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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
Period: 18th Century
Plan of Port Siagi - Etching by Joseph Roux - 1795
Located in Roma, IT
Plan of Port Siagi is al colored etching realized by Joseph Roux in 1795. The title at the top " Plan du Port Siagi" Passepartout included: 34 x 49 The artwork is hand water-color...
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1790s Modern Art

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Etching

The Unlucky Boy, 1716-1797
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Artist
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18th Century Modern Art

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Oil

Spiegazione de' bassirilievi dell'urna detta d'Alessandro Severo - 1756
Located in Roma, IT
Cover on cardboard and decorated in quite good conditions. Lightly damaged on spine. Inside quite good conditions except foxing on right side of some pages. quite fresh prints. Inclu...
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1750s Modern Art

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Paper

Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Pietro Mangini - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching realized by Pietro Mangini in the late 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good cond...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

The Inn - Woodcut Print - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Inn is an original artwork realized by an artist of the 18th century. The print is quite worn at the edges and includes a passepartout. Image Dimensions: 12 x 29.9 cm The wri...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Woodcut, Paper

Landscape with Figures and Herd - Original Oil On Canvas - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with figures and herd is an original oil on canvas realized in the 18th Century by a School Master of Central Italian School. Original oil painting on Canvas. The painti...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Oil, Canvas

On the road to Lanciano - China Ink - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Paese di Lanciano sulla Strada is an original china ink drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of XVIII Century. In excellent conditions: As good as new. Not signed. Image Di...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Ink, Paper

Port - Pencil on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Port is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XVIII century. The State of preservation is good, except for some diffused foxing. Sheet dime...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Pencil

Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the late 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Bernardino Nolli - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Bernardino Nolli. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Very good c...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Profile of Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the late 18th century. Signed on the plate...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Cityscape of Genova - Original Etching on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cityscape (Genova) is an original etching print on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XVIII century. Titled on the lower. Included a Passepartout: 34 x 49 cm. The State ...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the Series Antiquities of Herculaneum is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Good conditions ...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Salle Des Festins De Versailles - Original Etching Late 18° Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chateau De Choisy View is an original print realized by Anonymous artist at the end of XVIII century (about 1760). Titled below "Vue du Chateau de Choisy le Roy du côté du jardin"....
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Busts - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Busts, from the Series Antiquities of Herculaneum, is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Good condition...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Filippo De Grado - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Ver...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Profile of Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Bernardino Nolli - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Bernardino Nolli. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. ...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ancient Roman Busts - Etching by Nicola Billy - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Busts, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching realized by Nicola Billy in the late 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condi...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the late 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good con...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Profile of Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the late 18th century. Signed on the plate...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Bernardino Nolli - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Bernardino Nolli. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Good condit...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Profile of Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Ancient Roman Bust, from the series bAntiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana. Signed on the plate, on the lower right...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Bernardino Nolli - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Bernardino Nolli. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Good condit...
Category

Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Bernardino Nolli - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Bernardino Nolli. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Good condit...
Category

Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the Series Antiquities of Herculaneum, is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen. Signed on the plate, on the lower right. Good conditions...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Studies for Portraits - China Ink - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Studies for portrais is an original china ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper realized by an Anonymous Artist of the late 19th Century. In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 8...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Ink

Man on Horseback - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Man on Horseback" is an original print in etching technique on ivory-colored cardboard , by Anonymous Artist of the XVIII Century. In excellent condi...
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18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Adoration of the Cross - Original Etching on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Adoration of the Cross is an original modern artwork realized in the half of the XVIII Century. Original Etching on paper. Passepartout is inlcuded (totale dimensions cm 49 x 34)...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

St. Gregory in Rome - Original Ink and Watercolor by J. P. Verdussen - 1741
Located in Roma, IT
St. Gregory in Rome is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1741. Ink and watercolour on brown paper. In very good codition. Dated on the lower margin. The origin...
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1740s Modern Art

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Watercolor, Ink

Julius Cesar - Etching on Cardboard - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Julius Cesar is an original etching artwork on the cardboard, realized by an Anonymous artist in 1700 ca. In very good conditions. The artwork represents the portrait of Julius Ces...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Etching, Cardboard

Hercules and Omphale - Oil Painting on Canvas - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hercules and Omphale is an original painting realized in France between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th Century. Original oil painting on canvas. Dimensions: 73 x...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Fish - Pencil on Paper by J. P. Verdussen - 1775 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
The Fish is a beautiful drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1755 ca. Hand-signed and dated on the lower in pencil. In good condition, and aged. The artwo...
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1770s Modern Art

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Pencil

Roman Ruins - Original Pencil on Cardboard - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Roman Ruins" is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Anonymous Artist of XVIII Century. In excellent conditions: As good as new. This is an original drawing ...
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18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Le Grand prêtre Coresus - Etching by J- Danzel - Late 18th Century
By Jérôme Danzel
Located in Roma, IT
Le Grand prêtre Coresus is an artwork realized by Jérôme Danzel in the second half of the XVIII Century. Burin after Fragonard's artwork "Coresus et ...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Landscape - Pencil on Paper by J. P. Verdussen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing is realized by Jan Peter Verdussen. The artwork has some folds and foxings and is repaired on the middle line. The artwork represents a landscape. ...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Pencil

