1890s Figurative Prints

"First Horse Day, 1896" - Chiyoda Palace - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu Colorful and expressive court scne by Toyohara Chikanobu,"Yoshu" (Japanese, 1838-1912). This is the r...

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...

Paul RENOUARD Ballerinas Having a Rest - "Repos", 1893 Original etching Signed in pencil On Japan paper 32 x 48 cm (c. 12.5 x 19 inch) INFORMATION : Limited edition of 20 copies se...

Femme au Plateu - Le Petit Déjeuner (Madame Baron et Mademoiselle Popo) is a color lithograph realized by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec in 1896.  cm. 45,5 x 58, matted. Monogrammed in ...

Robert ENGELS (1866 - 1926) Two Women and a Knight Original litograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : P...

Paul RENOUARD Before the Ballet Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 On vellum 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Moderne, Paris, 18...

After Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Trois Esquisses de maternite (Three Studies of Maternity) Heliogravure with etching on velin paper, 1893 Unsigned as issued Edition 1000, ther...

A hand colored Vanity Fair caricature of a 19th century opera singer, M Jean de Reszke, entitled 'Polish Tenor'. The print was created by the most famou...

Maurice ELIOT Spring Original lithograph Plate signed 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Moderne, Paris, 1897-1899 a...

The Bridge is an original etching realized by the Italian master Bruno Croatto. Hand-signed on the lower right. '97 Good conditions except for some sma...

Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN Impressionist Scenes (Mothu et Doria), 1895 Stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 46 of "Les Maîtres...

Koloman Moser (1868 –1918), AUSTRIAN Instead of applying his flair and art education solely to painting, Koloman Moser embodied the idea of Gesamt Kunstwerk (all-embracing art work) by designing architecture, furniture, jewelry, graphics, and tapestries meant to coordinate every detail of an environment. His work transcended the imitative decorative arts of earlier eras and helped to define Modernism for generations to come. Moser achieved a remarkable balance between intellectual structure (often geometric) and hedonistic luxury. Collaborating with Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann, the artist was an editor and active contributor to Ver Sacrum, (Sacred Spring), the journal of the Viennese Secession that was so prized for its aesthetics and high quality production that it was considered a work of art. The magazine featured drawings and designs in the Jugendstil style (Youth) along with literary contributions from distinguished writers from across Europe. It quickly disseminated both the spirit and the style of the Secession. In 1903 Moser and Hoffmann founded and led the Wiener Werkstatte (Viennese Workshop) a collective of artisans that produced elegant decorative arts items, not as industrial prototypes but for the purpose of sale to the public. The plan, as idealistic then as now, was to elevate the lives of consumers by means of beautiful and useful interior surroundings. Moser’s influence has endured throughout the century. His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters...

Auguste ROEDEL Montmartre : Moulin de la Galette, 1897 Stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") Authenticated with the blind stam...

Lucien Métivet Eugénie Buffet (Ambassadeurs) Stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION ...

Woman is an original lithograph on paper, realized in 1897 by Charles Guérin (1875-1939). Hand-signed on the lower right. The status of preservation i...

Jeanne JACQUEMIN (1863 - 1938) Saint Georges Original litograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x...

Théophile Alexandre STEINLEN The Pretty Parisan and the Geese Original Stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") Authenticated wit...

Auguste RODIN (after) Maternity : Woman and Child, 1897 Etching enhanced with watercolor On vellum 42.5 x 31 cm (c. 16.7 x 12.2 inches) Edition limited to 125 copies, send with the ...

BEGGARSTAFFS Harper's Magazine, 1895 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 16 of "Les Maîtres de...

Henri Fantin-Latour Immortality Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12in) INFORMATION : Published by 'Esta...

Woman's Head (Vrouwekop), Marguerite Adolphine Helfrich Drypoint, 1897 Signed lower right in pencil: J Toorop; by later hand Toorop's model for this print was Marguerite Adolphine H...

Fred HYLAND Harper's Magazine : The Martian, 1897 Stone ithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION...

Edouard DUYCK & Adolphe CRESPIN Waitress Bringing Belgian Beer, 1895 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 1...

Dudley Hardy Abbotts, Boots and Shoes, 1895 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 92 of "Les Maîtres de l'Affic...

Henry DETOUCHE In the Brambles Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe...

Henri HERAN (1864 - 1946) May Flower Original lithograph Printed signature, as issued 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin (wove) Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12")...

