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Item Ships From: Bay Area
"New Mackrel": An Engraving From the 18th Century Series 'The Cries of London'
By Francis Wheatley
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a beautifully framed engraving, printed in colors with additional hand coloring, from the famous "Cries of London" series, depicting the lives and professions of the common p...
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Church of St. Costanza, Rome: An 18th Century Piranesi Architectural Etching
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 18th century Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching entitled: "Veduta interna del Sepocro di Santa Costanza, fabbricat...
Category
1770s Old Masters Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Les Montgolfieres, Place de la Concorde, Paris
By Fanch (Francois Ledan)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Les Montgolfieres, Place de la Concorde, Paris" 1987 is a original colors lithograph on Arches paper by French artist (Fanch, Francois Ledan, born 1949) It is hand signed and numbered 67/250 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 25.25 x 19.5 inches, framed is 37.25 x 31.25 inches. Printed by Atelier d'Art Dejobert, Paris, with their blind stamp at the lower left corner. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with off white matting. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Francois "Fanch" Ledan (b. 1949) is noted for colorful scenes of his native Brittany. In 1968 he abandoned his studies in commercial design for full-time studies in painting and fine art. His talent was quickly recognized and soon he was involved in major European shows. He became involved in printmaking in 1973 when he learned lithography in Paris. Since then he has had numerous one-person shows in Europe, North America and South America.
His paintings and lithographs from the 1970's and 1980's display characteristics often associated with "naïve" art. His views of Paris, a city which has embraced naïve art, display the attention to detail,
In the 80's he turned to more brightly colored paintings and again a connection to Impressionism. He began to work on paintings that he refers to as "interior...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Caimanes I, (Caymans I) (Estado III, VII/XIV)
By Francisco Toledo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco Toledo
Caimanes I (Caymans I), not dated
Lithograph
Unframed dimensions: 17 x 20.5 inches
Framed dimensions: 26.5 x 33 inches
Edition: Estado III, VII/XIV
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Plate 11 from 'Album 19'
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Rhythmic serenity emanates from this delightful work. Miro creates a quirky yet sophisticated pattern of decorative and playful spots, irregular yet repetitive like a Dalmatian's coa...
Category
1960s American Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"La Conversation" Large original lithograph
By Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
Located in San Francisco, CA
This art work titled "La Conversation" 1991 is an original color lithograph on wove paper by French artist, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, born 1935. It is h...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Les Étoiles (Stars), 1959
By Georges Braque
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Georges Braque Les Étoiles (Stars), 1959 opens a cloud-like window into a dreamy black and navy sky peppered with playful stars above which a bird, its bod...
Category
1950s Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$7,000 Sale Price
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Alex Katz 'Vincent' Limited Edition Signed Lithograph Print
By Alex Katz
Located in San Rafael, CA
Alex Katz (born 1927)
Vincent, 1972
From the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio
Chalk lithograph in two gray colors on Arches paper
Signed in pencil and numbered 93/120
Printed by Pa...
Category
1970s Contemporary Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mujere
By Raul Soldi
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Mujere" c.1960 is an original color silkscreen by noted Argentinian artist Raul Soldi, 1905-1994. It is hand signed and numbered 12/15 P.A in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.75 x 17 inches, sheet size is 26.65 x 21.5 inches. It is in very good condition, colors are fresh and bright.
About the artist:
Raúl Soldi was born in Buenos Aire in 1905.
He was an argentine plastic artist of recognized international experience.
In 1920 he began drawing and painting. He makes reproductions of Quinquela Martín...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Amaranthus tricolor: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Amaranthus Tricolor", depicting a flowering Amaranthus Tricolor plant from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. Amaranthus tricolor, known as edible amaranth, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Amaranthus. The plant is often cultivated for ornamental and culinary purposes. Cultivars have a striking yellow, red, and green foliage. It is known as Joseph's coat in some areas, after the biblical figure Joseph, who is said to have worn a coat of many colors. Amaranthus tricolor is one of several species of amaranth cultivated in warm regions across the world.
This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper with very wide margins. There is a short crease in the upper right corner, mild irregularity of the left, right and lower edges and some bleed-through of text from the verso. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. The sheet measures 22.13" high and 17.13" wide.
Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
Category
Early 18th Century Academic Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Desert Series B
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Desert Series B" c.1990, is an original colors monoprint aquatint on Wove paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled and numb...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Monoprint
6 Camellias After An Unknown Japanese Artist
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "6 Camellias After An Unknown Japanese Artist" 1988 is a original color lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Gary Bukovni...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Femme Fatale
By Itzchak Tarkay
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "IFemme Fatale" c.1980 is an original color serigraph on paper by Israeli artist Itzchac Tarkay 1935-2012. It is hand signed and numbered 243/300 in pencil by th...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Pomegranates
By Kaiko Moti
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Pomegranates" c.1970 is an original color aquatint on Japan paper by noted Indian artist Kaiko Moti, 1921-1989. It is hand signed and numbered XXII/LXXV in White pencil by the artist. The Size is 22 x 29.25 inches. Printed to the edge. It is in excellent condition, some hanging tape remaining on the back from a previous framing.
About the artist:
Born (Kaikobad Motiwalla) in Bombay, India on December 15, 1921, Moti was first educated at the Bombay School of Fine Arts but his talent led him onwards to study at the University College in London (on scholarship) and at the Slade School of Fine Arts, London, where he received a Master's degree in Painting and Sculpture. While still in London he studied under MacWilliam and Reginald Butler.
Eventually moving to Paris in 1950, Moti attended the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Atelier Zadkine, to pursue his love of sculpture but lack of space soon compelled him to turn his attention to working on copper plates and he studied engraving with William Stanley Hayter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
"A Great Man on The Turf": A 19th Century James Gillray Hand-colored Etching
By James Gillray
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed hand-colored etching and aquatint entitled "A Great Man on The Turf or Sir Solomon in all his Glory" by James Gillray was published in London by Hanna Humphrey, 27 St. James Street on July 7th 1803. The print is signed in the plate in the lower right. It depicts a man, possibly a caricature of the racehorse breeder Sir Solomon. However, there has been some controversy about the identity of the central figure on the mound. Traditionally the man has been thought to represent John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford...
Category
Early 1800s Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Golgotha
By Jacques Villon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963)
Title: Golgotha
Year: 1956
Medium: Color lithograph
Edition: Numbered 74/80 in pencil
Paper: Rives
Image size: 25.25 x 18.5 inches
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Fete Champetre
By Jean Dufy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fete Champetre" c.1950 is an original colors lithograph by renown artist Jean Dufy, 1888-1964. It is hand signed and numbered 80/220 in pencil by the artist. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Les Lavandes
By Urbain Huchet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Les Lavandes, Provence" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper by French artist Urbain Huchet, 1930-2014. It is hand signed and inscribed E.A ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Flowering Red Maple
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Flowering Red Maple" c.1980 is an original color lithograph with embossing on wove paper by noted British artist Tessa Beaver, 1932-201...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Piazza Navona in Rome: A Framed Original 18th Century Etching by Barbault
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century etching entitled "Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo" was created by Jean Barbault (1718-1762) after a painting by...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris
By Charles Kiffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris" created 1925 is a lithographic poster on paper by French noted artist Charles Kiffer, 1902-1...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marco
By Nicola Simbari
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Nicola Simbari – Italian (1927-2012)
Title: Marco
Year: 1978
Medium: Screen Print
Image size: 28.5 x 31.75 inches.
Sheet size: 35 x 37.5 inches.
Signature: Signed lower ri...
Category
1970s Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Flowers Market
By Hans Figura
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898-1978)
Title: Marche aux Fleurs
Year: Circa 1950
Medium: Color etching with aquatint
Edition: Unknown
Plate mark (Image) size: 8.5 x 6.5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Crucifixion: 18th Century Etching by Conrad Metz after Daniele da Volterra
Located in Alamo, CA
"Crucifixion" is an etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink by Conrad M. Metz after a painting by Daniele da Volterra. It was published in London in 1789 in 'Imitations Of Ancient...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Cantique du Singulier
By Aristide Caillaud
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cantique du Singulier" 1977, is an original colors lithograph on Japan paper by noted French artist Aristide Caillaud, 1902-1990. It is hand signed and numbered ...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Personages with Lambs
By Sylvain Sauvage
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Personages with Lambs" 1924 is an original colors aquatint by noted French artist Felix Roy A.K.A Sylvain Sauvage, 1888-1948. It is hand signed and numbered 88/350 in pencil by the artist.
The image size is 13 x 9.5 inches, framed is 20 16 inches. Published and printed by La Societe Des Graveurs Modernes, Paris. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame.
It is in excellent condition, especially considering the age of this artwork
About the artist.
Félix Roy, said Sylvain Sauvage (born in Baume-les-Messieurs ( Jura ) on May 8 , 1888 and died in Paris in January 1948 ) is an illustrator and technician of the French book.
He was an exhibitor at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs and Director of École Estienne . He illustrated many books of the French classic literature. The work of Sylvain Sauvage is held in numerous private collections in France and Europe.
Selected books illustrated by the artist.
