Henri Matisse original etching "La Cite - Notre Dame"
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 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches (333 x 262 mm). With narrow margins (as published) the sheet size is: 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches (345 x 273 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Henri Matisse original etching for Alternance
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1946 at the atelier Lacouriere on BFK Rives paper and published in a limited edition of 300 for the "Alternance" portfolio (a collective art and literary project). Size: 13 x 9 5/8 inches (330 x 245 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Piet Mondrian serigraph "Composition en bleu b"
Medium: serigraph (after the 1917 painting). Printed in 1957 on Bristol San Francisco smooth wove paper in an edition of 300 at the atelier Arcay and published by Galerie Denise René. Image size: 15 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches (395 x 350 mm). Sheet size: 26 x 20 inches (660 x 510 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is minor wear to the edges of the sheet, not affecting the image.
Piet Mondrian serigraph "L'arbre bleu"
Medium: serigraph (after the 1911 watercolor). Printed in 1957 on Bristol San Francisco smooth wove paper in an edition of 300 at the atelier Arcay and published by Galerie Denise René. Image size: 15 x 19 inches (377 x 488 mm). Sheet size: 20 x 26 inches (510 x 660 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Condition: there is minor creasing in the margin, not affecting the image.
Edouard Manet original etching "Le Gamin" The Urchin - Boy with a Dog
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Guerin 27 and Harris 31. This charming etching is one of several compositions executed by Edouard Manet on the subject of a boy and his dog. This edition on wove paper was published in 1902. Plate size: 8 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches (207 x 145 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.
Condition: the margins are irregular, being 10mm at the most narrow spot (see the second photo).
Edouard Manet original etching "La Convalescente"
Medium: original etching and aquatint. Catalogue reference: Harris 85 iii/iii. This is a fine impression from the 1884 Bazire edition, printed on laid paper. Plate size: 5 x 4 inches; 127 x 103mm. Not signed.
Condition: there is minor foxing.
Man Ray signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Clot, Bramsen et Georges and published by Philippe Lebaud in a limited edition of 190 for the "Variations sur l'imaginaire" portfolio. Size: 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (370 x 275 mm). Signed in pencil by Man Ray.
Joan Miro original lithograph, 1953
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 209. Executed in 1953 and issued in an edition of 1350 for the rare exhibition catalogue "Miro Recent Paintings", published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. The printing was done in Paris by Mourlot Freres. Sheet size: 12 1/8 x 9 3/8 inches (310 x 238 mm). Not signed.
Joan Miro "L'Ete" lithograph, 1938
Medium: lithograph and pochoir. Catalogue reference: Dupin 1310, Benhoura 396. This lithograph was printed in 1938 at the atelier Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve (volume 1, number 3). Four artists were commissioned to contribute compositions on the four seasons, with Miro choosing Summer. A beautiful, richly-inked impression of this important Miro print. Size: 14 x 10 3/8 inches (353 x 263 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Joan Miro stencil print on sandpaper, 1937
Medium: stencil print on sandpaper (after the painting). At the height of his period of creative experimentation during the 1930's, Miro executed an abstract painting on sandpaper.
The rare work offered here is a faithful vintage re-creation of that work, and is printed on actual sandpaper. This is the same Wellington Mills, John Oakey & Sons Waterproof No. 2/0 flint sandpaper that was used by Miro for the original painting. Printed in London in 1937 for "Signature: A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts". Size: 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (245 x 165mm). Not signed.
A richly inked impression, this unusual Miro seems to invite the viewer to touch it!
Franz Marc "Aus der Tierlegende" original woodcut
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1919 and published in Germany for GENIUS: Zeitschrift fur Werdende und Alte Kunst, an art revue founded in 1919 in the aftermath of The First World War. Europe was devastated by the War, both physically and psychologically, and Expressionist art was attempting to create a new artistic idiom. Image size: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (198 x 240 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Henry Moore original etching for Paroles Peintes
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1970 in an edition of 150 on Johannot wove paper for the Paroles Peintes IV portfolio and published in Paris by Lazar-Vernet. Plate size: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (344 x 243 mm). Not signed.
Joan Miro "Personnages sur un fond noir" pochoir, 1949
Medium: pochoir (after Miro). This rare pochoir was printed in 1949 and published in Paris by Cahiers d'Art. Image size: 7 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (193 x 287 mm). Sheet size: 9 x 12 1/4 inches (230 x 313 mm). Cahiers d'Art was an art revue published from 1926-1960 by the Greek writer, collector and art critic Christian Zervos. Not signed.
