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Period: Mid-20th Century
Marc Chagall, Tribe of Simeon, from The Jerusalem Windows, 1962 (after)
By Marc Chagall
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...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Andre Derain, The Hunt, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, 1940
By André Derain
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Derain (1880–1954), titled La Chasse (The Hunt), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. II, No. 8, originates from the 1940 issue publish...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, The Pike II, from To the Bulls with Picasso, 1961
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled La Pique II (The Pike II), from the album A Los Toros Avec Picasso (To the Bulls with Picasso), originates from the 196...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from The White Book, 1930
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir with hand coloring by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Le Livre blanc (The White Book), precede dun frontispice et accompagne de 17 dessins de Jean Cocteau (preceded by a frontispiece and accompanied by 17 drawings by Jean Cocteau), originates from the 1930 edition published by Editions du Signe, Paris, printed by Maitres-Imprimeurs, Ducros et Colas, Paris, and hand colored by M.B. Armington (a probable pseudonym of Jean Cocteau), May 10, 1930. The work reflects Cocteaus mastery of linear elegance and psychological nuance, distilling intimacy, vulnerability, and symbolic clarity into a composition that occupies a pivotal place in early twentieth-century modernism and queer cultural history.
Executed as a lithograph and pochoir with hand coloring on velin d'Arches paper, this work measures 11.81 x 9.06 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of Ducros and Colas, Maitres-Imprimeurs, and the exceptional hand-coloring attributed to Cocteau himself.
ARTWORK DETAILS
Artist: After Jean Cocteau (1889–1963)
Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Le Livre blanc (The White Book), precede dun frontispice et accompagne de 17 dessins de Jean Cocteau (preceded by a frontispiece and accompanied by 17 drawings by Jean Cocteau)
Year: 1930
Medium: Lithograph and pochoir with hand coloring on velin d'Arches paper
Size: 11.81 x 9.06 inches
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Publisher: Editions du Signe, Paris
Printer: Maitres-Imprimeurs, Ducros et Colas, Paris
Catalogue Raisonne References:
Bezit, Emmanuel. Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs. Gründ, 1976, vol. 3, p. 744.
Carteret, Leon. Le Tresor du Bibliophile: Livres Illustres Modernes, 1875–1945. Editions Carteret, 1958, vol. 5, p. 51.
van der Veen, H. In Liefde Verzameld: Homoseksualiteit en de Nederlandse Literatuur. De Buitenkant, 1992, no. 136.
Monod, Luc. Manuel de Lamateur de Livres Illustres Modernes: 1875–1975. Ides & Calendes, 1992, no. 2912.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album Le Livre blanc, published by Editions du Signe, Paris; printed by Ducros et Colas, Paris; hand colored by M.B. Armington (a probable pseudonym of Jean Cocteau), May 10, 1930
NOTES
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album, whose plates have been entirely colored by hand by M.B. Armington, an artist-painter, was completed to print on May 10, 1930, by Ducros and Colas, Maitres-Imprimeurs in Paris. The draw has been limited to: XVIII examples on japon nacre, each containing one of the XVIII original drawings and a suite on Hollande, numbered from I to XVIII; VI examples, H.C., marked from A to F; XVIII examples on japon imperial, numbered from XIX to XXXVI; VI examples, H.C., marked from G to L; CCCLXXX examples on velin d'Arches, numbered from XXXVII to CDXVI; XXII examples, H.C., marked from A to V.
ABOUT THE PUBLICATION
Le Livre blanc (The White Book), published in 1930 by Editions du Signe with plates printed by Ducros et Colas and hand colored by the enigmatic M.B. Armington (likely Cocteau himself), occupies a singular and foundational place in the history of LGBTQ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
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country landscape
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. The artist name could not be translated, so artist is unknown.
It has beautiful fall colors, with a boy of water in the background.
...
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Post-War Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 12.25 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur,...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Clinton Hill, Arroyo, 1962, woodcut, landscape/abstraction
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), lived in SoHo, New York, and was a frequent Gallery visitor. Born in Idaho and raised on a working ranch, he joined the US Navy during World War II and beca...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
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Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993)
Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper,
1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil,
Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches.
