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Period: 1950s
Period: 1920s
Walter Henry Williams Sunflowers at Sunset Woodcut, Signed, Numbered, 1959, USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walter Henry Williams Sunflowers at Sunset woodcut, signed, numbered, 1959, USA. Walter Henry Williams, Sunflowers, 1959 woodcut in colors on thi...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Print After Mario Mafai, Itlay, Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Mario Mafai. From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown in the image...
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Prints

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Rare Old Avant-Garde Art Litho 'Signet Fur Den Verlag Achinar' by Altmann, 1923
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: antique print, untitled. This extremely rare plate is called 'Signet fur den Verlag Achinar' (Signet for the publisher Achinar) lithograph in black / white on a burnishe...
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1920s Vintage Prints

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Antique 1929 Art Deco Interior Blue Silver Burgundy Pochoir Print
Located in Seguin, TX
Art Deco interior wall decoration in navy blue, aubergine, and metallic silver by Alphons Peerboom. Published in Germany by Christian Stoll, most li...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Picasso Pablo Deux Femmes Sur La Plage, 1956
Located in London, GB
Picasso Pablo (1881-1973) Deux Femmes Sur la Plage, 1956 (Two Women on the Beach) Lithograph, on Arches paper, with full margins. Signed and num...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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"Art Deco/Art Nouveau Nudes, " Rare Prints with Silver & Gold Highlights by Coyle
By Ray Frederick Coyle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable and stunning set of six sensuous prints, highlighted in gold and silver ink, was published and bound by John Henry Nash in 1926 to honor the life of his frequent collaborator, Ray Frederick Coyle. Coyle had died an early death, prompting Nash to issue this volume in a limited edition of 210 (this example is number 54), dedicating it to Albert Maurice Bender and William Randolph Keltie Young. Nash had established his own press 10 years before, and was dubbed by one admirer "The Aldus of San Francisco." Coyle illustrated several books published by Nash, including "Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice" and "The Sermon on the Mount...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Selection of Colorful Modern Art or Gallery Wall
By (after) Jean Lurçat, (after) Sonia Delaunay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of colorful modern art or gallery wall, circa 1940s-1970s. They are: Top row, left to right: 1) Color Lithograph by Sonia Delaunay, French, circa 1950s. Pencil signed at lower right. It measures 16.5" H x 13.5" W. 2) Cubist oil painting, probably American, circa 1940s. It has been framed in a vintage gilt frame. Various rubs and wear as seen in photos. It measures 22.75" H x 19" W. 3) Naïve modernist portrait painting, American, circa 1950s. Retains original gilt frame. It measures 21.5" H x 19.5" W. Bottom row, left to right: 4) Color lithograph by Jean Lurcat, French, circa 1950s. It has been professionally framed in a black lacquer gallery frame under UV resistant glass. It measures 15.5" H x 19.5" W. 5) Colorful original painting of beach scene...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Lithograph Portrait of a Woman
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Decorative art work, a lithograph with a figurative abstract representation. The work is signed in pencil, but this is not clearly legible. The work is framed in a simple gilded wood...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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Original Vintage Abstractive Cubist Modern Colored Lithograph by Hardy Strid
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Hardy Strid, 1950s Color lithography Number 58/84 This work is signed by the artist and has an individual number Sheet dimensions 70/50 Unframed work Hard...
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1950s Swedish 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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Vintage Art Deco "After the Ball" Print set of 2 Signed by Louie
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Art Deco "After the Ball" artwork print set of 2 each with a couple dressed in Georgian style outfits Signed in pencil Louie. They come in matching period mat black frames.
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1920s American Vintage Prints

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Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "Madame Butterfly", Dated 1927
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. "Madame Butterfly". Dated 1927. Visible dimensions: 51 x 35 cm. Total dimensions incl. passepartout: 66 x 47 cm. The frame measures: 4 c...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. Women and buddha. 1920 / 30's.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. Women and buddha. 1920 / 30's. Signed with pencil. In very good condition. Measures: 52 x 41 cm. The frame measures: 3,5 cm.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Rare "Les Lits" Jean Prouvé Booklet Framed
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed booklet print of the "Les lits", daybeds, of Jean Prouvé. Printed on the front in black on transparent paper. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use. Jean Prouvé (1901-1984), French Industrial and furniture designer and architect. Jean Prouvé is one of the most influential furniture designers of the early modern design movement, Jean Prouvé introduced the machine age and Industrial engineered modern design aesthetic to interiors in the steel, aluminum and architecture he created. He then continued her experiments with different materials. Jean Prouvé was born into an artistic family in Nancy, France, his famous father, Victor Prouve...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Girl in Kimono
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully composed and colored, limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Junichiro Sekino. This print, which is titled "Profile/ Portrait of Young Girl in Kimono", is signed and sealed/ stamped in red at the lower right. It was created in 1957 and comes from a limited edition of 100 prints (the exact number of this particular print is likely listed in pencil below the matt but we have not removed the print from the frame to confirm the exact number). An exquisite and rare/hard-to-find work. The detail in the girl's kimono is quite beautiful. Junichiro Sekino was largely considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th-century master print artists. Both were prominent leaders of the Sosaku Hanga movement. Sekino's works can be found in many museums including: The Museum of Modern Art, N. Y., the Art Institute Chicago, the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, the British Museum, and the Portland Art Museum among many other Fine museums throughout the world. A version of this image can be found in the Harvard Art...
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1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Prints

