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Military Life Etching, Signed, Edition 18/100, Modern, Circa 1910-1919

Military Life Etching, Signed, Edition 18/100, Modern, Circa 1910-1919

By Anselmo Bucci

Located in Roma, IT

In the series "Croquis du Front Italien" that includes 50 drypoints, Bucci describes scenes of the Italian front in the First World War. During the war, in his battalion there were M...

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1910s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

L‘ennemi est en Vue - Original Etching by Anselmo Bucci - 1915
L‘ennemi est en Vue - Original Etching by Anselmo Bucci - 1915

L‘ennemi est en Vue - Original Etching by Anselmo Bucci - 1915

By Anselmo Bucci

Located in Roma, IT

In the series "Croquis du Front Italien" that includes 50 drypoints, Bucci describes scenes of the Italian front in the First World War. During the war, in his battalion there were M...

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1910s Futurist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

A Fatal Pass, trenches in the Italian Alps, Diptych. Landscape B&W photograph
A Fatal Pass, trenches in the Italian Alps, Diptych. Landscape B&W photograph

A Fatal Pass, trenches in the Italian Alps, Diptych. Landscape B&W photograph

By Luca Artioli

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The Exhibition was part of Myth and Machine: The First World War in Visual Culture curated by Jon Mogul at The FIU Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach FL -USA.

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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

WWI German Prussian M1895 Artillery Pickelhaube Kugelhelm Helmet
WWI German Prussian M1895 Artillery Pickelhaube Kugelhelm Helmet

WWI German Prussian M1895 Artillery Pickelhaube Kugelhelm Helmet

Located in Nottingham, GB

Presented in very good antique condition considering its age, this is a striking example of Imperial German artillery headgear from the transition between the late 19th century and t...

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Antique Late 19th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Brass

G. Verdey " Life of the French Cavalry Summer 1914 " Watercolour 20th Century
G. Verdey " Life of the French Cavalry Summer 1914 " Watercolour 20th Century

G. Verdey " Life of the French Cavalry Summer 1914 " Watercolour 20th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Here, the scene depicts the daily life of this French cavalry during the First World War. They are probably officers sent on patrol in the French forests.

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Vintage 1910s French Beaux Arts Picture Frames

Materials

Paper

Midcentury Water Color from Axl Leskoschek, Original Frame, 1946, Austria
Midcentury Water Color from Axl Leskoschek, Original Frame, 1946, Austria

Midcentury Water Color from Axl Leskoschek, Original Frame, 1946, Austria

Located in Vienna, Austria

He began his studies with Law but in 1917 he had to complete his military service and was badly wounded in the First World War. After the war he studied Art at the Art School in Graz.

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Vintage 1940s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Paintings

Materials

Paint

Presenting the Bouquet
Presenting the Bouquet

Presenting the Bouquet

By Edmund Adler

Located in Missouri, MO

In 1914 the artist was taken as a prisoner of war with other Austrian painters and spent the entire First World War in Siberia.

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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Courtship", Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Sapnish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
"Courtship", Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Sapnish Artist M. Alonso Pérez

"Courtship", Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Sapnish Artist M. Alonso Pérez

By Mariano Alonso Pérez

Located in Madrid, ES

From 1910 he became interested in social theme painting and in 1914, coinciding with the beginning of the First World War, he decided to return to Spain to settle in Madrid, a city w...

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1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blowing Bubbles
Blowing Bubbles

Blowing Bubbles

By Edmund Adler

Located in Missouri, MO

In 1914 the artist was taken as a prisoner of war with other Austrian painters and spent the entire First World War in Siberia.

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1920s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leon Underwood, British 20th Century summer landscape
Leon Underwood, British 20th Century summer landscape

Leon Underwood, British 20th Century summer landscape

By Leon Underwood

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

His work was influenced by African and Cycladic designs. In the First World War, he worked in camouflage design.

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20th Century Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Swiss Model 1898 Infantry Rifleman’s Shako, 24th Battalion, Early 20th C
Swiss Model 1898 Infantry Rifleman’s Shako, 24th Battalion, Early 20th C

Swiss Model 1898 Infantry Rifleman’s Shako, 24th Battalion, Early 20th C

Located in Nottingham, GB

An original Swiss Infantry rifleman’s shako, Model 1898, attributed to the 24th Battalion and dating to the early 20th century, likely from the period surrounding the First World War...

