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Period: Late 19th Century
1896 original Maîtres de l'affiche N. 33 poster by Jules Chéret - Théâtrophone
Located in PARIS, FR
With elegance, whimsy, and vibrant Parisian spirit, Jules Chéret’s Théâtrophone lithograph is a gem from the celebrated Les Maîtres de l’Affiche series, published in 1896. Often refe...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Hardy Phloxes, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Hardy Phloxes' Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image. Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

L'Univers est créé
Located in London, GB
Gauguin came back to Paris in August 1893 from his first stay in Tahiti, In the luggage numerous drawings and preparatory work for a book designed by him. In collaboration with the writer Charles Morice, parts of the text "NOA NOA" were created in Paris in the winter of 1893-1894. The plan was for a preferred edition with 10 almost identical woodcuts, all of which were made in the winter of 1893-1894. According to the individual proto-prints by Gauguin, the artist left the artist to Louis Roy...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Hand Colored 19th c. Vanity Fair Caricature of an Opera Singer, "Polish Tenor"
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand colored Vanity Fair caricature of a 19th century opera singer, M Jean de Reszke, entitled 'Polish Tenor'. The print was created by the most famou...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'The Serenade' — Fin-de-siècle French Romantic Eroticism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Legrand, 'The Serenade', soft-ground etching, drypoint, and aquatint, c. 1895, edition 20. Signed and numbered '9/20' in pencil. Annotated '20 proofs taken' in pencil, bottom l...
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Post-Impressionist Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Goldfinch etc, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Goldfinch etc Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879. 160mm by 245mm (sheet). Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.
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Victorian Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

"Un Importun" etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: etching (etched by Marie Louveau-Rouveyre after the Philippe Rousseau painting). This impression on laid paper was printed in 1880 and published in Paris by L'Art. Plate size...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Enigma (Apparition in a Blue Dream) - Original lithograph - 1897
Located in Paris, IDF
Henri Bellery-Desfontaines Enigma (Apparition in a Blue Dream), 1897 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) ...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

MacDonald of the Isles and Slate (Tartan), Scotland art design lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
MacDonald of the Isles and Slate (Tartan) Chromolithograph. 1886. From 'The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland', by James Grant, 1886. 365mm by 265mm (sheet). Accompanied by a she...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Coffee - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph hand watercolored. Belongs to the Series "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration o...
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Modern Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Russian, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Russian - Russe - Russisch' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from Racinet’s ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’, 1887. Published in Paris. Albert Racinet's 'L' Ornement Pol...
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French School Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Morning Awakening
Located in PARIS, FR
"Morning Awakening" from the series "The Times of the Day" Original lithograph Signed "Mucha" and dated "99" for 1899, at the lower part of the plate. There is no hand-written signa...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Orchids: Framed 19th C. Hand-Colored Engraving of "Laelia Anceps" by J. Fitch
Located in Alamo, CA
This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled "Laelia Anceps Williamsii" Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 100 in Robert Warner's publication 'The Orchid Album...
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

The Guildmasters, Photogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Bredius, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - The Guildmasters, Year: of Original: 1661 (printed 1906), Medium: Photogravure, Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm), P...
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Old Masters Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Gilbert & Sullivan: Framed Pair of 19th C. Vanity Fair Portraits
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a pair of Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricatures of the famous and beloved English musical composers and playwrights Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir Leslie Ward (Spy) (1851-1922) and Carlo Pellegini (Ape) (1839-1889). The portrait of Arthur Sullivan entitled "English Music" was published in Vanity Fair on March 14, 1874 and W. S. Gilbert entitled "Patience" was published in the Men of the Day portion of Vanity Fair on May 21, 1881. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900) is regarded as the finest British composer of the 19th century. He is best known for his series of 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including such enduring works as H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Sullivan composed 23 operas, 13 major orchestral works, eight choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous hymns and other church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. The best known of his hymns and songs include "Onward Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord". Sir William Schwenck (WS) Gilbert (1836-1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan. Gilbert's creative output included over 75 plays and libretti, and numerous short stories, poems and lyrics, both comic and serious. These Vanity Fair portraits of Gilbert and Sullivan are presented in identical ornate black wood frames and cream-colored French mats with grey inner mats. The frames each measure 21.75" x 16" x .88". The frames and prints are in excellent condition. From 1868 until February 5, 1914, Vanity Fair, a weekly magazine of social, literary and political content, was very popular in Victorian and later, Edwardian England. The most popular of its features were the full page caricatures of famous men and women of the day which included their biographies, which remains the magazines lasting legacy. Vanity Fair's most famous artists were Carlo Pellegrini who signed his works “Ape” and Leslie Ward, known as “Spy”, but many other artists and writers contributed caricatures and prose to the publication, including Lewis Carroll, Willie Wilde, P. G. Wodehouse, Jessie Pope and Bertram Fletcher Robinson. Thomas Gibson...
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Other Art Style Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the original menu illustration). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 ...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Tamariscinee - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...
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Modern Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

