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Item Ships From: The Hamptons
David Hockney, Letter D, from Hockney
s Alphabet, 1991
By David Hockney
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter D, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition published by A...
Category
1990s Contemporary The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
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Beckmann, Composition (Hofmaier 323-329), Der Mensch ist kein Haustier (after)
By Max Beckmann
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on Van Gelder Zonen Bütten paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Der Mensch ist kein Haustier, 1937. Published by...
Category
1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,036 Sale Price
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Composition (Cramer 36; Bloch 360; Horodisch A6), Non Vouloir, Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Zincograph on Vélin Bouffant paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Non Vouloir, 1942. Published by Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris; printed...
Category
1940s Cubist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
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Henri Matisse, Teeny, from XXe Siecle, 1959 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite linocut after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Teeny (Teeny), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIe Annee, No. 13, Noel 1959, originates from the 1959 edition published by Societe Internationale dArt XXe Siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1959. Teeny reflects Matisses continuing exploration of distilled form, graphic clarity, and expressive contour during his late career.
Executed as a linocut on velin paper, this work measures 12.5 x 9.75 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
Title: Teeny (Teeny)
Medium: Linocut on velin paper
Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.75 inches (31.75 x 24.77 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1959
Publisher: Societe Internationale dArt XXe Siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Catalogue raisonne reference: Matisse, Henri, et al. Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisonne de Loeuvre Grave Etabli Avec La Collaboration de Francoise Garnaud. C. Duthuit, 1983, illustration 723
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIe Annee, No. 13, Noel 1959, published by Societe Internationale dArt XXe Siecle, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1959
About the Publication:
Gualtieri di San Lazzaros XXe Siecle (Twentieth Century) was one of the most influential art journals of the modern era, founded in Paris in 1938 as a platform for the greatest painters, sculptors, and writers of the 20th century. San Lazzaro, a visionary editor, critic, and champion of modernism, believed that art and literature should coexist as expressions of a shared human imagination. Under his direction, XXe Siecle became a cultural bridge between Europe and the wider world, publishing special issues devoted to leading figures such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque, Calder, Miro, Kandinsky, and Leger. Each edition combined essays by renowned critics and poets with original lithographs, linocuts, and woodcuts printed by the foremost ateliers of Paris, Milan, and New York, including Mourlot, Curwen, Atelier Lacouriere, and Amilcare Pizzi, creating a uniquely rich dialogue between text and image. The 1959 issue, XXIe Annee, No. 13, presented a remarkable selection of original prints that showcased the vitality of European modernism at mid century. Today, XXe Siecle remains an essential record of 20th century modernism, celebrated for its seamless integration of fine art, literature, and design.
About the Artist:
Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was a French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary vision redefined modern art through his daring use of color, line, and form. Celebrated as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Matisse led the Fauvist movement and devoted his life to the pursuit of balance, beauty, and emotional expression in visual art. His early works burst with vibrant hues and liberated brushwork, while his later cut out compositions achieved a poetic simplicity that transformed the relationship between color and space. Deeply influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, and Georges Seurat, as well as by the rhythmic patterns of Islamic art, Byzantine mosaics, and Japanese prints, Matisse forged a new visual language that celebrated joy, movement, and serenity. He was part of an extraordinary generation of artists who shaped the evolution of modernism, maintaining lifelong dialogue and friendly rivalry with contemporaries such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Andre Derain, Albert Marquet, and Raoul Dufy peers who, like him, sought to expand the expressive potential of color and composition. Matisses influence extended across generations, inspiring modern and contemporary masters including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, each of whom drew upon his fearless experimentation and refined visual harmony. His paintings, sculptures, and works on paper are held in the most prestigious museums in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Hermitage Museum, where his art continues to symbolize the essence of creativity and human emotion. The highest price ever paid for a Henri Matisse artwork is approximately 80.8 million USD, achieved in 2018 at Christies New York for Odalisque couchee aux magnolias (1923).
Henri Matisse linocut...
Category
1950s Fauvist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
$956 Sale Price
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Marc Chagall, The Flying Fish, from Color of Love, 1958 (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Poisson Volant (The Flying Fish), from the folio Couleur amour, 13 Aquarelles, Gouaches, Lavis (Color ...
Category
1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$7,196 Sale Price
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Andrew Wyeth, Teel’s Island, from The Four Seasons (after)
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), titled Teel’s Island, originates from the distinguished 1962 folio The Four Seasons: Paintings and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth....
Category
1960s American Realist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category
1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$876 Sale Price
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Marc Chagall, The Tribe of Levi, from XXe siecle, 1983 (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Tribu de Levi (The Tribe of Levi), from the special issue of the XXe Siecle Review, Chagall in Jerusalem, originat...
