Masters of Modern Printmaking Auction on Mar 15, 2026 by Crown & Gavel LLC in CT
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Edgar Degas, Dancer, from Dance Drawings, Limited Edition Engraving, 1936Ellsworth Kelly, Composition, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition LithographPablo Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, Limited Edition Lithograph
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Masters of Modern Printmaking

Crown & Gavel LLC

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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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Marc Chagall, Composition, Contes de Boccace, Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Limited Edition: Lithograph on velin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Unsigned and unnumbered. Paper Size: 13.94 x 10.31 inches. Excellent condition. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol.
4685: Marc Chagall, Composition, Contes de Boccace, Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Ellsworth Kelly, Composition, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin Chiffon de Mandeure paper. Paper size: 10 x 7.475 inches. Excellent condition. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Lithographies et Eaux-Fortes Originales,
4686: Ellsworth Kelly, Composition, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,800-$2,500$1,375
Pablo Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin d'Arches a la forme savoir paper. Paper size: 9.25 x 14 inches. Excellent condition. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, 1957.
4687: Pablo Picasso, Composition (Cramer 88), Dans l'Atelier de Picasso, Limited Edition LithographEst. $13,000-$18,200$10,250
Max Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 222), Histoire Naturelle, Limited Edition Lithograph: Collotype from frottage on velin paper. Paper size: 19.625 x 12.75 inches. Excellent condition. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Max Ernst, Histoire Naturelle, 1972.
4688: Max Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 222), Histoire Naturelle, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Salvador Dali, Fegefeuer VIII (Michler/Lopsinger 1039-1138; Field 189-200), Die Gottliche Komodie,: Woodcut in colors on velin de Rives BFK paper, mounted on velin d'Arches support, as issued. Paper size: 13 x 10.375 inches. Inscription: Signed in the block, and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue
4689: Salvador Dali, Fegefeuer VIII (Michler/Lopsinger 1039-1138; Field 189-200), Die Gottliche Komodie,Est. $1,400-$1,900$1,050
Pablo Picasso, Composition (Bloch 1276; Czwiklitzer 23), Toros y Toreros, Limited Edition Lithograph: Heliogravure on velin paper. Paper Size: 14.75 x 10.5 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Pablo Picasso, Toros y toreros, 1961. Published by Les Editions
4690: Pablo Picasso, Composition (Bloch 1276; Czwiklitzer 23), Toros y Toreros, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Marc Chagall, Rachel derobe les Idoles de son Pere (M. 117-46; Cramer 25), Dessins Pour La Bible,: Lithograph on velin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonne references: Cain, Julien, and Fernand Mourlot.
4691: Marc Chagall, Rachel derobe les Idoles de son Pere (M. 117-46; Cramer 25), Dessins Pour La Bible,Est. $1,300-$1,800$970
Edgar Degas, Woman Washing in Her Bathtub, from Dance Drawings, Limited Edition Engraving, 1936: This exquisite engraving by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), titled Femme se lavant dans sa baignoire (Woman Washing in Her Bathtub), originates from the celebrated album Degas Danse dessin (Degas Dance
4692: Edgar Degas, Woman Washing in Her Bathtub, from Dance Drawings, Limited Edition Engraving, 1936Est. $2,500-$3,500$2,000
Henri Matisse, Serie O, var. 6 (Duthuit 9), Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et variations, Limited: Lithograph on velin pur fil paper. Paper Size: 12.875 x 9.625 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins,
4693: Henri Matisse, Serie O, var. 6 (Duthuit 9), Henri Matisse, Dessins, Themes et variations, LimitedEst. $1,000-$1,400$800
Alexander Calder, Composition, 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 201, 1973. Published by Aime Maeght,
4694: Alexander Calder, Composition, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Fernand Leger, Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on papier velin teinte, fait a la main paper. Paper size: 13 x 9.75 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Les Illuminations,
4695: Fernand Leger, Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Limited Edition LithographEst. $8,500-$11,900$6,800
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.
4696: Emile Bernard, Composition (Morane, No. 100), Les Petites Fleurs de St. Francoise, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Jackson Pollock, Composition, Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketchbook, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin Mohawk paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Paper Size: 5 x 12 inches. Excellent condition. Notes: From the album, Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketchbook, 1982.
4697: Jackson Pollock, Composition, Jackson Pollock, The Last Sketchbook, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Francois Fiedler, Composition, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin paper. Paper size: 15 x 22 inches. Excellent condition, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From Derriere le miroir, N deg 116,
4698: Francois Fiedler, Composition, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Henri Matisse, Sainte II, 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
4699: Henri Matisse, Sainte II, Poesies de Stephane Mallarme, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Marc Chagall, Composition (Cramer 61), Le Plafond de l'Opera de Paris, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin paper. Paper size: 12.75 x 9.5 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Le Plafond de l'Opera de Paris, par Marc
4700: Marc Chagall, Composition (Cramer 61), Le Plafond de l'Opera de Paris, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Antoni Tapies, Composition, 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 210, 1974. Published by Aime Maeght,
4701: Antoni Tapies, Composition, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Salvador Dali, Inferno XIX (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
4702: Salvador Dali, Inferno XIX (Michler/Lopsinger 1039-1138; Field 189-200), La Divina Commedia, LimitedEst. $1,000-$1,400$800
Henri Matisse, Portrait de l'Artiste, Portraits par Henri Matisse, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin paper, mounted on velin paper backing sheet, as issued. Paper Size: 12 x 9.25 inches; image size: 9.84 x 7.87 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued.
4703: Henri Matisse, Portrait de l'Artiste, Portraits par Henri Matisse, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Henri Matisse, Rondels, 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
4704: Henri Matisse, Rondels, Poesies de Stephane Mallarme, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
Diane Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, Limited Edition Heliogravure: Heliogravure on velin paper. Paper size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches. Excellent condition. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios,
4705: Diane Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, Limited Edition HeliogravureEst. $2,500-$3,500$2,000
Francis Bacon, Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition Lithograph: Lithograph on velin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Condition: Very good/excellent, consistent with age. Notes: From the folio, Derriere le miroir,
4706: Francis Bacon, Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud, Derriere le miroir, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,500-$2,100$1,200
Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Under the Coat of Fire, Limited Edition Lithograph, 1955: This exquisite lithograph by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1955 album Sous le manteau de feu, Poems, douze lithographies originales de Jean Cocteau de
4707: Jean Cocteau, Untitled, from Under the Coat of Fire, Limited Edition Lithograph, 1955Est. $1,000-$1,400$800
Pablo Picasso, Profil de jeune fille en chapeau (Cramer 84; J./S. 77), 40 dessins de Picasso en: Collotype on velin du Marais paper. Paper size: 14.5 x 11.125 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonne reference: Goeppert, Sebastian, et al. Pablo Picasso, the
4708: Pablo Picasso, Profil de jeune fille en chapeau (Cramer 84; J./S. 77), 40 dessins de Picasso enEst. $1,300-$1,800$970

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