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This refined collection presents an outstanding assembly of twentieth century prints and works on paper, featuring artists whose innovations shaped the course of modern and postwar art. Included are exceptional lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and heliogravures by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Fernand Leger, Paul Gauguin, Alexander Calder, Victor Vasarely, Marc Chagall, and Andy Warhol, among many others. Together they illustrate the remarkable breadth of style and vision that defined a century of artistic transformation. From the expressive lines of Matisse to the bold surrealism of Dali and the luminous color of Chagall, each work demonstrates the artist?s mastery of both composition and medium. Picasso?s incisive graphic experiments, Warhol?s vivid silkscreens from the Sunday B Morning series, and Calder?s elegant abstractions reveal the versatility of the print as a vehicle for invention. Complementing these are Gauguin?s lyrical woodcuts, Leger?s rhythmic constructions, and Vasarely?s optical geometries?each a distinct expression of the modern spirit. Produced by leading ateliers such as Mourlot, Maeght, and Griffon Neuchatel, and printed on fine Arches, Rives, and Japon papers, these works reflect the collaborative excellence of artist and printer. Many originate from celebrated series including Derriere le Miroir, La Divine Comedie, and The Circus by Toulouse Lautrec, publications that defined the graphic art of their time. Presented in excellent condition, this collection stands as a testament to the enduring power of the printed image. It unites the imaginative daring, technical refinement, and aesthetic purity that established modern printmaking as one of the great achievements of twentieth century art.
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4789: Hans Hartung, P. 1960-116, Hans Hartung, Peintres d'aujourd'hui, Limited Edition HeliogravureEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
4790: Henry Moore, Two Sleeping Shelterers (detail), The Drawings of Henry Moore, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
4791: Man Ray, Composition, Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios, Limited Edition HeliogravureEst. $1,300-$1,800$970
4792: Peter Max, Profile, Black and White Series, Hand Signed, Official Edition Mixed MediaEst. $2,500-$3,400$1,925
4793: Pablo Picasso, Composition (Cramer 67; Bloch 748; Mourlot 245; Bloch, Books 66), La Guerre et laEst. $1,400-$1,900$1,050
4795: Henri Lebasque, Quai d'Orsay, A La gloire a Paris, Limited Edition EtchingEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
4796: Pablo Picasso, Cranes et tetes de Meduse (Cramer 84; Johnson/Stein 77), 40 dessins de Picasso enEst. $1,300-$1,800$970
4797: Emile Bernard, Composition (Morane, No. 100), Les Petites Fleurs de St. Francoise, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
4799: Kathe Kollwitz, Two Prisoners Listening to Music, from Ten Lithographs, Limited Edition Lithograph,Est. $1,400-$1,900$1,050
4800: Emile Bernard, Composition (Morane, No. 100), Les Petites Fleurs de St. Francoise, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
4801: Emile Bernard, Composition (Morane, No. 100), Les Petites Fleurs de St. Francoise, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
4802: Jean-Edouard Vuillard, The Salon at Clayes, from Vuillard, Twelve Pastels, Limited EditionEst. $1,300-$1,800$970
4803: Gustav Klimt, Madchen im Profil, from Eine Nachlese, Limited Edition Heliogravure and Collotype,Est. $20,000-$28,000$16,000
4804: Max Ernst, Composition (Spies/Leppien 218), La Ballade du Soldat, Limited Edition LithographEst. $3,500-$4,900$2,800
4805: Joan Miro, L'Oiseau solaire, L'Oiseau lunaire, Etincelles (Cramer 117; Dupin 447-48), LimitedEst. $1,300-$1,800$970
4806: Pablo Picasso, Bacchanale au taureau noir (Orozco 214), Grabados al linoleo, Limited Edition LinocutEst. $1,000-$1,400$800
4807: Marc Chagall, Morning Tea, from Dead Souls, Limited Edition Etching, 1923-1927Est. $2,500-$3,500$2,000
4808: Joan Miro, Composition, (Cramer 198; Mourlot 1042), Joan Miro Lithographs, Limited EditionEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
4809: Raoul Dufy, Composition, Les Cotes Normandes, Limited Edition LithographEst. $2,000-$2,700$1,525
4810: Robert Motherwell, Nocturne VII (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems, LimitedEst. $10,000-$14,000$8,000
4811: Marc Chagall, Die Zauberflote (Mourlot, CS. 38), The Metropolitan Opera, Limited Edition LithographEst. $1,000-$1,300$720
4812: Robert Mapplethorpe, Self-Portrait, A Season in Hell, Limited Edition PhotogravureEst. $3,500-$4,900$2,800
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