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Period: 1940s
Degas, La Danseuse de dos, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 8.5 x 6.75 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Orpheus - Drawing By Gustave Bourgogne - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Orpheus is an artwork realized by Gustave Bourgogne in the 1940s.  Pencil and watercolor, ink on paper.  Good conditions. Gustave Bourgogne (1888-1968), a french painter born in 1888 in Veigné in Indre et Loire and died in Paris in 1968. He excelled in landscapes, still lifes and portraits and specialized in the abstract interpretation of great musical compositions. In 1928, hearing the great carillon of the cathedral of Mechelen, he had the revelation of the correspondence of sounds and colors and began to reproduce in his paintings the impressions felt while listening to music, considering that painting is like music, the result of the same deep rhythm. In the company of Henri Valensi, Charles Blanc-Gatti and Vito Stracquadaini, Gustave Bourgogne published the Musicalism Manifesto in 1932 and created with them the Association of Musical Artists. He exhibited his works at the first three salons of musical artists (which were held at the Renaissance Gallery) which were joined by, among others, Louise...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals
Located in Santa Monica, CA
ANTON REFREGIER (1905 – 1979) DISCOVERY OF GOLD, 1949. Color serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 90. Image 23 ¼ x 21 ¾" Large sheet, 29 3/4 x 25 ¼”. Printed title...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Screen

1945 Mexican Modernist Silkscreen Serigraph Print Regional Folk Art Dress Mexico
Located in Surfside, FL
This listing is for the one Silkscreen serigraph piece listed here. Mexico City, 1945. First edition. plate signed, limited edition of 1000, these serigraph plates depict various types of traditional and folk art indigenous clothing...
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Folk Art 1940s Figurative Prints

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Screen

Adolf Dehn, Curtain (aka Flora Dora Girls), 1932, burlesque lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Adolf Dehn's, lithograph on chine collé, Curtain or The Flora Dora Girls, is an ode to burlesque with dancing girls and fabulous costumes. It comes on the heals of a 1930 pre-code mo...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Degas, Nu couche, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 9.125 x 12.25 inches; image size: 4.25 x 8.875 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From th...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on papier vélin teinté, fait a la main paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Les Illuminations, 1949. Published by...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original Pin-Up - Telephone Call linen backed vintage pinup girl.
Located in Spokane, WA
Behold the original lithographic Petty Pin-up, a unique vertical-format piece. The see-through bathing suit she wears seems to make her glow, especially with her red hair peeking fro...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 12.25 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur,...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Derain, Figure, 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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Etching, Engraving

Original Paco Reyes Presenta Su Ballet Teatro con y Gloria Libran vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: Musical Dance Flamenco Spanish Caseres & Arseni Theatrical/Musical Theatrical 1940s. Ballet Teatro. 1941. Artists: AMADEU ASENSI AND RAFAEL CASERES The ...
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Art Deco 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Blessed are the pure in heart / - The Vision of the Child's Eyes -
Located in Berlin, DE
Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), Blessed are the pure in heart, 1948. Woodcut on yellowish wove paper, 17.8 cm x 15.4 cm (image), 35 cm x 25 cm (sheet size), signed “R...
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Realist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

"Machu Pichu" - Black and Grey Lithograph #10/200
Located in Soquel, CA
"Machu Pichu" - Black and Grey Lithograph #10/200 Bold black and grey lithograph by David Alfaro Sequeiros (Mexican, 1896-1974). This piece is a high contrast, abstracted landscape....
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 32/289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet Size: 13...
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Cubist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

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

Andre Derain, The Great Hunt, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, 1940
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled La Grande Chasse (The Great Hunt), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. II, No. 8, originates from the 1940 ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Old Man Reading
Located in London, GB
Accompanied by a lantern, an elderly man sits alone, engrossed in a newspaper. Benton used a lithographic process to draw and produce this image. He renders the face and paper well-l...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Vence 1944–1948, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1948
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Vence 1944–1948, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VI, No. 21–22, originates from the 1948 issue publish...
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Fauvist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, The Fall of Icarus, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1945
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled La Chute d’Icare (The Fall of Icarus), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. IV, No. 13, originates from the...
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Fauvist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of a Lady, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Portrait of a Lady, from the folio Picasso, Fifteen Drawings, 1946, originates from the 1946 edition published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, and rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

Henri Matisse, Of Color, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1945
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled De la couleur (Of Color), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. IV, No. 13, originates from the 1945 issue p...
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Fauvist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

'Havoc in Heaven' — Mid-Century Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Benton Spruance, 'Havoc in Heaven', lithograph, 1948, edition 30-35, Fine and Looney 270. Signed, titled, and numbered 'Ed 35' in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower right. A fine,...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Circus Trapeze Acrobat
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a trapeze artist an acrobat on the ...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Mexican Street Scene
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this lithograph, from an edition of 250. Signed in pencil by Covarrubias. Published by Associated American Artists, New York.
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph Signed in the plate Vélin Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Vuillard, Les deux belles-soeurs, 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

