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woodcut, ink, paper, 50x20 cm, signed: stamp of Gihachiro Okuyama in lower left corner Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981), was a 20th century Japanese commercial artist and woodcut printmaker. He was a prolific artist in the shin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga styles. He is known for his landscape works, both in color and black-and-white, as well as simple scenes that introduce elements of Japan's moderni...
color woodcut, ink, paper, 28.5 x 41 cm (paper size), artist's signature, inscriptions in Japanese in the right margin - from the top the title of the series, below the title of the woodcut. This is an original woodcut from the first edition, published in 1939-1940. Small spots of foxing visible. The work is from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji." The series contains woodcuts depicti...
color woodcut, ink, paper, 20x30 cm, artist's signature, publisher's mark on the back Night fishing scene with depiction of fishermen attracting char with flaming torches. Men on the shore hold the flames above the water while others work with their nets in the river. Flickering stars can be seen in the sky above the scene. An interestingly composed frame with the movement of the waves on the ...
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 26x38 cm, publisher's mark on the back The first edition of Album of Selected Insects appeared in 1788 by the Tsutaya Yuzaburo Publishing House. Utamaro's drawings illustrated poems written by thirty poets specializing in poetry about insects. The album was considered a masterpiece of Japanese art and was reprinted many times in the 19th and 20th centuries in woodcut...
color woodcut, ink, paper, 22x32 cm, signature Hodogaya, one of the fifty-three known stations of the Tōkaidō road, is located between Musashi, the province where Edo was located, and Sagami province to the west. It is said that at this point, travelers to the west finally felt they had left the metropolis of Edo behind, because at Hodogaya the road extends into a beautiful avenue lined with...
GDAŃSK. panorama of the city from the northwest; figural staffage in the foreground; taken from: D. Meissner, Thesaurus Philopoliticus, ed. by P. Fürst, 1638; emblematic representation, Latin and German sentences; copper b.b., st. bdb., passe-partout; plate dimensions 152x100 mm; Dantzig in Preußen;[Dantiscum G95/3]. VERY RARE!
GDENSK. view from Ołowianka to Granary Island; ryt. Navellier and Marie, drawing by H. Clerget, 1885; wood. color, st. bdb.; dim. 232x152 mm; DANTZIG.
RIGA. Bird 's-eye view of the city; taken from: Theatrum Europaeum, ed. by M. Merian, 1652; copper color, st. bdb; plate dimensions 264x220 mm; RIGA.
Japanese color woodcut, ink, paper, 21x27 cm (paper size), artist's signature, publisher's inscriptions in Japanese in the margins An analogous woodcut is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work is from an album entitled: Keibun Kachō Gafu (Sketches of Flowers and Birds by Keibun, Part II) published in Osaka in October 1892 by Aoki Kôsaburô. A total of 12 woodcuts were p...
Linocut + monotype on cardboard"Ero" 2007Dimensions:Composition: 43 x 32 cmOverall: 60 x 45 cmSigned in pencil Henryk PłóciennikNotes:The "+" sign in Henryk Plóciennik's linocuts means that the artist added hand-painted pieces to the graphic print. This means that each work is a unique piece of art, in one piece.
Linocut + On cardboardDimensionsComposition 40 x 32 cm56 x 46 cmSigned in pencil Henryk PłóciennikNotes:The "+" sign in linocuts by Henryk Plóciennik means that the artist added hand-painted pieces to the graphic print. This means that each work is a unique piece of art, in one piece.
GDAŃSK. panorama of the city from Biskupia Górka (from the southwest); ryt. P.H. Schut, ed. by N. Visscher, ca. 1650; reworking of M. Merian's 1641 panorama; decorative border, figural staffage in foreground; copper color, st. bdb; plate dimensions 277x217 mm; DANTZIG;[Dantiscum G97/1].
Zbójnicki. Polish Dances. Rotogravure, paper. Signed on fawn "Z. STRYJEŃSKA" and date. "1927". Dimensions 34 x 24.4 cm. Graphic comes from the portfolio: "Polish Dances" 11 multicolored rotogravures / Zofja Stryjeńska ; foreword by [...] Artur Schroeder. [1929]. Condition b. good.