L'Ingénue de Voltaire, Kieffer, 1922
La fille aux yeux d'or de Balzac, G. Crès, 1923
Monsieur Nicolas ou le cœur humain dévoilé. Mémoires intimes de Restif de la Bretonne, illustrés par Sylvain Sauvage de Restif de la Bretonne, Henri Jonquières, 1924
Les Belles Dames de Paris, historiettes de Tallemant de Réaux, coll. « Le livre du lettré », 1924 (avec une préface de Gérard Bauër)
Anatole France, Les sept femmes de la Barbe Bleue et autres contes merveilleux, A.&G. Mornay, Paris, 1925
Marquis de Sade, Ernestine, Cabinet du Livre / Jean Fort Éditeur, Paris, 1926 : 10 eaux-fortes
Casanova (J. de, Seigneur de Seingalt.), Une aventure de Casanova, Histoire complète de ses amours avec la belle C. C. et la religieuse de Muran. Compositions de Sylvain Sauvage gravées avec la collaboration de E. Feltesse. Paris, [chez l'artiste], 1926.
Candide de Voltaire, chez l'Artiste (imprimé chez Frazier-Soye et Haasen), 1928
Les Dieux ont soif de Anatole France, Éditions du Nord, 1928
Le Bon Plaisir d’Henri de Régnier, La Roseraie, 1929 : 20 eaux-fortes en couleurs et vingt bois gravés
La Troisième Jeunesse de madame Prune de Pierre Loti, Calmann-Levy, 1936
Les Romanesques ; Les Deux Pierrots ; La Dernière Nuit de Don Juan d’Edmond Rostand, éditions Pierre Laffitte, 1939 ; illustrations de Auguste Leroux...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Landscape with Trees
By Robert Kipniss
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Trees" c.1980 is an original lithograph on wove paper by noted American artist Robert Kipniss, b.1931. It is hand si...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pensive Woman
By Barbara A. Wood
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork Titled "Pensive Woman" is an original seriolithograph (serigraph with lithograph) by American artist Barbara A. wood, born 1926. It is hand ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Other Medium
Amoureux a Tarang, Yap, Ouest Carolines (Lovers of Tarang, Yap, West Carolines)
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Amoureux a Tarang, Yap, Ouest Carolines 1935 is an original color woodcut by French artist Paul Jacoulet, 1896-1960. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Wien Opernring
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Wien Opernring" 1921, is a color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed by the estate in pencil at the lower center. The plate mar...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Amos
By Leonard Baskin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Amos" 1960 is an original woodcut on paper by noted American artist Leonard Baskin, 1922-2000. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 35/50in pencil by the artis...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Tulips in a Vase
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Tulips in a Vase" 1995 is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Gary Bukovnik, born 1947. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 169/200 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le Vieux Roi
By Pablo Picasso
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Vieux Roi" 1959 is an original Lithograph on Arches paper with Mourlot watermark. by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. It is stamp signed in red ink a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Kabalat Shabbat
By Zamy Steynovitz
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Kabalat Shabbat" c.1990 is an original color serigraph by Israeli artist Zamy Steynovitz, 1951-200. It is hand signed and numbered 170/300 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 27.5 x 19.5 inches, framed size is 43.5 x 34 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with gold color bevel and black fabric matting. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Zamy Steynovitz was born in Liegnitz, Poland in 1951 and at a very early age he aspired to be a painter. He won first prize in an art competition for children before immigrating to Israel in 1957.
Formally educated at the Art School in Tel-Aviv and the Royal Academy in London, he completed his studies and began artistic pursuits in earnest. Zamy established his place in the art world after displaying his work in one-man exhibitions around the world.
His art subjects has been strongly influenced by Jewish tradition and folklore. Additionally, his work presents general themes such as Paris cafes, still lives, flowers, circuses and landscapes.
In the early stages of his work, he used rich pastels and light brush strokes. When he visited South America in the early 1980’s, his work reflected his new surroundings and were further enhanced by local brightness and colorfulness.
His paintings are a reflection of his Eastern-European Jewish heritage, and they are enhanced by a rich choice of warm tones and colors
He became known in the circles of the Nobel Institute for Peace in Norway, and consequently was acquainted with many Nobel prize winners, such as Anwar Sadat, Menahem Begin, the Dalai Lama, Itzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Oscar Arias Sanchez, as well as many of the world’s greatest leaders and artists.
He tragically passed away in September of 2000.
The work of Zamy Steynovitz is held in numerous collections worldwide.
