AMERICAN ARTIST SEGER LINOLEUM CUT OF LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Measuring 32” x 26”

Black and White wood block print "Celestial Destiny" by T Le Tigre 2007 india ink on heavy rag paper 221/4" by 15"

Japanese woodblock print by the artist Kazuhiko Sanmonji entitled "Zen Garden of Ryoanji". Printed in gray, brown and yellow ink on paper. Signed and titled in pencil. Dated 1999. Artist proof.

Dimensions: Size of paper: 4 3/4" high x 13 1/2" long. Size of art including signature: 3" high x 12 1/2" long

Katsuhara Shinya (Tatsuhara Inuki) (1951-2015)
A woman with mirror in art deco style
Size: 16.25 x 7.25 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Date ca.: Late 20th century, pre-1995.
Edition: 72/200 numbered in pencil on back.
Signed "Shinya" in the image and sealed.
Enlargement 2 shows the upper part of the print in which the black background features a checkerboard pattern that only becomes visible in side light.
Condition: Excellent.

Japanese limited edition woodblock print by Tadashige Nishida (b. 1942) depicting a white cat set against a vibrant red background. This is an early 1999 printing of this design. In pencil, the bottom margin contains the title "Cat (Look Back) 2w," the edition number 59/120, the artist's signature "T. Nishida," and the date '99 together with the artist's red seal. Paper: 15" x 12 3/4" (image: 11 3/4" x 9 1/2"). Very good overall condition...

Oversized Japanese limited edition sosaku hanga woodblock print by Tadashi Nakayama (b. 1927) titled “Afternoon in Blue.” The print was executed in bold colors with gold and silver highlights set against a brilliant blue background. This vertical image is pencil-signed “T. Nakayama,” numbered 44/85, and dated 1982 in the bottom margin. The red Nakayama seal is on the back. Paper size: 42" x 27 7/8” (image: 35 3/8" x 23”)...

Woodblock print by Earl M. Washington, page measures 11" x 8 3/8", woodblock image is 6 1/4" x 5", mat is 13 1/2" x 11". Black ink on cream color paper, in white mats with glassine cover over image. Signed E.M. Washington, titled "Race Mixing", number 2 of 30, with date of 1932, though was printed in the 1990's. Image depicts a violent scene, a black man attacking a nude woman, with knife in his hand. Maybe an image of a racist propaganda poster or leaflet, or an original by Washington...

Woodblock print by E.M. Washington, paper size 9 3/8" x 6 3/8", image size 4" x 3 3/4", mat 13 1/2" x 11". Black ink on tan paper, depicts a semi nude woman in what looks like bar or speakeasy setting, with gramophone and leering man in the background. Signed by Washington, titled "Quadroon-Gramophone" and numbered 24 of 30. Dated 1924, but actually printed in the 1990's Good condition, in acid free mats with glassine cover over image, paper affixed to back mat with small piece of tape...

Extra large format limited edition Japanese woodblock print depicting a flower lined deserted lane beside traditional buildings under a cloudy blue sky by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945) dated 1987. This is an original pencil-signed artist's proof (marked A.P. in the lower left margin) for an image that was likely produced in a limited edition of 100. The pencil-title appears to translate "Empty Sky" or "Deserted Day." Paper size 24 1/4" x 18 1/4" (image: 15 3/8" x 21 1/4"). Full margins...

Large format Japanese limited edition woodblock print depicting a path through traditional buildings titled in kanji at the lower left "Kashiwabara" (station 60) from the series "Kisokaido" by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945). Pencil-signed and with the artist's red seal at the lower right margin. Numbered 1/500 at the lower right margin corner. "Kisokaido" is printed in kanji at the center of the bottom margin. Paper size 14 3/4" x 20 3/4" (image: 12 3/8" x 18 3/8")...

Japanese sosaku hanga “kappa-ban” (stencil print) by Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992) depicting Zenzoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo. The print is pencil-signed “Yoshitoshi Mori” at the lower right. The artist’s red seal is above the signature. The paper measures 16 3/8”V x 12 1/4”H and dates circa 1980s. This print has never been framed and is in very good overall condition.

Large limited-edition Japanese woodblock print by Joshua Rome (b. 1953) titled “Inawara” dated 12/20/1982. The bottom margin is titled, dated, numbered 28/100 and signed in pencil. The artist's red seal is beside the signature. Paper: 18 1/8" x 25" (image: 15 1/2” x 21 5/8"). Very good overall condition. The print is very lightly sunstruck. The bottom margin corners are a little wrinkled and the paper at the back upper edge is slightly distressed from tape removal.

