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Lot 447: Picasso Lithograph, Le Visage, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, 1964, plus Andre Masson Abstract Litho

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1st item: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) lithograph entitled Le Visage, 1964, depicting Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler in a style similar to the artist's well-known 1910 Analytic Cubist painting of Kahnweiler in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Signed in pencil, lower right. On BFK Rives paper with partial watermark, lower right. Ref.: Bloch 1179; Mourlot […]

Lot 444: Joan Miro Lithograph, The Dog Barking at Moon, 1952, for Verve

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Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) abstract color lithograph entitled "Le chien aboyant a la lune…" From the 1952 double-number (numbers 27 & 28) edition of Verve. Signed in the stone. With two other lithographs en verso, one abstract composition with a moon related to the primary lithograph and one with the title written in French. Ref.: […]

Lot 445: Matisse Jazz Series Portfolio, 20 Framed Color Plates

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A complete set of 20 framed lithographs from Henri Matisse's "Jazz" series portfolio published by George Braziller for the Museum of Modern Art in 1983 (a facsimile of the 1947 Teriade for Editions Verve publication). All floated under plexiglass in metal frames with ivory mats and textile mounts. 20 items: Sight: 15 1/4" H x […]

Lot 442: Joan Miro Lithograph, Fundacio Joan Miro, 1976

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Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) abstract color lithograph of wove paper from the edition of 99 printed by La Polígrafa, Barcelona, and published by Fundacio Joan Miro, Barcelona, 1976. Signed "Miro" and edition "56/99," lower margin. Floated under plexiglass in a modern giltwood frame with cream textile mat and gilt reveal. Sheet: 27 3/8" H x […]

Lot 443: Scarce Joan Miro Lithograph, Maravillas Con Variaciones Acrosticas En El Jardin De Miro, 1975

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Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) abstract lithograph on Arches paper from the series Maravillas Con Variaciones Acrosticas en el Jardin de Miro (Wonders with Aristocratic Variations in Miro's Garden), 1975. Printed and published by Ediciones Poligrafia, Barcelona. Pencil signed and editioned 3/75, lower margin. With deckled right edge. Ref.: Mourlot 1053; Cramer Books 211. Floated under […]

Lot 440: Klaus Ihlenfeld Modernist Sculpture, White Marble

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Klaus Ihlenfeld (American/German, b. 1934) 20th century abstract carved white marble sculpture, cube form with uniform depth linear circular impressions to the top and to each side, with rounded edges. Signed on base. 8 1/2" H X 8 1/4" W. Biography: Klaus K. Ihlenfeld was born in Berlin. He studied art at the Hochschule für […]

Lot 441: Karl Prantl Bronze Sculpture, 1957

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Karl Prantl (Austrian, 1923-2010), 1957 meditation sculpture of rectangular form with circular indentions of graduated depths. Signed with incised dot form initials and dated to underside "KP 57". Measures 7 5/8"H x 2 7/8"W x 2 3/8"D (19.8 cm x 7.7 cm x 5.8 cm). Note: according to the artist's daughter, this sculpture was exhibited […]

Lot 439: Scarce Joan Miro Etching & Aquatint, Libre del Sis Sentis, 1981

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Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983) abstract etching and aquatint in colors entitled Libre del Sis Sentis, 1981. The full, untrimmed sheet with deckled edge on Guarro wove paper watermarked Sala Gaspar, lower left, from the edition of fifty published by Sala Gaspar, Barcelona, with publisher's blind stamp, lower left. Signed "Miro" and editioned in pencil "11/50," […]

Lot 437: Armory Show Framed Ephemera

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Framed grouping of ephemera from the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art, also known as The Armory Show, the groundbreaking exhibit credited with ushering in a new era in art history. Includes 1 invitation to the formal opening of the show on Feb. 17, 1913; 1 invitation to the press preview on Feb. 16, 1913; […]