Selected exhibitions
1970 – Museum – Ramat – Gan
1973 – Brussels – gallery L’Angle Aigu
1974 – London – International Gallery
1974 – Paris – Grand Palais Gallery
1975 – Milan – Brera Gallery
1976 – N.Y. Valentino Gallery – N.Y. Hilton
1977 – N.Y. Valentino Gallery – N.Y. Hilton
1978 – Basel - Aactual Gallery
1978 – Geneva – Bohren Gallery
1978 – Oslo – Nobel Peace Prize Exhibit
1979 – London – Hamilton Gallery
1979 – N.Y. – Canty Art Gallery
1979 – Amsterdam – Schipper Gallery
1979 – Washington – International Art Fair
1980 – Cleveland – Jewish Museum
1980 – Tel-Aviv – Habima National Art Fair
1981 – Abraham – Goodman House N.Y.
1981 – San Lucas Gallery – Bogotá
1981 – Petach-Tikva – Israel – Shelanu Gallery
1982 – Pedro Gerson Gallery – Mexico City
1983 – Simon Bolivar...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Peaches, Nectarines: George Brookshaw's 19th C. Framed Hand-colored Aquatint
By George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
George Brookshaw's (1751-1823) beautiful "Peaches, Nectarines" hand colored aquatint engraving, plate 38 from his "Pomona Brittanica", considered to be the finest British botanical large format treatise of the 19th-century. His engravings were unique for their rich tones and colors, elegant compositions with the fruit seeming to float on a mottled sumptuous background. The pale green and peach-colored peaches and the pink and green flowers lie on a rich dark brown-colored background.
The print is presented in an ornate bronze-colored wood frame with gold-colored inner and outer trims and a triple mat. The outer mat is a marbled light...
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
From the, The Barcelona Suite
By Sunol Alvar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos (Spanish, born 1935)
Title: From Barcelona Suite
Year: 1979
Medium: Color lithograph with embossing
Edition: Numbered 1...
Category
1970s Romantic Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Flowering Feverfew Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Matricaria Flore Simplici, Matricaria Flore Pleno, depicting flowering Feverfew and Double-flowered Feverfew plants, from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. The feverfew plant is also known as featherfew, featherfoil, or bachelor’s buttons...
Category
1640s Academic Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
The Basilica of St. Paul in Rome, Early 19th Century Etching by Luigi Rossini
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
"Rovina della gran Basilica di S. Paolo fueri le mura accaduta" (View of the Ruins of the Great Triumphal Arch of S. Paolo Fuori le Mura) from "Le Antichita Romane" (Ancient Rome), published in Rome in 1823. It depicts the destruction of the Basilica of St. Paul after the fire of 1823. People stand in the road and on the right observing the damage amid debris, which includes many fragments of columns.
The etching is presented in a silver-color wood frame with an off-white double mat with a black inner mat. There are a few small spots, but it is otherwise in very good condition. See item # LU117324669722 for another Rossini etching...
Category
1820s Old Masters Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Unknown
By Mahmoud Farshchian
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" is a color off set lithograph by acclaimed Iranian artist Mahmoud Farshchian, born 1930. It is hand signed and numbered 23/300 i...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Unknown
By Mahmoud Farshchian
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" is a color off set lithograph by acclaimed Iranian artist Mahmoud Farshchian, born 1930. It is hand signed and numbered 23/3...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Wildcat
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Wildcat" c.1990 is an offset lithograph by noted animals wildlife artist Jacquie Marie Vaux. It is hand signed and numbered from the edition of 750 in pencil by the art...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Boy from Aizu
By Kiyoshi Saitō
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Kiyoshi Saito – Japanese – (1907-1997)
Title: Boy from Aizu
Year: circa 1950s
Medium: Woodblock
Image size: 15 x 10 inches.
Sheet size: 16.5x 11 inches.
Signature: Signed, ...
Category
1950s Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Ashpahdua Habay Ashae-Gyoke
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Ashpahdua Habay Ashae-Gyoke" 1991 is a color offset lithograph on Artcote paper by Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross A.K.A. (A...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tahiti
By Wolfgang Wolff
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Tahiti" 1941 Is a original woodcut by noted French/German artist Wolfgang Wolff, 1909-1994. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower right corner, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Composition sur fond jaune
By Fernand Léger
Located in Palo Alto, CA
utting a new spin on one of his favorite subjects, Léger here depicts tree trunks and logs as objects in space rather than related to the ground. The gnarled branches form an abstract still-life composition, twisting and turning in unanticipated directions. The earthy browns, greens, and yellows contrast with the bold black outlines. The logs appear as though arranged on a platter, presented to the viewer for contemplation. An intriguing aspect of this piece is the tiny box...
