![Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988). Title: "The Savior ['Untitled' 1982]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. D](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3ab2c422-2f12-43ee-a604-ab500132688c/9fae9960-c725-48bb-a2e6-abce016a8f17/468x382.jpg)
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988). Title: "The Savior ['Untitled' 1982]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1982. Printed 1985. Dimensions: Overall size: 10 5/16 x 16 3/8 in. (262 x 416 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Very light cream smooth wove paper. Ample margins. Fine impression. Fine condition; centerfold as issued; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Scarce, rare signed, and seldom seen. No auction records located. Issued for the opening night exhibition of "Jean-Michel Basquiat: Paintings" at the Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (the exhibition ran from December 2nd to December 25th, 1985). Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the event and they went quickly. Published by the Akira Ikeda Gallery and printed by the Takada Printing Co. Image copyright © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris; ARS, New York. [29524-3-1200]
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Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Title: "The Sower". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1986. Dimensions: Overall size: 7 1/2 x 10 in. (190 x 254 mm). Image size: 3 3/4 x 5 5/16 in. (95 x 135 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower right. A proof (?) aside from the edition of 100. White wove Coronado opaque SST cover stock paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Very good condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Corlett App.10.01. Provenance: Private collection, Dranesville, Virginia. Comment(s): From the portfolio "Roy Lichtenstein: Landscape Sketches 1984-1985" printed by the Meriden-Stinehour Press. A trade edition of 2,500 was also issued. Rare when signed. Image copyright © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. [28221-2-225]
![Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Title: "Tintin Reading I (a) [from: Tintin in the New World]". Medium: Color](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3ab2c422-2f12-43ee-a604-ab500132688c/019a576b-a811-4220-881c-abce016a9d87/468x382.jpg)
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Title: "Tintin Reading I (a) [from: Tintin in the New World]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1993. Dimensions: Image size: 8 9/16 x 5 1/4 in. (217 x 133 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, upper left. Edition of 12,500. Paper: 80# Simpson over board. The full sheet; untrimmed. Fine impression. Very good condition, on board as issued. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Corlett III.16. Comment(s): Cover illustration for "Tintin in the New World." The image depicts Tintin reading a newspaper with Snowy at his feet. Corlett writes: "Lichtenstein created this image specifically for use on the cover of Frederic Tuten's "Tintin in the New World" (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.,1993). The cover is protected by a transparent plastic book-jacket overlay, on which the title of the book and the author's name are printed. A Lichtenstein drawing, 'Interior with Painting of Tintin,' (1992), also designed specifically for use in the book, appears as the frontispiece (see cat. no. III.17)." Printed by Coral Graphics, Plainview, New York. Rare when signed. Image copyright © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. [24520-3-400]
Artist: Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971). Title: "Two Boys Smoking in Central Park, N.Y.C". Medium: Original photogravure. Date: Composed 1963. Printed later. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (213 x 210 mm).Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, qualty printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): A very rare print. “Gordon’s” locates only two sales in the past 35+ years, the highest price at Phillips, New York, 10/4/2018, lot #34, realizing $62,500. Image copyright © The Estate of Diane Arbus, LLC. [29609-2-600]
![Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958 - 1990). Title: "Two Mickeys & Six Andys [Untitled 1983]". Medium: Color offset lith](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3ab2c422-2f12-43ee-a604-ab500132688c/d82638ac-b1f5-44c4-bc42-abce016aba1c/468x382.jpg)
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958 - 1990). Title: "Two Mickeys & Six Andys [Untitled 1983]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1983. Printed 1985. Dimensions: Overall size: 7 1/2 x 8 in. (190 x 203 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed by Haring in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Light cream wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Fine condition. Comment(s): Rare. No auction records located. Issued to promote the “Keith Haring: Peintures, Sculptures, et Dessins” exhibition at the capc Musee d’art contemporain, Bordeaux, France. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went quickly. The exhibition ran from December 15th 1985 to February 23, 1986. Printed by l’Imprimerie Union, Paris. Image copyright © The Keith Haring Foundation. [29200-1-800]
![Artist: David Hockney (British, b.1937). Title: "Views of Hotel Well III [David Hockney/Moving Focus Prints exhibition]". Med](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/3ab2c422-2f12-43ee-a604-ab500132688c/3fb0dbbc-6698-4840-9680-abce016ad51b/468x382.jpg)
Artist: David Hockney (British, b.1937). Title: "Views of Hotel Well III [David Hockney/Moving Focus Prints exhibition]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1986. Dimensions: Overall size: 32 x 22 in. (813 x 559 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed with the initials and dated in crayon, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. White wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Baggot/Hockney Posters 124 (1987); Baggot/Hockney Posters 157 (1994). Provenance: Ex-collection Avishai Halevy, Phoenix, Arizona. Comment(s): This poster (unsigned) sold for US$2,064 at Christie's South Kensingston, 03/25/1999, lot 124. Scarce/rare with the signature. Published by the Tate Gallery for the "Moving Focus Prints from Tyler Graphics, Ltd." exhibition, March to May, 1986. Features Hockney's print "Views of Hotel Well III," printed by Tyler Graphics, Ltd. Image copyright © David Hockney. [23683-6-125]
Artist: David Hockney (British, b.1937). Title: "White Porcelain [David Hockney/Preventive Intervention/Tyler Graphics exhibition]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1988. Dimensions: Overall size: 33 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (851 x 622 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed with the initials and dated in crayon, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. Cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Unknown to Baggot/Hockney Posters. Provenance: Ex-collection Avishai Halevy, Phoenix, Arizona. Comment(s): A scarce/rare poster with the signature. Published by the Preventive Intervention Research Center for Child Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, for the exhibition opening June 5, 1988. Features Hockney's print "White Porcelain," printed by Tyler Graphics, Ltd. Image copyright © David Hockney. [23684-6-100]
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. A tanged bronze spearhead comprising a leaf-shaped blade with a large raised midrib, flanked by two smaller raised ribs on either side. This rare spear head has beautiful incised, concentric chevrons on its neck and is made even more grand by its stunning green patina. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition. Size: L:380mm; 410g. Provenance: Property of an established London gallery; acquired from a private estate collection formed before 2000.
