1930s Figurative Prints

Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by Aux Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris, 1933; printed by F. Duval, February 20, 1933. Notes: Fr...

"Photo Opportunity" is a stunning 1930s lithograph by Charles Wheeler Locke (1899-1983), showcasing a group of tourists amidst the breathtaking red roc...

"Man Pull" is an original color lithograph poster by Ducelier. It features a figure dressed in a striped shirt with a hat pulled down over their eyes. The artist's name is inscribed ...

(after) Diego Rivera "Chapel, Agriculture School, Chapingo" (Forces Under the Earth) 1933 from the portfolio "Frescoes of Diego Rivera" Published by the Museum of Modern Art, NY Approx. 18.5 x 13.5 with Matting Hand-Signed by the Artist Diego Rivera was born on December 13, 1886 in the mountain town of Guanajuato in Mexico. His mother was an ardent Catholic and his father was a rich and aristocratic revolutionary fighter and an atheist. Little Diego decided in favor of atheism. He swore his family had to leave Guanajuato when he was six because of his diatribes against the Church. When he was eleven he attended the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts; his real teacher was Jose Posada...

Artist : Léonard Foujita (Tsuguharu) Title: Woman with Felines Engraving Edition of 315 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm From La Rivière enchantée Unsigned and unumbered as issued

Pablo Picasso, Model Contemplating Sculpture, etching, signed in pencil, 1933, a fine impression, published by Vollard, from the Vollard Suite, edition of 310, Bloch 175, Geiser 328...

"Silver Mine, Russell Gulch (12/25)" is a captivating black and white lithograph by American artist Arnold Ronnebeck. The piece features a mining scene in Russell Gulch, Colorado, wi...

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

Soyer, Raphael. SPRINGTIME. Cole 56. Lithograph, 1938. 14 x 17 1/4 inches; 356 x 440 mm. Signed and titled in pencil. Edition of about 25. Upper right corner professionally replaced, else a very good impression in very good condition. Inscribed to "For Morris Carnovsky" in the margin just below the image. Together with The Mission and Bowery Nocturne of 1933 (Cole 27 and 28), Springtime is one of three large format lithographs in which Soyer powerfully portrayed Depression-era scenes of New York City life. Although done in the studio, it depicts Washington Square ParkA scarce and important item in Soyer's graphic oeuvre. Morris Carnovsky, 1897-1992, was a distinguished American stage and screen actor, whose long career included work with the Yiddish Theater...

An original monotype etching by American artist Dennis Berardinelli

Marsh, Reginald. DISCUSSION or AT THE BASE OF UNION SQ. WASH STATUE. Sasowsky 152. Etching, 1934. Signed in pencil. There was no edition; the number printed is unknown, but likely o...

"Ex Libris et Musicis Gheri"  is an etching on ivory-colorated paper by Michel Fingesten,  Early 20th Century. Hand signed in pencil. In excellent conditions Michel Fingesten (1884 ...

"Ex Libris"  is an Etching, Ex Libris, on ivory-colorated paper by Michel Fingesten, in 1938 . In excellent conditions: As good as new. Not signed. In this artwork there is an inscr...

"Ex Libris"  is an Etching, Ex Libris, on ivory-colorated paper by Michel Fingesten . In excellent conditions: As good as new. Hand-signed in pencil, on the lower right. Numbered 47...

"Ex Libris"  is an Etching, Ex Libris, on ivory-colorated paper by Michel Fingesten . In excellent conditions: As good as new. This artwork represents  an invitation from the artist...

"Ex Libris"  is an Etching, Ex Libris, on ivory-colorated paper by Michel Fingesten . In excellent conditions: As good as new. Hand-signed in pencil, on the lower right. Michel Fin...

A very good impression of this early woodcut. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 145/300 in pencil by Siqueiros.

Arthur Kolnik was born in Stanislavov, a small town in Galicia, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father, who was originally from Lithuania, worked as an accoun...

People is an artwork realized after Corrado Cagli in 1931. Photype print. Signed on the low side. Good condition.   Corrado Cagli (Ancona, 1910 - Rome, 1976) was an Italian arti...

Soyer, Raphael (American, born Russia, 1899-1987). BACKSTAGE. Cole 43, Gettings 43. Etching and drypoint, c. 1937. Edition size not known, but likely only about 25, according to Soye...

"Bonal" is an original lithograph poster by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre. It features an abstracted figure drinking Bonal Gentiane Quina, a cocktail or aperitif, which, consumed before a...

Color lithograph. Ca 1930. Constructivist propaganda poster depicting the heroic Soviet industrial worker struggling against the Western capitalist and racist threats. The dynamic ...

Biet Gabriel - Rafael is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.32 (as reported on the higher margin)...

