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The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 40x60 Signed Photography Cassette Tape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
* SPECIAL 1STDIBS PRICE A contemporary photograph of Guns N' Roses iconic "Appetite for Destruction" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Framin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

'Sisters' — Renowned Black American, Harlem Renaissance Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Lesesne Wells, 'Sisters', linocut, edition not stated but small, 1928. Signed, titled, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A fine impression on off-white wove Japan paper, with wide margins (1 7/8 to 3 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Printed by the artist. Very scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 8 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches (208 x 171 mm); sheet size 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (343 x 273 mm). Exhibition and Literature: 'Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection,' The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, extensive touring exhibition, 1998-2000. Collections: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution (Anacostia Community Museum). ABOUT THE ARTIST “Wells is more than an artist with a deep concern for his fellow man. He carries many of his themes a step further into an apocalyptic world, a world of revelation and shifting lights. … He works on large blocks in a bold free style. … His work has a vigor, therefore, that is not often used in the medium today.” —Jacob Kainen (painter, critic, and collector) from Richard J. Powell’s 1986 essay Phoenix Ascending: The Art of James Lesesne Wells. James Lesesne Wells was an American painter, printmaker, educator, and pioneering figure of the Harlem Renaissance, whose work established a vital connection between African heritage, modernist form, and African American cultural identity. Known for his innovative use of linoleum and woodblock printing, Wells played a key role in shaping 20th-century African American art and inspired countless students throughout his lengthy career as a teacher at Howard University. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Wells' early exposure to the arts came through church and community, where African American cultural traditions were central. He pursued formal artistic training at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania (earning a B.A. in 1924), followed by studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Barnes Foundation, where he encountered European modernists as well as traditional African sculpture, which profoundly influenced his style. Wells moved to New York in the late 1920s, swiftly immersing himself in the lively artistic and intellectual scene of Harlem. There, he became associated with artists, writers, and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, contributing to the growth of Black cultural identity. Considered a mentor to many famed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Wells served as director of a summer art workshop in Harlem where his assistants included Charles Alston, Jacob Lawrence, and Palmer Hayden...
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

'Sultry Day' — American Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Paul Landacre 'Sultry Day', wood engraving, 1935. Edition 60, 1935; second edition of 150 (only 7 impressions printed); third edition 200, American Artists Group, 1937. Wien 170. Sig...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Henri Matisse 'A Thousand and One Nights' 1950 Mid Century
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This framed piece features an estate-authorized 1999 reproduction of Henri Matisse’s One Thousand and One Nights (Les Mille et Une Nuits), originally created in 1950 during the artis...
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1990s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Offset

The original limited edition 1965 Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA poster
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder The original Los Angeles County Museum of Art poster, 1965 Limited Edition vintage Offset Lithograph 32 × 24 3/4 inches 81.3 × 62.9 cm Edition of 300 This is the OR...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Marc Chagall 'La Baie' 1963- Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original lithograph by Marc Chagall is an "above the edition" piece from Chagall Lithographe II (1957–1962), published by André Sauret in Paris in 1963. The image itself dates t...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Zig Zag Ovals Diptych, Blue Tones Cyanotype Monotypes, Organic Floating Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
Zigzag Ovals is a cyanotype monotype diptych that explores the interplay between fluid forms and structured repetition. Organic white shapes drift across rich blue tonal fields, crea...
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2010s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Monotype

Diffraction (Transformation) - Original lithograph, Handsigned and numbered /100
Located in Paris, IDF
Julio LE PARC (1928-) Diffraction (Transformation), 1988 Original lithograph, airbrush and stencil Signed in ink Numbered / 100 copies On black wove paper, 56 x 38 cm (c. 22 x 15 in...
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1980s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

Pablo Picasso, La Comédie Humaine, lithograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso La Comédie Humaine Lithograph, 1954 10.5 x 14.5 Publisher: Tériade, Paris.
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Miami Vice Soundtrack Cassette Photograph 40x60 Pop Art by Destro Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of 2Pacs iconic "Miami Vice" soundtrack cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These ic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

DAVID SHRIGLEY - BEFORE YOU CAN ENTERTAIN. Modern Design British Artist Blue
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAVID SHRIGLEY - BEFORE YOU CAN ENTERTAIN Date of creation: 2021 Medium: 14 colour screenprint on Somerset satin paper Edition: 125 Size: 75 x 56 cm Condition: Brand new, in mint c...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Screen

