James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Venus

1859

Adolescence. 1932. Etching. Fletcher catalog 75 state vi. Image: 14 3/8 x 10 7/16 (sheet 16 3/4 x 13). Total edition 91. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers 1850-1940; Fine Prin...

Adolescence. (Kathleen Nancy Woodward). 1932. Etching. Fletcher 75. state vi (final, published state). 14 3/8 x 10 7/16 (sheet 16 7/8 x 12 5/8). Total edition 91. Illustrated: Guich...

J. Becquet, Sculptor (The Fiddler). 1859. Drypoint. 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 (sheet 12 3/4 x 9 1/2). Series: "Sixteen Etchings or Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects" (Thames Set), plat...

Rotherhithe (Originally published as Wapping). 1860. Etching. Kennedy catalog 66 state iii; Glasgow catalog 70. state vi. 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 (sheet 12 7/8 x 9 1/2). Series: "Sixteen Etc...

1880. Etching and drypoint. Wentworth 46. 10 5/16 x 7 1/4 (sheet 13 5/8 x 10). Edition of about 100. Illustrated: Calloway, English Prints for the Collector, p. 160. A rich impressi...

Au Café -- La Négresse. 1908. Etching and drypoint. Exsteens 271.i/ii. 11 x 5 5/8 (sheet 17 3/8 x 11 1/8). Series: Les Bars. From the first state edition...

This large scale, ethereal portrait depicts a tranquil male nude figure floating in pink and blue. Based on a tempera painting, an expressionist, emotive piece to bring dramatic impa...

Dismemberment, 1994 Louise Bourgeois Drypoint and roulette, on smooth Somerset wove paper Signed and numbered from the edition of 44 Fourth and final state Printed by Harlan & Weaver, New York Published by Peter Blum Edition, New York Plate: 17.6 × 12.6 cm (6.9 × 4.9 in) Sheet: 52 × 37.7 cm (20.5 × 14.8 in) Literature: MoMA Cat. No. 652/IV "This is a self-portrait as a helpless, defenceless woman. She has no arms... she is like the harmless women in sculpture. The protecting hand has been cut off. Maybe women are just poor creatures... there is always the fear of being inadequate... of not being able to take care of oneself. It is a permanent feeling. There is the need to defend oneself... then she would be afraid for the children. I always felt that I could not defend myself because I could not understand what motivates people... I still feel that way." In reference to the game of marbles (being played by the hand at bottom right, most easily seen in state IV), Bourgeois said: "There is always someone to trick her... someone always wins. This is the desperate art of self-defense.... But even if someone cut her, she would not lose her dignity... she would still stand there in full self-assurance. She tries to put herself back together through her beauty... through her hair. You can land on your feet if you are beautiful...

"Julio Girona (Cuba, 1914-2002) 'Genevieve', N/A collagraph on paper Guarro Geler 27.6 x 19.7 in. (70 x 50 cm.) Edition of 75 ID: GIR-301"

Plate 26 from La Suite Vollard. Bloch 226. Baer 440. Etching, engraving and aquatint, on Montval paper. Signed in pencil, from the edition of 260 (there was also an edition of 50 wit...

Georges Rouault - Original Engraving - Ubu the King Paper : Vélin Signed in the plate Edition: 210 Dimensions : 29 x 21.5 cm Very Good Condition Ambroise VOLLARD, Paris 1955 Georges...

Georges Rouault - Original Engraving - Ubu the King Paper : Vélin Signed in the plate Edition: 210 Dimensions : 29 x 21.5 cm Very Good Condition Ambroise VOLLARD, Paris 1955 Georges...