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"Untitled"
"Untitled"

"Untitled"

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Original etching on archival paper. Signed and dated lower right, 1947. Artist proof. Condition: Good. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Image size 6.75 by 5 inches. Sheet size 15...

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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

PERSONNAGE VIRTUEL

PERSONNAGE VIRTUEL

By Stanley William Hayter

Located in Portland, ME

Hayter, Stanley William. PERSONNAGE VIRTUEL. BM182. Engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper, 1947. Edition of 70, signed, dated, and numbered 42/70, all in pencil. 11 3/4 x 8 7/8...

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1940s Abstract Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Perspective and Section of Biet Golgotha Micael - Selassie - 1947

Perspective and Section of Biet Golgotha Micael - Selassie - 1947

Located in Roma, IT

Perspective and section of Biet Golgotha Micael - Selassie  is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1947. Black and white etching. Signed and dated on plate. Pl...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Night Moth
Night Moth

Night Moth

Located in New York, NY

Color etching and aquatint, 1946. Third state (of 3). Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right margin, and numbered 199/300 in pencil, lower left margin. Published by Laurel Ga...

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1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Untitled (Youth with Kite)
Untitled (Youth with Kite)

Untitled (Youth with Kite)

By Paul Cadmus

Located in New York, NY

Untitled (Youth With Kite) 1941 Signed, titled, and numbered, recto Etching (Edition of 75) 10.375 x 5.375 inches (26.4 x 13.7 cm) Contact gallery for price. This work is offere...

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1940s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Serie
The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Serie

The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Serie

By Samuel Chamberlain

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Series" 1940 is an original etching on paper by noted American artist Samuel V.

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Capitol, The Williamsburg Series
The Capitol, The Williamsburg Series

The Capitol, The Williamsburg Series

By Samuel Chamberlain

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "The Capitol, Williamsburg Series" 1940 is an original etching on paper by noted American artist Samuel V.

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Les Ames Mortes by N. Gogol - Complete Suite by Marc Chagall - 1948
Les Ames Mortes by N. Gogol - Complete Suite by Marc Chagall - 1948

Les Ames Mortes by N. Gogol - Complete Suite by Marc Chagall - 1948

By Marc Chagall

Located in Roma, IT

Les Ames mortes (by N. Gogol) is a very rare suite of etchings realized by Marc Chagall (1887-1985). Complete set of 96 etchings hors-texte and 11 etched vignettes en-texte for the ...

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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Le Georgiche di Virgilio, including illustrations by G. Manzù
Le Georgiche di Virgilio, including illustrations by G. Manzù

Le Georgiche di Virgilio, including illustrations by G. Manzù

By Giacomo Manzú

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 165 copies including 20 etchings by G. Manzù. Copy on carta a Tino di Fabriano. Near perfect conditions. Realised by Officine Bodoni, Giovanni Mardersteig. Italian versi...

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1940s More Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Kelly Fearing Three Virgins and a Devil 1944

Kelly Fearing Three Virgins and a Devil 1944

By Kelly Fearing

Located in Austin, TX

Kelly Fearing (American, 1918 - 2011) Title: Three Virgins and a Devil, 1944 Medium: Prints and multiples, etching Edition: 40 / 50 Size: 7.75 x 5 ...

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1940s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

MATERNITY AILEE

MATERNITY AILEE

By Stanley William Hayter

Located in Portland, ME

Hayter, Stanley William. MATERNITY AILEE. 1948. B&M 187. Engraving, Etching & Aquatint, printed in colors. Edition of 50, signed, dated 1948, titled and numbered. 13 5/8 x 7 15/16 in...

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1940s Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

LIGHT AND SHADE TAXCO - J. T. Arms Mexican Masterpiece with Striking Detail
LIGHT AND SHADE TAXCO - J. T. Arms Mexican Masterpiece with Striking Detail

LIGHT AND SHADE TAXCO - J. T. Arms Mexican Masterpiece with Striking Detail

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JOHN TAYLOR ARMS (1887 – 1953) LIGHT AND SHADE TAXCO, 1946 (F. 394: (#2 from the Mexican series.) Etching and aquatint signed and dated in pencil. Image 10 ½ x 13 5/8, sheet 14 1/...

