Art Nouveau

Oscar Wilson. English ( b.1867 - d.1930 ). The Lady Of The Lake. Watercolor & Ink On Paper. Signed Lower Left. Image size 17 inches x 10.2 inches ( 43cm x 26cm ). Frame size 23 inc...

Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) Sarah Bernhardt "Gismonda", 1895 Original Lithograph IMPRIMERIES LEMERCIER, PARIS Paris, France color lithograph signed "Mucha" within the plate (lo...

Beautiful art nouveau style poster by Lewis Baumer illustrating the seasons of fall and winter. Lewis Christopher Edward Baumer is best known as an Engli...

A very good antique Neo-Classical bronze of a Bacchante or Maenad, by Spanish sculptor Gustave Obiols Delgado (1858-1902). The sculpture circa 1890. This large & very attractive, fin...

Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...

Beautiful art nouveau style poster by Lewis Baumer illustrating the seasons of Spring and Summer Lewis Christopher Edward Baumer is best known as an Engl...

Very nice original lithograph of Armand Point entitled The golden legend. Armand Point (1861 - 1932) was a French painter and the leader of a community o...

Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...

Italian State Railways is an original artwork realized in the early century by Aleardo Terzi. Mixed colored lithograph. A vintage affiche depicting Ita...

Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864 - 1901) BABYLONE D'ALLEMAGNE Printed in 1894 Lithograph printed in colors, 1894, on linen-backed wove paper, printed by Chaix, Paris, tasteful...

Original Iolanthe vintage theatre poster: Gilbert and Sullivan Iolante stone lithograph vintage poster. Museum linen backed. Clear, clean, bright. Grade A condition. The poster features a central image of a character dressed in a traditional British Grenadier Guard uniform, complete with a bearskin hat. The character is depicted in a whimsical pose, which aligns with the comedic and satirical nature of the operetta. Above the main figure, there are smaller illustrations of various characters from the operetta, hinting at the fantastical and fairy-tale elements of the story. The title "Iolanthe" is prominently displayed in bold, stylized lettering at the bottom. "Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri," is a comic opera by the famous duo W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The opera premiered on November 25, 1882, at the Savoy Theatre in London and is one of their most beloved works. "Iolanthe" tells the story of fairy Iolanthe, who was banished from the fairy kingdom...

Printed by Oscar Consee, Munich, 1922 Not much is known about this Stockholm-based cabaret act. Translating literally as Bat Man, we see a young dancer tease an oversized bat wearing a monocle -- a truly bizarre but beautiful design. (text by Jack Rennert) Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery...

Tall Amphora vase with a floral wreath encircling the mouth, trailing down on two sides into light green and rose crackling, and finished with a linear "Dachsel style" relief in the ...

Double sided crayon drawing: Front: Study for "The Shoe" Reverse: Studies of Figures Blue crayon, red and black crayons Image size: 19.25 x 15.375 inches Frame size: 30 x 25 1/2 inch...

Il Timone is an original woodcut on ivory-colored paper realized by Adolfo De Karolis. The state of preservation is excellent. Signed and titled, ...

"Cristallerie" Vase with Carnations by Emile GALLE (1846-1904) Vase called "Cristallerie de Gallé" with carnations. Cornet shaped vase decorated with pink and brown Carnations, on a...

Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...

Orientalist School Attributed to Émile Willaey (1880-1963) Title View of Istanbul – Golden Horn and Süleymaniye Mosque Date 1910 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 50 × 89 cm (canvas)...

Veiled Woman is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: F. Bac 19...

Image dimensions. 26x18 cm. La Secchia Rapita is a beautiful and rare color lithograph printed by Ricordi, Milan, in 1910. A nice poster for "La Secchia Rapita", by Alessandro Tass...

The Fall of Troy is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Original Lithograph on ivory paper. Signed and dated on ...

Female Nude Liberty is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: F. Bac 1922. Original Lith...

