Portrait of Boy after Manet - Etching on Paper by A. Lepreux- Early 20th Century
By Albert Lepreux
Located in Roma, IT
Ths Portrait of a Boy " D'apres Manet" is an original etching print on paper realized by Albert Lepreux (1868-1959); included a Passepartout: 25 x 16 cm.
Etching
Manet - Rare Book Illustrated after Edouard Manet - 1884
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
The book includes 150 pages with 11 full page etchings (9 after Manet and 2 original etchings engraved by Manet) and several drawings in black.
Paper, Etching
Le Buveur d'Eau (The Water Drinker) - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1870s
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Realized by Manet in 1870/1874, this famous subject was printed in an apparently unique lifetime proof, as stated in Harris' Catalog. It was then printed in two posthumous edition, ...
Etching
$4,300
The Urchin (Le Gamin) -Second and Final State, Etching signed by Edouard Manet
By Édouard Manet
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Urchin (Le Gamin)" is an original etching by Edouard Manet. It depicts a young boy holding a basket with his long-haired dog.
Etching
Boy with Cherries - Etching by H. Berengier - after E. Manet- Early 20th Century
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Boy with Cherries is a modern artwork realized after Edouard Manet by Henri Bérengier. Black and white etching.
Etching
"La Convalescente" original etching
By Édouard Manet
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and aquatint. Catalogue reference: Harris 85 iii/iii. This is a fine impression from the 1884 Bazire edition, printed on laid paper. Plate size: 5 x 4 inches...
Etching
Le Gamin Etching, Impressionist Style, Circa 1862, Unframed
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Executed with a subtle interplay of light and shadow, the print highlights Manet’s mastery of the etching technique, translating his painterly touch into a graphic medium.
Etching
Lola De Valence Etching, Impressionist, Signed, 1862, Unframed
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Lola De Valence is a black and white etching realized by Edouard Manet (1832-1883) in 1862.
Etching
"Théodore de Banville tourné à gauche" original etching
By Édouard Manet
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and aquatint. Executed in 1874, this impression on laid paper is presumed to be from the 1905 Strölin edition. Plate size: 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches (238 x 160 mm...
Etching
Les Gitanos Etching, Impressionist Style, Circa 1862, Unframed
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Les Gitanos is a black and White etching realized by Edouard Manet in 1862. Titled in the lower.
Etching
The Absinthe Drinker - Original Etching (Guerin #9 Fisher #9)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET The Absinthe Drinker, 1860 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 45 x 40 cm (c. 18 x 16 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes Guerin n°9 and F...
Etching
The Harbour, Sailboats - Original etching - Ed. Durand Ruel, 1873
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET (after) The Harbour, Sailboats, 1873 Original Etching Engraved by Gaucherel under the supervision of MANET Printed signature in the plate On laid paper 20,5 x 30 cm ...
Etching
Woman with Mantilla - Original Etching (Guerin #51 Fisher #46)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET (1832-1883) Exotic flower (or Woman with a Mantilla) 1869 Original etching Signed in the plate On vellum 36 x 26 cm REFERENCES: - Catalogue raisonné Guérin #51 - Cata...
Etching
Spanish Guitar Player - Original etching - Ed. Durand Ruel, 1873
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET (after) Spanish Guitar Player, 1873 Original Etching Engraved by Courtry under the supervision of MANET Printed signature in the plate On laid paper 20,5 x 30 cm (c....
Etching
Spain : Women at Prado - Original Etching (Guerin #46 & Fisher #47)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Spain : Women at Prado, 1865 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 45 x 40 cm (c. 18 x 16 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog raisonne Guerin #46 ...
Etching
Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle) - Original Etching (Guerin #15)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle), 1861 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 36 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne Gu...
Etching
Le Gamin (The Kid)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Le Gamin (The Kid) Etching on laid paper, 1862 Signed in the plate upper left (see photo) As published in Theodore Duret, L'Histoire d'Edouard Manet et de Son Ouvre, 1902 (The first ...
