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Untitled, in the manner of Paul Klee

Circa 1960

This sophisticated etching on paper was realized by the self-taught outsider artist Gianfranco Asveri (b. 1948), in the latter half of the 20th Century. Rendered in an Art Brut style, the composition offers a cluster of four rectangular planes- like little vignettes- each inscribed with their own scene. Predominantly abstract- but leaving plenty of room for interpretation- these rhombus forms offer miniature worlds within teeming with what appear to be loosely rendered figures, rolling hills and stylized clouds. These figurative elements are created with frenetic and energized strokes- full of verve and dynamism- and largely in black pigment against a warm off white paper. The most clearly articulated figurative element appears in the bottom right rectangular pane of the composition. A person in a dress or frock with elementally drawn, stick- figure like arms extended outwards, whose body is turned sideways (captured in flight as a phantasmagoric figure perhaps). A solid hourglass block of umber pigment and a chalky olive green represent the only chromatic accents, offering a restrained contrast to the monochromatic dominance of the piece. Reminiscent of the work of Lee Lozano...

This original etching- "Naissance" (birth)- was realized by the esteemed German artist and master printmaker Wolfgang Gäfgen (b. 1936), circa 1960. Re...

This stunning lithograph, was realized by the celebrated Italian artist Marino Marini in 1969. Part of the series “From Color to Form” by Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980), this wor...

This beautiful modernist aquatint etching was realized by the esteemed Indian artist Kaiko Moti, circa 1975. It offers an abstracted and stylized tree branch (presumably that of a Ch...

This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, who is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Philips Memorial Gallery in Washington and the Brooklyn Museum, to name only a few of the many institutions that feature his work. This print, with its highly considered composition and its loose style of figuration- deftly balances realism and abstraction- helps to explain his acclaim. This etching features a mother walking with her child and two goats in a forested glen. It is a Classic pastoral scene rendered in Costigan's inimitable style- somewhere between Theodore Rousseau and Thomas Hart Benton. These offer a beautiful glimpse of a bygone American pastoral...

This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, circa 1930. He is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, th...

Bernard Sanders (1906-1967) was a master of minimalist prints. In several I've posted the subject is really atmosphere and tension. This could be r...

Etching and aquatint in colours on Arches paper Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto Image: 47.5 x 36.3 cm, Sheet: 67.5 x 52 cm, Framed: 87.9 x 71.7 cm Edition of 46 ...

Warrington Colescott Your Day in Court, from the portfolio Wisconsin Graphics, 1971 Drypoint, etching, aquatint, woodcut, & soft-ground etching, w roulette, vibrograver, letterpress ...

Victor Guadalajara (Mexican, 1965) 'Intersecciones', 2009 Woodcut and Aquatint 100.00 x 185 cm. (39.4 x 72.8 in.) Edition of 30 Unframed

Agnes Mills (American, 1915-2008) Guignol Intermezzo, 1982 Hand colored etching (UNIQUE) Sight: 13 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. Framed: 19 1/2 x 17 x 3/4 in. Titled lower right Inscribed "AP" bo...

Grafica '68 (Partial) Portfolio containing 3 (three) lithographs and etchings Originally issued with 10 Lithographs, Silk Screens and Etchings, of which 7 (seven) are missing Year: 1968 Edition: 100 Size: 17.6 x 23.6 in. or 23.6 x 17.6 in. Publisher: Il Torcoliere, Rome - Italy Signatures: Sheets signed and numbered by hand Comes with folio box and individual artists' presentation sheets. --------------------------------- Artists works included: RENZO VESPIGNANI "Report on the artist" Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph in two colors Edition: 100 Size: 17.6 x 23.6 in. Publisher: Il Torcoliere, Rome - Italy Signed and numbered Ref: RVE_1909_01 LUCIANO DE VITA "Le cavalier inconnu" Year: 1968 Medium: Etching Edition: 100 Size: 23.6 x 17.6 in. Publisher: Il Torcoliere, Rome - Italy Signed and numbered Ref: LDV_1909_01 PIERO GUCCIONE "Images" Year: 1968 Medium: Lithograph in four colors Edition: 100 Size: 23.6 x 17.6 in. Publisher: Il Torcoliere, Rome - Italy Signed and numbered Ref: PGU_1909_01 ======================= Renzo Vespignani was an Italian painter, printmaker and illustrator. Vespignani illustrated the works of Boccaccio, Kafka and T. S. Eliot, among others. In 1956, he co-founded the magazine Citta Aperta and in 1963, co-founded the group II Pro e II Contro for neorealism in figure art. ---------------- Luciano De Vita ( Ancona , 1929 - 1992 ) was an Italian painter , engraver , set designer and lecturer . Born in Ancona, De vita arrived in Bologna in the first post-war period, after having actively participated in the Second World War and having suffered the dramatic consequences. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts and was a pupil of Giorgio Morandi. From 1962 he taught in Milan at the Brera Academy , while in 1975 he returned to Bologna where he obtained the same chair of engraving that had been Morandi's from 1930 to 1956 . De Vita also actively dedicated himself to the theater , overseeing sets and costumes for shows that were also staged at La Scala in Milan. An example is the Turandot curated by Raoul Grassilli. ---------------- Emilio Vedova (9 August 1919 – 25 October 2006) was a modern Italian painter...