Linocut on cardboard"Ero"Dimensions:Composition: 36 x 30 cmOverall: 52 x 44 cmSigned in pencil Henryk Płóciennik
Japanese color woodcut, ink, paper, 21x27 cm (paper size), artist's signature, publisher's inscriptions in Japanese in the margins An analogous woodcut is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work is from an album entitled: Keibun Kachō Gafu (Sketches of Flowers and Birds by Keibun, Part II) published in Osaka in October 1892 by Aoki Kôsaburô. A total of 12 woodcuts were p...
Japanese color woodcut, ink, paper, 21x27 cm (paper size), artist's signature, publisher's inscriptions in Japanese in the margins The work is from an album entitled: Keibun Kachō Gafu (Sketches of Flowers and Birds by Keibun, Part II) published in Osaka in October 1892 by Aoki Kôsaburô. A total of 12 woodcuts were published in the album. This is the first edition of these woodcuts. Matsumu...
POZNAŃ. Plan of the city; ryt. F. de Lapointe, drawing by E.J. Dahlbergh, taken from: S. Pufendorf, De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sveciae Rege [...], ed. by C. Riegel, 1696; copper. color, st. bdb.; plate dimensions 318x255 mm; Ichnographia POSNANIAE, Metropolis Poloniae Majoris [...];[Dahlbergh 80 ].
Linocut +"Image and nude" on cardboard, 2007Dimensions:Composition 40 x 32 cmWhole 55 x 45 cmSigned in pencil Henryk PłóciennikNotes:The "+" sign in linocuts by Henryk Plóciennik means that the artist added hand-painted pieces to the graphic print. This means that each work is a unique piece of art, in one piece.
color woodcut, ink, paper, 21.5x32 cm, signature Hokusai Katsushika, known mainly by the name Hokusai (born October 31, 1760 in Edo (now Tokyo), died May 10, 1849 there) - one of Japan's most prominent and prolific painters and creators of color woodcuts in the ukiyo-e style. The name Katsushika Hokusai is known worldwide, but it was a pseudonym that the artist used instead of his real name, w...
USZAKOVO (Polish: hist. Pokarmin). Panorama of the city; taken from: P. Schenk, Hecatompolis sive Totius orbis Terrarum Oppida Nobiliora Centum [...], 1702; aquf. color, st. bdb.; plate dimensions 268x213 mm; bilingual title: BRANDENBURG, een schoone stad in Pruissen [...].
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 18x26 cm, artist's signature Depiction of travelers crossing the Great Sanjo Bridge in Kyoto, the last stop on the Tokaido Road. Beauties and vendors cross the imposing arched wooden structure, sharing the roadway with porters and a horse carrying a heavy load, while a daimyo procession approaches on the left. The city's rooftops stretch along the Kamo River, with bu...
JELENIA GÓRA, SOBIESZÓW : Panorama of the city with Chojnik; ryt. F.A. Tittel, ca. 1800; aquf. color, st. bdb.; plate dimensions 310x205 mm; HERMSDORF unterm KYNAST [...]; RARE!
Japanese color woodcut, ink, paper, 21x27 cm (paper size), artist's signature, publisher's inscriptions in Japanese in the margins An analogous woodcut is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work is from an album entitled: Keibun Kachō Gafu (Sketches of Flowers and Birds by Keibun, Part II) published in Osaka in October 1892 by Aoki Kôsaburô. A total of 12 woodcuts were p...
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 36x24 cm, right part of triptych, artist's signature Excerpt from a depiction of a naval battle, an example of senso-e. Senso-e are Japanese woodcuts with war themes, usually depicting the Sino-Japanese War that lasted from 1894 to 1895 and the Russo-Japanese War from 1904 to 1905. These works filled a journalistic need for illustrations of current activities on the ...
SWIEBODZICE. Panorama of the city; ryt. F.A. Tittel, ca. 1800; aquf. color, st. bdb., soiling, tears, traces of moisture; plate dimensions 310x205 mm; Freyburg in Schlesien [...]; RARE!
Linocut + monotype On cardboard 2012.Dimensions:Composition: 40 x 32 cmOverall: 56 x 46 cmSigned in pencil Henryk PłóciennikNotes:The "+" sign in linocuts by Henryk Plóciennik means that the artist added hand-painted pieces to the graphic print. This means that each work is a unique piece of art, in one piece.
