Max Beckmann Bildnis Frau H.M. Naila signed original woodcut
Medium: original woodcut. Signed in pencil. Catalogue reference: Hofmaier 282 IV BB. Printed in Germany in 1923 for the very rare Kunst der
Gegenwart portfolio, published in Munich by Marées-Gesellschaft, R.
Piper & Co., with the Marées-Gesellschaft blindstamp in the margin.
The printer was Fritz Voigt, of Berlin.
This impression is one of 220 printed on cream wove paper from a total
edition of 300 (consisting of 220 on wove and 80 on japon paper). The
image measures 13 3/4 x 13 inches (350 x 331 mm); the total sheet
measures 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (520 x 472 mm) with full original margins
and deckle edges.
In very good condition; with minor creasing near the edges of the sheet and a tiny pinhole in the space above the figure's right eye (hardly visible).
This is one of several portraits of a mysterious woman called "Naila" that were done by Max Beckmann. It is now known that Naila was Dr. Hildegard Melms, and that Beckmann had an affair with her in 1923, the same year he executed this print. This important German Expressionist woodcut can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
Seymour Haden signed etching, rare first state | Thomas Haden of Derby
Medium: etching and drypoint. This is Seymour Haden's etched version of the painting by Thomas Wright of Derby entitled "Edwin the Minstrel". The man in the portrait was actually Sir Francis Seymour Haden's own grandfather.
This is a very rare first state impression circa 1864 -- before the artist added additional crosshatched drypoint shading at the back of the figure. An additional plate signature would also be added for the second state. There were five different states in all. Catalogue references: Drake 51 and Schneiderman 53. This impression is signed both in pencil and in the plate.
Printed on watermarked laid paper, the plate measures 14 x 9 1/2 inches (355 x 242mm). The total sheet measures 17 x 12 1/8 inches (434 x 308mm).
Condition: the paper is age-toned and light struck.
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.
Pierre Alechinsky signed numbered original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Signed in pencil and numbered 47/100. Printed in Neuchatel, Switzerland in 1977 at the Imprimerie Paul Attinger. This signed and numbered lithograph was included as a loose print with the first 100 copies of the Eugene Ionesco catalogue raisonné of Alechinsky's works. Size: 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches (300 x 210 mm).
Allan D'Arcangelo "Paris Review" signed numbered serigraph
Medium: original serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil 82/150. Executed in 1965 for the Paris Review (catalogue reference: Burchfield 2). The image size is 29 x 25 inches and the full sheet size is 40 x 26 inches. An iconic example of 1960's Pop Art.
Condition: there is some wear around the edges of the sheet.
In 1965 the leading Pop and Abstract artists of the era were commissioned by the Paris Review to contribute original prints. These silkscreens were published in small signed/numbered editions (of 150) and today are quite rare. Artists participating in the project included Motherwell, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Indiana, Dine, Oldenburg, Rauschenberg, D'Arcangelo, Anuszkiewicz, Frankenthaler, Katz, Kelly, Nevelson, Rosenquist and others.
George Elbert Burr "A Mirage" signed etching / drypoint, trial proof
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Seeber 194. This impression on japon paper is annotated "trial proof" and pencil-signed and titled in the margin, with George Burr's monogram signature. The published edition consisted of 40 numbered impressions. Plate size: 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches (175 x 250 mm). American Impressionist George Elbert Burr is best known for Southwestern Art scenes such as this, and his etchings have become increasingly sought-after.
Condition: in good condition save for a faint mat stain, and with full original margins.
Enrico Baj signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Michel Casse 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 Enrico Baj.
Rudolf Grossmann "Zigeunerwagen" signed original etching
Gypsy Wagon
Medium: original etching. Signed in pencil by Rudolf Grossmann 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 cream wove paper. The plate measures 6 5/8 x 5 inches (167 x 127 mm); a fine impression with full original margins.
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.
Lucille Fox Delano original watercolor
Medium: watercolor on paper. Signed near the bottom left corner. Size: 7 1/2 x 14 inches (188 x 355 mm). Lucille Fox Delano (1902-1987) was best known for California art. Condition: there is foxing on the back side of the paper, but this is not evident on the surface of the painting.
Jacques Herold signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Mourlot 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 Jacques Herold.
Jean Helion signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Mourlot 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 Jean Helion.
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.
Seymour Haden pencil-signed etching "The Village Ford"
Medium: original etching. Signed both in the plate and in pencil. Catalogue reference Schneiderman 202. Executed in 1881, and printed on laid paper with full margins. Plate size: 7 x 10 1/4 inches (262 x 180 mm). A rich impression with plate tone.
Condition: there is foxing, minor creasing, a mat stain and two repaired tears in the margin.
