Henri Laurens lithograph poster "Papiers colles"
Medium: lithograph (after the papier colle). Printed in Paris by Mourlot and issued in 1955 for the Henri Laurens exhibition at the Berggruen Gallery. The full sheet size is 23 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (595 x 398 mm). Signed in the stone (not hand-signed).
Condition: there is some wear.
Henri Laurens original lithograph, 1951
Medium: original lithograph. This Henri Laurens lithograph was printed in 1951 for the first postwar issue of the art revue XXe Siecle (Nouvelle Serie, issue No. 1). Size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (313 x 235 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Condition: there is age-toning to the paper.
Henri Laurens original linocut (1938 1st edition)
Medium: original linoleum cut. Published in 1938 for the very rare XXe Siecle issue No. 4. A later edition was issued in 1959, but this is the original, first edition Henri Laurens linocut. Sheet size 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (248 x 318 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Condition: there are pinholes along the top edge of the sheet from the publisher's original binding staples. There is also a small black spot near the center (lower-right).
Henri Laurens linocut (1959 edition)
Medium: linoleum cut (after the original). A nice impression on wove paper, issued in 1959 for the hard-to-find Christmas issue of XXe Siecle (No. 13), published in Paris by San Lazzaro. XXe Siecle is the same institution which published the original print in 1938. Sheet size 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (235 x 310 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Henri Laurens pochoir "Instruments de musique"
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor and collage). Printed in Paris by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen for a rare catalogue. The image measures 5 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches (135 x 190 mm). There is a different Henri Laurens composition printed on the back. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Condition: this was issued as a folded sheet with a center crease and stitch holes from the publisher's binding.
Henri Laurens pochoir "Compotier et pipe"
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor and collage). Printed in Paris by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen for a rare catalogue. The image measures 3 x 4 inches (75 x 100 mm). There is a different Henri Laurens composition on the back, as issued. Not signed.
Henri Laurens pochoir "Portrait de Josette Gris"
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor and collage). Printed in Paris by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen for a rare catalogue. The image measures 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches (132 x 88 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Henri Laurens pochoir "Tete"
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor and collage). Printed in Paris by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen for a rare catalogue. The image measures 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches (136 x 95 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Henri Laurens pochoir "Instruments de musique sur un gueridon"
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor and collage). Printed in Paris by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen for a rare catalogue. The image measures 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 inches (117 x 90 mm). There is a different Henri Laurens composition on the back, as issued. Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Henri Laurens pochoir "Le compotier de raisins"
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor and collage). Printed in Paris by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen for a rare catalogue. The image measures 3 1/2 x 4 inches (90 x 100 mm). There is a different Henri Laurens composition on the back, as issued. Not signed.