Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Femme au cep de vigne" original lithograph
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.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Femme nue assise" original etching
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.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff original woodcut "Mannlicherkopf" 1917
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.
Pablo Picasso original lithograph "Elegy of Ihpetonga"
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.
Wassily Kandinsky "Comets" original lithograph
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1938 and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve (volume 1, number 2). Kandinsky was invited to contribute an original composition on the theme of Heavenly Bodies. Size: 14 x 10 1/4 inches (355 x 262 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Kathe Kollwitz "Begrüssung" original etching
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Klipstein 10. A very rich impression on cream wove paper of this Kollwitz etching, with plate tone. Plate size: 118 x 88mm (4 5/8 x 3 1/2 inches). With full original margins, the sheet measures 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (360 x 262mm). Not signed.
Please note: there have been later editions of this important Kollwitz print, but this is the original first edition, published in Germany by Pan (V-1; 1899-1900); edition of 1100. The Pan inscription is printed at the bottom of the sheet (which demonstrates the provenance).
Alexander Kanoldt original lithograph "Klausen in Tirol"
Medium: original lithograph. This striking lithograph was printed in 1922 for Genius. The image size is 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (285 x 235 mm). This original Alexander Kanoldt lithograph is from GENIUS: Zeitschrift fur Werdende und Alte Kunst. This art and literary project only lasted three years, but had incredible influence on German art and culture between the Wars. Not signed.
Condition: there are a few small spots of foxing in margin.
Claude Lorrain original etching "Le Passage du Gue" The Ford
Medium: original etching. One of just a few night scenes composed by Claude Gellée (better known as Claude Lorain), this etching was executed in 1634. The impression offered here is printed on wove paper; this is the final state and the date of printing is unknown. The sheet measures 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches (105 x 173 mm). Not signed.
Condition: the margins are trimmed, the etching has been mounted by a previous owner at the four corners onto a support sheet, and there are some areas of discoloration to the paper.
Jasper Johns original lithograph
Medium: original offset lithograph. Printed on semi-translucent vellum-like Giama Natural paper by Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) and published in 2014 as a special insert for Art in America. Size: 15 x 10 7/8 inches (380 x 275 mm). This work was issued as a folded sheet and retains the horizontal crease. Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Mel Ramos original lithograph "Tiger Girl"
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.
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.
Marie Laurencin original lithograph for Alice in Wonderland - The Sleep of Alice
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under the direction of Caresse Crosby at The Black Sun Press and printed by Maitre-Imprimeur Andre Roger Lescaret and published for the American edition. Catalogue reference: Marchesseau 163. Sheet size: 9 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches (243 x 283 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.
Condition: there is some foxing to the paper.
Marie Laurencin original lithograph for Alice in Wonderland - Alice in the Pool of Tears
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under the direction of Caresse Crosby at The Black Sun Press and printed by Maitre-Imprimeur Andre Roger Lescaret and published for the American edition. Catalogue reference: Marchesseau 162. Sheet size: 9 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches (243 x 283 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.
Condition: there is some foxing to the paper.
Marie Laurencin original lithograph for Alice in Wonderland - Alice and the Queen
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under the direction of Caresse Crosby at The Black Sun Press and printed by Maitre-Imprimeur Andre Roger Lescaret and published for the American edition. Catalogue reference: Marchesseau 161. Sheet size: 9 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches (243 x 283 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.
Condition: there is some foxing to the paper.
Marie Laurencin original lithograph for Alice in Wonderland - All Persons More Than a Mile High Leave the Court
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under the direction of Caresse Crosby at The Black Sun Press and printed by Maitre-Imprimeur Andre Roger Lescaret and published for the American edition. Catalogue reference: Marchesseau 159. Sheet size: 9 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches (243 x 283 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.
Condition: there is some foxing to the paper.
