In the Studio (Im Atelier)
EMIL ORLIK
Czech, (1870-1932)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1899, edition 100. 5 1/4 x 6 1/16 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, fresh impression printed on thin japan paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from slight light toning showing within an early mat opening. This print is page 26 from the rare portfolio, Kleine Holzschnitte, published by Verlag Neue Kunsthandlung, 1920, Berlin. There were thirty-four prints in total. The prints were mounted at the top corners on a support sheet as we have here. Orlik was born in Prague and later studied at the Munich Academy. He traveled to Japan in 1900 and spent several months studying the traditional art of the Japanese woodcut.
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Seamstress
EMIL ORLIK
Czech, (1870-1932)
Woodcut printed in colors, executed 1896-1899, published in 1920, edition 100. 6 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. This work is from the 1920 portfolio, Kleine Holzschnitten, published by Verlag Neue Kunsthandlung in Berlin. There were 34 prints in total. Orlik was born in Prague and later studied at the Munich Academy. He traveled to Japan in 1900 and spent several months studying the traditional art of the Japanese woodcut.
$850

The Herdsman's Cottage or Sunset
SAMUEL PALMER
British, (1805-1881)
Etching on a steel plate, 1850, Lister 2 (ii/II) 4 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. Initialed in the plate, lower left. This is a fine, luminous impression with wide margins from one of the published editions. The condition is fine other then for a soft small handling crease below the platemark, center. In this the final state, the etching was published three times; the Portfolio (1872), Examples of Modern Etching (1875)by Hamerton, and Etchers and Etching (1880), also by Hamerton. This impression is from one of these published editions.
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The Weary Ploughman
SAMUEL PALMER
British, (1805-1881)
Etching, Begun in 1858, Lister 8 (viii?/VIII), edition unknown. 5 3/16 x 7 15/16 in. Unsigned. This is a fine, luminous impression printed on chine applique. The sheet has been trimmed within the exceptionally wide platemark but there still remains about 3/4 in. around the image. The condition is fine otherwise. The eighth and final state was published by the Etching Club in 1865 and bears the number "4" just below the image at center. This impression does not have the number so it's possibly a proof before publication. The various states of this print, along with other Palmer etchings, are difficult to sort out. The Weary Ploughman is a stellar example of Palmer's work in the etching medium and he worked intensely on this plate for about six weeks. The plate was cancelled during Palmer's lifetime in about 1875.
$2,500

Bal Tabarin (Paris)
JULES PASCIN
Bulgarian-American, (1885-1930)
Drypoint, 1926, Hemin 126, edition 100. 11 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine, delicate impression printed on RIVES watermarked paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's a customs stamp on the back in the margin and two old hinges at the top corners.) Pascin was Bulgarian and moved to Paris in 1905. He exhibited at various Paris art shows and was also an exhibitor at the Armory Show in New York in 1913. He moved to New York with his lover, Hermine David, and they eventually married in 1918. Like Toulouse-Lautrec, Pascin drew upon his surroundings and his friends as subjects. Nightlife scenes, such as this one, were typical of his best work in printmaking.
$1,650

Royal Haymarket Theatre (London)
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Etching, 1906, Wuerth 408, edition probably 75. 11 x 7 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on antique laid paper. The margins are probably original but there's a loss in the lower right corner and the margin is narrow at the top. The condition is fine overall. (There's a subtle printing crease in the right side of the image.) Haymarket Theatre is a West End theatre and dates to 1720.
$400

Woman Picking Cabbages (Femme Cueillant des Choses)
CAMILLE PISSARRO
French, (1830-1903)
Etching and drypoint, 1888, Delteil/Cailac 77 (ii/VII); edition 17. 4 x 2 3/8 in. Signed in pencil and inscribed "2e état - No. 2." The print is titled below by the artist. There's an authentication inscription on the verso, top, by Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro, the artist's son. This is a fine impression of this extremely rare early state before the plate was overworked. The condition is fine apart from slight rippling on the outer edges of the sheet and a very subtle wrinkle in the top left corner margin. There were only 17 lifetime impressions of this print.
$3,500

Eglise d'Osny, Pres Pontoise
CAMILLE PISSARRO
French, (1830-1903)
Etching, drypoint and aquatint, 1885, Delteil / Cailac 62 (iv/IV), edition 50. 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. Not signed in the image. This is a fine impression from the only posthumous edition of 50 printed in 1920. (There were only 12 lifetime impressions.) The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The print bears the posthumous stamp (Lugt 613) and is numbered. Given the rarity of so many of Pissarro's lifetime editions, later printings are a welcome opportunity for collectors who enjoy his work.
$1,500

Porteuses de Fagots (Women Carrying Bundles of Sticks)
CAMILLE PISSARRO
French, (1830-1903)
Lithograph, 1896, Delteil/Cailac 153, edition 24. 9 x 11 3/4 in. Signed, numbered and titled in violet pencil. This is a superb, rich impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full and the condition is fine other than for two old hinges, verso, at top. This is one of Pissarro's largest and most beautiful lithographs. This work was published in 1896 for Les Temps Nouveaux and there was an additional unsigned "de luxe" printing of twenty impressions. This impression is from the earlier printing of twenty-four signed and numbered impressions, six of which were printed on chine appliqué. (There were also seven artist's proofs). Our impression is from the celebrated collection of Henri M. Petiet (Lugt 5031).
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Marché aux Légumes, à Pontoise (Vegetable Market, Pontoise)
CAMILLE PISSARRO
French, (1830-1903)
Etching snd aquatint, 1891, Delteil/Cailac 97 (ii/II), edition 500. 10 x 8 in. Unsigned. This is a very good impression with wide margins. The condition is quite good apart from three very small spots of discoloration in the margins. This is from the edition of 500 which was published in the first edition of the Loys Delteil catalogue raisonné on Pissarro. The plate was steel faced for this 1923 printing.
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The Market a Pontoise (Marché à Pontoise)
CAMILLE PISSARRO
French, (1830-1903)
Lithograph, circa 1895, Delteil/Cailac 147 (iii/III); edition 20. 12 1/8 x 8 15/16 in. Signed, titled and numbered "No 19 ep.def." in colored pencil. This is a superb impression printed on chine appliqué with probably the full margins. The condition is fine apart from a few spots of subtle foxing in the lower right margin away from the image. This is an exceptional print by the Pissarro and one of a few views of market scenes done in etching as well as lithography. Pontoise is located just north of Paris.
$7,000

