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Expressionist Figurative Prints

EXPRESSIONIST STYLE

While “expressionist” is used to describe any art that avoids naturalism and instead employs a bold use of flattened forms and intense brushwork, Expressionist art formally describes early-20th-century work from Europe that drew on Symbolism and confronted issues such as urbanization and capitalism. Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared. 

Between 1905 and 1920, Austrian and German artists, in particular, were inspired by Postimpressionists such as Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh in their efforts to strive for a new authenticity in their work. In its geometric patterns and decorative details, Expressionist art was also marked by eclectic sources like German and Russian folk art as well as tribal art from Africa and Oceania, which the movement’s practitioners witnessed at museums and world’s fairs.

Groups of artists came together to share and promote the themes now associated with Expressionism, such as Die Brücke (The Bridge) in Dresden, which included Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and investigated alienation and the dissolution of society in vivid color. In Munich, Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group led by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, instilled Expressionism with a search for spiritual truths. In his iconic painting The Scream, prolific Norwegian painter Edvard Munch conveyed emotional turmoil through his depiction of environmental elements, such as the threatening sky.

Expressionism shifted around the outbreak of World War I, with artists using more elements of the grotesque in reaction to the escalation of unrest and violence. Printmaking was especially popular, as it allowed artists to widely disseminate works that grappled with social and political issues amid this time of upheaval. Although the art movement ended with the rise of Nazi Germany, where Expressionist creators were labeled “degenerate,” the radical ideas of these artists would influence Neo-Expressionism that emerged in the late 1970s with painters like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clemente.

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Style: Expressionist
Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
Silkscreen on vélin paper. Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1996. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York; printed by Studio Heinrici, Ltd., New York, under the direction of Alexander Heinrici, New York, 1996. Excerpted from the album, CC examples of this album have been printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress. This edition was designed and set in Bodoni types by Dan Cart and Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry. The silkscreen prints were made by Alexander Heinrici at Studio Heinrici. LOIS MAILOU JONES (1905-1998) was an African American artist and educator, often associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Jones was raised in Boston by working-class parents who emphasized the importance of education and hard work. After graduating from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Jones began designing textiles for several New York firms. She left in 1928 to take a teaching position at Palmer Memorial Institute in North Carolina. At Palmer, Jones founded the art department, coached basketball, taught folk dancing, and played the piano for Sunday services. Two years later, she was recruited by Howard University in Washington, D.C., to join its art department. From 1930–77, Jones trained several generations of African American artists, including David Driskell, Elizabeth Catlett, and Sylvia Snowden...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Deux danseuses, 1995, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned, numbered
Located in Les Acacias GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Deux danseuses, 1995 Lithographie sur papier Arches, justifiée et numérotée EA Signée en bas à droite 22 x 17 cm / 32 x 26 cm Bibliographie: Catalogue raiso...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Making Pour Decisions
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas Limited Edition of 135 Hand Signed by Todd White COA Included 2021 Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting col...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Giclée

Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
Silkscreen on vélin paper. Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1996. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York; printed by Studio Heinrici, Ltd., New York, under the direction of Alexander Heinrici, New York, 1996. Excerpted from the album, CC examples of this album have been printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress. This edition was designed and set in Bodoni types by Dan Cart and Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry. The silkscreen prints were made by Alexander Heinrici at Studio Heinrici. LOIS MAILOU JONES (1905-1998) was an African American artist and educator, often associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Jones was raised in Boston by working-class parents who emphasized the importance of education and hard work. After graduating from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Jones began designing textiles for several New York firms. She left in 1928 to take a teaching position at Palmer Memorial Institute in North Carolina. At Palmer, Jones founded the art department, coached basketball, taught folk dancing, and played the piano for Sunday services. Two years later, she was recruited by Howard University in Washington, D.C., to join its art department. From 1930–77, Jones trained several generations of African American artists, including David Driskell, Elizabeth Catlett, and Sylvia Snowden...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Gerlach s Allegorien, plate #46: "Love" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Klimt’s association with Martin Gerlach dates back to the early 1880s when Gerlach and Schenk published their first edition of Allegorien und Embleme. By the mid-1890s, they were pla...
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1890s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Lydia au coussin indien, 1995, original lithograph by Jean Jansem handsigned
Located in Les Acacias GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Lydia au coussin indien, 1993 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée et justifiée 49 x 64,5 cm / 56 x 76 cm Imprimeur: Arts-Litho, Paris Editeur: Jansem, Pari...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Elke Up Side Down : Tribute to Woman - Original etching
Located in Paris, IDF
Georg Baselitz (1938) Elke Up Side Down : Tribute to Woman Original etching On Rives vellum 66 x 50 cm (c. 26 x 20 in) Authenticated with Chalcographie of Louvre Museum blind stamp ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Marc Chagall, The Monsters of Notre-Dame, from Derriere le miroir, 1954
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Les Monstres de Notre-Dame (The Monsters of Notre-Dame), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 67–68, originates from t...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, The House of My Village, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Maison de Mon Village (The House of My Village), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, originates from...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Water Snakes II" collotype print
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Water Snakes II, no. 9 from the fourth installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts The last painting Klimt exhibited with the Secession before resigning, Water ...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Marc Chagall, Before the Painting, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Devant le Tableau (Before the Painting), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from the 1963 ...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, The Green Eiffel Tower, from Chagall, 1957
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Tour Eiffel Verte (The Green Eiffel Tower), from the album Chagall, originates from the 1957 edition published by Mae...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Moses I, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Moise I (Moses I), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Littera...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Intimations sur La Vie
Located in Paonia, CO
Intimations sur la Vie.. from Le Miracle Quotidien suite 1974 Original signed lithograph Edition no. 132/225 paper size 40 x 30 image size 33.50 x 24 condition ...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Quai de la Tournelle (Mourlot 351; Cramer 53), Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Original Limited Edition Lithograph on Arches paper. Edition: 180, plus proofs. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition, with centerfold, as issued; neve...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Grossbauern
Located in New York, NY
Etching and aquatint, 1918. Wide margins. Second state (of 2) with the darker toned background. Edition of approximately only 13 (in both the first and second states combined). Si...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Marc Chagall, Dream at the Circus, from XXe Siecle, 1966
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Reve au cirque (Dream at the Circus), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXVIIIe Annee N°26, Mai 1966, originate...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Mother and Child before Notre-Dame, Verve, Revue Artistique, 1953
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Mere et enfant devant a Notre-Dame (Mother and Child before Notre-Dame), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Eduardo Chillida Spanish Artist Original Unused Lithograph Poster
Located in Miami, FL
Eduardo Chillida (Spain, 1924-2002) '5 Livres Gravés', 1974 Original poster from show lithograph on paper 25.2 x 17 in. (64 x 43 cm.) Unframed Ref: CHI100-202 Eduardo Chillida He be...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Jacob Lawrence, Street Scene, from Hiroshima, 1983
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite silkscreen by Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), titled Street Scene, from the album Hiroshima, originates from the 1983 edition published by The Limited Editions Club, New Y...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Petite danseuse aux cheveux défaits, 1991, original lithograph by Jean Jansem
Located in Les Acacias GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Petite danseuse aux cheveux défaits, 1991 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à droite 66 x 47 cm / 76 x 54 cm Imprime...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Cain and Abel, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Cain et Abel (Cain and Abel), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

POLSTER (The Cushion)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
MAXIMILLIAN KURZWEIL (Austrian 1867-1916) DER POLSTER / THE CUSHION, 1903. Color woodcut printed on laid japon paper, affixed as usual to a support sheet from its upper sheet edge...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Trois femmes
Located in Belgrade, MT
Walter Becker was born in 1893 in Essen, Ruhr, Germany. Considered an important graphic artist of the "lost generation", Becker is well known for his depictions of figures and portraits in a style that combined elements of German Expressionism, Dada, and French modernism. He worked in a variety of print media, including color lincut, lithography, woodcut and etching. After a short military service, Becker studied under the German Sculptor Karl Albiker at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. He moved to southern France where he lived and worked from 1924-1935, and was in contact with George Braque, Thomas...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, The Game of Acrobats, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Jeu des Acrobates (The Game of Acrobats), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from the 1...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Jacob Lawrence, Market, from Hiroshima, 1983
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite silkscreen by Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), titled Market, from the album Hiroshima, originates from the 1983 edition published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, a...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Surrealist Portrait - Original Etching (Plate signature), 1946
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean Cocteau Surrealist Portrait, 1946 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On BFK Rives vellum, 32,5 x 25 cm (c. 12,7 x 9,8 inch) Edition limited to 300 copies (unnumber...
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1940s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Shusaku Arakawa Japanese Artist 1977 original vintage poster lithograph print
Located in Miami, FL
Shusaku Arakawa (Japan, 1936-2010) 'Galerie Maeght', 1977 Original poster from exhibition of 1977 lithograph on paper 23.7 x 17.8 in. (60 x 45 cm.) Unframed Ref: ARA100-201 Shusaku ...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Woman Leaning Forward" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Plate #3 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Klimt's well-known Water Serpents paintings...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper

"Sleeping Woman" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Plate #1 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Clown et Enfant (Clown and Child) From the suite Cirque (Circus)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Clown et Enfant (Clown and Child)" from the suite "Cirque (Circus) by Andre Suarez" created in 1930, is an original color aquatint, etching and drypoint by renown French artist Georges Rouault, 1871-1958. It is signed in the plate as issue. According to Isabelle Rouault (Daughter of the artist) the total edition was 500. Published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris and printed by Maurice Potin, Paris. Referenced and pictured in the artist's catalogue raisonnes by Rauch #153, Kornfeld, Klipstein Catalog 120, #134 to #144, Soby pages 110 and 120, and Ambroise Vollard Editeur by Una E. Johnson #202 and page #109. . The plate mark (image) is 12.15 x 8.25 inches, framed size is 24.75 x 21 inches. Custom framed in a wooden black and gold frame, with fabric matting, fabric spacer, and gold color bevel. Artwork and frame are in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright. Example of this artwork is held in many museums including The Museum of Modern Art, New York About the artist: French painter, draughtsman, printmaker and designer, Georges Rouault created a personal style of Expressionism that gives him a highly distinctive place in Modern Art. Rouault was born in 1871, in the cellar of a house in Belleville, a working class quarter of Paris near the Père Lachaise cemetery, while the city was being bombarded by government troops quelling the Paris Commune. His father was a finisher and varnisher of pianos at a local factory. Rouault's grandfather was an amateur art...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Marc Chagall, The Blue Cow, from XXe Siecle, 1967
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Vache Bleue (The Blue Cow), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIXe Annee No. 29, Decembre 1967, Panorama 70...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, The Circus, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Cirque (The Circus), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, originates from the 1960 edition published ...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Tribe of Simeon, from The Jerusalem Windows, 1962 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Tribe of Simeon, from the album Marc Chagall, The Jerusalem Windows, originates from the 1962 edition published by An...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

ASU Portrait II /// Fritz Scholder Native American Indian Expressionist Surreal
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Fritz Scholder (Native American, 1937-2005) Title: "ASU Portrait II" Portfolio: Arizona State University Centennial Portfolio *Signed by Scholder in pencil lower right Year: 1984 Medium: Original Lithograph on Arches Cover buff paper Limited edition: 49/100 Printer: Joseph M. Segura of the Print Research Facility, School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Publisher: the Print Research Facility, School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Reference: "Collaborative Works: Recent Work and Catalogue Raisonné of the Visual Arts Research Institute" - ASU/VARI No. 121, page 98 Sheet size: 20.25" x 15" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away within its original portfolio case for decades. In mint condition Not a single example of this work has ever appeared at auction in over 40 years. Extremely rare Notes: Provenance: one owner ever - private collection - Scottsville, AZ; acquired directly from the publisher the Print Research Facility, School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ upon its release in 1984. Numbered by Scholder in pencil lower left. Comes from the 1984 "Arizona State University Centennial Portfolio" of eighteen prints in various mediums by Daniel R Britton, R. E. (Ron) Gasowski, Arthur W. Hahn, James Hajicek, Jules Heller...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

