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Modern Figurative Prints

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
La Garçonne
Located in OPOLE, PL
Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) - La Garçonne Original Lithograph, pochoir from 1925. Arches paper (no watermark). Dimensions of work: 23.5 x 18 cm Publisher: E. Flammarion Éditeur. ...
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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

La Garçonne
La Garçonne
$464 Sale Price
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Fenetre a Tahiti - PhotoLithograph after Henri Matisse - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Fenetre a Tahiti originally realized in 1935, Photolithograph realized in 1993 after Henri Matisse. On Milano handmade paper. Monogrammed on the plate. Good conditions.
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1990s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Wifredo Lam (7303) Taureau trois graines s est laisee pousser les dents, 1973
Located in Miami, FL
Wifredo Lam (7303) Taureau trois graines s est laisee pousser les dents, 1973 Lithograph EC 25 x 19 in
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Harold E. Keeler, Water Fall
Located in New York, NY
Harold E. Keeler worked in Hollywood as a set designer. That seems especially important here because the Water Fall looks a little as though it could be a w...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Buste de Bellone, Modern Etching by Auguste Rodin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Rodin, French (1840 - 1917) - Buste de Bellone, Year: 1883, Medium: Etching on Japon, Image Size: 6 x 4 inches, Size: 13 x 9 in. (33.02 x 22.86 cm), Reference: Thorson 11, ...
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1880s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Marie Laurencin, All Persons More Than a Mile High Leave the Court, 1930
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Toutes les personnes a plus d'un mile de haut Quitter la Cour (All Persons More Than a Mile High Leave the Court), fr...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall Lithograph Poster Le Peintre Derrier le Miroir
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Marc Chagall Lithograph, Poster for Chagall Works Exposition issued in 1969 by Maeght Galleries, Paris. Sheet 15.25x11.25 Entitled "Le Pientre, Derrier le Miroir" The piece is is Ver...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Mythology : The Hesperides Nymphs - Original Wooodcut, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Raphaël DROUART Mythology : The Hesperides Nymphs, 1921 Original woodcut Handsigned in pencil Numbered /125 On vellum 32.5 x 25 cm (c. 12,7 x 9,5 in) Edited for the 'Imagier de la ...
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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Oiso, Tora ga ame - Woodcut by Utagawa Hiroshige - 1832
Located in Roma, IT
Oiso, Tora ga ame is a woodcut print realized by Utagawa Hiroshige in 1832.  It is part of the suite The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido - Oiso. Very good condition.
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1830s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Francis Bacon, Portraits of George Dyer, Derriere le Miroir, 1966 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Francis Bacon (1909–1992), titled Portraits of George Dyer, originates from the historic 1966 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 162. Published by Maeght E...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dufy, L’atelier de Impasse Guelma, Raoul Dufy, Collection Pierre Lévy (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper Year: 1969 Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, Raoul Dufy, IV, Col...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Théo Tobiasse "Cantate 51 de Bach" Signed 1979 Lithograph, Music Memory Theme
Located in Miami, FL
THÉO TOBIASSE – "CANTATE 51 DE BACH POUR LES JOURS DE LUMIÈRE" ⚜ Lithograph on paper ⚜ Hand signed and numbered ⚜ Conservation framed SYMPHONIC FIGURATION FROM TOBIASSE’S FEMME SERI...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Astrology and Zodiac : Leo (Lion) - Original Etching Handisigned, 1979
Located in Paris, IDF
Raymond PEYNET Astrology - Zodiac : Leo (Lion), 1979 Original etching Handsigned in pencil Numbered /22 On Arches vellum 76 x 56 cm (c. 30 x 22 inches) This etching is authentified ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallelement, 1969
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph, titled Sans titre (Untitled), by Leonor Fini, from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Illustre de lithographies originales de Leonor Fini (Illustrated wit...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Enchantress with the Baby Rapunzel by David Hockney Brothers Grimm Tales
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel. The Enchantress with the baby Rapunzel references a Heironymus...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Enchantress in her Garden David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel. Hockney stated: “The old woman who wants the child. In one tr...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Whale s Back [Connecticut]
Located in Storrs, CT
The Whales Back. 1925. Etching. Giardina catalog 95 stateiii. Image: 6 1/2 x 12 (sheet 10 x 16). Trial proof, prior to the edition of 90. Illustrated in Fine Prints of the Year, 1927. A rich impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. The scene is probably Westport or Cos Cob, Connecticut. The scene is probably Westport or Cos Cob, Connecticut. Kerr Eby...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Love Letter, 1951 - Original lithograph (Catalog raisonne Stone Echoes #8)
Located in Paris, IDF
Françoise GILOT (1921) The Love Letter, 1951 Original lithograph On Marais vellum 28 x 22.5 cm (c. 11 x 9 inches) REFERENCES : Catalog raisonne "Stone Echoes, Original Prints by Fr...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Diurnes : The Satyr with Plants - Original Collotype and Stencil (Jacomet)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Diurnes, The Satyr with Plants, 1962 Original collotype and stencil (Jacomet workshop) Unsigned Limited to 1000 copy On paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 11.2 in)...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Stencil

