Medium: lithograph, collage and stencil poster. This work consists of a lithograph mounted onto brown wove paper, with a collage of hand-cut newsprint letters and stenciled text in red and blue ink. On verso is a stamp stating that this affiche (poster) was issued in a limited edition of 60 and that this is copy number 1 (see photos).

The lithograph itself appears to be a slightly different state of "Tête de femme". It is known that Tete de femme (references Bloch 384; Mourlot 4) was executed by Picasso in 1945 and issued in an edition of 50 with Picasso's red pencil signature but with no plate signature. The lithograph offered here is printed on Arches laid paper and is signed in the stone, but is not hand-signed.

The size of the lithograph portrait is 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches (300 x 210 mm) and the full poster measures 19 3/4 x 13 inches (500 x 325 mm).

Condition: there are pinholes at each corner of the poster, with minor creasing throughout. The lithograph shows a horizontal crease near the top, where it is attached to the support sheet. Extremely rare!

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue references: Delteil 44 or Roger-Marx 19. Printed in Paris by Clot and published in 1919 by Ambroise Vollard for the rare "Douze Lithographies Originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir". Although the official edition was to have been 950, it is reported that approximately 1/3 of the impressions were never issued. Image size: 6 7/8 x 5 inches (175 x 125 mm); total sheet size 13 x 9 3/4 inches (330 x 250 mm). Signed in the plate with Renoir's stamped signature (not hand-signed).

Condition: there is foxing to the paper.

Medium: original etching and and aquatint with drypoint. Catalogue reference: Delteil 97. Executed in 1891, this lovely impression is from the edition on cream wove paper published in 1923 for inclusion in the Loys Delteil catalogue raisonne "Le peintre-graveur illustre: Pissarro, Sisley, Renoir (Volume 17). The plate size is 10 x 8 inches (255 x 201 mm); the full sheet measures 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (318 x 235 mm). Not signed. A great find and a magnificent print, showing Pissarro's skill as an etcher.

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. Catalogue reference: Rifkind 2252. Image size: 9 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches (250 x 159 mm). Sheet size: 12 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches (320 x 235 mm). This work can be found in the permanent collection of MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) in New York. Not signed.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. Executed in 1897, this impression is from the rare 1897 portfolio "Art et Nature" by Leon Roger-Miles, published in Paris by Boudet in an edition of 525. This is a rich, dark impression printed on Marais wove paper. The plate size is 8 x 6 inches (205 x 151 mm). This beautiful composition is one of several Pissarro paintings and etchings on a similar theme. Not signed.

Condition: the publisher's original tissue guard is still intact and attached. There is foxing in the margins (see the second photo).

Medium: original soft ground etching. Catalogue reference: Delteil 12. Executed in 1906, this lovely impression on cream laid paper is from the rare 1906 first edition of "Histoire des Peintres Impressionnistes" by Theodore Duret, published in Paris by Floury. Plate size: 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (185 x 145 mm); the total sheet size is 10 x 7 3/4 inches (255 x 195 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. This rare and beautiful impression on japon paper is one of only 50 printed for the deluxe edition of the Gazette des Beaux Arts. Published in Paris in 1890, this Pissarro etching is printed in brown ink, rather than the typical black ink. Catalogue reference: Delteil 93. A fine impression with plate tone, measuring 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches -- 198 x 135mm (plate size) with full original margins. Not signed.

Condition: there is some slight discoloration in the margin from having been previously framed.

Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Delteil 23. This is a lifetime impression published in 1910 for the rare first edition of "Manet & the French Impressionists" by Theodore Duret. Plate size: 6 5/8 x 4 3/8 inches (170 x 112 mm). A good impression on wove paper with plate tone. Not signed. A lucky find and a good deal at this price!

Medium: original soft ground etching. Catalogue reference: Delteil 12. Executed in 1906, this is a lifetime impression published in 1909 in Berlin by Cassirer for "Kunst und Kunstler". Printed on cream laid paper with the full margins and the Van Gelder Zonen watermark. Plate size: 7 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches (185 x 143 mm); the total sheet size is 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (320 x 243 mm). Not signed.

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.

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. Catalogue reference: Schapire 191. Image size: 10 1/8 x 7 inches (257 x 179 mm). Sheet size: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches (320 x 242 mm). This work can be found in the permanent collection of MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) in New York. Not signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1954 at the Mourlot Freres atelier and published in New York by The Noonday Press in an edition of 64 for the "Elegy of Ihpetonga and Masks of Ashes" portfolio. Ihpetonga was the name given by the Canarsie Indians to the part of Brooklyn now known as Columbia Heights. Printed on Arches wove paper with deckle edges, the sheet measures 13 x 9 7/8 inches (330 x 251 mm). This work was mounted by the publisher onto a support sheet of black paper. Not signed.

Medium: pochoir (after the 1920 watercolor). Printed in Paris in 1926 in a limited edition of 700 and published by Christian Zervos for the art revue Cahiers d'Art. Image size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (208 x 160 mm). Sheet size: 11 x 8 3/4 inches (280 x 220 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Cahiers d'Art was published in Paris from 1926-1960 by Greek art collector, writer and art critic Christian Zervos. From a print collector's viewpoint, this art revue is most famous for the pochoirs which were commissioned for some of the issues. Zervos had high technical standards, and this work is a lucky find.

Medium: pochoir (after the 1920 watercolor). Printed in Paris in 1926 in a limited edition of 700 and published by Christian Zervos for the art revue Cahiers d'Art. Image size: 7 3/4 x 6 inches (197 x 153 mm). Sheet size: 11 x 8 3/4 inches (280 x 220 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Condition: there are a few spots of foxing in the margin, not affecting the pochoir image.

