Hungarian Prints

“In order to use colour effectively it is necessary to recognise that colour deceives continually.” Josef Albers “We never really perceive what colour really is, as it physically is. This fact makes colour the most relative medium in art.” Josef Albers “The structures are irrational statements which illustrate the artist’s claim that the eye seeks, in endless exploration, to fathom and master the contradictions of reversed symmetry. One begins to study the structure at some point where isometric order is suggested. One finds evidence for the reading of the work, but when one tries to take in the whole structure as a unit, new evidence requires a drastic reorganization of the work’s implications. That which was above shifts to below, that which was negative becomes positive, that which was full becomes vacant, that which was in front has moved to the rear. Having found a balance, the eye’s testing finds the entire constellation shifting into its reverse.” Gerald Nordland, in his essay for the “White Embossings on Gray” catalogue For sale, one print from Albers’ late in life exploration of color and perception, the “White Embossings on Gray” Series. For this series, renowned California print...

“Prints mimic what we are as humans. We are all the same and yet everyone is different. I also think there’s a spiritual power in repetition, a devotional quality, like saying rosari...

Artists proof of an Geometric Opart inspired multi plate colour aquatint etching by the French artist Jacqueline de Butler, also know just as "Debutler" Thi...

Artists proof of an Opart inspired multi plate colour aquatint etching by the French artist Jacqueline de Butler, also know just as "Debutler" This proof ca...

Vivid color and intricate design are the focal points of this aquatint colored etching print numbered 2 of 4. Signed I.P.I.

Plate VI: 'Chirurgie.' (Surgery). This plate shows surgical / medical instruments relating to surgery of rickets and hernia. This print originates from 'Encyclopédie (..)' by D. Dide...

The print comes from the "Ladies Styles" collection published in the summer of 1951 by Sogra, Editions de Mode, Vienna. The prints from this publication are untitled fashion or costume illustrations depicting the styles of the period. They are considered vintage prints, reflecting the fashion trends of the early 1950s, a time characterized by elegance and the emergence of a more relaxed couture after the war years. These vintage fashion prints...

Ancient Greek Decorative Borders & Palmettes – Classical Motifs, Plate VI Description: This colorful and richly detailed chromolithograph titled "GREC" (Greek), Plate VI, showca...

Robert Mangold "Distorted Square Within a Circle", 1973 Aquatint etching, Roman Numeral edition of 10 aside from the numbered edition of 50. Full sheet. Signed dated and numbered in...

Richard Geiger Large Oil on Canvas Master Painting Scene of the Commedia dell’arte. The Commedia dell’arte is an early form of theater in Italy. Various performers in the troupe w...

Untitled fashion or costume print. This print originates from Ladies Styles published in the summer of 1951. Published by Sogra, Editions de Mode, Vienna.

Untitled fashion/costume print. This print originates from Ladies Styles published in the Winter of 1952. Published by Sogra, Editions de Mode, Vienna.