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Set of 10 Original Antique Monkey Prints in Cream Painted Frames, 1830s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 10 antique monkey prints. Great muted colors. Original color. Presented in our own custom made cream painted frames. Lithographs after the original drawings by Ca...
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1830s English Anglo-Indian Antique Prints

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Antique Print of the Albanian Dgi-Guerdgi Feeding Sheep Liver to Cats, 1727
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Dgi-Guerdgi Albanois qui porte au Bezestein des Foyes de Mouton pour nourrir les Chats'. Antique print depicting the Albanian Dgi-Guerdgi feeding cats in...
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1720s Antique Prints

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Antique Print of an Office Scene in Germany in the 19th Century, c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Die falsche Rechnung'. Original lithograph of an office scene. German text below title. This print originates from 'Düsseldorfer Moanathefte', published circa 1...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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Delightful Story, Large Mezzotint by William Ward After George Morland
Located in Norwich, GB
Created by William Ward (British (English), 1766-1826), after George Morland (British (English), 1763-1804) Lettered below title: Two blooming Nymphs all in a downy bed / In virgi...
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18th Century English Rococo Antique Prints

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1813 Joh. W. Von Goethe & Alex. Von Humboldt; Comparative View of Mountains
Located in Norwich, GB
Esquisse des principales hauteurs des deux continens dressée par Mr. de Göthe,... d'après l'ouvrage de Mr. de Humboldt, publié en 1807 sous le titre d'Essai sur la géographie des plantes Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). Cartographer Using information from: Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859) 32 x 27 cm on a leaf measuring 47 x 55 cm. Extremely rare example of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s comparative chart to depict the relative height of mountains, thus defining a cartographic style that would flourish throughout the remainder of the 19th century. This map is extremely scarce. It was issued and sold independently in Paris, 1813. Beginning in 1805, Goethe gave lectures on natural sciences to a group of Weimar women on Wednesday mornings. The audience included the Duchess Luise, Schiller's widow Charlotte and her sister Caroline von Wolzogen. Here Goethe used his image of heights on April 1, 1807 for the first time. A copy was sent to Alexander von Humboldt...
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1810s Biedermeier Antique Prints

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Luke Butler The End Limited Edition Print
Located in New York City, NY
Photograph Color photograph made with archival pigments on fine art rag paper with matte finish Size varies based on edition This work comes with a "Certificate of Authenticity". Luke Butler...
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2010s American Prints

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Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print of Dancing Geisha Figure 'Eshima'
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful work by famed Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano who was known for his whimsical portrayals of women, children, and animals. Stylistically, he was one of the first Japanese art...
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1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Prints

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Paul Colin Poster Artist LE TUMULTE NOIR 1
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Paul Colin Poster artist 1892 - 1985 When the young Afro-American music-hall dancer Josephine Baker and the poster artist Paul Colin met during the rehearsals of the Revue Nègre in Paris in 1925, both were still unknown to the general public. No one suspects that this show will propel them both to international fame and reveal them both as key figures of the Roaring Twenties, that extraordinary decade (1920-1930) which continues to fascinate us with its gaiety, audacity, modernity and dazzling artistic vitality. Paul Colin - LE TUMULTE NOIR...
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2010s Prints

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"Rapto" Silkscreen by Álvaro Siza Vieira
Located in Lisbon, PT
Rapto (The Abduction of Hippodamia) - The subject from the Greek mythology describes the kidnapping of the bride Hippodamia during her wedding by the centaur Eurytus, resulting in a battle between humans and centaurs. Álvaro Siza started drawing at the age of six. With a great variety of drawings on his portfolio, many of them are inspired by mythology and historic scenes. “The drawings are what came to my mind in this very moment. I like mythology and expressing the stories in images. I have made a lot of mythological drawing...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Prints

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Nicholas Monro "Cosmic Consciousness" Signed Screen Print
Located in Hudson, NY
British pop art sculptor, print-maker and teacher, Nicholas Monro, completed this work in 1970. Titled "Cosmic Consciousness," the original silk scre...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Prints

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"La tentation de Saint Antoine" Engraving 17th according to Jacques Callot
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
The Temptation of Saint Anthony inspired by Jacques Callot. The engraving is almost identical to the one made by Jacques Callot. The detail...
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17th Century French Antique Prints