Venice Landscape - Ink and Watercolor - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venice Landscape is an original, splendid drawing in pen and watercolor realized by an Anonymous Venetian School, XVIII century. The state of preserva...
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18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Ceiling Decoration - Original Ink and Watercolor - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Ceiling Decoration" is an original drawing in ink and watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the XVIII Century. The st...
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18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Lamp - Original China Ink and Watercolor - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Lamp" is an original china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of XIX Century. In very good conditions. Not signed.
Category

Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Shepherds - Set of 2 Etchings - 1760 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Shepherd has included two pieces of original etching artworks on the top and lower of the sheet with the same subject, realized by an Anonymous artist in the XVIII century, 1760 ca. ...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Standing Woman - Etching on paper - XVIII Century
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Woman is an original etching on paper, realized by an unknown artist of the 18th Century. The State of preservation is good. The artwork represents a sculpture of a standi...
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18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Landscape - Original Pencil Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen. The artwork has some folds rips and foxings and is repaired on the middle line. T...
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Mid-18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Landscape - Pencil Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen. The artwork has some folds and foxings. The artwork represents a landscape. Inclu...
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Mid-18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

Landscape - Original Pencil on Paper by J. P. Verdussen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen. The artwork has some folds and foxing and is repair on the middle line. The artwo...
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18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Pencil

The Forest - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"The Forest" is an original drawing in etching, realized by Jean Philippe Serrazin (1736-1793). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 21.9 x 27.6 ...
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18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

Landscape - Sanguine Drawing - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen. In good condition. illegible Hand-signed on the lower right margin. passepartout included ( 49 x 69 cm). The artwork represents a landscape river in sanguine drawing...
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Early 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Color Pencil

The Game of the Head - Etching by L. Bacheley - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Game of the Head is an original modern artwork realized by the artist Louis Bacheley. Original Etching on ivory paper. On the lower central margin the following writtens are imp...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Vue de Tivoli - From Le Journal des Dames et des Modes - 1797
Located in Roma, IT
Vue de Tivoli is an original watercolored etching realized in 1799, as the plate n.159, or the illustration for the Journal des Dames et des Modes...
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1790s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Toute Sorte le Têtes - Etching by Ferdinand Landerer - Late 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Toute Sorte le Têtes is an original etching artwork realized by the austrian engraver Ferdinand Landerer (1730-1795), "from Character Heads, after Martin Johann Schmidt". The state ...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

The Hague - Le Fameux Vivier de la Haye - Etching by French Master 1700
Located in Roma, IT
The Hague - Le fameux Vivier de la Haye is an original print realized on peep-leaf in the 18th Century. A beautiful watercolored etching (on copper plaque) sold at the time by Daumi...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

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Etching

The maker - Ink Watercolor by M. De Vito - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
The Baker is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Michela De Vito in the first half of XIX century. Good conditions except for a very light shading on right s...
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Early 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Tiber river with Cornucopia, Romulus and Remus and the Wolf - Etching 1704
By Claude Randon
Located in Roma, IT
Tevere col Cornucopia e Lupa (Tiber river with Cornucopia, Romulus and Remus and the Wolf) is a wonderful original burin on laid and watermarked pape...
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Early 1700s Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Old British Empire Map - Ancient Map by Karl Spruner - 1760 ca.
By Karl Spruner von Merz
Located in Roma, IT
Old British Empire Map is an artwork realized around 1760 by Karl Spruner. Original hand-colored print. Good conditions except for yellowing of pa...
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1760s Modern Art

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Etching

Old Church - Original Etching by F.E. Weirotter - Half of 1700
Located in Roma, IT
Old Church is an original artwork realized by Franz Edmund Weirotter in the first half of the XVIII Century. Original Etching on paper. Passepartout included (cm 37 x 55). Signed...
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Mid-18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

Procida - Original Ink Watercolor by M. De Vito - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Procida is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Michela De Vito in the first half of XIX century. Good conditions except for two little foxings. The title is...
Category

Early 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Le Revolution Française - Etching by I.S. Helman
By Isidor Stanislas Helman
Located in Roma, IT
La Révolution française is a superb etching realized by Isidor Stanislas Helman, after an original drawing by Monnet. This original print represents a public event of the third year of the French Revolution, with a very spectacular and theatrical perspective. Dealing with the Journée du 21 Janvier 1793, our plate represents the death of Louis Capet sur Place de la Révolution, designed by Monnet. In excellent conditions, including a passepartout, cm 37 x 52.7. Isidore Stanislas Helman (Lille, 1743 - Paris, 1806 or 1809) Isidore Stanislas Helman was a French engraver, pupil of the Lille Academy of Fine Arts, under the guidance of Louis-Jean Guéret and Louis-Joseph Watteau. He moved to Paris, where he completed his training under Jacques-Philippe Lebas. He etched plates whose images were taken from paintings by many artists, including Nicolas Lavreince, Pierre Antoine Baudouin, Jean Duplessis-Bertaux, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, and Hubert Robert. Isidore Stanislas Helman has made engravings for Les Conquêtes de l'empereur de la Chine (1783-1785) and for the Principal journées de la Révolution, by paintings by Charles...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching

The Patriarch - Original Lithograph on Paper - Late 18th Century
By Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen
Located in Roma, IT
The Patriarch is an original artwork realized by Charles Eisen in the second half of the XVIII Century. Original lithograph on paper. Signed on plate o...
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Late 18th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Spring Picture - Woodcut by Katsukawa Schuncho - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Spring Picture is an original modern artwork attributed Katsukawa Schuncho (1726 – 1793) and realized in the mid-18th Century. Erotic depiction probably from the series "Koshuko zu...
Category

1750s Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

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