![Novus Atlas - title page by Jean Blaeu 1645: Title page - Le Theatre du Monde, ou Nouvel, mis en lumiere par Guillaume & Jean Blaeu. Le Seconde Partie de la Premiere. Amsterdam 1645. Engraved title page with contemporary hand colouring. Size: ap](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745026_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
Realist Art
![Novus Atlas - title page by Jean Blaeu 1645: Title page - Le Theatre du Monde, ou Nouvel, mis en lumiere par Guillaume & Jean Blaeu. Le Seconde Partie de la Premiere. Amsterdam 1645. Engraved title page with contemporary hand colouring. Size: ap](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745026_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Flies - Muscae by Moses Harris 1776: This original hand-coloured copper-plate engraving of Flies - Muscae is from An Exposition of English Insects by Moses Harris. Printed for the author by Messrs Robson & Co London 1776.The prints are b](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744835_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 engravings of Monkeys from 1811: These copperplate engravings are from The Natural History of Quadrupeds, and Cetaceous Animals by various authors. Published by Brightly and Co, Bungay 1811.The full title of this work is: The Natural](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744753_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Algernon Percy by Houbraken 1747: This engraving of Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland and Lord High Admiral is from The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch. Printed by John Knapton 1747, London. The engr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745175_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![3 prints of birds eggs by Henry Seebohm 1896: These original chromolithographs ares from the last work of the noted British ornithologist Henry Seebohm - Coloured Figures of the Eggs of British Birds (1896). The prints illustrate eggs of terns, g](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744739_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of Aust. - White-capped Tern or Black Noddy: This lithograph of the White-capped Tern or Black Noddy (Ano?s leucocapillus,Gould.) is from John Gould's monumental work, The Birds of Australia, issued in 36 Parts between 1840 and 1848.This is plat](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744625_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of Aust. - Crested Wedge-bill: This lithograph of the Crested Wedge-bill (Sphenostoma Cristatum) is from John Gould's monumental work, The Birds of Australia, issued in 36 Parts between 1840 and 1848.This is plate number 17 from vo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744624_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![The Zebra by Josiah Whymper 1843: This hand-coloured engraving is from Plates Illustrative of Natural History by Josiah Wood Whymper. Published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London 1843.The wood-engraved plate has](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744749_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 Horse prints after Benjamin Herring 1894: Original hand-coloured engravings after Benjamin Herring. Published by William Mackenzie, 69 Ludgate Hill, London E.C.; Edinburgh & Dublin, 1895.The horses illustrated are Blue Gown, Pretender, Ayrshi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744744_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![India and Ceylon by W Hughes c1885: An antique map of India engraved by W. Hughes and published by lithographic transfer by Virtue & Co Ltd, London, circa 1885. An attractive sephia-toned antique map of India and Ceylon, with Maldives i](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745054_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Caryocatactes by Nozeman & Sepp 1770: This beautiful engraving is from Nederlandsche Vogelen by Cornelius Nozeman. Published in Amsterdam in 1770.Nozeman was a Dutch ornithologist who provided the inspiration for this fine work on ornitho](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744675_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of GB - Manx Shearwater: This wonderful lithograph of the Manx Shearwater (Puffinus anglorum ) is from John Gould's Birds of Great Britain, issued in 25 parts between 1862 and 1873. This plate is number 84 from volume 5 of th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744608_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Humming Bird - Constant's Star-throat: This magnificent lithographic print of Constant's Star-throat (Heliomaster constanti) is Plate 57 from Volume 4 of the ever popular A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds by John Go](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744631_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 chromolithographs of ferns by James Britten 1879: These chromolithographs are from European Ferns by James Britten FLS. Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1880. The four prints are of:Asplenium Filix-Foemina;Asplenium Adiantium Nigrum;Scolope](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744965_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 chromolithographs of ferns by James Britten 1879: These chromolithographs are from European Ferns by James Britten FLS. Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1880. The four prints are of:Woodwardia Radicans;Asplenium & Ceterach;Asplenium Septent](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744964_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 chromolithographs of ferns by James Britten 1879: These chromolithographs are from European Ferns by James Britten FLS. Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1880. The four prints are of:Lomaria Spicant ;Struthiopteris Germanica;Woodsias;Dickson](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744961_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Yellow or Lutea Rose by Walter Fitch 1888: This scarce chromolithograph of the Yellow or Lutea Rose by Georges Severeyns from an illustration by Walter H. Fitch is from The Rose Garden in two divisions by William Paul. Published by Kent & Co,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744934_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Bookcases by Thomas Chippendale 1762: This engraving illustrates Bookcases and is from the third edition of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director: being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household furniture](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745184_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Hounsdown by Rory McEwen 1964: This print is from The Auricula: Its History and Character by Charles Oscar Moreton and illustrated by Rory McEwen. Published by The Ariel Press, London 1964 This lithograph was made by litho-offset o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744916_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 poulty prints by Harrison Weir 1867: These chromolithograph prints are after drawings by Harrison Weir and are from The Poultry Book by WB Tegetmeier, published by George Routledge and Sons, London 1867.The birds illustrated areWhite Ayl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744694_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 chromolithographs of ferns by James Britten 1879: These chromolithographs are from European Ferns by James Britten FLS. Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1880. The four prints are of:Aspidium Foenisecii;Nephrodium Rigidum;Aspidium Thelypteri](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744966_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Green Heron by Edwin Sheppard 1882: This beautifully illustrated chromolithograph print is from the first edition of Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States by Thomas Gentry, published by JA Wagenseller, Philadelphia 1882. Gentry w](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744725_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Pine Marten - Rare Imperial Folio by JW Audubon 1846: This stunning lithograph of a life size Pine Marten (Mustela Martes), being Plate 138, is from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, the Imperial folio edition. Published 1845-1848, after drawings b](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744755_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Town Hall, Antwerp by Louis Haghe 1840: This lithograph of the Town Hall, Antwerp is from Sketches in Belgium and Germany with drawings by Louis Haghe. Published by Henry Graves & Co., London and printed by Day and Haghe 1840. The most famo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745196_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
News about Realist Art
![The petite paintings of Chicago surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/besmart-10.jpg)
The petite paintings of Chicago surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie
NEW YORK — A rule of thumb in fine art holds that larger paintings are generally deemed more valuable, but one artist whose works are disproving that maxim is the late Chicago Surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie.
![Currier gives Iranian Surrealist her first museum exhibition](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BOUNDARIES_KHOSRAVI_photo_Julia_Featheringill-1.jpg)
Currier gives Iranian Surrealist her first museum exhibition
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Currier Museum of Art presents the work of Iranian painter Arghavan Khosravi in her first museum exhibition, on view now until September 5. The artist creates surrealist images that explore themes of exile, suppression and empowerment.
![Madrid museum explores legacy of Surrealist Rene Magritte](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Magritte_El_pajaro_de_cielo-1.jpg)
Madrid museum explores legacy of Surrealist Rene Magritte
MADRID – The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is holding the first retrospective in Madrid on the Belgian artist and leading Surrealist Rene Magritte (1898-1967) since the exhibition held at the Fundacion Juan March in 1989. Its title, The Magritte Machine, emphasizes the repetitive and combinatorial element present in the work of this painter, whose obsessive themes constantly […]
![George Tooker’s magic realist work in spotlight at Swann, June 30](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lot-232-Tooker-1.jpg)
George Tooker’s magic realist work in spotlight at Swann, June 30
NEW YORK — Swann Galleries will present a sale of American Art on June 30. The auction will include notable works from prominent artists working in America beginning in the mid-1800s and continuing through the contemporary era. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.