Category
1980s Expressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Kollwitz, Mother and Child (after)
By Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Kathe Kollwitz, Ten Lithographs. Published by Henry C. Kleemann and...
Category
1940s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,436 Sale Price
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Wassily Kandinsky, Tableau avec formes blanches, L
édition de tête (after)
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin de Rives paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, tête edition, Consacré au Blau...
Category
1960s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,596 Sale Price
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Max Ernst, The Wheel of Light, from Natural History, 1972 (after)
By Max Ernst
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite collotype after Max Ernst (1891–1976), titled La Roue de la lumiere (The Wheel of Light), from the album Max Ernst, Histoire Naturelle (Natural History), originates fr...
Category
1970s Surrealist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Pablo Picasso, Harlequin and Boy, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Harlequin and Boy, from the folio Picasso, Fifteen Drawings, 1946, originates from the 1946 edition published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York, and rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island...
Category
1940s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category
1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$876 Sale Price
20% Off
Henri Matisse, Crayon, from Drawings by Henri Matisse, 1925 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), originates from the 1925 edition published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris, and printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, December 15, 1925. The work exemplifies Matisses mastery of pure line and the expressive economy of form that defined his graphic art of the 1920s, transforming simplicity into lyrical harmony.
Executed as a lithograph on velin Lafuma Navarre paper, this work measures 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.32 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. The edition exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
Title: Crayon (Crayon), from the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse)
Medium: Lithograph on velin Lafuma Navarre paper
Dimensions: 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Date: 1925
Publisher: Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris
Printer: Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris
Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Duthuit, Claude. Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonne des ouvrages illustres. Editions Claude Duthuit, Paris, 1988, illustration 3.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris; rendered by Daniel Jacomet, Paris; printed by Atelier Daniel Jacomet et Cie, Paris, December 15, 1925
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album was printed in C examples on velin d'Arches with an original example by Henri-Matisse, numbered from I to C, and M examples on velin Lafuma. Printing was completed on December Fifteenth, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Five by F. Dutal et Cie, in Paris; the boards having been executed by the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops in Paris.
About the Publication:
Dessins de Henri-Matisse (Drawings by Henri Matisse), published by Editions des Quatre Chemins, Paris, in 1925, is a landmark early graphic portfolio that captures the artist’s mastery of contour and proportion through a series of delicately rendered lithographs. Realized under the direction of the Daniel Jacomet et Cie workshops—renowned for their exceptional skill in fine art printmaking—the album showcases Matisse’s fascination with the purity of line and the human form. Issued in a limited printing of examples on both velin d’Arches and velin Lafuma papers, it reflects the refined aesthetics and technical excellence that characterized the interwar Parisian print ateliers. The publication represents a pivotal stage in Matisse’s evolution as a draughtsman, bridging the intimate immediacy of his drawings with the permanence of fine print.
About the Artist:
Henri Matisse (1869–1954) was a French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary vision redefined modern art through his daring use of color, line, and form. Celebrated as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Matisse led the Fauvist movement and devoted his life to the pursuit of balance, beauty, and emotional expression in visual art. His early works burst with vibrant hues and liberated brushwork, while his later “cut-out” compositions achieved a poetic simplicity that transformed the relationship between color and space. Deeply influenced by the work of Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, and Georges Seurat, as well as by the rhythmic patterns of Islamic art, Byzantine mosaics, and Japanese prints, Matisse forged a new visual language that celebrated joy, movement, and serenity. He was part of an extraordinary generation of artists who shaped the evolution of modernism, maintaining lifelong dialogue and friendly rivalry with contemporaries such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Andre Derain, Albert Marquet, and Raoul Dufy—peers who, like him, sought to expand the expressive potential of color and composition. Matisses influence extended across generations, inspiring modern and contemporary masters including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, each of whom drew upon his fearless experimentation and refined visual harmony. His paintings, sculptures, and works on paper are held in the most prestigious museums in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Hermitage Museum, where his art continues to symbolize the essence of creativity and human emotion. The highest price ever paid for a Henri Matisse artwork is approximately 80.8 million USD, achieved in 2018 at Christies New York for Odalisque couchee aux magnolias (1923).
Henri Matisse Crayon...
Category
1920s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, Ballerina, from Derriere le Miroir, 1952 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Ballerine (Ballerina), originates from the 1952 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 46–47, published by Maeght Editeur, Pa...
Category
1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Picasso, Composition (Cramer 30; Horodisch D14; Bloch 307; Matarasso 28) (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, L'indicatif présent ou l'infirme del qu'il est, 1938. Published by Éditions Sou...
