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
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
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
$4,050
H 27.25 in W 31.25 in
20th century drypoint etching figurative animal print horses sketch signed
By Claude Weisbuch
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Combat Equestre" is an original lithograph by Claude Weisbuch. The artist signed the piece lower right and wrote the edition number (24/100) in the lower left. This piece depicts mu...
Drypoint, Etching
A Fierce Bull
By James McBey
Located in Plano, TX
A Fierce Bull. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 108. 5 3/8 x 8 (sheet 8 5/16 x 11 7/8). Edition 8. An exceptional impression with rich drypoint burr printed on antique laid paper. A proof of t...
Drypoint, Etching
“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
Night Time, Dieppe.
By Edmund Blampied
Located in Plano, TX
Night Time, Dieppe. 1926-27. Drypoint. Appleby 123. 7 7/8 x 11/ Edition 100. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Signed in penc...
Drypoint, Etching
$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
Returning to the Stable.
By Edmund Blampied
Located in Plano, TX
Returning to the Stable. 1920. Drypoint. Appleby 64. 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 (sheet 11 7/16 x 16 1/8). Edition 100. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper wi...
Drypoint, Etching
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
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
The Matador.
By James McBey
Located in Plano, TX
The Matador. 1911. Drypoint. Hardie 109. 6 7/8 x 10 7/8 (sheet 7 7/8 x 12). Edition 15. A few scattered foxing marks and slight mat line; otherwise fine o...
Drypoint, Etching
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 Butterfly.
By Edmund Blampied
Located in Plano, TX
Edmund Blampied, R.E. The Butterfly. 1928-29. Drypoint. Appleby 133. 9 5/8 x 7 7/8). Etching (sheet 15 1/4 x 10 3/16)on 100. A rich impression printed on cream-colored laid 'F.J.He...
Drypoint, Etching
Lumbermen.
By Edmund Blampied
Located in Plano, TX
Lumbermen. 1923. Etching. Appleby 91. 9 x 12 (sheet 12 3/8 x 18 1/8). Edition 100. A cleanly-wiped impression printed on off-white 'FG Head & Co' laid paper with full margins. Signed...
Drypoint, Etching