This is an attractive and elegant poster, issued in 1954 for an exhibition of the works of the ultra famous and important Swiss sculptor, painter and printmaker, ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966). Measuring 29" by 20 1/2", it is simply framed in modern metal with glass and no mat. The edition size of this particular poster, titled "Rue d'Alesia", is unknown. It is signed in the stone at lower right...

18th Century Dutch School, "Pastoral Scene", Ink and wash, image size 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches, inscribed "J. Bosch 1773 in de manier van N. Berchem met stoffazie na A.v.d.Velde.", In the manner of Nicolae Berchem (Dutch, 1620-1683) and Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672)on reverse, framed.

Print by Helen Hyde titled "Daikon and the Baby", dated 1903, woodblock print on very thin, fine paper, size of printed area: 6" high x 3" wide.

Vintage circa 1950-1960 KUKRYNIKSY group SOVIET SATIRE PROPAGANDA PRINT. From a trio of Russia's most important graphic artist receiving numerous awards from the Russian state for their work especially in WW11 . Translation "This man is in it for himself: a taker with a large ego. The feeling is more hedonistic than gluttonous here"...

Three fine engravings of Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Independence Hall, nicely mounted and framed together vertically. The framed piece measures 16 1/2" by 11". These appear to be the same images that appear on US currency, and the very high quality of the printing (intaglio?) is similar. One wonders if these have been produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, either as printing proofs, or perhaps as official souvenirs to be sold in a gift shop setting...

A fine copper engraving of the year 1596, by the noted Old Master JAN PIETERSZ SAENREDAM (1565-1607), featuring young couples in a festive mood, in a Dutch town at the end of the sixteenth century. The print (Hollstein catalogue raisonne #133) is titled "Feiernde und Tanzende Junge Paare" (roughly, "Celebrating and Dancing Young Couples"). It measures 12" by 15 3/8" inside the present mat and the piece is 18 1/2" by 24 3/4" in the contemporary strip gold framing...

A fine print by the noted artist THEOPHILE STEINLEN (1859-1923), titled "La Rafle" (The Roundup----of prostitutes!), color lithograph, pencil signed in olive-green at lower right, numbered in same pencil 99 lower left, with the blind stamp lower left of Ed. Kleinmann, Paris. The work measures 13 1/8" by 10 1/8" inside the mat (not examined out of frame, appears clean)...

High definition photo of a Pansy. 12”x18”: frame size 22x27”

This is an exceptionally fresh example of the 1969 print "Summer", approximately 18" by 24" (25" by 32" framed) by the famous modern artist ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1969). The print is protected behind Plexiglas, in a black shiny laminated frame. On the reverse is a certificate of authenticity from the Collectors Guild of New York...

Original scarce and desirable unframed 1915 etching known as "New York, From Brooklyn", signed at lower center in pencil by the important American etcher, illustrator, critic, author and teacher JOSEPH PENNELL (1857-1926). The sheet, unframed, measures 11 1/4" by 15 1/2". The artist needs little introduction, as he was one of America's most prolific graphic artists, having produced many, many etchings and lithographs, not to mention watercolors, oils and drawings...

FAT BANISHED ALWAYS STAY THIN HEALTH poster circa 1880 Measuring 16x12 inch in a fine black lacquered frame

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...

William Joseph Schaldach, 1896-1982, American, etching, "Chores - Lyons Plain, Connecticut", image size 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, titled and signed in pencil.

Nineteenth century English hunting scene after the noted English artist who specialized in equestrian, racing, coaching and hunting scenes HENRY ALKEN (1785-1851). Alken's oil paintings sell for large sums at auction, and his prints are popular with interior decorators seeking that traditional look through sporting art. According to the fine print at bottom center this engraving was printed in the the year 1838 in London...

An antique etching or engraving with hand coloring the scene including a windmill, distant steeple, small boats on a body of water, and elegantly attired mid-19th century folks, the artist name H. Jessen appearing at lower left margin. There is a Carl Ludwig Jessen of Frisia (or, Friesland---an area of the extreme northern Netherlands and adjacent areas of extreme northwestern Germany). He was born in 1833 and died in 1917. I have not been able to locate an H...

In The Life and Works of Haku Maki I refer fairly briefly to his Big Reds and other large prints of the late 1960s and early 1970s. In this Research Note I present a more thorough compendium of this type of image and commentary. If any readers know of an image which should be in this Note, please let me know. For now please enjoy these. Poem 70-63 (Me) was acquired in 2010. Poem 71-90 ed of 108 Dance 69-2 NOTE: This is the first part of a two-part note. The second part is Note 7 B.

Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, French, 1863-1951. Etching printed November 1st, 1911. Plate signed and pellet stamped, print 56 of an edition of 60. State 2. Printed on velin. Image measures 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches. Catalog reference: Arwas 429.

“Moscow” titled lithograph base on “ fiddler on the roof“ 13“ x 19“, frames 22 x 26“