JELENIA GÓRA, CIEPLICE ŚLĄSKIE-ZDRÓJ. Zdrój Klasztorny and Zdrój Hrabiowski; F.A. Tittel, ca. 1821; aquf. color, st. bdb., frame and glass; plate dimensions 272x198 mm, dimensions with frame 378x307 mm; Das Graefliche und Probst=Bad zu Warmbrunn in Schlesien; RARE!
color woodcut, ink, paper, 32x22 cm, artist's signature Amagnificentportrait of Utamarodepictingthefamous courtesan drying her facewith a towel.Shesmiles,looking tothe side, and herhairis pulledback ina sleek bun decorated withhairpins. She wears a summer, loosely wrapped, cotton kimono, with beautiful details in the elaboration of her hairline. Utamaro has been called an artist without a biog...
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 18x26 cm, artist's signature, paper yellowing The work depicts a view of the bay. A rough promontory forms the inlet on the right, behind which the peak of Mount Fuji can be seen whitening in the distance. There is an interesting shading effect on the water. Fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō Road In 1832 Hiroshige traveled with an entourage of Shogun officials fr...
Frame dimensions: 34 cm x 32 cm Dimensions of the painting: 6 x 8 cm Miniature portrait of a man most likely done in pencil; the way the tie is tied below the neck and the standing collar of the vest suggests the fashion of the English Regency period. On the stretcher sticker card information "W. Prior by W. Hunt". Substantial gold passe-partout; wooden frame with plaster elements, gilt - visi...
GDANSK. panorama of the city from Grodzisko hill; taken from: Civitates Orbis Terrarum, ed. by G. Braun, F. Hogenberg, Cologne 1572-1618; figural staffage, coats of arms of Poland and Gdansk, cartouche with description; on verso text in French: DANZICH; copper color, st. bdb, frame and glass; view dimensions 480x325 mm, dimensions with frame 643x507 mm; Dantzigt; [uncommon version in Dantiscum...
Linocut On yellow cardboardDimensions:Composition 40 x 32 cmComposition 60 x 47 cmSigned in pencil Henryk Płóciennik
Japanese color woodcut, ink, paper, 21x27 cm (paper size), artist's signature, publisher's inscriptions in Japanese in the margins An analogous woodcut is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work is from an album entitled: Keibun Kachō Gafu (Sketches of Flowers and Birds by Keibun, Part II) published in Osaka in October 1892 by Aoki Kôsaburô. A total of 12 woodcuts were p...
KAMIENIEC PODOLSKI (ukr. Кам'янець-Подільський). bird's-eye view of Kamieniec Podolski; published by N. De Fer, 1691; shows the fortress after the 1672 Turkish siege, modeled on an earlier plan by Cyprian Tomashevich (this is a mirror image of it); in the lower corners frames with title and explanatory notes; numbers from 1 to 28 indicate, among others: Palais du Lech (palac...
OLKUSZ. Monument on the grave of Col. Francesco Nullo, drawing by M. Pashinski, 1920s/30s, part of a record of M. Pashinski's travels in Poland at the time; drawing in pencil, condition bdb.; dimensions: 130x178 mm; Olkusz: Mogiła pułk. Nullo. Francesco Nullo (1826-1863), collaborator of Garibaldi, volunteer in the January Uprising, killed in the battle of Krzykawka on 5.05.1863.
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 22x26.5 cm, signed with the artist's seal (stamp) The woodcut is from the work Bairei Gakan (which translates as "Reflections of Bairei Painting"), published by Yamada Shinzaburo of Unsodo in 1913. It is a series of seven volumes of woodcuts that showcase the artist's skill in reproducing nature. These beautiful, often minimalist designs include landscapes, flowers, ...
WARSAW, ŁOWICZ. Plan of Warsaw with a panorama of the city from the Vistula River; in the upper corners, a view and plan of the castle in Łowicz; ryt. A. Coquart (1668-1707), taken from: N. de Fer, L'atlas curieux ou le monde [...], 1700-1735; copper color, st. bdb., slight soiling of margins; plate dimensions 345x239 mm; no tit.
(OFLAG II C - Woldenberg). PICHELL Eugeniusz Woodcut, signed on woodblock and in pencil (title and signature): "Chimera, Siren", "Eug.Pichell 1944". (Woldenberg 1944). Overall dimensions: 30 x 21.5 cm. Eugeniusz Pichell (1905 - 1976), graphic artist. Prisoner of the Woldenberg camp with the rank of Lt. Camp no: 571/XVIIIB. Author of the first camp stamp. Good condition. Painting and printmakin...
