1930s Prints and Multiples

Andre Derain, French (1880 - 1954) - Pont Neuf, Year: circa 1930, Medium: Etching, signed in the plate, Size: 13.75 x 10.5 in. (34.93 x 26.67 cm), Description: From the collection ...

This magnificent original poster from the late Art Deco period was created for the Lavocat brand. It shows a rugby player running at stallion speed - no d...

Original Poster by Mory, showing the Basque dancer with tambourine and his bottle of liqueur Izarra. Izarra means "star" in Basque, it is a brand of liqueur which was created in 1906 in Hendaye, in the Basque Country, by the botanist and pharmacist Joseph Grattau. Izarra is a liqueur made from a distillate of plants, spices and 2 macerations, prunes and walnut brou. After being heated in a copper still...

Original poster of 1930 by Georges Dola for the operetta The Countess Maritza Edmond Vernier known under the pseudonym of Georges Dola, is a French painter, famous for his posters. The Countess Maritza, is an operetta in three acts by the Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, on a libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald...

This vibrant original travel poster from the early 1930s, illustrated by M. Thierry, is a nostalgic celebration of the seaside town of Courseulles-sur-Mer, located on the Côte de Nac...

Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Reclining Female Nude, Portfolio: Poesies de Stephane Mallarme, Year: 1930, Medium: Etching, Size: 13 x 9.5 in. (33.02 x 24.13 cm), Printer: R...

"Jeune Fille" is an original sepia etching by Marie Laurencin. The artist's stamped signature is in the lower right. This piece features a delicate portrait of a young girl. 13" x 9 7/8' paper 9" x 5 1/2" image 20 7/8" x 17 3/8" frame Marie Laurencin (October 31, 1883 - June 8, 1956) was a French painter and printmaker. Laurencin was born in Paris, where she was raised by her mother and lived much of her life. At 18, she studied porcelain painting in Sèvres. She then returned to Paris and continued her art education at the Académie Humbert, where she changed her focus to oil painting. During the early years of the 20th century, Laurencin was an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde. A member of both the circle of Pablo Picasso, and Cubists associated with the Section d'Or, such as Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri le Fauconnier and Francis Picabia, exhibiting with them at the Salon des Indépendants (1910-1911) and the Salon d'Automne (1911-1912). Laurencin's works include paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints. She is known as one of the few female Cubist painters, with Sonia Delaunay, Marie Vorobieff, and Franciska Clausen...

On this splendid poster with beautiful colors we can see Lambézellec which is an old commune of Finistère located at the north of Brest in Brittany. Initially a large parish, it was ...

The Devèze cave (or Palais de la Fileuse de verre) is located in the commune of Courniou in the Hérault, between Saint-Pons-de-Thomières and Labastide-Rouairoux. In addition to the cave, the site hosts the first museum of #speleology. The discovery of the cave dates back to 1886. It was during the construction of the Mazamet-Bédarieux railroad that crossed the town of Courniou that the first entrance to the cave was discovered. The entrance, called the Gallery of Discovery, is located seven meters above the ground, in front of the old train...

This very elegant poster created by the artist Rogerio, for the car brand Nash, shows their brand new model: the Geo Ham coupe, a mythical model of the 30s. The years between the tw...

Print Sz: 9"H x 5 1/2"W Frame Sz: 13 1/4"H x 9 1/8"W Plates: (3) Guest at the Capulet Ball/ (1) Paris/ (1) Juliet & (1) Friend To Lady Capulet Lady Capulet in Shakespeare's Romeo ...

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... very large teenage boy appearing out of the clouds? Villa created this powerful image to encourage young people to practice light aviation—an ini...

