Graciela Rodo Boulanger was born in 1935 in La Paz, Bolivia. From an early age, she was surrounded by art and music due in part to her mother being a concert pianist and her father an art connoisseur. By the age of 17, she had studied both in Chile and Vienna and had exhibited paintings and given piano recitals in over five countries. At 22 she made the difficult decision to abandon her musical studies in order to devote all of her time and energy to painting and making prints.
In 1960, Boulanger held an exhibition in Argentina where she became one of the winners of the First Latin American Xylography Competition. (Xylography is a form of woodblock printmaking.) After viewing an etching by Johnny Friedlaender, she moved to Paris in 1961 where she studied under the renowned artist. During this time, she was able to improve upon her style and technique as well as gain worldwide recognition for her oil paintings, etchings and lithographs.
In 1966, Boulanger first exhibited in the United States and began to publish editions of her engravings. Within two short years, she had established her own etching studio.
In 1979, Boulanger was designated by UNICEF as the official artist for the "International Year of the Child" poster. The Metropolitan Opera of New York commissioned Boulanger's poster for their performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute in 1986. The World Federation of the UN Associations chose one of Boulanger’s paintings in 1993 to use on a stamp and as a limited-edition print. The proceeds benefitted the preservation of endangered species.
In 2005, Boulanger left Paris and moved back to her home in La Paz, Bolivia, where her daughter Sandra and her grandchildren have been a constant source of inspiration for her art.
Today Boulanger’s work, which is known worldwide for the artist’s stylized treatment of the continuous theme of children, can be seen in museums such as La Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the Modern Art Center in Zurich and the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America. Boulanger has participated in more than 150 exhibitions on all five continents.
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(Biography provided by R Alexander Fine Art)
Au Repos
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Au Repos (At Rest)" 1983 is an original color lithograph on paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered 157/20...
Lithograph
Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered XLII/C in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.5 x 18 inches, framed size is 36 x 30.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold leaf frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...
Lithograph
City Children Playing
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "City Children Playing" c.1970 is an original colors etching with aquatint on paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbe...
Etching, Aquatint
Graciela Rodo Boulanger Children on horses
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
Graciela Rodo Boulanger: she is a Bolivian artist born in 1935. She is best known for her paintings and prints of children. This beautiful colored lithograph sold for over $1800 at a...
Lithograph
$175
Adoration du Belier, offset lithograph by Graciela Rodo Boulanger
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Long Island City, NY
In a style similar to Modigliani, Boulanger depicts a saint holding a baby and crossing the water on the back of a ram (Belier in French). This poster was printed as a reproduction o...
Offset
Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas VI
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas VI" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered XLII/C in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.75 x 18 inches, sheet size is 30 x 22.15 inches. About the artist: Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...
Lithograph
Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas II
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas II" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered XLII/C in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.5 x 18 inches, framed size is 36 x 30.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold leaf frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...
Lithograph
The Violinist signed Graciela Rodo Boulanger Limited Edition Artist's Proof
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in New York, NY
This limited edition artist's proof lithograph, titled "The Violinist", is a remarkable work by the celebrated Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, created circa 1980. Known for ...
Lithograph
Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas V
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas V" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered XLII/C in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.5 x 18 inches, framed size is 36 x 30.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold leaf frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...
Lithograph
LE BALLON VERT
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Portland, ME
Rodo-Boulanger, Graciela. LE BALLON VERT. Lublin 20. Etching with aquatint in colors, 1967. Edition of 100. Numbered 31/100 and signed in pencil. 21 1/8 x 17...
Etching, Aquatint
Emilio Vedova - Original Lithograph
By Emilio Vedova
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Emilio Vedova - Original Lithograph Abstraction 1961 From the art revue XXe Siecle Dimensions: 32 x 24 Edition: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unumbered as issued
Lithograph
$3,479
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.4 in
Starry Night - Limited Edition, Figurative, Contemporary, Star, Night, Child
By Charlie Mackesy
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Starry Night is a lithograph based on a watercolour by Charlie Mackesy. The edition is limited to 150 and each piece has been signed by Charlie Mackesy...