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1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

14k Gold Tiffany & Co. Retro Leaf Brooch
14k Gold Tiffany & Co. Retro Leaf Brooch

14k Gold Tiffany & Co. Retro Leaf Brooch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Venice, CA

The leaf has a patina that gives depth to the piece, highlighting the beautiful crosshatching work so that it resembles an etching. Circa the 1940’s this retro piece is simple and st...

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Vintage 1940s German Retro Brooches

Materials

Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Mother and Child
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

By Peter Laszlo Peri

Located in London, GB

A beautiful and touching original Peter László Péri etching, 1940s. A beaming mother of gigantic proportions holds her child above her head.

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Merenda in Campagna - Print by Luigi Bartolini - 1943

Merenda in Campagna - Print by Luigi Bartolini - 1943

By Luigi Bartolini

Located in Roma, IT

Merenda in campagna is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Luigi Bartolini (1892-1963) in 1943. Etching and watercolor. Hand-signed, and dated in pencil on the lower...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

Merenda in campagna - Print by Luigi Bartolini - 1943

Merenda in campagna - Print by Luigi Bartolini - 1943

By Luigi Bartolini

Located in Roma, IT

Merenda in campagna is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Luigi Bartolini (1892-1963) in 1943. Etching and watercolor. Hand-signed, and dated in pencil on the lower...

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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

Shepherd.

Shepherd.

By Karlis Miesnieks

Located in Riga, LV

Karlis Miesnieks (1887.31.I – 1977.25.X) Studied in the studio of J. Madernieks (1910), in Petersburg society of Imperial art promotion school (1911) and he graduated class of theat...

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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Etching

Forest

Forest

By Karlis Miesnieks

Located in Riga, LV

Karlis Miesnieks (1887.31.I – 1977.25.X) Studied in the studio of J. Madernieks (1910), in Petersburg society of Imperial art promotion school (1911) and he graduated class of theat...

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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Etching

Cavendish Church
Cavendish Church

Cavendish Church

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Middletown, NY

A magnificent impression from the collection of the artist's sister, with a dedication in Arms's hand. Etching on antique grayish-blue laid paper, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (242 x 140 mm...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Cavendish Church
Cavendish Church

Cavendish Church

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on cream laid paper with a deckle edge and with an unidentified watermark with an "AL" inside an ovoid cartouche with a garter and buckle (likely English 19th century), 9 1/2...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Cityscape with Bridge
Cityscape with Bridge

Cityscape with Bridge

By Tana Kasimir Hoernes

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Cityscape with Bridge" c.1940 is a color etching on wove paper by Austrian/American artist Tana Kasimir Hoernes, 1887-1972.

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism
'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism

'Fantasia Americana, 1880' — Mid-Century American Surrealism

By Lawrence Kupferman

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Lawrence Kupferman, 'Fantasia Americana – 1880', drypoint etching with sandground, 1943. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Series A, 1971 2/6' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impressi...

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1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Danube
Danube

Danube

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Danube" c.1940 is a color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962.

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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Aubervilliers (France)
Aubervilliers (France)

Aubervilliers (France)

Located in New York, NY

Trying my best to decipher the name I get Leo Tanenbaum. Well, (Sergeant) Sgt. Leo Tanenbaum. Sorry that I haven't been able to find a mid-century artist with this name. It's such an...

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Mount Ankogel, Austria
Mount Ankogel, Austria

Mount Ankogel, Austria

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Mount Ankogel, Austria" c.1940 is a color etching on watermarked Kasimir Vienna paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962.

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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

"Spring Valley Willows"
"Spring Valley Willows"

"Spring Valley Willows"

By Daniel Garber

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

'Quintet' — Mid-Century Modernism, Atelier 17
'Quintet' — Mid-Century Modernism, Atelier 17

'Quintet' — Mid-Century Modernism, Atelier 17

By Terry Haass

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Terry Haass, 'Quintet', etching and aquatint, edition 20, c. 1948. Signed, titled, and numbered '12/20' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on off-white wove paper, with fu...

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1940s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

E. Mario Grenville, Mail Time
E. Mario Grenville, Mail Time

E. Mario Grenville, Mail Time

Located in New York, NY

Mario Grenville made this print for the publishing program of Associated American Artists. It was issued in 1945 making it a calm antidote to the ending of World War II, although it ...