(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper a reproduction lithograph after the drawings by the artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these range slightly in size but they are all about 13 X 17 inches (with minor variations in size as issued.) These have never been framed. The outer folio is not included just the one lithograph. James Sweeny from the introduction “The fame of Calder’s circus spread quickly between the years 1927 and 1930. All the Paris art world came to know it. It brought him his first great personal success. But what was more important, the circus also provided the first steps in Calder’s development as an original sculptor” Clive Gray wrote ”A visit to the studio of Alexander Calder led to the chance discovery of some hundred masterful circus drawings completed over thirty years ago. We publish, for the first time, a choice of sixteen from that group.” With signed introduction by Miro. These whimsical drawings, done in the style of wire sculpture, include acrobats, clowns, jugglers, trapeeze artists, an elephant, dog and lion. they are great. Alexander Calder is widely considered to be one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. He is best known for his colorful, whimsical abstract public sculptures and his innovative mobiles, kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents, which embraced chance in their aesthetic. Born into a family of accomplished artists, Calder's work first gained attention in Paris in the 1930s and was soon championed by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, resulting in a retrospective exhibition in 1943. Major retrospectives were also held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1964) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (1974). Calder’s work is in many permanent collections, most notably in the Whitney Museum of American Art, but also the Guggenheim Museum; the Museum of Modern Art; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and the Centre Georges Pompidou. He produced many large public works, including .125 (at JFK Airport, 1957), Pittsburgh (Carnegie International prize winner 1958, Pittsburgh International Airport) Spirale (UNESCO in Paris, 1958), Flamingo and Universe (both in Chicago, 1974), and Mountains and Clouds (Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 1976). Although primarily known for his sculpture, Calder was a prodigious artist with a restless creative spirit, whose diverse practice included painting and printmaking, miniatures (such as his famous Cirque Calder), children’s book illustrations, theater set design, jewelry design, tapestry and rug works, and political posters. Calder was honored by the US Postal Service with a set of five 32-cent stamps in 1998, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously in 1977, after refusing to receive it from Gerald Ford one year earlier in protest of the Vietnam War. Calder moved to New York and enrolled at the Art Students League, studying briefly with Thomas Hart Benton, George Luks, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and John Sloan. While a student, he worked for the National Police Gazette where, in 1925, one of his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated with the action of the circus, a theme that would reappear in his later work. In 1926, Calder moved to Paris, enrolled in the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and established a studio at 22 rue Daguerre in the Montparnasse Quarter. In June 1929, while traveling by boat from Paris to New York, Calder met his future wife, Louisa James (1905-1996), grandniece of author Henry James and philosopher William James. They married in 1931. While in Paris, Calder met and became friends with a number of avant-garde artists, including Fernand Léger, Jean Arp, and Marcel Duchamp. Cirque Calder (on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art at present) became popular with the Parisian avant-garde. He also invented wire sculpture, or "drawing in space," and in 1929 he had his first solo show of these sculptures in Paris at Galerie Billiet. Hi! (Two Acrobats) in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art is an early example of the artist's wire sculpture. The painter Jules Pascin, a friend of Calder's from the cafes of Montparnasse, wrote the preface to the catalog. A visit to Piet Mondrian's studio in 1930, where he was impressed by the environment-as-installation, "shocked" him into fully embracing abstract art, toward which he had already been tending. Dating from 1931, Calder’s sculptures of discrete movable parts powered by motors were christened “mobiles” by Marcel Duchamp, a French pun meaning both "motion" and "motive." At the same time, Calder was also experimenting with self-supporting, static, abstract sculptures, dubbed "stabiles" by Jean Arp in 1932 to differentiate them from mobiles. Public commissions increasingly came his way in the 1960s. Notable examples are .125 for JFK Airport in 1957, Spirale for UNESCO in Paris 1958 and Trois disques, commissioned for Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Calder's largest sculpture at 25.7 meters high was El Sol Rojo, constructed outside the Aztec Stadium for the 1968 Summer Olympics "Cultural Olympiad" events in Mexico City. Many of his public works were commissioned by renowned architects; I.M. Pei commissioned his La Grande Voile (1966), a 25-ton, 40-foot high stabile for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Part of Calder's repertoire includes pivotal stage sets for more than a dozen theatrical productions, including Nucléa, Horizon, and most notably, Martha Graham’s Panorama (1935), a production of the Erik Satie symphonic drama Socrate (1936), and later, Works in Progress (1968). In addition to sculptures, Calder painted throughout his career, beginning in the early 1920s. He picked up his study of printmaking in 1925, and continued to produce illustrations for books and journals.As Calder’s professional reputation expanded in the late 1940s and 1950s, so did his production of prints. Masses of lithographs based on his gouache paintings hit the market, and deluxe editions of plays, poems, and short stories illustrated with fine art prints by Calder became available for sale. One of Calder's most celebrated and unconventional undertakings was a commission from Dallas-based Braniff International Airways to paint a full-size Douglas DC-8-62 four-engined jet as a "flying canvas." Calder created over 2,000 pieces of jewelry over the course of his career, many of them as gifts for friends and relatives. For his lifelong friend Joan Miró, he set a shard of a broken porcelain vessel in a brass ring. Peggy Guggenheim received enormous silver mobile earrings and later commissioned a hammered silver headboard...

