Jacques Liozu Prints and Multiples

An excellent original signed lithograph depicting the legendary Windsor Castle by HM King Charles III (b. 1948). “The third lithograph to be produced was the very dramatic Windsor C...

Raymond Pettibon Off! Off! band poster illustrated by Raymond Pettibon for the famed 2009 punk band co-founded by Pettibon’s friend, Black Flag’s, Keith ...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Great Medrano Clown, Lithograph on Paper, circa 1955, numbered edition "11/20" lower left, signed in pencil and with the artist's s...

Chuck Close, Richard Estes Picturing America (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Richard Estes), 2009 Hardback Monograph (hand signed by Chuck Close and Richard Estes) Boldly signed by Chuck Close and Richard Estes 9 1/4 × 10 × 1/2 inches We have not seen another hand signed by both Chuck Close and Richard Estes anywhere else in the world - ever. And none with such fine provenance: This highly collectible monograph was hand signed by Chuck Close for the present owner at a special event held by Artifex Press held at the New York Public Library; then signed by Richard Estes at his retrospective at the Museum of Design in New York Published on the occasion of the exhibition Picturing America: Photorealism in the 1970s/Picturing America: Fotorealismus der 70er Jahre. The book was signed for the present owner by Chuck Close at Artifex Press held at the New York Public Library on December 19, 2012, and by Richard Estes at the Museum of Design. About the monograph, which itself is a collectors item: Title: Picturing America Publisher: Deutsche Guggenheim, 2009 Hardcover, 176 pp. replete with full-color images of the photorealistic work of some of the most celebrated names in American realism painting...

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Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), "Somber Planet", Lithograph on Paper, mid 20th century, signed in pencil and with the artist's signature stamped lower right, unfra...

Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East. In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color. SCHNACKENBERG: KOSTUME, PLAKATE UND DEKORATIONEN, a cardboard bound art book consisting of 43 prints of work by Walter Schnackenberg, 30 of which are color lithographs that are signed and some are titled and dated in the plate, as well as black and white prints and photographs with accompanying text by Oskar Bie; lithographs printed at Kunstanstalt Oskar Consee in Munich, other images printed by Gesellschaft Pick & Co. in Munich, the text and cover with color images by Schnackenberg front and verso printed by R. Oldenbourg in Munich; published by Musarion Verlag, Munich, 1920. The majority of Walter Schnackenberg’s artistic output was destroyed by bomb attacks in Munich in 1944. The highly publicized 2013 auction in New York of the recovered pre-war poster collection once belonging to German poster aficionado, Hans Sachs has reintroduced the world to Walter Schnackenberg’s graphic genius and priceless ephemeral art from a lost era. Besides the museum world, designer Karl Lagerfeld is one of the most prodigious collectors of Schnackenberg. Flipping through the pages of Kostume, Plakate und Dekorationen, it becomes quite clear that Schnackenberg’s collection is ground zero at the crossroads of early modern fashion where the cult of celebrity meets up with dance, music, theater and cabaret, film and the graphic medium. Berlin and Munich under Germany’s Weimar Republic in the first quarter of the 20th century produced just the atmosphere to feed this burgeoning industry. Rising inflation sparked a recklessness to live large for the moment and heightened a desire for escapism. An influx of Indian and East Asian dancers and musicians added to the artsy bohemian cultural mix. A new decadence and tolerance resulted. Film boldly featured provocative subject matter. Cabarets became popular venues giving rise to the demi-monde in which people from all social stations mixed more freely in a thriving underground economy and culture where there was a blurring of boundaries and of social codes. Noted art historian and cultural doyen, Oskar Bie astutely observes in his introduction to Schnackenberg’s publication that what unites the images is fantasy and advertisement. Schnackenberg uses the eye as an instrument to brilliantly construct and convey this double message. His personages never directly confront the viewer. Their eyes gaze off in the distance like those of the screenplayer and film star Hedamaria Scholz in Schnackenberg’s “Die Rodelhexe” movie poster. Their eyes follow the path of a dance composition or become a transfixed and ogling male gaze such as the iconic 1911 Odeon Casino...

Printed by Pierre Chave, Vence, published by Bianchi Frères in Nice, France ink on watermarked chiffon de Mandeure paper, hand signed in pencil lower right, "PH Dureux," numbered 4/5...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), "Celestial", Lithograph on Paper, mid 20th century, colorful swirling stars, marked "artist's proof" lower left, signed in pencil a...

printed by Pierre Chave, Vence, published by Bianchi Frères in Nice, France ink on watermarked chiffon de Mandeure paper, hand signed in pencil lower right, "PH Dureux," numbered 4/5...

Printed by Pierre Chave, Vence, published by Bianchi Frères in Nice, France ink on watermarked chiffon de Mandeure paper, hand signed in pencil lower right, "PH Dureux," numbered 4/5...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), The Ring in Plum, Abstract Figural Composition, Lithograph on Paper, mid 20th century, two nude figures in dangling hoop on purple ...