Icons of Modern Printmaking
online only auction | 1 day sale | 9 days away
Location
Norwalk, CT 06850 Dates
Sale Starts
Sat
Nov 8
8pmSale Ends
Sat
Nov 8
Terms & Conditions
1. All Sales Are Final
All items are sold ?as is? and all sales are final. Once a purchase is made, there will be no cancellations, refunds, exchanges, or returns for any reason. Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all item descriptions, photographs, and condition reports prior to bidding.
2. Item Descriptions
While every effort has been made to accurately describe each artwork, including artist attribution, title, medium, and edition, no warranty or guarantee is made regarding authenticity, condition, or provenance beyond the information provided. Buyers are responsible for conducting their own due diligence before placing a bid.
3. Condition
All works are sold in the condition they are presented. Condition reports are available upon request but are provided as a courtesy and reflect the opinion of the seller, not a professional conservator.
4. Payment
Payment must be received in full within [specify timeframe, e.g., 3 business days] of the auction?s close. Failure to complete payment within the specified period may result in the cancellation of the sale and forfeiture of the item.
5. Shipping & Handling
The buyer is responsible for all shipping, insurance, and handling costs. Arrangements can be made through the seller or via the buyer?s preferred carrier. All shipments will be made once full payment has cleared. The seller is not responsible for any loss or damage incurred during transit.
6. Taxes & Duties
Buyers are responsible for any applicable sales taxes, customs duties, or import fees associated with their purchase.
7. Bidding Acknowledgment
By placing a bid, the buyer acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to all terms and conditions herein.
All items are sold ?as is? and all sales are final. Once a purchase is made, there will be no cancellations, refunds, exchanges, or returns for any reason. Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all item descriptions, photographs, and condition reports prior to bidding.
2. Item Descriptions
While every effort has been made to accurately describe each artwork, including artist attribution, title, medium, and edition, no warranty or guarantee is made regarding authenticity, condition, or provenance beyond the information provided. Buyers are responsible for conducting their own due diligence before placing a bid.
3. Condition
All works are sold in the condition they are presented. Condition reports are available upon request but are provided as a courtesy and reflect the opinion of the seller, not a professional conservator.
4. Payment
Payment must be received in full within [specify timeframe, e.g., 3 business days] of the auction?s close. Failure to complete payment within the specified period may result in the cancellation of the sale and forfeiture of the item.
5. Shipping & Handling
The buyer is responsible for all shipping, insurance, and handling costs. Arrangements can be made through the seller or via the buyer?s preferred carrier. All shipments will be made once full payment has cleared. The seller is not responsible for any loss or damage incurred during transit.
6. Taxes & Duties
Buyers are responsible for any applicable sales taxes, customs duties, or import fees associated with their purchase.
7. Bidding Acknowledgment
By placing a bid, the buyer acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to all terms and conditions herein.
Crown & Gavel LLC
Description & Details
This superb collection offers an exceptional overview of twentieth century printmaking, uniting works by the most influential figures of the modern and postwar eras. Featuring original lithographs, etchings, and woodcuts by Fernand Leger, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Sonia Delaunay, Raoul Dufy, Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, and Andy Warhol, among others, the group captures the evolution of the graphic arts as a field of invention and expression equal to painting and sculpture. Created in collaboration with leading ateliers including Mourlot, Maeght, and Griffon Neuchatel, these works exemplify the technical mastery and visual imagination that define modern printmaking. Leger?s strong geometry and rhythmic color, Chagall?s poetic symbolism, and Matisse?s lyrical simplicity each reveal the artist?s hand through the directness of the printed mark. Dali?s woodcuts from The Divine Comedy demonstrate his precision and dreamlike vision, while Warhol?s Sunday B Morning silkscreen embodies the bold immediacy of Pop Art and its fascination with the image as icon. Executed on fine papers such as Arches, Rives, and Japon, and drawn from important portfolios including Derriere le Miroir, La Divine Comedie, and Toros y Toreros, the collection stands as a testament to the richness and diversity of modern aesthetics. Presented in excellent condition, these prints together illustrate the enduring dialogue between craft and concept that elevated the medium to a cornerstone of twentieth century art.
![Henri Matisse, [Edgar Allan] Poe, Poesies de Stephane Mallarme, Limited Edition Lithograph](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/10302/394411/218576539_1_m.jpg?version=1761738406)
![Henri Matisse, [Edgar Allan] Poe, Poesies de Stephane Mallarme, Limited Edition Lithograph](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/10302/394411/218576624_1_m.jpg?version=1761738426)
Thank you for using EstateSales.NET. You're the best!