Wisconsin - Prints and Multiples

"Graine d'Horizontales" is an original black and white lithograph by Jules Cheret. It depicts a woman with an animal on her left next to a page of everyday people. 8" x 11 1/2" ima...

"The Conversation" is an original etching by Cornelis-Pietersz Bega. It depicts three men conversing in a dark interior. Publisher: Pearce #43. 3" x 2 1/4" art 12 3/4" x 11 5/8" fra...

"Hotel Lobby" is a linoleum print by Alexander Tillotson. It features the view of a hotel lobby from the viewpoint of the back of two men. Thick lines and minimal negative space give...

This drawing, three studies of figures, was done by the contemporary artist Claude Weisbuch in 1979, but it shows his interest in the old masters and his academic approach to drawing. The figures are based on sculptures at the Louvre Museum in Paris, especially the ancient Greek sculptures of the Venus de Milo int he center and the Winged Victory of Samothrace...

"Token" is an original collograph by Joseph Rozman. It is edition 9/10 and is signed in the lower right of the circular composition. 9.75" x 9.75" art 22" x 22" frame Joseph Rozma...

"Le Philosophe au Papillon" is an original color lithograph from the Je Reve portfolio by surrealist artist Andre Masson. The artist signed the piece i...

"Knapp & Listette: A Duo of Drolls" is an original color lithograph by an unknown artist. It features a number of clowns and gymnasts diving into the waves. Multiple women approach f...

"The Pipe Smoker" is an original etching by Cornelis-Pietersz Bega. It depicts a man sitting at a table with his pipe. Publisher: Pearce #38. 3 1/2" x 3 1/4" art 13 5/8" x 11 3/4" f...

"Galerie Maeght" lithograph poster by Jean Rene Bazaine. This poster holds Bazine's name in harsh orange lines near the top of the piece. Diagonally bisecting the b and a in Bazaine is a teal line. Bellow this horizontally against the white backgrounds are two lines, one painted yellow and the other blue. Image: 29 x 21 in Jean Bazaine was a French painter, designer of stained glass windows, and writer. He was the great great grandson of the English Court portraitist Sir George Hayter. In 1949/1950 he had his first major one man show at the Galerie Maeght, who remained his art dealer thenceforth. From then on it was a steady progress of major exhibitions: Bern, Hanover, Zürich, Oslo... 1987 a retrospective exhibition in Galerie Maeght, 1988 a retrospective of his drawings in the Musée Matisse and finally in 1990 the Exposition Bazaine in the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris., which was accompanied by the reissue of his major texts on painting in art theory as Le temps de la peinture (Paris, Aubier 1990). "The motley crowds of international tourists and souvenir-shoppers who fill the ancient streets of the Latin Quarter in Paris spend most of their time admiring the open-air displays of seafood outside the Greek restaurants in the rue de la Huchette. They ignore the beautiful church of St Severin in the same street, for have they not already "done" Notre Dame? So they miss one of the most wonderful series of stained-glass windows in France: Jean Bazaine's vivid, dynamic works irradiating the sombre ambulatory and apsidal chapels. These windows represent the seven sacraments of the Church, portrayed as essential forms from nature in all its glory and symbolising Water, Fire and Light, sacred emblems of Divine Grace. An appropriate biblical verse is inscribed beneath each. Only Pierre Soulages with his "luminous black" windows at l'Abbaye de Conques (1998) can stand comparison with the majesty of these contemporary works by Bazaine, created between 1965 and 1970. Bazaine was fortunate in his friends. He received at an early stage in his student career support and advice from another master colourist, Pierre Bonnard. In his youth he knew Leger, Braque, James Joyce and Marcel Proust. One of his great personal friends was Jean Fautrier, with whom he shared his first exhibition in 1930. His work gradually developed as a form of bold tachisme - brilliantly composed but well-controlled "splashes" of sumptuous colour. He rejected the term "abstract" which he considered a denial of the essentially intimate relationships between art and reality. He quoted his friend Braque: "The canvas must efface the idea behind it." In 1941, during the Nazi occupation, at a time when Hitler was destroying many works of modern art, Bazaine had the courage to organise in Paris a first "avant-garde" exhibition of 20 French artists. In 1948, he wrote his first book, an unpedantic, unacademic view of contemporary painting, Notes sur la peinture d'aujourd'hui. He quotes Braque on Cezanne: "He's a painters' painter - other people think it's unfinished." Bazaine, too, reverenced Cezanne: Three lines drawn by Cezanne overturn our whole concept of the world, proclaim the liberty of man, his courage. The great painters have never had any other aims. The painter says: "I exist, therefore you exist. I am free, therefore you are free. Or at least he tries to. It's his one aim in life." After the Second World War, Bazaine produced vast compositions with virtuoso colour structures, mostly with references to nature, like the breathtaking Vent de mer (1949, now in the Museum of Modern Art, Paris) and Orage au jardin (1952, now in the Van Abbemuseum at Eindhoven). His Earth and Sky (1950) is in the Maeght Foundation at Saint Paul de Vence. One of his greatest works, L'Arbre tenebreux (1962), was sold to the Sonja Henie...

