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Medium: Engraving
Degas, Nu debout, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 8.5 x 6.25 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...
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1940s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Degas, Le Divan, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.75 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...
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1940s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Darius at 10
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Darius at 10 Drypoint, 2022 Signed, titled and numbered in pencil Printed by Rebekah Wilhelm Her drystamp lower right Published by the artist Edition 14, plus proofs Condition: Excel...
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2010s American Realist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

La Bonne faisant son Marché
Located in New York, NY
A superb, richly-inked impression of this scarce drypoint printed in dark brownish black on cream laid paper. Second state (of 4), with the drypoint work on the windows upper right. ...
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1880s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Drypoint

Degas, Au Salon, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 6.25 x 8.25 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the...
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1940s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

La Danseuse et l enfant - Etching and Drypoint - Beginning of 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
La Danseuse et l'enfant is a superb original etching and drypoint on paper, realized at the beginning of XX century by an unidentified artist. Unsigned This print representig a dan...
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Early 20th Century Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

John Duke of Somerset /// Medieval Knight Soldier Warrior Sword Spear Pike Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel Rush Meyrick (English, 1783-1848) Title: "John Duke of Somerset" (Vol. 2, Plate XLIX) Portfolio: A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour Year: 1824 (First edition) Medi...
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1820s Old Masters Engraving Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio, Etching

Degas, Petite Fete de la Patronne, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 4.875 x 6.625 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From t...
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1940s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Mexican sculptor, "Angel" 2002 original hand signed mezzotint etching art print2
Located in Miami, FL
Jose Sacal (Mexico, 1944-2018) 'Angel', 2002 mezzotint on paper 22.1 x 18.4 in. (56 x 46.5 cm.) Edition of 25 ID: SAC-101 Hand-signed by author
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint

Still Life - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through ...
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Mid-20th Century Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Degas, Avenue du Bois-de-Bologne, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 4.75 x 6.5 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...
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1940s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Degas, On attend les Clients, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 8.5 x 6.25 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...
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1940s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Degas, Devant la Cheminee, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 9.125 x 12.25 inches; image size: 6.5 x 9 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the vol...
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1940s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The Unicorn Laser Disintegrates the Horns of Cosmic Rhinoceroses (The Conquest o
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unicorn Laser Disintegrates the Horns of the Cosmic Rhinoceroses from the Conquest of Cosmos suite – 29.5 x 22" image size, signed ‘Dalí’ lower right and annotated lower left. Fr...
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20th Century Surrealist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Lithograph

Robin Hood s Bay - Engraving by Edward Frencis Finden - 1845
Located in Roma, IT
Robin Hood's Bay is an original etching realized in 1845 by E.Finden. Signed in plate. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
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1840s Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The Cat - Etching and Drypoint by Giselle Halff- 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Cat is an Original etching and drypoint print on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in 1950 ca. Good conditions with some foxing.
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1950s Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Dancers - Etching and Drypoint Japan paper by Ilse Voigt - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Dancers is an original artwork realized by Ilse Voigt in the first years of the 1950s. Etching and drypoint on Japan paper. Good conditions except for some wide stains on the corners. Ilse Voigt (Chemnitz, 1905 – Magdeburg, 1990) was an artist, pastellist, illustrator, and drawer. She attended the Fine Arts Academy of Berlin where she took Emil Orlik's classes. From 1964, she participated in international collective exhibitions. At the Salon des Indépendants, she became one of the company members. She exhibited in many art galleries in Paris and Switzerland. She painted and illustrated flowers, portraits...
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1950s Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Cheval et singe dressés - Grabado firmado a lápiz - 114/500 ejemplares
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
El grabado va firmado a lápiz y con justificante del tiraje que en este caso es un tiraje de 500 ejemplares, siendo este el número 114 Se presenta enmarcado El estado del grabado e...
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1890s Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Verfuhrung - Vintage Héliogravure by Franz von Bayros - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Verfuhrung" is an original Black and white héliogravure on cream-colored cardboard realized by Choisy Le Conin, pseudonym of Franz Von Bayros (Agram, 1866 – Vienna, 1924). From Ma...
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Early 20th Century Symbolist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Portrait of Adolph Menzel - Etching by Giovanni Boldini - 1897
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Adolph Menzel is a magnificent drypoint realized by Giovanni Boldini in 1897. Reference: Buzzoni / M. Toffanello, Museo Giovanni Boldini, G...
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1890s Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Dulcinea and Don Quixote - Figurative Drypoint Print, Colorful, Polish Art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Colorful figurative drypoint print by Polish artist Czeslaw Tumielewicz. Subject for this artwork comes from Miguel de Cervantes' book. The print is signed, it comes from edition lim...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Watercolor

