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A Charming 1956 Painting of a Red House in Calais, VT by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1956 oil on canvas board painting of a red brick house, titled "Corner of the Brick House with Last Snow Bank, Calais, VT" by artist Harold Haydon. The painting is framed...
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1950s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

The Jockey
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Chicago, IL
Color lithograph on Chine volant, 1899. Edition of aproximately 112. Printed by H. Stern, Paris. Published by Pierrefort, Paris. Reference: Wittrock; 308-2nd edition, vol. 2, pg. 6...
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1890s Art Nouveau Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

A 1950s Pastel on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfect for your hockey enthusiast! A 1950s pastel on paper drawing of a hockey game by Francis Chapin. Image size: 9" x 12". Matted size: 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
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1950s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

A 1950s Pastel & Charcoal on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfect for you hockey enthusiast! A 1950s pastel & charcoal on paper drawing of a hockey game by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 9" x 12". Matted size: 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
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1950s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Art Nouveau Poster "Marmorhouse (Der Teufel und Die Circe) by Josef Fenneker
By Josef Fenneker
Located in Chicago, IL
The painter, graphic artist, production and set designer, Josef Fenneker, is one of the most important representatives of artistic film posters of the 1910s and 1920s. He was commissioned primarily by Berlin’s Marmorhaus cinema, which was located on Kurfürstendamm and known for its first releases, as well as by Berlin film production...
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1920s Expressionist Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Seated woman with shawl, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch), 1922
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Original collotype lithograph of Gustav Kilmt’s Seated woman with shawl, published in the 1922 Handzeichnungen portfolio by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. This artwork is presented in archival rag mat and arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Klimt’s mastery of depth is most evident in the gentleness of his linework. Without the aid of shadow or the subtlety of values, the gestures of line allow the viewer a sense of a three-dimensional person or object. The meticulous lithographic process used to create Klimt’s Handzeichnungen portfolio ensures exceptionally crisp markings bearing a strong resemblance to the original sketches. This series showcases the quintessence behind Klimt’s signature visual style. This artwork arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Century Guild has curated collections of Gustav Klimt’s printed...
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1920s Vienna Secession Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Acanthus
Located in Chicago, IL
Color pencil on acrylic-coated canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Acrylic, Color Pencil

A Large and Impressive Painting of a Standing Nude by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1930, large painting of standing nude by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin, in a gold-toned frame. artwork size: 43 3/4" x 29 3/4". Framed size: 49 1/2" x 35". Proven...
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1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Charming Lithograph of a Carnival by Children's Book Illustrator, Jo Poulson
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming ca. 1935 lithograph of children on a carousel, created by children's book illustrator, Jo Poulson. Artwork size: 10" x 14". Archivally matted to 16" x 20". In 1904, Josephine Hollingsworth Poulson was born in Lebanon Indiana. In 1926, she graduated from the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and in 1929, she moved to Chicago to become an illustrator of children’s books. She continued her studies at the Art Institute of Chicago, studying with Francis Chapin. In 1942, she had a one-woman show of her watercolors at the Hoosier Art...
Category

