Art Nouveau Prints and Multiples

In 1897, Alphonse Mucha created illustrations for "Ilsee, Princesse de Tripoli." This double-sided print is a rare proof of an original color lithograph before any text from the story was added. This is a special edition print from edition 252 and is 12/35 on Chinese paper. 4.25" x 5.0625" image 20.75" x 17.5" frame Alphonse Mucha was born in 1860 in what is now the Czech Republic. His career began in decorative painting for theater scenery...

Wallpapers and Decorations John Gilkes & Sons. Original stone lithograph. Size: 31" x 47". C. 1915 - 1920. Printer: J.J. Keliher & Co., London Archival linen backed authentic antique poster...

Pisces From: Les Douze Mois de 1889 As published in Vol. 9, No. 425 of Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui. Published by Sagot, Paris Proof before letters without the calendarium as published ...

Moto-Flirt Color lithograph, c. 1902 Signed in the stone lower right (see photo) Published by Edmund Sagot (1857-1917), Paris Printed by Atelier Chaix, Paris Large edition with title...

A fashionable brunette smiles playfully at her black cat while enjoying JOB cigarette papers. Lithograph of Georges Meunier’s Papier à Cigarettes JOB, ...

Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...

The Goddess is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1923. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: Ferdinand...

Louis Icart, After, French (1888 - 1950) - Monte Carlo, Medium: Poster, Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96 x 91.44 cm), Description: A modern reprinting of the classic Louis Icart print, fe...

Louis Icart, After, French (1888 - 1950) - Coursing 3, Medium: Offset Lithograph on paper, signed in plate, Image Size: 14.5 x 23.75 inches, Size: 16 x 25 in. (40.64 x 63.5 cm), D...

Will Bradley When hearts are trumps, 1896 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate Printed on paper vélin Size 40 x 29 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 52 of "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche", Paris, 1896, printed by l'Imprimerie Chaix. Bears the blind stamp of the editor bottom right. This image was created for a book of love poetry written by Tom Hall...

A L'Ombre (In Shadow) Etching & drypoint, 1905 Signed with the red stamp of the publisher Pellet (see photo) Edition: 50 on velin paper, signed and numbered Publisher: Gustav Pellet, Paris (his red stamp lower right, recto; Lugt 1193) Condition: Excellent Image/Plate size: 5-7/8 x 8-5/8" (14.8 x 21.8 cm.) Sheet size: 11 5/8 x 17 1/8" Reference: IFF 119 Exteens 229 Arwas 256 v/V Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand (29 September 1863 – 1951) was a French artist, known especially for his aquatint engravings, which were sometimes erotic. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur for his work in 1906. Life Legrand was born in the city of Dijon in the east of France. He worked as a bank clerk before deciding to study art part-time at Dijon's Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He won the Devosge prize at the school in 1883.[2] In 1884 Legrand studied engraving under the Belgian printmaker Félicien Rops. Legrand's artworks include etchings, graphic art and paintings. His paintings featured Parisian social life. Many were of prostitutes, dancers and bar scenes, which featured a sense of eroticism. According to the Hope Gallery, "Louis Legrand is simply one of France's finest early twentieth century masters of etching." His black and white etchings especially provide a sense of decadence; they have been compared to those of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, though his drawings of the Moulin Rouge, the can-can dance and the young women of Montmartre preceded Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings of similar scenes. He made over three hundred prints of the night life of Paris. They demonstrate "his remarkable powers of observation and are executed with great skill, delicacy, and an ironic sense of humor that pervades them all." Two of his satirical artworks caused him to be tried for obscenity. The first, "Prostitution" was a symbolic drawing which depicted a naked girl being grasped by a dark monster which had the face of an old woman and claws on its hands; the second, "Naturalism", showed the French novelist Émile Zola minutely studying the thighs of a woman with a magnifying glass. Defended by his friend the lawyer Eugène Rodrigues-Henriques (1853–1928), he was found not guilty in the lower court, but was convicted in the appeal court and then given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay his fine. Legrand was made famous by his colour illustrations for Gil Blas magazine's coverage of the can-can, with text by Rodrigues (who wrote under the pseudonym Erastene Ramiro). It was a tremendous success, with the exceptional quantity of 60,000 copies of the magazine being printed and instantly sold out in 1891. In 1892, at the instigation of the publishing house Dentu, Legrand made a set of etchings of his Gil Blas illustrations. The etchings were published in a book, Le Cours de Danse Fin de Siecle (The End of the Century Dance Classes). Legrand took a holiday in Brittany, which inspired him to engrave a set of fourteen lithographs of simple country life called Au Cap de la Chevre (On Goat Promontory). It was published by Gustave Pellet who became a close friend of Legrand's. Pellet eventually published a total of 300 etchings by Legrand, who was his first artist; he also published Toulouse-Lautrec and Félicien Rops among others. He did not only work in graphics; he exhibited paintings at the Paris salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts starting in 1902. In 1906 he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. Legrand died in obscurity in 1951. A retrospective exhibition was held at the Félicien Rops museum in Namur, Belgium in 2006 to celebrate his graphic art. The art collector Victor Arwas published a catalogue raisonné for the occasion. Books illustrated de Maupassant, Guy: Cinq Contes Parisiens, 1905. Poe, Edgar Alan: Quinze Histoires d'Edgar Poe...

