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Confident (profile of sensual young woman with wisps of hair on her neck)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mikio Watanabe created "Confident", a side view of a sensuous female nude, exclusively for Stone and Press Gallery. The 2004 black and white mezzotint was issued in an edition of on...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Follow (73/100), mezzotint of New York sidewalk by Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mezzotint, from the edition of 100. Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Art Werger’s prints show a keen observation of quiet and normally unnoticed moments. Pedestrians passi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

'Priests' from 'In Praise of Folly' — Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Priests' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly)', mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 1/4 to 2 inches) in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Scarce. Image size 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (197 x 121 mm); sheet size 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches (271 x 204 mm). Created by the artist for 'Erasmus's Moriae Encomium,' or 'In Praise of Folly,' published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943. A rare, signed, proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club publication. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the first half of the twentieth century. His innovative use of narrative printmaking as a stand-alone storytelling vehicle was uniquely successful in reaching a broad audience. The powerful psychological intensity of his work, celebrated for its dynamic design, technical precision, and compelling dramatic content, finds resonance in the literature of Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. Like these classic American writers, Ward was concerned with the themes of man’s inner struggles and the role of the subconscious in determining his destiny. An artist of social conscience during the Great Depression and World War II, he infused his graphic images with his unique brand of social realism, deftly portraying the problems that challenged the ideals of American society. The son of a Methodist preacher, Lynd Ward, moved from Chicago to Massachusetts at an early age. He graduated from the Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, in 1926, where he studied illustration and graphic arts. He married May Yonge McNeer in 1936 and left for Europe for their honeymoon in Eastern Europe. After four months, they settled in Leipzig, where Ward studied at the National Academy of Graphic Arts and Bookmaking. Inspired by Belgian expressionist artist Frans Masereel's graphic novel ‘The Sun,’ and another graphic novel by the German artist Otto Nückel, ‘Destiny,’ he determined to create his own "wordless" novel. Upon his return to America, Ward completed his first book, ‘God's Man: A Novel in Woodcuts,’ published in 1929. ‘Gods’ Man’ was a great success for its author and publisher and was reprinted four times in 1930, including a British edition. This book and several which followed it, ‘Madman’s Drum,’ 1930, ‘Wild Pilgrimage,’ 1932, ‘Prelude to a Million Years,’ 1933, ‘Song Without Words,' 1936, ‘Vertigo,’ 1937; and ‘Last Unfinished Wordless Novel’ (created in the 1960s and published in 2001) were comprised solely of Ward's wood engravings. Ward designed each graphic image to occupy an entire page, the sequence of which conveys the story's narrative. In 1937, Ward was named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In the following years, Ward went on to illustrate more than one hundred books (some of which he wrote), including classics for the Limited Editions Club Goethe’s ‘Faust,’ Faulkner’s ‘A Green Bough,’ and Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein,’ and several children’s books. He also produced single-subject wood engravings, paintings, and drawings. His print ‘Sanctuary,’ 1939, was shown at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and ‘Clouded Over,’ 1948, received the 1948 Library of Congress Award and was included in ‘American Prize Prints of the 20th Century’ by Albert Reese. He received the National Academy of Design Print Award (1949), the New York Times Best Illustrated Award (1973), and the Regina Award (Catholic Library Association, 1975). ‘The Biggest Bear,’ a children’s book with illustrations by Ward, was the recipient of the esteemed 1952 Caldecott Medal of the American Library Association. An Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, Ward was a member and board member of the National Academy of Design and the Artists’ League of America. He served several terms as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists and was a member of the American Artists Congress and the Society of Illustrators. Ward exhibited at the American Artists Congress; the National Academy of Design; the John Herron Art Institute; and the Library of Congress. He had a one-person show at Associated American Artists, NY, on the publication of his monograph 'Storyteller Without Words,' 1974; AAA mounted a memorial exhibition in 1986. The May 1976 issue of 'Bibliognost,' a book collector’s publication, was dedicated to Ward. ‘Lynd Ward, His Bookplate Designs,’ an article by Dan Burne Jones, was published in the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers Yearbook, 1981/82. In 2001, sixteen years after his death, Rutgers University Libraries published ’Lynd Ward’s Last Unfinished Wordless Novel.’ The blocks were intended to be part of a novel in woodcuts, the first since Vertigo, but Ward did not live to complete the project. Master printer and book designer Barbara Henry collated and printed the twenty-six finished blocks out of the forty-four initially planned for the still unnamed narrative. In 2010 the Library of America honored Ward’s achievements with the meticulous production of a collection of Ward’s woodcut novels—the first time the Library had gone wordless. The publication replicated his original editions with a single full-size image printed on the right page of each double-page spread. In his introduction to the books, renowned cartoonist/illustrator Art...
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1940s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

