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Period: 1950s
original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original Televiseurs Point Bleu (Red) - Mid Century vintage poster, linen-backed
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Vintage French Point Bleu Television Advertisement Poster, linen-backed in A-condition, ready to frame. Artist: signed with initials P.D. An outstanding example of mid-cent...
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Art Deco 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, The Blue Rooster, from Derriere le miroir, 1958
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Coq Bleu (The Blue Rooster), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 107–109, originates from the 1958 edition publish...
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Expressionist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Smiling Woman - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a Linocut Print realized by Mino Maccari in 1951. Very Good condition. No Signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engraver and journalist, win...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

Riviera - Cote d Azur Frankreich original vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage travel poster to the French Riveria, the Cote D'Azur. Linen-backed lithograph created by the artist Roger Bezombes, for the French National Railways. A small Fr...
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Impressionist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Circa 1950 original travel poster by Bernard Villemot - Air France North Africa
Located in PARIS, FR
Bernard Villemot's original poster for Air France, showcasing travel to North Africa, is a captivating example of his iconic graphic design style. Created in the 1950s, this poster s...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Giuseppe Capogrossi (1900–1972) - Linocut on paper - 1958
Located in Varese, IT
Linocut on paper. Edited in 1958. Limited edition of 150 copies, numbered 83/150 in lower left corner. Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right margin. Paper size: 47.2 x ...
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Abstract 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

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 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Adam Eve, Folk Art Woodblock by W Hahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
W Hahn - Adam & Eve, Year: 1954, Medium: Woodblock on Japon, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 5/50, Image Size: 15 x 11 inches, Size: 18.5 x 15 in. (46.99 ...
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Folk Art 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Pablo Picasso (after) Helene Chez Archimede - Wood Engraving
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso (after) Helene Chez Archimede Medium: engraved on wood by Georges Aubert Dimensions: 44 x 33 cm Portfolio: Helen Chez Archimede Year: 1955 Edition: 240 (Here it is on...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Wood, Archival Paper, Engraving

Original vintage travel poster visit Austria (Autriche)
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage travel poster to Austria, joyez les bienvenus en Autriche. French version of this travel poster. Archival linen bac...
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Land 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

Italy in 1956 - Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Located in Cologne, DE
This is a historical photograph of Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, taken in the 1950s. The image captures a lively city scene with numerous vintage cars parked around the s...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Color

"Fisherman s Wharf - San Francisco" Multi Layer Screen Print on Paper - Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
"Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco" Multi Layer Screen Print on Paper - Signed Rare and bold Screen Print (Silk Screen) of Fisherman's Wharf 1957 by Gordon Cope (American, 1906-1999). Several boats are docked at Fisherman's Wharf, with buildings directly behind them. In the distance, the hills of San Francisco can be seen meeting a pale blue sky. Of particular note is the skillful representation of the reflections of the boats in the water, and the clever use of grey paper as negative space. Numbered and titled in pencil in the lower left corner "22/100 Fisherman's Wharf - San Francisco" Hand signed and dated in pencil in the lower right corner "Gordon Cope 1957" Titled, signed, and dated "in plate" Presented in a silver colored frame with a double mat. Frame size: 22.5"H x 27"W Image size: 15"H x 20"W Gordon N. Cope (American, 1906-1999) was an educator and painter. Trained in Utah and France, he exhibited his landscape paintings and portraits in the United States and Europe, and he believed music was related to painting. Cope was born on May 14, 1906, in Salt Lake City. He was trained by Utahn artists LeConte Stewart and Lawrence Squires, and at the Académie Julian in Paris, France in 1928. He also studied singing at the Opéra-Comique. Cope taught art at Latter-day Saints University, and he served as the chair of its Department of Art in 1930–1931. He taught at the Mountain School of Art from 1932 to 1938, and he was the director of the Art Barn School in Salt Lake City in 1939–1941. Cope painted Utahn landscapes as well as a portrait of Henry H. Blood, who served as the seventh governor of Utah from 1933 to 1941. Cope exhibited his work in the United States and Europe. According to the Deseret News, Cope "felt that music and painting are closely interrelated, and that the study of one form may be used to complement the appreciation and understanding of the other." Cope died on June 10, 1999, in San Francisco, California. Gordon Nicholson Cope studied with well-known Utah artists A.B. Wright and LeConte Stewart, and became recognized as a major Utah artist of the Great Depression. Cope was born in Salt Lake City in 1906 and spent much of his life in Utah. Cope gained much of his artistic training from diverse environments and influences. Following his training with the previously mentioned artists, Cope spent the next year, 1924, working with Lawrence Squires in Arizona. To expand his knowledge and training, Cope traveled to Europe, where he studied the "old masters" such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. From 1924 to 1928, Cope studied in England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and worked for a year at the Acadamie Julian, where many early Utah artists...
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American Impressionist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Screen