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B.West Engraving "Naval Battle, Battle of the Houge" 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This magnificent engraving is entitled "Battle of La Hougue" by the engraver E.C Voysard after Benjamin West. It depicts the Battle of Barfleur- La Hougue,...
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18th Century French Antique Prints

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Original Vintage Black&White Graphics, Isolation and Libido by Josep Pla-Narbona
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Josep Pla-Narbona, INCOMUNICACIÓN Y LIBIDO, 1971 Graphics Work signed by the artist (pencil) Sheet dimensions 40/29 Unframed work Josep Pla-Narbona was born...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Pair of Original Antique Prints After William Hogarth, "Military Figures", 1807
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful Hogarth prints Blackwell's Military Figures Copper-plate engravings by Thomas Cook Published by Longman, Hirst, Rees & Orme, 1807-1808 ...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Prints

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Set of 12 Original Antique Sporting Prints. Dated 1801
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great set of 12 sporting prints Copper-plate engravings after the original drawings mainly by Gilpin Published by Bunney & Gold, London Unfra...
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Early 1800s English Folk Art Antique Prints

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Antique Print of Robert le Mennoit's Vision Made after Froissart '1868'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print illustrating Robert le Mennoit's vision after a storm that destroyed his ship. Robert le Mennoit, Robert l'Ermite, or Robert the Hermit saw a vision of God after a huge...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Prints

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Large Classical Bird Color Print After John James Audubon, Cat Bird
Located in Cirencester, GB
Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper Condition: very good Provenance:...
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20th Century Victorian Prints

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Old Print of the City of Anyer, West-Java Near Krakatau Volcano, Indonesia, 1833
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vue d'Anger (Détroit de la Sonde)'. View of the city of Anyer, a coastal town in Banten, formerly West Java, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829' by Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont D'Urville. Artists and Engravers: Published by J. Tastu. Dumont was a French explorer and naval officer. For thirty-eight months he explored the south and western Pacific...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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Alpine Ski Photograph, 'Haircut Sir', Taken from 1930s Original
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage, antique Alpine Ski photograph. 'HAIRCUT SIR', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s skiing photograph. Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was purely a means of travelling from A to B through the snow, it only started to become the sport it is today in the mid-1800s. The price displayed is for the mounted photo only. Image size 40cm x 25.5cm = 15 ½" x 10". The alpine photograph...
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1930s English Sporting Art Vintage Prints

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Marcel Duchamp Cage Rotorelief Konig Series 133, 1987
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Marcel Duchamp Rotoreliefs, 1987 Konig Series 133. Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (French 28 July 1887-2 October 1968) was a French, naturalized American painter, sculptor, chess pla...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Abstraction Color Lithograph on Fabriano Paper by Hardy Strid
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Hardy Strid, 1950s Color lithography on Fabriano paper Number 52/91 This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number Sheet dimensions 40/...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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138 Vintage & Antique Post Cards Holiday Greeting Valentine Trade Comic Ad
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 138 vintage and antique postcards for a variety of holiday greetings and travel locations, plus a handful of Lion Coffee print advertisements.  
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20th Century Prints

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Original Antique Print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1813
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Thomas Rowlandson from the "Tour of Dr Syntax" Etching and aquatint after a drawing by Rowlandson. Published by Ackermann, 1813 Unframed.  
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1810s English Georgian Antique Prints

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"Cavalo de Troia" Silkscreen by Álvaro Siza Vieira
Located in Lisbon, PT
Cavalo de Troia (The Trojan Horse) - The drawing is a representation of the wooden horse, developed by Odysseus, which the Greeks used during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy. The Trojans pulled the horse into their city as a victory trophy, not knowing there was a selected force of men hiding inside, who came out after reaching the city. Álvaro Siza started drawing at the age of six. With a great variety of drawings on his portfolio, many of them are inspired by mythology and historic scenes. “The drawings are what came to my mind in this very moment. I like mythology and expressing the stories in images. I have made a lot of mythological drawing...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Prints

