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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
Letter of the Alphabet V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet V, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions with some folding. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet P, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Arch - Etching by Luigi Rossini - 19th Century
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
Arch is original Hand-colored etching, realized by Luigi Rossini (1790–1857) with description on the lower. In good conditions with some folding. Image Dimensions: 25 x 18 cm The ...
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19th Century Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Interno della Basilica della Fortuna Prenestina - by L. Rossini - 1826
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
Interno della Basilica della Fortuna Prenestina Image dimensions: 40x53 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)”, published in Rome, 1826 an artist's proof w...
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1820s Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Up towards the sun. 1972, paper, lithography, 15x12.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Up towards the sun. 1972, paper, lithography, 15x12.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began he...
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1970s Abstract Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Veduta Generale del Tempio della Sibilla... - by L. Rossini - 1824
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
Veduta Generale del Tempio della Sibilla, e Ponte della Cascata di Tivoli Image dimensions: 61x45 cm. From the series “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” an artist's proof with...
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1820s Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Egyptian Ruins - Lithograph after Karl Werner - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Egyptian Ruins is a modern artwork realized d'apres Karl Werner. Mixed colored cromolithograph.  The artwork is after the watercolor realized by the artist during a trip to Egypt b...
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1880s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Altra veduta della Chiesa di ... - Etching by G.B. Falda - Late 1600
By Giovan Battista Falda
Located in Roma, IT
Altra veduta della Chiesa di S. Ignatio de Papa della Compa di Giesu nel Rione della Pigna is an etching realized in the Late 17th Century by Giovan Battista Falda. Good condition e...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

‎Echo et Narcisse - Lithograph by Auguste Roubille - 1911
Located in Roma, IT
‎Echo et Narcisse is an artwok realized in 1911, by the French Artist Auguste Roubille (1872-1955). Three Lithographs print on paper, cm 20x15 cad. Signed in plate. The artwork is p...
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1910s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Vienna, Antique Map from "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" - Etching - Old Master
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Roma, IT
Braun G., Hogenberg F., "Vienna", from the collection "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", Cologne, T. Graminaeus, 1572-1617. Image Dim: cm 15 x 47, Dim: cm 20 x 53. Wonderful B/W Aquatint r...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Il Guardiano del Porto - Etching by Antonio Saliola - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Antonio Saliola in 1990s. Titled and signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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1990s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Ancient View Of Brescia - Original Lithograph on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Brescia is an original modern artwork realized in Italy in the half of the 19th Century. Original lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin. Pass...
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19th Century Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Fountain - Etching - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fountain is an original etching realized in the late 16th century. The State of preservation is very good. Hand-watercolored. The artwork represents t...
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16th Century Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Landscape with Tower and Columns - Original Lithograph by Antoni Clavé - 1943
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated. Signed on plate. Artist's proof. Very good conditions. Passepartout included : 49 x 34 cm Image Dimensions : 10 x 13 cm This artwork is shipped from Italy. Un...
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1940s Surrealist Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Letter of the Alphabet S - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Narciso and Echo - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
By Ludovico Caracciolo
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Artist’s Proof, representing the myth of Narcissius and the nymph Eco, draw by "the Metamorphosis" by Publio Ovidio Nasone. This aquatint, by Ludovico Caracciolo (engraver...
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1810s Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Dulcinea - Figurative Drypoint Print, Colorful, Polish Art
By Czeslaw Tumielewicz
Located in Warsaw, PL
Subject for this artwork comes from Miguel de Cervantes' book. The print comes from edition limited to 5. CZESLAW TUMIELEWICZ (b. 1942) In 1968, he studied at the Architecture facul...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Paper, Drypoint, Watercolor

Ancient View of Verona - Lithograph on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Verona is an original modern artwork realized in Italy in the half of the 19th Century. Original Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower central margin...
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19th Century Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Normandy : La Frette sur Seine - Lithograph, Ltd /200
By Albert Marquet
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert MARQUET Normandy : La Frette sur Seine Original lithograph Signed with the artist stamp Numbered / 200 On Arches vellum 45 x 57 cm (c. 18 x 23 in) Excellent condition
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

La Promenade Bordée - Lithograph by Raoul Dufy - 1930s
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Roma, IT
La Promenade Bordée is a modern artwork realized by Raould Dufy in 1930s Original Lithograph. Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) He was a French artist and designer. The artist painted, in th...
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1930s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - De l Autre Côté de la Mer
By Hugo Pondz
Located in Paris, IDF
C-Print on Argentic paper Others sizes are available upon simple request Shipping of the artwork will be done in a tube or flat in a crate with or without American box frame. Additio...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Paper, C Print

