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Bible : Isaiah's vision, 1939 - Original Etching
Bible : Isaiah's vision, 1939 - Original Etching

Bible : Isaiah's vision, 1939 - Original Etching

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Isaiah's vision (Vision d'Esaïe), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x 13.1 inch) INFORM...

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1930s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Pierre Bonnard - The Street - Original Etching
Pierre Bonnard - The Street - Original Etching

Pierre Bonnard - The Street - Original Etching

By Pierre Bonnard

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Supplementary to these is a portfolio of 15 much more explicit etchings by Charles Martin, relating to the same subjects, These etchings are in two states: pure etchings on Japan, an...

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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Country House - Etching - 19th Century

The Country House - Etching - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

The Country House is an artwork realized in Last 19th Century. B./W. Etching on paper. Signed  on plate on the left corner. 

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19th Century Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Etching

The Spy (Prochka) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #46
The Spy (Prochka) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #46

The Spy (Prochka) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #46

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Spy (Prochka), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14.6 x ...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Gathering of Farmers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #26
Gathering of Farmers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #26

Gathering of Farmers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #26

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Gathering of Farmers, 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14.6...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

The Contracts Office - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #61
The Contracts Office - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #61

The Contracts Office - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #61

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Contracts Office, 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14.6...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Ar the Church - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #90
Ar the Church - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #90

Ar the Church - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #90

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Ar the Church, 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14.6 x 11 i...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

The Funeral Procession - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #92
The Funeral Procession - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #92

The Funeral Procession - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #92

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Funeral Procession (The Prosecutor's Funeral), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arche...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

A Festive Table - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #38
A Festive Table - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #38

A Festive Table - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #38

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) A Festive Table (A Table Full of Food), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

A Rough Nap - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #93
A Rough Nap - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #93

A Rough Nap - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #93

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) A Rough Nap (Chichikov Lay Down on his Desk), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vel...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Two Slavic Dancers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #76
Two Slavic Dancers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #76

Two Slavic Dancers - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #76

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Two Slavic dancers (Charming Ladies in Every Way), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arche...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Lovers in Bed - Original etching, 1943
Lovers in Bed - Original etching, 1943

Lovers in Bed - Original etching, 1943

By Demetrios Galanis

Located in Paris, IDF

Demetrios GALANIS Lovers in Bed Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed in Haasen workshop in 1943 Excellent condition

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Angels - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755

Angels - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755

By Nicholas Cochin

Located in Roma, IT

Signed in the plate. The etching was realized for the anatomy study “JOMBERT, Charles-Antoine (1712-1784) - Méthode pour apprendre le dessein, ou l'on donne les regles générales de ...

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1750s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Scarabei in Combattimento - Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1941

Scarabei in Combattimento - Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1941

By Luigi Bartolini

Located in Roma, IT

Scarabei in combattimento (Fighting Beetles) is an original artwork realized by the great Italian poet, artist, and engraver Luigi Bartolini in 1941. Original etching on China paper...

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1940s Figurative Prints

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Etching

American Works on Paper, 1880/1930. by Adelson Galleries, Inc. 1st Ed
American Works on Paper, 1880/1930. by Adelson Galleries, Inc. 1st Ed

American Works on Paper, 1880/1930. by Adelson Galleries, Inc. 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

It was a period in art history when pencil, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, the etching plate, and the lithography stone took on lives of their own among artists of the avant-garde, an...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

"In the Forest of Fontainebleau" original etching

"In the Forest of Fontainebleau" original etching

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1880 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's very scarce "Etching and Etchers".

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1880s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching
Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching

Jacques Villon - Cubist Man - Original Etching

By Jacques Villon

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jacques Villon - Man- Original Etching 1949 Signed in the plate Dimensions : 44.5 x 32.5 cm

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755

Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755

By Nicholas Cochin

Located in Roma, IT

Signed in the plate. The etching was realized for the anatomy study “JOMBERT, Charles-Antoine (1712-1784) - Méthode pour apprendre le dessein, ou l'on donne les regles générales de ...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Sunlit Buttercups
Sunlit Buttercups

Sunlit Buttercups

By Charlie Davies

Located in Deddington, GB

Sunlit Buttercups by Charlie Davies is a limited edition print made using real flowers and fauna from nature to make the etching plate. Part of the printmaking process that Charlie h...

