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Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 7, Etching by Marc Chagall
Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 7, Etching by Marc Chagall

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 7, Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 7, Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 9.25 x 7.25 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), P...

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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXXIII, Monogram "L" with Landscape

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXXIII, Monogram "L" with Landscape

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Monogram "L" with Landscape (Plate XXXIII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Sig...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Le Soleil Des Eaux (Vallier 47), Etching by Georges Braque
Le Soleil Des Eaux (Vallier 47), Etching by Georges Braque

Le Soleil Des Eaux (Vallier 47), Etching by Georges Braque

By Georges Braque

Located in Long Island City, NY

Georges Braque, French (1882 - 1963) - Le Soleil Des Eaux (Vallier 47), Year: 1949, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, Image Size: 7.25 x 6 inches, Size: 11 x 8.75 in. (27.94 x 22.23 cm)...

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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

A long Study Day : Girl Reading - Original etching - Hand Signed
A long Study Day : Girl Reading - Original etching - Hand Signed

A long Study Day : Girl Reading - Original etching - Hand Signed

By Charles Camoin

Located in Paris, IDF

Charles CAMOIN A long Study Day : Girl Reading, 1946 Original etching Hand signed in pencil Numbered / XX copies On Lana vellum 26 x 36 cm (c. 10.2 x 14 inch) Excellent condition

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1940s Modern Interior Prints

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Etching

The Rest : Woman on a Bed - Original etching - Hand Signed
The Rest : Woman on a Bed - Original etching - Hand Signed

The Rest : Woman on a Bed - Original etching - Hand Signed

By Charles Camoin

Located in Paris, IDF

Charles CAMOIN The Rest : Woman on a Bed, 1946 Original etching Hand signed in pencil Numbered / XX copies On Lana vellum 26 x 36 cm (c. 10.2 x 14 inch) Excellent condition

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1940s Modern Interior Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso The Eye Etching, 1949, Cubist Style, Carmen X
Pablo Picasso The Eye Etching, 1949, Cubist Style, Carmen X

Pablo Picasso The Eye Etching, 1949, Cubist Style, Carmen X

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: The Eye (Plate X) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: No (signed and numbe...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Cubes, Signed Abstract Etching by Mel Bochner
Cubes, Signed Abstract Etching by Mel Bochner

Cubes, Signed Abstract Etching by Mel Bochner

By Mel Bochner

Located in Long Island City, NY

Cubes by Mel Bochner, American (1940–2025) Date: 1989 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 7/32 Image Size: 27 x 41.5 inches Size: 32 x 47 in. (81.28 x 119.38 cm) Frame ...

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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Debout les Morts - Etching and Aquatint by G. Rouault - 1948
Debout les Morts - Etching and Aquatint by G. Rouault - 1948

Debout les Morts - Etching and Aquatint by G. Rouault - 1948

By Georges Rouault

Located in Roma, IT

Debout les morts is an original etching, drypoint, burnisher and roulette realized by Georges Rouault in 1948, signed in plate, watermark Ambroise Vollard, plate 54 from “Miserere”,...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Nu - Original Etching, Modern Style, Artist's Proof, 1941, Unframed

Nu - Original Etching, Modern Style, Artist's Proof, 1941, Unframed

By Jean Fautrier

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed. Artist's proof. Image Dimensions : 16 x 28 cm This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artis...

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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

Carmen, The Man in the Square - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Carmen, The Man in the Square - Original Etching (Cramer #52)

Carmen, The Man in the Square - Original Etching (Cramer #52)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO Carmen, The Man in the Square, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Cat...

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Théogonie I - Abstract, Etching, Greek, Mythology, Acient, Black, Brown

Théogonie I - Abstract, Etching, Greek, Mythology, Acient, Black, Brown

By Georges Braque

Located in Köln, DE

Etching in Brown and Black "Théogonie I" by Georges Braque from 1949. The edition comprises approx. 30 copies. The present copy is numbered in pencil below the platemark on the l...

