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Marc Chagall, Samuel Called by God (Plate 59), etching; hand colored
Marc Chagall, Samuel Called by God (Plate 59), etching; hand colored

Marc Chagall, Samuel Called by God (Plate 59), etching; hand colored

By Marc Chagall

Located in Chatsworth, CA

Marc Chagall "Samuel Called by God" from the series The Bible, which consists of 105 original etchings. Original hand colored etching 1958 Hand initialed "M.Ch" in pencil Numbered ...

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

Refused Plate for the Bible Series, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall
Refused Plate for the Bible Series, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall

Refused Plate for the Bible Series, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Refused Plate for the Bible Series, Portfolio: Bible Series, Year: circa 1956, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 13.25 x 10.25 inches, Size: 17.75 ...

Category

1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

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

Materials

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...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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),...

Category

1940s Impressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

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),...

Category

1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

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), ...

Category

1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

French Avant Garde Bold Abstract Geometric Aquatint Etching Op Art Kinetic
French Avant Garde Bold Abstract Geometric Aquatint Etching Op Art Kinetic

French Avant Garde Bold Abstract Geometric Aquatint Etching Op Art Kinetic

By Jean Deyrolle

Located in Surfside, FL

Number: 10 from the rare folio edition of 20 which were on special hand made paper Total Edition: 120 signed portfolio copies + H.C. copies Paper: papier d'Auvergne a la main du Mou...

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

French Avant Garde Bold Abstract Geometric Aquatint Etching Op Art Kinetic
French Avant Garde Bold Abstract Geometric Aquatint Etching Op Art Kinetic

French Avant Garde Bold Abstract Geometric Aquatint Etching Op Art Kinetic

By Jean Deyrolle

Located in Surfside, FL

Number: 10 from the rare folio edition of 20 which were on special hand made paper Total Edition: 120 signed portfolio copies + H.C. copies Paper: papier d'Auvergne a la main du Mou...

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Print mo' Money
Print mo' Money

Print mo' Money

By Rirkrit Tiravanija

Located in Toronto, Ontario

"Untitled (Print mo' Money)" 2011 Etching on copper plate From an edition of 100 5.25"H 6.25"W (work) Very good condition

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Copper

Alex Katz - "Plate 22" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 22" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 3" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 3" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 25" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 25" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 17" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 17" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 23" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 23" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 16" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 16" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 21" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 21" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 19 From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 19 From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 18" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 18" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 24" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 24" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 15" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 15" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 14" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 14" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 13" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 13" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 11" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 11" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 12" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 12" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Alex Katz - "Plate 10" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

Alex Katz - "Plate 10" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contact us, call 2157319200, or visit our Philadelphia gallery. at 2320 Haverford Rd, in Ardmore Pa, 19003 "Gloria" portfolio Gloria is a portfolio of 25 etchings by Alex Katz, inc...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Oval Head with Dividing Line (from the Carmen portfolio) Copper Plate & Etching
Oval Head with Dividing Line (from the Carmen portfolio) Copper Plate & Etching

Oval Head with Dividing Line (from the Carmen portfolio) Copper Plate & Etching

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palm Desert, CA

The prints are etchings on Montval wove paper, produced at Atelier Lacourière in Paris, and are catalogued as Cramer No. 52 & Baer No. 825 Original plates such as this, fall entirel...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Copper

Moon Stag by Guy Allen.  Print from copper plate etching.  Framed
Moon Stag by Guy Allen.  Print from copper plate etching.  Framed

Moon Stag by Guy Allen. Print from copper plate etching. Framed

By Guy Allen

Located in Coltishall, GB

Signed by the artist Edition of 75 Certificate of Authenticity Etching on 300gsm Somerset paper Plate: 79cm diameter Paper size 85cm x 85cm Frameed size 95cm x 95cm

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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Plate 4 From Espriu-Miro, Signed Aquatint Etching, 44/50, 1980s
Plate 4 From Espriu-Miro, Signed Aquatint Etching, 44/50, 1980s

Plate 4 From Espriu-Miro, Signed Aquatint Etching, 44/50, 1980s

By Joan Miró

Located in Aventura, FL

Aquatint and etching in colors with engraving and carborundum on Guarro paper. Hand signed lower right by Joan Miro. Hand numbered 44/50 lower left. Sheet size: 34 x 27.75 inches....