Category
1930s Cubist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, Series D, Var. 3, Drawings, Themes and Variations, 1943 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Serie D, var. 3 (Series D, Variation 3), from the album Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et Variations (Drawings, Them...
Category
1940s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, The Blue Beast, from Color of Love, 1958 (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Bete Bleu (The Blue Beast), from the folio Couleur amour, 13 Aquarelles, Gouaches, Lavis (Color of Lov...
Category
1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$7,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Andrew Wyeth, The Corner, from The Four Seasons (after)
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), titled The Corner, originates from the distinguished 1962 folio The Four Seasons: Pai...
Category
1960s American Realist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Henri Matisse, The Sun, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1948
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Le Soleil (The Sun), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VI, No. 21–22, originates from the 1948 issue pub...
Category
1940s Fauvist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, Miss A.N. Annelies, from Portraits by Henri Matisse, 1954 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Mademoiselle A.N. (Miss A.N.), from the album Portraits par Henri Matisse (Portraits by Henri Matisse), originates f...
Category
1950s Fauvist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Henri Matisse, Frontispiece, Vence 1944–1948, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1948
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Frontispice, Vence 1944–1948 (Frontispiece, Vence 1944–1948), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VI, No. ...
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1940s Fauvist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, Eden Roc, from Letter to My Painter Raoul Dufy, 1965
By André Dunoyer de Segonzac
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974), titled Eden Roc (Eden Roc), from the folio Lettre a mon peintre Raoul Dufy (Letter to My Painter Raoul Dufy), orig...
Category
1960s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sonia Delaunay, Spanish Dancer, from XXe Siecle, 1972
By Sonia Delaunay
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Danseuse espagnole (Spanish Dancer), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXXIVe Annee, No. 39, Decembre 1972, o...
Category
1970s Orphist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Pablo Picasso, Bacchanal, from The Double Flute, 1967 (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Bacchanale (Bacchanal), from the folio Picasso, La flute double, 16 Dessins, Aquarelles Lavis (The Doubl...
Category
1960s Cubist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,636 Sale Price
20% Off
Marc Chagall, Untitled, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1969
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume III, originates from the 1969 edition published...
Category
1960s Expressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Réflexions Simples Sur Le Corps, Hans Erni
By Hans Erni
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin chiffon de Rives paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Réflexions Simples Sur Le Corps, Ayant Inspiré Des Lithographie...
Category
1960s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
Héliogravure on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Joan Miró, Femmes, 1965. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris; printed ...
Category
1960s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,756 Sale Price
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Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category
1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$876 Sale Price
20% Off
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Joan Miro, 1956
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1956 publication Joan Miro. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by M...
Category
1950s Surrealist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Marc Chagall, The Bride, from Derriere le miroir, 1951 (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Mariee (The Bride), from the folio Derriere le miroir, Sur Quatre Murs, No. 36-37-38, originates from the 1951 edition published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1951. The composition captures Chagall’s poetic vision of love and mysticism, blending dreamlike imagery and radiant color into a lyrical meditation on devotion and imagination.
Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 15 x 11 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
Title: La Mariee (The Bride), from the folio Derriere le miroir, Sur Quatre Murs, No. 36-37-38
Medium: Lithograph on velin paper
Dimensions: 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1951
Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the folio Derriere le miroir, Sur Quatre Murs, No. 36-37-38, published by Maeght Editeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1951
About the Publication:
Derriere le miroir (Behind the Mirror) was one of the most important art publications of the 20th century, created and published by Maeght Editeur in Paris from 1946 to 1982. Founded by the visionary art dealer and publisher Aime Maeght, the series served as both an exhibition catalogue and a work of art in its own right, uniting original lithographs by leading modern and contemporary artists with critical essays, poetry, and design of the highest quality. Printed by master lithographers such as Mourlot Freres and Arte, Derriere le miroir became synonymous with the artistic vanguard of postwar Europe. Each issue was devoted to a single artist or theme and published to accompany exhibitions at the Galerie Maeght in Paris, featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georges Braque, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Fernand Leger, and Alberto Giacometti, among others. The publication reflected Maeght's belief that art should be both accessible and elevated—an ideal realized through its luxurious production values, meticulous printing, and collaboration with the greatest creative minds of its time.
