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Modern Art

MODERN STYLE

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
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Troubadour - Drawing by Franco Rognoni - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Troubadour is an original modern artwork realized by Franco Rognoni (1913-1999) in the 1970s. Black and white china ink drawing on paper. Hand ...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Ink

Nude on the Bed - Etching by Edouard Chimot - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude on the bed is an etching realized by Edouard Chimot in the 1930s. Signed on the plate by the artist on the lower right corner. Good conditions. Édouard Chimot (26 November 18...
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1930s Modern Art

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Etching

Marco
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Nicola Simbari – Italian (1927-2012) Title: Marco Year: 1978 Medium: Screen Print Image size: 28.5 x 31.75 inches. Sheet size: 35 x 37.5 inches. Signature: Signed lower ri...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Ex Libris - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris Svend Rindholt - is a Modern Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Ex Libris. B/W woodcut on grey paper. The work is glued on yellow cardboard. Total dimensions: 20x ...
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20th Century Modern Art

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Woodcut

The Rose by Jose Parera - Oil pastel on paper 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

Still Life - Offset print after Giorgio Morandi - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an Original vintage offset print, reproducing the original watercolor by Giorgio Morandi in 1973. Signature and date by the artist is perfectly reproduced on plate. ...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Original "Wonderful Copenhagen" vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN created by the artist Viggo Vagnby. This antique poster is archival linen backed, in excellent co...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Whimsical Illustration "Snow" Cartoon, 1938 Mt Tremblant Ski Lodge William Steig
Located in Surfside, FL
Lighthearted Illustration of Outdoor Pursuits This one being cross country Snow Shoes signed "W. Steig" Provenance: from Mrs. Joseph B. Ryan, Commissioned by ...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Dreamy Landscape - Etching by Pierre-Edme Babel - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dreamy landscape is an etching realized by Pierre-Edme Babel in 18th Century. Good conditions. Signed in plate. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes.
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18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Nude - Etching by Edouard Chimot - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an etching realized by Edouard Chimot in the 1930s. Signed on the plate by the artist on the lower right corner. Good conditions. Édouard Chimot (26 November 1880 – 7 June...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Erotic Scene - Lithograph by Albert Marquet - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a beautiful lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized in the 1920s by Albert Marquet (Bordeaux, 1875 - Paris,1947). Monogrammed on the plate on the lower margin. ...
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1920s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Cincinnati Union Terminal, Perspective From East
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cincinnati Union Terminal, Perspective From East Drypoint, 1930-1931 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Initialed and dated the the plate above the pencil signature From: Cincinnati Series (8 Plates), this No. 2 Edition: 155, completed May 4, 1931 Delivered to Fellheimer & Wagner, 1931 Louis Conrad Rosenberg 1890-1983 An American architectural etcher and engraver of the 1920's and 1930's era, Louis Conrad Rosenberg first studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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1930s Modern Art

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Drypoint

Ex Libris - Woodcut by Willem Hendrik Gout - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex-Libris is an Artwork realized in the Late 19th Century, by the Author Willem Hendrik Gout. Woodcut B./W. print on ivory rice paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimens...
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Late 19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Pope, Emperor and Lovers - Original Woodcut Print - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pope and Lovers is an original Original Woodcut Print, realized by an anonymous artist in the 20th Century. The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully thro...
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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Couple - Etching by Edouard Chimot - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an etching realized by Edouard Chimot in the 1930s. Signed on the plate by the artist on the lower right corner. Good conditions. Édouard Chimot (26 November 1880 – 7 Ju...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Eros and Thanatos - Etching by Sergio Barletta - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Eros and Thanatos is an Etching realized by Sergio Barletta in the Early 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered. Edition, 15/160. Good conditions. The artwork is realiz...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