'Judges' from 'In Praise of Folly' — Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Judges' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (In Praise of Folly),' mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed, dated, and titled in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 1/4 to 2 inches) in excellent condition. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 7 13/16 x 4 7/8 inches (198 x 124 mm); sheet size 10 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches (273 x 206 mm). Created by the artist for 'Erasmus's Moriae Encomium,' or 'In Praise of Folly,' published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943. A rare, signed, proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club publication. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the first half of the twentieth century. His innovative use of narrative printmaking as a stand-alone storytelling vehicle was uniquely successful in reaching a broad audience. The powerful psychological intensity of his work, celebrated for its dynamic design, technical precision, and compelling dramatic content, finds resonance in the literature of Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. Like these classic American writers, Ward was concerned with the themes of man’s inner struggles and the role of the subconscious in determining his destiny. An artist of social conscience during the Great Depression and World War II, he infused his graphic images with his unique brand of social realism, deftly portraying the problems that challenged the ideals of American society. The son of a Methodist preacher, Lynd Ward, moved from Chicago to Massachusetts at an early age. He graduated from the Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, in 1926, where he studied illustration and graphic arts. He married May Yonge McNeer in 1936 and left for Europe for their honeymoon in Eastern Europe. After four months, they settled in Leipzig, where Ward studied at the National Academy of Graphic Arts and Bookmaking. Inspired by Belgian expressionist artist Frans Masereel's graphic novel ‘The Sun,’ and another graphic novel by the German artist Otto Nückel, ‘Destiny,’ he determined to create his own "wordless" novel. Upon his return to America, Ward completed his first book, ‘God's Man: A Novel in Woodcuts,’ published in 1929. ‘Gods’ Man’ was a great success for its author and publisher and was reprinted four times in 1930, including a British edition. This book and several which followed it, ‘Madman’s Drum,’ 1930, ‘Wild Pilgrimage,’ 1932, ‘Prelude to a Million Years,’ 1933, ‘Song Without Words,' 1936, ‘Vertigo,’ 1937; and ‘Last Unfinished Wordless Novel’ (created in the 1960s and published in 2001) were comprised solely of Ward's wood engravings. Ward designed each graphic image to occupy an entire page, the sequence of which conveys the story's narrative. In 1937, Ward was named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In the following years, Ward went on to illustrate more than one hundred books (some of which he wrote), including classics for the Limited Editions Club Goethe’s ‘Faust,’ Faulkner’s ‘A Green Bough,’ and Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein,’ and several children’s books. He also produced single-subject wood engravings, paintings, and drawings. His print ‘Sanctuary,’ 1939, was shown at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and ‘Clouded Over,’ 1948, received the 1948 Library of Congress Award and was included in ‘American Prize Prints of the 20th Century’ by Albert Reese. He received the National Academy of Design Print Award (1949), the New York Times Best Illustrated Award (1973), and the Regina Award (Catholic Library Association, 1975). ‘The Biggest Bear,’ a children’s book with illustrations by Ward, was the recipient of the esteemed 1952 Caldecott Medal of the American Library Association. An Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, Ward was a member and board member of the National Academy of Design and the Artists’ League of America. He served several terms as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists and was a member of the American Artists Congress and the Society of Illustrators. Ward exhibited at the American Artists Congress; the National Academy of Design; the John Herron Art Institute; and the Library of Congress. He had a one-person show at Associated American Artists, NY, on the publication of his monograph 'Storyteller Without Words,' 1974; AAA mounted a memorial exhibition in 1986. The May 1976 issue of 'Bibliognost,' a book collector’s publication, was dedicated to Ward. ‘Lynd Ward, His Bookplate Designs,’ an article by Dan Burne Jones, was published in the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers Yearbook, 1981/82. In 2001, sixteen years after his death, Rutgers University Libraries published ’Lynd Ward’s Last Unfinished Wordless Novel.’ The blocks were intended to be part of a novel in woodcuts, the first since Vertigo, but Ward did not live to complete the project. Master printer and book designer Barbara Henry collated and printed the twenty-six finished blocks out of the forty-four initially planned for the still unnamed narrative. In 2010 the Library of America honored Ward’s achievements with the meticulous production of a collection of Ward’s woodcut novels—the first time the Library had gone wordless. The publication replicated his original editions with a single full-size image printed on the right page of each double-page spread. In his introduction to the books, renowned cartoonist/illustrator Art...
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1940s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

