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Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXIII, Oval Head of Man Looking Straight
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXIII, Oval Head of Man Looking Straight

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXIII, Oval Head of Man Looking Straight

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Oval Head of Man Looking Straight (Plate XXIII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" She...

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1940s Portrait Prints

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Etching

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 2 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban
Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 2 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 2 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban

By David Urban

Located in Long Island City, NY

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away is a portfolio of three etchings by artist David Urban made in collaboration with Durham Press in 1998.

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 1 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban
Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 1 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 1 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban

By David Urban

Located in Long Island City, NY

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away is a portfolio of three etchings by artist David Urban made in collaboration with Durham Press in 1998.

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 3 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban
Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 3 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away 3 Abstract Expressionist Etching by David Urban

By David Urban

Located in Long Island City, NY

Like Seeing Fallen Brightly Away is a portfolio of three etchings by artist David Urban made in collaboration with Durham Press in 1998.

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Abstract Composition - Original Etching and Aquatint by Hans Richter - 1970s
Abstract Composition - Original Etching and Aquatint by Hans Richter - 1970s

Abstract Composition - Original Etching and Aquatint by Hans Richter - 1970s

By Hans Richter

Located in Roma, IT

From a portfolio of seven etchings published by La Nuova Foglio under the supervision of Hans Richer, who signed for each one the "bon à tirer" before his death, which took place in ...

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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Etching

Beige Composition - Original Etching and Aquatint by Hans Richter - 1970s
Beige Composition - Original Etching and Aquatint by Hans Richter - 1970s

Beige Composition - Original Etching and Aquatint by Hans Richter - 1970s

By Hans Richter

Located in Roma, IT

The last graphic work of the master, from a portfolio of seven etchings published by The New Sheet under the supervision of Hans Richer, who signed for each one the "bon à tirer" bef...

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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Etching

Elizabeth Quandt 'Aries I' Limited Edition, Signed Etching of Ram's Head
Elizabeth Quandt 'Aries I' Limited Edition, Signed Etching of Ram's Head

Elizabeth Quandt 'Aries I' Limited Edition, Signed Etching of Ram's Head

By Elizabeth Quandt

Located in San Rafael, CA

The first 25 prints in this edition of 50 are identified by Roman numerals and comprise the portfolio suite of (4) etchings. Please view the additional etchings we have available fro...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XX, Oval Head of a Woman with Square Hair
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XX, Oval Head of a Woman with Square Hair

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XX, Oval Head of a Woman with Square Hair

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Oval Head of a Woman with Square Hair (Plate XX) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sh...

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1940s Portrait Prints

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Etching

Elizabeth Quandt 'Aries III' Limited Edition, Signed Etching of Ram's Head
Elizabeth Quandt 'Aries III' Limited Edition, Signed Etching of Ram's Head

Elizabeth Quandt 'Aries III' Limited Edition, Signed Etching of Ram's Head

By Elizabeth Quandt

Located in San Rafael, CA

The first 25 prints in this edition of 50 are identified by Roman numerals and comprise the portfolio suite of (4) etchings. Please view the additional etchings we have available fro...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

Purim Holiday Scene Judaica Aquatint Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
Purim Holiday Scene Judaica Aquatint Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

Purim Holiday Scene Judaica Aquatint Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Curt Valentin, another well-known dealer, exhibited groups of his drawings and undertook the printing of four portfolios of etchings, each composed of Ben-Zion’s biblical themes.

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen V, Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows
Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen V, Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows

Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen V, Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man with Joined Eyebrows (Plate V) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18"...

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1940s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIII, Square Head of a Woman Pouting
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIII, Square Head of a Woman Pouting

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIII, Square Head of a Woman Pouting

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Woman Pouting (Plate XIII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet S...

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1940s Portrait Prints

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Etching

"Portrait of Phyllis #22" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints"
"Portrait of Phyllis #22" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints"

"Portrait of Phyllis #22" from the suite "41 Etchings and Drypoints"

By Richard Diebenkorn

Located in San Francisco, CA

In 1965, forty-one of these prints were selected by the artist and published by Crown Point Press, Berkeley. Entitled 41 Etchings Drypoints, the edition of twenty-five is comprised ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIV, Square Head of a Woman with Full Lips
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIV, Square Head of a Woman with Full Lips

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIV, Square Head of a Woman with Full Lips

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Woman with Full Lips Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition Size: 289 Framed Size: 18 3/4" x 16 3/4"...

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1940s Portrait Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen IV, Square Head of a Man with Soft Features
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen IV, Square Head of a Man with Soft Features

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen IV, Square Head of a Man with Soft Features

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man with Soft Features (Plate IV) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" ...