1950s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Gastein" collotype
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #21, Gastein; grey-green monochrome collotype after the 1917 painting in oil on canvas. Original destroyed by fire May 1945. GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT AN AFTERMATH), a portfolio of 30 collotypes prints, 15 are multi-color and 15 are monochrome, on chine colle paper laid down on heavy cream-wove paper with deckled edges; Max Eisler, Editor-Publisher; Osterreichischer Staatsdruckerei (Austrian State Printing Office), Printer; in a limited edition of 500 numbered examples of which: 200 were printed in German, 150 were printed in French and 150 were printed in English; Vienna, 1931. 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of Gustav Klimt’s death. It is a fitting time to reflect upon the enduring legacy and deep impact of his art. Recognizing this need for posterity with uncanny foresight, the publication of Gustav Klimt: An Aftermath (Eine Nachlese) provides a rare collection of work after Klimt which has proven to be an indispensable tool for Klimt scholarship as well as a source for pure visual delight. Approximately 25 percent of the original works featured in the Aftermath portfolio have since been lost. Of those 30, six were destroyed by fire on 8 May 1945. On that fateful final day of WWII, the retreating Feldherrnhalle, a tank division of the German Army, set fire to the Schloss Immendorf which was a 16th century castle in Lower Austria used between 1942-1945 to store objects of art. All three of Klimt’s Faculty Paintings: Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence (1900-1907), originally created for the University of Vienna, were on premises at that time. Also among the inventory of Klimt paintings in storage there was art which had been confiscated by the Nazis. One of the most significant confiscated collections was the Lederer collection which featured many works by Gustav Klimt such as Girlfriends II and Garden Path with Chickens. In many instances, Aftermath is our only link to these lost treasures. Max Eisler (1881-1937), the publisher of the 1931 Aftermath portfolio, was an art historian at Vienna University specializing in modern and contemporary arts and crafts whose 1920 book on Klimt was the first Klimt monograph. He saw An Aftermath as filling-in important gaps left by the earlier print portfolios which had only featured Klimt up to 1913 and which had glossed over major art projects such as the Tree of Life frieze for the Palais Stoclet. And whereas only 10 of the 50 prints from the earlier portfolios published by H.O. Miethke were made in intricate multi-color images, Eisler augmented the earlier format by featuring half of the 30 images in stunning multi-colored collotypes. Understanding the fragile nature of the collotype printing process also reinforces this project’s distinctive and exceptional characteristics. Fragile collotype plates can not be reused. As such, this necessitates the completion of a run on the first go and also dictates a limited production number. Printed by hand, the collotypes required deft handling by the printer, Osterreichische Staatsdruckerei. A complicated and lengthy process involving gelatin colloids mixed with dichromates, the creation of 16 color separation thin glass filters to achieve the light-sensitive internegative images which could faithfully capture all of the painting’s tonal gradations and colors, exposure to actinic light, and delicate chine collie papers which allowed for greater color saturation, the printer’s collaborative role in capturing and transmitting Klimt’s nuanced paint strokes is nothing short of remarkable. The Österreichische Staatsdruckerei (Austrian State Printing Office), was the successor to the KK Hof -und Staatsdruckerei which was founded by Emperor Franz I in 1804 and whose collotype printing innovations of Klimt’s art...
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1930s Vienna Secession Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper

Techno Skull
By Marcos Raya
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcos Raya's artwork has deep connections to Rasquache or Rasquachismo– an aesthetic tied to the working-class Mexican art exemplified by the statement "Make the most of the least"....
Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Alphonse Mucha's Le Pater: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" 1899 mandala lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lithograph mandala plate of Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us from Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pater. Printed by F. Champe...
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Sails to the Sandbank, Madagascar by Cristina Mittermeier
By Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
"Sails to the Sandbank" Madagascar, 2009 20 x 45 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 Also available: 32 x 73 in / Edition of 6 - $8,500 39 x 90 in / Edition of 6 - $17,500 "Cutting throu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Portrait of Friederike Marie Beer" collotype
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #24, Bildnis Friederike Maria Beer; multi-color collotype after the 1916 painting in oil on canvas. GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT AN ...
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1930s Vienna Secession Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper

*Free Shipping* Malibu, California, 1963 by Lawrence Schiller
By Lawrence Schiller
Located in Chicago, IL
*Framed and free shipping within the US* Malibu, California, 1963. Chromogenic Digital Print 40 x 30 inches Edition size: 15 *Please inquire for additional sizes* Lawrence Schiller is an American producer, screenwriter, and photographer best known for his candid photos of Marilyn Monroe. For almost 35 years, Schiller collaborated with Norman Mailer to create several films together, including Executioner's Song (1982), for which Mailer received the Pulitzer Prize. “I never considered myself a good photographer. I still don't,” he has said. “I thought of myself as a hard worker. My camera was a sponge and I had an instinct that athletes have—anticipation.” Born on December 28, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY, was raised in San Diego and attended Pepperdine College in Los Angeles. After graduating, he held photojournalist positions at Time, The Sunday Times, The Saturday Evening Post, and Newsweek. The artist later broke into the world of film by directing part of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969 and Lady Sings the Blues in 1972. Over the course of his career, Schiller has captured images of several important and notorious figures in American history including Lee Harvey Oswald...
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1960s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