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Pablo Picasso, ‘Tauromachies' at La Hune, 1954
Located in Holmfirth, GB
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Tauromachies Year: 1954 Edition: 500 Catalogue Raisonnée: Czwiklitzer n° 99 Size: 41 x 57 cm.
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1950s French Modern Vintage Prints

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After Raoul Dufy, Ville De Nice Galerie Des Ponchettes, 1954
Located in Holmfirth, GB
Vintage Raoul Dufy Lithographic Poster created for an exhibition at the Musee des Ponchettes, Nice. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Artist: (after) Raoul Dufy...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Prints

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Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "Wishing Well", Dated 1925
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. "Wishing Well". Dated 1925. Visible dimensions: 43 x 28 cm. Total dimensions: 54 x 40 cm. The frame measures: 2.5 cm. In excellent cond...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Prints

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After Marc Chagall, Vence Cite des Arts et des Fleurs, 1954
Located in Holmfirth, GB
VENCE CITE DES ARTS ET DES FLEURS (EDITION WITHOUT TEXT - "FETES DE PAQUES") An poster after Marc Chagall, printed by Mourlot Paris. This copy is from the edition without text, pri...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Prints

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After Henri Matisse Ragazza Che Salta La Corda 'Rope Jumping Girl', Certificate
Located in Vienna, AT
Henri Matisse - Ragazza che salta la corda, 1952. Beautiful limited edition lithograph (200 ex.) from 1979 by Studio d’Arte Perna, Milan. Signed and dated on the stone bottom right a...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Prints

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Original Signed Louis Icart Etching Titled "Idleness" or Laziness" Bear Rug 1925
Located in St. Louis, MO
Louis Icart (1888-1950) artist that worked in America and France. This Erotic etching and aquatint printed with colour and with hand colour titled "SMOKE' (FUMÉE), 1926" showing a beautiful woman in a diaphanous gown reclining on a bear skin rug...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Wood, Paper

She Creature
Located in London, GB
Original Us film poster for the 1956 Horror film starring Chester Morris and Tom Conway. The film was directed by Edward L. Chan This poster is conservation linen backed and it wou...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Marc Chagall Still Life with Fruits 1957 Original Lithograph Mourlot 205 Surreal
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Marc Chagall still life with fruits 1957 Original Lithograph Mourlot 205 Surrealist composition with a dog, figure, cockerel floating above the still life Mourlot, Fernand. Cha...
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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The Embrace after Pablo Picasso
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)?The Embrace, offset lithograph in colours, on watermarked Arches paper, an impression aside from the standard edition of 125, published by Guy Spitzer...
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1950s French Modern Vintage Prints

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The Wasp Woman
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1959 Horror film starring Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley and Barboura Morris. The film was directed by Roger Corman. This poster is conservation linen...
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1920s Jerome Myers Print
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s Jerome Myers print titled in the Gallery. Signed.
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1920s Vintage Prints

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Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, "at the Urn", Dated 1923
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. "At the Urn". Dated 1923. Visible dimensions: 44 x 33 cm. Total dimensions: 48 x 38 cm. The frame measures: 1.5 cm. In excellent condit...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Prints

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First International Foursome, Vintage Golf Print, Leith Links 1862
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
First International Foursome after Allen Stewart. A rare original photolithograph print titled 'The First International Foursome, Played on Leith Links, 1682'. The print is taken fr...
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1920s British Sporting Art Vintage Prints

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Wood, Paper

Pablo Picasso Lithograph, from "Mes dessins d'Antibes"
Located in Vienna, AT
PABLO PICASSO. Lithograph, from "Mes dessins d'Antibes", numbered 197/200 Published by Jacomet, Au Pont des Arts, Paris 1958.
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Jean Lurcat Sagittarius zodiac tapestry lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Jean Lurcat Sagittarius zodiac tapestry lithograph
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

The Big Combo
Located in London, GB
Original US style B film poster for the 1955 Film Noir starring Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte and Jean Wallace. This film was directed by Joseph H. Lewis. ...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Old Map of North Africa Depicting Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunis Etc, 1922
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of Africa titled 'Northern Africa'. Old map of North Africa depicting Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunis and surroundings. This map originates from 'The Times' atlas. ...
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1920s Vintage Prints

