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Medium: Drypoint
"Bessie Smith" - Musician's Portrait Etching on Paper (A/P)
Located in Soquel, CA
"Bessie Smith" - Musician's Portrait Etching on Paper (A/P) Clean and modern drypoint etching of a jazz singer Bessie Smith by Maria Bennett (American, 20th Century). The singer is ...
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1970s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Drypoint

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife 1
Located in Santa Monica, CA
LOVIS CORNTH (German 1858 - 1925) JOSEPH und POTIPHARS WEIB 1, 1914 (S. 168) Drypoint, Unsigned, platemark 7 3//8" X 9 5/8 " on good watermarked laid paper. Full margins, deckl...
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1910s Expressionist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

'Fantasia Americana - 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lawrence Kupferman, 'Fantasia Americana – 1880', drypoint etching with sandground, 1943. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Series A, 1971 2/6' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on heavy, cream wove paper, with full margins (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches); the paper slightly lightened within the original mat opening, otherwise in excellent condition. One of only 6 impressions printed in 1971, with the added sandground grey background tint. Image size 11 13/16 x 14 3/4 inches; sheet size 18 x 20 1/4 inches. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. Collections: National Gallery of Art, Zimmerli Art Museum (Rutgers University). ABOUT THE ARTIST Lawrence Kupferman (1909 - 1982) was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and grew up in a working-class family. He attended the Boston Latin School and participated in the high school art program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the late 1920s, he studied drawing under Philip Leslie Hale at the Museum School—an experience he called 'stultifying and repressive'. In 1932 he transferred to the Massachusetts College of Art, where he first met his wife, the artist Ruth Cobb. He returned briefly to the Museum School in 1946 to study with the influential expressionist German-American painter Karl Zerbe. Kupferman held various jobs while pursuing his artistic career, including two years as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating architectural drawings in a formally realistic style—these works are held in the collections of the Fogg Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In the 1940s he began incorporating more expressionistic forms into his paintings as he became progressively more concerned with abstraction. In 1946 he began spending summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he met and was influenced by Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, and other abstract painters. At about the same time he began exhibiting his work at the Boris Mirski Gallery in Boston. In 1948, Kupferman was at the center of a controversy involving hundreds of Boston-area artists. In February of that year, the Boston Institute of Modern Art issued a manifesto titled 'Modern Art and the American Public' decrying 'the excesses of modern art,' and announced that it was changing its name to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). The poorly conceived statement, intended to distinguish Boston's art scene from that of New York, was widely perceived as an attack on modernism. In protest, Boston artists such as Karl Zerbe, Jack Levine, and David Aronson formed the 'Modern Artists Group' and organized a mass meeting. On March 21, 300 artists, students, and other supporters met at the Old South Meeting House and demanded that the ICA retract its statement. Kupferman chaired the meeting and read this statement to the press: “The recent manifesto of the Institute is a fatuous declaration which misinforms and misleads the public concerning the integrity and intention of the modern artist. By arrogating to itself the privilege of telling the artists what art should be, the Institute runs counter to the original purposes of this organization whose function was to encourage and to assimilate contemporary innovation.” The other speakers were Karl Knaths...
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1940s Surrealist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Self Portrait - Drypoint after Giuseppe Viviani - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Self Portrait is a drypoint realized after Giuseppe Viviani in 1983. Hand signed and numbered. 1983 edition of 100 prints. Signed by the Artist widow "Eralda Benso Viviani". Refe...
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1980s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Comanche Dance, Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico Southwest Framed Etching
Located in Denver, CO
Comanche Dance at San Ildefonso Pueblo (New Mexico). Etching and drypoint, artist's proof from an edition of 50 prints. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 22 ¼ x 18 ½ x ½ inches. Image size is 11 ¾ x 14 ½ inches. Print is clean and in very good vintage condition - please contact us for a detailed condition report. Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: Gene (Alice Geneva) Kloss is considered one of America’s master printmakers. She was born in Oakland, California and established herself as an artist on the West coast. Kloss was introduced to etching by Perham Nahl while at UC Berkley. She graduated in 1924, and in 1925 married poet Phillips Kloss. In her late twenties, Kloss moved to Taos, New Mexico and began her life’s work of the New Mexican landscape and peoples. It was at this time that she received national acclaim. Her artwork exudes an unmistakable content and style. Enchanted by the architecture, mountainous landscapes and rituals of the inhabitants, Kloss captured the beauty of the Southwest and surrounding areas. Her style was bold yet deftly simple, masterfully expressing the elusive Southwestern light...
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1980s American Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Dans la Poudrière - Etching and Drypoint by Anselmo Bucci - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
Dans la Poudrière - from "Le Croquis du Front Italien" is an Etching and Drypoint realized by the Italian Artist Anselmo Bucci, in 1917. Hand signed on the right margin . Edition n. 68/100 specimens on Hollande paper. From the collection: “Croquis du Front Italien” , published in Paris by D'Alignan editions. Good conditions, except for a light yellowing of the paper. Anselmo Bucci (1887-1955) was an Italian painter and printmaker. He took part in the Salon des Indépendants from 1910 on. He enlisted in the Volunteer Cyclist Battalion in 1915 and he became one of the most famous Italian war...
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1910s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

