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Period: 1920s
Marc Chagall, Playing Cards, from Nicolas Gogol, Dead Souls, 1923-1927
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Les cartes a jouer (Playing Cards), originates from the celebrated folio Nicolas Gogol, Les Ames mortes, Eaux-fortes originales de Marc Chagall (Nicolas Gogol, Dead Souls, Original Etchings by Marc Chagall), published by Teriade Editeur, Paris, 1948, and printed by Fort, Impressions artistiques, Paris, under the direction of Louis Fort, 1923–1927. The composition captures Chagall’s deeply humane and satirical interpretation of Gogol’s world, blending tenderness, irony, and psychological insight within a dreamlike narrative space.
Executed as an etching on velin d arches filigrane paper, this work measures 10.827 x 17.764 inches (27.5 x 45.12 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. Printed by Fort, Impressions artistiques, Paris, under the direction of Louis Fort.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
Title: Les cartes a jouer (Playing Cards), from Nicolas Gogol, Les Ames mortes, Eaux-fortes originales de Marc Chagall (Nicolas Gogol, Dead Souls, Original Etchings by Marc Chagall), 1948
Medium: Etching on velin d arches filigrane paper
Dimensions: 10.827 x 17.764 inches (27.5 x 45.12 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1948, published; 1923–1927, printed
Publisher: Teriade Editeur, Paris
Printer: Fort, Impressions artistiques, Paris, under the direction of Louis Fort
Catalogue raisonne reference: Cramer, Patrick, and Meret Meyer. Marc Chagall: Catalogue Raisonne Des Livres Illustres. P. Cramer ed., 1995, illustration 17
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From Nicolas Gogol, Les Ames mortes, Eaux-fortes originales de Marc Chagall (Nicolas Gogol, Dead Souls, Original Etchings by Marc Chagall), published by Teriade Editeur, Paris, 1948
Notes:
Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), It was taken from this album, on velin d arches filigrane "Les Ames mortes", L examples, numbered from there, including a complimentary suite on japon nacre; CCLXXXV examples, numbered from LI to CCCXXXV and XXXIII non-market examples, numbered from I to XXXIII reserved for employees. All colophons are signed by the artist.
About the Publication:
Nicolas Gogol, Les Ames mortes, Eaux-fortes originales de Marc Chagall (Nicolas Gogol, Dead Souls, Original Etchings by Marc Chagall) stands among the most important illustrated literary works of the twentieth century. Conceived over several decades and rooted in Chagall’s deep emotional connection to Gogol’s satirical vision of Russian society, the album unites text and image in a profoundly imaginative synthesis. Published by Teriade in 1948 and printed by Fort, Impressions artistiques, Paris, under the direction of Louis Fort, the album embodies the high standards of Parisian printmaking and continues to be regarded as one of the great illustrated works of the twentieth century, admired for its fusion of literature, etching, and the distinctively dreamlike vision of Marc Chagall.
About the Artist:
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Belarus-born French painter, printmaker, and designer whose visionary imagination, radiant color, and deeply poetic symbolism made him one of the most beloved and influential artists of the twentieth century. Rooted in the imagery of his Jewish heritage and the memories of his childhood in Vitebsk, Chagall’s art wove together themes of faith, love, folklore, and fantasy with a dreamlike modern sensibility. His unique style merging elements of Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Surrealism defied categorization, transforming ordinary scenes into lyrical meditations on memory and emotion. Influenced by Russian icon painting, medieval religious art, and the modern innovations of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque, Chagall developed a profoundly personal visual language filled with floating figures, vibrant animals, musicians, and lovers that symbolized the transcendent power of imagination and love. During his early years in Paris, he became an integral part of the Ecole de Paris circle, forming friendships with Amedeo Modigliani, Fernand Leger, and Sonia Delaunay, and his creative spirit resonated with that of his peers and successors Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray. Over a prolific career spanning painting, printmaking, stained glass, ceramics, and stage design, Chagall brought an unparalleled poetic sensibility to modern art. His works are held in major museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Guggenheim. The highest price ever paid for a Marc Chagall artwork is approximately 28.5 million USD, achieved in 2017 at Sothebys New York for Les Amoureux (1928).