Category
1950s Modern Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$6,500 Sale Price
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La Pianiste (epuise)
By Etienne Ret
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Etienne Ret (French, 1900-1996)
Title: La pianiste (Epuise)
Year : Circa 1970
Medium: Color etching with aquatint
Image (plate mark) size: 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Richard Serra 'Stop B S' Signed, Limited Edition Print
By Richard Serra
Located in San Rafael, CA
Richard Serra (American, B. 1938)
Stop B S (G. 2024), 2004.
From the portfolio 'Artists Coming Together'
Lithograph on wove paper
Signed in pencil and numbered 127/250 (there were al...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Bay Area - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Lendas Africanas Da Bahia" from the suite.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Lendas Africanas Da Bahia" from the suite, 1978, is an original colors woodcut by renown Brazilian/Argentinian artist Hector Julio Paride Barnabo Carybe, 1911-1997. It is hand signed and numbered 83/200 in pencil by the artist. The Wood block mark (image) is 23.65 x 15.75 inches, sheet size is 26.75 x 19 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. It will be shipped in a 8 inches diameter heavy duty tube.
About the artist:
Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó (7 February 1911 – 2 October 1997) was an Argentine-Brazilian artist, researcher, writer, historian and journalist. His nickname and artistic name, Carybé, a type of piranha, comes from his time in the scouts. He died of heart failure after the meeting of a candomblé community's lay board of directors, the Cruz Santa Opô Afonjá Society, of which he was a member.
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Carybé
Born
Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó
7 February 1911
Lanús, Argentina
Died
2 October 1997 (aged 86)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Nationality
Brazilian
Known for
Painter, engraver, draughtsman, illustrator, potter, sculptor, mural painter, researcher, historian and journalist
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He produced thousands of works, including paintings, drawings, sculptures and sketches. He was an Obá de Xangô, an honorary position at Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá.
Orixá Panels in the Afro-Brazilian Museum in Salvador
Some of Carybé's work can be found in the Afro-Brazilian Museum in Salvador: 27 cedar panels representing different orixás or divinities of the Afro-Brazilian religion candomblé. Each panel shows a divinity with their associated implements and animal. The work was commissioned by the former Banco da Bahia S.A., now Banco BBM S.A., which originally installed them in its branch on Avenida Sete de Setembro in 1968.
Murals at Miami International Airport
American Airlines, Odebrecht and the Miami-Dade Aviation Department partnered to install two of Carybé's murals at Miami International Airport. They have been displayed in the American Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York since 1960. The 16.5 x 53-foot murals were accredited when Carybé won the first and the second prize in a contest of public art pieces for JFK airport.
As its terminal at that airport was due for demolition, American Airlines donated the murals to Miami-Dade County, and Odebrecht invested in a project to remove, restore, transport and install the murals at Miami International Airport.
The mural "Rejoicing and Festival of the Americas" portrays colorful scenes from popular festivals throughout the Americas, and "Discovery and Settlement of the West" depicts the pioneers’ journey into the American West.
Carybé's Woodcuts in Gabriel García Márquez's Books
Carybé illustrated four books by the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, including One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Autumn of the Patriarch, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and Love in the Time of Cholera "Carybé: um mestre da cultura baiana". ArqBahia Arquitetura, design, arte e lifestyle (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 April 2023.. In particular, the woodcuts in One Hundred Years of Solitude are well-known for providing a visual image of the fictional town of Macondo, where the story takes place. The illustrations depict the colorful and winding houses, the railway bridge, and the hot and humid climate of the region, contributing to the reader's immersion in the story.
Carybé's woodcuts are, therefore, an important part of Gabriel García Márquez's literary legacy, bringing a visual dimension to his stories that further enriches the reader's experience.
Timeline
1911 — Birth in Lanús, Argentina.
1919 — Moved to Brazil.
1921 — The name Carybé is first given to him by the Clube do Flamengo scouts group, in Rio de Janeiro.
1925 — Beginning of his artistic endeavours, going to the pottery workshop of his elder brother, Arnaldo Bernabó, in Rio de Janeiro.
1927–1929 — Studies at the National School of Fine Arts, in Rio de Janeiro.
1930 — Worked for the newspaper Noticias Gráficas, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1935–1936 — Works with the writer Julio Cortázar and as a draughtsman for the El Diario newspaper.
1938 — Sent to Salvador by newspaper Prégon.
1939 — First collective exhibition, with the artist Clemente Moreau, at the Buenos Aires City Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina; illustrates the book Macumba, Relatos de la Tierra Verde, by Bernardo Kardon, published by Tiempo Nuestro.
1940 — Illustrates the book Macunaíma, by Mário de Andrade.
1941 — Draws the Esso Almanach, the payment for which allows him to set on a long journey through Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina.
1941–1942 — Study trip around several South American countries.