18th-century celestial - Andromeda Perseus Triangulum
Located in London, GB
18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Andromeda Perseus Triangulum London, C. Nourse, 1753. A fine star chart from the Atlas Coelestis, the largest and most accurate star atlas ...
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1750s Naturalistic Engraving Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Camelopardal Auriga
Located in London, GB
18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Camelopardal & Auriga London, C. Nourse, 1753. Hand coloured star chart heightened with gold and silver, engraved by John Mynde, from the s...
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1750s Naturalistic Engraving Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

Nude Burden - Original Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Burden is an original zincography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents a ma...
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1970s Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Divina Commedia - Héliogravure by Franz von Bayros - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Divina Commedia" is an original Black and white héliogravure on cream-colored cardboard realized by Choisy Le Conin, pseudonym of Franz Von Bayros (A...
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Early 20th Century Symbolist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Painter painting Don Quixote - Figurative Drypoint Print, Colorful, Polish Art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Colorful figurative drypoint print by Polish artist Czeslaw Tumielewicz. Subject for this artwork comes from Miguel de Cervantes' book. The print is signed, it comes from edition lim...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Watercolor

Mein Weg mit dem Weib, plate 10
Located in Roma, IT
Drypoint and aquatint (brown ink) on cream paper. Signed "Rehn" in pencil on the lower right margin. Titled and numbered in pencil on the lower left margin. Edition of 25 prints. Fro...
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1910s Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Mein Weg mit dem Weib, plate 16
Located in Roma, IT
Drypoint and aquatint (brown ink) on cream paper. Signed "Rehn" in pencil on the lower right margin. Titled and numbered in pencil on the lower left margin. Edition of 25 prints. Fro...
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1910s Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Mein Weg mit dem Weib, plate 7
Located in Roma, IT
Drypoint and aquatint (brown ink) on cream paper. Signed in pencil on the lower right margin. Titled and numbered in pencil on the lower left margin. Edition of 25 prints. From the s...
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1910s Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Aquatint, Drypoint

La Toilette
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Toilette Drypoint, 1908 Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist (see photos) Edition: 65 this state (35/65) Published by Gustave Pellet (1859-1919),...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Adoration of the Shepherds
By Peter Paul Rubens
Located in New York, NY
Adoration of the Shepherds after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640), engraved by Pierre-Franois Basan (French, 1723-1797), engraving, c. 1750, in black on ivory laid paper, 282 x 200 mm., with small margins. In very good condition. A fine proof impression, before letters. A draft printing of letters is visible, lower left, below image: “P P Rubens inv.”; lower right: “F. Basan excudit”. Basan’s engraving after Rubens may be modeled after another engraving of the Adoration after Rubens by Theodor Galle (1571-1633), which appeared as an illustration to the 1618 reprint of 1616 edition of “Missale Romanum...
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1750s Old Masters Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

G. Paterson "Dinner Party at a Mandarin s House" Engraving After T. Allom c.1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
G. Paterson "Dinner Party at a Mandarin's House" Original Engraving After T. Allom C.1840 Original engraving Dimensions 8" wide x 5" high The frame measures 20.5" wide x 18.5" hig...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Self Portrait
Located in Toronto, Ontario
William Kentridge (b. 1955) is an internationally acclaimed South African artist renowned for his dynamic prints, drawings, large-scale installations, and animated films. Through his...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

NIGHT WINDOWS
Located in Portland, ME
Sloan, John (American, 1871-1951). NIGHT WINDOWS. Morse 152. Etching and drypoint, 1910. The 5th state of 5. Edition of 100. Titled, signed, and inscribed...
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1910s Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

After Jacob Herreyns the Elder (1643-1732) - 18thC Engraving, Maria Triumphant
Located in Corsham, GB
A richly detailed engraving after the original design by Jacob Herreyns the Elder, showing an elaborate pageant for Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (Maria Theresia (1717–17...
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18th Century Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Xisco Mensua Spanish artist 1995 original signed framed engraving print n4
Located in Miami, FL
Xisco Mensua (Spain, 1960) Untitled from Portfolio "Junio - Julio", 1995 engraving on paper 12.6 x 9.5 in. (32 x 24 cm.) Edition of 6 Frame 16x20 in. ID: MEN1253-004 Hand-signed by a...
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1990s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Paper, Engraving

