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Period: 1940s
Unknown (Esther Gentle Reproduction)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Abraham Rattner (after) Title: Unknown Year: Unknown Lithograph Size: 26.25x20 inches Esther Gentle, Reproduction, 1952 Signed in the stone Annotated verso COA provided Ref.: 924802-...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series O, Var. 9, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 9 (Series O, Variation 9), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series C, Var. 6, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie C, var. 6 (Series C, Variation 6), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series Z, Var. 2, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie Z, var. 2 (Series Z, Variation 2), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series I, Var. 2, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie I, var. 2 (Series I, Variation 2), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original Buick Care Keeps Buicks Best vintage automotive poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Buick Care Keeps Buicks Best” 1940s vintage automobile poster. Conservation linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, Untitled, from The Varende, 1944 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Francois Auguste Rene Rodin (1840–1917), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio La Varende, Rodin (La Varende, Rodin), originates from the 1944 ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

Metzinger, Femme à sa Toilette (Metzinger, AM-18-013), Du cubisme (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint on vélin du Lana Papiers Spéciaux pure rag paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Du Cubisme, 1947. Published by Compagnie Françai...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Pasiphae Plate 17: J'irai à ce que j'ai voulu, sans fierté comme sans remords
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Plate 17: J'irai à ce que j'ai voulu, sans fierté comme sans remords (I go to what I wanted, as much without pride as without remorse) Portfolio: Pasipha...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Survivor
Located in New Orleans, LA
Caroline Durieux's "Survivor" is a pencil-signed lithograph created in 1947 in an edition of 20. It is illustrated in Carl Zigrosser's book on the artist published in 1949. Durieux on Survivor "An extra-terrestrial spotlight falls on this battered subhuman figure; he does not look directly into the light but away from it, raising his hand to it like a beggar. The worn pads on his hands and knees shows that he has walked on them, like an animal, for a long time. There is nothing to suggest that he can stand. The beam of light looks cold, machine like, impersonal. Scornful satire marks the limit of comedy for '. . . there is nothing funny about scorn which comes round again almost to the attitude of divine comedy.' Caroline Durieux (American, 1896 – 1989) Printmaker, painter, satirist, innovator, social activist, Caroline Durieux was born in New Orleans and was already making sketches by the age of four. Her formal art training was at Newcomb College (1912-1917) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1918-1920). Carl Zigrosser of the Philadelphia Museum of Art encouraged Durieux to try lithography. While living in Mexico, she learned lithography from Emilio Amero...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Survivor
Survivor
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Henri Matisse, Series O, Var. 10, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 10 (Series O, Variation 10), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series L, Var. 18, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie L, var. 18 (Series L, Variation 18), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series F, Var. 10, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie F, var. 10 (Series F, Variation 10), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series D, Var. 10, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie D, var. 10 (Series D, Variation 10), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series C, Var. 1, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie C, var. 1 (Series C, Variation 1), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Fauvist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Bird - Original Etching - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
The Bird is an original Etching, realized by an anonymous artist in 1945. The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and strong lines wit...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Plan and section of Ethiopian churches-Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Plan and section of Ethiopian churches is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947. Black and white etching. Signed and dated on plate. Plate n.3 (as reported ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Biet Ghiorghis - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Biet Ghiorghis is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947. Black and white etching. Signed and dated on plate. Plate n.43 (as reported on the higher margin). ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Vuillard, Sur le Pont de l´Europe, L'œuvre gravé de Vuillard (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on grand vélin Renage paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 9.5 x 12.375 inches; image size: 9.05 x 11.81 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Young Girl with Pearl Necklace, 1945 - Original Etching (Marchesseau #236)
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie Laurencin Young Girl with Pearl Necklace, 1945 Original etching On Japan paper, 32,5 x 25 cm (c. 12,7 x 9,8 inch) REFERENCE : Catalogue raisonné Daniel Marchesseau #236 Exce...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Picasso, L'Homme au chapeau (Bloch 29; Baer 42; Cramer 46), Du cubisme (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin du Lana Papiers Spéciaux pure rag paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Du Cubisme, 1947. Published by Compagnie Français...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Scape in Italy - Woodcut - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Scape in Italy realized to promote the Italian editions by Longanesi on the European classic of the 19th century, realized in the 1940s. Four woodcut...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, TLautrec (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper Year: 1946 Paper Size: 17 x 13 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, TLautrec, 1946. ...