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Etching

Portrait of Roby - Etching (Bloch #680)
Portrait of Roby - Etching (Bloch #680)

Portrait of Roby - Etching (Bloch #680)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO (after) Portrait of Roby, c. 1950 Restrike etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 33 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) REFERENCE : Catalog raisonne Bloch #680 Fr...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Paysannes Dans un Champ de Haricots

Paysannes Dans un Champ de Haricots

By Camille Pissarro

Located in New York, NY

Pissarro did not like professional printing of his etchings, and so he printed his plates himself (alsoDegas apparently printed many Pissarro proofs).

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1890s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Elegant girl - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #168
The Elegant girl - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #168

The Elegant girl - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #168

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Elegant girl, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFEREN...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Two Roosters - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #173
The Two Roosters - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #173

The Two Roosters - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #173

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Two Roosters, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFEREN...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Two Goats - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #192
The Two Goats - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #192

The Two Goats - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #192

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Two Goats, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFERENCES...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Sick Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #193
The Sick Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #193

The Sick Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #193

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Sick Deer, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFERENCES...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Lioness's Funeral - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #184
The Lioness's Funeral - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #184

The Lioness's Funeral - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #184

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Lioness's Funeral, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) RE...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Sailors, Net Fishing - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #189
Sailors, Net Fishing - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #189

Sailors, Net Fishing - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #189

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : Sailors, Net Fishing (The Fish and the Shepherd Playing the Flute), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK ...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Funeral Procession Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #170
The Funeral Procession Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #170

The Funeral Procession Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #170

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Funeral Procession (The Priest and the Dead Man), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 3...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Hunted Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #154
The Hunted Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #154

The Hunted Deer - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #154

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Hunted Deer (The Deer and the Vineyard), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

By the Sea - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #134
By the Sea - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #134

By the Sea - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #134

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : By the Sea (The Camel and the Floating Sticks), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Sculptor's Studio - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #183
The Sculptor's Studio - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #183

The Sculptor's Studio - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #183

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Sculptor's Studio (The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rive...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Shoemaker's Workshop - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #171
The Shoemaker's Workshop - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #171

The Shoemaker's Workshop - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #171

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Shoemaker's Workshop (The Shoemaker and the Financier), 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives ve...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Master's Eye - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #143
The Master's Eye - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #143

The Master's Eye - Original etching - Ref. Sorlier #143

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall Fables : The Master's Eye, 1952 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited edition of 200 copies, UNnumbered On BFK Rives vellum 39 x 30 cm (c. 15 x 11.8 in) REFEREN...

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1950s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Young girl - Original etching, Signed (Venturi #1160)
Young girl - Original etching, Signed (Venturi #1160)

Young girl - Original etching, Signed (Venturi #1160)

By Paul Cézanne

Located in Paris, IDF

Paul Cézanne Young girl, 1873 Original etching and roulette Signed in plate "P. Cézanne" and dated 1873 in lower right corner On vellum 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES : - Cat...

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1870s Impressionist Portrait Prints

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Etching

"Gerard Dou's Portrait of Himself" original etching

"Gerard Dou's Portrait of Himself" original etching

By Paul-Adolphe Rajon

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1880 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's very scarce "Etching and Etchers".

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1880s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Ossip Zadkine - Ultimate Step - Original Etching
Ossip Zadkine - Ultimate Step - Original Etching

Ossip Zadkine - Ultimate Step - Original Etching

By Ossip Zadkine

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Etching monogrammed in the plate. Illustration for a Robert Ganzo's poem "Lespugue" Editions Marcel Sautier, Paris, 1966.

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Statue of Louis XIV - Original etching, Signed
Statue of Louis XIV - Original etching, Signed

Statue of Louis XIV - Original etching, Signed

By Jacques RIGAUD

Located in Paris, IDF

Jacques Rigaud (c. 1671/91-1754) Statue of Louis XIV Original etching Signed in the plate On Arches vellum 38 x 56.5 cm (14.9 x 22.2 inch) INFORMATION : Published by the Chalcograp...

