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MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Cherry Street
Located in Middletown, NY
A view of lower Manhattan's Cherry Street as it appeared at the turn of the 20th century. One of only 5 proof impressions. New York: 1904. Drypoint with aquatint on watermarked, cr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel, which he chose for its popularity. When illustrating the princ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Lord and the Dame [Le Seigneur et la dame]
Located in London, GB
Medium: Original Lithograph, Cannes, 10/1/1959, on Arches paper, dated lower left 32.8 x 26 cm - sheet Edition: This was an unsigned and unnumbered edition of 800 Printed by: Mourl...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Bicentennial Indian from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio by Fritz Scholder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bicentennial Indian by Fritz Scholder, Native American (1937–2005) Portfolio: Kent Bicentennial Date: 1975 Offset Lithograph (unsigned as issued) Image Size: 9.5 x 13 inches Frame Si...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Portrait of a girl writing on a slate.
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with extensive hand coloring in watercolor on white wove paper, 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches (347 x 271 mm); sheet 24 x 17 inches (608 x 430 mm), full margins. In good condition wi...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Etching

Greece : Thinker with a Watch (FIAC 1978) - Original lithograph, 1978
Located in Paris, IDF
Alekos FASSIANOS Thinker with a Watch (FIAC 1978), 1978 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 92 x 60 cm (c. 37 x 24 ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Shunga - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Shunga is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Making love in the winter on a terrace, behind the couple stone sculpture of the Jizo-Bosatsu. ...
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1850s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Landscape #4 - Etching by Camille Corot - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape #4 is a beautiful original etching realized by Camille Corot in the middle of XIX Century. Image Dimensions: 18.5 x 25.5 cm Very good conditions. Includes passepartout....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Moon Dancer
Located in Middletown, NY
Aquatint and etching with decorative embossing printed in colors on white wove paper with an unknown watermark and a deckle edge, 18 1/2 x 15 inches (470 x 380 mm); sheet 27 x 19 1/2...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Pablo Picasso, The Rehearsal, original lithograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso The Rehearsal, (La Répétition) Original Lithograph, (litho crayon composition on transfer paper, transferred to stone) Hand signed in ink in lower left corner Numbered ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Paradise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury (Rhinoceros) - woodcut - 1963
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Paradadise 6 - The Heaven of Mercury From the Divine Comedy (Dante) Woodcut in color Signature printed in the plate 1960/63 On BFK Rives vellum 32,8 x 26,4...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Femme au Corset Tesant un Livre, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Femme au Corset Tesant un Livre". The original painting was completed in 1918. In the 1970's...
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1980s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"DES HOMMES" OF MEN. HOUSTON TEXAS ARTIST
Located in San Antonio, TX
David Adickes (Born 1927) Houston Artist Image Size: 10.5 x 13.5 Frame Size: 24 x 26.5 Medium: Lithograph or Etching 7 of 10 "Des Hommes" Biography David Adickes (1927 - present) Houston Artist Adickes spent most of his professional life teaching, painting, and creating small bronzes. Now mainly known as a creator of giant sculpture, A commission for Houston's Performing Art Center in 1982 marks the beginning of his giant sculpture design. After the 36-foot tall cellist called the Virtuoso in a cubist style, he created a number of abstract works, including a giant cornet for the jazz stage at the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sculptor David Adickes is known for a major project titled Presidents Park in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he created 42 portraits bust of American presidents. Each sculpture is twenty feet tall, and their size was the subject of much protest and controversy. However, a court ruling allowed them to stay. President of Texas, followed by his 42 statue tribute to United States Presidents. Adickes has degrees in mathematics and physics which serve him well in the engineering of his works. Working on a giant sculpture series which includes the Beatles, and he hopes to end with a 280-foot tall cowboy statue...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Financial District', lithograph, 1931, edition 75, Duffy 155. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, the full sheet with wide margins (2 3/4 to 5 5/8 inches), in excellent condition. Image size 13 5/16 x 10 3/8 inches (338 x 264 mm); sheet size 23 x 16 inches (584 x 406 mm). Matted to museum standards, unframed. Literature: 'American Master Prints from the Betty and Douglas Duffy Collection', the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, D.C., 1987. Collections: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Howard Norton Cook (1901-1980) was one of the best-known of the second generation of artists who moved to Taos. A native of Massachusetts, he studied at the Art Students League in New York City and at the Woodstock Art Colony. Beginning his association with Taos in 1926, he became a resident of the community in the 1930s. During his career, he received two Guggenheim Fellowships and was elected an Academician in the National Academy of Design. He earned a national reputation as a painter, muralist, and printmaker. Cook’s work in the print mediums received acclaim early in his career with one-person exhibitions at the Denver Art Museum (1927) and the Museum of New Mexico (1928). He received numerous honors and awards over the years, including selection in best-of-the-year exhibitions sponsored by the American Institute of Graphics Arts, the Brooklyn Museum, the Society of American Etchers, and the Philadelphia Print Club. His first Guggenheim Fellowship took him to Taxco, Mexico in 1932 and 1933; his second in the following year enabled him to travel through the American South and Southwest. Cook painted murals for the Public Works of Art Project in 1933 and the Treasury Departments Art Program in 1935. The latter project, completed in Pittsburgh, received a Gold Medal from the Architectural League of New York. One of his most acclaimed commissions was a mural in the San Antonio Post Office in 1937. He and Barbara Latham settled in Talpa, south of Taos, in 1938 and remained there for over three decades. Cook volunteered in World War II as an Artist War Correspondent for the US Navy, where he was deployed in the Pacific. In 1943 he was appointed Leader of a War Art Unit...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Down the River
Located in London, GB
In this sentimental work from 1939, Benton expresses his admiration for the rural lifestyle of the Midwest. He highlights the connection between man and the land by depicting two fig...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dania Regnum - Etching by Frederick de Wit - 1680 ca
Located in Roma, IT
This double-page etching with contemporary coloring, entitled Dania Regnum [...], was realized by the cartographer Frederick de Wit for the famous Atlas published in Amsterdam in ca....
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1680s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Composition, Parallèlement, Léonor Fini
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Parallèlement, Illustré de lithographies originales ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Madman's Drum (Brothel) — 'Story Without Words' Graphic Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Madman's Drum, Plate 41', wood engraving, 1930, edition small. Signed in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white tissue-thin Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (1 5/8 to 2 1/2 inches); a small paper blemish in the upper right margin, away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. A scarce, artist-printed, hand-signed proof impression before the published edition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches (140 x 95 mm); sheet size 9 5/8 x 7 1/8 inches (244 x 181 mm). From Lynd Ward’s book of illustrations without words, 'Madman’s Drum', Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, New York, 1930. Reproduced in 'Storyteller Without Words, the Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward', Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the first half of the twentieth century. His innovative use of narrative printmaking as a stand-alone storytelling vehicle was uniquely successful in reaching a broad audience. The powerful psychological intensity of his work, celebrated for its dynamic design, technical precision, and compelling dramatic content, finds resonance in the literature of Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. Like these classic American writers, Ward was concerned with the themes of man’s inner struggles and the role of the subconscious in determining his destiny. An artist of social conscience during the Great Depression and World War II, he infused his graphic images with his unique brand of social realism, deftly portraying the problems that challenged the ideals of American society. The son of a Methodist preacher, Lynd Ward, moved from Chicago to Massachusetts at an early age. He graduated from the Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, in 1926, where he studied illustration and graphic arts. He married May Yonge McNeer in 1936 and left for Europe for their honeymoon in Eastern Europe. After four months, they settled in Leipzig, where Ward studied at the National Academy of Graphic Arts and Bookmaking. Inspired by Belgian expressionist artist Frans Masereel's graphic novel ‘The Sun,’ and another graphic novel by the German artist Otto Nückel, ‘Destiny,’ he determined to create his own "wordless" novel. Upon his return to America, Ward completed his first book, ‘God's Man: A Novel in Woodcuts,’ published in 1929. ‘Gods’ Man’ was a great success for its author and publisher and was reprinted four times in 1930, including a British edition. This book and several which followed it, ‘Madman’s Drum,’ 1930, ‘Wild Pilgrimage...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Lovers in Venice - Original handsigned lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Blasco MENTOR Lovers in Venice, 1966 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Rives vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) Excellent condition
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches à la forme savoir paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957. Published by Fernan...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled, Etching on Paper, Figurative by Artist Somnath Hore "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Hore - Untitled AP - 11/34, Etching on Paper 11 x 10.5 inches, 1985 (Unfamed & Delivered) Figurative work by Master Sculptor and Painter Somenath Hore. A gorgeous subtle ren...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph, Etching

