Karl Schmidt-Rottluff original woodcut "Mannlicherkopf" 1917
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in Germany in 1917 for Die Aktion; this impression is from the deluxe edition of 100 on Bütten laid paper. Catalogue reference: Schapire 202. Image size: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (158 x 212 mm). Sheet size: 9 x 12 inches (230 x 305 mm). There is a different woodcut and printed text on verso, as published. Embossed with the publisher's dry stamp in the margin at the bottom right. Not signed.
Theophile Alexandre Steinlen original drypoint "La grande soeur"
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.
J. M. W. Turner | Sir Frank Short mezzotint "Erhrenbreitstein to Coblenz, No. 2" signed
Medium: mezzotint. Catalogue reference: Hardie 95. Executed in 1913 by Sir Frank Short after J. M. W. Turner and signed in pencil by Sir Frank Short. Printed on chine-collé paper in an edition of 50. Plate size: 10 7/8 x 15 3/4 inches. Some consider that Sir Frank Short was at his best when interpreting J. M. W. Turner.
Condition: some age-toning and discoloration to the paper.
Kurt Seligmann pochoir, 1941
Medium: pochoir (after the painting). This exquisitely rich impression on black wove paper was published in 1941 by the Nierendorf Gallery, of New York, for the cover of a now quite rare Kurt Seligmann exhibition catalogue. The sheet size is 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (235 x 165 mm). Not signed.
Richard Seewald "Aus dem Composanto" signed original woodcut
Medium: original woodcut. The inscription on the banner translates to "Come Sweet Death". Signed in pencil by Richard Seewald and printed in Germany in 1922 for the very rare "Die zweite Ganymed-Mappe" portfolio of "Das vierte Jahrbuch der Marees Gesellschaft", published in Munich by Marees-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co. This impression is one of the deluxe signed edition of 300 printed on laid paper. The image measures 5 1/2 x 7 inches (140 x 175 mm); a fine impression with full original margins.
Atanasio Soldati original serigraph | Movimento Arte Concreta
Medium: serigraph / silkscreen. This magnificent print was published in Milan in 1954 by Groupe Espace for the very rare Documenti d'arte d'oggi. A beautiful, rich impression! Sheet size 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (318 x 220 mm). In good condition, with some age-toning at the top of the sheet. Signed in the plate (not by hand).
The Movimento arte concreta (Concrete Art Movement), also known as MAC, was founded in Milan in 1948 by a group of Italian artists with their own unique aesthetic; principal among them were Atanasio Soldati, Gillo Dorfles, Bruno Munari and Gianni Monnet. The print offered here is a product of this movement, which brought together a number of artists who contributed original lithographs or serigraphs to this 1954 project. Among the artists represented in this portfolio were: Enrico Baj, Enrico Bordoni, Joe Colombo, Nino Di Salvatore, Gillo Dorfles, Asger Jorn, Plinio Mesciulam, Gianni Monnet, Bruno Munari, Bruna Pecciarini, Mauro Reggiani, Atanasio Soldati and Luigi Veronesi. Vintage original prints by many of these artists are rarely encountered today.
Gino Severini original linocut, 1939
Medium: original linoleum cut. This linocut by Italian Futurist Gino Severini was printed in 1939 for the art revue XXe Siecle and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (317 x 240 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Theophile Alexandre Steinlen original drypoint "La grande soeur"
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.
Frank Short "Strand Gate, Winchelsea" pencil-signed etching
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Hardie 367. Signed in pencil. Executed in 1910, this is a nice impression with plate tone printed on laid paper. Plate size: 7 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches (183 x 317 mm).
Condition: there is a faint mat stain.
Richard Seewald "Der Hirte" original woodcut
Medium: original color woodcut. Catalogue reference JH 771. Published in 1919 for Genius. Image size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches (240 x 178mm), on wove paper with full margins.
This print is from GENIUS: Zeitschrift fur Werdende und Alte Kunst, a deluxe 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, and Richard Seewald was an important member of this movement. This is a good impression from the first (and rarest) year of Genius. Not signed.
Rudolf Schlichter original lithograph "Tanz"
Medium: original lithograph. The title means "Dance". Printed in 1920 on a light brown tinted wove paper for the German Expressionist art revue Das Kunstblatt, published in Berlin by Verlag Gustav Kiepenheuer. The total sheet measures 10 3/4 x 8 inches (275 x 200 mm). An impression of this same original print can be found in the permanent collection of MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) in New York. Not signed.
Condition: there is some wear to the paper (most notably along the right edge of the sheet). No margins (as issued).
Nino di Salvatore original lithograph | Movimento Arte Concreta
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1958 and published in Milan by Groupe Espace for the very rare Documenti d'arte d'oggi. Size: 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (318 x 420 mm). This work was published as a folded sheet with a center fold. Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.
Condition: minor creasing.
Maurice Sterne "Coney Island" original etching
Medium: original etching and aquatint. Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1904-19. Printed in Paris on laid paper and published in 1904 by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Plate size: 3 1/2 x 6 5/8 inches (88 x 163 mm). Not signed.
Kimber Smith original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 x 11 1/4 inches (408 x 290 mm). There is poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) on the back side, as issued. Not signed.
Kimber Smith original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 x 11 1/2 inches (408 x 290 mm). There is poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) on the back side, as issued. Not signed.
Kimber Smith original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches (408 x 290 mm). There is poetry text (composed by Walasse Ting) on the back side, as issued. Not signed.