On Christmas Day
Located in Fairlawn, OH
On Christmas Day Drypoint and aquatint, 1979 Signed lower right: Gene Kloss (see photo) Inscribed lower left: "Artist's Proof", and titled "On Christmas Day" An "artist's proof" imp...
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1970s American Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Manfredi - Etching and Drypoint by Anselmo Bucci - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
Manfredi - from "Le Croquis du Front Italien" is an Artwork, Drypoint, realized by the Italian Artist Anselmo Bucci, in 1917. Hand signed on the right margin . Edition n. 37/100 specimens on Hollande paper. From the collection: “Croquis du Front Italien” , published in Paris by D'Alignan editions. Good conditions, except for a light yellowing of the paper. Anselmo Bucci (1887-1955) was an Italian painter and printmaker. He took part in the Salon des Indépendants from 1910 on. He enlisted in the Volunteer Cyclist Battalion in 1915 and he became one of the most famous Italian war...
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1910s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Etching, Drypoint

The Spire -- New York
Located in Storrs, CT
The Spire -- New York. 1985. Etching and drypoint. 14 1/2 x 11 (sheet 22 1/2 x 18). Trial proof of the second third, prior to the edition of 100. Printed on Rives cream wove paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. A rich impression in pristine condition, housed in an archival sleeve. This etching has never been matted. Provenance: the artist's estate. Titled, annotated 'third state - trial proof' and signed in pencil. A dramatic view of the Chrysler Building. Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson...
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20th Century American Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Le Rêve - Etching and Drypoint by Anselmo Bucci - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
Le Rêve-from "Le Croquis du Front Italien" is an Artwork, Drypoint, realized by the Italian Artist Anselmo Bucci, in 1917. Hand signed on the right margin . Edition n. 18/100 specimens on Hollande paper. From the collection: “Croquis du Front Italien” , published in Paris by D'Alignan editions. Good conditions, except for a light yellowing of the paper and some foxing. Anselmo Bucci (1887-1955) was an Italian painter and printmaker. He took part in the Salon des Indépendants from 1910 on. He enlisted in the Volunteer Cyclist Battalion in 1915 and he became one of the most famous Italian war...
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1910s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Etching, Drypoint

Sleep - Etching and Drypoint by Anselmo Bucci - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
Sleep - from "Le Croquis du Front Italien" is an Artwork, Drypoint, realized by the Italian Artist Anselmo Bucci, in 1917 s. Hand signed on the right margin . Edition n. 14/100 specimens on Hollande paper. From the collection: “Croquis du Front Italien” , published in Paris by D'Alignan editions. Good conditions, except for a light yellowing of the paper. Anselmo Bucci (1887-1955) was an Italian painter and printmaker. He took part in the Salon des Indépendants from 1910 on. He enlisted in the Volunteer Cyclist Battalion in 1915 and he became one of the most famous Italian war...
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1910s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Etching, Drypoint