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Jean Lurcat Zodiac Tapestry Lithograph, Leo
Located in Chicago, IL
A Leo zodiac tapestry lithograph by Jean Lurcat.
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Louis Icart, Etching on Paper, Semi-Nude Woman Picking Grapes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louis Icart (1888-1950). Etching on paper. Semi-nude woman picking grapes. Ca. 1920. Signed in pencil. In excellent condition. Visible dimensions: 24 x 18.5 cm. Total dimensions:...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Seven Samurai
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese Souvenir program cover for The Seven Samurai 1954. Akira Kurosawa was one of the most celebrated and influential film directors of the...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Italian Midcentury Saffa Carton Toothpaste Advertising, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian midcentury Saffa carton toothpaste advertising, 1950s Saffa toothpaste advertising, in carton, a unique and collectible piece for true collectors Perfectly preserved Size:...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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"Bad Day" by George Crionas Lithograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary "Bad Day" by George Crionas Lithograph 162/200 from the 1960s and in great condition. The piece is title "Bad Day" and depicts a clown thinking looking out a window....
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1950s American Modern Vintage Prints

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Mid-Century Modern Yousuf Karsh Georgia O’keefe Silver Gelatin, 1956, Signed
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A stunning silver gelatin print, titled Georgia O’Keefe, signed on the bottom left by Armenian artist Yousuf Karsh. Photographed in 1956. This is a regal portrait of Georgia O’Keefe,...
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Vibrant Abstract Color Lithograph #2 by Angelo Savelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vibrant Abstract Color Lithograph #2 by Angelo Savelli, Italian, 1991-1995. Color lithograph executed on thick paper. Pencil signed and numbered by the artist. Framed in a simple, cl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Old Map of South East Asia Showing the Malay Archipelago, incl Borneo etc, 1922
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map of South East Asia titled 'Malay Archipelago'. Old map of South East Asia depicting the Malay Archipelago including Sumatra, Java...
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1920s Vintage Prints

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Wendingen, Issue 11, Cover by El Lissitzky, 1921
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Journal, 'Wendingen,' Issue No.11 1921, lithograph cover designed by El Lissitzky, Russia, issue devoted to Frank Lloyd Wright written by Dr H. P. Berlage, typography by H. Th. Wijdeveld, Amsterdam, Holland, 1921. Journal titled 'Wendingen' (translates as 'Turning' or possibly 'Transition'}, issue No.11 1921, wraparound cover, lithograph on paper depicting geometric 'Proun' design in red, black, grey and white with journal title 'Wendingen' lettered obliquely across top left (slightly ovoid), the work designed by El Lissitzky in Russia, signed 'EL' lower right, the issue devoted to the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, written by Dr H. P. Berlage (Dutch architect), the inside magazine typography by H. Th. Wijdeveld, Amsterdam; the article featuring rendered drawings and photographs of various Lloyd Wright projects eg the Imperial Hotel Tokyo...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Storm Center
Located in London, GB
Original US style A film poster for the 1956 drama starring Bette Davis, Brian Keith and Kim Hunter This film was directed by Daniel Taradash. This Style A poster was designed by ...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Three Bad Sisters
Located in London, GB
Original US style B film poster for the 1956 Exploitation drama starring Marla English, Kathleen Hughes and Sara Shane. This film was directed by Gilbert Kay. This poster is conserv...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Contract of Mathieu Matégot & Artimeta, 1953
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contract between Matheiu Matégot and Artimeta International for the production in Holland of different pieces by Matheiu Matégot. Measures: 21 x 27 cm each page. In good origin...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Jean Lurcat Cancer Zodiac Tapestry Lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Jean Lurcat Cancer zodiac tapestry lithograph.
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Antique Architectural Press Cathedral Cityscape Etching After Frank Brangwyn
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique cityscape print “From an Etching by Frank Brangwyn, R.A. A.D. 1922 by The architectural Press. “Frank Brangwyn was born in 1867 in Bruges, Belgium. His family moved back to London in 1875 where he attended school until 1879, when he left as much out of boredom as necessity. His father worked as an architect, muralist, and in other arts-related crafts. Frank helped around the studio and continued his own artistic education by copying drawings at what was to become the Victoria and Albert Museum. His abilities attracted the notice of more established artists and at the age of 15 he was working for William Morris getting rudimentary training and preparing designs for many aspects of Morris' Arts and Crafts output. In 1885, with nothing much more than youthful enthusiasm, he submitted a painting to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was accepted - at the age of 17. Spurred by this success he rented a studio and began a period of productive poverty. With little money, his early work revolved around the sea where traditional subjects for British art were moored and made docile models. This is considered his """"""""grey"""""""" period and the limited palette may be due as much to limited funds as to artistic intent. His 1890 canvas, """"""""Funeral At Sea"""""""" is typical of this period and won a Gold Medal at the 1891 Paris Salon. The young artist was making waves. In 1888, he worked on a freighter for passage to the Near East of Istanbul and the Black Sea. Orientalism was a major force in European art at the time and Brangwyn was as seduced as many artists were with the colors and light of the Mediterranean and African coasts. These trips brought a new palette to his work and something new to British art. The Buccaneers, at right, is from 1892 and the difference between it and his """"""""grey"""""""" period is dramatic. Just as we have movie critics today, art critics proliferated during the 19th century. Walter Shaw Sparrow, in his excellent """"""""Frank Brangwyn and His Work"""""""", devotes several chapters to the reaction of these critics to Brangwyn's art. Opinions were as varied as the two styles shown here, but what is most interesting is the degree of attention being paid to the work of a self-taught 25-year old. Whatever their views of his work, he was not being taken lightly. Not surprisingly, the bright hues and intense light of his new style were not appreciated by the establishment. To put his work in historic perspective, this was a period of Impressionism, Art Nouveau, and the Munich and Vienna Secessions. In British art, Sargent, Whistler, Waterhouse and Draper were popular. Lord Leighton, Burne-Jones and Alma-Tadema were still active. Brangwyn was following none of these men and the critics were at a loss as to how to pigeonhole him. The continental critics in France, Munich and Vienna had no such trouble. He was seen as a most modern and successful artist from the beginning. For his part, Brangwyn followed his own muse and in doing so found himself at the vanguard of the art world. In 1892 he began working as the designer for the new art magazine, """"""""The Graphic"""""""". In 1895 he was asked to paint murals for the notorious gallery, L'Art Nouveau, in Paris. He won medals for his work in Munich and Paris. At the age of 30, while Britain puzzled over how to evaluate his work, the rest of the world viewed him as the definition of modern British art. He illustrated books: """"""""Don Quixote...
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1920s Vintage Prints

