Portfolio 4. Joseph Beuys, Marcel Duchamp, Panamarenko, Kurt Schwitters. Portfolio with 4 silkscreens. Signed, limited edition by Swarte, Joost - 1994

13, Rue Saint-Georges, Paris: Publie sous la direction de JEAN GUIFFREY, Conservateur au Musee du Louvre par L' ILLUSTRATION 0 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ecole Italienne (Primitifs), Italienne (XVI au XVIII siecle), Flamande, Hollandaise, Allemande, Espagnole, Anglaise, Francaise (XIV au XVI siecle), Francais (XVII siecle), Francaise (XVIII siecle), Francaise (XIX siecle-1" partie), Francaise (XIX siecle-2 partie), Francaise (XIX siecle-3 partie). Light brown cover with oval black center, light brown title and cream colored spine. 2 Book set with 13 volumes included. About 11-3/4 x 8. Undated circa 1920? Two heavy thick volumes with black & white illustrations throughout and color frontis. Nice condition with secure bindings, clean pages, lightly rubbed covers and few small spine end cloth tear/frays. Text in French. THESE TWO BOOKS WEIGH OVER TEN POUNDS AND WILL NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY UNLESS FIRST CONTACTED ON SHIPPING PRICE! .

Italy: The Artist SIGNED BY ARTIST in pencil lower left, title lower right. No date, no place, circa 1930s. Original etching on thick stiff cream wove paper. Stamped "Fine Arte G. Panatta, Via F. Crispi 117 Roma" top edge verso, soiling verso, 1" closed tear and 1/2" chip right edge, toning at margins, darker at bottom edge, all flaws would be hidden by mat. Unframed and unmatted, paper size 14" x 19 3/4", plate size 9 1/4" x 11 1/2". A wonderful Italian engraver, Laurenzi is little known in the U.S. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. Print. Very Good.

The Artist Image Size 7 3/4" x 9 3/4", Mat Size, 14" x 17". Pencil SIGNED "Christian L. Dull" lower right. Untitled, know as "West Wind", undated, circa 1934. Print is Fine, new acid free mounts to original mounting board, original mat torn at lower left opening. Best known for his prints, Dull also worked in watercolor and oils. His prints are SCARCE in today's market. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. First Printing. Print. Fine.

28 costume engravings by W. Hollar including the title page. Overall in good condition, unexamined out of the frame. Framed and glazed.

Paris: Galerie Lutetia, 1926. Signed oval shape drypoint etching with aquatint, and small detail coloured by hand. Circa 1926, Paris. The etching depicts Pierrot in an embrace with a woman, watched from the bushes by Harlequin. The work is signed in pencil by Jean Hardy on the bottom, lower right. Numbered in pencil # 165 of 350. In plate: Paris, copyright Galerie Lutetia. Print is now unframed, in excellent condition, with just the edges showing signs of previous framing. 510 x 610 mm (20 x 24 inches). Gravure à la pointe sèche de forme ovale signée à l'aquatinte, et petit détail colorié à la main. Vers 1926, Paris. La gravure représente Pierrot dans une étreinte avec une femme, observé depuis les buissons par Arlequin. L'oeuvre est signée au crayon par Jean Hardy en bas, en bas à droite. Numéroté au crayon # 165 sur 350. Dans la planche : Paris, copyright Galerie Lutetia. L'impression est maintenant non encadrée, en excellent état, avec juste les bords montrant des signes… Read More