Icart, Composition, Le Sopha (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Original "Wagon Lits" pop art style serigraph travel by train poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Wagon Lits” serigraph poster by the artist Valerio Adami. It was printed in France by GrafiCaza (Michel Caza), one of the finest serigraph companies on woven paper—in exce...
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1990s Modern Figurative Prints

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Screen

Archway - Etching - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Archway is a print artwork realized by Jean-Charles Renaud  (Brest 1891 - before 1958 Paris) in the early 20th century Etching on paper Good conditions and aged.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Raoul Dufy, The Regattas, from Raoul Dufy, IV, 1969 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), titled Les Regates (The Regattas), from the folio Raoul Dufy, IV (Raoul Dufy, IV), Collection Pierre Levy, 1969, originates fr...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Landscape #4 - Etching by Camille Corot - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape #4 is a beautiful original etching realized by Camille Corot in the middle of XIX Century. Image Dimensions: 18.5 x 25.5 cm Very good conditions. Includes passepartout....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Original U. S. Savings Bonds, NOw Back Your Future vintage poster 1946
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 'U. S. SAVINGS BONDS will help you get there! NOW Back Your future. Linen-backed, excellent condition. Archival linen backed with original government-issued fold ma...
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Offset

Mayan Trio
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Mayan Trio Lithograph, 1950 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition 250 for Associated American Artists Publsihed 1950 Reference: AAA Cat.: 1950‑05; 1958‑01 AAA Index 1087 Condition: Excellent Image size: 13 x 9 1/2 inches Francisco Dosamantes (b. October 4, 1911 - d. July 18.1986) was a Mexican artist and educator who is best known for is educational illustrations and graphic work against fascism. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular and the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. Life Francisco Dosamantes was born in Mexico City on October 4, 1911. His father was Daniel Dosamantes who was a builder, interior decorator and painter. He was not registered into the civil registry until he was about twenty years old on March 6, 1939. His mother’s name is not listed on the certificate. As a child, he demonstrated a strong interest in drawing and color, influenced by his father and his uncle Juan. The Mexican Revolution occurred while he was a young child and he stated that he remembered events such as soldiers on horses charging as well as the execution of rural farm workers. He attended primary and high school in Mexico City but stated that his education was irregular and deficient. He then entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, where he studied for five years. Initially, however, he was disappointed with the inexperience of the young professors and he left for a short time to study on his own. During this time, some of the dissatisfied professors organized the 30 30 group against the academic system of the school and which whom he sympathized. The effort gained the attention of established artists such as Diego Rivera who intervened. He died on Mexico City on July 18, 1986 Career After he graduated, he worked with the cultural missions of the Secretaría de Educación Pública in Oaxaca, Michoacán, Guerrero, Colima, Coahuila and Chihuahua (state) from 1932 to 1937 then again from 1941 to 1945. He stated that this experience was vital to his conscience as he worked with rural farm workers and others he stated were worthy of dignity and respect, but victims of deceit and exploitation. When he returned to Mexico City, he gave classes in high schools from 1937 to 1941. In 1945 he founded and directed the Taller Escuela de Dibujo y Pintura “Joaquín Claussell” in Campeche, Campeche. Dosamantes was a politically and culturally active artist with most of his work and affiliations related to such. He was a member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios from 1934 to 1938. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular, serving as administrator in 1940 and remaining a member until his death except for one short hiatus. He created posters for conferences about fascism and Nazism such as Alemania bajo bayonetas (Germany under bayonets) in 1938. In 1940 he became the secretary general of the Sindicato de Maestros de Artes Plásticas. He was also a member of the Sociedad para el Impulso de las Artes Plásticas en 1948, a founding member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana in 1949 and a member of the Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas from 1952. He painted a number of murals in rural areas of Mexico generally when he was there on cultural missions. His main mural is at the former home of José María Morelos in Carácuaro, Michoacán, but there are a number at various rural schools. These were all painted between 1941 and 1946. As a book illustrator he mostly worked for the Secretaría de Educación Pública working on books for literacy campaigns. He exhibited his works, which included engravings, oils, tempuras and lithographs in Mexico and abroad. His first individual exhibition was in 1930 at the Galeria de Arte Moderno in Mexico City. His major exhibitions include the Excelsior Gallery in Mexico City in 1932, various exhibitions in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Los Angeles in 1937; the Nelson Gallery of Art in Kansas City, Missouri in late 1947, and the Gallery of Mexican Art in...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