The Shadowed Valley.
Located in Storrs, CT
Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E. 1857-1945. The Shadowed Valley. 1927. Mezzotint. Hardie 128. 14 3/8 x 19 3/8 (sheet 19 x 24). A rich, glowing impression p...
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1920s Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Ascension, Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Mezzotint Year: 2023 Edition: 25 Image Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inches Signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist One of a series of prints created to accompany a deluxe l...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

As We Were
Located in Fairlawn, OH
As We Were Mezzotint printed on Hannemuelle Copperplate paper, 2014 Signed and dated in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled lower left (see photo) Chop stamp of the publisher, The ...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Seventy Percent Chance
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Mezzotint Year: 2023 Edition: 50 Image Size: 11.75 x 17.5 inches Pedestrians sheltering from the rain under umbrellas in an urban downtown setting, Art Werger’s prints show...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Personal Space
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Mezzotint Year: 2004 Edition: 100 Image Size: 15.5 x 11 inches Art Werger’s prints show a keen observation of quiet and normally unnoticed moments. Pedestrians passing each ...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Sommeil (a sensuous nude woman sleeps on her side)
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this mezzotint, the sensual profile of a young nude woman is seen sleeping with her torso stretched out. The mezzotint is signed, titled and dated by the artist in pencil, from a...
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1990s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

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 Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Mezzotint

His Timmer Staff
Located in New Orleans, LA
"His Timmer Staff" is an image of herding pigs by William Strang. It is a fine impression in fine condition in an edition of 20 signed and inscribed by the artist. Binyon 119 One...
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1890s Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Etching, Engraving, Mezzotint

Showcase (black and white), by Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: black and white mezzotint Year: 2024 Edition: 25 Image Size: 24 x 18 inches Signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist Dramatic mezzotint of the tattooed back of a ...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Don't Invite the Ringling to Dinner (color version)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Mezzotint Year: 2024 Edition: 25 Image Size: 11.75 x 17.5 inches Scene of jugglers in dining room juggling plates in this comical print from Werger's Circus series of prints...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Settling II Homage to the Mezzotint (Self Portrait of Artist with his Tools)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Francisco Souto has created his self portrait working on the plate of a mezzotint. This is impression #14 from an edition of only 23. Souto received a BFA from Herron School of Art ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