Marc Chagall etching...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
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Sisters
— Renowned Black American, Harlem Renaissance Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Lesesne Wells, 'Sisters', linocut, edition not stated but small, 1928. Signed, titled, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A fine impression on off-white wove Japan paper, with wide margins (1 7/8 to 3 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Printed by the artist. Very scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Image size 8 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches (208 x 171 mm); sheet size 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (343 x 273 mm).
Exhibition and Literature: 'Narratives of African American Art and Identity: The David C. Driskell Collection,' The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, extensive touring exhibition, 1998-2000.
Collections: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution (Anacostia Community Museum).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
“Wells is more than an artist with a deep concern for his fellow man. He carries many of his themes a step further into an apocalyptic world, a world of revelation and shifting lights. … He works on large blocks in a bold free style. … His work has a vigor, therefore, that is not often used in the medium today.”
—Jacob Kainen (painter, critic, and collector) from Richard J. Powell’s 1986 essay Phoenix Ascending: The Art of James Lesesne Wells.
James Lesesne Wells was an American painter, printmaker, educator, and pioneering figure of the Harlem Renaissance, whose work established a vital connection between African heritage, modernist form, and African American cultural identity. Known for his innovative use of linoleum and woodblock printing, Wells played a key role in shaping 20th-century African American art and inspired countless students throughout his lengthy career as a teacher at Howard University.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Wells' early exposure to the arts came through church and community, where African American cultural traditions were central. He pursued formal artistic training at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania (earning a B.A. in 1924), followed by studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Barnes Foundation, where he encountered European modernists as well as traditional African sculpture, which profoundly influenced his style.
Wells moved to New York in the late 1920s, swiftly immersing himself in the lively artistic and intellectual scene of Harlem. There, he became associated with artists, writers, and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, contributing to the growth of Black cultural identity. Considered a mentor to many famed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Wells served as director of a summer art workshop in Harlem where his assistants included Charles Alston, Jacob Lawrence, and Palmer Hayden...
Category
American Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Night Shadows
By Edward Hopper
Located in Plano, TX
Night Shadows. 1921. Etching. Levin 82. 7 x 8 3/8 (sheet 10 x 13 7 1/16).s Series: Six American Etchings: The New Republic Portfolio, 1924. Edition approximately 500-600. Illustrate...
Category
American Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
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Marc Chagall, Nozdriov, from Nicolas Gogol, Dead Souls, 1923-1927
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Nozdriov (Nozdriov), originates from the celebrated folio Nicolas Gogol, Les Ames mortes, Eaux-fortes originales de Marc Ch...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,996 Sale Price
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Der Gartner
(The Gardener) — German Expressionism
By Karl Michel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Karl Michel, 'Der Gartner' (The Gardener), woodcut, c. 1925. Signed, titled, and numbered '15/50' in pencil. Signed in the block, lower left and right. A fine, richly-inked impression on buff wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Scarce.
Image size 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 inches (133 x 98 mm); sheet size 10 x 7 3/4 inches (254 x 198 mm).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919 - 1933). In 1920, his work was featured in the influential German graphic design magazine Das Plakat...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Portrait of an African Woman — 1920s Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boris Lovet-Lorski, Untitled (Portrait of an African Woman), lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed and numbered 13 in pencil. Number 13 of Volume 2, a series of 10 lithographs publis...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tempête à Nice - PhotoLithograph after Henri Matisse - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Tempête à Nice is a photolithograph realized in 1993 after Henri Matisse.
Signed on the plate
On Milano handmade paper.
Very good conditions.
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sale and Marketing Kiosk for P Cigarettes (Bauhaus) (20% OFF + Free Shipping)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Herbert Bayer
Sale and Marketing Kiosk for P Cigarettes (Verkauf- und Werbekiosk, Zigarettenmarke P ), 1924
Offset Lithograph
Year: 1994
Size: 33.2 × 23.2 inches
Publisher: Bauhaus A...
Category
Bauhaus 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$120 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, Crayon, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 edition published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris, and printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, December 15, 1925. The work exemplifies Matisses mastery of pure line and the expressive economy of form that defined his graphic art of the 1920s, transforming simplicity into lyrical harmony.
