19th Century European Prints

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue references: Delteil 44 or Roger-Marx 19. Printed in Paris by Clot and published in 1919 by Ambroise Vollard for the rare "Douze Lithographies Originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir". Although the official edition was to have been 950, it is reported that approximately 1/3 of the impressions were never issued. Image size: 6 7/8 x 5 inches (175 x 125 mm); total sheet size 13 x 9 3/4 inches (330 x 250 mm). Signed in the plate with Renoir's stamped signature (not hand-signed).

Condition: there is foxing to the paper.

Medium: original etching and and aquatint with drypoint. Catalogue reference: Delteil 97. Executed in 1891, this lovely impression is from the edition on cream wove paper published in 1923 for inclusion in the Loys Delteil catalogue raisonne "Le peintre-graveur illustre: Pissarro, Sisley, Renoir (Volume 17). Plate size: 10 x 8 inches (255 x 201 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (318 x 235 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original soft ground etching. Catalogue reference: Delteil 12. Executed in 1906, this lovely impression on cream laid paper is from the rare 1906 first edition of "Histoire des Peintres Impressionnistes" by Theodore Duret, published in Paris by Floury. Plate size: 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (185 x 145 mm); the total sheet size is 10 x 7 3/4 inches (255 x 195 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. This rare and beautiful impression on japon paper is one of only 50 printed for the deluxe edition of the Gazette des Beaux Arts. Published in Paris in 1890, this Pissarro etching is printed in brown ink, rather than the typical black ink. Catalogue reference: Delteil 93. A fine impression with plate tone, measuring 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches -- 198 x 135mm (plate size) with full original margins. Not signed.

Condition: there is some slight discoloration in the margin from having been previously framed.

Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Delteil 23. This is a lifetime impression, printed in 1910 for the rare first edition of "Manet & the French Impressionists" by Theodore Duret. Plate size: 6 5/8 x 4 3/8 inches (170 x 112 mm). A good impression on wove paper with plate tone. Not signed.

Medium: original soft ground etching. This is a lifetime impression printed in 1914 on laid paper and published in Berlin by Bruno Cassirer for Theodore Duret's "Die Impressionisten". Plate size: 5 3/8 x 3 3/4 inches (138 x 96 mm). Sheet size: 9 x 6 inches (226 x 155 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there are printer's creases to the paper, with age-toning and a few spots of foxing.

Medium: original soft ground etching. Catalogue reference: Delteil 12. Executed in 1906, this is a lifetime impression published in 1909 in Berlin by Cassirer for "Kunst und Kunstler". Printed on cream laid paper with the full margins and the Van Gelder Zonen watermark. Plate size: 7 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches (185 x 143 mm); the total sheet size is 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (320 x 243 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original etching and drypoint with aquatint and roulette. This is an exquisite impression on japon paper, of what is arguably the most famous Felix Buhot etching. Executed in 1879 and published in Paris in 1881 for L'Art; the catalogue reference is Bourcard/Goodfriend 128. Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches (240 x 350mm). Signed in the plate with the Buhot monogram signature (not by hand). A good price for this impression on special paper, before letters and apart from the standard published edition.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference Delteil 126. Printed on laid paper in 1900 and published in Paris by Henri Floury as the frontispiece for Gustave Geffroy's "La Vie Artistique". Plate size: 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches (120 x 80 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is a small dark spot near the upper left corner.

Medium: original etching and drypoint with aquatint and roulette. "L’Hiver a Paris" is also known as "La Neige a Paris".  Executed in 1879 and published in Paris in 1881 for L'Art; the catalogue reference is Bourcard/Goodfriend 128. Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches (240 x 350mm). Signed in the plate with the Buhot monogram signature (not by hand). A fine impression on watermarked laid paper of this iconic Buhot etching.

Medium: etching. Etched by French artist Gustave Greux (1838-1919) after the Monet painting. Catalogue reference: Sanchez & Seydoux 1904-18. Printed in 1904 at the Alfred Porcabeuf atelier and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Image size: 4 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches (120 x 138 mm). Sheet size: 7 x 10 1/2 inches (178 x 268 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).

Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1913-10. Printed in 1913 and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Plate size: 8 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches (220 x 155 mm). Sheet size: 10 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches (270 x 172 mm). This impression on laid paper bears the watermark of the printer Eugene Delatre. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: the left margin is narrow with a small crease.

Medium: lithograph (in smaller size after the original lithograph). This edition was published in Germany by Cassirer ca. 1903, and is now rare. Printed on smooth cream wove paper. Image size: 5 3/4 x 5 inches (150 x 120mm); the sheet size is 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (280 x 225mm). Not signed.

Medium: original etching. The complete title is "Passerelle du Pont au Change apres l'incendie de 1621". Catalogue reference: Delteil/Wright 50. This is a view of the footbridge which temporarily replaced the Exchange Bridge in Paris after the disastrous 1621 fire. This impression on chine-collé paper was printed in Paris by Delatre and published in 1860 by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Image size: 3 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches (95 x 200mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand). This is a good impression of this well-known Meryon etching in fine condition.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Delteil 10. Published in Paris in 1899 by H. Floury for Auguste Rodin "Statuaire" by Lon Maillard. This impression is printed in sanguine ink on wove paper. Plate size: 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 140 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after Renoir). One of the most famous Renoir lithographs, this is a portrait of Julie Manet and her cousin Jeanne (Julie Manet was the niece of Edouard Manet and the daughter of Berthe Morisot). This impression was printed at the atelier Mourlot in 1951 using the same number of stones as the original, and published in an edition of 3000. Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (320 x 242 mm). There is text on the back side, as issued. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. This impression on wove paper was printed in 1904 and published in Paris by the Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 6 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches (170 x 120 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is some age-toning and soiling in the margin.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. A rich, dark impression on laid paper, printed in 1900 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 4 1/2 x 8 5/8 inches (113 x 220 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.

Medium: original etching and aquatint with drypoint. Catalogue reference Bourcard/Goodfriend 154. This work is also known as "Le petit enterrement". Printed in 1902 on laid paper and published by Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (87 x 113 mm). Signed in the plate with the Buhot owl monogram signature (not hand-signed).

Medium: etching (etched by Jacques-Felix Schnerb after the Renoir painting). Printed in 1908 at the Alfred Porcabeuf atelier and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Image size: 6 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches (173 x 137 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: the margin is narrow on the left side.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1913-10. Printed in 1913 and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Sheet size: 8 1/2 x 6 inches (217 x 151 mm). This impression on laid paper bears the watermark of the printer Eugene Delatre. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: the margins have been trimmed.

Medium: etching (etched by Edmond Hedouin after the Jean-Francois Millet painting). Catalogue reference: Beraldi 39. Published in 1875 in Paris by L'Art and printed on japon paper, and tipped (lightly mounted along the top by the publisher onto a sheet of Bristol board). The image measures 8 x 6 1/2 inches (205 x 165mm). Not signed. This state (before letters and on japon) is far more rare than the final published edition.

Condition: In very good condition, with a bit of rippling near the top right corner where the etching is tipped onto the support sheet.

Medium: etching (etched by Gustave Greux after the Corot painting). This impression on japon paper was printed in 1880 at the Francois Lienard atelier and published in Paris by L'Art. Image size: 5 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches (148 x 205 mm). Mounted by the publisher (along the top edge) onto a larger support sheet. This impression was printed before lettering was added for the final published state. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: etching (etched by Théophile Narcisse Chauvel after the Corot painting). This impression on japon paper was printed in 1880 at the Francois Lienard atelier and published in Paris by L'Art. Image size: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches (188 x 265 mm). Mounted by the publisher (along the top edge) onto a larger support sheet. This impression was printed before lettering was added for the final published state. Signed in the plate (not by hand)

Medium: original etching. Printed on chine-collé paper by Pierron Montfaucon and published in Paris in 1861 by Gazette Beaux-Arts. Plate size: 8 1/2 x 5 inches (213 x 132mm). Signed with Meryon's monogram in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is minor rippling to the paper in the margins, not affecting the actual image.

Medium: original etching and drypoint in black, red and brown. This beautiful composition is printed on wove paper (date of printing unknown). Plate size: 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches (195 x 140 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: there is foxing to the paper.