Jack Levine signed original etching "Hong Kong Tailor"
Medium: original etching with drypoint. Signed in pencil and numbered 47/100. Catalogue reference: Prescott 59. This etching was executed in 1974 and issued in an edition of 100 on watermarked Arches wove paper. The plate size is 6 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches (172 x 124 mm). With full original margins, the total sheet measures 15 x 11 inches. The publisher's dry stamp is in the margin. A magnificent, rich impression, signed in pencil by Jack Levine.
Georges Rohner signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier of Rene Guillard 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 Georges Rohner.
Bernard Dufour 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 Bernard Dufour.
Fred Deux signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Mourlot 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 Fred Deux.
Peter Trumm "Coriolan und seine Mutter" signed original woodcut
Coriolanus and his Mother
Medium: original woodcut. Signed in pencil by Peter Trumm 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 thin japon paper. The image measures 9 5/8 x 12 1/2 inches (245 x 315 mm); a fine impression with full original margins.
Condition: there are old tape mounts in the margin, not affecting the image; and some foxing.
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.
Felix Meseck "Landschaft mit Ziegen" signed original etching
Landscape with Goats
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Signed in pencil by Felix Meseck 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 cream wove paper. The plate measures 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches (197 x 140 mm); a fine impression with full original margins.
Franz Hecht "Aus Dem Leben Des Heiligen Franz (nach Taddeo Gaddi)" signed original woodcut
"From the life of Saint Francis"
Medium: original woodcut. Signed in pencil by Franz Hecht, this scene is after a painting by the Italian Early Renaissance painter Taddeo Gaddi. 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 thin japon paper. The image measures 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches (173 x 138 mm).
Condition: there are old tape mounts in the left margin, not affecting the image.
Jack Levine signed original etching "Thieves"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (293 x 223 mm). Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (450 x 353 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Jack Levine signed original etching "Tiger Brown"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (293 x 223 mm). Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (450 x 353 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Cesare Peverelli signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Mourlot 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 Cesare Peverelli.
Leonardo Cremonini signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier Mourlot 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 Leonardo Cremonini at the upper right.
Francois Lunven signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier of Michel Casse 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 Francois Lunven.
Pierre Lambert Lamy signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier of Rene Guillard 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). The artist Pierre Lambert was also known as Lamy. Signed in pencil.
Lucien Coutaud signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1972 on Rives wove paper at the atelier of Jacques Desjobert 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 Lucien Coutaud.
Robert Bonfils original lithograph "Departs" pencil-signed
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1929 and published by the art and literary revue Byblis in an edition of 100. Sheet size: 11 x 8 1/4 inches (278 x 208 mm). This work is by French artist Robert Etienne Bonfils (1886-1971). Signed both in the plate and in pencil, and numbered 6/100.
Jack Levine signed original etching "Der Kanonen Song"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (223 x 293 mm). Sheet size: 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (353 x 450 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Jack Levine signed original etching "Victoria's Jubilee"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (223 x 293 mm). Sheet size: 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (353 x 450 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Jack Levine signed original etching "Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (223 x 293 mm). Sheet size: 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (353 x 450 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Jack Levine signed original etching "Mack sees Polly Peachum"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (293 x 223 mm). Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (450 x 353 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Jack Levine signed original etching "McHeath Betrayed"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (293 x 223 mm). Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (450 x 353 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Jack Levine signed original etching "Tunbridge Girls with McHeath in Flight"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (293 x 223 mm). Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (450 x 353 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Jack Levine signed original etching "The Wedding"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (223 x 293 mm). Sheet size: 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (353 x 450 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
Paul Mansouroff signed original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Signed by the artist in blue pencil. Printed by Imprimerie Clot, Bramsen et Georges on Arches paper in a limited edition of 100. This lithograph was published in Paris in 1967 by Daniel Gervis. The total sheet measures 9 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (250 x 133mm). The avant-garde Russian artist Paul Mansouroff is also known as Pavel Mansurov. Rare.
Jack Levine signed original etching "A Wedding Gift"
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. This is one of 10 artist's proofs on handmade BFK Rives wove paper, from a total edition of 145. Plate size: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (223 x 293 mm). Sheet size: 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (353 x 450 mm). Jack Levine was inspired by the Berthold Brecht and G. W. Pabst "Dreigroschen Film" of 1930.
J. M. W. Turner | John Cother Webb signed mezzotint "Regulus leaving Carthage"
Medium: mezzotint. Engraved by John Cother Webb after the J. M. W. Turner painting and signed in pencil by John Cother Webb. Printed in 1924 on chine-collé paper (china paper mounted by the publisher onto a heavy wove paper support sheet) and published in London by The Museum Galleries, with the publisher's blindstamp in the margin. Image size: 13 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches (332 x 447 mm). Plate size: 16 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches (417 x 540 mm). Sheet size: 21 x 27 inches (535 x 690 mm).
Condition: there is age-toning to the paper, and a mat stain in the margin. This work was attached with glue many years ago onto a stiff paperboard backing sheet.