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18th Century Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"Forges d'Allevar en Dauphine" original etching

"Forges d'Allevar en Dauphine" original etching

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1880 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's very scarce "Etching and Etchers".

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1880s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Maternal Caress, Impressionist Etching after Mary Cassatt
Maternal Caress, Impressionist Etching after Mary Cassatt

Maternal Caress, Impressionist Etching after Mary Cassatt

By Mary Cassatt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Mary Cassatt, After, American (1844 - 1926) - Maternal Caress, Year: 1991; Original Published: 1890 - 1891, Medium: Color Etching on Arches Paper, Image Size: 13 x 10 inches, Size...

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1990s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Magpie Near a River - Original etching, 1943
Magpie Near a River - Original etching, 1943

Magpie Near a River - Original etching, 1943

By André Jacquemin

Located in Paris, IDF

Andre JACQUEMIN Magpie Near a River Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed in Haasen workshop in 1943 Excellent condi...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Woman in my Dreams - Original etching, 1943
Woman in my Dreams - Original etching, 1943

Woman in my Dreams - Original etching, 1943

By Michel Ciry

Located in Paris, IDF

Michel CIRY Woman in my Dreams Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed in Haasen workshop in 1943 Excellent condition

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1940s Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

Portrait of a Dreamer - Original etching, 1943
Portrait of a Dreamer - Original etching, 1943

Portrait of a Dreamer - Original etching, 1943

By Henry de Waroquier

Located in Paris, IDF

Henri de Waroquier Portrait of a Dreamer Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed in Haasen workshop in 1943 Excellent ...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Bible : Saul and David, 1939 - Original Etching
Bible : Saul and David, 1939 - Original Etching

Bible : Saul and David, 1939 - Original Etching

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Saul and David (Saül et David), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x 13.1 inch) INFORMAT...

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1930s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Bible : The burning bush, 1939 - Original Etching
Bible : The burning bush, 1939 - Original Etching

Bible : The burning bush, 1939 - Original Etching

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : The burning bush (Le buisson ardent), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x 13.1 inch) IN...

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1930s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Bible : Prophecy about Jerusalem, 1939 - Original Etching
Bible : Prophecy about Jerusalem, 1939 - Original Etching

Bible : Prophecy about Jerusalem, 1939 - Original Etching

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Prophecy about Jerusalem (Prophétie sur Jérusalem), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x ...

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1930s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Tribute to Gauguin : Tahitian Woman - Original etching
Tribute to Gauguin : Tahitian Woman - Original etching

Tribute to Gauguin : Tahitian Woman - Original etching

By Jacques Boullaire

Located in Paris, IDF

Jacques BOULLAIRE (1893-1976) Tribute to Gauguin : Tahitian Woman (Miriama) Original etching Signed in the plate On vellum, 28.5 x 38 cm (c. 11 x 15 in) INFORMATION: This etching i...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Prisoner, Impressionist Etching by Andre Derain
The Prisoner, Impressionist Etching by Andre Derain

The Prisoner, Impressionist Etching by Andre Derain

By André Derain

Located in Long Island City, NY

Andre Derain, French (1880 - 1954) - The Prisoner, Medium: Etching, signed in the plate, Image Size: 13.25 x 11.5 inches, Size: 17 x 15 in. (43.18 x 38.1 cm)

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Messy Room (Pliouchkine's Bedroom) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #43
Messy Room (Pliouchkine's Bedroom) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #43

Messy Room (Pliouchkine's Bedroom) - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #43

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Messy Room (Pliouchkine's Bedroom), 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Meeting with a Farmer - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #36
Meeting with a Farmer - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #36

Meeting with a Farmer - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #36

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Meeting with a Farmer, 1948 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 37.5 x 28cm (c. 14....

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

Tchitchikov's Goodbye to Manilov - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #12
Tchitchikov's Goodbye to Manilov - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #12

Tchitchikov's Goodbye to Manilov - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #12

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, IDF

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Tchitchikov's Goodbye to Manilov, 1948 Original etching Signed in the plate Unnumbered edition limited to 368 copies On Arches Vellum 28 x 37.5 cm (c. 11...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Etching

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