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Une Auberge - Etching by Antoine Vollon - 1860s

Une Auberge - Etching by Antoine Vollon - 1860s

By Antoine Vollon

Located in Roma, IT

Painter-Etchers were born respectively in 1870 and 1880. In Paris, in 1873, the magazine Paris à l'eau

Category

1860s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antique Engraving of a Japanese Lady, 1877
Antique Engraving of a Japanese Lady, 1877

Antique Engraving of a Japanese Lady, 1877

$248Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.93 in W 13 in D 0 in

Antique Engraving of a Japanese Lady, 1877

Located in Langweer, NL

originates from 'L'Eau Forte en 1877'. Artists and Engravers: Etching by Étienne-Prosper Berne

Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Marie Laurencin, The Round Dance, 1926
Marie Laurencin, The Round Dance, 1926

Marie LaurencinMarie Laurencin, The Round Dance, 1926, 1926

$1,036Sale Price|20% Off

H 7.5 in W 5.5 in

Marie Laurencin, The Round Dance, 1926

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

album Dix filles dans un pre. Ballet imaginaire. Avec quatre gravures a l'eau-forte de Marie Laurencin

Category

1920s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Marie Laurencin, Eight Girls in a Meadow, 1926
Marie Laurencin, Eight Girls in a Meadow, 1926

Marie Laurencin, Eight Girls in a Meadow, 1926

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

imaginaire. Avec quatre gravures a l'eau-forte de Marie Laurencin (Ten Girls in a Meadow. Imaginary Ballet

Category

1920s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Marie Laurencin, Young Girl with the Black Ribbon, 1926
Marie Laurencin, Young Girl with the Black Ribbon, 1926

Marie Laurencin, Young Girl with the Black Ribbon, 1926

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

a l'eau-forte de Marie Laurencin (Ten Girls in a Meadow. Imaginary Ballet. With Four Original

Category

1920s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Late 18th Century French Print "Temple Herastyle Périptère de Pestum"
Late 18th Century French Print "Temple Herastyle Périptère de Pestum"

Late 18th Century French Print "Temple Herastyle Périptère de Pestum"

$396Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.5 in W 18.75 in D 1 in

Late 18th Century French Print "Temple Herastyle Périptère de Pestum"

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 18th century print "Temple Herastyle Périptère de Pestum", French. No 381, G.G., Gravé à L'eau

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Sortie de Theatre a Londres

Sortie de Theatre a Londres

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

, third state (of 3). Published for La Societe des amis de l’eau-forte, with the blindstamp with the

Category

1910s Naturalistic Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Chacun Son Tour – Humorous Hand-Colored Etching by Boris O’Klein, ca. 1930s
Chacun Son Tour – Humorous Hand-Colored Etching by Boris O’Klein, ca. 1930s

Chacun Son Tour – Humorous Hand-Colored Etching by Boris O’Klein, ca. 1930s

Located in Langweer, NL

“Copyright by O’Klein, Chamarande (S.&O.)” and “Eau forte originale.” The composition humorously depicts a

Category

Vintage 1930s French Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Engraving of the Baths of Titus in Rome, Ruins, Niquet Family, c.1780
Antique Engraving of the Baths of Titus in Rome, Ruins, Niquet Family, c.1780

Antique Engraving of the Baths of Titus in Rome, Ruins, Niquet Family, c.1780

Located in Langweer, NL

century. The plate was “gravé à l’eau-forte par Niquet, le jeune” (etched by Niquet the Younger) and

Category

Antique Early 17th Century French Maps

Materials

Paper

L'Ouvrier (The Worker) Playing Boules by Eugène Henri Millet, Published in 1873
L'Ouvrier (The Worker) Playing Boules by Eugène Henri Millet, Published in 1873

L'Ouvrier (The Worker) Playing Boules by Eugène Henri Millet, Published in 1873

Located in Langweer, NL

*L'Illustration Nouvelle par une Société de Peintres-Graveurs à l'Eau-Forte* in its fifth year, Volume V, on

Category

Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

Shere Mill Pond
Shere Mill Pond

Shere Mill Pond

By Sir Francis Seymour Haden, R.A.