About the Artist:
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Belarus-born French painter, printmaker, and designer whose visionary imagination, radiant color, and deeply poetic symbolism made him one of the most beloved and influential artists of the 20th century. Rooted in the imagery of his Jewish heritage and the memories of his childhood in Vitebsk, Chagall's art wove together themes of faith, love, folklore, and fantasy with a dreamlike modern sensibility. His unique style—merging elements of Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Surrealism—defied categorization, transforming ordinary scenes into lyrical meditations on memory and emotion. Influenced by Russian icon painting, medieval religious art, and the modern innovations of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque, Chagall developed a profoundly personal visual language filled with floating figures, vibrant animals, musicians, and lovers that symbolized the transcendent power of imagination and love. During his early years in Paris, he became an integral part of the Ecole de Paris circle, forming friendships with Amedeo Modigliani, Fernand Leger, and Sonia Delaunay, and his creative spirit resonated with that of his peers and successors—Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray—artists who, like Chagall, sought to push the boundaries of perception, emotion, and form. Over a prolific career that spanned painting, printmaking, stained glass, ceramics, and stage design, Chagall brought an unparalleled poetic sensibility to modern art, infusing even the most abstract subjects with human warmth and spiritual depth. His works are held in the most prestigious museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Guggenheim, where they continue to inspire generations of artists and collectors. The highest price ever paid for a Marc Chagall artwork is approximately $28.5 million USD, achieved in 2017 at Sotheby's New York for Les Amoureux (1928).
Marc Chagall La...
Category
1950s Expressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Jean Cocteau, Scene XXXIII, The Eagle with Two Heads, from Theatre, 1957
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Scene XXXIII, L'Aigle a Deux Tetes (Scene XXXIII, The Eagle with Two Heads), originates from the 1957 album Jean Cocteau...
Category
1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, The Horseman and the Bird, from Tales of Boccaccio, 1950
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Cavalier et l’oiseau (The Horseman and the Bird), from Contes de Boccace, peintures du manuscrit des ducs de Bourgogn...
Category
1950s Expressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Icart, Composition, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category
1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$876 Sale Price
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Henri Matisse, The Dance, from Twelve Contemporaries, 1959 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled La danse (The Dance), from the album Douze Contemporains (Twelve Contemporaries), originates from the 1959 edition p...
Category
1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,556 Sale Price
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Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l
Atelier de Picasso (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches à la forme savoir paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957. Published by Fernan...
Category
1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$10,396 Sale Price
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Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
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1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
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Drypoint, Etching
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Beckmann, Composition (Hofmaier 323-329), Der Mensch ist kein Haustier (after)
By Max Beckmann
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on Van Gelder Zonen Bütten paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Der Mensch ist kein Haustier, 1937. Published by...
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1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Alternation, 1946
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite etching by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Alternance (Alternation), originates from the 1946 edition published by Le Gerbier, P...
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1940s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
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Marc Chagall, Bercy Quay, from Derriere le miroir, 1954
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Quai de Bercy (Bercy Quay), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 67–68, originates from the 1954 edition published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1954. Quai de Bercy captures Chagall’s poetic vision of Paris as a dreamlike landscape where memory, color, and emotion converge. The work’s lyrical composition and radiant palette embody Chagall’s deep affection for the city that shaped his artistic identity, blending reality and reverie in perfect harmony.
Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold as issued. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
Title: Quai de Bercy (Bercy Quay), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 67–68
Medium: Lithograph on velin paper
Dimensions: 15 x 22 inches (38.1 x 55.88 cm), with centerfold as issued
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1954
Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Catalogue raisonne reference: Cramer, Patrick, and Meret Meyer. Marc Chagall: Catalogue Raisonne des Livres Illustres. Patrick Cramer Editeur, 1995, illustration 24; Mourlot, Fernand, and Marc Chagall. Chagall Lithographe I: 1922–1957. Andre Sauret, 1960, illustration 93.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 67–68, published by Maeght Editeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1954
Notes:
On the occasion of the ‘Paris’ exhibition, Marc Chagall created for this triple issue of Derriere Le Miroir XII pages of Lithography.
About the Publication:
Derriere le miroir (Behind the Mirror) was one of the most important art publications of the 20th century, created and published by Maeght Editeur in Paris from 1946 to 1982. Founded by the visionary art dealer and publisher Aime Maeght, the series served as both an exhibition catalogue and a work of art in its own right, uniting original lithographs by leading modern and contemporary artists with critical essays, poetry, and design of the highest quality. Printed by master lithographers such as Mourlot Freres and Arte, Derriere le miroir became synonymous with the artistic vanguard of postwar Europe. Each issue was devoted to a single artist or theme and published to accompany exhibitions at the Galerie Maeght in Paris, featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georges Braque, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Fernand Leger, and Alberto Giacometti, among others. The publication reflected Maeght’s belief that art should be both accessible and elevated—an ideal realized through its luxurious production values, meticulous printing, and collaboration with the greatest creative minds of its time.
