$34,850Sale Price|53% Off
H 38.63 in W 80 in D 59 in
A German 19th Century Louis XVI Style Burr Walnut Bechstein Concert Grand Piano
By Bechstein Piano Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bechstein in Berlin, Germany. Carl Bechstein set out to manufacture a piano able to withstand the great
Bronze
Impeccable Bechstein Model B Satin Black Grand Piano
By Carl Bechstein, Bechstein Piano Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Made during a period when the Berlin-based maker was producing some of the finest pianos in the world
Brass
$1,788
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by
Lithograph
$72,016
H 28.55 in W 20.75 in
"Lady in yellow", 19th Century oil on panel by Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena
By Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena
Located in Madrid, ES
German composer Richard Wagner, whose works he helped make familiar in Spain He was born in El Astillero
Oil, Panel
$6,661
H 30.32 in W 63 in D 27.56 in
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
interiors. Designed by world renowned German designer, Marcel Breuer. Made by influential Austrian
Steel, Chrome
$6,661
H 30.32 in W 63 in D 27.56 in
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, Czech, 1930s
By Thonet, Marcel Breuer
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
interiors. Designed by world renowned German designer, Marcel Breuer. Made by influential Austrian
Steel, Chrome
$800
H 21.5 in W 30 in
French Surrealist Lithograph Legendary Mime Marcel Marceau Third Eye Surrealism
By Marcel Marceau
Located in Surfside, FL
silence", performing professionally worldwide for more than 60 years. Arbit Blatas made a portfolio of
Lithograph
$800
H 21.5 in W 30 in
French Surrealist Lithograph Legendary Mime Marcel Marceau Third Eye Surrealism
By Marcel Marceau
Located in Surfside, FL
silence", performing professionally worldwide for more than 60 years. Arbit Blatas made a portfolio of
Lithograph
$800
H 21.5 in W 30 in
French Surrealist Lithograph Legendary Mime Marcel Marceau Third Eye Surrealism
By Marcel Marceau
Located in Surfside, FL
silence", performing professionally worldwide for more than 60 years. Arbit Blatas made a portfolio of
Lithograph
$800
H 21.5 in W 30 in
French Surrealist Lithograph Legendary Mime Marcel Marceau Third Eye Surrealism
By Marcel Marceau
Located in Surfside, FL
silence", performing professionally worldwide for more than 60 years. Arbit Blatas made a portfolio of
Lithograph
$17,900
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Cubist Still Life "Violin" by Early Modernist, Agnes Weinrich, Signed Dated 1922
By Agnes Weinrich
Located in New York, NY
with their German relatives. When he returned home later that year, he left the two women in Berlin
Paint, Canvas
Price Upon Request
H 24.13 in W 35.88 in
Still Life with Jugs, Oil on Canvas by Stella Steyn, 1951
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Canvas 61 x 91 cm 24 1/8 x 35 7/8 in Dated and titled verso Stella Steyn trained in Dublin, Berlin and
Canvas
Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by the Fabiani Editions. MATISSE'S
Lithograph
$1,800
H 9.45 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by the Fabiani Editions. MATISSE'S
Lithograph
$1,800
H 9.45 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by the Fabiani Editions. MATISSE'S
Lithograph
$1,800
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by the Fabiani Editions. MATISSE'S
Lithograph
$1,788
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by
Lithograph
Guillaume Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Linocut
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Linocut
Creole Dancer
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
palette and tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the
Lithograph
C Bechstein Rosewood Satinwood Inlaid Model A Player Piano
By Bechstein Piano Company
Located in Long Branch, NJ
This piano was made by C. Bechstein one of the finest piano makers of all time in Berlin in the
Rosewood
Rare Bechstein Upright Piano
Located in San Francisco, CA
class art cases. Carl Bechstein studied piano making in France and Germany and established
after Henri Matisse - Fern - Lithograph
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he executed numerous
Lithograph
Lithograph - Woman
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
C. Bechstein Piano, 170168, 1976-1980, Germany
By Bechstein Piano Company
Located in Delft, NL
C. Bechstein piano, 170168, 1976-1980, Germany Mahogany colored piano by C. Bechstein With serial
Wood
Sold
H 24 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Antique Tonk Chicago NY Victorian Adjustable Birch Piano Organ or Vanity Stool
By Tonk Mfg. Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Tonk Victorian Modernist piano, organ or vanity stool. Circa last quarter of 19th cenutry. Made
Birch
Sold
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman in Repose
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by
Lithograph
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H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 24.41 in
Antique F Parker & Sons Ltd Claw & Ball Chesterfield Brown Leather Bench Stool
By William Parker
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Brinkman was sent to the Berlin factory and with William Kowers, a German in the textile trade, he built up
Leather, Hardwood
Henri Matisse - Lithograph - Woman
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by the
Lithograph
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Dancer
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by
Lithograph
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second
Lithograph
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second
Lithograph
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H 9.45 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers and Vessels
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
a rare edition made during the Second World War (1941 - 1943) by the Fabiani Editions. MATISSE'S
Lithograph
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second
Lithograph
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Flowers - Lithograph
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Paper Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9") This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second
Lithograph
Vegetables
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
After Henri Matisse - Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Colette
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
After Henri Matisse - Blue Nude
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he executed numerous
Lithograph
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H 8.67 in W 6.3 in D 0.04 in
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Colette
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
After Henri Matisse - Behind the Mirror - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
palette and tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the
Lithograph
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H 8.67 in W 6.3 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse - Colette - Original Lithograph
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Colette
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Colette
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
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H 29.53 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Original Exhibition Poster - Henri Matisse - Christiane - Dancer
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
palette and tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the
Sold
H 6.3 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Colette