Lithograph
$12,000
H 31 in W 39.25 in
"Lion Tamer" framed signed lithograph by Alexander Calder. Edition EA of 100.
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Lion Tamer" lithograph by Alexander Calder. Hand-lettered EA in lower left front corner. Hand-signed Calder in lower right front corner. From an ed...
Lithograph
$5,000
H 28.25 in W 33.5 in
L'Écuyère (The Horsewoman) /// Pablo Picasso Lithograph Circus Modern Abstract
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: "L'Écuyère (The Horsewoman)" *Unsigned edition, though signed by Picasso in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1960 Med...
Lithograph
$95
H 31.5 in W 22.5 in D 0.1 in
Roland Garros 2006 Vintage Offset Print in Contemporary Style
By Günther Förg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Official poster designed and created for the tennis tournament held at Roland Garros French Open every year. The poster is a limited edition of 2000. First edition, unsigned and not ...
Offset
$20,877
H 25.5 in W 20 in D 2 in
Hand of Africa - Mandela, Former South African President, Signed Artwork, Hand
By Nelson Mandela
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, Hand of Africa, Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as a way of leaving a legacy for his ...
Lithograph
$2,600
H 28.5 in W 36.5 in D 1.625 in
Théo Tobiasse “Thou Art Fair, My Love” 1975 Signed Litho from Song of Songs...
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Miami, FL
THÉO TOBIASSE (1927–2012) – “THOU ART FAIR, MY LOVE” Lithograph on Japon Paper ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Gilt Wood Frame A SENSUOUS HYMN TO BEAUTY, BELOVEDNESS, AND THE POETRY O...
Lithograph
$3,800
H 49.75 in W 36.375 in D 1.5 in
Théo Tobiasse "Cantate 51 de Bach" Signed 1979 Lithograph, Music & Memory Theme
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Miami, FL
THÉO TOBIASSE – "CANTATE 51 DE BACH POUR LES JOURS DE LUMIÈRE" ⚜ Lithograph on paper ⚜ Hand signed and numbered ⚜ Conservation framed SYMPHONIC FIGURATION FROM TOBIASSE’S FEMME SERI...
Lithograph
Mayan Trio
By Francisco Dosamantes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Mayan Trio Lithograph, 1950 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition 250 for Associated American Artists Publsihed 1950 Reference: AAA Cat.: 1950‑05; 1958‑01 AAA Index 1087 Condition: Excellent Image size: 13 x 9 1/2 inches Francisco Dosamantes (b. October 4, 1911 - d. July 18.1986) was a Mexican artist and educator who is best known for is educational illustrations and graphic work against fascism. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular and the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. Life Francisco Dosamantes was born in Mexico City on October 4, 1911. His father was Daniel Dosamantes who was a builder, interior decorator and painter. He was not registered into the civil registry until he was about twenty years old on March 6, 1939. His mother’s name is not listed on the certificate. As a child, he demonstrated a strong interest in drawing and color, influenced by his father and his uncle Juan. The Mexican Revolution occurred while he was a young child and he stated that he remembered events such as soldiers on horses charging as well as the execution of rural farm workers. He attended primary and high school in Mexico City but stated that his education was irregular and deficient. He then entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, where he studied for five years. Initially, however, he was disappointed with the inexperience of the young professors and he left for a short time to study on his own. During this time, some of the dissatisfied professors organized the 30 30 group against the academic system of the school and which whom he sympathized. The effort gained the attention of established artists such as Diego Rivera who intervened. He died on Mexico City on July 18, 1986 Career After he graduated, he worked with the cultural missions of the Secretaría de Educación Pública in Oaxaca, Michoacán, Guerrero, Colima, Coahuila and Chihuahua (state) from 1932 to 1937 then again from 1941 to 1945. He stated that this experience was vital to his conscience as he worked with rural farm workers and others he stated were worthy of dignity and respect, but victims of deceit and exploitation. When he returned to Mexico City, he gave classes in high schools from 1937 to 1941. In 1945 he founded and directed the Taller Escuela de Dibujo y Pintura “Joaquín Claussell” in Campeche, Campeche. Dosamantes was a politically and culturally active artist with most of his work and affiliations related to such. He was a member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios from 1934 to 1938. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular, serving as administrator in 1940 and remaining a member until his death except for one short hiatus. He created posters for conferences about fascism and Nazism such as Alemania bajo bayonetas (Germany under bayonets) in 1938. In 1940 he became the secretary general of the Sindicato de Maestros de Artes Plásticas. He was also a member of the Sociedad para el Impulso de las Artes Plásticas en 1948, a founding member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana in 1949 and a member of the Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas from 1952. He painted a number of murals in rural areas of Mexico generally when he was there on cultural missions. His main mural is at the former home of José María Morelos in Carácuaro, Michoacán, but there are a number at various rural schools. These were all painted between 1941 and 1946. As a book illustrator he mostly worked for the Secretaría de Educación Pública working on books for literacy campaigns. He exhibited his works, which included engravings, oils, tempuras and lithographs in Mexico and abroad. His first individual exhibition was in 1930 at the Galeria de Arte Moderno in Mexico City. His major exhibitions include the Excelsior Gallery in Mexico City in 1932, various exhibitions in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Los Angeles in 1937; the Nelson Gallery of Art in Kansas City, Missouri in late 1947, and the Gallery of Mexican Art in...
Lithograph
I Am The Last Of My Kind
By Tracey Emin
Located in London, GB
Published by the Royal Academy
Lithograph, Offset
$12,000
H 32 in W 26 in D 1.5 in
"Buste de Femme" 1942-43 by Henri Matisse Signed Lithograph /25 French Modernist
By Henri Matisse
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: Created in 1942-43, this work belongs to one of the most fertile periods of Matisse’s career as a printmaker and draftsman. By this time, Matisse had long since mast...
Lithograph, Chine Colle
$1,375
H 39 in W 24.5 in D 0.05 in
Original "Wonderful Copenhagen" vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN created by the artist Viggo Vagnby. This antique poster is archival linen-backed, in excellent condition, and ready to frame. No da...
Lithograph
Boy Riding a Bull
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Boy Riding a Bull" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered 33/200 in pe...
Lithograph
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H 37.5 in W 27 in D 1 in
Boy with Red Goat, Original Lithograph Signed by Graciela Rodo-Boulanger
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Pasadena, CA
Graciela RODO-BOULANGER, Boy with Red Goat, 1976. Handly Signed and numbered lithograph 186/200 on printed by Mourlot in Paris on Arches Paper. Original Frame, Size is Framed, Very...
Lithograph
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H 25 in W 21.5 in D 1.3 in
Modern Abstract Figurative Lithograph of a Bride and Church Edition 48/120
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative lithograph by Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger. The work features a central female figure dressed in a white wedding dress set against a church with...
Lithograph
The Ram and Acrobat
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ram and Acrobat" c.1975, is an original color etching with aquatint on Lana paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered 16/100 in pencil by the artist. The image (plate mark) size is 25.5 x 19.5 inches, sheet size is 30 x 22.35 inches. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright. About the artist: Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 37 in W 30 in D 1 in
The Orchestra, Original Lithograph Numbered & Signed by Graciela Rodo Boulanger
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Pasadena, CA
Signed and numbered lithograph 68/200 Graciela Rodo Boulanger, born February 16, 1935 in La Paz, is a Bolivian painter and printmaker. Graciela Rodo Boulanger was very early influenced in her love of painting and music by her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur. She studied music and art from her childhood and gave her first piano concert at 15 she took part in her first art exhibitions in Vienna and Salzburg when she was 18 years old. She took lithography lessons with Juan Rimsa, then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna1. she turned all her energy towards painting. In 1960, she was one of the people rewarded at the first Latin-American woodcut competition. Graciela Rodo Boulanger moved to Paris in 1961 where she studied etching and printmaking with René Carcan...