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

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Lithograph

Degas, Melina Darde, 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

Degas, La Loge, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 4.75 x 6.5 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Lovers in Bed - Original etching, 1943
Located in Paris, IDF
Demetrios GALANIS Lovers in Bed Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed in Haasen workshop in 19...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

City Scene II — Mid-Century Modernism, Precisionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'City Scene II', wood engraving, 1949, artist's proof, edition 100. Signed, titled, and annotated 'A.P.' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on whit...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Felice Casorati "The Embrace" Signed Lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Felice Casorati (Italian, 1883-1963) The Embrace, 1946 Lithograph Sight: 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. Framed: 23 1/3 x 18 2/3 x 1 in. Signed lower left, numbered lower right Felice Casorati (December 4, 1883 – March 1, 1963) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and printmaker. The paintings for which he is most noted include figure compositions, portraits and still lifes, which are often distinguished by unusual perspective effects. Casorati was born in Novara. He showed an early passion for music, but abandoned his study of piano after a serious illness, and became interested in art. To please his mother he studied law at the University of Padua until 1906, but his ambition to be a painter was confirmed in 1907 when a painting of his was shown in the Venice Biennale*. The works he produced in the early years of his career were naturalistic in style, but after 1910 the influence of the symbolists* and particularly of Gustav Klimt turned him toward a more visionary approach. In 1915 he had a solo exhibition at the Rome Secession III, where he showed several paintings and the first of his sculptures in varnished terracotta*. His military service in World War I began that year and lasted until his discharge from the army after the death of his father in 1917. In 1918, "intrigued by the decadent atmosphere of Turin with its sinister views", he settled there with his mother and two sisters. His works of the next decade typify, in their emphasis on geometry and formal clarity, the "return to order" then prevalent in the arts as a reaction to the war. Although many critics found his work cold, cerebral, and academic, Casorati achieved international recognition as a leading figure in this movement. Casorati himself wrote, in 1931: "In taking up, against me, the old polemic of classicism and romanticism, people rail against intellectualized and scholastic order, accuse my art of being insincere, and wilfully academic—in a word, of being neoclassical. ... since my art is born, so to speak, from within, and never has its source in changing "impressions", it is quite natural that ... static forms, and not the fluid images of passion, should be reflected in my works". Briefly arrested in 1923 for his involvement with an anti-Fascist group, Casorati subsequently avoided antagonizing the regime. Beginning in 1923, he opened his studio to the young art students of Turin, and to emerging Italian artists such as Quinto Martini and painters of the Gruppo dei Sei (Group of Six). In 1925, one of his students was Daphne Mabel Maugham, later his wife. One of his later students was the Italian painter Enrico Accatino...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original Algeciras Feria 1948 vintage Spanish travel lithograph poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster Algeciras Feria 1948 vintage Spanish travel poster. Archival linen backed in very fine condition, ready to frame. N...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Degas, Three Dancers, Ten Ballet Sketches (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper Year: 1945 Paper Size: 13 x 17 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

Original 1942 "CASABLANCA" vintage Academy Award winning movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1942 CASABLANCA vintage movie poster. Archival linen backed in very good condition, ready to frame. The original production fold marks have been touched up and restored. This is an authentic vintage 1942 issue of Casablanca for sale. "Casablanca" is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in cinema history. It received critical acclaim upon its release and won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Curtiz, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The cast's performances, memorable dialogue, and timeless romance have contributed to the film's enduring popularity. "Casablanca" remains a cultural touchstone and is often referenced in popular media. • Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart): The owner of Rick's Café Américain, an establishment known for its lively atmosphere. Rick is initially portrayed as detached and cynical, but his past is revealed as the story progresses. • Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman): A Norwegian woman with a complicated history with Rick. She is caught in a love triangle between Rick and her husband, Victor Laszlo. • Captain Louis Renault (Claude Rains): The corrupt and witty French police captain in Casablanca. He adds a layer of humor to the film and undergoes a moral transformation as the story unfolds. Over the years, the Casablanca poster...
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American Realist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Sculptural Objects, School Prints, Henry Moore
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on English cartridge paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: Published by School Prints Ltd., London; Printe...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Kollwitz, Self-Portrait (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Kathe Kollwitz, Ten Lithographs. Published by Henry C. Kleemann and...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series I, Var. 13, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie I, var. 13 (Series I, Variation 13), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 9.25 x 12.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur,...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Save Freedom of Worship original 1943 Four Freedoms vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: Save Freedom of Worship (S) Artist: Normal Rockwell. Archival linen backed. Original fold marks touched up at the time of b...
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American Realist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Offset