Karl E. Fortess (1907-1993) was a painter, printmaker and teacher, of Boston, Massachusetts and Woodstock, N.Y. Fortess was born in Antwerp, Belgium on October 13, 1907, and became an American citizen in 1923. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League in New York, and the Woodstock School of Painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. In 1937 the Works Progress Administration sent him and several other artists to Alaska to document the towns, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works from the territory,” Columbia Daily Tribune, November 9, 2003). Trains, trucks, and industrial buildings were what Karl Fortess envisioned when the Public Works of Art Project suggested that he depict “the American Scene.” His work bears the influence of Surrealism, Russsian Constructivist art and Cubism. He was part of a circle of left leaning artists loosley involved with the WPA which included Sol Wilson, Isaac Soyer, Louis Lozowick, Abraham Harriton, Ben Shahn, William Gropper, Nahum Tschacbasov, Morris Shulman, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Louis Slobodkin, Adolf Dehn, Le Corbusier and Louis Schanker.
Karl Fortress taught at the Art Students League, Brooklyn Museum Art School, Louisiana State University, Fort Wright College, and Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts. He was a member of the Artists Equity Association, Society of American Graphic Artists, American Association of University Professors, and the British Film Institute. He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1946, was named an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1960 and elected to full Academician in 1971. Fortess taught at many different schools, including Boston University School of Fine Art, where he also created an archive of interviews with more than two hundred and fifty contemporary American painters, sculptors, and graphic artists including many with with artists associated with the Woodstock, N.Y. art community.
Among the interviewees are Kenneth Armitage, Will Barnet, Romare Bearden, George Biddle, James Brooks, Adolph Dehn, Jane Freilicher, Julian Levi, Alice Neel, Larry Rivers, Moses Soyer, Dorothy Varian...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, Angel of Paradise, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
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...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Marc Chagall, The Vision at the Circus, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
By Marc Chagall
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...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bonnard, Marchand des quatre-saisons, Bonnard Lithographe (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on grand vélin Renage filigrané paper.
Year: 1952
Paper Size: 9.5 x 12.5 inches; image size: 8.27 x 9.45 inches
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Not...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Marc Chagall, Sarah and the Angels, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Sara et les Anges (Sarah and the Angels), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revu...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Calder, Composition, A Bestiary (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Letterpress printing on spécialement fabriqué Curtis Rag vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.1875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, A Best...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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"The Sun Shines All Over", Vintage Geometric Abstract Landscape Screen Print
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Sun Shines All Over", a bold minimalist vintage abstract landscape print by the renowned printmaker Shiou-ping Liao (Taiwanese, b.1936). A perfectly circular, high voltage rainb...
Category
Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Printer s Ink, Screen
Dufy, Composition, Les Côtes Normandes (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin d'Arches spécial paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Les Côtes Normandes 1961. Publ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Union Pacific West vintage fun map railroad travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “The Union Pacific West fun map, archivally linen backed in very good condition. Ready to frame. This was initially folded, and the fold marks were ...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Offset
Pompeii I, Surrealist Lithograph by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Pompeii I, Year: 1953, Medium: Lithograph and Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: EA, Image Size: 12.5 x 9.25 inches, Size: ...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled - Harbor, Impressionist Lithograph by Marcel Salinas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Laurent Marcel Salinas, Egyptian/French (1913 - 2010) - Untitled - Harbor, Year: circa 1962, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 17.25 x 21 inches, Size: 21 x 29.5 in. (53.34 x 74....