La Danse (The Dance) - Original lithograph - 1897
Located in Paris, IDF
Armand Rassenfosse La Danse, 1897 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On paper 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Moderne, Paris, 1897-1899...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1896 original lithographic poster by Georges Meunier - Normandie & Bretagne
Located in PARIS, FR
This original lithographic poster, created in 1896 by French artist Georges Meunier, was published as Plate 31 in the prestigious Les Maîtres de l’Affiche series. Commissioned by the...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Ladies in The Paris Street - Belle Epoque Period - Original Pair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LEBAS Léonie (19th-20th) - Paris Belle Epoque Genre Scene - Oil on wood in pair - Copper leaf frames. Wood Dim (each) : 22 X 16 cm - Dim frame (eac...
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Post-Impressionist Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Oil

Sir August Friedrich Manns, composer, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1895
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crystal Palace' Chromolithograph. 1895. Vanity Fair portrait of Sir August Friedrich Manns (1825-1907) who was a German-born conductor who made his career in England. After servi...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Ericas and Epacrises, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ericas and Epacrises' Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image. Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Walwitschia - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph hand watercolored. Belongs to the Series "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration o...
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Modern Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Ira D Sankey, Vanity Fair singer and composer portrait chromolithograph, 1884
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Praise and Prayer' Chromolithograph, 1874, after Ape (Carlo Pellegrini 1839-1889) Vanity Fair portrait of Ira D. Sankey (1840 -1908), known as The Sweet Singer of Methodism, who w...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Pierre-Auguste Renoir -- Le chapeau épinglé - 3e planche
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Le chapeau épinglé - 3e planche (Delteil, Stella 8), circa 1894 Etching on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. From La Vie Artistique by Gustave Geffroy...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching

'The Speaker', Vanity Fair portrait of The Rt. Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Speaker' Chromolithograph, 1887. Vanity Fair portrait of The Rt. Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel PC (1829 - 1912), who was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Com...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Forced Shrubs, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Forced Shrubs' Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image. Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Charles John Darling, lawyer, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1897
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Little Darling' Chromolithograph. 1897. Vanity Fair musician portrait of Charles John Darling (1849-1936), lawyer, politician and High Court judge. 395mm by 265mm (sheet)
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Victorian Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cattle, English antique animal engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Cattle Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879. 160mm by 245mm (sheet). Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.
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Victorian Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Au Concert
Located in Chicago, IL
Commissioned by The Ault & Wiborg Co., USA. Color Zincograph on wove paper, 1896. Hand-signed in black crayon. Wittrock C (of C) edition. Reference: Wittrock; P28, vol. 2 pg 810. ...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Todos Caeran - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Todos Caeran is a black and White aquatint, drypoint, and etching printed in blue-black ink on laid paper from Caprichos realized after Francisco Goya in 1881-1886. 6th Edition.  T...
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Modern Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Manon - Original lithograph (1897/98)
Located in Paris, IDF
Rene Xavier PRINET (1861 - 1946) Manon Original litograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 On vellum 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Moderne, Par...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Belle Époque original 1890 poster Jules Chéret Musée Grévin colonial exhibition
Located in PARIS, FR
An emblem of the Belle Époque's fascination with the exotic, this original 1890 poster by Jules Chéret—often called the father of the modern poster—captures the spirit of late 19th-c...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Arabian, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Arabian - Arabe - Arabisch' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from Racinet’s ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’, 1887. Published in Paris. Albert Racinet's 'L' Ornement Pol...
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French School Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Large-Leaved Saxifrage, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Large-Leaved Saxifrage' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professo...
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Ixion" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed on laid paper by Cadart and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux Arts in 1876. Plate size: 5 1/8 x 6 3/8 inches (130 x 165 mm). Not signed.
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Courtiers under a wisteria draped pine tree
Located in Middletown, NY
Tokyo: Yokoyama Ryohachi, 1892 Woodcut in ink with embossing and hand-coloring in watercolor on handmade mulberry paper, 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (368 x 251 mm), ōban tate-e, the full ...
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Edo Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Woodcut