'Doctor' from 'In Praise of Folly' — Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Doctor' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (In Praise of Folly),' mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 1 3/4 inches) in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Scarce. Image size 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (197 x 121 mm); sheet size 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches (271 x 204 mm). Created by the artist for 'Erasmus's Moriae Encomium,' or 'In Praise of Folly,' published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943. A rare, signed, proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club publication. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the first half of the twentieth century. His innovative use of narrative printmaking as a stand-alone storytelling vehicle was uniquely successful in reaching a broad audience. The powerful psychological intensity of his work, celebrated for its dynamic design, technical precision, and compelling dramatic content, finds resonance in the literature of Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. Like these classic American writers, Ward was concerned with the themes of man’s inner struggles and the role of the subconscious in determining his destiny. An artist of social conscience during the Great Depression and World War II, he infused his graphic images with his unique brand of social realism, deftly portraying the problems that challenged the ideals of American society. The son of a Methodist preacher, Lynd Ward, moved from Chicago to Massachusetts at an early age. He graduated from the Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, in 1926, where he studied illustration and graphic arts. He married May Yonge McNeer in 1936 and left for Europe for their honeymoon in Eastern Europe. After four months, they settled in Leipzig, where Ward studied at the National Academy of Graphic Arts and Bookmaking. Inspired by Belgian expressionist artist Frans Masereel's graphic novel ‘The Sun,’ and another graphic novel by the German artist Otto Nückel, ‘Destiny,’ he determined to create his own "wordless" novel. Upon his return to America, Ward completed his first book, ‘God's Man: A Novel in Woodcuts,’ published in 1929. ‘Gods’ Man’ was a great success for its author and publisher and was reprinted four times in 1930, including a British edition. This book and several which followed it, ‘Madman’s Drum,’ 1930, ‘Wild Pilgrimage,’ 1932, ‘Prelude to a Million Years,’ 1933, ‘Song Without Words,' 1936, ‘Vertigo,’ 1937; and ‘Last Unfinished Wordless Novel’ (created in the 1960s and published in 2001) were comprised solely of Ward's wood engravings. Ward designed each graphic image to occupy an entire page, the sequence of which conveys the story's narrative. In 1937, Ward was named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In the following years, Ward went on to illustrate more than one hundred books (some of which he wrote), including classics for the Limited Editions Club Goethe’s ‘Faust,’ Faulkner’s ‘A Green Bough,’ and Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein,’ and several children’s books. He also produced single-subject wood engravings, paintings, and drawings. His print ‘Sanctuary,’ 1939, was shown at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and ‘Clouded Over,’ 1948, received the 1948 Library of Congress Award and was included in ‘American Prize Prints of the 20th Century’ by Albert Reese. He received the National Academy of Design Print Award (1949), the New York Times Best Illustrated Award (1973), and the Regina Award (Catholic Library Association, 1975). ‘The Biggest Bear,’ a children’s book with illustrations by Ward, was the recipient of the esteemed 1952 Caldecott Medal of the American Library Association. An Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, Ward was a member and board member of the National Academy of Design and the Artists’ League of America. He served several terms as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists and was a member of the American Artists Congress and the Society of Illustrators. Ward exhibited at the American Artists Congress; the National Academy of Design; the John Herron Art Institute; and the Library of Congress. He had a one-person show at Associated American Artists, NY, on the publication of his monograph 'Storyteller Without Words,' 1974; AAA mounted a memorial exhibition in 1986. The May 1976 issue of 'Bibliognost,' a book collector’s publication, was dedicated to Ward. ‘Lynd Ward, His Bookplate Designs,’ an article by Dan Burne Jones, was published in the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers Yearbook, 1981/82. In 2001, sixteen years after his death, Rutgers University Libraries published ’Lynd Ward’s Last Unfinished Wordless Novel.’ The blocks were intended to be part of a novel in woodcuts, the first since Vertigo, but Ward did not live to complete the project. Master printer and book designer Barbara Henry collated and printed the twenty-six finished blocks out of the forty-four initially planned for the still unnamed narrative. In 2010 the Library of America honored Ward’s achievements with the meticulous production of a collection of Ward’s woodcut novels—the first time the Library had gone wordless. The publication replicated his original editions with a single full-size image printed on the right page of each double-page spread. In his introduction to the books, renowned cartoonist/illustrator Art...
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1940s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Fire Dance (Flambeaux carriers light the path of Endymion parade in New Orleans)
Located in New Orleans, LA
This impression is #108. Mershimer created a color mezzotint of the Mardi Gras scene in mid-city New Orleans. The parade was the Endymion crew marching on Canal Street near Jefferson...
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1990s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Swing (The swing of the bat from #27 a right handed hitter. Play Baseball!
Located in New Orleans, LA
Play Ball! No. 27 unleashes a mighty swing at the ball. Both umpire and catcher are in their huddled crouch. "Swing" is an exclusive publication of Stone and Press Gallery by Art We...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