Chester Cathedral - Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Chester Cathedral - Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper Dramatic drypoint etching by J. Alphege Brewer (British, 1881-1946). This composition shows the interior of Chester Cathedral in Brewer's characteristic style - highly detailed and with strong contrast. The scene encompasses the cathedral from floor to ceiling, capturing the immense size of the building. There are several people in the scene which contribute to the sense of scale. Signed by hand "J. Alphege Brewer" in the lower right corner. Titled "Chester Cathedral" in plate, lower left corner. Includes original card with artist's name. Presented in a new black mat with foamcore backing. Mat size: 16"H x 12"W Paper size: 10.75"H x 7.75"W James Alphege Brewer was well known in the early 20th century as a producer of color etchings of European cathedrals and other scenes of church, college, and community. He was born July 24, 1881, in the Kensington section of London, England, the son of Henry W. Brewer, noted artist of historical architecture and prominent convert to the Catholic Church, and the grandson of John Sherren Brewer, Jr., “the brilliant editor of the Calendar of Letters of Henry VIII.” His great uncle was E. Cobham Brewer, the polymath who compiled Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Among his older siblings were the artist Henry C. Brewer and the organist and writer John Francis Brewer. Brewer attended the Westminster School of Art in London, where his brother Henry also trained. In 1910, he married Florence Emma Lucas, an accomplished painter in oil and watercolor, whose father was the noted landscape artist George Lucas and whose great uncle was David Lucas, the famous engraver for John Constable. Florence's brothers Edwin and George assisted Brewer in the printing of Brewer's etchings. Brewer exhibited at the Royal Academy (RA) and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI), at the Paris Salon of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and in the shows of the Royal Cambrian Academy (RCA). He became an associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy in 1929 and a full member in the last two years of his life. He was also a member of the Hampstead Society of Artists, the Society of Graphic Art, and the Ealing Arts Club, where he was first Honorary Art Secretary and then Honorary Art Chairman. Most of Brewer's larger etchings were published by Alfred Bell...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Drypoint

Two Figures on the Shore - Minimalist Landscape Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Figures on the Shore - Minimalist Landscape Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper Minimalist landscape with two figures walking along the shore by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-201...
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1980s Minimalist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Drypoint

Manhattan Mountains
Located in Storrs, CT
Manhattan Mountains. 1938. Etching and drypoint. 14 3/4 x 12 3/8 (sheet 17 1/4 x 14 3/4). Artist proof, previous to the edition of 40. An atmospheric impression printed on buff-colored laid paper. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Final state' and 'Jones Proof'in pencil. Housed in an archival sleeve. Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson...
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20th Century American Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

A Breach of Promise - Hand Colored Etching on Paper 1900 Victorian
By James Dobie
Located in Soquel, CA
Victorian-style drypoint etching by James Dobie (British, 1849-1911), after a painting by Walter Dendy Sadler. Printed in London by J. Brooker & Co. and ha...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching

Drypoint Etching "Penguin Island" 1926
Located in Surfside, FL
Margaret Frances "Peggy" Bacon (May 2, 1895 – January 4, 1987) was an American printmaker, illustrator, painter and writer. Bacon was known for her humorous and ironic etchings and drawings, as well as for her satirical caricatures of prominent personalities in the late 1920s and 1930s. Bacon's parents were both artists and met while attending the Art Students League in New York. At the end of 1913, Bacon first studied art at the School of Applied Design for Women but disliked it calling it, "the prissiest, silliest place that ever was." She transferred after a few weeks to the School of Fine and Applied Arts on the West Wide where she took classes in illustration and life drawing. During the summer of 1914 Bacon attended Jonas Lie's landscape class in Port Jefferson, Long Island. From 1915-1920 Bacon studied painting with Kenneth Hayes Miller, John Sloan, George Bellows and others at the Art Students League. While at the League, Bacon became friends with several other artists. Her circle of friends and acquaintances included Dorothea Schwarz (Greenbaum), Anne Rector (Duffy), Betty Burroughs (Woodhouse), Katherine Schmidt (Kuniyoshi Shubert), Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Molly Luce...
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1920s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Head of a Man
Located in New York, NY
A superb impression of this very scarce drypoint. Edition of 100. Signed in pencil by Avery. Printed by Atelier 17, New York. Published by Laurel Gallery, New York. From "Laurels Por...
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1930s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

La Tombe du Père - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
La Tombe du Pére or The Father's Grave is a wonderful and rare dry-point, hand-signed in pencil on the lower right margin and hand-numbered on the lower left margin by Marc Chagall. ...
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1920s Surrealist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Vola - Original Etching and Drypoint on Paper by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Vola is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Etching and Drypoint. Hand-signed, dated, numbered on the lower ma...
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1970s Contemporary Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Etching, Drypoint