Artist’s proof of the print LAUGHING FACE from the “Folk Sayings” series by Clifton Karhu. An artist's proof is a print that is set aside as a reference by the artist and usually marked AP rather than being numbered and included in the main edition. Clifton Karhu (1927 – 007) was an American artist who settled in Japan after serving there in the U.S. military during WW II and returning as a missionary...

Japanese woodblock print by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945) depicting a shop front. This is an original, kanji titled, pencil-signed, limited edition print numbered 21/500 in the bottom margin. Late 20th century. Paper size 17" x 12 3/8" (image: 15 7/8" x just under 11 1/4"). Full margins. Excellent condition. There is one small piece of tape at the top back margin edge.

Takehiko Hironaga (b. 1935)
A Store in Kakunodate (2) - From the Akita / Kakunodate Series
Japanese title: Kakunodate no Shouho 角館の商舗 (2)
Size: 24 x 18.5 inches.
Date: 1982.
Edition: 23/50.
Condition: Excellent. Right margin has toning.
Hironaga traveled throughout Japan to make prints of its traditional buildings. The influence of his friend Kiyoshi Saito is apparent in this work.

TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS COMMEMORATING FREDERICK STARR & NOSATSU.

Frederick Starr was a professor of anthropology at Chicago University who first visited Japan in 1904 and made many subsequent visits. He wrote many papers on Japanese subjects but is probably best known in Japan for his interest in pilgrimage, he dressed in traditional pilgrim’s clothing and performed the Shikoku pilgrimage in 1917 and 1921...

Oversized limited-edition Japanese woodblock print by Joshua Rome (b. 1953) titled “Fuyu no Hi (Winter's Day)” dated 2/15/1981. The bottom margin is titled, dated, numbered 30/100 and signed in pencil. The artist's red seal is beside the signature. Paper: 9" x 24 5/8" (image: 6 11/16” x 21 5/8"). Very good overall condition. The print is very lightly sunstruck and there are tiny brown spots about the size of the tip of a pin scattered throughout the paper.

A quality woodblock print on rice paper featuring young Asian males frolicking on a street, pencil signed in the lower margin below the present mat by the noted political activist-artist of South Korea, Hong Sung-Dam (born 1955)...

Oversized Japanese woodblock print by Shufu Miyamoto (b. 1950) titled "Water Weeds at Hiroshima." The lower margin is pencil-titled in kanji and English, pencil-signed, and dated '84. It is numbered in pencil 5/150 at the lower left below the artist's red seal. Paper: 17 5/8" x 22 3/4" (image: 15 1/4" x 21 5/8"). Very good overall condition. There are some minor wrinkles in the paper at the margin edges and there is a small mark in the margin at the upper left corner.

Artist’s proof of the print EELS from the “Folk Sayings” series by Clifton Karhu. An artist's proof is a print that is set aside as a reference by the artist and usually marked AP rather than being numbered and included in the main edition. Clifton Karhu (1927 – 007) was an American artist who settled in Japan after serving there in the U.S. military during WW II and returning as a missionary. He became internationally renowned for his woodblock prints which he began making in the early ...

Japanese limited edition sosaku hanga woodblock print depicting two horses in profile galloping neck and neck by Tadashi Nakayama (1927-2014) titled “Running Horses.” The print was executed in bold colors with gold diagonal lines and silver highlights set against a black background. This horizontal image is pencil-signed “T. Nakayama,” numbered 59/95, and dated 1984 in the bottom margin. The bottom margin edge also contains the title and original purchase price of 150,000 yen. The re...

An unframed woodblock print by the hand of one of the masters of 20th century Japanese printmaking, 12 1/2" by 17 3/4" inside the existing mat (the full sheet 16 5/8" by 21 1/2", as permanently laid down on a board), signed in pencil by the artist at lower right and bearing his red seal. The image is of a major traditional multi-tiered temple, perhaps the famous one at Himeji on Honshu, shown in winter with snow on the nearby pines. Sekino was creating art before age 20. He knew Shiko Munakata,...

An unusual playful piece depicting an owl by one of the most important sōsaku-hang printmakers in the 20th century, Akiyama Iwao 秋山巌 (1921-2014). Best known for his prints, Akiyama Iwao produced paintings even later in his career, as well as occasionally painted on ceramics. Sake cup is sealed by the potter, but seal is obscured by glaze, and Akiyama’s signature and remains unread. Piece is simply titled “An Owl” (Fukurō ふくろう) made of stoneware with underglaze iron-oxid...