Presso Ludivico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incontro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma
Located in Paonia, CO
Presse Ludovico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incontro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma is from a series of original engravings published by Lodovico Mirri in the late 18th century and engraved ...
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Late 18th Century Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Salvador Dali - La Fontaine Portrait - Handsigned Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - La Fontaine Portrait - Handsigned Engraving 1974 Hand signed by Dali Edition: /250 The dimensions of the image are 22.8 x 15.7 inches on 31 x 23.2 inch paper Referenc...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Framed eighteenth century botanical engraving in a decalcomania frame.
Located in Richmond, GB
From a wonderful selection of hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: "Phytanthoza Iconographia", c1739, presented in a hand- made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frame. So...
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Mid-18th Century Engraving Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Engraving, Mezzotint

As We Were
Located in Fairlawn, OH
As We Were Mezzotint printed on Hannemuelle Copperplate paper, 2014 Signed and dated in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled lower left (see photo) Chop stamp of the publisher, The ...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Untitled (Mythological Scene) - Etching by Eugene Decisy - 1899
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower right, with remarque proofs below; annotated on verso with artist details and date. Early impression, before the lette...
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1890s Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Etching, Drypoint

Le banc de jardin (The Garden Bench)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Le banc de jardin (The Garden Bench) Mezzotint and engraving on cream chine collé laid down on ivory wove paper, 1883 Signed in the plate (see photo) Condition: Brilliant impression...
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1880s Impressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Guardians of the Spire (Amiens Cathedral Number 2)
Located in Storrs, CT
Guardians of the Spire (Amiens Cathedral Number 2). 1921. Etching. Fletcher 102. 6 3/4 x 9 7/8 (sheet 8 7/8 x 13 3/4). Gargoyle Series #4. Edition 75. Illustrated: Dorothy Noyes Arms...
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1920s American Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Settling II Homage to the Mezzotint (Self Portrait of Artist with his Tools)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Francisco Souto has created his self portrait working on the plate of a mezzotint. This is impression #14 from an edition of only 23. Souto received a BFA from Herron School of Art ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

"La Promanade" Black and White Print of a Women in a Carriage Edition
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white print of an upper class women in a carriage. There are other figures in the back riding in a carriage as well. Edition 17 of 58. Painting is signed by the artist and ...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Wybrand Lolkes - The Dutch Dwarf
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
A portrait of an eccentric personage Wybrand Lolles known as the Dutch Dwarf who, despite his awkward appearance was remarkably agile and possessed uncommon strength. Lithograph af...
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19th Century Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Street Booth, Tokyo, New Year s Eve
Located in Middletown, NY
A superb impression of Martin Lewis's consummate image of Japan. Etching with drypoint on fine cream laid paper, 13 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches (352 x 265 mm); sheet 17 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Engraving Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Hôtel De Sens, Paris
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Charles Hullmandel, c1839. Stipple point lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 21 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (540 x 362 mm), the full sheet. In fair cond...
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Late 19th Century English School Engraving Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century celestial - Cetus
Located in London, GB
18th-century celestial FLAMSTEED, John. Cetus London, C. Nourse, 1753. A fine star chart from the Atlas Coelestis, the largest and most accurate star atlas published up to that ti...
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1750s Naturalistic Engraving Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving

Indian Friendship Dance
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Indian Friendship Dance Drypoint, 1953 Signed in pencil lower right, (see photo) Edition 200 Published by The Society of American Graphic Artists, New York An impression is in the collection of SAAM, Washington and RISD Museum, Condition: Excellent Very rich impression with burr and selective whiping of the ink for atmospheric nocturnal effect. Image/Plate size: 8 3/16 x 11 15/16 inches Sheet size: 11 1/8 x 17 inches Reference: Kloss 450 "'Indian Friendship Dance' is an eloquent statement of something which Gene Kloss has both observed and participated in. It is an Indian dance that is thought of as entertainment, rather than ceremony, but it is essentially an idea expressed in action, and an idea that has universal meaning. The young men who dance wear costumes of exquisite workmanship, intricately wrought with beads and feathers and subtle combinations of colors. The dancers are trained from childhood but develop their own steps and exhibit distinctive strength and grace. Singers and a tom-tom accompany the dance and since it usually takes place at night, a campfire is the source of light. The conclusion occurs when all the onlookers, old and young and from many places, join hands with the dancers in a slow revolving movement, while those who can, sing the difficult but meaningful Indian song that flows with the rhythmical dance step and speaks of fellowship, brotherhood, friendship." - An excerpt from a descriptive statement, written by Lynd Ward, and distributed with the drypoint at the time of publication." Courtesy Old Print Shop Born Alice Glasier in Oakland, CA, Kloss grew up amid the worldly bustle of the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended the University of California at Berkeley, graduating with honors in art in 1924. She discovered her talents in intaglio printmaking during a senior-year course in figurative drawing. The professor, Perham Nahl, held up a print from Kloss’ first plate, still damp from the printing process, and announced that she was destined to become a printmaker. In 1925, Gene married Phillips Kloss, a poet and composer who became her creative partner for life. The match was uncanny, for in her own way Gene, too, was a poet and a composer. Like poetry, her artworks capture a moment in time; like music, her compositions sing with aesthetic harmony. Although she was largely self-taught, Kloss was a printmaking virtuoso. On their honeymoon the Klosses traveled east from California, camping along the way. They spent two week is Taos Canyon – with a portable printing press cemented to a rock near their campsite – where Gene learned to appreciate the wealth of artistic subject matter in New Mexico. The landscape, the cultures, and the immense sky left an indelible impression on the couple, who returned every summer until they made Taos their permanent home 20 years later. Throughout her life, Kloss etched more than 625 copper plates, producing editions ranging from five to 250 prints. She pulled every print in every edition herself, manually cranking the wheel of her geared Sturges press until she finally purchased a motorized one when she was in her 70s. Believing that subject matter dictated technique, she employed etching, drypoint, aquatint, mezzotint, roulette, softground, and a variety of experimental approaches, often combining several techniques on the same plate. She also produced both oil and watercolor paintings. Kloss’ artworks are filled with drama. Her prints employ striking contrasts of darkness and light, and her subjects are often illuminated by mysterious light sources. Though she was a devout realist, there is also a devout abstraction on Kloss’ work that adds an almost mythical quality. For six decades Kloss documented the cultures of the region-from images of daily life to those of rarely seen ceremonies. She and her husband shared a profound respect for the land and people, which made them welcome among the Native American and Hispanic communities. Kloss never owned a camera but relied instead on observation and recollection. Her works provide an inside look at the cultures she depicted yet at the same time communicate the awe and freshness of an outsider’s perspective. Although Kloss is best known for her images of Native American and Penitente scenes, she found artistic inspiration wherever she was. During the early years of their marriage, when she and Phil returned to the Bay Area each winter to care for their aging families, she created images of the California coast. And when the Klosses moved to southwestern Colorado in 1965, she etched the mining towns and mountainous landscapes around her. In 1970 the Klosses returned to Taos and built a house north of town. Though her artwork continued to grow in popularity, she remained faithful to Taos’ Gallery A, where she insisted that owner Mary Sanchez keep the prices of her work reasonable regardless of its market value. Kloss continued to etch until 1985, when declining health made printmaking too difficult. From her first exhibition at San Francisco’s exclusive Gump’s in 1937 to her 1972 election to full membership in the National Academy of Design, Kloss experienced a selective fame. She received numerous awards, and though she is not as well known as members of the Taos Society of Artists...
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1950s American Realist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Darius II
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil lower right Edition: 3 impressions Signed, dated and annotated “1 of 3” Exhibited: Zygote Press, Cleveland, 2016 Tregoning & Co. 2017
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Souvenir de Bretagne
By Louis Gabriel Eugene Isabey
Located in Middletown, NY
Lithograph with engraving on cream wove paper, 13 1/2 x 18 1/8 inches ( 343 x 461 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with significant age and mat tone, as well as scattered light...
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Early 19th Century French School Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Lithograph