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1940s Post-War Abstract Prints

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Color, Etching

Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille III), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti
Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille III), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti

Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille III), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti

By Alberto Giacometti

Located in Long Island City, NY

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss (1901 - 1966) - Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille III), Year: 1947 (Printed 1995), Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches, Size: 8 x 6.5 in...

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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille IV), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti
Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille IV), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti

Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille IV), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti

By Alberto Giacometti

Located in Long Island City, NY

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss (1901 - 1966) - Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille IV), Year: 1947 (Printed 1995), Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches, Size: 8 x 6.5 in....

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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Calf by Orovida Pissarro - Watercolour and coloured etching
The Calf by Orovida Pissarro - Watercolour and coloured etching

The Calf by Orovida Pissarro - Watercolour and coloured etching

By Orovida Pissarro

Located in London, GB

*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE The Calf by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Watercolour, hand-coloured over an etching 17.5 x 23.2 cm (6 ⅞ x 9 ⅛ inc...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Etching

Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Surrealist Etching by Bruno Capacci
Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Surrealist Etching by Bruno Capacci

Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Surrealist Etching by Bruno Capacci

By Bruno Capacci 1

Located in Long Island City, NY

Bruno Capacci, Italian (1906 - 1996) - Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Year: 1947, Medium: Etching, Edition: 950, Size: 9 x 7.75 in. (22.86 x 19.69 cm), Printer: Mourlot, Pari...

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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Surrealist Etching by Marcel Jean
Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Surrealist Etching by Marcel Jean

Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Surrealist Etching by Marcel Jean

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marcel Jean, French (1900 - 1993) - Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Year: 1947, Medium: Etching, Edition: 950, Size: 9 x 7.75 in. (22.86 x 19.69 cm), Printer: Mourlot, Paris, ...

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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

L'impiccato Etching Print, Modern Style, Signed, Edition of 90, 1946

L'impiccato Etching Print, Modern Style, Signed, Edition of 90, 1946

By Marino Marini

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 90 prints. In excellent condition. A wonderful print describes a hanged man which was created in 1946 and published in 1977 by “Vertice Editoria ...

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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

Chapter 5 from Les Ames Mortes, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall
Chapter 5 from Les Ames Mortes, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall

Chapter 5 from Les Ames Mortes, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Chapter 5 from Les Ames Mortes, Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 5 x 8 inches, Size: 15 x 11.25 in. (38.1 x 28.58 cm), Refer...

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1940s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 1, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall
Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 1, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 1, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 1. Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on MBM, Image Size: 10 x 7.75 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Referen...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 2, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall
Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 2, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 2, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 2. Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on MBM, Image Size: 10 x 7.75 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Referen...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Femme Torero, V - Etching and aquatint on paper
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Femme Torero, V - Etching and aquatint on paper

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Femme Torero, V - Etching and aquatint on paper

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Varese, IT

Etching and aquatint on paper, edited in 1942. Limited edition, numbered as 30/50 in lower left corner. Signed on the plate in lower right corner. Plate size: 23,8 x 29,9 cm Framed ...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Paper, Aquatint

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 11, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall
Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 11, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 11, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 11, Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 9.25 x 7.25 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm),...

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1940s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 10, Surrealist Etching by Marc Chagall
Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 10, Surrealist Etching by Marc Chagall

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 10, Surrealist Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 10, Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 9.25 x 7.25 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm),...

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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 9, Surrealist Etching by Marc Chagall
Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 9, Surrealist Etching by Marc Chagall

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 9, Surrealist Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 9, Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 9.25 x 7.25 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), ...

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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The New School, Surrealist Suite of 10 etchings by Roberto Matta
The New School, Surrealist Suite of 10 etchings by Roberto Matta

The New School, Surrealist Suite of 10 etchings by Roberto Matta

By Roberto Matta

Located in Long Island City, NY

Roberto Matta, Chilean (1911 - 2002) - The New School, Year: 1943, Medium: Suite of 10 etchings, lacking cover sheet, Image Size: 7.75 x 6 inches, Size: 15 x 11.75 in. (38.1 x 29.8...