Executed as a lithograph on velin Lafuma Navarre paper, this work measures 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
Title: Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse)
Medium: Lithograph on velin Lafuma Navarre paper
Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Date: 1925
Publisher: Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris
Printer: Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris
Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Duthuit, Claude. Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonne des ouvrages illustres. Editions Claude Duthuit, Paris, 1988, illustration 3.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris; rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris; printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, December 15, 1925
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album was printed in C examples on velin d'Arches with an original example by Henri-Matisse, numbered from I to C, and M examples on velin Lafuma. Printing was completed on December Fifteenth, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five by F. Dutal et Cie, in Paris; the boards having been executed by the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops in Paris.
About the Publication:
Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, in 1925, is a landmark early graphic portfolio that captures the artist’s mastery of contour and proportion through a series of delicately rendered lithographs. Realized under the direction of the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops—renowned for their exceptional skill in fine art printmaking—the album showcases Matisse’s fascination with the purity of line and the human form. Issued in a limited printing of examples on both velin d’Arches and velin Lafuma papers, it reflects the refined aesthetics and technical excellence that characterized the interwar Parisian print ateliers. The publication represents a pivotal stage in Matisse’s evolution as a draughtsman, bridging the intimate immediacy of his drawings with the permanence of fine print.
About the Artist:
Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was a French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary vision redefined modern art through his daring use of color, line, and form. Celebrated as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Matisse led the Fauvist movement and devoted his life to the pursuit of balance, beauty, and emotional expression in visual art. His early works burst with vibrant hues and liberated brushwork, while his later “cut-out” compositions achieved a poetic simplicity that transformed the relationship between color and space. Deeply influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, and Georges Seurat, as well as by the rhythmic patterns of Islamic art, Byzantine mosaics, and Japanese prints, Matisse forged a new visual language that celebrated joy, movement, and serenity. He was part of an extraordinary generation of artists who shaped the evolution of modernism, maintaining lifelong dialogue and friendly rivalry with contemporaries such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Andre Derain, Albert Marquet, and Raoul Dufy—peers who, like him, sought to expand the expressive potential of color and composition. Matisses influence extended across generations, inspiring modern and contemporary masters including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, each of whom drew upon his fearless experimentation and refined visual harmony. His paintings, sculptures, and works on paper are held in the most prestigious museums in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Hermitage Museum, where his art continues to symbolize the essence of creativity and human emotion. The highest price ever paid for a Henri Matisse artwork is approximately 80.8 million USD, achieved in 2018 at Christies New York for Odalisque couchee aux magnolias (1923).
Henri Matisse Crayon...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Henri Matisse, Crayon, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 edition published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris, and printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, December 15, 1925. The work exemplifies Matisses mastery of pure line and the expressive economy of form that defined his graphic art of the 1920s, transforming simplicity into lyrical harmony.
Executed as a lithograph on velin Lafuma Navarre paper, this work measures 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.32 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
Title: Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse)
Medium: Lithograph on velin Lafuma Navarre paper
Dimensions: 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Date: 1925
Publisher: Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris
Printer: Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris
Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Duthuit, Claude. Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonne des ouvrages illustres. Editions Claude Duthuit, Paris, 1988, illustration 3.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris; rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris; printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, December 15, 1925
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album was printed in C examples on velin d'Arches with an original example by Henri-Matisse, numbered from I to C, and M examples on velin Lafuma. Printing was completed on December Fifteenth, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five by F. Dutal et Cie, in Paris; the boards having been executed by the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops in Paris.
About the Publication:
Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, in 1925, is a landmark early graphic portfolio that captures the artist’s mastery of contour and proportion through a series of delicately rendered lithographs. Realized under the direction of the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops—renowned for their exceptional skill in fine art printmaking—the album showcases Matisse’s fascination with the purity of line and the human form. Issued in a limited printing of examples on both velin d’Arches and velin Lafuma papers, it reflects the refined aesthetics and technical excellence that characterized the interwar Parisian print ateliers. The publication represents a pivotal stage in Matisse’s evolution as a draughtsman, bridging the intimate immediacy of his drawings with the permanence of fine print.