C Print

Eva Ver Et Agrum Colens
By Alessandra Maria
Located in Chicago, IL
Working with a palette of graphite, charcoal, ink, and gold leaf, Alessandra Maria masterfully weaves together elements of the earthly and ethereal. She is part sorceress, part alche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Portrait of Benjamin - Fleur de Lis Background, Oil, Antique Florentine Frame
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Twenty-first century Classical Portraiture has a casual feel as seen here in "Portrait of Benjamin" by Peter Lupkin. The very masculine Benjamin, with his heavy beard, dark tousled ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Death of the Gravedigger by Carlos Schwabe, Symbolist lithograph, c. 1900
By Carlos Schwabe
Located in Chicago, IL
Lithograph of Symbolist painter Carlos Schwabe’s oil painting La mort du fossoyeur (The Death of the Gravedigger), 1895, published c. 1900 in Art et déc...
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Early 1900s Symbolist Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Portrait Of Justen - Oil Painting of Man Wearing a Beanie on Dripping Background
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
**This artwork is on exhibition and if purchased will be available to ship after June 15, 2025 A young man faces forward, staring longingly and contemplatively in a manner which bot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alpha, Canada by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Alpha Canada, 2011 24" x 36" / Edition of 20 - $3,500 Also available: 31" x 46.5" / Edition of 15 - $7,500 40" x 60" / Edition of 10 - $12,500 Paul Nicklen's Biography: Paul Nick...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Die Prostitution by Josef Fenneker, Weimar silent film poster, Anita Berber 1919
By Josef Fenneker
Located in Chicago, IL
Original lithograph of Josef Fenneker’s German Expressionist poster design for the 1919 silent film Die Prostitution starring Anita Berber ...
Category

1910s Expressionist Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Rare & Special Painting by Important Chicago Modernist Artist Davenport Griffen
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1936 Modernist landscape painting with figures by important Chicago artist (William) Davenport Griffen. His paintings tend to be rare. Image size: 18" x 20". Framed size: 22" x 24". (William) Davenport Griffen was born in 1894 in Millbrook, NY. He graduated from Iowa State College in Ames, IA in 1918 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering; however, Griffen’s true love was painting. In 1919, he enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and subsequently studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1923-1928. In 1926, he was awarded the American Travel Scholarship and began painting in Provincetown, MA. In 1928, he was awarded the John Quincy Adams Scholarship and spent six months painting in Paris, France. Griffen also painted in the U.S. Virgin Islands for 11 months between 1930-1931. Griffen had one-man exhibitions of his Virgin Islands paintings...
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1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Black Mountain
By Albert Zavaro
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil on canvas 88.9 x 130.1 cm.; 35 x 51 1/4 inches Signed, lower right
Category

20th Century Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alphonse Mucha's "Figures Decoratives" 1905 Art Nouveau Lithograph, Plate 37
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate 37 from Alphonse Mucha's Figures Decoratives, a folio of forty color lithographic plates published by Librairie centrale des beaux-arts in 1905. Issued during a period of incr...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Headdress Profile
By Kent Williams
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait with Pom-Poms
By Kent Williams
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Copper

La Sugerencia (The Suggestion) - Surreal River Scene with Crystal Clear Water
By René Monzón Relova “Pozas”
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact the gallery with questions. Cuban born “Pozas” is a self-educated artist. After completing his studies in Electrical...
Category

2010s Realist Chicago - Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold E...
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1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Figure Study of a by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 graphite on paper, black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 19" x 12 1/2". Archivally matted to 24" x 20". Provenance...
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1950s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Graphite, Paper

"Peter Pathe Marie Hagan" Original Lithograph Poster by Walter Schnackenberg
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Original vintage lithograph poster with depiction of Munich-based balletic duo Peter Pathe and Maria Hagen. Design by Walter Schnackenberg (German, 1880-1961). A very scarce example....
Category

1910s Art Nouveau Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tracy with Raffia Crown
By Kent Williams
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Études de Personnages (Figure Studies)
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Chicago, IL
Provenance: Atelier of the artist Notes: Studio stamp on the verso of this important, early work by Gromaire. Over the years there has been an ever-widening interest in the work o...
Category

