Maurice Pasternak was born in Brussels in 1946 and pursued the study of art from 1963–68 at ENSAV, Belgium’s national academy for the training of students with superior artistic ability. Since graduation, he has engaged in the creation of drawings, pastels and mezzotints. In addition, he served as the chief professor of art and the designer of the art curriculum at his alma mater from 1982. Since 1971, Pasternak’s work has been awarded more than twenty international prizes at biennial competitions throughout Europe, Asia and the United States including the Prix Special De L’Edition at World Print Four in San Francisco and the Walker Prize at the Philadelphia Print Club. He has had numerous solo exhibitions on various continents and his work is included in museums in Japan, Taiwan, Belgium, Poland and the United States. In 1994, Pasternak had a solo exhibition at the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Mons in Belgium and was selected for inclusion in Intergrafica `94 – World Award Winners Gallery in Katowice, Poland. He was a guiding force in the 1994 Belgium-Japan Print Exchange Exhibition.
Attraction No. 5
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pasternak is an acknowledged master of the mezzotint technique, and many of his prints feature his characters in ambiguous or surreal distorted complositions. One of his prints was f...
Mezzotint
Personnes Etendues and Arbe (People seek land by tree)
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak has created a surreal landscape that includes several spirit-like creatures seeming to wander in an unknown terrain. He moves images around on the paper to create a...
Mezzotint
$337Sale Price|25% Off
Personne Seule Etendue
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak's imagery is not organized or presented in a way that makes literal sense. His figures and landscapes have mysterious drama that's open to individual interpretatio...
Mezzotint
Parabole 2 (Sunshine streams through clouds and trees as three men observe)
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak has created a surreal landscape that includes traditional images of a sun-filled sky, dark shadows cast on water and through leafy trees all under the guise of thre...
Mezzotint
$1,800Sale Price|25% Off
Profils Horizontaux (20 men seated in a church, a hall, union or political?)
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Viewers are always curious about this image. I count 20 people seated -- all men. Why? Three of the men are looking over their shoulders toward the back. Are they impatient to see late arrivers? The seating seems to be pew like. Pasternak, like most artists, wants the viewer to bring their own interpretation to the image and is most circumspect to give an explanation. A church, a union hall, a political meeting -- which is it? The mood seems to be one of anxiety rather than celebration. The artist did answer why all men. He says that "he likes to create the tension of the image on the page. Putting women and men together...
Mezzotint
Looking Up (left profile of a man looking toward the heavens)
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak has created a surreal landscape that includes several spirit-like creatures seeming to wander in an unknown landscape He moves images around on the paper to create ...
Mezzotint
$700
Chute I (the fall of ethereal creatures wandering in a hellish landscape)
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak has created a surreal landscape that includes several spirit-like creatures seeming to wander in an unknown landscape He moves images around on the paper to create ...
Mezzotint
Surrealist Mezzotint: Man with Outstretched Arms, #59/150
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak has created a portrait of his signature figure with outstretched arms. He moves images around on the paper to create a sense of mystery and drama. This impression ...
Mezzotint
Canal II
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak usually creates surreal landscapes that include traditional male images along a canal. However, this traditional imagery is not organized or presented in a way that...
Mezzotint
Attraction 5 (Six men gaze rightward. 1 points upwards in landscape in turmoil)
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maurice Pasternak created "Attraction 5", a mezzotint in an edition of 80 that depicts 6 men clearly attracted to something that appears outside the plane of the image. The men seem...
Mezzotint
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Profils Sous Angle 2
By Maurice Pasternak
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Edition of 80. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Pasternak's work was featured o on the title page of Carol Wax's masterful book "The History of the Mezzotint". Pasternak has b...
Mezzotint
Sommeil - In Celebration of Pride Month
By Mikio Watanabe
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. In this mezzotint, the sensual profile of a young nude woman is seen sleeping with ...
Mezzotint
$2,375
H 18.25 in W 23.5 in D 0.88 in
"King of the Friendly Islands" (Tonga); Engraving from Captain Cook's 3rd Voyage
By John Webber
Located in Alamo, CA
"Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands, Drinking Kava" is an engraving created by William Sharp (1749-1824), from a drawing by John Webber (1752-1793), who was the artist on Captain James Cook's 3rd and final voyage of discovery. It was published in the atlas of "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere", the official British Admirality sanctioned journal published upon completion of the voyage in London in 1784 by Strahan & Cadell. Captain Cook visited Tonga on his 3rd voyage, which he named The Friendly Islands because of the warm welcome he and his crew received, unlike some of the other more hostile Pacific islands. The engraving depicts Cook and his men observed a kava ceremony at the village of Mu’a on Tongatapu. King Paulaho sits in the centre foreground, his back to the spectator with a man kneeling before him. The ceremonial mat depicted behind Paulaho indicates that nobody was allowed to sit behind him. The figure in the centre holds a single cup, referring to the Tongan custom of offering the cup to the king first. Kava is native to the islands of the South Pacific and was first described for English readers in 1768 by Captain James Cook. The kava root has been used for centuries as a central feature of ceremonies and celebrations because it was able to bring about a calming and pleasant social atmosphere. The root was crushed and processed into coconut milk to become the focal ceremonial beverage, simply referred to as kava. This engraving is presented in a Koa wood frame and a white mat. Koa wood is legendary in Hawaii. There are occasional faint spots, but the print is otherwise in very good condition. This amazing Koa wood is native to Hawaii and it is known for the deep rich colors and varied grain pattern. Koa has an honored heritage in Hawaii and is highly revered and sacred. The word “koa” means “warrior” in Hawaiian. The warriors of King Kamehameha the Great, created canoes and weapons from a wood plentiful on the Big Island of Hawaii. This wood became synonymous with the warriors themselves, and it became known as koa. There are three other engravings listed from the official journal of Captain Cook's 3rd voyage available that are presented in identical Koa wood frames and mats (LU117324682422, LU117324684052, LU117324684032). They would make a wonderful grouping for a display of 2, 3 or 4 prints. A discount is available for a grouping depending on the number of items included. Captain Cook is remembered as one of the greatest explorers and navigators in history. His explorations included Australia, New Zealand and islands of the South Pacific and the northwest coast of North America. Hawaii was discovered by Captain Cook during this voyage. Hawaii was originally called The Sandwich Islands in honor of The Earl of Sandwich...
