper

Self-portrait with Raised Sabre - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-portrait with Raised Sabre is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1634. This wonderful piece of art belongs ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

BATHOS / Tail PIece
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WILLIAM HOGRATH (1767- 1764) THE BATHOS / Tail Piece 1764 (Paulson 1989: 216 I/I Paulson 1965/70: 216 I/I) Engraving Plate 12 7/8 x 13 3/8, sheet 17 ¾ x 18 ¾ Designed & Engrav’d by Wm Hogarth at left and Published according to Act of Parliam’t March 3, 1764 at right. Good condition on thick laid paper Small bit of tape on the left & right sheet edges small stan lower sheet edge all on recto. This Hogarth’s last print is fascinating as it is prophacy about death. Various institutions have interesting commentaries - to wit: Chicago Art Institute: Hogarth created The Bathos toward the end of his life. It is considered one of the bleakest artworks of the 18th century because it depicts the Apocalypse without an afterlife. The Angel of Death even collapses in exhaustion after having destroyed the world. In his hand is an execution decree and around him lies a mass of broken objects. Princeton: Hogarth’s last print, The Bathos,….. is filled with all manner of images denoting the end of life as we know it. Entry no. 216 in Ronald Paulson’s catalogue raisonne Hogarth’s Graphic Works, 3rd revised edition says “This print is the culmination of such pessimistic images . . . . [taking] his general composition, the configuration of objects, and some of the particular items, from Dürer’s engraving, Melancholia; but he also recalls Salvator Rosa’s Democritus in Meditation (which derives from Dürer’s print) with a scroll at the bottom of the etching: ‘Democritus the mocker of all things, confounded by the ending of All Things’ (Antal, p.168).” Newfields (Indianapolis Museum of Art): Hogarth intended this engraving to serve as the tailpiece to bound volumes of his collected engravings and, appropriately, it proved to be his last engraving. Father Time has died and his last will and testament has been witnessed by the three Fates. He is surrounded by a landscape of death, decay, and ruin. Hogarth aimed this print at dealers in “dark” Old Masters paintings who promoted the idea that ruins evoked sublime feelings in viewers—a sentiment, Hogarth wrote, that was reducing the world to ruin. British Caricature...
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1760s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Fountains of Rome; Fontana e castello dell'Acqua
Located in Middletown, NY
Rome: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi, 1625. Etching and engraving on cream laid paper, 8 3/8 x 11 1/4 inches (222 x 286 mm), full margins. In good condition with some light yellow discol...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Two Soldiers - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1795
Located in Roma, IT
Two soldiers is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.  Sheet 23 x 30 cm. Good impressions on paper, with wide margins. Reference: D...
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1790s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Fountains of Rome
Located in Middletown, NY
A charming scene with romping dogs and spectators watching the cascading water play a trick on an unsuspecting man who is sprayed as he descends the steps, as the fountain was design...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching, Laid Paper

Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter L is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. Good condtions. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original ti...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Profile of an Oriental Man - Etching - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of an oriental man is an artwork realized in 17th Century, after HARMENSZ VAN RIJN REMBRANDT, (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) Etching on paper. 13 x 12 cm. Slightly stained, heavily trimmed. The motif shows reminiscences of similar motifs of Rembrandt, as well as of Salomon Koninck...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Posing Man - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Man is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing on the margins. Signed in the plate. The etching was realized for the anatomy study “JOMB...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Man and Soldier with an Urn - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
Man and soldier with an urn  is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.  A woman looks out of the print. Two characters, a man and a soldier, are in front of a funeral ...
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Death Holds an Audience - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
Death holds an audience  is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.  Death, an old nun with a veiled head leafs through a large book and holds an audience. In front of ...
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Knight and his Horse - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
The knight and his horse is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo, in 1785.  Sheet 23 x 30 cm. Good impressions on paper, with wide margin...
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Two men standing ankle-deep in a body of water, rocky outcrop ... hilltop
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on light, fibrous, laid Japon paper, 5 3/16 x 6 1/4 inches (132 x 158 mm), full margins. Scattered moderate foxing throughout, very minor printing creases (innate), and one s...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Etching

Jeux de boules - Near the City Gate
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, 6 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches (175 x 275 mm), thin margins. Some minor surface soiling and paper tape residue in four areas along the top sheet edge, verso, othe...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Etching

Two Soldiers - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
Two soldiers is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo, in 1785.  Sheet 23 x 30 cm. Good impressions on paper, with wide margins. Referenc...
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

A Chinese Watchman, from The Costume of China, by G.H. Mason, engr. John Dadley
Located in Middletown, NY
London: 1799. Copperplate stipple engraving with hand coloring in watercolor, 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (445 x 260 mm) (sheet), full margins. In very good condition with some minor, lig...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving

Woman Soldiers - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
Woman soldiers  is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo, in 1785.  Sheet 23 x 30 cm. Good impression on paper, with wide margins. Refere...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Young Man Sitting - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
The young man sitting is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.  Sheet 23 x 30 cm. Good impressions on paper, with wide margins. ...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Nynph and the Centaur - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
The nynph and the centaur is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo, in 1785.  Sheet 23 x 30 cm. Good impression on paper, with wide margins. Reference: De Vesme, 3/10; Rizzi 29...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Decorating with Figurative Art Prints and Works on Paper

Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.

Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.

Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.

Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.

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