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Art Subject: Head
Jacob Pins (1917-2005) - 1992 Woodcut, Jack Checking Eishi
Located in Corsham, GB
This fascinating print depicts the Art Historian Jack Hillier, a specialist in Japanese prints, books and paintings. As well as being an avid collector, he also worked as a cataloger for Sotheby's for 25 years and his book 'Japanese Masters of the Color Print' was published by Phaidon Press in 1954. This delightful woodblock print shows the bold silhouette of Jack Hiller...
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1990s Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

Cleopatre, Old Masters Heliogravure Etching by Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Cleopatre, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 4.75 x 7 in. (12.07 x 17.78 cm), Printer: Amand Durand, Des...
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1870s Old Masters Nude Prints

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Etching

John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln, Op Art Screenprint by Yvaral
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral" French (1934 - 2002) Title: John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln Year: circa 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 14...
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1970s Op Art Portrait Prints

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Screen

Mädchen am Fenster. 1906-08.
Located in New York, NY
Mädchen am Fenster. 1906-08. Color lithograph printed on smooth card stock. Full margins. , signed by the artist in pencil, on the recto. Published by the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, with the printed postcard text on verso. Among Kokoschka's earliest prints were a series of 14 postcards, the current work and the following lot that he produced for the Wiener Werkstätte. Wingler/Welz 4. Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits...
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Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph Signed in the plate Vélin Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), Portrait, 1917, engraving, signed in pencil lower left and numbered lower right (28/40). Reference: S. Laboureur 170, third state (of 3), from the e...
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1910s Art Deco Portrait Prints

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Engraving

E. Strache, Handzeichnungen folio, "Self-Portrait" Collotype plate
Located in Palm Beach, FL
after Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA “ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his mas...
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1920s Vienna Secession Portrait Prints

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Paper

"Yanagibashi in Snow, " Color Woodcut Portrait with Umbrella
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Yanagibashi in Snow" is an original color woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada. This woodblock print depicts a woman walking in the snow near the Motoyanagi canal, which was located in Tokyo...
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1920s Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

French early 20th Century woodcut by Jean Emile Laboureur, golden hair mask
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Emile Laboureur (French, 1877-1943) Masque aux cheveux d'or (1912) Woodcut Signed `J E Laboureur’ (lower right) and stamped `The London Studio’ (l...
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20th Century Cubist Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

Venus Accroupie, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Venus Accroupie, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 9.25 x 6 in. (23.5 x 15.24 cm), Printer: Amand Durand...
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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Yoshitomo Nara - Let's Talk about Glory
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara Let's Talk about Glory, 2021 Print on paper 20 3/10 × 14 3/10 in 51.5 × 36.4 cm
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2010s Figurative Prints

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Paper

"Marilyn Crying Diamond (Marmont Pink)" hand-pulled screen print on linen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Marilyn Crying Diamond (Marmont Pink)" acrylic, oil-based ink and diamond dust hand-pulled screen print on linen by artist Russell Young. Depic...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Linen, Ink, Screen

Calder, Composition, A Bestiary (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Letterpress printing on spécialement fabriqué Curtis Rag vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.1875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, A Best...
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1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Cosa si vede fuori
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 140 ex. Signed by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Adami is the maestro of the unadulterated line,” writes the Swedish poet Lasse Söderberg i...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism
Located in New York, NY
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism. Silk screen on paper, 15” x 20". Numbered 15/20 lower left. Pencil si...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

Pele
Located in Nottingham, GB
Unique Artist Proof Diamond Dusted Silkscreen canvas. Edition 1 of 1 Stunning black and white artwork, the diamond dust sparkles in the light making...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Screen

Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Mid 20th Century Hollywood Emmy Award TV Legends
Located in New York, NY
Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Mid 20th Century Hollywood Emmy Award TV Legends Al Hirschfeld (1903 – 2003) Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke Sight Size: 15 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches Etc...
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1970s Performance Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Saint Sebastien Martyr - Etching after Théodule Ribot - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized after Théodule Ribot in the early 19th Century. Not signed, in very good condition.
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Early 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