Biet Gabriel - Rafael  is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.31 (as reported on the higher margin...

Biet Gabriel - Rafael is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.35 (as reported on the higher margin)...

Biet Mercorevos is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.26 (as reported on the higher margin). The...

Biet Gabriel - Rafael is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.29 (as reported on the higher margin)...

Mariam Biet Section is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.18 (as reported on the higher margin). ...

Biet Mercorevos is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.24 (as reported on the higher margin). The...

Biet Medhani Alem is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.19 (as reported on the higher margin). T...

Mariam Biet Section is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in the 1930s. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.20 (as reported on the higher margin). ...

Landscape is an etching realize in the mid-20th Century by Henri Verget-Sarrat. Good conditions with slight foxing. Artist's proof. Full margins. The artwork is realized through d...

Arthur Kolnik was born in Stanislavov, a small town in Galicia, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father, who was originally from Lithuania, worked as an accoun...

André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938 Andre Derain was born in 1880 in Chatou, an artist colony outside Paris. In 1898, he enrolled in the Academie Carriere in Paris where he met Matisse. He attended art school and in 1900, set up a studio with Maurice deVlaminck. After his military service from 1900-1904, Derain exhibited his work at the Salon des Independants and then at the Salon d'Automne with Matisse, Vlaminck and others, thus creating the movement of Fauvism.He worked with Henri Matisse in 1905 at Collioure, and participated in the 1905 Salon d’Automne with Matisse, Vlaminck, and Braque, the exhibition in which this group was labeled as Fauves, or Wild Beasts. Along with Vlaminck, Derain was one of the first artists to collect the tribal art of Africa which was influential to many of the artists of the early 20th century. In 1906, Derain met Picasso and his dealer, who purchased Derain's entire studio, creating newfound financial success. During this time, he was hired for the illustrations for works by Guillaume Apollinaire and Andre Breton. After World War I, his friend's Cubism movement affected his art, along with influence from Classicism and African Art. Derain stayed in Paris during most of the Occupation, where he was esteemed by the Nazis because of his artistic integrity. Hitler's Foreign Minister commissioned him to paint a family portrait, but he politely refused. His popularity began to decline after the war because of disagreement over new artistic movements. He later lost most of his eyesight due to illness, which may have been the reason he was hit by a truck in 1954, dying from shock at the age of 74. Derain’s Fauve paintings are typically bright with intense color. Influenced by the work of Cézanne as well as the early Cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque’s, Derain’s style changed and by 1912, the paintings became more traditional and structured. For the remainder of his career, he continued to investigate different compositional methods including the perspective of Cézanne and the pointillism of Seurat. He also designed ballet sets and made a number of sculptures. At the turn of the century, Andre Derain exhibited at the radical Fauve Salon d’Automne (1905) and was one of the founding members of the Fauvist movement together with his life-long friends Matisse and Vlaminck. The works he produced in this period, often under the guidance of Matisse, have been counted among the masterpieces of Fauvism. From around 1918, Derain turned his back on the avant-garde and had begun to explore some of the more traditional genres of Western art, including landscapes. His main source of inspiration once the Fauves group had dispersed was found in the Louvre, where he admired the early Renaissance works in particular. Talking of his frequent visits there, he once said, ‘That seemed to me then, the true, pure absolute painting.’ His work evolved through many styles and, most significantly, turned back to the past, particularly after 1922 when Lenin had publicly pronounced his disdain for abstract art. Derain built up an immense and fascinating collection of paintings, sculpture and objets d’art throughout his life which aided his experimentation and was reflected in his work between 1930 and 1945. During these years, his painting technique displayed the most avenues of invention, using a repertoire of primitivist motifs. His eclectic collection was constantly changing. In 1930 he sold his African collection in exchange for bronzes of antiquity and the Renaissance which indicated a real change of interest in the objects, as did his later pursuit of Greek ceramic painting and his enthusiasm for grand cycles of literary and antique themes...

It's clear to me that that baby carriage is so beautifully drawn that it could be re-constructed from here if necessary. Without really knowing anything about Lucile Haynes I'm sure...

Daugherty, Charles M. (American, 20th Century) LOVERS. Linoleum cut in colors, circa 1930s. Titled and signed in pencil. 11 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (image), 12 x 8 1/4 inches (sheet). An appealing image in excellent condition with strong, bright colors. Daugherty is listed in Who Was Who in American Art, but with little information beyond the fact that he painted a mural for a US Post Office...

Soyer, Raphael. PASSER-BY. Etching, 1935 (Cole 40,). 9 5/16 x 6 7/8 inches; 237 x 175 mm. Edition of 2 or 3, per Cole, "about three" per Gettings, "Raphael Soyer Sixty-Five Years o...