La Garçonne
Located in OPOLE, PL
Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) - La Garçonne Original Lithograph, pochoir from 1925. Arches paper (no watermark). Dimensions of work: 23.5 x 18 cm Publisher: E. Flammarion Éditeur. ...
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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

La Garçonne
La Garçonne
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Alberto Giacometti, Standing Woman, from Derriere le miroir, 1961 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), titled Femme debout (Standing Woman), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 127, originates from the 1961 edition pub...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original Bundesbahn durch das Gastliches Deutschland vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Linen-backed original German / Germany culinary map in excellent condition. MIT DER DEUTSCHEN BUNDESBAHN DURCH DAS GASTLICHE DEUTSCHLAND. Mit der Deutschen Bundesbahn durch das Gastliche Deutschland (With Deutsche Bundesbahn through Hospitable Germany). A map of Germany showing all the food and wine features in various regions and cities. If you go to Germany and want to find the origins of foods, this will lead you to the correct city. From wine, bread, fish, cookies, spat, prezels, pork, bier, french...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Party Girl" Contemporary limited edition etching
Located in Brecon, Powys
Signed Limited Edition Etching from Artists Studio. 12 of 25 Image 11" x 7" Matted 16" x 12" Ian Laurie was born in 1933 and is a self taught artist who made the transition from i...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

"Elephant Family" Large original serigraph.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Elephant Family" 1983 is an original large color serigraph on paper by noted American artist Leroy Neiman, 1921-2012. It is hand signed and numbered 63/300 in pe...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Screen

Diurnes: The Satyr - Original Collotype and Stencil (Cramer #115)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Diurnes, The Satyr, 1962 Original collotype and stencil (Jacomet workshop) Unsigned Limited to 1000 copy On paper 40 x 30 cm (c. 15.7 11.2 in) REFERENCE ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Stencil

Erotic Scene - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is an Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower part. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching, Drypoint