Still Life with Fruits - Lithograph Signed in the Plate (Mourlot)
Located in Paris, IDF
Raoul DUFY (after) Still life with fruits Stone lithograph after a painting (Mourlot workshop) Signed in the plate On Arches vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 in) Excellent condition
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Matisse-Portrait of a woman with hair draping
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This artwork by Henri Matisse is a lithograph page from the book Cinquante Dessins, published by Les Soins de L'Artiste in 1920. First Edition. The portfolio was edited and printed...
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Carmen, The Thoughtful Woman - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO Carmen, The Thoughtful Woman, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Cat...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Carmen, Woman's Portrait - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO Carmen, Woman's Portrait, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Catalog...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Welcoming Jeers - Lithograph, 1997
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) Welcoming Jeers, 1997 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra ...
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1990s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Eden Roc, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin Arjomari paper. Paper Size: 11.75 x 9.375 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Du...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Carmen, The Small Moon - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO Carmen, The Small Moon, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Catalog ra...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso (after) Title: La Corrida (The Bullfight) Medium: Aquatint in colors on Arches wove paper Date: 1956 Edition: 104/200 Printer by Atelier Crommelynck Paris Publi...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Komposition (Röthel 201), Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Southampton, NY
Woodcut on vélin paper. Paper Size: 9.65 x 12.4 inches. Inscription: Signed in the block and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Kandinsky, Wassily, and Hans Konrad...
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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Fontana, Concetto Spaziale, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, XXe siècle (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.5 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, Hommage au fondateu...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Coastal Blue Cyanotype of Day Time Seascape, Cold Waves, Nautical Painting Shore
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Day Time Seascape in Blue" is a handmade cyanotype print portraying the vibrant reflections of the Sun as seen from the c...
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2010s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Adolf Dehn, Lake Tarryall, 1941 mid-century lithograph of Colorado mountain lake
Located in New York, NY
Lake Tarryall, a 1941 lithograph by Adolf Dehn (1895-1968) was made while he was teaching in Colorado. A native of Waterville, Minnesota, Dehn attended the Minneapolis School of Art ...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Pool Diver - Lithograph (Olympic Games Munich 1972)
Located in Paris, IDF
David HOCKNEY Pool Diver, 1972 Original lithograph Signature printed in the plate On paper 101 x 64 cm (c. 40 x 26 inch) Made for the Olympic Games in Munich, 1972 REFERENCES : Bri...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Astrology - Zodiac : Libra - Original Etching, Handsigned in pencil 1979
Located in Paris, IDF
Raymond PEYNET Astrology - Zodiac : Libra, 1979 Original etching Handsigned in pencil Numbered /220 On Arches vellum 76x56 cm (c. 30 x 22 inches) This etching is authentified by the...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Soulages, Sans titre, Pierre Soulages, Peintres d'aujourd'hui (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.83 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Pierre Soulages, Peintres d'aujourd'...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Carmen in Profile - Original Etching #Picasso estate collection (Bloch #572)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO Carmen, Woman in Profile, 1949 Original aquatint engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned Dated in the plate On Arches vellum 49 x 35 cm (c. 19.2 x 13.7 in) REF...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Tree - Lithograph Signed in the Plate - Mourlot 1965
Located in Paris, IDF
Henri Matisse Tree Lithograph in colors (printed in Atelier Mourlot) Signed in the plate Edition of 250 copies On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 in) Very good condition INFO...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Grand Canal, Venice
By Elias S. Mandel Grossman
Located in Middletown, NY
1926. Etching in sepia ink on Japon paper, 9 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches (245 x 292 mm), full margins with the lower margin slightly notched. Signed, titled and dated in pencil in the lower ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Handmade Paper, Etching

Concetto Spaziale, Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série, XXIe Année, N°12 Mal-Ju...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original Los Angeles (California) 1964 vintage travel poster Mid Century Modern
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1964 Los Angeles, California vintage travel poster. Professionally archivally linen-backed in mint condition. This is one of four ...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Offset