ELLSBERG - PENTAGON PAPERS TRIAL - Original Drawing - Leonard Weinglass Attorney
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DAVID ROSE (1910 – 2006) LEONARD WEINGLASS - ELLSBERG TRIAL, 1973 Color marking pen on tracing paper. Image 12 ½ x 11 inches, sheet 15 x 18 ½ inches. Very fresh, in good condition with bright colors save for horizontal creases at the lower sheet edge slightly into the image and a few other soft creases. Leonard Weinglass along with Leonard Boudin were attorneys for Anthony Russo and Daniel Ellsberg at the Pentagon Papers Trial in 1973. Upon his death in 2011 the NY Times called Weinglass, “perhaps the nation’s pre-eminent progressive defense lawyer, who represented political renegades Provenance: Directly from the artist David Rose to this dealer in the late 1980’s. I knew David as an artist and friend as we both lived in Los Angeles. It has been in temperature and humidity storage since its acquisition. The Ellsberg Trial was the beginning of a long career for Rose as a court reporter Rose’s papers are in Special Collections of USC, The University of Southern California. The Online Archives of California Rose Biography states: Rose's courtroom career began in 1973 with the trial of Daniel Ellsberg, the former defense analyst who released the Pentagon Papers regarding the Viet Nam War to the New York Times. (Rose received an Emmy Award nomination for his coverage of the Pentagon Papers trial.) Rose's sketches of this trial-- along with all those that would follow through the next twenty-five years-- appeared in television news broadcasts and newspapers all over the world. He saw himself as a reporter-- but with colored pencils and sketchpads as his tools. He tried to capture the emotions in the courtroom-- the tension, anger, and the body language that conveyed them. Over the years, Rose's art depicted the trials of some of the most famous-- and infamous-- personalities to make the news: Klaus Barbie (the Butcher of Lyon), Patty Hearst, Sirhan Sirhan, John Z. DeLorean, Rodney King, Imelda Marcos, Huey Newton...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Ink

Eglé - Ex-Libris - Woodcut - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Eglé - Ex-Libris is an Artwork realized in 1977. Woodcut print on grey paper. The work is glued on ivory cardboard and hand signed on the right corner. Total dimensions: 21 x 15 ...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Nude on the Bed - Etching by Edouard Chimot - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude on the Bed is an etching realized by Edouard Chimot in the 1930s. Signed on the plate by the artist on the lower right corner. Good conditions. Édouard Chimot (26 November 18...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ex Libris - Woodcut by Anna Lisa Egart Andersson- Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Anna Lisa Egart Andersson is a Modern Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Ex Libris. B/W woodcut on paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 20x ...
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20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Ex-Libris - Jaume Moragas - Woodcut by Oriol M. Divi - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Ex-Libris - Jaume Moragas is an Artwork realized in 1971 by Oriol M. Divi. Woodcut B./W. print on ivory paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 21 x 15 cm. Exce...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Figures - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Numbered, edition of 46/75 prints. Good conditions. Mino...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Figure of Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Woman is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1935s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1...
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1930s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Pen

Erotic Scene - Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Figures is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Sie...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Pen

Eyes - Etching by Jean François Poletnich - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Eyes is an etching realized by Jean Francois Poletnich in 1755. Signed in the plate. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes. The etching was realized for the anatomy study “JOMBERT, Charles-Antoine (1712-1784) - Méthode pour apprendre le dessein, ou l'on donne les regles générales de ce grand Art.. enrichie de cent planches representant differentes parties du Corps Humain.. et quelques etudes d`Animaux & de Paysage. Paris: C.A. Jombert, 1755” The plates of this important study were mainly dedicated to anatomical studies, physiognomy and proportions, many taken from works by famous artists such as Raphael, Guido Reni and Titian, as well as classical works including the Farnese Hercules and the Medici Venus.
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1750s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Composition 16 - Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 16 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956). The artwork is on tempera and in very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 32...
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1920s Modern Art

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Tempera

Original Lake Tahoe Reno Las Vegas Holiday for Two vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original LAKE TAHOE, RENO, LAS VEGAS - Get your HOLIDAY FOR TWO here vintage travel poster. Archival linen backed in very fine condition, ready to frame. This is a fun vintage travel poster from c. 1970’s that highlights the fun and interesting places and attractions to see and visit in Nevada. Many of the casinos shown in the poster have been replaced with newer and larger venues. A great game...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Offset

Erotic Scene - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Figure is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white cardboard. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Charcoal

Nude Woman - Drawing by Jean Chapin- 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is a watercolor and ink drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the 1950s. Signature stamp on the yellowed paper. Good condition, except for folding on the margins and small ...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

A was an Artist - Wood Engraving by William Nicholson - 1898
Located in Roma, IT
A was an Artist is a Wood engraving, realized by the Artist William Nicholson in 1898 Titled " A was an Artist - Portrait de William Nicholson " below, in the center of the image. O...
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1890s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris - Borge Nees - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Borge Nees is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Color Lithograph print on paper. The work is glued on ivory cardboard. Total dimensions: 20 x 15 cm. Excellent...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Modern Abstract Composition
Located in Surfside, FL
Motke Blum was born in Racacun, Romania in 1925. Early in his childhood, the Blum family moved to Bukarest where they settled in a house situated near a circus. The circus would be...
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20th Century Modern Art

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Mixed Media

Extraordinary BMW/ Photography/ Print / Limited / Signed
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
This extraordinary BMW is my memory to my father. Photography/ fine art print, limited edition of 5, signed by the author.
Category

