Transport. Portfolio with 4 silkscreens. Signed, limited edition by Swarte, Joost - 1993

Arnheim: Christoffel Van Sichem, 1609. Original Woodcut . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 11.7 x 16.6 Cm. A Very Fine Example, Trimmed To Plate Mark, Mounted.Original Engraving Of Anabaptist Leader Herman Schoenmaecker, 7" X 5 1/8", One Of A Series Of Fine Woodcut Portraits Executed By Van Sichem, Junior, All Rare. A Very Fine Example With Wide Margins. Christoffel Van Sichem (1581, Basel - 1658, Amsterdam), Was A Dutch Golden Age Woodcutter And Engraver. According To The Rkd He Made Woodcuts Of Famous People After His Father, Christoffel Van Sichem The Elder. He Was The Brother Of Karel Sichem Who Published Many Of His Prints. Van Sichem Also Made Woodcuts After Portraits By Leading Artists Such As Abraham Bloemaert, Hendrick Goltzius And Maarten Van Heemskerck, Among Others. He Made These For Various Publications And Then He Bundled And Published Them Himself In "Der Zielen Lust-Hof '. His Work May Be Seen In "Bibels Tresoor, Ofte Der Zielen Lvsthof", By Christoffel Van Sichem, Pieter Jacobsz. Paets,… Read More

Arnheim: Christoffel Van Sichem / Ioan. Iansonium, 1609. Original Woodcut . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 12.4 x 16.2 Cm. Original Engraving Of Anabaptist Leader Melchior Rinck 7" X 4 3/4", One Of A Series Of Fine Woodcut Portraits Executed By Van Sichem, Junior, All Rare. A Very Fine Example, Trimmed To Plate Mark, Mounted. Christoffel Van Sichem (1581, Basel - 1658, Amsterdam), Was A Dutch Golden Age Woodcutter And Engraver. According To The Rkd He Made Woodcuts Of Famous People After His Father, Christoffel Van Sichem The Elder. He Was The Brother Of Karel Sichem Who Published Many Of His Prints. Van Sichem Also Made Woodcuts After Portraits By Leading Artists Such As Abraham Bloemaert, Hendrick Goltzius And Maarten Van Heemskerck, Among Others. He Made These For Various Publications And Then He Bundled And Published Them Himself In "Der Zielen Lust-Hof '. His Work May Be Seen In "Bibels Tresoor, Ofte Der Zielen Lvsthof", By Christoffel Van Sichem, Pieter Jacobsz. Paets, Leuven & Amsterdam, 1646, And… Read More

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1957. Paperback. Near Fine. [28] p., 2 leaves of tissue plates: six wood engravings and one woodcut; 26 x 29 cm. Stitched blue-grey wrappers with label printed in red and black. Within original portfolio covered in the same glue-grey paper with matching printed label on the front and a spine label printed in red. Designed, illustrated, and printed by Leonard Baskin at the Gehenna Press, Nov. 1957. Handprinted in Perpetua type. "The illustrations have been printed from six original boxwood engravings and one cherry woodcut on Amalfi Italian hand-made paper and on Moriki and Mending Tissue, both hand-made in Japan." This is no. 635 of a limited edition of 975 copies, from an edition of 1000; signed by Leonard Baskin. It was honored as one of the "Fifty Books of the Year 1957" by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Book is in Near Fine Condition: front wrapper lightly creased from upper corner along fore-edge; clean and crisp. Portfolio is in Good… Read More

Two copies available, as follows:
Item 1: A$580
Good to V.Good condition. Pages complete and clean with some light foxing. Half red morocco spine, plum cloth sides, gilt year on spine of folio hardback. Two of four double page colour supplements bound in place. Spine rubbed but binding intact. Half red morocco spine, plum cloth sides, gilt year on spine of folio hardback. Cover scuffed and faded but bound intact. Pages and print good, some foxing, mostly on outer edges with some discolouration.
Item 2: A$250
Fair Condition. Original covers and spine cracked, bumped and marked but attached and bound intact. One-penny postage paid stamped on weekly leading pages. Previously removed (106) pages have been replaced by digitally reproduced pages, existing page condition fair.
Published by George C. Leighton, London, 1864. 684 numbered pages with illustrations and advertisements from 1864.
Some examples of the items contained in this bound volume are:
American Civil War
War in New Zealand
Kerbstone… Read More

