Albert Decaris Art

Pencil drawing realized by Albert Decaris in the mid-20th Century. Not signed. Very good condition.

Aquarius is a fine black and white original burin, realized by Albert Decaris. Signed on plate on lower- right margin. This beautiful print, representing the zodiacal sign of Aquarius with a very synthetic line, is in very good condition, except for some usual yellowing of the margin. Including a white cardboard passepartout, cm 31.8 x 24.6. Albert Decaris (1901 – 1988) Albert Decaris was a French artist, engraver, painter. At age 19, Decaris won the Concours de Rome, which was seen as the first award among young French artists at the time. Moreover he was elected Fellow of The French Académie des Beaux Arts in 1943. Decaris was the best and most notorious French engravers of the 20th century, with a strange mix of classicism and audacity. As reflected by columnist Yvan Christ, "Decaris' works take place beyond times and styles. They are made for duration." (L'Amateur d'Art, Paris, Feb 1988 Decaris was the first illustrator of luxury art books such as Le Chant de Mon Voyage vers la Grèce by Léon Cathlin, Combourg by Chateaubriand, Les Discours des Misères de ce Temps by Ronsard and Les Destinées by Alfred de Vigny. In the 1930s, Decaris began carving postal stamps, resulting in more than 500 such vignettes, for various postal services, notably French and African. At the same time Decaris was preparing large plates on a wide variety of subjects: careful technical representations of monuments and places of interest, scenes of history, real life or imaginary; scenes of mythology or imagination, verging on surrealism; mere caricatures, with a sense of humor. Some are collected in albums, such as The Apocalypse or The Zodiac. Decaris is also notable for being the last person to ever win an Olympic Gold Medal...

The Evocation is a china ink drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century. Good condition. The artwork is strong through soft strokes with perfect hatchings in a well-balanced composit...

Portrait of Man is an original drawing, pencil, charcoal, watercolor on paper, realized by Albert Decaris in the mid-20th Century. Good conditions.

Albert DECARIS May : Blossom Spring Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excellent condi...

Albert DECARIS June : the Shepherd Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excellent condition

Albert DECARIS July : Rise of Nature Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excellent cond...

Albert DECARIS February : Carnival time Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excellent c...

Albert DECARIS August : Summer Holidays Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 ...

Albert DECARIS March : Last Fight of Winter Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excelle...

Albert DECARIS December : Christmas Tree Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excellent ...

Albert DECARIS April : Back to the Fields Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excellent...

Albert DECARIS September : Wine & Harvest Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excellent...

Albert DECARIS January : Rising New Year Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20in) Excellent ...

Albert DECARIS October : Diane the Huntress Original etching Signed in pencil Exceptional copy bearing n° 1/100 Titled Janvier (January) On vellum ...

Landscape is a china ink drawing realized by Albert Decaris in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composition.

The Artist in Fine Art Academy is an original etching realized by Albert Decaris in the mid-20th Century. In good conditions with some foxing. The artwork is presented through def...

Portrait of the young thinker is an artwork, charcoal drawing on paper, realized by the French Artist Albert Decaris. It is not signed nor dated.. The artist represents a portrait...

The Compassion is a drawing in watercolor and ink realized by Albert Decaris in the mid-20th Century. In good conditions with some foxing. The artwork is presented through deft st...

Landscape is an etching realized in the Early 20th Century by Albert Decaris. Good condition. The artwork is strong through soft strokes with perfect hatchings in a well-balanced ...

Landscape is a china ink drawing on paper realized by Albert Decaris in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced compo...

America's Demons Have Gathered is a china ink drawing realized in the late 20th Century by Albert Decaris, sketch for "Essais d'histoire politique des etats - unis de Rogin Michael ...

The Compassion is an etching realized by Albert Decaris in the Early 20th Century. In good conditions with some foxing. The artwork is presented through deft strokes, the expressi...

Faithful in chained is a china ink and pencil drawing realized by Albert Decaris in the mid-20th Century. In good conditions with some foxing. The artwork is presented through def...

Portrait is a modern artwork realized by Albert Decaris in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal and watercolor drawings. Good conditions.