The Circus : On Stage - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #526)
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Circus : On Stage, 1967 Original lithograph (Mourlot Workshop) On Arches vellum 42 x 32 cm (c. 17 x 13 in) REFERENCE : Catalog raisonne Chagall Lith...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Soulages, Sans titre, Pierre Soulages, Peintres d'aujourd'hui (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.83 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Pierre Soulages, Peintres d'aujourd'...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Madoura, Colorful Bird - Original lithograph poster (Czwiklitzer #319)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Madoura, Colorful Bird, 1967 Lithograph poster (Mourlot workshop) On paper 67 x 48 cm (c. 27 x 19 in) Lilmited edition of 1000 proofs (unumbered) REFERENC...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

de Staël, Ciel à Honfleur, Nicolas de Staël, Peintres d'aujourd'hui (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.83 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Nicolas de Staël, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, 1960. Published by Fernand Hazan, Éditeur, Paris; rendered by Bussière et Nouël, Paris; printed by l'Imprimerie Lecot, Paris, May 1960. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), CCCLXXV examples of this album, numbered from I to CCCLXXV, are accompanied by an unpublished board illustrating a glued paper of the artist and shot on the presses of Daniel Jacomet, in Paris. The illustrations of this album, completed in May 1960, were shot by Bussière and Nouël and printed by the l'Imprimerie Lecot. The text was drawn by l'Imprimerie Damien and the binding made by F.l.A.P. according to the models of Marcel Jacno. Fernand Hazan Éditeur, 35-37, rue de Seine, Paris. 1960. Droits de reproduction réservés A.D.A.G.P. - Paris. NICOLAS DE STAEL (1914-1955) was a French painter of Russian origin known for his use of a thick impasto and his highly abstract landscape painting. He also worked with collage, illustration and textiles. Known for his abstract landscapes and still lifes that uniquely blend colour, form and texture, Nicolas de Staël was fascinated by the world’s many spectacles and documented them through his art. De Staël was born in 1914 into an aristocratic family in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His father served as a cavalry general under Tsar Nicholas II and the family was forced to flee after the Russian Revolution. Both Nicolas’s parents died in the early 1920s, meaning he and his siblings were raised by a foster family in Brussels where he would begin his formal art education at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. De Staël’s early work was influenced by the European avant-garde movements of the early 20th century, including Cubism and Fauvism. However, he soon developed his own distinctive style with thick impasto and a bold use of colour. His early paintings, often sombre in tone, gradually evolved into more vibrant and dynamic compositions, reflecting his growing interest in the emotional and expressive potential of colour and form. In 1938 de Staël had moved to France, where he became an integral part of the post-war Parisian art scene. Having worked initially in the atelier of Fernand Léger, de Staël’s circle of friends came to include Sonia Delaunay, Le Corbusier and Jean Arp, who encouraged his tendencies towards abstract work. His work during this period marked a significant departure from traditional representation, moving towards abstraction while maintaining a strong sense of structure and form. De Staël's paintings from this era showcase his ability to balance abstraction with figuration, using broad, gestural strokes and a vibrant palette to convey movement and energy. What truly set de Staël apart, though, was the step he took beyond abstraction. This came with his football paintings...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Matisse, Figure Study, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 46-47, 1952. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; ...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Le Goût du Bonheur : Picasso with a Beard - Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Le Goût du Bonheur, Picasso with a Beard, 1964 Lithograph Unsigned Printed date in the plate On vellum 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12.6 x 9.8 in) INFORMATION : Crea...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Constellations, Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Southampton, NY
Woodcut on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série, XXIe Année, N° 13, Noël 19...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Night Shadows
By Edward Hopper
Located in Storrs, CT
Night Shadows. 1921. Etching. Levin 82. 7 x 8 3/8 (sheet 10 x 13 7 1/16).s Series: Six American Etchings: The New Republic Portfolio, 1924. Edition approximately 500-600. Illustrate...
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Night Shadows
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Flight of Sea-Birds: Twilight
Located in Surfside, FL
Silkscreen on paper. with some sort of experimental poured stuff on it. there is some loss to the margin but the image is strong. edition 2/6. During the 1930s, Lawrence Edward Kupfe...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Red and Blue Standing Figures (C. 36), Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Moore, Henry, et al. Henry Moore...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Kandinsky, Fond Blanc, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miro...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Paris L' Opera Le Plafond Romeo and Juliet Place de la Concorde Lt Ed Lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Marc Chagall Paris L' Opera Le Plafond, Romeo and Juliet at Place de la Concorde and Arc de Triomphe, 1965 Original poster on wove paper Unsigned Limited Edition of 5000 24 3/4 × 38 ...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Magnelli, Sans titre, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, XXe siècle (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.5 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, Hommage ...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Homecoming (The Green Horse), Modern Signed Lithograph by Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Completed in 1973, this lithograph by Modern master Marc Chagall was printed by Mourlot in Paris for the publication "XXe Siecle". This publication came from San Lazzaro and was a se...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