Man hiding is an original modern artwork realized by André Derain. Etching on paper. From the Suite "Le Satyricon", 1934. Includes frame.

Signed, dated, titled and annotated "100 prints" in pencil by the artist Edition: 100 Printed by George Miller, New York This lithograph was a selection of the Adolf Dehn Pr...

"Robbialac" is an original lithograph poster by Lajos Marton. This poster features an abstracted man pouring out brightly-colored enamel pa...

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...

Soyer, Raphael. BACKSTAGE. Cole 36. Lithograph, 1935. 15 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Editon of about 30. In excellent condition. Rare. Nicely framed

Mily POSSOZ (1888-1967) Little Girl With Her Toy, 1930 Original etching Handsigned in pencil by the artist Numbered / 30 copies Blind stamp of the editor Marcel Guiot (Paris) On vel...

Maurice BARRAUD Woman in a Café, 1930 Original stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 28 x 22 cm (c. 11 x 9 inch) Excellent...

Yves ALIX Under Observation, 1930 Original stone lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 28 x 22 cm (c. 11 x 9 inch) Excellent condition

JOSEP RENAU MONTORO (1907-1982) CAMPESINO / MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA. 1936. 60x41 3/4 inches, 152 1/2x104 cm. Graficas Valencia, Valencia. Ref: Guerra Civ...

Reprint of Andre Masson's book from 1939. Printed on heavy wove paper. 30 plates of black and white drawings.

Le Tronc de l'arbre is an artwok realized in 1935, by the French Artist Paul Emile Colin . Black and white etching on paper. Hand Signed on the right corner. Limited edition of 35, ...

Original Vintage Poster, issued 1987 by the ETH in Zurich on the occasion of its exhibition on Le Corbusier's difficult relation with his native country, using a photograph taken 193...

Ex-Libris  - Elizabeth Watson Diamond is an Artwork realized in 1930 s.  by the Artist Valentin Le Campion Screenprint on paper. Hand Signed on back. The work is glued on ivory car...

This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, who is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Philips Memorial Gallery in Washington and the Brooklyn Museum, to name only a few of the many institutions that feature his work. This print, with its highly considered composition and its loose style of figuration- deftly balances realism and abstraction- helps to explain his acclaim. This etching features a mother walking with her child and two goats in a forested glen. It is a Classic pastoral scene rendered in Costigan's inimitable style- somewhere between Theodore Rousseau and Thomas Hart Benton. These offer a beautiful glimpse of a bygone American pastoral...

Elyse Ashe Lord (1900-1971), Celestial Nymph I, c. 1930, color etching, soft ground, drypoint; signed lower right in pencil and numbered by the artist lower left. In very good condition, the full sheet, 8 1/4 x 10, the sheet 17 x 13 1/2 inches. A fine impression, with strong color and plate tone on the nymph and surrounding decorations, and with pencil additions in various places on the nymph by the artist (using the same pencil as with signing). Printed on a light laid ivory Japan paper. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York (with their stock number A 32064) Elyse Ashe Lord developed her unique artistic style exclusively around oriental subject matter. Her art was inspired by both Chinese art and various aspects of oriental culture. Although E.A.Lord never actually travelled to China, she used Chinese paintings, embroideries and wall hangings, together with objects from surrounding Eastern countries, as the sources for her images. The highly individual style which Elyse Lord created reflects both this source material and the influences of Art Deco and early 1920’s fashion. In particular, Elyse Lord is unusual in combining the technique of drypoint with woodcut colour printing. She uses the drypoint design almost as the Japanese would have used a key block in multiple block colour printing. The colours would then be added by over-printing the drypoint design using colour-inked wood blocks, precisely as displayed by this unique series of progressive proofs. Elyse Lord would always supervise the difficult process of printing her plates and blocks, in person. [I am indebted to Michael Campbell...

"Figure" is an original linoleum print by Gerrit Sinclair, signed in the lower left hand corner. It features a woman fixing her hair in front of a mirror, her nude body visible to the viewer from the back and front reflecting in the mirror. Image: 6" x 5" Framed: 13.37" x 12.43" Gerrit Sinclair brought the charming style of American Regionalism painting...

Ex Libris - Jean Searight is an Etching print created by Michel Fingesten. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. The artwork is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 23 x 16 cm....

Ex Libris - Luciano Guidi is a colored woodcut print created by Michel Fingesten. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943) was a Cz...

Ex Libris - Livio Ghislandi is a woodcut print created by Michel Fingesten. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943) was a Czech ...

Ex Libris - Salve Pax is a woodcut print created by Michel Fingesten in 1937. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943) was a Czech...

Ex Libris - Gianni Gheri is an Etching print created by Michel Fingesten. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. Very good condition. Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943) was a Czech p...