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jean Cocteau, The Carnation of Provocation, from Bulls, 1965 (after)
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled L'œillet de la provocation (The Carnation of Provocation), from the folio Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (Bu...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise, Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Adam et Eve chasses du Paradis (Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Alfred Bendiner, Rue des Matrys (Paris)
Located in New York, NY
World traveler that he was, Bendiner was clearly at home in Paris. He found everyone fascinating and has made this print a compendium of local characters and types. Nothing escapes h...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Joan Miro, Untitled, from The Sun Bird, The Moon Bird, Sparks, 1967 (after)
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Miro, L'Oiseau solaire, L'Oiseau lunaire, Etincelles (Miro, The Sun Bi...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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NIGHT WORK
Located in Portland, ME
Frasconi,Antonio. NIGHT WORK. Color woodcut, 1952. Edition size not stated. Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed P/P (printer's proof) in pencil. 29 x 42 inches (sheet). The print is...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Original Chamonix Mont-Blanc vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage travel poster Chamonix Mont-Blanc PLM French travel poster. Very good condition, archival linen backed. Ready to frame. ...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Manet, Composition, Édouard Manet, Letters with Aquarelles (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin Foreign Affairs paper mounted on Foreign Affairs museum board, as issued . Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, ...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie N°7 (double) Juin 1956, ori...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jean Cocteau, Two Monosabios, from Bulls, 1965 (after)
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Deux monosabios (Two Monosabios), from the folio Taureaux, Lithographies de Jean Cocteau (Bulls, Lithographs by Jean ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Rainy Day / Fifth Avenue in New York
By Levon West
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a rare New York image by Levon West.
Levon West, who also used the name Ivan Dimitri, was born on February 3, 1900 in Centerville, North Dakota....
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Drypoint
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Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 12.25 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur,...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Jean Bazaine, Mountain Landscape, from Derriere le Miroir, 1960
By Jean Bazaine
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Jean Bazaine (1904–2001), titled Paysage de Montagne (Mountain Landscape), originates from the 1960 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 119, Poetes, peintres, ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Composition, Arbres et Voiles, Édouard Pignon
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on grand Velin d'Arches paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Édouard Pignon, Arbres et Voi...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
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Wassily Kandinsky, Composition White on Black, Derriere le miroir, 1957 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), titled Komposition Weiss auf Schwarz (Composition White on Black), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 101–103, orig...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Sculptural Objects, School Prints, Henry Moore
By Henry Moore
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on English cartridge paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: Published by School Prints Ltd., London; Printe...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Georges Braque, Bird at Sunset, from Le Solitaire, XXe siecle, 1959 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Oiseau au couchant (Bird at Sunset), from the album Georges Braque, Le Solitaire (The Solitary), originates from the 1959 edition published by XXe siecle, Paris, in collaboration with Fernand Hazan, Paris; rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris; and printed by Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, 1959. Oiseau au couchant (Bird at Sunset) reflects Braque’s meditative engagement with the motif of the bird—an enduring symbol of transcendence, freedom, and poetic solitude in his mature work. Through simplified form and muted harmony, the composition evokes the quiet passage of twilight, translating nature’s fleeting beauty into a timeless visual poem. Braque’s masterful integration of geometric abstraction with lyrical rhythm captures the balance between motion and stillness, light and silence.
Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin d’Arches paper, this work measures 7.25 x 9.375 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the technical excellence of Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, produced in close collaboration with XXe siecle and Fernand Hazan, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Georges Braque (1882–1963)
Title: Oiseau au couchant (Bird at Sunset), from the album Georges Braque, Le Solitaire (The Solitary), 1959
Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin d’Arches paper
Dimensions: 7.25 x 9.375 inches (18.42 x 23.81 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1959
Publisher: XXe siecle, Paris, in collaboration with Fernand Hazan, Paris
Printer: Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album Georges Braque, Le Solitaire, published by XXe siecle, Paris, in collaboration with Fernand Hazan, Paris; rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris; and printed by Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, 1959
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French): XXX examples of this work were printed on Arches paper, containing an original engraving by Georges Braque, numbered from I to XXX. CM examples, constituting the original edition, including CCC for F. Hazan, publisher in Paris, CCC for A. Zwemmer, publisher in London, and CCC for the New York Graphic Society, LX examples, marked H.C., are reserved for the Author and the Publisher.