Etching
Le Chat et les Fleurs (from "Les Chats par Champfleury")
By Édouard Manet
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edouard Manet Le Chat et les Fleurs (from "Les Chats par Champfleury") 1869 Etching and aquatint on Rives paper Image: 6.25 x 5.125 (17.3 × 13 cm) Plate: 8 x 6 inches (20.3 x 15.2 c...
Etching, Aquatint
Le Chat et Les Fleurs
By Édouard Manet
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and aquatint on cream laid, watermarked Rives paper. 6 5/8 x 5 inches (167 x 126 mm). Sixth and final state, a posthumous impression. A fine, inky impression with full margin...
Etching, Aquatint
The Portrait - Original Etching by Albert Lepreux - Early 20th Century
By Albert Lepreux
Located in Roma, IT
The portrait "D'apres Manet" is an original etching print on paper realized by Albert Lepreux (1868-1959), included a Passepartout: 25 x 16 cm.
Paper, Etching
Unavailable
H 18.5 in W 16.5 in D 1.125 in
Le Chat et Les Fleurs, Impressionism, framed etching in dark neutrals
By Édouard Manet
Located in Burlingame, CA
Manet's etching is framed in a pewter frame with neutral linen (acid free) mat, filet and Museum glass - exterior measurements 18 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/8"
Etching
Le Fumeur
By Édouard Manet
Located in Eltville, DE
Etching Image: 23.9 x 15.3 cm Frame: 64 x 55.5 cm Later print from the original plate Catalogue Raisonné Marcel Guérin, L´Oeuvre Gravé de Manet Nr. 48 Hand carved Impressionist f...
Etching
Olympia
By Édouard Manet
Located in Eltville, DE
Etching Image: 13.1 x 18.2 cm Frame: 44 x 51.5 cm Later print from the original plate Catalogue Raisonné Marcel Guérin, L´Oeuvre Gravé de Manet Nr. 40 Hand carved Impressionist f...
Etching
Jeanne
By Édouard Manet
Located in Eltville, DE
Etching Image: 15.6 x 10.6 cm Frame: 48 x 42 cm Later print from the original plate Catalogue Raisonné Marcel Guérin, L´Oeuvre Gravé de Manet Nr. 66 Hand carved Impressionist fra...
Etching
Letterpress Print of Charles Baudelaire by Manet, C. 1862
By Édouard Manet
Located in Ross, CA
Original letterpress print of 1862 Manet etching of Charles Baudelaire by French artist Édouard Manet (1832-1883).
Paper
Les Gitanos - Original Etching by E. Manet
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Very fine print belonging to the Strolin Edition (1905), on verge fort “Van Gelder”, of one of the most popular subjects of Manet’s graphic works. Minor dust on margins. Full margins...
Etching
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H 8.67 in W 7.49 in D 0.04 in
Le Lapin - Etching after Edouard Manet -Early 20th Century
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Le Lapin is an print in etching technique on ivory paper, realized in the early 20th Century after Edouard Manet.
Etching
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H 9.65 in W 7.09 in D 0.04 in
Berthe Morisot - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1872 (printed in 1910/12)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Excellent conditions. This etching comes after an oil portrait of Berthe Morisot which Manet executed in 1872.
Etching
Olympia - Origninal Etching - 1902
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Olympia, 1865 Original etching On vellum 26 x 19 cm (c. 10.5 x 8 inch) This etching was presented by Manet during Salon in 1865 at the same time than the famous eponym...
Etching
Baudelaire en Face
By Édouard Manet
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Manet, Edouard Title: Baudelaire en Face Date: 1865 Medium: Etching on wove paper Unframed Dimensions: 3.75" x 3" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 12.75" Signature: Plate sign...
Etching
Lola De Valence
By Édouard Manet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Lola De Valence Etching, 1862 Signed in the plate lower left: “Ed Manet” Printed on chine collee paper, without watermark From the first edition, published by Cadart and Luquet, Pari...