A very nice poster on the theme of tourism, made in 1936 by Marchand. This poster was commissioned at the time by the Réseau de la Mer. Until 1934, Les Chemins de fer de l'État took...

Original poster, in an Art Deco style, was made in 1936 by Francis Bernard 🇫🇷 (1900-1979) to promote the Olympia typewriter. Francis Bernard is a...

Charles-Jean Hallo, known as ALO 🇫🇷 (1882-1969) is a French painter, draftsman, illustrator, engraver and photographer. After studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he attended classes with Charles Cottet...

Original poster of R. Devignes for the SNCF and the city of Troyes, its medieval streets, its old historical monuments. Troyes is a city of the region Grand Est, in the North-East o...

A beautiful calendar cover for the year 1932 by Jean Des Gachons who was an illustrator for the Messageries Maritimes. The Messageries Maritimes (a French shipping company), opened in 1851 the first French postal links in the Mediterranean, and was one of the main French shipping companies until the middle of the 20th century. This company offered trips to distant destinations from the ports...

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Le Violoniste, Year: 1931, Medium: Etching, Edition: 565, Image Size: 8 x 6 inches, Size: 13.25 x 8.75 in. (33.66 x 22.23 cm), Printer: Louis F...

Nice original poster of Air France from 1938. Posters are essential to the communication of Air France. It is important to note that Air France has one of the largest collections in ...

Hand lithography on BFK Rives French hand moulded paper Style: German New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) According to the frontis these were produced by Hand Lithography. According...

Ossip Zadkine, Russian/French (1890 - 1967) - from 23 Gravures, Year: 1935, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 42/50, Image Size: 9.75 x 6.75 inches, Size: 13 ...

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Beautiful original Japanese poster of the thirties and ArtDeco style on the hotel Nikko Kanaya. Hotel Nikko Kanaya is an iconic hotel with a unique place...

Beautiful advertising poster of Jean d'Yen for the Cigarettes Anic a bout filtrant denicotinisant. Jena D'Ylen, illustrator and poster artist who was actually called Jean Béguin, wa...

Original travel poster promoting the Alpine city of Trento in northern Italy, published by ENIT, the Italian tourist board, and the Italian railroads. It features a beautiful illustration of the 1896 historical monument...

Mack, Harry F. POCKETS FOR POWDER IN THE MINE. Etching with aquatint, not dated, but circa 1930s. Titled and signed "H. F. Mack" in pencil. 7 7/8 x 6 inches (plate), 10 3/4 x 9 1/4 i...

Very beautiful map illustrated by André Giroux of the P.O Midi railroad network. The railway company from Paris to Orleans and the Midi (PO Midi) is the n...

Walt Kuhn Kuhn Family Holiday Card Lithograph on paper 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches Walter Kuhn was born on October 27, 1877 in Brooklyn, NY. His father, Francis Kuhn, was the owner of a s...

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954), Flying Concellos, etching, 1936, signed in pencil lower right and annotated “40 Proofs” lower left. Reference: Sasowsky 163, fourth state (of 4). In excel...

A very nice poster of a Carlist soldier made around 1935 by Arlaiz. Carlism represents the Spanish legitimist political movement that emerged in the 1830s. It is a movement that cla...

Original cruise poster by Randall Maurice for the Blue Star Line's Mediterranean cruises. The Blue Star Line was a British shipping company that provided...

