ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Russian Ballet | Rüssisches Ballett, 1913
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Etching on Van Gelder Zonen Laid Paper
Paper size: 19 x 25 cm. / 7.5 x 9.8 in.
Image size: 32 x 39 cm. / 12.6 x 15.4 in.
Additional Information: This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is hand inscribed with the title in pencil “Rüssisches Ballett” [Russian Ballet] at the lower left margin.
The work is also signed in the plate “E. Oppler” at the lower right image.
It was printed for inclusion in the Zeitschrift für Bildende Kunst [ Journal of Fine Arts], Leipzig in 1913.
The paper bears a partial Van Gelder Zonen watermark.
Another impression of this subject is found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Condition: Very good condition. Adhesive staining in all four corners. Soft creasing and minor nicks along the upper and lower sheet edges. Remnants of hinging tape at two points along the upper sheet edge, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Lecture in the Theatre | Vortrag im Theater, 1914
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Etching and Drypoint on Japan Paper
Paper size: 22 x 28.5 cm. / 8.7 x 11.2 in.
Image size: 16 x 20.5 cm. / 6.3 x 8.1 in.
Additional Information: This etching and drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil “15/20” at the lower left margin.
There was also an edition of 100 on wove paper.
Literature: Bruns, J. (1997). Ernst Oppler: 1867-1929. Köln: Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln.
Reference: Bruns 92
Condition: Excellent condition. Soft creasing from hinging in the upper left corner.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Easter Walk, In front of the Gate | Osterspaziergang, Vor dem Tor, 1914
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Drypoint on Japan Paper
Paper size: 15.5 x 18 cm. / 6.1 x 7.1 in.
Image size: 8 x 12 cm. / 3.1 x 4.7 in.
Additional Information: This drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is hand numbered in pencil “70/100” at the lower left margin.
Another impression of this subject can be found in the collection of the Frankfurter Goethe-Haus, Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Frankfurt am Main.
Note: The two strolling figures are believed to be Faust and Wagner.
Condition: Very good condition. The margins reduced on all sides. Remnants of hinging tape along the upper and right sheet edges, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: At Beskid Pass | Am Beskid Pass, ca. 1920s
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Drypoint on Laid Paper
Paper size: 17 x 22 cm. / 6.7 x 8.7 in.
Image size: 12.5 x 17 cm. / 4.9 x 6.7 in.
Additional Information: This etching and drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil “14/50” at the lower left margin.
Note: Beskid Pass was the site of an important battle between the Russians and the German Beskid Korps in the First World War. It is located in the Carpathian Mountains.
Condition: Excellent condition. Remnants of hinging tape at two points along the upper sheet edge, verso.
ERNST OPPLER 1867-1929
Hannover 1867 – 1929 Berlin (German)
Title: Dancing Couple | Tanzen Paare
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Drypoint on Wove Paper
Paper size: 20.7 x 23.8 cm. / 8.2 x 9.4 in.
Image size: 12.7 x 17.7 cm. / 5 x 7 in.
Additional Information: This etching and drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Ernst Oppler” at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil “53/100” at the lower left margin.
Condition: Good condition. The sheet reduced on all sides. Two short tears at the left sheet edge. Mount staining around the image. Remnants of adhesive tape along the lower sheet edge, recto. Remnants of adhesive along the sheet edges, verso.
EMIL ORLÍK 1870-1932
Prague 1870 – 1932 Berlin (Czech)
Title: Seamstress | Näherin, 1897
Technique: Original Hand Signed Woodcut on tissue thin Japan Paper
Paper size: 20 x 19.3 cm. / 7.9 x 7.6 in.
Image size: 16 x 15.6 cm. / 6.3 x 6.1 in.
Additional Information: This woodcut is hand signed pencil by the artist “Orlík” at the lower right margin.
It is also signed with the artist’s initials in the lower right image.
This is probably a rare state proof before the final edition that was published in the portfolio “Kleine Holzschnitte” (Small Woodcuts ) of 36 prints by Verlag Neue Kunsthandlung, Berlin.
Literature: Schütte, M. Emil Orlik Graphik im Berliner Kupferstichkabinett. Staatliche Museen Preuβischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin
Reference: Schütte 96
Condition: Excellent condition. Remnants of hinging tape at the upper corners, verso.
MAX PAPART Marseille 1911 – 1994 Paris (French) Le Sang, La Seve, l´Eau et Les Larmes – 1968 Original Hand Signed and Hand Numbered Portfolio of 14 Etchings Title: Le Sang, La Seve, l´Eau et Les Larmes. Technique: Original Portfolio consisting of 7 Etchings, partly with text and a additional suite of the 7 etchings on Auvergne paper. Portfolio Size: 39 x 34 cm / 15.4 x 13.4 in Paper Size: 37 x 32,5 cm / 14.6 x 12.8 in Additional Information: This portfolio is Hand Signed in green color-pencil by the artist “Max Papart” on the first page, stating in printed letters “Exemplaire 4”. This page is also Hand Signed by the author “G. Ribemont-Dessaignes” in ball-pen above the signature of Papart. The portfolio was printed in a limited edition of only 15 signed copies on Auvernge paper. The total edition was, including this one, was 130 examples. The portfolio was edited by Jacques Goutal-Darly in 1968 and printed by Fequet et Baudier and Georges Leblanc. All 7 etchings included in the text (partly without text) are signed by the artist Papart. The additional suite consisting of 7 etchings (part colored, see images) are all signed by the artist. Condition: Excellent condition. Outside cover-box has minor damage.
MAX PAPART 1911-1994
Marseille 1911-1994 Paris (French)
Title: Composition in Green, 1968
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Etching in colour on Arches vellum paper
Paper Size: 33 x 33 cm / 13 x 13 in
Plate Size: 19.5 x 19.5 cm / 7.7 x 7.7 in
Additional Information: The etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Max Papart” at the lower right margin,
and hand inscribed in pencil “essai d´une planche refusee” (trial of a declined plate).
This is probably one of a few rare proofs or even possibily the only proof that exists of this etching, which was never published in a full edition. Initially the work was planned to be included in the portfolio ´Le Sang, La Seve, l´Eau et Les Larmes´ (1968).
Condition: Excellent condition.
Technique : Original Lithograph on Velin (wove) paper.
JULES PASCIN 1885-1930
Vidin, Bulgaria 1885-1930 Paris (Bulgarian/French/American)
Title: Les Amies / The Friends, 1925
Technique: Original Signed in the Plate Lithograph on vellum paper
Paper Size : 49.5 X 32.5 cm / 19.5 X 12.8 inch.
Additional information: This Lithograph is signed in the plate at the lower left middle “Pascin”.
The paper bears the dry stamp/chop mark of the Publisher “Gallery des Peintres-Graveurs Paris” in the lower left corner.
Provenance : From the Collection of Claude Prince-Romanet.(The details are glued to the backside of the paper “collection Claude prince Romanet”).
Condition : Discoloration from former mating in the margins, some glue tape pieces and marks in the backside edges of the paper and one minor water stain in the lower right corner. The Image itself is in very good condition.
