The Green Hat (Le Chapeau Vert)
FéLIX VALLOTTON
French, (1865-1925)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1896, Vallotton/Goerg 54, edition 100. 15 x 10 1/4 in. Initialed on the stone. Signed and numbered in blue crayon in the lower right corner. This is a fine impression printed on china paper. The margins are wide and probably full. The condition is very good apart from a skilful repair in the upper right corner of the sheet and a small repaired split in the lower right corner of the sheet. Both of these issues are well away from the image. This beautiful print appeared in the album "Etudes de Femmes" with a cover designed by Vallotton and including works by Toulouse-Lautrec, Hermann-Paul and others.
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Forest Pond (Bosvijver)
DIRK VAN GELDER
Dutch, (1907-1990)
Lithograph, 1929, Adam, Eliens, van den Noort-van Gelder, L58, small edition. 7 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. Initialed and dated on the stone, lower left. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on chine applique. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Van Gelder was a masterful draughtsman in the tradition of Seghers, Rembrandt, and Bresdin. In fact, he is the author of the catalogue raisonne of Bresdin's etchings which was published in 1976. The artist always maintained close ties to The Hague: His father was the founder of the Gemeentemuseum and Director there from 1912-1941. Furthermore, the artist taught at the city's Royal Academy of Art from 1952-1972 and he helped establish the Hague Etching Club in 1984.
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Early Mother Russia (La Petite Mere Russie)
HENRI VAN STRATEN
Belgian, (1892-1944)
Linoleum cut, 1926, Raskin 74; edition 50. 10 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. Initialed in the block with the monogram and signed in pencil,lower right. This is a fine impression on cream wove paper in excellent condition. The margins are full. This impression was issued in La Gravure Originale Belge, Volume 3, 1929, in an edition of 50 impressions. There was also a separate edition of ten impressions. Van Straten, like Masereel, was a social commentator and many of his prints reflect upon the political and social environment between the wars.
$2,000

Nu a Genoux
JACQUES VILLON
French, (1875-1963)
Etching, 1929, de Ginestet & Pouillon 328 (ii/II), edition 50. 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. Signed in pencil and also inscribed "epreuve d'artiste" (also with a pencil dedication). A fine impression. Lower right corner margin missing otherwise fine overall.
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Pour un Projet Sensationnel
JACQUES VILLON
French, (1875-1963)
Drypoint, 1904, Ginestet & Pouillon E106, edition 30. 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. A superb impression printed with tone. Full margins. Fine condition. This outstanding early work shows Villon as the master draughtsman that he is. The print is also titled "Le Secret."
$3,000

Musicians at the Bistro (Musiciens chez le Bistro)
JACQUES VILLON
French, (1875-1963)
Etching, 1912, Ginestet & Pouillon 270 (v/V), edition 50. 10 1/2 x 9 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on ARCHES laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There are two small specks of foxing in the right margin.) It was during this period, 1911-1913, when Villon developed his unique cubist style in etching and drypoint. This print is a fine example of his work during this important period.
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The Little Merry-go-Round, Rue Caulaincourt (Le Petit Manège, Rue Caulaincourt)
JACQUES VILLON
French, (1875-1963)
Etching, aquatint and drypoint printed in colors, 1904, Ginestet & Pouillon 135; one of five extra impressions aside from the edition of 50. 15 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression with vibrant colors. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from just a slight suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening. This work was published by Sagot, Paris and their blindstamp is located in the lower right corner margin. This marvelous early work is shown here printed with all the colors.
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Maisons à Martigues (Houses in Martigues)
MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
French, (1876-1958)
Woodcut, 1914, Walterskirchen 15b, edition 30. 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. THis is a fine impression printed on VAN GELDER paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The edition was printed by Paul Birault, Paris, and the print was published by Henri Kahnweiler also in Paris. Vlaminck excelled as a woodcut artist and this work can be considered one of his best. Martigues is a commune northwest of Marseilles.
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Village de Louvilliers-les-Perches
MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
French, (1876-1958)
Drypoint, 1926, Walterskirchen 117b, edition 75. 8 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression rich with burr. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from minor toning along the extreme top edge of the sheet. Published by Marcel Guiot, Paris, with their blind stamp in the lower right margin. This town is located in the Loire Valley.
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The Wheat Field (Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais), Le Champ de Blé (Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais)
MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
French, (1876-1958)
Drypoint, circa 1925, Walterskirchen 113b, edition 50. 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed with plate tone. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This panoramic view was published by the Galerie des Peintres-Graveurs (Lugt 1057b) and their blindstamp is in the lower right margin.
$1,450