Hans Thoma (1839 Bernau - 1924 Karlsruhe), Southern German summer landscape, around 1897. Algraph on strong wove paper, published by Breitkopf und Härtel in Leipzig as ‘Zeitgenössisc...

Ernest Laurent Soir d'octobre Original lithograph Plate signed 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Moderne, Paris, 18...

An Alphabet is a Wood engraving, realized by the Artist William Nicholson in the 1890s. Titled, the artwork belongs to the series "Almanach' Guidance of Editions is written on the l...

Camille BELLANGER The Laundress Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFOR...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE (1864-1901) "LA CHAINE SIMPSON" Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris Bearing MDL stamp lower right, from issue #60, 1900. Plate #238 Unframed Size: 11 3/8 x 15 3/4” The "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" series was offered as a subscription series to collectors every month for 60 months, from December 1895 through November 1900. The "Maitres de l'Affiche," were issued as separate numbered sheets, referred to as "plates". They were numbered, with the printers name "Imprimerie Chaix," in the margin at the bottom left hand corner, "PL.1" to "PL.240." In the margin at the bottom right hand corner of each, is a blind embossed stamp from a design of Cheret's. The smaller format and the fact the "Maitres" were a paid subscription series, allowed Imprimerie Chaix to use the latest state of the art printing techniques, not normally used in the large format posters due to cost. A very high quality of paper was used, where as the large format posters were printed on lesser quality newsprint, due to cost and a short expected life span. This explains why the quality of the printing, in the "Maitres de l'Affiche," usually far exceeds that of their larger counterparts. "In her recent excellent biography of Lautrec, Julia Frey indicates that 'Henry, the frustrated athlete, was compulsively familiar with the vocabulary and technical aspects of a variety of sports in which he could participate as a spectator: horse and bicycle racing, wrestling, yachting, bullfighting. He watched them all with the same intensity that he watched a line of dancers or a circus bareback rider, attracted by the beauty of movement, but also by the smells, sounds and excitement of the spectacle (Frey, p.353) His 'insider' knowledge of the cycling field shows up abundantly in this poster for the French agent of the Simpson bicycle chain company. In the foreground is the champion cyclist Constant Huret. In the background are Tristan Bernard, the sports impresario who was a close friend of Lautrec, with Louis Bougle, the French agent who adopted the name 'Spoke.' A touch of levity is added by what appears to be a 'bicycle-built-for-ten' in the upper-left corner, in fact it's two five-seaters, known at the time as 'quints.'"(Rennert, PAI-XXII, 35)Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec came from an aristocratic background, having been born the son of an earl.Even as a schoolboy he showed a talent for drawing. By 14 he had suffered two horse back riding accidents, combined with a serious bone disease which eventually left him crippled for life. His body continued to grow but not his legs, he would remain only five feet tall and suffer pain and embarrassment his entire life.At the age of 18, Lautrec moved to Montmartre in Paris to study art seriously. He worked with artists Louis Anquentin, Emile Bernard, Degas, Van Gogh and others. He became a frequenter of the the cafes, cabarets and brothels of the neighborhood, drawing from them inspirations for his artistic themes. As the artist's stature grew, several magazines wanted to publish his work, including Le Rire. His subjects, as well as street life, included some of the most famous music-hall performers, with whom he became friends, such as Yvette Guilbert, La Goulue Jane Avril, May Milton, May Belfort...

Georges Meunier Montmartre café, 1897 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate Printed on paper vélin Size 40 x 29 cm (c. 15.7 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 62 of "Les M...

ARTIST: after Auguste RODIN TITLE : Icarus and Phaeton MEDIUM : Etching/photogravure after the original drawing SIGNATURE : Unsigned YEAR : 1897 PAPER : Vellum SIZE : 13 x 10" ...

Auguste RODIN (after) Castor and Pollux, 1897 Etching enhanced with watercolor On vellum 42.5 x 31 cm (c. 16.7 x 12.2 inches) Edition limited to 125...

Auguste RODIN (after) Naked man, 1897 Etching enhanced with watercolor On vellum 42.5 x 31 cm (c. 16.7 x 12.2 inches) Edition limited to 125 copies, send wi...

Auguste RODIN (after) Men's group, 1897 Etching enhanced with watercolor On vellum 42.5 x 31 cm (c. 16.7 x 12.2 inches) Edition limited to 125 copies, send with the certificate of a...

Maurice GREIFFENHAGEN Distinguished Woman (Illustrated Pall Mall Budget), 1895 Lithograph On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION : Plate 24 of "Les Maîtres de l'A...