WARSAW. Plan of the city; drawing by W.B. Clarke, eng. T.E. Nicholson, ed. by C. Knight, London 1852; west orientation; steel. partly colored, st. bdb.; dimensions 379x292 mm; WARSAW. Published under the [...].
Linocut + On beige cardboardDimensions:Composition: 36 x 30Overall: 52 x 44Signed in pencil Henryk PlóciennikThe "+" sign in linocuts by Henryk Plóciennik means that the artist added hand-painted pieces to the graphic print. This means that each work is a unique piece of art, in one piece
Graphic by Małgorzata Leszczewska-Włodarska based on a lithograph by Emil Depoix in the collection of the Pszczyna Museum. The work by Malgorzata Leszczewska-Wlodarska is one of 400 reduced copies hand-printed by the artist in 1990 and colored by her in watercolor. Malgorzata Leszczewska-Wlodarska,( born 1953,) is a Polish graphic artist known for her love of reconstructing lost works and ex...
Napoleon ORDA (1807-1883) 108 ZAOSIE m. born. ADAMA MICKIEWICZ z: Album of historical views of Polandlithographed by Alojzy Misierowicz(1825-oc.1905) in lithography by Maksymilian Fajans(1827-1890)] Sign.on kam.l.d. drawing from nature Napoleon Orda, p.d. Lith. in Lith. by M. Fajans in Warsawlithograph, tintaFor. ca: 44.5x31.5 cmNapoleon Mateusz Tadeusz Orda (1807-1883) - Polish draughtsman, ...
Polonaise. Polish Dances. Rotogravure, paper. Signed on fawn "Z. STRYJEŃSKA" and date. "1927". Dimensions 34 x 24.4 cm. Graphic comes from the portfolio: "Polish Dances" 11 multicolored rotogravures / Zofja Stryjeńska ; foreword by [...] Artur Schroeder. [1929]. Condition b. good.
Dimensions: with frame 32 x 26 cm Condition as in the photos.
On beige cardboardDimensions:Composition: 44 x 32 cmOverall: 60 x 46 cmSigned in pencil: Henryk PłóciennikNotes:The "+" sign in linocuts by Henryk Plóciennik means that the artist added hand-painted pieces to the graphic print. This means that each work is a unique piece of art, in one piece.
Author: Józef Mehoffer Title: Bold Gardener (II) (1912) Technique: etching, paper Dimensions of print: 21.5 x 30 cm Sheet dimensions: 31.3 x 39.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 35 x 41,5 cm Artwork description:Jozef Mehoffer's versatile oeuvre included printmaking. The etching on display depicts a scene set in the Mehoffers' garden at their manor house in Jankówka.The artist has depicted an elega...
woodcut, ink, paper, 50x20 cm, signed: stamp of Gihachiro Okuyama in lower right corner Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981), was a 20th century Japanese commercial artist and woodcut printmaker. He was a prolific artist in the shin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga styles. He is known for his landscape works, both in color and black-and-white, as well as simple scenes that introduce elements of Japan's modern...
color woodcut, ink, paper, 22x32 cm, signature The publication of these woodcuts in Yuyudo was supervised by Yoshida Teruji (1901-1972). He was editor-in-chief at Takamizawa from 1933. In 1955, he became head of Kabukiza's publishing department. He wrote 84 books. He was a director of the Japan Ukiyo-e Society, a member of the Japan Dramatic Society, and chaired the Ukiyo-e Special Appreciatio...
FISZEWO - November Uprising. Scene of the execution of the November insurgents interned in Elblag (January 27, 1832); letter Villain, drawing by Laure based on A. Rafetta, publ. J. Straszewicz, ca. 1834; lith. color, st. bdb.; dim. 298x209 mm. MASSACRE DES POLONAIS A FISCHAU. Rare.
GDAŃSK. plan of the siege of Danzig by the French army in 1807; drawing and eng. A. Tardieu, taken from: G.M. Dumas, Précis des événemens militaires [...], 1817-1826; legend, eastern orientation; copper color, st. bdb., tears; plate dimensions 500x395 mm; PLAN DU SIÈGE DE DANTZICK en 1807 [...];[Dantiscum G167/6 ].
