1920s Prints and Multiples

JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883 – 1971) PELICANS c 1927-30 Color woodcut, small edition 13 3/8” x 15 3/8”, sheet 15 x 17”. Signed in pencil. Annotated “Botke Prints” Good impression and col...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 19' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in th...

HAROLD L. DOOLITTLE (1883 - 1974) YOSEMITE 1924 Aquatint signed and titled in pencil and dated in the plate lower left 1924. Image 9 ¾ x 13 ¾, sheet 12 x 16 ¾. Doolittle excelled i...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 9' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in the...

Monument im Fruchtland (Monument in the Fertile Country) 1929. after Paul Klee, 1879 – 1940 Original work : Pastel, 47.5 × 34.8cm. Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee. (Photograph via Archiv...

FRANCES H. GEARHART (1869-1958) SNOWBOUND c.1928 Color block print, Signed and titled in pencil. 11 x 6 ½” sheet c. 14 x 9” Laid down on backing board. The usual slight browning a...

Medium: collotype (after the painting). Printed in 1926 at the Leon Marotte atelier and published in an edition of 1000 by Editions des Quatre Chemins. Image size: 8 x 5 inches (202 ...

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1926 at the atelier Lacourière on Montgolfier paper and published by Au Sans Pareil in a limited edition of 995 for "Dix filles dans un pré". Pla...

Pamela Bianco, 'Fruit Piece', lithograph, c. 1925. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed in the stone, lower left. Annotated 'No. 8' in pencil, upper right...

NORBERTINE VON BRESSLERN-ROTH (1891 1978) KAMPF (BATTLE - LOBSTER and OCTOPUS) c. 1928 Color linoleum cut Signed in pencil. Image 8 5/8 x 8 11/16” In excellent condition and full ...

JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (1883 – 1949) CABEZA DE MUJER, ( Woman's Head: Mexican Woman) 1929 (Orozco 9) Lithograph, signed and numbered 23/50. in pencil. Pri...

Anton Schutz, 'Westminster Abbey', etching, edition not stated, 1927. Signed in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. A superb, richly-i...

Karl Michel, 'Venus, Ex Libris - Hanns U. Herta Heeren', woodcut, 1923, edition not stated but small. Signed, dated, and numbered 'op.154' in pencil. Signed in the block, lower left. A fine impression, on cream Japan paper, with full margins (15/16 to 2 11/16 inches), in good condition. Printed by the artist. Matted to museum standards (unframed). . Translation: Venus Ex Libris for Hanns and Herta Heeren. Image size 5 15/16 x 4 inches (156 x 102 mm); sheet size 9 5/8 x 6 inches (245 x 152 mm). ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933). Michel’s work was the subject of a feature article in the influential German graphic design magazine Das Plakat (The Poster) in 1920. An anti-war advocate, Michel created a suite of 12 wood engravings depicting his impressions of the humanitarian toll of WWII entitled ‘Humanitas’ (Humanity). The German publishing house Greifenverlag published the series in a reduced folio of unsigned prints. Michel’s graphic work is held in the permanent collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum (New Zealand), Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum & Exlibrissamling (Denmark), Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest), The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the German Expressionism...

The Gargoyle and His Quarry, Notre Dame. 1920. Etching.Fletcher 90. 7 1/8 x 5 1/4 (sheet 10 1/2 x 9 1/16). Gargoyle series #1. Edition 75. A rich impression printed on 'FJHead&Co' c...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 20' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in th...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 14' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in th...

Original vintage poster: La 18 ch Peugeot. Archival linen-backed art deco early antique French automobile poster. Notable artist Rene Vincent. Excellent condition. Black and white lithograph on natural unbleached paper. Ready to frame. This is a full-size poster and not a magazine ad. From our research, it has been almost a decade since the last copy of this poster was available. Rare Rene Vincent automobile poster. Black and white posters are a rarity as far as vintage posters are concerned. The original idea was to catch the attention of passersby in every possible way. Color was an essential tool in advertising when posters were an essential source for name-brand recognition. The absence of color gives these auto posters a touch of class. They can also be compared to old photographs. Either way, you're looking at something special. This one is incredibly cool since it came from the talented artist Rene Vincent. If his name doesn't ring a bell, his poster "Porto Ramos" probably will if you look it up on our site. You will find that he also created automobile posters as early as 1905, which are all extremely rare and hard to find. Don’t let this excellent-condition vintage poster pass you by. Vincent only got to devote a little time to posters once he was in his forties, after working for many years in various publications--mainly humor and fashion magazines--and in decorative design. However, once he made the switch, he produced prolifically posters, even using additional pseudonyms. He preferred sleek automotive posters...