c. 800-1100 AD. Viking age. An iron bearded axe head with a short blade, round socket and hammerhead on the reverse. The item features etched decoration in a hatched design on the rear part of the blade. The bearded axe, or Skeggøx (from Old Norse Skegg, "beard", and øx, "axe") was common from the 6th century AD onwards in Scandinavia, but made most famous by the Vikings, who used these axes in battle to terrible effect. Bearded axes are named for the fact that the main part of the axe blade extends below the butt of the axe, creating a large cutting blade and allowing a fighter to hook onto the shields or weapons of his (or her) opponents. The hammerhead would have allowed for further tactical flexibility and the possibility of dealing powerful percussion blows. Further information on Viking axes can be found in Petersen, Jan (1919). De Norske Vikingesverd. Kristiania, but please note that the hammerhead is a rare variant not known at the time of that publication.. Good condition; on a custom made stand.Size: H:135mm/L:165mm/H:60mm (without stand); 584g. Provenance: From the private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK /European art markets.
1200-800 BC, Bronze Age Luristan..Rare bronze axe with flat, broad blade, which tapers to a cuvillinear tang featuring horn-shaped guard. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; on custom-made stand. Size: H:200mm / W:100mm ; 268g. Provenance: Property of a London gallery, previously in old British collection formed in the 1980s.
300-500 AD, Late Roman. A group of five glass bracelets (also referred to as bangles) comprising monochrome glass loops bent into a loop, one with tooled decoration, and and more complex compositions made of a coloured glass core with applied patches. Items in this group include: 1) yellow with applied bump decoration; 2) a rare example comprising black core decorated with red, blue, yellow and other coloured patches (a design known as 'millefiori' or 'thousand flowers'); 3) reddish-brown bracelet with tooled decoration; 4) a black bracelet with yellow patches and tooled decoration; 5) a yellow bracelet decorated with red patches. Glass bracelets were an important dress accessory worn in the Roman Empire, and to judge from finds in graves, were primarily worn by women and children (and to a lesser extent by men). These versatile objects might also have been used to adorn women's elaborate hairstyles and/or to decorate horses. Glass bangles had a long lifespan and were also worn in the Middle Ages under Rome's successor state, the Byzantine Empire, where women often wore dresses which revealed their arms, making bracelets an especially appropriate accessory choice. For more information on glass bracelets, see http://www.romanglassbangles.com - Good condition. Size: D:47-63mm; 31g. Provenance: Property of a London gallery, previously in old British collection formed in the 1970s.
C. 100 AD, Roman. Rare gold amulet in the shape of date fruit. Dates were an important motif in Roman art with the most famous portable material culture from the Roman world depicting dates are a series of mold-blown glass flasks in the shape of this fruit. Dates were not only a staple of the Mediterranean diet, used to sweeten food and wine, but were also a symbolic gift given during New Year celebrations. Good condition. Size: H:27mm / W:mm ; 0.6g. Provenance: Important London collection of Ancient art; formed in 1970s then passed by descent.
2000-1000 BC, Bronze Age, Luristan. Rare decorated bronze axe with flat, curved blade, prominent midrib which splits to form three branches as it approaches the blade, and circular socket. Bronze weaponry production flourished from the 3000 BC – 1200 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron over the following 500 years. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; on custom-made stand. Size: H:110mm/L:150mm/H:70mm (without stand); 402g. Provenance: Property of a North London professional; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1980s;
Ca. 1500 AD, Tudor, rare bronze ring with circular hoop and decorated bezel comprised of two pairs of clapsed hands in typical Tudor garb, separated by horizonal bands. Marriage rings were first used in antiquity but became increasingly popular in the Middle Ages, when they were worn by married women but not usually by men; husbands only started to wear wedding rings in the 20th century. This item therefore probably belonged to a Tudor woman. Good, wearable condition. Size: D:21mm/L:25mm; 7.5g. Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Austria.