Etching
Le Guitarrero (ou Le Chanteur Espagnol)
By Édouard Manet
Located in New York, NY
A superb, richly-inked impression of this etching and roulette on cream laid Japan paper. Fifth state (of 6).
Etching, Laid Paper
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H 13 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Le Chapeau épinglé (La fille de Berthe Morisot et sa cousine) - Lithograph 1894
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Roma, IT
This delicate work expresses the beauty and elegance of Renoir's portraiture. The models of this etching are Julie Manet (Berthe Morisot's daughter) and her cousin.
Lithograph
1862 Manet Etching of Charles Baudelaire
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1862 Manet etching of Charles Baudelaire.
Paper
Edouard Manet 1869 Cat with Flowers etching
By Édouard Manet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This original 1869 etching and aquatint shows signs of both schools.
Etching, Aquatint
Le Fumeur - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1866
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Very Fine and Beautiful print on vergé ancien, belonging to the Strolin Edition of 1905 (100 specimen). Full margins. Ref. Cat. Guérin 49; Cat. Bareau-Berès 55; Cat. Fisher 40.
Etching
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H 10.24 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Danseurs Espagnols - Original Etching by Edouard Manet - 1878
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
The etching is stuck to a cover papersheet presenting the surname of the artist 'Manet' and the title of the painting 'Danseurs Espagnols', typed in the center.
Etching
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H 20.87 in W 14.18 in D 0.04 in
Lola de Valence - Etching by Edouard Manet - 1862
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Lola de Valence is an original etching and aquatint, realized by Edouard Manet in 1862, signed in the plate, 6th state on 8, first edition (Cadart stamp).
Etching
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H 6.3 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Odalisque - Original Etching by Edouard Manet - 1868 ca.
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Certainly one of the most celebrated etchings by Manet. Ref. Catalogue Guerin N. 64 ; Cat.
Etching
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H 18 in W 21 in
"Odalisque, " Original Etching and Aquatint Portrait by Edouard Manet
By Édouard Manet
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Odalisque" is an original etching and aquatint by Edouard Manet. It is the first and only state of this particular etching and depicts an oriental woman reclining.
Etching, Aquatint
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H 14.57 in W 11.42 in D 0.04 in
Lola de Valence - Original Etching by Edouard Manet - 1862
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
(The second printing lacks the words"Ed.Manet sculpt.", which is present in this one). The subject of this print by Manet is Lola Melea who was a principal dancer with the Royal Ball...
Etching
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H 18 in W 19 in
"The Convalescent - Third and Final State, " Etching by Edouard Manet
By Édouard Manet
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Convalescent (La Convalescente)" is an original etching by Edouard Manet. It features a sick woman recovering in a bed.
Etching
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H 12.21 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Portrait of Charles Baudelaire with Hat II - Etching by E. Manet - 1869
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Charles Baudelaire with Hat II (Original Title: Baudelaire de Profilings en Chapeau II) is an original etching realized by Edouard Manet in 1862. Manet's monogram on up...
Etching
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H 15.5 in W 10.35 in D 0.75 in
Édouard Manet Signed Impressionist Aquatint Etching Jeanne 'Spring', 1882
By Édouard Manet
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful aquatint etching by French Modernist/Impressionist artist Édouard Manet titled "Jeanne (Spring)".
Wood, Paper
Olympia - Origninal Etching - 1902
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Olympia, 1865 Original etching On Japan paper 26 x 20 cm (c. 10.5 x 8 inch) This etching was presented by Manet during Salon in 1865 at the same time than the famous e...
Etching
Olympia - Origninal Etching - 1902
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Olympia, 1865 Original etching On vellum 26 x 20 cm (c. 10.5 x 8 inch) This etching was presented by Manet during Salon in 1865 at the same time than the famous eponym...
Etching
"Berthe Morisot" original etching
By Édouard Manet
Located in Henderson, NV
This etching was executed by Manet in 1872, but only a few were printed before the copper plate was cancelled with two punched holes.
