Jan de Rola

Isabella

1988

Artist: Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Title: "Untitled (front cover)" Portfolio: Derrière le Miroir (No. 156) *Issued unsigned, though signed by Calder in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1966 Medium: Original Lithograph on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris, France Publisher: Galerie Maeght, Paris, France Sheet size: 14.75" x 11" Condition: In excellent condition Notes: Lithograph produced for the 1966 No. 156 "Derrière le Miroir" portfolio in conjunction with a special exhibition of Calder's work at Galerie Maeght, Paris, France in February of 1966 which featured 13 totems and 27 gouaches. The complete folio included a poem by Jacques Prévert and texts by Professor Meyer Schapiro, Alexander Calder, and Nicholas Guppy. Small spiral lithograph and text on verso as issued. In October 1945, the French art dealer Aimé Maeght opens his art gallery at 13 Rue de Téhéran in Paris. His beginning coincides with the end of Second World War and the return of a number of exiled artists back to France. The magazine Derriere Le Miroir was created in October 1946 and published without interruption until 1982. Maeght's ambition in establishing his print shop and his publication magazine Derriere Le Miroir was to make available to a broader audience less expensive printed imagery by the artists of his time, many whom were represented by his Paris gallery...

Artist: Peter Max (German-American, 1937-) Title: "Aztec Man" *Signed by Max in pencil lower right Year: 1973 Medium: Original Lithograph on Arches paper Limited edition: 205/300 Pri...

Artist: Otto Dix (German, 1891-1969) Title: "Dame mit Reiher (Woman with a Tuft of Heron Feathers)" Portfolio: Die Schaffenden, Vol. 5, No. 1 *Signed and dated by Dix in pencil lower right Year: 1923 Medium: Original Lithograph on light cream smooth wove paper Limited edition: approx. 120 Printer: likely the artist Dix himself, Düsseldorf, Germany Publisher: Euphorion Verlag, Berlin, Germany Reference: "Otto Dix: Das Graphische Werk" - Karsch No. 62/II c, pages 84, 147 Framing: Recently beautifully framed in a modern gold moulding with 100% cotton rag matting and Museum Glass Framed size: 26" x 21.82" Sheet size: 16.25" x 12.25" Condition: In excellent condition Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Robert Kuennen, Oberlin, OH. Euphorion Verlag chop mark/blind stamp lower right. "Dix Fraukopf" (Dix Woman Head) pencil inscribed lower center. "The brim of her hat loops to make a shadow, the better to show her gaunt profile. Strands of hair writhe against her cheek and complement a fur stole on her shoulder. In 1923 Otto Dix went to Düsseldorf to learn new printing skills, including lithography which would show his drawing skills to better effect. He made a series of character studies, including this affecting portrayal of a pale woman reduced almost to a shadow of herself. Eyes closed to the exquisite world represented by those materials set out by the artist, she seems scarcely aware." - Sotheby's, London, UK Biography: Otto Dix (born December 2, 1891, Untermhaus, Thuringia, Germany—died...

Artist: (after) Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) Title: "Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum (The Brooch. Eva Mudocci)" Year: 1973 Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on heavy wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark Sheet size: 35" x 21.5" Image size: 24.75" x 19" Condition: Some minor handling creases. Light toning at edges. In otherwise excellent condition Rare Notes: Printed in four colors: black, black, tan, and red-orange. Produced for a special posthumous exhibition of Munch's work at the Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark from August 16 - October 21, 1973. The image featured on this poster is Munch's 1903 lithograph edition "The Brooch. Eva Mudocci", (Woll No. 244, page 208-209). Edvard Munch would build a strong relationship with Eva Mudocci which lasted many years. They were connected through both romance and also friendship, with the two alternating in importance over time. There was a great mutual respect for each other, with Mudocci being a highly talented violinist from the UK who would regularly tour throughout Europe. They first got together in Paris...