The Counter (Le Comptoir)
LOUIS MARCOUSSIS
Polish/French, (1878-1941)
Etching, aquatint and drypoint, 1920, Milet 35 (iv/IV), edition 125. 7 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil. He we have a fine, rich impression printed on a cream wove paper. The margins are wide and the condition is fine apart from two old hinges on the left side, verso. In this, the final state, the print was published by Gustave Kiepenheuer, Weimar, 1922, for the review "Die Schaffenden." This impression lacks the blindstamp of "Die Schaffenden." Marcoussis was a gifted artist and his best work was done during the 1920s and 1930s. He became part of the French cubist movement and became friends with Apollinaire, Braque, Degas and Picasso from his time in the cafes of Montmartre and Montparnasse. Le Comptoir is one of his finest prints.
$4,500

Dancer Lying Down, her Head Resting on her Folded Left Arm (Danseuse allongée, la tête appuyée sur son bras replié)
HENRI MATISSE
French, (1869-1954)
Lithograph, 1925-26, Duthuit-Garnaud 486, edition 130. 17 x 6 1/2 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine, fresh impression printed on ARCHES watermarked paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This exceptional print is from the celebrated series of Ten Dancers (Dix Danseuses) published by Editions de la Galerie d'Art Contemporain in 1927. The printer was Atelier Duchâtel, Paris.
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Woman under an Umbrella
KENNETH HAYES MILLER
American, (1876-1952)
Etching, undated; circa 1925, edition unknown. 5 x 4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of this uncommon print. The margins are full and the condition is also fine. Miller studied at the Art Students League and he taught there from 1911 to 1951. There's a long list of artists that studied with him including: Peggy Bacon, Isabel Bishop, Rockwell Kent, Reginald Marsh and many others.
$650

Summer Flowers
MARGARET PATTERSON
American, (1867-1950)
Woodcut printed in colors, undated, probably 1920s, Bakker 100a, intended edition of 100. 10 x 7 1/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. There's a pencil notation to the right, "2" which may reference the impression number. (But, she generally number her prints such as 50/100.) This is a fine, vibrant impression with small but adequate margins. The condition is fine apart from a few spots of stray printers ink ink here and there near the image. This is a stellar example of her floral work and impressions vary from one to the next.
$5,000

The Market a Pontoise (Marché à Pontoise)
CAMILLE PISSARRO
French, (1830-1903)
Lithograph, circa 1895, Delteil/Cailac 147 (iii/III); edition 20. 12 1/8 x 8 15/16 in. Signed, titled and numbered "No 19 ep.def." in colored pencil. This is a superb impression printed on chine appliqué with probably the full margins. The condition is fine apart from a few spots of subtle foxing in the lower right margin away from the image. This is an exceptional print by the Pissarro and one of a few views of market scenes done in etching as well as lithography. Pontoise is located just north of Paris.
$10,000

Cineraria
MABEL ROYDS
British, (1874-1941)
Block print printed in colors, possibly 1936, Barton 48; from a small edition, possibly 50. 8 x 10 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression with full margins. The condition is excellent apart from a small wrinkle in the printing found in the lower right corner. This is an exemplary work by the artist. We acquired it from the artist's estate back in the 1980s, sold it to a New York collector, and now we are pleased to re-offer it. Her floral prints have not been turning up over the last few years. (There's an inscription in the lower left margin by the artist "Ink (?) May '36.) And in the lower right corner, "48", which is possibly related to the edition number.
$1,650

The Little Bride
JOHN SLOAN
American, (1871- 1951)
Etching, 1906, Morse 138 (i/I), edition 100. 5 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate, upper left. Signed and titled in pencil and inscribed, "100 proofs." Here we have a fine impression with wide margins. The condition is fine apart from mild toning in the four outer corners of the margins. This print is from Sloan's "New York Life" series. The scene is St. Vincent de Paul Church on 23rd Street.
$1,800

Goatfell, No.2
HELEN G. STEVENSON
British, (active 1920s-1930s)
Woodcut printed in colors, probably 1925-1930, edition unknown but probably small. 9 x 7 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Here we have a superb impression with the full margins. The condition is very good other than for slight light toning within an earlier mat opening. Helen G. Stevenson, Scottish painter and printmaker, was a student of Frank Morley Fletcher at Edinburgh College of Art, exhibiting with the Society of Graver Printers in Color between 1924-35 and with the California Society of Printmakers, in the 1920’s. She became an art teacher at St. Andrews Cottage School in Edinburgh upon graduation. Her works are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert and the British Museum (see: Garton, "British Printmakers 1855-1955), page 69. Goatfell is a mountain on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. It's the highest point on the island.
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Chrysantheums
CARL THIEMANN
Austrian, (1881-1966)
Woodcut printed in colors with embossing (gauffrage), 1934, Merx 423F, edition unknown. 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Inscribed "original Farbholzschnitt, Handdruck". This is an exceptionally vibrant impression of this important print and the embossing is crisp and well preserved. (We also see the artist used white gouache to highlight the tips of some of the blossoms to emphasize the three dimensionality of the overall design.) The paper is a sturdy Japan and the margins are full. The sheet is in fine condition. The Merx catalogue lists two variations on this image, both done in reverse. (see pages 87-88; illustrations 63 & 64.) The influence of Japanese printmaking cannot be understated here.
$4,800