'Pope' from 'In Praise of Folly' — Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Pope' from the series 'Moriae Encomium (In Praise of Folly),' mezzotint, 1943, no edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. Annotated 'POPE - CARDINAL - BISHOP' - 1943 in ink, lower left. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 3/8 to 1 7/8 inches) in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Scarce. Created by the artist for 'Erasmus's Moriae Encomium,' or 'In Praise of Folly,' published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943. A rare, signed, proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club publication. Image size 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (197 x 121 mm); sheet size 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches (271 x 204 mm). ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the first half of the twentieth century. His innovative use of narrative printmaking as a stand-alone storytelling vehicle was uniquely successful in reaching a broad audience. The powerful psychological intensity of his work, celebrated for its dynamic design, technical precision, and compelling dramatic content, finds resonance in the literature of Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. Like these classic American writers, Ward was concerned with the themes of man’s inner struggles and the role of the subconscious in determining his destiny. An artist of social conscience during the Great Depression and World War II, he infused his graphic images with his unique brand of social realism, deftly portraying the problems that challenged the ideals of American society. The son of a Methodist preacher, Lynd Ward, moved from Chicago to Massachusetts at an early age. He graduated from the Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, in 1926, where he studied illustration and graphic arts. He married May Yonge McNeer in 1936 and left for Europe for their honeymoon in Eastern Europe. After four months, they settled in Leipzig, where Ward studied at the National Academy of Graphic Arts and Bookmaking. Inspired by Belgian expressionist artist Frans Masereel's graphic novel ‘The Sun,’ and another graphic novel by the German artist Otto Nückel, ‘Destiny,’ he determined to create his own "wordless" novel. Upon his return to America, Ward completed his first book, ‘God's Man: A Novel in Woodcuts,’ published in 1929. ‘Gods’ Man’ was a great success for its author and publisher and was reprinted four times in 1930, including a British edition. This book and several which followed it, ‘Madman’s Drum,’ 1930, ‘Wild Pilgrimage,’ 1932, ‘Prelude to a Million Years,’ 1933, ‘Song Without Words,' 1936, ‘Vertigo,’ 1937; and ‘Last Unfinished Wordless Novel’ (created in the 1960s and published in 2001) were comprised solely of Ward's wood engravings. Ward designed each graphic image to occupy an entire page, the sequence of which conveys the story's narrative. In 1937, Ward was named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In the following years, Ward went on to illustrate more than one hundred books (some of which he wrote), including classics for the Limited Editions Club Goethe’s ‘Faust,’ Faulkner’s ‘A Green Bough,’ and Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein,’ and several children’s books. He also produced single-subject wood engravings, paintings, and drawings. His print ‘Sanctuary,’ 1939, was shown at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and ‘Clouded Over,’ 1948, received the 1948 Library of Congress Award and was included in ‘American Prize Prints of the 20th Century’ by Albert Reese. He received the National Academy of Design Print Award (1949), the New York Times Best Illustrated Award (1973), and the Regina Award (Catholic Library Association, 1975). ‘The Biggest Bear,’ a children’s book with illustrations by Ward, was the recipient of the esteemed 1952 Caldecott Medal of the American Library Association. An Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, Ward was a member and board member of the National Academy of Design and the Artists’ League of America. He served several terms as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists and was a member of the American Artists Congress and the Society of Illustrators. Ward exhibited at the American Artists Congress; the National Academy of Design; the John Herron Art Institute; and the Library of Congress. He had a one-person show at Associated American Artists, NY, on the publication of his monograph 'Storyteller Without Words,' 1974; AAA mounted a memorial exhibition in 1986. The May 1976 issue of 'Bibliognost,' a book collector’s publication, was dedicated to Ward. ‘Lynd Ward, His Bookplate Designs,’ an article by Dan Burne Jones, was published in the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers Yearbook, 1981/82. In 2001, sixteen years after his death, Rutgers University Libraries published ’Lynd Ward’s Last Unfinished Wordless Novel.’ The blocks were intended to be part of a novel in woodcuts, the first since Vertigo, but Ward did not live to complete the project. Master printer and book designer Barbara Henry collated and printed the twenty-six finished blocks out of the forty-four initially planned for the still unnamed narrative. In 2010 the Library of America honored Ward’s achievements with the meticulous production of a collection of Ward’s woodcut novels—the first time the Library had gone wordless. The publication replicated his original editions with a single full-size image printed on the right page of each double-page spread. In his introduction to the books, renowned cartoonist/illustrator Art...
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1940s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Ascension (Traffic in front of St. Bartholomew / Park Ave bet 50th and 51s
Located in New Orleans, LA
An overflow of traffic in front of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Cathedral on Park Avenue between 50th and 51st
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1990s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