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1940s Cubist Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIX, Oval Head of a Woman with Hair
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIX, Oval Head of a Woman with Hair

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIX, Oval Head of a Woman with Hair

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Oval Head of a Woman with Hair (Plate XIX) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 18 3/4" x 16 3/4" ...

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1940s Portrait Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXII, Head of a Woman with Closed Eyes
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXII, Head of a Woman with Closed Eyes

Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXII, Head of a Woman with Closed Eyes

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Head of a Woman with Closed Eyes (Plate XXII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 22" x 19" Sheet...

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1940s Portrait Prints

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Etching

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Music from Ulysses 1988
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Music from Ulysses 1988

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Music from Ulysses 1988

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Music Portfolio: Ulysses Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (...

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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Nymph from Ulysses 1988
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Nymph from Ulysses 1988

Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Nymph from Ulysses 1988

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Nymph Portfolio: Ulysses Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (...

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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Jan Sirks, Rotterdam Port, Etching on Paper, Signed, 1912
Jan Sirks, Rotterdam Port, Etching on Paper, Signed, 1912

Jan Sirks, Rotterdam Port, Etching on Paper, Signed, 1912

$1,200 / item

H 15 in W 22 in D 0.013 in

Jan Sirks, Rotterdam Port, Etching on Paper, Signed, 1912

Located in San Francisco, CA

Over the next few years Sirks developed his portfolio of etchings, painting abstract visions and exhibiting with other avant-garde artists such as Jan Toorop, Hendrik Chabot, Piet Mo...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Victorian Prints

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Paper

Salvador Dalí­ -- Hamlet, Complete text and set of 10 color etchings
Salvador Dalí­ -- Hamlet, Complete text and set of 10 color etchings

Salvador Dalí­ -- Hamlet, Complete text and set of 10 color etchings

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Salvador Dalí Hamlet, 1973-4 The complete portfolio, comprising 10 etchings and aquatint in colors with hand-coloring on Arches paper Each hand signed lower right Each numbered 96/1...

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1970s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving

Untitled Color Etching by A.R. Penck, Modern, Signed, Ed. 32/35, 1990s
Untitled Color Etching by A.R. Penck, Modern, Signed, Ed. 32/35, 1990s

Untitled Color Etching by A.R. Penck, Modern, Signed, Ed. 32/35, 1990s

By A.R. Penck (Ralf Winkler)

Located in Münster, DE

The following year, Penck began his first etchings. He created silkscreen portfolios and self-designed books.

Category

1990s German Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Untitled
Untitled

Sonia DelaunayUntitled

$3,058

H 25.08 in W 17.6 in

Untitled

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

(image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Signed on the plate Certificate of authenticity BFK Rives paper From the “Six planches” portfolio A beautiful etching by the Ukrainian-bo...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Le cocu magnifique
Le cocu magnifique

Pablo PicassoLe cocu magnifique, 1968

$46,934

H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in

Le cocu magnifique

By Pablo Picasso

Located in OPOLE, PL

Portfolio with 12 etchings (five with aquatint, one with drypoint) from 1968.

Category

1960s Modern More Prints

Materials

Etching

Immaginazione - from "Marino to Stravinsky"

Immaginazione - from "Marino to Stravinsky"

By Marino Marini

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 75 prints. This etching is from the portfolio "Marino to Stravinsky" published in 1972.

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Turkish Sundial and Column
Turkish Sundial and Column

Turkish Sundial and Column

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Toronto, Ontario

"Turkish Sundial and Column" exemplifies his aesthetic explorations. This etching comes from a portfolio of ten works, each exploring Greek and Turkish forms.

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1960s Modern Still-life Prints

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Etching

Detours & Destinations

Detours & Destinations

Located in Phoenix, AZ

suite of 4 etchings, in original portfolio each print measures 22 x 15 inches Martin Mull is an actor, musician, and artist whose visual work is noted for its combination of Pop Art...

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1990s Post-War Figurative Prints

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Etching

Edges 9
Edges 9

Alex KatzEdges 9, 1997

$2,250

H 15 in W 12 in

Edges 9

By Alex Katz

Located in Toronto, Ontario

"Untitled [1]" From Edges, a portfolio of 13 etchings and a poem by Robert Creeley USA, 1997 Etching on Rives heavyweight paper Signed "Alex Katz" and numbered "24/30" by the art...

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1990s Minimalist Still-life Prints

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Etching

La Vida es Sueño
La Vida es Sueño

Salvador Dalí­La Vida es Sueño, 1975

$22,328

H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in

La Vida es Sueño

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in OPOLE, PL

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - La Vida es Sueño Portfolio of 18 etchings from 1975. Th edition of 256/265.

