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James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No.1
James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No.1

James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No.1

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Soquel, CA

There was an edition of 15 impressions pulled by Way in 1897 and signed by Whistler. 1896 - 1908 edition 1 State. Signed in plate butterfly within image, middle left transfer lithog...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Vellum, Lithograph

Mahout washing his elephant
Mahout washing his elephant

Mahout washing his elephant

By Roger Godchaux 1

Located in PARIS, FR

After the war, he resumed exhibitions at the Salon des artistes français where, in 1922, he won the bronze medal. The French state ordered him two bronze plates for the Library of th...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Wild Flowers of New York Vol. I and II by Homer D. House and John M. Clark
Wild Flowers of New York Vol. I and II by Homer D. House and John M. Clark

Wild Flowers of New York Vol. I and II by Homer D. House and John M. Clark

By Homer D. House, John M. Clark

Located in valatie, NY

Albany: The University of The State of New York, 1923. Second printing hardcovers with no dust jacket as issued. 362 pages of text and 264 color plates.

Category

Early 20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

LE STRYGE
LE STRYGE

LE STRYGE

By Charles Meryon

Located in Portland, ME

A good, strong impression of this early state with warm plate tone and with all the finest lines printing clearly.

Category

1850s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Gate of Hundred Sorrows
The Gate of Hundred Sorrows

The Gate of Hundred Sorrows

By William Strang, R.A., R.E.

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Reference: Strang 1912, no. 390, only state Condition: Mint Image/Plate size: 6 x 7 15/16 inches Sheet size: 13 3/8 x 16 7/7 inches The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows This story was fi...

Category

Early 1900s English School Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Portrait - Original Woodcut on Print - Early 20th Century

The Portrait - Original Woodcut on Print - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

The Portrait is an original xilography print on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the early 20th Century. Monogrammed on the plate The state of preservation of the artwork i...

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)
L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)

By James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Located in Fairlawn, OH

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes) Etching, 1881 Unsigned (as usual for this state) From: L'enfant prodigue, (The Prodigal Son, five plates) Ed...

Category

1880s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Margherita - Lithograph - 1881

Margherita - Lithograph - 1881

Located in Roma, IT

Titled at the bottom and dated on plate. The state of preservation of the artwork is excellent.

Category

1880s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Un Reve

Un Reve

By Louis Marcoussis

Located in New York, NY

This is one of the two proofs of the second state. After this state the plate was reduced in a third state (from 183 to 174 mm), and then steel faced for the edition.

Category

1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Cristo, Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca
Cristo, Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca

Cristo, Tlacochahuaya, Oaxaca

By Paul Strand, 1890-1976

Located in San Francisco, CA

Strand was even more pleased with this version, stating "Delong has made these plates sing." The images are a celebration of the subjects' pride, dignity and endurance.

Category

1930s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Photogravure

Reclining Woman - Figurative Abstract Series (Set of 4)
Reclining Woman - Figurative Abstract Series (Set of 4)

Reclining Woman - Figurative Abstract Series (Set of 4)

By Patricia A. Pearce

Located in Soquel, CA

Two of the pieces have inscriptions indicating the plates used in the print ("State 3 - Black" and "State 3 - Black Cyan Yellow Plates").

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Photogravure

Odiot Paris 900/- silver cruet with original Glass inserts, 1894
Odiot Paris 900/- silver cruet with original Glass inserts, 1894

Odiot Paris 900/- silver cruet with original Glass inserts, 1894

By Maison Odiot Paris

Located in Münster, DE

In 1907-1908. another famous jeweler, Christofle, has silver-plated Odiot state-donated bronzes. In 1827, Jean-Baptiste-Claude retired (he died in 1850), handing over the business t...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Tableware

Materials

Silver

Mary Cassatt  "By the Pond"
Mary Cassatt  "By the Pond"

Mary Cassatt "By the Pond"

By Mary Cassatt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mary Cassatt 1844 - 1926 "By the Pond" (Breeskin 161; Matthews & Shapiro 21) Drypoint and aquatint printed in colors, circa 1896, on laid paper, framed Fourth state of four. Plate:...

Category

1890s Portrait Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)
L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)

By James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Located in Fairlawn, OH

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes) Etching, 1881 Unsigned (as usual for this state) From: L'enfant prodigue, (The Prodigal Son, five plates) Ed...

Category

1880s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Jesus Sera en Agonie Jusqu'a la Fin Du Monde - Etching by G. Rouault
Jesus Sera en Agonie Jusqu'a la Fin Du Monde - Etching by G. Rouault

Jesus Sera en Agonie Jusqu'a la Fin Du Monde - Etching by G. Rouault

By Georges Rouault

Located in Roma, IT

Image dimensions: 58x41 cm Monogram on plate - final state on 5. Edition of 450 prints, belonging to the suite “Miserere”, considered as the most important religious graphic work of...

Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Prospectuum Aedium Viarumque Insignorum Ubis Venetiarum -by G.B. Brustolon- 1763
Prospectuum Aedium Viarumque Insignorum Ubis Venetiarum -by G.B. Brustolon- 1763

Prospectuum Aedium Viarumque Insignorum Ubis Venetiarum -by G.B. Brustolon- 1763

By Giovanni Battista Brustolon

Located in Roma, IT

In detail: Prospectuum Aedium Viarumque Insignorum Ubis Venetiarum is one of the finest of Venetian topographical print suites, equal in relevance to the publications of Carlevarijs,...

Category

1760s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Bohemians
The Bohemians

The Bohemians

By Jacques Callot

Located in New York, NY

The first state for each plate is extremely rare (Lieure RRRR).

Category

1620s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Le Matin Mezzotint and Etching on China Paper, Signed, 1886
Le Matin Mezzotint and Etching on China Paper, Signed, 1886

Le Matin Mezzotint and Etching on China Paper, Signed, 1886

By James Tissot

Located in Roma, IT

Titled, signed and dated on plate on the lower margin, below the image. The second state of two (the first state is avan lettre).

Category

1880s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

L’Angelus (The Bell Tower)
L’Angelus (The Bell Tower)

L’Angelus (The Bell Tower)

By Félix Hilaire Buhot

Located in Fairlawn, OH

L’Angelus (The Bell Tower) etching & drypoint, c. 1876 Signed in the plate with the artist's initials (see photo) Condition: Excellent Image/Plate size: 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches Sheet s...

Category

1870s French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

A half hull model of Egyptian Coast Guard Cutter Ab-Bass by G.L.Watson, 1891
A half hull model of Egyptian Coast Guard Cutter Ab-Bass by G.L.Watson, 1891

A half hull model of Egyptian Coast Guard Cutter Ab-Bass by G.L.Watson, 1891

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Pencil markings on the deck fittings and guard rail state ‘Ab-Bass’. The name plate reads ‘Ab-Bass, Designed by G.L.

Category

Antique 1890s Scottish Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917
Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917

Banchetto d’Amore - Original Etching by A. Martini - 1917

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Banchetto d’Amore is an original etching and aquatint, realized by Alberto Martini in 1917, signed in the plate, 2nd state on 3, edition 25 copies in 1945 .

Category

1910s Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Victorian Walnut Stationery Cabinet, 19th Century
Victorian Walnut Stationery Cabinet, 19th Century

Victorian Walnut Stationery Cabinet, 19th Century

Located in GB

Victorian walnut stationery cabinet A late 19th century Victorian carved walnut stationery box. The box has a brass plate stating Philip. Son & Nephew. Liverpool" and the lock ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Auction

Auction

By Bernhard Kretzschmar

Located in New York, NY

This impression may be a second state, after burnishing of the plate. Burnishing marks are evident especially in the lower section, the lower left corner, the area surrounding the he...

Category

1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Le Pendu (The Hanged Man) - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1868
Le Pendu (The Hanged Man) - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1868

Le Pendu (The Hanged Man) - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1868

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

The Hanged Man is an original etching realized by Félicien Rops in 1868, – 3rd state on 4, plate from “Uylenspiegel”, title "Le pendu, ou la mère grand et le fils Charles".

Category

1860s Symbolist More Prints

Materials

Etching

Antique Venetian Mirror by Testolini Frères – Late 19th / Early 20th Century
Antique Venetian Mirror by Testolini Frères – Late 19th / Early 20th Century

Antique Venetian Mirror by Testolini Frères – Late 19th / Early 20th Century

By Testolini & Salviati

Located in Vigonza, Padua

The warm, uniform patina highlights the authenticity of the piece and its excellent state of preservation. The mirror plate is original and shows light age-related oxidation.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Monsieur - Here's Your Handkerchief

Monsieur - Here's Your Handkerchief

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

Daumier Register 670, third state (of 3), sur blanc, plate 47 from the series Moeurs Conjugales, published in the album of that title and then in the journal Le Charivari.

Category

1840s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pour le Bapteme de Madeleine

Pour le Bapteme de Madeleine

By Jacques Villon

Located in New York, NY

Reference: Genestet and Pouillon 45, only state. [Also signed in the plate “G Duchamp”, fully titled, dated “Juin 1900”, and with the name Madeleine added on the box cover (?)

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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