Walter Tittle, 'The Plaza, Sunset Glow', drypoint, c. 1920s, edition not stated. Signed in pencil and initialed in the plate, lower right. Titled 'The Plaza, Sunset' and annotated 'no. 165' in ink, in the bottom left sheet corner. A superb, luminous impression in dark brown ink, with selectively wiped plate tone; on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 2 1/4 inches). Pale tape stains on the top sheet edge, recto, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches (299 x 176 mm); sheet size 15 11/16 x 9 inches (399 x 229 mm). A view across 'The Pond' in New York City's Central Park, toward Grand Army Plaza...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 8' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in the...

An authentic 1925 Cycles Onyx French lithographic poster, featuring a dynamic, stylized cyclist rendered in bold geometric forms and vibrant Art Deco color blocking. Comes with a cer...

Lyonel Feininger, 'Die Architektur' (Architecture), also 'Stadtbild' (Cityscape), woodcut, edition – proofs only in 1920; 50 in 1921. Prasse W 232. Signed in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white Japan paper, with full margins (1 1/4 to 2 1/8 inches), in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 6 x 8 7/8 inches (152 x 229 mm); sheet size 9 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches (241 x 302 mm). No. 11 of the portfolio 'Zwolf Holzschnitte von Lyonel Feininger', 1921. Provenance: Peter Deitsch collection; exhibited Weimar Museum, 1968. Impressions of this work are in the permanent collections of: the Busch-Reisinger Museum (Cambridge, Mass.), Bauhaus-Archiv (Germany), Hamburger Kunsthalie (Germany), Pfaizische Landesgewerbeanstalt (Germany), Kaiser Wilhelm Museum (Germany), Staatliche Graphische Sammlung (Germany), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lyonel Feininger was born in New York City into a musical family—his father was a violinist and composer, his mother was a singer and pianist. He studied violin with his father, and by the age of 12, he was performing in public, but he also drew incessantly, most notably the steamboats and sailing ships on the Hudson and East Rivers, and the landscape around Sharon, Conn., where he spent time on a farm owned by a family friend. At the age of 16 he left New York to study music and art in Germany, from where his parents emigrated. Drawn more to the visual arts, he attended schools in Hamburg, Berlin, and Paris from 1887 to 1892. After completing his studies, Feininger began his artistic career as a cartoonist and illustrator, his originality leading him to great success. In 1906, after working for a dozen years in Germany, he was offered a job as a cartoonist at the Chicago Tribune, the largest circulation newspaper in the Midwest. He worked there for a year, inventing what became the standard design for the comic strip: in the words of John Carlin, “an overall pattern. . . that allowed the page to be read both as a series of elements one after the other, like language and as a group of juxtaposed images, like visual art.” His originality did not end there: he went on to become one of the great abstract painters. Like Kandinsky, music was his model, but Kandinsky only knew music from the outside—as a listener (inspired initially by Wagner, then by Schoenberg)—while Feininger knew it from the inside. He lived in Paris from 1906 to 1908, during which time he met and was influenced by the work of progressive painters Robert Delaunay and Jules Pascin, as well as that of Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh. He began painting full-time, developing his distinctive Iyrical style based on Cubist and Expressionist idioms and a concern for the emotive qualities of light and color. He exhibited with the Der Blaue Reiter group in 1913, and in 1917, he had his first solo exhibition at Galerie Der Sturm in Berlin. One year after his solo exhibition, in 1918, Feininger began making woodcuts. He became enamored with the medium, producing an impressive 117 in his first year of exploring the printmaking medium. In 1919 at the invitation of the architect Walter Gropius, he was appointed the first master at the newly formed Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar. His woodcut of a cathedral...

FRANCES H. GEARHART and Sisters (THE GEARHARTS) FRUIT FOR SALE c.1928 Color block print. Signed “The Gearharts” and titled. This is an original block print from “Let’s Play”, an...

The Dance is a vintage lithograph realized after Raoul Dufy in 1920. Good conditions. Edition of 110. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composit...

Medium: collotype (after the painting). Printed in 1926 at the Leon Marotte atelier and published in an edition of 1000 by Editions des Quatre Chemins. Image size: 8 x 5 inches (203 ...

Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1920 for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition of 500. Catalogue re...

Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - La Dame aux Camélias, Year: 1927, Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed in pencil lower right, Image Size: 16.5 x 20.5 inches, Frame Size: 25.5 x 2...

