Early 20th Century Figurative Prints

Image Dimensions : 22 x 16 cm. Hand signed. Passepartout included : 49 x 34 cm Edgar Chahine was a French painter, engraver and illustrator.

La Tétée de la Mère et ses Enfants is a color etching realized by the Belgian artist Frantz Charlet in the early 20th century. It is a beautiful and touching domestic scene portrayi...

Illustrated Plate, from Rues et Visages de Paris is a hand-colored etching and drypoint by Chas Laborde. This original print is hand-colored with tempera and watercolor. In excellent...

Lon Megargee 1883-1960 "The Sheepherder" Wood block print Signed in plate, lower right Image size: 10 x 10 inches Frame size 22 x 22 inches Creator of Stetson's hat logo "Last Drop from his Hat" Lon Megargee 1883 - 1960 At age 13, Lon Megargee came to Phoenix in 1896 following the death of his father in Philadelphia. For several years he resided with relatives while working at an uncle’s dairy farm and at odd jobs. He returned to Philadelphia in 1898 – 1899 in order to attend drawing classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Back in Phoenix in 1899, he decided at the age of 16 to try to make his living as a cowboy. Lon moved to the cow country of Wickenburg, Arizona where he was hired by Tex Singleton’s Bull Ranch. He later joined the Three Bar R. . . and after a few years, was offered a job by Billy Cook of the T.T. Ranch near New River. By 1906, Megargee had learned his trade well enough to be made foreman of Cook’s outfit. Never shy about taking risks, Lon soon left Cook to try his own hand at ranching. He partnered with a cowpuncher buddy, Tom Cavness, to start the El Rancho Cinco Uno at New River. Unfortunately, the young partners could not foresee a three-year drought that would parch Arizona, costing them their stock and then their hard-earned ranch. Breaking with his romantic vision of cowboy life, Megargee finally turned to art full time. He again enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art and then the Los Angeles School of Art and Design during 1909 – 1910. The now well-trained student took his first trip to paint “en plein air” (outdoors) to the land of Hopi and Navajo peoples in northern Arizona. After entering paintings from this trip in the annual Territorial Fair at Phoenix, in 1911, he surprisingly sold his first oil painting to a major enterprise – the Santa Fe Railroad . . . Lon received $50 for “Navajos Watching the Santa Fe Train.” He soon sold the SFRR ten paintings over the next two years. For forty years the railroad was his most important client, purchasing its last painting from him in 1953. In a major stroke of good fortune during his early plein-air period, Megargee had the opportunity to paint with premier artist, William R. Leigh (1866 – 1955). Leigh furnished needed tutoring and counseling, and his bright, impressionistic palette served to enhance the junior artist’s sense of color and paint application. In a remarkable display of unabashed confidence and personable salesmanship, Lon Megargee, at age 30, forever linked his name with Arizona art history. Despite the possibility of competition from better known and more senior artists, he persuaded Governor George Hunt and the Legislature in 1913 to approve 15 large, historic and iconic murals for the State Capitol Building in Phoenix. After completing the murals in 1914, he was paid the then princely sum of roughly $4000. His Arizona statehood commission would launch Lon to considerable prominence at a very early point in his art career. Following a few years of art schooling in Los Angeles, and several stints as an art director with movie studios, including Paramount, Megargee turned in part to cover illustrations for popular Western story magazines in the 1920s. In the 1920s, as well, Lon began making black and white prints of Western types and of genre scenes from woodblocks. These prints he generally signed and sold singly. In 1933, he published a limited edition, signed and hard-cover book (about 250 copies and today rare)containing a group of 28 woodblock images. Titled “The Cowboy Builds a Loop,” the prints are noteworthy for strong design, excellent draftsmanship, humanistic and narrative content, and quality. Subjects include Southwest Indians and cowboys, Hispanic men and women, cattle, horses, burros, pioneers, trappers, sheepherders, horse traders, squaw men and ranch polo players. Megargee had a very advanced design sense for simplicity and boldness which he demonstrated in how he used line and form. His strengths included outstanding gestural (action) art and strong figurative work. He was superb in design, originality and drawing, as a study of his prints in the Hays collection reveals. In 1944, he published a second group of Western prints under the same title as the first. Reduced to 16 images from the original 28 subjects, and slightly smaller, Lon produced these prints in brown ink on a heavy, cream-colored stock. He designed a sturdy cardboard folio to hold each set. For the remainder of his life, Lon had success selling these portfolios to museum stores, art fairs and shows, and to the few galleries then selling Western art. Drawing on real working and life experiences, Lon Megargee had a comprehensive knowledge, understanding and sensitivity for Southwestern subject matter. Noted American modernist, Lew Davis...