1942 — Illustration for the book La Carreta by Henrique Amorim, published by El Ateneo (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
1943 — Together with Raul Brié, translates the book Macunaíma, by Mário de Andrade, into Spanish; produces the illustrations for the works Maracatu, Motivos Típicos y Carnavalescos, by Newton Freitas, published by Pigmaleon, Luna Muerta, by Manoel Castilla, published by Schapire, and Amores de Juventud, by Casanova Callabero; also publishes and illustrates Me voy al Norte, for the quarterly magazine Libertad Creadora; awarded First Prize by the Cámara Argentina del Libro (Argentine Book Council) for the illustration of the book Juvenília, by Miguel Cané (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
1944 — Illustrates the books The Complete Poetry of Walt Whitmann and A Cabana do Pai Tomás, both published by Schapire ; as well as and Los Quatro Gigantes del Alma by Mira y Lopez, Salvador BA; attends capoeira classes, visits candomblé meetings and makes drawings and paintings.
1945 — Does the illustrations for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, for the Viau publishing house.
1946 — Helps in setting up the Tribuna da Imprensa newspaper, in Rio de Janeiro.
1947 — Works for the O Diário Carioca newspaper, in Rio de Janeiro.
1948 — Produces texts and illustrations for the book Ajtuss, Ediciones Botella al Mar (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
1949–1950 — Invited by Carlos Lacerda to work at the Tribuna da Imprensa, in Rio de Janeiro.
1950 — Invited by the Education Secretary Anísio Teixeira, moves to Bahia, and produces two panels for the Carneiro Ribeiro Education Center (Park School), in Salvador, Bahia.
1950–1997 — Settles in Salvador, Bahia.
1950–1960 — Actively participate in the plastic arts renewal movement, alongside Mário Cravo Júnior, Genaro de Carvalho, and Jenner Augusto.
1951 — Produces texts and illustrations for the works of the Coleção Recôncavo, published by Tipografia Beneditina and illustrations for the book, Bahia, Imagens da Terra e do Povo, by Odorico Tavares, published by José Olímpio in Rio de Janeiro; for the latter work he receives the gold medal at the 1st Biennial of Books and Graphic Arts.
1952 — Makes roughly 1,600 drawings for the scenes of the movie O Cangaceiro, by Lima Barreto; also works as the art director and as an extra on the film (São Paulo, SP).
1953 — Illustrations for the book A Borboleta Amarela, by Rubem Braga, published by José Olímpio (Rio de Janeiro, RJ).
1955 — Illustrates the work O Torso da Baiana, edited by the Modern Art Museum of Bahia.
1957 — Produces etchings, with original designs, for the special edition of Mário de Andrade's Macunaíma, published by the Sociedade dos 100 Bibliófilos do Brasil.
1958 — Makes an oil painting mural for the Petrobras Office in New York, USA; illustrates the book As Três Mulheres de Xangô, by Zora Seljan, published by Editora G. R. D. (Rio de Janeiro, RJ); Receives a scholarship grant in New York, USA.
1959 — Takes part in the competition for the New York International Airport panels project, in New York, USA, winning first and second prizes.
1961 — Illustrates the book Jubiabá, by Jorge Amado, published by Martins Fontes (São Paulo, SP).
1963 — Awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Salvador, Bahia.
1965 — Illustrates A Muito Leal e Heróica Cidade de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, published by Raymundo Castro Maya (Rio de Janeiro, RJ).
1966 — With Jorge Amado, co-authors Bahia, Boa Terra Bahia, published by Image (Rio de Janeiro, RJ); writes and illustrates the book Olha o Boi, published by Cultrix (São Paulo, SP).
1967 — Receives the Odorico Tavares Prize – Best Plastic Artist of 1967, in a competition ran by the state government to stimulate the development of plastic arts in Bahia; makes the Orixás Panels for the Banco da Bahia (currently at the UFBA Afro-Brazilian Museum) (Salvador, BA).
1968 — Illustrates the books Carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha ao Rei Dom Manuel, published by Sabiá (Rio de Janeiro) and Capoeira Angolana, by Waldeloir Rego, published by Itapoã (Bahia).
1969 — Produces the illustrations for the book Ninguém Escreve ao Coronel, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, published by Sabiá (Rio de Janeiro, RJ).
1970 — Illustrates the books O Enterro do Diabo and Os Funerais de Mamãe Grande, published by Sabiá (Rio de Janeiro, RJ), Agotimé her Legend, by Judith Gleason, published by Grossman Publishers (New York, USA).
1971 — Illustrates the books One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and A Casa Verde by Mario Vargas Llosa, both published by Sabiá (Rio de Janeiro, RJ); produces texts and illustrations for the book Candomblé da Bahia, published by Brunner (São Paulo, SP).