By the hand of one of the masters of 20th century Japanese printmaking is this woodblock on paper, 14 1/4" by 19" (21 1/2 by 25 3/4" framed), signed in pencil at lower right by the artist within the image area, and bearing inscriptions in Japanese in the margin at lower left and lower right. The image is a traditional temple garden in winter, a light snow covering the lanterns and roof, and apparently wilted flowers killed by the cold unable to lift their heads. The print appears to be in exce...

Kyoto Storefront, undated, purchased from a Kyoto gallery in 1978

Signed and titled in pencil on lower margin, very good color and condition

Paper size: 10 x 13 in.; image size: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ in.

Sake Shop, undated, purchased from a Kyoto gallery in 1978

Signed and titled in pencil on lower margin, very good color and condition

Paper size: 10 x 13 in.; image size: 7 ¾ x 10 ½ in.

Color woodblock on paper, 13 1/4" by 9 1/4" (21" by 17" as framed), pencil signed by the artist at lower right, numbered 143/200 at lower left and titled there "Prayer". Amen's works are most commonly prints, as he was considered a master print maker in woodblock, etching, lithography and silk screen, but he also executed oils and acrylics, in the course of a long career. The subject is a young boy of about bar mitzvah age, holding a prayer book---a rather typical subject for Amen, who general...

First edition Japanese woodblock print, large Oban 9.5” x 12.5”, of “Owl” by Iwao Akiyama. Printed on handmade paper, it is numbered 130/200, and dated 1973. Measures including frame 12” x 15”. Note: Color is excellent, any variations is from reflections in the glass.

A framed woodblock print by the hand of one of the masters of 20th century Japanese printmaking, 8 1/2" by 11 1/4" inside the existing mat, 15" by 18" framed, signed in pencil by the artist at lower right and numbered 43/120 at lower left margin in pencil. The image is of a nighttime snowfall in front of a traditional Japanese structure. Sekino was creating art before age 20. He knew Shiko Munakata, the famous printmaker, while still young, as they were from the same area. By 1932 Sekino was exh...

These are three images of a very rarely seen Maki series,the Drop series.If any friend can send me images of Drop 1, 4, or 5, I would appreciate it.

Original woodblock print in black and light red, 11 5/8" by 8 1/2" (18 1/2" by 15 5/8" as framed), inscribed at lower left in pencil "artist proof" and "Serisawa", and stamped just below that with the circular red seal of the artist, and "To Wally" written at right. This is an example of the graphic work of the American-Japanese artist SUEO SERISAWA (1910-2004). Serisawa is considered to be one of the principal figures in California modernism. Born in Yokohama, Japan, the son of an artist, he...

During the 1970s, Haku Maki liked occasionally to do haniwa, depictions of terracotta figures that were funerary objects used during the 3rd to 6th centuries in Japan. This one—71-2—is a face rather than a complete figure. Created in 1971, the print is 50 of an edition of 151. It measures 5.75in x 8.5in. The print is in very good condition, with faint tape residue on the two top corners of the back, with no impact on the face.

Barry Moser, American, 1940-, "Timing Devices". A dramatic triptych wood engraving, the three images are individually titled, "The Dump", "The Burying Ground", and "The Eucharist". The overall image size is 8 x 9 3/8 inches, 1977, pencil signed.

Limited edition print of two sumo wrestlers titled TACHIAI by Clifton Karhu. The print is perfectly rectangular - any distortions of the paper are from photography. The tachi-ai (a combination of two Japanese words that mean “stand” and “meet”) is the initial charge between two sumo wrestlers at the beginning of a bout. Clifton Karhu (1927 – 007) was an American artist who settled in Japan after serving there in the U.S. military during WW II and returning as a missionary. He became in...

Farm scene, issued ca. 1960s

Printed from a single block on thick paper. The block is inked in different colors with shading effects to imitate a stencil print.

Overall size: 9 x 12 in.

Set of FOUR woodblock prints on special Kizuki Hosho paper from the Book-of the-Month Club series, circa late 1960's/early 1970's, each signed and bearing a red seal, by the important post-war Japanese sosaku hanga artist KIYOSHI SAITO (1907-1997). Saito was one of the first woodblock artists from Japan to be widely accepted by an international audience. After the war his work was exhibited at the Sao Paolo Biennale in 1951, and the recognition achieved there launched his commercial internationa...

Around 1960 Haku Maki probably did the Ox as a woodblock print. He was then a young artist in Tokyo. He may have done some Ox images before James Michener did his now wellknown book, but probably not many: 510 were used in the book The Modern Japanese Print". The prints of Japanese artists included in the book are large-ish, it is not embossed. The print is in excellent shape--it is still tipped onto the original archival backing that was in the book. In 1999 toward the end of his life, Ma...

