Charles Pont, Splicing
Located in New York, NY
He's splicing, or joining ropes together -- probably still a useful skill in the mid-1930s when this print was made. Charles Pont was a master wood engraver and the extremely fine d...
Woodcut
Flower Basket Arrangement against an Indigo Background (First Edition)
By Ohara Koson
Located in Burbank, CA
With the “Made in Japan” seal, verso, that indicates that the work was exported from Japan in the early 1930s. Original Japanese color woodblock printed in the early 1930s.
Mulberry Paper, Woodcut
$1,498
Original Spain Vintage Travel poster with Four Flamingo Dancers, Linen-backed
By Jose Morell
Located in Spokane, WA
As an original full lithograph printed in the 1930s, it is linen-backed, and the paper has been stabilized, making it ready for high-end framing.
Lithograph
Arnold Ronnebeck Grand Lake Yacht Races Colorado WPA Era Modern Lithograph Art
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Ronnebeck’s stylized treatment of water, sky, and mountains reflects the streamlined visual language associated with 1930s modernist landscape prints. During the early 1930s Ronnebe...
Lithograph
Vintage Chinese Hatamen Cigarette Advertisement Poster, c. 1935
Located in Chicago, IL
With its tobacco product discreetly located on the lower left, this early 20th-century Shanghai poster for Hatamen cigarettes uses a dramatically rendered image to capture the attent...
Paper, Ink
The Black Line
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
As Calder's sculpture moved into the realm of pure abstraction in the early 1930s, so did his prints. The thin lines used to define figures in the earlier prints and drawings began d...
Lithograph
Martin Lewis Original Etching, 1927 - “Shadows on the Ramp”
By Martin Lewis
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Born in Castlemaine, Australia, Martin Lewis (1881-1962) became, in the 1920s and 1930s, one of the major print makers in the United States completing approximately 143 prints betwee...
Paper
Vintage Lithograph "The Actor" Pencil Signed and Titled C.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Lithograph "The Actor" Pencil Signed and Titled C.1940 Dimensions 7.5" wide x 10.5" high The distressed frame measures 14.75" wide x 17.5" high Signed and titled (illegibl...
Lithograph
'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism
By James Allen
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Throughout the 1930s, his prints were regularly exhibited in New York and nationally, drawing critical acclaim.
Lithograph
'The Connectors' — Vintage American Realism, New York City
By James Allen
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Throughout the 1930s, his prints were regularly exhibited in New York and nationally, drawing critical acclaim.
Etching
'Spiderboy' — American Realism, New York City
By James Allen
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Throughout the 1930s, his prints were regularly exhibited in New York and nationally, drawing critical acclaim.
Etching
$720Sale Price|20% Off
Racamadour (French Church Series #10) — Lyrical Realism
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Two travel books written by his wife were illustrated with heliographic reproductions of his intaglio prints. In the 1930s Arms became a prominent champion of printmaking.
Etching
$720Sale Price|20% Off
'Morning Paper' — Mid-20th Century American Realist Mezzotint
By Alessandro Mastro-Valerio
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Best known for his richly tonal mezzotints, intimate figure studies, and later semi-abstract compositions, he earned recognition as one of the most accomplished printmakers working i...
Mezzotint
Limoges (French Church Series #32)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Two travel books written by his wife were illustrated with heliographic reproductions of his intaglio prints. In the 1930s Arms became a prominent champion of printmaking.
Etching
Marcoussis etching, Cubist, 1931, You, Me, and That White Rabbit
By Louis Marcoussis
Located in Fairlawn, OH
This tension is central to Marcoussis’s art of the early 1930s. Cubism supplies the print’s grammar—fragmentation, multiple viewpoints, planar transparency and the fusion of figure a...
Etching
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
$1,484
After Brassaï, Black and White, 1930s, Photographic Heliogravure Print, Framed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey through the nocturnal streets of "Paris de Nuit" with this exclusive rare heliogravure test print by Brassai. Prior to the publication of his iconic book, this ...
Paper
Ex-Libris - Elizabeth - Woodcut by William Simmons - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut B./W. print on ivory paper. Signed on plate on the right margin.
Paper, Woodcut
Garibaldi to Aspromonte - Oleography by V. Malinverno - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Garibaldi to Aspromonte is an original artwork realized by V. Malinverno in the 1930s. Original Oleography. Good condition. The artist represented a scene in which Garibaldi, afte...
Color
EDWIN TOWNSEND RARE 1930s VINTAGE MALE NUDE PHOTOGRAPH OF JACK FONTAINE
Located in Glenford, NY
This specific photograph of Fontaine is dated circa the 1930s. These images were primarily distributed through Townsend’s mail-order studio catalogs, privately bound physique folios...
Silver Gelatin
Summer in the 1930s
By Heinz Pollmann
Located in Cologne, DE
The print is new, a Fine Art Print on Illford Black and White Paper quality paper made by Whitewall.
Black and White
Summer in the 1930s
Located in Cologne, DE
A timeless glimpse into a peaceful moment on a German lake – captured with subtle charm and poetic stillness. The print is new, a Fine Art Print on Illford Black and White Paper qua...
Black and White
Ex libris - Wiktora Podoski Ego - Woodcut by Wiktor Podoski - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Woodcut print on ivory paper. Hand Signed on back. Good conditions.
Paper, Woodcut
Ex libris - Nagy József Könyve - Woodcut by Kálmán Gáborjáni Szabó - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Ex libris - Nagy József Könyve is an Artwork realized in 1930 s., by the Artist Kálmán Gáborjáni Szabó (1897-1955), from Hungary.