Alphonse Mucha OriginalJOB Lithograph Paris, France 1898 Condition: (B+) condition. Linen Backed with beautiful frame under plexiglass ready to hang. No Issues. Poster: 60.85 x 4...

Signed with the artist's initials lower left From: Les Douze Mois de 1889 As published in Vol. 9, No. 425 of Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui. Published by Sagot, Paris Proof before letters...

BARBIER, George. Nijinsky as 'the poet' in Les Sylphides. London, C. W. Beaumont, 1913. ‘The designs, although somewhat fantastic in treatment, do convey the impression produced b...

Steinlen, Theophile "Lait Pur Sterilise de la Vingeanne" Original lithograph, c. 1894 Rennert 12 Printed by Charles Verneau, Paris Bright Fresh Colors, RARE...

Original poster: Haddon Hall. Original theater vintage poster, archival linen backed. Printed in the United Kingdom. Vintage theater poster...

Stipple point etching on tissue-thin handmade Japon paper, 7 5/8 x 5 inches (193 x 126 mm), full margins. Signed, titled, dated, inscribed and numbered 10/25 in pencil, lower margin....

Moto-Fuite Color lithograph, c. 1902 Signed in the stone lower right (see photo) Published by Edmund Sagot (1857-1917), Paris Printed by Atelier Chaix, Paris Large edition with titl...

The Lovers in the countryside is a color lithograph on ivory paper, created by the Italian artist Umberto Brunelleschi (Montemurlo 1879- Paris 1949). Illustration for “Tales and Sho...

"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...

Original linen-backed stone lithograph opera poster for Penelope. Done in 1913 by the great lithographer Georges Rochengrosse who created several opera ...

Signed in the right center edge of the image From: Les Douze Mois de 1889 As published in Vol. 9, No. 425 of Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui. Published by Sagot, Paris Proof before letters...

Original Iolanthe vintage theatre poster: Gilbert and Sullivan Iolante stone lithograph vintage poster. Museum linen backed. Clear, clean, bright. Grade A condition. The poster features a central image of a character dressed in a traditional British Grenadier Guard uniform, complete with a bearskin hat. The character is depicted in a whimsical pose, which aligns with the comedic and satirical nature of the operetta. Above the main figure, there are smaller illustrations of various characters from the operetta, hinting at the fantastical and fairy-tale elements of the story. The title "Iolanthe" is prominently displayed in bold, stylized lettering at the bottom. "Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri," is a comic opera by the famous duo W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The opera premiered on November 25, 1882, at the Savoy Theatre in London and is one of their most beloved works. "Iolanthe" tells the story of fairy Iolanthe, who was banished from the fairy kingdom...

BARBIER, George. Nijinsky in Petrouchka. London, C. W. Beaumont, 1913. ‘The designs, although somewhat fantastic in treatment, do convey the impression produced by Nijinsky in h...

The revelation is a color lithograph on ivory paper, created by the Italian artist Umberto Brunelleschi(Montemurlo 1879- Paris 1949). Illustration for “Tales and Short Stories” by L...

Original Liqueur Menthe Pastille antique French stone lithograph poster (E. Giffard distillateur) linen-backed in very good condition, ready to frame. Artist: Misti. Turn of the c...

Stone lithograph mandala plate of Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by F. Champe...

LUXIOR. Original antique French turn of the century rare antique automobile poster. Printer / atelier:: Henri Privat Livemont. Size: 15.75" ...