The Awakening is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Original Lithograph on ivory paper. Signed and dated on plate on the lower right corner: F. Bac 1922. Excellent conditions. The Awakening depicts a very interesting scene. A girl below is awakened by an apparition of a standing and monumental female figure on her right. She is, according to the headdress, the Goddess Minerva, goddess of the wisdom. the Goddess is taking off a veil to reveal herself. On the right you can see a glimpse of vegetation; the figures indeed are surrounded by dense vegetation. Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952). Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach, known as Ferdinand Bac was a French cartoonist, artist and writer, son of an illegitimate nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. As a young man, he mixed in the fashionable world of Paris of the Belle Époque, and was known for his caricatures, which appeared in popular journals. He also traveled widely in Europe and the Mediterranean. In his fifties, he began a career as a landscape gardener. He attended Adolphe Thiers, Gambetta, Richard Wagner, Victor Hugo, Taine, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Paul Verlaine, Maurice Barrès, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Alphonse Daudet, Guy de Maupassant, Verdi, Gounod, Pierre de Nolhac, and many more other famous people of the time. He established himself as one of the first cartoonists and caricaturists of his time, as famous as Albert Robida...

The original 1895 Art Nouveau poster for Henri Boutet's exhibition of pastels and engravings at the Salon des Cent is a true work of art in itself. Created by the artist himself, thi...

Artist Unknown "Fashionable Dress, 145" 1914 Etching

LAURENT, Eugene, (French, 1832-1898): Diana the Huntress, bronze, 64 cm high, signed, resting on a black marble base, in an antique dress with her hunting dog. Patinated bronze....