BLACKGLAMA (JUDY GARLAND) FS II.351
Located in Aventura, FL
From the "ADS" portfolio. Screen print on lenox museum board Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition PP 5/5 (There is a main edition of Edition of 190, 30 AP, 5 PP, 5 EP, 1...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Board, Screen

Nude Woman Lying on her Stomach, Impressionist Lithograph by Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - Nude Woman Lying on her Stomach, Year: 1899-1905, Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate lower left, Size: 12....
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Early 1900s Impressionist Nude Prints

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Lithograph

"Song of Breezes"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lilian Shao, China. "Song of Breezes", 1990 Limited edition Serigraph printed on paper. Hand signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right and the edition number 183/275 on the l...
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Late 20th Century Figurative Prints

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Color

Jean Cocteau - White Book - Original Handcolored Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Cocteau White Book - Autobiography about Cocteau's discovery of his homosexuality. The book was first published anonymously and created a scandal. Original Handcolored Lithograp...
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Original 1920 Michaels Hustru- Michaels Wife vintage Swedish silent movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Vintage Movie Poster: The Woman Michael Married (1919) - Starring Bessie Barriscale (Michaels Hustru). Archival linen backing and ready for framing. Theater fold marks resto...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

NEW DREAMS Signed Lithograph, Young Black Girl Portrait, Black History
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, American social realist artist ERNEST CRICHLOW (1914-2005). NEW DREAMS was printed from hand drawn pl...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Le Jardin de la Musique II, Screenprint by Hailan Gong
Located in Long Island City, NY
Le Jardin de la Musique II Hailan Gong, Chinese Date: circa 1990 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 100 Size: 30 in. x 24 in. (76.2 cm x 60.96 cm)
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1990s Figurative Prints

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Screen

The Great (Unknown Bust)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking photograph captures the timeless essence of a Roman marble bust, portraying a handsome male leader with thoughtful details. The subject, seemingly untouched by the passage of centuries, emerges from the stone with a head of naturally falling curly hair. The face, in profile, emanates strength and resilience as the leader gazes steadfastly into the distance. Symbolic of the Roman Empire's grandeur, the bust stands as a testament to the strength and authority that characterized that ancient civilization. As the Roman Empire eventually faced the challenges leading to its fall, this marble bust endures as a silent witness to the ebb and flow of history. Marble, known for its enduring nature, further enhances the longevity of this artistic documentation. The photograph captures not just a static representation of a bygone era but a dynamic convergence of time, where the resilience of the stone mirrors the enduring legacy of the Roman Empire. This work is a photographic digital print on plexiglass cut to the form of the bust. Fidel Santos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Landscape Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Ink

The Chef's Table
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a large Blue Dog in a chef’s white coat and high-hat, along with 2 smaller blue dogs in chef’s white aprons and high-hats sitting on a red and black ba...
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2010s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Marching on a Butterbur Leaf
Located in Washington , DC, DC
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Linen, Paper

Untitled, 1971
Located in Wien, 9
- Plate 118 from the Suite 156 - edition 48/50 - stamp signature - dated in the plate 17.5.71 - cat. raisonné Bloch 1973; cat. raisonné Baer 1982
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Ballet und Pantomime "Groteske", plate #22.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East. In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color. SCHNACKENBERG BALLET UND PANTOMIME...
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints

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Paper

Roy Lichtenstein 'Girl with Tear I' 1994 Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Girl with Tear I is an offset lithograph by Roy Lichtenstein, from a portfolio of six prints published by the Guggenheim Museum, now out of print. This striking image captures a youn...
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Woman with Greyhound" Collotype plate III
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA “ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his masterful...
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1910s Vienna Secession Portrait Prints