Untitled Face
Located in Surfside, FL
Francois Gilot, (1921-) studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and then, encouraged by her father, studied international law, though she secretly also took art lessons a...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Marino Marini (1901 - 1980) - LE CHEVAL AU MANEGE - Color lithograph on paper -
Located in Varese, IT
Lithograph on paper, edited in 1953. Limited edition of 50 copies, numbered as 10/50 in lower left corner. Hand signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Paper size: 66 ...
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Abstract 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original "C est un Hurricane" vintage bicycle pin-up style poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Hurricane Bicycle vintage poster. Archivally linen backed in mint condition 72-year-old poster, ready to frame. This is an original mid-century modern vintage Hurricane...
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Art Deco 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, The Angel with the Sword, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled L’Ange a l’Epee (The Angel with the Sword), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Re...
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Expressionist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Raoul Dufy, The Grape Harvest, from Wines, Flowers, and Flames, 1956 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), titled Vendanges (The Grape Harvest), from the folio Vins, Fleurs et Flammes (Wines, Flowers, and Flames), originates from the...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

Original earliest Rome via TWA vintage travel poster
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 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Circa 1950 original travel poster by J. F. Doré - Blois - SNCF
Located in PARIS, FR
This elegant mid-century travel poster, created around 1950 by J. F. Doré, was commissioned by the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) to promote the town of Blois, ...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Original 1958 lithographic poster by André Hambourg - Ile de France - SNCF
Located in PARIS, FR
This original 1958 lithographic poster, designed by French painter André Hambourg, was created for the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) to promote travel and tour...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Nuit de Noël
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Nuit de Noël Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent co...
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Surrealist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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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 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1950 Original poster by David Klein - Fly TWA California - Yosemite Park
Located in PARIS, FR
TWA California Travel Poster (c. 1950s). Another beautiful image courtesy of TWA's favorite artist, David Klein, this poster takes the normal...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Der Beobachter, Modern Etching by Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian (1886 - 1980) - Der Beobachter, Year: circa 1959, Medium: Etching on natural laid paper, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 96, Image Size: 9.25 x 7 ...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Le Grand Concert-II e Festival de Peinture et Sculpture (after) Raoul Dufy, 1957
Located in New York, NY
This lithographic poster was designed after a gouache by Raoul Dufy, "Le Grand Concert" 1948, for the second Festival of Painting and Sculpture in 1957 in the town of Vichy, France, which was sponsored by the Lions Club...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Figures - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a Linocut Print realized by mino Maccari in 1951. Not signed, very good condition. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engraver and journalist, winn...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

1957 original travel poster by Gronowski Visit Poland - Wooden church in Sekowa
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1957 original travel poster by Gronowski, "Visitez la Pologne - L'Église en bois à Sekowa (1540)," is a captivating piece of mid-20th-century promotional art created to entice tr...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Original Cruwell Tabak vintage poster. Crüwell-Tabak
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster Cruwell-Tabak. Archival linen backed in very good condition and ready to frame. Cruwell tobacco company was founded in 1753 in Bielefeld, Germany. Note: In...
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Gothic 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1953 poster for Sculptures Polychromes by Fernand Léger at Galerie Louis Carré
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1953 exhibition poster for Sculptures Polychromes by Fernand Léger at Galerie Louis Carré stands as a testament to the artist’s vibrant foray into three-dimensional art. Renowned...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