Medium: original etching. Executed by Forain for J. K. Huysmans "Croquis Parisiens" and published in Paris in 1880 by Henri Vaton in a total edition of 545. Printed on laid paper. Plate size: 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 inches (147 x 97mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand)

Medium: original etching. Executed by Forain for J. K. Huysmans "Croquis Parisiens" and published in Paris in 1880 by Henri Vaton in a total edition of 545. Printed on laid paper. Plate size: 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 inches (147 x 97 mm). Not signed.

Medium: etching (after the painting). Etched by French artist Henri Guerard (1846-1897) after the iconic Manet painting. This impression on cream laid paper was printed in 1903 and published in Paris by the Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Image size: 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (140 x 187 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Medium: original etching. A fine impression on japon paper, printed in Paris in 1926 for the Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne. The plate measures 10 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches (263 x 198 mm). Not signed.

Condition: the left margin is narrow (3mm).

Medium: etching and drypoint (after the painting). This beautiful piece was etched by Emile Lequeux after Renoir, and published in Paris in 1904 by Gazette des Beaux-Arts; and is referenced in the Sanchez & Seydoux catalogue (entry 1904-14). A good impression printed by Charles Wittmann on chine-collé paper, with a platemark (not shown here in this photo); the image measures 6 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (165 x 138 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: there is some waviness to the paper.

Medium: color woodcut (engraved by Jacques Beltrand after the Manet painting). This impression was printed on thin japon paper and published by Paul Cassirer in 1923. Size: 7 3/4 x 10 inches (195 x 255 mm). Please note, the apparent rippling of the paper is exaggerated by the camera. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Medium: original etching. This impression on Canson et Montgolfier wove paper was printed in 1937 in an edition of 500 for the "Paris 1937" portfolio. Printed at the atelier of Jean-Gabriel Daragnes, this art and literary album celebrated Paris in 1937, with original etchings from important artists of the time, and essays from leading writers. Plate size: 13 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (340 x 261 mm). With narrow margins (as published) the sheet size is: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (345 x 270 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Medium: etching. Etched by Felix Bracquemond after Corot. This impression on chine-collé paper was printed in Paris by Taneur and published as plate 27 for the Les chefs-d’œuvre portfolio. Image size: 4 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches (122 x 145 mm). Sheet size: 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (185 x 213 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: the margins have been trimmed and there is foxing to the paper.

Medium: lithograph (after the theater program). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 8 x 6 1/2 inches (207 x 164 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 inches (310 x 230 mm). Signed in the plate with the Toulouse-Lautrec monogram, not hand-signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and a library stamp on the back.

Medium: original etching. A rich impression in sepia on wove paper, printed in 1905 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 11 x 7 3/4 inches (277 x 197 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.

Condition: there is wear and discoloration along the left edge where the publisher's tissue guard had been attached.

Medium: original color etching. Catalogue reference: Kraemer 23. Executed in 1906, this impression on cream laid paper is from the rare 1906 first edition of "Histoire des Peintres Impressionnistes" by Theodore Duret, published in Paris by Floury. The plate size is 5 3/8 x 7 5/8 inches (138 x 195 mm); the full sheet measures 7 3/4 x 10 inches (195 x 255 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: there is some foxing.

Medium: lithograph (after the Paul Cezanne painting). Printed in Paris on Arches paper at the Mourlot studio in 1973 in an edition of 1000 for the Collection Pierre Lévy deluxe portfolio. The image measures 10 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches (270 x 340 mm) and the full sheet is 20 x 26 inches. Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning and discoloration in the margin, not affecting the lithographed image.

Medium: lithograph (after the Daumier painting). Printed in Paris on Arches paper at the Mourlot studio in 1973 in an edition of 1000 for the Collection Pierre Lévy deluxe portfolio. The image measures 13 x 9 1/2 inches (330 x 240 mm) and the full sheet is 26 x 20 inches. Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.

Condition: there is age-toning and discoloration in the margin, not affecting the lithographed image.

Medium: original etching with drypoint. Catalogue reference: Fiorani 23. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1913 and published by Gazette des Beaux Arts. The image size is 4 3/4 x 8 inches (120 x 203 mm) and the full sheet measures 7 x 10 7/8 inches (175 x 275 mm). Not signed.