The Oise River at Sergy (L'Oise a Sergy)
MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
French, (1876-1958)
Aquatint, 1924, Walterskirchen 110 (ii/II); edition 100. 9 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, rich impressioon with full margins. The condition is fine apart from two soft wrinkles at the top of the sheet not affecting the image. This dynamic print was published by the Galerie des Peintres-Graveurs (E. Frapier), Paris. This is the second printing of 100 impressions (state ii) printed on Van Gelder paper. The first edition was 25 impressions. (The blindstamp of the publisher does not appear on this sheet.)
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Album Cover for Paysages et Intérieurs
EDOUARD VUILLARD
French, (1868-1940)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1899, Roger-Marx 31, edition 100. 20 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. Signed on the stone. This is a fine impression printed on china paper. The colors are fresh and the condition is generally fine. (There are modest thin spots in the top margin corners,verso, from earlier hinges. Also, there's a tiny repaired tear in the upper right edge of the margin well away from the image.) This important series of twelve prints plus the cover was published by Vollard and printed under the direction of Auguste Clot.
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Children's Games
EDOUARD VUILLARD
French, (1868-1940)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1897, Roger-Marx 29 (iii/III), edition 100. 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a superb impression with fresh colors printed on china paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There are a few soft ripples to the sheet from the printing process and the lower left corner of the sheet has a small fold.) This charming print was published by Vollard in the second "Album des Peintres Graveurs," a suite of 22 prints. Impressions are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum, among others.
$5,000

Hurricane
STOW WENGENROTH
American, (1906-1977)
Lithograph, 1955, Stuckey 229, edition 55. 11 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine, atmospheric impression with full margins. Excellent condition. This print represents a departure for the artist as the subject is unusual. Here he successfully recreates the power of mother nature in stormy New England weather.
$1,900

Queen Sophia
ANDERS ZORN
Swedish, (1860-1920)
Etching, 1909, Zorn Gallery 223 (ii/II), Asplund 223, Hjert & Hjert 144 (ii/II). 9 3/4 x 7 in. Signed in the plate and signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are full.. Ex-collection: Viola and Remig Papp (Not in Lugt). This print relates to the painting of the same subject.
$2,500

The Two
ANDERS ZORN
Swedish, (1860-1920)
Etching, 1916, Asplund 274 (ii/II); Hjert & Hjert 278 (ii/II). 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. Signed in the plate and signed in pencil. A fine impression with full margins. Fine condition apart from a trace of old adhesive around the edges of the sheet, verso.
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Self Portrait
ANDERS ZORN
Swedish, (1860-1920)
Etching, 1916, Zorn Gallery 270 (iii/III); Hjert & Hjert 164 (iii/III), edition unknown. 7 x 4 3/4 in. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil. Here we have a very fine impression printed on cream laid paper. The margins are wide and the condition is excellent. Zorn produced many self portraits both in printmaking and in oil painting. This print, in fact, relates to a painting in the Zorn Museum in Mora.
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The Brides's Maid
ANDERS ZORN
Swedish, (1860-1920)
Etching, 1905, Hjert & Hjert 204, only state, edition unknown. 6 x 7 7/8 in. Signed in the plate and signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in very good condition. The margins are extremely wide and probably full. The sheet has been previously folded under on the sides most likely to fit into a frame. There's a very faint suggestion of light toning within a previous mat opening. All things considered, it's a really nice print.
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Gerda Hagborg III
ANDERS ZORN
Swedish, (1860-1920)
Etching, 1896, Zorn Gallery 106 (i/II), Asplund 106, Hjert & Hjert 71, precise edition unknown. 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a superb impression of the rare first state, before the burnishing of the plate in the upper right corner. The margins are full. The condition is very good apart from slight toning of the sheet within a previous mat opening.
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Mr. & Mrs. Furstenberg
ANDERS ZORN
Swedish, (1860-1920)
Etching, 1895, Zorn Gallery 97 (ii/III), Asplund 97, Hjert & Hjert 67, edition unknown. 7 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, luminous impression of this outstanding, rare work. The margins are full. The condition is very good overall with only minor issues here and there at the extreme margin edges.
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