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Antique Late 19th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Nautical Festival  Fête nautique - France Nautical  Dufy & Villon Collab
Nautical Festival  Fête nautique - France Nautical  Dufy & Villon Collab

Nautical Festival Fête nautique - France Nautical Dufy & Villon Collab

By Raoul Dufy

Located in London, GB

It is further inscribed “Gravé par Jacques Villon 1926” in the lower right platemark. After the First World War Jacques Villon engraved a series of Aquatints after paintings of the ...

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1920s Landscape Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Landscape
Landscape

Landscape

By Bernhard Kretzschmar

Located in San Francisco, CA

At the beginning of his career, he was a representative of the Neue Sachlichkeit. After the First World War, he decided to destroy his entire hitherto created body of work.

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Search" Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
"The Search" Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist M. Alonso Pérez

"The Search" Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist M. Alonso Pérez

By Mariano Alonso Pérez

Located in Madrid, ES

From 1910 he became interested in social theme painting and in 1914, coinciding with the beginning of the First World War, he decided to return to Spain to settle in Madrid, a city w...

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1980s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Chinese Peking, Art Deco Design
Antique Chinese Peking, Art Deco Design

Antique Chinese Peking, Art Deco Design

Located in Evanston, IL

Discover the rich history of Antique Peking Rugs, a tradition that found its roots in China shortly after the conclusion of the First World War. During this era, Chinese rug weaving ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

A Vase of Flowers. Antique painting by Lucien Adrion
A Vase of Flowers. Antique painting by Lucien Adrion

A Vase of Flowers. Antique painting by Lucien Adrion

By Lucien Adrion

Located in St. Albans, GB

There he was trapped by the outbreak of the First World War and had to go to Berlin where he was de-mobilised.

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1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1953, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'Dawn Figure', British, abstract drawing
1953, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'Dawn Figure', British, abstract drawing

1953, Arthur Cyril Hilton 'Dawn Figure', British, abstract drawing

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Hilton was a self-taught painter and sculptor from Manchester whose practice developed across both abstract and Surrealist directions, while remaining rooted in observation of the na...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pen, Watercolor

Verona - Lithograph by Anselmo Bucci - 1917

Verona - Lithograph by Anselmo Bucci - 1917

By Anselmo Bucci

Located in Roma, IT

In the series "Croquis du Front Italien" that includes 50 drypoints, Bucci describes scenes of the Italian front in the First World War. During the war, in his battalion there were M...

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1910s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Art Deco 1920s Silver and Black Paste Vintage Bangle
Art Deco 1920s Silver and Black Paste Vintage Bangle

Art Deco 1920s Silver and Black Paste Vintage Bangle

Located in Wilmslow, England

There was a push for all things modern after the shock of the First World War - people wanted to be cleansed of the old and celebrate the new.

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Bangles

Materials

Silver

Dutch toy chair by Ko Verzuu for ADO, 1920s
Dutch toy chair by Ko Verzuu for ADO, 1920s

Dutch toy chair by Ko Verzuu for ADO, 1920s

By Ko Verzuu, ADO

Located in Delft, NL

German barracks, where Allied officers had been stationed during the First World War, were placed at the Berg en Bosch villa.

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Early 20th Century Dutch Toys and Dolls

Materials

Plywood

The Tea Party - Impressionist Figure in Interior Oil by Hilda Fearon
The Tea Party - Impressionist Figure in Interior Oil by Hilda Fearon

The Tea Party - Impressionist Figure in Interior Oil by Hilda Fearon

By Hilda Fearon

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

This typifies the taste for understated domestic genre scenes prevalent in popular British painting preceding the First World War. Later this was termed the ‘golden age’ and now seen...