Study for a Monument in the Heroic/Erotic/Academic/Comic Style Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
This sensuous and playful scene is characteristic of Oldenburg’s printmaking ouevre: a veritable heap of women displaying various expressions of ecstasy and repose. The loose sketches were drawn directly onto the plate by the artist, a master draftsman whose erotic etchings are largely unknown. The composition is based on the drawing: Clinical Study, Towards a Heroic-Erotic Monument in the Academic/Comic Style, 1965, ball-point pen on paper, 20 x 40 in. / 60 x 101.6 cm. *This print was etched in six gorgeous inks, each in an edition of ten: take your pick of color!* Oldenburg had an interest in imaginary monuments: he famously conceptualized works such as “Ball”, an unbuilt monument conceived of in 1967 which imagined two ballcocks – the round mechanism in a toilet tank...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Marc Chagall, The Lovers Bouquet, from The Painters My Friends, 1965 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Bouquet d'amoureux (The Lovers' Bouquet), from the folio Les Peintres mes amis (The Painters My Friends), originat...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Mother and Child - Lithograph by Carlo Levi­ - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original litograph realized by Carlo Levi in mid-20th century. Good condition. Hand signed by the artist. Carlo Levi (29 Novembe...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Le Goût de Bonheur: one plate (Smoking Portrait )
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Artist: Pablo Picasso (after) Medium: lithograph, Arches paper Portfolio: Le Goût de Bonheur Year: 1970 Edition: Total of 1998 copies (666 each in German, French and English) Sheet S...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Main Street 104-106
Located in Kansas City, MO
Bengt Bockman Main Street 104-106 Year: 1974 Color Lithograph Size: 25.5 x 33.5 in. Edition: 175 Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist One of Swe...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Joan Miro, Woman and Bird IX/X, from Women, 1965
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Femme et Oiseau IX/X (Woman and Bird IX/X), from the folio Joan Miro, Femmes (Women), originates from the 1965 edition pu...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Original A Wonderful Opportunity for You, United States Navy 1917 vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original WW1 poster: A Wonderful Opportunity for You. Ashore, on leave. United States Navy. A pre-war recruiting lithographic poster features an ebullient sailor going home o...
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1910s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Jean Cocteau, Frontispiece, from The Horsemen of Shadow, 1956 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Frontispice pour Les Cavaliers d’Ombre (Frontispiece for The Horsemen of Shadow), from the album Les Cavaliers d'Ombr...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The glass mountain shattered David Hockney Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Located in New York, NY
This etching from David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio depicts the somewhat obscure story Old Rinkrank, which Hockney chose to illustrate beca...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Catitipede in an Oval - Original Handsigned Screen Print
Located in Paris, IDF
Yvon TAILLANDIER The Catitipede in an Oval Original screen print Handsigned in pencil Numbered / 10 copies On vellum BFK Rives 38 x 56.5 cm (c. 14.9 x 22.2 in) INFORMATION : Rare ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Screen

Wareham, Dorset
Located in Storrs, CT
Beetles 36. 5 1/4 x 6 1/4 (sheet 9 1/4 x 11 1/4). Edition 50 for the Print Collector's Club. Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1934; Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, 1934 and ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

La Sirène de Paris (Juffermans JL 35), Regards sur Paris, Kees van Dongen
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: from the folio, Regards sur Paris, 1963. Publi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Hounds the Flying Stag Pursue - Etching by Thomas Rowlandson - 1817
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint realized by Thomas Rowlandson in 1817. Plate from "The Dance of Life" by William Combe. Very good condition. Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) was an english artis...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Andre Derain, The Bathers Surprised, Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, 1940
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled Les Baigneuses surprises (The Bathers Surprised), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. II, No. 8, originates...
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Madman s Drum (Brothel) — Story Without Words Graphic Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lynd Ward, 'Madman's Drum, Plate 41', wood engraving, 1930, edition small. Signed in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white tissue-thin Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (1 5/8 to 2 1/2 inches); a small paper blemish in the upper right margin, away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. A scarce, artist-printed, hand-signed proof impression before the published edition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches (140 x 95 mm); sheet size 9 5/8 x 7 1/8 inches (244 x 181 mm). From Lynd Ward’s book of illustrations without words, 'Madman’s Drum', Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, New York, 1930. Reproduced in 'Storyteller Without Words, the Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward', Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the first half of the twentieth century. His innovative use of narrative printmaking as a stand-alone storytelling vehicle was uniquely successful in reaching a broad audience. The powerful psychological intensity of his work, celebrated for its dynamic design, technical precision, and compelling dramatic content, finds resonance in the literature of Poe, Melville, and Hawthorne. Like these classic American writers, Ward was concerned with the themes of man’s inner struggles and the role of the subconscious in determining his destiny. An artist of social conscience during the Great Depression and World War II, he infused his graphic images with his unique brand of social realism, deftly portraying the problems that challenged the ideals of American society. The son of a Methodist preacher, Lynd Ward, moved from Chicago to Massachusetts at an early age. He graduated from the Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, in 1926, where he studied illustration and graphic arts. He married May Yonge McNeer in 1936 and left for Europe for their honeymoon in Eastern Europe. After four months, they settled in Leipzig, where Ward studied at the National Academy of Graphic Arts and Bookmaking. Inspired by Belgian expressionist artist Frans Masereel's graphic novel ‘The Sun,’ and another graphic novel by the German artist Otto Nückel, ‘Destiny,’ he determined to create his own "wordless" novel. Upon his return to America, Ward completed his first book, ‘God's Man: A Novel in Woodcuts,’ published in 1929. ‘Gods’ Man’ was a great success for its author and publisher and was reprinted four times in 1930, including a British edition. This book and several which followed it, ‘Madman’s Drum,’ 1930, ‘Wild Pilgrimage...
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jean Lurcat, The Virgo, from The Signs of the Zodiac, 1959
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Jean Lurcat (1892–1966), titled La Vierge (The Virgo), from the folio Les Signes du Zodiaque (The Signs of the Zodiac), originates from the 1...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