Courtesan in her chamber is an original artwork realized in the Early 20th Century after Kastukawa Shunsho. Reprint. Good conditions.

Primitive Christian Decorative Style is a print on ivory-colored paper realized by Andrea Alessio in the early 20th Century. Signed on the plate on the lower. Vintage Chromolithogr...

In the Brothel is an original lithograph realized by Eugen Hamm a german artist in 1922. In good conditions. This artwork represents a brothel with severa...

A very good, dark and evenly-printed impression of this scarce lithograph on cream laid paper. From the edition of approximately 50.

Hand signed. Very good conditions.

Figure is an original woodcut print realized by Amadore Porcella. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Passepartout dimension: ...

Man Sitting is a Lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by Luc Albert Moreau. The artwork is in good condition. Hand-signature on the lower right corner, numbered on the left. Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-1948) is a French painter, engraver, lithographer, and illustrator, close in his early days to the group known as the Black Band, then to the Golden Section.

Le Fleur Du Marécage is a phototype reproduction realized after Odilon Redon. They belong to the suite "Odilon Redon Peintre, Dessinateur et Graveur", published by Henri Felury in ...

"Military" is a beautiful print in the etching technique, realized by Anselmo Bucci (1887-1955). In very good conditions. Hand-signed. Image Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.5 cm. Numbered,...

Monogram of the artist on plate. Edition of 150 copies. One of the 50 H.C.copies in Roman Numerals. This print is one of the illustrations realized by Odilon Redon for an important e...

Child is a Lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by Luc Albert Moreau. The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (52.5x36 cm). No signature. Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-1948) is a French painter, engraver, lithographer, and illustrator, close in his early days to the group known as the Black Band, then to the Golden Section.

The European Macabre Dance N.10 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915. Original Edition. Published by Domenico Longo, Treviso. Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of the surrealist movement...

Man in bowler hat, ladies in hats out shopping. Vojtěch Tittelbach ( 1900, Mutějovice - 1971, Prague) was a Czech painter and graphic artist, gradua...

Portrait of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburgr is a Woodcut print on cream-colored paper. realized after Albrecht Durer, a reproduction of the early 20th...

The Book is a woodcut realized by an unknown artist in the early 20th Century. Very Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.

Kyoka-Tokaido is an original modern artwork realized after Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 12 October 1858) in 1925. Woodcut Print Chuban Yokoe Format. Repri...

Le Paradis et la Péri is a wonderful black and white lithograph on China paper applied, realized in 1901 by the French artist Henri Fantin-Latour (Grenoble, 1836- Buré 1906). From Robert Schumann...

Portrait is a woodcut print realized by an unknown artist in the early 20th Century. Very Good conditions. the artwork is depicted through confident strokes.

The Virgin and the Child is a Woodcut print on cream-colored paper realized after Albrecht Durer, a reproduction of the early 20th Century fro...

The Road With Trees is a print realized by Jacques Thèvenet in the early 20th Century. Lithograph on paper. Hand-signed, Numbered, edition of 6/40 p...

Decorative motifs of the German Renaissance is a vintage chromolithograph realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork represents Decorat...

Dentol is a rare colored lithograph, printed by G. Ricordi and C. Milano, Milan in 1906 in occasion of the "La Figlia di Iorio" theatrical spectacle, text by Gabriele D'Annunzio and music by Alberto Franchetti. A very beautiful vintage and advertising poster, in excellent condition except for a minor rip on the right margin at the bottom. This defect does not affect the image. This original poster representing a woman red dressed in a golden wheat field, has the dignity of an object of art, carries the signature on plate on the lower right margin of Adolfo de Karolis...

'Mausolos and Artemesia' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of ...

'Germania' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 2...

'Apollo from Cyrene' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the ...

'The Discobolus' Photogravure after Donald Macbeth. Donald Macbeth was a commercial photographer who seems to have held a quasi-official position at the British Museum, where he reg...

'Farnese Hermes' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the imag...

Persian Ballet is a xylograph on ivory-colored, realized at the beginning of the XX century by the Italian artist Arturo Martini (Treviso, 1889 - Milan, 1947). On the lower right ma...

Interrogation is an original offset and lithograph realized by George Grosz. The artwork is from the book "Kobes" by Heinrich Man, that Grosz illustrated with 10 drawings reproduce...

The Girl and Mouse is a lithograph on paper realized by Hégésippe Moreau in 1838. The artwork is in good conditions. Hégésippe Moreau (1810-1838) was a French lyric poet. The roman...

Decorative Motifs - Chaldean-Assyrian Styles is a print on ivory-colored paper realized by A. Mestica in the early 20th Century. Signed on the plate on the lower. Vintage Chromolit...