Etching and dry-point, signed in the plate and dated 1876. 121 x 81mm (image). A fine impression on Van Gelder paper with large margins, 400 x 300mm. Sheet very lightly and evenly darkened by age, but good condition. This is not a published etching; only a few proofs. - Delchevalerie no. 21; Liège 1981, Adrien de Witte, no. 126. - "A partir de 1875... commence une magistrale série d'eaux-fortes. (…) Adrien de Witte fait prendre à la gravure liégeoise un tournant décisif. Libérant la gravure de son rôle de reproduction, il la traite pour elle-même, faisant œuvre originale. Les sujets sont puisés dans la vie quotidienne." (Françoise Clercx-Léonard-Etienne, Adrien de Witte, Liège, 1981, p. 29-30).

13, Rue Saint-Georges, Paris: Publie sous la direction de JEAN GUIFFREY, Conservateur au Musee du Louvre par L' ILLUSTRATION 0 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ecole Italienne (Primitifs), Italienne (XVI au XVIII siecle), Flamande, Hollandaise, Allemande, Espagnole, Anglaise, Francaise (XIV au XVI siecle), Francais (XVII siecle), Francaise (XVIII siecle), Francaise (XIX siecle-1" partie), Francaise (XIX siecle-2 partie), Francaise (XIX siecle-3 partie). Light brown cover with oval black center, light brown title and cream colored spine. 2 Book set with 13 volumes included. About 11-3/4 x 8. Undated circa 1920? Two heavy thick volumes with black & white illustrations throughout and color frontis. Nice condition with secure bindings, clean pages, lightly rubbed covers and few small spine end cloth tear/frays. Text in French. THESE TWO BOOKS WEIGH OVER TEN POUNDS AND WILL NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY UNLESS FIRST CONTACTED ON SHIPPING PRICE! .

Italy: The Artist SIGNED BY ARTIST in pencil lower left, title lower right. No date, no place, circa 1930s. Original etching on thick stiff cream wove paper. Stamped "Fine Arte G. Panatta, Via F. Crispi 117 Roma" top edge verso, soiling verso, 1" closed tear and 1/2" chip right edge, toning at margins, darker at bottom edge, all flaws would be hidden by mat. Unframed and unmatted, paper size 14" x 19 3/4", plate size 9 1/4" x 11 1/2". A wonderful Italian engraver, Laurenzi is little known in the U.S. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. Print. Very Good.

London: Printsellers Association / Henry Graves And Co., 1884. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Fine. Original Engraving, 7 1/4" X 5 1/4". Printsellers Association Stamp, Code Bx, With Publisher's Information Above The Print; Signed Below Image In Pencil, By Schroder (Full Name Of Artist Not Identified). Engraving After Morland's 1795 Painting. Nicely Framed And Matted By L. A. Art Box In Op3 Uv Filter Plexiglass.

No Place: The Artist Edward Glannon, born Pennsylvania Oct. 2, 1911, died New york, May 28, 1992. Painter, lithographer, and teacher, his works are in numerous museums and private collections. This lithograph is Fine, 5 1/4" x 7", image size 4 3/8" x 5 7/8", title lower left and signature lower right, both in pencil, undated. Glannon took up lithography in his 60s. An utterly charming print. . Print. Fine. 5 1/4" x 7".

Paris: Galerie Lutetia, 1926. Signed oval shape drypoint etching with aquatint, and small detail coloured by hand. Circa 1926, Paris. The etching depicts Pierrot in an embrace with a woman, watched from the bushes by Harlequin. The work is signed in pencil by Jean Hardy on the bottom, lower right. Numbered in pencil # 165 of 350. In plate: Paris, copyright Galerie Lutetia. Print is now unframed, in excellent condition, with just the edges showing signs of previous framing. 510 x 610 mm (20 x 24 inches). Gravure à la pointe sèche de forme ovale signée à l'aquatinte, et petit détail colorié à la main. Vers 1926, Paris. La gravure représente Pierrot dans une étreinte avec une femme, observé depuis les buissons par Arlequin. L'oeuvre est signée au crayon par Jean Hardy en bas, en bas à droite. Numéroté au crayon # 165 sur 350. Dans la planche : Paris, copyright Galerie Lutetia. L'impression est maintenant non encadrée, en excellent état, avec juste les bords montrant des signes… Read More