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
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H 29.53 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
Vintage Exhibition Poster - "Henri Matisse - Drawings - New-York"
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he executed numerous copies
after Henri Matisse - Zulma - Lithograph
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
palette and tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the
Lithograph
after Henri Matisse - Blue Nude
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
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H 15.75 in W 17.72 in D 0.04 in
Handsigned Portfolio of Lithographs by Henri Matisse - Poems
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
palette and tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the
Lithograph
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H 13 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Henri Matisse - The Saint Michel Bridge - Original Etching
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Etching
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H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Plants - Lithograph
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
palette and tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the
Lithograph
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H 29.53 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
Vintage Exhibition Poster - "Henri Matisse - Drawings - New-York"
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
palette and tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the
Original Linocut - Henri Matisse - Teeny
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
palette and tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the
Linocut
Original Linocut - Henri Matisse - Teeny
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Linocut
Henri Matisse - Young Man - Original Etching
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Etching
after Henri Matisse, "Sitting Blue Nude"
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still
Lithograph
after Henri Matisse - Acrobat
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still
Lithograph
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
after Henri Matisse - Resting Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
after Henri Matisse - Sleeping Blue Nude - Lithograph
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
after Henri Matisse - Sleeping Blue Nude - Lithograph
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
Acrobat
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
after Henri Matisse - Sleeping Blue Nude - Lithograph
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
after Henri Matisse - Resting Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
after Henri Matisse - Resting Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
after Henri Matisse - Resting Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
After Henri Matisse - Blue Freedom
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
After Henri Matisse - Lithograph - King's Sadness
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he
Lithograph
after Henri Matisse, "Sitting Blue Nude"
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Sleeping Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he executed numerous
Lithograph
after Henri Matisse - Acrobat
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
Original Linocut - Henri Matisse - Teeny
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Linocut
Original Linocut - Henri Matisse - Teeny
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
after Henri Matisse - Sleeping Blue Nude
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still
Lithograph
after Henri Matisse - Resting Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still-life master paintings in the
Lithograph
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - King's Sadness
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
having made four the French still-life master paintings in the Louvre. Although he executed numerous
Lithograph
after Henri Matisse - Hair
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
tend to be gloomy. Chardin was one of Matisse's most admired painters having made four the French still
Lithograph
Gold Dragon Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gold dragon all made in porcelain and gold-plated in 24-karat. With gold-plated polished brass whiskers. Exceptional piece.
Gold Plate
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and etched 24¬Ω-inch three segment iron blade.
Iron
$34,808
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$6,361 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$30,331Sale Price|32% Off
H 59.06 in W 70.08 in D 52.37 in
Original Sunball Chair by Gunter Ris and Ferdinand Selldorf for Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Ris and Selldorf
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This is a fully restored original version of this 1960's iconic classic astronaut's helmet style space age outdoor swivel chair, As you can imagine, after 60 plus years, the original...
Velvet, Fiberglass
Petit-Monsigny Art Deco Ibis Sculpture Table Lamp, 1920
By A. Petit Monsigny
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Table Lamp by Adolphe Petit-Monsigny, circa 1920. An exceptional French Art Deco table lamp, circa 1920, showcasing a stunning bronze sculpture by th...
Alabaster, Bronze
$344,672
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
French Pair of Louis XVI Style Bergeres
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This pair of French Louis XVI-style bergeres are in wonderful condition for their 19th century age. The sheltering, wing-back style frames hand carved with a twisted ribbon border, a...
Fabric, Textile, Wood, Down, Paint
$5,900 / set
H 8.25 in W 6 in D 1.25 in
The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens. PUBLISHER: NY: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1902. DESCRIPTION: 36 vols., 8-1/4" x 6", all illustrations after th...
Leather
Cartier Gold Carriage Clock
By Cartier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This hour repeater carriage clock by the esteemed Cartier is a masterpiece of luxury and craftsmanship, created circa 1900. Finished in gold, diamonds and cabochon moonstone with an ...
Agate, Gold, Enamel
Antique Terrestrial Globe by Cary, Early Victorian, 1840
By Cary’s
Located in Milano, IT
John and William Cary Updated by George and John Cary Terrestrial Globe London, 1840 lb 22 (kg 10) Slight surface abrasions due to use. A small crack on the horizon circle. The gl...
Paper, Wood
$76,000Sale Price|39% Off
H 180 in W 35 in D 35 in
Japanese Huge Antique Stone Pagoda Lantern 180 Inches- Exceptional Garden Art
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto garden- impressive garden Sculpture, 15 Feet Tall Message or Call us for details or to reserve... For the finest garden- a spiritual representatio...
Granite
$98,500
H 48 in W 60 in
An Exceptional Two-Tiered Fruit Still Life Oil Painting, by Mary Mellen, C. 1850
Located in Queens, NY
Mary Blood Mellen (American Female Artist, 1819-1882) A Large and Exceptional Two-Tiered Fruit Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting, circa 1850 Signed lower right: Mellen Inscribed po...
Canvas, Oil
18-Piece Podmore, Walker & Co. Asiatic Pheasants Dinner Service, Circa 1840
Located in Worcester Park, GB
The original exquisite 18-piece dinner service is a rare early example of the Asiatic Pheasants pattern, produced by Podmore, Walker & Co. around 1840. A precursor to later itera...
Earthenware
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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