1920s Expressionist Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Butterfly no. 86" Drawing with Gold Leaf by Alessandra Maria
By Alessandra Maria
Located in Chicago, IL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Traveling by Osama Esber - Contemporary Photography
Located in Chicago, IL
Traveling Archival Pigment print Available Sizes: 16” x 20” Edition of 25 with 3 Artist Proofs 20” x 24” Edition of 10 with 3 Artist Proofs 30” x 40” Edition of 7 with 3 Artist Proofs Artist's poem on "Traveling" I think of my heart and what it loves, of blood flowing in my veins, my life buried under the snow of absence, loss that tastes of a city, an extension of the map burning itself, the map of childhood drawing figures on torn paper, destroyed walls and charred furniture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Conversation Piece (reclining)
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Paired with "Conversation Piece (erect)" this work was inspired by childhood memories of formal dinner parties in our split-leve...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Art

Materials

Found Objects, Other Medium, Wood

Lemon Meringue - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is matted and framed in a simple white wooden frame measuring 18.25h x 24.25w x 1d inches. Jeff Conroy Lemon Meringue sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 12.50h x 18.25w in 31.75h x 46.35w cm JEC118 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil, Sumi Ink

"Exuberant Woman" Copper Plate Heliogravure
By Ferdinand Hodler & R. Piper & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
2018 marks the centenary anniversary of Ferdinand Hodler’s death. In that 100 years time, the art world’s esteem of this important artist has proved fickle. It has shifted from extolling his artistic merits during his lifetime to showing something of a feigned disdain- more reflective of the world political order than a true change of heart for Hodler’s work. After years of Hodler being all but a footnote in the annals of art history and generally ignored, finally, the pendulum has righted itself once again. Recent retrospective exhibitions in Europe and the United States have indicated not only a joyful rediscovery of Hodler’s art but a firm conviction that his work and world view hold particular relevance today. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS is not only a collection of printed work reflecting the best of all of his painted work created up to 1914 just before the outbreak of World War I, the portfolio itself is an encapsulation of Hodler’s ethos, Parallelisme. Hodler developed his philosophy of Parallelisme as a unifying approach to art which strips away detail in search of harmony. By means of abstraction, symmetry and repetition, Hodler sought ways to depict Nature’s essence and her fundamental, universal order. He believed these universal laws governing the natural, observable world extend to the spiritual realm. Symbolist in nature with Romantic undertones, his works are equally portraits of these universal concepts and feelings governing all life as they are a visual portrait in the formal sense. Whether his subject is a solitary tree, a moment in battle, mortal fear, despair, the awe inspired by a vast mountain range, a tender moment or even the collective conviction in a belief, Hodler unveils this guiding principle of Parallelisme. Several aspects of Hodler’s portfolio reinforce his tenets of Parallelisme. The Table of Contents clearly preferences a harmonious design over detail. The two columns, consisting of twenty lines each, list the images by order of appearance using their German titles. The abbreviated titles are somewhat cryptic in that they obscure the identities of the sitters. Like the image Hodler presents, they are distillations of the sitter without any extraneous details. This shortening was also done in an effort to maintain a harmonious symmetry of the Table of Contents, themselves, and keep titles to a one-line limit. The twenty-fourth title: “Bildnis des Schweizerischen Gesandten C.” was so long, even with abbreviation, that it required two lines; so, for the sake of maintaining symmetry, the fortieth title: “Bauernmadchen” was omitted from the list. This explains why the images are not numbered. Hodler’s reasoning is not purely esoteric. Symmetry and pattern reach beyond mere formal design principles. Finding sameness and imposing it over disorder goes to the root of Hodler’s identity and his art. A Swiss native, Hodler was bi-lingual and spoke German and French. Each printed image, even number forty, have titles in both of Hodler’s languages. Certainly, there was a market for Hodler’s work among francophones and this inclusion may have been a polite gesture to that end; however, this is the only place in the portfolio which includes French. With German titles at the lower left of each image, Hodler’s name at bottom center and corresponding French titles at the lower right of each image, there is a harmony and symmetry woven into all aspects of the portfolio. This holds true for the page design, as it applies to each printed image and as it describes the Swiss artist himself. Seen in this light, Hodler’s portfolio of printed work is the epitome of Hodler’s Parallelisme. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS is also one of the most significant documents to best tell the story of how Hodler, from Switzerland, became caught between political cross-hairs and how the changing tides of nations directly impacted the artist during his lifetime as well as the accessibility of his art for generations to come. The Munich-based publisher of the portfolio, R. Piper & Co., Verlag, plays a crucial role in this story. Publishing on a wide range of subjects from philosophy and world religion to music, literature and the visual arts; the publisher’s breadth of inquiry within any one genre was equal in scope. Their marketing strategy to publish multiple works on Hodler offers great insight as to what a hot commodity Hodler was at that time. R.Piper & Co.’s Almanach, which they published in 1914 in commemoration of their first ten years in business, clearly illustrates the rapid succession- strategically calculated for achieving the deepest and broadest impact - in which they released three works on Hodler to hit the market by the close of 1914. DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS was their premier publication. It preceded C.A. Loosli’s Die Zeichnungen Ferdinand Hodlers, a print portfolio after 50 drawings by Hodler which was released in Autumn of 1914 at the mid-level price-point of 75-150 Marks; and a third less expensive collection of prints after original works by Hodler, which had not been included in either of the first two portfolios, was released at the end of that year entitled Ferdinand Hodler by Dr. Ewald Bender. The title and timing of DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS' debut leaves little doubt as to the connection it has with another avant-garde portfolio of art prints, Das Werk Gustav Klimts, released in 5 installments from 1908 -1914 by Galerie Miethke in Vienna. Hodler, himself, was involved in Klimt’s ground-breaking project. As the owner of Klimt’s 1901 painting, “Judith with the Head of Holifernes” which appears as the ninth collotype print in the second installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts, Hodler was obliged to grant access of the painting to the art printers in Vienna for them to create the collotype sometime before 1908. Hodler had been previously invited in 1904 to take part in what would be the last exhibition of the Vienna Secession before Klimt and others associated with Galerie Miethke broke away. In an interview that same year, Hodler indicated that he respected and was impressed by Klimt. Hodler’s esteem for Klimt went beyond the art itself; he emulated Klimt’s method aimed at increasing his market reach and appeal to a wider audience by creating a print portfolio of his painted work. By 1914, Hodler and his publisher had the benefit of hindsight to learn from Klimt’s Das Werk publication. Responding to the sluggish sales of Klimt’s expensive endeavor, Hodler’s publisher devised the same diversified 1-2-3 strategy for selling Hodler’s Das Werk portfolio as they did with regards to all three works on Hodler they published that year. For their premium tier of DAS WERKS FERDINAND HODLERS, R. Piper & Co. issued an exclusive Museum quality edition of 15 examples on which Hodler signed each page. At a cost of 600 Marks, this was generally on par with Klimt’s asking price of 600 Kronen for his Das Werk portfolio. A middle-tiered Preferred edition of 30, costing somewhat less and with Hodler’s signature only on the Title Page, was also available. The General edition, targeting the largest audience with its much more affordable price of 150 Marks, is distinguishable by its smaller size. Rather than use the subscription format Miethke had chosen for Klimt’s portfolios which proved to have had its challenges, R. Piper & Co. employed a different strategy. In addition to instantly gratifying the buyer with all 40 of the prints comprising DAS WERK FERDINAND HODLERS and the choice among three price points, they advertised in German journals a fourth possibility of ordering single prints from them directly. These printed images are easily discernible from the three complete folio editions. The paper size of the single purchased images is of the larger format like the Museum and Preferred editions, measuring 65 h x 50 w cm; however, the paper itself is the same copper print paper used in the General edition and then mounted on poster board. The publishing house positioned itself to be a direct retailer of Hodler’s art. They astutely recognized the potential for profitability and the importance, therefore, of having proprietary control over his graphic works. R. Piper & Co. owned the exclusive printing rights to Hodler’s best work found in their three publications dating from 1914. That same year, a competing publication out of Weimar entitled Ferdinand Hodler: Ein Deutungsversuch von Hans...
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1910s Symbolist Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930s ...
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1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Ca. 1949 Yellow-Toned Watercolor of Rome, Piazza Esedra by Guy de Neyrac
By Guy de Neyrac
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1949, Mid-Century, yellow-toned watercolor on paper of Rome -- Piazza Esedra by Guy de Neyrac. Artwork size: 24" x 18 1/2". Framed size: 32 1/2" x 27 1/2". Guy de Neyrac w...
Category