About the Artist:
Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was a French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary vision redefined modern art through his daring use of color, line, and form. Celebrated as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Matisse led the Fauvist movement and devoted his life to the pursuit of balance, beauty, and emotional expression in visual art. His early works burst with vibrant hues and liberated brushwork, while his later “cut-out” compositions achieved a poetic simplicity that transformed the relationship between color and space. Deeply influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, and Georges Seurat, as well as by the rhythmic patterns of Islamic art, Byzantine mosaics, and Japanese prints, Matisse forged a new visual language that celebrated joy, movement, and serenity. He was part of an extraordinary generation of artists who shaped the evolution of modernism, maintaining lifelong dialogue and friendly rivalry with contemporaries such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Andre Derain, Albert Marquet, and Raoul Dufy—peers who, like him, sought to expand the expressive potential of color and composition. Matisses influence extended across generations, inspiring modern and contemporary masters including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, each of whom drew upon his fearless experimentation and refined visual harmony. His paintings, sculptures, and works on paper are held in the most prestigious museums in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Hermitage Museum, where his art continues to symbolize the essence of creativity and human emotion. The highest price ever paid for a Henri Matisse artwork is approximately 80.8 million USD, achieved in 2018 at Christies New York for Odalisque couchee aux magnolias (1923).
Henri Matisse Crayon...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Henri Matisse, Plume, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Plume (Feather), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 editi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, Untitled, from Twelve Watercolors, 1920 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Francois Auguste Rene Rodin (1840–1917), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Douze aquarelles de Auguste Rodin (Twelve Watercolors by Auguste...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,756 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, Pinceau, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Pinceau (Brush), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 editi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, Fusain, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Fusain (Charcoal), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 edi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Paresse, Art Nouveau Etching by Louis Icart
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) - Paresse, Year: 1925, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 15 x 18.75 inches, Size: 23.5 in. x 27.5 in. (59.69 cm x 69.85 cm)
Category
Art Nouveau 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Henri Matisse, Crayon, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 editi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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GEFALLEN (Killed in Action)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
KATHE KOLLWITZ (1867-1945)
GEFALLEN (Killed in Action) 1920 (Klipstein 153 (1st state, a of c of 2 states)
Lithograph on laid paper. Image 16 ¼ x 15 ¼ inches, Large Full Sheet, 25 ½...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Henri Matisse, Fusain, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Fusain (Charcoal), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 edi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, Crayon, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 editi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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"La Correspondance" Signed Etching, Edition of 25, Young Woman Writing
Located in Yardley, PA
Created at the height of Matisse’s mature period, this work exemplifies the artist’s turn toward clarity, purity of line, and compositional balance. Matisse, in his signature linear ...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Marc Chagall, Gathering of the Peasants, Nicolas Gogol, Dead Souls, 1923-1927
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Attroupement des paysans (Gathering of the Peasants), originates from the celebrated folio Nicolas Gogol, Les Ames mortes, ...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Faust : Margueritte and Devil - Original etching, Handsigned
By Louis Icart
Located in Paris, IDF
Louis Icart
Faust : Margueritte and Devil
Original etching with aquatint
Signed in pencil
Blind stamp of the editor on the bottom left corner
On vellum 62 x 45 cm (c. 25 x 18 in)
...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Henri Matisse, Crayon, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 edition published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris, and printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, December 15, 1925. The work exemplifies Matisses mastery of pure line and the expressive economy of form that defined his graphic art of the 1920s, transforming simplicity into lyrical harmony.
Executed as a lithograph on velin Lafuma Navarre paper, this work measures 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
Title: Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse)
Medium: Lithograph on velin Lafuma Navarre paper
Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Date: 1925
Publisher: Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris
Printer: Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris
Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Duthuit, Claude. Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonne des ouvrages illustres. Editions Claude Duthuit, Paris, 1988, illustration 3.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris; rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris; printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, December 15, 1925
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album was printed in C examples on velin d'Arches with an original example by Henri-Matisse, numbered from I to C, and M examples on velin Lafuma. Printing was completed on December Fifteenth, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five by F. Dutal et Cie, in Paris; the boards having been executed by the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops in Paris.
