1940s Prints and Multiples

Bondage is a beautiful black and white linocut on paper, realized in 1945 by the Italian artist, Mino Maccari. Hand-signed as "Jean Barbe" and numbered in pencil on lower margin. Ed...

Original World War II poster: "Men Working Together", horizontal original American World War II antique vintage military poster. Size 40" x 30". Year:...

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss (1901 - 1966) - Histoire de rats (Diane Bataille VII), Portfolio: Georges Bataille. Histoire de rats, Year: 1947 (Printed 1995), Medium: Etching on Arches,...

Original American Lobby Card of the Movie „TARZAN AND THE MERMAIDS“ USA/MEXICO 1948 Director: Robert Florey, Actors/Stars: Johnny Weissmuller (Tarza...

The 1943 original map by L. Larmat, titled "Les vins des Côtes du Rhône - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Tavel", is an exquisite part of the "Atlas de la France Vinicole" series. Printed by D...

Walt Disney's Pinocchio, USA 1940, Animation, Lobby Card, The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the time of the film's release. Pinocchio is a 1940 Americ...

Lithograph on vélin papier pur chiffon paper. Paper Size: 10 x 7.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Les chants de Maldoror, illustrat...

The Bottle is an original lithograph realized in 1944. Black and white lithograph. Hand signed, numbered and dated. Edition of 55/60. Signature on plate.

Erotic print is a beautiful black and white linocut on paper, realized in 1945 by the Italian artist, Mino Maccari. Hand-signed with the pseudonym "Jean Barbe" and numbered in penci...

Original linen-backed World War II antique poster. "More Tomahawks for Our United Warriors" Buy War Bonds now!. In this poster by Charles Presbeton...

Lithograph on vélin papier pur chiffon paper. Paper Size: 10 x 7.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Les chants de Maldoror, illustrat...

Ex Libris For Giorgio balbi, realized by Carlo Casanova, 1945.  It includes passepartout, 30 x 24 cm. Etching, sheet 14 x 10,5 cm. Signed on plate bottom right.  Good conditions.

The 1941 original map by L. Larmat, titled "Atlas de la France vinicole – Les vins de Bordeaux: Régions de Sauternes et Barsac", provides an intricate and precise depiction of two of...

Merton of the Movies, USA 1948, Director: Robert Alton, Cast: Red Skelton, Charles D. Brown, Virginia O'Brien. The lobby cards would have been displayed inside the cinemas at the tim...

This original World War II poster, titled "Starve Him With Silence", is a vivid example of wartime propaganda aimed at promoting operational security among civilians and service memb...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Family at Supper, from the folio Picasso, Fifteen Drawings, 1946, originates from the 1946 edition publi...

Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Jacques Villon, Huit Lithographies Originales, 1962. Published ...

This lithographic poster was designed after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec for an exhibition at the Galerie R.G Michel, Paris in 1954. This poster, which is based on the original lithogra...

Original 1943 WWII War Savings Stamps poster – “He’s Fighting For You – Join the Club” – U.S. Home Front lithograph – vintage military wall art. This poster is linen-backed and read...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie E, var. 12 (Series E, Variation 12), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...

Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper, mounted on vélin d’Arches backing sheet, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Corres...

Numerus Mensura Pondus is an original lithograph realized by the Italian artist Felice Casorati (1883-1963) in 1946. Not signed. Title present on the same lithograph. In very good ...

Yves BRAYER Rape of the Sabine Women Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed in Haase...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie G, var. 4 (Series G, Variation 4), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...

Original American Lobby Card of Walt Disney’s Movie „Pinocchio“, USA 1940. Pinocchio gets his first coat of paint from his father and maker. Keywords: Anim...

Engraving, aquatint and mixed intaglio Signed, dated and annotated "AP" References And Exhibitions: Tschacbasov was a Russian/Amiercan artist who was widely exhibited and collecte...