C. 100 AD, Roman. Beautiful rare Roman necklace comprising a gold chain interspersed with glass beads in a range of blue shades. Clasp at the rear. This elegant item probably belonged to a Roman upper class lady and would make a gorgeous statement piece today. Good condition; wearable. Size: L:340mm; 6.5g. Provenance: Property of a professional Ancient art and jewelry expert; previously with a London gallery; initially from a private British collection formed in the 1990s.
c. 1525-1700 AD, Mughal Empire. Rare iron kwawah dagger with curved, pointed blade, curved guard, and trident-shaped pommel. The elegant khawah dagger's name means "finisher" or "coup de grâce." Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: H:330mm / W:60mm ; 262g. Provenance: From an old British collection of Asian Art formed in the 1990 on the UK and European art market.
800-600 BC, Greek Hoplite Period. Rare iron xiphos dagger with a leaf shaped blade, elegant Quillion, and an intact tubular bone handle with toothed end and incised decoration comprising a series of bands framing a field of concentric chevrons. Swords, spears, daggers and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it, especially the Hoplites. Hoplites were the citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greece, where each city state was fiercely independent and could only be sustained through the military power of its male inhabitants. Hoplites primarily fought using the closed phalanx formation to allow best use of their frequently small numbers. For more information on Greek hoplite warfare, see Donald Kagan and Gregory F. Viggiano (eds., 2013). Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece, Princeton University Press. Good condition. Size: L:325mm; 144g. Provenance: Property of an established London gallery; acquired from a private estate collection formed in the 1990s.
1000-1200 AD, Norman. Rare bronze ring with circular hoop and round bezel bearing incised decoration described within a circle. The decoration comprises a detailed horse in motion against a vegetal background. The Normans were a people descended from the Vikings, who came to settle Northern France, before carving out kingdoms for themselves in Britain and Sicily. They were fearsome fighters just like their Viking ancestors, and revelled in their military prowess. This item may have belonged to one such Norman warrior. Good, wearable condition. Size: D: 20.6mm, US: 11, UK: V1/2; 10.1g. Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1970s
1200-800 BC. Bronze Age Luristani. Rare decorated bronze axe with flat, curved blade, prominent midrib which splits to form three branches as it approaches the blade, and circular socket. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; on custom-made stand. Size: H:130mm/L:145mm/H:45mm (without stand); 500g. Provenance: Private London collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK and European art market.
C. 1300-1400 AD, Medieval British. Rare gold ring with circular hoop, square trumpet bezel and square emerald setting surrounded by elegant granulated decoration. This gorgeous piece probably belonged to a Medieval noblelady from the British Isles to underline her status and importance within contemporary. society. Excellent condition; wearable. Size: D: 16.5mm, US: 6, UK: L1/2; 10.49g. Provenance: Property of a professional Ancient art and jewelry expert; previously with a London gallery; initially from a private British collection formed before 2000.
Ca. 700-1100 AD, Viking Age. A rare type of circular bronze pendant with suspension loop. The border of the pendant presents a corded border and the inner part of the pendant comprises weaved bands of decoration which simulate the appearance of wicker. While the Vikings are most commonly known for their prowess in war, they were also skilled in metalworking, as this beautiful piece illustrates well. For more general information on Viking Jewellery see Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940. Good Condition. Size: H: 30.8mm, W: 24.2mm; 5.06g. Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1970s;
c. 1000-1500 AD, Crusader Period. Rare bronze ring with a thick circular hoop and enormous circular trumpet bezel featuring an incised Star of Bethlehem motif. In the Christian tradition, the Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, revealed the birth of Jesus to the Biblical Magi, and later led them to Bethlehem. The star appears only in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew, where magi "from the east" are inspired by the star to travel to Jerusalem. There they meet King Herod of Judea, and ask where the king of the Jews has been born. Herod, following a verse from the book of Micah interpreted as a prophecy, directs them to Bethlehem, a nearby village. The star leads them to the stable where Jesus was born in Bethlehem, where they worship him, and give him gifts. It is a symbol often depicted on rings and jewellery during the Medieval period. Good, wearable condition. Size: D: 19mm, US: 9, UK: R1/2; 10.1g. Provenance: Property of a London gallery, previously in old British collection formed in the 1970s.
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period. This rare example of a cast bronze sword which has a tapering, bevelled blade with raised midrib, gently flaring shoulders and a recessed integral ibex handle with a crescentic lower guard that would have been inset with stone, bone or ivory inlay. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:445mm; 446g. Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s.