About the Publication:
Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, in 1925, is a landmark early graphic portfolio that captures the artist’s mastery of contour and proportion through a series of delicately rendered lithographs. Realized under the direction of the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops—renowned for their exceptional skill in fine art printmaking—the album showcases Matisse’s fascination with the purity of line and the human form. Issued in a limited printing of examples on both velin d’Arches and velin Lafuma papers, it reflects the refined aesthetics and technical excellence that characterized the interwar Parisian print ateliers. The publication represents a pivotal stage in Matisse’s evolution as a draughtsman, bridging the intimate immediacy of his drawings with the permanence of fine print.
About the Artist:
Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was a French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary vision redefined modern art through his daring use of color, line, and form. Celebrated as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Matisse led the Fauvist movement and devoted his life to the pursuit of balance, beauty, and emotional expression in visual art. His early works burst with vibrant hues and liberated brushwork, while his later “cut-out” compositions achieved a poetic simplicity that transformed the relationship between color and space. Deeply influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, and Georges Seurat, as well as by the rhythmic patterns of Islamic art, Byzantine mosaics, and Japanese prints, Matisse forged a new visual language that celebrated joy, movement, and serenity. He was part of an extraordinary generation of artists who shaped the evolution of modernism, maintaining lifelong dialogue and friendly rivalry with contemporaries such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Andre Derain, Albert Marquet, and Raoul Dufy—peers who, like him, sought to expand the expressive potential of color and composition. Matisses influence extended across generations, inspiring modern and contemporary masters including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, each of whom drew upon his fearless experimentation and refined visual harmony. His paintings, sculptures, and works on paper are held in the most prestigious museums in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Hermitage Museum, where his art continues to symbolize the essence of creativity and human emotion. The highest price ever paid for a Henri Matisse artwork is approximately 80.8 million USD, achieved in 2018 at Christies New York for Odalisque couchee aux magnolias (1923).
Henri Matisse Crayon...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Louis Icart Art Deco Etching Coursing II, 1929
By Louis Icart
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950)
Coursing II, 1929
Etching with handcoloring on paper
Image: 15 x 24-7/8 inches (38.1 x 63.2 cm) (image)
Ed. V/160
Framed Dimensions 27 X 39.5 Inches
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Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Conchita, Art Nouveau Etching by Louis Icart 1929
By Louis Icart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950)
Title: Conchita
Year: 1929
Medium: Etching, signed in pencil
Image Size: 20 x 13 inches
Frame Size: 32.5 x 25 inches
Reference: Figure 361 ...
Category
Art Nouveau 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Hostellerie des Chiens du Guet
— British Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Sybil Andrews, 'Hostellerie des Chiens du Guet', color monotype, c. 1925; edition 2, proof 1. Signed 'Sybil Andrews pinx et imp' and titled in pencil. A superb, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on heavy cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (5/8 to 1 3/4 inches). Printed by the artist. The artist’s original archival mounting tape remains in the four sheet corners, recto (well away from the image), in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. A unique impression.
Image size 8 15/16 x 11 15/16 inches (227 x 303 mm); sheet size 12 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches (311 x 394 mm).
ABOUT THIS WORK
In addition to her almost 80 celebrated modernist color linocuts, Sybil Andrews also worked in the monotype technique. She typically produced two or three impressions (or pulls) from each hand-painted plate, each proof unique in its qualities of color values and vibrancy.
In 1933, Sybil Andrews and Cyril Power had an exhibition of their color monotypes and linocuts at the Redfern Gallery. Most of Andrews' monotypes were destroyed by a fire in an Ottawa gallery in 1959, and they now rarely come to the market.
ABOUT THE IMAGE
The Hostellerie des Chiens du Guet is a small hotel at the edge of...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Monotype
$4,320 Sale Price
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Le "FLIP" Soap original vintage French antique poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original French vintage poster.
le "Flip" Soap.