The Bible : Daniel the Prophet - Original Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Bible, Daniel the Prophet Original lithography (Mourlot Workshop) On paper 37 x 26.5 cm (c. 14.5 x 10.2 in) Second illustration on back, see photo no...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Modernist Graffiti Art Lithograph Print "Broken Hour"
Located in Surfside, FL
This was from a portfolio which included works by Yosl Bergner, Menashe Kadishman, Yosef Zaritsky, Aharon Kahana, Moshe Tamir and Michael Gross. Yigal Tumarkin (also Igael Tumarkin...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original Fiesta Mayor Badalona vintage Spanish festival poster 1955
Located in Spokane, WA
Original ‘Fiesta Mayor Badalona” vintage travel poster. Conservation linen backed and ready to frame. Very good condition full lithograph A bright and vibrant travel poster that ...
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American Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original French cinema poster “Les Pionniers du Rire” The Pioneers of Laughter
Located in PARIS, FR
This is an original French cinema poster for “Les Pionniers du Rire” (The Pioneers of Laughter), featuring caricatures of the greatest legends of silent and early sound comedy: Charl...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, 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...
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American Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Nature Morte au Buste - Lithograph after Fernand Léger - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized after Fernand Léger in 1959, on Moulin Richard de Bas paper. Monogrammed in the plate. It belongs to the suite "Contrastes", printed by Daniel Jacomet and publi...
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Cubist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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

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Etching

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 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Red Composition - Lithograph by Marino Marini­ - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Red Composition is an original artwork realized by Marino Marini in 1953. Mixed colored lithograph. Signed and dated on plate. Marino Marini (1901-1980),was an Italian sculptor. ...
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Contemporary 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original "American Export Lines" mid-century vintage cruise line poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original American Export Lines vintage travel poster. Artist Aldo Sassi, printed in Italy by Pesce, Genova. Professional acid-free archival linen ...
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American Impressionist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Original Cinquantenaire Aeronautique Bourget, vintage air show poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Cinquantenaire Aeronautique vintage poster. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. Printer: Bedos & Co, Paris. A- condition. (50TH ANNIVERSARY 23E SALON INTERNATIONAL D' AERONAUTICS, JUNE 12 TO 21, 1959 * LE BOURGET AIRPORT.) This mid-century modern original French poster is for an air show...
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Abstract Geometric 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

1950s Signed New Mexico Winter Lithograph – Original Vintage Snowy Landscape Art
Located in Denver, CO
Step into the serene beauty of a New Mexico winter with this stunning 1950s signed lithograph, New Mexico Village Under Snow, by acclaimed artist Kenneth Miller Adams. This rare vint...
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American Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Femme Bleue
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Bleue Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. First, original edition. The work is in Excellent con...
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Surrealist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Femme Bleue
Femme Bleue
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1956 original travel poster by Jean Colin for Air France - Amérique du Nord
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1956 original travel poster by Jean Colin for Air France - Amérique du Nord is a remarkable piece of mid-20th century advertising art, created to promote Air France’s routes to N...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cavalli e Rovine (Horses and Ruins) - Original Lithograph by Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Roma, IT
"Cavalli e rovine" is an original hand-signed lithograph realized by Giorgio de Chirico in 1954. It comes from the Suite: "Cavalli e Ville". This is an edition of 125 prints. It was...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Paris: Boulevard des Invalides - Original Handsigned Lithograph, 1958
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean CARZOU Paris: Boulevard des Invalide, 1958 Original lithograph in color Handsigned in pencil Dated 1958 in pencil Numbered / 100 On Japan paper 29 x 40 cm (c. 11.4 x 15.7 inch...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Fernand Leger, The Drillers, from War Drawings 1915-16, 1956 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Les Foreurs (The Drillers), from the album Fernand Leger, Dessins de Guerre 1915-16 (Fernand Leger, War ...
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Cubist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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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 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1950 original poster by Francis Picabia - Le Beau Temps in Alès
Located in PARIS, FR
Poster printed in lithography after a drawing by Francis Picabia, designed for the opening in May 1950 of the bookstore (owned by Pierre-André Benoît) ...
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Dada 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