Fall Der Engel - Vintage Héliogravure by Franz von Bayros - 1921 ca.
By Franz von Bayros (Choisi Le Conin)
Located in Roma, IT
Fall Der Engel is a black and white héliogravure on cream-colored cardboard realized by Choisy Le Conin, as is remembered Franz Von Bayros (Agram, 1866 – Vienna, 1924). From Mappe, ...
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1920s Symbolist Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Engraving

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
By Ludovico Caracciolo
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 176 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist ...
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1810s Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Presence - Vintage Offset Print After Franco Fontana - 1981
By Franco Fontana
Located in Roma, IT
Presence is a beautiful offset realized after a photograph by Franco Fontana. Good conditions. Franco Fontana (Modena, 1933) is one of the Italian most famous contemporary photogra...
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1980s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Offset

Robin Hood s Bay - Engraving by Edward Frencis Finden - 1845
Located in Roma, IT
Robin Hood's Bay is an original etching realized in 1845 by E.Finden. Signed in plate. The artwork is realized in a well-balanced composition.
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1840s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Engraving

Collegio di Propaganda Fide - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Collegio di Propaganda Fide is an etching on paper of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions except for consumed margins and Foxings. Giuseppe Vasi (Corleone,1710 - Rome, 1782) was an engraver, architect, and landscape artist. Between 1746 and 1761, Vasi published 10 volumes with 240 engravings of the monuments of Rome...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Fountain of the Turtles - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970
By Giuseppe Malandrino
Located in Roma, IT
Fountain of the Turtles is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino. Print in etching technique. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered edition ...
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1970s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Palazzo Pontificio - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Palazzo Pontificio is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th Century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Rome. Signed and titled ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Saint Peter - Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
By Giuseppe Malandrino
Located in Roma, IT
Saint Peter is a artwork realized by Giuseppe Malandrino. Original print in etching technique. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered n. 60/199 ed...
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1970s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Liber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
By Ludovico Caracciolo
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 190 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, after Clau...
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1810s Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Italian State Railways - Lithograph by A. Terzi - Early 20th Century
By Aleardo Terzi
Located in Roma, IT
Italian State Railways is an original artwork realized in the early century by Aleardo Terzi. Mixed colored lithograph. A vintage affiche depicting Ita...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Gate in Algeria - Original Lithograph - 1846
Located in Roma, IT
Gate in Algeria is an original Hand-colored lithograph on paper realized in 1846 by an Anonymous artist of the XIX century. Titled in Italian on the lower center "Porta Bab-Azoun i...
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1840s Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Vue de Mantes - Etching after C. Corot by C. Pinet - 19th Century
By (after) Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Located in Roma, IT
Vue de Mantes is a beautiful artwork realized by Charles Pinet after a painting by Camille Corot in the middle of XIX century. This etching represents a natural landscape with some...
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19th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Cathedral of Dignes - Lithograph by Ossi Czinner - 1970s
By Ossi Czinner
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 54 x 35 cm. Hand signed. Artist's proof. Very good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Monastero dei Canonici Lateranensi - Chiesa di S.Maria della Pace - 18th century
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Monastero dei Canonici Lateranensi - Chiesa di S.Maria della Pace is an original etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin....
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Late 18th Century Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Landscape - Etching on Paper by Francesco Vitalini - 1904
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original etching artwork realized in the 1904 ca. by Italian artist Francesco Vitalini. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil. The State of preservation is very ...
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Early 1900s Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Spring - Original Screen Print by Maddalena Striglio - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Spring is a very brightly colored screen print realized by the contemporary Italian artist Maddalena Striglio in the late 20th Century. Hand-s...
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Late 20th Century Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Screen

The Forest - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"The Forest" is an original drawing in etching, realized by Jean Philippe Serrazin (1736-1793). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 21.9 x 27.6 ...
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18th Century Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

At the pond / - The longing of the landscape -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Thoma (1839 Bernau - 1924 Karlsruhe), At the pond, 1897. Algraph on strong wove paper, published by Breitkopf und Härtel in Leipzig as ‘Zeitgenössisches Kunstblatt Nr. 148’, 23....
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1890s Realist Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Paper

