1940s Prints and Multiples

Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin Polifilo paper Year: 1947 Paper Size: 10.24 x 13.78 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, I...

Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Plate 6: Mais Soudain le Soleil, Secouant sa Criniere (But Suddenly the Sun, Shaking its Mane) Portfolio: Pasiphae Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum Year:...

Medium: lithograph with pochoir coloring (after the 1895 drawing in sanguine). Printed in 1948 on Johannot paper for the rare "Seize Aquarelles et Sanguines de Renoir" portfolio and ...

Josep (Jose) Morell is a name that often surfaces in discussions of mid-century Spanish travel and poster art, particularly in the context of Catalan tourism campaigns. While there i...

Henri Matisse (After), French (1869-1954) Icare (Icarus) Portfolio: Jazz Year: Of Original: 1947 Year Printed: 1983 Medium: Lithograph Image Size: 14.75 x 9.75 inches Size: 15.25 x ...

"Notable Citadine" translated to "City Notable" is plate number 2 in Jean Besancenot's stunning portraits and depictions of the people of Morocco from ...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper, hinged on archival backing paper, as issued Year: 1967 Paper Size: 17.32 x 14.17 inches (backing paper size) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, ...

During World War Two, the United States Government was very concerned about supporting the economy to service the war effort as well as keep things productive domestically. With so m...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin du Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.75 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From th...

Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin Polifilo paper Year: 1947 Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.24 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, I...

This poster was designed in 1949 by Hernando Gonzalo Villa (1881-1952) for Santa Fe Railway. The title of the poster refers to meeting in the image between the Native American chief ...

Artist: Henry Moore, British (1898 - 1986) Title: Sculptural Objects Year: 1949 Medium: Lithograph, signed and dated in the plate Edition: 3000 Size...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin du Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.75 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From th...

Lithograph, 1948. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right. Numbered 4/12 in pencil, lower left.

Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin Polifilo paper Year: 1947 Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.24 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, I...

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 ...

Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 8.5 x 6.25 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...

Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin Polifilo paper Year: 1947 Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.24 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, I...

Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin Polifilo paper Year: 1947 Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.24 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, I...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper, hinged on archival backing paper, as issued Year: 1967 Paper Size: 17.32 x 14.17 inches (backing paper size) Inscription: Signed in the plate and u...

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Oval Head of a Woman with Hair (Plate XIX) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 18 3/4" x 16 3/4" ...

Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper Year: 1946 Paper Size: 17 x 13 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, TLautrec, 1946. ...

Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 6.25 x 8.25 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the...

The 1948 travel poster “Périgord” by Mac'Avoy for SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) is a stunning representation of the Périgord region in southwestern France. Kno...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin du Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.75 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From th...

Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 4.875 x 6.625 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From t...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin du Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.75 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From th...

Canadian Geese in Flight Drypoint printed with plate tone in the sky c. 1940's Signed in pencil lower right Condition: Excellent Image/Plate size: 8 3/8 x 10 1/4 inches Provenanc...

Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Dragon vert, Medium: Etching and aquatint, signed and numbered in pecnil, Edition: 14/50, Image Size: 10.5 x 8 inches, Size: 16.25 x 13 in. (41....

Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.125 inches; image size: 8.5 x 6.25 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...

Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin Polifilo paper Year: 1947 Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.24 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, I...

Medium: Lithograph and stencil on vélin Polifilo paper Year: 1947 Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.24 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the folio, I...

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Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper, hinged on archival backing paper, as issued Year: 1967 Paper Size: 17.32 x 14.17 inches (backing paper size) Inscription: Signed in the plate and u...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper, hinged on archival backing paper, as issued Year: 1967 Paper Size: 17.32 x 14.17 inches (backing paper size) Inscription: Signed in the plate and u...

Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper, hinged on archival backing paper, as issued Year: 1967 Paper Size: 17.32 x 14.17 inches (backing paper size) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, ...

Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 9.125 x 12.25 inches; image size: 6.5 x 9 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the vol...

The original 1948 travel poster by Fontanarosa for Savoie, promoted by SNCF (French National Railway Company), offers a captivating glimpse into the allure of this picturesque region in France. With a blend of vibrant colors and evocative imagery, Fontanarosa's poster captures the essence of Savoie's scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage. The majestic snow-capped peaks of the Alps, lush green valleys, and charming alpine villages beckon travelers to embark on an unforgettable journey through this enchanting destination. As a promotional piece for SNCF, the poster not only highlights the natural splendor of Savoie but also emphasizes the convenience and accessibility of travel by rail...