Abstract Composition is an original etching artwork realized by Ivan Mosca in 1949. Hand-signed on the lower right. numbered, edition 31/50 good conditions. Passpartout included: 26 x 19.5 The artwork representing an abstract composition,in a well-balanced composition through confident and strong strokes. Ivan Mosca (Parma, 1915 - Rome, 2005) was an Italian artist and painter. He moved to Milan where he attended the School of Book and the Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche in Monza. He was interested in abstract art and met the artists of the Gallery "Il Milione", such as Osvaldo Licini, Manlio Rho...

Carlos Ruano Llopis (1878-1950) Original Vintage Bullfighting Poster June 1947 107cm x 53cm Carlos Ruano Llopis was born in 1878 in Orbs, Spain w...

Created in 1942 by acclaimed maritime artist Anton Otto Fischer, this dramatic World War II propaganda poster issues a stark warning to the American public: Loose talk can cost lives...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie G, var. 6 (Series G, Variation 6), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...

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...

Abraham Rattner (after) Title: Unknown Year: Unknown Lithograph Size: 26.25x20 inches Esther Gentle, Reproduction, 1952 Signed in the stone Annotated verso COA provided Ref.: 924802-...

Dimensions: 10 x 24 cm. Interesting etching, representing a gallery of fantastic characters. Artist's Proof titled and hand-signed with pencil on lower margin. In excellent condit...

Charles CAMOIN Mediterranean Landscape, 1946 Original lithograph Signed in pencil bottom right Numbered / XX On Lana vellum 26 x 36 cm (c. 10...

Caroline Durieux's "Survivor" is a pencil-signed lithograph created in 1947 in an edition of 20. It is illustrated in Carl Zigrosser's book on the artist published in 1949. Durieux on Survivor "An extra-terrestrial spotlight falls on this battered subhuman figure; he does not look directly into the light but away from it, raising his hand to it like a beggar. The worn pads on his hands and knees shows that he has walked on them, like an animal, for a long time. There is nothing to suggest that he can stand. The beam of light looks cold, machine like, impersonal. Scornful satire marks the limit of comedy for '. . . there is nothing funny about scorn which comes round again almost to the attitude of divine comedy.' Caroline Durieux (American, 1896 – 1989) Printmaker, painter, satirist, innovator, social activist, Caroline Durieux was born in New Orleans and was already making sketches by the age of four. Her formal art training was at Newcomb College (1912-1917) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1918-1920). Carl Zigrosser of the Philadelphia Museum of Art encouraged Durieux to try lithography. While living in Mexico, she learned lithography from Emilio Amero...

Study of a female nude in the Baroque style, by acclaimed California artist Ben Messick (American, 1891-1981). Signed "Ben Messick 40" in plate and pencil lower left, by the estate. Unframed. Image size, 4.75"L x 10.5"H; overall mat size is, 16"L x 20"H. Some foxing to over-mat. The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist: William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this marriage a son, Benjamin Newton Messick was born on January 9, 1891 on a farm near Strafford, Missouri. His art talent was apparent from the time he was a child and later recognized by his commanding officer in World War I. He completed his training in Los Angeles at Chouinard in the late-1920s and is well-known for his Regionalist scenes and Modernist paintings. He was an instructor at Chouinard through the 1950s & influenced a generation of LA Modernists. Little is recorded in his autobiography about Messick's life from his teen years and service during the War. He enrolled at Chouinard Institute in the Fall of 1925, and was given a three-year scholarship by Mrs. Chouinard. In 1925 he won a cash award at the Los Angeles County Fair for a group of pen and charcoal drawings done in the parks and streets of Los Angeles. These works give the appearance of being spontaneous and fluid. In 1930 Messick left Chouinard as a full-time student and rented an apartment on West Eighth Street to use as a studio and living quarters. He had his own ideas on what he was trying to accomplish in art. "If you should ask what is the message of my drawings, I should say that they may explain themselves or may be just a technical exercise." By the mid 1940s, Messick's position in the art world had been well established as a teacher, painter, printmaker, writer and critic. Over his life time he had over 400 shows and exhibitions. Starting in 1939 he produced a number of stone lithographs that appear to the untrained eye as original drawings. To Messick the image was the most important aspect of his lithographs, and his signature in the plate was sufficient. Hand signing each lithograph did not seem necessary to him. He exhibited prints widely including the Albany Print Club and the Metropolitian Museum. To further substantiate the authenticity of Messick's prints the Eclectic Gallery under the authority of the Messick family posthumously pencil signed each estate-acquired stone lithograph. Messick had a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His circus work, especially his clown studies, and his lithographs became his trademark work for in the 1940s and 1950s. A critic for ART REVIEW described his Big Top work this way: "His circus canvases...