( STEFAN Batory (1533 - 1586), King of Poland). "XV Stephanus Bathori Rex Poloniae". Portrait in copperplate. Not signed (18th century) Format (plate imprint): 18 x 12 cm (board: 23.5 x 18 cm). Good condition. Image of the king in full figure, with scepter, a helmet at his feet. He is standing in a niche surrounded by an architectural frame. Lit.: "Catalog of portraits...", item 5214 (slightly...
WISLOUŚCIE. View of the fortress; drawn from nature by F.B. Werner, published by J.C. Leopold, ca. 1750; in upper corners, putti holding blank sheets; at bottom, texts in Latin and German; copper color, fine condition; plate dimensions 300x207 mm; VISTULAEMUNDA. WEIXELMÜNDA.
Color woodcut, paper, 36x24 cm, fragment of triptych (middle part) In this woodcut, Chikanobu shows us the preparations of actor No backstage. He has long red hair and a golden crown topped by a figure of a dragon. First published in 1894-1897, Chikanobu's "Inside Chiyoda Palace" series depicts the life of women in Edo Castle before the Meiji Restoration, when it was home to the shogun and his...
Linocut + On cardboardDimensions:Composition 44 x 32 cmWhole 60 x 46 cmSigned in pencil Henryk PłóciennikNotes:The "+" sign in Henryk Plóciennik's linocuts means that the artist added hand-painted pieces to the graphic print. This means that each work is a unique piece of art, in one piece.
PIÑCZÓW. View of the castle; drawing by E.J. Dahlbergh, taken from: Histoire du regne de Charles Gustave [...], 1697; copper color, fair condition, slight yellowing; plate dimensions 332x215 mm; PINSCHOU;[Dahlbergh 78].
PUŁTUSK. Plan of the battle of the Swedish and Saxon armies at Pultusk (V 1703) during the Third Northern War; description at bottom; eng. C. Albrecht, taken from: Theatrum Europaeum, ed. by M. Merian, 1718; copper b.-b., st. bdb., tears, yellowing; plate dimensions 260x293 mm; Plan, von der Stadt Pultusk alwo der König von Schweden [...].
Linocut On yellow cardboardDimensions:Composition: 49 x 23 cmOverall: 62 x 33 cmSigned in pencil Henryk Plóciennik
WROCŁAW. St. Elisabeth's Church - view of the tower; anonymous, 1674; wood. colored, partially paper-covered, bottom folding, st. bdb., staining, repaired loss; dimensions: 116x295 mm; title. partially handwritten: Die Thurm-Wächten zu St. Elisabeth in Bresslaŭ.
Color woodcut, ink, paper, 22x33.5 cm, artist's signature, artisans' mark in margin: carved by Torazo Matsuda, printed by Tadao Endo A magnificent view of Fujisawa, with an arched bridge over a stream leading to the village. Fujisawa was a bustling postal and temple town. In the foreground, a torii gate leads to Benten Temple on Enoshima. The station is crowded with travelers and pilgrims visi...
inkography, paper, 32 x 23 cm
color woodcut, ink, paper, 40x27 cm, signature Woodcut depicting two beauties in private quarters, each looking into a hand mirror. The beauty on the right is using a brush to apply lipstick, while a small bowl of pigment stands on the floor beside her. Her companion holds a small round mirror in her outstretched hand, tied with a tasselled cord. Both women are elegantly dressed in several lay...
GDAŃSK. panorama of the city from the Suchanin side; drawing and eng. J.C. Schultz, comes from the portfolio: Das malerische Danzig um 1850, published in an edition of 500 copies (first edition), rebound by Meisenbach Riffarth & Co. in Berlin; joined initials ICS and date 1844 at bottom (on plate); aquf. p.b., st. bdb.; plate dimensions approx. 410x240 mm; DANZIG.
color woodcut, ink, paper, 26x38 cm, publisher's mark on back Color woodcut, ink, paper, 26x38 cm, publisher's mark on back The first edition of Album of Selected Insects appeared in 1788 by the Tsutaya Yuzaburo Publishing House. Utamaro's drawings illustrated poems written by thirty poets specializing in poetry about insects. The album was considered a masterpiece of Japanese art and was repr...
TORUŃ. Bird's-eye view of the city during the siege by the Swedish army during the Swedish Deluge; engraved and published by G. Bodenehr II, taken from: Force d'Europe [...], 1720-1740; extensive description in margins; copper-colored, condition bdb., after conservation; plate dimensions 368x166 mm; THORN mit Ao: 1658. erlittener Belagerung.