Auguste Rodin "Victor Hugo de face" original drypoint - proof on china paper
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Executed in 1885 and printed on thin china paper, this is an exceptionally rare state with the figure study of a child etched at the bottom left (this figure was removed from published editions of the etching). Image size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (192 x 138 mm). Plate size: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (225 x 160 mm). Sheet size: 13 1/2 x 9 inches (342 x 230 mm). Not signed.
Condition: the thin paper is partially separated along the bottom edge of the platemark.
Edouard Manet "Theodore de Banville tourne a gauche" original etching
Medium: original etching and aquatint. Executed in 1874, this impression on laid paper is presumed to be from the 1905 Strölin edition. Plate size: 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches (238 x 160 mm). Sheet size: 17 x 11 1/2 inches (430 x 295 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is foxing to the paper.
Paul Cezanne original etching "Guillaumin au Pendu"
Medium: original etching. Executed in 1873, this is a portrait of the impressionist artist Armand Guillaumin. This is a fine impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper from the rare 1906 first edition of "Histoire des Peintres Impressionnistes" by Theodore Duret, published in Paris by Henri Floury. Plate size: 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches (155 x 120 mm). Sheet size: 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches (252 x 193 mm). Signed in the plate with Cezanne's "hanging man" signature (not hand-signed).
Paul Gauguin "La femme aux figues" original etching | Woman with Figs
Medium: original aquatint and soft-ground etching. Executed in 1894; a small edition was printed for the Germinal portfolio before the plate was canceled. This is a posthumous impression on Canson & Montgolfier laid paper with the Ingres watermark, printed from the original canceled plate (circa 1964). The etched inscription near the top left reads "Chez Seguin à St. Julien" indicating the scene takes place at the home of Paul Gauguin's friend and fellow artist Armand Seguin (1869-1903) and some think that both artists collaborated together to finish the composition. Plate size: 10 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (265 x 419 mm). Sheet size: 19 x 25 inches (480 x 635 mm). Not signed.
Condition: good overall; there is some foxing in the margin and evidence of handling (not affecting the etched image).
Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Femme nue couchee - tournee a droite" original etching
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1909 for Theodore Duret's "Die Impressionisten" and published in Berlin by Bruno Cassirer. This impression on laid paper bears the Fortuna watermark. Plate size: 5 3/8 x 7 5/8 inches (135 x 195 mm). Sheet size: 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (198 x 258 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is foxing to the paper, with old tape mounts on the back side (in the margin near the top edge of the sheet).
Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Baigneuse Debout, a mi-jambes" original etching
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1910 for Theodore Duret's "Manet & the French Impressionists". Plate size: 6 5/8 x 4 3/8 inches (170 x 110 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches (217 x 145 mm). A good impression on wove paper with plate tone. Not signed.
Condition: the margins have been trimmed and there are old tape mounts on the back side (not affecting the etching); and there is creasing to the paper and a spot of foxing in the margin.
Joan Miro original pochoir "Femmes et Oiseaux devant la Lune" 1947
Medium: original pochoir stencil print in five 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 "Women and Birds before the Moon". The publisher's inscription is printed on verso. Size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (278 x 214 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is a small brown spot near the center.
Marc Chagall "Au dessus de la ville" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1924 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches (157 x 223 mm). One of Chagall's most charming compositions. Not signed.
Camille Pissarro "Paysans portant du foin" original etching
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.
Henri Matisse original woodcut for Pierre a feu | Les miroirs profonds
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1947 in an edition of 950 on Rives wove paper for "Pierre a feu / Les miroirs profonds" and published in Paris by Maeght. Image size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (210 x 167 mm). Sheet size: 9 1/2 x 8 inches (240 x 203 mm). There is printed text on verso, as published. Not signed.
Pablo Picasso "Sur la plage" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1924 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (167 x 208 mm). Not 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.
Edouard Manet original etching "Baudelaire de profil en chapeau"
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Harris 59. This etching was executed by Manet in 1862, but only a few were printed before the copper plate was canceled. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1923 from the original canceled plate and published in Berlin by Paul Cassirer. Plate size: 4 1/2 x 3 inches (115 x 74 mm). Sheet size: 10 x 7 3/4 inches (256 x 197 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Condition: there is age-toning and foxing to the paper.