"VALMY! (L'Estampe Moderne)" is a print watermarked PL BAS after a drawing by Adolphe Willette. It depicts a general with his army and a young girl. 15 3/4" x 12" art 23" x 19 1/4" frame Adolphe Léon Willette (30 July 1857 – 4 February 1926) was a French painter, illustrator, caricaturist, and lithographer, as well as an architect of the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret. Willette ran as an "anti-semitic" candidate in the 9th arrondisement of Paris for the September 1889 legislative elections. Biography Willette was born in Châlons-sur-Marne. He studied for four years at the École des Beaux-Arts under Cabanel, training which gave him a unique position among the graphic humorists of France. Whether comedy or tragedy, dainty triviality or political satire, his work is instinct with the profound sincerity of the artist. He set Pierrot upon a lofty pedestal among the imaginary heroes of France, and established Mimi Pinson, frail, lovable, and essentially good-hearted, in the affections of the nation. Willette is at once the modern Watteau of the pencil, and the exponent of sentiments that move the more emotional section of the public. Always a poet, and usually gay, fresh, and delicate, in his presentation of idylls exquisitely dainty and characteristically Gallic, illustrating the more "charming" side of love, often pure and sometimes extremely materialistic. Willette frequently reveals himself bitter and fierce, even ferocious, in his hatreds, being a violent though at the same time a generous partisan of political ideas, furiously compassionate with love and pity for the people whether they be ground down under the heel of political oppression, or are merely the victims ot unrequited love, suffering all the pangs of graceful anguish that are born of scornful treatment. There is charm even in his thrilling apotheosis of the guillotine, and in the introduction into his caricatures of the figure of Death itself. The artist was a prolific contributor to the French illustrated press under the pseudonyms "Cemoi", "Pierrot", "Louison", "Bebe", and "Nox", but more often under his own name. He illustrated Melandri's Les Pierrots and Les Giboulles d'avril, Le Courrier français, and published his own Pauvre Pierrot and other works, in which he tells his stories in scenes in the manner of Busch. He decorated several "brasseries artistiques" with wall-paintings, stained glass, &c., notably Le Chat noir and La Palette d'or, and he painted the highly imaginative ceiling for La Cigale...

"Animal Farm" is an original color collagraph by Joseph Rozman. This artwork, edition number 9/10, is from the artist's "Los Animales" portfolio. The artis...

"Font-Romeu (Tennis/Golfing Retreat)" is an original color lithograph poster by the designer Vincent Guerra. He signed the design in the lower left. This poster depicts a woman relaxing under a tree...

"Mushroom" is a color collagraph signed by the artist Faith Taylor-Lund in the lower center. It depicts a mushroom with abstract patterns in various shades of orange and green. Signe...

The present work is an original screen print signed by Lester Johnson, from his 'Street Scene Portfolio.' It features four figures, all wearing fashionable street clothing emblematic...

"La Conquéte Du Pôle (The COnquest of the Pole)" is an original lithograph poster by an unknown artist published by the Club of America. It depicts personifications of major world po...

"Jamais Bredouille (Never Empty-Handed)" is a color lithograph after Jules Denneulin. It depicts a hunter showing his day's work to a farmer on a path at dusk. 20" x 26" art 40 1/4...

"Hinting (With Chine Colle)" is an etching and an aquatint signed by Molly McKee. This complex print starts with a mass of black scribbles that are in the foreground near the upper left. The next piece is a woman's torso. Covered up slightly by the black marks, but still beautiful and graceful. Behind her is a golden rocket shaped object. Art: 12 x 8.88 in Frame: 24.88 x 17.5 in A Milwaukee...