Carnaval of Flowers, from Nice and the Cote d'Azur (Unsigned Proof)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall (after) Title: Carnaval of Flowers Portfolio: Nice and the Cote d'Azur Medium: Lithograph Date: 1967 Edition: Unsigned and unnumbered proof (aside from the editi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, "La Danse, " original lithograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso 1956 11 x 8 inches (unframed) Original Lithograph Unsigned, from an unnumbered edition Reference: B.796
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Matisse, Figure Study, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 46-47, 1952. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Polo Players - Woodcut - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Polo Players is a print realized by an anonymous in the mid-20th century. Woodcut print on paper. Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Pablo Picasso Estate Hand Signed Cubist Abstract Lithograph Pigeons Doves, Birds
Located in Surfside, FL
Pablo Picasso (after) "Pigeons" limited edition print on Arches paper, Hand signed by Marina Picasso lower right and numbered 327/500 lower left From the estate of Pablo Picasso wit...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Cocteau, Evaluation mutuelle, Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Coc...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Kollwitz, Mother and Child (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
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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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Rare mid century modern Olivetti Fully Automatic Printing Calculator poster, '50
Located in New York, NY
Giovanni Pintori Olivetti (Fully Automatic Printing Calculator), 1951 Offset lithograph poster Framed: held in original vintage metal frame Evocati...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Offset, Lithograph

Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches à la forme savoir paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957. Published by Fernan...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Kabuki Actor - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 1848/49
Located in Roma, IT
Kabuki Actor is a woodcut print realized by Utagawa Kunisada in 1848/49. Lifetime impression in very good condition, except for some very minor sign of time.
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1840s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Cocteau, Composition, Nous croyons en l'Europe (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Silkscreen on vélin papier Ingres de chez Arjomari-Prioux paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Nous croyons en l'...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Screen

Original Lido 'Pour Vous' vintage 1961 French Cabaret linen backed poster.
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: Lido "Pour Vous"; artist: Rene Gruau (Renato De Zavagli, 1910-2004); size: 15.25 x 23 1/8". Archival linen backed the original Lido Cabaret poster in excellent c...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Diurnes : Man with Cats - Original Collotype and Stencil (Cramer #115)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Diurnes, Man with Cats, 1962 Original collotype and stencil (Jacomet workshop) Unsigned Limited to 1000 copy On paper 30 X 40 cm (c. 11.2 X 15.7 in) REFE...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Stencil

Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Fernand Léger
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
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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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Lily - Lithograph by Filippo De Pisis - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Lily is an artwork realized by Filippo De Pisis (1896, Ferrara - 1956, Milano) in 1968. Black and white lithograph. Good condition. Not signed. Published in the volume "De Pisis ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original Concours Automobiles Classiques et Louis Vuitton original signed poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: Parc de Bagatelle et Louis Vuitton 1999 Hand-signed by the artist Razzia in black marker on the left side. In plate right side. Linen backed, ready to frame. Excellent condition. Linen-backed Parc de Bagatelle. Concours Automobiles et Louis Vuitton. September 1999. Hand-signed by the artist in black marker in the lower left. The signature on the plate is in the lower right. This original poster is also archivally linen-backed and ready to frame. This was the merger of Mercedes Benz and Chrysler with an automobile from each company represented. The Louis Vuitton house...
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1990s Modern Figurative Prints

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Offset

Romeo and Juliet (Paris Opera) - Lithograph, Mourlot 1965
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (after) Romeo and Juliet (Paris Opera), 1965 Stone lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Engraved by Charles Sorlier under the supervision of Chagall On heavy paper 64 x 99 cm ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Matisse, Margueritte Matisse, Portraits par Henri Matisse (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper, mounted on vélin paper backing sheet, as issued. Year: 1954 Paper Size: 12 x 9.25 inches; image size: 9.84 x 7.08 inches Inscription: Signed in the...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Woman Juggler, from 1960 Mourlot Lithographe I
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Woman Juggler Portfolio: Mourlot Lithographe I Medium: Lithograph Year: 1960 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 21 7/8" x 18 7/8" Image Size: 12 1/2" x 9 1/...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dufy, Fleurs peintes en manière, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches Arjomari paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy, 1965. Published by Librairie ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Matisse, Autoportrait au chapeau de paille, Portraits par Henri Matisse (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Collotype, héliogravure, recto and verso, on grand vélin Renage filigrané paper, as issued Year: 1954 Paper Size: 12 x 9.25 inches; image size: 9.05 x 7.08 inches Inscription...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Matisse, Série C, var. 3 (Duthuit 9), Dessins, Thèmes et variations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Princess after many years in the Glass Mountain by David Hockney fairy tale
Located in New York, NY
This etching from David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio depicts the somewhat obscure story Old Rinkrank, which Hockney chose to illustrate beca...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Les Gens de Justice - Lithograph by Honoré Daumier - 1845
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Daumier in 1845, belonging to the Series "Les Gens de Justice" Table no. 12 of the Series. Very good condition. Ref. Delteil 1348
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1840s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Picasso, Composition (Horodisch D10), Serge Lifar, Destin d'un danseur (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin Saint-Vincent-de-Blanzat des Papeteries Navarre paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Sources du vent 1915-1929, avec ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original North Coast Wine Country California vintage vineyard travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original North Coast Wine Country California vintage vineyard travel poster. The artist Earl Thollander. Size 24.25” x 30”. Archival linen backed in good condition. Grade A- A repaired tear along the bottom was restored during linen backing and is inconspicuous. Celebrate Your Passion for Wine: Show off your love for wine culture while honoring California's North Coast’s rich history as one of the world’s premier wine regions. This poster represents the artistry and heritage behind each glass of wine you enjoy. Capture the Essence of California Wine Culture in 1975 Transport yourself to the golden era of wine-making with this authentic vintage 1975 North Coast Wine Country poster, a must-have for those who love wine, history, and timeless art. Featuring a design that exudes classic California vineyard...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Chagall, Composition, Couleur amour (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin papier a la cuve du Moulin Richard de Bas spécialement filigrané pour cette édition paper. Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good conditi...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

