Nature Figurative Prints

Eyvind Earle's Garden of Dreams from 1990 is a traditional screen print on paper, 37 x 28" with framed dimensions of 48 x 38.5". Signed 'Eyvind Earle' lower right and numbered 164/2...

Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Austin, Tyler, Palestine Artist Image Size: 12 x 17.5 Frame Size: 18 x 24 Medium: Lithograph "Water Stop" Texas Biography Ancel Nunn (1928-1999) Born in Sey...

2018 marks the centenary anniversary of Ferdinand Hodler’s death. In that 100 years time, the art world’s esteem of this important artist has proved fickle. It has shifted from extol...

Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett ...

2018 marks the centenary anniversary of Ferdinand Hodler’s death. In that 100 years time, the art world’s esteem of this important artist has proved fickle. It has shifted from extolling his artistic merits during his lifetime to showing something of a feigned disdain- more reflective of the world political order than a true change of heart for Hodler’s work. After years of Hodler being all but a footnote in the annals of art history and generally ignored, finally, the pendulum has righted itself once again. Recent retrospective exhibitions in Europe and the United States have indicated not only a joyful rediscovery of Hodler’s art but a firm conviction that his work and world view hold particular relevance today. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS is not only a collection of printed work reflecting the best of all of his painted work created up to 1914 just before the outbreak of World War I, the portfolio itself is an encapsulation of Hodler’s ethos, Parallelisme. Hodler developed his philosophy of Parallelisme as a unifying approach to art which strips away detail in search of harmony. By means of abstraction, symmetry and repetition, Hodler sought ways to depict Nature’s essence and her fundamental, universal order. He believed these universal laws governing the natural, observable world extend to the spiritual realm. Symbolist in nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings governing all life as they are a visual portrait in the formal sense. Whether his subject is a solitary tree, a moment in battle, mortal fear, despair, the awe inspired by a vast mountain range, a tender moment or even the collective conviction in a belief, Hodler unveils this guiding principle of Parallelisme. Several aspects of Hodler’s portfolio reinforce his tenets of Parallelisme. The Table of Contents clearly preferences a harmonious design over detail. The two columns, consisting of twenty lines each, list the images by order of appearance using their German titles. The abbreviated titles are somewhat cryptic in that they obscure the identities of the sitters. Like the image Hodler presents, they are distillations of the sitter without any extraneous details. This shortening was also done in an effort to maintain a harmonious symmetry of the Table of Contents, themselves, and keep titles to a one-line limit. The twenty-fourth title: “Bildnis des Schweizerischen Gesandten C.” was so long, even with abbreviation, that it required two lines; so, for the sake of maintaining symmetry, the fortieth title: “Bauernmadchen” was omitted from the list. This explains why the images are not numbered. Hodler’s reasoning is not purely esoteric. Symmetry and pattern reach beyond mere formal design principles. Finding sameness and imposing it over disorder goes to the root of Hodler’s identity and his art. A Swiss native, Hodler was bi-lingual and spoke German and French. Each printed image, even number forty, have titles in both of Hodler’s languages. Certainly, there was a market for Hodler’s work among francophones and this inclusion may have been a polite gesture to that end; however, this is the only place in the portfolio which includes French. With German titles at the lower left of each image, Hodler’s name at bottom center and corresponding French titles at the lower right of each image, there is a harmony and symmetry woven into all aspects of the portfolio. This holds true for the page design, as it applies to each printed image and as it describes the Swiss artist himself. Seen in this light, Hodler’s portfolio of printed work is the epitome of Hodler’s Parallelisme. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS is also one of the most significant documents to best tell the story of how Hodler, from Switzerland, became caught between political cross-hairs and how the changing tides of nations directly impacted the artist during his lifetime as well as the accessibility of his art for generations to come. The Munich-based publisher of the portfolio, R. Piper & Co., Verlag, plays a crucial role in this story. Publishing on a wide range of subjects from philosophy and world religion to music, literature and the visual arts; the publisher’s breadth of inquiry within any one genre was equal in scope. Their marketing strategy to publish multiple works on Hodler offers great insight as to what a hot commodity Hodler was at that time. R.Piper & Co.’s Almanach, which they published in 1914 in commemoration of their first ten years in business, clearly illustrates the rapid succession- strategically calculated for achieving the deepest and broadest impact - in which they released three works on Hodler to hit the market by the close of 1914. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS was their premier publication. It preceded C.A. Loosli’s Die Zeichnungen Ferdinand Hodlers, a print portfolio after 50 drawings by Hodler which was released in Autumn of 1914 at the mid-level price-point of 75-150 Marks; and a third less expensive collection of prints after original works by Hodler, which had not been included in either of the first two portfolios, was released at the end of that year entitled Ferdinand Hodler by Dr. Ewald Bender. The title and timing of DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS' debut leaves little doubt as to the connection it has with another avant-garde portfolio of art prints, Das Werk Gustav Klimts, released in 5 installments from 1908 -1914 by Galerie Miethke in Vienna. Hodler, himself, was involved in Klimt’s ground-breaking project. As the owner of Klimt’s 1901 painting, “Judith with the Head of Holifernes” which appears as the ninth collotype print in the second installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts, Hodler was obliged to grant access of the painting to the art printers in Vienna for them to create the collotype sometime before 1908. Hodler had been previously invited in 1904 to take part in what would be the last exhibition of the Vienna Secession before Klimt and others associated with Galerie Miethke broke away. In an interview that same year, Hodler indicated that he respected and was impressed by Klimt. Hodler’s esteem for Klimt went beyond the art itself; he emulated Klimt’s method aimed at increasing his market reach and appeal to a wider audience by creating a print portfolio of his painted work. By 1914, Hodler and his publisher had the benefit of hindsight to learn from Klimt’s Das Werk publication. Responding to the sluggish sales of Klimt’s expensive endeavor, Hodler’s publisher devised the same diversified 1-2-3 strategy for selling Hodler’s Das Werk portfolio as they did with regards to all three works on Hodler they published that year. For their premium tier of DAS WERKS FERDINAND HODLERS, R. Piper & Co. issued an exclusive Museum quality edition of 15 examples on which Hodler signed each page. At a cost of 600 Marks, this was generally on par with Klimt’s asking price of 600 Kronen for his Das Werk portfolio. A middle-tiered Preferred edition of 30, costing somewhat less and with Hodler’s signature only on the Title Page, was also available. The General edition, targeting the largest audience with its much more affordable price of 150 Marks, is distinguishable by its smaller size. Rather than use the subscription format Miethke had chosen for Klimt’s portfolios which proved to have had its challenges, R. Piper & Co. employed a different strategy. In addition to instantly gratifying the buyer with all 40 of the prints comprising DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS and the choice among three price points, they advertised in German journals a fourth possibility of ordering single prints from them directly. These printed images are easily discernible from the three complete folio editions. The paper size of the single purchased images is of the larger format like the Museum and Preferred editions, measuring 65 h x 50 w cm; however, the paper itself is the same copper print paper used in the General edition and then mounted on poster board. The publishing house positioned itself to be a direct retailer of Hodler’s art. They astutely recognized the potential for profitability and the importance, therefore, of having proprietary control over his graphic works. R. Piper & Co. owned the exclusive printing rights to Hodler’s best work found in their three publications dating from 1914. That same year, a competing publication out of Weimar entitled Ferdinand Hodler: Ein Deutungsversuch von Hans...