'Petits Hotels. Boulevard Berthier 45 et 47, a Paris. Elevations, Coupe et Plans, par Mr Boland, Archte.' French architectural chromolithograph. From 'La Brique Ordinaire', by J Lac...

Giovanni Mataloni Incandescence, 1897 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate Printed on paper vélin Size 40 x 29 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 72 of "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche", Paris, 1897, printed by l'Imprimerie Chaix. Bears the blind stamp of the editor bottom right. This image was created for an Italian advertisement...

Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen's "Motocycles Comiot Paris" poster, created for Les Maîtres de l'Affiche as plate number 190, is a remarkable work of poster art from the period. Théoph...

Henri HERAN (1864 - 1946) May Flower Original lithograph Printed signature, as issued 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin (wove) Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12")...

Emile BERCHMANS Renewal Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Modern...

Georges de Feure's original lithograph "Retour", created in 1897, is an iconic work of art that reflects the artist's characteristic Symbolist aesthetic and Art Nouveau style. This l...

Image dimensions. 26x17.5 cm. Mele 2 is a precious color lithograph printed by G. Ricordi and C. Milano, Milan, between 1895 and 1914. A nice advertising poster representing two el...

L'Angellus Etching, engraving and acquatint on Arches paper, 1902 Signed lower right by the artist (see photo) This is a first state impression printed in a brown/black ink, one of ...

Artist: (Romain De Tirtoff) Erte (Russian, 1892-1990) Title: Riviera Year: 1979 Medium: Color serigraph Edition: Numbered LXXXV/CLXXXII in pencil Image size: 20 x 14.25 inches Framed size: 38.25 x 32.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil Condition: Excellent Frame: Custom framed in a wooden silver frame, with silver color bevel and fabric matting Description: With the blind stamp of the publisher, Circle Fine Art, Chicago IL at the lower left corner. Referenced and pictured in the artist catalogue raisonne, Erte at 95, The Complete Graphic Work by Martin Lee, plate #121. About the artist: Romain Erte was born Romain de Tirtoff in St. Petersburg, Russia. The only son of an admiral in the Imperial Fleet, he was raised amidst Russia's social elite. As a young boy, he was fascinated by the Persian miniatures he found in his father's library. These exotic, brightly patterned designs continued to be important to him and influenced the development of his style. He moved to Paris at the age of eighteen and took the name Erte, from the French pronunciation of his initials, R and T. In 1915 he began his long relationship with Harper's Bazaar, during which time he created over 240 covers for the magazine. His fashion designs also appeared in many other publications, making him one of the most widely recognized artists of the 1920s. He also designed costumes and sets for the theater. In 1976 the French government awarded Erte the title of Officer of Arts and Letters, and in 1982 the Medaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris was bestowed upon him. His work is in many prominent museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The designs created by Erté during his long and illustrious life influenced not only the world of theatre, film and fashion, but an entire art movement as well. The genius of the artist is evidenced by an enormous body of work that is considered among the most influential and unique of the 20th century. Erté—Romain de Tirtoff—was born in Russia in 1892, and died at age 97 in 1990. His legendary career spanned nearly the entire length of his life. In 1912, Erté moved to Paris and his unique talent was immediately recognized by the city's most established couturiers. In 1915, he began an association with Harper's Bazaar by designing covers of each of their magazines for the next 22 years. The influence of his work as a result of the high visibility of this periodical influenced an entire art movement that was to become known as "Art Deco". Throughout this period, the artist also created original costume and fashion designs for many of the era's most renowned screen actresses, including Joan Crawford, Lillian Gish, Marion Davies, Anna Pavlova, Norma Shearer and others. His creations for the stage included extravagent designs for productions at such venues as New York's Radio City Music Hall, the Casino de Paris and the Paris Opera, as well as for the Folies-Bergères and George White...

The 1897 original exhibition poster by Henry Thiriet for Pierrefort Estampes et affiches is a beautiful example of late 19th-century French graphic design. Created to promote an exhi...

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...

Miss Taylor Drypoint, c. 1900 Signed in pencil lower left (see photo) Small edition, about 10 Very rich impression, full of burr Condition: Excellent Image size: 21-1/4 x 13-1/4" She...

Veiled Woman is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: F. Bac 19...