FRANCES H. GEARHART (1869-1958) (Mt.) SAN JACINTO c. 1926 Color block print. Signed in pencil. Unknown edition but uncommon. Image 6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches. On Gearhart's typical fibrous japan paper. Sheet 10 ½ x 5 7/8 inches. Generally fresh with her usual pinholes along right margin for printing, slight bit of discoloration in the margins Provenance: Whitmore - Print Corner, Hingham MA. Their Gearhart inventory no. They were Gearhart's principal East coast dealer in the 30's. Obtained from the Whitmore Collection’s grandson in 1995. Old Print Shop...

The original 1927 poster entitled "Panthère noire" by Paul Jouve is a captivating work that embodies the artist's talent for capturing the majesty and powe...

Original etching by Giorgio Morandi. Hand signed lower right and hand numbered lower left. Edition of 40 prints. The artwork is also signed and dated on plate. Image dimensions: 24 x...

Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA Cat, 1927 Original woodcut Handsigned with ink Numbered /160 Bears the blind stamp of the editor (Lugt 1140a) On Vellum 32.5 x 25.5 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch) R...

This elegant circa 1925 original travel poster by Étienne Clérissi promotes Monaco for the PLM railway company (Paris–Lyon–Méditerranée), one of the great producers of luxury travel advertising in France during the early 20th century. The composition offers a breathtaking elevated view of the coastline, with the peninsula and its fortified architecture extending into the dazzling blue waters of the Mediterranean. Lush vegetation in the foreground, including agave and exotic coastal plants, frames the scene, enhancing the sense of sun-drenched beauty and refined escape that Monaco represented in the interwar years. Clérissi’s style combines painterly richness with a carefully constructed sense of atmosphere. The colours are warm and luminous, capturing the play of light on sea, sky, and stone, while the sweeping curve of the bay leads the eye gracefully through the landscape. Posters of this period often emphasised elegance, leisure, and sophistication, and this work fits perfectly within that tradition—presenting Monaco as both a natural paradise and a cultured destination associated with luxury, glamour, and the Riviera lifestyle. Produced when railway travel was at its peak and posters were a primary tool of tourism promotion, this work is not only a beautiful image but also a piece of cultural history. It reflects the romantic vision of the French Riviera that captivated travellers of the 1920s and continues to shape its identity today. Stylish, evocative, and artistically refined, it remains a superb example of classic PLM poster...

MARC CHAGALL (1887 – 1985) MATERNITE, 1926. Motherhood I: Honte / Disgrace (Kornfeld 65, Cramer 5, Sorlier, p. 20-21 Etching, Frontispiece from Maternite Au Sans Pareil, Paris, 1926. Marcel Arland, illustrated by Marc Chagall with five original etchings this being one of the five. Image size: 5 5/8 x 4 1/8. 1130 unsigned impressions on various papers. The story begins with a young woman being shunned by the whole village because she had given birth to a child and left its dead body...

Original lithograph of Josef Fenneker’s German Expressionist poster design for the 1920 silent film Hass (Hate) directed by Manfred Noa. J...

Original 1926 Pointe de Penmarch vintage French travel poster, linen-backed, Grade A- condition, ready to frame. The poster is in very good condition. The right-hand border has a mark along its outer edge, as shown in the images. The mark is about 1.5" long and .75" wide. It is not a paper loss but a stain. Minimal wear for a used poster...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 1' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in the...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 5' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in the...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 15' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in th...

Otto Kuhler, 'The Furnace', drypoint, edition 26, 1924, Kennedy 5. Signed and annotated 'Drypoint. Ltd Ed. Del. et imp.' in pencil. Titled in pencil, in the bottom center sheet edge....

Make Fast, plate 2. 1929. Etching. Laver catalog number 146; Hurst catalog number 258. Plate: 14 3/8 x 9 13/16 (sheet 17 5/8 x 11 3/4). Trial proof 2, before the edition or 75. Ill...

Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Portrait of Marguerite Matisse Etching from 1920 on Chine appliqué paper. Dimensions of sheet: 30 x 21 cm Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm Publishe...

Henri LE SIDANER (1862-1939) House in the Woods, 1928 Original drypoint etching Signed in the plate On vellum, 28 x 20.5 cm Very good condition, minor flaws at the edges of the page

Original vintage Swedish movie poster, 1921 lithograph. Step back into the glamour and intrigue of early 1920s cinema with this **original Swedish movie poster** for *I Singapores ki...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 1' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in the...

Step into the golden age of Italian tourism with this rare original vintage poster by Attilio Ravaglia, created between 1920–1929. This stunning lithograph captures the architectural...

Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Mimi, Year: 1927, Medium: Color Etching, Signed in Pencil, Edition: 105/500, Image Size: 20.5 x 13 inches, Size: 27 in. x 19 in. (68.58 cm x ...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 18' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in th...

This is one of the artworks in the portfolio 'Le Bonheur du Jour', by George Barbier. A very fine work of one of the most important and famous european illustrators of Art Deco, who...

Imagine stepping onto a sun-soaked terrace overlooking the Mediterranean in 1926, surrounded by blooming wisteria and cascading geraniums—that's exactly what James C. Richard captured in this original Menton "La Perle de la France" (The Pearl of France) travel poster. This authenticated vintage lithograph celebrates Menton, the jewel of the eastern French Riviera...

Herman Max Pechstein 1881-1955, Head of a Sailor (Fisherman's Head) (Kopf eines Seemannes [Fischerkopf]), woodcut, 1922, Kruger H 269 write museum catalog entry, bio, museum holdin...

Benson, Frank. WINTER WILDFOWLING. Etching, 1927. Paff 265. Edition of 150. Signed in pencil, lowwer left. 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches (plate), 14 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (sheet). Printed on W...

Duthuit-Garnaud 483 From the Portfolio of Ten Lithographs: “Dix Danseuses (ten dancers)” Lithograph on wove paper, c. 1927 Hand-signed and numbered in pencil in lower margin Impressi...

Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). DOWNTOWN, NEW YORK. F.108. Etching and Aquatint, 1921. Edition of 75. Numbered 19/75 and signed and dated 1921, all in pencil. 8 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches, 214 x 125 mm (plate) plus margins. Framed to 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches with the label of The Old Print Shop...

George Bellows (1882-1925) Arrangement, Emma in a Room Lithograph, 1921 Signed in pencil by the artist and by his printer, Bolton Brown (see photos) Titled in pencil by the artist (see photo) Edition: 43 A portrait of the artist's wife at the Bellows home at 146 E. 19th St., NYC Condition: Excellent Image size: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches Sheet size: 12 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches Reference: Mason 112 Exhibited: Tom Veilleux Gallery, "George Bellows Lithographs...

Louis Icart Faust : Margueritte and Devil Original etching with aquatint Signed in pencil Blind stamp of the editor on the bottom left corner On vellum 62 x 45 cm (c. 25 x 18 in) ...

A rare and striking artifact of automotive history, this original 1928 Bugatti poster is a celebration of modern engineering and brand prestige. Featuring a bold, minimalist rendering of a Bugatti Type 35 — one of the most iconic racing cars of its time — this design fuses mechanical precision with graphic elegance. The poster proudly proclaims in bold red lettering: "Les 7 merveilles du monde sont les vestiges des gloires passées — la Bugatti est la merveille de notre époque" (“The seven wonders of the world are relics of past glories — the Bugatti is the marvel of our time”). It's a declaration of innovation, pride, and forward-looking optimism, capturing the spirit of the interwar years when technology and speed symbolized progress. This composition is a masterpiece of early automotive advertising — clean lines, bold contrast, and sharp typography emphasize the modernist aesthetic of the 1920s. More than a promotional piece, it stands as a cultural statement about Bugatti’s place in the modern world. Ideal for collectors of classic car memorabilia...

Quatre corbeaux by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Pochoir 28 x 44.5 cm (11 x 17 ¹/₂ inches) Stamped lower right, manzana-Pissarro Artist biography: Like all second-generation ...

Edouard Benedictus, 'Variations, plate 17' from the portfolio 'Variations Quatre-Vingt-Six Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches', color pochoir, edition not stated, 1923. Signed in th...

Henri de TOULOUSE LAUTREC Short joys (Fish Seller and Don Quixote) Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On Chine paper 27.5 x 36.5 cm (c. 10.6 x 14.2 in) Blind stamp o...

A Dynamic, 1920s Modern Birds-Eye View of Detroit, Michigan by Notable American Artist, Frederic Valpey Shotwell (1907-1929). Titled "Downtown Detroit", the artwork is a finely executed etching on paper, dating from 1926. A dramatic, sweeping view of Randolph Street of downtown Detroit in the mid 1920s. To the lower center is the Old Wayne County building and to the upper right is Book Tower...

Eurasian bullfinch by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Pochoir 24.5 x 43 cm (9 ⁵/₈ x 16 ⁷/₈ inches) Stamped lower right, manzana-Pissarro Artist biography: Like all second-gener...