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Mariam Biet Section - Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Mariam Biet Section is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948. Black and white etching. Signed on plate. Plate n.14 (as reported on the higher margin). The ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Henri Matisse, Series K, Var. 6, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie K, var. 6 (Series K, Variation 6), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series O, Var. 12, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 12 (Series O, Variation 12), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series N, Var. 3, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie N, var. 3 (Series N, Variation 3), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series O, Var. 8, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 8 (Series O, Variation 8), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series K, Var. 5, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie K, var. 5 (Series K, Variation 5), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series N, Var. 4, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie N, var. 4 (Series N, Variation 4), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series I, Var. 10, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie I, var. 10 (Series I, Variation 10), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series L, Var. 10, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie L, var. 10 (Series L, Variation 10), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series L, Var. 5, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie L, var. 5 (Series L, Variation 5), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series D, Var. 9, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie D, var. 9 (Series D, Variation 9), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series C, Var. 2, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie C, var. 2 (Series C, Variation 2), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Fauvist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series E, Var. 3, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie E, var. 3 (Series E, Variation 3), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series F, Var. 9, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie F, var. 9 (Series F, Variation 9), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series B, Var. 4, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie B, var. 4 (Series B, Variation 4), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Fauvist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series B, Var. 6, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie B, var. 6 (Series B, Variation 6), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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Fauvist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Topography of the Churches of Lalibelà-Etching by Lino Bianchi Barriviera - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Topography of the churches of lalibelà is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948. Black and white etching. Signed and dated on plate. Plate n.1 (as reported ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

'David, Walter & Blake', Woman Artist, Art Deco, Children, Walker Art Center
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A stone lithograph titled 'David, Walter and Blake' by Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899-1950), created in 1943 and with certification of authenticity stamped verso. A crisp and f...
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1940s Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

That Pig of A Morin Adolf Dehn 1945 lithograph from Tales of Guy de Maupassant
Located in Paonia, CO
Adolf Dehn That Pig of A Morin original lithograph published Lawrence Barrett 1945 handmade paper 15.50 x 12 signed and titled in pencil by artist That Pig of a Morin is from a portfolio of 20 lithographs “Selected Tales of Guy de Maupassant...
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1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Charles Locke, McCosh Walk, Princeton University
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph is signed in pencil under the image at the lower right. Just above that, in the image, are the artist's initials and the date, 1942. This well-known walkway on the P...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Bonnard, Composition (Terrasse 54), Pierre Bonnard Correspondences (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper, mounted on vélin d’Arches backing sheet, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Corres...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Vuillard, La Partie de dames, L'œuvre gravé de Vuillard (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on grand vélin Renage paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.375 x 9.5 inches; image size: 11.81 x 9.05 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Degas, Four sketches of a small dancer, Ten Ballet Sketches (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper Year: 1945 Paper Size: 17 x 13 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, Degas, Ten Balle...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Jesus Sera en Agonie Jusqu'a la Fin Du Monde - Etching by G. Rouault
Located in Roma, IT
Aquatint, Drypoint, Burnisher and Roulette. Image dimensions: 58x41 cm Monogram on plate - final state on 5. Edition of 450 prints, belonging to the suite “Miserere”, considered as ...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Gris, Composition, Du cubisme (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching, Engraving on vélin du Lana Papiers Spéciaux pure rag paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Du Cubisme, 1947. Published by Compagn...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Bonnard, Composition (Terrasse 54), Pierre Bonnard Correspondences (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper, mounted on vélin d’Arches backing sheet, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Corres...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Fernand Leger School Prints Colorful Modernist King of Hearts Drawing Lithograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Bright vibrant blue, orange, red, yellow, green lithograph in color. This is signed in the plate and dated. Leger's abstract drawing lithograph was drawn by the artist direct on to p...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nude Woman - Original Etching - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Women is an original etching on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. There is The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension : 31 x...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Valentin Hugo, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Valentine Hugo (1887–1968), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation), originates from the 1946 edition published by Le Gerbier,...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Raoul Dufy School Prints Colorful Modernist Drawing Lithograph Marching Band
Located in Surfside, FL
Bright vibrant blue, yellow lithograph in color. This is signed in the plate and dated. Dufy's abstract drawing lithograph was drawn by the artist direct on to plastic plates newly d...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Erotic Scene - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is an original xilography artwork realized by Mino Maccari in 1945. Hand-signed in the pseudonym of "Jean Baschie" which is the artist's signature in 1944-45 ca. erotic ...
