Percy Drake Brookshaw Art

Artist: Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Title: "Untitled (front cover)" Portfolio: Derrière le Miroir (No. 156) *Issued unsigned, though signed by Calder in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1966 Medium: Original Lithograph on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris, France Publisher: Galerie Maeght, Paris, France Sheet size: 14.75" x 11" Condition: In excellent condition Notes: Lithograph produced for the 1966 No. 156 "Derrière le Miroir" portfolio in conjunction with a special exhibition of Calder's work at Galerie Maeght, Paris, France in February of 1966 which featured 13 totems and 27 gouaches. The complete folio included a poem by Jacques Prévert and texts by Professor Meyer Schapiro, Alexander Calder, and Nicholas Guppy. Small spiral lithograph and text on verso as issued. In October 1945, the French art dealer Aimé Maeght opens his art gallery at 13 Rue de Téhéran in Paris. His beginning coincides with the end of Second World War and the return of a number of exiled artists back to France. The magazine Derriere Le Miroir was created in October 1946 and published without interruption until 1982. Maeght's ambition in establishing his print shop and his publication magazine Derriere Le Miroir was to make available to a broader audience less expensive printed imagery by the artists of his time, many whom were represented by his Paris gallery...

A man raises his hand to his chin, his neck tilted and face turned to look at a dilapidated farmhouse, barely held together by planks of wood and exposed to the elements. Behind him ...

A fine impression of this very popular image with full margins (smaller on top and bottom) published by Associated American Artists.

This piece is part of my private collection since the 1970's. It is an original color lithograph signed and numbered by the Japanese artist Shungo Sekiguchi. In 1935 Shungo Sekiguchi...

A fine impression with good margins published by Associated American Artists.

In this charming regionalist lithograph, Benton captures a classic Midwestern American scene: two men talking, drinking, and smoking together in a bar. Titled 'Discussion', the artwo...

In this sentimental work from 1939, Benton expresses his admiration for the rural lifestyle of the Midwest. He highlights the connection between man and the land by depicting two fig...

Picasso and the Human Comedy, Verve, Vol. VIII, No 29/30, 1954 Original lithographs published by Mourlot Frères Original lithograph print from Verve Vol. VIII, No 29/30 printed by t...

Beauty Otami - Kabuki Note: Kabuki actor Nakamura Matsue is in the role of courtesan otami. She is standing in front of a small tea shop in a garden. Color woodblock, c. 1800-1810 Si...

"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century Letterio Calapai (American 1902-1993) ''Labor in A Diesel Plant'' Wood engraving, 1940 17 x 10 1/2...

Sergio Hernández (Mexico, 1957) 'El Circo' (Circus), 2010 woodcut on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 45.7 x 78 in. (116 x 198 cm.) Edition of 40 Unframed

Accompanied by a lantern, an elderly man sits alone, engrossed in a newspaper. Benton used a lithographic process to draw and produce this image. He renders the face and paper well-l...