Polish artist Joseph Hecht went to live in neutral Norway at the outbreak of World War I. Immediately following the armistice, Hecht traveled to Italy; and two years later to Paris, where he maintained a studio until his death. Hecht became a member of the Salon d'Automne, thereby gaining an entrée into the Parisian art world and the opportunity to exhibit his work regularly. At his Paris studio, he taught burin-engraving, the classic copper-engraving technique, to many artists including British surrealist painter and printmaker Stanley William Hayter. In 1926 Hecht published his first suite of six prints, l'Arche de Noë, which included a preface by the French symbolist Gustave Kahn and was exhibited in December that year at the Paris gallery Le nouvel essor. Hecht’s future collaborator, mystical poet and critic André Suarès wrote a laudatory catalog article. The imagery that Hecht had developed found renewed vigor in 1928 when Suarès and Hecht collaborated on the folio, Atlas. In 1927 Hecht’s support of Hayter's printmaking explorations led to the founding of the printmaking cooperative Atelier 17, which was to become perhaps the most influential printmaking studio of the 20th century, and which endures to this day in Paris as Atelier Contrepoint. The collaborative atmosphere and experimental techniques developed at Atelier 17 influenced numerous artists including Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti and Joan Miró. In 1929, Hecht also became a founding member of another group, La Jeune Gravure Contemporaine, which staged annual group shows and was influential in maintaining a vibrant interest in printmaking. Between 1926–38, Hecht's engravings were published in various collections and his work was widely exhibited, gaining him critical acclaim. Hecht won two gold medals at the 1937 Paris World's Fair.
Page de Croquis: Tetes de Antilops
By Joseph Hecht
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil lower right recto Provenance: Elizabeth Carroll Shearer (1924-2014), Chesterland, Ohio, former President and Trustee of the Print Club of Cleveland which is an affiliate of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Her collectors mark of initials and a Sealyham Terrier...
Graphite
Asie (Asia) from the series Atlas — Atelier 17
By Joseph Hecht
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Joseph Hecht, 'Asie (Asia) from the series Atlas', engraving, 1928, edition c. 50, Tonneau-Ryckelynck & Plumart 162. Signed and annotated 'epreuve definitive' (final proof) in pencil...
Engraving
Lion Défendant sa Proie (Lion Defending Its Prey) — Atelier 17
By Joseph Hecht
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Joseph Hecht, 'Lion Défendant sa Proie (Lion Defending Its Prey)', engraving, 1931, edition 50, Tonneau-Ryckelynck & Plumart 215. Signed and numbered '18/50' in pencil. A fine impres...
Engraving
$275
H 20 in W 16 in
Quietly Transform - Abstract Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Portrait Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Untitled (79.D)
By Joseph Piccillo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Joseph Piccillo Untitled (79.D), Unknown Medium: Graphite on Paper Artwork Size: 47.75 x 27.25 in Framed Size: 52.5 x 31.87 x 2.5 in This work is Framed Throughout the second...
Graphite
No 11 (36.C)
By Joseph Piccillo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Joseph Piccillo No 11 (36.C), 2017 Medium: Graphite on Canvas Artwork Size: 60 x 48 x 1.125 in Throughout the second half of the 20th century, and for the first two decades of...
Graphite
“The Crow”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original gouache and watercolor on brown archival paper of a standing crow in profile. Signed and dated lower right. Condition is good to very good. Colors of the bird are strong a...
Gouache, Archival Paper, Graphite
A Pair of Framed Monkey Studies
By Alexander Oscar Levy
Located in Buffalo, NY
A pair of exquisite drawings by American Ashcan School artist Alexander Oscar Levy.
Archival Paper, Graphite
$500
H 3 in Dm 3 in
Deerflake (The artist's first work celebrating the Solstice / deer as snowflake)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carol Wax describes her circular images as "most often quasi abstract works that refer to ancient islamic designs using the shapes and attributes of animals, in this case the deer. T...
Mezzotint
$1,500
H 13.25 in W 15.25 in D 1 in
Hopper (Contemporary Pencil drawing of Hopper-esque scene with Rabbit)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Hopper" graphite and collage on paper 7 x 9 inches float mounted in maple frame, 13.25 x 15.25 inches signed lower right This is a charming little drawing of a large rabbit, a 'hop...
Graphite
$22,500
H 9.88 in W 13.13 in
Flying Bird, 1967 by Mexican Master Rufino Tamayo (certificate included)
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rufino Tamayo Flying Bird, 1967 Colored crayon and graphite on paper Sheet dimensions: 9.87 x 13.12 inches Framed dimensions: 16.62 x 19.87 inches We're pleased to showcase Mexican ...
Paper, Crayon, Graphite
$275
H 20 in W 16 in
A Lust For Dreaming - Abstract Figurative Surrealist Watercolor Portrait Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Paul Jouve (after) - Tiger - Original Engraving
By Paul Jouve
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Paul Jouve (after) - Tiger - Engraving 19 x 14 cm Editions Rombaldi, Paris, 1950. Copy on velin creme de Rives Copper engraving heightened with pochoir.
Engraving
$343
H 6 in W 4.63 in D 1 in
Robert Gibbings 'Samson and the Lion', 1936, wood engraving
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Robert Gibbings (British, 1889 – 1958) Samson and the Lion, 1936 Wood engraving From Samson and Delilah, ‘chanticleer,’ Golden Cockerel Press 1936 6 x 4.5/8 in. (15.2 x 11.5 cm.)
Engraving
$22,500
H 24 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Rare Original Abstract Elephant Graphite Drawing Catalogue Raisonné Ex-Christies
By Andy Warhol
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and original graphite on paper drawing titled "Elephant" by renowned Pop Artist, Andy Warhol 1955. The drawing depicts an elephant drawn freely and with a feeling of forward ...
Paper, Graphite