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Paper

The Beatles, John Lennon on a train at Marylebone Station
Located in London, GB
Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist’s name blindstamp lower right, publisher’s ...
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1960s Portrait Prints

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Silver Gelatin

Ex Libris - Etching by Michel Fingesten - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
"Ex Libris"  is an Etching, Ex Libris, on ivory-colorated paper by Michel Fingesten . In excellent conditions: As good as new. This artwork represents  an invitation from the artist...
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1930s Symbolist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Nativity in the Desert - Engraving by Corrado Cagli - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Engraving on gold plate on a silver base. Signed by the author and numbered. Edition of 3.000. Very good condition.   Corrado Cagli (Ancona, 1910 - Rome, 1976) was an Italian art...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Reclining nude, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch), Thyrsos Verlag, 1922
Located in Chicago, IL
Original collotype lithograph of a reclining nude drawing from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch) in 1922 by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. This artwo...
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1920s Vienna Secession Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

"Dancing Before the Moon"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lilian Shao "Dancing before the Moon" Limited edition Serigraph printed on paper. Hand signed by theh artist in pencil on the lower right and the edition number 254/300 on the lef...
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20th Century Figurative Prints

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Color

Portrait with Dove - Screen Print by Salvatore Fiume - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait  is a Screen Print Artwork realized by Salvatore Fiume in 1970s. Very good condition on a cream colored cardboard. Hand-signed and numbered with pencil by the artist on th...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Screen

Peintures Antiques Trouvées dans le Cirque de Caracalla à Rome - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (1750–1818) after Emmanuel de Ghendt (1738–1815) Etching, c. late 18th – early 19th century A refined etching representing ancient Roman motifs excavated from ...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Camp et Fête en Roumanie - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1840s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph, c. 1840s Image dimension 19.5x32 cm. Signed in the plate. A dynamic and finely observed lithograph by Auguste Raffet, depicting a festive gathering in a Romanian milit...
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1840s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miró -- Untitled from Derriere le Miroir
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Joan Miró Untitled from Derriere le Miroir, 1961 Original lithograph. Unsigned Size 37.7 x 80 cm Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris Reference: 924802-1973 FREE SHIPPING
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Yoshitomo Nara - Midnight Truth
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara Midnight Truth, 2017 Screenprint on paper 20 3/10 × 14 3/10 in 51.5 × 36.4 cm
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2010s Figurative Prints

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Paper

‘The Mouth That Roared, 1970’, Photographic Print, Dye Sublimation on Aluminum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Homage to Ali: Neil Leifer pays tribute to the legendary Muhammad Ali in an exclusive set of classic photographs. The Mouth That Roared, Miami Beach, October 9, 1970: “It was imposs...
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1970s Portrait Photography

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Dye Transfer

Leonor Fini, rare lithograph on Arches paper, circa 1980
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare print handsigned by surrealist artist Leonor Fini, inscreasingly esteemed with the movement of rediscovering art by women. This rare original lithograph is an artist proof in ve...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Roy Lichtenstein 'Nude with Blue Hair' 1997 Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the Nudes promotional portfolio published by Tyler Graphics in 1994, this authorized offset lithograph was issued as part of an informational set that included a title sheet lis...
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Yoshitomo Nara -- No Fun! from "In the Floating World"
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Yoshitomo Nara No Fun! from "In the Floating World", 1999 Fuji Xerox copy on wove paper Edition 23 of 50 Image size 41.5 × 30 cm Frame size 57.5 x 45 x 3 cm Signed, dated and numbere...
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1990s Prints and Multiples

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Paper

Roy Lichtenstein 'Thinking Nude, State I' 1997 Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the Nudes promotional portfolio published by Tyler Graphics in 1994, this rare offset lithograph was issued as part of an informational set including a printed title sheet listi...
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Olivia 1
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This work is edition number 33/50. Signed/numbered in pencil, lower lect. By reducing his subjects to their most essential visual components, Alex Katz engages in a reductive proc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Screen