E. Strache, Handzeichnungen folio, "Female Model, Seated" Collotype plate
Located in Palm Beach, FL
After Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA “ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his mas...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Ottokar Mascha Folio: plate 11 "5th Secession Exhibition Poster" by Kolo Moser
Located in Palm Beach, FL
after KOLOMAN MOSER (1868-1918) 5TH SECESSION EXHIBITION POSTER, 1899, (In Mascha, no. 11) A pivotal figure in early-20th century Austrian ...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Die Bettler (The Beggars)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Die Bettler (The Beggars) Lithograph, 1922 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) From: Berliner Reise Series, Plate 7 Printed on wove paper Edition: 100...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Job in Prayer, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Job en priere (Job in Prayer), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VIII, No. 33–34, originates from the September 1956 issue published by Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, under the direction of Teriade, Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1956. This deeply spiritual composition portrays the biblical figure of Job in an act of humble prayer and endurance amidst suffering. Chagall captures the essence of faith and perseverance through lyrical lines and a luminous atmosphere, transforming human despair into a vision of redemption and divine grace. The figure of Job, rendered with quiet dignity, embodies Chagall’s enduring fascination with the resilience of the human spirit in dialogue with the divine. The piece forms part of Chagall’s celebrated series of lithographs and drawings created for Dessins Pour La Bible, a monumental project uniting art, scripture, and mysticism in one of the artist’s most important achievements. Executed as a lithograph on velin du Marais paper, this work measures 14 x 10.5 inches (35.56 x 26.67 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of the Mourlot Freres atelier, renowned for its collaborations with the greatest modern masters of the 20th century. Artwork Details: Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Title: Job en priere (Job in Prayer), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VIII, No. 33–34, September 1956 Medium: Lithograph on velin du Marais paper Dimensions: 14 x 10.5 inches (35.56 x 26.67 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued Date: 1956 Publisher: Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, under the direction of Teriade, Editeur, Paris Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris Catalogue raisonne references: Cain, Julien, and Fernand Mourlot. Chagall Lithographe. Andre Sauret, Editeur, 1960, illustrations 117–46. Cramer, Patrick, and Meret Meyer. Marc Chagall: Catalogue Raisonne Des Livres Illustrés. P. Cramer ed., 1995, illustration 25. Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VIII, No. 33–34, published by Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, 1956 Notes: Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This double issue of Verve is dedicated to the full reproduction in heliogravure of the one hundred-five plates etched by Marc Chagall, between 1930 and 1955, for the illustration of the Bible. The artist composed especially for the present work, sixteen lithographs in color and twelve in black, as well as the cover and the title page. This volume was completed and printed on September 10, 1956, by the Master Printers Draeger Freres for heliogravure, and by Mourlot Freres for lithography. About the Publication: Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), published as Verve Vol. VIII, No. 33–34 in September 1956, represents one of the crowning achievements of Chagall’s lifelong dialogue with the sacred. Conceived and directed by the visionary publisher Teriade and printed by the master lithographers Mourlot Freres, the issue features thirty-four color lithographs and numerous black-and-white drawings inspired by biblical figures and stories. Chagall’s works for this edition unite text and image in a luminous meditation on divine creation, moral struggle, and spiritual renewal, imbued with his signature dreamlike symbolism and radiant color. Produced in postwar Paris, this landmark publication reaffirmed the enduring union of art and faith, establishing Dessins Pour La Bible as one of the most important illustrated works of the 20th century. 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 20th 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—artists who, like Chagall, sought to push the boundaries of perception, emotion, and form. Over a prolific career that spanned painting, printmaking, stained glass, ceramics, and stage design, Chagall brought an unparalleled poetic sensibility to modern art, infusing even the most abstract subjects with human warmth and spiritual depth. His works are held in the most prestigious museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Guggenheim, where they continue to inspire generations of artists and collectors. The highest price ever paid for a Marc Chagall artwork is approximately $28.5 million USD, achieved in 2017 at Sotheby’s New York for Les Amoureux (1928). Marc Chagall Job...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Alice Neel, Evans Twins - Signed Screenprint, Figurative Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Alice Neel (American, 1900-1984) Evans Twins, 1982 Medium: Screenprint in colors on Arches Sheet dimensions: 80 × 106 cm (31 1/2 × 41 7/10 in) Frame Dimensions: 89.8 x 115.5 x 2.2 (3...
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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Marc Chagall, The Angel, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled L'Ange (The Angel), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litter...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Man with Pipe (John Rothschild), Alice Neel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alice Neel (1900-1984) Title: Man with Pipe (John Rothschild) Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: XXXVIII/L; 150 Arabic Numerals, 50 Roman Numerals, plus p...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Moses III, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956 Bible
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Moise III (Moses III), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Lit...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Jacob Lawrence, People in Park, from Hiroshima, 1983
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite silkscreen by Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), titled People in Park, from the album Hiroshima, originates from the 1983 edition published by The Limited Editions Club, New...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Max Weber Woodcut Print from "Primitives" Poetry Book Signed
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...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Marc Chagall, The Profile and the Red Child, The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Profil et l’Enfant rouge (The Profile and the Red Child), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, origin...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Women Sleeping Face Down" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesan Folio
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Plate #12 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Klimt's well-known Water Serpents paintings...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper

"Opium" Lithograph Poster by Theo Matejko
By Theo Matejko
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Frame is handmade by artist Gail Potocki. WEAG-Matejko, Printer, Vienna "In 1919, artist Theo Matejko created this lithograph for Robert Reinert's silent film Opium (starring Conra...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Sleeping Couple" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Plate #15 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kl...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Fra Åsgårdstrand (Schiefler 260; Woll 289), Edvard Munch
Located in Southampton, NY
Drypoint on gewöhnlichem aber holzfreiem vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the album, Verzeichnis Des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs Bis 1...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin de Rives BFK paper. Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Everything That Rises Must Converge, 2005. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York; printed by Wingate Studio, Hinsdale, under the direction of Peter Pettengill, Hinsdale, 2005. Excerpted from the folio, This edition of CCC examples of Everything That Rises Must Converge was printed on BFK Rives. Dan Carr and Julia Ferrari designed the typography, cast the Kis-Janson type in metal, set the type by hand and printed the text at Golgonooza Letter Foundry & Press, Ashuelot, New Hampshire. The six color etchings were printed by hand on BFK Rives by Peter Pettengill at Wingate Studio in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. BENNY ANDREWS (1930-2006) was an African-American artist, activist and educator. He is known for his expressive, figurative paintings that often incorporated collaged fabric and other material. Andrews helped found the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition, which agitated for greater representation of African-American artists and curators in New York’s major art museums in the late 1960s and 70s. He also led the group in founding an arts education program in prisons and detention centers. Andrews taught art at Queens College for three decades, and from 1982 to 1984, served as the Director of the Visual Arts Program for the National Endowment for the Arts. He received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Daybreak in Alabama, Sunrise Is Coming After While
Located in Southampton, NY
Silkscreen on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 14 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Bookmarks in the Pages of Life, 1998. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York; printed by Drexel Press, Inc. Long Island City, 1998. Excerpted from the folio, CCC examples, designed, hand-set in Monotype Perpetua, printed, and hand-bound by Michael and Winifred Bixler, Skaneateles, New York. Paper made in France at Arches. Silkscreens printed by the Drexel Press, Inc. Long Island City, New York. PHOEBE BEASLEY...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

"Woman w/Lace Garment" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Plate #6 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Klimt's well-known Water Serpents paintings...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper

"Life Is Just A Shell Game" contemporary expressionist Serigraph
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Life Is Just A Shell Game" is from Sandra Jones Campbell's series inspired by her unique social observations. It features her unique blend of modernism and expressionistic style, al...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Gustav Klimt "Woman in Boa" collotype from Funfundzwanzig Handzeichnungen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Title page numbered: 263/450. Includes handmade, gold-leaf frame.
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper

Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
Silkscreen on vélin paper. Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1996. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York; printed by Studio Heinrici, Ltd., New York, under the direction of Alexander Heinrici, New York, 1996. Excerpted from the album, CC examples of this album have been printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress. This edition was designed and set in Bodoni types by Dan Cart and Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry. The silkscreen prints were made by Alexander Heinrici at Studio Heinrici. LOIS MAILOU JONES (1905-1998) was an African American artist and educator, often associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Jones was raised in Boston by working-class parents who emphasized the importance of education and hard work. After graduating from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Jones began designing textiles for several New York firms. She left in 1928 to take a teaching position at Palmer Memorial Institute in North Carolina. At Palmer, Jones founded the art department, coached basketball, taught folk dancing, and played the piano for Sunday services. Two years later, she was recruited by Howard University in Washington, D.C., to join its art department. From 1930–77, Jones trained several generations of African American artists, including David Driskell, Elizabeth Catlett, and Sylvia Snowden...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Marc Chagall, Angel of Paradise, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Ange du Paradis (Angel of Paradise), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Art...
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1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Ottokar Mascha Folio, plate 8: "Poster for the 1st Vienna Secession Exhibition"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
After GUSTAV KLIMT (1862-1918) THESEUS UND MINOTAURUS, 1898, final design submission for poster advertising the first exhibition of the Vienna Secession, (In Mascha, no. 8) As a cele...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, The Vision at the Circus, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled L'apparition au cirque (The Vision at the Circus), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Singing Their Songs, For My People, Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches 300gm paper. Paper Size: 21.8125 x 18.3125 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, For My People, 1992. Published...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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