This poster depicts a photograph by Laton Alton Huffman and is advertising an exhibition at Pearl St. Gallery in Oregon from 1976. It depicts a sitting portrait of a Native American ...

In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States government set out to survey and document its newly acquired lands and territories west of the Mississippi. The goals of these surveys were manifold: to produce topographical maps, to document flora and fauna, and to document natural resources to build the emerging US economy. These surveys, and the images from them, also functioned to build the new sense of American identity with the landscape, condensing vistas into the 'picturesque' tradition of European image making. Thus, the entire span of US territory could be seen as a single, cohesive whole. This lithograph comes from one of six surveys commissioned by the Army's Topographic Bureau in 1853, which sought to find the best route to construct a transcontinental railroad. The result was a thirteen-volume report including maps, lithographs, and technical data entitled 'Explorations and Surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a Railroad from the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean.' In particular, the print comes from the northern survey, commanded by Isaac Stevens, which explored the regions between the 47th and 49th parallels. 5.75 x 8.75 inches, image 6.5 x 9.25 inches, stone 17 x 20 inches, frame Artist 'Stanley Del.' lower left Entitled 'Lieutenant Crovers Despatch – Return of Governor Stevens to Fort Benton' lower center margin Publisher 'Sarony, Major & Knapp. Lith.s 449 Broadway N.Y.' lower right Inscribed 'U.S.P.R.R. EXP. & SURVEYS — 47th & 49th PARALLELS' upper left Inscribed 'GENERAL REPORT — PLATE XXXVII' upper right Framed to conservation standards using 100 percent rag matting with French accents; glazed with UV5 Plexiglas to inhibit fading; housed in a gold reverse ogee moulding. Print in overall good condition; some localized foxing and discoloration; minor surface abrasions to frame. John Mix Stanley...

"Season's Greetings" is an original lithograph by Mark Mille. The artist signed the piece lower right and wrote the edition number (25/40) in the lower left. It features a winter river scene...

"Savoie (Societe National des Chemins de fer Francais)" is a signed offset lithograph of a pastoral landscape created for the Societe Nationale...

"Black Triangle" is an original black etching by Pop artist James Rosenquist. The artist signed the piece lower right, wrote the title and edition number (72/78) lower left, and "2nd State" lower center. This piece is part of Rosenquist's "Tripartite" series, where he divides the composition into three juxtaposed images. This piece features a rocking chair and rocking horse, an irregular circle with a flower within, and a folded American flag...

"L'Estampe Moderne - David Barnett Gallery Exhibition, Feb. 18, 1978 - Mar. 25, 1978" is an offset poster limited edition, ed. 1/500. The poster...

"Milwaukee Harbor" is an original woodcut print by Lowell Merritt Lee. Different aspects of the milwaukee harbor come together in a collage-like fashion. Image: 6" x 5" Frame: 14.31...

"Black Eyed Susan" is an original lithograph by Marion Greenwood, published by Associated American Artists. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. It features a young girl w...

"Red Dragon" is an original color collograph by Wisconsin artist Joseph Rozman and part of his "Los Animales" portfolio. The edition, title, signature, and date are written beneath t...

"San Salvador (Mediterranean)" is an original color lithograph poster by Ernest Louis Lessieux. It depicts a woman and her son on the picturesque coast of...

"Milwaukee Reads - Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop" is a silkscreen poster for a bookshop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The illustrator Arnold (Arnie) Gore designed it a...

"John Paul Jones Captures the Countess & Serapis, Sept. 23, 1779" is an original lithograph by Kurz & Allison. It depicts a Revolutionary War navy commander i...

"Le Portrait Termine" is an original drypoint etching by Claude Weisbuch. The artist signed the piece lower right and wrote the edition number (21/50) in...

"Homeward Bound" is an original etching by D. Landers after a painting by Charles Harold Davis. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a woman in a field. 13 1/4" x 20...

An original color lithograph by Jules Cheret numbered 52 of three dancers. 31 5/8" x 23 3/4" art 37 1/2" x 29 5/8" framed Jules Chéret (31 May 1836 – 23 September 1932) was a Frenc...

"Noel" is an original linocut in green ink on tan paper by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist stamped her signature lower center. This artwork features the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesu...

"Forest Glen" is an original etching by John Thomas Smith. The piece was initialed in plate. It depicts a small inlet to a lush forest. 3 5/8" x 3 1/2" art 12 7/8" x 12 3/4" frame ...