About the Artist:
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Belarus-born French painter, printmaker, and designer whose visionary imagination, radiant color, and deeply poetic symbolism made him one of the most beloved and influential artists of the 20th century. Rooted in the imagery of his Jewish heritage and the memories of his childhood in Vitebsk, Chagall’s art wove together themes of faith, love, folklore, and fantasy with a dreamlike modern sensibility. His unique style—merging elements of Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Surrealism—defied categorization, transforming ordinary scenes into lyrical meditations on memory and emotion. Influenced by Russian icon painting, medieval religious art, and the modern innovations of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque, Chagall developed a profoundly personal visual language filled with floating figures, vibrant animals, musicians, and lovers that symbolized the transcendent power of imagination and love. During his early years in Paris, he became an integral part of the Ecole de Paris circle, forming friendships with Amedeo Modigliani, Fernand Leger, and Sonia Delaunay, and his creative spirit resonated with that of his peers and successors—Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray—artists who, like Chagall, sought to push the boundaries of perception, emotion, and form. Over a prolific career that spanned painting, printmaking, stained glass, ceramics, and stage design, Chagall brought an unparalleled poetic sensibility to modern art, infusing even the most abstract subjects with human warmth and spiritual depth. His works are held in the most prestigious museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Guggenheim, where they continue to inspire generations of artists and collectors. The highest price ever paid for a Marc Chagall artwork is approximately 28.5 million USD, achieved in 2017 at Sotheby’s New York for Les Amoureux (1928).
Marc Chagall Quai de Bercy 1954, Chagall Derriere le miroir No. 67–68, Chagall Mourlot lithograph, Chagall Maeght...
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1950s Expressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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Andrew Wyeth, Brinton’s Mill, from The Four Seasons (after)
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), titled Brinton’s Mill, originates from the distinguished 1962 folio The Four Seasons: Paintings and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth. Published and printed by Art in America Company, Inc., New York, the edition exemplifies Wyeth’s intimate connection to the Brandywine Valley landscape. Brinton’s Mill, a historic gristmill near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania—later purchased and restored by Wyeth and his wife Betsy—appears here bathed in the gentle light of seasonal transition, a motif of both personal and regional significance rendered with quiet reverence and precision.
Executed on velin paper, this lithograph measures 17 x 13 inches (43.2 x 33 cm). As issued, it is unsigned and unnumbered, representing the folio’s authentic format. The Four Seasons series was conceived by the editors of Art in America in collaboration with Andrew and Betsy Wyeth, who selected drawings from the artist’s studio to illustrate the cycle of renewal and passage. Each image in the series embodies Wyeth’s profound sensitivity to mood, atmosphere, and the subtle interplay between man and nature.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009)
Title: Brinton’s Mill, from The Four Seasons, Paintings and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth, 1962
Medium: Lithograph on velin paper
Dimensions: 17 x 13 inches (43.2 x 33 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued
Date: 1962
Publisher: Art in America Company, Inc., New York
Printer: Art in America Company, Inc., New York
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the 1962 folio The Four Seasons, Paintings and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth, published and printed by Art in America Company, Inc., New York
Notes:
Excerpted from the 1962 folio:
"In 1962 the editors of Art in America proposed to Wyeth a portfolio of images of his recent dry-brush drawings. The artist and his wife suggested the theme, 'The Four Seasons,' because of the essential role played in his work by the cycle of the seasons. The drawings were selected by Andrew and Betsy Wyeth from works in the house and studio at Chadds Ford, supplemented by some owned by friends. With a few exceptions they had never been exhibited or reproduced. The plates were made directly from the originals. In these drawings Wyeth's loving concentration on the object is fully revealed. But as always in his work, this concern with the tangible is balanced by sensibility to mood, to the emotion arising from the actual. They are pervaded with a sense of the season—the exact time of year, the hour of the day, the quality of the light. To the truth and subtlety with which he captures these intangible factors, these drawings owe their poignant poetry."
About the Artist:
Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) was an American visual artist and one of the best-known painters of the mid-20th century. Although he considered himself an abstractionist, Wyeth’s work is characterized by a meticulous realism imbued with psychological depth and atmosphere. He often painted the landscapes and people surrounding his homes in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and Cushing, Maine, creating an intimate record of American rural life. The son of the celebrated illustrator N. C. Wyeth, Andrew trained under his father before developing his own deeply personal visual language inspired by Winslow Homer, Henry David Thoreau, and King Vidor. His wife, Betsy Wyeth, was both his muse and career manager, while his son Jamie Wyeth continued the family’s artistic legacy.