Don Quixote - Etching by Wladyslaw Jahl - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Don Quixote is an etching and drypoint print on ivory-colored China paper, realized by Wladyslaw Jahl in 1951. The artwork belongs to a limited edition of 125 specimens. Good condi...
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Contemporary 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Maurice Utrillo, Church of Amiens, 1956 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Maurice Utrillo (1883–1955), titled Eglise d Amiens (Church of Amiens), from the album Eloge de Maurice Utrillo (In Praise of Maurice Utrillo), originates from the 1956 edition published by Editions d'Art Manuel Bruker, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, June 5, 1956. The work embodies Utrillo's mastery of atmospheric nuance, architectural harmony, and poetic stillness, distilling the emotional resonance and delicate tonal balance that define his vision of the French landscape. Executed as a lithograph on papier velin Vidalon blanc, fabrique au Moulin de Vidalon, Canson paper, this work measures 13.18 x 10.55 inches (33.5 x 26.8 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris. Artwork Details: Artist: After Maurice Utrillo (1883–1955) Title: Eglise d Amiens (Church of Amiens), from the album Eloge de Maurice Utrillo (In Praise of Maurice Utrillo) Medium: Lithograph on papier velin Vidalon blanc, fabrique au Moulin de Vidalon, Canson paper Dimensions: 13.18 x 10.55 inches (33.5 x 26.8 cm) Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Date: June 5, 1956 Publisher: Editions d'Art Manuel Bruker, Paris Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Provenance: From the album Eloge de Maurice Utrillo (In Praise of Maurice Utrillo), published by Editions d'Art Manuel Bruker, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, June 5, 1956 Notes: Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album was completed and printed on June 5, 1956 on the presses of madame Jean-Gabriel Daragnes for typography and by the Mourlot Freres for lithographs. It was shot on Vidalon blanc. Two hundred numbered examples from I to CC, including the first XX with a suite on velin paper of the Marais. It has been attached to each example a simulated fac of the Sonnet d'Utrillo: "Lyric art...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Heaume, Lithograph by Jean Arp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Arp, French (1886 - 1966) - Heaume, Year: 1952, Medium: Lithograph (unsigned), Edition: 1500, Size: 12.5 x 9.75 in. (31.75 x 24.77 cm), Publisher: Societe Internationale d'Art....
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Juan Gris, The Soup Tureen, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Juan Gris (1887–1927), titled La Soupiere (The Soup Tureen), from the folio Au Soleil du Plafond (In the Sunlight of the Ceiling), originates from the...
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Cubist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Two Nude Women Surprised - Original etching - 1951
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN Two Nude Women Surprised Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Alfred Manessier, Forms and Transparency, from XXe Siecle, 1954
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alfred Manessier (1911–1993), titled Formes et transparence (Forms and Transparency), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie N°4 (double) Janvier 1954...
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Modern 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Jean Dubuffet Lithograph Art Brut "I. Traces grotesques"
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "I. Traces grotesques" is an Artist’s Proof Lithograph. “Proofs” are either pulled or printed, and the artist has the option to work out the color and quality issues as they come out of the process. The only real difference between the two is the restricted quantity of prints bearing the AP designation and not the quality of the print. This lithograph is signed and titled by the artist, Jean Dubuffet, which indicates his complete satisfaction with the print. It is from 1958 and a perfect example of his style, “Art Brut.” His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced what is called “low art”, art by non-academically trained artists. It is sometimes referred to as “outsider art.” He did study briefly at the Academie Julian, Paris, but eventually followed his own aesthetics which eschewed traditional standard of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making. This lithograph expresses the beauty he found in the meandering spontaneous black line. Jean Dubuffet began painting at the age of seventeen and studied briefly at the Academie Julian, Paris. He painted off and on for the next 20 years. It was not until 1942 in the midst of WWII in France that he began the work which has distinguished him as an outstanding innovator in postwar Europe. It is said of his work that “he looked to the margins of the everyday – the art of prisoners, psychics, the uneducated, and the institutionalized – to liberate his own creativity and coining the term ‘Art Brut’.” Art Brut is a French term that translates as ‘raw art’, to describe art such as graffiti or naïve art which is made outside the academic tradition of fine art. His paintings from the early forties in brightly colored oils were soon followed by works in which he employed such unorthodox materials as cement, plaster, tar and asphalt-scraped, craved and cut and drawn upon with a rudimentary, spontaneous line. Dubuffet worked in France and exhibited from the early forties on. He was included in the 1946 Pierre Matisse...
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Abstract 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Juan Gris, The Pipe, from Au Soleil du Plafond, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Juan Gris (1887–1927), titled La Pipe (The Pipe), from the folio Au Soleil du Plafond (In the Sunlight of the Ceiling), originates from the 1955 editi...
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Cubist 1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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