La Collana I
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "La Collana" is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by renown German/Italian artist Massimo Campigli, 1895-1971. It is hand signed and numbered 46/125 in p...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Deque mal Morira? - Etching and and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Deque mal Morira? is a black and White aquatint, drypoint and etching printed in blue-black ink on laid paper from Caprichos realized after Francisco Goya in 1881-1886 . 6th Edition...
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1880s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Violet Torso on Orange Stripes
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in four colours on Japon nacré paper 31 x 31 cm - framed Edition of 75 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist Henry Moore’s prints are a vital aspect of his artistic lega...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Greece : Thinker with a Watch (FIAC 1978) - Original lithograph, 1978
Located in Paris, IDF
Alekos FASSIANOS Thinker with a Watch (FIAC 1978), 1978 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 92 x 60 cm (c. 37 x 24 ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Man and Monkey - Original lithograph - Handsigned - 1966
Located in Paris, IDF
Antoni CLAVE Man & Monkey, 1966 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Arches Vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11") Excellent condition Published in 1966 for "La Croix Rouge" in th...
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse, Series K, Var. 2, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie K, var. 2 (Series K, Variation 2), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Chair - Lithograph by Raoul Dufy - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
The Chairis a vintage lithograph realized after Raoul Dufy in 1920. Good conditions. Edition of 110. Not signed and not numbered, as issued. The artwork is depicted through confid...
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1920s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Japanese Boats - Original Lithograph After Hiroshige- Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Boats is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored lithograph after a woodcut realized by Utagawa Hiroshige in 1857 and ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Kabuki Scene- Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Kabuki Scene is an original artwork realized in the mid 19th century by the Japanese master Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Color woodcut print. The artwork is a rare triptych (each ...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

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

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Etching

Original Continental Airlines limited edition Serigraph vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Continental Airlines travel poster. Linen backed in fine condition. Signed and numbered 35/50. This original Continental Airlines poster is an artistic representation of regional destinations prominently served by Continental Airlines in the past. The design is modern and bold, showcasing a unique black-and-white theme with strong, futuristic typography and graphical illustrations. Each city is creatively depicted using stylized imagery that resonates with its character—Oklahoma City features a cowboy motif, New Orleans embraces a jazzy, cultural essence, Dallas reflects the energy of movement, and Midland/Odessa highlights industrial and oil-centric themes. This limited-edition poster is printed in black and white. It features the destinations of Hawaii, San Francisco, Albuquerque and Portland Above each name is a design that represents each destination city. Hawaii has rows of palm trees and hula dancers. San Francisco has rolling hills and cable cars. Albuquerque has tribal Indians dancing. Portland has the cruise shipping. This image features the Saul Bass l967 Continental logo in the design. Continental Airlines was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. The airline was acquired by UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines, on October 1, 2010. This is an original vintage Continental Airlines poster...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Screen

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