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1940s Ashcan School Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Femme Affranchie A' Quatorze Heures Chante Midi - Georges Rouault

Femme Affranchie A' Quatorze Heures Chante Midi - Georges Rouault

By Georges Rouault

Located in Roma, IT

Signed on plate. Edition of 450 prints, belonging to the suite “Miserere”, considered as the most important religious graphic work of XX century. The single prints, realized with a s...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

“Figure with Large Brain”
“Figure with Large Brain”

“Figure with Large Brain”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Marked “AP” lower left for artist proof in pencil. Signed by the artist lower right in pen...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“The Bird”
“The Bird”

“The Bird”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Marked “AP” lower left for artist proof in pencil. Signed by the artist lower...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“Woman Riding Horse”
“Woman Riding Horse”

“Woman Riding Horse”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Marked “AP” lower left for artist proof in pencil. Signed by the artist lower...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“Untitled”
“Untitled”

“Untitled”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Marked “AP” lower left for artist proof in pencil. Signed by the artist lower...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

Femme Affranchie A' Quatorze Heures Chante Midi, Signed, 1940s Edition

Femme Affranchie A' Quatorze Heures Chante Midi, Signed, 1940s Edition

By Georges Rouault

Located in Roma, IT

Signed on plate. Edition of 450 prints, belonging to the suite “Miserere”, considered as the most important religious graphic work of XX century. The single prints, realized with a s...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

“Creatures”
“Creatures”

“Creatures”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Marked “AP” lower left for artist proof in pencil. Signed by the artist lower...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

Apollo and Daphne

Apollo and Daphne

By George Rickey

Located in New York, NY

A superb, richly-inked impression of this extremely scarce, early etching, aquatint and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper. Colors are strong with crisp, ...

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1940s Kinetic Abstract Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Chepstow Castle ( on a limestone cliff above the River Wye in Wales)
Chepstow Castle ( on a limestone cliff above the River Wye in Wales)

Chepstow Castle ( on a limestone cliff above the River Wye in Wales)

By Percival Gaskell

Located in New Orleans, LA

The magnificent printed works of the Yorkshire artist, Percival Gaskell have only been fully rediscovered in recent years. Percival Gaskell rose to prominence whilst working together...

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1940s English School Landscape Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Etching

Deux Filles (Two Girls) II
Deux Filles (Two Girls) II

Deux Filles (Two Girls) II

By (after) Marie Laurencin

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Deux Filles (Two Girls) c.1940 is an etching on Wove paper after French artist Marie Laurencin, 1883-1956.

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Deux Filles (Two Girls)
Deux Filles (Two Girls)

Deux Filles (Two Girls)

By (after) Marie Laurencin

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Deux Filles (Two Girls) c.1940 is an etching on Wove paper after French artist Marie Laurencin, 1883-1956.

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Bowling Green, New York
Bowling Green, New York

Bowling Green, New York

By Louis Conrad Rosenberg

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Louis Conrad Rosenberg, 'Bowling Green, New York', etching, 1940. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, with all the fine lines printing clearly, in brown/black ink, o...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

“Americana”
“Americana”

Ralph Fabri“Americana”, 1947

$675Sale Price|30% Off

“Americana”

By Ralph Fabri

Located in Southampton, NY

Here for your consideration is a wonderful original etching on archival paper by the well known American artist, Ralph Fabri. Strong impression; signed in pencil by the artist lower ...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

"Drowsy Bums" - Mid Century Figurative San Francisco Dock Landscape
"Drowsy Bums" - Mid Century Figurative San Francisco Dock Landscape

"Drowsy Bums" - Mid Century Figurative San Francisco Dock Landscape

By John Stoll

Located in Soquel, CA

Figurative landscape capturing dock workers' afternoon break by John Theodore Edward Stoll (b. Germany; 1889, d. California; 1974). Signed "John Stoll" lower right. Titled "Drowsy Bu...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Printer's Ink, Etching

CHURCH IN SNOW
CHURCH IN SNOW

CHURCH IN SNOW

By Earl Horter

Located in Portland, ME

Horter, Earl (American, 1881-1940). UNTITLED (CHURCH IN SNOW). Etching and aquatint, not dated.

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Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

JUDITH'S GARDEN
JUDITH'S GARDEN

JUDITH'S GARDEN

By Patricia Tobacco Forrester

Located in Portland, ME

Forrester, Patricia Tobacco (American, 1940-2011). JUDITH'S GARDEN. Etching, not dated.