7 A. M. St. Louis
Located in New Orleans, LA
It's early morning I'm St. Louis in this 2002 mezzotint that is signed and numbered Art Werger’s lyrical suburban scenes are evocative of boyhood summer evenings while his city imag...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

American Dream
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An idealized American suburb, but without an exit... Werger's mezzotint prints are masterful at capturing a mood and suggesting a story for the viewer to complete. He is known for h...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Listening
Located in New Orleans, LA
Listening is a 2000 mezzotint that is signed by the artist. Art Werger’s lyrical suburban scenes are evocative of boyhood summer evenings while his city images are fraught with tens...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Eclipse I
Located in New Orleans, LA
Eclipse I is from an edition of 90 Mezzotint artist Mikio Watanabe was born in 1954 in Japan and currently lives in France. He is most known for his elegant, evocative black and wh...
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Early 2000s Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Mexican sculptor, "Angel" 2002 original hand signed mezzotint etching art print2
Located in Miami, FL
Jose Sacal (Mexico, 1944-2018) 'Angel', 2002 mezzotint on paper 22.1 x 18.4 in. (56 x 46.5 cm.) Edition of 25 ID: SAC-101 Hand-signed by author
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint

Mexican sculptor, "Amada" 2002 original hand signed mezzotint etching art print1
Located in Miami, FL
Jose Sacal (Mexico, 1944-2018) 'Amada', 2002 mezzotint on paper 22.1 x 18.4 in. (56 x 46.5 cm.) Edition of 25 ID: SAC-101 Hand-signed by author
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Mezzotint, Ink, Etching, Aquatint

Mexican signed limited edition orginal print mezzotint 17.4x13.8 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Fernando Aceves Humana (Mexico, 1969) 'Lo que nos trajeron', 2007 mezzotint on paper 17.4 x 13.8 in. (44 x 35 cm.) Edition of 20 ID: ACE-101 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching, Screen, Mezzotint

A dancer. Mezzotint print, Limited edition, Black & white, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporay figurative mezzotint and drypoint print by Polish artist Ewa Kutylak. Edition is limited to 40 copies. Print depicts man and a woman facing each other. There are fishes s...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Mezzotint

Sanctuary (St. Anthony's Garden at rear of St. Louis Cathedral on Royal Street)
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French Quarter garden is a serene haven with a lighted statue of Christ that exists not very far from the raucous revelry of New Orleans' Bourbon S...
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1990s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint, Aquatint

