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A superb, early impression of this very scarce etching etching and drypoint on antique cream laid paper, with selective wiping and warm plate tone. Sixth or seventh state (of 9), or an intermediate state between the sixth and seventh states, with the carafe and the glass on the table very faintly visible and with the light, curved scratch through the base of the lowest tree trunk. MacDonald cites approximately 60 known impressions in all nine states. Signed with the butterfly and inscribed "imp" in pencil on the tab, lower left. From "Twelve Etchings." According to MacDonald, "The site is the courtyard of the Ca' da Mosto, north of the Rialto bridge in the district of Cannaregio, Venice, Italy. This view, drawn accurately on the copper plate, is reversed, as usual, in the print." This is one of Whistler's largest and most celebrated etchings of Venice...

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The Pass of Gadalore Portfolio: The Quest for the Grail Medium: Etching in color Year: 1975 Edition: 39/100 Frame Size: 27" x 22" Sheet Size: 17 3/4" x 1...

Artist: Salvador Dali Title: The Tournament of Galore Portfolio: The Quest for the Grail Medium: Etching in color Year: 1975 Edition: 39/100 Frame Size: 27" x 22" Sheet Size: 17 3/4"...

Caberet du Lapin Agile, Montmartre, Paris - 13/250 This charming etching depicts a French residential street scene by Saul Yaffie a.k.a., Paul Jeffay (Scotland, 1898–1957) in varying shades of lights and darks with intricately made hash marks. Frame Size: 12.25"H x 14.88"W. Image size: 6"H x 8.75"W. Signed lower right Paul Jaffay and lower left "13 of 250" (impressions) Saul Yaffie, a.k.a. Paul Jeffay, (1898–1957) was a Scottish Jewish artist. Known for his charming French street scenes as well as his Judaica work. Saul Yaffie is listed in the Glasgow School of Art's World War One Roll of Honor. After (1918) the armistice Saul returned briefly to Glasgow, before ‘try[ing] his luck in Paris’ (Schotz, pg. 64). It is around this time that Saul began to sign his work with the pseudonym ‘Paul Jeffay’.He later went by the name Paul Jeffay, and much of his work is signed under this name. Saul Yaffie was born in Blythswood, Glasgow on 29 April 1898. His mother was Kate Yaffie (née Karkonoski), and his father, Bernard Yaffie, was a master tailor. Like many Russian Jews, Kate and Bernard Yaffie fled persecution in Russia during a wave of anti-Jewish pogroms triggered by the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881. Saul's father was naturalised as a British citizen by the time that Saul himself was three; a Bernard Yaffie is recorded as living at Abbotsford Place in the old Gorbals, where the young Saul spent the early years of his childhood. The Yaffies were not unique in their situation: the Gorbals was the centre of Scotland's Jewish community and home to a large proportion of Glasgow's immigrants throughout the early 20th century. Over time, there was a movement to some of the more affluent communities in Glasgow, such as Pollokshields and Garnethill, as many Jewish families gradually improved their social and economic situation. Like these, the Yaffies also experienced a time of good fortune, moving to a more agreeable address on Sinclair Drive, Cathcart as Bernard's tailoring business prospered. Saul attended day classes in drawing and painting, modelling, and life drawing at The Glasgow School of Art from 1912 to 1919. During the First World War, he was required to interrupt his studies to serve in the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1916/17. Although subject to military conscription, Yaffie reached the rank of corporal during his service. Prior to his conscription Yaffie engaged in munitions work, something that was recorded in the GSA's student registers. The post-war economic depression that affected the country during the 1920s, also affected the Yaffie family directly: Bernard Yaffie's business suffered greatly, and the family eventually emigrated to Canada. Saul did not emigrate with his family, choosing instead to stay in Europe, and relocate to jazz age Paris where he continued his artistic practice. Now married, Saul sought to escape persecution in Europe by returning to the UK before the Second World War with his wife, Estusia. The two settled in Manchester, but returned to France after the war. In his memoires ‘Bronze in My Blood’, German-born sculptor Benno Schotz describes a Saul ‘Yaffe’, one of only three other Jewish students who attended The Glasgow School of Art at the time. (Schotz himself was exempt from joining the forces because he was ‘not yet a British subject’, and was engaged in war work in the drawing office of John Brown’s shipyards). On the outbreak of the war, Schotz writes, Yaffie won a poster competition to be displayed in Glasgow tramcars at the beginning of the 1914-18 war – his winning design depicted a woman with a child in her arms, fleeing from a fire behind her. While on leave from service, the young Saul told Schotz he had briefly been stationed in the same unit as Jewish American sculptor Jacob Epstein. This was most likely the 38th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers...

"The Rolls" - Vintage Rolls Royce Automobile Etching on Paper Clean and modern drypoint etching of a classic Rolls Royce by Maria Bennett (American, 20t...

This refined etching and drypoint was realized by the esteemed American artist Troy Kinney in the United States circa 1920. The work features a lone female figure (presumable Doris Niles) in a quintessentially Art Deco dress against a blank background in the midst of dancing, her hands above her head. She hold the rumpled bunched fabric of a dress (the folded fabric harkening back to Renaissance portraits) as she looks towards the viewer. She appears to be standing bare foot in a stylized patch of grass, adding a touch of whimsy to the piece. With its sophisticated composition, and masterful handling of the medium, this piece would be a winning addition to any interior regardless of the style of interior. Given the artist's importance and placement within esteemed collections (private and institutional), this piece represents a winning acquisition for collectors of first rate modern art as well as exquisite objects. It comes presented in a custom gilded gallery frame and is in excellent vintage condition. Troy Sylvanus Kinney (December 1, 1871 – January 29, 1938) was an American artist, best known for his compelling works portraying dance performers, fanciful subjects, and classically styled nudes...

A very good impression of this extremely scarce, early drypoint and engraving printed in dark brownish black Japan paper. Third state (of 3). The deluxe...

Come Here and I’ll show you something beautiful [2021] limited_edition and hand signed by the artist Drypoint print and oil pastel Edition number of 30 Image size: H:86 cm x W:110 c...

L'unicorne laser désintègre les cornes de rhinocéros cosmique is a contemporary artwork realized in 1974. The plate is from the Series "La Conquêt...

Dali Martien Muni d'un Double Microscope holo-électronique is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1974. Drypoint etching and colored lithograph on Arches wove paper. Numbe...

A very good, richly-inked impression of this drypoint. Edition of 130. Signed in pencil by Beckmann. Published by Gustav Kiepenheuer, Weimar. From "Die Fürstin."

A very good, richly-inked impression of this aquatint with scraping, burnishing and drypoint on Rives BFK. Initialed, dated and numbered 10/15 in pencil by Diebenkorn. Printed and pu...