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“Creatures”
“Creatures”

“Creatures”

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov.

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

A Large Color Etching Print by South Korean Artist Bong Tae Kim / Artist Proof
A Large Color Etching Print by South Korean Artist Bong Tae Kim / Artist Proof

A Large Color Etching Print by South Korean Artist Bong Tae Kim / Artist Proof

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large Color Etching Print by South Korean Artist Bong Tae Kim. Titled in Pencil lower left "2nd Inversion Gray". These I believe were executed in the 1960s/70s. Please note that...

Category

20th Century Korean Prints

Materials

Paper

Memories of Surrealism Surrealist Gastronomy Trial Proof
Memories of Surrealism Surrealist Gastronomy Trial Proof

Memories of Surrealism Surrealist Gastronomy Trial Proof

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Memories of Surrealism Surrealist Gastronomy Trial Proof MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed EDITION NUMBER: Tirage 500 This is a Trial Proof MEAS...

Category

1970s Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Etching

Chartres; Cathedral of Notre Dame from the River
Chartres; Cathedral of Notre Dame from the River

Chartres; Cathedral of Notre Dame from the River

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Middletown, NY

A superb impression on Japon paper, one of only three proofs. Etching on handmade Japon paper with a deckle edge, 13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches (333 x 252 mm); sheet 18 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Georges Rouault's 1927 Signed Lithograph 'L’Ane' - Trial Proof
Georges Rouault's 1927 Signed Lithograph 'L’Ane' - Trial Proof

Georges Rouault's 1927 Signed Lithograph 'L’Ane' - Trial Proof

By Georges Rouault

Located in Roma, IT

L’Ane is an original lithograph, realized by Georges Rouault in 1927, hand signed, Ambroise Vollard's stamp, trial proof of the first state, printed in 10 copies. Included a frame. ...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Round of Summer (aka Four Figures), First State Proof
Round of Summer (aka Four Figures), First State Proof

Round of Summer (aka Four Figures), First State Proof

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Davies (1862-1928), Round of Summer (aka Four Figures), soft ground etching, 1919, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Czestochowski 91, first state (of 3), trial proofs only in...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Carte de Veccio, Hand Signed Lithograph, Artist Proof, Framed, 1960s
Carte de Veccio, Hand Signed Lithograph, Artist Proof, Framed, 1960s

Carte de Veccio, Hand Signed Lithograph, Artist Proof, Framed, 1960s

By Jacques Villon

Located in Aventura, FL

Lithograph in colors on wove paper. Hand signed lower right margin by Jacques Villon. Hand numbered 'epreuve d’artiste' (artist proof) lower left margin. Image size: 4.25 x 6.75 i...

Category

1960s Cubist Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Male Nude, framed hand pulled artist's proof print, brown tones
Male Nude, framed hand pulled artist's proof print, brown tones

Male Nude, framed hand pulled artist's proof print, brown tones

By Esteban Chavez

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This vintage work by Esteban Chavez illustrates his skills as a master-printer. Plate size dimension is 4.25" x 4" Framed, the work measures 16.5" x 14" Please note, there is a sm...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint

One Can't Tell Why - Proof from the Disasters of War

One Can't Tell Why - Proof from the Disasters of War

By Francisco Goya

Located in New York, NY

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746 Fuendetodos – Bordeaux 1828), No se puede saber por qué – One can’t tell why ca. 1808–1814, etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, and ...

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Landscape - Etching by Fiorella Diamantini - 1962

Landscape - Etching by Fiorella Diamantini - 1962

By Fiorella Diamantini

Located in Roma, IT

Signed and dated in pencil on the lower right margin and with the autograph note "Prova di stampa" in pencil on the lower left margin. Our original etching, an artist proof, confirm...

Category

1960s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Florence II - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild
Florence II - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild

Florence II - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild

By Roy Fairchild

Located in London, GB

This Artist Proof print is for sale from Roy Fairchild's Personal Collection. This print will come with a certificate of authenticity from London Contemporary Gallery and a unique si...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Florence I - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild
Florence I - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild

Florence I - rare artist proof print, portrait, hand signed, Roy Fairchild

By Roy Fairchild

Located in London, GB

This Artist Proof print is for sale from Roy Fairchild's Personal Collection. This print will come with a certificate of authenticity from London Contemporary Gallery and a unique si...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Tendres Stocks: The Complete Etchings
Tendres Stocks: The Complete Etchings

Tendres Stocks: The Complete Etchings

By Chas (Charles) Laborde

Located in New York, NY

Chas Laborde (1886-1941), Tendres Stocks: The Complete Etchings, c. 1924, etching, engraving, colored etching proofs before publication of the book.

Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Engraving, Etching

Tiger Eating - Original etching (Marcilhac #370)
Tiger Eating - Original etching (Marcilhac #370)

Tiger Eating - Original etching (Marcilhac #370)

By Paul Jouve

Located in Paris, IDF

Paul Jouve Tiger Eating, c. 1931 Original etching Unsigned proof On vellum 42 x 50 cm (c. 16 x 20 in) REFERENCES : Félix Marcilhac, "Paul Jouve, Peintre sculpteur animalier", Les É...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

"Salome" 2003 last Mexican Muralist artist original first print proof engraving
"Salome" 2003 last Mexican Muralist artist original first print proof engraving

"Salome" 2003 last Mexican Muralist artist original first print proof engraving

By Raul Anguiano

Located in Miami, FL

Raul Anguiano (Mexico, 1915-2006) 'Salomé', 2003 Engraving, sugarlift on Deponte handmade heavy-weight paper of 650 g. 19.3 x 15 in. (49 x 38 cm.) ID: ANG-108 Hand-signed by author

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Ink, Etching, Aquatint

Jaguar Catching a Snake - Original etching
Jaguar Catching a Snake - Original etching

Jaguar Catching a Snake - Original etching

By Paul Jouve

Located in Paris, IDF

Paul Jouve Jaguar Catching a Snake, c. 1926 Original etching Unsigned proof On vellum 59 x 80 cm (c. 23 x 32 in) REFERENCES : Catalog Galeries Georges Petit, 'Exposition du groupe ...

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Valerie Thornton (1931-1991) - 20th Century Etching, Cartmel
Valerie Thornton (1931-1991) - 20th Century Etching, Cartmel

Valerie Thornton (1931-1991) - 20th Century Etching, Cartmel

Located in Corsham, GB

Valerie Thornton (1931-1991) Original Artist Proof. Cartmel, etching and aquatint on paper. Pencil signed, titled and dated '82 to the lower margin.

Category

20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Baigneuses - Original Etching by L. Lacouteux - 1899
Baigneuses - Original Etching by L. Lacouteux - 1899

Baigneuses - Original Etching by L. Lacouteux - 1899

By Lionel Lecouteux

Located in Roma, IT

The artwork is from an original realized by Antoine Calbet. Artist's Proof, before Letter. The etching is from the cachet de la "Société Française des Amis des Arts".

Category

1890s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Goro, Modern Color Etching by Frances Barth
Goro, Modern Color Etching by Frances Barth

Goro, Modern Color Etching by Frances Barth

By Frances Barth

Located in Long Island City, NY

Frances Barth, American (1946 - ) - Goro, Year: 1981, Medium: Color Etching, Edition: Test Proof, Image Size: 9.5 x 15 inches, Size: 22 x 27.5 in. (55.88 x 69.85 cm)

Category

1980s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Landscape - Original Etching by Fiorella Diamantini - 1980s

Landscape - Original Etching by Fiorella Diamantini - 1980s

By Fiorella Diamantini

Located in Roma, IT

Signed in pencil on the lower right margin and with the abbreviation "P.d.a." in pencil on the lower left margin. Our original etching, an artist proof, confirms the artist's love f...

Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

The International Avant-Garde - Suite of 20 Original Etchings
The International Avant-Garde - Suite of 20 Original Etchings

The International Avant-Garde - Suite of 20 Original Etchings

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 100 copies of which 60 numbered from 1 to 60, 25 for the collaborators numbered from X to XXV and 15 Artist proofs. Edition including 20 original etchings chosen by Trista...

Category

1960s More Art

Materials

Etching

Osteria del Tempo Perso - Etching by Bruno Canova - 1973
Osteria del Tempo Perso - Etching by Bruno Canova - 1973

Osteria del Tempo Perso - Etching by Bruno Canova - 1973

Located in Roma, IT

Osteria del Tempo Perso is an artwork realized by Bruno Canova,1973.  Etching, Artist Proof.  75 x 95 cm. Handsigned and dated lower right.

Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Femme à la Guitare - Etching by Ossip Zadkine - 1962
Femme à la Guitare - Etching by Ossip Zadkine - 1962

Femme à la Guitare - Etching by Ossip Zadkine - 1962

By Ossip Zadkine

Located in Roma, IT

"Femme à la guitare" is an print realized by Ossip Zadkine (Vitebsk 1890 - Paris 1967) in 1962 Color etching - artist's proof. Hand-signed and dated lower right in pencil.

Category

1960s Cubist More Prints

Materials

Etching

Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"
Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"

Eugene Leroy Abstract Composition, French Artist Proof Titled "Sleep"

By Eugène Leroy

Located in Miami, FL

Eugene Leroy abstract composition or original artist proof, eau forte or etching. This intriguing work of art is titled "Sleep".

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

'Remembrance' Mixed Media Collage of etchings, Impressionist, modern
'Remembrance' Mixed Media Collage of etchings, Impressionist, modern

'Remembrance' Mixed Media Collage of etchings, Impressionist, modern

By Evy Olsen Halvorsen

Located in Kingston, WA

This is a collage of proofs of etchings that I had saved for years then one day I decided to construct new images from them.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pencil, Drypoint, Etching, Aqua...