Keresan Dancers
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Keresan Dancers Etching & drypoint, 1962 Signed lower right (see photo) Inscribed lower left: "Artist's Proof Keresan Dancers" Depicts Keresan speaking peoples at Sam Felipe Pueblo Contemporary Puebloans are customarily described as belonging to either the eastern or the western division. The eastern Pueblo villages are in New Mexico along the Rio Grande and comprise groups who speak Tanoan and Keresan languages. Tanoan languages such as Tewa are distantly related to Uto-Aztecan, but Keresan has no known affinities. The western Pueblo villages include the Hopi villages of northern Arizona and the Zuni, Acoma, and Laguna villages, all in western New Mexico. Born Alice Glasier in Oakland, CA, Kloss grew up amid the worldly bustle of the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended the University of California at Berkeley, graduating with honors in art in 1924. She discovered her talents in intaglio printmaking during a senior-year course in figurative drawing. The professor, Perham Nahl, held up a print from Kloss’ first plate, still damp from the printing process, and announced that she was destined to become a printmaker. In 1925, Gene married Phillips Kloss, a poet and composer who became her creative partner for life. The match was uncanny, for in her own way Gene, too, was a poet and a composer. Like poetry, her artworks capture a moment in time; like music, her compositions sing with aesthetic harmony. Although she was largely self-taught, Kloss was a printmaking virtuoso. On their honeymoon the Klosses traveled east from California, camping along the way. They spent two week is Taos Canyon – with a portable printing press cemented to a rock near their campsite – where Gene learned to appreciate the wealth of artistic subject matter in New Mexico. The landscape, the cultures, and the immense sky left an indelible impression on the couple, who returned every summer until they made Taos their permanent home 20 years later. Throughout her life, Kloss etched more than 625 copper plates, producing editions ranging from five to 250 prints. She pulled every print in every edition herself, manually cranking the wheel of her geared Sturges press until she finally purchased a motorized one when she was in her 70s. Believing that subject matter dictated technique, she employed etching, drypoint, aquatint, mezzotint, roulette, softground, and a variety of experimental approaches, often combining several techniques on the same plate. She also produced both oil and watercolor paintings. Kloss’ artworks are filled with drama. Her prints employ striking contrasts of darkness and light, and her subjects are often illuminated by mysterious light sources. Though she was a devout realist, there is also a devout abstraction on Kloss’ work that adds an almost mythical quality. For six decades Kloss documented the cultures of the region-from images of daily life to those of rarely seen ceremonies. She and her husband shared a profound respect for the land and people, which made them welcome among the Native American and Hispanic communities. Kloss never owned a camera but relied instead on observation and recollection. Her works provide an inside look at the cultures she depicted yet at the same time communicate the awe and freshness of an outsider’s perspective. Although Kloss is best known for her images of Native American and Penitente scenes, she found artistic inspiration wherever she was. During the early years of their marriage, when she and Phil returned to the Bay Area each winter to care for their aging families, she created images of the California coast. And when the Klosses moved to southwestern Colorado in 1965, she etched the mining towns and mountainous landscapes around her. In 1970 the Klosses returned to Taos and built a house north of town. Though her artwork continued to grow in popularity, she remained faithful to Taos’ Gallery A, where she insisted that owner Mary Sanchez keep the prices of her work reasonable regardless of its market value. Kloss continued to etch until 1985, when declining health made printmaking too difficult. From her first exhibition at San Francisco’s exclusive Gump’s in 1937 to her 1972 election to full membership in the National Academy of Design, Kloss experienced a selective fame. She received numerous awards, and though she is not as well known as members of the Taos Society of Artists...
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1960s American Realist Engraving Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Don Quixote and apparition - Figurative Drypoint Print, Colorful, Polish Art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Subject for this artwork comes from Miguel de Cervantes' book. CZESLAW TUMIELEWICZ (b. 1942) In 1968, he studied at the Architecture faculty of Gdank, before continuing his course a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint

Great cordiality - Figurative Drypoint Print, Colorful, Polish Art
Located in Warsaw, PL
The print comes from edition limited to 10. CZESLAW TUMIELEWICZ (b. 1942) In 1968, he studied at the Architecture faculty of Gdank, before continuing his course at the Technical Uni...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint

A walk with Bożena Wahl 1987 - Figurative Drypoint Print, Colorful, Polish Art
Located in Warsaw, PL
The title of the artwork refers to Bożena Wahl - polish paintress. She was active beginning from the second half of XX century, into the XXI century, died in 2025. Together with her ...
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2010s Contemporary Engraving Figurative Prints

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Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint

The Cavaliers of King Arthur, from Tristan and Iseult
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The Cavaliers of King Arthur Portfolio: Tristan and Iseult Medium: Color engraving Year: 1970 Edition: XII/XXV Frame Size: 25 1/4" x 20 3/4" Sheet Size: ...
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1970s Surrealist Engraving Figurative Prints

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Engraving

The Small Horse by Albrecht Dürer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 German The Small Horse Dated in the plate on upper center; monogrammed in the plate lower center: AD Meder state a Copperplate engraving on laid paper “W...
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16th Century Renaissance Engraving Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Engraving Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
Hand-coloured mezzotint engravings from: ""Phytanthoza Iconographia"", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames. Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a G...
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18th Century Engraving Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Engraving figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.

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