800 - 600 BC. Greek. A rare iron hoplite sword with a tapering, bevelled blade, raised midrib, a quillion, and an integral handle with two perforations and aprotruding pin for affixing a grip. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and MainlandGreece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was graduallyreplaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war inGreek Bronze Age societies and served aspowerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earnit, especially the Hoplites. Hoplites were the citizen-soldiers of AncientGreece, where each city state was fiercely independent and could only besustained through the military power of its male inhabitants. Hoplitesprimarily fought using the closed phalanx formation to allow best use of theirfrequently small numbers. For more information on Greek hoplite warfare, seeDonald Kagan and Gregory F. Viggiano (eds., 2013). Men of Bronze: HopliteWarfare in Ancient Greece, Princeton University Press. Good condition. Size: L:270mm / W:70mm ; 164g
1200-800 BC, Greek Archaic Period, Bronze Age. A rare bronze sword with a pointed, bevelled blade, raised midrib and a tubular handle terminating in a large conical bone pommel. Bronze weaponry production flourished in western Asia, the Aegean, and Mainland Greece from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC, when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears, and arrows were important symbols of war in Greek Bronze Age societies and served as powerful reminders that authority rested in the hands of those who could earn it. Superb condition, on a custom-made stand. Size: L:495mm / W:75mm ; 629g. Provenance: Property of a central London Ancient Art Gallery; previously obtained from a British private collection formed in the 1980s.
c. 900-1100 AD. Viking age. An iron bearded axe head with a curved blade, round socket and bell-shaped hammerhead. The bearded axe, or Skeggøx (from Old Norse Skegg, "beard", and øx, "axe") was common from the 6th century AD onwards in Scandinavia, but made most famous by the Vikings, who used these axes in battle to terrible effect. Bearded axes are named for the fact that the main part of the axe blade extends below the butt of the axe, creating a large cutting blade and allowing a fighter to hook onto the shields or weapons of his (or her) opponents. The hammerhead would have allowed for further tactical flexibility and the possibility of dealing powerful percussion blows. Further information on Viking axes can be found in Petersen, Jan (1919). De Norske Vikingesverd. Kristiania, but please note that the hammerhead is a rare variant not known at the time of that publication.. Good condition; on a custom made stand. Size: H:130mm/L:185mm/H:80mm (without stand); 765g. Provenance: From the private collection of an Essex gentleman; previously in an old British Collection, formed in the 1990s.
Artist: Mikhail Larionov (Russian, 1881 - 1964). Title: "Grand Bal des Artistes…Travesti Transmental…1923". Medium: Original color woodcut . Date: Composed 1923. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (222 x 276 mm). Image size: 8 7/16 x 10 in. (214 x 254 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed by Larionov in pencil, lower center, directly above his printed signature. The printed price of 15 francs crossed out, annotated "ticket gratuit" (in another hand?). Cream wove paper. Full margins. Excellent impression. Very good condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Le Peintre et L'affiche, Union des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, 1988. Provenance: Estate of Seymour Hacker, Hacker Art Books/Gallery, NYC (his personal collection). Comment(s): No auction records of a signed impression have been located. Auction sales of the unsigned poster include: Swann Galleries, NYC, (Modernist Posters, #2079) - 05/08/2006 - lot#87, realized $4,370; Poster Auctions International, Inc. (Winning Posters XLIV) - 05/06/2007 - lot#325, realized $2,990; and Swann Galleries (Modernist Posters, Sale #1897) - 05/07/2001 - lot#10, realizing $2,530. The poster is printed in brown and ochre, the price "15" added by rubber stamp. The large abstract design, lettering and smaller image have all been printed from separate wood blocks, cut by Larionov himself. His signature appears at the foot of the sheet below the large design. "Arriving in Paris in 1914, Larionov became one of the major figures of the twentieth-century avant-garde, at least in part because of his relationship with Diaghiliev, with whom he worked for years at the Ballet Russes. From Fauvism to Rayonism (which he himself founded), he paved the way to the Futurism of Marinetti and for artists like Francis Picabia and Man Ray. With his wife, Natalia Gontcharova, Larionov organized key exhibitions (which has titles such as the Knave of Diamonds, The Tail of the Ass, The Golden Fleece), as well as endless parties, balls, and crazy events in Montparnasse. It is thus quite fitting that he designed the poster for one of the artists' balls of the Union of Russian Artists. Using only two colors, brown and ochre, as well as hand-cut letters, the image suggests smaller yet recognizable versions of the cubist figures and works of art. The poster has a definite flavor of the Paris avant-garde in the 1920s. Very rare." (Nicholas D. Lowry). Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [6869-2-1600]
Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946 - 1989). Title: "Grapes". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1985. Printed 1988. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (206 x 206 mm).Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): Rare. According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the auction record for a silver print of this image is $68,750 realized at Sotheby's, New York, 4/2/2014, lot #160. Image copyright © The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. [29666-2-600]
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Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Title: "GRRRRRRRRRRR!! [subway poster]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1993. Dimensions: Overall size: 22 x 21 in. (559 x 533 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed extremely small. White wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Good to very good condition; some vertical creasing in the image, undoubtedly when it was removed from the subway mounting; no holes, tears, stains, foxing. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Unknown to Doering/Von der Osten. Comment(s): A very rare poster and a very famous image. We could not locate any sales of this poster since its printing and we could locate only four auction sales of the associated museum poster since its printing, the highest sales result for the museum poster, according to Gordon's Art Reference, being €4,287 ($5,552) at Millon & Associes, Paris, March 20th, 2013, lot #241. Created as a subway advertisement for use in advertising the Lichtenstein exhibition at the Guggenheim and not for distribution or sale to the public. Highly ephemeral. Image copyright © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. [28633-5-2400]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Guns #07". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Printed 1982. Dimensions: Overall size: 5 5/8 x 7 13/16 in. (143 x 198 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower left. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Light cream wove smooth coated paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann IIIA.34[a]. Comment(s): Rare. No auction records located. Issued to promote the 'Andy Warhol: Guns, Knives, Crosses' exhibition at the Galeria Fernando Vijande, Madrid, Spain. The show consisted of dozens of separate images of Warhol's renditions of guns, knives, and crosses. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went fast. The reception was held on December 19th and the exhibition ran from December 20th, 1982 to February 12, 1983. Printed by Grafex, Madrid. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28864-2-500]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Halston Men's Wear". Medium: Original color silkscreen and lithograph. Date: Composed 1982. Dimensions: Overall size: 22 5/8 x 28 3/4 in. (575 x 730 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Very light cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine, strong impression with bright colors. Very good to fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Paul Marechal, "Andy Warhol: The Complete Commissioned Posters, 1964-1987," #25. Also cf. Feldman/Schellmann IIIB.9-12. Provenance: Estate of a Private Collector, Pasadena, California. Comment(s): Rare when signed and scarce unsigned. According to ‘Gordon’s Art Reference’ the auction record for another impression of this object is $3,900 at Swann Auction Galleries, New York City, 11/12/2014, lot #173. This image was created for an advertisement in "Interview" magazine and the "New York Times Magazine", September 1982 (please see attached image of the advertisement itself) which in turn was then turned into an original in-store display created on commission for use in the famed Halston boutiques. It was never intended for sale to the public. Halston, the famous fashion designer, was a member of Warhol's inner circle. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [27748-5-1600]
Artist: Lucian Freud (German/English, 1922-2011). Title: "Head of a Man". Medium: Offset lithograph [following the original etching]. Date: Composed 1987. Printed 1993. Dimensions: Overall size: 11 11/16 x 9 9/16 in. (297 x 243 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil with the initials (as customary), lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Cream wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Private collector, London, England. Comment(s): Rare. No auction records located. Issued to promote the “Lucian Freud: recent work” exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, England. The show consisted of works by Freud created between 1945 and 1993. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went quickly. Our example not to be confused with the original etching. The exhibition ran from September 10th to November 21st, 1993. Printed by Amilcare Pizzi S.p.A., Milan, Italy. Image copyright © The Lucian Freud Archive. [29180-2-600]
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988). Title: "Hollywood Africans in Front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1983. Printed 1984. Dimensions: Overall size: 4 9/16 x 8 1/8 in. (116 x 206 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Very light cream wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Very good condition. Comment(s): Scarce, rare signed, and seldom seen. No auction records located. Issued for the opening night exhibition of "Jean Michel Basquiat – Paintings, 1981-1984" at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (the exhibition ran from December 14th, 1984 to January 27th, 1985). Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the event and they went quickly. Published by The Fruitmarket Gallery. Printed in the Netherlands by Lecturis bv. This work was titled “Chinese” at the exhibition. Image copyright © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris; ARS, New York. [28989-1-600]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Ingrid Bergman: Herself (03)". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1983. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (210 x 210 mm). Image size: 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (202 x 202 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black felt tip pen, center right; signed in the plate. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Light cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann IIB.313b. Comment(s): Scarce, and rare signed. A signed impression from this series sold for $1,790 at Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, June 20, 2011, lot #412. Issued for the December 3, 1983, opening night exhibition of "Andy Warhol: Portraits of Ingrid Bergman" at Galerie Borjeson, Malmo, Sweden. The portfolio consists of three separate images of Bergman. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution on opening night and they went quickly. This image, one of the "trial proof unique prints," is based on an early publicity photograph. Published by Galerie Borjeson AB, Malmo. Image copyright © 2001 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28157-2-600]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Ingrid Bergman: The Nun (01)". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1983. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (210 x 210 mm). Image size: 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (202 x 202 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black felt tip pen, lower center; signed in the plate. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Light cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann II.314. Comment(s): Scarce, and rare signed. An unsigned impression from this series sold for $1,193 at Dorotheum, Vienna, March 14, 2011, lot #365. Issued for the December 3, 1983, opening night exhibition of "Andy Warhol: Portraits of Ingrid Bergman" at Galerie Borjeson, Malmo, Sweden. The portfolio consists of three separate images of Bergman. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution on opening night and they went quickly. This image, the "edition print," is based on a movie still from "The Bells of St. Mary's." Published by Galerie Borjeson AB, Malmo. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28151-2-700]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Jackie". Medium: Original color letterpress print. Date: Printed 1970. Dimensions: Overall size: 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (286 x 235 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in white marker, lower left. Edition of c200. Medium weight light cream uncoated wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition. Comment(s): This rare letterpress print was published as part of the Warhol portfolio of eight prints which was included in the publication/portfolio "Artists & Photographs" published by Multiples, Inc., New York City, in association with Colorcraft Inc., NYC in 1970. The publication consists of a cardboard box containing artist's publications, multiples, artist's books, etc. by Warhol, Rauschenberg, Ruscha, Nauman, Gormley, Christo, Lewitt, and others. The stated edition size was 1,200 but as Peter Gidal indicates "…rumors abound that the art-box never got made in more than 800 copies, but even the origination gallery can no longer verify it. What is certain is that no "extra" copies of any of the multiples were made, and that the Gormley was in an edition of 200 and the Rauschenberg in an edition of 400. This substantiated the fact that complete boxes could never have been more than 200." Warhol's contributions were printed in different sizes, scales, and mediums. Our example is stamped verso "File Copy - Colorcraft Inc. - Please Return" indicating that it came from the Colorcraft archives. No auction records located. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28841-2-1200]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Joseph Beuys". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Printed 1983. Dimensions: Overall size: 22 x 15 3/8 in. (559 x 391 mm). Image size: 15 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. (400 x 321 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker; signed in the plate. Edition unknown, presumed small. Very light cream wove paper. The full sheet. A fine impression with bold, bright colors. Very good to fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann II.242: State I. Comment(s): Scarce/rare. No auction records located. Issued for the exhibition at the BP-Clubheim, Hamburg, Germany, from February 3rd to 25th, 1983. Presumably to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of Warhol's non-commissioned posters by Paul Marechal. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28739-4-1600]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Knives #05". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Printed 1982. Dimensions: Overall size: 7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (200 x 143 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in white marker, upper left. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Light cream wove smooth coated paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Very good condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann IIIA.32. Comment(s): Rare. No auction records located. Issued to promote the 'Andy Warhol: Guns, Knives, Crosses' exhibition at the Galeria Fernando Vijande, Madrid, Spain. The show consisted of dozens of separate images of Warhol's renditions of guns, knives, and crosses. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went fast. The reception was held on December 19th and the exhibition ran from December 20th, 1982 to February 12, 1983. Printed by Grafex, Madrid. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28855-1-500]
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988). Title: "Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Hits". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1983. Printed 1984. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 7/16 x 7 9/16 in. (214 x 192 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Very light cream wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): Scarce, rare signed, and seldom seen. No auction records located. Issued for the opening night exhibition of "Jean Michel Basquiat – Paintings, 1981-1984" at the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (the exhibition ran from August 11th to September 23rd, 1984). Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the event and they went quickly. Published by The Fruitmarket Gallery. Printed in the Netherlands by Lecturis bv. This work was titled "Divine da Vinci" at the exhibition. Image copyright © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris; ARS, New York. [28984-1-800]
![Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Title: "Little Big Painting [Toyko]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date:](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b934d91d-00ec-4f71-bcac-ab500131cdb2/5f0ed7ab-3047-484c-855d-abce015f41c6/468x382.jpg)
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). Title: "Little Big Painting [Toyko]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1965. Printed 1976. Dimensions: Overall size: 40 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (1029 x 724 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. Very light cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Very good to fine condjtion. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Doering/Von der Osten 117. Comment(s): A rare poster. No auction records located. For the exhibition at the Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan. Image copyright © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. [28896-6-1600]
Artist: Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004). Title: "Louis Armstrong, Musician, Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, May 3, 1955". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1955. Printed 1959. Dimensions: Overall size: 14 3/16 x 10 7/16 in. (360 x 265 mm).Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, qualty printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): A rare print. “Gordon’s” locates only three sales in the past 35+ years, the highest price at Christie's, New York, 9/29/2014, lot #140, realizing $62,500. Image copyright © The Richard Avedon Foundation. [29618-3-400]
Artist: Lucian Freud (German/English, 1922-2011). Title: "Man in a String Chair". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1988-89. Printed 1993. Dimensions: Overall size: 11 5/8 x 8 5/16 in. (295 x 211 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil with the initials (as customary), lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Cream smooth wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Private collector, London, England. Comment(s): Rare. No auction records located. Issued to promote the “Lucian Freud: recent work” exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The show consisted of works by Freud created between 1945 and 1993. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went quickly. The exhibition ran from December 16th 1993 to March 13th 1994. Printed by Amilcare Pizzi S.p.A., Milan, Italy. Image copyright © The Lucian Freud Archive. [29187-2-800]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Man Ray #2". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1974. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (216 x 219 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black felt tip pen, center left. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Cream wove smooth paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann II.148. Comment(s): Rare. Issued to promote the 'Man Ray' exhibition at Galleria Il Fauno and Alexandre Lolas, Milan, Italy, in August of 1974. The show consisted of 28 separate images of Man Ray. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went fast. Printed by Poligrafico Roggero & Tortia, Beinasco/Turin, Italy. In the early 1970s Warhol began to accept regular commissions to paint the portraits of the rich and famous. However, as well as commissions, he also painted a number of portraits of people he admired, especially other artists. Man Ray was one of his heroes, so much so that, when he could afford it, Warhol acquired a number of his photographs, paintings and early books. This image is based on a Polaroid photograph he took of him, cigar in mouth, in 1973. As with the portraits of his mother and other people he felt close to, these portraits of Man Ray are among the most painterly and heavily-worked Warhol ever painted. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28805-2-600]
![Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988). Title: "Max Roach [handbill]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Com](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b934d91d-00ec-4f71-bcac-ab500131cdb2/e25eee13-93df-419e-87d1-abce015f7cbd/468x382.jpg)
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988). Title: "Max Roach [handbill]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1984. Printed 1985. Dimensions: Overall size: 10 7/16 x 10 5/8 in. (265 x 270 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, center right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Wove paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression. Very good condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Rare. No auction records located. Issued for Basquiat’s one-artist exhibition which ran from January 19th to February 16th, 1985 at Gallery Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland. Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer. A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history. Image copyright © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris; ARS, New York. [28998-2-600]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Nine Multicolored Marilyns #2". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1986. Dimensions: Overall size: 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (249 x 200 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black felt tip pen, center left. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Cream wove smooth paper. Ample margins. Fine impression. Very good condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann IIIA.3[a]. Comment(s): Rare. Issued to promote the 'Multicolored Marilyns Reversal Series' exhibition at the Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. The show consisted of 12 separate images of Marilyn. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went quickly. The reception was held on December 5th, 1986 and the exhibition ran from December 6th to 25th. Printed by Takada Printing Co. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28822-2-800]
Artist: Shiko Munakata (Japanese, 1903-1975). Title: "Nude Female with Branches". Medium: Woodcut with watercolor handcoloring. Date: Composed 1934. Dimensions: Overall size: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (197 x 143 mm). Image size: 6 x 4 13/16 in. (152 x 122 mm).Lot Note(s): Pencil seal in the artist's hand, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. Thin cream wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Very good condition. Provenance: Through a relative of the artist, Aomori, Japan; Private collection, Houston, Texas. Comment(s): Extremely rare, especially with the handcoloring, and a splendid example of Munakata's very early work. We could not find any auction records of a Munakata print created before 1935. In 1926, Munakata saw Kawakami Sumio's black-and-white woodcut "Early Summer Breeze," and decided to work on black-and-white prints. From 1928 onwards, Hiratsuka Unichi (1895–1997), another renowned sosaku hanga printmaker, taught Munakata wood carving. In 1929, four of his prints were accepted by the Shunyokai Exhibition, which bolstered his confidence in the new medium. In the following year (1930), four more of his woodcuts were accepted for the Kokugakai national exhibition, thus establishing him in his career. Image copyright © The Estate of Shiko Munakata. [25227-1-2400]
Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890 - 1976). Title: "Nude with Shadow (Solarized)". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1927. Printed 1934. Dimensions: Image size: 11 x 8 9/16 in. (279 x 217 mm).Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Very rare. According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the only auction record for a silver print of this image is $146,500 realized at Christie's, New York, 10/7/2010, lot #31. The full-length, full-size solarization negative. See: www.manraytrust.com, pg. 16. Image copyright © ADAGP/Man Ray Trust - Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. [25343-2-600]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "One Multicolored Marilyn #5". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1986. Dimensions: Overall size: 9 11/16 x 8 5/16 in. (246 x 211 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black felt tip pen, lower margin. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Cream wove smooth paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Very good condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann IIIA.3[a]. Comment(s): Rare. Issued to promote the 'Multicolored Marilyns Reversal Series' exhibition at the Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. The show consisted of 12 separate images of Marilyn. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went quickly. The reception was held on December 5th, 1986 and the exhibition ran from December 6th to 25th. Printed by Takada Printing Co. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28820-2-600]
![Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol (Americans, 20th Century). Title: "Painting No. 23 [handbill]". Medium: Color](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b934d91d-00ec-4f71-bcac-ab500131cdb2/1d6f58c2-a384-4f5c-b639-abce015ff1bc/468x382.jpg)
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol (Americans, 20th Century). Title: "Painting No. 23 [handbill]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1984. Printed 1985. Dimensions: Overall size: 10 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (264 x 260 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker by both artists, center right and center left. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Wove paper. Prnted to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression. Very good condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Rare. No auction records located. Issued in April of 1985 to promote the collaborative works of Basquiat and Warhol at the Gallery Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland. The works were created by the two artists between 1983 and 1985. Image copyright © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris; ARS, New York and © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28999-2-600]
![Artist: Mexican School. Title: "Pancho Villa Reward Poster [original hand-pulled & printed "wanted" poster]". Medium: Lin](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b934d91d-00ec-4f71-bcac-ab500131cdb2/6e992cfc-dfed-4676-91bc-abce015ff6b5/468x382.jpg)