The Warrior is a woodcut print on paper realized by French artist in 1900s G. Berger. Signed on the plate on the lower right. The state of preservation is good with slight foxing. ...

This artwork "City Scene" c.1930 is a color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed by the artist's estate in pencil at the lower center. The plate mark (image) size is 13 x 9.25 inches, framed size is 23.35 x 18.35 inches. Custom framed in a wooden dark brown and gold frame, with fabric matting and dark brown fillets. It is in excellent condition, The frame have a very minor restoration, barely visible. About the artist. Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881 at Pettau, today Ptuj, Slovenia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He inherited his talent from his ancestors; his grandfather was a painter and a poet, and his father an officer in the Habsburg army, who later became a professional painter. Kasimir attended the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under Wilhelm Unger, who introduced him to the technique of the coloured etching, and also to his future wife, the artist Tanna Hoernes...

Figure is a woodcut print print on paper, realized after Jean Paul Sauget for Maurice Magre's Les Soirs d'Opium. Published in 1921. Good conditions.

Resurrection is a lithograph on paper realized by Hégésippe Moreau in 1838. The artwork is in good conditions. Hégésippe Moreau (1810-1838) was a French lyric poet. The romantic my...

Saint Francis is an original Woodcut realized by Giorgio Wenter Marini in 1925. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through perfect hatchi...

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, French/Swiss (1859 - 1923) - Femmes conversant dans la Rue, Medium: Double Sided Lithograph, Size: 15 x 10.25 in. (38.1 x 26.04 cm), Description: From ...

Arab Street is an original woodcut print realized by Ugo Lucerni in the early 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strok...

Original lithograph, edited in 100+25 pieces numbered and hand signed. 3rd statem, the first with monogram printed on plate lower left. Very good conditions. Published in the Catalogue "Georges Rouault: Oeuvre Gravé", by Isabella Rouault and François Chapon n. 320, p. 278 Georges Rouault (Paris, 1871) has been an interesting exponent of French Expressionism...

This artwork titled "Unter Den Linden Street, Berlin, Germany" c.1930 is a color etching on watermarked Kasimir Vienna paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kas...

Ex Libris - W. Smeets is a Modern Artwork realized in early-20th century. Ex Libris. B/W woodcut on paper. The work is glued on ivory cardboard. Total dimensions: 20x 15 cm. Go...

The Artist is an Original woodcut print realized by Yves Alix (1899-1971). Good conditions. Han-signed.

Greek Decorative Style is a print on ivory paper realized by Andrea Alessio in the early 20th Century. Signed on the plate on the lower. Vintage lithograph. Very good conditions. ...

Paul Kleinschmidt, (1883–1949) "Man & Two Horses" Lithograph 1916 Frame: 21" X 17" Image: 13.5" X 10.5" Rare Artist's Proof Provenance: bears labels from ACA Galleries and Richard ...

Ex Libris Laszlo is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 1920s. Original B/W woodcut on ivory-colored paper. Signed and dated on plate on the lower margin: "Nemes Irm...

The European Macabre Dance N.4 is a hand-colored lithograph, from the Series "La Danza Macabra Europea" illustrated by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1915. Signed ...

Portrait of Matisse is a lithograph realized by Raoul Dufy in 1920. Good conditions. Edition of 110. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued.

"Reconstruction" is an original lithograph realized by an Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension:28 x 18.5 cm. ...

Reims The Cathedral in Flames is a Lithograph realized by Charles jouas in 1914. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Titled and dated on the upper margin, Editor and gallery on the...

Decorative Motifs - Byzantine Styles is a print on ivory-colored paper realized by Andrea Alessio in the early 20th Century. Signed on the plate on the lower. Vintage Chromolithogra...

Nude Woman is an Original Lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by Luc Albert Moreau. The artwork is in good condition. Hand-signed on the lower. Luc-Albert Moreau (1882-194...

Ex Libris - Tonnes Algren is an Artwork realized in early-20th Century, by the Scandinavian author Waldenström Ella (1863 - 1955) Color Lithograph print on paper. The work is glue...

Front Italien is a beautiful print in etching on paper, realized by Anselmo Bucci in 1918 (1887-1955). Good conditions. Sheet dimension: 35.5 x 27.5 From the collection: “Croqui...

Jewel Case is a vintage lithograph realized after Raoul Dufy in 1920. Good conditions. Edition of 110. Not signed and not numbered, as issued. The artwork is depicted through con...

A Little Poor Woman is an Original Lithograph realized by Adolphe Léon Willette ( 1857-1926). Good condition included a cardboard passpartout (65x50 cm). Hand-signed by the artist ...

Illustration for "Le Conte de Voltaire" (1925) is an original etching realized by the French artist Henri Farge (1884-1970). Artist proof of 2° state, hand...