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

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Drypoint

Henri Matisse, Lithograph I, from Repli, Engravings by Henri Matisse, 1947
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Lithographie I (Lithograph I), from the album Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse (Repli, Engravings by Henri Matisse), or...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series L, Var. 16, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie L, var. 16 (Series L, Variation 16), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Paul Jacoulet Le Marie Seoul, Coriée, Woodblock Print, 1948
Located in Austin, TX
Paul Jacoulet ( France, Japan 1902 - 1960 ) Title: La Mariée Seoul, Corée Medium: Woodblock Print Size: 15.5 in. x 12 in. Movement: Showa Markings: Si...
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1940s Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

'Encircled' — Mid-Century Surrealism, Atelier 17
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ian Hugo, 'Encircled', engraving, 1946, edition 50. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '5/50' in pencil. With the blind stamp 'madeleine-claude jobrack EDIT...
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Surrealist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Tête de Femme (Duthuit 23), Pierres Levees, Poèmes, Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Lana a la forme paper. Inscription: signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Jules Romains, de l'academie Française, ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Gordon Grant Sail Boat Lithograph "Salt Bark - Gloucester"
Located in New York, NY
Gordon Grant (American, 1875-1962) The Salt Bark - Gloucester, c. 1947 Lithograph Sight: 10 x 12 1/2 in. Framed: 15 x 19 x 3/4 in. Signed lower right in pencil Published in edition ...
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American Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series O, Var. 15, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 15 (Series O, Variation 15), 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, In Memory of Auguste Lumiere, from Verve, Revue, 1945 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled A la memoire d'Auguste Lumiere (In Memory of Auguste Lumiere), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. IV...
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Fauvist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Surrealist Portrait - Original Etching (Plate signature), 1946
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau Surrealist Portrait, 1946 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On BFK Rives vellum, 32,5 x 25 cm (c. 12,7 x 9,8 inch) Edition limited to 300 copies (unnumber...
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Expressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Les Ames Mortes by N. Gogol - Complete Suite by Marc Chagall - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Les Ames mortes (by N. Gogol) is a very rare suite of etchings realized by Marc Chagall (1887-1985). Complete set of 96 etchings hors-texte and 11 etched vignettes en-texte for the ...
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Surrealist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Degas, Famille Cardinal, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 6.25 x 4.75 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the...
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Impressionist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Henri Matisse, Series O, Var. 18, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 18 (Series O, 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

Original Loterie Nationale Tranche de L'Histoire de France vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1940 Loterie Nationale Vintage Poster. Tranche de l”Historie de France. Linen-backed in very good condition – excellent, ready to frame. The team of Eddgard Derouet and C...
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Art Deco 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Andre Derain, The Bathers Surprised, Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, 1940
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled Les Baigneuses surprises (The Bathers Surprised), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. II, No. 8, originates...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series O, Var. 17, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 17 (Series O, Variation 17), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original Vintage Color World War II Propaganda Poster Delayed! Offset Lithograph
Located in Surfside, FL
DELAYED VD; 1946 military poster by Franz Oswald Schiffers. Delayed! VD, the 1946 U.S. World War II (WWII) health poster warning soldiers overseas of the consequences of venereal disease. He can see the bright lights big city in the distance but he is chained to the VD block... VD Almost! is a vintage 1946 public service announcement poster by Franz O. Schiffers (1902-1976). Schiffers was commissioned to create several posters warning against venereal disease for the U.S servicemen stationed overseas. The artwork is bold, clear and direct. In the post-World War II era, the piece sent a serious message to prevent contracting disease through relations with foreigners. In today's day and age, these pieces are quite humorous and decorative. Virile soldiers are shown to be up against the looming threat of venereal disease. The soldier standing on the pier watching his ship sail away would have to make a very embarrassing explanation to his wife or girlfriend as to why he was left behind. Franz Oswald Schiffers (born August 5, 1902 in Eilendorf in Aachen , February 12, 1976 in Berlin ) was a graphic artist and film poster artist . He was one of the first graphic artists of the 1930s to achieve photorealistic effects in their works. At his father's request, Schiffers initially trained as a teacher before moving to Berlin in 1925 and became a graphic designer at UFA (Universum Film AG). After designing a series of movie posters there, Schiffers became independent in 1932 as a commercial artist (now a graphic designer). In the 1930s, Schiffers specialized in advertising posters for beverage producers - especially beer advertising. The trademark of his beer posters is the meticulous design of beer glass with shiny drops of water that trickle down the misted glass. In this photorealistic context one also speaks of " veristic " graphics. After the seizure of power by the National SocialistsNazis , Schiffers temporarily worked for the Reich Propaganda Ministry. He designed u. a. the so-called "shadow man campaign" with the well-known slogan "enemy hears with!" - A German graphic artist who designed movie posters and advertisements in late-1920s and early 1930s Germany. During the Nazi era, Schiffers was commissioned by the Nazi propaganda office to create German propaganda...
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American Realist 1940s Figurative Prints

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Offset

Henri Matisse, Lithograph VI, from Repli, Engravings by Henri Matisse, 1947
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Lithographie VI (Lithograph VI), from the album Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse (Repli, Engravings by Henri Matisse), ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Degas, Seated dancer, removing her slipper, 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

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