After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler #30, Brautzug; multi-color collotype after unfinished 1917/18 painting in oil on canvas. Painted in the last months of Klimt’s life, The Bride was one...

Original Swiss Travel Poster promoting St. Moritz as winter destination, featuring Germaine Aussey, then a famous French actress. Created by Walter Herdeg who – together with Herber...

A very nice poster made around 1930 by Bourgis, to promote the Paris Fair. The Paris Fair is the largest commercial event in France. The Fair moved to the Porte de Versailles in 192...

Nice poster of the 30's for the Czechoslovak State Railways. You can see the famous Hluboka Castle. Hluboká Castle is a tourist destination in South Bohemia, it is a neo-Gothic castle...

Katherine S. Dreier, 'Variation 30, Vol. II' from '1 to 40 Variations', lithograph with pochoir and hand-coloring, 1934, edition 65. Stenciled signature and date, lower right. Annota...

Katherine S. Dreier, 'Variation 8, Vol. 1' from '1 to 40 Variations', lithograph with pochoir and hand-coloring, 1934, edition 65. Stenciled signature and date, lower right. Annotate...

This exquisite set of linocuts by Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978), titled Cabina Misteriosa (Mysterious Cabin), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valette (5e), Dir...

A Jersey Vraic Cart Etching, 1939 Signed lower center margin (see photo) Signed and dated in the plate (see photo) Edition 250 plus 10 on J. Whatman laid paper Printed by David Stran...

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Self Portrait, Medium: Etching on Papier A La Main, Image Size: 9.5 x 7.25 inches, Size: 19.25 x 13 in. (48.9 x 33.02 cm), Description: From t...

The Bridge (New York Harbor) Lithograph, 1936-7 Signed in pencil l.r., (see photo) titled lower left edge of sheet Reference: Not in Ryan Edition: Very small Note: Extremely rare. ...

“Prospector’s Cabin” is an original, signed lithograph created circa 1937 by acclaimed American Modernist artist Archie Musick (1902–1978). A compelling example of WPA-era printmakin...

Bacon, Peggy. THE CLINIC. Flint 109. Drypoint, 1932. Edition size not known, but likely very small as the print is rare. 4 15/16 x 6 7/8 inches, plus wide margins (the sheet is 11 x ...

Artist: Alberto Magnelli Title: Untitled Portfolio: XXe Siecle No. 4 Medium: Linocut Date: 1938 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 19 3/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size: 12 5/8" x 9 5/8" Signatu...

1935. Color Lithograph. Alois Carigiet was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, and illustrator. He may be known best for six children's picture books set in the Alps, A Bell for Ur...

Francisco Bores (1898 - 1972) - Earth Lithograph from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.

Abraham Rattner (1895 - 1978) - Autumn Lithograph from 1938. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.

Abraham Rattner (1895 - 1978) - Fire Lithograph from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.

11.88 x 8.88 inches (sheet), 11.75 x 8.88 inches (block) Framed 16.50 x 19.38 in Linoleum block on honey laid paper. SIgned in plate

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Fuwa, Kabuki actor Color woodblock, 1931 From: “Kabuki Jahachi-Ban” (Eighteen Kabuki Plays) by the Ichikawa Family Publisher: Gekiga Kanko Kai Carver: Okura Hanbei Printer: Shinmi Yo...

After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #8, Litzlberg on Lake Attersee; blue monochrome collotype after the 1915 painting in oil on canvas. GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT AN ...

After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #6, Bildnis Frau Serena Lederer; grey monochrome collotype after the 1905 painting in oil on canvas. GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT AN...

Grebe Huppe - Grebe Oreillard - Great Crested Grebe French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of i...

Heron Blongios - Little Bittern French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of bird...

An excellent impression of this large color aquatint. Numbered in pencil 99/175. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. Catalogue reference: Chapon/Rouault 141; ...

This original vintage poster, designed by Scottish artist William Miller Frazer (1864–1961), promotes Perth, affectionately known as "The Fair City," as Scotland's holiday center. Th...

The Cristal Eau de Table poster created by Pierre and Jacques Bellenger is an advertisement for the sparkling water brand, Cristal. The image makes great use of complementary colors,...

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