Arnheim: Christoffel Van Sichem, 1609. Original Woodcut . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 11.7 x 16.6 Cm. A Very Fine Example, Trimmed To Plate Mark, Mounted.Original Engraving Of Anabaptist Leader Herman Schoenmaecker, 7" X 5 1/8", One Of A Series Of Fine Woodcut Portraits Executed By Van Sichem, Junior, All Rare. A Very Fine Example With Wide Margins. Christoffel Van Sichem (1581, Basel - 1658, Amsterdam), Was A Dutch Golden Age Woodcutter And Engraver. According To The Rkd He Made Woodcuts Of Famous People After His Father, Christoffel Van Sichem The Elder. He Was The Brother Of Karel Sichem Who Published Many Of His Prints. Van Sichem Also Made Woodcuts After Portraits By Leading Artists Such As Abraham Bloemaert, Hendrick Goltzius And Maarten Van Heemskerck, Among Others. He Made These For Various Publications And Then He Bundled And Published Them Himself In "Der Zielen Lust-Hof '. His Work May Be Seen In "Bibels Tresoor, Ofte Der Zielen Lvsthof", By Christoffel Van Sichem, Pieter Jacobsz. Paets,… Read More

Arnheim: Christoffel Van Sichem / Ioan. Iansonium, 1609. Original Woodcut . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 12.4 x 16.2 Cm. Original Engraving Of Anabaptist Leader Melchior Rinck 7" X 4 3/4", One Of A Series Of Fine Woodcut Portraits Executed By Van Sichem, Junior, All Rare. A Very Fine Example, Trimmed To Plate Mark, Mounted. Christoffel Van Sichem (1581, Basel - 1658, Amsterdam), Was A Dutch Golden Age Woodcutter And Engraver. According To The Rkd He Made Woodcuts Of Famous People After His Father, Christoffel Van Sichem The Elder. He Was The Brother Of Karel Sichem Who Published Many Of His Prints. Van Sichem Also Made Woodcuts After Portraits By Leading Artists Such As Abraham Bloemaert, Hendrick Goltzius And Maarten Van Heemskerck, Among Others. He Made These For Various Publications And Then He Bundled And Published Them Himself In "Der Zielen Lust-Hof '. His Work May Be Seen In "Bibels Tresoor, Ofte Der Zielen Lvsthof", By Christoffel Van Sichem, Pieter Jacobsz. Paets, Leuven & Amsterdam, 1646, And… Read More

Two copies available, as follows:
Item 1: A$580
Good to V.Good condition. Pages complete and clean with some light foxing. Half red morocco spine, plum cloth sides, gilt year on spine of folio hardback. Two of four double page colour supplements bound in place. Spine rubbed but binding intact. Half red morocco spine, plum cloth sides, gilt year on spine of folio hardback. Cover scuffed and faded but bound intact. Pages and print good, some foxing, mostly on outer edges with some discolouration.
Item 2: A$250
Fair Condition. Original covers and spine cracked, bumped and marked but attached and bound intact. One-penny postage paid stamped on weekly leading pages. Previously removed (106) pages have been replaced by digitally reproduced pages, existing page condition fair.
Published by George C. Leighton, London, 1864. 684 numbered pages with illustrations and advertisements from 1864.
Some examples of the items contained in this bound volume are:
American Civil War
War in New Zealand
Kerbstone… Read More

Self published, 1971. Very Good. Akira Kurosaki. An original coloured woodblock by Akira Kurosaki printed on the artist’s own watermarked hand-made paper. No 33/50 copies. Signed, titled and dated ‘71 in red pencil by Akira Kurosaki . General overall browning in margin,which is not noticeable when mounted.Print size 410 x 285 mm; Sheet size 500x 360mm

Copenhagen:: Chr. Cato,, c.1950.. First edition. Fine. A fine original color printed lithograph mounted onto buckram and coated with gum Arabic. 38.5 x 27.5 inches. Undated circa 1950. Fine condition.A fine example of a large scale mid 20th century teaching aid based on the botanical studies of noted Danish Botanist Eugenius Warming (1841-1924); Professor of Botany and Director of the Copenhagen Botanical Gardens, and Natural Historian Vilhelm Balslev (1860-1935). Originally sold through the venerable Herbert B. Palmer Gallery in Los Angeles during the early 1960's, this grand scientific illustration depicts a variety of colorful, larger than life yet finely detailed flora organized by the Linnaean classification system in an effort to encourage the study and appreciation of botany and horticulture in the classroom. mounted onto buckram