Poem 69-13 is an old embossed print. Created in 1969, it is in excellent condition. It measures 11 1/8in W x 15in H and is number 61 of an edition of 82.

A beautiful Taiwanese woodblock of the famous cave paintings measuring 22” x 35” framed amd matted

A wood block print based upon the watercolors produced by Salvador Dali for the critically acclaimed illustration of Dante's Divine Comedy. The monumental collaboration of painter, wood block artists, and publishers spanned a period of nearly 25 years. This particular print is from Inferno Canto 4 News of the Limbos. While prints from the Divine Comedy are readily available, this one is particularly desirable above the others. The Divine Comedy series was produced in 4 editions - 2 French, ...

Daniel Tretiak tells us that in 1967 Haku Maki produced an alphabet series, Poem A-Z. He did all the letters of the English alphabet. This is Poem W, a strong rendering of the hiragana for You. Tretiak says: The image has a bold white sun in the top half with two dashes of rain-like strokes. It is in wonderful condition. The print is number 23 of an edition of 50. It measures 17.25 inches square. Note also that this print is an early one which he signed in the left corner below his s...

Leonard Baskin, American, 1922-2000, "Portrait of a Man," Wood engraving, image size 20 x 13 1/2 inches, c. 1950s. This is a very rare unsigned proof, which does not appear in the Fern & O'Sullivan catalog. We believe this portrait to be of 17th century French artist Jacques Callot, whom Baskin greatly admired and included in his series of etchings, "Portraits of Ten Artists" in 1964.

TWO wood engraving prints of the posthumous late 1960's/early 1970's edition of "L'Enfant", each sheet 16 1/2" by 12 7/8", with stamp signature in lower margin, by the important French twentieth century artist ANDRE DERAIN (1880-1954). These are from The Collectors Guild, New York edition, the imagery in red on a black background, each stamped lower right margin "a. Derain". They were found without glass so are in good presentable condition though not mint. One has the original backing from t...

Woodcut color print "Jeremiah", 23" by 15 1/2" (33" by 25" framed), signed in pencil at extreme lower right corner and dated there 1957, by the well-known Jewish artist JAKOB STEINHARDT (1887-1968). The work is numbered in lower center margin 1/30. Steinhardt is a significant figure in the Jewish art scene of the 20th century. Born in present-day Poland, he attended art school in Berlin in 1906, studying with Lovis Corinth and Hermann Struck. The years 1908 to 1910 were spent in Paris, where...

This is a work by highly regarded American artist THOMAS WILLOUGHBY NASON (1889-1971), titled in pencil "Rockport" at lower left and signed at lower right "TWNason (M.W.N.)". This would appear to be a posthumous signature by a relative after the artist's death. This example measures 4 1/4" by 6 1/4" inside the mat and 11 1/4" by 13 1/4" framed. The print appears to be in generally good condition with some scattered foxing, especially in the margin area. The burl wood framing is simple and attra...

Artist’s proof of two sumo wrestlers titled KOTOZAKURA by Clifton Karhu. The print is perfectly rectangular - any distortions of the paper are from photography. An artist's proof is a print that is set aside as a reference by the artist and usually marked AP rather than being numbered and included in the main edition. Kotozakura Masakatsu (1940 – 2007) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler who made his professional debut in 1959, reaching the top division in 1963. After several years a...

A fine 20th C. print variously titled Red Fuji; Fine Wind; Clear Weather, and Gaifû kaisei, originally create by Japanese wood block artist Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830 as part of the monumental 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Although this print has not been examined outside of its frame, it appears to be in superb condition with bright vivid color. One can see, especially on the right, the wood grain on Fuji, confirming that this print is indeed a wood block like the original, with nearly identical di...

SALVADOR DALI, "PURGATORY 22", from the series "The Divine Comedy" ORIGINAL INDIVIDUAL MAT-SLEEVE COLOR WOOD ENGRAVING ON BFK RIVES PAPER with 'Les heures claires" Watermark Hand-Signed in Purple Pencil by Salvador Dali Numbered 150/150, in Purple Pencil, by the author The following information taken from the Official Catalog of Graphic Works of SALVADOR DALI is given for the purpose of confirming the authenticity of this piece. This confirmation, as described here, and as shown in ...