Joan Miro original lithograph "Figure on a blue background"
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 244. This charming Miro lithograph was printed by Mourlot for XXe Siecle in 1957 for issue number 8 "Art et humour au XXe Siecle" and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 243 mm). In 1960 XXe Siecle published a reproduction of a similar (but not identical) composition, not to be confused with this, the original lithograph. Not signed.
Condition: there are bumps to two corners of the sheet.
Claude Monet etching "Le Parlement de Londres, Soleil Couchant"
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).
Joan Miro original pochoir "Femme et Oiseaux dans la Nuit" 1947
Medium: original pochoir stencil print in four colors. Catalogue reference: Dupin 50. Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for the rare portfolio "The Prints of Joan Miro". The English title of this work is "Woman and Birds in the Night". The publisher's inscription is printed on verso. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (278 x 214 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is foxing, wear and soiling to the paper.
Henri Matisse lithograph | Decoupage for XXe Siecle
Medium: lithograph (after the découpage). Printed in 1954 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 4) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (314 x 241 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Condition: there is some creasing to the paper.
Henri Matisse "Femme en robe brune" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1924 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui". The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 7 x 5 inches (180 x 125 mm). Not signed.
Henri Matisse "Oliviers" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Published in Paris in 1924 by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Size: 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (image). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Rene Magritte lithograph for View, 1946
Medium: lithograph (after the gouache). This is the whimsical and striking surrealist composition, created by Rene Magritte for the cover of the December 1946 issue of "View", devoted to Surrealism in Belgium. View was a quarterly American art revue, published in New York from 1940-1947, focused especially on surrealist art. The total sheet measures 12 x 9 inches (305 x 230 mm). This was the actual cover and there is text printed on verso, as issued. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Charles Meryon etching "Passerelle du Pont au Change"
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.
Henri Matisse engraving, 1933 | Poesies de Mallarme
Medium: engraving (after the 1932 etching for Poésies de Mallarmé). Printed in 1933 on watermarked Montgolfier laid paper and published in Paris by Arts et Métiers Graphiques. Size: 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (310 x 238 mm). Not signed.
Joan Miro original lithograph "Composition 2" 1956
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 233. Printed in 1956 at the Mourlot atelier and published in Paris by Maeght for the Jacques Prévert catalogue. Sheet size: 9 x 14 1/2 inches (230 x 370 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Not signed.
Condition: there is a spot of foxing in the margin.
Thomas Moran original etching "Twilight in Arizona"
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Klackner 27. This is a rich, dark impression on wove paper, printed in 1885 for the Sylvester R. Koehler portfolio of etchings and published by Cassell & Company. Plate size: 5 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches (152 x 225 mm). Signed in the plate with Thomas Moran's monogram (not by hand).
Joan Miro original lithograph, 1956
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1956 for the rare Miro / Artigas exhibition catalogue and published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. Size: 8 x 27 inches (202 x 694 mm). This work was issued as a folded sheet with three folds, and there are different original Miro lithographs printed on the back side. Not signed.
Condition: there is some creasing and wear, with pinholes along the middle fold.
Joan Miro "Personnage et oiseau" pochoir 1965 | Cartones
Medium: pochoir (after the oil on paper). Printed in 1965 at the atelier Daniel Jacomet in an edition of 1200 for the rare exhibition catalogue "Miro Cartones 1959-1965" and published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. An exquisite, richly inked impression. Size: 12 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches (315 x 220 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Joan Miro "Femme et oiseau dans la nuit" pochoir 1965 | Cartones
Medium: pochoir (after the oil on paper). Printed in 1965 at the atelier Daniel Jacomet in an edition of 1200 for the rare exhibition catalogue "Miro Cartones 1959-1965" and published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. An exquisite, richly inked impression. Size: 12 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches (315 x 220 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Joan Miro "Personnage et oiseau" pochoir 1965 | Cartones
Medium: pochoir (after the oil on paper). Printed in 1965 at the atelier Daniel Jacomet in an edition of 1200 for the rare exhibition catalogue "Miro Cartones 1959-1965" and published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. An exquisite, richly inked impression. Size: 8 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches (220 x 315 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Joan Miro "Oiseaux dans un paysage" pochoir 1965 | Cartones
Medium: pochoir (after the oil on paper). Printed in 1965 at the atelier Daniel Jacomet in an edition of 1200 for the rare exhibition catalogue "Miro Cartones 1959-1965" and published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. An exquisite, richly inked impression. Size: 8 5/8 x 12 1/4 inches (220 x 315 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Albert Marquet original etching "Les quais de la Seine"
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 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches (336 x 258 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.