Rammellzee Annina Nosei Gallery 1983 (Rammellzee Gothic Futurism announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rammellzee Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1983 (Rammellzee Gothic Futurism, Rammellzee Ikonoklast Panzerism): RARE Rammellzee illustrated announcement card published by Annina Nosei...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Paper, Offset

Paul Klee, Child’s Head, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1939
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Paul Klee (1879–1940), titled Tete d’enfant (Child’s Head), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. II, No. 5–6, originates from the 1939 issue ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Peek-a-Boo Marilyn 3, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos (American, b. 1935) Title: Peek-a-Boo Marilyn 3 Year: 2002 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 199 Size: 31.5 in. x 23 in. (80.01 cm x 5...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Ex libris. Paper, woodcut, 11x7cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ex libris Olav Tähe Paper, woodcut, 11x7cm
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1990s Jugendstil Nude Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

Pamela in Gray
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Alex Katz (b. 1927) has been dedicated to art-making since the 1950's - however, it wasn't until the 60's when he established his signature 'flat' figurative style. Over the succeedi...
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1970s Minimalist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Portrait of a Model - Original lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice DENIS (1870 - 1943) Portrait of a Model, Study for the Bacchanale, 1918 Original lithograph enhanced in pastel On light cream tinted vellum 35 x 26 cm (c. 13,7 x 10,2 inch) ...
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Early 20th Century Academic Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hebru Brantley Three the Hard Way Diamond Dust Embellished Screenprint
Located in Draper, UT
Hebru Brantley draws inspiration from comic books and pop art to create empowering, afrofuturist visions. The artist says: “3 THE HARD WAY portrays the concept of standing together t...
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2010s Prints and Multiples