Hiver - Etching by Félix Bracquemond - 1865 ca.
By Félix Bracquemond
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on laid paper Sheet size: approx. 65 × 50 cm Signed in plate lower left: F. Bracquemond Published by Cadart Luquet, Éditeurs, 79 Rue Richelieu, Paris With the blinds...
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1860s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Altra Veduta presa sotto... - Etching by Luigi Rossini - 1825
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
Altra Veduta presa sotto il grand' Arco dell'interno dell'Emissario di Albano is an original etching belonging to the series "Le Antichità di contorni di Roma” (…)". Beautiful proof...
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1820s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Interno del Pronao del Tempio ... - Etching by Luigi Rossini - 1825
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
Interno del Pronao del Tempio d'Ercole nella città di Cora is an original etching by Luigi Rossini. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma”(..), Rome, 1826 by L. Rossini, an artist's proof with sharp details, showing Cora’s Ruins. Signed on plate “Rossini dis. e inc.” lower-left corner, with date and place “Roma, 1825”. In very good condition. Image Dimensions: 45 x 57 cm Luigi Rossini (1790 – 1857) Like Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Luigi Rossini was an architect and his etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive constructions of the Ancient Rome. He became famous thanks to his etchings representing Roman landscapes and antique monuments...
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1820s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Munchen, Antique Map from "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" - 1572-1617
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful black and white aquatint showing an antique view of Munchen, capital of Bavaria. From the collection by Braun G. and Hogenberg F., "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", Cologne, T. ...
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16th Century Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Liber Veritatis - B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
By Ludovico Caracciolo
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 148 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, after Clau...
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1810s Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Marine Landscape - Lithograph by Antonio Simone - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized in 1990s. Hand colored and signed. Not numbered, as issued. Very good condition.
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1990s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Ruins - Original Etching after Giuseppe Contenti - 1790s
Located in Roma, IT
Ruins is a original b/w etching on laid paper, realized around 1790s by an Italian old master, after Giuseppe Contenti. Image Dimensions: 11.2 x 14 ...
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1790s Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Ascendant and Descendant - Signed Facsimile, Ltd /450
By M.C. Escher
Located in Paris, IDF
M.C. ESCHER (1898-1972) Ascendant and Descendant, 2008 Facsimile after the original woodcut from 1938 Signed in the plate Numbered / 450 copies (the number you can see can be differ...
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20th Century Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Color

Ancient View of Florence - Original Lithograph on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Florence is an original modern artwork realized in Italy in the half of the 19th Century. Original Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin in Capital Letters: "...
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19th Century Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Colosseo - Original Etching by Giuseppe Malandrino - 1970s
By Giuseppe Malandrino
Located in Roma, IT
Colosseo is an original etching realized in 1970s by Giuseppe Malandrino. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil on the lower right corner. Good conditions. Numbered, edition: 124/19...
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1970s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Sunflowers - Screen print by Renzo Meschis - 1980s
By Renzo Meschis
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized in 1980s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 199. Very good condition.
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1980s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Screen

The Sea - Original Lithograph by Denise Bonvallet Philippon
By Denise Bonvallet Philippon
Located in Roma, IT
The Sea is an original contemporary artwork realized by Denise Bonvallet-Philippon in the half of the XX Century by the French artist Denise Bonvallet-Philippon (1906-1994). Origina...
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1960s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Temple de la Concorde, Rome - Etching by C.-L. Clérisseau - Early 1800
By Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple is an original print on paper realized by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. titled on the lower center" Temple de la Concorde a Roma". In very good conditions. Sheet dimension: 31 x 21 cm Included a white passepartout: 49 x 34 cm The artwork represents the beautiful scenery of Roman temple, the landscape is from one of the most historical parts of the city, skilfully depicted details of remained part of temple and historical heritage sites, representing an admirable view from the eternal city of Rome. Charles-Louis Clérisseau (Paris, 1721 – Auteuil, 1820) was a French architect and painter. Student of Jacques-François Blondel, in 1746 he won the prix de Rome in architecture by going to the Italian city, as a boarder of the Academy of France...
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Early 19th Century Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Veduta degli Avanzi della Villa... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1825
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
Veduta degli Avanzi della Villa di Domiziano da altri chiamata le Terme di Pompeo Magno Image dimensions: 46x60 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” an a...
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1820s Old Masters Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

Landscape - Original Lithograph by B. Kelly - 1980s
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original print realized by Bernadette Kelly (1933-) in the 20th century. Color lithograph representing a urban landscape. Dimensions: cm 32 x 24. Very good conditions.
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1980s Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Paris: Boulevard des Invalides - Original Handsigned Lithograph, 1958
By Jean Carzou
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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1950s Modern Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Etching Piazza delle Erbe in Verona 1928 by Ettore Fagiuoli
Located in Vicenza, VI
Etching by Ettore Fagiuoli depicting Piazza delle Erbe in Verona. Ettore Fagiuoli, who was born in 1884 and died in Verona in 1961, was an Italian architect, engraver, and stage desi...
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1920s Other Art Style Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - La Couleur des Mers du Sud
By Hugo Pondz
Located in Paris, IDF
C-Print on Argentic paper Others sizes are available upon simple request Shipping of the artwork will be done in a tube or flat in a crate with or without American box frame. Additio...
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2010s American Realist Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Paper, C Print

Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - La Communication du Ciel
By Hugo Pondz
Located in Paris, IDF
C-Print on Argentic paper Others sizes are available upon simple request Shipping of the artwork will be done in a tube or flat in a crate with or without American box frame. Additio...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Paper, C Print