Framed Cuban Artist/Caricaturist Conrado Walter Massaguer presents Hollywood star Adolphe Menjou in a satirical dual portrait. In the foreground, the subject is seen in a dapper top hat, tux, fashionable cigarette and boutonnière, and is shown as being the epitome of being stylishly debonair. To make a larger point about this subject, Massaguer paints a cast shadow of Menjou as a burning red devil who studies his alter ego from above. Keeping with the artist's sarcasm, we see the good and bad in one image. Works by Massaguer are rare and this work is in keeping with his signature style. This work was most likely done on assignment for Life Magazine, Cosmopolitan, The New Yorker or Vanity Fair. Signed upper right. Inscribe lower right. Titled on verso. Unframed, Slight bend to board; toning to board; scattered faint foxing; pin point abrasions to margins, not affecting image. 19-1/2 x 15-1/8 inches board size. Conrado Walter Massaguer y Diaz was a Cuban artist, political satirist, and magazine publisher. He is considered a student of the Art Nouveau. He was the first caricaturist in the world to broadcast his art on television.He was first caricaturist to exhibit on Fifth Avenue. He was the first caricaturist in the world to exhibit his caricatures on wood. He, and his brother Oscar, were the first magazine publishers in the world to use photolithographic printing. Self portrait of Conrado Walter Massaguer, depicted on a carrousel ride, with the devil over his left shoulder and an angel over his right. (1945) He created the magazine Social with his brother Oscar to showcase Cuban artistic talent. The duo later created the magazine Carteles, which became for a period the most popular magazine in Cuba, which was purchased by Miguel Ángel Quevedo in 1953. In his life, he met and drew caricatures of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Walt Disney, Albert Einstein, the King of Spain, and many others.[ In sum total, he was the author of more than 28 thousand caricatures and drawings.Ernest Hemingway once had to refrain himself from punching Massaguer in the face after the artist drew an unflattering caricature of him. The dictator Gerardo Machado, however, did not punch Massaguer for his own unflattering caricature - he had the artist deported. He was one of the most internationally renowned Cuban artists of his day, and his art is still regularly featured in galleries across the Western Hemisphere and Europe. Early life Massaguer was born on October 18, 1889, in Cárdenas, Cuba.[In 1892, his family moved to Havana. When the Cuban War of Independence broke out, Massaguer's family escaped the country. From 1896 to 1908, he lived in Mérida, Mexico. However, during this time, his parents enrolled him in the New York Military Academy, where he stayed during school years. In 1905, after graduating the military academy, he briefly attended the San Fernando school in Havana, where he was tutored by Ricardo de la Torriente and Leopoldo Romañach. In 1906, less than a year later, he returned to the family home in Mexico. Career as artist Early career While living in Yucatán, Mexico, Massaguer published his first caricatures in local newspapers and magazines. These included La Campana, La Arcadia, and the Diario Yucateco. In 1908, he moved back to Havana. After returning to the island in 1908, Massaguer began mingling with Havana's aristocratic circles, forming close friendships with some of the city's most powerful and influential men, as well as winning the favor of many women who were quickly charmed by him. Massaguer, largely self-taught, honed his style using the avant-garde techniques he studied from the European and American magazines that were widely available in Cuba at the time. Cover of the immensely popular Cuban magazine El Figaro, drawn by Massaguer in 1909. This cover depicts two bumbling, incompetent American tourists to the island. He started drawing for El Fígaro, and was featured prominently on the cover in 1909. After two years of refining his craft, Havana announced a poster contest aimed at attracting North American tourists to stay in the city during the winter months. Notable figures like Leopoldo Romañach, Armando Menocal, Rodríguez Morey, Jaime Valls, and others also entered the competition. The jury was particularly impressed by the modern execution and creative solution of one piece, signed by Massaguer, who was relatively unknown at the time. The jury deliberations caused a great controversy.[5] The prize was ultimately awarded to the Galician painter Mariano Miguel, who had recently married the daughter of Nicolás Rivero, the wealthy owner of the conservative newspaper Diario de la Marina. Although Massaguer received only an honorable mention, the fraud scandal caused such an uproar that his name quickly entered the public spotlight, and he became an overnight sensation. In 1910, he became co-owner of the advertising agency Mercurio, with Laureano Rodríguez Castells. At Mercurio, he led the Susini cigar campaign, and earned substantial wealth. Massaguer has been described as a restless man, in both mind and body.After earning enough money from his art to begin traveling, he was almost always doing so. He constantly traveled between New York City and Havana, Mexico and France, Europe and the Americas. In 1911, his reputation among the Havana socialites solidified when he organized his own first public caricature exhibit, and also the first Caricature Salon ever held in the Americas, hosted at Athenaeum of Havana (the Ateneo), and the Círculo de La Habana. Other exhibitors here included Maribona, Riverón, Portell Vilá, Valer, Botet, Barsó, García Cabrera, Carlos Fernández, Rafael Blanco, and Hamilton de Grau. "Messaguer Visits Broadway." Caricatures of theatrical and literary figures. Elsie Janis, Raymond Hitchcock, S. Jay Kaufman (columnist), Ibanez, author of The Four Horsemen, and Frances White In 1912, in the New York American Journal, he published his first Broadway drawings. From 1913 to 1918, he was an editor for Gráfico. Social Main article: Social (magazine) Cover of the magazine Social, July 7, 1923 In 1916, he created the magazine Social with his brother, Oscar H. Massaguer. Social's contributors included Guillén Carpentier, Chacón y Calvo, Enrique José Varona and others.Social has been described as Massaguer's great love in the magazine industry, and was the property that historians say he cared the most about. Social was an innovative magazine, being the first magazine in the world to use a modern printing process called photolithographic printing. Social set cultural trends, not only in the fashion of Cuba, but in art, politics, and Cuban identity.[11] Social catered to a certain aesthetic in Cuba - that of the sophisticated elite socialite - but Massaguer would also use this magazine to ridicule and jibe against that same class of society when he found their personalities worthy of his contempt. In Social, readers could find a variety of content, including short stories, avant-garde poetry, art reviews, philosophical essays, and serialized novels, as well as articles on interior design, haute couture, and fashion. Occasionally, the magazine also featured reports on sports such as motor racing, rowing, tennis, and horse riding.The cultural promotion efforts of both Massaguer and Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring are evident in the magazine. Notably, this period overlaps with their involvement in the Minorista Group, which was then at the forefront of the country's intellectual life.[5] Many contributors were devoted members of the group, leading some experts to consider Social as the cultural voice of the Minoristas. One of the features of Social magazine was its section called "Massa Girls," which was a play on his own name, and pronounced with a glottal 'g' in a similar fashion to the letter in Massaguer.[12] Massaguer drew women as independent and free-thinking, and never drew the woman celebrity as a caricature of herself, but as a free agent surrounded by caricatures.[11] However, Massaguer himself has been described as a womanizer in his personal life, and hesitant to fully embrace every facet of women's liberation. In 1916, he also established la Unión de Artes Gráficas and the advertising agency Kesevén Anuncios.[9] The art critic Bernardo González Barroa wrote: “Massaguer has solved the problem of working hard, living comfortably off what his art produces and not missing any artistic, sporting or social event. His broad, childish laugh, of a carefree individual who carries his luck hidden in a pocket, appears everywhere for the moment, disguising the pranks of pupils that lurk, mock and, finally, flash with satisfaction at finding the characteristic point after having analyzed a soul... Massaguer's personality is beginning to solidify now. He has been the best-known and most popular caricaturist for a long time, but his technique had not reached the security, the mastery of values that he presents in his latest works, which is very natural and explainable”[5] Carteles Main article: Carteles Cover of the magazine Carteles, November 29, 1931 In 1919, Massaguer and his brother created the magazine Carteles.[9] Carteles gained the widest circulation of any magazine in Latin America, and the most popular magazine in Cuba for a time, until that title was claimed by Revista Bohemia. Carteles remained in print until July 1960.This magazine showcased Cuban commerce, art, sports, and social life before the revolution. In 1924, Carteles took a more political turn, with articles criticizing Gerardo Machado's government. it became a prime example of the humor and graphic design employed by artists like Horacio Rodríguez Suria and Andrés García...

