Surrealism Art Prints

Medium: original etching and aquatint. Printed in 1947 on Velin de Hollande paper and published in New York by the Quadrangle Press as the frontispiece of the deluxe edition of Robert Goldwater's "Rufino Tamayo". The edition size was limited to 80. Plate size: 7 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches (200 x 148 mm). Sheet size: 11 7/8 x 8 5/8 inches (300 x 220 mm). A rich and beautifully printed impression. Not signed.

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.

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.

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).

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!

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris by Mourlot and published by Pierre à Feu and Maeght Editeur for the Marcel Duchamp / André Breton project "Surréalisme en 1947". Issued in a limited edition of 999. Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 8 inches; 240 x 204mm. Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).

Condition: there is a small mark in the paper near the right of center.

Medium: original lithograph. This impression was printed in 1939 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 5-6) and published by San Lazzaro. A later edition was also published by XXe Siecle in 1959, but this is the original, first edition Max Ernst lithograph. Size: 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (317 x 245 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there are six pinholes along the left edge of the sheet from the publisher's original binding staples, which also demonstrates the provenance of this work.

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.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas as the frontispiece of the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 50 printed on Japon nacre paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (377 x 275 mm). Please note, this listing is for this one lithograph only and does not include any other lithographs from this edition. Signed in pencil.

Condition: there is foxing to the paper, with a crease and a stain at the bottom right corner.

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.

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.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 22 inches (377 x 555 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Not signed.

Condition: there are a few spots of foxing to the paper.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 22 inches (377 x 555 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Not signed.

Condition: there are a few spots of foxing to the paper.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 22 inches (377 x 555 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Not signed.

Condition: there are a few spots of foxing to the paper.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 22 inches (377 x 555 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 22 inches (377 x 555 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 22 inches (377 x 555 mm). This lithograph was published as a folded sheet with a center crease. Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (377 x 275 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (377 x 275 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (377 x 275 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (377 x 275 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (377 x 275 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (377 x 275 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1969 at the atelier of Rene Guillard and published by Pierre de Tartas for the "Parallelement" portfolio. This impression is from the edition of 260 printed on Arches paper. Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (377 x 275 mm). Not signed.

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.

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.

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.

Medium: original color etching. Printed in 1965 for the "Paroles Peintes II" portfolio, and published in Paris by Lazar-Vernet. This magnificent, rich impression is one of 150 printed on Johannot wove paper. Plate size: 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (265 x 182 mm). Sheet size: 14 3/4 x 11 inches (375 x 285 mm). Not signed.

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).

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).

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.

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Lust 1. Executed in 1931, this is the first lithograph created by Giacometti. This impression is from the second edition, printed in 1952 for the art revue XXe Siecle and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Size: 12 1/4 x 18 inches (310 x 457 mm). There is a center fold, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and pinholes along the center crease from the publisher's binding stitches.

Medium: gelatin silver print (photogram). Printed in 1931 and published in Paris for the journal Arts et Metiers Graphiques. A photogram was an experimental technique conceived by Man Ray and Max Ernst as a way of making photographic prints without a camera. Size: 7 x 4 1/2 inches (175 x 113 mm). This work was attached by the publisher onto a larger support sheet. Not signed.

Medium: pochoir (after the painting). Printed in 1961 in an edition of 1200 for the "Miró 1959-1960" catalogue and published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery. This is a richly inked impression, printed in Paris at the Daniel Jacomet atelier. Size: 11 7/8 x 9 1/8 inches (303 x 233 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and the edges of the sheet have been trimmed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1975 at the atelier Mourlot and published as the frontispiece of the Mira Jacob catalogue raisonne of Paul Delvaux engraved works. Size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (318 x 235 mm). Not signed.

Medium: lithograph (after the painting). Printed in 1966 for Derriere le Miroir (issue number 162) and published in Paris by Maeght. This lithograph was done after the Francis Bacon oil painting that was executed the same year for a Paris exhibition. Image size: 13 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 15 x 11 inches (377 x 277 mm). There is printed text on the back side, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there is minor creasing near the bottom right corner.

Medium: original lithograph. Published in Milan in 1969 by Alfonso Ciranna and printed on quality wove paper. Size: 14 x 10 inches (360 x 255 mm). A soulful self-portrait by Surrealist artist Giorgio de Chirico. Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is discoloration near the left edge of the sheet.

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 223. Printed in 1956 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 87-88-89) and published in Paris by Maeght. Size: 15 x 11 inches (378 x 275 mm). There is printed text on verso, as issued. Not signed.

Condition: there is some soiling to the paper, and some of the text from the back side shows through partially.

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.

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.