THE WAVE - MOONRISE
Located in Santa Monica, CA
B. J. O. NORDFELDT (1878 - 1955) THE WAVE, MOONRISE, 1906 (Donovan 19) Woodcut printed in colors. Signed and dated faintly in sky upper left. Image 9 ¼ x 11 1/8”, sheet 9 5/8 x 11 ...
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Early 1900s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Le Jazz Hot, Modern Hand-Colored Lithograph by Alvin Carl Hollingsworth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alvin Carl Hollingsworth, American (1928 - 2000) - Le Jazz Hot, Year: circa 1990, Medium: Hand painted Lithograph on paper, signed lower left in pencil, Size: 14 x 9.75 in. (35.56...
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1990s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'Taos Placita' — American Southwest Regionalist Masterwork
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Gustave Baumann, 'Taos Placita', color woodcut, 1947, edition 125. Baumann 132. Signed, titled, and numbered '20-125' in pencil; with the artist’s Hand-in-Heart chop. A superb, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on fibrous oatmeal wove paper; the full sheet with margins (2 to 3 1/8 inches); slight rippling at the left sheet edge, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 9 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches (244 x 286 mm); sheet size 13 1/4 x 17 inches (337 x 432 mm). Collections: Harwood Museum of Art, New Mexico Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, Scottsdale Art Museum, Wichita Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) was a renowned printmaker and a leading figure of the American color woodcut revival whose exquisite craftsmanship and vibrant imagery captured the essence of the Southwest. "A brilliant printmaker, Baumann brought to the medium a full mastery of the craft of woodworking that he acquired from his father, a German cabinetmaker. This craftsmanship was coupled with a strong artistic training that resulted in the handsome objects we see in the exhibition today. After discovering New Mexico in 1918, Baumann began to explore in his woodblock prints of this period the light. color, and architectural forms of that landscape. His prints of this period are among the most beautiful and poetic images of the American West." —Lewis I. Sharp, Director, Denver Art Museum Baumann, the son of a craftsman, immigrated to the United States from Germany with his family when he was ten, settling in Chicago. From 1897 to 1904, he studied in the evenings at the Art Institute of Chicago, working in a commercial printmaking shop during the day. In 1905, he returned to Germany to attend the Kunstwerbe Schule in Munich, where he decided on a career in printmaking. He returned to Chicago in 1906 and worked for a few years as a graphic designer of labels. Baumann made his first prints in 1909 and exhibited them at the Art Institute of Chicago the following year. In 1910, he moved to the artists’ colony in Nashville, Indiana, where he explored the creative and commercial possibilities of a career as a printmaker. In 1915, he exhibited his color woodcuts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, winning the gold medal. Among Baumann’s ongoing commercial activities was his work for the Packard Motor Car Company from 1914 to 1920 where he produced designs, illustrations, and color woodcuts until 1923. In 1919, Baumann’s printmaking work dominated the important exhibition of American color woodcuts at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Twenty-six of his prints were included, far more than the works of any other artist. A set of his blocks, a preparatory drawing, and seven progressive proofs complemented the exhibition. That same year, Baumann worked in New York and, over the summer, in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His airy images of Cape Cod employed soft, pastel colors and occasionally showed the influence of the white-line woodcut technique. Many of his Chicago artist friends had traveled to the southwest, and Baumann became intrigued by their paintings, souvenirs, and stories of an exotic place named Taos, New Mexico. In the summer of 1918, he spent the summer in Taos sketching and painting before visiting Santa Fe. Paul Walter, the director of the Museum of New Mexico, offered him a studio in the museum's basement. Inspired by the rugged beauty of the Southwest—the vibrant colors and dramatic landscapes of the region became a central theme in his work, influencing his artistic style and subject matter for the remainder of his career. Later in the decade, he traveled to the West Coast and made prints of California landscape. Baumann's prints became synonymous with the Southwest, capturing the spirit of its place in America's identity with a unique sense of authenticity and reverence. His iconic images of desert vistas, pueblo villages, and indigenous cultures served as visual tributes to the region's rich cultural heritage, earning him a dedicated following among collectors and curators alike. A true craftsman and artist, Baumann completed every step of the printmaking process himself, cutting each block, mixing the inks, and printing every impression on the handmade paper he selected. His dedication to true craftsmanship and his commitment to preserving the integrity of his artistic vision earned him widespread acclaim and recognition within the art world. About the vibrant colors he produced, Baumann stated, “A knowledge of color needs to be acquired since they don’t all behave the same way when ground or mixed...careful chemistry goes into the making of colors, with meticulous testing for permanence. While complicated formulae evolve new colors, those derived from Earth and metal bases are still the most reliable.” In the 1930s, Baumann became interested in puppet theater. He designed and carved his own marionettes and established a little traveling company. From 1943 to 1945, the artist carved an altarpiece for the Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith in Santa Fe. In 1952, a retrospective exhibition of his prints was mounted at the New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts. Throughout his prolific career, Baumann executed nearly four hundred color woodcuts. Baumann’s woodcuts...
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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Original "Never So Few" vintage movie 1959 poster US 1-sheet film Cinema
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Never So Few” vintage linen-backed movie poster, NSS 59/348. Very clean and bright, with original theater-issued fold marks touched up. Grade A-. Ready to frame. Nev...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Offset