Etching
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H 20.375 in W 11.5 in D 0.5 in
Pair of Portrait Etchings of Charles Baudelaire
By Édouard Manet
Located in Houston, TX
Edouard Manet (1832-1883) (2) etchings printed by A. Salmon: At top, Charles Baudelaire de Profile 1862 etching is monogrammed “M” in the plate upper right and marked “Imp.
Paper, Etching
Man Smoking a Pipe - Original Etching, ref. Harris #55
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard Manet Man smoking a Pipe Original etching On vellum 45 x 32 cm Limited to 100 copies (not numbered) REFERENCES : - Catalog raisonne Guerin #49 - Catalog raisonne Harris #5...
Etching
"Le Gamin" original etching - Boy with a Dog
By Édouard Manet
Located in Henderson, NV
This charming etching is one of several compositions executed by Edouard Manet on the subject of a boy and his dog.
Etching
Le Chanteur Espagnol ou Le Guitarrero, Etching
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 29x24.5 cm. Signed in plate. Not numbered. Printed at the Delâtre studio. Reference: Guérin 16; Harris 12. 4th state on 7. Near perfect conditions.
Etching
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H 17.72 in W 15.75 in
The Absinthe Drinker - Original Etching (Guerin #9 Fisher #9)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET The Absinthe Drinker, 1860 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 45 x 40 cm (c. 18 x 16 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes Guerin n°9 and F...
Etching
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H 10.24 in W 7.88 in
Boy with a Dog - Original Etching (Guerin #27 and Harris #31)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Boy with a Dog, 1860/62 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 26 x 20 cm (c. 10.5 x 8 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes Guerin n°27 & Harr...
Etching
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H 14.18 in W 9.45 in
Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle) - Original Etching (Guerin #15)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle), 1861 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 36 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes G...
Etching
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H 14.18 in W 9.45 in
Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle) - Original Etching (Guerin #15)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle), 1861 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 36 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes G...
Etching
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H 14.18 in W 9.45 in
Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle) - Original Etching (Guerin #15)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle), 1861 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 36 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes G...
Etching
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H 14.18 in W 9.45 in
Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle) - Original Etching (Guerin #15)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, IDF
Edouard MANET Child with a Tray (Pear and Bottle), 1861 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 36 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonnes G...
Etching
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H 6.82 in W 5.82 in
Le Fumeur (The Smoker, French Impressionist male portrait)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
The Smoker (Le Fumeur) Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris) Date: 1866–67 Medium: Etching on laid paper, final state (II), from 1905 Strölin edition Dimensions: plate: 5 13...
Etching
Cafe Manet, Pop Art Print by Red Grooms
By Red Grooms
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Red Grooms, American (1937 - ) Title: Cafe Manet Year: 1976 Medium: Etching with hand-coloring, signed in pencil Edition: Trial Proof Image Size: 7.5 x 9.75 inches Frame Siz...
Etching
Olympia - Sixth and Final State
By Édouard Manet
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Olympia" is an original etching and aquatint by Edouard Manet. It is the sixth and final state of this print and features a composition similar to that of Manet's famous "Olympia" o...
Etching, Aquatint
Jeanne (Le Printemps)
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and titled on plate. Passepartout included : 40 x 32 cm Image Dimensions : 15.5 x 11 cm Bibliography: J.C. Harris, Edouard Manet. The Graphic Work, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, San ...
Etching
"Manet" First Edition, with Two Original Etchings
By Édouard Manet
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely illustrated with two original Manet etchings ("L'Odalisque couchee" and "La Convelescente"), three etched plates by Guerard after Manet, six heliogravure plates after Man...
Etching of a Man by Edouard Manet
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Lovely etching of a man with top hat by French artist Edouard Manet.
“Le Chapeau Epingle”
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Southampton, NY
Original etching and drypoint on wove paper. This is the third version and the second edition printed in 1921 of Le Chapeau Epingle. Condition is very good. Mild toning consistent w...
