Walter Crane – The First of May: A Fairy Masque (1881)
This unique volume, The First of May: A Fairy Masque, is one of the great illustrated books by the Victorian
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19th Century French Theatre Scene in the Style of Daumier
French School, late 19th century – Oil on paper laid on canvas A spirited and humorous theatre scene, painted in
Tibetan Pyramid Cheppu Chest – Early 20th Century (Sold)
A striking hand-painted Tibetan pyramid chest decorated with the fierce face of a Cheppu, a protective guardian mask used in
Tibetan Pyramid Cheppu Chest – Early 20th Century
Tibetan pyramid chest, first half of 20th Century, vividly painted with a protective Cheppu mask to guard household treasures and ward off evil.
Jacques Barraband Le Touraco géant
Barraband handcolored engraving of the Great Blue Turaco (Schizorhis cristatus), Plate 19 from Buffon, with rich, velvety coloration.
Jacques Barraband (1767–1809), Turacus persa (Le Touraco)
Handcolored Barraband engraving of the Turaco (Turacus persa), Plate 17 from Buffon, with rare workshop color notes and annotations.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi – Kamata Masakiyo Battling a Giant Cat
Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, depicting warrior Kamata Masakiyo in combat with a giant cat, mid-19th century Edo Japan
La Sortie du Port (from La Vie d’un Navire) after Hippolyte Garneray, engraved by A. Durand
La Sortie du Port (from La Vie d’un Navire) — after Hippolyte Garneray, engraved by A. Durand, hand-colored aquatint, Paris,
Day of Judgement – Dramatic Large Russian Lubok Print
Russian popular devotional broadside (lubok): Skaz strashnago suda bozhia — “Tale of the Dread Judgment of God (the Last Judgment).”
Theodore Baierl – Nude in the Artist’s Studio
Theodor BAIERL (1881-1932) Female Nude, Model in the Artist’s Studio, Oil on Masonite, framed under glass, signed. Condition: Craquelure Dimensions:
Katsushika Hokusai – Woodblock Prints from One Hundred Ghost Stories
The Series: One Hundred Ghost Stories (Hyaku Monogatari) This is a haunting series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai,
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery by Taiso Yoshitoshi
Taiso Yoshitoshi, 10 Woodblock Prints from Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (美勇水滸伝, Biyū Suikoden) This series is also sometimes translated
Paul André Robert – Still Life with Christmas Roses
This original oil painting by Swiss naturalist and painter Paul-André Robert depicts a delicate bouquet of Helleborus niger (Christmas rose)
Madonna and Child with Crowns, Central Europe, late 18th–19th century
Central European devotional panel of the Madonna and Child, with a tooled gold ground
Tea House, Native City, Shanghai – Woodblock Print by Elizabeth Keith
“Elizabeth Keith woodblock print Tea House, Native City, Shanghai (1924), showing the famous pavilion on stilts with zig-zag bridge and bustling figures.
Chinese Actor (in Role of a General) – Woodblock Print by Elizabeth Keith
Elizabeth Keith woodblock print of a Chinese opera actor, most likely in the role of a general, richly dressed in dragon-embroidered costume, c.1924.
Night Scene, Peking – Woodblock Print by Elizabeth Keith
Elizabeth Keith woodblock print Night Scene, Peking, a 1920s view of a lantern-lit Beijing street with vendors, shops, and glowing windows in the shin-hanga style
Weeping Man with Donkey – Illustration by Aleksandr Petrovich Apsitis
Small gouache or watercolor illustration on paper by the Russian-Latvian artist Alexandre Alexeieff Apsitis (1880–1944), signed “APSIT” in Cyrillic at
Léon-Victor Dupré – Woodland Landscape with Country Estate
This atmospheric woodland scene by French painter Léon-Victor Dupré, associated with the Barbizon school, reveals a sweeping view of tall
Victor Brauner – Bestiaire, Exhibition Poster, Paris 1963
Original lithographic poster for the exhibition Bestiaire by Victor Brauner, held at Le Point Cardinal gallery in Paris from 20