About the Publication:
Georges Braque, Le Solitaire (The Solitary) was published in Paris in 1959 by XXe siecle in collaboration with Fernand Hazan and printed by the Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie. Conceived as both a visual and literary homage to one of the founding figures of Cubism, the volume represents one of the most refined art book productions of the postwar era. The publication was issued in conjunction with the journal XXe siecle, under the direction of G. di San Lazzaro, a central figure in promoting modern art through his collaborations with artists such as Picasso, Miro, Chagall, and Calder. Le Solitaire brought together Braque’s mature reflections on nature, still life, and metaphysical quietude, accompanied by critical essays and reproductions of his work. The pochoir and lithographic plates—executed by Daniel Jacomet, whose atelier was renowned for its exceptional color pochoirs—capture the texture and tonal depth of Braque’s original paintings with rare precision.
About the Artist:
Georges Braque (1882–1963) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose pioneering vision transformed the course of 20th-century art. A central figure in modernism and the co-founder of Cubism alongside Pablo Picasso, Braque redefined visual perception by breaking objects into geometric forms and reassembling them from multiple perspectives, creating a new visual language that bridged the gap between abstraction and reality. His early work was influenced by the vibrant colors and expressive energy of the Fauvist painters Henri Matisse and Andre Derain, before evolving toward the more analytical and structured compositions inspired by Paul Cezanne’s theories of form and perspective. Braque’s collaboration with Picasso between 1908 and 1914 marked one of the most fertile and revolutionary periods in art history, resulting in works that challenged traditional notions of space, depth, and illusion. Throughout his career, Braque maintained a deep interest in harmony, rhythm, and balance, infusing his still lifes, landscapes, and later reliefs with poetic subtlety and intellectual rigor. He moved among a brilliant circle of contemporaries including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Juan Gris, Fernand Leger, and Amedeo Modigliani—artists united in their pursuit of new modes of artistic expression. Braque’s influence extended well beyond his own era, shaping the creative approaches of later modernists such as Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, all of whom drew inspiration from his structural innovations and aesthetic integrity. His works are held in major museum collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Guggenheim, where they continue to embody the essence of modern artistic thought and visual poetry. The highest price ever paid for a Georges Braque artwork is approximately 15 million USD, achieved in 2013 at Christie’s New York for Paysage a la Ciotat (1907).
Georges Braque Oiseau...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Raoul Dufy, Riders Beneath the Trees, 1965 (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), titled Les Cavaliers sous les arbres (Riders Beneath the Trees), from the folio Lettre a mon peintre Raoul Dufy (Letter to My ...
Category
Fauvist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Cesar Baldaccini, Compression in the Night, from XXe Siecle, 1963
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Cesar Baldaccini (1921–1998), titled Compression dans la nuit (Compression in the Night), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXVe Annee N°22, Noel 1963, originates from the 1963 edition published by Societe Internationale d'Art XXe siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1963. Compression dans la nuit reflects Cesar’s fascination with transformation, matter, and the poetic potential of industrial materials, encapsulating his lifelong dialogue between creation and destruction.
Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 12.5 x 9.75 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Cesar Baldaccini (1921–1998)
Title: Compression dans la nuit (Compression in the Night), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXVe Annee N°22, Noel 1963
Medium: Lithograph on velin paper
Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.75 inches (31.75 x 24.77 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1963
Publisher: Societe Internationale d'Art XXe siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXVe Annee N°22, Noel 1963, published by Societe Internationale d'Art XXe siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1963
About the Publication:
Gualtieri di San Lazzaro's XXe Siecle (Twentieth Century) was one of the most influential art journals of the modern era, founded in Paris in 1938 as a platform for the greatest painters, sculptors, and writers of the 20th century. San Lazzaro, a visionary editor, critic, and champion of modernism, believed that art and literature should coexist as expressions of a shared human imagination. Under his direction, XXe Siecle became a cultural bridge between Europe and the wider world, publishing special issues devoted to leading figures such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque, Calder, Miro, Kandinsky, and Leger. Each edition combined essays by renowned critics and poets with original lithographs and woodcuts printed by the foremost ateliers of Paris, Milan, and New York, including Mourlot, Curwen, and Amilcare Pizzi, creating a uniquely rich dialogue between text and image. Through XXe Siecle, San Lazzaro preserved the creative spirit of the avant-garde during and after World War II, championing freedom of expression and the evolution of abstraction, surrealism, and modern thought. Over nearly four decades, the journal shaped international taste and defined the intellectual landscape of postwar art publishing. Today, XXe Siecle remains celebrated for its extraordinary synthesis of art, literature, and design, an enduring testament to Gualtieri di San Lazzaro's belief that the visual arts are the soul of the modern age.