Ernst Fuchs (1930 Vienna - 2015 ibid), The Lost Trace, 1972. Vernis mou and aquatint etching, 46.8 x 36.4 cm (plate), 66 x 50 cm (sheet), 69.5 x 53.5 cm (frame), WVZ Hartmann no. 185...

New York City native Oscar Weissbuch (1904-1948), attended the Yale University School of Fine Arts and the Art Students League, NY. He participated in the NYC-WPA printmaking project...

Francisco Toledo Luna Tortilla (Moon Tortilla), 2014 Poster 35.40 x 23.60 inches Edition of 33 This poster is part of a series called "No a los Transgénicos” - a visual arts campaig...

This artwork "Horse Ride, Hawaii" c.1985, is an original color lithograph on paper by noted French artist Guy Buffet, 1943-2023. It is hand signed and numbered 065/300 in pencil by t...

Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...

Digital print on paper, edition 1/30, 60 x 80 x 0,1 cm, 2018 Jane Ward is a British artist born in 1960 who lives & works in Lake District National Park around Keswick and Grasmere,...

The Pipe Dream is a lithograph on paper, 9.5 x 9 inches image size, and initialed 'BD' lower right. From the edition of 395, numbered 96/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP). Fr...

This artwork titled "Pineapple Hill, The old Day, Kapalua Maui" 1986, is an original color lithograph on paper by noted French artist Guy Buffet, 1943-2023. It is hand signed and num...