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Screen

"Girl in the Garden" Copper Plate Heliogravure
Located in Palm Beach, FL
2018 marks the centenary anniversary of Ferdinand Hodler’s death. In that 100 years time, the art world’s esteem of this important artist has proved fickle. It has shifted from extolling his artistic merits during his lifetime to showing something of a feigned disdain- more reflective of the world political order than a true change of heart for Hodler’s work. After years of Hodler being all but a footnote in the annals of art history and generally ignored, finally, the pendulum has righted itself once again. Recent retrospective exhibitions in Europe and the United States have indicated not only a joyful rediscovery of Hodler’s art but a firm conviction that his work and world view hold particular relevance today. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS is not only a collection of printed work reflecting the best of all of his painted work created up to 1914 just before the outbreak of World War I, the portfolio itself is an encapsulation of Hodler’s ethos, Parallelisme. Hodler developed his philosophy of Parallelisme as a unifying approach to art which strips away detail in search of harmony. By means of abstraction, symmetry and repetition, Hodler sought ways to depict Nature’s essence and her fundamental, universal order. He believed these universal laws governing the natural, observable world extend to the spiritual realm. Symbolist in nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings governing all life as they are a visual portrait in the formal sense. Whether his subject is a solitary tree, a moment in battle, mortal fear, despair, the awe inspired by a vast mountain range, a tender moment or even the collective conviction in a belief, Hodler unveils this guiding principle of Parallelisme. Several aspects of Hodler’s portfolio reinforce his tenets of Parallelisme. The Table of Contents clearly preferences a harmonious design over detail. The two columns, consisting of twenty lines each, list the images by order of appearance using their German titles. The abbreviated titles are somewhat cryptic in that they obscure the identities of the sitters. Like the image Hodler presents, they are distillations of the sitter without any extraneous details. This shortening was also done in an effort to maintain a harmonious symmetry of the Table of Contents, themselves, and keep titles to a one-line limit. The twenty-fourth title: “Bildnis des Schweizerischen Gesandten C.” was so long, even with abbreviation, that it required two lines; so, for the sake of maintaining symmetry, the fortieth title: “Bauernmadchen” was omitted from the list. This explains why the images are not numbered. Hodler’s reasoning is not purely esoteric. Symmetry and pattern reach beyond mere formal design principles. Finding sameness and imposing it over disorder goes to the root of Hodler’s identity and his art. A Swiss native, Hodler was bi-lingual and spoke German and French. Each printed image, even number forty, have titles in both of Hodler’s languages. Certainly, there was a market for Hodler’s work among francophones and this inclusion may have been a polite gesture to that end; however, this is the only place in the portfolio which includes French. With German titles at the lower left of each image, Hodler’s name at bottom center and corresponding French titles at the lower right of each image, there is a harmony and symmetry woven into all aspects of the portfolio. This holds true for the page design, as it applies to each printed image and as it describes the Swiss artist himself. Seen in this light, Hodler’s portfolio of printed work is the epitome of Hodler’s Parallelisme. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS is also one of the most significant documents to best tell the story of how Hodler, from Switzerland, became caught between political cross-hairs and how the changing tides of nations directly impacted the artist during his lifetime as well as the accessibility of his art for generations to come. The Munich-based publisher of the portfolio, R. Piper & Co., Verlag, plays a crucial role in this story. Publishing on a wide range of subjects from philosophy and world religion to music, literature and the visual arts; the publisher’s breadth of inquiry within any one genre was equal in scope. Their marketing strategy to publish multiple works on Hodler offers great insight as to what a hot commodity Hodler was at that time. R.Piper & Co.’s Almanach, which they published in 1914 in commemoration of their first ten years in business, clearly illustrates the rapid succession- strategically calculated for achieving the deepest and broadest impact - in which they released three works on Hodler to hit the market by the close of 1914. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS was their premier publication. It preceded C.A. Loosli’s Die Zeichnungen Ferdinand Hodlers, a print portfolio after 50 drawings by Hodler which was released in Autumn of 1914 at the mid-level price-point of 75-150 Marks; and a third less expensive collection of prints after original works by Hodler, which had not been included in either of the first two portfolios, was released at the end of that year entitled Ferdinand Hodler by Dr. Ewald Bender. The title and timing of DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS' debut leaves little doubt as to the connection it has with another avant-garde portfolio of art prints, Das Werk Gustav Klimts, released in 5 installments from 1908 -1914 by Galerie Miethke in Vienna. Hodler, himself, was involved in Klimt’s ground-breaking project. As the owner of Klimt’s 1901 painting, “Judith with the Head of Holifernes” which appears as the ninth collotype print in the second installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts, Hodler was obliged to grant access of the painting to the art printers in Vienna for them to create the collotype sometime before 1908. Hodler had been previously invited in 1904 to take part in what would be the last exhibition of the Vienna Secession before Klimt and others associated with Galerie Miethke broke away. In an interview that same year, Hodler indicated that he respected and was impressed by Klimt. Hodler’s esteem for Klimt went beyond the art itself; he emulated Klimt’s method aimed at increasing his market reach and appeal to a wider audience by creating a print portfolio of his painted work. By 1914, Hodler and his publisher had the benefit of hindsight to learn from Klimt’s Das Werk publication. Responding to the sluggish sales of Klimt’s expensive endeavor, Hodler’s publisher devised the same diversified 1-2-3 strategy for selling Hodler’s Das Werk portfolio as they did with regards to all three works on Hodler they published that year. For their premium tier of DAS WERKS FERDINAND HODLERS, R. Piper & Co. issued an exclusive Museum quality edition of 15 examples on which Hodler signed each page. At a cost of 600 Marks, this was generally on par with Klimt’s asking price of 600 Kronen for his Das Werk portfolio. A middle-tiered Preferred edition of 30, costing somewhat less and with Hodler’s signature only on the Title Page, was also available. The General edition, targeting the largest audience with its much more affordable price of 150 Marks, is distinguishable by its smaller size. Rather than use the subscription format Miethke had chosen for Klimt’s portfolios which proved to have had its challenges, R. Piper & Co. employed a different