Technique: Original Hand Signed Drypoint on thin Van Gelder Zonen Laid Paper
Paper size: 36.5 x 46.9 cm. / 14.4 x 18.5 in.
Image size: 30.8 x 40.7 cm. / 12.1 x 16 in.
Additional Information: This original drypoint is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist “Emil Nolde” at the lower right margin.
It is one of at least 18 impressions printed on Van Gelder Zonen paper, from a total of 20 impressions in the first and second states. There were two impressions of the first state. It was printed by Genthe, Hamburg, and by Carl Sabo, Berlin. The edition was never published. The paper bears the Van Gelder Zonen watermark in the right margin.
Note: This work is also known as ‘Hamburg. Hafenstimmung’, [Hamburg. Harbour Atmosphere]. Other impressions of this subject are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York and Das Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main.
Provenance: Galerie Günther Franke, Munich.
Private Collection Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1935).
By descent through the family since 1935.
Literature: Schiefler, G., Mosel, C. & Urban, M.(1995). Emil Nolde : das graphische Werk. Cologne: M. DuMont Schauberg.
Reference: Schiefler, Mosel & Urban 136 II (of II)
Condition: Very good condition. The sheet reduced on all sides. Minor skinning from previous hinging, verso. Skilfully repaired tears at the upper sheet edges, far from the image.
HENRI MATISSE 1869-1954 (Emile Benoît)
Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869-1954 Nice (French)
Title: Figure Reading, in front of Moucharaby | Figure lisant, fond moucharabieh, 1929
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Etching on Chine Appliqué on Wove Paper
Paper size: 37.8 x 28.2 cm. / 14.9 x 11.1 in.
Image size: 27 x 20.7 cm. / 10.6 x 8 in.
Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Henri Matisse” in the lower right margin.
It is also hand inscribed ‘essai’ [proof], in the lower right margin.
This impression is one of only two annotated ‘essai’, aside from the standard edition of 15.
Provenance: Collector’s mark Marcel Louis Guerin (1873-1948), Lugt 1872b.
Galerie R.-G. Michel, 17 quai Saint Michel, Paris.
Gallery Nordqvist, Malmö. Acquired from the above in 1952.
Private Collection, Scandinavia.
Literature: Duthuit C. (1983). Henri Matisse: Catalogue Raisonné de L’Oeuvre Grave Tome II, Paris.
Reference: Duthuit 132
Condition: Very good condition. A minor paper loss at the centre of the lower sheet edge. The sheet with scattered pinpoint foxing. Remnants of hinging along the upper sheet edge, verso.
KÄTHE KOLLWITZ 1867-1945
Konigsburg 1867 – 1945 Moritzburg (German)
Title: Self-Portrait from the Front | Selbstbildnis von vorn, 1922/23
Technique: Original Hand Signed Woodcut on Wove Paper
Paper size: 27 x 21.6 cm. / 10.6 x 8.5. in.
Image size: 15 x 15.6 cm. / 5.9 x 6.1 in.
Additional Information: This original woodcut is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Käthe Kollwitz” at the lower right margin.
It is from the edition of 275 unnumbered impressions.
The subject was used as the frontispiece for Ludwig Kaemmerer’s book ‘Käthe Kollwitz. Griffelkunst und Selbstanschauung’ [Käthe Kollwitz. Stylus art and self-view].
It was published by Emil Richter Verlag, Dresden in 1923.
Literature:
1. Klipstein, A. (1955). Graphic Work of Käthe Kollwitz: Complete Illustrated Catalogue. New York: Galerie St. Etienne.
Reference: Klipstein 168
2. von dem Knesebeck, A. (2002). Käthe Kollwitz: Werkverzeichnis der Graphik. Bern: Kornfeld
Reference: Knesebeck 193
Condition: Very good condition. Pale mount staining in the margins. The right sheet edge showing the binding, as issued. Remnants of hinging tape, verso.
KÄTHE KOLLWITZ 1867-1945
Konigsburg 1867 – 1945 Moritzburg (German)
Title: Head of a Worker [Small Man’s Head without Hands]| Arbeiterkopf [Kleiner Männerkopf ohne Hände], 1922
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Woodcut on Wove Paper
Paper size: 22 x 19 cm. / 8.6 x 7. in.
Image size: 7 x 6.7 cm. / 2.8 x 2.6 in.
