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Les Saltimbanques

Les Saltimbanques
Les Saltimbanques

Les Saltimbanques

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Wien, 9

Pablo Picasso's ,,Les Saltimbanques" is a captivating drypoint etching.

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1910s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching
"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching

"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Pablo Picasso Madeleine, 1905 (Sheet 2 of the episode "Les Saltimbanques") Etching on copper in black on cream wove paper 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches Sheet size is 8 x 6 3/4 inches From th...

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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Les Saltimbanques Lithograph, Framed, 1960s, Museum Quality, No. 395
Les Saltimbanques Lithograph, Framed, 1960s, Museum Quality, No. 395

Les Saltimbanques Lithograph, Framed, 1960s, Museum Quality, No. 395

By Marc Chagall

Located in Milwaukee, WI

26.50 x 23.25 in No. 395 in the Catalogue Raisonne of Chagall's lithographs This lithograph came from "The Lithographs of Chagall: Volume II" by Fernand Mourlot and Marc Chagall. ...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Les Saltimbanques - Color etching and aquatint
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Les Saltimbanques - Color etching and aquatint

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Les Saltimbanques - Color etching and aquatint

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Varese, IT

Color etching and aquatint on paper, edited in 1922. 
Limited edition of 200 copies, numbered as 152/200 in lower left corner.
 Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner....

Category

1920s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Paper

The Grand Celebrites of France

The Grand Celebrites of France

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

Honore Daumier (1808-1879), Les Grandes Celebrites de la France, lithograph, 1939, plate 2 from the series Les Saltimbanques, from La Caricature Provisoire (also published later in L...

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1830s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall, The Acrobats, The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
Marc Chagall, The Acrobats, The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963

Marc Chagall, The Acrobats, The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

This vibrant and theatrical composition exemplifies Chagall’s lifelong fascination with the circus as a symbol of life, art, and the human condition. Les Saltimbanques portrays acrob...

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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Vieux Saltimbanque (The Old Acrobat)
Le Vieux Saltimbanque (The Old Acrobat)

Le Vieux Saltimbanque (The Old Acrobat)

By Jean-Louis Boussingault

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Le Vieux Saltimbanque (The Old Acrobat) drypoint on wove Van Gelder Zonen paper, 1933 Unsigned as issued Condition: Excellent Image size: 5 x 4 3/4 inches Sheet size: 10 1/2 x 7 15/1...

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1930s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Les Deux Saltimbanques: l'Arlequin et Sa Compagne
Les Deux Saltimbanques: l'Arlequin et Sa Compagne

Les Deux Saltimbanques: l'Arlequin et Sa Compagne

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Pablo Picasso Les Deux Saltimbanques: l’Arlequin et Sa Compagne (The Two Saltimbanques: The Harlequin and His Companion) is an intimate portrayal of traveling entertainers.

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1960s Abstract Prints

Materials

Collotype Print

Marc Chagall, The Acrobats, from Chagall Lithographer II, 1963
Marc Chagall, The Acrobats, from Chagall Lithographer II, 1963

Marc Chagall, The Acrobats, from Chagall Lithographer II, 1963

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Les Saltimbanques (The Acrobats), from Chagall Lithographe II (Chagall Lithographer II), originates from the September 1...

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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Acrobats, 19th century portrait of three dogs and a Monkey seated together
The Acrobats, 19th century portrait of three dogs and a Monkey seated together

The Acrobats, 19th century portrait of three dogs and a Monkey seated together

By Joos Vincent de Vos

Located in Woodbury, CT

Vincent De Vos Belgian, 1829–1875 Les Saltimbanques (The Acrobats): Portrait of Three Dogs and a Monkey, circa 1870 Oil on panel Signed lower right Original frame A charming and hi...

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1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Gardiens du Logis" original etching and aquatint
"Gardiens du Logis" original etching and aquatint

"Gardiens du Logis" original etching and aquatint

By Félix Hilaire Buhot

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching and aquatint with drypoint. Also known as "Les amis du Saltimbanque". Catalogue reference Bourcard/Goodfriend 76.

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Early 1900s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Arlequin au miroir 1923 litho offset on paper after Pablo Picasso
Arlequin au miroir 1923 litho offset on paper after Pablo Picasso

Arlequin au miroir 1923 litho offset on paper after Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Comme le précise Paloma Alarco du Musée Thyssen: "Le costume d'acrobate nous transporte dans le monde des saltimbanques et des artistes de cirque ; le chapeau triangulaire est une ré...

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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Recent Sales

Les Saltimbanques II

Clemens BrielsLes Saltimbanques II, 2015

Unavailable

H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 1.58 in

Les Saltimbanques II

By Clemens Briels

Located in Honfleur, FR

Clemens Briels calls it his (antipodism); images from unknown sources. With a feeling for contrasts, Clemens transforms daily themes into bold and different but pleasantly accessible...

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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Les Saltimbanques (The Acrobats), 1922

Les Saltimbanques (The Acrobats), 1922

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Oakland Hills, CA

Placed against a flattened background, the two central figures appear as tenuous individuals with dramatic sunken eyes and far off gazes. The artist surrounds his figures with a sens...

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1920s Cubist Prints and Multiples

Les Saltimbanques, from Souvenirs d'un collectionneur (B. 855; M. 285)

Les Saltimbanques, from Souvenirs d'un collectionneur (B. 855; M. 285)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Tbilisi, GE

Lithograph on wove paper, signed in red crayon and numbered in pencil XXIII/XXV (Mourlot calls for a few artist's proof aside from the edition of 100), published/printed by A.C. Mazo...