Among Wyeth’s best-known works is Christina’s World (1948), housed in the Museum of Modern Art, New York—a quintessential image of 20th-century American art. His other notable series include The Helga Pictures and his window studies, each reflecting a profound meditation on solitude, memory, and perception. Wyeth was the first painter to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, and was elected to the French Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1980.
In 2022, Andrew Wyeth's painting Day Dream sold for USD 23.29 million at Christie’s New York, setting a world record for the artist.
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1960s American Realist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Parallelement, 1969
By Leonor Fini
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph, titled Sans titre (Untitled), by Leonor Fini, from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Illustre de lithographies originales de Leonor Fini (Illustrated with Original Lithographs by Leonor Fini), 1969, was published and printed by Pierre de Tartas, Paris-Bievres, Paris, 1969. Executed as a lithograph on grand velin d'Arches paper, this work exemplifies the technical refinement and sophisticated aesthetic that defined the finest Parisian printmaking of the mid-twentieth century.
Measuring 15.94 x 11.61 inches, the work is unsigned and unnumbered as issued. Printed on grand velin d'Arches paper, the composition reveals Finis distinctive blend of psychological intensity, theatrical sensuality, and symbolic mysticism.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Leonor Fini (1907–1996)
Title: Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Parallelement (Parallel), Illustre de lithographies originales de Leonor Fini (Illustrated with Original Lithographs by Leonor Fini)
Medium: Lithograph on grand velin d'Arches paper
Dimensions: 15.94 x 11.61 inches (40.5 x 29.5 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1969
Publisher: Pierre de Tartas, Paris-Bievres, Paris
Printer: Pierre de Tartas, Paris-Bievres, Paris
Catalogue Raisonne Reference: Monod, Luc. Manuel de L'amateur de Livres Illustres Modernes: 1875-1975. Ides and Calendes, 1992, No. 11122.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the folio Parallelement, published and printed by Pierre de Tartas, Paris-Bievres, Paris, 1969
Notes:
Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), Justification of draw: a unique example on Japon nacre, including two original watercolors specially executed for the work, two vouchers to shoot, a suite of all the plates on grand velin d'Arches, a continuation of all the plates on Japon nacre, signed by the Artist, as well as a series of the plates refused on grand velin d'Arches; a unique example. XX examples on Japon nacre with an original watercolor of the Artist executed for the work, a suite of all the plates on grand velin d'Arches, a continuation of all the plates on Japon nacre, signed by the Artist, as well as a series of the plates refused on grand velin d'Arches; lettered from A to T; XXX examples on Japon nacre including a suite of all the boards on grand velin d'Arches, as well as a suite of the plates refused on grand velin d'Arches; numbered from I to L. LX examples on grand velin d'Arches, including a suite of the six double-boards on grand velin d'Arches, as well as a series of the plates refused on grand velin d'Arches; numbered from XXXI to XC. CCC grand velin d'Arches, with the definitive state of the illustrations; numbered from XCI to CCXC; In addition, some examples were drawn, all nominative, reserved for the Artist, the Publisher and those who contributed to the production of this album. All examples are signed by the Artist on the colophon, the publisher, and endorsed by Ministere d'Huissier de Justice. On Japon nacre, it was taken from the sequels of the plates numbered and signed by the Artist.
About the Publication:
Parallelement (Parallel), published and printed in 1969 by Pierre de Tartas, Paris-Bievres, is one of the most refined and luxurious livres d'artiste of the late twentieth century, uniting Paul Verlaines celebrated poetry with the visionary imagery of Leonor Fini. Produced with uncompromising standards of printing, paper, and typographic craftsmanship, the folio exemplifies the golden era of French limited-edition printmaking. Issued in multiple paper states—from Japon nacre to grand velin d'Arches—the album reflects the meticulous care, material richness, and artistic ambition characteristic of Pierre de Tartas' finest publications, affirming its status as a masterwork in the tradition of French illustrated albums.