1973 — Illustrations for Gabriel Garcia Marquez's A Incrível e Triste História de Cândida Erendira e sua Avó Desalmada (Rio de Janeiro, RJ); paints the mural for the Legislative Assembly and the panel for the Bahia State Secretary of the Treasury.
1974 — Produces woodcuts for the book Visitações da Bahia, published by Onile.
1976 — Illustrates the book O Gato Malhado e a Andorinha Sinhá: uma história de amor, by Jorge Amado (Salvador, BA); receives the title of Knight of the Order of Merit of Bahia.
1977 — Certified with the Honor for Afro-Brazilian Cult Spiritual Merit, Xangô das Pedrinhas ao Obá de Xangô Carybé (Magé, RJ).
1978 — Makes the concrete sculpture Oxóssi, in the Catacumba Park; illustrates the book A Morte e a Morte de Quincas Berro D´Água, by Jorge Amado, published by Edições Alumbramento (Rio de Janeiro, RJ).
1979 — Produces woodcuts for the book Sete Lendas Africanas da Bahia, published by Onile.
1980 — Designs the costumes and scenery for the ballet Quincas Berro D´Água, at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro.
1981 — Publication of the book Iconografia dos Deuses Africanos no Candomblé da Bahia (Ed. Raízes), following thirty years of research.
1982 — Receives the title of Honorary Doctor of the Federal University of Bahia.
1983 — Makes the panel for the Brazilian Embassy in Lagos, Nigeria.
1984 — Receives the Jerônimo Monteiro Commendation – Level of Knight (Espírito Santo); receives the Castro Alves Medal of Merit, granted by the UFBA Academy of Arts and Letters; makes the bronze sculpture Homenagem à mulher baiana (Homage to the Bahian woman), at the Iguatemi Shopping Center (Salvador, BA).
1985 — Designs the costumes and sets for the spectacle La Bohème, at the Castro Alves Theater; illustrates the book Lendas Africanas dos Orixás, by Pierre Verger, published by Currupio.
1992 — Illustrates the book O sumiço da santa: uma história de feitiçaria, by Jorge Amado (Rio de Janeiro, RJ).
1995 — Illustration of the book O uso das plantas na sociedade iorubá, by Pierre Verger (São Paulo, SP).
1996 — Making of the short film Capeta Carybé, by Agnaldo Siri Azevedo, adapted from the book O Capeta Carybé, by Jorge Amado, about the artist Carybé, who was born in Argentina and became the most Bahian of all Brazilians.
1997 — Illustration of the book Poesias de Castro Alves.
Exhibitions
ммIndividual Exhibitions:
1943 — Buenos Aires (Argentina) — First individual exhibition, at the Nordiska Gallery
1944 — Salta (Argentina) — at the Consejo General de Educacion
1945 — Salta (Argentina) — Amigos del Arte, Buenos Aires (Argentina) — Motivos de América, at the Amauta Gallery, Rio de Janeiro RJ — individual exhibition at the IAB/RJ
1947 — Salta (Argentina) — Agrupación Cultural Femenina
1950 — Salvador BA — First individual exhibit in Bahia, at the Bar Anjo Azul; São Paulo SP — MASP.
1952 — São Paulo SP — MAM/SP
1954 — Salvador BA — Oxumaré Gallery
1957 — New York (USA) — Bodley Gallery; Buenos Aires (Argentina) — Bonino Gallery * 1958 - New York (USA) — Bodley Gallery
1962 — Salvador BA - MAM/BA
1963 — Rio de Janeiro RJ — Bonino Gallery
1965 — Rio de Janeiro RJ — Bonino Gallery
1966 — São Paulo SP — Astrea Gallery
1967 — Rio de Janeiro RJ — Santa Rosa Gallery
1969 — London (England) — Varig Airlines
1970 — Rio de Janeiro RJ — Galeria da Praça
1971 — Rio de Janeiro RJ — MAM/RJ, São Paulo SP — A Galeria; Belo Horizonte MG, Brasília DF, Curitiba PR, Florianopolis SC, Porto Alegre RS, Rio de Janeiro RJ and São Paulo SP — The Orixás Panel (exhibition tour), at the Casa da Cultura in Belo Horizonte, MAM/DF, the Public Library of Paraná, the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina State, the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul, MAM/RJ and MAM/SP
1972 — The Orixás Panel in Fortaleza CE — at the Ceará Federal University Art Museum, and in Recife PE — at the Santa Isabel Theater