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Original Antique Engraving of Various Houses of Tonga Tabu, c.1836
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Tonga-Tabu'. Old print depicting houses and a warehouse of Tonga Tabu. This print originates from 'Entdeckungs, Reise der Franzosischen Corvette Astrolabe Unter...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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Jo Niemeyer Constructivist Art
Located in Weesp, NL
Jo Niemeyer Variation 1988 serigraph/silkscreen print on paper. Ltd. 63/150 and signed by artist with pencil in the bottom right hand corner. For many of us Jo Niemeyer is not the most common name in constructivist art. However, Niemeyer has a loyal following of admirers in Germany and Finland Working with the primary colors that Piet Mondrian used too in his STIJL period the compositions look at first glance not that original, but study them closely and you will notice a much more complex composition with movement on the works by Niemeyer. Making these stand out on their own. Jo Niemeyer was born in 1946 in the German village...
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1980s German De Stijl Vintage Prints

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Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Print Tofuku-Ji, Kyoto ‘A’, 1961
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contemporary Japanese printmakers of the 20th century. This print is of a temple guardian of Tofuku-Ji which is one of the Kyoto Gozan or Five Great Zen Temples in Kyoto The print is signed and stamped, titled (Tofuku-Ji, Kyoto (A), dated (1961), and numbered (12/200) by the artist. Would be a great addition to any modern Japanese print...
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1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Prints

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Paul Colin Poster Artist LE TUMULTE NOIR 4
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Paul Colin Poster artist 1892 - 1985 When the young Afro-American music-hall dancer Josephine Baker and the poster artist Paul Colin met during the rehearsals of the Revue Nègre in Paris in 1925, both were still unknown to the general public. No one suspects that this show will propel them both to international fame and reveal them both as key figures of the Roaring Twenties, that extraordinary decade (1920-1930) which continues to fascinate us with its gaiety, audacity, modernity and dazzling artistic vitality. Paul Colin - LE TUMULTE NOIR...
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2010s Prints

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Antique Portrait of Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Anne, Reine d'Angleterre'. Anne was the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, t...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Haircut Sir
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage style Ski Photography, framed Alpine Ski Photograph, Haircut Sir. 'HAIRCUT SIR', a modern framed and mounted black and white pho...
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1930s English Sporting Art Vintage Prints

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Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Botanical Print "V° Feuilles de Fleurs"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant hand-watercoloured print representing "V° Feuilles de Fleurs" a collection "Dessines par Carl et Gre es par Roubillac". This botanical style print is available in 2 differen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Prints

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Antique Print of a Landscape with a Shepherd and Cattle, C.1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Das Kloster'. Lithograph, on chine collé, of a landscape with a shepherd and his cattle crossing a river. Artists and Engravers: Made after C. Straub. C...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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Schley, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Tien Shan, Sinkiang, Map of China
Located in Norwich, GB
J.V. Schley Carte de la petite Bukharie et pays voisins ; Kaart van Klyn-Bukharia, en de nabuurige landen Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China), Tien Shan, Sinkiang. Relief shown pict...
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1740s Dutch Antique Prints

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Paul Colin Poster Artist Le Tumulte Noir 7
Located in Saint ouen, FR
PAUL COLIN Poster artist 1892 - 1985 When the young Afro-American music-hall dancer Josephine Baker and the poster artist Paul Colin met during the rehearsals of the Revue Nègre in Paris in 1925, both were still unknown to the general public. No one suspects that this show will propel them both to international fame and reveal them both as key figures of the Roaring Twenties, that extraordinary decade (1920-1930) which continues to fascinate us with its gaiety, audacity, modernity and dazzling artistic vitality. PAUL COLIN - LE TUMULTE NOIR...
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2010s Prints

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Erte the Swing Signed Art Deco Contemporary Serigraph 1984 Framed 121/300
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A lovely and romantic limited edition serigraph titled the Swing by the Father of Art Deco Erte. Hand signed in pencil on the bottom right with an annota...
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1980s Vintage Prints

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Antique Print with Huge Kanon and Occupation of Kraton in Aceh, Indonesia, 1874
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print Indonesia titled 'Kotta Goenoengan of Taman, met Bezetting' and 'Monster Kanon, liggende aan de Poort van den Kraton'. Antique print depicting two scenes in Indonesia. ...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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Nicholas Monro, "Born" Signed
Located in Hudson, NY
British pop art sculptor, print-maker and teacher, Nicholas Monro, completed this work in 1970. Titled "Born," it is one of several Monro signed sil...
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Late 20th Century English Post-Modern Prints