1930s Modern Art

Materials

Digital, Black and White, Photographic Paper

Mountain landscape with chalets - Oil on paper 19x21 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on cardboard Unsigned work
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Oil

Ex Libris - Woodcut by Joseph Plana Dorca - 1904
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Joseph Plana Dorca is a Modern Artwork realized in 1904, by the Spanish Author Joseph Plana Dorca. Ex Libris. B/W woodcut on ivory paper. The work is glued on card...
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Early 1900s Modern Art

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Woodcut

Ex Libris - Lov Asperslag - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Lov Asperslag is a Modern Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century B/W woodcut on paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 21x 15 cm. Excellent condi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Ex-Libris - Viver es Patir - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex-Libris - Viver es patir is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut B./W. print on ivory paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 21 x 15 cm. Good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris J. De Belder - Woodcut by Josef Liesler - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris J. De Belder is an Artwork realized in 1977, by the Czech author Josef Liesler (1912-2005). Color Lithograph print on paper. Hand Signed and...
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1970s Modern Art

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Woodcut

Figures - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Ink, Pen

Ex Libris de Antònio Furtado - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris de Antònio Furtado is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Color Litograph print on ivory paper. Signed on plate "Ernesto", on the right corner. The work is glued o...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Maja Desnuda - Etching by A.-F. Dezarrois after F. Goya - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Maja Desnuda is a modern artwork realized by Antoine-François Dezarrois after Francisco Goya in the late 19th Century. Black and white etching and burin, rare 1st state proof with t...
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Late 19th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ex-Libris - Woodcut - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Ex-Libris is an Artwork realized in 1947. Woodcut B./W. print on ivory paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Dated on the back. Total dimensions: 20 x 15 cm. Good conditions. T...
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1940s Modern Art

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Woodcut

Ex Libris Jigrid Akerdahl - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris Jigrid Akerdahl is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut B./W. print on paper. The work is glued on ivory cardboard. Total dimensions: 20 x 15 cm. Excellent ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Woodcut

Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt - Etching by Jules de Goncourt - 1860
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt is an Etching realized in 1860 by Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870). The artwork is based on Gavarni's portrait. Signature on the lower right corner on t...
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1860s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ex-Libris - Woodcut by José Varona Santillan - 1940 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Ex-Libris is an Artwork realized in 1940s for the Spanish Author José Varona Santillan. Woodcut print on ivory paper. The work is glued on ivory cardboard. Signed on plate on the le...
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1940s Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Horse's Head - Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse's Head is an original pencil drawing on paper, attributed to Luigi Galli and realized in the late 19th Century. With another drawing of hands...
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Late 19th Century Modern Art

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Pencil

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a Pencil Drawing and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed and titled on the lower margin. Good condition on a white cardboard. Mino...
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1970s Modern Art

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Paper, Charcoal

Portrait - Original Charcoal Drawing By Edouard Dufeu - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Charcoal Drawing realized in the late-19th century by Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900). Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Edouard Dufeu coming from a family originally from Egypt , Dufeu moved to Paris in 1860 and frequented the studio of Charles Gleyre...
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Late 19th Century Modern Art

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Charcoal

Erotic Scene - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a cream colored cardboard. Mino Maccari (Siena...
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1980s Modern Art

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Ink, Charcoal

Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a China Drawing and Watercolor realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little cardboard. Mino Maccari (Sien...
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1980s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pen

"En Voyage" Letter to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt- 1932
Located in Roma, IT
"En Voyage"Letter to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt. Paris, November 2th 1932. In French. Unidentifield author, one page, bilateral, letterhead, Good condition, including original en...
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1940s Modern Art

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Paper, Ink

New York Picnic (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Caption: A chauffeur unpacks a picnic hamper from a Rolls Royce, against the New York skyline, 1952. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a China Ink Drawing and Watercolor realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a cream colored paper. No signature, titled and dated...
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1970s Modern Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

The Man in Bed - Black Marker Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Man in Bed is a black marker drawing on paper realized by an unknown artist in the mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower, illegible. Good conditions. The artwork is reali...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Permanent Marker

Alfred Bendiner, Flic et Bonne (Gendarme and Nursemaid)
Located in New York, NY
The world was Bendiner's oyster, but here he shows us a all we need in a small corner of Paris. It's charming and safe: the 'Flic et Bonne' (gendarme and nursemaid) are together, goi...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ex libris - "Aere Perennius" - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex libris - "Aere Perennius" is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut B./W. print on paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 21 x 15 cm. Good condition...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut B./W. print on paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 21 x 15 cm. Good conditions. The artwork re...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut

Dancing - Linocut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dancing is a Linocut realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Numbered. Edition,22/48. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Ro...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Linocut

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