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Pablo Picasso, Composition, L'Art Cubiste, Theories et Realistions, Limited Edition Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Composition, Suite Provinciale avec 92 dessins inedits de Marc Chagall, Limited

Jean-Paul Riopelle, Composition, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition Lithograph

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Masterworks on Paper

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This exceptional collection presents an exquisite survey of twentieth-century graphic art, bringing together works by the foremost figures of modernism and postwar innovation ? Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dal?, Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse, and their contemporaries. The group captures the evolution of printmaking as a vital medium of artistic expression, uniting etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and silkscreens that reflect the aesthetic dynamism and experimentation of the modern era. Drawn from notable folios and limited editions such as Derri?re le Miroir, Toros y Toreros, La Divine Com?die, and Sunday B. Morning, these works exemplify the technical mastery and conceptual breadth of their creators. Picasso?s supple line and lyrical inventiveness find elegant expression in his heliogravures and lithographs, while Chagall?s dreamlike color harmonies evoke the poetics of memory and folklore. Dal??s surreal vision manifests in vibrant woodcuts illustrating Dante?s Inferno and Purgatorio, executed with the precision of Renaissance engraving yet animated by a distinctly modern imagination. Warhol?s Sunday B. Morning silkscreens channel the artist?s fascination with repetition and celebrity, transforming the print medium into an emblem of contemporary culture.

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Maurice Esteve, Alalito, Souvenirs et Portraits d'Artistes, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin d'Arches paper. Paper Size: 12.81 x 9.81 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Condition: Very good/excellent, consistent with age. Notes: From the album,

2725: Maurice Esteve, Alalito, Souvenirs et Portraits d'Artistes, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Horst P. Horst, Coco Chanel, Paris, Original Edition Silver Gelatin Print, 1937: Silver gelatin print on gelatin silver photographic paper. Paper size: 14 x 11 inches. Inscription: Signed, titled, dated and annotated in pencil, verso. Condition: Very good/excellent, consistent

2726: Horst P. Horst, Coco Chanel, Paris, Original Edition Silver Gelatin Print, 1937Est. $15,500-$21,700Lot Passed

Raoul Dufy, Composition, Les Cotes Normandes, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on grand velin d'Arches special paper. Unsigned and unnumbered. Paper Size: 14.8 x 22 inches. Excellent condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Les Cotes Normandes

2727: Raoul Dufy, Composition, Les Cotes Normandes, Limited Edition LithographEst. $2,000-$2,800Lot Passed

Marc Chagall, Ploughing, from Dead Souls, Limited Edition Etching, 1923-1927: This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), titled Labourage (Ploughing), originates from the celebrated folio Nicolas Gogol, Les Ames mortes, Eaux-fortes originales de Marc Chagall (Nicolas

2728: Marc Chagall, Ploughing, from Dead Souls, Limited Edition Etching, 1923-1927Est. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Max Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 222), Histoire Naturelle, Limited Edition Lithograph: Collotype from frottage on velin paper. Paper size: 12.75 x 19.625 inches. Excellent condition. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Max Ernst, Histoire Naturelle, 1972.

2729: Max Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 222), Histoire Naturelle, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Salvador Dali, Composition (Michler/Lopsinger 1601), Romeo e Giulietta, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph, silkscreen in colors on velin vergata paper. Paper size: 16.5 x 12.625 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue Raisonne

2730: Salvador Dali, Composition (Michler/Lopsinger 1601), Romeo e Giulietta, Limited Edition LithographEst. $2,300-$3,200Lot Passed

Salvador Dali, Inferno XIV (Michler/Lopsinger 1039-1138; Field 189-200), La Divina Commedia, Limited: Woodcut in colors on velin pur chiffon de Rives paper. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonne references: Dali, Salvador, et al. Salvador

2731: Salvador Dali, Inferno XIV (Michler/Lopsinger 1039-1138; Field 189-200), La Divina Commedia, LimitedEst. $1,000-$1,400Lot Passed

Lowell Nesbitt, Shadow Iris, Original Oil Painting, 1983: This exquisite oil painting by Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993), titled Shadow Iris, exemplifies the artist's radical expansion of realism into a realm of monumental scale, heightened perception, and

2732: Lowell Nesbitt, Shadow Iris, Original Oil Painting, 1983Est. $50,000-$70,000Lot Passed

Emile Bernard, Composition (Morane, No. 100), Les Petites Fleurs de St. Francoise, Limited Edition: Wood engraving on verge d'Arches paper. Paper size: 12.8125 x 9.8125 inches. Excellent condition. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Les Petites Fleurs de St. Francois, 1928.