From: Les Douze Mois de 1889 As published in Vol. 9, No. 425 of Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui. Published by Sagot, Paris Proof before letters without the calendarium as published Very ra...

Arthur Wesley DOW (1857-1922) Modern Art Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 36 of "Les Maîtres de...

Hotel Pachenoir, 1900. Color lithograph. On Linen 51 x36. ( Image Size: 48 x33 3/4.) Jules-Alexandre Grünwas a French post-impressionist painter, poster artist, and illustrator. ......

Stone lithograph sepia plate of Our Father Who Art in Heaven from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by F. Champenois, published by Henri Piazza in Paris in an edition of 510, 1899. “Le Pater is the perfect convergence of three important movements at the close of the 19th century: Art Nouveau, Mysticism, and Religion. Art Nouveau, through its respect and honor of Nature, promotes the idea of a spirit of energy coursing through all things–a tenet of Mysticism–that finds foundation in the traditions of Mucha's personal relationship with the imagery of Religion. Le Pater gave Mucha a venue to communicate his beliefs specifically through his unique approach to Art and the coded language he had been learning through his devotion to Masonic teachings. He combined the aesthetics of Medieval manuscripts with Moorish arabesques, Byzantine mandalas, and Classical Renaissance melodrama to create a body of work that guided viewers across the gap between the ancient and the modern. The published plates for Le Pater were struck by Champenois on December 20, 1899 in an edition of 510 copies with the express agreement that they never be reprinted. As much of Mucha's work had been commercialized by Champenois due to numerous printings across multiple mediums, by this point he felt he had earned the right to insist on this deeply personal work existing only in the original release he had envisioned. The title page, prayer plates, and illuminated manuscript pages...

Original vintage travel poster: METZ (France), artist: Alfred Pellon, signed A. Pellon. Size 34.75" x 36". Year: c 1906. Stone lithograph. ...

The gallery is opening its private collection of art nouveau and art deco paintings, lithographs and antiques for the first time in more than twenty years. Presenting an original li...

Paul JOUVE Elephant of Siva Temple Original etching Printed signature in the plate On vellum 103 x 75 cm (c. 41 x 30in) Posthumous edition by Chalcographie du Louvre, authenticated ...

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...

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...

Masson was a Parisian chocolatier who relied heavily on the Art Nouveau style to promote his products. His two favorite artists were Mucha and Grasset. "The Mexican Bandit," as this ...

Frederick Stuart Church: 1842-1924. Very well listed American artist. He is best known for his allegorical compositions. He has auction results...

Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen's "Lait pur de la Vingeanne stérilisé" poster, created in 1897 for Les Maîtres de l'Affiche in plate number 95, is an outstanding...

Color lithograph on Chine volant, 1899. Edition of aproximately 112. Printed by H. Stern, Paris. Published by Pierrefort, Paris. Reference: Wittrock; 308-2nd edition, vol. 2, pg. 6...

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, and visual artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald, was influential on European design movements such as Art Nouveau and Secessionism and praised by great modernists such as Josef Hoffmann. Mackintosh was born in Glasgow and died in London. He is among the most important figures of Modern Style (British Art Nouveau...

Maurice REALIER DUMAS (1848 - 1937) Champagne Jules Mumm Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 111 of ...

'Babylone d'Allemagne' or 'German Babylon' is an original lithograph poster by the lauded artist of the Art Nouveau style Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This is the second poster that La...

Original “Le Rapide, Grand Journal Quotidien” art nouveau vintage poster. Conservation linen backed and ready to frame. Year: 1892 Artist: Jules Cheret, referred to as the father of the poster. Le Rapide, Grand Journal Quotidien. Jules Cheret (French, 1836-1932) is a well-listed draftsman, printmaker, and designer is best known as a fin de siecle poster designer. Arguably, he is the best-known French poster designer of his age. Figure no 126; No 568; Posters of Jules Cheret. Most people overlook the fact that she is still writing for Le Rapide using a quill instead of an ink pen. Yes, this poster is over 130 years old and still presents itself well. There are telegraph wires in the sky background. The last time this poster was sold in the big NYC poster...

Cancer-The Crab From: Les Douze Mois de 1889 As published in Vol. 9, No. 425 of Les Hommes d'Aujourd'hui. Published by Sagot, Paris Proof before letters without the calendarium as p...

Original vintage poster: The Three Musketeers. A British theater antique original poster. Museum linen backed. Grade A Condition: fine. ...