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Antique Portrait of John Campbell, Duke of Argyll and Greenwich, 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'John Duke of Argyle and Greenwich'. Portrait of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Greenwich. Artists and Engravers: Jacob Houbraken was a Dutch artist, ...
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18th Century Antique Prints

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Mid-Century Modern Unframed Zilver Victor Vasarely Hand Signed Serigraph Pop Art
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an eye-catching, hand signed lithograph by Victor Vasarely, the leader of the Op-art Movement. Size is 29" x 27.5 unframed. Victor Vasarely, was a Hungar...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

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17th Century Francesco Curti "Vendor of Shoes" Etching
By Francesco Curti, Giuseppe Maria Mitelli
Located in Cagliari, IT
The print is part of the series consisting of forty engravings, "I mestieri per la via" (The crafts on the road), engraved by Francesco Curti (Bologna ca.1603- Bologna 1670) by an in...
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1660s Italian Antique Prints

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Crispijn de Passe II (1597-1670), Equestrian, Horsemanship, Dressage, Riding
Located in Norwich, GB
Sought after plate from the very decorative 1668 edition of Pluvinal's L'instruction du roy, en l'exercice de monter à cheval, Amsterdam 1668. Engraved by Crispijn de Passe II from ...
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1660s French Renaissance Antique Prints

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Original Rare Antique Print of a Ruin in Peru, 1857
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of a ruin in Peru. This print originates from 'Die Kunstwerke vom Alterthum bis auf die Gegenwart, oder, Wegweiser durch das ganze Gebiet der bildenden Kunst : enthalt...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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The Angel & Jesus with the Sick in Bethesda Near Jerusalem's Sheep Gate, 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religious print titled 'L'Ange du Seigneur descend dans la piscine des brebis pour la guerison des malades'. The Angel descending into the pool of Bethesda near Jerusalem...
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1750s Antique Prints

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Jaguar, Cougar, Imperial Folio, Incunabula of Lithography, Scarce
Located in Norwich, GB
Landmark stone lithograph of large size and issued in the ‘Incunabula’ period of stone lithography prior to 1820. Print on fine Ziegler paper. Extremely rare. Hand colored stone lithograph by Carl Joseph Brodtmann from his extremely rare series: Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche Lindau, Brodtmann [1816]. Reference Winkler 105. Brodtmann is considered a pioneer in the art of lithography employing techniques for "texture" that are quite similar to that of an aquatint. He produced his lithographs in the post-Linnaean 'Age of Enlightenment’ as book illustrations and sets of natural history prints, as “Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche”, with the more expensive sets being hand colored. Natural history specimens...
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1810s Swiss Antique Prints

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2 Vintage Frontgate Regatta II & VI Nautical Martime Sailboat Boat Prints
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage black and white photographic prints – Regatta II and Regatta VI – by Frontgate from their nine part Regatta wall art series.“Captivating in...
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Late 20th Century Prints

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Old Military Scene of Dutch Ships Bombing Atchin in Sumatra, Indonesia, 1784
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print Indonesia titled 'Bombardement van Atchin door de Nederlandse Vloot'. Antique print depicting a military scene in Indonesia. Originates fr...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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Antique Print of a Cave in Saint-leu-taverny in France C.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vüe dessinée dans l'intérieur de la Grotte de St. Leu Taverni'. Copper engraving showing a cave in Saint-Leu-Taverny. This print originates from 'Jardins Anglo-...
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18th Century Antique Prints

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Stanley F. Turner R.C.A, Château-richer, Etching on Paper, Canada, 1932
Located in Chatham, ON
Stanley F. Turner R.C.A. (British/Canadian 1883-1953) - Château-Richer - 17/50 - Important etching and aquatint on wove paper (the same print is in the permanent collection of the Na...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Prints

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Antique Bible Print the Final Judgement by J. Luyken, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
This print originates from ‘Biblia Sacra, dat is, de H. Schriftuer van het Oude, en het Nieuwe Testament, naer de laetste Roomsche keure der gemeine Latijnsche overzettinge, in neder...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Prints