La Pique
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - La Pique Lithograph from 1961. Dimensions of work: 31 x 25 cm. Reference: Bloch 1014; Cramer 113.IV. Printed by Atelier Fernand Mourlot, Paris. The wo...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Comédie Humaine : The King's Muse - Lithograph (Mourlot)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Comédie Humaine, The King's Muse, 1954 Lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Unsigned On paper 26 .5 x 35.5 cm (c. 10,2 x 13.7 in) INFORMATION : Created for port...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sans titre, Derrière le miroir
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 156, 1966. Published by Aimé Mae...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Jean Dubuffet Painted Sculptures at Pace Gallery-Lithograph-Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original poster designed by Jean Dubuffet for his 1968 exhibition Painted Sculptures at Pace Gallery, held from April 13th to May 18th. Created by the artist specifically ...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Figure in Movement
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original offset lithograph poster created for the 1985 Francis Bacon exhibition at Marlborough Gallery, featuring the haunting and visceral work Figure in Movement. Kno...
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1980s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Sans titre, Derrière le miroir
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 201, 1973. Published by Aimé Mae...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1963 'Acrobatics' stone lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This first edition lithograph titled Acrobatics comes from Chagall's Lithographs Volume II and is catalogued as Mourlot 401. Printed in 1963 by the prestigious Mourlot Frères atelier...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'Manhattan Old and New' — Vintage New York Cityscape
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Samuel Chamberlain, 'Manhattan Old and New', drypoint, 1929, edition 100, Chamberlain and Kingsland 81. Signed, titled, and numbered '81/100' in pencil. Titled and annotated '30.00' in pencil, in the artist's hand, bottom margin. Matted to museum standards, unframed. A superb, finely-detailed impression, with selectively wiped plate tone, on heavy Rives cream wove paper; full margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. The subject of the print is the lower Manhattan cityscape just before the Depression. Image size 8 3/4 x 6 13/16 inches (222 x 173 mm); sheet size 12 3/4 x 10 inches (324 x 254 mm). Impressions of this work are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art and the Zimmerli Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST 'There is something about the atmospheric vibrancy of an etching which imparts a peculiar and irresistible life to architectural drawing...A copper plate offers receptive ground to the meticulously detailed drawing which so often appeals to the architect'. —Samuel Chamberlain, from the Catalogue Raisonné of his prints. Samuel V. Chamberlain (1896 - 1975), printmaker, photographer, author, and teacher, was born in Iowa. His family moved to Aberdeen, Washington in 1901, and in 1913, Chamberlain enrolled in the University of Washington in Seattle, where he studied architecture under Carl Gould. By 1915, he was enrolled in the School of Architecture of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. With the United States' involvement in the First World War, Chamberlain sailed to France, where he volunteered in the American Field Service. In 1918, he was transferred to the United States Army to complete his tour of duty. After the war, he returned to Boston and resumed his architectural studies, which he eventually discontinued, working for a few years as a commercial artist. Chamberlain received the American Field Service Scholarship in 1923, which he used to travel to Spain, North Africa, and Italy. In 1924 he was living in Paris, where he studied lithography with Gaston Dorfinant and etching and drypoint with Edouard Léon, publishing his first etching the following year. In 1927, he studied drypoint with Malcolm Osborne...
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Sculptures (M. 950), Modern Lithograph by Joan Miro 1974
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) Title: Sculptures (M. 950) Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Image Size: 19 x 27 inches Size: 20.5 x 29 in. (52.07 x 73.66 ...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

'The Gateway to the New World' — Vintage New York City
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Otto Kuhler, 'The Gateway to the New World', etching (artist's proof), edition 16, 1926, Kennedy 25. Signed in pencil and annotated 'Japan Silk Paper - Trial Proof - Ltd. Ed. Del. et...
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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