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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Study of hands, circa 1915, ink on paper
Study of hands, circa 1915, ink on paper

Study of hands, circa 1915, ink on paper

By Jules Oury dit Marcel-Lenoir

Located in PARIS, FR

Remaining faithful to massive forms and vivid colors, he was interested in a variety of subjects, both secular and mystical, and participated in the revival of religious painting in ...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, India Ink

Art Deco Wall Sconces by Paul Kiss, Alabaster & Wrought Iron, 1925
Art Deco Wall Sconces by Paul Kiss, Alabaster & Wrought Iron, 1925

Art Deco Wall Sconces by Paul Kiss, Alabaster & Wrought Iron, 1925

By Paul Kiss

Located in Miami, FL

In Paris he trained and worked with the great ironworkers Edgar Brandt and Raymond Subes, absorbing their technical refinement before opening his own atelier and showroom in the rue ...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Alabaster, Wrought Iron

French Military Tenor Drum by Couesnon of Paris with Leather Sling
French Military Tenor Drum by Couesnon of Paris with Leather Sling

French Military Tenor Drum by Couesnon of Paris with Leather Sling

Located in Nottingham, GB

Instruments of this pattern were manufactured in France during the First World War to supply marching infantry regiments with cadence and ceremonial rhythm.

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Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

Viennese Imperial Porcelain Plate, Lustschloss Schoenbrunn, Rich Gilding, 1813
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Plate, Lustschloss Schoenbrunn, Rich Gilding, 1813

Viennese Imperial Porcelain Plate, Lustschloss Schoenbrunn, Rich Gilding, 1813

By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory

Located in Vienna, AT

The baroque palace was the summer residence of the kings and emperors of the empire from the mid-18th century until the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and from 1804 until the e...

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Antique 1810s Austrian Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Merchant Navy 15ct Yellow Gold and Enamel Sweetheart Brooch
Merchant Navy 15ct Yellow Gold and Enamel Sweetheart Brooch

Merchant Navy 15ct Yellow Gold and Enamel Sweetheart Brooch

Located in Nottingham, GB

The use of the 15-carat standard points to manufacture prior to 1932, when the alloy standard was officially discontinued in Britain, most likely placing production in the First Worl...

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Early 20th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Pair of Vintage Silver Metal Vases attr. to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot
Pair of Vintage Silver Metal Vases attr. to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot

Pair of Vintage Silver Metal Vases attr. to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot

By Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot 1

Located in Roma, IT

The original 1883 glass house was destroyed during the First World War. Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot (1883, Solingen - 1960, Cologne) a architect who specialized in interior desi...

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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Vases

Materials

Silver

Ecce Homo - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923
Ecce Homo - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923

Ecce Homo - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923

By George Grosz

Located in Roma, IT

Probably Grosz's most famous illustrated book, in which the whole range of social diseases afflicting Germany in the aftermath of the First World War was catalogued. It caused its a...

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1920s Expressionist More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

c1936 One-Hundred and Forty-Four Postcards of Military Uniforms
c1936 One-Hundred and Forty-Four Postcards of Military Uniforms

c1936 One-Hundred and Forty-Four Postcards of Military Uniforms

Located in Bath, GB

Three post cards depict military parades in Potsdam, and predate the Nazi regime, seven depict memorials the First World War, and one of the remaining postcards depict Prince August ...

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Vintage 1930s British Books

Materials

Paper

Profil Rose
Profil Rose

Profil Rose

By André Masson

Located in Missouri, MO

Masson was severely wounded in the First World War and was deeply scarred emotionally.

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Deux Personnages
Deux Personnages

Deux Personnages

By André Masson

Located in Missouri, MO

Masson was severely wounded in the First World War and was deeply scarred emotionally.

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lalique, "Marrakech" Vase, France 1980
Lalique, "Marrakech" Vase, France 1980

Lalique, "Marrakech" Vase, France 1980

By Marie-Claude Lalique

Located in PARIS, FR

He began exhibiting under his own name in the 1890s, and his stand at the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition was a great success. After the First World War he turned to glass and became...

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Vintage 1970s Vases

Materials

Crystal

Portrait of a woman, oil on panel
Portrait of a woman, oil on panel

Portrait of a woman, oil on panel

By Jean Bouchaud

Located in PARIS, FR

He was one of the artists whom historian Louis Hautecoeur called "the painters of French Africa". After the First World War, Jean Bouchaud travelled throughout the Maghreb, sub-Sah...

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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Great Escapes Africa by Angelika Taschen - Expressionist Style
Great Escapes Africa by Angelika Taschen - Expressionist Style

Great Escapes Africa by Angelika Taschen - Expressionist Style

By Angelika Taschen, TASCHEN

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Angelika Taschen takes us to hidden gems across Mozambique, South Africa, and Ethiopia; from a Tanzanian coffee plantation, where guests can enjoy the ultimate Arabica brew in breath...

