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Medium: Engraving
In Ancient Tunis
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
In Ancient Tunis Image: 23.0 x 15.2 cm Mount: 35.7 x 26.8 cm Wood engraving 1932 One of Fourteen Wood Engravings, from drawings made on Orient Line Cruises by Robert Gibbings...
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1930s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Wood, Engraving

The Fight with Morhoult, from Tristan and Iseult
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The Fight with Morhoult Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color engraving Year: 1970 Edition: XII/XXV Frame Size: 25 1/4" x 20 3/4" Sheet Size: 17 3/...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

St. Christophe (St. Kitts): Bellin 18th Century Hand Colored Map
Located in Alamo, CA
Jacques Bellin's copper-plate map of the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts entitled "Carte De De l'Isle St. Christophe Pour servir á l'Histoire Genle. des V...
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1740s Other Art Style Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Self-Portrait, Bare-Headed - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait, Bare-Headed is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a late edit...
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19th Century Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

The Great Jewish Bride - Engraving after Rembrandt -19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Great Jewish Bride is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1635. This wonderful pi...
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19th Century Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Columbines Pl.162 Original mezzotint by J.W. Weinmann
Located in Paonia, CO
“Columbines Pl. 162” A Weinmann, Johann, Wilhelm Mezzotint Engraving With Some Hand Coloring from Johan Wilhelm Weinmann’s ( 1683-1741 ) Phytanthoza Iconographia, a comprehensive sci...
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1740s Other Art Style Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint

Still Life with Eggs - Original handsigned etching - Limited / 150
Located in Paris, IDF
Mario AVATI Still Life with Eggs Original black manner etching Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 150 copies On vellum 38 x 48 cm (c. 15 x 19 in) Au...
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1970s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Mezzotint

Scots Pine, Limited edition print, Landscape, Tree, Nature art
Located in Deddington, GB
Scots Pine drypoint etching printed onto Japanese gampi tissue and backed onto German Hahnemule printmaking paper. This print depicts a mature pine tree, standing proud from the rest...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Storm Cloud Over Sand Cove, mezzotint of coastal Maine by James Groleau
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Color mezzotints depicting the landscape of coastal Maine. This is one of eighteen (printed on chine collé) with intimations of the Arts and Crafts Movement from the early twentieth ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint

Deserted gardens perhaps
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1976 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 115 Publisher : Galerie Schmücking (Braunschweig) Printer : Lacourière et Frélaut (Paris) 28.00 cm. x 37.50 cm. 11.02 i...
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1970s Abstract Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

BUCHOZ. A Group of Four Tulips
Located in London, GB
A Group of 4 hand-coloured engraved plates of tulips, in matching silver leaf frames. Dimensions: 34.6cm by 48.5cm. A fine group of these rare flower plates, the complete volume of 40 being part of Le Jardin d'Eden, which was intended as the supplement to the Collection des Fleurs de la Chine & de l'Europe, first published in 1776. [Paris 1781] The second half of the eighteenth century saw a boom in natural history publications in France fuelled by such works as Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle. The accession of Louis XVI in 1774 was followed by a relaxation in the regulation of the book trade making it easier for authors to publish their own works. No other writer was to take such copious advantage of these two developments as Pierre-Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807), a French physician, lawyer and naturalist. His works are characterised by the beauty of the illustrations, and their rarity owing to the small size of the print runs. The final tulip plate...
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1780s Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Paper

Ma fille! Monsieur Cabanel - Drypoint by Félicien Rops - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Etching Héliogravure and drypoint. Signed with artist's monogram. Hand titled. Second state.  Good condition. Ref. Rouir 905; Exteens 411. 
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1850s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Love's Labors Lost
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Love’s Labors Lost Series: Shakespeare II Date: 1971 Medium: drypoint Framed Dimensions: 21.75" x 18.75" Signature: Pencil signed Edition: 128/2...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Lieutenant General Talmash: 18th C. Portrait by Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Lieutenant General Talmash by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Heads of Illustrious Perso...
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1740s Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

FEOLI. Vedute del Museo Pio-Clementino
Located in London, GB
Magnificent large plate illustrating the Vatican Museum at the end of the eighteenth century by Vincenzo Feoli (1750 - 1831) after Miccinelli and Costa. The Pio-Clementino museum, n...
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1790s Naturalistic Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Handmade Paper