About the Artist:
Leonor Fini (1907–1996) was an Argentine-born Italian-French painter, illustrator, author, and stage designer whose electrifying fusion of myth, mysticism, eroticism, and psychological depth established her as one of the most unmistakable and influential artistic voices of the twentieth century. Celebrated for depicting women as sovereign, enigmatic, and psychologically commanding beings, Fini rejected the patriarchal hierarchy of Surrealism even as she exhibited alongside its foremost figures, forging instead a fiercely independent path defined by theatricality, female autonomy, and visionary imagination. Her richly symbolic universe filled with sphinxes, priestesses, witches, and androgynous guardians was shaped by a broad constellation of influences including Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, while also drawing deeply from Symbolist painting, Renaissance portraiture, and Venetian colorism. Moving among artists such as Max Ernst, Giorgio de Chirico, Leonora Carrington, Dorothea Tanning, Meret Oppenheim, and Pavel Tchelitchew, she nevertheless maintained a singular vision whose impact reverberates through the work of later creators including Kiki Smith, Cindy Sherman, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Pierre et Gilles, Laurie Simmons, and numerous feminist and queer artists who embraced her exploration of gender, identity, and psychological mythology. A prolific illustrator and designer, Fini also shaped European performance culture through celebrated costumes and stage designs, while her paintings entered major museum collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, the Museum of Modern Art in Buenos Aires, and the Moderna Museet. Known for her imaginative freedom, elaborate personal style, and legendary Parisian salon, she remains a defining figure in feminist and avant-garde art history. The highest auction record for Leonor Fini was achieved when her self-portrait Autoportrait au Scorpion sold for 2,319,000 USD at Sotheby's New York on May 12, 2021, underscoring the dramatic rise in appreciation for her visionary legacy.
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1960s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l
Atelier de Picasso (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches à la forme savoir paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957. Published by Fernan...
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1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Pablo Picasso, Family Scene, from The Double Flute, 1967 (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Scene de famille (Family Scene), from the folio Picasso, La flute double, 16 Dessins, Aquarelles Lavis (...
Category
1960s Cubist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
$2,636 Sale Price
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Andy Warhol, Birmingham Race Riot, from Ten Works by Ten Painters, 1964
By Andy Warhol
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite silkscreen by Andy Warhol (1928–1987), titled Birmingham Race Riot, originates from the landmark 1964 folio X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters). Published by the Wadswor...
Category
1960s Pop Art The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$23,196 Sale Price
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Joan Miro, Figure, Bird, Star, from XXe siecle, 1959
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite linocut by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Personnage, Oiseau, Etoile (Figure, Bird, Star), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIe Annee, No. 13, originates fro...
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1950s Surrealist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
$956 Sale Price
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Jean Cocteau, Scene XXXVIII, Bacchus, from Theatre, 1957
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Scene XXXVIII, Bacchus (Scene XXXVIII, Bacchus), originates from the 1957 album Jean Cocteau de l'Academie francaise, Th...
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1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category
1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$876 Sale Price
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Picasso, Le peintre et son modèle (Cramer 128; Bloch 1848) (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: Published by Atelier Mourlot, Paris, 1964.
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Spanish painter and sculptor is one of the most recognized figures of twentieth century art. During his artistic career, which lasted more than 75 years, he created thousands of works using all kinds of mediums. He changed art more profoundly than any other artist of his time. First famous for pioneering cubism, Picasso continued to develop his art with a pace...
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1960s Cubist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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Edgar Degas, Dancer at the Barre, 1945 (after)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), originates from the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches. Published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York, rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island, 1945, this work reflects Degas’s sensitive mastery of line, movement, and intimate observation, capturing the grace, poise, and psychological immediacy that define his iconic ballet imagery. In Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), Degas reveals gesture and inner emotion through economical contour and lyrical nuance.
Executed as a lithograph and pochoir on velin paper, this work measures 17 x 13 inches (43.18 x 33.02 cm). Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. Rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island, one of the notable American ateliers specializing in fine art lithography during the mid-20th century.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
Title: Danseur au bar (Dancer at the Barre), from Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, 1945
Medium: Lithograph and pochoir on velin paper
Dimensions: 17 x 13 inches (43.18 x 33.02 cm)
Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1945
Publisher: The Studio Publications, Inc., New York
Printer: Albert Carman, City Island, 1945
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the 1945 folio Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, published by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York
Notes:
Excerpted from the album, Born in Paris in 1834, Edgar Degas lived, and surely loved the life of that city during most of his years. These continued somewhat sadly beyond those of most of his friends— into the debacle of the first World War, during which he died in 1917. Judging by the frequency with which he used them as models, he must have had an especial admiration for the ballet girls who followed a profession that at the time brought none of the glory and prosperity which attend it today. New aspects of the human body, revealed in movement, fascinated him. But his occupation with the simply anatomical side of his subjects never resulted in a cold interpretation. On the contrary there is a warmth and sympathy that pervades all of his work. The drawings here represent the painter in one important phase of his multi-sensitive view of life; and permit an insight which a more ambitious work might not do-into the operation of the creative process, the artist's transformation of reality as it passes through the mesh of his sensibilities. The Edition of this Portfolio is limited to MMMD examples. Rendered by Albert Carman.