TAKE CARE Don't be delayed by V.D.; 1946 military poster by Franz Oswald Schiffers. the 1946 U.S. (or Australian) World War II (WWII) health poster warning soldiers overseas of the consequences of venereal disease. Thisis a vintage 1946 public service announcement poster by Franz O. Schiffers (1902-1976). Schiffers was commissioned to create several posters warning against venereal disease for the U.S servicemen stationed overseas. The artwork is bold, clear and direct. In the post-World War II era, the piece sent a serious message to prevent contracting disease through relations with foreigners. In today's day and age, these pieces are quite humorous and decorative. Virile soldiers are shown to be up against the looming threat of venereal disease. The soldier standing on the pier watching his ship sail away would have to make a very embarrassing explanation to his wife or girlfriend as to why he was left behind. Franz Oswald Schiffers (born August 5, 1902 in Eilendorf in Aachen , February 12, 1976 in Berlin ) was a graphic artist and film poster artist . He was one of the first graphic artists of the 1930s to achieve photorealistic effects in their works. At his father's request, Schiffers initially trained as a teacher before moving to Berlin in 1925 and became a graphic designer at UFA (Universum Film AG). After designing a series of movie posters there, Schiffers became independent in 1932 as a commercial artist (now a graphic designer). In the 1930s, Schiffers specialized in advertising posters for beverage producers - especially beer advertising. The trademark of his beer posters is the meticulous design of beer glass with shiny drops of water that trickle down the misted glass. In this photorealistic context one also speaks of " veristic " graphics. After the seizure of power by the National SocialistsNazis , Schiffers temporarily worked for the Reich Propaganda Ministry. He designed u. a. the so-called "shadow man campaign" with the well-known slogan "enemy hears with!" - A German graphic artist who designed movie posters and advertisements in late-1920s and early 1930s Germany. During the Nazi era, Schiffers was commissioned by the Nazi propaganda office to create German propaganda...

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,...

"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century Letterio Calapai (American 1902-1993) ''Labor in A Diesel Plant'' Wood engraving, 1940 17 x 10 1/2...

This listing is for the one Silkscreen serigraph piece listed here. Mexico City, 1945. First edition. plate signed, limited edition of 1000, these serigraph plates depict various types of traditional and folk art indigenous clothing...

A splendid and historical poster made by Jack Maxwell in 1948. ⛳️ The history of this legendary golf course begins in 1924: the company "Biarritz Anglet la Forêt" became the owner o...

This poster from 1945 by Cecil Calvert (C.C.) Beall (1892-1967) and commissioned by the Official US Treasury was made for promoting the 7th War Loan, just days after the victory in E...

This exquisite lithograph after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Melina Darde, originates from the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches. Published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York, rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island, 1945, this work reflects Degas’s sensitive mastery of line, movement, and the intimate psychological nuances of the ballet studio. Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, this work measures 17 x 13 inches (43.18 x 33.02 cm). Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. Rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island. Artwork Details: Artist: Edgar Degas (1834–1917) Title: Melina Darde, from Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, 1945 Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper Dimensions: 17 x 13 inches (43.18 x 33.02 cm) Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued Date: 1945 Publisher: The Studio Publications, Inc., New York Printer: Albert Carman, City Island Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York Notes: Excerpted from the album, Born in Paris in 1834, Edgar Degas lived, and surely loved the life of that city during most of his years. These continued somewhat sadly beyond those of most of his friends— into the debacle of the first World War, during which he died in 1917. Judging by the frequency with which he used them as models, he must have had an especial admiration for the ballet girls who followed a profession that at the time brought none of the glory and prosperity which attend it today. New aspects of the human body, revealed in movement, fascinated him. But his occupation with the simply anatomical side of his subjects never resulted in a cold interpretation. On the contrary there is a warmth and sympathy that pervades all of his work. The drawings here represent the painter in one important phase of his multi-sensitive view of life; and permit an insight which a more ambitious work might not do-into the operation of the creative process, the artist's transformation of reality as it passes through the mesh of his sensibilities. The Edition of this Portfolio is limited to MMMD examples. Rendered by Albert Carman. About the Publication: Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches (1945) is one of the earliest and most significant American postwar fine art portfolios devoted to Edgar Degas’s intimate works on paper. Published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York, and rendered and printed by Albert Carman at City Island, the album sought to faithfully reproduce a group of Degas’s ballet-related drawings through a combination of lithography and hand-applied pochoir coloring. This hybrid technique allowed the edition to preserve the immediacy, tonal subtlety, and gestural delicacy central to Degas’s draftsmanship. Conceived as a fine art publication rather than a commercial book, the portfolio provided American audiences unprecedented access to Degas’s private, spontaneous studies—images that reveal the artist’s fascination with movement, anatomy, and the psychological atmosphere of the rehearsal studio. The album exemplifies the mid-20th-century revival of pochoir as a means of recreating the texture and coloristic nuance of original works on paper, and it remains an important document of how Degas’s legacy was translated into high-quality printed form for collectors, museums, and connoisseurs. About the Artist: Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor whose groundbreaking fusion of classical draftsmanship, modern experimentation, and psychological depth helped define the trajectory of Western art, positioning him as one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; renowned for his depictions of ballet dancers, racehorses, theater scenes, cafe life, domestic interiors, milliners, laundresses, and women at their toilette, Degas reimagined observational realism through radical compositional innovation—employing extreme cropping, asymmetrical framing, oblique viewpoints, and dramatic lighting that anticipated photographic and cinematic language long before these technologies shaped visual culture, and although associated with Impressionism, he rejected plein-air spontaneity in favor of studio-based discipline rooted in the linear precision of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the expressive chromaticism of Eugene Delacroix, and the modernity of Edouard Manet while also drawing inspiration from Japanese ukiyo-e prints, classical sculpture, and early photography; his independent artistic philosophy resonated with and helped shape the innovations of Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, whose explorations of movement, form, dream logic, abstraction, and conceptualism all find antecedents in Degas’s investigations into seriality, temporality, and the fragmented figure, and his pioneering use of pastel, monotype, and wax sculpture fundamentally transformed each medium, influencing artists from Henri Matisse, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Giacomo Manzu to Paula Rego, contemporary realists, experimental photographers, and choreographers; his works are held in nearly every major museum collection worldwide—including the Musee dOrsay, the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Courtauld Institute, and the National Gallery, London—affirming his central place in the history of art, and the highest auction record for Degas was achieved at Sothebys London on February 3, 2015, when Danseuses en Bleu sold for 37,033,000 GBP, cementing his status as one of the most sought-after and enduringly significant artists of the Western canon. Degas pochoir, Degas lithograph...

