Celine Lepage (French, 1882-1928) Art Deco era glazed ceramic sculpture, “Woman from Marrakech,” or “Evolution”, depicting a standing Moroccan woman covered in flowing white robes. Only a portion of her face and feet are exposed, and these are portrayed with a dark matte glaze that contrasts with the white crackle glaze of her robes. Signed […]
Lot 142: Alfonse Mucha Art Nouveau Lithograph: Eveil du Matin
Alfonse Mucha (French, 1860-1939) “Eveil du Matin” (“Morning Awakening”), lithograph in colors on wove paper. Signed in the stone lower right and dated 1899. From the series “Times of the Day,” by F. Champenois, Paris, 1899 (Rennert/Weill 62). Matted and framed under non-glare glass in an Art Nouveau style floral carved giltwood frame. Sight: 39 1/2 […]
Lot 140: Louis Icart Signed Etching, Bubbles
Louis Justin Laurent Icart (French, 1888-1950) etching with hand coloring, “Bubbles.” A seated woman in a long dress lightly touches a bubble with a wand, while a cat is poised in anticipation. Signed lower right, with artist’s windmill blindstamp and printed text to upper left margin that reads: “Copyright 1925 by les Graveurs Modernes 194 rue de Rivoli Paris.” […]
Lot 141: Alfonse Mucha Art Nouveau Lithograph: Reverie du Soir
Alfonse Mucha (French, 1860-1939) “Reverie du Soire” (“Evening Contemplation”) lithograph in colors on wove paper. Signed in the stone lower right and dated 1899. From the series “Times of the Day,” by F. Champenois, Paris, 1899 (Rennert/Weill 62). Matted and framed under non-glare glass in an Art Nouveau style floral carved giltwood frame. Sight: 39 1/2 in. […]
Lot 139: Pr. Albrecht Schmidt German Dance of Death Momento Mori Engravings, 18th C.
Two (2) sheets of Albrecht Schmidt (German, fl. 1st half 18th c.) hand-colored Todten Tanz (Dance of Death) or dance macabre allegorical engravings, each with twelve vignettes in three rows of four. Figures that include a queen, king, farmer, Pope, hunter, choir master, doctor, and others all encounter the skeletal figure of death. Sheets numbered […]
Lot 138: 88 Etchings from Rossini’s Large Format Antichita Romane w/ Handwritten Amendments, Poss. Early 1829 Ed.
Eighty-eight (88) etchings from Luigi Rossini’s (Italy, 1790-1857) “Le antichita romane; ossia, Raccolta delle piu interessanti vedute di Roma antica” (The Rome of Antiquity, a collection of the most interesting views of ancient Rome), plus letterpress title page. Lot includes at least two duplicates (plates 6 and 76). Unbound. Most sheets approx: 21 1/2 in. H x 29 […]
Lot 136: Durer Engraving, Man of Sorrows by the Column from the Engraved Passion
Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528) etching on laid paper, “Man of Sorrows by the Column,” from the Engraved Passion series. A Meder c-d (of e) impression, with very faint traces of the vertical wiping scratches to left of Christ’s feet and beneath monogram. With stamped collector’s marks of Albert W. Blum (1882-1952) (Lugt 79b & 3198) […]
Lot 137: Durer Woodcut, Christ Taking Leave from his Mother
Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528) woodcut on laid paper, “Christ Taking Leave from his Mother,” from the Small Passion series, 1511 Latin text edition. With Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (1805-1865) (Lugt 2669) and Dr. Albert Blum (1882-1952) (Lugt 79b) stamped collector’s marks to verso along with numbering in pencil. Ref.: Bartsch 92, Meder 204. Floated under […]
Lot 135: Durer Engraving, The Resurrection from the Engraved Passion
Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528) etching on laid paper, “The Resurrection,” from the Engraved Passion series, 1512. A Meder b or d (of d) impression, without the vertical scratches to Christ’s left thigh. With Johann Wilhelm Nahl’s (1803-c. 1880) stamped collector’s mark to verso (Lugt 1954). Ref.: Bartsch 17, Meder 17. Floated under glass in a […]
Lot 134: Rembrandt Etching, The Crucifixion: Small Plate
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) etching on laid paper, “The Crucifixion: Small Plate.” Usticke’s second state (of 4), New Hollstein’s second state (of 3), with the long diagonal scratch below the signature and broken line in Christ’s abdomen. Signed in plate, upper center. With pencil inscriptions en verso. Floated under glass in Dutch-style faux-tortoiseshell and ebonized wood ripple frame with […]
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