1892 illustrated program for Mirages, Henri-Gabriel Ibels for the Théâtre Libre
Located in PARIS, FR
In this 1892 illustrated program for Mirages, Henri-Gabriel Ibels, a key figure of the Nabis movement, extends the reach of modern art deep into the realm of performance. Created for...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

1896 original lithography by Armand Rassenfosse Salon des cent
Located in PARIS, FR
In the heart of 19th-century Paris, the art scene flourished with an unparalleled vibrancy, attracting connoisseurs and creators from around the globe. One pivotal event that capture...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Paper

Azaleas, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Azaleas' Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image. Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Thirsty: The Appearance of a Town Geisha - a So-Called Wine-Server - in the Anse
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Thirsty: The Appearance of a Town Geisha - a So-Called Wine-Server - in the Ansei Era Color woodcut, 1888 Signed; Seal: Taiso (see photo) Plate 22 from the series "Thirty-two Aspects...
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Showa Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

1897 Original lithograph of Armand Point entitled The golden legend
Located in PARIS, FR
Very nice original lithograph of Armand Point entitled The golden legend. Armand Point (1861 - 1932) was a French painter and the leader of a community o...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Paper

L'Andalouise au Temps des Maures
Located in Spokane, WA
Original L'Andalouise au Temps des Maures vintage art nouveau poster. L'Andalousie au Temps des Maures. Exposition de 1900. Imprimerie C...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Antoine Louis-Barye "Walking Tiger" Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot ca. 1870
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Walking Tiger" Antoine Louis-Barye Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot Circa. 1870 11 1/3 x 7 3/4 (21 3/8 x 17 1/2 frame) inches This is "Walking Tig...
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Realist Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Black and White

"L'Imploration" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Published in London in 1896 by The Studio. Image size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (190 x 140 mm). Sheet size: 11 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (285 x 193 mm). Signed in t...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Le Roi Peste (The Plague Kings) - Etching by James Ensor - 1895
Located in Roma, IT
The Plague Kings is an original etching on the Japanese paper, realized by James Ensor in 1895, signed on the plate and dated, unique state, with the second signature on the reverse ...
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Surrealist Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Middle Ages, French antique 19th century Racinet art design lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Middle Ages - Moyen-Age - Mittel Alter' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from Racinet’s ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’, 1887. Published in Paris. Albert Racinet's 'L' ...
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French School Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Salomé - Original lithograph (Catalog raisonne Bridges #R 10c), 1897
Located in Paris, IDF
Alphonse Mucha Salomé Original lithograph Printed signature, as issued 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin (wove) Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") REFERENCES : Ann Bridges, Alphonse Mucha...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cicas Revoluta - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph hand watercolored. Belongs to the Series "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration o...
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Modern Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Fallen Rider - Etching by Max Klinger - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Fallen Rider  is a modern artwork realized by Max Klinger in 1881. The artwork belongs to a series of prints called Intermezzi realized by Max Klinger, published by Nurnberg: Stroef...
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Symbolist Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching

La phalène des îles de la mer - Original litograph (1897/98)
Located in Paris, IDF
Franz M. Melchers La phalène des îles de la mer Original litograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 On vellum 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Mod...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Brontops Robustus, antique Como Bluff dinosaur bone lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Brontops Robustus, Marsh 1/4' Lithograph by Emil Crisand after the drawing by Frederick Berger, under the supervision of Othniel Charles Marsh. Depicts dinosaur fossil...
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cléo de Merode - Lithograph after H. de Toulouse-Lautrec - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized in 1970s, after the original work by Toulouse-Lautrec of 1896. Limited edition of 1000. Excellent condition.
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Post-Impressionist Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Golden Eagle: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Golden Eagle", No. 3, Plate 12 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed and colored by JT Bowe...
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Short-Eared Owl - Woodcut Print by Alexander Francis Lydon - 1870
Located in Roma, IT
Short-Eared Owl is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917) . Woodcut print, hand colored, published by London, Bell & Sons, 1870...
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Modern Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Hélyett Marjolaine by Georges de Feure, Art Nouveau theater lithograph, 1896
Located in Chicago, IL
Lithograph of George de Feure’s 1896 theatrical Art Nouveau poster promoting Mistinguett’s role as Hélyett in Marjolaine. Hélyett is shown in a delicate pastel palette, enveloped b...
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Art Nouveau Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Art Nouveau : Golden Age, Peaceful Life in the Forrest - Original lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Henri RIVERE (1884-1951) Art Nouveau : Golden Age, Peaceful Life in the Forrest, 1898 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On paper 90 x 120 cm ...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1886 lithographic poster for Le Bossu at the Théâtre de la Gaîté
Located in PARIS, FR
A Swashbuckling Spectacle in Belle Époque Paris This vibrant 1886 lithographic poster for Le Bossu at the Théâtre de la Gaîté captures the theatrical flair and colorful storytelling...
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Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Marche aux Legumes a Pontoise
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CAMILLE PISSARRO (French 1830- 1903) MARCHE AUX LEGUMES A PONTOISE, 1891 (D. 97ii/ii) Etching and aquatint, Unsigned as published in Le Peintre-graveur Illlustre: Pissarro, Sisley,...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Portrait of a Man Facing Left
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portrait of a Man Facing Left Monotype printed in brown ink, c. 1880-1914 Signed in ink lower left: Chase (see photo) Provenance: Helen Chase Storm (the artist's daughter) Jackson Chase Storm (her son) Chapellier Galleries (as agent) James Bergquist, Boston References And Exhibitions: Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA. (See MFA paperwork in photos) Reference: Ronald G. Pisano, Completed by D. Frederick Baker and Carolyn K. Lane, William Merritt Chase: Still Lifes, Interiors, Figures, Copies of Old Masters, and Drawings, Catalogue Raisonne, Vol. IV (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2010), Vol. 1, M. 8. (See photos of entry) William Merritt Chase (1840-2016) Born in Nineveh, Indiana Died New York, New York In 1883 Chase was involved in the organization of an exhibition to help raise funds for a pedestal for the Statute of Liberty. The exhibition featured loans of three works by Manet and urban scenes by the Italian Impressionist Giuseppe de Nittis. Both artists influenced Chase's Impressionistic style that gave rise to a series of New York park scenes. It is also thought that he was influenced by John Singer Sargent's In the Luxembourg Gardens (1879) which was exhibited in New York at this time. Indeed, Chase had met Sargent in Europe in 1881, the two men becoming lifelong friends with Sargent painting Chase's portrait in 1902. On another European trip in 1885, Chase met James McNeill Whistler in London. While Whistler had a reputation for being difficult, the two artists got along famously and agreed to paint one another's portrait. Eventually, however, Whistler's moods began to grate with Chase who wrote home stating "I really begin to feel that I never will get away from here". For his part, Whistler criticized Chase's finished portrait and, according to Hirshler, "complained about Chase for the rest of his life". While no record exists of Whistler's portrait of Chase; Chase's portrait of Whistler remains a well-known piece in his oeuvre. In 1887 Chase married Alice Gerson, the daughter of the manager of a lithography company. Though some fifteen years his junior (Chase was 37), he had known Alice for some time through her family's devotion to the arts. The pair, who would enjoy a happy marriage with Alice in full support of her husband's career, settled initially in Brooklyn...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Prints and Multiples

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Monoprint

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