1973 — São Paulo SP — A Galeria
1976 — Salvador BA — at the Church of the Nossa Senhora do Carmo Convent
1980 — São Paulo SP — A Galeria
1981 — Lisbon (Portugal) — Cassino Estoril
1982 — São Paulo SP — Renot Art Gallery, São Paulo SP — A Galeria
1983 — New York (USA) — Iconografia dos Deuses Africanos no Candomblé da Bahia, The Caribbean Cultural Center
1984 — Philadelphia (USA) — Art Institute of Philadelphia; Mexico — Museo Nacional de Las Culturas; São Paulo SP — Galeria de Arte André
1986 — Lisbon (Portugal) — Cassino Estoril; Salvador BA — As Artes de Carybé, Núcleo de Artes Desenbanco
1989 — Lisbon (Portugal) — Cassino Estoril; São Paulo SP — MASP
1995 — São Paulo SP — Documenta Galeria de Arte, São Paulo SP — Casa das Artes Galeria, Campinas SP — Galeria Croqui, Curitiba PR — Galeria de Arte Fraletti e Rubbo, Belo Horizonte MG — Nuance Galeria de Arte, Foz do Iguaçu PR — Ita Galeria de Arte, Porto Alegre RS — Bublitz Decaedro Galeria de Artes, Cuiabá MT — Só Vi Arte Galeria, Goiânia GO — Época Galeria de Arte, São Paulo SP — Artebela Galeria Arte Molduras, Fortaleza CE — Galeria Casa D'Arte, Salvador BA — Oxum Casa de Arte
Collective Exhibitions:
1939 — Buenos Aires (Argentina) — Carybé and Clemente Moreau Exhibition, at the Museo Municipal de Belas Artes
1943 — Buenos Aires (Argentina) — 29th Salon de Acuarelistas y Grabadores — first prize
1946 — Buenos Aires (Argentina) — Drawings by Argentine Artists, at the Kraft Gallery
1948 — Washington (USA) — Artists of Argentina, at the Pan American Union Gallery
1949 — Buenos Aires (Argentina) — Carybé and Gertrudis Chale, at the Viau Gallery; Salvador BA — Bahian Showroom of Fine Arts, at the Hotel Bahia
1950 — Salvador BA — 2nd Bahian Showroom of Fine Arts; São Paulo SP — MAM/SP
1951 — São Paulo SP — 1st São Paulo Art Biennial, Trianon Pavilion.
1952 — Salvador BA — 3rd Bahian Showroom of Fine Arts, at Belvedere da Sé; São Paulo SP — MAM/SP
1953 — Recife PE — Mario Cravo Júnior and Carybé, at the Santa Isabel Theater; São Paulo SP — 2nd São Paulo Art Biennial, at MAM/SP
1954 — Salvador BA — 4th Bahian Showroom of Fine Arts, at the Hotel Bahia. — Bronze medal
1955 — São Paulo SP — 3rd São Paulo Art Biennial, at MAM/SP — first prize for drawing
1956 — Salvador BA — Modern Artists of Bahia, at the Oxumaré Gallery; Venice (Italy) — 28th Venice Biennial
1957 — Rio de Janeiro RJ — 6th National Modern Art Show — exemption from the jury; São Paulo SP — Artists from Bahia, at the MAM/SP
1958 — San Francisco (USA) — Works by Brazilian Artists, at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Washington and New York (USA) — Works by Brazilian Artists, at the Pan American Union and the MoMA
1959 — Seattle (USA) — 30th International Exhibition, at the Seattle Art Museum; Salvador BA — Modern Artists of Bahia, at the Dentistry School.
1961 — São Paulo SP — 6th São Paulo Art Biennial, at MAM/SP — special room
1963 — Lagos (Nigeria) — Brazilian Contemporary Artists, at the Nigerian Museum; São Paulo SP — 7th São Paulo Art Biennial Bienal, at the Fundação Bienal
1964 — Salvador BA — Christmas Exhibition, at the Galeria Querino
1966 — Baghdad (Iraq) — collective exhibition sponsored by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; Madrid (Spain) — Artists of Bahia, at the Hispanic Culture Institute; Rome (Italy) — Piero Cartona Palace; Salvador BA — 1st National Biennial of Plastic Arts (Bienal da Bahia) — special room; Salvador BA — Draughtsmen of Bahia, at the Convivium Gallery
1967 — Salvador BA — Christmas Exhibition at the Panorama Art Gallery; São Paulo SP — Artists of Bahia, at the A Gallery
1968 — São Paulo SP — Bahian Artists, at the A Gallery
1969 — London (England) — Tryon Gallery; São Paulo SP — 1st Panorama of Current Brazilian Art at the MAM/SP; São Paulo SP — Carybé, Carlos Bastos...
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