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Original Vintage Midcentury French 'Campari Soda' Poster by Mingozzi, 1950
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage midcentury French 'Campari Soda' poster by Mingozzi, 1950 This original vintage lithograph poster epitomizes the opulent 1950s era. Th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Antique Bird Print, Signed by Archibald Thorburn, Partridge, Spring
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Signed Game Bird By Archibald Thorburn. A game bird colotype print by Archibald Thorburn, titled 'Spring'. This is a single picture from a set of four called 'The Seasons'. Each sea...
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1920s British Sporting Art Vintage Prints

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Paper, Paint, Giltwood

Jean Lurcat Libra Zodiac Tapestry Lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Jean Lurcat Libra zodiac tapestry lithograph.
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1950s French Vintage Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Vintage Chinese Fashion Advertisement, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In tandem with a growing number of newspapers and periodicals, print advertising proliferated during China’s Republic Era. A bathing beauty is the star attraction of this print ad fr...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Prints

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Located in London, GB
Original US style A film poster for the 1956 Film Noir starring Dana Andrews and Jane Fontaine and Sidney Blackmer. This film was directed by Fritz Lang. This poster is conservation...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Located in London, GB
Original US style B film poster for the 1956 Film Noir starring Dana Andrews and Jane Fontaine and Sidney Blackmer. This film was directed by Fritz Lang. This poster is unfolded and...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Tosyodai-Ji Nara
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed, rare 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 titled "Tosyodai-Ji Nara". The wood grain and rich colors are amazing. The print is signed in white ink and stamped within the image and titled, dated (1959) and numbered (75/80) in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. This particular image is quite rare and hard to find. A copy of this print can be found in the Museum of fine Arts in Boston. Would be a great addition to any modern Japanese print...
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1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Prints

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Plexiglass, Paper

Bwana Devil
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1953 3-D adventure film Bwana Devil, starring Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, Nigel Bruce. The film was directed by Arch Ob...
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1950s American Vintage Prints

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Alberto Giacometti 'Annette De Face' Etching, 1955
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful etching 'Annette De Face' by Alberto Giacometti in 1955, original black and white etching, framed with matte behind glass. This is an unsigned, unnumbered impression from t...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Prints

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Original Old Bird Print Depicting the White-Collared Flycatcher, 1927
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Muscicapa Collaris'. Old bird print depicting the White-Collared Flycatcher. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by ...
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1920s Vintage Prints

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José Ortiz Echagüe "Spanische Köpfe" First Edition, 1929 Book
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Spanische Köpfe' book by José Ortiz Echagüe, 1929. Published by Ernst Wasmuth in Berlin (Germany). In good original condition, with consistent ...
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1920s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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