Sitting in an armchair, the woman with a heart-shaped torso is rendered with simple rectangular shapes outlined by cobalt blue and bright yellow. Set against a soft pastel background...

Aquatint, Etching on vélin du Lana Papiers Spéciaux pure rag paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Du Cubisme, 1947. Published by Compagni...

Sexual Desire is a black and white linocut on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1945 by Mino Maccari. Hand-signed with the pseudonym "Jean Barbe" and numbered in pencil on lower marg...

This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Jeune femme inquiète (Anxious Young Woman), from the album Antares, eaux-fortes originales de Marie Laurencin (Antares, ...

Jacques BOULLAIRE Mythological Beauty Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 30 x 25 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch) Printed in Haasen workshop in 1943 Excellent con...

Original publicity lithograph for the opera, Les Mamelles de Tirésias. Signature printed lower right. Paris, 1947. The opera premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 June, 1947 ...

Ex Libris. Dr. Giorgio Balbi is an artwork realized by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 – Milan, 1954) in 1944. Etching on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right margin. Limited edition...

"Juive du Tafilelt" translated to "Jewish Woman of the Tafilelt" is plate number 55 in Jean Besancenot's stunning portraits and depictions of the peopl...

Kawase Hasui Rain at Yasuniwa (Nagano), 1946 woodcut in colours Signed on the block, sealed, titled and dated in ink Publisher: Shozaburo Watanabe, with his 6mm seal The first state ...

The 1941 original poster, "Trois couleurs, un drapeau, un empire" by Eric, edited by the Secrétariat aux Colonies, is a striking piece of wartime propaganda that encapsulates France’...

Lithograph on vélin papier pur chiffon paper. Paper Size: 10 x 7.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Les chants de Maldoror, illustrat...

Figures is an Etching realized by Mino Maccari in the 1940s. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Artist's Proof. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...

Figure is an offset print realized after a drawing by the Sicilian artist Renato Guttuso, 1980s. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Renato Guttuso (Bagheria,...

This exquisite etching after Pierre Dubreuil (1872–1944), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation), originates from the 1946 edition published by Le Gerb...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie N Gc’S, var. 6 (Series N Gc’S, Variation 6), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Draw...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie O, var. 11 (Series O, Variation 11), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Th...

This 1949 original poster titled Congo Belge, created by French illustrator Laboulais, offers a striking example of mid-20th-century colonial-era educational and promotional art. Pub...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie H, var. 1 (Series H, Variation 1), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...

Marie Laurencin Young Girl with Pearl Necklace, 1945 Original etching On Japan paper, 32,5 x 25 cm (c. 12,7 x 9,8 inch) REFERENCE : Catalogue raisonné Daniel Marchesseau #236 Exce...

A beautiful vintage poster that highlights the world of the Pathé brand. An emblematic brand that accompanied all French households during the 2nd World War, since it produced the old radio...

Hand Signed. Edition of 100 prints plus 5 prints in Roman Numerals. From the portfolio: "Dieci Litografie (Numerus, Mensura, Pondus)". Very rare print in perfect conditions. This a...

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This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie N Gc’S, var. 5 (Series N Gc’S, Variation 5), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Draw...

This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie E, var. 9 (Series E, Variation 9), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...