Partition
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mikio Watanabe created "Partition", a side view of two sensuous female nudes, The 1993 black and white mezzotint is issued in a roman numeral edition of only xxx. It is signed and ...
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1990s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Attraction 5 (Six men gaze rightward. 1 points upwards in landscape in turmoil)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak created "Attraction 5", a mezzotint in an edition of 80 that depicts 6 men clearly attracted to something that appears outside the plane of the image. The men seem...
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1990s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Profils Sous Angle 2
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Edition of 80. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Pasternak's work was featured o on the title page of Carol Wax's masterful book "The History of the Mezzotint". Pasternak has b...
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1990s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Red Damsel (Human looks at small Tinker Bell like figure)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lois Ward's "Red Damsel" is a color mezzotint created in 1994 in a very small edition of just 10. This impression is #2 of 10. A young human figure in green gazes down on a Tinker B...
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1990s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Magic (these two figures seated on a beach beneath an active sky evoke emotion)
Located in New Orleans, LA
An older couple sits on a beach facing the sea as a shooting object streaks through the sky. There is a feeling of connection and contentment conveyed through the imagery. Does the...
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1990s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Showcase (color), by Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Color mezzotint Year: 2024 Edition: 25 Image Size: 24 x 18 inches Signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist Dramatic mezzotint of the tattooed back of a circus per...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

A pearl. Mezzotint print, Limited edition, Monochromatic, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative monochromatic mezzotint print by Polish artist Ewa Kutylak. Print depicts a wanderer with a lantern going down the road. On the left there is a mysthical crea...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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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 Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Mezzotint

Luis Lara, ¨Reflejo¨, 2000, Mezzotint, 28x19.7 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Lara (Mexico, 1972) 'Reflejo', 2000 mezzotint on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 28 x 19.7 in. (71 x 50 cm.) Edition of 13 ID: LAL-305 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Mezzotint, Etching

A river. Drypoint print, Limited edition, Black and white, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative black and white drypoint and copperplate print by Polish artist Ewa Kutylak. This surrealistic print depicts a man watering a river, there are fish in the wat...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Mezzotint

Luis Lara, ¨Teoria del salto III¨, 2000, Mezzotint, 10.4x8.3 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Lara (Mexico, 1972) 'Teoria del salto III', 2000 mezzotint on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 10.5 x 8.3 in. (26.5 x 21 cm.) Edition of 13 ID: LAL-308 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Mezzotint, Etching

Trent et Un
Located in New Orleans, LA
A miniature image in an edition of 30 features two beach huts and magical flying fish going by. The image is surreal and serene both at the same time, A lot of quiet emotion is comm...
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1990s Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Luis Lara, ¨Cuidadito compay gallo¨, 2000, Mezzotint, 25.2x20.1 in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Lara (Mexico, 1972) 'Cuidadito compay gallo', 2000 mezzotint on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 25.2 x 20.1 in. (64 x 51 cm.) Edition of 15 ID: LAL-306 Unframed
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Mezzotint, Etching

Young Girl at the Funfair - Original Handsigned Etching - Limited 30 copies
Located in Paris, IDF
Richard DAVIES (1945-1991) Young Girl at the Funfair, 1983 Original etching and mezzotint Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 30 On vellum 28 x 38 cm (c. 11 x 15 inch) REFERENCES : Cat...
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1980s Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint, Etching

Desolate Landscape - Mezzotint by Michel Estèbe - Late 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 28.8 x 22.2 cm. Desolate Landscape is a mezzotint realized by Michel EstÈbe in the second half of the XX century. The artwork represents a view of a landscape. ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Barrel Organ and Ballerina - Original Handsigned Etching - Ltd 25 copies
Located in Paris, IDF
Richard DAVIES (1945-1991) Barrel Organ and Ballerina Original etching and mezzotint Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 25 On vellum 28 x 19 cm (c. 11 x 8 i...
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1980s Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint, Etching