Howard Scott Loose Talk Can Cost Lives Lithograph 51 x 36 cm 'Closed for the duration...Loose talk can cost lives.' In both the United Kingdom and the United States, there was a ...

Image dimension 36.5 x 18 cm. Hand Signed. Edition of 100 pieces.

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Woman Half Smiling (Plate XII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Original etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" ...

Beautiful Italian travel poster for the city of Venice, the Basilica of San Marco and the Ducal Palace. The ENIT, the Italian national tourism agency, is in charge of the tourist pro...

Beautiful poster of the second world war executed under the German occupation by the G.P.R.F. Is represented a sculpted work of François Rude (1784-1855) at the Arc de Triomphe of Pa...

A 1940 offset lithograph, Pullman Company Poster "Travel the Pullman Way to Summer Vacationlands" featuring two women at the beach, in its original frame! Image size: 26 1/2" x 20 ...

Signed on plate. Edition of 450 prints, belonging to the suite “Miserere”, considered as the most important religious graphic work of XX century. The single prints, realized with a s...

Marcel Gromaire (1892-1971) - The Painter. 1943, paper, lithograph, 56x46 cm

A beautiful poster that invites us to discover the Basque coast, its beaches, its golf courses, its traditional sport: Basque pelota, as well as all its other cultural aspects. This...

Jean B. Picard's original poster is a poignant and visually striking representation of aid for soldiers who served in Indochina. This beautiful French poster no...

The 1949 original travel poster by Guerra for Air France, titled "Paris is two thousand years old," stands as a captivating invitation to explore the rich history and timeless allure...

German Aircraft Original vintage Second World War poster Lithograph 51 x 71 cm c.1941-1944 This original vintage poster, published in 1941, depicts a series of German aircraft,...

Anonymous Flames around St Paul's, Night Blitz in London - 1940 Lithograph 42 x 54 cm This striking lithograph depicts St Paul's Cathedral in London peaking through the swathes of...

ALMOST VD; 1946 military poster by Franz Oswald Schiffers. Almost! VD, the 1946 U.S. World War II (WWII) health poster warning soldiers overseas of the consequences of venereal disease. VD Almost! is a vintage 1946 public service announcement poster by Franz O. Schiffers (1902-1976). Schiffers was commissioned to create several posters warning against venereal disease for the U.S servicemen stationed overseas. The artwork is bold, clear and direct. In the post-World War II era, the piece sent a serious message to prevent contracting disease through relations with foreigners. In today's day and age, these pieces are quite humorous and decorative. Virile soldiers are shown to be up against the looming threat of venereal disease. The soldier standing on the pier watching his ship sail away would have to make a very embarrassing explanation to his wife or girlfriend as to why he was left behind. Franz Oswald Schiffers (born August 5, 1902 in Eilendorf in Aachen , February 12, 1976 in Berlin ) was a graphic artist and film poster artist . He was one of the first graphic artists of the 1930s to achieve photorealistic effects in their works. At his father's request, Schiffers initially trained as a teacher before moving to Berlin in 1925 and became a graphic designer at UFA (Universum Film AG). After designing a series of movie posters there, Schiffers became independent in 1932 as a commercial artist (now a graphic designer). In the 1930s, Schiffers specialized in advertising posters for beverage producers - especially beer advertising. The trademark of his beer posters is the meticulous design of beer glass with shiny drops of water that trickle down the misted glass. In this photorealistic context one also speaks of " veristic " graphics. After the seizure of power by the National SocialistsNazis , Schiffers temporarily worked for the Reich Propaganda Ministry. He designed u. a. the so-called "shadow man campaign" with the well-known slogan "enemy hears with!" - A German graphic artist who designed movie posters and advertisements in late-1920s and early 1930s Germany. During the Nazi era, Schiffers was commissioned by the Nazi propaganda office to create German propaganda...

Gustav Mezey’s lithographic film poster for Hermann Wallbrück’s “social hygiene” film Schleichendes Gift (translated as Creeping Poison) shows a distressed woman encircled in the gri...