'The Aquarium' — WPA Era Graphic Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Fritz Eichenberg, 'The Aquarium', wood engraving, 1933, edition 200. Signed and titled in pencil. Initialed in the block, lower right. A superb, richly-inked impression, on pale yel...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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

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Mezzotint

Bacon, Portrait of George Dyer Crouching, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 162. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed by Éditions...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, "Untitled" from 23 novembre 1966 II, etching
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original etching created by Pablo Picasso in 1966 . It is stamp signed and numbered from the edition of 50. This piece measures 8.8 x 12.8 inches and the framed dimensions are 1...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Old Rinkrank threatens the Princess by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Located in New York, NY
This etching from David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio depicts the somewhat obscure story Old Rinkrank, which Hockney chose to illustrate beca...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Dufy, Composition, Eaux-de-vie, Esprit de la fleur et du fruit (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published and printed by Bernard Klein, éditeur, Paris, February 26, 1954. Notes: ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

Tete, Framed Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Tete". The original painting was completed in 1954. In the 1970's after Picasso's death, Marina Picasso, his granddaughter, authorized the creation of this lithograph by Laurent Marcel Salinas, who worked closely with Picasso during his lifetime. The limited edition print run was completed and published by Marina Picasso in conjunction with Jackie Fine Arts in 1982. The lithograph is printed on French Arches paper, ink-stamped by the Estate verso, and hand-signed and numbered edition of 500 by Marina Picasso on the recto. The embossed seal of the Estate is lower right and the printer's chop, lower left. The work is presented in an excellent brown wood frame with silk linen matting using all acid-free conservation materials. Tete Pablo Picasso (After), Spanish (1881–1973) Portfolio: Marina Picasso Estate Lithograph...
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1980s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"The Little One" - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Little One" - Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper Bold lithograph by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). A young child is kneeling, facing away ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Genesys XLIX , 27 from Vitraux pour Jérusalem- Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Genesys XLIX , 27 from Vitraux pour Jérusalem is an original lithograph print on paper realized by Marc Chagall, Monte Carlo Sauret, 1962. Inc...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Lower Ridding - Etching by Joseph Banks - 1837
Located in Roma, IT
The Lower Ridding is an artwork, realized by the artist Joseph Banks in 1837. Colore etching, titled and signed in the plate. Beautiful engraving with contemporary colouring. Editi...
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1830s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Shunga - Woodcut attr. Keisai Eisen - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut shunga print attributed to Keisai Eisen and realized in the early 19th century. Good condition except for some signs of time.
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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Original Rome Fly TWA Jets vintage American travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Rome Fly TWA Jets vintage travel poster. Conservation linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. This is the earlier edition of the image Before ‘up up and away’! TWA (Trans World Airlines) was formed in 1924 as Transcontinental & Western Air. The airline's first route was from New York to Los Angeles, followed by multiple National routes. The airline expanded to serve Europe, the Middle East, and Asia after WWII when the company was under Howard Hughes's owner's control from 1939 until 1961. Hughes was a dominant force in expanding and promoting his company's routes. The economy was vastly improving, and travel by air for business and pleasure increased, too. Posters were a crucial element in promoting this form of travel and TWA. The airline started a decline in the 1970s, ending in a third bankruptcy that caused its acquisition by American Airlines in 2001. The airline operated in 132 destinations worldwide and had a fleet size of 190. This Rome poster was created by the gifted American artist David Klein (1918 -2005), and depicts a member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the center wearing the iconic yellow, blue, and red uniform. The Guard is playing a drum that has the pontifical emblem. In the background, we see a representation of the ancient Roman Coliseum and the Baroque...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Offset

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