This fun image shows the tube of 'Flip" pushing away the shaving bowl, towel, and shaving brush. I...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,279 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, Crayon, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 editi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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VISAGE DE FEMME APPUYE SUR SA MAIN (FACE OF A WOMAN LEANING ON HER HAND)
By André Derain
Located in Portland, ME
Derain, Andre (French, 1880-1954). VISAGE DE FEMME APPUYE SUR SA MAIN (FACE OF A WOMAN LEANING ON HER HAND). Adhemar 71, BN-IFF 17. Lithograph, 1927. One of 25 copies numbered in Rom...
Category
1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Clifford James (active 1900-1930)
After James Abbott NcNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl
Color mezzotint, 1922
Signed in pencil by James (see ...
Category
Pre-Raphaelite 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
A Mirage
By James McBey
Located in Plano, TX
A Mirage. 1928. Etching. Hardie 238. 11 13/16 x 14 3/8 (sheet 12 3/16 x 18 3/4). Edition 76, #46. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1928 and 1938; Holmes, Etchings of Today. A ri...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$1,750 Sale Price
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Harry Wickey, Snug Harbor (Riverside Drive, NYC)
By Harry Wickey
Located in New York, NY
The sailors are still in uniform in this post-World War I print of young people meeting at a semi-secluded park setting, Snug Harbor, along Riverside Drive...
Category
Ashcan School 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint
St. Stephen
s Cathedral in Vienna - Hand Colored Cityscape Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed and dramatic hand-colored etching by Luigi Kasimir (Austrian, 1881-1962). St. Stephen's cathedral towers above the streets of Vienna, with people going about their daily bus...
Category
Photorealist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
$1,120 Sale Price
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Theater
— 1920s German Expressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
A German Expressionist woodcut, with original hand-coloring in watercolor, depicting a parent and child watching a theatrical production; ...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Henri Matisse, Plume, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Plume (Feather), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 editi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Nu à l
éventail - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1924
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
This wonderful original etching with drypoint was realized by Marc Chagall in 1924. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" at the lower right corner. It's an artist pro...
Category
Surrealist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Louis Icart Drypoint Etching Art Deco SPEED, 1927
By Louis Icart
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950)
Speed, 1927
Etching with hand coloring on paper
Sight: 15 x 24.75 inches (38.1 x 62.9 cm) (image)
A.P. Edition D’artiste
Signed and inscribed in penci...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Still Life - Offset Print after Giorgio Morandi - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is a vintage offset print, realized in 1929 reproducing the original watercolor by Giorgio Morandi.
Very Good conditions.
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Henri Matisse, Crayon, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 editi...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Jean Cocteau, Portrait de Jean Desbordes is a Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", publ...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mehr Sonne fur 1924
(More Sun for 1924)— German Expressionism
By Karl Michel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Karl Michel, 'Mehr Sonne fur 1924. Viel Gluck Wunscht Karl Michel U. Frau', woodcut, 1924, edition 20. Signed, dated, and numbered 'op. 162' and '15/20' in pencil. Signed in the image, lower left. A fine, richly-inked impression on buff wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 3/4 inches), in very good condition. Printed by the artist. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
New Year's Greeting – English translation: "More Sun for 1924. Good Luck Wishes from Karl Michel and his Wife."
Image size 4 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches (118 x 121 mm); sheet size 7 3/4 x 10 inches (198 x 254 mm).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933). Michel’s work was the subject of a feature article in the influential German graphic design magazine Das Plakat...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
‘LE REPOSE du MODELE
- Rare First State
Located in Santa Monica, CA
HENRI MATISSE (French 1869-1954)
LE REPOSE du MODELE 1922 . (Duthuit 416)
Original lithograph, FIRST STATE, on Chine volant paper BEFORE image was reduced at the left edge. An uns...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, "Joie Maternelle, " original etching, numbered
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso
"Joie Maternelle"
Original Etching
Stamp signed, Numbered 8/50 from the edition of 50 printed in 1961, (The first edition was printed in 1922)
Published by Galerie Loui...
Category
1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Female Figure Sleeping
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching. Hand signed and dated by the artist on lower right margin. Original title: "Figura Femminile Dormiente". Very good conditionsexcept lightly browned paper on ...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Make Fast, Plate 2.