Marie Laurencin original lithograph for Alice in Wonderland - Portrait of Alice
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1930 at the Atelier Desjobert for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". This is from the edition of 350 on Rives paper printed under the direction of Caresse Crosby at The Black Sun Press and printed by Maitre-Imprimeur Andre Roger Lescaret and published for the American edition. Catalogue reference: Marchesseau 158. Sheet size: 9 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches (243 x 283 mm). Signed in the plate; not hand-signed.
Condition: there is some foxing to the paper.
Pablo Picasso 1929 pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in Paris in 1929 at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for L'Art Cubiste. Image size: 7 5/8 x 6 inches (195 x 152 mm). Sheet size: 10 5/8 x 8 inches (270 x 203 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Andre Lhote original etching
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1946 at the atelier Quesneville on BFK Rives paper and published in a limited edition of 300 for the "Alternance" portfolio (a collective art and literary project). Plate size: 7 x 9 inches (177 x 232 mm). Sheet size: 9 3/4 x 13 inches (245 x 328 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Paul Klee pochoir "Hammamet avec la mosquee"
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1964 at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for the "Paul Klee 12 Aquarelles" portfolio and published in Paris by the Berggruen Gallery in an edition of 500. Size: 8 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches (225 x 210 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Condition: this work has been attached by the publisher onto a larger support sheet.
Paul Klee pochoir "Bleu Osieau Courge"
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1964 at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for the "Paul Klee 12 Aquarelles" portfolio and published in Paris by the Berggruen Gallery in an edition of 500. Size: 10 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches (263 x 413 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Condition: there is old glue residue on the back where it had originally been attached by the publisher onto a support sheet.
Wassily Kandinsky "Motif aus Improvisation 25: The Garden of Love" original woodcut
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 105. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 3). Image size: 8 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (217 x 220 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (317 x 245 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Condition: there is staining in the margin on the left side around the pinholes from the publisher's original binding staples.
Auguste Rodin "Antonin Proust" original drypoint
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Delteil 10. Published in Paris in 1899 by H. Floury for Auguste Rodin "Statuaire" by Lon Maillard. This impression is printed in sanguine ink on wove paper. Plate size: 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 140 mm). Not signed.
Fernand Leger 1929 pochoir
Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in Paris in 1929 at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for L'Art Cubiste. Image size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (190 x 145 mm). There is an inscription with the artist's name printed in text beneath the image. Not signed.
Wifredo Lam original etching for Paroles Peintes
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.
Wassily Kandinsky "Schwartzer Fleck" original woodcut
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Roethel 145. Printed in Paris in 1938 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 3). Image size: 7 x 8 1/2 inches (170 x 218 mm). Sheet size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (317 x 243 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Condition: there is staining in the margin on the left side around the pinholes from the publisher's original binding staples.
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.
Jean Lurcat lithograph - Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini
Medium: lithograph with pochoir stencil. A richly inked impression printed in 1959 on Arches paper at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for the Jean Lurçat "Les Signes du Zodiaque" portfolio and published by Editions d'Art du Lion in an edition of 150. Sheet size: 13 x 18 inches (330 x 460 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Jean Lurcat lithograph - Signs of the Zodiac: Capricorn
Medium: lithograph with pochoir stencil. A richly inked impression printed in 1959 on Arches paper at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for the Jean Lurçat "Les Signes du Zodiaque" portfolio and published by Editions d'Art du Lion in an edition of 150. Sheet size: 13 x 18 inches (330 x 460 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Jean Lurcat lithograph - Signs of the Zodiac: Cancer
Medium: lithograph with pochoir stencil. A richly inked impression printed in 1959 on Arches paper at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for the Jean Lurçat "Les Signes du Zodiaque" portfolio and published by Editions d'Art du Lion in an edition of 150. Sheet size: 13 x 18 inches (330 x 460 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).
Jean Lurcat lithograph - Signs of the Zodiac: Leo
Medium: lithograph with pochoir stencil. A richly inked impression printed in 1959 on Arches paper at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for the Jean Lurçat "Les Signes du Zodiaque" portfolio and published by Editions d'Art du Lion in an edition of 150. Sheet size: 13 x 18 inches (330 x 460 mm). Signed in the plate (not hand-signed).