Paul Gauguin "La reine des Areois" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1927 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 7 3/4 x 6 inches (197 x 154 mm). Not signed.
Paul Gauguin "Self Portrait" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1927 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (185 x 157 mm). Not signed.
Henri Matisse "La seance du matin" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1924 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 7 7/8 x 6 3/8 inches (198 x 162 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Henri Matisse "La seance de trois heures" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1924 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 8 x 6 3/8 inches (205 x 163 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
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).
Tsugoharu Foujita "Avant le bal" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1927 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 6 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (158 x 188 mm). Not signed.
Ellsworth Kelly original lithograph, 1982
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1982 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 250, dedicated in homage to Aime and Marguerite Maeght) and published in Paris by the Maeght atelier. Size: 15 x 11 inches (378 x 275 mm). There is printed text on the back side, as published. Not signed.
Henri Matisse "La branche de lilas" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1924 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches (213 x 138 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.
Edouard Manet etching "Au Bar aux Folies-Bergeres"
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).
Peter Moran original etching "A Burro Train, New Mexico"
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: White 1. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1880 for The American Art Review. The plate measures 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches; the sheet size is 9 x 12 inches. Signed in the plate by Peter Moran (not by hand).
Raoul Dufy "Nogent-le-Perreux" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1925 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. Image size: 6 5/8 x 8 1/8 inches (168 x 205 mm). The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Not signed.
Jean Dubuffet pochoir "Jardin de quitte vite"
Medium: pochoir (after the collage). Printed by Jacomet for XXe Siecle in 1957 (issue number 8) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 243 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed. A magnificent, richly inked impression!
Condition: there is creasing near the corners of the sheet.
Joan Miro "Sculptures I" original lithograph, 1974
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1974 by the Atelier Arte and published by Maeght. Size: 11 x 22 inches (275 x 562 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.
Edgar Chahine original etching "Promenade"
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.
Joan Miro original lithograph "Composition 3" 1956
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 234. Printed in 1956 at the Mourlot atelier and published in Paris by Maeght for the Jacques Prévert catalogue. Size: 9 x 15 inches (230 x 380 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Not signed.
Joan Miro original lithograph "Composition 4"
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 235. Printed in 1956 at the Mourlot atelier and published in Paris by Maeght for the Jacques Prévert catalogue. Size: 9 x 7 3/4 inches (230 x 197 mm). Not signed.
Joan Miro original lithograph "Composition 1"
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 232. Printed in 1956 at the Mourlot atelier and published in Paris by Maeght for the Jacques Prévert catalogue. Size: 9 x 7 3/4 inches (230 x 197 mm). Not signed.
Joan Miro original lithograph "Composition 6"
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 236. Printed in 1956 at the Mourlot atelier and published in Paris by Maeght for the Jacques Prévert catalogue. Size: 9 x 7 3/4 inches (228 x 197 mm). Not signed.
Raoul Dufy "Nature morte" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1925 and published in Paris 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 8 5/8 inches (163 x 220 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Pablo Picasso "Nature morte" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1924 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (170 x 223 mm). Not signed.
Pierre Bonnard original etching "Le Graveur"
Medium: original etching. Believed to be a self-portrait, this impression on laid paper was printed ca. 1930. Plate size: 7 5/8 x 4 5/8 inches (195 x 119 mm). Sheet size: 13 x 10 inches (333 x 255 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there are a few spots of foxing in the margins, and old tape mounts on the back (not affecting the etched image).
Wassily Kandinsky original woodcut "Improvisation 7"
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 124). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for the "Homage to Kandinsky" special edition of the art revue XXe Siecle. Image size: 7 1/2 x 5 inches (190 x 125 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (308 x 237 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Condition: there is age-toning to the paper.
Pierre Bonnard "La rue Tholoze" pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the painting). Printed in 1927 and published in Paris by Albert Morance for "L'Art d'Aujourd'hui", and now very scarce. The publisher's provenance inscription is printed beneath the image. Image size: 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches (225 x 142 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Wassily Kandinsky original woodcut "Orientalisches"
Medium: original woodcut. (Catalogue reference Roethel 106). Printed in 1975 on Arches paper for the "Homage to Kandinsky" special edition of the art revue XXe Siecle. Image size: 4 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches (125 x 190 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (310 x 238 mm). Not signed.
Condition: there is age-toning to the paper.