Tugs on the Hudson
Located in Middletown, NY
Drypoint etching with engraving printed in black ink on Japanese mulberry paper, 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches (113 x 84 mm), full margins. In superb condition. A beautiful New York City rive...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Florence Leyland
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this extremely scarce drypoint. MacDonald's eleventh state "b" (of 11b), restored after cancellation.
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1870s Impressionist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Boat - Mezzotint Print by Robert Naly - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Boat is a Contemporary artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century by Robert Naly (1900 - 1983). Mezzotint print. Hand-signed. Numbered, edition of 50 prints. Good conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Charing Cross - The Statue of Charles I.
Located in Storrs, CT
Charing Cross -- The Statue of Charles I. 1919. Etching with aquatint and drypoint. 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 (sheet 9 1/8 x 11 3/8). A fine proof with tonal wiping, printed on cream-wove paper. Signed in pencil. Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall, and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. The name originates from the Eleanor cross installed by King Edward I as a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile at the former hamlet of Charing. Since 1675, the cross site has been occupied by a statue of King Charles I mounted on a horse. The pedestal is thought to be designed by Wren and carved by Grinling Gibbons. Chelsea Old Church, also known as All Saints, is an Anglican church, on Old Church Street, Chelsea, London SW3, England, near Albert Bridge. It is the church for a parish in the Diocese of London, part of the Church of England. Inside the Grade I listed building, there is seating for 400 people. There is a memorial plaque to the author Henry James (1843–1916) who lived nearby on Cheyne Walk. To the west of the church is a small public garden containing a sculpture by Sir Jacob Epstein. When he was seventeen,William Walcot began to study architecture under Louis Benois at the Imperial Academy of Art in Saint Petersburg. He went to Paris where he continued his studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Atelier Redon. He practiced as an architect briefly in Moscow, designing the Hotel...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

UNTITLED (FROM EIGHT LITTLE NUDES)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered and dated by the artist. From Eight Little Nudes (D'Oench & Feinberg 123-30). Etching with drypoint and aquatint in colors on BFK Rives. Published by Pace Editi...
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1980s Pop Art Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Salvador Dali - Le Cerf from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine - Signed Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI Le Cerf se voyant dans l'eau from Le Bestiaire de la Fontaine 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 31 x 23.2 in...
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1970s Surrealist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

The Gargoyle and His Quarry
Located in Storrs, CT
The Gargoyle and His Quarry, Notre Dame. 1920. Etching.Fletcher 90. 7 1/8 x 5 1/4 (sheet 10 1/2 x 9 1/16). Gargoyle series #1. Edition 75. A rich impression printed on 'FJHead&Co' c...
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1920s American Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Lopokovana and Niginski in "Les Sylphides" Colored Drypoint Signed Troy Kinney
Located in New York, NY
This refined etching and drypoint was realized by the esteemed American artist Troy Kinney in the United States circa 1920. The work features two dancing figures- a woman leaning against the male figure behind her, perhaps moments before being hurled into the air or spun in a graceful twirl. She dons a tutu and ballet slippers that are loosely and abstractly rendered against a white background. The gentleman sports a white shirt and black vest. Both of them have a shock of flaxen hair that offers a beautiful tonal complement to the textured muted jade background. With its refined color palate, clean modernist lines, and masterful handling of the medium, this piece would be a winning addition to any interior regardless of the style of interior. Given the artist's importance and placement within esteemed collections (private and institutional), this piece represents a winning acquisition for collectors of first rate modern art as well as exquisite objects. It comes presented in a custom gilded gallery frame and is in excellent vintage condition. Troy Sylvanus Kinney (December 1, 1871 – January 29, 1938) was an American artist, best known for his compelling works portraying dance performers, fanciful subjects, and classically styled nudes...
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1920s Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Evening, Port of Genoa
Located in Storrs, CT
Evening, Port of Genoa. 1915. Drypoint. Dodgson 337.i/v. 7 5/8 x 9 15/16 (sheet 9 1/8 x 14). Edition of 45 in five states. An exceptionally rich impression with drypoint burr, printe...
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1910s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Embracing the Tree
Located in New York, NY
Louise BOURGEOIS "Embracing the Tree" (2000) Drypoint, edition 14 of 25 Image: 11 13/16 x 19 15/16 in. Sheet: 19 1/2 x 16 in. Framed: 21 1/2 x 18 x 1 1/2 in. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