2733: Emile Bernard, Composition (Morane, No. 100), Les Petites Fleurs de St. Francoise, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Edouard Manet, Composition, Edouard Manet, Letters with Aquarelles, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph and stencil on velin Foreign Affairs paper mounted on Foreign Affairs museum board, as issued. Paper Size: 10 x 7 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as

2734: Edouard Manet, Composition, Edouard Manet, Letters with Aquarelles, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Ecuyere de panneau, The Circus by Toulouse-Lautrec, Limited Edition: Lithograph on velin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered. Paper Size: 12.125 x 9.25 inches. Excellent condition. Notes: From the album, The Circus by Toulouse-Lautrec, 1952. Published the Paris Book

2735: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Ecuyere de panneau, The Circus by Toulouse-Lautrec, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Nicolas de Stael, Coln d'atelier, fond bleu, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, Limited Edition Heliogravure: Heliogravure on velin paper. Paper Size: 13.78 x 10.83 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Nicolas de Stael, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, 1960. Published by

2736: Nicolas de Stael, Coln d'atelier, fond bleu, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, Limited Edition HeliogravureEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Josef Albers, Homage to the Square, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin paper. Paper Size: 7.5 x 7.25 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the portfolio, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, 1966.

2737: Josef Albers, Homage to the Square, Josef Albers: White Line Squares, Limited Edition LithographEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Pablo Picasso, Composition, La Comedie Humaine, Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Limited: Lithograph on velin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Condition: Very good/excellent, consistent with age. Notes: From

2738: Pablo Picasso, Composition, La Comedie Humaine, Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, LimitedEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Andre Masson, Composition, Poemes insoumis, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin de Rives paper. Paper size: 12.6 x 10.039 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Poemes insoumis, 1963. Published by

2739: Andre Masson, Composition, Poemes insoumis, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,300-$1,800Lot Passed

Paul Guiramand, Composition, Œuvres completes d'Albert Camus, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin d'Arches filigrane paper. Paper Size: 11 x 8.5 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Œuvres completes d'Albert

2740: Paul Guiramand, Composition, Œuvres completes d'Albert Camus, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Pablo Picasso, Composition (Orozco 193-204), Au Baiser D'Avignon, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin d'Arches paper. Paper size: 19.625 x 15.75 inches. Excellent condition. Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Picasso au baiser d'Avignon, douze

2741: Pablo Picasso, Composition (Orozco 193-204), Au Baiser D'Avignon, Limited Edition LithographEst. $4,500-$6,300Lot Passed

Jacques Villon, Composition (Ginestet/Pouillon 42-64), Hesiode, Les Travaux et les Jours, Limited: Etching on velin de Rives paper. Paper size: 15.75 x 12 inches. Excellent condition. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Hesiode, Les Travaux et les jours. Eaux-fortes de

2742: Jacques Villon, Composition (Ginestet/Pouillon 42-64), Hesiode, Les Travaux et les Jours, LimitedEst. $2,400-$3,300Lot Passed

Andy Warhol, Queen Elizabeth II, no334, no335, no336, no337, Suite of Four, Official Limited: Official edition, Andy Warhol, Sunday B. Morning, suite of four silkscreens on museum boards. Paper Size: 38 x 30.25 inches, each. Excellent condition. Inscription: Numbered in pencil, "published by

2743: Andy Warhol, Queen Elizabeth II, no334, no335, no336, no337, Suite of Four, Official LimitedEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Wifredo Lam ????, Composition, Suites no3, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin paper. Paper size: 11.2 x 19.1 inches. Excellent condition, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Suites no3, 1963.

2744: Wifredo Lam ????, Composition, Suites no3, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Joan Miro, Composition, (Cramer 198; Mourlot 1047), Joan Miro Lithographs, Limited Edition: Lithograph on velin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.25 inches. Excellent condition. Notes: From the volume, Joan Miro Lithographs, Volume II, 1975. Published by Leon

2745: Joan Miro, Composition, (Cramer 198; Mourlot 1047), Joan Miro Lithographs, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Toulouse-Lautrec, Album De Marine, Limited Edition: Lithograph and stencil on Papeteries de Rives paper. Paper size: 5.71 x 8.86 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Toulouse-Lautrec

2746: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Toulouse-Lautrec, Album De Marine, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Joan Miro, Composition (Cramer 34), Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From Derriere le miroir, N deg 87-88-89, 1956. Published by Aime

2747: Joan Miro, Composition (Cramer 34), Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

Henri Matisse, Herodiade, Poesies de Stephane Mallarme, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin papier bouffant des Papeteries de Casteljaloux paper. Paper Size: 11.02 x 8.46 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Condition: Very good/excellent, consistent

2748: Henri Matisse, Herodiade, Poesies de Stephane Mallarme, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300Lot Passed

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