Paper, Woodcut
The War Front Hospital - Vintage Photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The War Front Hospital is an original artwork realized in the 1930s and printed by Agence Trampus. The original hallmark of the Agence Trampus and hand-signed description of the artw...
Photographic Paper
Filippo Corridoni Celebrations - Original Vintage Photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Filippo Corridoni celebrations is an original artwork realized in the 1930s and printed by Agence Trampus (Paris). B/w photograph.
Photographic Paper
Stanford University Memorial Church, Hand Tinted 1930s Color Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed hand tinted color landscape photograph of Stanford Memorial Church produced by Bear Photo Service (American, 1930s). Photographer is unknown. Numbered 904 bottom righ...
Oil, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Women and dog in summer - 1930s
By Karl Heinrich Lämmel
Located in Cologne, DE
The relaxed poses, the musical atmosphere, and the loyal dog together evoke a timeless sense of friendship, simplicity, and country charm – a cheerful glimpse into everyday leisure i...
Black and White
Woman and dog in summer - 1930s
By Heinz Pollmann
Located in Cologne, DE
The print is new, a Fine Art Print on Illford Black and White Paper quality paper made by Whitewall.
Black and White
Woman and dog in summer - 1930s
By Karl Heinrich Lämmel
Located in Cologne, DE
A scene of automobile elegance and quiet summer pause, perfectly frozen in time. The print is new, a Fint Art Print on Illford Black and White Paper quality paper made by Whitewall.
Black and White
Woman and dog in summer - 1930s
By Karl Heinrich Lämmel
Located in Cologne, DE
Germany, summer in 1935 – Photograph by Karl Heinrich Lämmel In this tender and intimate scene captured by Karl Heinrich Lämmel in 1935, a young woman lies in the grass, gently embra...
Black and White
Woman and dog in summer - 1930s
By Karl Heinrich Lämmel
Located in Cologne, DE
Austria, in summer 1938 – Photograph by Karl Heinrich Lämmel This joyful image by Karl Heinrich Lämmel, taken in Austria in 1938, captures a radiant moment between a young woman and ...
Black and White
Woman and dogs in summer - 1930s
By Heinz Pollmann
Located in Cologne, DE
Germany, Summer 1936 – Photograph by Heinz Pollmann In this idyllic lakeside moment, captured by Heinz Pollmann in the summer of 1936, a young woman lies on the sand beside a sleek p...
Black and White
Tallulah Bankhead, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Tallulah Bankhead, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Bankhead' in unknown hand and stamped with photographer's and Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamps on re...
Silver Gelatin
Merle Oberon, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Merle Oberon, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Merle Oberon' and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse Silver gelatin print 10 x 7 3/4...
Silver Gelatin
Meraud Guinness, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Meraud Guinness, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Fashion Portrait Photography) Inkwash signature on mount Stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse Silver gelatin print m...
Silver Gelatin
Constance Bennett, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Constance Bennett, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Constance Bennett' and 'Please deliver to C.
Silver Gelatin
Mrs Daisy Fellows, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Mrs Daisy Fellows, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Mrs Reginald Fellowes' in unknown hand and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse...
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Christian Bérard, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Christian Bérard, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Signed Silver gelatin print, printed c. 1970s 9 x 6 1/2 inches Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) had a brilliant aes...
Silver Gelatin
Mussolini at Celebrations in Honor of Filippo Corridoni - Vintage Photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Filippo Corridoni celebrations is an original photograph realized in the 1930s and printed by Agence Trampus (Paris). B/w photograph.
Photographic Paper
Brassaï, Girl Playing Snooker, Montmartre, Black and White Photograph, 1930s
By Brassaï
Located in London, GB
Inscribed with titled and numbered on publisher's label affixed to reverse Silver gelatin print mounted to board, printed 1973 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches From a portfolio of 10 silver gel...
Silver Gelatin
Brassaï, 'Bijou' of Montmartre, Black and White Portrait Photograph, 1930s
By Brassaï
Located in London, GB
Inscribed with titled and numbered on publisher's label affixed to reverse Silver gelatin print mounted to board, printed 1973 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches From a portfolio of 10 silver gel...
Silver Gelatin
Policemen in Paris 1930s, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
By Press Agency Keystone View Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co: Policemen in Paris, circa 1930. French police officers in Paris in front of a subway sta...
Silver Gelatin
Brassaï, Matisse with His Model, Black and White Portrait Photograph, 1930s
By Brassaï
Located in London, GB
Inscribed with titled and numbered on publisher's label affixed to reverse Silver gelatin print mounted to board, printed 1973 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches From a portfolio of 10 silver gel...
Silver Gelatin
1930s Photograph of Ansel Adams and Ed Towler
By Wilson D. Ellis
Located in Soquel, CA
Ansel Adams and Ed Towler by Wilson D. Ellis (American, 20th Century). Titled "Ansel and Ed Towler 1936" on verso and signed "Wilson D Ellis" with date 7/16/35 under mat. Silver Brom...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Drape Dress By Mme. Gress, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
Drape Dress By Mme. Gress, c.1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed with various printer's marks and "Cecil Beaton" on mount Inscribed "Cecil Beaton" and stamped with ...
Silver Gelatin
$10,396
Brassaï, Portrait of Pablo Picasso with Stove, Black and White Photograph, 1930s
By Brassaï
Located in London, GB
Inscribed with titled and numbered on publisher's label affixed to reverse Silver gelatin print mounted to board, printed 1973 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches From a portfolio of 10 silver gel...
Silver Gelatin
Flood of the Seine River in Paris, 1930s, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
By Agence Meurisse
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare, unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse, Paris, circa 1930. The flood of the Seine River at Port de la Tournelle. Features: Original silv...
Silver Gelatin
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
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Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
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