(after) Edgar Degas

Dance class - Woodcut - Louvre Museum edition after Edgar DEGAS

Edgar DEGAS (after) Dance class Woodcut print after a painting of Degas Egraved by G. Regnier On vellum 65 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Edited by Chalcographie du Louvre, authenticated with the blind stamp of Museum workshop This woodcut print is very rare as it's no longer printed...

Salvador DALI (after) Museum of Figueras Lithograph on vellum Handsigned in pencil Numbered /500 Dated, 1974 69.4 x 49.3 cm (27 x 19.3 in.) REFERENCES : Catalog Michler and Lopsing...

Annual Events for Young Murasaki (July) - Tales of Genji - Japanese Woodblock Rightmost panel a triptych, depicting monthly events for Wakamurasaki (Young Murasaki). This is the month of July. There appears to be a lesson taking place, possibly for writing or poetry. Artist: Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864) Publisher: Ebisu-ya Shoshichist Presented in a new blue mat. Mat size: 19"H x 13"W Paper size: 14.5"H x 10"W Commentary on the triptych: In the Edo period, Tanabata was designated as one of the five seasonal festivals, and became an annual event for the imperial court, aristocrats, and samurai families, and gradually came to be celebrated by the general public. Its origins are said to be a combination of the Kikoden festival, which originated from the Chinese legend of Altair and the Weaver Girl, and Japan's ancient Tanabata women's faith. Ink is ground with dew that has accumulated on potato leaves, poems and wishes are written on five colored strips of paper, which are then hung on bamboo branches to celebrate the two stars that meet once a year. Although the illustration is a Genji painting...

"The Doorway of Baalbec" is a 19th century full folio sized duotone lithograph, representing plate 81 in the Egypt and Nubia volumes of David Roberts’ large folio edition, published ...