Le Dragon
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 12/100 LCD3997
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1970s Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Lion in Bowl - Etching on Paper by Mario Avati - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lion in Bowl is an etching on paper, realized by the French artist and print-maker master Mario Avati (1921-2009). Hand-signed on the lower right and numbered on the lower left in p...
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1960s Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Mezzotint

Alcazar
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 34/99 Publisher : L'Œuvre gravée Catalog : [Masrour 143] 65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 47.00 cm...
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1970s Abstract Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Untitled
Located in Paris, FR
Carborundum engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA 27.50 cm. x 19.00 cm. 10.83 in. x 7.48 in. (paper) 19.00 cm. x 14.50 cm. 7.48 in. x 5.71 in. (image) A sm...
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1970s Abstract Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

(Mort de Cleopatre) (The Death of) Cleopatra /// Surrealism Salvador Dali Modern
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Title: "(Mort de Cleopatre) (The Death of) Cleopatra" *Signed by Dali in pencil lower right Year: 1972 Medium: Original Engraving on Arches paper Limited edition: 197/325 Printer: Ateliers Rigal, Paris, France Publisher: EUKA, Paris, France and Roten Gallery, Baltimore, MD Reference: "The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of Salvador Dali" - Field No. 72-14, page 73; "Dali: Catalogue Raisonné of Etchings and Mixed-Media Prints, 1924-1980" - Michler/Löpsinger No. 820, page 247 Sheet size: 22.5" x 30.13" Image size: 16.38" x 20.38" Condition: Toning to sheet. Faint stain line at right edge and a few soft handling creases in right margin. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Los Angeles, CA. Numbered by Dali in pencil lower left. Arches watermark lower right. We are specialists in Salvador Dali's printmaking oeuvre, having personally worked with his cataloger Albert Field in the 1980's, we unconditionally guarantee all of our examples to be authentic. Biography: Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres, Spain. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media. Dalí attributed his "love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Intaglio

Greeting card - Galerie Michel (Paris)
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1996 Handsigned by the artist in pencil 23.50 cm. x 16.50 cm. 9.25 in. x 6.5 in. (paper) 16.70 cm. x 13.00 cm. 6.57 in. x 5.12 in. (image) This small etching is chara...
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1990s Abstract Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Seated Woman Holding her Shirt - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Woman Holding her Shirt is an etching on ivory-colored paper realized after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1658. This wonderful piece of art belongs to an edition of the late 1...
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19th Century Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

The Beggar - Etching by Eugène Burnand - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Beggar is an etching realized by Eugène Burnard (1850-1921) in the Late 19th century. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is realized through s...
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Late 19th Century Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Etching

A Curious Place : What Happens Here ? - Original etching - 1951
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN A Curious Place : What Happens Here ? Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

"A BRISK GALE" and "A MODERATE GALE"
Located in Portland, ME
Canot, P.C. (French, worked in England, 1710-1777), after Willem van de Velde and Ludolph Bakhuizen. "A BRISK GALE" and "A MODERATE GALE," engravings, ...
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Mid-18th Century Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

The Fight - Original etching - 1951
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN The Fight Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Oiseaux #1, from a series on birds by Marjan Seyedin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Aquatint and drypoint Year: 2011 Edition of 21 Image Size: 7 × 3.54 inches Portrait of a bird from a series by Franco-Iranian artist Marjan Seyedin. In her works, the an...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Aquatint

1800 'Map of London, Southwark, and parts adjacent' by Darton and Harvey
Located in London, GB
Darton and Harvey (publisher) Map of London, Southwark, and parts adjacent (1800) Engraving 42 x 56 cm Original price "1 shilling".
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Early 1800s Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Engraving

Fishermen - Etching by Eugène Burnand - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Fishermen is an original etching realized by Eugène Burnand (1850-1921) in the Late 19th century. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is realize...
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Late 19th Century Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Etching

Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs t...
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19th Century Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Game in the Cloakroom - Original etching - 1951
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN Game in the Cloakroom Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Ca. 1578 Old Master Engraving "Siculus" After Jan vander Straet (Strandanus)
By Jan Van der Straet
Located in Chicago, IL
Ca. 1578, Engraving "Siculus" - from the portfolio “The Stables of Don John of Austria” (Equile Austriaci Caroli V)" After Jan van der Straet (Stradanus). An Old Master print from the series of 43 engravings depicting horses of different breeds from the stables of John of Austria (1547-1578), son of Emperor Charles V. Each print shows a horse in the foreground on a hilltop overlooking a distant landscape. Each bears it's title breed, centered upper edge, with two columns of brief explanatory Latin texts in the lower margins. Published by Philips Galle...
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16th Century Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Paper

Chute d'un Ange - Original Etching by Félicien Rops - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chute d’un Ange is an original drypoint on laid paper realized by Félicien Rops, hand monogrammed and inscribed "Ah! N'insultez jambs une femme qui tombe!". In very good conditions....
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Late 19th Century Symbolist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Drypoint

The Messenger - Original etching - 1951
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN The Messenger Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Surprised Lovers - Original etching - 1951
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN Surprised Lovers Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Cyrilla Pulchella Scarlet-Flowered Cyrilla /// English Botanical Flower Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799) Title: "Cyrilla Pulchella Scarlet-Flowered Cyrilla" (Vol. 11, Plate 374) Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed Ye...
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1790s Victorian Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

Seductive Dancer - Original etching - 1951
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN Seductive Dancer Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Aberdeen - Engraving by Samuel Bradshaw - 1838
Located in Roma, IT
Aberdeen is an Etching on paper realized by S. Bradshaw in 1838. The artwork is in good condition. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.
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1830s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

A Proud Beautiful Woman - Original etching - 1951
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN A Proud Beautiful Woman Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Black Circle III, by Guntars Sietins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: mezzotint and aquatint Year: 2014 Edition: 30, signed in pencil. Image Size: 12 x 15.75 inches Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. The illusions and reflections in Si...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint, Aquatint

Two Fools (or Fool and Foolish Woman)
Located in New York, NY
Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), an engraving after Beham’s Two Fools (or Fool and Foolish Woman), engraving, c 1540, a copy or impression in reverse of Pauli 215, Bartsch 213, the cop...
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16th Century Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

St. George and the Dragon - Original Etching by R. Tommasi Ferroni - Late 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 34.7 x 49 cm. St. George and the Dragon is a splendid drypoint and etching realized by Riccardo Tommasi Ferroni. The state of preservation is excellent, except for...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Shepherd - Etching by A. Suares - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Shepherd is from Illustrations for Cressidra, a print on paper realized by André Suares in 1926.  Etching and drypoint Edition of 200 print, Including a Passepartout Good conditions.
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1920s Symbolist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Lady - Etching by A. Suares - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Lady is from Illustrations for Cressidra, a print on paper realized by André Suares in 1926.  Etching and drypoint Edition of 200 print, Included a Passepartout. Good conditions.
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1920s Symbolist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Drypoint

No title
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 31/50 66.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.98 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 39.00 cm. x 29.50 cm. 15.35 in. x 11.61 in. (image) LCD4237
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1970s Abstract Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Grand-mere (effet de lumiere)
Located in New York, NY
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Grand-mere (effet de lumiere), etching and drypoint, 1889, signed in pencil lower right, titled lower left, inscribed “No 3 – ...
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1880s Impressionist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