Sa Majesté la famine is a beautiful black and white lithograph realized in 1898 by the French artist, Maximilien Luce. Signed and dated on plate on lower right margin "Luce 1898". T...

Louis MALTESTE (1862 - 1928) The Old Tradeswoman Original lithograph Printed signature, as issued 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin (wove) Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12") INFORMATION :...

Fernand Piet Un marché en Zéland Original lithograph Plate signed 1897/98 Printed on paper Vélin Size 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12in) INFORMATION : Published by 'Estampe Moderne, Paris...

Le Choix du Modèle is an original artwork realized by Eugène Champollion in 1898. Etching on paper. Signed on plate on the lower right corner. Etching d'aprés Fortuny. Fortuny is written on plate on the lower right corner. Mint conditions. Passepartout included (cm 39.5 x 49). very beautiful etching realized representing the choice of a model. The scene is represented in a big hall with huge colums on the background. On the right side of the composition, a female figure on a proscenium and, on the left side there are some people well-dressed watching the female figure. The artwork has been realized by Eugène Champollion (Embrun, 1848 - Lettret, 1901) a French engraver and illustrator and one of the pupils on Léon...

A was an Artist is a Wood engraving, realized by the Artist William Nicholson in 1898 Titled " A was an Artist - Portrait de William Nicholson " below, in the center of the image. O...

Conversation Lithograph, 1893-1894 Signed and numbered in pencil lower left (see photo) Edition: (57/100) 100 Printed on wove paper Published by Edouard Kleinmann An early Nabi schoo...

Vintage poster by Henri Privat-Livemont created for the Exposition Universelle (the 1900 Paris Exposition) before the lettering was added on the upper portion of the image. Henri Pr...

Gants de Suede (Suede Gloves) Lithograph, 1890 Signed in the stone with the butterfly signature (see photo) Published in: The Studio 3, No. 13 (16 April 1894) Printed by Way in an ed...

Second edition signed in 1921 by the Artist's son Pola Gauguin: lower left “Paul Gauguin fait”, lower left “Pola Gauguin imp”. Superb copy in perfect conditions printed on China pa...

Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good Condition. Notes: From L'Estampe Moderne, published by F. Champenois, Paris, 1897. EDMOND FRANÇOIS AMAN-JEAN (18...

Lithograph realized in 1970s, after the original work by Toulouse-Lautrec of 1896. Limited edition of 1000. Excellent condition.

Beyond Reproach is a Lithograph realized by Hermann Paul. Good condition except for some ripples along the edges. René Georges Hermann-Paul (27 December...

Jeanne Bloch - From Le Café Concert is an original print, realized in 1893 by Henri-Gabriel Ibels. Black and white lithograph on paper. Good conditions except for some ripple alo...

Yahne is a vintage woodcut print and pochoir realized by Leonetto Cappiello in 1899, and printed in Paris in the same year by La Revue Blanche. The wo...

Vintage reproduction of the iconic poster "Motorcycles Comiot" by Theophile Steinlen, 1899 (11x16 inches 29 x 40cm) as reproduced in the Maitres de l’Affiche, printed by Chaix imprimerie run by Jules Cheret between the years 1895 and 1900. The publication "Les Maitres de...

Hommage des artistes à Picquart is a Lithograph realized by Hermann Paul. Hand signed on the lower left corner. Passpartout included cm 49x32.5 Good condition. René Georges Herman...

Kam-Hill - From Le Café Concert is an original print, realized in 1893 by Henri-Gabriel Ibels. Black and white lithograph on paper. Good conditions except for some ripple along ...

This color double-sided lithograph is from Alphonse Mucha's "Ilsee, Princess of Tripoli." The front of this piece, "Rudel of Blaye" features the royal family and subjects (sans text)...

Seki Station is an original modern artwork realized after Utagawa Hiroshige in the Late 19th Century. Original Woodcut print From the Famous "Tokaido Se...

Views of Yokohama photographs is a set of four original vintage Albumen prints on single cardboard: 34 x 26 cm. They were realized in 1890s. Good conditions except for being aged. ...

Portrait of Philip Andreevich Malavin.1899.Paper, lithography, 32x23 cm, restored: professionally reinforced edges. Leon Bakst. (1866-1924)

Versail is an Ink Drawing realized by Hermann Paul. Hand signed on the lower right corner. Good condition. René Georges Hermann-Paul (27 December 1864...

Libert - From Le Café Concert is an original print, realized in 1893 by Henri-Gabriel Ibels. Black and white lithograph on paper. Good conditions except for some ripples and some...