Winter
CARL THIEMANN
Austrian, (1881-1966)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1908, Merx 108F, edition unknown. 15 x 11 1/4 in. Signed with the artist's printed monogram, lower right. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a superb impression of this uncommon print printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins are trimmed right to the black borderline which was most likely done by the artist. The condition is fine apart from a small repair in the borderline in the upper left corner. This outstanding woodcut is supposedly from the collection of Franz Goldstein, Vienna (Lugt 1105b) but the stamp is nowhere to be found.
$2,200

Jane Avril
HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
French, (1864-1901)
Brush lithograph printed in colors, 1899, Wittrock P 29 A, from the pencil signed edition of proably 25; Adhémar 323; Delteil 367 and Adriani 354. 22 1/8 x 14 in. (Image); 22 1/8 x 15 in. and 560 x 380mm (sheet size) Signed in pencil, lower left and with the snake remarque. This is a fine impression with great colors in generally very good condition. The sheet is full as printed apart from slightly irregular trimming along the right side. There's a small, skillfully repair in the upper left corner. There's a faint remnant of old adhesive along the top edge and occasional small breaks in the sheet edges which have also been properly repaired. The sheet is slightly toned within the left and right edges and also along the top where an earlier mat covered the top of image by about one inch. This impression bears the pencil numbering "13/21" near the signature which is slightly confusing. This VERY RARE first state was printed in an edition of 25 according to Wittrock. Three impressions of the first state are cited in museum collections and 17 impressions of state B are in museum collections. This B state is without the signature and the remarque. This spectacular, fin de siècle image was printed by H. Stern and the work was commissioned by Jane Avril. Provenance: M. Knoedler, NY (their label) and private collection, Washington, DC. Note: Our paper conservator has written up a formal condition statement which we can provide to seriously interested clients.
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Ice Hockey
LILL TSCHUDI
Swiss, (1911-2004)
Linocut printed in colors, 1933, Coppel LT 31, edition 50. 10 1/4 x 11 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. Titled below in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. The paper is a thin, off-white oriental wove paper. This impression is from the first edition and a second edition for the USA was begun in 1950. These were annotated "USA". "This proved particularly popular with the critics and collectors. Within ten days of opening their 1933 colour prints show, the Redfern Gallery urgently requested Tschudi to send more impressions of Ice Hockey." (See notes, page 136, from the Coppel entry for this print; Linocuts of the Machine Age, Claude Flight and the Grosvenor School, 1995, Scholar Press.)
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Imaginary Figure I
HANS VAN DOKKUM
Dutch, (1908-1995)
Etching, 1930s-1940s, edition unknown. 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. Inscribed "Druk v/d etser" (printed by the artist). This is a fine impression of a rare example of Dutch surrealist printmaking. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Van Dokkum taught at secondary schools in Utrecht. He was chairman of Graphic Arts ("De Graphische") at the Painting Society Kunstliefde in Utrecht and was also a member of Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam. He worked in many media and this creative print is not typical for his work. Rare.
$550

Imaginary Figure II
HANS VAN DOKKUM
Dutch, (1908-1995)
Etching, 1930s-1940s, edition unknown. 11 1/4 x 6 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. Inscribed "Druk v/d etser" (printed by the artist). This is a fine impression of this rare example of Dutch surrealist printmaking. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Van Dokkum taught at secondary schools in Utrecht. He was chairman of Graphic Arts ("De Graphische") at the Painting Society Kunstliefde in Utrecht and was also a member of Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam. He worked in many media and this creative print is not typical for his work. Rare.
$550

Imaginary Figure III
HANS VAN DOKKUM
Dutch, (1908-1995)
Etching, 1930s-1940s, edition unknown. 11 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. Initialed in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil and inscribed "Druk v/d etser" (printed by the artist). This is a fine impression of this rare example of Dutch surrealist printmaking. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Van Dokkum taught at secondary schools in Utrecht. He was chairman of Graphic Arts ("De Graphische") at the Painting Society Kunstliefde in Utrecht and was also a member of Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam. He worked in many media and this creative print is not typical for his work. Rare.
$650

White Rabbit with Young Ones
THEO VAN HOYTEMA
Dutch, (1863-1917)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1910, Rijksmuseum / deGroot 159-5, Godoli 77; edition unknown. 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are trimmed but substantial enough. Fine condition. This is a rare pencil signed proof of the central image for Hoytema's 1910 calendar page of May.
$650

Head of a Parrot
THEO VAN HOYTEMA
Dutch, (1863-1917)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1908, Rijksmuseum / deGroot 155-12, Godoli 60. 8 x 5 7/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. (The top margin is trimmed a bit). Fine condition. This is a rare signed proof of the central image for Hoytema's 1908 calendar page for December.
$600

Dancer at the Moulin Rouge (Danseuse au Moulin Rouge)
JACQUES VILLON
French, (1875-1963)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1899, Ginestet & Pouillon E 31; edition unknown. 11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. Signed on the stone. This is a fine impression with rich colors. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This charming, fin-de-siècle print was published by "L'Estampe et l'Affiche" by André Mellerio. Their blindstamp appears in the lower right corner of the sheet.
$1,300

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.)
$2,300

High Arches, Brooklyn Bridge
STOW WENGENROTH
American, (1906-1977)
Lithograph, 1960, Stuckey 260, edition 50. 14 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. Signed in pencil and inscribed "artists proof." This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from slight toning along the back of the sheet along the left edge extending in about 3/8 inward. This scene depicted shows the footpath looking towards Manhattan with the Woolworth Building showing through the arch.
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