About the Publication:
Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches, published in 1945 by The Studio Publications, Inc., New York, stands as one of the most elegant and scholarly mid-century American fine art folios devoted to the ballet imagery of Edgar Degas. Conceived as a high-quality interpretive portfolio, the album presents a series of lithograph-and-pochoir renderings based on Degas’s original drawings, executed with exceptional attention to tonal subtlety, contour fidelity, and the emotional interiority that defines the artist’s draftsmanship. Rendered and printed by Albert Carman on City Island, the publication embodies an American postwar effort to restore and celebrate European masterworks through meticulous handcraft and artisanal color application, honoring Degas’s distinctive line and the atmospheric delicacy of his studio-based studies. Produced in a substantial edition of MMMD examples, the portfolio offered audiences rare access to Degas’s private working drawings—images rarely seen outside institutional collections—while exemplifying the technical refinement and interpretive care characteristic of Carman’s workshop. Today, Degas, Ten Ballet Sketches remains a sought-after historical publication, valued for its craft, fidelity to Degas’s aesthetic, and its role in preserving and disseminating the artist’s intimate ballet imagery in a beautifully executed mid-century fine art format.
About the Artist:
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) was a French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor whose groundbreaking fusion of classical draftsmanship, modern experimentation, and psychological depth helped define the trajectory of Western art, positioning him as one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; renowned for his depictions of ballet dancers, racehorses, theater scenes, cafe life, domestic interiors, milliners, laundresses, and women at their toilette, Degas reimagined observational realism through radical compositional innovation—employing extreme cropping, asymmetrical framing, oblique viewpoints, and dramatic lighting that anticipated photographic and cinematic language long before these technologies shaped visual culture, and although associated with Impressionism, he rejected plein-air spontaneity in favor of studio-based discipline rooted in the linear precision of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the expressive chromaticism of Eugene Delacroix, and the modernity of Edouard Manet while also drawing inspiration from Japanese ukiyo-e prints, classical sculpture, and early photography; his independent artistic philosophy resonated with and helped shape the innovations of Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, whose explorations of movement, form, dream logic, abstraction, and conceptualism all find antecedents in Degas’s investigations into seriality, temporality, and the fragmented figure, and his pioneering use of pastel, monotype, and wax sculpture fundamentally transformed each medium, influencing artists from Henri Matisse, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Giacomo Manzu to Paula Rego, contemporary realists, experimental photographers, and choreographers; his works are held in nearly every major museum collection worldwide—including the Musee dOrsay, the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Courtauld Institute, and the National Gallery, London—affirming his central place in the history of art, and the highest auction record for Degas was achieved at Sothebys London on February 3, 2015, when Danseuses en Bleu sold for 37,033,000 GBP, cementing his status as one of the most sought-after and enduringly significant artists of the Western canon.
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1940s Impressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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Marc Chagall, The Bay of Angels, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Baie des Anges (The Bay of Angels), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, originates from the 1960 edi...
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1960s Expressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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Marc Chagall, Spring, from Verve, Revue Artistique, 1938
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Printemps (Spring), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. I, No. 3, originat...
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1930s Expressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Fernand Leger, After the Flood, from The Illuminations, 1949
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Apres le deluge (After the Flood), originates from the 1949 folio Les Illuminations, lithographies originales de Fernan...
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1940s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Marc Chagall, Nocturne in Vence, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Nocturne a Vence (Nocturne in Vence), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from the 1963 edi...
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1960s Expressionist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Joan Miro, The Tree-Like Woman, from Derriere le miroir, 1965
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Femme Arborescente (The Tree-Like Woman), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 151–152, originates from the 1965 editi...
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1960s Surrealist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Tête de Femme (Duthuit 21), Le Poème pulvérisé, Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
Linocut on vélin pur fil Johannot a la forme paper. Inscription: signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued, from the edition of 50. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Le Poème p...
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1940s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
$19,996 Sale Price
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Joan Miro, The Acid Melody, from La Melodie acide, 1980
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Melodie acide (The Acid Melody), from the folio 14 original lithographs by Joan Miro "La Melodie acide" (The Acid Melody...
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1980s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,756 Sale Price
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Victor Brauner, The Bird with the Fish, from XXe Siecle, 1963
By Victor Brauner
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Victor Brauner (1903–1966), titled L'oiseau au poisson (The Bird with the Fish), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXVe Annee N°22, Noel 1963, o...
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1960s Surrealist The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
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Fernand Leger, Plate 111, from Circus, 1950
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Planche 111 (Plate 111), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates fro...
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1950s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category
1930s Modern The Hamptons - Figurative Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$876 Sale Price
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