About the Artist:
Cesar Baldaccini (1921–1998), known simply as Cesar, was a groundbreaking French sculptor whose radical manipulation of industrial materials redefined the language of modern sculpture and secured his place among the most influential artists of the 20th century. Born in Marseille to Italian immigrant parents, he rose from modest beginnings to international acclaim through his inventive transformation of metal, scrap, and synthetic matter into dynamic works that fused poetry with power. After studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Marseille and Paris, he absorbed the innovations of modern masters such as Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray. Like Picasso, Cesar sought to reinvent form through fragmentation; like Calder, he drew inspiration from the mechanics of movement; and like Duchamp, he challenged conventional definitions of art by transforming discarded materials into conceptual masterpieces. His early Fers soudes (welded iron sculptures) of the 1950s revealed his fascination with industrial detritus and the sculptural possibilities of found objects, while his Compressions of the 1960s—created by compacting automobiles and metal waste using hydraulic presses—became iconic symbols of modern industrial society’s power and fragility. These works embodied both destruction and creation, reflecting the aesthetic philosophy of the Nouveau Realisme movement, founded by Pierre Restany, of which Cesar was a central figure alongside Yves Klein, Arman, Jean Tinguely, and Niki de Saint Phalle. His Expansions of the late 1960s and 1970s, made by pouring and allowing liquid polyurethane to expand freely, introduced a radical new sculptural language of chance, energy, and transformation, blurring the boundary between control and spontaneity. With works such as Pouce (Thumb)—a monumental cast of his own thumb—Cesar turned the human form into a symbol of identity, individuality, and creative authorship, while his Human Imprints and Portraits Empreintes captured the immediacy of human presence in enduring bronze. His bold explorations of material and process anticipated later conceptual and environmental art, influencing generations of artists including John Chamberlain, Richard Serra, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, and Tony Cragg. Both a sculptural innovator and a cultural icon, Cesar designed the Cesar Award—France’s equivalent of the Academy Award—bridging avant-garde experimentation with popular recognition. His works are held in major institutions such as the Centre Pompidou (Paris), the Tate Modern (London), the Museum of Modern Art (New York), and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice), reflecting his enduring global impact. Standing alongside Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, Cesar Baldaccini remains a towering figure of postwar modernism—a sculptor who turned compression, expansion, and transformation into metaphors of contemporary existence. His highest auction record was achieved by Compression "Ricard" (Compression Ricard) (1962), which sold for $2.41 million USD at Sotheby’s, Paris, on December 5, 2018, affirming his legacy as one of the most visionary, provocative, and collectible artists of the modern era.
Cesar Baldaccini Compression dans la nuit, Cesar Compression...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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Jean Bazaine, Untitled, from Derriere le miroir, 1953
By Jean Bazaine
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Jean Bazaine (1904–2001), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 55-56, originates from the 1953 edition published by Maegh...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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Degas, Femme debout dans une Baignoire, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper
Year: 1948
Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.75 inches
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Notes: From the ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
$716 Sale Price
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Original Philadelphia Fly TWA Superjets vintage travel poster
By David Klein
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Philadelphia Fly TWA vintage American travel poster created by master artist David Klein. Professional, acid-free, linen-bac...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Offset
Raoul Dufy, Self-Portrait, from Letter to My Painter Raoul Dufy, 1965 (after)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), titled Autoportrait (Self-Portrait), from the folio Lettre a mon peintre Raoul Dufy (Letter to My Painter Raoul Dufy), origina...