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Vintage Mid-Century Modern Color Lithograph Heaven the Dog by Aino Myllykangas
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Aino Myllykangas, Heaven the dog, 1993 Color lithograph Number 126/135 This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number and title (pencil) Dimensions 49/39 This work is...
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1990s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Antique Print of Monastery St Angelo Near Naples in Italy, 1837
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Kloster St. Angelo bei Neapel'. View of a monastery near Naples, Italy. Originates from 'Meyers Universum'. Artists and Engravers: Joseph Meyer (May 9, 1796 ...
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19th Century Antique Prints

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Antique Print of Io Changing into a Cow; Mercury Cuts off Argus's Head, 1733
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Io changée en Vache (..)'. This print depicts Io changing into a Cow: Mercury cutting off Argus's head. In Greek mythology, Io was a priestess of Hera in Argos,...
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18th Century Antique Prints

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Set of 10 Original Antique Prints After Hogarth, Political, Satirical
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of Hogarth prints Typical of the satirical/political almost surrealist artwork of Hogarth Copper-plate engravings by Thomas Cook ...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Prints

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1998 Alina D. Pocian Woodblock Etching Artwork Titled Tea Time 7/18
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1998 Alina D. Pocian Artwork tea time 7/18. Woodblock, etching print. Signed in pencil lower corner. 12 x 10 H, art 8 x 6. Preowned original vintage condition. See images please.  
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1990s Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Salvador Dali « The Fantastic Ride » Lithograph Surrealist 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
"The Fantastic Ride" is a lithograph signed in the lower right corner by the Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904-1989). It is an artist proof numbered 63/175. Dali is a leading artist, even a genius of the XXth century. He is known for his independence to the imagination and the right to madness. This atypical personality is in constant pursuit of the irrational. Dali is an artist of surrealism, a movement that focuses on the notion of dreams, reason and thoughts. In this work we feel a strong inspiration to the Italian futurism in his way of cutting the movement of the horse. A woman's body is represented in the foreground with strong similarities to his work "Dream caused by the flight of a bee...
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20th Century Spanish Prints

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Set of 7 Original Antique Prints of Portraits From Classical Rome. C.1790
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Glorious set of 7 portrait prints. Important figures, male and female from ancient Rome. On beautiful laid paper. Copper-plate engravings Published C.1790 Unframed. T...
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1790s English Classical Roman Antique Prints

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‘La Ville et le Pont de Londres’ [London], large folio ‘Vue d’optique’ by Loyer
Located in Norwich, GB
Optical view of London (England) XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors. Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time e...
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1780s English Baroque Antique Prints

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Postmodern Pink Framed Artist Proof by Sandu Liberman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful artist proof Lithograph of Grandpa Holding his Grandson and ghost/spirit in Black & White by Romanian Painter Sandu Liberman. Additional in...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Prints

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Antique and Vintage Prints for Wall Decor

Prints are works of art produced in multiple editions. Though several copies of a specific artwork can exist, collectors consider antique and vintage prints originals when they have been manually created by the artist or are “impressions” that are part of the artist’s intent for the work.

Modern artists use a range of printmaking techniques to produce different types of prints such as relief, intaglio and planographic. Relief prints are created by cutting away a printing surface to leave only a design. Ink or paint is applied to the raised parts of the surface, and it is used to stamp or press the design onto paper or another surface. Relief prints include woodcuts, linocuts and engravings.

Intaglio prints are the opposite of relief prints in that they are incised into the printing surface. The artist cuts the design into a block, plate or other material and then coats it with ink before wiping off the surface and transferring the design to paper through tremendous pressure. Intaglio prints have plate marks showing the impression of the original block or plate as it was pressed onto the paper.

Artists create planographic prints by drawing a design on a stone or metal plate using a grease crayon. The plate is washed with water, then ink is spread over the plate and it adheres to the grease markings. The image is then stamped on paper to make prints.

All of these printmaking methods have an intricate process, although each can usually transfer only one color of ink. Artists use separate plates or blocks for multiple colors, and together these create one finished work of art.

Find prints ranging from the 18th- and 19th-century bird illustrations by J.C. Sepp to mid-century modern prints, as well as numerous other antique and vintage prints at 1stDibs. Browse the collection today and read about how to arrange wall art in your space.

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