Additional Information: This original woodcut is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Käthe Kollwitz” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil, from the edition of 150, at the lower left margin.
This is the sixth and final state of this subject.
Literature:
1. Klipstein, A. (1955). Graphic Work of Käthe Kollwitz: Complete Illustrated Catalogue. New York: Galerie St. Etienne.
Reference: Klipstein 163
2. von dem Knesebeck, A. (2002). Käthe Kollwitz: Werkverzeichnis der Graphik. Bern: Kornfeld
Reference: Knesebeck 188VIb
Condition: Good condition. The tip of the upper left corner missing. Soft handling creases across the sheet.
ROY LICHTENSTEIN 1923-1997
New York 1923-1997 (American)
Title: American Indian Theme VI, from: American Indian Theme, 1980
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Numbered and Dated Woodcut in Colours on Handmade Suzuki Paper
Paper size: 75.3 x 108 cm. / 29 x 42.5 in.
Additional Information: This original woodcut in colours is hand signed in pencil “R. Lichtenstein” at the lower right margin. It is dated ‘80’ [1980] next to the signature.
It is also numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower right margin.
There were also 18 artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition.
The subject was printed and published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford, New York in 1980.
The paper bears the blindstamp of the printer and publisher.
This is the sixth composition of six comprising the ‘American Indian Theme’ series.
Literature: Corlett, M. L. (2002). The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein. A Catalogue Raisonné 1948-1997. New York: Hudson Hills Press Reference: Corlett 165
Condition: Very good condition. Minor, unobtrusive creasing at the sheet edges.
JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983
Montroig 1893-1983 Mallorca (Spanish)
Title: The Lady Playing Checkers | La Dame aux Damiers, 1969
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph on Checked Cloth laid on Wove Paper
Paper size: 85 x 60.5 cm. / 33.4 x 23.8 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Miró” at the lower right corner.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left corner.
It was printed in 1969 in a limited edition of 75 signed and numbered impressions.
It was printed by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in 1969.
Note: The central motif of this work is used in three works created in 1969, yet only this subject is printed directly onto material and mounted to paper.
Literature: Mourlot, F. & Leiris, M. (1977). Joan Miró: Der Lithograph, Vol. III 1964-1969. Geneva: Weber. Reference: Mourlot 544
Condition: Very good condition. A minor crease in the cloth in the upper image, originating during the creative process. Remnants of hinging tape along the upper sheet, verso.
WAYNE THIEBAUD 1920-2021
Mesa, Arizona 1920-2021 Sacramento, California (American)
Title: Chocolate Pie, 1964
Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Woodcut on Wove Paper
Paper size: 36.6 x 27.4 cm. / 14.4 x 10.8 in.
Additional Information: This original woodcut is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Thiebaud” at the lower right margin.
It is also dated ‘1964 next to the signature.
It is hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 10 in the lower left margin. There were also a small number of artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition.
It was published by Allan Stone Gallery in 1964.
Note: A very similar composition with the same title was published in 2008 in a limited edition of 20 impressions, however, the block is not the same as that of 1964.
Provenance: Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco (now Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco)
Exhibited: Crown Point Press, San Francisco (with their label)
Condition: Excellent condition.
DAVID HOCKNEY
b.1937 born in Bradford, United Kingdom 1937 (British)
Title: Tick It, Tock It, Turn It True, from: The Blue Guitar, 1976
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Inveresk Paper
Paper size: 52.8 x 46 cm. / 21x 18 in.
Image size: 42.5 34.5 cm. / 16.7 x 13.6 in.
Additional Information: This original etching and aquatint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “David Hockney” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 200, at the lower left margin. There were also 35 artist’s proofs hand signed and numbered with Roman numerals aside from the standard edition of 200.
This composition is the 15th from the series of 20 for “The Blue Guitar”.
This work was printed by Maurice Payne of the Petersburg Press, London and was published by Petersburg Press, London in 1977.
The title is stamped in ink at the centre of the lower margin, verso.
Other impressions of this subject are held in the collections of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York and The National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Provenance: Albert White Gallery, Toronto
Literature:
1. (1996). David Hockney: Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints 1954 – 1995. Tokyo: Museum of Contemporary Art. Reference: M.C.A.T. 192
2. David Hockney Prints 1954-77, Petersburg Press for the Midland Art Group and the Scottish Arts Council, 1979 Reference: Scottish Arts Council 213
Condition: Excellent condition.
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