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1940s Surrealist More Prints

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Etching

Mon Doux Pays, Ou' Etes-Vous? - Etching by G. Rouault - 1940s
Mon Doux Pays, Ou' Etes-Vous? - Etching by G. Rouault - 1940s

Mon Doux Pays, Ou' Etes-Vous? - Etching by G. Rouault - 1940s

By Georges Rouault

Located in Roma, IT

Black and white etching and sugar acquaint, heliogravure, roulette, drypoint, signed in plate. Edition of 425 numbered specimens and 25 out of commerce, belonging to the suite “Miser...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille II), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti
Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille II), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti

Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille II), Modern Etching by Alberto Giacometti

By Alberto Giacometti

Located in Long Island City, NY

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss (1901 - 1966) - Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille II), Year: 1947 (Printed 1995), Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches, Size: 8 x 6.5 in....

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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

La Boite Etching, Modern Abstract Print, Signed Artist's Proof, 1940s

La Boite Etching, Modern Abstract Print, Signed Artist's Proof, 1940s

By Jean Fautrier

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed. Artist's proof. Edition Couturier. Printed by Jacques David, Paris. Jean Fautrier was a French painter, printmaker, illustrator and sculptor. He was one of the most impo...

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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIII, Square Head of a Woman Pouting
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIII, Square Head of a Woman Pouting

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIII, Square Head of a Woman Pouting

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Woman Pouting (Plate XIII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet S...

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1940s Portrait Prints

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Etching

Jaguar Dévorant un Tapis - Original Etching by Unknown French Artist - 1941
Jaguar Dévorant un Tapis - Original Etching by Unknown French Artist - 1941

Jaguar Dévorant un Tapis - Original Etching by Unknown French Artist - 1941

Located in Roma, IT

Image dimensions: 14.2 x 19.6 cm. Jaguar devorant un Tapis is a beautiful black and white etching with an aquatint intervention, realized in 1941 by a French artist, whose signature...

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1940s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Etching

Charles Eyck - Etching - Factory Eindhoven
Charles Eyck - Etching - Factory Eindhoven

Charles Eyck - Etching - Factory Eindhoven

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

Product description: Both the beginning and the end of Charles Eyck's life (1897 - 1983) took place in the Dutch province of Limburg. In his life he produced paintings, sculptures, b...

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Vintage 1940s Dutch Prints

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Paper

Phrases - Rappel - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Rappel - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Rappel - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Rappel is an Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-200...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Phrases - Orafe - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Orafe - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Orafe - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Orafe is an original Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Phrases - Passage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Passage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Passage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Passage  is a Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-20...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Phrases - Souffle - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Souffle - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Souffle - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Souffle is a Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-200...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Phrases - Rivage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Rivage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Rivage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Rivage is a Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-2007...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Phrases - Sombre - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Sombre - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Sombre - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Sombre is a Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-2007...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Phrases - Sombre - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Sombre - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Sombre - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Sombre is a Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-2007...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Phrases - Passage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Passage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Passage - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Passage  is a Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-20...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Phrases - Souffle - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999
Phrases - Souffle - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

Phrases - Souffle - Etching by Achille Perilli - 1999

By Achille Perilli

Located in Roma, IT

Phrases - Souffle is a Contemporary artwork realized by the Italian Contemporary artist Achille Perilli  (1927 -2021) and by the French philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940-200...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen V, Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows
Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen V, Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows

Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen V, Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows (Plate V) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18"...

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1940s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Etching

French Etching - Retour des Prisoniers
French Etching - Retour des Prisoniers

French Etching - Retour des Prisoniers

By Louis Joseph Soulas

Located in Houston, TX

Detailed black and white etching of a man playing the accordion by artist Louis Joseph Soulas, 1944. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a ...

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1940s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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A 1940 etching can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,164, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $66,567.

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