La Toilette
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Toilette Drypoint, 1908 Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist (see photos) Edition: 65 this state (35/65) Published by Gustave Pellet (1859-1919),...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

PEINTRE AU TRAVAIL (BLOCH 1157)
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching, aquatint, drypoint and scraper, on Rives BFK paper. Hand signed and numbered by Pablo Picasso. Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris. Image size 12.125 x 18.125 inches. ...
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1930s Cubist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Drypoint, Paper, Aquatint

Enrique Martinez Guillen, ¨La cara del tambor¨, 2001, Drypoint, 25.6x19.3 in
Located in Miami, FL
Enrique Martinez Guillen (Cuba, 1964) 'La cara del tambor', 2001 dry point on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 25.6 x 19.3 in. (65 x 49 cm.) Edition of 30 ID: MA...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint

The Giant Beliagog - Drypoint attr. to S. Dalì - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. From the deluxe edition of 25 prints in Roman Numerals aside from the standard edition of 125. (There were 4 similarly-numbered editions in English, German, Italian, an...
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1960s Surrealist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Portrait de petite fille, en buste, cheveux sur les epaules (Ellen 14 ans)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portrait de petite fille, en buste, cheveux sur les epaules (Ellen 14 ans) Portrait of a little girl, bust, hair on shoulders) Drypoint, 1902 Signed lower right corner Very small edition Portrait of the artist's daughter Ellen, at age 14. Title inscribed into the plate upper left Brilliant impression full of burr No stated edition, proofs only, less than 10 imps Unidnetified collector's mark verso: Initials "PH", not in Lugt Reference: Laran, IFF No. 390 Condition: Excellent Image/Plate eize: 14 3/4 x 12 5/8 inches Sheet size: 25 x 16 inches "Paul César Helleu was born in Vannes, Brittany, France. His father, who was a customs inspector, died when Helleu was in his teens. Despite opposition from his mother, he then went to Paris and studied at Lycée Chaptal. In 1876, at age 16, he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts, beginning academic training in art with Jean-Léon Gérôme. Helleu attended the Second Impressionist Exhibition in the same year, and made his first acquaintances with John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, and Claude Monet. He was struck by their modern, bold alla prima technique and outdoor scenes, so far removed from the studio. Following graduation, Helleu took a job with the firm Théodore Deck Ceramique Française hand-painting fine decorative plates. At this same time, he met Giovanni Boldini, a portrait painter with a facile, bravura style, who became a mentor and comrade, and strongly influenced his future artistic style. When he was 18 years old, Helleu established a close friendship with John Singer Sargent, four years his senior, that was to last his lifetime. Already becoming established, Sargent was receiving commissions for his work. Helleu had not sold anything, and was deeply discouraged almost to the point of abandoning his studies. When Sargent heard this, he went to Helleu and picked one of his paintings, praising his technique. Flattered that Sargent would praise his work, he offered to give it to him. Sargent replied, "I shall gladly accept this, Helleu, but not as a gift. I sell my own pictures, and I know what they cost me by the time they are out of my hand. I should never enjoy this pastel if I hadn't paid you a fair and honest price for it." With this he paid him a thousand-franc note. Helleu was commissioned in 1884 to paint a portrait of a young woman named Alice Guérin (1870–1933). They fell in love, and married on 28 July 1886. Throughout their lives together, she was his favourite model. Charming, refined and graceful, she helped introduce them to the aristocratic circles of Paris, where they became popular fixtures. On a trip to London with Jacques-Émile Blanche in 1885, Helleu met Whistler again and visited other prominent artists. His introduction to James Jacques Tissot, an accomplished society painter from France who made his career in England, proved a revelation. In Tissot, Helleu saw, for the first time, the possibilities of drypoint etching with a diamond point stylus directly on a copper plate. Helleu quickly became a virtuoso of the technique, drawing with the same dynamic and sophisticated freedom with his stylus as with his pastels. His prints were very well received, and they had the added advantage that a sitter could have several proofs printed to give to relations or friends. Over the course of his career, Helleu produced more than 2,000 drypoint prints. Soon, Helleu was displaying works to much acclaim at several galleries. Degas encouraged him to submit paintings to the Eighth Impressionist Exhibition in May and June 1886. The show was installed in a Paris apartment at 1 rue Laffitte, which ran concurrently with the official Salon that year to make a statement. Although 17 artists joined the famous exhibit that included the first Neo-Impressionistic works, Helleu, like Monet, refused to participate. Paul Helleu Sketching with His Wife (1889), by John Singer Sargent, The Brooklyn Museum, New York In 1886, Helleu befriended Robert de Montesquiou, the poet and aesthete, who bought six of his drypoints to add to his large print collection. Montesquiou later wrote a book about Helleu that was published in 1913 with reproductions of 100 of his prints and drawings. This volume remains the definitive biography of Helleu. Montesquiou introduced Helleu to Parisian literary salons, where he met Marcel Proust, who also became a friend. Proust created a literary picture of Helleu in his novel Remembrance of Things Past as the painter Elstir. (Later, Helleu engraved a well-known portrait of Proust on his deathbed.) Montesquiou's cousin, the Countess Greffulhe, enabled Helleu to expand his career as a portrait artist to elegant women in the highest ranks of Paris society, portraits that provide the basis for his modern reputation. His subjects included the Duchess of Marlborough, the Marchesa Casati, Belle da Costa Greene, Louise Chéruit, and Helena Rubinstein. Looking for new inspiration, Helleu began a series of paintings and color prints of cathedrals and stained glass windows in 1893, followed by flower studies and landscapes of parks in Versailles. Helleu took up sailing, owning four yachts over his life. Ships, harbor views, life at port in Deauville, and women in their fashionable seaside attire became subjects for many vivid and spirited works. In 1904, Helleu was awarded the Légion d'honneur and became one of the most celebrated artists of the Edwardian era in both Paris and London. He was an honorary member in important beaux-arts societies, including the International Society of Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers, headed by Auguste Rodin, and the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. On his second trip to the United States in 1912, Helleu was awarded the commission to design was the ceiling decoration in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. He decided on a mural of a blue-green night...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