Artist: Mexican School. Title: "Pancho Villa Reward Poster [original hand-pulled & printed "wanted" poster]". Medium: Linotype. Date: Composed 1916. Dimensions: Overall size: 11 3/16 x 8 5/8 in. (284 x 219 mm).Lot Note(s): Annotated on the verso: "J.D.A.A. - colección de". Printed on light green wove 'Papel Revolucion' paper, in common use at the time and the same paper used by Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo to produce the Jose Guadalupe Posada broadsides. The full sheet. Fine impression. Overall very good condition, with the expected edge fading common to this type of paper. Provenance: Estate of a private collector, Chihuahua, State of Chihuahua, Mexico. Comment(s): The verso annotation translates to "Collection of J.D.A.A." José Doroteo Arango Arámbula was Villa's given name before he changed it to the pseudonym Francisco (Pancho) Villa. One of the most famous reward/wanted posters in history. Shortly after the printing of the American version of the poster, it was printed in Mexico and distributed in the northern part of that country by Villa's opponents, in English, as issued, to lend credibility. Because of the ephemeral nature of this type of material, the limited quantities produced, and the use of the extremely fragile newsprint paper, the Mexican version of the poster is rarer than the American, and both are very rare. [29283-2-1600]
Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890 - 1976). Title: "Photomontage with Nude and Studio Light". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1933. Printed 1934. Dimensions: Image size: 11 1/16 x 8 7/16 in. (281 x 214 mm).Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Very rare. According to “Gordon’s Photography Prices” the only auction record for a silver print of this image is $410,500 realized at Sotheby's, New York, 4/6/2011, lot #92. "Man Ray used separate negatives of a nude torso and a photographer's lamp to create this dreamscape. Shadows and reflections make the subject of the work ambiguous: the light bulb in the center could be a doorknob or a crystal ball. The piece is particularly successful in creating the illusion of three-dimensionality on flat paper." (Courtesy: Getty Museum). Image copyright © ADAGP/BNF - Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. [763-2-800]
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). Title: "Queen Margrethe (#1)". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1985. Dimensions: Image size: 7 x 5 9/16 in. (178 x 141 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black felt tip pen, upper left. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Light cream wove paper. Fine impression. Fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Literature/catalogue raisonne: cf. Feldman/Schellmann II.342. Comment(s): Very scarce, and rare signed. Issued to promote the portfolio "Reigning Queens" published by George Mulder, Amsterdam. The portfolio consists of 16 separate images of each of four reigning queens: Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Beatrix, Queen Margrethe II, and Queen Ntombi Twala, all printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went quickly. The reception was held in the late afternoon of September 20th, 1985 at Castelli Uptown and the exhibition ran from September 21st to October 12th. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28664-1-500]
Artist: Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984). Title: "R.C.A. Building, New York City". Medium: Original photogravure. Date: Composed c1940. Printed later. Dimensions: Image size: 10 7/8 x 8 7/16 in. (276 x 214 mm).Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Rare. Image copyright © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. [29563-2-800]
Artist: Shiko Munakata (Japanese, 1903-1975). Title: "Reclining Female Nude II". Medium: Color woodcut in brown ink. Date: Composed 1934. Dimensions: Overall size: 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (146 x 146 mm). Image size: 5 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (137 x 110 mm).Lot Note(s): Edition unknown, presumed small. Thin Japan paper. Narrow top and bottom margins. Fine impression. Good condition; mounted to stiff board as issued; some scattered foxing in the image. Provenance: Through a relative of the artist, Aomori, Japan; Private collection, Houston, Texas. Comment(s): Very rare and a splendid example of Munakata's very early work. We could not find any auction records of a Munakata print created before 1935. In 1926, Munakata saw Kawakami Sumio's black-and-white woodcut "Early Summer Breeze," and decided to work on black-and-white prints. From 1928 onwards, Hiratsuka Unichi (1895–1997), another renowned sosaku hanga printmaker, taught Munakata wood carving. In 1929, four of his prints were accepted by the Shunyokai Exhibition, which bolstered his confidence in the new medium. In the following year (1930), four more of his woodcuts were accepted for the Kokugakai national exhibition, thus establishing him in his career. Image copyright © The Estate of Shiko Munakata. [25223-1-2000]
![Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958 - 1990). Title: "Red X [Untitled 1985]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b934d91d-00ec-4f71-bcac-ab500131cdb2/bb25b5a2-271c-46bb-9e6f-abce01605c99/468x382.jpg)
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958 - 1990). Title: "Red X [Untitled 1985]". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1985. Printed 1985. Dimensions: Overall size: 7 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (192 x 192 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed by Haring in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Light cream smooth wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Fine condition. Comment(s): Rare. No auction records located. Issued to promote the “Keith Haring: Peintures, Sculptures, et Dessins” exhibition at the capc Musee d’art contemporain, Bordeaux, France. Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the opening night reception and they went quickly. The exhibition ran from December 15th 1985 to February 23, 1986. Printed by l’Imprimerie Union, Paris. Image copyright © The Keith Haring Foundation. [29208-2-600]
Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988). Title: "Rodo". Medium: Color offset lithograph. Date: Composed 1984. Printed 1986. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 1/16 x 7 1/8 in. (205 x 181 mm).Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed very small. Very light cream wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Scarce, rare signed, and seldom seen. No auction records located. Issued for the opening night exhibition of "Jean-Michel Basquiat" at the Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover, Germany (the exhibition ran from November 28th 1986 to January 25th 1987). Apparently there were very small quantities of this lithograph printed for distribution at the event and they went quickly. Published by the Kestner-Gesellschaft and printed in Hannover by Frenzel & Heinrichs. Image copyright © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ADAGP, Paris; ARS, New York. [29070-1-600]
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