The Giant Stride
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1918, Chapman 5; projected edition of 150 and the recorded edition was 120. 6 5/8 x 16 1/4 in. Dated in the block, top edge, center. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression with probably the full margins. The condition is excellent. The Giant Stride was exhibited in 1922 at the 3rd International Exposition in Los Angeles organized by the Printmakers Society of California. This print was awarded the Gold Medal for best print in any medium. The artist used his family members as models for the figures in the print.
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Landscape 2015-II
GRIETJE POSTMA
Dutch, (b. 1961)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2015, edition 26. 14 5/8 x 23 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression in fine condition. The margins are full. As with all of Postma's work, this exemplary woodcut is printed from a single block. This is not a multiple block woodcut in the Japanese tradition, but rather, a reduction woodcut printed from a single piece of wood. The artist makes an initial design on the block and then prints the entire edition. She returns to the block and makes more design changes and then re-inks the block and prints on top of the same sheets of paper. This process continues and the end result is a build up of layers of ink resulting in a subtle yet rich overlay of colors. There is very little margin for error in this time consuming yet rewarding process. Grietje Postma is one of the finest woodcut artists working in Holland today.
$900

View of St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle
VOJTECH PREISSIG
American, (1873-1944)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, undated , edition unknown. 13 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. Signed in pencil and with an inscription "c.73." This is a fine impression of this rare work. The margins are full. The condition is very good apart from a faint mat line. (The upper left and right sides of the platemark are professionally reinforced.). Preissig studied at the Prague School of Arts and Crafts and later worked with Mucha and Kupka in Paris. He moved to the United States in 1910 where he taught at Columbia with Arthur Wesley Dow. He also taught at the Wentworth Institute in Boston. When he was back in Prague, Preissig supported the Czech resistance and was arrested in 1940 for doing graphic design work for a magazine that had been outlawed by the Germans. He died in Dachau in 1944.
$1,600

La Neige (The Snow)
JEAN-FRANCOIS RAFFAELLI
French, (1850-1924)
Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed in colors, 1906, Delteil 68, edition 200. 17 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on a sturdy white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from a few spots of foxing on the verso. Raffaëlli was represented by Theo van Gogh in Paris. His worked was collected by Vincent and an impression of this print was found in Vincent van Gogh's estate. This is a large and exemplary work by the artist.
$2,000

Trottins (Errands)
RICHARD RANFT
Swiss, (1862-1931)
Etching, 1894, Stein / Karshan 61, edition 100. 15 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on a sturdy cream paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This memorable work was published in L'Estampe Originale (Album VIII, plate 78) and bears their blindstamp in the lower left corner of the sheet. This impression is from the collection of Rudolf L. Mayer (Lugt 4534).
$2,400

Masked Ball (Bal Masqué)
RICHARD RANFT
Swiss, (1862-1931)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, 1899, edition 30. 11 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. Signed in the plate, upper left corner. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on cream ARCHES watermarked paper. The margins appear to be full and untrimmed. This print was probably printed by Eugène Delâtre and published by Sagot. Ranft was born in Switzerland and later moved to Paris where he studied with Courbet and learned about engraving from from Augustin-Alexandre Dumont. He was a full member off the the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Ranft produced about eighty-five etchings in color which are considered his finest medium. Ex-collection: Eric Carlson, New York.
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Winged Horse (Cheval Ailé)
ODILON REDON
French, (1840-1916)
Lithograph, 1894, Mellerio/Hyman 127, edition unknown. 6 1/4 x 4 11/16 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression before letters printed on chine appliqué. The margins are wide. The condition is fine other than for slight foxing in the top margin and a small repaired tear at top. This charming print was published in La Revue Blanche and this is one of the early proofs printed on chine by Becquet, Paris.
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And his Name that sat on Him was Death (Et Celui qui monté Dessus se nommait la Mort)
ODILON REDON
French, (1840-1916)
Lithograph, 1899, Mellerio 176, edition 100. 12 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower right, with the artist's monogram. Here we have a superb, rich impression. The paper is a chine appliqué and the margins are full. The condition is very good apart from a soft ripple in the sheet, a spot of foxing in the upper left corner just outside the image, and the extreme right edge of the sheet is toned. This is plate III from the series, Apocalypse de Saint-Jean. The printed titled is just below the image in the lower left.
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Everywhere Eyeballs are Aflame (Partout des Prunelles Flamboient)
ODILON REDON
French, (1840-1916)
Lithograph, 1888, Mellerio/Hyman 92, edition 58 (60 announced). 8 x 6 1/4 in. Unsigned as usual. This is a superb impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full. The condition is very good apart from occasional subtle stains in the margins and a small repair in the lower edge of the sheet. This memorable image is plate IX from Redon's first series of La Tentation de Saint-Antoine. The title is printed with Gustave Flaubert's text below the image at left. This set was published by Edmond Deman, Brussels, and printed in Paris by Becquet. This is the rarest of the three series of the Temptation by Redon and the set consists of only ten prints, including the cover.
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