A Gale at Port Errol
Located in Storrs, CT
A Gale at Port Errol. 1923. Etching. Hardie 215, #46. 13 x 8 3/4 (sheet 16 7 /8 x 11 1/2). Edition 76. #46. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1923. A rich wiped impression on ant...
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1930s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

The Acropolis, Athens
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and drypoint on cream wove paper, full margins. Signed in pencil, lower right margin. In generally good conditon with several scattered very light spots of foxing throughout,...
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1920s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Enrique Martinez Guillen, ¨La otra cara del tambor¨, 2006 Drypoint, 25.6x19.3 in
Located in Miami, FL
Enrique Martinez Guillen (Cuba, 1964) 'La otra cara del tambor', 2006 dry point on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 25.6 x 19.3 in. (65 x 49 cm.) ID: MAR-102 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Paper

The Spectacle Seller
By Adriaen Jansz van Ostade
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and drypoint on cream laid paper, 4 x 3 3/8 inches (102 x 86 mm), 1/4 inch margins. Signed in the plate, lower left corner. The 3rd state (of 6), after the rounding of the pl...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Laid Paper, Etching

Coentes Slip, NY
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on hand made laid Japan paper with a deckle edge, 8 9/16 x 11 5/8 inches (220 x 296 mm), full margins. Signed, dated and titled in pencil in the margin, recto. ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Matinée Avenue de Clichy
Located in Middletown, NY
Drypoint etching on buff wove paper, 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (240 x 271 mm) full margins. Signed in the image, lower left. With the "Musée Louvre Chalcographie" blind stamp in the lowe...
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Early 20th Century French School Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Eduardo Roca (Choco), ¨Mother II¨, 2004, Drypoint, 19.3x15.4 in
Located in Miami, FL
Eduardo ¨Choco¨ Roca Salazar (Cuba, 1949) 'Mother II ', 2004 dry point on paper Guarro Super Alpha 250g. 19.3 x 15.4 in. (49 x 39 cm.) Edition of 20 ID: CHO-112 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Screen, Drypoint, Paper

The Old Collier - Hand Signed Drypoint - German Expressionism
Located in London, GB
CONRAD FELIXMÜLLER 1897 - 1977 Dresden 1897 - 1977 Berlin (German) Title: The Old Collier Der alte Kohlenarbeiter, 1921 Technique: Original Hand Signed Drypoint on Wove Paper Pa...
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1920s Expressionist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Jeune Femme Cousant; Madame Helleu (Young Woman Sewing, artist's wife)
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1892. Etching and dry point on cream laid paper. 7 9/16 x 5 7/8 inches (191 x 148 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil, lower right margin. A dark, ink...
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Late 19th Century Realist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