1940s Post-Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe close up in pool, 1962 by Lawrence Schiller
By Lawrence Schiller
Located in Chicago, IL
When Lawrence Schiller got the assignment from the French magazine Paris Match to photograph Marilyn Monroe on the 20th century Fox set of Something’s Got To Give, he thought nothing...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

We Can Try Again - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Staired Down - Limited Edition Color Photograph, Woman Artist, Interior, Pastel
By Patty Carroll
Located in Denton, TX
Staired Down is a limited edition color photograph, depicting a staged interior scene of a mannequin falling down a set of stairs, in a light green and pink decorated room. Edition ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #93: "Science" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka
By Carl Otto Czeschka
Located in Chicago, IL
after Carl Otto Czeschka, (1878-1960), Austrian A leading member of the Vienna Secession and later the Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshop), Carl Otto Czeschka was a vital figu...
Category

1890s Vienna Secession Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Moth Finder - Male Couple Embracing, Piercing Blue Eyes, Original Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
A couple embraces, one looking directly out at the viewer. His piercing blue eyes are enhanced by the dark backdrop. A colorful moth sits upon his fingertips but he seems more enga...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Did I Steal You Away? - Intimate Painting of a Couple Embracing, Original Oil
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt Did I Steal You Away? oil on panel 18h x 24w x 1.50d in 45.72h x 60.96w x 3.81d cm RIS036 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Pan" Original Watercolor & Ink Storyboard by Walter Schnackenberg
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category

1940s Art Nouveau Chicago - Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Charming ca. 1950s Representation of a Paris Street Scene by Artist Marcel Godin
Located in Chicago, IL
Bring the Ooh-la la to your home! A charming 1950s representation of a Paris Street scene by artist Marcel Godin. Artwork size: 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". Framed size: 25" x 29". Frame...
Category

1950s Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kalypso Remembering Odysseus - Love Story Based on Greek Mythology, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
According to Greek mythology, Kalypso, a beautiful nymph, captured Odysseus and held him on her island for seven years. She was deeply in love with him but was forced to let him ret...
Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Le Pater: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" 1899 mystical lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in Chicago, IL
Alphonse Mucha's hand-colored pochoir illuminated manuscript plate of Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us from his masterpiece of mysticism, Le Pate...
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

A Stunning, 1940s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Stunning, 1940s Finely Rendered Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 15 x 11 inches, unfram...
Category

1940s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

"Die Hexe" Art Nouveau Lithograph by Gustav Klimt for Ver Sacrum
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Ver Sacrum (meaning "Sacred Spring" in Latin) was conceived by Gustav Klimt, Max Kurzweil and Ludwig Hevesi. During its six years of activity, 471 original drawings were made specifi...
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Chicago - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Seated woman, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch) collotype lithograph, 1922
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Original 1922 collotype lithograph of a woman draped in fabric, created from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch). Published by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition o...
Category

1920s Vienna Secession Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Gallery - Oil on Canvas - Jim Zasoski
Located in Chicago, IL
This artwork is framed. Jim Zasoski The Gallery Oil on Canvas 40h x 32w in 101.60h x 81.28w cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A 1951 Ink on Paper Figure Study of a Conversation by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation. Artwork size: 12" x 9 1/2". Archivally matted to 14" x 16". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Haro...
Category

1950s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Ink, Paper

"Stare At Me" Mixed Media Drawing
By Kent Williams
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Here - Nude Figure Painting, Original Oil on Linen
Located in Chicago, IL
Nathan Brad Hall's work comes together in this show to build an undeniably jaw dropping experience for viewers. “Undercurrents,” says Hall, “is about trying to find a way to capture ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s c...
Category

1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mast - Narrative Landscape Painting, Original Oil on Linen, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
This new narrative landscape painting allows me the vulnerability I needed to claim my art practice as my own. Public exhibition of a life aimed at self mastery provides equal measu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Death and Life by Gustav Klimt, Das Werk lifetime collotype, 1908-1912
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Original collotype created from Gustav Klimt’s Death and Life, painted in 1908. Published and edited by Verlag H.O. Miethke and printed by k.k. Hof- und St...
Category

Early 1900s Vienna Secession Chicago - Art

Materials

Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold E...
Category

1930s American Modern Chicago - Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

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