Richard Seewald "Lago Maggiore" original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Jentsch 91. This impression on wove paper was printed in 1919 for Das Kestnerbuch, an important collection of original prints published during the height of the German Expressionist movement. Image size: 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (135 x 185 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/2 x 11 inches (220 x 280 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Ben Shahn original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1955 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, and published by the Artists Equity Association of New York in an edition of 2000 on the occasion of the 1955 Spring Fantasia Masquerade Ball at the Hotel Astor. Leading artists on the New York art scene were invited to contribute original lithographs in the form of advertisements for businesses sponsoring the Artists Equity Association, and these sponsors gave the artists complete creative freedom of expression. Size: 12 x 8 5/8 inches (305 x 220 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Condition: the left edge of the sheet has been trimmed.
Antonio Saura Atares original lithograph, 1986
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1986 by Imprimerie Arte for the art revue Noise (issue number 6) and published by Maeght in an edition of 2000. Size: 14 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches (370 x 540 mm). Not signed.
Condition: this work was issued as a folded sheet with a different lithograph printed on back. There are stitch holes along the center crease from the publisher's binding.
Charles Saint-Memin engraving
Medium: original physiognotrace engraving. This is one of the delightful engravings executed by French artist Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin, who was famous for his portraits of important Americans of the of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Saint Memin pioneered a technique called Physiognotrace (or Physionotrace) Engraving which produced remarkably lifelike portraits before the advent of photography. Plate size: 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 inches (70 x 68 mm). Sheet size: 10 x 7 inches (253 x 177 mm). Printed on cream wove paper; the date of printing of this impression is not known. The inscription reads "Drawn & engraved by St. Memin Philadelphia". Not signed.
Charles Saint-Memin engraving "Joseph Parker"
Medium: original physiognotrace engraving, 1799. This is one of the delightful engravings executed by French artist Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin, who was famous for his portraits of important Americans of the of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Saint Memin pioneered a technique called Physiognotrace (or Physionotrace) Engraving which produced remarkably lifelike portraits before the advent of photography. Plate size: 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 inches (70 x 68 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/4 x 7 inches (250 x 177 mm). The inscription reads "Drawn by Valdenuit & engraved by St. Memin New York". Printed on cream wove paper; the date of printing of this impression is not known. Not signed.
Condition: A previous owner's annotation at the bottom of the sheet identifies the subject of this portrait.
Charles Saint-Memin engraving "William Edward"
Medium: original physiognotrace engraving, 1802. This is one of the delightful engravings executed by French artist Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin, who was famous for his portraits of important Americans of the of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Saint Memin pioneered a technique called Physiognotrace (or Physionotrace) Engraving which produced remarkably lifelike portraits before the advent of photography. Plate size: 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 inches (70 x 68 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/4 x 7 inches (250 x 177 mm). The inscription reads "Drawn & engraved by St. Memin Philadelphia". Printed on cream wove paper; the date of printing of this impression is not known. Not signed.
Condition: there is an old water stain in the margin, not affecting the image. A previous owner's annotation at the bottom of the sheet identifies the subject of this portrait.
Paul Signac lithograph "Baigneur" 1914
Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). This composition was executed by Paul Signac in homage to Paul Cezanne, printed in 1914 and published in Paris by Bernheim-Jeune for the rare volume "Cezanne". This impression is one of 400 printed on wove paper (from a total edition of 600). Image size: 8 x 4 1/2 inches (245 x 240 mm). Sheet size: 15 x 10 1/2 inches (378 x 268 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is foxing and discoloration to the paper.
Richard Seewald original woodcut "The Goat" (Die Ziege)
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1920 for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition of 500. Image size: 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches (158 x 210 mm). Sheet size: 9 1/4 x 12 5/8 inches (235 x 320 mm). This work can be found in the permanent collection of MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) in New York. Not signed.
Graham Sutherland original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1979 and published in Barcelona by La Poligrafa in an edition of 1000. Size: 10 x 7 1/2 inches (255 x 188 mm). Not signed.
Kumi Sugai original etching for Paroles Peintes
Medium: original color etching. Executed in 1965 for the deluxe limited edition "Paroles Peintes II" portfolio, published in Paris by Lazar-Vernet. This magnificent, rich impression is one of 150 printed on Johannot wove paper. Image size: 8 x 6 1/4 inches (207 x 157 mm). Sheet size: 14 3/4 x 11 inches (375 x 280 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is some waviness to the paper.
Hermann Struck "Old Jew from Jaffa" original etching
Medium: original etching. This Hermann Struck etching was printed in 1919 and published in Berlin by Paul Cassirer. Plate size: 8 x 5 3/4 inches (205 x 145mm). A good impression on wove paper. Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Condition: there is age-toning to the margins and a pinhole near the bottom right.
Angelo Savelli original serigraph, 1955
Medium: silkscreen / serigraph. Printed in 1955 and published by Groupe Espace in Milan for the very rare Documenti d'Arte d'Oggi (1955-56). The image measures 4 x 6 inches (100 x 150mm). This work was attached by the publisher onto a support sheet. Not signed.
Ben Shahn original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1955 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, and published by the Artists Equity Association of New York in an edition of 2000 on the occasion of the 1955 Spring Fantasia Masquerade Ball at the Hotel Astor. Leading artists on the New York art scene were invited to contribute original lithographs in the form of advertisements for businesses sponsoring the Artists Equity Association, and these sponsors gave the artists complete creative freedom of expression. Size: 12 x 8 5/8 inches (305 x 220 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Condition: the left edge of the sheet has been trimmed.