Cahiers d'Art was published in Paris from 1926-1960 by Greek art collector, writer and art critic Christian Zervos. From a print collector's viewpoint, this art revue is most famous for the pochoirs which were commissioned for some of the issues. Zervos had high technical standards, and this work is a lucky find.

Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Company. Samuel Palmer had planned a series of etchings to illustrate his translation of Virgil's Eclogues, but this etching is the only one he completely finished before his death in 1881. Catalogue reference: Lister E13. Image size: 4 5/8 x 7 inches (117 x 176 mm). Plate size: 6 x 8 3/8 inches (151 x 214 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (215 x 317 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there is some foxing, plus age-toning near the edges of the sheet.

Medium: original etching. This work is also called "The Herdsman's Cottage". Printed in 1880 on Arches laid paper for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's very scarce "Etching and Etchers". Image size: 3 7/8 x 3 inches (97 x 77 mm). Sheet size: 12 x 8 1/2 inches (305 x 215 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 349. Printed in Paris in 1961 by Mourlot Frères, this is Composition IV from the suite of original lithographs executed in 1961 for "A los toros avec Picasso". The total sheet size (including margins) is 9 1/2 x 12 3/8 inches (245 x 315 mm). Not signed.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference Delteil 126. Printed in 1900 and published in Paris by H. Floury as the frontispiece for Gustave Geffroy's "La Vie Artistique". Printed on laid paper, the plate size is 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches (120 x 80 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there are a few spots of foxing and areas of age-toning to the paper.

Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Company. Samuel Palmer had planned a series of etchings to illustrate his translation of Virgil's Eclogues, but died in 1881 before finishing the project. The Homeward Star is one of four etchings left by the artist in an advanced state of completion, and the final details were finished by his son Alfred Herbert Palmer. Catalogue reference: Lister E14. Image size: 4 x 6 inches (100 x 152 mm). Plate size: 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches (133 x 189 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/4 x 12 5/8 inches (212 x 320 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning near the edges of the sheet.

Medium: lithograph (after the drypoint on three zinc plates). Printed in 1945 on heavy wove paper by Lithographie Parisienne for Cahiers d'Art. Size: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches (320 x 243 mm). Signed in the plate, not by hand.

Condition: there is age-toning to the paper and minor wear around the edges.

Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Asplund 185. This is a good impression with plate tone, on watermarked laid paper from the edition of only 200 printed in 1905 for Schubert-Soldern's ”Das radierte Werk des Anders Zorn”. The etched inscription beneath the portrait reads “Gärdi onums weiser wen an wilda” (His works show his will). Plate size: 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (157 x 121 mm); the total sheet measures 9 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches (245 x 130 mm). Signed by Anders Zorn in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: the margins are narrow on the right and left sides. Rare.

Medium: offset lithograph printed on a laminated paper disc. This Andy Warhol lithograph portrait of Lou Reed from the Velvet Underground era is an actual 45 rpm flexi-disc record. If put on a phonograph, it reportedly plays an obscure Velvet Underground track. It is one of the Pop Art print multiples executed by Andy Warhol and published in 1967 by Black Star for Andy Warhol's Index Book, an absurd and revolutionary volume designed as "a children's book for hipsters". Size: 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (185 x 185 mm). A classic work of Pop Art from Warhol's Factory period, created at the height of the New York psychedelic scene. Not signed.

This work is in excellent condition: the disc has never been played and the center spindle hole remains intact and was never punched out.

Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Company. Samuel Palmer had planned a series of etchings to illustrate his translation of Virgil's Eclogues, but died in 1881 before finishing the project. The Sepulchre is one of four etchings left by the artist in an advanced state of completion, and the final details were finished by his son Alfred Herbert Palmer. Catalogue reference: Lister E16. Image size: 4 x 6 inches (100 x 152 mm). Plate size: 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches (133 x 189 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/4 x 12 5/8 inches (212 x 320 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning near the edges of the sheet.

Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Company. Samuel Palmer had planned a series of etchings to illustrate his translation of Virgil's Eclogues, but died in 1881 before finishing the project. The Cypress Grove is one of four etchings left by the artist in an advanced state of completion, and the final details were finished by his son Alfred Herbert Palmer. Catalogue reference: Lister E15. Image size: 4 x 6 inches (100 x 152 mm). Plate size: 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches (133 x 189 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches (212 x 323 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).

Condition: there are a few spots of foxing, plus age-toning near the edges of the sheet.

Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Company. Samuel Palmer had planned a series of etchings to illustrate his translation of Virgil's Eclogues, but died in 1881 before finishing the project. Moeris and Galatea is one of four etchings left by the artist in an advanced state of completion, and the final details were finished by his son Alfred Herbert Palmer. Catalogue reference: Lister E17. Image size: 4 x 6 inches (100 x 152 mm). Plate size: 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches (133 x 189 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/4 x 12 5/8 inches (212 x 320 mm). Not signed.

Condition: there is age-toning near the edges of the sheet.

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference Mourlot 98. Executed by Picasso in 1947 and published as the frontispiece of the Lithographe II catalogue raisonné, printed in Paris in 1950 by Mourlot. Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 inches (315 x 228 mm); image size 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (235 x 160 mm). Not signed.

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.

Medium: original etching and drypoint. The English title is "The Big Sister". Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1913-10. This charming Theophile Steinlen etching was published in Paris in 1913 by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. The plate measures 8 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches (220 x 155 mm). Plate-signed by Steinlen, not hand-signed. It is good impression on laid paper bearing the watermark of the printer Eugene Delatre.

Condition: the left margin is narrow with a small crease.

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.

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1965 by Mourlot Freres in an edition of 1000 on Arches paper for the "L'Atelier Mourlot" catalogue. Size: 10 x 7 1/4 inches (255 x 186 mm). Not signed.