L'Éventail rose
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce color etching and drypoint. Fourth state (of 4). Signed and numbered 54/100 in pencil, lower margin.
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1920s Cubist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Color, Drypoint, Etching

Venus
Located in New York, NY
A brilliant, richly-inked impression of this etching and drypoint printed in dark brownish black on antique cream laid paper with very strong contrasts....
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1850s Impressionist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Girl's Head - Woman's Head (Harvard)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Girl's Head - Woman's Head (Harvard) Drypoint, 1920 Unsigned (as issued) From: The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman, 21 unpublished prints by the sculptor, proof from the original zinc and copper plates, 1952 Published by Curt Valentin, New York Edition: unknown Printed by Charles S. White, master printer Printed on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper with armorial watermark A complete portfolio is in the collection of Harvard Art...
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1920s American Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

La Marchande des Quatres-Saisons
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 11 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (297 x 347 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil and numbered 32/40, lower margin. Minor mat tone and several small lo...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Rag Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Barnacle Geese Affrighted
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and drypoint on cream wove paper, full margins. Signed and numbered 59/75 in pencil, lower margin. Notations in pencil along the lower sheet edge, recto, well outside of ima...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Dancers - Etching and Drypoint Japan paper by Ilse Voigt - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Dancers is an original artwork realized by Ilse Voigt in the first years of the 1950s. Etching and drypoint on Japan paper. Good conditions except for some wide stains on the corners. Ilse Voigt (Chemnitz, 1905 – Magdeburg, 1990) was an artist, pastellist, illustrator, and drawer. She attended the Fine Arts Academy of Berlin where she took Emil Orlik's classes. From 1964, she participated in international collective exhibitions. At the Salon des Indépendants, she became one of the company members. She exhibited in many art galleries in Paris and Switzerland. She painted and illustrated flowers, portraits...
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1950s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Etching, Drypoint

Sotto Portico, Venice.
Located in Storrs, CT
Sotto Portico, Venice. 1928. Etching. Hardie/Carter 235. 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 (sheet 8 1/4 x 11 3/8). Edition 80, #39. A rich impression printed in black/brown ink with subtle tonal wiping...
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1920s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

A Mirage
Located in Storrs, CT
A Mirage. 1928. Etching. Hardie 238. 11 13/16 x 14 3/8 (sheet 12 3/16 x 18 3/4). Edition 76, #46. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1928 and 1938; Holmes, Etchings of Today. A ri...
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1920s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Bowling Green, New York
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Conrad Rosenberg, 'Bowling Green, New York', etching, 1940. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, with all the fine lines printing c...
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1940s American Realist Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Portrait - Etching - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an etching and drypoint on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The profile is depicted through deft and fine delicate stroke...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Etching, Drypoint

Three Figures - Original Etching and Drypoint by Pierre Girieud - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Three Figures is an Original Etching and Drypoint realized by Pierre Girieud (1876-1940). Foxing and stains on top center. Includes a white cardboard passpartout (69x49 cm). Hand signed on the lower right corner. Pierre Girieud was a French painter (Marseille 1875 - Nogent-sur-Marne 1948). Follower of P. Gauguin, friend of Cézanne and Van Gogh, he painted still lifes, landscapes of Provence, naked, in a massive, archaic style, with influences of Italian Renaissance painting.
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1920s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Etching, Drypoint

The Passing Gondola
Located in Storrs, CT
The Passing Gondola. c. 1926. Etching. Edition 80, #18. Hardie/Carter 230. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 (sheet 11 1/4 x 13). Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1927. Printed on antique wove pap...
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1920s Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Self Portrait
Located in Storrs, CT
Self Portrait. 1920. Etching and drypoint. Dodgson 138. 6 1/8 x 5 (sheet 13 1/4 x 11). Edition 105. A rich impression with plate tone, printed on cream wove paper. Slight toning in ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Profile Bust of a Girl - Woman's Head in Profile (Havard)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Profile Bust of a Girl - Woman's Head in Profile (Havard) Drypoint, 1920 Unsigned (as issued) From: The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman, 21 unpublished prints by the sculptor, proof from ...
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1920s American Modern Drypoint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

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 Drypoint Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

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