Located in Missouri, MO

(sheet 10 3/4 x 16 3/8). This state is prior to publication in Études à l'Eau-Forte. Illustrated

Category

Late 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Des Ongles et Du Bec (abstract female portrait)
Des Ongles et Du Bec (abstract female portrait)

Georges RouaultDes Ongles et Du Bec (abstract female portrait), 1948

$990Sale Price|44% Off

H 30.2 in W 25.2 in D 1.25 in

Des Ongles et Du Bec (abstract female portrait)

By Georges Rouault

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

framed Techniques Eau-forte et aquatinte sur papier vélin d'Arches Edition of 450 prints, belonging

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Scissors. 1995. Paper, etching. 41.5x59 cm
Scissors. 1995. Paper, etching. 41.5x59 cm

Scissors. 1995. Paper, etching. 41.5x59 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

1990s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Nostalgia. 1995. Paper, etching, 41x36 cm
Nostalgia. 1995. Paper, etching, 41x36 cm

Nostalgia. 1995. Paper, etching, 41x36 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

1990s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Porioheresis. 2004. Paper, etching, 49.5x51.5 cm
Porioheresis. 2004. Paper, etching, 49.5x51.5 cm

Porioheresis. 2004. Paper, etching, 49.5x51.5 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

Early 2000s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Change. Paper, etching, 39.5x59 cm
Change. Paper, etching, 39.5x59 cm

Nele ZirniteChange. Paper, etching, 39.5x59 cm, 1992

$1,052

H 16.93 in W 16.54 in D 0.04 in

Change. Paper, etching, 39.5x59 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

Early 2000s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Green frame. Paper, etching, aquatint, 43x42 cm

Green frame. Paper, etching, aquatint, 43x42 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

1990s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Flowers  1999, Paper, monotype
Flowers  1999, Paper, monotype

Nele ZirniteFlowers 1999, Paper, monotype, 1999

$454

H 25.6 in W 16.15 in D 0.04 in

Flowers 1999, Paper, monotype

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

1990s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

XXX  Paper, etching, 50x52 cm

Nele ZirniteXXX Paper, etching, 50x52 cm, 1999

$502

H 19.69 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in

XXX Paper, etching, 50x52 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

1990s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Etching, Paper

Origin  Paper, etching, 42x36 cm

Nele ZirniteOrigin Paper, etching, 42x36 cm, 2010

$957

H 16.54 in W 14.18 in D 0.04 in

Origin Paper, etching, 42x36 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

2010s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Reservoir  2006, 8/50, paper, etching, 49.5x29 cm
Reservoir  2006, 8/50, paper, etching, 49.5x29 cm

Reservoir 2006, 8/50, paper, etching, 49.5x29 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

Early 2000s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Still life with flounder
Still life with flounder

Nele ZirniteStill life with flounder, 1986

$502

H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in

Still life with flounder

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

Early 2000s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Carousel  2001, 4/50, paper, etching, 6.5x6 cm
Carousel  2001, 4/50, paper, etching, 6.5x6 cm

Carousel 2001, 4/50, paper, etching, 6.5x6 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

Early 2000s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Dinner  1988, paper, etching, 9x14 cm
Dinner  1988, paper, etching, 9x14 cm

Dinner 1988, paper, etching, 9x14 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

2010s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Diffusion  2010, 13/50,  A/P
Diffusion  2010, 13/50,  A/P

Nele ZirniteDiffusion 2010, 13/50, A/P, 2010

$526

H 10.24 in W 14.18 in D 0.04 in

Diffusion 2010, 13/50, A/P

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

2010s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed
Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed

Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed

Located in Middletown, NY

ornée de dix composition à l'eau-forte par James TISSOT. Paris: Charpentier, 1884. Limited Edition

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Song. 1984,  Paper, etching, 38x58 cm
Song. 1984,  Paper, etching, 38x58 cm

Nele ZirniteSong. 1984, Paper, etching, 38x58 cm, 1984

$746Sale Price|35% Off

H 14.97 in W 22.84 in D 0.04 in

Song. 1984, Paper, etching, 38x58 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Gallery, Chikago, ASV 2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV 2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau

Category

1980s Symbolist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Etching

Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"
Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"

Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"

$1,900Sale Price|36% Off

H 17.75 in W 20.38 in D 1 in

Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"

By Eugène Leroy

Located in Miami, FL

Eugene Leroy abstract composition or original artist proof, eau forte or etching. This intriguing

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Wareham Bridge
Wareham Bridge

Wareham Bridge

By Seymour Haden

Located in Missouri, MO

. Other books by Haden not already mentioned are: • Etudes a l'eau forte (Paris, 1865

Category

1870s Other Art Style Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Germaine Richier, Don Quichotte
Germaine Richier, Don Quichotte

Germaine RichierGermaine Richier, Don Quichotte

$6,938

H 25.99 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in

Germaine Richier, Don Quichotte

By Germaine Richier

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

. Réalisée dans les années 1950, cette eau-forte (66 × 50 cm) représente l’un des sujets majeurs de l’artiste

Category

1950s Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper

Concetto Spaziale - Lithograph by Lucio Fontana - 1962
Concetto Spaziale - Lithograph by Lucio Fontana - 1962

Concetto Spaziale - Lithograph by Lucio Fontana - 1962

By Lucio Fontana

Located in Roma, IT

dans l'eau: Lucio Fontana: 'Dix eaux-fortes' containing 10 etchings aquatint (two in colour), each

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

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