Lithograph
Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas III
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas II" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered XLII/C in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.5 x 18 inches, framed size is 36 x 30.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold leaf frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...
Lithograph
The orchestra Litho numbered
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Pasadena, CA
Graciela Rodo Boulanger, born February 16, 1935 in La Paz, is a Bolivian painter and printmaker. Graciela Rodo Boulanger was very early influenced in her love of painting and music by her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur. She studied music and art from her childhood and gave her first piano concert at 15 she took part in her first art exhibitions in Vienna and Salzburg when she was 18 years old. She took lithography lessons with Juan Rimsa, then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna1. she turned all her energy towards painting. In 1960, she was one of the people rewarded at the first Latin-American woodcut...
Lithograph
La Infanta y Su Gato
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Long Island City, NY
La Infanta y Su Gato Graciela Rodo Boulanger, Bolivian (1935) Date: 1986 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 245/250 Image Size: 29 x 21 inches Frame Size...
Etching
Cache Cache (Hide and Seek)
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cache Cache" (Hide and Seek) 1990 is an original color etching with aquatint on Arches paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Bo...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 27.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.75 in
Modern Abstract Lithograph of Two Children with a Horse Cart Ed. 100/100
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Houston, TX
Grey toned modern abstract lithograph by Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger. The work features two children in a cart being pulled by a horse against a muted grey background. Signed and editioned by artist in front lower margin. Matted with an olive border and hung in a brown wooden frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 19.5 in. x W 23.5 in. Artist Biography: Born in La Paz, Bolivia, in 1935, Rodo Boulanger creates joyful scenes that depict the pleasure of childhood in a childlike way. Her simplistic, graceful lines and lyrical colors, make her compositions as rhythmic, rigorous and spontaneous as the round-faced children she paints. Raised in an artistic environment, Rodo Boulanger studied both piano and art...
Lithograph
Capricorn - from the Zodaic Series
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Graciela Rodo Boulanger – Bolivian (1935- ) Title: Capricorn – from the Zodiac Suite Year: circa 1976 Medium: Color Lithograph Image size: 30 x 22 inches. Sheet size: 30 x 22 inches Framed size: 39.5 x 31.5 inches Signature: Signed lower right Edition size: 100 This one: 41/100 (XLI/C) Condition: Good This large pencil signed, pencil numbered lithograph is immediately recognizable as the work of Graciela Rodo Boulanger. "Capricorn" is one of twelve original lithographs from the Zodiac Suite published by Orangerie Publishing, Paris in 1976. The lithograph measures 30” x 22” (framed, it measures 39.5” x 31.5”) It is signed in the lower right and numbered in the lower left, XLI/C, or 41 of 100. The print is in very good condition, not examined out of the frame. It is floating on a dark gray inner mat surrounded by cream-colored outer mat. It is framed in a silver and black wood frame with plexiglas that goes well with the print. The frame is in fair condition with a few small scratches and normal wear. Graciela Rodo (born 1935 in La Paz) is a Bolivian artist. She is noted for her artworks featuring stylized renderings of children. She studied etching and printmaking along with René Carcan...
Paper, Lithograph
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H 13 in W 9.5 in D 0.1 in
1973 Graciela Rodo Boulanger 'Rodo-Boulanger Gravures 1961-1972' Orange Book
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 13 x 9.5 inches ( 33.02 x 24.13 cm ) Image Size: 13 x 9.5 inches ( 33.02 x 24.13 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: 1973 Lublin Graphics, Greenw...
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