ORIGINAL 1967 United Air Lines HAWAII Travel Poster by James Jebary - Mid-Century Modern Wall Art, 25"x40" This isn't a reprint! You're viewing a...

Soft ground aquatint and chine-collé print by artist Leiko Ikemura. Edition number 13 of 20. Framed under glass in black frame. Framed dimensions: 26 x 22 1/4 inches. Image dimension...

Edition of 100 Digital print on paper Hand signed by the artist

A nostalgic image of a bucolic farmyard and thatched cottage, hearkening to a bygone era. c 1920. Etching with drypoint on laid watercolor paper with deckle edges, and an indiscerni...

Breaking Dawnis a colored screen print hand-signed (whole signature) and numbered in pencil in the lower margin. Edition of 250 prints. In excellent conditions. This beautiful prin...

Muse is #43 of 45. It depicts a young woman in a colorful swimsuit doing her best to swim through the blue waters of the pool. Her mouth is pursed and the bubbles flow out. I sold an impression of this image to an olympic swimming...

Louis Lozowick, 'Winter Fun', lithograph, 1940, edition 20, 250 (1941). Flint 188. Signed in pencil, with the artist’s monogram in the stone, lower left. A...

Tunis is a photolithograph realized in 1996 by the Italian politician Bettino Craxi. Hand-signed in on the lower right. Good conditions with slight foxing and fold. In the portfol...

This artwork depicts the town of Hirschhorn, a resort town in Germany on the River Neckar near Heidelberg. It is an original color etching by Austrian/American artist Tana Kasimir Ho...

Numbered: 193/300 Color lithograph after the 1967 oil on canvas by René Magritte, printed signature of Magritte and numbered from the edition of 300. The lithograph features the dry...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper. Year: 1952 Paper Size: 9.5 x 12.25 inches; image size: 7.08 x 9.45 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From th...

Landscape is a print realized by Monique Journod in the Mid-20th Century. Signed on the plate Woodcut on paper Numbered. Edition, 30/200. Good cond...

Aquatint with hand coloring in oil color on smooth wove paper, 10 1/2 x 14 5/8 inches (266 × 370 mm), full margins. Moderate mat tone, scattered spots of light brown discoloration in...

Maurice Pasternak has created a surreal landscape that includes traditional images of a sun-filled sky, dark shadows cast on water and through leafy trees all under the guise of thre...

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Présence de Marquet, 1962. Pu...

Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E. 1857-1945. The Shadowed Valley. 1927. Mezzotint. Hardie 128. 14 3/8 x 19 3/8 (sheet 19 x 24). A rich, glowing impression p...

S. L Margolies (Samuel L.) made dynamic urban views and calm country scenes. This peaceful subject, with snow-covered hills and tidy cabin, Silent Symphony, 1946, marks an end to the...

A Nohant-Vico is an artwork realized by Joseph François Villevieille in the 1870s. Etching. Good conditions. Realized for the "Société des Aquafortistes. Born on the initiative of...

Martin Lewis Which Way?, 1932 Signed lower right Aquatint etching on pale blue paper Plate 10 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches Sheet 14 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches Edition of approximately 53 Provenance...

Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...

Tunis is a photolithograph realized in 1996 by the Italian politician Bettino Craxi. Hand-signed in on the lower right. Good conditions with slight foxing and fold. In the portfol...

Maurice Pasternak has created a surreal landscape that includes several spirit-like creatures seeming to wander in an unknown terrain. He moves images around on the paper to create a...

Etching realized by Louis Bouquet after Hamboldt. not signed. Very good condition.

Original. SNCF Snowman Ski travel by French Railways poster. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. Je prefere le train SNCF For my snow vacations, I prefer the train, SNCF. T...

Artist: Rene Magritte (after) Title: La Corde Sensible Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil by Georgette Magritte Image Size: 16.5 x 21 inches Sheet Size: 21 ...

Richard Haas The Whitney (Marcel Breuer Building), 1979 Woodcut engraving Signed, titled, dated and numbered by the artist on the back. This is a rare Artist Proof 9/10, aside from the regular edition of 60. 22 3/4 × 18 1/4 inches Unframed This vintage 1979 woodcut engraving by the world's top architectural muralist and trompe d'oeil artist, Richard Haas, depicts the building New Yorkers nostalgically call the "Old Whitney". Long before the Whitney moved to Manhattan's trendy meatpacking district...