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1970s Modern More Prints

Materials

Etching

Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen
Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen

Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 32/289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet Size: 13...

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1940s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Etching

L'ordre des oiseaux
L'ordre des oiseaux

Georges BraqueL'ordre des oiseaux, 1962

$13,174

H 17.72 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in

L'ordre des oiseaux

By Georges Braque

Located in OPOLE, PL

Georges Braque (1882-1963) - L'ordre des oiseaux Portfolio with 12 etchings with aquatint from 1962.

Category

1960s Modern More Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The older Rapunzel by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
The older Rapunzel by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)

The older Rapunzel by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

Andy Warhol would later screenprint the same Uccello scene in his ‘Details of Renaissance Paintings (Paolo Uccello, George and the Dragon, 1460)’ The older Rapunzel (Six Fairy Tales...

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1960s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

The pot boiling by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
The pot boiling by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)

The pot boiling by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

The pot boiling (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) 1969 Etching and aquatint on W S Hodgkinson paper watermarked "DH" and "PP" Plate 6.9 x 7.9 in / 17.5 x 20 cm Paper 12 x 12 ...

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1960s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Gloria (sheet 2)
Gloria (sheet 2)

Gloria (sheet 2)

By Alex Katz

Located in Toronto, Ontario

This work is from the Gloria portfolio, which is comprised of 25 etchings and a book with the etchings alongside 28 poems by Bill Berkson.

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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Enchantress with the Baby Rapunzel by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Tales
The Enchantress with the Baby Rapunzel by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Tales

The Enchantress with the Baby Rapunzel by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Tales

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

The Enchantress with the baby Rapunzel (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) 1969 Etching and aquatint on W S Hodgkinson paper watermarked "DH" and "PP" Plate 10.6 x 9.1 in / 27 ...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI), from Carmen
Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI), from Carmen

Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI), from Carmen

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed:...

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1940s Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

The glass mountain shattered David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
The glass mountain shattered David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm

The glass mountain shattered David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

The glass mountain shattered (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) 1969 Plate 9.1 x 10.5 in / 23 x 26.7 cm Paper 17.75 x 16 in / 45.09 x 40.64 cm Unique unsigned publisher’s copy...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Digging up glass by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
Digging up glass by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)

Digging up glass by David Hockney (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

Digging up glass (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) 1969 Etching and aquatint on W S Hodgkinson paper watermarked "DH" and "PP" Plate 5.1 x 4.3 in / 13 x 11 cm Paper 12 x 12 i...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Old Rinkrank threatens the Princess by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Old Rinkrank threatens the Princess by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

Old Rinkrank threatens the Princess by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

Old Rinkrank threatens the Princess (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) 1969 Etching and aquatint on W S Hodgkinson paper watermarked "DH" and "PP" Plate 9.1 x 10.6 in / 23 x 2...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Biblical Prophet
Biblical Prophet

Ben-Zion WeinmanBiblical Prophet

$550

H 21.25 in W 13.25 in

Biblical Prophet

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Curt Valentin, another well-known dealer, exhibited groups of his drawings and undertook the printing of four portfolios of etchings, each composed of Ben-Zion’s biblical themes.

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Brooklyn Bridge No. 6 (Swaying)

Brooklyn Bridge No. 6 (Swaying)

By John Marin

Located in New York, NY

First published by Alfred Stieglitz in 1913, a small number of later impressions were printed as the work was slated to be included in the New Republic portfolio Six American Etching...

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1910s Cubist Landscape Prints

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Etching

The Queen's Entrance into Edinburgh
The Queen's Entrance into Edinburgh

The Queen's Entrance into Edinburgh

By William Ewart Lockhart

Located in Middletown, NY

Durand, 1878. Etching on watermarked Van Gelder Portfolio cream laid paper,10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (260 x 183 mm); sheet 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (360 x 260 mm), full margins.

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Mid-19th Century English School Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

The Anatomical Lesson, Photogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Anatomical Lesson, Photogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Bredius, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - The Anatomical Lesson, Year: of Original 1632 (Pubilished 1906), Medium: Photogravure, Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Rembrandt's Mother, Photogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt's Mother, Photogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Bredius, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Rembrandt's Mother, Year: Of Original 1639 (printed 1906), Medium: Photogravure, Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.56 x 25.4 cm), ...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Guildmasters, Photogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Guildmasters, Photogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Bredius, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - The Guildmasters, Year: of Original: 1661 (printed 1906), Medium: Photogravure, Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm), P...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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