Image dimensions. 26x17.5 cm. Mele 2 is a precious color lithograph printed by G. Ricordi and C. Milano, Milan, between 1895 and 1914. A nice advertising poster representing two el...

La Toilette Drypoint, 1908 Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist (see photos) Edition: 65 this state (35/65) Published by Gustave Pellet (1859-1919),...

A late 19th-century French bronze sculpture titled "Fairy with Butterfly" by Franz Rosse (1858-1900), signed and dated "Frosse 93" on the base, depicting a semi-dressed woman floatin...

Nice poster of the beginning of the century for the Vaudeville theater, entitled A night out and printed by David Allen & sons in London. John Hassall ( 1...

The Soldier and the Bacchants is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: F. Bac 1922. Origin...

The Falling Woman is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: F. ...

Bacchantes and Musicians is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1923. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corn...

Bacchus and the Nymphs is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower right corner: F. Bac 1922. Original Lit...

Baccanale is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Original Lithograph on ivory paper. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: F. Bac 1922. Perfect conditions. Baccanale is an excellent Liberty Style lithograph realized by the French artist Ferdinand Bac in the Second decade of the XX Century. The work depicts a very movimented scene with several female figures in the night singing and playing ancient instruments. The scene is surrounded by columns and, on the upper right corner, there is the silhouette of a temple. This work has been realized the French artist Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952). Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach, known as Ferdinand Bac was a French cartoonist, artist and writer, son of an illegitimate nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. As a young man, he mixed in the fashionable world of Paris of the Belle Époque, and was known for his caricatures, which appeared in popular journals. He also traveled widely in Europe and the Mediterranean. In his fifties, he began a career as a landscape gardener. He attended Adolphe Thiers, Gambetta, Richard Wagner, Victor Hugo, Taine, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Paul Verlaine, Maurice Barrès, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Alphonse Daudet, Guy de Maupassant, Verdi, Gounod, Pierre de Nolhac, and many more other famous people of the time. He established himself as one of the first cartoonists and caricaturists of his time, as famous as Albert Robida...

Art nouveau style poster from the beginning of the 20th century presenting Le Bruyant Alexandre in his realistic cabaret printed by the Thill printing ho...

This is a 19th century color lithograph entitled "Expo Salon des Cents" (Salon of the Hundred) created by Georges de Feure and published between 1898 in Paris, France by Jules Cheret...

This is a 19th century color lithograph entitled "Palais de Glace, Champs-Elysees" (Ice Palace, Champs-Elysees) created by Jules Cheret and published in 1896 in Paris, France by Cher...

Artist edition of 38 on Imperial Japon paper. Genossenschaft Pan GmbH, Berlin, publisher; Dr. C Wolf & Sohn, Munich.

Sublime poster of the period realized in 1891 by Jules Chéret 🇫🇷 (1836-1932) to promote the pastilles for the throat of the brand Géraudel. Jules Chéret, to whom the title of "father of the poster" is attributed, created and printed more than 1000 posters. He was considered one of the first professionals of poster advertising. His masterpieces are exhibited in many museums around the world and are highly prized by collectors. Medical - Women Supplement to the French mail...

Retour Color lithograph, 1897 Signed in the stone lower left edge of the image (see photo) As published in "L'Estampe Moderne" L'Estampe Moderne appeared each month as a portfolio of...

red, yellow, female, male, naked, three, people, friends, portrait, love, figurative, academic, realism, contemporary, painting on canvas, Vienna session, Klimt, Art Deco, figures, c...

Beautiful poster of the beginning of the XIXth century by Dudley Hardy : An Artist's Model - George Edwardes company Dudley Hardy (1867 - 1922) was an English painter and illustrator. His interest in illustration led him to produce posters of French graphic influence, including the Yellow Girl...