Located in Plano, TX
Make Fast, plate 2. 1929. Etching. Laver catalog number 146; Hurst catalog number 258. Plate: 14 3/8 x 9 13/16 (sheet 17 5/8 x 11 3/4). Trial proof 2, before the edition or 75. Ill...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$1,800 Sale Price
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Original Epouse - La (The Bride, The Wife) artdeco vintage theater poster linen
Located in Spokane, WA
Épouse-la – Original Vintage Poster by R. Laroche (1923). Professionally preserved on acid-free archival linen backed and ready to frame. Vibrant colors. Excellent condition with no ...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Max Weber Woodcut Print from "Primitives" Poetry Book Signed
By Max Weber
Located in Detroit, MI
ONE WEEK ONLY SALE
This woodcut print is an expressionist print on one of the poems from Max Weber's poetry collection "Primitives: Poems and Woodcuts". This work is signed in penci...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Original Vini di Lusso Italian wine vintage poster 1922
By Plinio Codognato 1
Located in Spokane, WA
Original, Italian, Vini di Lusso lithograph vintage poster for fine wines. The Italian Society for Superior Wine. The image of a satyr (or Bacchus) getting ready to eat a group ...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
La Roulette in the Casino, from Monte Carlo, 2nd Serie, by SEM
By George Gourset
Located in Paonia, CO
La Roulette in the Casino, from Monte Carlo from -Album n.15 – Planche n.12 is an original vintage reprint from the 1920 color lithograph by French c...
Category
Other Art Style 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
“Recollections”/ “Dans Les Passes”
By Louis Icart
Located in San Francisco, CA
Still in her silken evening gown and dancing slippers, the glamorous ingénue is savoring her memories, her ribbon-tied love letters and long draws on her cigarette holder. Was he eve...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, Untitled, from Twelve Watercolors, 1920 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Francois Auguste Rene Rodin (1840–1917), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Douze aquarelles de Auguste Rodin (Twelve Watercolors by Auguste...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,756 Sale Price
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A view of the New York Public Library, looking uptown along 5th Avenue.
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: c 1920.
Etching with aquatint printed in brownish black ink on cream wove paper, 8 3/4 x 12 inches (220 x 304 mm), full margins. Signed and titled in pencil in the lower ma...
Category
American Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Marc Chagall, The Inn House, from Nicolas Gogol, Dead Souls, 1923-1927
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La maison du traktir (The Inn House), originates from the celebrated folio Nicolas Gogol, Les Ames mortes, Eaux-fortes orig...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,996 Sale Price
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Auction
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Kretzschmar (1889-1972), Auction, etching, drypoint, and burnished aquatint, 1921, signed and dated (’20) in pencil lower right [also initialed in the plate lower left] Refe...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Le Tir Forain
(Fairground Shooting) — 1920s French Cubism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Le Tir Forain, engraving, edition 108, 1920-21, Sylvain Laboureur 191. Signed and numbered '19/85 ép' in pencil. Initialed 'L' and dated 1920 in the matrix,...
Category
Cubist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
Notre Dame de Paris
Located in Middletown, NY
A superb, dark impression of a well known scene by Arms.
Etching with aquatint on watermarked handmade F.J. Head & Co. laid paper, 12 3/8 x 13 15/16 inches (315 x 354 mm), full marg...
Category
American Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
In Thought - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1920
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
In Thought is an original offset and lithograph print realized by George Grosz.
The artwork is the plate n. 37 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of D...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Marie Laurencin, Untitled, from Les Biches, 1924
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Les Biches (The Does), originates from the 1924 edition published b...
Category
Modern 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,796 Sale Price
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Original 1920 Michaels Hustru- Michaels Wife vintage Swedish silent movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Vintage Movie Poster: The Woman Michael Married (1919) - Starring Bessie Barriscale (Michaels Hustru). Archival linen backing and ready for framing. Theater fold marks resto...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Grand Central Station
— New York City Landmark
By Otto Kuhler
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Otto Kuhler, 'Grand Central Station', etching and drypoint, 1927, edition c. 50, Kennedy 27. Signed and titled in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, in brown/black ink, with ...
Category
American Impressionist 1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$2,080 Sale Price
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