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Fauvist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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Crash! An Experiment in Blockmaking and Printing, AP 8 of 8 colour prints
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Morris Cox (1903-1998)
Crash! An Experiment in Blockmaking and Printing, AP
8 of 8 colour prints in varied techniques,
Gogmagog Press
1963
Image: 16.5 x 23.0 cm
Frame: 32.0 x 38.0 c...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Calder, Composition, A Bestiary (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Letterpress printing on spécialement fabriqué Curtis Rag vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.1875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, A Best...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Degas, La Loge, E. Degas Monotypes (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper
Year: 1948
Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 4.75 x 6.5 inches
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Notes: From the ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
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Original "Queen of the Jungle" US 1-sheet vintage (1935) movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Queen of the Jungle vintage lithograph movie poster, archival linen backed. US 1-sheet.
"The Temple of Mu." Serial. Episode No 10. St...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$760 Sale Price
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Max Ernst, Electra, from XXe siecle, 1939
By Max Ernst
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Max Ernst (1891–1976), titled Electra, from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valette (5e), Directeur G. di San Lazzaro, Sommaire du no. 5...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Golden City, from Painters of Today, 1960 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), titled Ville doree (Golden City), from the folio Vieira da Silva, Peintres d'aujourd'hui (Vieira da Silva,...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Vertical-Horizontal Composition…., XXe Siecle, 1956 (after)
By Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889–1943), titled Composition verticale-horizontale sur fond blanc (Vertical-Horizontal Composition on White Ground),...
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Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper size: 12.25 x 9.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dessinateur, 1948. Publ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Original earliest Rome via TWA vintage travel poster
By David Klein
Located in Spokane, WA
Original linen-backed vintage travel poster: ROME via TWA. TWA Trans World Airlines. Lockheed Constellation flying over the statue of Poseidon (Neptune) Statue, Piazza Navona, ...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Offset
Original Bouliste XVII Campionnat de France vintage
bocce
poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Bouliste, XVII Championship of France in 1943 in Clermont-Ferrand. Linen backed lithographic in very good condition, ready to frame. This poster has no restoration nor d...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$500 Sale Price
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Ellsworth Kelly, Green and Black, from Derriere le Miroir, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), titled Vert et noir (Green and Black), originates from the historic 1958 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 110. Published by Mae...
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Hard-Edge Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Carzou, Le Pont-Neuf, Au Temps de Paris Seine (after)
By Jean Carzou
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on grand vélin des Papeteries de Lana paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Au Temps de Paris Seine...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
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Vuillard, Le Jardin devant l´atelier, L
œuvre gravé de Vuillard (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on grand vélin Renage paper
Year: 1948
Paper Size: 19.25 x 12.5 inches; image size: 15.35 x 11.42 inches, with centerfold, as issued
Inscription: Unsigned and unnu...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Les Affiches De Toulouse-Lautrec (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on grand vélin Filigrané a sa marque paper
Year: 1950
Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.75 inches; image size: 12.2 x 7.87 inches
Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbere...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Brunelleschi, Composition, La Leçon d
amour dans un parc (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, La Leçon d'amour dans un parc, 1933. Published by Éditions...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,436 Sale Price
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Pierre Soulages, Plate No. 7, from Painters of Today, 1962 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), titled Planche No. 7 (Plate No. 7), from the folio Pierre Soulages, Peintres d'aujourd'hui (Pierre Soulages, Painters o...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
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Giacometti, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 94-95, 1957. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Brunelleschi, Composition, La Leçon d
amour dans un parc (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, La Leçon d'amour dans un parc, 1933. Published by Éditions...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,436 Sale Price
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Manhattan Nocturne
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
A superb, richly-inked, early impression, in warm black ink, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with wide margins (1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches). Signed in pencil and dedicated by the art...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint
Henri Michaux, Untitled, from XXe Siecle, 1952
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Michaux (1899–1984), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie N°3 (double) Juin 1952, originates from the 1952 editi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
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