Engraving
$6,955
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali - Mission Dolores - San Francisco - Original Hand-Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Mission Dolores - San Francisco - Original Hand-Signed Etching Title: Mission Dolores - San Francisco Drypoint Handsigned Dimensions: 65 x 50 cm Edition EA Catalogue ...
Etching
$1,850
H 20 in W 14.5 in
Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engraving of Fruit in a Decalcomania Frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
Watercolor, Mezzotint
$1,440Sale Price|40% Off
H 29.75 in W 29.75 in D 1.5 in
Malabaristas Parapsicológicos Giclée Print, Surrealist, Framed, 2010+
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Artist and designer Pedro Friedeberg is known for his surrealist paintings, prints, and sculptural furniture. He was the subject of a 2009 retrospective at the Museo del Palacio de B...
Giclée
$320Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Contemporary Figurative Silkscreen Print, Pink Limited Edition "Summer House"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Summer House is a limited edition 5-layer silkscreen print that blends contemporary figuration with playful surrealism. Printed on luxurious Fabriano Rosaspina Ivory paper (104lbs), ...
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 36 in W 26 in
Le Legacy from Historia de Don Quichotte de la Mancha, Etching by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Salvador Dali, Spanish (1904 - 1989) Title: Le Legacy from Historia de Don Quichotte de la Mancha Year: 1981 Medium: Etching on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition:...
Etching
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.875 in W 17.5 in
Centre Noeuds (Sabatier 393), Roberto Matta
By Roberto Matta
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Roberto Matta (1912-2002) Title: Centre Noeuds (Sabatier 393) Year: 1974 Edition: 38/125, plus proofs Medium: Etching on Arches paper Size: 23.875 x 17.5 inches Inscription: ...
Etching
$2,638
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali - Les Songes Drolatiques - Handsigned Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Hand-Signed Lithograph by Salvador Dali This edition is on Japan Paper Title: Pantagruel's Dreams Signed in Pencil by Salvador Dali Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: EA 1973 References...
Etching
$3,717
H 22.25 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
Salvador Dali - The Beloved Feeds Among the Lilies - Signed Aquatint
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989) THE BELOVED FEEDS AMONG THE LILIES, 1971 Board for the series "The Song of Songs hymns" Aquatint and dry point on wove paper...
Drypoint, Aquatint
Interiors VI: Soundings
By Peter Milton
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Peter Milton created this etching and engraving entitled "Interiors VI: Soundings" in 1989. The printed image size is 29 7/8 x 23 13/16 and paper size is 36 x 29 inches. This impression is signed, dated, and titled in pencil and inscribed “93/175” – the 93 impression of 175. “I do love to draw. I feel that I am being granted membership in the Brotherhood of Merlin, conjuring forth some apparition. As a drawing develops, I sense a vague presence coming more and more into focus, something in a white fog emerging and becoming increasingly palpable.” – P. Milton, “The primacy of touch. The Drawings of Peter Milton” “Working in layers, Milton begins with drawings based on people and places, with nods to Western art history and culture. He is a master of the appropriated image, a term that may conjure Andy Warhol and his Pop Art comrades. But Milton steps further back in history, avoiding the Pop sense of cool advertising and popular culture references. Instead, a broader cultural past is tapped through historical photographs of key players, architecture, and locales, which he reinvents by hand. He adds content drawn from his life as an avid reader – always with multiple possible interpretations – thus incorporating deeper meaning in his cinematic worlds. Elements of Greek mythology, classical music, art history, and history coalesce in his images, which embrace the messiness, sorrow, and elation that is life. One is hard-pressed to imagine a more erudite, skilled, passionate, and cheeky soul." – T. L. Johnson and A. Shafer Peter Milton was born in Pennsylvania in 1930. He studied for two years at the Virginia Military Institute...
Engraving, Etching
Seventy Percent Chance
By Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Mezzotint Year: 2023 Edition: 50 Image Size: 11.75 x 17.5 inches Pedestrians sheltering from the rain under umbrellas in an urban downtown setting, Art Werger’s prints show...
Mezzotint