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Mayan Trio Lithograph, 1950 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition 250 for Associated American Artists Publsihed 1950 Reference: AAA Cat.: 1950‑05; 1958‑01 AAA Index 1087 Condition: Excellent Image size: 13 x 9 1/2 inches Francisco Dosamantes (b. October 4, 1911 - d. July 18.1986) was a Mexican artist and educator who is best known for is educational illustrations and graphic work against fascism. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular and the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. Life Francisco Dosamantes was born in Mexico City on October 4, 1911. His father was Daniel Dosamantes who was a builder, interior decorator and painter. He was not registered into the civil registry until he was about twenty years old on March 6, 1939. His mother’s name is not listed on the certificate. As a child, he demonstrated a strong interest in drawing and color, influenced by his father and his uncle Juan. The Mexican Revolution occurred while he was a young child and he stated that he remembered events such as soldiers on horses charging as well as the execution of rural farm workers. He attended primary and high school in Mexico City but stated that his education was irregular and deficient. He then entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, where he studied for five years. Initially, however, he was disappointed with the inexperience of the young professors and he left for a short time to study on his own. During this time, some of the dissatisfied professors organized the 30 30 group against the academic system of the school and which whom he sympathized. The effort gained the attention of established artists such as Diego Rivera who intervened. He died on Mexico City on July 18, 1986 Career After he graduated, he worked with the cultural missions of the Secretaría de Educación Pública in Oaxaca, Michoacán, Guerrero, Colima, Coahuila and Chihuahua (state) from 1932 to 1937 then again from 1941 to 1945. He stated that this experience was vital to his conscience as he worked with rural farm workers and others he stated were worthy of dignity and respect, but victims of deceit and exploitation. When he returned to Mexico City, he gave classes in high schools from 1937 to 1941. In 1945 he founded and directed the Taller Escuela de Dibujo y Pintura “Joaquín Claussell” in Campeche, Campeche. Dosamantes was a politically and culturally active artist with most of his work and affiliations related to such. He was a member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios from 1934 to 1938. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular, serving as administrator in 1940 and remaining a member until his death except for one short hiatus. He created posters for conferences about fascism and Nazism such as Alemania bajo bayonetas (Germany under bayonets) in 1938. In 1940 he became the secretary general of the Sindicato de Maestros de Artes Plásticas. He was also a member of the Sociedad para el Impulso de las Artes Plásticas en 1948, a founding member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana in 1949 and a member of the Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas from 1952. He painted a number of murals in rural areas of Mexico generally when he was there on cultural missions. His main mural is at the former home of José María Morelos in Carácuaro, Michoacán, but there are a number at various rural schools. These were all painted between 1941 and 1946. As a book illustrator he mostly worked for the Secretaría de Educación Pública working on books for literacy campaigns. He exhibited his works, which included engravings, oils, tempuras and lithographs in Mexico and abroad. His first individual exhibition was in 1930 at the Galeria de Arte Moderno in Mexico City. His major exhibitions include the Excelsior Gallery in Mexico City in 1932, various exhibitions in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Los Angeles in 1937; the Nelson Gallery of Art in Kansas City, Missouri in late 1947, and the Gallery of Mexican Art in...

Turn- about Color Aluminum plate lithograph from three plates Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil by the artist "Bon-a-tirer" impression (BAT) This is the finished example that the artist approved as the model for the edition. Published at Lakeside Studio with the master printer Jack Lemon. Condition: Very good, one ink stain in the large margin, from printing Image size: 18 3 /4 x 23 1/4" 47.63 x 59.06cm Sheet size: 22 x 29 7/8" "Painter and printmaker Rudolph Otto "Rudy" Pozzatti was born in Telluride, Colorado, on January 14, 1925. Upon graduation from high school, he received a scholarship to attend the University of Colorado in Boulder where he enrolled as an art major. In 1943, his studies were interrupted by his induction into the U. S. Army. After his discharge in 1946, he re-enrolled in the University of Colorado where he studied under Wendell Black...

Original vintage poster: WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN created by the artist Viggo Vagnby. This antique poster is archival linen-backed, in excellent condition, and ready to frame. No da...

Original vintage travel advertising poster for the FRENCH RIVIERA FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROADS SNCF (French National Railways) - the French Riviera. (Cote D'Azur, known as the French Riviera) The image features people looking out towards a marina full of sailing boats. Colorful artwork by the French painter Jules Cavailles (1901-1977). Printed by Perceval, Paris in 1953. Mid-Century Modern. Grade A- This is the English version of the poster compared to the design created for Cote d'Azur. The English version is much rarer (both are rare today). The poster gives the impression of a naive painting at this Mediterranean beach and seaport. Step into a world of timeless elegance and sunlit dreams with this exquisite French Riviera Vintage...

Man with Mask Lithograph, 1969 Signed in pencil by the artist 95/100 Printed by Lucien Detruit, Paris Published by AAA, New York Reference: AAA Index No. 60 Condition: Mint Image siz...

Artist: Moore, Henry Title: Untitled I (San Lazzaro and Friends Series) Series: San Lazzaro and Friends Date: 1975 Medium: Lithograph Framed Dimensions: 19.5" x 23.5" Signature...

Original linen-backed NORWICH CASTLE vintage travel poster, printed in England in 1935 by artist C. W. Hobbis and published by Page Brothers (Norwich) Ltd. It features a city center ...

A very good impression of this color lithograph. Printer's proof, annotated P.P. 1 from the unknown edition size. Printed by United Church Press, Boston/Philadelphia. Published by Un...

Lithograph printed on Japon paper, not signed and not numbered. The lithograph is cataloged number 721 in "Chagall-The Lithographs" by D.A.P. The overall outside dimensions are 26 x...

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Carte de Voeux pour Aime Maeght 1960 Lithograph in Arches paper Signed in stone Image: 22.2 x 29.5 cm Frame: 46.5 x 54.5cm Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) Russi...

A very good impression of this early color offset lithograph on white wove paper. Signed, dated and numbered 8/150 in felt-tip pen and black ink by Rauschenberg...

Lithograph on BFK Rives, 1961. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right, and numbered 73/75 in pencil lower left, respectively. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris. Catalogue ra...