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1940s Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Gauguin, The Creation of the Universe (L'Univers est créé), Gauguin (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Woodcut on vélin Utopian paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Gauguin, A portfolio of 12 color woodblocks, Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903 from the collection of the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, 1946. Rendered by Albert Carman (1899-1949); published the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston and The Studio Publications, Inc., New York and London; printed by Holme Press Inc., New York, in an edition of MMMD. Excerpted from the folio, Paul Gauguin and Emil Bernard at Pont-Aven, Brittany, in 1888, each made a bas-relief, wooden panel to decorate a piece of furniture for a friend. In order to keep a record of their designs, a few inked impressions were made on paper. The illustration at left is a reproduction of a print which is possibly one of the above mentioned. It is further possible that this experiment later gave Gauguin the idea of making woodcuts. Just as his work in painting expressed a revolt against the overemphasis on factual representation of the nineteenth century in favor of decorative pattern and color, so also his woodcuts leaned strongly to the same side of the balance. Ten of the cuts reproduced (all excepting Soyez Amoureuses and Changement de Residence), which constitute the whole of his best known series, were made at Pont-Aven beginning in the fall of 1894, after Gauguin's return from his first trip to Tahiti and after he broke his ankle. They were at first roughly cut with a common carpenter's gouge, and the flat surfaces sandpapered and engraved with a sharp in-strument, perhaps an engraver's burin. A few trial proofs were printed in black ink only. Then the hollows were deepened with a woodcutter's gouge and highlights were added. An edition of thirty to fifty impressions of each subject, with the addition of color blocks (one, two or three), was made by Louis Roy...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Rembrandt, Composition, Rembrandt, Drawings from the Bible (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on vélin Hamilton Kilmory paper Year: 1947 Paper Size: 9.5 x 12.5 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, Rembrandt, Drawings...
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Baroque 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Bonnard, Composition (Terrasse 54), Pierre Bonnard Correspondences (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper, mounted on vélin d’Arches backing sheet, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Corres...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Sleeping Woman - Lithograph by Felice Casorati - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 100 prints plus 5 prints in Roman Numerals. From the portfolio: "Dieci Litografie (Numerus, Mensura, Pondus)". Rare print in very good conditions. This artw...
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1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, TLautrec (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper Year: 1946 Paper Size: 13 x 17 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, TLautrec, 1946. ...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gauguin, The Long Night (Te Po), Gauguin (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Woodcut on vélin Utopian paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Gauguin, A portfolio of 12 color woodblocks, Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903 from the collection of the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, 1946. Rendered by Albert Carman (1899-1949); published the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston and The Studio Publications, Inc., New York and London; printed by Holme Press Inc., New York, in an edition of MMMD. Excerpted from the folio, Paul Gauguin and Emil Bernard at Pont-Aven, Brittany, in 1888, each made a bas-relief, wooden panel to decorate a piece of furniture for a friend. In order to keep a record of their designs, a few inked impressions were made on paper. The illustration at left is a reproduction of a print which is possibly one of the above mentioned. It is further possible that this experiment later gave Gauguin the idea of making woodcuts. Just as his work in painting expressed a revolt against the overemphasis on factual representation of the nineteenth century in favor of decorative pattern and color, so also his woodcuts leaned strongly to the same side of the balance. Ten of the cuts reproduced (all excepting Soyez Amoureuses and Changement de Residence), which constitute the whole of his best known series, were made at Pont-Aven beginning in the fall of 1894, after Gauguin's return from his first trip to Tahiti and after he broke his ankle. They were at first roughly cut with a common carpenter's gouge, and the flat surfaces sandpapered and engraved with a sharp in-strument, perhaps an engraver's burin. A few trial proofs were printed in black ink only. Then the hollows were deepened with a woodcutter's gouge and highlights were added. An edition of thirty to fifty impressions of each subject, with the addition of color blocks (one, two or three), was made by Louis Roy...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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