A PAIR of very desirable prints in unusually fine condition, (not examined out of frame, but appearance as presented is superb), pencil signed at lower right near the red artist seal, by the important French-Japanese printmaker artist PAUL JACOULET (1902-1960). Measurements inside the mat are 15" by 11 1/4" (23" by 16 1/4" in black strip frames). Note the prevalent silver mica in the field background, one of the revolutionary techniques for which Jacoulet is revered among print collectors. The ...

Original woodblock print by Kiyoshi Saito. This work is titled "Maiko Kyoto (A)", signed in pencil and on the image, dated 1959, and numbered 34/100. In good condition. Framed but can be sold without the frame.

A PAIR of woodcut prints on very delicate thin paper, one featuring a decorative flower vase and perhaps a tomato or pomegranate, the other a dragon design ceramic with that same tomato/pomegranate, identically framed, each measuring 9 1/4" by 13" (17" by 20" framed). Each includes the artist stamp of Julie Brix. One retains its old Gumps department store sticker. Gumps is a prestigious luxury home furnishings/home decor department store that traces its origin to 1861 San Francisco; judging f...

¡°This print was prepared in the mid-thirties, a few rare proofs exist¡­¡­This imposing portrait is the equivalent in technical complexity of Les Perles and L¡¯Etoile de Gobi¡­¡­The Mandarin¡¯s sleeve is printed in three shades of gray with urushi stripes, and silver metallics. Note the mica of the lenses, made by using crushed pink pearls¡­¡­¡± Richard Miles, The Prints of Paul Jacoulet. P.113, Robert G. Sawers Publishing, 1982. ¡°Le Mandarin Aux Lunettes¡± was publis...

Large original mid-century woodcut by Davira Fisher (USA, Cincinnati, 1918-1986). This work is signed in pencil by the artist L.R. Dated 1960, titled "Lonely Trees", and numbered 18/100. Framed. Davira Fisher is a well listed African American artist from Cincinnati aptly known for her woodblock prints, often depicting the Mount Adams neighborhood of her city.

Original woodcut (white pine) by Wendell H. Black (USA, 1919-1972). Titled and numbered 7/25 l.l. Signed and dated "Wendell Black 58 by Elaine" l.r. From the first edition of 25, posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell and signed by Black's widow Elaine. No lifetime edition exists. 11 1/2" by 18". cf. The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black. This woodcut is illustrated plate 11 in this volume.

This is a fine wood engraving from the end of the 1920's by well listed American printmaker LYND WARD (1905-1985). The work is from the 1929 woodcut novel "God's Man" by Ward. Measuring 6 3/8" by 4 1/2" inside the mat (13 1/2" by 11 1/2" as framed) this print is by an artist well recognized today especially for his achievements in the graphic arts and illustration art. He was an associate of the National Academy, and examples by his hand grace the collections of the Library of Congress and mus...

Discay lenke "in the garden " limited edition wood cut print # 1/50 mid century modern style imagery the paper has a mat board line from old matting in a beautiful wood frame c 1950s size h 23" w 17.5 " frame

Original Japanese woodblock print by 20th century master Jun'Ichiro Sekino (1914-1988) circa 1950s. Unusual column format (roughly 28" by 10" paper, 21" by 5" image), extremely unusual subject, signed "J. Sekino" in pencil lower right and numbered 67/100 lower left. In its original frame, not examined out of the frame but apparently in excellent condition. Sekino's woodblocks are found in the collections of most important art museums, including MOMA and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Original woodcut (white pine) by Wendell H. Black (USA, 1919-1972), titled "Head of a Woman" or "Trinity". Artist Proof. Signed and dated "Wendell Black 58 by Elaine" l.r. From the first edition of 25 plus a couple of proofs printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. No lifetime edition exists. 16 1/4" by 23 3/4". cf: The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black. This works is illustrated as plate 12 in this volume.

SALVADOR DALI

"PARADISE 24"

from the series "The Divine Comedy"

ORIGINAL INDIVIDUAL MAT-SLEEVE COLOR WOOD ENGRAVING ON BFK RIVES PAPER with 'Les heures claires" Watermark

Hand-Signed in Blue Pencil by Salvador Dali

Numbered 150/150, in Blue Pencil, by the author

In accordance with The Official Catalog of Graphic Works of SALVADOR DALI, by Albert Field, page 189

Valued at $6,500, in accordance with the "Print Price Guide to the Graphic Wo...

Large extremely rare oversize woodcut by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). This is a rare proof printed and signed by the artist himself. It is illustrated in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre, Figure 9. Laid down, presumably by the artist, to safeguard its integrity. This work measures 46" by 22". It is titled in pencil by the artist's hand lower left, and is signed and dated lower right. Black only printed a few examples, and did not complete an edition in his lif...