Fructidore (Fruit being carried is hard to distinguish from the woman's body)
Located in New Orleans, LA
In Anne Dykmans' "Fructidore", a well endowed woman uses her plaid apron to carry a bunch of fruit. Parts of her body clothed in plaid seem to suggest the same fruit she is carrying...
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1970s Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Sew What (the swells and swirls of the stripes are now in the hands of others)
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Sew What" is a color mezzotint with burin engraving created in an edition of 35. This impression is #6. I love sumptuously designed textiles in both real life and art. Patterns metamorphosing over fabric folds appeal to my interest in modulating rhythmic forms, particularly the swells and swirls of calligraphic stripes. I’m also fascinated by articulated wooden hand models, which appear in many of my paintings. Combining these passions with sewing paraphernalia from my seamstress days provided inspiration for my color mezzotint engraving "Sew What". Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

At the Railway Station - Original Handsigned Etching - Limited 50 copies
Located in Paris, IDF
Richard DAVIES (1945-1991) At the Railway Station Original etching and mezzotint Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 50 On vellum 56 x 44 cm (c. 22 x 18 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog Rai...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint, Etching

Trivium MMV
Located in New Orleans, LA
In medieval universities, the trivium comprised the three subjects that were taught first: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The word is a Latin term meaning "the three ways" or "the thr...
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Early 2000s American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint, Lithograph, Screen

Asleep - Original Handsigned Etching - Limited 90 copies
Located in Paris, IDF
Richard DAVIES (1945-1991) Asleep (Sommeil) Original etching and mezzotint Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 90 On vellum 28 x 20 cm (c. 11 x 8 inch) Excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint, Etching

Untitled (Portrait of a young woman - wife of the artist)
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a self portrait of a young woman who is the wife of the artist. Francisco Souto was born in Venezuela, and received a BFA from Herron School of Art and a MFA from The Ohio ...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Jackalope Sweethearts, by Carrie Lingscheit
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cozy domestic scene of a romantic Jackalope couple in their home. The jackalope is a mythical animal in North American folklore described as a jackrabbit with antelope horns. Medi...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Seigaiha wave - Contemporary Figurative Print, Monochromatic, Still life
Located in Warsaw, PL
Edition of 25, signed, numbered AGNIESZKA LECH-BIŃCZYCKA Graduated from University of Rzeszów in a field of Artistic Education with specialisation in g...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Mezzotint

"Maternity" 2002, original hand signed mezzotint etching art Mexican sculptor
Located in Miami, FL
Jose Sacal (Mexico, 1944-2018) 'Maternidad', 2002 mezzotint on paper 22.1 x 18.4 in. (56 x 46.5 cm.) Edition of 25 ID: SAC-101 Hand-signed by author
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint

momento no. 7006 (know)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Carrie Lingscheit's print often deal with relationships and memories. "Human experience is plagued by an inherent incompleteness—both perception and memory being naturally imperfect,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Mezzotint, Etching

Femme au Turban, vieux Gentilhomme, Bourreau et Homme aux yeux fous
Located in Wien, 9
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Femme au Turban, Vieux Gentilhomme, Borreau et Homme aux yeux fous (sheet 23 from Series 157, Bloch 1878; Baer 1883), etching and aquatint, 1970, with the a...
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1970s Modern Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Outbreak V
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Mezzotint Image size: 7 x 5 inches Sheet size is 11 x 15 inches Edition of 50 This print is from the Blood Bone Elegy, a suite of eighteen color mezzotints depicting the out...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

momento no. 345 (Fail)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Carrie Lingscheit originally hails from South Dakota, where her love of printmaking was galvanized through involvement in several Frogman’s summer print workshops. She received her B...
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2010s Contemporary Mezzotint Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Mezzotint, Etching

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Find a wide variety of authentic Mezzotint figurative prints available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Richard Davies, Lynd Ward, Art Werger, and Frederick Mershimer. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Mezzotint figurative prints, so small editions measuring 0.04 inches across are also available Prices for figurative prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $220,000, while the average work can sell for $250.

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