Category

1970s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Moon Stag by Guy Allen.  Print from copper plate etching.  Unframed
Moon Stag by Guy Allen.  Print from copper plate etching.  Unframed

Moon Stag by Guy Allen. Print from copper plate etching. Unframed

By Guy Allen

Located in Coltishall, GB

Signed by the artist Edition of 75 Certificate of Authenticity Etching on 300gsm Somerset paper Plate: 79cm diameter Paper size 85cm x 85cm

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Richard Serra Heimaey II Limited Edition Etching Signed Print Edition of 49
Richard Serra Heimaey II Limited Edition Etching Signed Print Edition of 49

Richard Serra Heimaey II Limited Edition Etching Signed Print Edition of 49

By Richard Serra

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Despite the large scale of many of his most visible works, Serra approached all media—from steel to etching plates—with the same disciplined, process-driven rigor.

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Etching

"Reflections at 29" - Steel Plate Etching (AP) Edition 1 of 1
"Reflections at 29" - Steel Plate Etching (AP) Edition 1 of 1

"Reflections at 29" - Steel Plate Etching (AP) Edition 1 of 1

By Patricia A. Pearce

Located in Soquel, CA

Figurative etching 1 of 1. by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). This piece was created after one of her early drawings, likely from when she was 29, as indicated by the title. ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Untitled, Planche 16 (Plate 16) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealist Etching
Untitled, Planche 16 (Plate 16) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealist Etching

Untitled, Planche 16 (Plate 16) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealist Etching

By Le Corbusier

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

It is also monogram signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1965 Medium: Original Etching with Aquatint on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: VI/XXX, (6/30)...

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Untitled, Planche 15 (Plate 15) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Etching
Untitled, Planche 15 (Plate 15) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Etching

Untitled, Planche 15 (Plate 15) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surrealism Etching

By Le Corbusier

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

It is also monogram signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1965 Medium: Original Etching with Aquatint on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: VI/XXX, (6/30)...

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1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Three Flying Geese by Guy Allen.  Print from copper plate etching.  Framed
Three Flying Geese by Guy Allen.  Print from copper plate etching.  Framed

Three Flying Geese by Guy Allen. Print from copper plate etching. Framed

By Guy Allen

Located in Coltishall, GB

Signed by the artist Edition of 75 Certificate of Authenticity Etching on 300gsm Somerset paper Plate size : 83 x 23cm Paper size 95 x 40cm Framed size 103cm x 48cm

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Silver Plated Serving Tray with Golden Floral Etching
Silver Plated Serving Tray with Golden Floral Etching

Silver Plated Serving Tray with Golden Floral Etching

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegant vintage rectangular metal tray featuring a gold-tone floral etching with graceful blossoms and leaves on a polished silver-tone surface. The tray includes curved gold handles...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal

Andrew Ingamells (b.1956), Jesus College Cambridge engraving after David Loggan

Andrew Ingamells (b.1956), Jesus College Cambridge engraving after David Loggan

By Andrew Ingamells

Located in London, GB

The Master and Fellows of the College own both the original drawing, which the engraving is based upon, and the copper etching plate used to make the prints. Ingamells trained at St...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Pastourelle
Pastourelle

Pastourelle

By Charlotte Reine

Located in San Francisco, CA

Reine began experimenting with her own designs on etching plates while working as a printer for her mother, the accomplished Parisian artist Gilberte Brillant, and others, while a co...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Untitled, Planche 19 (Plate 19) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surreal Etching Bull
Untitled, Planche 19 (Plate 19) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surreal Etching Bull

Untitled, Planche 19 (Plate 19) [Set of 2] /// Le Corbusier Surreal Etching Bull

By Le Corbusier

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

It is also monogram signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1965 Medium: Original Etching with Aquatint on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: VI/XXX, (6/30)...

Category

1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

"Fribourg" original etching

"Fribourg" original etching

By Maxime Lalanne

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper printed in 1868 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's very scarce "Etching and Etchers".

Category

1860s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Myths and Legends: Plate III, Voyage to Crete, Drypoint Etching by Reuben Nakian

Myths and Legends: Plate III, Voyage to Crete, Drypoint Etching by Reuben Nakian

By Reuben Nakian

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Reuben Nakian, American (1897 - 1986) Title: Myths and Legends: Plate III, Voyage to Crete (Black) Year: 1979 Medium: Drypoint Etching with Chine Colle on Rives, signed and n...

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

"Begrüssung" original etching
"Begrüssung" original etching

"Begrüssung" original etching

By Käthe Kollwitz

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Klipstein 10. A very rich impression on cream wove paper of this Kollwitz etching, with plate tone.

Category

1890s Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Durham" original etching

"Durham" original etching

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in London in 1868 for the rare first volume of Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Etching and Etchers".

Category

1860s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

William Hogarth Etchings: Before and After, 2 Antique Plates
William Hogarth Etchings: Before and After, 2 Antique Plates

William Hogarth Etchings: Before and After, 2 Antique Plates

By James Heath / William Hogarth

Located in Alpha, NJ

'Before and After' William Hogarth Etchings Can be tube shipped

Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

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