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20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Le repas frugal

Pablo PicassoLe repas frugal, 1904

Unavailable

H 22.68 in W 17.49 in

Le repas frugal

By Pablo Picasso

Located in München, DE

In 1913, the gallery owner Ambroise Vollard bought all the plates, had them stiffened and published the series "La suite des saltimbanques" (among others with "Le repas fresco", "Le ...

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Early 1900s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Les Saltimbanques - Planche III

Les Saltimbanques - Planche III

By Joan Miró

Located in Paris, FR

Etching, 1975 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 8/30 Publisher : Maeght (Paris) Printer : Morsang (Paris) Catalog : Dupin 719 (p. 106) 50.50 cm. x 33.00 cm. 19.88 in. ...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

"Les Saltimbanques", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist, Celso Lagar
"Les Saltimbanques", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist, Celso Lagar

"Les Saltimbanques", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist, Celso Lagar

By Celso Lagar

Located in Madrid, ES

CELSO LAGAR Spanish, 1891 - 1966 LES SALTIMBANQUES signed "Lagar" lower right oil on canvas 20 X 24-1/8 inches (50,5 X 61 cm.) framed: 26-7/8 X 30-3/4 (68 X 78 cm.)

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Les Saltimbanques : La Danse - Original etching (Bloch #15)
Les Saltimbanques : La Danse - Original etching (Bloch #15)

Les Saltimbanques : La Danse - Original etching (Bloch #15)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo Picasso Les Saltimbanques : La Danse Original etching On Van Gelder vellum 33 x 51 cm (c. 13 x 20 in) Edited bu Vollard REFERENCES : - Catalog raisonne Bloch #15 - Catalog ra...

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1910s Cubist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Les Saltimbanques

Les Saltimbanques

By Marc Chagall

Located in New York, NY

This original lithograph in black and white on Vellum paper was printed by Atelier Mourlot, Paris, in 1963 and edited by Andre Sauret. From the original unsigned edition of 6000 meas...

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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Les Saltimbanques (The Mountebanks)
Les Saltimbanques (The Mountebanks)

Les Saltimbanques (The Mountebanks)

By Marc Chagall

Located in Missouri, MO

Lithograph on Arches Paper Pencil Signed Lower Right, "Marc Chagall" Numbered Lower Left Ed. 19/40, one of 40 impressions reserved for the artist aside from the standard si...

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1960s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Le Saltimbanque au Repos from La Suite des Saltimbanques
Pablo Picasso, Le Saltimbanque au Repos from La Suite des Saltimbanques

Pablo Picasso, Le Saltimbanque au Repos from La Suite des Saltimbanques

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

An original drypoint by Pablo Picasso, originally done in 1905 and printed in 1913. From the early series of Picasso engravings, entitled "La Suite des Saltimbanques", edited by Ambr...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

"La Danse Barbare (from Les Saltimbanques), " Pablo Picasso, Figurative Print
"La Danse Barbare (from Les Saltimbanques), " Pablo Picasso, Figurative Print

"La Danse Barbare (from Les Saltimbanques), " Pablo Picasso, Figurative Print

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) La Danse Barbare (from La Suite des Saltimbanques), 1905, printed 1913 Etching on Van Gelder Zonen wove paper Sheet 13 x 20 inches From the edition of 250...

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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

The Tumblers - Original lithograph (Bloch #855 / Mourlot #285)
The Tumblers - Original lithograph (Bloch #855 / Mourlot #285)

The Tumblers - Original lithograph (Bloch #855 / Mourlot #285)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO The Tumblers (Les saltimbanques), 1958 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On BFK Rives vellum 27.5 x 25 cm (c. 11 x 10 in) REFERENCES : - Catalog r...

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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Gardiens du Logis" original etching and aquatint

"Gardiens du Logis" original etching and aquatint

By Félix Hilaire Buhot

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching and aquatint with drypoint. Also known as "Les amis du Saltimbanque". Catalogue reference Bourcard/Goodfriend 76.

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Early 1900s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Les Saltimbanques, Cannes

Les Saltimbanques, Cannes

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 100 plus artist's proofs Signed with atelier stamp lower right; annotated in pencil lower left

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1950s Prints and Multiples

Le Saltimbanque au Repos  (Bloch 10)

Le Saltimbanque au Repos (Bloch 10)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Drypoint printed on ancient Japon laid paper From the Suite des Saltimbanques (Plate X), edition of 27 or 29 Printed by Fort, 1913 Published by Vollard, 1913 Sheet: 19 1/4 x 13 1/4...

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Early 1900s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Charles Levier, "Pensent Harlequin, 1966" Oil on Canvas 30 x 24 clown MCM mid ce
Charles Levier, "Pensent Harlequin, 1966" Oil on Canvas 30 x 24 clown MCM mid ce

Charles Levier, "Pensent Harlequin, 1966" Oil on Canvas 30 x 24 clown MCM mid ce

By Charles Levier

Located in Dallas, TX

Levier is most known for his abstracted Post-Impressionistic still lifes, cityscapes of harbor towns, and studies of the female figure and les saltimbanques, or acrobats. He often em...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Les saltimbanques can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $5,678, while the lowest priced sells for $695 and the highest can go for as much as $22,712.

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