strategy. In addition to instantly gratifying the buyer with all 40 of the prints comprising DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS and the choice among three price points, they advertised in German journals a fourth possibility of ordering single prints from them directly. These printed images are easily discernible from the three complete folio editions. The paper size of the single purchased images is of the larger format like the Museum and Preferred editions, measuring 65 h x 50 w cm; however, the paper itself is the same copper print paper used in the General edition and then mounted on poster board. The publishing house positioned itself to be a direct retailer of Hodler’s art. They astutely recognized the potential for profitability and the importance, therefore, of having proprietary control over his graphic works. R. Piper & Co. owned the exclusive printing rights to Hodler’s best work found in their three publications dating from 1914. That same year, a competing publication out of Weimar entitled Ferdinand Hodler: Ein Deutungsversuch von Hans Muhlestein appeared. Its author, a young scholar, expressed his frustration with the limited availability of printable work by Hodler. In his Author’s Note on page 19, dated Easter, 1914, Muhlestein confirms that the publisher of Hodler’s three works from that same year owned the exclusive reproductive rights to Hodler’s printed original work. He goes further to explain that even after offering to pay to use certain of those images in his book, the publisher refused. Clearly, a lot of jockeying for position in what was perceived as a hot market was occurring in 1914. Instead, their timing couldn’t have been more ill-fated, and what began with such high hopes suddenly found a much different market amid a hostile climate. The onset of WWI directly impacted sales. Many, including Ferdinand Hodler, publicly protested the September invasion by Germany of France in which the Reims Cathedral, re-built in the 13th century, was shelled, destroying priceless stained glass and statuary and burning off the iron roof and badly damaging its wooden interior. Thomas Gaehtgens, Director of the Getty Research Institute describes how the bombing of Reims Cathedral triggered blindingly powerful and deeply-felt ultra-nationalistic responses: “The event profoundly shocked French intellectuals, who for the most part had an intense admiration for German literature, music and art. By relying on press accounts and abstracting from the visual propagandistic content, they were unable to interpret the siege of Reims without turning away from German culture in disgust. Similarly, the German intelligentsia and bourgeoisie were also shocked to find themselves described as vandals and barbarians. Ninety-three writers, scientists, university professors, and artists signed a protest, directed against the French insults, that defended the actions of the German army.” In similar fashion, a flurry of open letters published in German newspapers and journals as well as telegrams and postcards sent directly to Hodler following his outcry in support of Reims reflected the collectively critical reaction to Hodler’s position. Loosli documents that among the list of telegrams Hodler received was one from none other than his publisher in Germany, R.Piper & Co. Allegiances were questioned. The market for Hodler in Germany immediately softened. Matters worsened for the publisher beyond the German backlash to Hodler and his loss of appeal in the home market; with the war in full swing until 1918, there was little chance a German publisher would have much interest coming from outside of Germany and Austria. Following the war and Hodler’s death in 1918, the economy in Germany continued to spiral out and just 5 years later, hyper-inflation had rendered its currency worthless vis-a-vis its value in the pre-war years. Like the economy, Hodler’s reputation was slow to find currency in these difficult times. Even many French art fans had turned sour on Hodler as they considered his long-standing relationship in German and Austrian art circles. Thus, the portfolio’s rarity in Hodler’s lifetime and, consequently, the availability of these printed images from DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS since his death has been scarce. In many ways, Hodler and his portfolios were casualties of war. Thwarted from their intended purpose of reaching a wide audience and show-casing Parallelisme, Hodler’s unique approach to art, this important, undated work has been both elusive and shrouded in mystery. Perhaps DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS was left undated as a means of affirming the timelessness of Hodler’s art. Digging back into the past, Hodler’s contemporaries, like R. Piper, C.A. Loosli and Hans Muhlestein, indeed provide the keys to unequivocally clarify what has largely been mired in obscurity. Just after Hodler’s death, the May, 1918 issue of the Burlington Review ran a small column which opined hope for better access to R.Piper & Co.’s DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS; 100 years later, it is finally possible. Hodler’s voice rings out through these printed works. Once more, his modern approach to depicting portraits, landscapes and grand scale scenes of Swiss history speak to us of what is universal. Engaging with any one of these images is the chance to connect to Hodler’s vision and his world view- weltanschauung in German, vision du monde in French- however one expresses these concepts through language, its message embedded in his work is the same: “We differ from one another, but we are like each other even more. What unifies us is greater and more powerful than what divides us.” Today, Hodler’s art couldn’t be more timely. FERDINAND HODLER (SWISS, 1853-1918) explored Parallelisme through figurative poses evocative of music, dance and ritual. His images of sex, night, desertion and death as well as his many landscapes exploring the universal longing for harmony with Nature are unique and important works embodying a Symbolist paradigm. Truly a Modern Master, Hodler’s influence can be felt in the work of Gustav Klimt and Kolomon Moser and subsequent Expressionist artists such as Egon Schiele. He was born into an impoverished family in Bern, Switzerland in 1853. His entire family succumbed to tuberculosis, and he was orphaned by the age of 13, the only surviving child among his 13 siblings. In the absence of family, the influence and guidance which his art instructors provided Hodler was foundational and profound. Hodler began formal studies in 1872 at the Geneva School of Design. Under Barthelemy Menn, Hodler was drawn to the ordered beauty of Euclidian geometry and Durer’s fundamentals of human proportion that proved to be guiding principles informing his art throughout his life. By the 1880s, Hodler began to enjoy some recognition for his work which put him on a new path towards stability. Remaining in Geneva, he became assistant to the well-known muralist, Edouard Castres. Following his first solo show in 1885, Hodler’s work took on a Symbolist quality. He frequently associated with a group of Swiss Symbolist...
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"Dying Woman" Copper Plate Heliogravure
Located in Palm Beach, FL
2018 marks the centenary anniversary of Ferdinand Hodler’s death. In that 100 years time, the art world’s esteem of this important artist has proved fickle. It has shifted from extol...
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1910s Symbolist Figurative Prints