"Skating at Boston" is an original woodcut print by Winslow Homer. It depicts a large number of figures figure skating with Boston in the background. 9...

"Adam Eats Eve in the Evening" is an original black and white lithograph by Stephane Astrinsky. This surreal lithograph evokes a biblical story as well as elements of horror. 9 1/4...

"Dahkota Mission of Peace 1820, Warning Against Tresspass" is a color lithograph by Seth Eastman. It features figures trying to warn people against trespassing on their land. 7 3/4...

"Head of Woman" is an original woodcut on yellow paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower right, and wrote the title lower center, and the edition number (1/6...

"Paddock" is an original color lithograph by Francois Batet. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number (110/200) in the lower left. This piece depic...

"Ray Ventura" is an original lithograph poster by Jean Dominique van Caulaert. It features a portrait of Ray Ventura, a French jazz bandleader who played a...

"The Meeting" is an original etching by Cornelis-Pietersz Bega. It depicts a confrontation between two groups of figures. Publisher: Pearce #48. 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" art 10 1/4" x 10 3/8...

"Harvest Home" is an original color lithograph poster by an unknown artist. It features a scene of a field with a few pumpkins and wheat. Below the image is an excerpt from a Henry A...

"Emmanuelle" is an original lithograph by Maurice Denis. It is a birth announcement for the artist's granddaughter and was printed in blue. 5 7/8" x 7...

"Circus" is an original lithograph by Henri-Gabriel Ibels. The artist signed the piece lower right and wrote the edition number (12 out of 100) in the lower left. This piece depicts a few disconcerted circus performers. 17 1/2" x 20 1/2" art 19 1/2" x 22 1/2" frame Henri-Gabriel Ibels (30 November 1867 Paris – February 1936 Paris), was a French illustrator, printmaker, painter and author. He studied at the Académie Julian with Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard and was a member of Les Nabis...

"Reliq" is an original black and white monotype by Beckett Berning. The artist signed the piece. It depicts a face above a gravestone. 9 1/4" x 6 3/4" art 18" x 15 3/4" frame Beck...

"Emprunt de la Defense Nationale" is an original lithograph poster by Francisque Poulbot. It depicts a mother with three young children saying goodbye to her husband as he leaves for war. This was an advertisement for French people to donate to the war effort during the first world war. 43 1/2" x 30 1/4" art 48" x 34 1/2" frame Emprunt de la Défense Nationale [National Defence Loan] WW1 French...

"Camanche Inscription on the Shoulder Blade of a Buffalo" is a lithograph after an original drawing by Seth Eastman. It depicts Native American inscriptions on an animal bone. It was...

"Untitled" is a 3-color lithograph on arches paper created by Charles Dwyer. It depicts an abstracted human figure in purple. The faceted portrait hearkens back to cubist aesthetics ...

"Sparrow Hawk" is an original color lithograph by an unknown American artist. It depicts a bird perching on the limb of a tree, its young poking out of th...

"Jeune Fille en Rose" is an original color lithograph by Francois Batet. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number (39/200) in the lower left. This ...

"Engagez-Vous Dans La Marine (Battleship)" is an original color lithograph poster signed and dated in print, A. Theunissen. It depicts a battleship on the ocean with a call for engag...

Following in line with artists before her, like Rembrandt and van Gogh, Sandra Sweeny here presents a self portrait. The image is both direct and subtle not only in its handling of m...

"Country Inn by the Pond" is an original etching by John Thomas Smith. It depicts a cozy building surrounded by trees and vegetation and next to a pond. 3" x 5 1/4" art 16" x 18 1/...

In this monotype print, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a scene of two young men relaxing within a pastoral landscape. On the back of the print, Spicuzza has left her prepar...

This poster, published in 1971 for the Fondation Maeght, proudly boasts a lithographic rendering of Wassily Kandinsky's 1922 mural plans for the Juryfreie exhibition in Germany. It w...

This poster is a lithographic enlargement of the dry point print 'Il bouge sans arrêt' by the French artist Claude Weisbuch. The image is an early example of his explorations into th...

Business cards like this fall into the category of what art historians today generally refer to as "ephemera." Ones like this were produced for companies in the late 19th century, pr...

With the invention of the halftone print process, photographic postcards like this became inexpensive to produce and became widely distributed in the first decades of the 20th centur...