A Hand Colored 18th Century Framed Map of South America by Thomas Jefferys
Located in Alamo, CA
This detailed hand colored map of South America by Thomas Jefferys was published in London in 1750. The map shows countries, early colonial possessions, towns, rivers, mountains, and...
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Mid-18th Century Other Art Style Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Comic Composites for the Scrap Book, Surrealist Engraving of Assemblage Figures
Located in Long Island City, NY
Comic Composites for the Scrap Book Unknown Artist Date: 1829 Engraving Image Size: 8 x 13.75 inches Size: 9.5 x 14.5 in. (24.13 x 36.83 cm) Publisher: W.B Cooke, London
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1820s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Fractal - ssi - 10b
Located in Paris, FR
Edition : 7/25 61.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 24.02 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 30.00 cm. x 30.00 cm. 11.81 in. x 11.81 in. (image) The Fractal series illustrates the invisible networks of ou...
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2010s Abstract Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Requiem - Vintage Héliogravure by Franz von Bayros - 1921 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Mit Reinen Händen is a black and white héliogravure on cream-colored cardboard realized by Choisy Le Conin, pseudonym of Franz Von Bayros (Agram, 1866 – Vienna, 1924). From Mappe, a...
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1920s Symbolist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Metzinger, Femme à sa Toilette (Metzinger, AM-18-013), Du cubisme (after)
By Jean Metzinger
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint on vélin du Lana Papiers Spéciaux pure rag paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Du Cubisme, 1947. Published by Compagnie Françai...
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1940s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Laboureur, Composition, Alternance (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Rives BFK paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Alternance, 1946. Published by Le Gerbier, Paris; printed by atelier Quesnevill...
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1940s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

20th century drypoint etching figurative animal print horses sketch signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Combat Equestre" is an original lithograph by Claude Weisbuch. The artist signed the piece lower right and wrote the edition number (24/100) in the lower left. This piece depicts mu...
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1970s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Self-Portrait, Leaning Forward, Listening-Engraving after Rembrandt-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-portrait, Leaning Forward, Listening is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of a...
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19th Century Old Masters Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Femmes en Costumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leonor Fini Title: Femmes en Costumes Year: c.1970 Medium: Original color engraving Edition: Numbered 124/275 in pencil Paper: Arches paper Image size 14.5 x 11 inches Sheet ...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Composition, Alternance, Jacques Maret
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on Rives BFK paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Alternance, 1946. Published by Le Gerbier, Paris; printed by atelier Quesnevill...
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1940s Modern Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Hot Housekeeper - Original Etching and Drypoint by A. Soffici - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dedicated in red pencil. Signed on plate top left. Ardengo Soffici was an Italian painter, intellectual, poet and writer. He was an exponent of the Futurism even if ...
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1920s Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Adrian Collaert 17th Century The Temptation of Christ Engraving Martin de Vos
Located in London, GB
We have the full series of 52 prints (including title page) from Vita Passio et Resurrectio Iesu Christi listed. To find the others scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below i...
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17th Century Realist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Theodoor Galle Martin de Vos 17th Century Engraving Drinking from Jesus' Cup
Located in London, GB
We have the full series of 52 prints (including title page) from Vita Passio et Resurrectio Iesu Christi listed. To find the others scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below i...
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17th Century Realist Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Rabbit Series #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Rabbit Series #1" 1980, is an original mezzotint with embossing by noted Hungarian artist Radovan Kragulj, b.1935. It is hand signed, dated, titled and inscribed A.P. (Artist Proof) in pencil by the artist. The sheet size is 25.5 x 19.5 inches is in excellent condition. About the artist: Radovan Kraguly...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Engraving Prints and Multiples

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Mezzotint

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Art is a smart investment if the print-collecting bug has bitten you. But maybe you’re merely looking to bring art into your home — if so, engravings and other types of fine art prints can help enhance your space while supporting your effort to tie an interior design together.

An engraving is a print made by incising lines into a metal plate with a sharp tool called a burin. After the image is drawn, the plate is inked, wiped clean, and then firmly pressed to paper so the ink remaining in the incised grooves is transferred. Considerable force is required to mark the metal, so the lines made by engraving tend to be stronger than those made through etching, and characterized by gentle tapering. Light and shade have to be created through cross-hatching since the technique is line-based.

Albrecht Dürer, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Francisco Goya are among the Old Masters admired for their engravings, but postwar and contemporary artists have made the most of the technique as well. 

Vija Celmins, for example, engraved wood to create her series of ocean surfaces, while Louise Bourgeois, who spoke about the symbolic power of engraving to convert aggression into something useful, revisited the medium throughout her long career. For Jasper Johns, recognized as one of the most innovative, masterful print artists of all time, printmaking was ideal for exploring the ideas of repetition, seriality, patterning, semiotics, order and symbolism that intrigued him. His crosshatch prints (and paintings, for that matter) are a wonderful reference to the engraving process but also a brilliant conceptual update of Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, which Johns subverted again and again.

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