Archival Paper, Etching
$18,850
H 15.75 in W 14.5 in
17th century etching Rembrandt biblical scene crucifixion figures
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Rembrandt's print 'Christ Crucified Between Two Thieves: an oval plate' is one of the most captivating of the artist's oeuvre. Etched to an oval rather than a rectangular plate and t...
Paper, Etching, Printer's Ink, Drypoint
$1,000
H 5.32 in W 7.68 in
"Femme nue couchée (tournée à droite)" original etching
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1909 for Theodore Duret's "Die Impressionisten" and published in Berlin by Bruno Cassirer. This impression on laid paper bears the Fortuna waterm...
Etching
$1,800,000
H 27 in W 24 in D 2.5 in
Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret bears signature (lower left) oil on canvas 17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm) Painted between 1862-1863 Footn...
Canvas, Oil
$16,904
H 4.18 in W 6.11 in D 0.04 in
The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family - Etching by Rembrandt - 1641
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Roma, IT
The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family is an etching by Rembrandt executed in 1641. This etching is a proof of the 3rd state (of 4) before of the diagonals on the ground at the...
Etching
Pablo Picasso "Portrait de Jacqueline"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Portrait de Jacqueline" 1959 (Baer 1245; Bloch 923) ...
Linocut
$22,000
H 34 in W 30.5 in D 1.5 in
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR "Enfants jouant à la balle"
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) "Enfants jouant à la balle" lithograph, on laid paper with the Dambricourt Frères watermark, circa 1900, a previously unrecorded proof state before ...
Laid Paper, Lithograph
$58,000
H 25 in W 19 in D 1.5 in
Pierre Auguste-Renoir "Le Chapeau Épinglé"
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Le Chapeau Épinglé, 1ère Planche (Delteil; Stella 6) Drypoint, 1894-95, on laid paper, with watermark MBM, an extremely rare proof before steel-f...
Drypoint
$10,150
H 20.125 in W 17.625 in
19th century black and white etching aquatint outdoors figurative animal print
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vachere au Bord de L'Eau" is an original etching and aquatint by Camille Pissarro, the 8th state. It can be found in the catalogue raisonne Delteil #93. It features a woman sitting ...
Etching, Aquatint
$36,000
H 19.5 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in
Pierre-Auguste Renoir "La danse à la campagne
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919) "La danse à la campagne" Conceived 1883 Soft ground Etching on paper Image: 8-5/8 x 5-1/4 inches (21.9 x 13.3 cm) (plate) Sheet size : 1...
Paper, Etching
$27,979
H 7.29 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate... - Etching by Rembrandt - 1659
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Roma, IT
Etching, excellent proof of II state on IV, before the retouching of the ground and the vault on the right, margin line. Ref. Bartsch, Hollstein 94; Hind 301; New Hollstein 312; Sto...
Etching
$10,000
H 20.625 in W 18.125 in
"Marche a la Volaille, a Gisors, " Original figurative Etching signed
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Marche a la Volaille, a Gisors" is an original etching by Camille Pissarro. It depicts a dense crowd in black and white. This is edition 34/43 from Loys Delteil 98, 2nd State. 14" ...
Etching
$35,000
H 20 in W 17 in D 2 in
"La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Hinsdale, IL
RENOIR, PIERRE AUGUSTE (1841 -1919) "La Danse à la Campagne", 2nd plate (The Country Dance (second plate)) Delteil 2, Stella 2 Soft-ground Etching in black ink, c. 1890 Only State...
Etching
$69,949
H 25.4 in W 17.33 in D 0.04 in
La Barricade - Lithograph by Edouard Manet - 1871
By Édouard Manet
Located in Roma, IT
Rare and beautiful lithograph by Edouard Manet . "La Barricade " illustrates a group of soldiers executing a band of rebels on a street corner. This artwork deals with a subject in...
Paper, Lithograph
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