Artist: Marino Marini, Italian (1901 - 1980) Title: SPARTICO (Bizzarria) (G.A.184) Year: 1975 Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in Pencil Edition: L/L Image: 14.25 x 19.5...

A beautiful and delicate 19th century image of late autumn in New England. Boston: Estes & Lauriat Editons, 1888. Etching on cream laid paper, 6 x 11 inches (150 x 278 mm), full ma...

This artwork titled "Sunrise" 1978, is an original color aquatint on rice paper by noted Indian artist Kaiko Moti, 1921-1989. It is hand signed and numbered LXXIV/LXXV in red pencil...

Castle Hill is an artwork, realized by the artist Joseph Banks in 1837. Colore etching, titled and signed in the plate. Beautiful engraving with contemporary colouring. Edition by ...

Color lithograph after the 1962 oil on canvas by René Magritte, printed signature of Magritte and numbered from the edition of 275. The lithograph features the dry stamps of the Mag...

'The Sea of Tiberias', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796-1864) traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in the late 1830s p...

Massachusetts-born Fred Nagler studied at the Art Students League from 1914 to 1917, with George Bridgeman and Robert Henri, and eventually became a member of the Board of Control. ...

Frank Martínez (Cuba, 1972) 'Untitled (La Huella Múltiple)', 2002 engraving on paper 8.1 x 8.1 in. (20.5 x 20.5 cm.) Edition of 300 ID: HUE-230 Hand-sig...

JEAN MICHEL FOLON, Uccle 1934 - Principality of Monaco 2005, Appelez-moi, 1973 Original color lithograph hand-signed by the artist. (mm.290x395) Perfect specimen in the first editi...

20th century monochromatic brown print with by Ukrainian artist Bogdan Pikulicki. Artwork depicts rural landscape with a cottage. BOGDAN PIKULICKI (born in 1948) He is a graduate ...

Paysage du Berri is an original black and white etching on paper, realized by Charles-François Daubigny. At the bottom left margin the printed inscription: "DAUBIGNY" pinx; bottom c...

Miriam Schapiro Flash and Annie Year: 1992 8 Color Lithograph Edition: 38 Paper: Rives, Waterleaf Paper Size: 46 x 32.25 inches Image Size: Same Signed and numbered by hand COA provi...

Aufbruch Zur Jagd is an Etching realized by Wilhelm Woernle in the 19th Century. Good condition.

Back to Square One is a lithograph on paper, 7.75 x 9 inches image size, and initialed 'BD' lower right. From the edition of 395, numbered 139/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 A...

Consummatum est! is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. Color lithograph on heavy rag p...

Helen Greene Blumenschein was born in Brooklyn into a parents who were already professional artists. The family moved to Taos when Blumenschein was ten and they became part of the a...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper. Year: 1952 Paper Size: 9.5 x 12.25 inches; image size: 7.08 x 9.45 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From th...

Giclee limited edition print by worldwidely established Polish artist Rafal Olbinski. Figurative surrealistic print with man standing on the road. The road is transforming into a bir...

Artist: Emmett Kelly Work: Limited Edition, Print on Satin Paper, Medium: Satin Paper Year: (1898-1979) Style: Classic Art Title: Tis the Season, Size: 9" x 7" x 0.1'' inch, (23 x1 8 x 0.2 cm) Framed: 17'' x1 3.5'' x 1'' inch, (43 x 34x5 cm) Ready to Hang. Biography Artist Emmett Kelly is best known as the creator of Weary Willie, a character who reinvented the typical clown. Kelly left Houston, Missouri, and moved to Kansas City in 1919, carrying little with him except his portfolio of drawings. Emmett Kelly's artwork of Weary Willie features a man with a scruffy beard, torn denim overalls, regular hat, and somber face. In 1937, Kelly joined the Bertram Mills Circus where Weary Willie made his debut and was well received. The success of artist Emmett Kelly's Weary Willie portrayal garnered him movie roles, figurines based on his likeness, and a spot with Ringling Brothers' Barnum and Bailey...

Farmer is an original etching, realized by French artist Félix Henri Bracquemond. Sheet dimension: 52.5 x 64.5 cm. Image Dimensions: 42.5 x 51 cm Hand Signed on the lower right. ...

Vintage offset print realized after a watercolor by Giorgio de Chirico in 1962. From the rare portfolio "Greek Mythology" realized for IRI and printed by Stab Salomone. Excellent c...