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Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

THE WINDOW II

THE WINDOW II

By David Bumbeck

Located in Portland, ME

Bumbeck, David (American, born 1940). WINDOW II. Etching and aquatint, 1966. An Artist's Proof aside from the edition of 35.

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Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

PSFS Building (Philadelphia Cityscape Architecture)
PSFS Building (Philadelphia Cityscape Architecture)

PSFS Building (Philadelphia Cityscape Architecture)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

This piece is a restrike of the following Earl Horter image, using the exact plate created by Horter nearly 60 years later: Title: The PSFS Building Philadelphia Savings Fund Societ...

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20th Century Realist More Prints

Materials

Etching

At the Show

At the Show

By Jerome Myers

Located in New York, NY

Jerome Myers (1867-1940), At the Show, etching and drypoint, c. 1920, signed in pencil lower right.

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914

Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914

By Roger Grillon

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

It illustrates with woodcuts or etchings works by Paul Morand, Montherlant, Mauriac, Delteil.

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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Olympian Games
Olympian Games

Olympian Games

By Ray H. French

Located in Fairlawn, OH

French Revocable Trust Item Reference LU14013763732 Crucifixion, color etching, 1947 Item Reference LU14013160582 The Web, engraving, 1950 Item Reference LU14011892032 The Swan...

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1950s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Raoul Dufy - Beauty - Original Etching
Raoul Dufy - Beauty - Original Etching

Raoul Dufy - Beauty - Original Etching

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Raoul Dufy - Beauty - Original Etching Dimensions: 13 x 10". Edition of 200 1940 Edition Les Bibliophiles du Palais, Paris Raoul Dufy Born in 1877, the French painter Raoul Dufy was...

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Raoul Dufy - Plates - Original Etching
Raoul Dufy - Plates - Original Etching

Raoul Dufy - Plates - Original Etching

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Raoul Dufy - Plates - Original Etching Dimensions: 13 x 10". Edition of 200 1940 Edition Les Bibliophiles du Palais, Paris Unsigned and unumbered as issued

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Raoul Dufy - Cuisine - Original Etching
Raoul Dufy - Cuisine - Original Etching

Raoul Dufy - Cuisine - Original Etching

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Raoul Dufy - Cuisine - Original Etching Dimensions: 13 x 10". Edition of 200 1940 Edition Les Bibliophiles du Palais, Paris Unsigned and unumbered as issued

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Raoul Dufy - Champs Français - Original Etching
Raoul Dufy - Champs Français - Original Etching

Raoul Dufy - Champs Français - Original Etching

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Raoul Dufy - Champs Français - Original Etching Dimensions: 13 x 10". Edition of 200 1940 Edition Les Bibliophiles du Palais, Paris Unsigned and unumbered as issued

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Raoul Dufy - Farm Pigs - Original Etching
Raoul Dufy - Farm Pigs - Original Etching

Raoul Dufy - Farm Pigs - Original Etching

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Raoul Dufy - Farm Pigs - Original Etching Dimensions: 13 x 10". Edition of 200 1940 Edition Les Bibliophiles du Palais, Paris Unsigned and unumbered as issued

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Raoul Dufy - French Campagne - Original Etching
Raoul Dufy - French Campagne - Original Etching

Raoul Dufy - French Campagne - Original Etching

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Raoul Dufy - French Campagne - Original Etching Dimensions: 13 x 10". Edition of 200 1940 Edition Les Bibliophiles du Palais, Paris Unsigned and unumbered as issued

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Raoul Dufy - French Dinner - Original Etching
Raoul Dufy - French Dinner - Original Etching

Raoul Dufy - French Dinner - Original Etching

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Raoul Dufy - French Dinner - Original Etching Dimensions: 13 x 10". Edition of 200 1940 Edition Les Bibliophiles du Palais, Paris Unsigned and unumbered as issued

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

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1940 Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact 1940 etching you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Post-Impressionist version. You’re likely to find the perfect 1940 etching among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a 1940 etching to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, black, white and more. There have been many interesting 1940 etching examples over the years, but those made by Pablo Picasso, Luigi Bartolini, Raoul Dufy, Jean Cocteau and Georges Rouault are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in etching, paper and aquatint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. If space is limited, you can find a small 1940 etching measuring 2.5 high and 0.1 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 30 across to better suit those in the market for a large 1940 etching.

How Much is a 1940 Etching?

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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