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Leonor Fini, Untitled, from The Story of O, 1962
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph, titled Sans titre, after Leonor Fini, from the folio L'Histoire d'O (The Story of O), 1962, was published and printed by La Compagnie des Vibliophiles, au ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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E. Strache, Handzeichnungen folio, "Female Nude, Walking" Collotype plate
Located in Palm Beach, FL
after Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA “ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his mas...
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1920s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Mark Gonzales Supreme skateboard deck (Supreme skate deck)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Mark Gonzales Supreme Skateboard Deck 2017: Dimensions: 31.5 x 8 x 0.5 in. (80.01 x 20.32 cm). Medium: Offset print on Maple Wood. Printed artist signature & Supreme logo on reverse. New in its original packaging, excellent overall condition. Provenance: Acquired directly from Supreme New York. From a sold out limited edition of unknown. Mark Gonzales (b. Southern California 1968) Mark Gonzales aka Gonz, first entered the skateboarding world at the age of 13, and by the age of 16 he had featured on the cover of Thrasher, riding an Alva board. He soon switched to Vision, where he graduated to pro status and won the 1985 Oceanside street contest. He is often described as the greatest skateboarder of all time, and even more often as the most influential, and is undoubtedly a true pioneer of modern street skateboarding. Gonz’s affiliation with Supreme goes way back to the stores beginning on Lafayette Street, NYC. Whenever overseas on skate trips, Mark would often send postcards to the late Harold Hunter and the rest of the crew at “Supream” (his misspelling), featuring his own doodles and musings, some of which would later make it on to items of clothing from the brand. The Gonz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Prints and Multiples

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