Evening - The depth of the visible -
Located in Berlin, DE
Max Clarenbach (1880 Neuss - Cologne 1952), Evening. Etching, 18 x 41 cm (platemark), 33.5 x 57 cm (frame), inscribed "Abend" in pencil at lower left, signed and dated "M. Clarenbach. 28.III.[19]09". Framed and mounted under glass. - Somewhat browned and slightly foxed. About the artwork The horizontally elongated etching depicts the panoramic view of a small town as seen from the other side of the river. There are gabled houses on the left and a mighty church spire on the right. The bourgeois houses and the large religious building indicate the urban character. These buildings are rendered in dark tones to emphasise the lighter row of houses in the centre of the picture, closer to the water. The chiaroscuro contrast creates two parallel planes that open up a space for the imagination of what the city could be. The imagination is stimulated by the almost entirely dark, barely recognisable buildings, while the arm of the river leading into the city further stimulates the imagination. However, as the silhouette of the city as a whole is reflected in the water, the parallel planes are perceived as a band of houses that stretches across the entire horizontality of the etching and seems to continue beyond the borders of the picture. The reflection has almost the same intensity as the houses themselves, so that the band of buildings merges with their reflection to form the dominant formal unit of the picture. Only the parallel horizontal hatching creates the convincing impression of seeing water, demonstrating Max Clarenbach's mastery of the etching needle. The water is completely motionless, the reflection unclouded by the slightest movement of the waves, creating a symmetry within the formal unity of the cityscape and its reflection that goes beyond the motif of a mere cityscape. A pictorial order is established that integrates everything in the picture and has a metaphysical character as a structure of order that transcends the individual things. This pictorial order is not only relevant in the pictorial world, but the picture itself reveals the order of the reality it depicts. Revealing the metaphysical order of reality in the structures of its visibility is what drives Clarenbach as an artist and motivates him to return to the same circle of motifs. The symmetry described is at the same time inherent an asymmetry that is a reflection on art: While the real cityscape is cut off at the top of the picture, two chimneys and above all the church tower are not visible, the reflection illustrates reality in its entirety. The reflection occupies a much larger space in the picture than reality itself. Since antiquity, art has been understood primarily as a reflection of reality, but here Clarenbach makes it clear that art is not a mere appearance, which can at best be a reflection of reality, but that art has the potential to reveal reality itself. The revealed structure of order is by no means purely formalistic; it appears at the same time as the mood of the landscape. The picture is filled with an almost sacred silence. Nothing in the picture evokes a sound, and there is complete stillness. There are no people in Clarenbach's landscape paintings to bring action into the picture. Not even we ourselves are assigned a viewing position in the picture, so that we do not become thematic subjects of action. Clarenbach also refrains from depicting technical achievements. The absence of man and technology creates an atmosphere of timelessness. Even if the specific date proves that Clarenbach is depicting something that happened before his eyes, without the date we would not be able to say which decade, or even which century, we are in. The motionless stillness, then, does not result in time being frozen in the picture, but rather in a timeless eternity that is nevertheless, as the title "Abend" (evening), added by Clarenbach himself, makes clear, a phenomenon of transition. The landscape of the stalls is about to be completely plunged into darkness, the buildings behind it only faintly discernible. The slightly darkened state of the sheet is in keeping with this transitional quality, which also lends the scene a sepia quality that underlines its timelessness. And yet the depiction is tied to a very specific time. Clarenbach dates the picture to the evening of 28 March 1909, which does not refer to the making of the etching, but to the capture of the landscape's essence in the landscape itself. If the real landscape is thus in a state of transition, and therefore something ephemeral, art reveals its true nature in that reality, subject to the flow of phenomena, is transferred to an eternal moment, subject to a supra-temporal structure of order - revealed by art. Despite this supratemporality, the picture also shows the harbingers of night as the coming darkening of the world, which gives the picture a deeply melancholy quality, enhanced by the browning of the leaf. It is the philosophical content and the lyrical-melancholic effect of the graphic that give it its enchanting power. Once we are immersed in the image, it literally takes a jerk to disengage from it. This etching, so characteristic of Max Clarenbach's art, is - not least because of its dimensions - a major work in his graphic oeuvre. About the artist Born into poverty and orphaned at an early age, the artistically gifted young Max Clarenbach was discovered by Andreas Achenbach and admitted to the Düsseldorf Art Academy at the age of 13. "Completely penniless, I worked for an uncle in a cardboard factory in the evenings to pay for my studies.” - Max Clarenbach At the academy he studied under Arthur Kampf, among others, and in 1897 was accepted into Eugen Dücker...
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Early 1900s Realist Continental Europe - Landscape Prints

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Etching

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