Nancy Outside in July XVII (The Reddish One) - Original handsigned etching
Nancy Outside in July XVII (The Reddish One) - Original handsigned etching

Nancy Outside in July XVII (The Reddish One) - Original handsigned etching

By Jim Dine

Located in Paris, IDF

Jim DINE (1935) Nancy outside in july XVII (The Reddish One), 1981 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered 17 / 26 On light grey BFK Rives ve...

Category

1980s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Nancy Outside in July XIII (Dissolving in Eden) - Original handsigned etching
Nancy Outside in July XIII (Dissolving in Eden) - Original handsigned etching

Nancy Outside in July XIII (Dissolving in Eden) - Original handsigned etching

By Jim Dine

Located in Paris, IDF

Jim DINE (1935) Nancy outside in july XIII (Dissolving in Eden), 1980 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered 24 / 30 On BFK Rives vellum 76 ...

Category

1980s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Passage d'une Ame Etching, Symbolist Style, Circa 1891, Unframed
Passage d'une Ame Etching, Symbolist Style, Circa 1891, Unframed

Passage d'une Ame Etching, Symbolist Style, Circa 1891, Unframed

By Odilon Redon

Located in Roma, IT

Passage d'une Ame is an original artwork realized by Odilon Redon realized in 1891. Original Etching on paper. Proof on vélin, belonging to a separate edition, with Full margins.

Category

1890s Symbolist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Decalogue N° 3 - Original Etching by Lucio Del Pezzo - 1970s

Decalogue N° 3 - Original Etching by Lucio Del Pezzo - 1970s

By Lucio Del Pezzo

Located in Roma, IT

Original print realized by Lucio del Pezzo in the late 1970s, it is from the "Decalogue", a portfolio of ten sheets, variously numbered from the total of 105 pieces (75 in Arabic Num...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Nancy outside in july XIV (Wrestling with Spirits) - Original handsigned etching
Nancy outside in july XIV (Wrestling with Spirits) - Original handsigned etching

Nancy outside in july XIV (Wrestling with Spirits) - Original handsigned etching

By Jim Dine

Located in Paris, IDF

Jim DINE (1935) Nancy outside in july XIV (Wrestling with Spirits), 1981 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered 19 / 30 On BFK Rives vellum ...

Category

1980s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Nancy outside in july XXIV (Brilliant Dutch Gloss) - Original handsigned etching
Nancy outside in july XXIV (Brilliant Dutch Gloss) - Original handsigned etching

Nancy outside in july XXIV (Brilliant Dutch Gloss) - Original handsigned etching

By Jim Dine

Located in Paris, IDF

Jim DINE (1935) Nancy outside in july XXIV (Brilliant Dutch Gloss), 1981 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered 13 / 18 On BFK Rives vellum ...

Category

1980s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Girl and Child - Etching by James Tissot - Late 19th Century
Girl and Child - Etching by James Tissot - Late 19th Century

Girl and Child - Etching by James Tissot - Late 19th Century

By James Tissot

Located in Roma, IT

Girl and Child is an original Modern artwork realized by James Tissot, in full James-Joseph-Jacques Tissot, (born Oct. 15, 1836, Nantes, France—died Aug. 8, 1902, Buillon Abbey, near...

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Nancy outside in july XXII (Ten Layers of Grey) - Original handsigned etching
Nancy outside in july XXII (Ten Layers of Grey) - Original handsigned etching

Nancy outside in july XXII (Ten Layers of Grey) - Original handsigned etching

By Jim Dine

Located in Paris, IDF

Jim DINE (1935) Nancy outside in july XXII (Ten Layers of Grey), 1981 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed in pencil Numbered 18 / 28 On BFK Rives vellum 91 ...

Category

1980s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Horses in the Landscape - Original Etching by J.J. Veyrassat - Late 19th Century

Horses in the Landscape - Original Etching by J.J. Veyrassat - Late 19th Century

By Jules Jacques Veyrassat

Located in Roma, IT

Horses in the Landscape is an original artwork realized by Jules Jacques Veyrassat in the second half of the XIX century. Original etching on paper. Proof before Letter. Passepartou...

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

CHRISTINE CHAGNOUX - 'Circus Crocodile' - Framed Color Etching - France - C.1970
CHRISTINE CHAGNOUX - 'Circus Crocodile' - Framed Color Etching - France - C.1970

CHRISTINE CHAGNOUX - 'Circus Crocodile' - Framed Color Etching - France - C.1970

Located in Chatham, ON

CHRISTINE CHAGNOUX (1937-2020) - 'Circus Crocodile' - Epreuve d’Artiste 18/30 (Artist's Proof) - Wonderful mid century color etching and watercolor on paper by an artist famous for h...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Prints

Materials

Metal

Etching Glyn Thomas Lighthouse Orford Ness Castle River Alde length
Etching Glyn Thomas Lighthouse Orford Ness Castle River Alde length

Etching Glyn Thomas Lighthouse Orford Ness Castle River Alde length

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Glyn Thomas (b.1946) : Lighthouse, Orford Ness Etching. Artists proof from a limited edition of 150, signed and titled in pencil, f Depicting the lighthouse in the foreground, the ...

Category

20th Century English Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

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