Masson was a Parisian chocolatier who relied heavily on the Art Nouveau style to promote his products. His two favorite artists were Mucha and Grasset. "The Mexican Bandit," as this ...

Beautiful advertising poster of the beginning of the XXth century and of Art Nouveau style, signed P. F. Grignon. It is an advertisement for the brand A. A. Tunmer & Co and its vario...

English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...

Au Bois De Boulogne (illustrating the congregation of French nobility outside the Chalets du Cycle Chromolithograph, 1897 Signed in the plate lower right corner From the Special Supp...

Austrian Art Nouveau vase featuring a maiden standing at the base of a tree, drinking from a leaf, with gentle shades of green and blue. An ex...

Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...

Artist Unknown "Fashionable Dress, 141" 1914 Etching

A magician billed as The Fakir Shah Rabey is pictured with his "astral" subject, The Aerial Woman, who levitates above in a hoop. Original lithographic magic poster...

This early 20th-century mixed media by K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner of Vienna depicts a respectable family within a neoclassical garden setting. With the advent of photography, afflue...

Loetz Diaspora Vase, c. 1900 Glass Stamped on bottom 6 inches tall 3 inches diameter This Loetz vase in the Papillon pattern has blue iridescent Papillon design covering the exterio...

untitled (Young Woman Washing) Lithograph, c. 1910 Signed in pencil lower right; signed in the plate lower right (see photo) Image size: 11 x 5-1/8" Sheet size: 18 7/8 x 12 5/8 inches Condition: Very good Aging to the tan paper it is printed on Provenance: Estate of the Artist Borghi & Company, NYC Rudolph Bauer 1889-1953 Rudolf Bauer was born in Lindenwald near Bromberg, Silesia, in 1889 but his family moved only a few years later to Berlin. In 1905 Bauer began his studies at the Berlin Academy of Art but left the Academy only a few months later to educate himself. The upshot was paintings, caricatures and comical drawings which were published in 'Berliner Tageblatt', 'Ulk' and 'Le Figaro'. From 1912 Bauer contributed to the magazine and Gallery 'Der Sturm' founded by Herwarth Walden and pivotal to German Expressionism and the international avant-garde. In 1915 Rudolf Bauer participated for the first time in a group show at Walden's gallery. There he met Hilla von Rebay, with whom he began a relationship of many years that was crucial to Bauer's later work. By 1922 Bauer had shown work at about eight exhibitions mounted by 'Der Sturm'. From 1918 he also taught at the 'Der Sturm' art school, where Georg Muche was the director. After the war ended, Bauer was a founding member of the 'November Group' although he did not collaborate closely with the group. In 1919 Bauer joined forces with the painter and architect Otto Nebel and with Hilla von Rebay to found the artists' association 'Die Krater'. Impressionist at the outset, Bauer's early work reveals Cubist and Expressionist influences. By 1915/16 Bauer had switched to an abstract pictorial idiom, which is markedly influenced by Kandinsky. In the early 1920s Bauer was also preoccupied with Russian Constructivism as well as the Dutch de Stijl group. Bauer's decided preference for non-representational painting culminated in 1929 with the foundation of a private museum, 'Das Geistreich', which he directed as a salon for abstract art. Political developments in Germany forced Bauer to sell some of his work in America from 1932. His agent in America was Hilla von Rebay, who was by now director of the Guggenheim Collection. In 1936 she organized a touring exhibition of non-representational European art that included sixty Rudolf Bauer oil...

ALPHONSE MUCHA (1860 – 1939) Flirt Biscuits Rennert/Weill 72 Lithograph in colors c. 1900 Signed in stone, lower right margin Image: 24” x 11”, Paper: 25 ¼” x 11 ¾” F...

Vase with a Damselfly by Émile GALLE (1846-1904) A rare shell-shaped vase made in blue glass with an enamelled decor ornated with a damselfly flying over water lilies. Signed " Ga...

"Judith" by Théodore DECK (1823-1891) and Albert ANKER (1831-1910) Important and rare polychromatic enamelled earthenware pannel Titled "Judith" Signed in the decor "Anker". Tripar...

Vintage poster by Henri Privat-Livemont created for the Exposition Universelle (the 1900 Paris Exposition) before the lettering was added on the upper portion of the image. Palais d...

Eutrope Bouret Bronze Spyche Eutrope Bouret (French, 1833-1906) Late 19th century. Signed on the base Bouret (French, 1833–1906) was an important 19...