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21st Century and Contemporary African Expressionist Books

Materials

Paper

Rare Gianmaria Buccellati Sterling Silver Gallery Tray
Rare Gianmaria Buccellati Sterling Silver Gallery Tray

Rare Gianmaria Buccellati Sterling Silver Gallery Tray

By Buccellati, Gianmaria Buccellati

Located in New York, NY

It was here that the young Mario learned the best in Italian goldsmithing traditions. At the end of the First World War, Mario decided that the time was right for him to set up his o...

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20th Century Italian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Pot by Argentor-Werke Rust & Hetzel, Wien, 1920s
Art Deco Pot by Argentor-Werke Rust & Hetzel, Wien, 1920s

Art Deco Pot by Argentor-Werke Rust & Hetzel, Wien, 1920s

By Argentor of Vienna

Located in Roma, IT

The Argentor works passed the First World War despite all the turmoil, but with increasing financial losses.

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Pitchers

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Vase Powdered Glass, Acid-Etched Motifs, Signed Legras, Period : Art Nouveau
Vase Powdered Glass, Acid-Etched Motifs, Signed Legras, Period : Art Nouveau

Vase Powdered Glass, Acid-Etched Motifs, Signed Legras, Period : Art Nouveau

By Charles Legras

Located in CRÉTEIL, FR

Legras' production, which regularly won awards at international exhibitions between 1880 and 1900, declined after the First World War and ceased definitively in 1960.

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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Glass

Limoges Porcelain Pierrot Musician in White and Gold by Edouard Marcel Sandoz
Limoges Porcelain Pierrot Musician in White and Gold by Edouard Marcel Sandoz

Limoges Porcelain Pierrot Musician in White and Gold by Edouard Marcel Sandoz

By Theodore Haviland, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz

Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire

The artist died on March 20, 1971 in Lausanne, Switzerland. During the First World War, he turned to ceramics and designed models for the porcelain manufactories Haviland & Co.

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Baluster Vase - Barbedienne Cast Iron - Thistles Of Lorraine Decor - Peri
Bronze Baluster Vase - Barbedienne Cast Iron - Thistles Of Lorraine Decor - Peri

Bronze Baluster Vase - Barbedienne Cast Iron - Thistles Of Lorraine Decor - Peri

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in CRÉTEIL, FR

Period : End of XIXth century - Art Nouveau Dimensions : Height : 29,5cm x width : 11cm - diameter of  Dimensions of the base : Length : 9cm x width : 9cm The thistle of Lorraine is...

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Antique 19th Century Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Bronze

Degue, Fine Cameo Glass Vase French
Degue, Fine Cameo Glass Vase French

Degue, Fine Cameo Glass Vase French

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Circa 1925 specialist Note David Guéron (1892–1950), working under the name Degué, was among the leading French art glass makers of the Art Deco period. After the First World War, he...

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Vintage 1920s Vases

Materials

Glass

Loin du Front
Loin du Front

Loin du Front

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Les Pessimistes
Les Pessimistes

Les Pessimistes

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Paris Ville du Front
Paris Ville du Front

Paris Ville du Front

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Si Ca Continue
Si Ca Continue

Si Ca Continue

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Devant la Mort
Devant la Mort

Devant la Mort

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Chez les Basileus
Chez les Basileus

Chez les Basileus

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pour en Finir
Pour en Finir

Pour en Finir

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Il ne Faut pas Oublier
Il ne Faut pas Oublier

Il ne Faut pas Oublier

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Vous Allez Nous Faire des Allemands
Vous Allez Nous Faire des Allemands

Vous Allez Nous Faire des Allemands

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ils Parlent de nNotre Emprunt
Ils Parlent de nNotre Emprunt

Ils Parlent de nNotre Emprunt

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Le Pays Reconquis
Le Pays Reconquis

Le Pays Reconquis

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

l' Emprunt Pour la Victoire
l' Emprunt Pour la Victoire

l' Emprunt Pour la Victoire

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Le Basileus Chasse
Le Basileus Chasse

Le Basileus Chasse

By Jean Louis Forain

Located in San Francisco, CA

Influenced by Impressionist theories on light and color, Forain's work depicts scenes of modern Parisian nightlife, entertainment, racetracks, first world war scenes and cafes. Forai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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